Section 45

"Anything else? I want to add some oil."

Wu Ming only felt that his throat was dry as if it was about to burst, and even the exhaled breath was sparkling. He straightened Zhu Yu, who was carrying Nanwang's back, turned his head, and said lightly to Esther behind him.

Esther hesitated, but still untied a water bladder from behind Ming Camel Ah Ling, reached out and handed it to him, "No, be careful, don't choke." ”

It's the third day since the dust raged. After flying sand and rocks, the whole sky and the ground were unrecognizable, and the sand bandits who pursued them were nowhere to be found, and the worse thing was that the clear water on Ah Ling's back was not only swept away by the sandstorm, but they were also lost due to the great change in the terrain. The only consolation was that when they climbed out of the thick sand, they unexpectedly found the three camels lost by the sand bandits, and although these three camels did not improve the predicament, in this dead desert, they added some life to the team.

In the past three days, whenever Wu Ming couldn't hold on, he drank some water to support it, he called it "come on", in fact, it also meant to cheer himself up.

Reaching out to take the water bladder, he pulled out the cork, smacked it carefully, and for a while, he felt that the pores of his whole body seemed to be about to stretch, and he was so comfortable that he just wanted to sigh. Seeing that Esther was looking at herself, she hurriedly pushed the water bladder in front of her: "Why don't you take a bite too?" ”

Esther lifted her chapped lips and stared at the water bladder, "I'm not thirsty......"

Aren't you thirsty? Looking at the way her eyes shine, it doesn't look like she is not thirsty. Wu Ming grabbed her right hand, put the water bladder in her hand, and said a little domineeringly: "If you are told to drink, drink it!" ”

Probably because of too much dehydration, her hands have long since lost their former lushness, and even a little rough, but as soon as the two touched, Wu Ming was still like an electric shock, and he shrank back, he coughed, and said with some embarrassment: "Drink." ”

Three days have passed since the sandstorm, but the scene three days ago is still vivid. At that time, the wind and sand were all over the sky, and I thought that I would die, but I knew that this sandstorm came and went faster, and it didn't take a short time for the wind to calm down. Wu Ming and Esther can breathe, even if they are buried in the sand for an hour, it will not hurt, even Zhu Yuqing, because of Wu Ming's anger, is also safe and sound. In the past three days, whenever he thinks of the moment when he holds hands with Esther, Wu Ming always has a strange feeling. I always feel that between the two, there seems to be something more and something missing. Even Esther, these days I have seen him dodgy, and he has long since lost his previous smiling and unscrupulous.

The corners of Esther's mouth twitched, and she took a sip carefully, and then sighed and said, "It's so delicious, I didn't expect the water to be so delicious." ”

Is water good? I'm afraid that not necessarily, if you leave people exposed to the scorching sun for several days, and no water will enter, even if it is filthy water, you will be happy. And now, the only enjoyment in this desert is probably to sip such a sip of water.

After drinking some water and feeling a little more energetic, Wu Ming shook his head, which was a little groggy from the scorching sun, and asked, "How many bags of water do we have?" ”

As if hearing something terrible, Esther's face suddenly pale, and she whispered for a while: "Here, there are still two water bladders." ”

Are the last two water bladders? Wu Ming raised his head and looked into the distance, the fiery red sun, like a burning flame, slowly moved towards the center, and the temperature became higher and higher. Wu Ming helped Zhu Yuqing, who had passed out in a coma, and was a little desperate in his heart, he was in a hurry under the scorching sun, they could stand it, but Zhu Yuqing couldn't do it. Can you still set up a tent to escape the heat despite the current condition of the team? Seeing that Esther had squatted down against the camel, Wu Ming pulled her up violently and said loudly: "With the guidance of the stars and the sun in the sky, even if we deviate from the route, it is time to go out of the desert, believe me!" ”

Once you lie down in this situation, you may never be able to get up. Esther was about to give up, but when she saw Wu Ming's determined eyes, she quickly got up and said, "Okay, I believe in you, follow you." ”

"Look, there are oases, am I right?"

Wu Ming pointed forward, and there was a surprise in his tone. Esther felt that every inch of her skin was about to crack hot, and when she heard him shout, she quickly raised her head. At the end of the northwestern horizon, there is a hazy and verdant oasis, in which the vegetation is luxuriant, the greenery is faint, and the sun throws thousands of spears from the sky, reflecting the golden color of the sky and the earth, making the oasis seem a little ethereal. Esther lowered her head and said weakly: "Don't think too much, it's mostly an illusion of the sand sea." ”

Sometimes there is a mirage in the desert, naturally it is not an illusion of the sand sea, Wu Ming nodded, looked at the sun, and dragged his heavy body to continue walking west. The sun gradually rose, the sky and the earth became clearer and clearer, and the oasis in front of the right became more and more ethereal, and the part close to the ground became lighter and lighter, and finally disappeared completely, leaving only a little black and green shadow floating in the air, after the sun rose, all the plants disappeared without a trace, Wu Ming couldn't help but sigh.

At noon they found a sand dune and set up a tent in the shade to escape the heat. When the sun was setting in the west, Wu Ming and Esther moistened their throats slightly, fed Zhu Yuqing some water, and then threw the empty water bladder aside, he couldn't help but look at the water bladder on Ming's hunchback.

There is also a water bladder there, and the last. Looking at the dead sea of sand around him, he gritted his teeth and dragged his heavy steps on. After a short while, he stayed where he was, and Wu Ming couldn't help but exclaim: "What, why did it appear again?" ”

"What's coming up again?"

