It should have been two soldiers who had come out to relieve them, accompanied by their conversation, and the sound of urinating, the night was too quiet, and they didn't talk loudly, but they were behind the same sand dune, even if they were a little far away, she listened to them.

"Cut, it's a shame that the king still believes in him, a down-and-out prince of the former dynasty, how many catties and taels can he weigh? If the king wasn't afraid that the remaining gold mine would also be snatched away by the Tiansheng Lord, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to him. It's despicable to use a small child to achieve your goals. ”

"Shhhh Kill without even blinking an eye, beware of him turning around and giving you an arrow, and you don't want to get out of this desert. ”

The more the two talked, the quieter they became, for fear that Nangong Jue would hear them.

It is not difficult to hear that although these people are absolutely respectful to Nangong on the surface, they do not obey him in their bones, and even despise him.

Lin Ling'er really wanted to catch them and ask, is Qiqi really not in Nangong Mansion? They never saw her, what does it mean?

Nangong absolutely Qiqi didn't understand, couldn't answer her question, and the conversation between the two soldiers seemed to confirm one thing, Qiqi was not in Nangong Jue's hands.

But where will she be?

She covered her mouth for fear of crying, and slowly slid down against the dune.

Headache, heartache, looking at this desert, looking at the boundless darkness, she didn't understand how things could have become like this, Tuoba Jiuxiao could die in the desert, Qiqi didn't know where to go, it should have been the turn of the family to reunite, why did it fall apart and fall apart?

They have gone through four years of suffering, but can't this wait move Heaven and make them happy?

"Ling'er, are you alright?"

From the back of the sand dunes, Nangong Jue's worried voice came,

"Can't you walk? I'm going to pick you up? ”

"No, no."

Lin Ling'er didn't dare to let him see her like this, she couldn't let him know that she had already noticed about Qiqi's affairs, because she knew that he couldn't let her go, even if Qiqi wasn't in his hands, he would still trap her by his side.

Cleaning away her tears and collecting her mood, she stepped out from behind the dunes, her head bowed, her broad cloak covering her cheeks so that he could not see her expression clearly.

He hurriedly stepped forward to support her, asked with concern if she was uncomfortable, and said that it would be fine when she got out of the desert, and he would give her the best care.

She did not reply, nor pushed him away, but let him carry him back to the camel pen, lay down on the skin on the ground, and closed her eyes.

Nangong didn't say anything more, helped her cover her body tightly, and then wanted to lie down beside her.

Lin Ling'er noticed his movements, turned over, and said:

"I want to sleep on my own."

The meaning was obvious, she didn't like him lying next to her, Nangong Jue's movements stopped, got up and distanced himself from her, sat on the side in a regular manner, and did not approach her again.

"Sleep, you're tired."

He looked at her back and said lightly.

Lin Ling'er, who was facing away from him, slowly opened her eyes, two bean-sized tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, no matter how Nangong Jue flattered her, she would never be able to shake away her hatred for him, it was he who made her unable to see Qiqi, she didn't even know if she was dead or alive, it was he who tricked her into dropping Xiao, if she couldn't see Qiqi in this life, if Xiao really died in the desert, she would definitely kill him with her own hands, definitely!

Pulling the placket of her chest, the bright red color reflected the faint firelight that stung her eyes, she would wait quietly until dawn, this dress was her last weapon.

With her eyes closed, she fell asleep, and although the arrow wound on her shoulder made her sweat, she had to get a good night's sleep, and she had to get herself up as soon as possible.

Night Xingxiaosu, Aheqi deliberately wanted to drag them down at that time, so he didn't follow this, and now Nangong is absolutely helpless, he must let Lin Ling'er have a good rest, and he is in a hurry, so before dawn the next day, when Lin Ling'er just woke up, he ordered everyone to set off.

Lin Ling'er's body was still feverish, because of the arrow wound, the wound was not sterilized, and some infections were inevitable, but she insisted on climbing the camel by herself.

Nangong never objected, but kept walking by her side, for fear that she would fall off the camel if she fainted, and carefully protected her.

The sun rose, shining on this group of white-clothed people, with a faint red light, Lin Ling'er looked up at the east, her eyes swept from the light blue sky, she didn't see the eagle, she didn't see the vulture, her head was a little dizzy, she could only close her gaze and continue to move forward.

She was almost sure that Qiqi was not in Nangong Jue's hands, since this was the case, she was fearless, and now she didn't dare to expect to see Qiqi again, no matter where she was in the world, as long as she was alive and could grow up safely, it would be fine.

Nangong Jue was very anxious to hurry, he even ignored Lin Ling'er's body, blindly accelerated, accelerated, and just like that, until the sun was three poles, and the temperature climbed.

