Early in the morning, as soon as the sky was bright and the temperature gradually rose, after expelling the chill of the night, Jiang Yun woke up the person in his arms. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fang Yaqing had an okay night, although it was not as comfortable as in the bedding and sheets, but she was covered with a sleeping bag and curled up in Jiang Yun's arms, but she didn't feel cold, and she barely slept sweetly. As for Jiang Yun, he almost didn't sleep all night. The cowhide sleeping bag almost completely enveloped the heat, and even if he hugged Fang Yaqing tightly, he could hardly feel much warmth. Fortunately, the stone pier found that night had a concave area, which allowed it to endure the low temperature without being tormented by the bitter cold wind.

Fang Yaqing opened her eyes in a daze, and when she saw clearly the current intimate posture of the two, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she instinctively wanted to push Jiang Yun away. But soon she remembered what was going on, and she writhed uneasily, then pouted downward. Jiang Yun understood, and immediately untied the rope under her neck, and after tearing open the sleeping bag, Fang Yaqing quickly got out. "Did you sleep well?"

Jiang Yun smiled reluctantly. "It's okay, you're ready. While the temperature is just right now, let's hurry as soon as possible. ”

said that it was about preparation, but in fact, it was to let her find something convenient. Under these conditions, it is absolutely impossible to rinse your mouth and wash your face, and the amount of water stored is not allowed. Fang Yaqing obviously understood what he meant, and whispered, "You go outside and guard, I'll come in a while." After thinking about it, he was finally not at ease, and added behind Jiang Yun: "Don't look back." ”

"Yes." Jiang Yun didn't have the intention of taking advantage, he responded lightly, repacked the package, turned around and walked out.

It didn't seem to be long after waking up, the sky was a little brighter again, thinking about the scorching heat of the whole day today, Jiang Yun sighed helplessly. In order to leave more water for Fang Yaqing, he only drank two small sips all day yesterday, quenching his thirst was hopeful, and at best moistened his lips. If you persist overnight, your mouth will be dry and your throat will be as dry as a fire.

It was really uncomfortable, Jiang Yun unwrapped the package and took out the last half bag of water. He unscrewed the lid on the spot, but when it came to his mouth, the movement stopped again. Jiang Yun took a deep breath, tightened the lid again, and stuffed the package back.

He can't drink it, and in a place like this, a sip of water might be a life. Small citizens are the most realistic group of people, but they are also the most realistic. He didn't think about whether his approach was worth it, whether it was worth it, and whether he kept his promise to the other party's reputation or not. There is only one reason for what he does, and it is a very simple reason. If your daughter-in-law doesn't hurt herself, who does? If there is only one sip of water, he would rather give it to his daughter-in-law.

The relationship between the two is a little complicated, and it can't be clarified for a while. However, from the day he agreed to Fang Yu's departure to Beijing, Jiang Yun regarded Fang Yaqing as his daughter-in-law, whether the other party wanted it or not, he thought so, otherwise what would he do here at the risk of his life?

At the same time that Jiang Yun stuffed back the water bag, Fang Yaqing had already walked out of the hole, and she couldn't help but smile when she saw his movements. "You steal water early in the morning to drink."

"Hey." Jiang Yun laughed and didn't explain much.

"Anything else?" Fang Yaqing stretched out his hand and said, "Give me a drink." ”

He took out the hydration bag again and handed it over. "Give."

Taking the water bag, Fang Yaqing unscrewed the lid, raised her neck and poured two mouthfuls, smacking her lips and said, "Hey, this desert is not useless, you see, this ordinary water is full of sweetness." After screwing the lid, she shook the water bag again, and her little face suddenly became bitter. Is this the last bag of water? ”

"Well, it's the last bag."

"Hey." She let out a long sigh. "If anyone can give me another bag of water, I will be willing to exchange it for a million taels of silver. Why didn't you find water so important before? If you knew this, you should have drunk more and had your fill when you set out. ”

"Wrong! If you knew you wouldn't have come. Jiang Yun shook his head, and then raised his legs and walked forward. Don't think about it, no one will be able to save us except yourself, so hurry up. Go faster, maybe there will be a glimmer of life. ”

Fang Yaqing thought about it, hurriedly adjusted her mentality, and hurried to catch up.

The two of them walked about a stick of incense, and the mutation protruded! A gust of wind suddenly blew in the still calm sky, and a strong current of air swept up a large amount of fine gravel and blew it straight towards their faces.

"My eyes are in the sand." Fang Yaqing's exclamation sounded behind him.

