Chapter 21: The Village of the Desert
It was already the evening of the fourth day, and seeing that the sun was about to set again, He Ling'er complained bitterly: "Oh, it's going to be dark, and we're going to sleep in the wild again." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe demon insects here bite me all over my body every night. ”
Kester also has a hard time to say, as a wing clan who doesn't walk often, shoes and other things are really the most easily ignored part of usually. Kester's soles were worn out, and the sand had made a large blister of blood on the bottom of his foot.
"Brother Ye, there is a road ahead!" He Lilan, who was walking in front, suddenly shouted excitedly, "If there is a road, it means that there are people nearby who often come and go." ”
Kester stepped forward with an arrow, and an inconspicuous dirt road leaped into view. He looked into the distance in the direction of the road and was pleasantly surprised to find a trace of cooking smoke rising in the sky.
"There's smoke, and there may be people living there, at least travelers like us!" He Lilan's mind became active, after all, a few days of rushing had consumed the gale carving meat in their hands, and the rest was about to deteriorate. If you can't meet anyone else, I'm afraid all three of them will go hungry.
"It's better to be careful, don't run into thieves," Kester was calmer after all, "let's take a closer look." ”
With the goal in mind, the group walked forward with all their might, and finally half an hour later, they climbed a mound, and the scene before them made all three of them shine.
The sunset was only half a face, and the sunset reflected the sky in a bright red, and finally there were no more shrubs and grasses in front of them, but an endless desert, which met the sky in the distance. In the middle of nowhere, a small village stands lonely on the edge of the desert. The earth-colored walls look a little old, but they have a touch of desolation. The smell of barbecue wafted in, not the dark cuisine made by Kester, but the real original desert atmosphere. A burst of flute sounds floated in, without the desolation of soft intestines, but with a unique heroic feeling.
"What are you doing in a daze, let's go before the sun goes down." After a while, Kester was the first to come back to his senses.
"Oh, rush~~ But it's really beautiful..."He Ling'er pulled He Lilan and ran forward, but left Kester behind.
The village is a little dilapidated, perhaps because many of the villagers can't stand the torture of poverty. Many of the buildings were stained with blood-red tooth marks, which Kester knew were left behind by the Bloodtooth Silver Wolf after the attack on the village. But at the moment, he didn't care to observe so much, after all, there was one most important thing in front of him: "accommodation".
The inn was not hard to find, as there was only one shop in the whole village, and when Kester and his party reached the door, the owner was nailing wooden planks to the door.
The attentive boss didn't notice them, He Ling'er quickly ran to the boss's side and shouted, "Boss, business is coming!" ”
The shopkeeper was startled and hammered a hammer into his hand: "Oh mom, whose bear child is it." ”
Seeing that He Ling'er was in trouble, Kester had to step forward and say, "Boss, we live in a hotel." ”
"You are... Outlander? Looking at the boys and girls in front of him, the boss's eyes were a little weird, "Are the current adventurers coming out at such a young age?" ”
"Uh, boss, we're staying in a hotel..."Seeing that the other party didn't get to the point, Kester had to repeat it.
"One silver coin in the upper room, and 30 copper coins in the ordinary room." The boss came back to his senses, he put away his suspicious eyes and said, "Eat it, but only the white flour ground in Tata Valley, and the rest will have to be added." ”
"Let's have two upper rooms. By the way, help us prepare dinner. Kester looked at He Lilan, and after the latter rummaged through his empty pockets, he had to take out two silver coins from his waist and hand them to the boss.
"Okay, please!" The boss who got the silver coin changed his expression almost immediately, and his hoisted look made Kester wonder if he was a variant of the Demon Dog.
In fact, it is true that the business of the small village is too bad, as the only hotel, the boss belongs to the bitter haha who has eaten the last meal and has not eaten the next meal, and it is rare to come to a God of Wealth, of course, to provide for it.
After dinner, the He Lilan brothers and sisters went to rest early, needless to say about the fatigue of the journey, after a rare normal dinner, the brothers and sisters fell asleep quickly. Kester lay in bed for a long time and couldn't sleep, so much had happened these days, and he deeply felt that he seemed so powerless in the face of fate.
"Boss, have a jug of wine!" The breeze blew the young man's hairline, and the stomach was even more sad under the glass of wine, and under the bright moonlight, Kester's figure was stretched very long...
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"Tuk tuk" hurried knocking on the door. "Uh, wait a minute." After a hangover, Kester knocked his head with his right hand, which was a little dizzy, silently told himself that alcohol is harmful, and shouted to the door while getting dressed.
Everything in the desert village hotel looked a little shabby, and with a "squeak" sound, the door slowly opened, and He Lilan outside the door walked in.
"Lilan, what's wrong?" Kester looked at the rising sun outside and asked He Lilan.
"Brother Ye, according to the route, I'm afraid we will have to pass through the Gobi Desert next, we should go and purchase some supplies before leaving today." He Lilan said with some concern, "I'm afraid the road behind is not easy to walk, Lyle City should be located in the middle of the desert, even if we go in a straight line, we have to pass through half of the desert." We still need to be well prepared for these hundreds of kilometers. Brother Ye, our brother and sister don't have any money now, only my necklace is still worth a little, so I'll give it to you first. After speaking, He Lilan was ready to take the necklace around his neck.
Kester looked at his toes peeking out of the top of his shoe and smiled wryly, it seemed that it was time to get a set of clothes, he looked even more embarrassed than a refugee now. However, he still rejected He Lilan's necklace, after all, he still had money in his hand.
Just when Kester was about to say something, suddenly He Ling'er's voice shouted outside: "Brother? Where have you been? ”
To be honest, Kester was startled by this voice, and He Ling'er, who had rested all night, changed her sluggish appearance a few days ago, and her voice at this moment seemed full of energy, shaking the teapot on the table.
"Ling'er, don't be nervous, I'm discussing with Brother Ye about preparing to enter the desert, we're going to change clothes." He Lilan shouted outside. Anyway, there were no other guests in this desolate inn, and he didn't worry about being complained about in the next room. Unexpectedly, this ordinary sentence caused a consequence that made him cry and laugh.