Chapter 504 Eye of the Wind
When Qiu Yinghao died, he still had a arched sword on his back, which was the standard equipment for camels. Qiu Mingdao placed him horizontally on the ground, his eyes were filled with tears, and silently untied Qiu Yinghao's sword, and then untied the arrow box and longbow that Qiu Yinghao was carrying on his body.
Everyone thought he was picking up Qiu Yinghao's relics, and they didn't care.
But when he held the longbow in his hand, he suddenly took out an arrow from the arrow box, and then bent the bow and put the arrow at an unimaginable speed, and the arrow was aimed at the wolf boy.
His archery skills may not be as good as those of the wolf boy, but among the camel guests, he was already a very powerful archer. His movements were done in one go, very smooth. When the guards next to him reacted, Qiu Mingdao's arrow had already shot out without hesitation.
Arrows are like meteors.
No one would have thought that under such circumstances, Qiu Mingdao actually shot this arrow.
Although the Guards' reaction was one step late, it was only a moment. When he was alert to Qiu Mingdao's archery attack, more than a dozen short-lived Guards soldiers had already pulled the mechanism one after another.
"Tuku!"
The crossbow arrows shot into Qiu Mingdao's body like lightning.
Qiu Mingdao's arrow was as fast as lightning. No one expected that he would shoot this sudden arrow. This arrow shot straight towards the wolf boy with great hatred.
The wolf boy felt Ma Xiulian's caress and seemed very peaceful. When the sound of "careful" came, the arrow was close at hand, and the wolf boy had no choice but to avoid it.
"puff!"
The sound of the arrow piercing into the body was clearly heard by the wolf. His pupils contracted, his eyes were filled with horror. The arrow did not shoot into his body. At the critical moment, Ma Xiulian's body had blocked the wolf without hesitation. The arrow shot into her chest and penetrated her heart.
More than a dozen crossbow arrows shot into Qiu Mingdao's body. Qiu Mingdao knelt on the ground, but his upper body was straight. Looking at his arrow, he shot into Ma Xiulian's chest. His pupils contracted sharply, with deep sorrow. He even forgot the severe pain caused by the dozen light crossbows to his body. His body shook and used all his strength to murmur to himself: "You...you like him, but...but I want to go to the underworld first...to accompany you..." His body fell forward and fell on Qiu Yinghao's body, and he did not move.
There was silence all over the place.
Chu Huan's eyebrows were locked, and even he could not have imagined that such a result would be in the blink of an eye. In fact, he knew in his heart that Qiu Mingdao had nothing to do with conspiracy, but at the last moment, Qiu Mingdao shot a fatal arrow, but he also died in a short while.
The wolf knelt on the ground at this time, holding Ma Xiulian, with a dull look on his face, and felt that the world had no color.
Ma Xiulian's lips were bloody, her pretty face was pale, and she raised her hand with difficulty, but the strength in her body seemed to be being pulled out and she could not lift it up. The wolf boy had already held her hand and placed his hand on his dark face.
"I know... I know you won't harm your father..." Ma Xiulian smiled on her lips, "I won't go back, I want to... I want to find you, I'm afraid... I'm afraid they will harm you..."
The wolf boy stared at Ma Xiulian blankly.
"From the future... I take care of myself, my father and I... are gone, you... you will be very lonely..." Ma Xiulian's hand gently stroked the wolf baby's face: "I promised to stay with you... I will stay with you for the rest of my life, but I can't do it, so don't... don't blame me...!"
The wolf's throat squirmed, and the mouth made a "ah ah" sound.
"There is a scarf in my arms..." More and more blood was overflowing from Ma Xiulian's lips, her body trembled gently, and her voice became lighter and lighter: "Help me... take it out..."
The wolf boy reached out and said that in Ma Xiulian's arms, he left a red scarf and came out. Ma Xiulian had a smile on her lips: "Cover...cover my face, I...I promise you to be your bride..."
The wolf boy was stunned to put the red scarf on Ma Xiulian's face, and tears finally flowed out of his eyes.
"Is your bride so good... good-looking?" Ma Xiulian's voice was extremely weak, and she said with difficulty: "Do you like... do you like your bride?"
The wolf nodded vigorously, and Ma Xiulian sighed softly: "You will have only one person in the future. I...I can't rest assured that you will be. No one will love you... Oh, you have to take good care of yourself...!" Her voice became lighter and lighter. When the last word was written, her body sank and then there was no sound.
The wolf boy trembled all over, lowered his head, pressed his face against Ma Xiulian's face through a scarf, and hugged the woman in his arms tightly, as if afraid that she would suddenly fly away.
When everyone around saw this, they felt sad. Many people shook their heads and sighed softly.
Suddenly, the wolf boy suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky. He let out a shrill roar in his throat, just like a howl of a wolf in the desert. The roar was filled with despair.
