Section XXXVII

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you."

Looking at Wu Ming, who was walking side by side with her, Esther smiled bitterly and continued: "The so-called family ugliness cannot be publicized, and the national ugliness is the same, which is why I didn't explain it to you at the first time. ”

Wu Ming controlled Nanwang and continued: "It seems that Wugong and Nanban have an affair, and your country is not ignorant, then I can rest assured." But I don't understand why you didn't take action and put you in danger. ”

Esther didn't answer, but sat up straight on the bright camel, staring blankly at the sunset that was about to sink into the horizon, and after a while, she spoke: "Lord Wu, I think you also know that although our Persia is strong, on the whole, it is indeed a three-legged situation. The three families of Darius, Cyrus, and Xerxes have been operating in Persia for many years, and it is appropriate to describe them as mainstays. And the Darius family of the martial prince has been in the army for many years, and if it really wants to take action, it will be an unbearable pain for the whole of Persia. ”

Wu Ming was silent, the other party had said this, what reason did he have to blame? He sighed: "But princess, you came alone, so you didn't have any precautions?" ”

Esther glanced back at the group behind her. In the afternoon, the Guards Battalion went out to chase the bandits and did not return, and according to the guards who were sent out later, they only found messy hoof prints and traces of a fight in a sand dune more than ten miles away, and then they were not heard from. The scout came back and told him that the whole team was missing, but Esther knew that it was not the missing team, but that the team of 100 was probably more than lucky. She turned her head and glanced at Wu Ming with a pair of big blue eyes: "I'm sorry, General Wu." ”

After a pause, she continued: "Just in case, didn't we send so many people to meet you?" It's just that Grandpa Wu is bold and reckless, and in such a situation, he is still designing to harm you, which is really a bit unexpected. Besides, before the two sides have torn their skins and lost their faces, we really can't find any other way to stop Grandpa Wu's possible murder of you except for sending more people. ”

"So, before there was a foolproof solution, you just let me come over so hastily?"

This answer really can't satisfy Wu Ming, what's going on? trekking through mountains and rivers by himself, although there are also reasons to save Xiaoqing's life, but the main thing is that your family and country are in danger, but now they put themselves in danger, once there are three long and two short, and their death is small, what should Xiaoqing do? Wouldn't the hundreds of brothers who followed him also die in the sea of sand? Thinking of this, he said angrily: "You guys are too childish, how can you be like this? ”

Esther whispered, "I'm sorry...... she bit her lip, "But ...... But the body of the family teacher is getting worse and worse, he used to sit in dry meditation, and he would usually wake up once every three days, but the last few times, it has been more than ten days. My teacher once said that once you meditate for more than half a month, it proves that his limit is approaching, so I, we can only take you to Gehan as quickly as possible......

Seeing that Wu Ming was still silent, she lowered her swan-like neck and murmured, "I'm sorry......, I, I really can't bear it, the master just left me like this......"

The sunset was like a red orange hanging at the end of the sky, the wind was blowing, and there was a whirlwind on the desert, one by one, rolling up the yellow sand and running on the desert like big smoke rising from the flat ground. Esther couldn't bear it anymore, two tears slipped down her fair face, and murmured: "Do you know, Wu Ming, although I was born in the royal family, I was sent by my father to study art under the master when I was very young, and the master and I are not biological, but more like biological......"

At this point, she was already a little choked up in her tone.

As dusk approached, the desert in front of me was golden, and in the whirlwind, countless wrinkles of sand swelled up like solidified waves stretched to the golden horizon in the distance. Wu Ming looked up, but happened to see two even tears on her pretty face. He sighed inwardly, but the words of blame could no longer be spoken.

Although Persia acted in this matter without consideration, it could only be regarded as a matter of urgency, and this trip was dangerous, Esther was naturally clear, but she was still in danger, which showed her heart and admiration for her teacher, so how could she bear to continue to be harsh? The two walked side by side, but they were relatively silent, and in the desert, only camel hooves remained, with a hint of dullness and panic about the unknown, all the way to the depths of the desert.

※※※Although I know that the Lille Desert is not easy to walk, but to reach Gehan, you have to cross this place. Listen to Esther say that it will take at least ten days to cross the Lille Sand Sea. After the attack that day, the 100-man team sent out to track the sand bandits never returned, and everyone's hearts were heavy, and they were much more alert along the way. But for several days, the sand bandits never showed up again, as if they had evaporated from the world.

