On the fifth day, there was a faint green in the desert, and from time to time you could see drought-tolerant thorns, needles, and leafless plants that could not be named, and some plants could not find a single leaf on their bodies, and relied on green trunks for photosynthesis, and some plants looked wilted, but in fact they were alive, but they entered a dormant state in summer, shrinking the diameter of the trunk and closing the stomata to resist the scorching summer sun and reduce water loss. On the sixth day, entering the edge of the desert, the bushes are overgrown, and birds can be seen flying in the sky from time to time, the desert gradually has vitality, and Xu Qing's mood has gradually improved, on the one hand, because he is about to get out of the desert, there is still hope for life, on the other hand, because of the sixth day, the grief is gradually gone, and he has to face a new life. The mysterious Arabian masked woman is like a god.

At night, Xu Qing dug a pit in the desert with a sapper shovel, covered it with bush branches, and got into a sleeping bag to prepare for sleep, but thinking that tomorrow he would go out of the desert and enter the Tang Dynasty society, he was penniless, what he ate and drank, and what he relied on to make a living. No matter what method is used to raise money and find food, it will make the Arab masked girl out of his sight, what if he is separated from her, he has not seen her appearance, he does not know her name, and he does not know her identity, if he is separated from her, he will never have the opportunity to repay her life-saving grace in the future.

It's not like modern times, there are no phones, no mobile phones, no WeChat, no QQ, no email. If you want to repay the Arabian masked girl for saving her life, you must follow her, find out her identity and origin, and never let her out of your sight for a moment. But I can't ask her for food anymore, I'm not called Hanako, I can't afford to lose that person, and she's not a savior. Xu Qing thought about it, but couldn't think of a good way to get money without leaving the masked girl, and couldn't sleep for a long time.

In the middle of the night, Xu Qing suddenly heard the sound of "have to answer" from the ground, the sound became louder and closer, and soon he heard the sound of a horn. Xu Qing thought in hindsight: "Could it be that the robbers robbed the property of the passing merchants?" "Quickly got up from the sleeping bag and watched with infrared binoculars, only to see a group of people wearing the clothes of ordinary people in ancient times, riding horses, holding swords, swords, halberds, shields, bows and arrows and other cold weapons, rushing towards the camp of the Arab caravan, and quickly formed an encirclement of the Arab caravan, and the number of people could not be seen clearly at night, when it was more than 1,000." The sound of "have to answer" turned out to be the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of trumpets was the alarm of the guard post of the Arab caravan.

The battle soon began, the sound of fighting, screams, and the sound of weapons colliding came, Xu Qing hurriedly put on a helmet, wrapped a bullet belt around his shoulders and waist, hung a pistol on his waist, and carried a submachine gun, and rushed to the battlefield.

Xu Qing was only a mile away from the battlefield, and it was a moment away, and at this moment's delay, there were already corpses lying everywhere, and there were only more than 30 people left of more than 200 Arabs, who used their lives to closely guard the master's tent and prevent the enemy from stepping close half a step. They formed a circle of wooden crates full of goods, built fortifications, and fired at the enemy with bows and arrows, barely resisting the onslaught of strong enemies. The fortifications were not built suddenly, but at the beginning of the battle, with most men facing the invading enemy on the periphery and a small number of guards organizing the inner perimeter defense.

Just when the Arab masked girl was in danger, Xu Qing arrived, and he fired with a submachine gun and smashed in from the rear of the enemy - Xu Qing's enemy was Xu Qing's enemy, and the enemy fell in a pool of blood. The bandits counterattacked with bows and arrows, but the arrows fell on Xu Qing's special war camouflage uniform with fireproof and bulletproof functions, and the bandits thought that Xu Qing was a god descending from heaven, so they were frightened, dropped the prey that was about to arrive, and fled quickly like a gust of wind. Thanks to his previous participation in military exercises and anti-terrorism exercises, although Xu Qing killed for the first time in reality, he had killed many people in the exercises, and he was not frightened by the scene of the dead. Whether he was an ordinary soldier in the first year of joining the army after graduating from high school, or being selected as a special soldier after one year of being a soldier, or being admitted to the Special Forces Academy as a cadet after two years of being a special soldier, Xu Qing is a qualified soldier with hard skills and courage.

