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A bay of shallow water bubbles and stretches into the boundless distance. At this time, there was a crisp camel bell not far away, which seemed to be a cool breeze that swept away the boredom in people's hearts.

Aman, the owner of the Lonely Hung Inn, put his hand on the pergola and looked into the distance, and when he heard the familiar camel bell, he knew that a guest was coming. Because of his desert location, he hadn't had a passerby here for ten days.

After a while, a light brown camel appeared in Oman's sight, and a woman sat on the back of the camel. The woman was wearing a fiery red Loulan dress, covering her face, and her two eyes were like two bowls of water, cool and crystalline.

Aman waited for the camel to enter the courtyard and hurried to meet it. "The guest officer has worked hard all the way, please sit inside."

The girl jumped off the hunchback lightly and nodded faintly. She glanced at the boss, handed the camel to the boss, and said, "Please give it some fodder." I'm on my way tomorrow. ”

Aman respectfully took the reins, called his companion Xiaofei, and turned around to invite the woman in red into the house.

This desert inn is not large, the tables and chairs are old, and there is a sour smell in the room from time to time. The girl frowned, picked up a corner by the window, and sat down.

Aman quickly took the teapot and refilled the woman's water, "What does the girl want to eat?" The small shop has good dried yokan. ”

The girl asked for two Hu cakes and a bowl of yokan, and suddenly asked, "Uncle, I don't know how far this place is from Dunhuang?" ”

"The girl is going to Dunhuang? It's still two days to the south. Aman said and glanced at the girl, "Little old man has something I don't know if I should say or not?" ”

The girl turned her head, and her clear eyes flashed with a hint of puzzlement, "Uncle, please speak?" ”

Aman groaned and said slowly: "There are often sand thieves on the road from here to Dunhuang, and the girl is afraid that she will walk alone... Now it is a cold winter, and there are very few caravans in the desert, according to the little old man, if the girl is not in a hurry to go out, it is better to wait a few more months. ”

The girl nodded gratefully and said with a smile: "Thank you Uncle for reminding me." Please bring me some dry food and pepper. ”

Seeing that the girl didn't seem to be afraid, Aman wanted to remind her again, but at this moment the sound of people and horses sounded in the courtyard. When Aman looked through the window, he saw five or six tall horses parked in the courtyard, and the young man in the lead, richly dressed, handsome, and quite generous. He was followed by four big men with hideous and terrifying appearances.

Aman knew that a distinguished guest was coming, and he was afraid that his men would be clumsy and slack, so he hurriedly greeted him.

The girl in red glanced out of the window, and saw that the young man in the fox fur was talking about something arrogantly, and she only sneered in her heart.

The young man swaggered in and glanced around the room, his eyes fixed on the girl in red. When a big man behind him saw the master's eyes, he immediately understood, pushed away the shopkeeper Aman, and respectfully let the master to a table behind the girl.

The girl paid no attention to it, and ate her own food. The young man asked for some vegetables and vegetables, ordered some jugs of soju, and while drinking with his men, he said some teasing and joking words, and glanced at the girl from time to time.

The girl in red ate and was about to leave, when a big man at the back table got up and stopped, "Girl, please go slowly." ”

"What for?" The girl said coldly.

The big man pointed back and said, "My son-in-law wants to make friends with the girl, and I hope the girl will show her face." ”

The girl stared coldly at the back of the table, and when she saw the young man looking at her with a squint, she suddenly felt disgusted in her heart, "No time! ”

After that, he was about to leave without looking back, and the big man was furious: "Little girl, do you know who our son is?" It's your blessing to be friends with you, don't be ashamed. ”

The girl sneered: "If your son-in-law is really a big man, a big hero, how can you embarrass me as a little girl?" Do you want to learn from the prodigal who laughs at the restaurant's orchid? ”

These words were even sharp, and the boy's face changed instantly. Aman was afraid that they would make trouble, so he came over and laughed: "You are all passers-by, why make trouble for a little thing?" I think you are complaining that the little old man has no good wine to entertain. Ah Fei, go to the wine cellar and get our good daughter wine from the altar for this son to taste. ”

Ah Fei answered, and quickly took the wine, Ah Man personally poured the wine for the son, and said with a smile: "Son, taste it, this wine has been hidden for fifty years, and only a noble like the son can match it." ”

The young man smiled at Aman's compliments, glanced at the woman in red beside him, and said with a smile: "What a strong woman, I have learned it below." Wu Hui stepped back. ”

The big man stared at her viciously, and went back to the table to drink.

