Chapter 264: Escape from the Ghost Domain (2)
A vast group of men and horses walked for nearly three days under the leadership of Misu, and the farther and farther away from the official road. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info The road is barren and desolate, at first you can still see a few clumps of camel thorns, and then even camel thorns are difficult to see, full of pale yellow wind and smoke.
It was the typhoon season, and the hot wind carried the scorching sand grains in the air during the day, and everyone had to endure the stuffy heat, carefully cover the veil covering their mouths and noses, and squint their eyes to prevent the sand particles from falling into their eyes. Unable to find a place to stay at the post house at night, a team of people had to camp in the wilderness, and the whining and whistling night wind seemed to be wrapped in ice slag, which made people shiver with cold.
In the first two days, Liu Shuang was severely injured by whiplashes, and he had been lying in the car and did not come out. On the third day, many people fell ill, and it was already difficult to move forward, but the Turks led by Mi Jie were all safe and sound, and he was still urging to hurry, and those who followed Liu Shuang were overwhelmed, and repeatedly told Liu Shuang.
Liu Shuang endured the pain of the whiplash that had not faded, and came out to look at it for a long time, and there was an endless yellow sand and gravel beach around him, and he really couldn't see anything famous. Although he had stayed in Shazhou for a while, he had never seen such a scene, and there was a panic in his heart for no reason.
"General Miji, is this the old trade road?" Liu Shuang was arrogant all the way, and asked carefully.
"Liu Yuhou suspects that I got the wrong way?" Mi Jie swayed his body on the horse calmly, and glanced at him, "If Liu Yuhou doesn't believe it, you will know as soon as you ask the princess." ”
Liu Shuang returned to the car, meditated for a while, and thought that the words of Mi Shot were good, the businesswoman must also be familiar with this, he had the heart to ask the truth, but the resentment against the wind spirit in his heart was difficult to dissipate, and he couldn't pull this face to ask, but this vast sand moraine gave him even more fear, so he had to harden his head and order someone to go to the wind spirit to ask.
After a while, the person who went to ask Liu Shuang said back and forth in disgrace: "The villain went to ask for advice, but the princess refused to pay attention to it, and this matter may have to be asked by Liu Yuhou in person." ”
Liu Shuang poked his head out of the car, scolded angrily in a low voice, "useless things", and sent the questioner away.
After walking through a few high loess mounds, twilight fell, and the early stars twinkled in the sky. The darker the day, the heavier the wind and sand, and the wind seemed to be more fierce than the previous two nights.
Mija Chuan gave the order and ordered to camp here.
Night in the wilderness came in a hurry, and no sooner had we set up camp than the half-dark and half-light sky was completely dark. The wind and sand immediately swept over, and the sand and gravel were mixed with Meng Lang's strong wind, creating a low whining sound of wolves, which made people shudder to listen to. At one moment, the wind hit the tent, and the whole felt tent crumbled.
Someone in Liu Shuang's battalion was holding a torch to light a bonfire, and Mi Shot was patrolling outside the tent, when he suddenly saw the firelight, as if facing a great enemy, he rushed to the side of the fire-bearer, and kicked the torch away. Immediately, a Turkic retinue followed Micha stepped forward, and several of them stomped on the torch that fell to the ground, until the torch was extinguished.
"Foolish thing!" Mi Jie scolded in a rough voice: "Don't you have long eyes and no brains!" ”
The camp tent on the side was opened, and Liu Shuang came out of it with the help of someone, obviously very unhappy. "My squire just lit a fire to light it, and that offended General Micha as well?"
