Xu Qing spent the next night in loneliness, not out of the center of the desert, if it were not for the two-year special forces career and the three-year military cadet career of the special forces academy, he had cultivated a lifetime of excellent skills, calmness, unhurried psychological quality and tenacious personality, in the death-like silence, lifeless, even plants are difficult to survive, there is no end in sight, people feel desperate in the desert, they may have a nervous breakdown, and they will not be able to go far to scare themselves to death.

At ten o'clock in the evening of the third day, although Xu Qing was an iron-clad man, he was also very tired, tired and thirsty, the juice of the cactus was too viscous, and he didn't quench his thirst at all if he drank it, in order to survive, Xu Qing didn't waste his urine in the past few days, so he barely survived, and saw a few bonfires lit up in the vast desert, he felt extremely cordial, and his heart was lit with hope, and he felt that the hardships he had suffered in the past few days and the sins he suffered were worth it. Although the distance is too far away, I can't see people or hear people's voices, but Xu Qing believes that where there is a bonfire, there must be people, and where there are people, there is hope.

Xu Qing cheered up and walked towards the bonfire in the distance, after walking for almost an hour, Xu Qing finally walked to the bonfire, and several tall young men in Arab costumes and swords came over, using Arabic words that Xu Qing did not understand to stop Xu Qing from approaching them, and at the same time asked Xu Qing's identity and origin.

Xu Qing looked dazed and said, "What did you say?" I don't understand! These suspected Arab young men also couldn't understand Xu Qing's words, and asked rhetorically, "What did you say?" ”

Xu Qing had an idea and said in English: "iamchinese, whoareyou?whichcountrydoyoefrom?"

At this time, an elderly man in his fifties who seemed to be an Arab came over, he did not wear a weapon, and spoke to Xu Qing in fluent Chinese, but he spoke ancient Chinese, which translates into today's Chinese: "Who are you?" What do you want to do with us? Are you walking alone in the desert and not afraid of death? ”

Xu Qing didn't understand the first time, and the suspected Arab elder man spoke three times, Xu Qing understood, and replied: "I am Chinese, I want to ask for water and something to eat when I come to you, I haven't eaten or drunk water for three days, I hope you will give me water and food." I was walking alone in the desert, of course I was afraid of death, but I couldn't help it, I got lost and couldn't find my way home. ”

This suspected Arab elder man is a merchant from the Arab Empire, who has been engaged in commercial trade between the Arab Empire and the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and knows Chinese, but he understands the Chinese of the Tang Dynasty, which is still different from today's Chinese Mandarin, and the general meaning is still about the same.

The Arab man did not agree to Xu Qing on the spot, but walked to the only tent and asked the owner, a woman wearing an Arab robe, veiled, and half of her exposed face looking young and beautiful, which led to infinite reverie, in Turkic language, Xu Qing also did not understand, but it was different from Arabic.

The woman agreed to give Xu Qing a little bit of food and water, which were very valuable in the desert, so the older Arab man asked a young Arab man to give Xu Qing a packet of venison jerky, a piece of bread, and a small leather bag of water.

Xu Qing drank water "coo-dong", chapped lips, dry smoking, and a hot and sore throat seemed to be instantly healed under the moisture of the water, and then Xu Qing devoured the jerky and cakes, feeling that this was the most delicious food in the world.

The Arab masked beauty felt that she had saved a life, and she had a smile on her face, which was very beautiful, but it was a pity that she was covered by a veil and Xu Qing couldn't see it. After eating and drinking, Xu Qing once again used both Chinese and English, and thanked the elderly Arab man and his young hostess, "Thank you!" thankyou!”

The older Arab man replied in Chinese: "No thanks." Xu Qing didn't think it was strange, but the Arab masked beauty also replied in Chinese: "No thanks, it seems that you have really been hungry for three days, and it is a miracle that you can survive in the desert!" "The voice is young and nice, with a standard accent and fluent speech. Xu Qing felt very strange, Chinese is recognized as a difficult language in the world, it is not easy for this young Arab woman to speak pure and fluent Chinese, she is the leader of this caravan of more than 200 people and more than 30 camels, presumably someone with a family background.