The Arab masked girl just now raised her throat with a heart, thinking that she would not be able to see the sun tomorrow, and she was naturally grateful to Xu Qing for saving her life, and after the enemy had all retreated, she ordered her subordinates to put away their bows and arrows, open a corner of the fortification, and personally come out to meet Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked at the half-beautiful girl's face that the Arab girl showed from outside the veil, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" ”

The Arab masked woman shook her head and replied, "I'm fine." Thank you for saving me. If it weren't for you, I'd be dead today. ”

Xu Qing said: "You also saved my life, we are even, don't say thank you." Taking advantage of the life-saving grace of the Arab masked girl and winning her favor, he asked, "What's your name?" Which country is it from, and why is Chinese so good? ”

The Arab masked girl didn't answer and asked: "First of all, tell me what your name is, where you come from, where you are going, why do you have such a powerful weapon, and you are so young that you can't hurt you with a bow and arrow, what kind of kung fu are you practicing?" Is it a bell jar or an iron cloth shirt? ”

Xu Qing said: "You say it first, I asked you first." ”

The Arab masked girl actually lied coquettishly, and said delicately: "I'm a girl, you're a man, you should let me." ”

Xu Qing's origin is too shocking, for fear of scaring the Arab girl, his weapon can be described as a peerless weapon, if it can be imitated thousands, tens of thousands of can sweep the world, it should not be leaked out, otherwise Xu Qing may become the object of competition among the people in the rivers and lakes, careerists and governments, and there will never be peace, and it is very likely that someone will assassinate and then take away his submachine gun.

Xu Qing said: "Since you don't answer me, then I won't answer you either." Let's keep each of us a little mysterious. ”

The Arab girl said, "If you don't say it, forget it, I'm not rare." After a moment of silence, he said, "Your weapon is very peculiar, it's the first time I've seen such a strange weapon when I've grown so big, can you lend it to me?" ”

Although Xu Qing has a good impression of this Arab girl, the submachine gun is a priceless treasure in the era of cold weapons, and it is difficult to guarantee that she will not see the treasure, and she will not return it if she borrows it, and at that time Xu Qing may still be killed, and the pistol on his waist can not fight the submachine gun. The body armor and bulletproof pants on his body, and the steel helmet on his head can protect most of his body, but the important face is not protected. Of course, Xu Qing would not take such a risk, put himself in danger, and refused: "This weapon is very dangerous, you don't know how to use it, I'm worried that you will go off." ”

"What does it mean to go off fire?"

"Misfire means that you don't plan to kill yourself with this weapon, but this weapon kills yourself."

"There is such a strange weapon in the world, it can actually kill people on its own, does it have thoughts?" The Arab girl asked curiously.

In order to dispel her possible idea of seizing the treasure, Xu Qing deliberately straightened her face and said solemnly: "You are right, it has thoughts, it only recognizes me as one master, and it will not accept anyone else, and it will kill everyone who has it except me." ”

The Arab girl was just curious, and wanted to take a closer look at Xu Qing's mysterious weapon, and there was no intention of grabbing the treasure, but when she heard Xu Qing say this, she dispelled the idea of watching the gun, and said: "Your weapon is so evil, I still stay away!" Since you are alone, why don't we go together, and take care of each other on the way. "This goes to Chang'an, thousands of miles away, on the way may also encounter robbers and bandits to rob the property, the enemy just now may make a comeback, her entourage escort is dead and wounded, the rest are the elite of the Great Khan's Guard, strong martial arts, loyal, but across the desert is the territory of the enemy East * Turk * Turk, her men are probably not enough to protect her, escort her to Chang'an safely, complete the secret mission given to her by the Great Khan, and if she can't complete the task assigned by the Great Khan, her close relatives will be implicated by her and become the punching bag of the Great Khan, It wasn't something she wanted to see. So for her own safety, the Arab girl had to euphemistically ask Xu Qing, who was of unknown origin, to accompany her and act as her bodyguard.

Xu Qing couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly agreed.

When the surviving Arabs treated the wounded and buried the dead, Xu Qing retrieved his marching backpack, the contents of the bag were inconspicuous things in the era before the crossing, but they were all treasures in the Tang Dynasty after the crossing, and they could not be lost.