The desert in early autumn is still a little hot in the afternoon.

Under the leadership of Cui Wenxian, the group slowly walked towards the depths of the desert.

The yellow sand is full of dazzling sunshine, and people gradually lose their sense of time after walking for a long time.

Gradually, the sunlight became less dazzling.

Where heaven and earth meet, the red sun is like a huge fireball.

The caravan is heading west.

Li Mingqi, the man in black, couldn't help but ask, "How long is it?"

He had been in the desert for more than ten days, but he had never really entered the depths of the desert.

At this moment, with the sun's position and sense of direction, he still remembered the way back to where he was.

"It's almost there!" Cui Wenxian looked at the sunset and said, "See, there is a sand castle due west, and that is the entrance!"

The man in black set up a pergola with his hands and looked westward, but he saw nothing but the undulating sand dunes in the red light.

"Can you make it before dark?" asked the man in black in a deep voice.

"I don't know!" Cui Wenxian shook her head: "I walked for two days to arrive, and I can't say how strong this camel's feet were!"

"Then hurry up!" the black-clothed man's vocal cords were displeased: "I heard that there are wolves in the desert at night!"

"It's just that I heard about it!" Cui Wenxian smiled: "A lot of the time I hear it may not be true!"

"There is no best!" the man in black shook the reins, and the camel ran again: "We are not responsible for your safety!"

Cui Wenxian didn't answer and drove the camel away.

Until it was completely dark, there was no so-called sand castle for Cui Wenxian.

Li Mingqi ordered people to light torches and continue on their way.

Cui Wenxian still rushed to the west, but without the sun to guide the way, the route slowly deviated from the direction.

In the evening of the third day, the caravan drank the last drop of water.

Li Mingqi raised the sword in his hand and pointed at Cui Wenxian: "What excuse do you have this time? Didn't you say that it would be there in two days?"

"Yes!" Cui Wenxian's voice was a little hoarse: "I walked alone for two days, and this team of people left, I didn't say that I could arrive in two days!"

"We've cut off the water!" Li Mingqi said angrily: "If you can't find it again, you know what the consequences will be!"

"It's been more than ten years!" Cui Wenxian's voice was hoarse and tired: "My memory is really not as good as when I was young!"

"You!" The sharp sword in Li Mingqi's hand approached Cui Wenxian again.

Liu Chengyou's figure moved in front of Cui Wenxian: "At this time, it's not appropriate to point at the only guide!"

"Hmph!" Li Mingqi snorted coldly: "I can kill you now! Three days away is not too difficult for us!"

"Oh!" Liu Chengyou said with a smile: "If you get lost, it will be more than three days." ”

Li Mingqi's eyes froze, and the sword in his hand pointed at Li Jinhua: "Cui Wenxian, if you play tricks again, I will kill your daughter first!"

Li Jinhua didn't dodge and said slowly: "Put away your sword and save some strength! If you dare to kill us, you won't come in with us! The underground water source of this big desert is only known to my mother, so if you want to live, it's better to be polite!"

Li Mingqi's sharp sword went in and pressed against Li Jinhua's neck: "You are mistaken! We will not give you a way to live!"

Li Jinhua held his head high and squinted at Li Mingqi: "If you find the underground water source, you can find the fire oil of the Great Desert! If you don't want to find it, just stab it!"

"Hmph!" Li Mingqi snorted coldly, put away the long sword in his hand, and turned to Cui Wenxian, who was calm and relaxed: "Lead the way!"

The red sun is falling in the west.

Where heaven and earth meet, there are still large and small sand dunes that rise and fall.

Cui Wenxian pulled the reins of the camel and continued to walk in the direction of the red sun.

Keep walking, keep walking.

Li Mingqi only felt a dry throat and pain.

This time, after sunset, it's no longer just darkness.

In the distance, you can see the light of the stars not far away.

The firelight outlines a row of castles!

Is there really a sandcastle?

As the daylight faded into the air, the light ahead became more and more visible.

Li Mingqi shouted happily: "Hurry up!"

He felt that he had tried a lot of strength, but his voice was hoarse.

Everyone also ignored Cui Wenxian and Li Jinhua, and drove the camels to run forward.

It wasn't until there was some distance from the camel team in front of him that Li Jinhua asked in a low voice: "Mother, is it really a sand castle?"

"Probably not!" Cui Wenxian said lightly: "According to the direction and route, it is not!"

"What's that?" Liu Chengyou also whispered: "Could it be that someone discovered the fire oil of the Great Desert first?"

"This is the territory of the Great Zhou!" Li Jinhua stared at the firelight in front of him and said leisurely: "Is it the same as the military factory in the Tang Kingdom, where there are sand castles on the ground and fire oil collected underground?

"No!" Cui Wenxian said firmly: "My mother didn't give anyone anything!"

Then I heard a scream!

Through the faint light of the fire, you can see the black-clothed people on the camel team in front of them constantly falling off their hunks.

In an instant, a group of men in black had fallen to the sand.

A group of people riding camels with bows and arrows instantly surrounded the camel team, Li Jinhua and others.

"Is that you?" rushed out of the caravan.

Just listening to the voice, Li Jinhua knew that it was Shen Pengrun.

didn't expect to meet Shen Pengrun here, Li Jinhua suddenly felt that it was really not so easy to conceal his identity, and couldn't help shouting: "Second brother, it's us! Why are you here?"

Shen Pengrun had already rushed to Li Jinhua, and a thousand words turned into one sentence: "Let's go!"

Shen Pengrun was wearing dark red armor, and he looked majestic in the dark.

Li Jinhua looked at Shen Pengrun and paused before saying, "He's there too?"

"Let's go!" Shen Pengrun only said lightly: "Daddy is also here." ”

Hearing that Shen Xianling was also there, Li Jinhua and Cui Wenxian followed Shen Pengrun and rushed towards the sand castle not far away.

At this time, the sergeants of the Great Zhou had already captured all the men in black and escorted them to the sand castle.

The evening breeze is rising.

In my ears is the sound of the wind blowing away the sand.

Li Jinhua approached the sand castle and found that this sand castle was huge, and in terms of scale alone, it was larger than any town in Mobei.

The sandcastle was surrounded by Great Zhou sergeants patrolling with spears in their hands.

The crowd dismounted from their camels in front of the sandcastle.

Illuminated by two bright white wind lanterns, the gate of the sandcastle was as bright as day.

Two figures, one black and one gray, stood straight in front of the gate of the sandcastle.

A black figure, wearing armor, looks heroic.

The gray figure, the brocade clothes and jade belt are full of warmth.

"Daddy!" Li Jinhua ran to Shen Xianling with a sour heart.

Liu Chengyou squinted his eyes and looked at the upright figure under the wind lamp: "Why do you have to be like this!"

Zhou Rong frowned slightly: "Don't worry, no one will know!" Zhou Rong paused and said: "You should understand that the news of death is too cruel for people who are fathers and husbands!

Liu Chengyou smiled dumbly, and then said slowly: "It's good that no one will know!"

Li Jinhua, who was lying on Shen Xianling's shoulder, raised his head and looked at Zhou Rong when he heard this: "We need to talk about it!"

"Indeed!" Zhou Rong smiled slightly, reached out and grabbed Li Jinhua's wrist, pulled it and walked inside.