The girl in red walked to the wine cabinet without looking back, and asked Aman for a room, Aman lit an oil lamp, turned around and reminded in a whisper while going upstairs:

"Girl, it's better to mess with people like this when you're out and about. These people don't seem to be ordinary people, and the girl should be careful. ”

The girl in red nodded, "Thank you, uncle, I was reckless just now." ”

Aman glanced downstairs and sighed helplessly.

In the dead of night, the entire Guhong Inn fell asleep. Only the blackfinch in the tree flapped its wings occasionally, and then it was silent.

It was pitch black in the room, and suddenly the girl heard what seemed to be a soft footstep in the hallway, and then the sound was silent when it reached the door of her room. The girl touched the bed, raised the cup quilt into a human shape, and listened with bated breath for a while.

There was silence all around again, maybe someone had just gone upstairs? The girl laughed at herself and was about to go to bed, when suddenly the door slammed and moved. The girl alertly reached for a dagger at her waist and tiptoed to the back of the door. No sooner had she ducked behind the door than she saw a shiny knife plunged into the crack in the door. With a few slight movements, the deadbolt opened, and a dark shadow flashed in.

The shadow came in and came to the window, and judging by his figure, the girl recognized this man as the man who had gone to drink by herself in the evening.

The prodigal boy really had bad intentions, and the girl hid in the shadows, watching the big man's every move coldly. I saw the big man walk lightly to the bed, take out a thin rope from his waist, and was about to lift the quilt. The girl had already guessed his intentions, and she threw herself into the big man as fast as lightning. The big man only felt a pain in his neck, and before he could see who it was, he had been knocked unconscious by the handle of a knife.

After knocking out the big man, the girl alertly ran to the door to take a look, and saw that the gangsters were not following the gangsters, so she was relieved. She put away the dagger, dragged the big man to the bed with great difficulty, disguised herself as herself, and quietly felt out of the door.

At this time, Yue'er had already disappeared, and the girl knew that it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time, so she walked quickly to the stable. She saw a few horses tied to the stable, guessing that it was the prodigal, so she quietly loosened the reins and pulled the camel and horse in the direction of Dunhuang.

The scorching sun hung on top of her head, and the girl took off her veil and wiped the beads of sweat from her face. She licked her chapped lips, she had not found a source of water since the morning, and if she continued like this, she would die of thirst in the desert.

She took out the water bag, drank the last drop of water, and looked desperately at the endless yellow sand, and sighed in her heart.

She promised her mother that she must go to Chang'an to find her father, but before she reached Dunhuang, she was going to die of thirst. Thinking about it, two lines of tears flowed from her eyes, and she reached out to touch the jade pendant handed by her mother on her waist.

But there is nothing on the waist, could it be that the jade pendant is lost? The maiden was terrified, and got down from the camel and rummaged for it. That's a token to find her father!

But nothing came of it. The girl carefully recalled the last time she saw the jade pendant, which was after arriving at the inn, which means that the jade pendant was probably dropped there. But he finally escaped, isn't it a sheep to go back at this moment? Besides, the reason why I was able to successfully escape yesterday was all due to surprise, but now if I go back and run into those people, I will not be able to escape anyway.

The girl was in a dilemma, and for a moment fell into despair, but at last her mother's encouragement overcame her fear, and she took a breath, patted the camel, and tried to return the way she came. But before he had walked a few miles, the clear sky suddenly became overcast, and soon clouds of gray and black rolled up in the sky, and then the sand and gravel slowly gathered.

