It was time for the birds to leave the nest, but the sun was thickly wrapped in a gray cloud like fish scales rising from the sky, and there was not even a trace of it.

The earth is much less alive.

A few astute crows, rounding a pool of blood that had turned black and dry, nodded their heads.

It was as if someone had stolen their food, and they were howling desperately. It added a lot of irritability to the originally gloomy air.

Shoko gave a few wounded bandits and examined the wounds. Two seriously injured ones died last night.

Shoko glanced at the corpse that had become stiff with pity. sighed lightly, and with a majestic and fierce gaze, he glanced at the bandit who was tied into a dumpling by a rope.

Among them, there are those who close their eyes and are calm, there are those who stare at themselves with pale blue and deep eyes, there are those whose eyes flicker and their faces are ashamed, and there are those who are so nervous and frightened that they curl up on the ground and tremble.

Shoko glanced at it for a long time, and suddenly, he pulled up a thin little bandit with his head tilted behind his back, sifting chaff like a trembling. Called the black baby and walked towards the tent.

At this time, Shuzhen had already finished making Naimako and was combing her hair in front of the mirror.

As soon as Shoko let go, the bandit collapsed to the ground. Take a closer look, the dark and unclean face can't hide the immature original shape at all. At most, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old doll.

Xiangzi sighed lightly and asked Heiwa to say, "Don't be afraid, we won't kill you, we just want to ask you something, and I hope you can answer truthfully." ”

The little bandit, his eyes flickered like a wick. Timidly looked at the black baby.

Shoko asked Heiwa to continue, "What's your name?" Which one is your leader? ”

The little bandit hesitated for a moment, and whispered a little sadly: "My name is Bharati, the big head is my father, who died last night, and the second leader, the bearded one is called Hasim." ”

"Why do you want to rob people's livestock?"

"My abba said that the livestock on the grassland are all left behind by our ancestors, and they will be taken back according to the will."

"Then why do you still kill?"

"My Abba said that this is the pasture that Allah has given us, and it is the Han people who have seized our homeland, and we want to take back the livestock and kill the Han people."

"Where are all the stolen livestock?"

"Concentrate in Shawozi first, and when the people from Beishan come, I will sell it to them."

"How far is Sand Woo from here?"

"The sheep have to walk for a day, and the horse ride for less than half a day."

"Are there any more people with guns in the sand nests?"

"The people who can hold guns came last night."

At this time, Shuzhen picked herself up neatly, took the cloak and draped it on Xiangzi's body.

He looked at Bharati mildly and said, "Do you believe?" ”

Bharati nodded in a trance. Shuzhen then asked, "Did Allah himself say that you should rob people's livestock and kill the Han people?" ”

Bharati looked at Shuzhen blankly, hesitated for a moment, shook his head noncommittally, and muttered, "It's my Abba who said it." ”

Shuzhen smiled, stroked Bharati's sand-stained head, and said, "You have been deceived, and your Abba has also been deceived." Allah is merciful and will not allow you to kill innocently and rob others of their property. If you do this, you will be punished by Allah. ”

Bharati, looking desperate and depressed, her pale blue eyes flickered a few times, and two lines of tears washed out two shining marks on her sand-stained face.

After breakfast, Xiangzi called the big man and said, "You lead the team to search and advance to the north, if you meet a bandit, no matter how many, you can't attack rashly, you must immediately dismount and hide." If the opponent breaks in, shoot and shoot, and if the opponent withdraws, or does not move, do not disturb and send someone to report immediately. ”

The big man led the team to ride away in response.

Then, he called Zhao Youtian and said, "You are responsible for the bandits who can ride horses, connect their horses, and escort them to the north." ”

Then, he rushed to Zhao Xiaotian, who was standing beside him, and said, "Get those injured people into the car." ”

After hesitating for a moment, he continued: "Just pull those dead ones up, maybe you can meet their families." ”

Zhao Xiaotian looked disdainful, and muttered: "According to me, even those half-dead people are buried together, and it costs that a mile." ”

Shoko smiled and said, "In that case, aren't we like bandits?" ”

Zhao Xiaotian glanced at Xiangzi, shook his head helplessly, muttered words that even ghosts couldn't hear clearly, and walked forward stubbornly.

Shuzhen, who had been standing beside Xiangzi and didn't speak, pursed her lips and smiled at this time, and said, "Brother Zhao just complains a little more, but he is actually quite good." ”

Xiangzi smiled heartily and said, "My eldest brother is a mother-in-law. Don't look at his cruel words, if you really let him kill those wounded people and bury them, he will not do it first. He's a knife-mouthed, tofu-hearted man. Otherwise, you can't even be a bandit. ”

Shoko and Sook-jin are at the end of the line. There were more than two dozen horses, and the team looked much stronger than before.

The big squad is gone. The two teams of men and horses behind, lined up, formed a line on the barren field, and carried the giant dragon that waded through the earth, winding and slow.

The air seemed to be dried by the overheated sun. The horse's hooves raised the earth, as if it had taken root, and hung over his head for a long time and refused to leave.

Shuzhen dragged her horse to avoid the earth dragon, and Shoko also chased after the ditch.

Shuzhen tied her face mask and said to Xiangzi, who was beside her, "Will there be bandits in front?" ”

Xiangzi said contemplatively: "There shouldn't be a large number of bandits, I think that kid is telling the truth." ”

Shuzhen sighed lightly and said, "The doll who is only a teenager is confused and pitiful." ”

Xiangzi, with a slightly heavy heart, said: "Yes, his Lao Tzu is really not a thing, and he can't bear to let the doll do this." It's good now, Lao Tzu is dead, his son is arrested, so that the people in the family can live. ”

While he was talking, he saw someone flying from a distance, and Xiangzi and Shuzhen rode over to meet him.

The man was sent by a big man, and he said that he had found six Ha yurts and a lot of livestock.

The big man hid the men and horses to observe the movement, and sent him back to report the news.

Xiangzi didn't say a word, raised his whip and urged the horse to rush over, and quietly touched the big man's side.

For a moment, Shoko was fascinated by the sight in front of her.

On the barren field, a verdant world suddenly stretched out, and it was so vast that people could faintly touch the gray and yellow edges.

On the green carpet-like background, starting from the center, the whole is facing north, faintly showing a trace of light ink.

Like a child holding a pen steadily, it seems to draw a stroke casually, meandering with the beauty of nature.

On both sides of the line, there are six Ha yurts, like white mushrooms growing in the greenery.

In the distance, two flocks of sheep with a clear line, like a careless goddess, overturned a pearl agate box, beautifully inlaid in the far-reaching green.

Under the strong light, the curling smoke rising from the roof of the felt house, like a few blue-white ribbons, floated elegantly in the air, like being washed with water.

Everything in front of him, like a huge picture scroll unfolded, was quietly spread in front of Shoko.