Chu Huan doesn't know which sentence of this vixen-like woman is true and which sentence is false, maybe there is no truth in the first place, but Chu Huan always feels that this woman knows something, if she can really know something useful from her mouth, it will naturally be a great good thing.

Chu Huan just looked at her and didn't speak, just waiting for her to continue.

Seeing Chu Huan staring at herself, Mei Niang put a finger on her red lips and said in a crisp voice: "What are you doing looking at people like this?" What's the bad idea in mind? ”

Chu Huan said lukewarmly: "It's really a bad idea, if you talk nonsense again, the official is ready to arrest you." ”

"Catch it?" Mei Niang's eyes were looking forward: "What are you doing when you catch it?" Are you afraid that if I run away and never see me again, tie me up with you? ”

Chu Huan said helplessly: "It's almost dawn, what do you know, tell me quickly." ”

Liu Meiniang chuckled and said softly: "Lord Chu, you hired camel riders, have you ever inquired about them?" ”

"Bottom?"

"Of course." Liu Meiniang whispered: "Do you know that Ma Zhengyi once saved the sand bandits, and the sand bandits are grateful to him?" ”

Chu Huan was stunned, he really didn't know about it, frowned and asked, "How do you know that he saved the sand bandits?" ”

"Hey, you look shrewd, but you're a fool." Liu Meiniang sighed faintly: "Luoyan Town is not a monolith, if you spend more silver, there will still be many people who are willing to speak, and if the silver is enough, you will know something that others don't know." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Mei Niang has lived in Luoyan Town for a few days, and when she is bored, she likes to talk to someone." Liu Meiniang looked at Chu Huan, smiled charmingly, and said softly: "But don't get me wrong, Mei Niang doesn't like to chat with other men except you, only you, Mei Niang is willing to keep chatting......!" ”

"Seriously." Chu Huan didn't have a good airway.

Liu Meiniang said coquettishly: "Haven't people been talking seriously? What's wrong with it? Seeing that Chu Huan's face was not good, he continued: "Ma Zhengyi walked in the desert back then, and encountered two sand bandits fighting in the desert, these two groups fought all the way, leaving a lot of corpses, Ma Zhengyi saw that although one of them was seriously injured, he did not die, maybe he had compassion and saved that person. ”

Chu Huan just listened quietly and didn't speak.

Liu Meiniang continued: "Originally, Ma Zhengyi forgot about this, but after a few years, a few people went to Luoyan Town and made a special trip to visit Ma Zhengyi, and brought a generous gift, the people in Luoyan Town didn't know where those people came from at first, but for three consecutive years, these people went to Luoyan Town to visit Ma Zhengyi, and there was no trace of them until the fourth year...... ”

Chu Huan couldn't help frowning and said, "I'm going to Luoyan Town." Was it the sand bandit saved by Ma Zhengyi? ”

Liu Meiniang smiled and said, "If you can't even guess this, you're a big fool." ”

"This official is an official of the imperial court, don't take a nickname." Chu Huan said dissatisfiedly: "This official is asking you now, you have to answer seriously, don't be hippie and smile!" ”

Liu Meiniang pouted, but still said: "Actually, until now, not everyone in Luoyan Town knows about this. However, there is no impermeable wall, there are always some well-informed people in Luoyan Town, Mei Niang also happened to meet them, Mei Niang wants to go to the desert, she has to hire a camel guest, at first I thought about the Ma family camel guest, but after inquiring about it, I gave up this idea and found the Qiu family camel guest. ”

Chu Huan said: "You mean that Ma Zhengyi has collusion with the sand bandits?" ”

"I can't say for sure." Liu Meiniang said: "The sand bandit rescued by Ma Zhengyi is called Tuhu, he escaped from death back then, the leader of the sand bandits was killed in the fire, Tuhu was saved by Ma Zhengyi, and after surviving, he finally became the leader of the sand bandits, I heard that there are seven or eight sand bandits in the Jingulan Desert, and the Tuhu sand bandit is a very strong one, with hundreds of people. ”

Chu Huan thought thoughtfully, thinking to himself, could it be that Ma Zhengyi went to see tonight was really a sand bandit?

Seeing what Chu Huan was thinking, Liu Meiniang leaned into Chu Huan's ear and exhaled like a land: "You don't want to think about it, if the camel riders in Luoyan Town really have no entanglement with the sand bandits, why should the sand bandits let them go back and forth?" The sand bandits may not be as good as the camel riders, but they are not inferior in numbers. ”

Chu Huan said quietly: "This is what you want to tell me?" ”

Liu Meiniang said: "Do you think Meiniang just told you that Ma Zhengyi and the sand bandits colluded?" He sighed lightly: "Foolish worm, Mei Niang wants to tell you that if the person Ma Zhengyi wants to see tonight is really a sand bandit, then it doesn't matter who he killed against, the important thing is that the sand bandit has appeared next to us, maybe there are already sand bandits who are secretly peeking at our movements, waiting for the opportunity to attack us!" ”

Chu Huan's heart was also tight, Liu Meiniang's words were not unreasonable, if Ma Zhengyi went to see the sand bandits tonight, then there is no doubt that the sand bandits already knew the route of the mission team and could appear at any time, which also means that the mission has fallen into a more dangerous situation.

