Chapter 451 of the text volume: The Ear of the Desert God! Wu Ershi and the accident! After the team took a short rest in Shenyangzhu.
Continue on the journey.
Jin'an had already asked Pasha, a tall and thin old man, that if he wanted to reach the Wu'er clan ruins, he would not be able to walk in a day or two and would have to walk for four days.
"Four days?"
Jin An raised his head and glanced at the sun, which was as red as a naan pancake above his head. It seemed that this journey still had a long way to go.
After resting twice more on the way, the sun appeared in the sky with brilliant cross rays and it was about to set. The team was ready to find a place to rest for the night.
By observing the celestial phenomena, observing the positions of the moon and the Chang Geng star, Jin'an roughly estimated that the sunset time here is around a quarter of Hai hour, which is around 9:30 pm.
"The environment in the desert is complex. No one can tell where a seemingly peaceful place may hide quicksand pits, weathered and unstable rocks, or other dangers. Although the sun has set now and it will be dark soon, there is still hope
If everyone continues to persevere, if we continue walking for a while, we will reach the safe shelter area opened by our ancestors over the generations. There are food and water we have stored there. Once there, we can rest assured and replenish food and water for the team.
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The person speaking this time was not the old man Pasha, nor the old man Xikelti, but Abboud whose face was disfigured.
But he always wore a windshield mask in front of outsiders. Except for a few people including Jin An and Mr. Yiyun, outsiders did not know that the old man had been disfigured.
Although I felt that it was not safe to drive in the dark night in the desert, everyone present was a brave and talented person. They felt that what Old Man Aboud said was reasonable, and finally agreed to continue on the road after dark.
Seeing that the team agreed to his proposal, Abboud and the other veterans of Laughing Corpse Village looked at each other and continued on their way.
But just before turning around and heading off, Aboud glanced at Mr. Yiyun with a cold look on his face covered by a turban, with evil intentions hidden in his eyes.
It's not lustful and greedy.
But disdain and coldness.
"Young master, you have to be careful. I found out that many of these veterans have evil intentions towards you, master, and have murderous intentions." After continuing on the road, Qi Bo quietly reminded Mr. Yiyun when no one was paying attention.
"Strange, why do these veterans not hate the old slave, nor do they hate Taoist Jin'an, but they only hate you, the young master? It seems that they hate you even more than Yan Kuan, who is with Old Man Jiufeng, how come you don't know
Young Master, what have you done to deserve more hatred than digging into someone's ancestral grave?"
"But if you think about it carefully, it's wrong. Ever since you entered Laughing Corpse Manor, this old slave has been following you, Master. If Master does something, I should know it." Qi Bo thought hard and couldn't figure out why.
Haha, Jin An couldn't help laughing anymore.
It’s not good to have murderous intent!
Jin An secretly glanced at Mr. Yiyun behind him, and happened to meet the man's slightly narrowed eyes. He suddenly felt that his back was wrapped in murderous aura and the hairs on his neck stood up.
He chose to look at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, and concentrated on his way without daring to laugh any more.
Of course, Jin An knew why Aboud and the old men were so hostile to Mr. Yiyun. Last night, he and Mr. Yiyun were out of their bodies and heard the whole conversation between the old men. Aboud felt that a woman had appeared in Mr. Yiyun.
, ruined the relationship between their brothers for many years, so they were very hostile to Mr. Yiyun.
Moreover, Aboud is the veteran who has the most persistent suspicion that the ordinary Mr. Yiyun is not like a woman. A newly appeared "man" smelling of rouge and powder ruined the decades-long relationship between their brothers on the first day.
The young master's hostility will only deepen.
Mr. Yiyun glanced sideways at Jin An and said, "Uncle Qi, you are drunk again and are talking drunkenly."
Qi Bo also noticed that his young master was not in the right mood. Seeing that even Jin An was so scared that he shrank his neck and did not dare to refute his young master, he also smiled awkwardly and said, "He is indeed drunk."
After saying that, he lay down on the camel's back and "drunk himself to death."
The three old Sadiqs, who had been sneaking at the end of the camel team, looked at Jin An and Mr. Yiyun Beiying and began to murmur.
They felt that they were hiding so far away, and they deliberately lowered their voices and muttered, thinking that Mr. Yiyun would not be able to hear the content of their conversation this time.
"Fourth uncle, I suddenly don't want to find a wife anymore." Little Sahafu suddenly said in frustration.
"What nonsense are you talking about? If my sister hears this, she will definitely break off all the poplar branches at the entrance of the village and beat you to death!" Old Sadiq glared at his nephew who did the most shit along the way.
Little Sahafu lowered his head in depression: "Fourth uncle, I just think women are so scary... People are afraid of devils, and devils are afraid of Taoist Jin'an. I have always thought that a person as powerful as Taoist Jin'an is not afraid of heaven and earth. This
There is nothing in the world that can scare Taoist Jin An. Now I know what Taoist Jin An is most afraid of... Taoist Jin An is afraid of Yiyun Apa. Just now, Yiyun Apa looked at him and Taoist Jin An lost the freedom to speak.
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Old Sadiq was silent.
"Don't think too much."
It's just that his explanation seemed so feeble at this moment.
"At home, my Apa is also the head of the family. Atta and I are both afraid of my Apa at home. Fourth uncle, you said you are not afraid of my aunt. How did you do it?" Little Sahafu looked up curiously.
To my fourth uncle.
