After the shock, the camel team continued on their way. Fortunately, the cold wind subsided a little in the second half of the night.
However, Tie Mo was quite angry about Lao Xu's behavior of kneeling down to worship Changshengtian. He was saved by Mengmeng, so what does it have to do with Changshengtian?
The next day, when the sun became warmer, Xu Kui asked everyone to sleep in a relatively leeward place.
Tie Mo was very tired. As soon as the team stopped and had something to eat, he hugged Mengmeng and fell asleep.
Mengmeng was unhappy with Tie Mo's rogue behavior in keeping warm, but for the sake of more wine, she could only endure it for the time being.
I don't know when I fell asleep, but I felt someone patting my cheek. I reluctantly opened my eyes and saw Erha's face with a big tongue sticking out.
"What are you doing? If you dare to disturb my sleep again, you will have no more wine to drink!"
Mengmeng waved her wolf claws with an aggrieved look, and then Zhou Dingshan's voice came from behind.
Zhou Dingshan lay next to him and carefully took out a piece of rope from his arms, "Brother Tie, look, this rope is broken."
"Huh?" Tie Mo's sleeping bug immediately moved away for seven or eight points, and after carefully observing the break, he could almost conclude that the rope was cut by a sharp weapon, "Tsk, tsk, I just said that the rope was broken properly, and the one who fell behind was just right.
It's Chang Minyue and the others."
"What do we do now?"
"Pretend that you don't know for now. We'll wait until we get out of the desert. We'll tell the brothers secretly and be more careful."
After lying down again, I couldn't fall asleep.
Why did Chang Minyue leave the team, and what secret was hidden in it?
...
In the next few days, the road ahead will still be difficult, but fortunately, no one will be left behind again.
Under the biting cold wind, the sand was as sharp as a knife, and I was rushing along mechanically, but Zhou Dingshan's cry could be heard behind me.
There is never any luck in the Northern Desert. I thought that immortality would innocently care for people like me, but after a few days, some people still couldn't bear it.
The first one to fall was Zhou Pu, one of Zhou Dingshan's three senior brothers. Zhou Pu felt a little unwell the next day, but the team couldn't stop. He could only keep walking, but he eventually collapsed.
The Chang family's camel team brought a doctor with them. He checked Zhou Zhoupu's situation and shook his head gently.
"It's over, put this brother down!"
After all, Zhou Dingshan was a little reluctant to give up, even unwilling. Senior Brother Zhou Pu had gone through so many fights, but he did not die in the hands of the enemy, but died in the cold wind and sand.
Humans can kill people, but they cannot defeat God!
In the pitch-black night, Zhou Dingshan personally untied the rope tied around Zhou Pu's waist, then cut off one of Zhou Pu's fingers and carefully wrapped it in his arms.
In less than a month, from Daqing Mountain to Beida Desert, Zhou Dingshan has gone through several fights and cruel training. His immaturity has long faded, and his face has gained a bit of fortitude and maturity.
Wiping away his tears, he kowtowed several times to Zhou Pu's corpse.
The camel team moved forward again. People who were used to seeing death had already become numb. Only the sound of camel bells could be heard continuously, as if they were paying homage to the homeless souls.
.....
The sun rises and sets, the wind blows the sand, and the time in the desert seems to be endless. The biting cold burns the blood in the body.
Tie Mo only felt that his soul was getting more and more irritable. Facing the wild sand of heaven and earth, he really wanted to fight.
Raise your machete and angrily head towards the northwest. Unfortunately, with the power of heaven and earth, you can't even find an enemy.
Confused and helpless, I can only keep moving forward.
What’s funny is that some people actually praise the long smoke and sunset in the desert. Haha, those who have sung about the desert since ancient times are mostly literati hiding in honey pots, right?
All living beings, people standing on high places.
Did you know that the frost and snow are ruthless and the desert is like a knife, burying many people's dreams?
Did you know that the sky is full of quicksand and covered with dust, ruining the lives of several generations?
There is no romance or magnificence in the desert.
The desert is a devil and an abyss.
.......
The road is difficult, but we still have to keep looking forward.
Life does not end and the fight does not end.
A few days later, the wind and sand weakened, and the sunlight became much clearer. At least the sky was no longer hazy. Looking ahead, we could see hundreds of feet ahead.
Mr. Fan leaned his body and supported Xu Kui. The two of them looked at the sunset in the distance and suddenly burst into giggles.
"Haha... you bitch... I'm finally getting out of this hellish place..."
"Yeah...but four lives were lost..."
"Fortunately, not all of them died here!"
Listening to the conversation between Fan Laowai and Xu Kui, I really don't know whether to be happy or sad.
Under the setting sun, the sand dunes are rolling. The sand here is no longer golden, but a dark red, stretching like a fiery red ocean.
In the distance, there is a patchwork of mountains, which look like artificially excavated stone buildings. Before I even get close, I feel like there is a heat wave coming from there.
As we continued walking forward, signs of life appeared in the sea of sand.
A cactus grew next door, and a lizard quickly crawled across, leaving clear footprints. However, the wind blew past and the quicksand rolled over, quickly covering up the footprints.
The mountains are like giant clods of soil, all red, blending into the red sea of sand.
The sky and the earth were red, like a world of blood, full of psychedelic colors. This was the first time Tie Mo saw such a grand scene, and he couldn't help but feel a little amazed.
Xu Kui raised his hand, his face looking a little more happy.
"Everyone, please pay attention. This is the Flame Mountain. Watch your feet and be careful of poisonous snakes."
Xu Kui took the initiative to slow down and walked side by side with Tie Mo. Perhaps because he was about to leave the desert, he was in a good mood and talked more.
"Master Tie, you look red all over. Doesn't it look like the Flame Mountain? The terrain of this place is special. For some reason, the temperature is much higher than elsewhere. Even in winter, there will be snakes and insects. Going forward, pass by
Once we reach the Flame Mountain, we can find a place to light a fire and spend the night."
The Flame Mountain is not very large, and in just half an hour, the camel team passed through the low canyon.
Leaving the canyon, there is a sparse Elaeagnus elegans forest. When the camel team entered the forest, Xu Kui asked people to find firewood to start a fire.
After walking out of the Northern Desert alive, everyone has a feeling of being reincarnated as a human being. They light a fire and feel the warmth brought by the fire.
In happiness, some people drank wine and some sang songs. Although the songs were unpleasant to listen to, they could bring happiness to people.
Mengmeng took two sips of wine, pulled her neck and screamed twice.
"Stay...wuwuwu..."
Glancing at the man singing loudly in the distance, Mengmeng lowered her ears with disdain, trying to block the unpleasant sound.
The gopher rolled his eyes, patted his chest, and sang louder.
........
One night passed by in a hurry.
The next day, while Tie Mo was still sleeping, he was awakened by a strange noise.
Opening his eyes, he held the machete nervously and listened carefully to the sounds in the distance.
The sound became clearer and clearer from far away, and Tie Mo's expression changed drastically. It was the sound of horse hooves.
As soon as the reminder sounded, a group of shadows appeared in the field of vision.
They were dressed in Mongolian costumes, each had a scimitar in their hands, and their horses galloped like the wind.