The camel guest of the Ma family looked sad. Someone had already walked to the side and whispered: "Wolf Baby, Xiu Lian has gone, we...!" But when the wolf baby suddenly looked over, his eyes were as cold as thousands of years of ice. The camel guest had never seen the wolf baby show such a terrible look, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.
Xue Huaian finally recovered, approached Chu Huan, and asked softly: "Deputy Envoy Chu, what should we do next?" He glanced at the camel guests and lowered his voice, "Can these people still believe it? Do you still ask them to take us to the desert?"
Chu Huan thought for a while and finally asked: "Sir, Sun Wukong and Wei Liu are colluding with Qiu Yinghao. What should these two people do? Please tell me!"
Xue Huaian hurriedly said, "It's up to Deputy Envoy Chu to deal with everything!"
Chu Huan thought for a while and finally said, "I should have arrested him, but after I go back, I will hand him over to the Ministry of Justice for punishment. However, if these two people are brought in the team, it will consume our energy. These two people are repetitive villains..." He leaned close to Xue Huaian's ear and whispered a few words. Xue Huaian nodded and said, "That's how it is done!"
Chu Huan was called Xuanyuan Shengcai, and asked him to lead Sun Wukong and Wei Liu to take him down, and then ordered the soldiers to rest.
Today, he fought with the sand bandits. Although he defeated the sand bandits, the physical strength of the guards' soldiers had reached their limits. Chu Huan knew that after this battle, the sand bandits were scared and would never dare to attack them easily.
Wei Liu was taken down. Although he shouted that it was Qiu Yinghao's forced action, none of the Qiu family's camels spoke for him. Everyone silently cleaned up the bodies of the Qiu family's father and son, and then sent a camels to negotiate with Chu Huan.
Qiu Yinghao and his son are dead, and the camel tourists in the Qiu family are actually dead in name only. The remaining camels are actually very nervous and don’t know what to do next.
They didn't know whether they would return with the bodies of the Qiu family father and son, or continue to fulfill their responsibilities as camel tourists, and continue to cross the desert with their missions.
After this incident, whether the mission will still believe the cameljack? In fact, the cameljack has no idea.
The camel guest who negotiated with Chu Huan by the Qiu family was named Zhao Cheng. He also looked honest and was a little nervous when he talked to Chu Huan. However, Chu Huan smiled and said, "Although Qiu Yinghao had bad intentions, he has been executed now, and this matter will never be implicated. I will not force you to continue to fulfill the agreement, but if you are willing, our agreement will still be valid. We will pass through the desert and pay a lot of money."
Zhao Cheng thought about it and finally said, "Uncle Chu, the rules of Camel Guests are that as long as they take on the job, even if there is only one person left, they must fulfill their promises. Qiu Dangjia... Well, although Qiu Yinghao is dead, if Uncle Chu can use it, we will continue to lead the way."
Chu Huan laughed and said, "It's so good."
Zhao Cheng thought about it and seemed to have something to say, but hesitated. Seeing that he looked strange, Chu Huan asked, "What do you want to say?"
Zhao Cheng finally said: "Uncle Chu, I don't know when your team can set off!"
Chu Huan said: "Everyone is exhausted. If he is forced to rush the road and lacks physical strength, if the bandits go back, it will be difficult to deal with!"
Zhao Cheng said with a serious expression: "Uncle Chu, I don't know whether to say it or not!"
"you say!"
"It is not suitable to stay here for a long time!" Zhao Cheng said seriously: "If you cannot pass through the Fengyan area in time, the situation will be very bad. And... and I have discussed it with a few brothers, and everyone thinks that the sandstorm will come soon!"
Chu Huan was stunned, frowned, and asked, "What did you say? Wind Eye? Sandstorm?" Suddenly, he understood something, "You mean, we haven't passed through Wind Eye?"
Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "Mr. Chu, not only did we not pass through the eye of the wind, we are right at the center of the eye of the wind!"
Chu Huan's expression became solemn.
In fact, when Qiu Yinghao talked about Fengyan, Chu Huan only felt that Qiu Yinghao was exaggerating and thought that he used Fengyan as an excuse to make the delegation rush on the road continuously and consume the delegation's physical strength.
Today, Qiu Yinghao was executed, and Chu Huan even ignored the existence of Fengyan.
But when Zhao Cheng said this at this moment, Chu Huan knew that what Zhao Cheng said was not a lie, and he himself did not expect that the place where Qiu Yinghao asked the delegation to camp was suddenly the eye of the desert wind.
Zhao Cheng's expression was very serious, and Chu Huan said with a brow: "Do you think the sandstorm will come?"
Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "Uncle Chu, people who are not familiar with the desert cannot tell it, but we have some experience in the desert for many years. The climate these two days is actually very abnormal. It seems that day and night are cold, but it is actually a little wrong. Moreover, the wind and sand at night are intermittent and last for a long time. This is a sign of the coming of sandstorm."
Chu Huan asked again: "Sandstorms are really scary? Are we able to avoid them?"
