He Qizhou suddenly remembered something and said: "Do you still remember the Assassin Twin-Tailed Scorpion I told you about? She is in her forties and pretends to be a teenage girl. There is no flaw in her voice. I suspect she has something to do with the Emei sect.
Yuanyuan, it’s best to ask your mother or Zhang Luyao when you go back to see if they can find any clues.”
Xu Mu nodded and said, "Well, that one is more difficult! From what you said, it's indeed possible. I'll definitely ask later. Hey, the sandstorm seems to have stopped!"
"How could it be so fast?" He Qizhou still held Xu Mu's hand and wouldn't let go.
Xu Mu still broke free from He Qizhou's hand, stood up and shook off the sand, saying: "Stop making trouble, let's hurry up and hurry up."
Of course He Qizhou also wanted to find his brothers, so he replied: "Let's get on the road! Hey, Dahuang, Uncle Huang, why are you still lying down? Let's go!"
It wasn't until He Qizhou stepped forward to slap Dahuang on the butt that the guy stood up reluctantly, snorted a few times with his nose hard, and didn't know whether to clear the yellow sand from his nose or express dissatisfaction with He Qizhou, and continued to lead the way forward.
After walking less than a mile, He Qizhou, who was sitting on a high hunched back, suddenly shouted: "Xu Mu, look quickly, is there someone in the northeast?"
Xu Mu had actually discovered it and said, "It's a camel caravan. Let's go and have a look."
As the two groups of people and horses three or four miles apart got closer and closer, He Qizhou and Xu Mu's moods became heavier and heavier, because there were only four camels on the opposite side, and the people riding on them were all wearing military uniforms. The two groups of people and horses were
Quickly approaching, Xu Mu jumped off the camel, walked up quickly, and asked loudly: "Are you a rescue team? Have you found anyone from the armament hall? Where are the others?"
"Who are you two? Were you sent by Mr. Liu to meet you? Oh, are you the belated tribute students from the Armed Forces Hall?" Commander Zhong suddenly remembered that the second group of people who set off late were waiting for their latecomers.
"That's right. Stop being wordy and I'm asking you something." Xu Mu said anxiously.
"We entered the desert in two ways. After seven days of walking, we encountered several sandstorms. If we go in again, not only will we not be able to save people, but we may also damage the camels and people, so we have to come back first." The whistle commander replied softly, blushing a little.
"Where's the other guy?" Xu Mu asked.
"When we set out, we agreed that we would be ten miles apart. We would be in the west and they would be in the east. But now we have moved closer to the east for about seven or eight miles. There is no sign of them. They are either ahead or returning before us." Zhong
The captain said.
Xu Mu asked again: "When did you start walking back? How much water is left?"
"I started walking back at midnight last night, and it almost took me a whole day. The wind and sand are indeed lighter in the east..."
Xu Mu shouted: "How much water do you have left?"
The bell whistle leader was startled, but did not dare to get angry. He whispered: "There are two camels whose water has not been used yet. Each camel has weighed one hundred and twenty kilograms. The other two have almost finished drinking. The most
There is only more than twenty kilograms of water left."
Xu Mu took out Zhang Cheng's letter, handed it to the other party, and said quickly: "Give us those two camels, and we will go in to find people. There is still some time before dark. It only took us two days to get here."
In half a day, I drank less than ten kilograms of water. You can do the same. If there is a wind and sand, you will not die from thirst for a day or two..."
"Brother, judging from your tone, I should have been here before. Today is different from the past. It's too dangerous..." Chief Zhong warned. "Didn't you see the letter? Just follow the orders. I won't blame you."
." Xu Mu said.
"I'm a guide, I'll accompany you." After some hesitation, Lao Yuan finally plucked up the courage to say.
Xu Mu lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at He Qizhou, and finally said resolutely: "No, we have this horse to lead the way, you should find a way to take the three of them back as soon as possible, but you will have to take turns walking.
"
"Okay, let's do it like this. You can take the two camels with you. Don't be too pushy and return as soon as you don't see anyone." The captain jumped off the camels and pointed at the pebbles, asking him to get down too.
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The guide Lao Yuan hurriedly added: "In the past two years, there has been a severe drought. I estimate that the wetland at the foot of the mountain may have dried up and even turned into a desert. If the water you come back is not enough, you can go to the mountains to try your luck. There is this horse."
You should be able to find water here, but be sure not to go too deep into the Altai Mountains, as the terrain there is so complex that almost no one can get out of it!"
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. We will see you later." Xu Mu and He Qizhou said goodbye to the four of them.
"Wait a minute." The captain of the bell whistle stopped Xu Mu, took off the water bag from his waist and threw it over, saying: "You are right, we can go out even if we don't drink water for a day or two, more is better! We must
Come back safely!"
Xu Mu was not polite, thanked him, and continued walking to the depths of the desert with Qi Zhou. Da Huang understood Qi Zhou's shouts and continued walking to the northeast unhurriedly. With Da Huang's three accurate warnings, Xu Mu
Decided to trust this old horse!
Along the way, the height of the sand mountain gradually decreased. The two of them were like the previous two days. Although they were not walking fast, they rarely stopped to rest until they reached the bright moon. He Qizhou saw that Rhubarb seemed to be really tired and said to Xu Mu.
