772. 766 Danger in the Gobi
The temperature difference between day and night on the Gobi Desert is extremely large, and when everyone sets up their tents, they already feel a chill.
So they scattered and went to pick up some dry poplar branches and dead grass that could be burned, so that they could come back and make a fire.
"Huh? What was that? ”
Chen Yuan heard a rattling sound coming from a clump of camel thorn grass, and couldn't help muttering curiously, bending over to pull out the grass.
Cen Xiyan frowned when he saw Chen Yuan's movements, quickly moved to his side, and pulled him up!
"You don't want to die!" She yelled.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yuan asked puzzled.
At that moment, something instantly bounced up in the grass! Towards Cen Xiyan, he grabbed Chen Yuan's wrist and attacked!
Cen Xiyan let go of Chen Yuan, shot like electricity, and grabbed that thing at once!
Chen Yuan fixed his eyes and saw that what Cen Xiyan was holding in his hand was a snake! The snake was about two feet long, with an earthy yellow body and a pair of snake eyes, staring coldly at Cen Xiyan!
"Ahh
Chen Yuan exclaimed in fright, and a cold sweat broke out in an instant!
Although he is a man, he is also quite afraid of snakes!
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
When everyone heard the voice, they couldn't help but come closer.
Seeing the snake in Cen Xiyan's hand, everyone's eyes widened.
"There's a snake here?" Jin Muchen was surprised
"Why can't there be snakes here?" Cen Xiyan pinched the snake's seven inches steadily, and said lightly.
"In such a hot place, there is a lack of water and few plants, so I thought there wouldn't be any animals......
Cen Xiyan explained: "Although the Gobi and the desert are arid and water-scarce areas and have a harsh environment, there are also many animals that have adapted to this environment, such as lizards, gerbils, and scorpions...... There is also this horned pit viper. ”
Mo Junxuan stared at the snake in Cen Xiyan's hand, frowned and asked, "Is this snake poisonous?" ”
"Of course." Cen Xiyan nodded, "It's very toxic. ”
After she said this, she suddenly took out a dagger, and cut off the snake's head with a "swish"! Then start skinning the snakes!
"But tonight, we can have extra dinner." She looked up, her snow-white teeth bared, and the men were smiling brightly.
A couple of men: "......"
They recalled her words, and then looked at the snake corpse in her hand, and grinned disgustingly, so they didn't want to eat this kind of thing!!
After collecting firewood, they returned to the camp and lit a bonfire.
Cen Xiyan threw the snake's head and snake skin into the fire and burned it to prevent the smell of blood from attracting other things.
After roasting the horned pit viper, Cen Xiyan let everyone, "Does anyone want to taste it?" ”
Cang Qing and Ning Zhiyuan unceremoniously cut a piece of each, and the others hid away in disgust.
Xiangli Xia Huai exclaimed even more exaggeratedly: "Ouch, take it away!" With the wind, you still don't let people eat, it's too bad for you! ”
This product has a serious cleanliness habit, and it is already his limit to endure not leaving the table, where will he eat this kind of thing!
"Don't you eat it, it's the best delicacy, you really don't have a mouthful!"
Cen Xiyan ate most of the remaining snake meat by himself, and the expression on his face was very enjoyable.
Chen Yuan sniffed, it smelled quite fragrant, but remembering the disgusting appearance of the snake being cut and skinned by Cen Xiyan before, forget it, he still honestly gnawed on dry food......
After Cen Xiyan finished eating, he wiped his mouth and hands and said: "Don't look at the endless Gobi, there are not a few dangers here, you should be careful, and you must not be reckless." ”
"We understand, bothering you." Mo Junxuan said.
Chen Yuan lowered his head with some shame, "Got it......"
Jin Muchen, Mo Yan, Tao Yao and others also nodded.
Cen Xiyan got up, took out some medicinal powder from the package, and sprinkled some on the periphery of several tents.
"What is this?" Jin Muchen asked curiously.
Cen Xiyan said casually: "Some medicinal powder to repel snakes, insects, rats and ants, from now until dawn, the medicinal strength can manage you to sleep well for a few hours." ”
Jin Muchen was walking with Cen Xiyan for the first time, and along the way, he admired her profound and carefulness very much, and couldn't help but admire: "Brother Suifeng is not very old, and I thought that he was so knowledgeable and bold and careful. ”
Cen Xiyan put away the medicinal powder and said with a smile: "What is not knowledgeable, it's just that I have been wandering around the rivers and lakes for a long time, and I know some common sense, as for being careful, this is the foundation of wandering outside, avoiding danger, and being safer." ”
Mo Junxuan couldn't help but answer: "Suifeng is too humble. ”
He still remembered that the last time he crossed the Yala Snow Mountain, the danger along the way, if it weren't for this young man, they didn't know how many times they had died.
Cen Xiyan smiled and said, "Okay, since you are willing to praise me, I will accept these compliments." She looked up at the sky and said, "Okay, it's not too early, after eating, let's rest early, and remember to put on a blanket for the vigil." ”
Everyone had already arranged the number and order of the vigil, which were Cangqing, Ning Zhiyuan, Mo Yan, and the two guards brought by Mo Junxuan.
As for the others, or they are all masters and uncles, and Tao Yao, such a delicate maid, naturally there is no need to keep vigil.
Even if Cen Xiyan wanted to keep vigil, Cangqing and Ning Zhiyuan wouldn't let her keep it, so she simply didn't mention it.
Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning, everyone wiped their faces and hands briefly, ate a little bread and dried meat on this clear water, and continued on their way.
The sun came out soon, and compared to the cold of last night, it was like two seasons to feel the hot and dry weather!
"This hell weather, it's too hot!" Chen Yuan muttered and complained.
"It's too hot!" Jin Muchen sighed, feeling so hot that his mind was dizzy.
Cen Xiyan rode a camel and walked in front, and when he heard this, he glanced back at those delicate sons and brothers, and couldn't help but say: "If it's too hot, just take a robe and cover your head and face." ”
When Chen Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but ask strangely: "I'm so hot now that I can't wait to take off all my clothes!" Wouldn't it be even hotter if you put another layer on it! ”
Cen Xiyan explained: "Covering your head and face, the sun will no longer shine directly on your skin, and it will also reduce the speed of sweat evaporation, so it will not be more uncomfortable than you are now." ”
Several nobles were skeptical, but they still took out their changing robes one after another, covering the exposed skin such as their heads and faces.
After a while, I really felt much better, and I secretly admired the insight of this young man with the wind.
"Look, what's that?" Jin Muchen suddenly pointed to the distance and exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and immediately saw an amazing scene!