After a moment of silence, Chu Huan finally got up and said, "Go and rest, you can sleep for more than an hour." ”

Liu Meiniang got up and asked, "Where to sleep?" ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Where else?" Your own tent. ”

"It's so cold in people's tents." Liu Meiniang said coquettishly: "Lying there alone, cold and lonely, people can't sleep......!" Liu Mei raised slightly, leaned closer and asked softly: "Good lord, aren't you cold when you sleep alone?" ”

Chu Huan's scalp tightened, and he said coldly: "Since you dare to enter the desert, you deserve to freeze to death." ”

Liu Meiniang stomped her feet and said angrily: "You have no conscience, you are crossing the river to tear down the bridge and unload the mill and kill the donkey, I knew that people would not tell you this." He added: "This is news that people bought with money." ”

Chu Huan didn't pay attention to it, and left by himself, looking at Chu Huan's back, Mei Niang's eyes showed a look of resentment.

Before dawn the next day, the Ma family camel rider had already escorted Ma Zhengyi's corpse on the road, which had been in the desert for three days, and it would take several days to return, before going on the road, no one would have thought that it would be such a result, the Ma family camel riders were all gloomy, Ma Xiulian followed and sent out a few miles, she only wanted to find the wolf baby, to find out the reason for the matter, before the brigade started, she had already returned to the team.

walked like this for another day, but when it was dark, he was supposed to stay in the camp to rest, but Qiu Yinghao did not let the team stop, but continued to move forward.

Seeing this, Xue Huai'an instructed Chu Huan to go and ask, Chu Huan got on the horse and chased after him, asking why he didn't stop to rest, but Qiu Yinghao said solemnly: "Uncle Chu, not only can't you rest today, I'm afraid you won't be able to rest tomorrow night." ”

Chu Huan was very strange, Qiu Yinghao had already explained: "Uncle Chu, the place we are entering now, called the eye of the storm, is the most prone to sandstorms, once we can't get out of this desert in time, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Sandstorm?" Chu Huan frowned and said, "Such a coincidence? ”

Qiu Yinghao said: "Ten times I walked in the desert, five times I had to encounter sandstorms. This section of the road is unavoidable, let's get out as soon as possible. ”

"Qiu is in charge, everyone is already sleepy, and if you go on like this, you are afraid that you won't be able to support it." Chu Huan said worriedly: "Can you bypass this road?" ”

Qiu Yinghao thought for a while and said, "Uncle Chu, you can't rest tonight, if you hurry up tonight, you can rest a little during the day tomorrow." If you bypass this section of the road, there is no way, and to tell you the truth, even I don't know where the sandstorm will appear now, and every part of this road may suddenly roll up. ”

Chu Huan saw Qiu Yinghao's solemn expression, bowed slightly, and went back to inform Xue Huai'an of the situation, Xue Huai'an has been changing horses and riding, but he can hold on a little, but the other officials have already shouted, saying that they can't continue to go, even the guards and soldiers also showed resistance, Xuanyuan Shengcai said a little angrily: "Lord Deputy Envoy, are these camel riders trying to drag us down?" Walking during the day, I couldn't rest for half an hour, and now I have to hurry even at night, which makes it impossible for people to live. ”

There was a lot of noise here, but Qiu Yinghao sent a camel passenger and said, "Everyone, if you don't pass through this area in time and wait for the sandstorm to come, it will be too late." Qiu Dangjia said, in the past two days, everyone must grit their teeth and stand tall no matter what, pass through this desert, avoid the eye of the storm, and let everyone have a good rest! ”

The man didn't say much, but dropped the sentence and left.

The officials were complaining, although the soldiers were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to speak out, Chu Huan instructed Xuanyuan Shengcai to appease the soldiers, and he persuaded the officials.

By the light of the moon at night, the mission continued to complain, and in fact the degree slowed down greatly, and when walking under the scorching sun on the second day, many people vomited, and some people really couldn't hold on, dizzy and fell to the ground, and were helped forward by their companions.

Chu Huan frowned, but he didn't give any orders, just when most people were exhausted, maybe even the camel riders couldn't support it, Qiu Yinghao finally passed the word and let everyone rest for a while.

Many people heard that they could rest, and lay on the hot sand, and even though the sand burned their skin, they did not want to get up, and not only the people, but also the horses were listless, and obviously exhausted.

Xuanyuan Shengcai was sweating profusely, and he didn't care about the rules, so he poured half a bag of water, and then he came to Chu Huan's side and said, "Deputy Envoy Chu, if you go on like this, the brothers really can't hold on." I haven't walked half of the road, and at this time my physical strength is exhausted, how can I walk the road behind? There are already people who are sick, the eyes of the 100-day heat are cold, day and night alternate, and no one can hold it! ”

Chu Huan was also sweating, but after entering the desert for a few days, his skin was also tanned and blackened, he took a sip of water and said: "Before entering the desert, I had already agreed with the camel riders that the itinerary on the road would be arranged by them, so we naturally can't be untrustworthy." Moreover, sandstorms are coming at any time, and if you can't cross this desert early, you really encounter a sandstorm, and the consequences are unimaginable. ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai looked around, the sand was golden and dazzling under the scorching sun, boundless, and frowned: "Lord Deputy Envoy, can the camel rider really see that there will be a sandstorm coming?" How terrifying is the sandstorm? ”

Chu Huan said: "If you do one line, you will understand one line." The people in the fields, as long as they look at the sky, know when it will rain, but where can ordinary people see it? Just like General Xuanyuan practicing archery, you know what kind of archery skills are good or bad, and if you can see the flaws in archery, ordinary people naturally can't see it. These camel riders rely on the desert for food, so they know the desert very well, and we are surrounded by sand and don't know where we are, but the camel riders know where we are, and they can also tell if the sandstorm is coming! ”

"The camel rider means, but it seems that the sandstorm seems to be terrifying!"

"Even camel riders are afraid of sandstorms, so it's not easy." Chu Huan patted Xuanyuan Shengcai on the shoulder, and said with a reluctant smile: "General Xuanyuan, we are now marching and fighting, or it is more difficult and cruel than hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield, no matter what, we must pass this level!" ”