Before setting off, He Qizhou and Jiang Zu checked the horses. Chi Yan and Helian Changji escaped in a hurry, just one person and one horse riding into the desert. However, their horses were both Tianma, very adapted to the desert environment, and they had to walk a lot.
It lasted a whole day, so the three chased for three days and three nights, abandoning four horses, but still no trace of the two was found.
Fortunately, he met a group of business travelers who had been robbed by two people on the road, and pointed out that the two people had left the business road and ran towards the hinterland of Turpan. As for why they were not silenced, He Qizhou guessed that it was because there were many business travelers and the line was too long.
, the two of them did not dare to risk staying too long.
After chasing for another two days, the terrain changed a lot. Tall sand dunes appeared out of nowhere in the flat desert, just like the desert at Anxi Racecourse. The sand dunes tens of feet high blocked the line of sight.
The most unbearable thing was the heat! It was heat that He Qizhou had never experienced before! The desert was like an oven, trying to dry out every drop of water on the three of them.
Even Li Jichen said it was the hottest place he had ever seen in his life, and any movement he made became sluggish, showing his age. It was only then that He Qizhou felt that the other party was really an old man in his eighties.
In order to save water and grass, the three of them abandoned the two horses of the camel and rode one horse at a time. They only chose to travel in the early morning and evening during the day. Most of the time they walked along the ridge of the sand mountain. When the sun rose, they took refuge on the shady side of the sand mountain to escape the heat.
, the drinking water of people and horses has also begun to be controlled.
Another day later, in the evening, the three of them climbed up the sand mountain again and headed west. The slanting sunlight was still dazzling, making it difficult to see the way forward, but the feeling under their feet was getting lower and lower as they went, and the sand surface suddenly
It also became solid. When the sun completely disappeared under the distant mountains, a mountain range in the southwest made the three of them feel happy and sad at the same time!
The mountain range is not high but very long. The highest point is only a few hundred feet. The land at the foot of the mountain range is very flat. It has obviously reached the end of the desert. This is of course a happy place. I heard from business travelers that as long as you continue westward along this mountain range
A hundred miles away, you can reach Turpan Oasis.
The sad thing is that the entire slope of the mountain ahead looks like it has been plowed, and even the land under the mountain is barren of grass. Both the mountain and the ground are all dark red, as if there is fire everywhere!
At first, the three of them thought that the red they saw was caused by the reflection of the setting sun. Unexpectedly, after stepping into the flat land, they felt that it was even hotter than in the desert! Even if the sun had gone down, it was still so hot that people couldn't breathe.
Anyway, they would not get lost while walking along the mountains. The three of them decided to walk all the way. They had to find a shady place to relieve the heat. However, they still didn’t feel the slightest chill even after walking until midnight. The terrain was getting lower and lower, as if they were walking.
It was like an endless downhill road. In the end, Xu Mu stopped and found an open place to camp. If he continued walking, He Qizhou might be able to hold on for a while, but Li Jichen and his horse would definitely collapse from exhaustion.
Finally, they made it to the early morning of the next day. The summer heat had eased a little. The mountains in the south were still dark red. It turned out that it was not reflected by sunlight, but it was what it was. The three of them hurried on before the sun shone into the valley. After walking for about two hours, the three of them hurried on.
, God began to show its power again, and it was so hot that it was hard to breathe. Just when he was thinking of finding a place to escape the sun, the sharp-eyed He Qizhou noticed that there seemed to be a patch of green a few miles ahead.
Xu Mu and Li Jichen hurriedly looked at He Qizhou's fingers, and saw that the green seemed to be enveloped in a cloud of steam, and seemed to be twisting constantly under the high temperature.
The three of them were overjoyed. That was where the city of Turpan was. They continued to move towards the main direction of the oasis regardless of panting like an ox. After walking for about a stick of incense, the green mass gradually became clear, and the three of them were all
I drank a lot of water without any reason, and the small oasis in front of me seemed to be better than the spring Jiangnan!
Within the low earth wall two miles away was the green Turupan. The three of them discovered almost at the same time that two riders came out of the city one after another, and then one stopped by the earth wall, and the other dismounted.
Continue walking towards the three of them.
After the three of them had taken a few steps, Li Jichen raised his hand, reined in his horse, and whispered: "You guys wait here!"
"It's Chi Yan? How dare he challenge you?" He Qizhou saw the red color that was extremely disgusting.
"This is where he can best display his combat power!" Li Jichen frowned slightly, turned over and dismounted.
"Master, we will accompany you there," Xu Mu said.
"You will only distract me by going. If I lose this battle, you must know what to do!" Li Jichen said.
"No, you have spent too much to save Senior Brother and the others, and you have been so tired these past few days..." Xu Mu said anxiously.
"Obey! Stop." Li Jichen's tone suddenly became serious, and his aura rose, and the old man's aura disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Xu Mu and He Qizhou had no choice but to stop where they were told, and after dismounting, they watched Li Jichen walk step by step towards the oncoming red flames.
Chi Yan shouted from four to fifty feet away: "Are you two the two younger ones from the Altai Mountains?"