In fact, Xu Qing had seen camels a long time ago, and he was busy begging for food and water just now, and then he remembered that the camel caravan was N years ago, and it seemed that during the strong Han and Tang dynasties in China, the means of transportation on the "Silk Road", the trade channel between the East and the West, was camels, and he hurriedly asked: "What dynasty is it now, is it the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty?" ”

The young Arab masked woman was taken aback, and instead of answering, she asked, "Who are you, and why don't you dress like a Tang Dynasty person?" I saw that you looked like a Tang Dynasty person, so I gave it to you. But there is a difference of several hundred years between the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and no matter how stupid and ignorant the Han people are, they will not know whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty! She didn't answer directly, but she accidentally gave an answer between the lines.

"Tang Dynasty!" Xu Qing's heart quickly sank to a valley low, and it was still sinking, "I traveled through more than a thousand years and came to the Tang Dynasty!" It's over, it's over, I'm never going back! My relatives, my friends, my comrades-in-arms, my classmates, I will never see you again! Skyscrapers of high-rise buildings, airplanes soaring in the sky, high-speed trains flying like bullets, Mercedes-Benz cars, illusory but ubiquitous, all kinds of cyberspace, sensational, passionate, pathetic, love, sadistic, appreciative, happy film and television dramas and beauties in the play, I will never see you again in the future! ”

Seeing that Xu Qing's three souls had lost two souls, and the seven souls had lost six souls, the sadness and sadness were extreme, and the Aweibo woman walked up to Xu Qing and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?" Two of her bodyguards, fearing that she had made a mistake, also followed a few steps forward, ready to protect their master.

Xu Qing was concerned about the beauty, and his heart was a little better, and he replied: "It's the Tang Dynasty now?" Is it really the Tang Dynasty? Are you sure you didn't lie to me? ”

The Arab woman frowned, thinking that Xu Qing was crazy, and said, "You look good, why do you talk and behave so strangely?" What is there to be sad about hearing that it is now the Tang Dynasty? Do you hope that during the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was chaos in China, wars raged in the sky, and the people were displaced? I don't know you, today is the first time we meet, why lie to you? What good can I get by lying to you? ”

Xu Qing cleaned up his feelings and said insincerely: "I'm not sad, I'm happy, people are in good spirits when they are happy, and they shed tears happily." ”

The Arab woman couldn't tell which nationality Xu Qing was, his expression was sad or happy or clear, and said unhappily: "I treat you as a good person, and give you a part of our little food and water to save your life, but you don't tell me the truth, lie and lie to me, do you know 'the grace of a drop of water, when the spring reciprocates'?" ”

Xu Qing was speechless by the Arab woman's questioning, and after a while, he said: "I'm sorry, I did hide something from you, I have a last resort, but please believe me, I have no ill will towards you, you give me food and water, it is a great grace to save my life, and I will never forget it in my life." Please give the benefactor his name, and report it later. ”

The Arab woman said, "I saved you for peace of mind, not for you to repay you." You don't have to know my name, you'll be sad to know it. You go, you don't know where you came from, you can't stay with us. From here, you can walk east for another three days to get out of the desert, and I will give you food and water for four days, so you can do whatever you want. "After that, let his subordinates give Xu Qing food and water for four days.

Xu Qing took the food and water and asked puzzledly, "Why is it sad that I know your name?" ”

The Arab woman said, "Don't ask so much, you know that my name will only leave sadness, and will not do any good." You go, I won't be far away. Then he went back to his tent.

Xu Qing had to leave, but he only left on the surface, secretly following behind this caravan, following from a distance, the words of the Arab woman made him very curious, anyway, it's okay, it's only sad to be idle, it's better to find something to do, find out the identity of this young female leader of the Arab caravan, and unveil her mystery.