The journey in the desert was not as difficult as imagined, in order to hurry, Wang Jin kept urging Chen Feng to step up, but no one understood why he was in such a hurry. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it is said to be a desert, it is different from ordinary deserts, it should be called a desert, and the earthy yellow earth is full of cracks and cracks, like ugly scars, telling passers-by unspeakable pain.

This land is not just despair, it has hope. From time to time, you can see one or two small green grasses on the dry land, growing proudly against the wind and sand.

Chen Feng led the horse and walked in front unhurriedly, only he knew the way to Jinyang, and his physical strength seemed to be a little weak.

Wang Jin also dismounted, for people who are not skilled in equestrianism, riding a horse in such terrain is no more labor-saving than walking, and it is difficult to control the horse. Wang Jin didn't know where to pull a piece of grass, put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and the fragrant grass juice diluted the bitterness in his mouth.

They're running out of water.

It's easy to confuse the eyes with the desert scene, it's the same scenery everywhere, and you don't know how far you've got, and it's impossible to estimate where the end will be.

Wang Jin couldn't help but want to ask Chen Feng, in the past few days, he had asked the same question many times, and the answer every time could not satisfy him. As a person who is strict to the point of being harsh, I cannot tolerate words such as estimation and probably.

"I've been walking for four or five days, why can't I even see a figure, how long will it take!" Before Wang Jin could speak, Luo Ermeng couldn't help it, the first time he went out, the excitement had long passed, and now there was only unbearable fatigue left, the surrounding scenery was the same, and there was no fun on the bare land.

"You kid shut up for me, I've been calling every day these days, how can it be so easy to get to Jinyang!"

"But there's not much water left, and if we don't go find a place to get some water, we won't be able to go far, and my throat will be smoking."

"Drink urine, you urinate seven or eight times a day, find me a jar to pick up, and drink when you are thirsty."

Luo Ermeng didn't say a word, he kept swallowing his throat during the next journey, he didn't want to drink his own urine.

Although Wang Jin had drunk it in training before, the taste was definitely not good, and he definitely didn't want to try it unless he had to.

Just as the conversation between the master and apprentice was over, and the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence again, a black dot suddenly appeared in front of him, which was constantly moving.

"Look, there's someone up ahead!" Luo Er pointed forward and shouted loudly.

The three of them hurriedly got on their horses, and Wang Jin clumsily controlled the horse and galloped forward. The galloping horses were very bumpy on the sand, and the undulating back of the horses almost made Wang Jin's stomach, which had barely eaten these days, sour water.

Chen Feng's horsemanship is very skillful, and his speed on the sand is almost the same as that on the flat ground.

Soon the three of them caught up with the dark shadow, which turned out to be a nearby farmer. The farmer carried a load of grass on his back, and it seemed that he had been looking here for a long time, and it was unimaginable to find so much grass in such a desolate place.

"This old man, how long is it until Jinyang is here?" Wang Jin tried his best to make himself look gentle, in this troubled world, the people on horseback are some soldiers, those people are very fierce, and they will use knives to kill people if they don't agree with each other.

The farmer's skin was blown like dry wood in the wind-blown sand of the northwest, and the deep ravines made him look like he was about to die. The old farmer looked at the three people in front of him blankly, not knowing if he was afraid, and his trembling lips did not say a word.

After all, Wang Jin is still a modern person, and he has a good attitude towards others. Luo Ermeng didn't have such patience, so he pointed directly at the old farmer's nose and asked, "Old man, what about you, did you hear it, how far is it from Jinyang here?" ”

The old farmer had never seen much of the market, and in recent years, he had been frightened by those murderous soldiers, so he turned his head to run, and he didn't even want the grass on his shoulders. It's a pity that his two old legs can outrun the young man, and he was quickly grabbed back by Luo Ermeng, and he was slapped in the face.

Chen Feng watched the movements of his apprentices without any expression, this is also their usual style. Wang Jin dismounted and stopped Luo Ermeng's preparations for further action.

The old peasant was already kneeling on the ground, kowtowing desperately, and his mouth was jumping in an unintelligible dialect, to the effect that he wanted Wang Jin to let him go. Wang Jin was very patient, asked the question again, picked up the grass scattered on the ground, and handed it to the old farmer.

The old farmer looked at Wang Jin, and the fear on his face gradually weakened. He stood up tremblingly, pointed to the south, and muttered a lot of words. The northwest dialect of this era is not as easy to understand as it was later, especially for those who have not read a book, the dialect is the original local dialect, which is even more difficult to understand.

Wang Jin tried very hard to analyze what the old farmer said, listened hard several times, and finally gave up helplessly, turned his head and asked Chen Feng for help.

Chen Feng was busy: "This old man said that there is still a day to see the big city, but he doesn't know what the name is, there is no other big city in this vicinity except Jinyang, I guess it is there." ”

Wang Jin nodded, there are many famous cities in Hedong, but there are really not many big cities. Seeing that Wang Jin did not speak, the old peasant thought that he was not satisfied, so he said something.

This time, Chen Feng translated quickly, "He said that there may be soldiers nearby, and he has to go back to feed the sheep, let us let him go!" ”

Wang Jin was speechless for a while, waved his hand, and the old peasant suddenly burst out with incredible strength and ran fast towards the west.

It's been a long journey again. The three of them came out of Lingzhou, I don't know how many miles they have walked, and even the skin under their feet has worn out several layers, and now they are finally approaching their destination, and everyone is very excited.

Wang Jin was also very thirsty, but there was still a day to go, and he couldn't say what kind of uncertainties he would encounter on the road, so he didn't dare to move at all.

The land gradually changed from monotonous earthy yellow to green, the annoying wind and sand gradually became smaller, and the most important thing is that the surrounding area has become popular, and occasionally you can see one or two small villages. The three of them found a family, directly gave dozens of dollars, and asked the owner to cook a meal.

The three of them devoured this meal, although it was only a simple and coarse food, but it was unimaginable happiness for people who had just come out of the desert to be able to eat a hot meal. I learned from the master that Jinyang City was transporting a large amount of grain and grass into the city recently, probably to fight, and it was not a good idea to enter Jinyang now.

Wang Jin's purpose is to defect to Li Cunmiao, although with his identity, it is impossible to see Li Cunmiao, let alone be reused. Now Jinyang City is accumulating military funds, which is a good opportunity for Wang Jin.