"Is the old monk's head broken or his eyes not functioning well?" He Qizhou replied loudly.
"Very good, very good." Chi Yan smiled as he walked.
"Master - don't forget to stay alive." Helian Changji at the gate of the city also shouted.
"Don't worry, since you've brought it to your door, I won't be polite." Chi Yan finally replied to Helian Changji's words.
"By the way, since you are here, Master, we won't be polite." Xu Mu said angrily.
After Li Jichen walked about thirty feet, he saw Chi Yan stop and stopped too. He was about ten feet away from him. Chi Yan said, "I have admired Mr. Li's name for a long time. When I saw him today, he is really extraordinary."
"Chiyan's poisonous reputation is indeed well-deserved." Li Jichen said.
"Hmph! The leader shouldn't have let you go after he defeated you back then!" Chi Yan shouted.
Li Jichen said calmly: "Not everyone is as despicable as you."
"I don't want to argue with you. You must also be aware of my Fierce Flame Technique. To be honest with you, my founder created this set of techniques here. I can be sure that I can be invincible.
Land, if you look back now, we will pretend that we have never seen it before, otherwise, you may never be able to get out of here again!" Chi Yan said.
"Are you threatening me? Do you think there is anything in this world that I am afraid of?" Li Jichen smiled contemptuously.
"Okay, since you don't leave yourself a way out, let's meet in life or death." Chi Yan took off the red cassock and gently threw it on the ground. The wide strap around his waist was densely covered with dozens of darts.
"That's great. Can you answer me a question before we fight?" Li Jichen asked.
"It depends on what you ask, you might as well tell me." Chi Yan said.
"Were you among the people who killed Yang Zheng outside Yanmen Pass that day? Do you know anyone who escaped alive?" Li Jichen said.
"Me? How could it be without me? Hahahaha!" Chi Yan laughed wildly: "As for who else is going together, let me think about it, it has been a long time."
"Do you know who else has returned alive from our Qi country? Who has been exchanging news with you?" Li Jichen asked.
"It seems that you and Lu Baogen have a really good relationship. Speaking of which, I really know. I just have to spend some time thinking about who they are..." Chi Yan looked like he was thinking hard.
He Qizhou knew that this was Li Jichen questioning him, and he knew even more clearly that Chi Yan wanted to delay time. Every half-moment longer under the scorching sun would be detrimental to the elderly Li Jichen, so he hurriedly shouted: "Li Jichen
Sir, ignore him! He is buying time!"
Li Jichen turned around and smiled softly, and said: "I know, Chi Yan, since I won't say anything, let's get started." After saying that, his true energy moved, and the long sword jumped into his hand without knowing it.
Chi Yan said no more. He raised his hands suddenly, and six darts immediately flew up from his belt, hovering around his body and trembling slightly.
"You can be considered a master after all, why do you want to make something fancy?" Li Jichen sneered, holding the sword in one hand and holding it behind his back, and walked forward casually.
"Hmph, anything that can kill people is a good method!" Chi Yan stood still, and when Li Jichen approached about six feet, he swung his right hand twice in succession, and the two darts hanging on the left side of his body whizzed out and hit him directly.
Li Jichen's chest.
Li Jichen just turned around, and the two darts flew past his chest and back.
Seeing Li Jichen take another step, Chi Yan waved both hands, and the remaining four darts formed a diamond shape and then attacked Li Jichen's head, abdomen, and chest.
Li Jichen shook his head slightly. Although these four darts were prioritized, they seemed to be useless against top experts. They still carried the back with one hand and wielded the sword with the other. After four soft "ding ding ding ding" sounds,
The four escorts were knocked to the ground and disappeared.
It wasn't until Chi Yan fired the darts for the third time that Li Jichen gathered his energy. Chi Yan took half a step back, raised his palms, and eight darts jumped out of his waist again, hanging by his side. Then he flew with both hands, eight darts
The darts rushed towards Li Jichen. When two of them were about to fly close to the target, they suddenly collided and were immediately refracted. The two darts that were originally pointed at the face and neck suddenly turned towards his heart and right eye.
Only then did Li Jichen lift up his left hand behind his back, with his big sleeve like a bulging sail, and swept it in front of him. The eight darts were suddenly swept away like mosquitoes and flies in the strong wind, trembling. But Li Jichen's left hand did not stop, and he kept moving for three consecutive times.
With a flick of his finger, three more darts arrived silently.
It turns out that the two, four, and eight darts Chi Yan fired three times in the air were all just a cover. The real killing move was the three darts hidden in the palm of his hand! He secretly fired those three darts when he volleyed with both hands.
The escort quietly followed the eight escorts whistling through the air, hoping to take the opportunity to plot against the opponent.
Although his actions and thoughts were extremely sinister, this skill was really not simple, so Li Jichen stopped being careless, and after struggling to defuse it, he took a step further and stabbed straight with his sword.
Li Jichen did not slow down his progress because of the darts, but after taking three steps, the tip of the sword was only one foot away from the tip of Chi Yan's nose. Chi Yan seemed to have expected this, so he took another half step back and raised his right hand.
He pulled out a black iron tool from behind his waist and smashed it against the sword.