Chapter 21: Children

When night came, the desert returned to silence, and occasionally the sound of the rope slid all the way, gradually moving away and silent, that is, there were sand lizards passing through the sand.

The weather is very good tonight, and the starry sky is full of stars, covering the four fields, as if it is within reach. Pei Guo quietly jumped out of the carriage and glanced at the sand dunes in the distance, where the Liang people on duty were patrolling. These days, Pei Guo knew the habits of the night watchman well, and he knew where his flaws were, and he got into the shadows of the night watchman's field of vision, and in a few roundabouts, he was far away from the convoy, and when he got up again, he had already entered the oasis.

For days, Pei Guo would sneak out every night, either to scout in the convoy, or to run farther away to move his hands and feet. Today, the convoy surrounded the circle, and there were people everywhere in the formation, it was really not easy to investigate, so Pei Guo had no choice but to run out to pass the time. Seeing that the shrubs and grass here are dense, and the tall poplars with lush branches and leaves can also be seen everywhere, it is very easy to hide, Pei Guo couldn't help but feel a burst of joy, and under the cover of the sound of water and wind, he simply beat a set of punches and kicks, which was really joyful.

Nai took the clear water to wash his face and wipe his body, swept away the wind and dust and was tired, and swallowed two large pieces of Hu Biscuits with the sweet spring, eating and drinking to his heart's content, Pei Guo exhaled happily. Being in the desert, only the scenery here is the best, Pei Guo didn't want to go back to the stinky grain cart too early, so he sneaked to the edge of the oasis, and could see the sand dunes where the night watchman was located. Then he found a poplar and climbed up, and lay on his back with his legs crossed between the branches, so comfortable that he wanted to take a nap for a while.

When he was about to fall asleep, there was a terrible whine in the distance, Pei Guo was startled, but there was no movement for a long time. Should it be a night owl howling? Pei Guo thought so, and wanted to close his eyes again, but he didn't want another whining sound, but this time it was much closer. Pei Guo was suspicious: Where did these so many night owls come from? Roll over slightly, and look around with your eyes wide open.

After a while, there was movement! Just to the left of the second whining, he first heard the sound of the lily sound, Pei Guo saw a flower in front of his eyes, and a small black shadow rushed out!

The shadow was so fast that it ran out of the oasis with a gust of wind, and when it reached the edge of the dunes, it slowed down and crawled forward. Pei Guo took advantage of the starlight to look at it, and his vision was excellent, and then he finally saw clearly that this small black shadow turned out to be a person! Judging from the body shape, it should be a child. Pei Guo was stunned: If he is really a child, how can he be so fast? What is he going to do? Concentrate on the moment and concentrate on observing.

I saw the man crawl slowly, and when he reached the intersection of the night watchman's sand dunes and another dune, he paused for a moment, and then climbed up the confluence of the dunes. Pei Guo squinted his eyes for a moment, then swept up the sand dune, and was catching a glimpse of the two Liang night watchmen on the top of the sand dune.

Worst! Pei Guo immediately understood: That person is afraid that he is going to attack the night watchman! It turned out that a shadow was just caught between the sand dunes and went up the slope. The shadow is so narrow that most ordinary people will not be able to tolerate it, but the man's childlike figure will be hidden in it, and the night watchman must not distinguish it.

Pei Guo was about to shout a reminder, but Huo Ran remembered that he was not one of the Liang people, and exposed the inconvenience of Xu Da, so he forced himself to suppress his impulse. When he looked again, he chuckled suddenly, and said to himself, "That shadow is broken before half a mound, and there is no cover up there, and the night watchman is not slack, and he should be able to find that guy." ”

Sure enough, the man was halfway up and stopped at the end of the shadow, no longer going up. Pei Guo smiled secretly: "Look at what you can... Now it's up to you what you do! ”

Before he could finish speaking, the man leaped to his feet, and as if by magic, he unleashed a small carved bow that matched his size. An arrow had already been put on the string, and it flew out with a "whoosh", and the man's right hand did not stop, and he quickly took another arrow, and another arrow shot out without aiming!

In the sound of whining through the air, the two arrows one after the other, like a thunderbolt of lightning, were extremely accurate, and instantly hit the throats of the two night watchmen on the top of the hill! The two of them clutched their throats and wanted to scream, but unfortunately the blood was gushing like a spring, and they couldn't say a word, and they fell to the ground and died in an instant.

The man jumped up and shot two arrows, the movement was unmatched, Pei Guo didn't have time to remind the night watchman out loud, and then opened his mouth wide and was shocked inexplicably. It must be known that the distance from Qiu Ban to the top of the hill is indeed not far, Pei Guo thought to himself that he had stood still and led the bow, and most of them could shoot the enemy's vital point with one arrow, but if the arrow was fired at the time of the outbreak, he was afraid that it would be difficult to hit the throat, and then he had to shoot two arrows in a row, which was absolutely impossible! This person's god of archery is simply incredible!

As soon as the man was struck, he ran wildly, climbed to the top of the hill in a few steps, and hurriedly helped the corpse of a night watchman to sit down, and looked himself in the direction of the convoy on the other side of the dune. He shot the arrow with ease, but it was quite laborious to carry the corpse, and it was possible that he was still a child who had not yet grown his strength!

Good intentions! Pei Guo smacked his tongue secretly: In this way, even if someone in the convoy looked at the sand dunes from a distance and saw two figures on top, he would not be suspicious.

The man looked at it for a long time, and saw that there was no abnormality in the silence all around, so he put his mind at ease, turned his head to the oasis and whistled, and let out a long whimper, which was indeed the same as the night owl that Pei Guo had heard before. A moment later, a night owl howled somewhere in the oasis, and thought it would respond. After that, there was still a howl, but it was getting farther and farther away, and it was gradually inaudible. Pei Guo frowned: The knights in the desert are criss-crossed, and they like to do sneak attacks at night. Now that he has killed the sentry post, he has sent out a secret signal, I am afraid that it will soon attract a large number of assaults, and the convoy is in danger! What to do? Do you want to wake up the convoy?

The answer is yes. Although most of them are exposed, if they have to choose one of the night raiders and Liang people who don't know the origin, it must be the team! What's more, he came with him and was bent on finding out, how could he sit back and watch Chen Dongjia and others fold here inexplicably? What's more, there are nine truths in the team...

It's just that this place is a little farther away from the convoy after all, and there is still a lot of sand dunes across the way, and if you shout, you may not be able to alarm the convoy. Most of the night watchmen have something to warn the convoy, but unfortunately it is far away from the top of the hill, if it goes straight up, that person must be waiting for him with a bow and arrow, try to step on the soft sand from the bottom up, Pei Guo is unarmed, but he is not fully sure that he can dodge the feather arrows of that guy. Moreover, there is obviously that person's companion in the forest, in case of entanglement, his companion arrives when he hears the wind and strikes from both sides, it will be really dangerous!

Pei Guo thought about it, but he couldn't think of a good way, and he was very anxious. I was really afraid of something, and a layer of black fog suddenly rose on the distant horizon, and although the speed was slow, it was gradually approaching. Pei Guo stared at it, and secretly shouted that it was not good--- this must be a large team of horses marching, rolling up the dust. It's just that it's still far away from the convoy at the moment, and the team doesn't want to alarm the opponent too early, and secondly, it can save horsepower for the final sprint, so it is still slowly advancing.

What to do?