"Then can you let me see your face first?" He Qizhou asked.
"No." Xu Mu said decisively.
"The master who taught me medical skills has a way to remove scars. I have been injured constantly since I was a child, so I always take medicinal baths and apply the ointments he made. You see, there are almost no scars on my hands." He Qizhou lifted up his sleeves.
Let Xu Mu look at his white arms.
"Screw you, let's talk about it later." Xu Mu wanted to put it off first. The man he chose must withstand various tests.
"Okay, let's talk about it next time." He Qizhou felt that today's harvest was already amazing enough, so what more could he ask for, so he began to vividly describe the experience of traveling westward to Xu Mu, and he could really feel the thrilling places.
The pounding heartbeat of the other person and the slight wetness in the palms of his hands made me feel that there is no greater joy in life than this;
Xu Mu talked about his tenacious fight against injuries. In less than half a year, his skills had even improved a lot. He also talked about how he spent all his money on the road, how many stupid thieves he had teased, and how many times he had done evil things.
A big thing about eating black... The bright moon gradually sets in the east, and the silhouettes of the two people sitting side by side draw a long shadow in the desert that leads directly to the Altai Mountains.
…
Under the dim light, watching the camel team consisting of two people, two camels and a yellow horse walking up the grassy slope, then disappearing into the valley, and soon reaching the foot of the distant mountains, Feng Yan silently waved goodbye to the camel team again.
, the letter hidden in her arms seemed to still have the warmth of He Qizhou's hand, but now, it was time for her and the escort to go back...
When he sent Feng Yan out of the valley in person, all he got in exchange was a smile and a word of respect from Feng Yan. Wei Chenliang knew that it was almost impossible to win the heart of this girl with a full personality. Coupled with yesterday's frustration, his whole heart felt like this.
It was an empty valley, but he still had to wait for two more days. If the camel team came back, he might still be able to taste the car and BMW that he had long cherished. However, the news he just heard from Liu Lei still shocked him a little.
"Mr. Wei, that ugly old yellow horse is Tianju. Don't look at it as ugly, but it is at the level of a horse king. They are naturally adapted to survive in the desert, so bringing it will not only not increase the burden, but will also
It will lead the way for its owner. It must have been tamed a long time ago. I guess I hadn’t come to the pasture at that time. As for who the second batch of people from the armament hall were waiting for, I really don’t know, but after they waited for three days,
It’s better to leave, it’s exactly twelve days from today.”
"Uncle Zhang, do you think the Arms Hall is waiting for these two people, and who could they be?" Wei Chenliang asked, looking at the camel team as big as sesame seeds on the distant mountains.
"The person named Zhou Qi must be the number one scholar He Qizhou. I heard that this year's number one martial arts scholar really only has four meridians. I don't know who Qi Xu is. It's really unimaginable for him to have such a level of cultivation at such a young age." Zhang Bo replied.
road.
"I also guess that Zhou Qi is probably He Qizhou. It's just that he obviously can't hide his identity, so why bother?"
"Master, maybe it's not us he wants to hide. If we don't want to antagonize them, we can just pretend we don't know." Zhang Bo said.
"I know, let's pretend to be confused, maybe we can still meet them in Altai."
…
On an unusually high sand mountain, near the leeward side of the peak, four camels were connected head to tail to form a square circle, with four small sandbags in the middle. The sudden dust storm came and went quickly, and the four sandbags suddenly moved.
When they stood up, it turned out to be four sergeants wearing cloaks. They opened their cloaks and the four stood up one after another, shaking off the accumulated sand on their cloaks and bodies.
A man who looked like an officer said solemnly: "Little pebbles, go to the top of the mountain and take a look."
The soldier named Xiao Shizi quickly ran to the top of the mountain and looked around. After the dust storm, the sky was clear!
"Chief of the bell whistle, make sure there is no one in the five-mile radius!" Xiao Shizi shouted loudly from the top of the sand mountain.
"Continue to observe!" After finishing speaking, the whistle leader turned to the other two people in the camel room and said in a deep voice: "Lao Yuan, what do you say?"
"I still stick to what I just said. We can't take any more risks. Let's withdraw!" Lao Yuan said.
"What about you?" The whistleblower looked at the other person.
"I, I also agree with Lao Yuan's decision." The man hesitated, fearing that he would appear timid in front of his superiors.
"Lao Yuan, you are the guide. Can you do the math and go north to search for a day or two?" asked the captain of the whistle.
Lao Yuan said: "Okay, let me do the math. We have been walking for five full days now and encountered one, two and three sandstorms. The one just now is not included.
We are currently at most one-third deep into the desert. Of course, we are taking the western route. Although it is the closest, the sand mountains are higher and the sandstorms are relatively large. It is normal to go slower, so Xiaoliuzi and the others who lead the armament center must also know
At this point, if we want to come back, we will definitely take a detour from the eastern front. There is not much chance of us meeting them if we go further.
We have used up almost half of the water on the second camel. Even if we encounter them now, there will only be more than a hundred kilograms available for rescue, which will not help a few people. Moreover, if we encounter another big sandstorm like yesterday
, I’m not sure I can find the right direction when I go back.