"Don't open your eyes." Jiang Yun anxiously instructed, then covered his face with his hand and glanced through his fingers. I saw that it was almost instantaneous, the sky was already half dark, the wind was gusting, and the sand and gravel in the distance were sweeping in the sky.

This is... Sandstorm? Jiang Yun had never seen such a terrifying scene in his life, but an equally terrifying term suddenly appeared in his heart. His complexion changed suddenly, and he immediately turned around, picked up Fang Yaqing and ran back in the direction he came from.

"Go... Where to. ”

"Don't talk, run!"

Running all the way, the stone cave where he had lived for a night appeared in front of him again, Jiang Yun's complexion finally eased, and without saying a word, he stuffed Fang Yaqing in. "Stay inside, don't come out!"

"Is this a sandstorm?" Fang Yaqing shrank in the corner with a pale face and muttered.

Sandstorms are the most terrifying force of nature in the desert, just like a storm in the sea, and anyone will feel a sense of despair when encountered. Fear is inevitable, and even the most powerful human beings are still small compared to nature.

"Whew" A gust of wind blew, Jiang Yun turned around suddenly, poked his head into the hole, and gasped for breath.

"Come in, it's dangerous outside."

"Nope." Jiang Yun smacked his lips, wanting to spit out the sand and gravel that seeped into his mouth, but his mouth was dry, and he spit it out a few times, and his mouth was already extremely dry. "I don't know how long this sandstorm will blow, if we all go in, the entrance of the kung fu cave will be sealed with sand and gravel in the blink of an eye, and we won't be able to get out if we don't get it right. I'm here to hold on, leaving a gap for one person, so that we can have a glimmer of life. Don't worry, I'm fine. ”

Jiang Yun said it quite easily, but it was not effortless to insist. He only stood at the entrance of the cave for a moment, and then he felt that his feet were getting heavier, and the sand and gravel that were still stepping on the soles of his shoes had unconsciously covered his ankles, burying his feet completely in the gravel. And as the wind continued, the sand and gravel on the surface piled higher and higher, and continued to spread upward.

Jiang Yun shook his body vigorously, shook off the sand and gravel accumulated on his shoulders, and then pulled his right foot out of the sand and gravel with all his might, and stepped lightly on the surface, and when the sand and gravel under his feet were stepped on extremely compactly, which could support the weight of one person, he pulled out his right foot again.

With his feet out of the sand, Jiang Yun's whole person suddenly became a lot taller, and he was originally standing with his head just staring at the top of the stone cave entrance, but at this moment he had to bend down slightly to seal the stone cave. It's not a way to go on like this, and sooner or later the sand and gravel blowing will still be able to seal the hole. Jiang Yun thought about it for a while, and like a rabbit digging a hole, he kept pushing his lower body with both hands, and pedaled alternately with his two legs, kicking the sand and gravel under his feet behind him.

This action still worked, and it didn't take long for him to return to the height of Fang Cai, but a hole seemed to have formed around his body, and he was standing in the middle of the hole at the moment.

The wind is still blowing, the sand is still falling, and in order to save his life, Jiang Yun's legs are still kicking and stepping.

I don't know how long it took, just when Jiang Yun's legs were weak and he could barely lift up, the sandstorm stopped. Just as suddenly it came, it disappeared in the blink of an eye. The sky cleared again, the hot sun was shining overhead, and it was as if nothing had happened before.

Jiang Yun was paralyzed and knelt on the gravel, panting heavily.

"Are you alright?" Fang Yaqing stepped forward quickly and helped him up. "Sit down and rest."

Shaking his head, Jiang Yun said: "Let's hurry, if you rest for a while, there will be one less way to live, we don't have much time." ”

Rest? Of course he wanted to rest, but he knew that now was not the time to rest. Once the whole person relaxes, in the face of increasingly hot weather, in the absence of sufficient drinking water, people will only become more and more lazy and weak, and then trying to rush is tantamount to a fool's dream.

Fighting and persisting is the only thing that can be done now. The two set off again, heading northeast.

In the afternoon, Fang Yaqing's face showed a sickly flush, Jiang Yun knew that she had reached her limit, and immediately found a stone pier, helped her sit down in the shade behind her, and took out the last small half bag of water from the baggage.

"Drunk."

The color of struggle flashed away, Fang Yaqing also knew that this water could not be drunk indiscriminately, if it was really a sip of it, it would be one less sip, once it was drunk, there was no hope at all. She shook her head and said, "I'm not thirsty, just rest for a while." ”

"Drink." Jiang Yun's tone was unquestionable.

Half-pushed, half-pushed, she took a small bite. Then he handed it to Jiang Yun and said, "You can drink some too." ”

"You drink it, I just drank it in the morning, and now I have a stomach full of water." Jiang Yun looked left and right, turned around and ran towards the sand dunes on the side. "You rest, I'll pee."