Zhao Cheng thought for a while and said, "Uncle Chu, this is not accurate. If a sandstorm comes, it will sweep a lot, covering the sky and the sun, and wind and sand are everywhere. If you are in a place of wind and sand, you can't avoid it. The best way is to hurry up and leave the place where the wind is eye. If it is terrible..." Zhao Cheng pondered slightly, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The most terrifying things in the desert are sand bandits and sandstorms. No matter which of these two encounters, they will definitely die!"
Chu Huan realized that the situation was serious and had to discuss the next itinerary with Xue Huaian. Xue Huaian had already gone to the tent to hide from the scorching sun. Chu Huan went to his tent, but saw the wolf boy still holding Ma Xiulian's body, motionless like a stone. The camel guests of the Ma family were standing next to him, and they didn't know what to do.
Chu Huan thought about it and walked over. When the Camel Guest of the Ma family saw Chu Huan coming, they bowed. Chu Huan stood a few steps away from the wolf boy, looking at the dark face, but he was also somewhat sympathetic.
He knew the grief of the wolf boy at this moment. Ma Zhengyi, who treated him like a son, was killed. The woman he loved killed him by blocking an arrow for him. It can be said that the two closest people in the world have left one after another. Even if the wolf boy is a stalwart, it will definitely be broken.
He knew that nothing was useful at this time, and he didn't know how to persuade him. He was silent for a moment and waved to the Camel Guest of the Ma family to leave for a while, and he went to Xue Huaian's tent.
Xue Huaian is actually very sleepy, but at this time, how can he sleep?
Chu Huan entered his tent, Xue Huaian had already come up and asked, "Deputy Envoy Chu, you said before that the Camel Guard planned to be a mission, and someone hired them behind the scenes? Is this... true or false?"
Chu Huan said solemnly: "It's true. This is Ma Zhengyi telling Langwaizi, and Langwaizi wrote the matter back to the lower officials. The lower officials thought that Ma Zhengyi had no reason to tell Langwaizi lies, and Langwaizi would not deceive the lower officials."
Xue Huaian frowned and said, "Was that man hired camel tourists and sand bandits for that carriage?"
"Yes!" Chu Huan nodded and said, "At least that's what the wolf boy said."
Xue Huai comforted his beard and said, "Who is that person? Are there any clues in your heart?"
Chu Huan thought for a while and said, "The officials dare not make any guesses. It is another urgent matter to be discussed with the adults!"
Xue Huaian smiled bitterly and said, "There is no good thing for urgent matters, and the journey is really unhappy. Deputy Envoy Chu, what are the urgent matters you are talking about?"
Chu Huan immediately said what Zhao Cheng said and said, "Sir, if what Zhao Cheng said is true, then the place we are in is already very dangerous and should not be kept for a long time."
Xue Huaian was also a little anxious: "This is awesome. Should we set off now?"
Chu Huan smiled bitterly and said, "In order to use the trick, I have been traveling for two consecutive days. Today I have another fierce battle with the sand bandits. Even if the men are fighting, they can't help but overdraw like this!"
Xue Huaian said distressedly: "Deputy Envoy Chu, what should I do?" At this moment, Xue Huaian suddenly felt that if it were not for the Deputy Envoy Chu Huan, the consequences would be unimaginable.
This young man looks simple, but when doing things, he shows an old-fashioned and cunning that is extremely inconsistent with his age.
Chu Huan pondered for a moment before saying, "Sir, why not call General Xuanyuan and Camel Guest to come over and discuss this matter!"
Xue Huaian nodded quickly and sent someone to call Xuanyuan Shengcai and the camel guest Zhao Cheng.
Xuanyuan Sheng had just arrived in the tent and reported to Chu Huan and Xue Huaian: "Sun Liu and Wei Liu have been executed on the spot, and the generals have also ordered the brothers to hurry up and rest."
Chu Huan nodded, and when Zhao Cheng came over, Chu Huan asked straight to the point: "Master Zhao, in your opinion, when will the sandstorm come?"
Zhao Cheng replied: "I dare not determine when the specific time will come, but according to the previous situation, there will be a sandstorm in this section of the desert within twelve hours."
Chu Huan frowned and said, "In this way, we only have one day?"
"Yes!" Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "I'm sorry to say that the current situation is already very serious. In the past, when we walked in the desert, we would determine the time and avoid sandstorms as much as possible. The area where sandstorms are frequent is in this area, which is about three days away. Now we are in the middle of the wind. We cannot determine which piece of sandstorms will suddenly start. However, once they are initiated, the area that will sweep will be very large. When we are in the middle, we will inevitably encounter storms."
Xuanyuan Sheng was shocked and frowned and said, "Sir, should we set off immediately if we say so?" He was very embarrassed: "Everyone is overdrawing. This time, many people are really unhooked and unconscious. They forced their way out, but they are afraid...!" He was already worried. He is a soldier and has a firm will. If it were not forbidden to happen to the team, he would not have such concern.
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