It was suffocating like never before.

The wind blew, making him dizzy. The sand rubbed against his face and it hurt, as if it was trying to peel off his face.

Jiang Zhi opened his eyes with difficulty and then saw the surrounding situation clearly.

The sky-covering sandstorm, and the waves that could swallow up everything in the world, swept over the sky and covered the earth.

He walked forward against the wind and sand, taking one step only to take half a step back. He used all his strength to try to make his steps faster, and faster, but no matter how anxious he was, his feet felt like they were being held back and couldn't move fast.

He turned back subconsciously.

The sandstorm in the sky moved forward very quickly, and everything as far as the eye could see was earthy yellow. He seemed to have fallen into a sandy abyss, and he could not escape no matter how hard he tried.

Soon he sank into the sand.

His legs were tied tightly and he couldn't move.

His backpack quickly fell into the sea of ​​sand. He tried hard to reach the straps, but couldn't reach it. He watched helplessly as the backpack was buried in the sand.

Water, food, the most important things in the predicament, were all swallowed by the sand. Those were the things that could ensure his life, and he thought that he would also be swallowed soon.

He was angry, scared to the point of despair.

The world is so big, but he is about to lose the right to live.

Gradually, he actually calmed down.

The moment the sand buried him, all those anxious and panicked emotions spread like wildfire. He heard the sounds between heaven and earth, the vast emptiness, the sand wandering across the Gobi, and the sounds of loneliness.

The sound of nature is the purest and most direct.

At least the wind and sand are wailing, crying for him.

He also heard his own heartbeat, one after another, gradually getting weaker and weaker.

Suddenly, someone pushed aside the pile of sand.

His breath was released for a moment, and hands pulled him out.

The space between heaven and earth was still dim, and he saw Xue Guxian's face in the alternating light and shadow.

At this moment, Jiang Zhi felt that he was dreaming. He wanted to raise his hand and touch him several times, but he didn't dare.

Xue Guxian was still as dusty as ever, and his hair was blown into a mess. He said, "Go back, don't look for me again."

After saying this, he got up and left.

Jiang Zhi was panicking for no reason. This kind of panic was better than the life and death he had just experienced. He got up from the sand pit, chased Xue Guxian's back, and shouted to him with all his strength: Dad!

Xue Guxian, however, seemed not to hear it and walked faster and faster. Little by little, such a tall figure was swallowed up by the wind and sand.

It was like someone was calling his name.

Jiang Zhi, Jiang Zhi...

One sound after another.

It was a sound that came from the farthest horizon. It was very nice. He followed the sound and searched for it, and finally came out of enlightenment.

Someone woke him up.

When I opened my eyes, it was still Xue Guxian.

That face was usually very serious to him, but now that he saw the sleepiness on his face, he felt pity. He said, "Are reference books that boring?"

He is in a room.

It's winter.

It was cold outside the window, but there was a warm stove in the room. It smelled of firewood and was wrapped in the fragrance of ink. He fell asleep lying on the workbench, with a book pressed under his arm, and there was a large section of marked text on it.

It's Xue Guxian's name.

She has always been pretty and free-spirited.

Further away are rows of samples of minerals, plant pigments, lime boards, turf and various tools. Xue Guxian's workbench is different from others, it is always neat and spotless.

He was sitting next to him, copying a square module, focused and serious.

Jiang Zhi looked at him, then at the tools next to him, and couldn't help but reach out for them.

Seeing this, Xue Guxian said, "You can't touch it yet."

Jiang Zhi withdrew his hand and asked him why?

Xue Guxian smiled, "Do you know what they are? You are still young, so you have to take your time. Your task now is to read more books and crawl into caves with me."

Jiang Zhi actually liked to see him smile.

Once upon a time he asked his mother, "Is my father handsome?"

My mother said, he is handsome, very handsome, especially when he smiles.

After coming to Dunhuang for so long, Jiang Zhi rarely saw Xue Guxian smile. He was concentrating on repairs almost every day, and his face was calm.

But in fact, he didn't like to talk to Xue Guxian. Of course, that was when he first came to Dunhuang.

Xue Gu asked him first, "Little guy, since you hate me so much, why are you still looking for me?"

He said, "Then you can throw me out of Dunhuang."

Instead of throwing him out of Dunhuang, Xue Guxian carried him to any cave he entered, as if he was tied to his belt.

He looks pretty when he smiles.

It's like there are stars hidden between the eyebrows.

But my mother said that in Xue Guxian's eyes and heart, there was only a desolate world and only Dunhuang.

Jiang Zhi asked him why he abandoned him and his mother?

There was great sadness hidden in Xue Guxian's eyes. He said, I have not abandoned you, and I have never thought of abandoning you.

Then why do you have to stay in Dunhuang?

He touched his head and said, "When you grow up, you will understand that there is something so worrying called faith. Xiaozhi, Dunhuang is faith."

Faith?

He didn't like the word.

The room was too warm and comfortable, and Jiang Zhi began to feel drowsy again. It seemed that someone was still calling his name: Jiang Zhi, Jiang Zhi...

Who is it?

He was too sleepy, and the sound became more and more distant in his ears.

On his head was Xue Guxian's hand, patting him gently and saying, "Go to bed when you are tired."

His eyelids were fighting, and Jiang Zhi had never felt so tired. He lay on the table, trying to open his eyes but couldn't. It was clearly Xue Guxian's voice in his ears, telling him to go to sleep.

But there was still a voice calling him, don't sleep, don't sleep...

Who is it?

The voice was very familiar, as if he was a very important person, and he seemed to have something very important to do.

The hand on the head is generous, warm, and has a faint fragrance of ink.

His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and his heart became calmer and calmer.

I have never felt comfortable before, and I just want to sleep like this forever...

A sudden whistle rushed into his ears. It was not sharp, like a sound falling from the clouds, but it could wake him up suddenly.

He was so agitated that he lost all sleep, and when he opened his eyes and looked at it like this, he felt a chill running down his back.

In front of my eyes were fox faces one after another, countless, shadowy and shadowy, floating in the air, their long tails raised high, swaying from side to side with their faces.

The surroundings were overwhelmingly dark, but the foxes' faces were radiating light, and each one smiled ferociously.

Suddenly, a fox tail quickly stretched out and wrapped around his neck, but it didn't feel furry. It was cold and seemed to be slippery. It didn't look like a tail. It would be more appropriate to say it looked like a snake.

My neck was getting tighter and tighter, and I couldn't breathe.

There was another whistle, and someone put something on his face.

Gradually, a soft light appeared in front of my eyes.

That suffocating feeling is gradually withdrawing.

He looked up and saw Sheng Tang's face, shrouded in this soft light, like a dim moon, beautiful. But there was anxiety in the corners of her eyes and brows, calling him softly, "Jiang Zhi?"

Next to him was Xiao Ye, shaking him desperately, "Wake up quickly!"

Jiang Zhi was so shaken that he felt dizzy and said weakly, "Okay, stop shaking."

Xiao also heard his movement, and then he sat down on the ground and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Fuck, you scared me to death."

"Are you really okay?" Sheng Tang's concerned voice came to my ears.

He met her eyes, and he didn't know if it was because of the light, but he felt her eyes were slightly red. His voice softened, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Chapter completed!