As you know, if we are really trapped, both we and the camels will be in danger. We haven’t seen such frequent sandstorms in more than ten years. I guess that the water plants may have been swallowed by the desert. If we insist on going to the end, we will soon be
It’s possible that you’ll never come back!
If the people from the armament hall go into the mountains to look for water for this reason, we must make complete preparations to meet them in the future. Every camel is precious now, so we might as well go back and make long-term plans."
Captain Zhong was still hesitant and said, "You mean going into the mountain? Is Xiaoliuzi confident enough to bring them out again?"
Lao Yuan frowned and said, "This depends on that boy's luck."
"Can Xiangdong and President Wu meet together before making a decision?"
"It's almost impossible to walk in a straight line in the desert. The distance between us and the Eastern Front may be far more than ten miles. And if they walk behind us, it's okay, but if they walk in front of us, they won't be able to touch them anyway.
If you really can't make up your mind, sir, we should walk another twenty miles to the northeast and then turn back anyway."
"Okay! Listen to you, let's go!" Commander Zhong made up his mind with difficulty. He was just cursing secretly in his heart. If something big happened to the students of the Armed Forces Hall, those who rescued them would definitely be involved. Now they can only hope that something will happen.
The six people on the line were able to successfully respond to the group of uncles.
…
"Is it okay to follow the big yellow horse?" Xu Mu, who was sitting on the camel, asked He Qizhou in front of him anxiously. The big yellow horse was leading the way.
He Qizhou said: "I think it's okay. Didn't you see how excited it was when it first entered the desert? I never understood why this guy had thick legs and big soles. It turned out that he was used to walking in the desert since he was a child.
"
"Then why has it only been two days since we walked? Not only is my stomach bloated, but my head can't stand straight up anymore? And I found that it was going astray, as if it was heading further and further east." Xu Mu couldn't help but worry.
He Qizhou was also beating a drum in his heart, but he still defended Dahuang: "We didn't have much rest in the past two days. He is almost thirty years old. It's already good if he doesn't fall asleep on the road. How about we stop following him?
Take a walk?”
Xu Mu nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
"No! Why are you here again?" He Qizhou saw Dahuang, who was walking along the ridge of the sand mountain, suddenly walking a few feet to the south of the mountain in the leeward direction, then kneeling on all fours and lying on the ground. This was a signal of the incoming sandstorm.
It has appeared twice.
He Qizhou hurriedly called Xu Mu, and they jumped off the camels. The two camels lay down beside the rhubarb very experiencedly. He Qizhou and Xu Mo lay on the south side of the camels, covering their faces with gauze scarves and curling up to cover their cloaks.
Holding his whole body, He Qizhou skillfully held Xu Musu's hand, waiting for the sandstorm to come.
"Let go!" Xu Mu shouted.
"It's no joke to blow it away!" He Qizhou said seriously. Then the sound of "rustling" gradually sounded, and soon it turned into a roaring roar, and the yellow sand in the sky instantly covered the world.
"Rhubarb is really amazing at this." Xu Mu still admires Rhubarb for being able to warn against sandstorms every time.
"Well, I found that I can still find traces of your disguise. Look, the skin in your hair is whiter than snow. It is very different from that on your face." He Qizhou's nose was almost touching Xu Mu's face.
, looked at Xu Mu’s delicate face carefully, and said without answering.
"It stinks, get away." Xu Mu said angrily.
"Oh." He Qizhou obediently moved three inches away and said: "I had to take off people's clothes in Jiayuguan, so I couldn't take a shower. I got back to the room late last night, and I was in a hurry to write a letter to Feng Yan, but I still didn't take a shower. It doesn't stink.
That’s weird.”
"Hey - stay further away." Xu Mu frowned.
"We can't go any further, the sand is coming in, and you still smell so good!" He Qizhou said happily. The scene of being closely entwined with Xu Mu during the imperial examination came to mind.
"Fuck you, are you looking for death? The smell in Yumen Xiaozhu is better, right? What did you write to Feng Yan? A breakup letter?"
"The smell of Persian perfume in Yumen Xiaozhu is not as good as the smell you carry. As for the letter to Feng Yan, I will keep it secret for the time being!"
"Say or not?"
"Say!" He Qizhou suddenly felt his ears tightening and hurriedly confessed. He was able to tell Xu Mu about his idea of achieving multiple things with one stone. Unexpectedly, Xu Mu actually sincerely praised him for his cleverness!
"I asked you if you could change to Qi Xu's voice? Although it's a bit hoarse, it sounds much better than now!" He Qizhou said. Qi Xu had disguised himself as Xu Mu early in the morning, but he was just wearing a veil, and no one noticed at the time.
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"cannot!"
"I really admire you. Yi Wanrong's voice has become so natural. He also pretended to be a middle-aged man in Jiangling Mansion last time. There was no flaw in it from beginning to end." He Qizhou said.
Xu Mu raised his head proudly and replied: "This is my real ability. My mother said that my voice-changing talent is better than hers."