On the fifth day, the team has really penetrated into the Lille sand sea. Wu Ming glanced up at the scorching sun in the sky, and only then did he truly understand the difference and meaning between the words sand sea and desert. In the first few days of entering the Lille desert, you can occasionally see scattered camel thorns, which, although very sparse, add a vivid green to the heavens and the earth. Now as far as the eye can see, there is a dead sea of sand, evaporating the last drop of water from the ground under the exposure of the scorching sun, and at the end of the sight, there is a vast ocean, rippling with a suffocating yellow under the exposure of the scorching sun.

In this monotonous heat and yellow, everyone hurried silently, and even Nanwang put away his signature snort and became listless. The team of thousands of people marched silently, silently stepping on the soft sand, and in addition to the sound of the wind whistling by, there was only the dull and monotonous "dingdong" sound of camel bells.

Of course, there is one more word, and that is, hot!

Wu Ming rode south and guarded around the camel cart. He is now at the peak of the eighth stage, and he is almost one foot at the door to the ninth stage, so he is naturally not afraid of such heat, but under the scorching sun, he really can't find the slightest interest in talking. The team of thousands of people, plus camels, is also huge, but in the endless sea of sand, the whole team is like a sea in this dead and silent world, at first Wu Ming was still wondering why Esther wanted so many camels to carry water, but now he understands most of it.

Although the Cordel Desert is dry in winter, it is a little colder at night, and no matter how high the temperature is during the day, it will not be high there. But in this sea of steamer-like sand, the midday sand can really bake an egg. In such scorching heat, water is the real source of life.

It was getting dark, Wu Ming ordered everyone to set up camp and set up tents, and when Zhu Yuqing was properly arranged, he opened the tent curtain and got out of it. Zhu Yuqing's body is extremely poor, if it weren't for Wu Ming inputting true qi for him every day to resist the scorching heat, with her body, I'm afraid she would not be able to bear it a long time ago. Despite this, her health continued to deteriorate, and she became extremely lethargic.

"Cheer me up, be vigilant, Lord Wu is related to the life and safety of the national teacher, if something really happens, we will all die and die!"

As soon as he came out of the camp, he saw Ace sitting upright on a bright camel, reprimanding loudly, and several monks drooping their heads, and listless pestles were training next to each other. Wu Ming stepped forward and said with a smile: "It seems that the princess is really careful, don't treat me as a powerless scholar." ”

Esther jumped off the camel, pointed to a few monks and said coquettishly: "Governor Wu is very powerful, the little girl has naturally been taught, but just now they almost fell asleep, this is too unusual." ”

The expected strong enemy did not appear, and the Esther people were also a lot more optimistic, thinking that in a few days, Wu Ming would be able to renew the life of her master, and her out-of-the-box nature was undoubtedly revealed, and even the people with her were a little playful. Wu Ming was a little overwhelmed by these words, and hurriedly continued: "It's no wonder that after marching for so many days, everyone must be tired." ”

Monks are also human beings, and most of these stick monks are low-level martial artists, far from the point where they can escape the cold and heat, and it must be a little unbearable to rush in such a harsh climate.

Esther covered her mouth and said with a crisp smile: "I have long heard that Governor Wu is gentle and treats his subordinates like brothers, but now it seems that it is indeed true." But don't be too indulgent with the Grand Governor, if there are really sand bandits attacking, with their current situation, it will really be like the meat of a board, and they will be slaughtered by others. ”

The smile on Wu Ming's face froze on his face, and he stared at Esther and said, "Princess, if there are really sand bandits attacking, when do you think it is most appropriate for them to choose?" ”

Esther didn't think about it, but still smiled and said: "Naturally, people are sleepy, and when the alertness is lowest...... she just said half of the sentence, but she couldn't laugh anymore.

Wu Ming's heart also sank to the bottom, and he raised his head and shouted: "Lin Wu! ”

Lin Wu's current duty is to protect Wu Ming, so naturally he won't run too far, and when he heard this, he said loudly: "Here!" ”

"Let the brothers cheer up, take shifts, and make no mistakes."

Lin Wu bowed and said, "Yes." ”

Esther lost all her composure just now, rode a camel, and arranged the guards in a panic.