Esther drooped her head, feeling that her whole brain was about to explode, every step she stepped on, it was like stepping on coals, due to the lack of water, people were also a little fluttering, hearing Wu Ming say this, she raised her head and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

At the end of the horizon, there was an oasis that appeared in the morning again, the sunset was like blood, and the whole desert seemed to be painted red, and under this alternative blood color, the whole oasis was unusually weird.

Wu Ming stared at the blood-red sunset, and then looked at the light moon in the sky, and immediately determined that he was not going in the wrong direction, although he was an atheist, he also felt numb in his spine at this time, and an inexplicable fear rose in his heart. This morning it appeared to the northwest of itself, and now it appears to the southwest of us, that is to say early in the morning it is in front of itself to the right, and now it is in front of itself to the left! He couldn't help but mutter, "Hell, can this thing move on its own?"

"Ghost Village, that's Ghost Village!" Esther lowered her voice in some horror as she had already calmed down.

Wu Ming frowned: "Nonsense, what ghosts are not ghosts, it's just a mirage, it's just luck, it just appeared twice." ”

But Esther's eyes were still wide, and her voice trembled: "Legend has it that the ghost village is the most ominous thing in the Lille sand sea, and everyone who sees the ghost village is dead. ”

Wu Ming couldn't help but wonder, Esther was originally a Persian saint, and it was indeed a bit ironic that she was scared like this as a god stick. He shook his head and said, "Everyone who has seen the ghost village is dead, and everyone is dead, so how did this legend come about?" At first glance, the bull's head is not in the horse's mouth, and it is broken blindly. ”

Until she was ready to camp, Esther still hadn't quieted down. At night, it was even more unusual, and he had to sleep next to Wu Ming. Wu Ming was about to refuse, but when he saw her eyes full of pleading, his heart softened, and the ghost made God agree. When I woke up in the morning, I couldn't help but be stunned. In his arms, one on the left and one on the right, there were two women, Zhu Yuqing on the left, Esther on the right, the two of them had four big eyes, staring at each other like cockfights. As soon as she saw Wu Ming wake up, Esther sat up like a frightened rabbit, and said a little unnaturally: "It's dawn, we should go." ”

It's dawn, it's natural to go, isn't it useless to find words. Wu Ming's face was hot, and he glanced at Zhu Yuqing with some embarrassment. The latter frowned, propped up on the ground, and seemed to want to sit up: "It's time to go." Wu Ming hurriedly helped her up, wanting to say something, but he felt that there was nothing to say, and he was speechless for a while.

In silence, the three of them sorted out their things. Wu Ming stuffed the tarpaulin into a big leather bag, the cloth was not made of anything, it had been dried for a long time, it was as hard as cardboard, and a corner was still exposed after being stuffed for a long time, he was a little irritable in his heart, and he was about to do it ruthlessly. At this time, Zhu Yuqing said softly on the side: "Reopen it." ”

He usually obeys his wife's words, but at this time he is even more like a sound. Hurriedly poured the crumpled tarpaulin out of the leather bag. Zhu Yuqing bent down, opened the almost crumpled tarpaulin, spread it on the yellow sand, and then carefully smoothed out the folds on it, folded it again, and said while folding: "Sharpen the knife and don't cut the vegetables by mistake, good deeds must be sharpened first." Ah Ming, you are now in charge of the military and political affairs of several provinces, and you must be clearly organized and discerning in both family and state affairs, and you must not be in a state of confusion and panic. There are some things that are not to be muddy, otherwise they are like this. ”

She was still soft-spoken, and even a little hoarse due to the lack of water in her voice. But Wu Ming was punched in front of him, and shouted: "Xiao Qing ......" was about to say something, when Esther on the side shouted: "It, it's right in front of us." ”

"What?" Wu Mingsheng swallowed the words in his belly. When I looked up, I was stunned for a while.

The sun in the east was already peeking out half of its face, and the dawn glow made the whole desert appear in a haze. In the morning glow, the oasis in the distance is already clearly recognizable, Wu Ming's mood is complicated and inexplicable, if he says that it is a mirage, even he will not believe it.

Zhu Yu glanced at the two who were a little stunned, and said suddenly: "Are we running out of water?" ”

It's out of water, and if it goes on like this, that water bladder won't last even a day. And in front of her was the Oasis, and it was self-evident that she asked. Esther shouted, "There's water, we have a water bladder, don't go." ”

"Is a water bladder called water?" Zhu Yuqing pulled his hair and walked towards the front with a sway: "There is an oasis in front, isn't it just right to replenish fresh water?" It seems that we should not die, and God will help us. ”

Seeing her staggering away, Wu Ming was shocked and couldn't help but shout: "Xiaoqing, listen to me......"

Zhu Yuqing turned his head, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he barely brought out a smile and said: "Although I am not in good health, I can sleep there in this heat, and I heard all your conversations yesterday." She turned her head and continued to walk forward step by step: "Let's go, I have been suffering from illness all my life, and I thought that I had seen life and death thoroughly, but now I know that no matter how I die, it is better than dying of thirst." ”

The breeze was blowing, and although her voice was soft, her words were extremely clear. The rising sun shone obliquely, pulling out a shadow of the elder, more like a giant, step by step into the distance.

Stand footsquare.

Esther suddenly exclaimed, "Sister Zhu, I'll go with you." ”

As she spoke, she dragged the Ming camel desperately, and rushed towards Zhu Yuqing like crazy. Zhu Yuqing is similar to her age, and they are not equal, but this Zhu sister, she is willing, and she does not see the slightest difference.