The people of the Qingyun tribe live on the vast prairie all year round, and many of them have just entered the desert, and it is difficult to adapt to the soft sand here, as well as the hot and dry climate. Some reckless men rode horses on the sand, but unfortunately the sand was soft and the horses' legs were sunk deeply, so it was not as pleasant to run as on the grassland.

"Don't run, don't run horses!" Whenever he saw such a person, General Kutulu would shout to stop it, "Running horses in the sand is already difficult, the weather is hot, and there is little water, so I want to blow up the horse's lungs!" ”

The men of the steppe had to tighten the reins and slow down. The horse's lungs exploded, and the horse died. Qingyun only had horses, no camels, and they had to rely on horses to cross the desert.

Tuoba and Alem rode behind, watching Yeletian and Jimmy busy with the children and pregnant women. Tuoba Yan occasionally remembered in a trance that if she asked her sister Yeleyi to take care of others, no matter how she thought about it, she would feel out of harmony. Perhaps, this is the biggest difference between their sisters, Yeleyi is a conquest, and Yeleyi is a guardian.

The current Qingyun has no conquest, only needs to be guarded. Yele's position in Kedun is just right and convincing.

For the first two days in the desert, everything was calm. However, on the third day, danger loomed over the Qingyun Department - the Black Sandstorm was coming!

One moment it was still a clear sky, and the next moment it was like a dark cloud covering the sun, the sky and the earth changed suddenly, the wind and sand blew so that people couldn't open their eyes, and the black sand and dust shrouded the sky, covering the sky, making people unavoidable.

Experienced people saw it at a glance, and shouted anxiously: "The black sandstorm is coming, go to Shaliangzi quickly, get off the horse and avoid it." ”

The crowd was in a panic again, the horses neighed, and the people flipped on their backs. Seeing this, Tuoba Yan pulled Yele up and leaned on his horse, and then shouted loudly: "Don't mess up, don't panic, come with me." ”

After that, Tuoba Yan led people to run behind Shaliangzi, and when people saw that the Khan was not panicked, they had the backbone, and they all went over and squatted under Shaliangzi.

General Khutulu, Gili Karang, Alem and Abutai commanded everyone to hide, and then Alem took Jimmy and hid next to the Khan. Tuoba Yan pulled the scarf and put it on Ye Letian's head, "The wind and sand are strong, cover your mouth and nose, and hide behind the horse as much as possible." ”

Yele took two steps to listen, and Tuoba Yan directly dragged her into his arms and protected her.

Jimmy watched everything from the sidelines, his eyes reddening slightly. I've never seen Tuoba Yan, so considerate and careful to take care of a girl.

"Jimmy, what are you thinking, the storm is coming." Alem also hid Jimmy behind him to protect her from the wind and rain.

The black storm passed longer than expected, and Yele hid in Tuoba's arms, listening to the whirring wind in his ears, and did not dare to move. She had never experienced such a terrible storm, but fortunately, Tuoba held her tightly, which made her feel a lot more relieved.

When the wind and sand passed, everyone was covered with sand, and some people even buried half of their bodies in the sand. Tuoba Yan knocked the sand off his shoulders and back for Yeletan, then stood up and shook his clothes, and said to Alem: "Check to see if anyone is injured, and if you still have equipment, don't lose it." ”

Alem counted a circle, and the adults were fine, at most scratched. Just lost several children, and the child's mother cried so much that she even had to break away from the army and go alone to find it.

Yeletian rushed over, persuaded them to relax, and asked Alem and Abutai to take a few good people to look for them nearby. But after looking for a long time, I still didn't find anything. Tuoba Yan saw that it was getting late, and estimated that those children were more than lucky.

"Well, let the brothers come back." Tuoba gave up and returned to the tent dejectedly.

"No, how can you give up if you don't find the end?" Ye Letian still insisted, she chased into Tuoba Yan's tent and said, "Let Alem look for it again, okay?" ”

"It's useless, it's been several hours, they're so small, they can't live without water and food."

Yele tilted his head and said: "No, it's only a few hours, it's a big deal that we find it tomorrow morning, and if we can't find it, it's the will of heaven." ”

"It's just a few kids, and we've been here for too long." Tuoba Yan was slightly annoyed.

Ye Letian looked at Tuoba Yan in shock, "What do you know, what do you mean by just a few children?" Children are the next generation and the hope of Qingyun. Those old people couldn't walk, so they left voluntarily, so I didn't force it anymore. But children are innocent, and you can't leave them in the desert and starve to death. ”

"What can I do, tribes of hundreds and thousands of people, can I make sure they all get out of the desert? The survival of the fittest is the principle that has been passed down from the grassland for thousands of years, and we have little food and water, so we can't drag down the entire tribe for a few children. ”

Ye Letian was shocked, only to hear Tuoba Yan continue: "I can't help it, I'm not a good khan, in fact, I don't have any confidence in revitalizing Qingyun, and I have no hope. I don't know how Qin Luo negotiated with the Baisha Ministry, and I don't know when the desert will be able to get out. The second brother is dead, and I don't even have a strategist around me who can plan, so I can only hold on every day, and I don't know how long I can last. ”

Ye Letian finally understood that Tuoba Yan was not omnipotent, and the fear and confusion in his heart were even deeper than others. It's just that he is a khan, a leader, and he has to bury his fear in his heart, and in the eyes of outsiders, he seems to be the same strategizing khan.

However, fear is contagious, and sometimes I don't know what I'm panicking about, but I just panic involuntarily. It's like there's a big invisible hand that's holding people by the throat and they can't breathe. Ye Letian stepped forward lightly and hugged Tuoba Yan's head, "No, no, the Red Black Heavenly God will bless Qingyun." ”

"The Red Crow Heavenly God has never appeared." Tuoba Yan pushed Ye Letian away, hugged his head and whispered, "Maybe in the end, the Qingyun Department will eventually be destroyed in my hands." ”

Ye Letian soothed: "I'm just a weak woman, and I don't understand military affairs. I can't go out for the Khan, and I can't counsel for you. But I know that children are the hope of a clan, and if there are no children, Qingyun will be completely finished. ”

"The hope of the tribe?" Tuoba Yan seemed to hear and muttered to himself.

"Khan, you said that the god of the Red Crow never appeared, but I don't think so. The red black angel is actually always above our heads, our sun. Khan, every time I see the children, and the pregnant women, I am motivated. Ye Letian said softly, "The sun rises and sets, the tide rises and the tide rises, and the night is longer, and it will pass, and the dawn will come to the world." ”

Yele understands the feeling of hopelessness, and the same was true of the time she was under house arrest by her father. There is no hope, no future, no courage to live. But then, she survived, because she saw the sun through the window!