Lin Ling'er had enough dry food to eat and enough water to drink, but she still felt dry mouth, she knew that it was due to heart disease.

Suddenly, an eagle trumpet pierced the sky, and she looked up to see an eagle flying in the distance.

She smiled brightly, and finally came.

The white-clad team was still moving forward, but she slowly unbuckled her cloak, revealing the bright red clothes inside, and she smiled and waved her arms at the eagle as it flew in.

Nangong Jue looked at her and was stunned, no matter how pale her face was, this dress like a wedding robe made her look beautiful, just like a wedding bride, exuding incomparable charm all over her body, and a picture of him worshipping her even appeared in his mind.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, a roar of rage broke the harmonious picture.

Nangong wrinkled his eyebrows in displeasure, and the person who spoke out just now hurriedly said:

"General, this eagle is not an ordinary eagle, this is a signal eagle specially raised by the sand bandits, they found the caravan in the desert, and then brought the news back, so that the sand bandits could accurately capture the location of the caravan and then loot."

The man then added,

"Actually, it's nothing, after all, we are soldiers, they are thieves, they can't hide, we don't need to be afraid of them."

said so, but the fear of the sand bandits in this person's words was still accidentally revealed, otherwise how could he stop Lin Ling'er's behavior?

It was only at this time that Nangong Jue seemed to notice the eagle hovering overhead, not long after he arrived in Gaochangguo, there were some things that he didn't know completely, his puzzled gaze fell on Lin Ling'er, he stepped forward and pressed her waving hands, and said with a smile:

"Ling'er, this isn't fun."

Lin Ling'er still looked at the eagle, slowly lowered her arms, and whispered:

"How nice it would be if I were that eagle!"

Nangong Jue's eyes darkened, she was telling him that she was eager for freedom and didn't want to follow him.

Unfortunately, he couldn't let her go.

Lin Ling'er didn't put on the snow-white cloak again, and she pinned all her hopes on this eagle.

Unexpectedly, Nangong Jue picked up the bow and arrow, aimed at the eagle, and with a whoosh, the eagle's wings were shot, fluttered twice in the air, and still fell.

Lin Ling'er's lips moved, and she wanted to shout "don't", but she couldn't make a sound.

Her hopes were dashed.

"Let's go!"

Nangong Jue shouted, and the team continued to move forward.

Tears overflowed her eyes, she held the reins tightly, lowered her eyes, she wouldn't just give up, she wanted to save herself, she had to save Xiao, even if she couldn't, she wouldn't let Nangong Jue live so comfortably.

I remember the last time, she asked Eagle Claw why she was waving red silk in the desert, and he knew that it was a distress signal from Sand Eagle Village, and as long as a signal eagle saw it, it would fly back and tell them that not everyone was entitled to this treatment.

Talon, can you fly to save me?

In order to delay time, she was already dizzy, she pretended to faint and fell off the camel's back, thinking that Nangong would never order the team to stop, but who knew that he held her in front of her, even if she was unwell, she had to continue to hurry.

Helpless, Lin Ling'er pretended to be dizzy for a while and woke up, insisting on leaving in front of him, riding a camel by herself, she ate and drank a lot of water, just to get better as soon as possible.

In order to hurry, Nangong never let the team rest, from the time the sun had not yet risen, until the sun set, they ate and drank on the back of camels.

The sky gradually darkened, thinking that the day had passed like this, but when the morning star rose, something unexpected happened.

The muffled sound of camel hooves stepping on the desert came like a sea of mountains, getting closer and closer, getting louder and louder, in Nangong Jue's team, the camel was frightened, and its movements became extremely uneasy, which is the nature of animals to feel danger.

Several of his men gathered around, a look of horror on their faces:

"General, it's not good, I'm afraid it's not good."

The other clenched his scimitar and stared in the direction of the sound:

"It can't be a sand bandit, right?"

Nangong's eyes tightened:

"I don't believe that the sand bandits even dare to fight the idea of officers and soldiers?"

Thieves are afraid of officials, this is true, but bandits and thieves are very different, thieves only steal, but bandits burn, kill and loot all evil, Nangong definitely underestimated the way of the sand bandits.

This group of people is menacing, and it is too late to dodge.

"General, what should I do?"

These people are in a hurry, and there are hundreds of people listening to the voice, and they are obviously not opponents with only a few dozen people, and if they are hard-hitting, they will inevitably fail miserably.

"Protect the bell."

In the face of unknown challenges, Nangong never said this sentence.

Lin Ling'er turned a deaf ear, just looking at the rolling sand, when the yellow sand swept in the sky, how eager she was to see a familiar figure.

The atmosphere was getting more and more tense, Nangong Jue's people were ready for battle, and when the people behind the sand dunes finally jumped forward, by the light of the sky that had not completely darkened, she really saw that familiar figure......