: "Would you like to take a rest?"
"It's cooler at night, so we need to walk more..."
"If you tire out Dahuang, you may get half the result with half the effort." He Qizhou said.
"Okay, let's rest for an hour. I'll go find some dead hay and light a fire. You go and feed Rhubarb something to eat." Xu Mu said.
"Well, be careful and don't run too far."
"Mother-in-law's..." Xu Mu ran away briskly. The last time she was brought to play by Zhang Cheng was seven or eight years ago. At that time, clumps of weeds and shrubs could still be found everywhere in the desert. Only this time, there were
There were just scattered pieces of dead hay.
Although Rhubarb was full of water when he set off, he was not a camel after all. He would still drink some water sporadically over the next two days. He Qizhou would rather drink less than let Rhubarb starve. He promised Yang Zhan to send Rhubarb back to his hometown.
Yes, you can't collapse at the door of your home.
Xu Mu quickly came back with a pile of weeds. The two lit a bonfire and ate a few mouthfuls of dry naan with water. There was no wind in the middle of the night, and the light smoke from the bonfire soared into the sky. Looking up, it seemed to be covered by the full moon.
A layer of gauze was covered with a layer of gauze. He Qizhou wanted to hold Xu Mu's hand again, but was gently slapped away: "Aren't you lecherous? Do you really regret finding an ugly monster like me?"
"What's so ugly about you? Your figure is better than Chunyu's, your complexion is better than Xia He's, and your bright eyes are better than Qiudi's. Well..." He Qizhou was at a loss for words.
Qi Mu couldn't help but smile and said: "Even if you compare your shortcomings with others, tell me, why should you compare with Xiaoxue?"
"Better than her, more fierce than her!" He Qizhou had an idea.
"Go to hell! Besides, Qiudi's eyes are so beautiful, how can I compare?" Xu Mu sighed.
"It's just a little blue. How can you be so big, so energetic, so... Hey, I found it, your eyes are really comparable to Xiaoxue!" He Qizhou stared at Xu Mu, who looked like a deep pool under the moonlight, with slightly rippling blue waves.
His eyes couldn't help but be a little crazy, and he unconsciously held the other person's hands, trying to pull him closer and hug him into his arms.
Xu Mu also seemed to be stunned, letting He Qizhou pull him closer. If anyone else saw it, the scene would be very strange. The two big men looked at each other and slowly embraced each other...
"Smoke!" He Qizhou was just rejoicing that he was about to succeed when Xu Mu suddenly swung it hard. He Qizhou was inexplicably knocked over. Sitting on the ground, he saw Xu Mu pointing at the light smoke in the northeast that looked like his own bonfire.
, facing each other like two pillars reaching into the sky in the night sky.
"It looks close, but it's at least ten miles away. I'll go there first. You stay here and don't move. If it's Senior Brother and Mu Feng, I'll come find you again. I hope they don't leave right away."
"Okay, you don't have to come back anymore. You just need to set up a bonfire. When I see two puffs of smoke, I will lead the camel over."
"Good idea!" Before he could finish the three words, Xu Mu shot out like an arrow from a string. After a few ups and downs, he disappeared among the sand dunes.
Xu Mu flashed past in the endless desert like a phantom under the moonlight. The distance of the smoke column was further than expected. It took about a stick of incense to run away. What worried her still happened. The smoke column gradually
Disperse, then disappear into nothingness.
Xu Mu was so anxious that he took out his water bag and drank a sip of water to moisten his smoking throat. He raised his Qinggong to the extreme and ran with all his strength in the direction where the smoke column dissipated. In this sea of sand, it was probably because of just
Separated by a sand dune, the two sides passed each other, with no chance of meeting each other again.
After flying for another three or four miles, they suddenly heard the sound of camel bells coming from the east. Xu Mu was overjoyed and jumped onto a nearby high hill. A camel team was winding its way on the ridge of another sand mountain like a long snake.
! Apparently Xu Mu was also spotted over there, and the camel team suddenly stopped. "Who is coming?" Someone on the second camel asked Xu Mu.
When Xu Mu heard the voice, he almost cried and said loudly: "Elder brother, it's me!"
"Didn't I let you recuperate? Why are you here? Where is your camel team?" Lu Zhenyao's voice was extremely hoarse.
"Have you seen the smoke column in the southwest? Light two fires quickly. He will come over when he sees the signal. Senior brother, are you okay?"
The leader, an officer, interjected: "We must not have enough water? How much water did you bring?"
"We are two four-humped camels. Let's bring some water and light a bonfire. Brother, why are there so few people? Mu Feng and the others are not here?" Xu Mu saw at a glance that there were only about thirty camels, and those who were jumping off
It seems that among the people gathered by Luotuo, there are no people from Quanzhen and Tianshan sect.
"Brother Xu, are you okay?" The first person to come was the emperor's grandson Jiang Di. Compared to everyone else's sluggishness, the tall Jiang Di still seemed to be domineering.
Xu Mu just nodded to him, hummed, and then turned to listen to Lu Zhenyao talk about the current situation.
Lu Zhenyao asked people to light a bonfire according to Xu Mu's wishes and let everyone rest where they were. Then, with some regret, he informed Xu Mu of the situation of leading the horse hunting team this time.