"Brother, can we still get out?"

Ma Zongminmin's chapped lips were chapped, and there was no light in the dark sky.

He said, "Yes, we will definitely live." ”

The rolling yellow sand reached the horizon, and the merchants walking in the desert lowered their heads and just walked westward. There are no other thoughts in the mind, life or death are up to the number of days. People don't have enough salt in their bodies anymore, and just taking in water is not enough for the body to consume. Those who survived began to fight against themselves, their eyes were mostly blurred to varying degrees, and their hands and feet were frozen and swollen.

As long as you don't die, you have to keep walking.

On the fifteenth day, they saw green.

At first people thought it was a hallucination, but when they actually came out of the desert, they realized that they had really come out.

The desert trip greatly reduced the caravan, and only seventeen people came out. The bookkeepers, grooms, and boles in the caravan all died on the way.

Wei He had a fever and a coma, Peng Tuo's body was extremely weak, and what made Ma Yue even more worried was that Guan Yu was stung by a scorpion, and although his physical condition was fine, his arm was already red and swollen. Those who survived, both physically and mentally, were on the verge of death.

They are no longer caravans in the traditional sense, and the rest of the people are left with guards except for Wei He, the big owner of the caravan. Without an old man who knows the way, they are destined to not reach Wusun.

If you can't buy a turtle board, there is no way to treat Wei and the second brother, this is a meaningless journey. They got lost in the sandstorm, and later what they thought was west was not west, but north.

The first village they passed through was full of Han Chinese with black hair and black eyes.

Ma Yue said to Guan Yu: "It seems that there are also Han people living in the Western Regions. ”

Guan Yu said: "Of course, the sixteen countries of the Western Regions are all under the rule of my Great Han, and of course there are Han people living there. ”

Ma Yue endured severe pain and ran to the village to ask, "Old man, what kind of place is this?" ”

The old man touched his beard and smiled: "Xiaolang just came out of the curtain? This is a village under the rule of Zhangye, and the county seat of Zhaowu is thirty miles to the east. ”

"Thank you, old man, dare to ask the old gentleman if there is a doctor in the village?"

"There is no one in the village, I'm afraid you will have to look for it in the county."

Ma Yue thanked the old man and went back to tell him about the situation, and then heard Peng Tuo pat his forehead and say, "It's not good, we're going around in circles in the desert." ”

They walked around the desert from Jiuquan County back to Zhangye County. At this time, they were only thousands of miles away from Wuwei County, which meant that if Ma Yue wanted to rush home now, he would be able to reach Fu in less than three days. There is no time to be annoyed, the top priority at this time is to find a doctor, otherwise not only Wei He's life will not be guaranteed, but Guan Yu's scorpion venom is gradually spreading.

Everyone immediately set off, following the direction pointed out by the old man, all the way to Zhaowu County.

There were no horses to walk, and everyone was suffering from frostbite and it was difficult to walk quickly, but the thirty-mile road was full of two hours, and when they reached the county seat, it was already dark. The gates were closed, and they could not enter at all, so they had to sleep in the woods.

Guan Yu leaned against the tree and closed his eyes to recuperate, gritting his teeth. Ma Yue saw that his lips were chapped and he handed the water bladder and asked, "How do you feel?" ”

Guan Yu shook his head and said softly: "It's not good, I'm afraid I won't be able to get up." ”

"Let me see." Saying that, Ma Yue pulled the sleeve of the right hand of the feather, "Ah! ”

The entire arm where the wound was located had turned black and suppurated, and Guan Yu's arm was already as thick as a thigh, and the swelling was even thicker and frightening at this time.

Guan Yu lowered his head and smiled when he saw the miserable image of his arm: "This is nothing, your feet are better?" ”

Ma Yue shook his head and said, "It's still like that." Looking around, he sighed and said, "I didn't expect to end up in such a situation." I also wanted to go to the Western Regions to buy some rare things, but now let alone the Western Regions, I ended up like this before I even got out of Yangguan. ”

Guan Yu said: "San Lang's words are wrong, in my opinion, this trip will have more advantages than disadvantages for you." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"San Lang, let me ask you, have you gained anything along the way?"

"Gains? Hah, of course I got it! Saying that, Ma Yue raised the crossbow hanging from his waist and said, "A strong crossbow, a little gain." ”

"That's not what I'm talking about." Guan Yu patted his forehead with his big hand, and he was very helpless with Ma Yue.

Ma Yue smiled and said, "I know what you mean, but I can't tell you what I have gained for a while." ”

Guan Yu nodded and said, "This is the meaning of travel. ”

Guan Yu is right, this trip has made Ma Yue learn a lot of things, and the increased knowledge and experience is explosive. has experienced dangerous battles, and the guards around him have died one after another. Later, he went into the desert to see the various states of the world after being cut off from water and food, and finally came out alive when he was desperate and on the verge of death several times.

It took him some time to digest, and he knew that what he had seen and heard on this trip was enough to change his mind on many things.

Guan Yu, who was half-lying, supported himself and barely sat up and leaned next to the camel, he couldn't exert much strength after being poisoned, and said to Ma Yue: "Tell me, what is the most useful thing you have learned?" As he spoke, Guan Yu raised his eyebrows at him, and pointed to the crossbow on his waist without a trace.

Ma Yue was confused by Guan Yu's movements, and thought that Guan Yu was going to play with it, so he untied his crossbow and quiver and handed it to Guan Yu and said, "Don't rely on the sun to tell the direction in the desert. ”

Guan Yu pulled open the crossbow string and put a crossbow arrow, and said with a smile: "Haha, otherwise you will go around in circles, right?" Today I will teach you another truth. ”

"No matter when or where, don't relax your observation of your surroundings!"

As he spoke, Guan Yu raised his crossbow and shot towards the dense forest, and at the same time shouted: "Enemy attack!" ”

The bolts shot out in an instant, and a slight "poof!" was heard in the dense forest. The sound was muffled by Guan Yu's shouting, but then there was a commotion in the forest.

"It's been discovered, rush up and kill them, and the goods are ours!"

"Rush!"

Ma Yue only reacted at this time, they were targeted by thieves, and hurriedly shouted to the side: "Brother, there are thieves!" ”

Ma Zong was not with the two, but took care of the unconscious Wei He with Peng Tuo a few steps away, and when he heard Guan Yu's heavy drinking, he secretly said bad in his heart, and then saw a group of gangsters with blades rushing out of the dense forest. Seeing this, he hurriedly drew his saber from his waist and prepared to meet the enemy.

There were fourteen more people in the caravan, but they were all suffering from frostbite. Everyone knew in their hearts that if they were unlucky in this battle, they would probably be the last time they would hold a sword in this life.

The thief rushed to the front, and Ma didn't have time to pull out the steel knife on his waist and went up, Guan Yu was poisoned on his side, and he didn't have the strength to fight, Peng Tuo was not in a good state, and he was definitely no longer brave, and Wei He was unconscious, and he could be regarded as a dead man.

As the so-called house leak coincides with overnight rain, the ship is late and encounters a head wind, and the disaster is not a one-way street.