In the Forbidden Soul Desert, the sky was gray, and only a short distance could be seen.

The scenery is exactly the same, as if you are sinking in murky water.

It was noon, but there was no sun in sight, only a halo hanging in the air.

Feeling physically tired, Lei Shaoxuan stopped to rest for a while.

Suddenly, Lei Shaoxuan was taken aback, the big red horse on the side lowered his head to eat grass, but he failed to bite off the grass, his lips were cut by the dry grass instead, and the blood flowed.

Only then did Lei Shaoxuan realize that the withered grass in the Forbidden Spirit Desert was so tough that he couldn't tear it off with both hands, only the golden knife barely cut it, and the horses couldn't chew and eat at all.

No wonder after a day and a half of walking, I still didn't see a living thing, and I felt that nothing could survive in such a place.

Although the Bitter Sea Desert is desolate, there are still golden mamba snakes to live, and there are no living creatures here.

Such a strange place, Lei Shaoxuan encountered it for the first time, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

The climate is dry and the scenery is monotonous, making it easy to get tired. Hunger and thirst caused the body function to decline rapidly, Lei Shaoxuan felt exhausted, and the speed of the two horses slowed down, and they began to foam at the mouth.

The big red horse was Timuran's mount, and another white horse was also brought from the Tianxiang Pavilion.

From the beginning of entering Tianxiang Pavilion, taking care of horses used to be one of Lei Shaoxuan's jobs, and under the influence of the Hu people, Lei Shaoxuan gradually fell in love with horses.

Lei Shaoxuan especially likes to walk horses.

Alone in Tianxiang Pavilion, in order not to expose himself, Lei Shaoxuan intentionally or unintentionally alone, inevitably felt lonely and bored, whenever at this time, Lei Shaoxuan always likes to go out to walk horses, riding horses on the grassland.

The swift wind swept through the ears and swept away the loneliness, and the speed of the wind poured out all the sorrow and anguish in a hearty way.

The horses of Tianxiang Pavilion have accompanied Lei Shaoxuan through countless lonely and homesick times, and they are their partners.

Seeing that the two horses were exhausted to the extreme, Lei Shaoxuan's heart fluttered, but he didn't dare to rest for too long. Every minute of rest is ruthlessly consuming the horse's life.

The horses improved slightly, Lei Shaoxuan was ruthless, and immediately led the horse to the road.

With faint hope, Lei Shaoxuan didn't dare to stay, and ran for almost a day and a night, still unable to find grass to eat, and not a single river to see.

The only hope is to keep moving forward, hoping to find food and water. Although Lei Shaoxuan knew very well in his heart that the only hope was actually no hope, just an excuse to squeeze out the value of Ma's life.

Knowing that the horses were going to die, he simply ran to death! Lei Shaoxuan clearly knew that this was his true thoughts. Lei Shaoxuan hated himself a little.

Thirsty, hungry, exhausted.

The moment finally came, and the white horse could not run at first, staggering, struggling, unable to stand, and collapsed to the ground.

The tired and hungry white horse, with dull eyes, could not even spit out white foam in his mouth.

Lei Shaoxuan tried to pull the reins, and the white horse tried his best to raise his head and struggle, but he couldn't stand up.

The red horse kept wandering next to the white horse, kept neighing, and pushed the arch with his head, looking anxious and helpless, Lei Shaoxuan was sad.

Lei Shaoxuan felt very uncomfortable and a little overwhelmed, the white horse was at the last moment, and it ran out of life. No one can save it in such a place, and there is no way to save it.

Lei Shaoxuan looked at the white horse, was silent for a long time, squatted down and hugged the white horse's head, hugged it tightly, and couldn't bear to let go.

Finally, Lei Shaoxuan was ruthless and led the red horse far away, away from the white horse.

Coming straight to the white horse, Lei Shaoxuan drew a knife and dug a pit, covered it with sheepskin, looked at each other with the white horse for a moment, and slowly wrapped the white horse's eyes with a cloak.

Lei Shaoxuan will never forget the moment when he blindfolded the white horse.

Bai Ma opened his eyes, tears poured out in large pieces, fell to the ground, and looked at Lei Shaoxuan calmly, there was no despair in his eyes, only sadness.

After being silent for a long time, Lei Shaoxuan trembled and stabbed the knife into the neck of the white horse.

The white horse struggled weakly a few times, and died quietly, blood gushing into the dirt pit, and soon overflowing into his leather pocket.

Lei Shaoxuan's hands trembled and closed the eyes of the white horse.

Holding back his sadness, Lei Shaoxuan picked up the leather bag full of blood, silently came to the red horse's side, dug a shallow pit, put the leather bag full of blood into the pit and spread it out, and led the red horse to the pit.

Seeing the bright red blood in the pit, the red horse suddenly burst up, raised its front hooves, and neighed and screamed.

