On the morning of the third day, the sky ahead was filled with yellow sand.
The Desert of No Return has finally arrived.
Ren Ning reined in his horse and stopped.
Under the golden finger, about ten miles away to the left, there is a densely packed half-yellow and half-green cactus.
The plant that is full of spikes has five yellow spots in the middle.
Yellow means useless and harmless, which is not surprising.
But Ren Ning could see clearly from his high position, and there were clearly several people hiding there.
Occasionally, there is a flash of cold light, which is the light reflected by the weapon.
A bunch of rookies who don't even know how to cover up the reflection of their weapons.
Ren Ning shook his head, then turned the horse's head and headed there.
Not ten miles away, with almost no effort from Zhui Feng, one man and one horse stood outside the range of ordinary bows and arrows.
Among the cactus, Ximo and others were in ragged clothes and looked embarrassed. Their mouths were dry and their stomachs were growling.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves outside, they all stopped digging holes to collect water.
Ximo even signaled to his sister to hide deeper in the cactus, while he grabbed his weapon tightly.
"Are you brothers from the Luoxi tribe?" At this time, a strange Xiliang language sounded outside.
"Come out." Ren Ning jumped off his horse, "I came here from Kai Lun."
Kailun?
Ximo and others were overjoyed and looked out through the gap with hesitation.
The person who came had black hair, dark eyes, yellow skin, and spoke a suffocating Xiliang dialect.
There is no doubt that this is Yun Chui Ren!
They all breathed a sigh of relief and stood up from the pile of cacti.
Since the war, the east-west trade routes have been severed.
Most of the Yunchui people who can appear here at this time are related to Kailun.
As we all know, Kailun people have always had the habit of intermarrying with Yunchui. Many Kailun people, including the Tiele brothers and sisters, have a Yunchui-like appearance.
"My name is Ximo. I am very unfamiliar to you. I don't know how to call him?"
"Let's talk about eating!" Ren Ning gave them some food and water.
Several people thanked him quickly, including the girl, who all tried their best to stuff the dried meat into their mouths.
After eating the food, although they were half hungry and full, their spirits improved a lot.
Changed to a shaded place.
Ren Ning introduced himself first and then asked: "Since you escaped, why don't you go to Kailun for help?"
Ximo smiled bitterly: "Brother Ning, it's not that we don't want to go, it's that we can't go."
They moved thousands of miles to the vicinity of the Desert of No Return, and all the defense posts were staring south.
Unexpectedly, the troops from the Principality of Langston suddenly appeared in the north in the middle of the night, and instantly rushed into their tribal garrison.
Many Luoxi people lost their lives due to confusion while they were still sleeping. Even Ximo and his party had to fight to the death to escape.
"The Beixiong dog has been chasing us from behind. Luoxi has been destroyed. If we really want to die, then let's die. We can't lead the disaster to Kailun."
Ren Ning nodded understandingly.
He climbed up the small tree next to him, raised his telescope and looked around.
There were scattered red dots around, but no trace of people could be seen. They were probably poisonous things like sand scorpions and centipedes.
Jumping down from the tree, he said: "You are very safe now, there are no Beixiong people nearby."
"Really?" Several people cheered up.
Xi Mo looked at the telescope in Ren Ning's hand with confusion, but for a long time he couldn't recognize what it was.
He didn't think much about it, "A few days ago, there were many Beixiong people chasing us. But then, for some reason, they all disappeared."
"Fortunately they didn't pursue us again, otherwise we probably wouldn't have survived until now."
Ren Ning smiled slightly: "We killed more than fifty of them that night."
Then they collectively disappeared without a trace.
The Langston people couldn't find any clues, so they couldn't help but feel the crisis and fear, and quickly called back all their men.
It can be regarded as indirectly saving Ximo and his party in front of them.
"That's it." The five of them suddenly realized, and when they looked at Ren Ning again, they got a little closer.
Ren Ning ignored these and pointed to the southeast: "If you have rested enough, you can go to Kailun first."
"The Beixiong people do many evil things and kill innocent people indiscriminately. We are preparing to find a way to kill them. You will have more power if you go."
As he spoke, Ren Ning glanced at the only girl among the five.
It is said that this is his brother-in-law's sweetheart?
"Great." Several people were surprised and happy at the prospect of revenge. Their eyes all lit up.
Ximo even slapped his thigh: "Little sister, the four of you go first."
"There are still some escaped tribesmen hiding around. I'll go look for them and I'll arrive soon."
Ren Ning did not interfere, "Do you know where the oasis called Pearl is?"
Ximo was stunned, "Why, are you planning to go to this oasis too?"
The group of them walked around the bend and headed north, and finally met Ren Ning here.
One is to prevent the chasing Beixiong people from encountering Kailun's cattle and sheep, thus causing trouble to the east.
Secondly, I wanted to go to this oasis called Mingzhu.
There is abundant water and many wild animals there. Even if they can no longer make a living by grazing in the future, they can still get enough food.
Ren Ning had a strange look on his face, "You have a good idea. But we caught someone's tongue. According to what he said, the main force of Grand Duke Langston is gathered there."
If they could reach the oasis alive, they would just run into the enemy's base camp.
Um?
Several people looked at each other, all a little scared.
Ximo moved his mouth.
He wanted to ask Ren Ning about the purpose of going to Mingzhu, but he couldn't.
After comparing the map again and confirming that the direction and general location of the painting on the right were correct, Ren Ning continued heading north.
Two days later, he walked through the desert and appeared on the outskirts of this pearly oasis.
The oasis is bigger than imagined.
A rough observation shows that the lake in the middle alone covers more than 6,000 acres.
The lake is surrounded by a green belt about ten miles wide, with trees of all sizes growing lush and airtight.
Countless birds and animals chirped and appeared in it, creating a lively scene.
If he hadn't seen a group of huge sand wolves passing by like the wind, Ren Ning would have thought he was back in Guangxin County, a place with beautiful mountains and green waters.
hey-hey!
He shook his head thoughtfully.
Fortunately, Ximo and the others didn't come over, otherwise it would be a question whether they could survive the attack of this pack of wolves.
The oasis is so big that Ren Ning has no worries about being discovered.
A man and a horse quietly entered the dense forest from the east and reached the lake.
rustle.
The long ponytail swung over and touched Ren Ning's arm.
Zhui Feng knew what his master was doing. So even though the lake was right in front of him and he was already thirsty, he stayed still as long as Ren Ning didn't make a sound.
After checking, everything around and in the water is safe.
Ren Ning patted his beloved horse with satisfaction: "Be good, go drink some water."
Zhui Feng's eyes lit up and he ran to the lake and took a gulp of water.
After everyone and the horse had enough to eat and drink, Ren Ning gave the horse a bath with a water bag before letting Zhui Feng hide while he walked north along the lake.
He had sharp ears and eyes, and he had already heard the faint noise of humans in the north.