Bei Ye once said a truth, anything with moisture in the desert is a good thing, and urine is no exception. Jiang Yun has tasted all the hardships in his life, and it is the first time he has drunk urine, so he thought it would be an easy thing to do, but he just pinched his nose and drank it all.

But when he saw the extremely dark yellow urine he had spilled, he immediately gave up on this idea. In the past two days, he has replenished too little water, there is not much urine at all, and the concentration of waste residue in it is too high.

Forget it, it's the lord of the dark alliance who is rich in the world, and even if he dies, he should die with dignity.

Shaking his head and sighing helplessly, Jiang Yun tightened his trouser pockets again, turned around and ran back.

On this day, it was a difficult walk. Even though Fang Yaqing's consciousness was very high, before going to bed at night, the last two mouthfuls of water were finally completely consumed, and they cut off the water.

This night, neither of them had the intention of sleeping.

The third day was the most torturous day. They supported each other and walked the day.

Behind the stone pier, Fang Yaqing's consciousness was already a little unclear, her eyes were glazed, her mouth was muttering, and she whispered something. Jiang Yun's situation is even worse, under normal circumstances, people will die if they don't drink water for three days, he only drank three small sips in two days, plus it was in this extremely hot environment. Lying weakly on the cold sand, a wave of exhaustion hit, Jiang Yun knew that he might not be able to survive tomorrow.

The two of them were silent, staring blankly at the starry sky, each thinking about it.

After a long time, Fang Yaqing muttered and asked, "You say, are we going to die of thirst here tomorrow?" ”

Jiang Yun still wanted to show a smile, but found that it was so difficult to even pull the corners of his mouth in his current state, and he replied with difficulty: "No, maybe we will go out tomorrow." ”

After a moment of silence, Fang Yaqing said, "Do you regret it?" If you don't come, you should still be living a beautiful and alcoholic life, right? ”

"If you regret it, it's a little bit." Jiang Yun said truthfully: "But I can't help but come, who let this be arranged by God?" My son is still in your hands. ”

"Huh." Fang Yaqing smiled. "Are you still thinking about your son?"

"That's it."

“。。。” Closing her eyes and being silent for a moment, Fang Yaqing spoke: "If it is... If we can get out alive tomorrow, I'll give birth to you, okay? ”

"Really?" Jiang Yun's eyes lit up, and he felt that after hearing this, the lost energy seemed to have returned.

With a smile on the corner of her mouth, Fang Yaqing didn't squeak and fell asleep deeply. She was so preoccupied that she couldn't sleep, but she was really tired, and as soon as she relaxed, she couldn't support it, and soon she was like water.

Jiang Yun couldn't sleep. Hey, son! He will be full of excitement, in scientific terms, that is, a large amount of adrenal hormone secretion, which will be very good. He stroked Fang Yaqing's little face, then used all his strength to stand up and stumbled out.

For the sake of his son, he also has to hold on. Although there are no birds or beasts in the desert, if you are lucky, you can still find some insects or something, Jiang Yun plans to try his luck. He hung his head and walked as he went, carefully scanning the sand and gravel beneath his feet, trying to find some signs of life.

After walking for a long time, when he came to the foot of a sand dune, Jiang Yun finally found a crooked and suspicious trace about two feet in front of him. He was overjoyed, and hurried forward, following the trace, until he finally succeeded in reaching the end of the trace.

Not far from the feet, the traces disappeared.

Jiang Yun looked left and right, but did not find any other traces around, he thought about it for a while, then half-knelt on the sand and gravel, put his hands into the sand and gravel and planed it vigorously. After about five or six strokes, there was a sudden heart-piercing pain from his wrist, Jiang Yun suddenly withdrew his hands in shock, looked down, and the four small blood holes on his wrist suddenly came into view.

"Hiss!" After a slight thud, the perpetrator finally got out of the grit.

It was about two or three feet long, and its whole body was a slightly whitish earthy yellow, almost blending in with its surroundings, and it was difficult to spot it if you didn't pay attention. A pair of brown eyes protruding from the body showed a cold glow, and there was a rectangular pale black pattern on its back, equal to its length, and its abdomen was pure white, except for the end of its tail that was pure black.

A pair of hard horns like goat's horns stood above the eyes, and after seeing this extremely obvious sign, Jiang Yun's whole heart quickly sank.

Desert Horned Viper! One of the most venomous snake species in the desert.

Jiang Yun instinctively raised his hand to look, and sure enough, the skin at the wound showed a bruised red color, he was poisoned!