Lei Shaoxuan's heart sank, trying to get close to the red horse, but was hit by the red horse's angry head swing.

The red horse circled around the blood pit, hissing, his eyes red and tears rippling.

The big tears of the red horse were dripping, Lei Shaoxuan's heart was stabbed, and the heart-rending pain instantly froze, and this kind of bitter pain grabbed Lei Shaoxuan's heart.

Lei Shaoxuan felt deep remorse, and this remorse made Lei Shaoxuan feel that life was worse than death.

Lei Shaoxuan is accustomed to life and death, and from the fear and despair at the beginning, he gradually became calm and numb.

Lei Shaoxuan suddenly understood that life and death are not so terrible, and it is more important not to let yourself regret it. This kind of realization accompanied Lei Shaoxuan throughout his life.

Life and death are never the meaning of life, and doing something and not doing something is the theme of life.

Lei Shaoxuan completely untied the saddle and reins, took out a Bigu Dan, fed it to the red horse's mouth, and finally glanced at the red horse, without looking back, and left silently.

Forbidden Desert, Day 2.

The sky was still gray, and there was still only a small clump of dry grass on the ground.

The further you go inside, the scenery on the ground gradually changes.

From time to time, I saw all kinds of objects on the ground, rotten and tattered wooden boxes, scattered porcelain shards, half-buried carriages, rusty ironware......

What is this place?

It seems to be an abandoned trade route, is there a town not far away? Lei Shaoxuan became excited, but he didn't know if there was anyone else.

In fact, Lei Shaoxuan understands that this road is obviously an abandoned trade route, and even if there are towns on the road ahead, most of them have been abandoned.

Hope can always be exciting, Lei Shaoxuan couldn't help but speed up his pace, dragging his tired body, and trying to move forward.

Forbidden Desert, Day 3.

There is no town ahead, but you come to an abandoned ancient battlefield.

The sky was still gray, and an atmosphere of slaughter enveloped the land.

It was as if a great war had just ended, and all kinds of weapons, knives, guns, changge, broken bows and arrows, and broken chariots were scattered everywhere...... The years passed, and time made these weapons decay and rust.

Everything has passed, and countless warriors fought here for their faith and for their homeland.

Lei Shaoxuan's ears seemed to echo with the roar of the warriors, the golden ges resonated, and the war horses roared...... Now everything is silent, buried in the ground, only the unyielding white bones of the forest are exposed to the ground, as if to tell the cruelty of the war and the heroism of the soldiers.

Lei Shaoxuan's heart swelled with inexplicable grief and indignation.

Countless martyrs buried their bones on the battlefield, but no one remembers. Ying's bones are allowed to blow by the wind and rain, the sun is drenched in the rain, and the soul of Ying is scattered.

Forbidden Desert, Day 4.

Lei Shaoxuan saw the grave.

A cemetery, lonely, lonely, desolate......

Mounds of earth, piles of stones, and graves are uplifted, sparsely standing, but stretching to the sky, as if there is no end.

Some tombs are tall and majestic, there is a long tomb road in front of the tombstone, and there are stone figures that cannot see clearly, and stone elephants, stone horses, and stone lions are arranged...... Some are so small that the years have eroded away at the grave, leaving only a small bulge that makes it impossible to distinguish whether it is a mound or a grave, some of which are left with only tombstones, which are skewed into the ground, and some are cracked, revealing white bones and buried in the soil......

Whether it is the emperor or the general, the peddler and the pawn, the infatuated man and the woman...... After death they are dust.

A kind of sadness and grievance suddenly surged into Lei Shaoxuan's heart.

Who am I? Where will I be buried when I die? A voice in Lei Shaoxuan's heart muttered to himself.

Since everyone dies once, and after death they all return to dust, and they all have only one destination, what is the point of struggling?

Lei Shaoxuan thought about it, and his heart sank.

Suddenly, Lei Shaoxuan felt that his steps were heavy and he could barely take a step.

Forbidden Desert, Day 5.

It's a big city, with no end in sight, messy, dilapidated, decadent, and ruined everywhere.

How much prosperity and how much excitement are buried in the ruins.

The tall city walls, the continuous streets, the delicate cornices and tiles, the palaces, temples, restaurants, and shops are now in ruins, what has happened to this city?

Wars, plagues, natural disasters......

These secrets are buried deep underground, leaving only some broken bridges and remnant walls, remembering the prosperity of the past.

Lei Shaoxuan felt more and more lonely, walking in the ruins, as if he was the only one left in the world, wandering around the city, desperately looking for a partner.

Lei Shaoxuan shouted, and all he could answer was the howling of the wind in the sky and the strange sound in the ruins.

Lei Shaoxuan was so frightened that he ran through the city as if he was running for his life, as if he was running slowly, and he would become a secret buried in the soil.