In the early morning, the sun just came out and illuminated the entire desert, as if smoke was on fire.
"Chen Sheng, let's go and see how many water bags there are."
"My boss, there are only eight water bags left."
Xu Mu frowned. There was still about a hundred miles to go out of this desert. If he drank all the water bag and couldn't get water on the way, the situation would be serious.
"Get ready and leave immediately."
"My boss has something to say, I'll be on my way immediately."
Chen Sheng rode around the convoy and urged several times. After a while, the wheels began to roll slowly, and the five carriages continued to move forward against the morning fog and wind.
"Chen Sheng, where have those martial arts gone?"
"After exploring for about half a mile, if you dare to cross it, I will lead people to kill you." Chen Sheng raised the knife with a look of murder on his face.
Suddenly, Xu Mu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Chen Sheng and his gang of heroes, as well as Si Hu, have seen too much blood recently, which may not be a good thing. When the time comes to enter the inner city, they will need to slowly restore their true colors as common people.
These days, those who use force to violate the ban usually end badly.
"Chen Sheng, if there is no harm, you are not allowed to draw the knife at will in the future."
Chen Sheng, who was riding on the horse, was stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly and put the knife back into its sheath.
"Keep walking."
Around noon, the motorcade, rolling through the wind and sand, finally found a shady spot.
The five old horses pulling the cart were so hot that they kept snorting. The women nestled in the carriage also had sticky temples, and even their hairdresses were soaked with hot sweat.
"Caiwei, go and tell everyone to save some water."
Even Xu Mu didn't expect that the entire journey was truly a desert with nothing, not even a small oasis.
"Xu Lang, I'm going to the slave family right away."
Xu Mu nodded and stepped out of the carriage. He was about to brush up his robe to refresh himself, but when he looked up, he saw You Wencai and two scholars, eagerly taking a bag of water from the carriage.
First, he hurriedly moistened his face, and then poured out a lot of clean water for washing his hands. At least half of the bag was wasted.
Xu Mu's eyes were filled with anger. He ran over and kicked the three of them away.
"Chen Sheng, how many bags of water do you have?"
"Master, there are less than five bags left. If we go as fast as we can, we should be able to get out of the desert tonight."
"Go ahead and explore a few more times. Don't take the wrong path."
Chen Sheng nodded, called the two young men, and disappeared into the dust on horseback.
After resting for more than half an hour, Chen Sheng rode back in a hurry.
"My boss, I've found the arrow-blocking monument."
An arrow-blocking stele is an inscribed stone stele, usually embedded at a fork in the road to mark the direction of the road ahead.
"Everyone, wait, we will leave immediately."
Xu Mu said solemnly, "You must get out of the desert today and continue to stay. Not only is it a matter of drinking water, I am afraid that the martial arts followers who are following you will also find ways to plot against you."
Not long after.
The five carriages, after a short rest, began to move forward. To avoid problems, Xu Mu specially left two more young horses to move later.
"My boss, the arrow-blocking monument is right here."
When they reached the fork in the road, following Chen Sheng's voice, Xu Mu turned around and looked.
I found that just as Chen Sheng said, a somewhat primitive stone tablet was half buried in the sand, with a few words vaguely engraved on it.
"Monan Town." Zhou Fu rubbed his face, "I have heard of this town before. Some good guys who hunt wolves and sell their skins in the desert occasionally come to my place to have a drink."
"After passing Monan Town, you have truly left the border."
Xu Mu looked at it and felt that something was wrong, but the wheels of the carriage turned very fast, and before he could continue to think about it, the train had already traveled half a mile.
"Master Xu, do you feel that this carriage is getting more and more stable?"
It was just Zhou Fu's intentional or unintentional words, but suddenly, Xu Mu's face turned pale.
Along the way, when the wheels of the car rolled over the sand, they would occasionally hit gravel in the sand, causing the car to bump.
But now it's calm and safe, as if the entire road has been covered with thick layers of sand.
"Master, the wind and sand are getting bigger and bigger."
…
Under the wind and sand.
More than a dozen figures with swords on horseback, holding their hats in one hand and reining in the reins with the other, rode for two or three miles, leaving behind a series of long horse hoof marks.
But it was swept away by the wind and sand, and it was quickly covered up.
"Gong Dog." The leading figure spat out two words coldly.
Not long after, a rickety figure on a horse, with a posture like a lying dog, came slowly from behind.
"Every time an arrow is shot, it destroys a water bag."
"If I'm not wrong, it should be the group of people who benefited from the military merit. They killed this group and divided the money. When I went to the inner city, I was also a rich man."
Wu Xing, who was called Bow Dog, hesitantly turned his horse around twice before taking off the bow on his back and charging forward with a roar.
The wind and sand are getting stronger and stronger, and the dust blown up is confusing to people's eyes.
"Xu Lang, you also have a drink of water."
Xu Mu was worried and just about to take the water bag, when suddenly, a small and exquisite arrow came from nowhere.
With a banging sound, the water bag exploded from it.
Xu Mu was startled and hurriedly grabbed Jiang Caiwei's arm and retreated behind the carriage.
Pong! Another water bag exploded.
"Everyone hide in the carriage and put away the water bags!" Xu Mu gritted his teeth.
This damn gang is really going to force them to a dead end.
"My boss, we have a magic archer." Zhou Zun drew his sword and spoke in a deep voice.
Xu Mu never thought that the archery skills of the ancients would one day become so terrifying.
"Boss, these people want to kill us with thirst, and they will do it later."
Little did Xu Mu know that when he raised his head, it was already getting close to dusk. If he waited until sunset, the surroundings would be dark, and the enemy would be bright and we would be hidden, it would be even more dangerous.
What's more, there is a damn divine archer waiting for an opportunity.
"Zhou Zun, get an empty water bag."
Zhou Zun hurriedly followed the instructions, took an empty water bag and handed it to Xu Mu's hand.
Xu Mu had a sullen face, raised his hand, and exposed the water bag from the back of the carriage. After a while, there was another "pang" sound, and the empty water bag immediately exploded in mid-air.
This is auto-aim.
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead and thought hard. Even though he could vaguely determine the location of the divine archer, there seemed to be no good solution.
"Li Xiaowan, throw your tiger shield over."
In the carriage, Li Xiaowan, who was holding her head, hurriedly pushed the huge tiger shield out of the carriage.
"Si Hu, do you remember what I said, heavy cavalry as tank? One hand carries the shield, and the other hand wields the sword, do you understand?"
If it were anyone else, he might not be able to do it, but Si Hu can do it. His natural strength is enough to make the tiger shield fly with one hand.
"Brother Mu, look at me."
Xu Mu raised his head and pointed coldly in the direction.
In an instant, Si Hu clamped the horse's belly between his legs, roared angrily, raised his shield, and swung his sword, crushing the dust and sand and rushing away.
"Chen Sheng, hang up the lantern and lead people around to fight."
Xu Mu was also angry. He could even guess that this group of so-called martial artists had planned to plunder along the way from the beginning.
The border is at war with the sky, the government officials are greedy for money and merit, and the soldiers are too timid to fight. Who cares about the life or death of a few ordinary people.
The only way to save yourself is to save yourself.