Anyone who walks in the desert knows that a terrible sandstorm is coming. The maiden threw away the horses, urged the camels, and ran forward. Although the camel's feet were fast, it had not yet reached safety, and the sky and earth were already dark, and the girl put on a veil and tried to open her eyes, but the wind and sand were coming, and she could no longer see the direction. It seemed that at this time she had only resigned herself to fate, and she leaned over and climbed on the hunchback, led by the white camel.

Camels are the most survivable animals in the desert, and they have a good sense of direction. They stumbled and finally found an abandoned ancient city before the sandstorm.

More than half of the houses in the city had fallen into the sand, and the maiden led the camel into a slightly neat earthen hut. As soon as she entered, the wind blew outside, and the smell of earth filled the house. The girl quickly covered her mouth and nose with a scarf, curled up beside the camel, and fell into a deep sleep.

The night of raging storm has stopped at some point. A round of scorching sun hung in the air, sprinkled on a large area of yellow sand, giving people a golden light.

The girl got up and gently comforted her traveling companion, sat back down, and left the ancient city. However, as soon as she left the ancient city, she knew that it was broken, and she ran too quickly yesterday to make out the previous direction.

She has always remembered that jade pendant in her heart, but where to find that little inn at this moment? For a while, frustration and loneliness climbed into her heart, and she lay half on the back of the camel, crying bitterly.

For a whole day, the girl wandered in the desert, trying to remember where she had come, but in the end she found nothing. In an instant, the shadow of the sun turned west, and the night crept up the sand dunes in the distance.

The girl swayed on a camel in the dark night, and the moonlight gently shone on her fiery red dress. She hadn't eaten or drunk water all day, but that was more sad than the guilt in her heart.

The desert nights are unusually cold, and wild wolves are seen from time to time. The girl found some dead branches, sat down by a long-abandoned earthen wall, and lit a bonfire.

The fiery bonfire and flaming red dress were reflected on the girl's snow-white face, making her a little more charming.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance. The girl was alert, and she immediately extinguished the bonfire, hid the camel by the low wall, and hid herself in the darkness.

The sound of the horse's hooves rattled for a while, and the crackling of the blades pierced the silent night sky. Could it be that a passer-by met a sand thief? The girl bowed down and crouched behind a sand dune. By a little moonlight, she saw a man surrounded by a group of men with knives.

The group had black cloth over their faces and stared at the man with a fierce look in their eyes. The man fought with the gang for a long time, and repelled several of their onslaughts, but he himself was wounded. So, after a while, he was kicked off the horse.

"Do you pay it or not?" One of them asked, pointing a sword at the man's chest.

"Unless you kill me!" The man squeezed out a sentence with difficulty and sneered.

"Good!" The man sneered, "I'll send you to the West Heaven today!" Then turn the hilt of the sword, and stab at the man.

The girl was frightened, bowed down, and didn't dare to take a breath.

At this time, suddenly a wolf howl came from the hill in the distance, and then the wolf howl sounded in all directions. The gang was so frightened that they immediately threw the man away and flew on his horse.

As soon as he got on his horse, a pack of wolves attacked. The arrival of the wolves completely startled the horses beneath them, and the horses neighed in terror, raised their hooves and ran. But the wolves were faster than them, and soon surrounded them and began to attack.

The horses were completely confused and began to ram blindly. Several wolves waited for an opportunity to pounce on the horse's throat and bite the horse's throat, and the people on the horse hurriedly slashed with knives, but there was already a big-eared wolf lurking behind him. As a result, before he could cut a few knives, he screamed miserably and was bitten to death by the big man behind him.

The other men were so frightened that their faces turned ashen when they saw the tragic death of their companions, and they swung their broadswords with all their might, hoping to break out of the encirclement. Although the wolves were fierce, they were really afraid of the bright big knife, and they only waited for the opportunity.

The girl took the opportunity to slip over, dragged the man's feet, and dragged him behind the earthen wall. The man had fainted at this time, and the wound on his waist was oozing blood.

The maiden tore off a piece of cloth from her dress, covered the man's wounds, dragged him to the hunchback, and sat down behind him, and with a shout, the camel ran away without looking back.

The night was deep, and the howls of wolves and the screams of men and horses could be heard from time to time in the distance。。。。。。