Now that there is an intention to talk about peace, it is time for Kui Duoyou to return to the country. The route that passed through the Lone Bamboo Kingdom when he came cannot be taken. If you go straight east, you can pass through a meadow with rich water and grass and then go straight to the northern boundary of the Wei Kingdom. But

It happened to be the pasture of the Kui Rong tribe, and it was impassable. Then there was only one way left, which was to go southeast and pass through a desert to return from the northwest. This desert is not small, and if everything goes well, we will have to trek for at least two or three days.

to pass through.

Wei Duoyou was quite well prepared. He wrapped the maroon horse's hooves to prevent them from being injured by the hot gravel, and filled a leather bag full of clean water before heading towards the vast Gobi desert.

After walking for about half a day, it was early summer, the sun was blazing, and the entire desert was steaming with heat. Kui Duoyou wiped the sweat from his forehead, took off the small water bag from his waist and was about to replenish some water. Suddenly, he heard a rapid sound from ahead.

The sound of camel bells made Kui Duoyou look up, and he didn't know when a camel had rolled over from the other side of the sand dune and was walking slowly towards his eyes.

The man on the camel was completely covered in a large black cloak, with a black gauze covering his face, and only his two eyes were exposed. Seeing his strange attire, Kui Duoyou couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The man stopped in front of Wei Duoyou, looked at him for a while, and suddenly asked: "But General Wei, the envoy of the guard?"

I don’t know where the accent came from, but every word he spoke was extremely stiff. Wei Duoyou nodded and asked, “Who are you?”

The man didn't speak and urged the camel forward. Wei Duoyou was secretly puzzled. When he looked sideways, the man's cloak actually bulged like a sail, and it seemed that he was stretching his arms towards him. Wei Duoyou felt something in his heart,

His body suddenly leaned back, leaning against the horse's back, and his right hand took down the big yellow bow that was on the saddle.

There was just a "swish" sound, and a wolf-fang arrow passed by, missing Wei Duoyou by just inches. Seeing that the shot missed, the man knew that he would not be able to succeed, so he jumped off the camel and made a gesture of running away.

Wei Duoyou was bending his bow and preparing an arrow, waiting for him to go a little further away before firing an arrow. Unexpectedly, the man turned around and pounced on Wei Duoyou's saddle. He heard a "chi" sound, which seemed to be something.

Things were cut, followed by the sound of water flowing.

It's broken, Wei Duoyou secretly shouted, the leather bag containing water must have been cut by him. The man took advantage of Wei Duoyou's distraction, turned around and ran away. Wei Duoyou looked at the man's back coldly

, stretched out the bow string with his left hand, put the arrow on it, squinted his eyes, aimed accurately, and loosened his thumb - Not far away, the man shook a few times and finally fell to the ground.

Kui Duoyou approached step by step. The man was motionless, as if he was dead. Kui Duoyou could see clearly that he had just shot the arrow in the man's back. It was absolutely impossible to kill him immediately. He was lying still.

Mostly because he wanted to numb himself and make a last-ditch effort, so he never dared to be careless.

When they got closer, the man still made no move. Wei Duoyou pressed his head with the Sky Moon Sword, hooked his right foot, and turned his body over. There was a dagger stuck in the man's chest, deep inside.

A few inches up to his left chest, there was a pool of blood dripping on the ground.

Wei Duoyou was even more surprised. This man set out to assassinate himself, but failed. He first punctured the water bag, and then immediately committed suicide. The ruthless means, neat actions, and thorough planning could not be done in a hurry. He must be prepared in advance.

It's quite appropriate. Who on earth has such a deep hatred against me and wants to get rid of it quickly?

He was silent for a long time, then stretched out his hand to pull off the face towel from the man's face, and was stunned: the man had tall cheekbones, a very wide nose, dark and rough skin, and a curly and thick beard - he looked like a Rong Di warrior.

I thought: Could it be that Wu Mingxiang and his brother Batu were sent to assassinate me with the intention of stopping the peace talks? Or was it that Wei Nu sent people to spy on me in the dark and wait for his move? Or even Prince Lone Bamboo.

The men of Tie Dole want to avenge the broken arm?

He thought about it over and over, but still had no clue, so he simply gave up. The truth was still unknown, so he had to get out of the desert as soon as possible. He looked at the leather bag on the saddle, which was empty and shriveled, and couldn't help but lament: only a piece of leather around his waist was left.

Small bag of water, how to get out? It seems that the real crisis has just begun!

Wei Duoyou threw down the saddle, untied the bridle, and patted the bay-red horse's back: "My horse, I know you can walk out of the desert by yourself, don't die of thirst with me here! You go back along the way you came.

Well, I must move forward!"

The bay-red horse was quite smart, and ran away without saying a word. Wei Duoyou smiled bitterly, feeling quite unhappy: He is still an old fellow, and he doesn't care about me as his master. That's all, let it go!

There are no clouds in the blue sky in the hinterland of the desert, and the air is as hot as a burning flame. Under the radiance of the sun, the desert changes from earthy yellow to golden with depth. The surface of the sand dunes is not smooth, and there are curves from top to bottom.

The curved sand lines are like thousands of trickling streams flowing gently, adding a bit of softness to the rough sand dunes.

However, the sand dunes were still surprisingly hot under the scorching sun, and a black thing was crawling hard on it. If a bold creature looked closer, they would find that it was a person. He was carrying a mysteriously large handful on his back.

With his long sword, he used his hands to dig through the sand and crawl forward.

Wei Duoyou has lost his way, and his extreme thirst causes him to have hallucinations from time to time. Those dead followers, relatives and friends keep appearing in front of him, bringing the call of the underworld. When he struggles to break free from the harassment of hallucinations, he falls into a situation where he does not know when he will be able to escape.

The despair of climbing out of the desert. In the past two days, he could only judge the passage of time based on the senses of sunrise and sunset. Theoretically, he should be almost out of the desert, but because he had lost his way, he was not completely sure about it.

I don't know when, an old wolf caught up behind him from a distance. The skeleton was as big as a donkey, and all the hair on the skinny body was gone. The old wolf's teeth were also loose, and he could no longer catch prey.

Abandoned by his fellow wolves and driven out of the wolf pack, he gave up his dignity in order to survive and relied on his instincts to find food in the desert. Wei Duoyou was his last hope. He followed him all the way, waiting for him to pounce on him and tear him apart when he could no longer crawl.

bite.

Every time Kui Duoyou climbed for a break, the old wolf watched closely with excitement. He was very cautious and did not dare to take risks. What disappointed him was that Kui Duoyou could crawl forward again every time, but his movements became slower and slower. In this way.

Over and over again, the old wolf was almost unable to hold on anymore. When the sun gradually set, the cold air enveloped the desert. From the heat of the day to the coldness of the night, there were only these two lives that were about to collapse in the vast world.

Struggling hard.

After being dehydrated for two whole days and two nights, the skin all over Wei Duoyou's body began to peel off like shredded paper, his tongue was so swollen that he could not retract it, and his hands were covered with bloodstains scratched by the gravel. If an ordinary person was in such extreme deprivation,

In the water situation, I am afraid that he would have died of shock a long time ago. He is still alive because of his strong will. Whenever he feels desperate, he presses the copper staff on his waist and thinks of this proposal and looks forward to it.

Looking forward to the people of the motherland, he forced himself to continue climbing. Maybe he only needed to hold on for one or two more hours before he could get out of this desert of death.
Chapter completed!