At this time, even Ilham looked at old Sadiq in surprise, with admiration and admiration in his eyes: "You are indeed an old brother."
"Ahem, man, what does it mean to be afraid of your wife at home..." Before Old Sadiq could finish speaking, he felt a chill on his scalp, and a huge shadow came over him. When he looked up, he almost bit his tongue in horror.
, it was Jin An riding a goat as big as an ox and a horse from the front of the team to the back of the team.
Jin An was quite speechless as he looked at this pair of uncles and nephews who kept talking all the way. How could they have such energetic uncles and nephews? Then he said with a serious face: "Old Sadiq, little Sahab, you look like you are in good spirits."
I see that the other camels in the team are seriously exhausted, why don't you help share the pressure with those camels?"
Old Sadiq and young Sahaf immediately cried out that they were tired.
"It's getting darker. Follow the team and don't get lost just talking. These stone forests are as complex as mazes. Once you get lost in these mazes, it will be difficult to find you." Jin An is not really in a dilemma.
After giving a warning, he walked back to the front of the team to protect the safety of the camel team.
"Fourth uncle, we deliberately stayed so far away and talked quietly, but Taoist Master Jin'an could still hear us. Was our conversation along the way just now also heard by Yiyun Apa and Qi Bo?"
"Say less, you, you are the one who talks the most along the way!"
Both of them are aware of their own suffering.
They spoke camel language, Western dialect, and spoke from afar, but they could not escape Mr. Yiyun every time.
Thinking of the two people just saying that Young Master Yiyun was too scary, they both felt that the road ahead was long and heavy. Will Young Master Yiyun keep it in mind?
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The deeper you go into the desert basin, the later it gets dark.
Dusk here is at a quarter past Hai hour, but it gets completely dark, probably at a quarter after Hai hour, that is, after ten o'clock in the evening.
And driving at night in the desert winter is not a good choice.
After it was completely dark, we walked for about half an hour in the stone forest of Yadan Landform. It was estimated that it was already midnight, and the camel team finally arrived at the resting place mentioned by the disfigured old man Abboud.
It was a rocky mountain cave. There was a dead poplar tree growing in the rocky mountain cave like a wonder. The bare and dead crown of the poplar tree was like a beam, supporting the cave and preventing it from weathering and collapsing.
Because in the depths of the desert basin, no outsiders have come in for a long time. There is no grass growing here, and there are no wild animals. I can see many living supplies, fresh water, camel meat jerky, hay feed, and daily necessities openly placed in the cave.
Firewood, fur blankets for keeping warm...everything you can think of for survival in the desert can be found here.
It is not an exaggeration to say that even though this place is small, it has all the internal organs.
Jin An once learned about the survival skills of some desert locals. They would habitually store some simple food and water at a distance on the roads that frequently travel to and from towns or on the roads where they are grazing, just in case.
In fact, this is the same as those firewood hunters in Kangding Kingdom, who would hide some simple food and water in caves and deserted temples in the mountains to prepare for the occasional overnight stay.
He guessed that the ancestors of these veterans used ants to move around, storing some dried meat and fresh water at intervals, and slowly exploring the depths of the desert.
This method of exploration is slow.
But it's better to be safe.
I just don’t know how many years it took for the soldiers who were left by the leader of the Black Rain Kingdom in Xiaoshi Manor to find the ruins of the Wuer clan.
A blazing bonfire was lit with dry wood. Everyone sat around the bonfire, wrapped in blankets to keep out the cold. Listening to the howling cold wind outside the cave, the small cave was kept warm by so many people.
As for the camel team, they formed a circle to eat hay and rest outside the cave, which also served as a warning.
The location of this cave is very good. It is on the leeward side. Although the temperature is low at night, the camels with thick skin and flesh can still bear it.
The bonfire was crackling and burning, and camel jerky was roasting on the fire. Everyone sat in a circle, and while eating the jerky they brought with them, Jin An noticed a small detail.
Anyone who has eaten questionable camel meat in the Laughing Corpse Village will feel a little depressed after not eating camel meat for a day.
While everyone was eating the dried meat they had brought, Master Yan, who had not spoken much since what happened last night, looked at the tall and thin old man Pasha and asked him something.
: "During the day, I heard the old man say that you suspected that the explosion that occurred in the deepest part of the desert more than half a year ago, as well as the subsequent abnormal weather in the desert, and all the strange things that happened in the desert, were all related to the so-called Black Sun sealed by the Kingdom of the Immortal God.
Related... If someone really goes into the depths of the desert, pursues clues such as the Guchi Kingdom, the Wuer clan, Baizu, etc., and finally finds the legendary Kingdom of the Immortal God, it is impossible that the person who broke the seal has not passed through the Laughing Corpse Manor, right?"
Unexpectedly, the old man Pasha said: "Sir Yan, I never said that the seal was broken because of people."
"Maybe someone really entered the desert and finally broke the seal."
"Or maybe it's because the seal has become loose because of the passage of time."
"Of course, we cannot rule out that the other party passed by the Laughing Corpse Village, but did not enter the Laughing Corpse Village. Instead, they went directly into the depths of the desert to search for the Kingdom of the Immortal God. We missed the opportunity to get to know that expert."
Old man Pasha seemed to have said a lot of things back, but in fact, all his answers were useless nonsense, and he was just talking nonsense.
"Our journey has been peaceful all the way. How come we haven't encountered the danger you mentioned that caused heavy casualties to the Black Rain Nation's army? That place is still far away from us, so we can prepare in advance."
To be continued...