Chapter 68: The Human Heart Is Unfathomable
"What the hell!"
"It's so hot!"
"Give me a saliva!"
“……”
There was a little restlessness in the elite cavalry team, and Yue Jinsheng looked at it with some concern on his face that it had only been more than ten days away, and the strange high temperature had already caused the team to consume a lot of water.
"Old Sang Mang, how far is it to get there?"
The old man wiped the sweat from his face, and looked at the direction with the pergola, "After walking for more than three or five days, we will arrive in Xianyun City!" ”
Yue Jinsheng frowned vaguely, and looked at Lao Sang Mang's eyes a little sharp, "Didn't you say that you can reach the first city in ten days at most?" He inquired with the merchants about the route, and they all said that ten days was enough.
Lao Sang Mang's eyes didn't flicker, and he pointed to the baggage in the team and said, "There are too many things to bring, and the speed is weakened!" I have long told the prince that it is best to change all the mounts to camels, and to run fast and withstand heat and cold, hunger and thirst! But you all want your own war horses, people and horses drink a lot, what a waste of water! ”
The old man wanted to continue, but Huerhanti immediately came up and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense, the water we brought is enough to last to Xianyun City!" It's just that this year's weather is weird, and the days are too hot to move quickly! ”
"It's too hot?" Yue Jinsheng's eyes brushed over Hu Erhan's face coldly, and he turned his head to look in the direction of Lao Sangmang again, "Then why don't we march at night?" ”
Lao Sang Mang nodded again and again, and immediately agreed, "The old man also means this, after all, the night is cold and the sleep is not stable, it is better for us to move around more and be warmer." When it's hot during the day, you can set up a tent to rest, so as not to consume water and not be afraid of sunburn! ”
As the two of them spoke, they decided on a course of action, and Huerhan, who was holding back, blushed.
Qiong'er rode quietly on the camel, looked at the sun in the sky, and the occasional reptile on the sand, and the direction in which the wind blew the sand, and secretly worried, 'They have been wandering in the same place for three days!' ’
What did they want to do with Yue Jinsheng here? Starve him to death? But they brought so many supplies, enough to walk in the desert for a month, and it looked more like they were here for a vacation!
And then after staying for a month and not being able to find that idle cloud city, can they go back? Is this an attempt to let Yue Jinsheng return in vain?
Faintly feeling that he had missed something, Qiong'er got off the camel and followed the old Sang Mang to set up a tent, the old man muttered unconvinced, "I told you, you have to go quickly, how easy is it in this desert that you think?" Do you really think it's just sand and bugs? ”
The latter words were not heard clearly, but this sentence was enough to make her heart frightened, what else was in the desert?
As night fell, the dome, who had just nibbled on a few bites of bread, knew that there was something else in the desert.
There are sand pirates in the desert!
Looking at the dark shadows surrounding them, the moonlight was dim and they couldn't tell how many people there were, but the steel knives flashing with cold light in their hands made the people on the ground exclaim, "There is an enemy attack!" ”
Yue Jinsheng grabbed the dome and threw her on the camel, "Follow me!" ”
The battle was about to break out, and Khurhan was really experienced, and he quickly mounted his horse with his elite horsemen and fought with the sand thieves. Because of the rush of the fight, there was no formation skill at all, just slashing and slashing in the dark.
It's a pity that the other side is riding camels, and the horses of the elite riders are mainly based on speed, and it is a great loss to fight in such a melee. Not to mention that the camels are much taller than the horses, the sand thieves are condescending, and wherever the long knives go, the elite horsemen are either stabbed or thrown off their horses, and the crowd is so crowded that they don't even have a chance to pick up the horse's head to dodge!
It was getting darker and darker, and they were just blind here, without the eyes of these sand thieves who were accustomed to darkness. Old Sang Mang yelled, "Run! ”
Yue Jinsheng took the lead, wielding his long lance to open a bloody road. Qiong'er also brandished a gun, stabbing left and right closely following.
Hulhan, who was behind, shouted, "Cover the prince's departure!" ”
Originally, he let go of one or two sand thieves who didn't care much, but suddenly separated a group of people and chased in the direction of Yue Jinsheng and Qiong'er.
Qiong'er hated in his heart, Khurhan! He must have done it on purpose, no one knew Yue Jinsheng's identity in the dark, but he roared and reminded the other party that this was the main master! Thinking of the conversation in the ear of Bishui City before, my heart chuckled, I had been guarding against Huerhan and leading people to do it before, but I didn't expect that these sand thieves were prepared by Huerhan.
He didn't want to leave Bishui City at that time, was it that the news hadn't been delivered to the desert yet, and he didn't know if it was feasible? Plus they brought so many supplies, in fact, they still want to go back, need to eat and drink, right?
Slowing down the trip and standing still, they are also waiting for the appearance of these sand thieves!
It was suddenly clear in front of him, from beginning to end, this Huerhan probably didn't plan to follow Yue Jinsheng to Xianyun City, but planned to kill Yue Jinsheng in the desert, right?
No wonder Concubine Yue turned pale when she heard that her son was going to Loulan! She had already thought that it was the eldest princess who wanted to get rid of her own son who had been revealed by the god of wind!
After following Yue Jinsheng's dark horse, Qiong'er suddenly had a thought in her heart, it is now the dark sky, what if she takes advantage of the chaos and runs away now?
Looking back at the pursuers behind him, there were at least a dozen people, and then seeing that Yue Jinsheng had been paying attention to his direction, for fear that he would be caught up, he hesitated a little! When the sand thief appeared, he was stunned, he threw himself on the camel, and he was the one who took the lead in killing the bloody road and escaped with himself. Compared to Huerhan and them, this guy didn't hesitate for a moment to pull himself up and run.
If he is caught by the sand thieves, he will probably die, right?
Qiong'er gritted her teeth, and promised Concubine Yue before she left that she would send him out of the desert alive, and she did what she said!
Camels can run faster than horses, and their legs are a plus! Qiong'er was a child who grew up in the desert in his last life, and he was very familiar with driving camels, so he picked up Yue Jinsheng's most precious bow next to the camel, rode the camel reflexively, and opened the bow with arrows!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
After those dark years of imprisonment, the dome is most accustomed to seeing in the dark, not to mention the moonlight at this moment!
The people on the camels that were chasing after them fell into the dust, blocking the other pursuers.
When you escape, it only takes a moment to get out of danger. Dome turned around, regained control of the camel, and ran wildly.
Yue Jinsheng has been observing the rear in front, he doesn't want to lose the firmament, if this girl is captured by the sand thieves and persecuted, he will not be able to explain to the cousin who glanced at him.
It's just that what did he see? In the dim moonlight, the girl actually used her bow to shoot three people in succession, blocking their pursuit.
In the end, I still underestimated her!