Mi shot Liu Shuang and hugged his fist, slightly apologetic: "Liu Yuhou doesn't know, it's extremely dry here, and with such a strong wind, even if it's a spark and a half, the wind has to jump up, and all of us will be buried in the sea of fire in an instant, and there will be no chance of escape." ”
"This ......" Liu Shuangxin said, since I arrived in Western Xinjiang, you have the final say all the way, and I don't know the doorway here, how you like to bluff me. But he thought about it, he was not the only one who could not be illuminated by the fire, and the dizzy himself had to touch the dark, not to mention that there was a princess who accompanied him to blind the fire with the black light, and he was not a loss, so he nodded obediently, and said to the attendant who had just raised the torch: "Everything is up to the arrangement of the general of the dismission, you don't have to make any claims." ”
The attendant lowered his head and said "yes", and cautiously ran away from Misa. Liu Shuang raised his eyes in the darkness to find the camp where the wind spirit was, but he taught the wind and sand to pounce on his eyes, and hurriedly lowered his head to rub the fine sand in his eyes.
"Liu Yuhou is looking for the princess's account?" Mi Jie turned his back and asked without waiting for Liu Shuang to answer, he was relieved: "Liu Yuhou rest assured, the princess has already arranged it well, the wind and sand are a little bigger, the felt tent is firmly tied, as long as you don't come out and walk around at night, it doesn't matter." ”
Such a ghost weather, who wants to come out for a walk. Liu Shuang slandered on the one hand, nodded on the other hand, and wanted to return to the tent.
"Liu Yuhou." Mi Jie grabbed his wrist, resisted the almost roaring wind, approached Liu Shuang and instructed: "Liu Yu has been living in Chang'an for a long time, I don't know the benefits of this wind and sand, the huge camel can also teach the wind to blow without a shadow, no matter what movement is at night, don't come out, just stay in the felt tent with peace of mind." ”
"Thank you for the general's suggestion, Liu will save it." Liu Shuang put down the door of the felt tent, and had already made up his mind to hide in the tent, and he would never come out.
Misha watched him retract into the tent, touched a handful of tendrils attached to his chin, grinned, and turned to walk towards the felt tent of the wind spirit in the distance.
Wind Spirit and Xingye changed their clothes in the tent, and when Mi Shi entered, there were already two ordinary merchants in front of them.
"Brother, do you want Liu Shuang to use some Jinyang pollen there?" Feng Ling stepped forward and raised a small paper bag in her hand, which she had purchased from a caravan in Dunhuang City a few days ago.
Mi Jie squinted and smiled: "Why do you need to do this, the wind of the ghost crying wolf outside has taught that guy to bluff half to death, where does he have the courage to come out to find trouble." ”
Feng Ling withdrew the golden pollen and examined the short knife blade hidden in his body. Outside the felt tent door, someone knocked on the door frame, Mi Shi stepped forward to raise a heavy curtain, and a Turk entered, carrying a bag in his hand.
Mi Shot took the bag and handed it to the apricot leaves: "There are a few bags of water in it, a stack of dry cakes and dried meat, if the journey goes smoothly, it will be enough for you to reach Jiaohe City, Xizhou." ”
Xingye thanked and took the bag, although it was heavy, she weighed it and could still carry it.
Mi Jie tilted his head, looked at the wind spirit a few times, sighed and said: "Your body is really reassuring, and the wind and sand outside are not stubborn, look at this situation, there must be a big sandstorm tonight, I will send a few people to send you to Jiaohe City......"
"Brother is kind, Feng Ling is grateful, but didn't we all discuss it before, Feng Ling is gone, Chang'an and Tingzhou will not let it go easily, and the whereabouts are naturally the less people know, the better, and the more people who know, the more hidden dangers."
Mi Jie spread his hands and said: "Brother understands this truth, I don't doubt your ability, if it is ordinary, I am not worried, but now that you are a double body, how can you teach people to be at ease." ”
The corners of Feng Ling's mouth twitched, pretending to be unhappy, "Brother underestimated me again." Seeing that Mi Jie was still frowning, she patted her belly lightly again, and said softly: "Good boy, your uncle looks down on you." ”
This time, Mitsu finally laughed, laughing, and shook his head helplessly: "It's me dragging the mud and water." ”