Tian Ainu slowly turned around and explained to Yang Fan: "In the desert, the wind direction is uncertain, such a strong wind, some sand dunes will change shape, and some even move their positions, if we don't have something that can determine the direction, we can't even find the way we came." ”

Yang Fan thought for a while, pointed behind him and said, "I remember that we came down from this side, and we will go back in the direction tomorrow?" ”

Tian Ainu said in a low voice: "Always? It's just what you think you've been imagining, you don't know if you're walking in a straight line, maybe you're walking all day, and when you're exhausted, you're walking back here. ”

Yang Fan patted his head and said with understanding: "Oh......, this is the so-called 'ghost hitting the wall'?" ”

Tian Ainu didn't speak, but turned around silently and said quietly: "On my camel, I originally carried a lot of food. ”

When Yang Fan heard this, he looked at her anxious appearance, and suddenly remembered the tragic childhood she told herself, a skinny girl who walked in the starving wilderness, endured the abandonment of her relatives, and feared to die on the side of the road, becoming food for wolves, wild dogs, and other refugees.

Yang Fan didn't know that there were mental illnesses such as hunger phobia and hunger sequelae in the world, but he suddenly understood why Tian Ainu was so frightened and so anxious, he wanted to comfort and comfort Tian Ainu, but he didn't know how to speak, Yang Fan looked up at the gray sky, Yang Fan only hoped that there would be a sun tomorrow.

The sun means the hope of life!

……

"Anu, look, there's a stump here, aren't we going out soon?"

Yang Fan found a tree trunk standing alone on the sandy ground, and immediately rushed over happily.

"It's hard to say!"

Tian Ainu also hurried over and leaned over to take a look. The joy is gone. "It's a poplar tree. As the old saying goes, Populus euphratica lives without dying for a thousand years, and dies without falling for a thousand years. Immortal for a thousand years, this half of the stump is not necessarily when. ”

Tianainu bent down and carefully observed the stump again, caressing it relatively smooth. The side with few cracks and uneven bumps said: "This side should be facing the south, let's go this way!" ”

Yang Fan didn't ask her the truth, along the way, he already knew the knowledge of surviving in the desert, Tian Ainu knew far more than him, so he had no objections.

Tenainu knocked down a handful of trunks from the stump and held it in his hand, looking back at the stake from time to time to make sure he was not crooked. When the stake was completely out of sight and could no longer be seen, he stuck a thorn in the sand from time to time with the twisted thorn in his hand. along the way. She always makes use of all the signs she can use. Make a mark for each segment to make sure she's walking in a straight line.

This is their seventh day in the desert.

Unfortunately. The weather had been bad for the past few days, either stormy or cloudy, and one of the two horses had frozen to death the day after they entered the desert, and the other had neither fodder nor anything to keep out the cold, and had been suffering from diarrhea and fatigue since the day before yesterday.

The storm that day was so violent that they couldn't stand on their feet, and they couldn't see five paces away.

When they finally arrived at a sand valley, the half-dead horse, who didn't know if his eyes were hurt by the wind and sand, suddenly broke off the reins from his hand like crazy, and quickly disappeared into the vast sea of sand.

The horse that died before, Tian Ainu collected some horse meat and carried it on the back of this horse, ready to be used as food in case of emergency, and disappeared with its disappearance, fortunately, the water wine and dried meat that were originally in the bag were all carried into Yang Fan's arms in order to avoid being cold and hard when eating, which became their only food.

Two bags of water and wine, even if how to save, now the consumption is only half a bag, at this time the degree of water wine is not high, but also has the effect of keeping out the cold, relying on this water wine, they can easily overcome the cold of the winter night, you can imagine, when the water and wine are drunk, how difficult the days should be.

The jerky was almost eaten, and although Tian Ainu could still keep calm when she was in a hurry, the fear of hunger that fell when she was a child had a great impact on her, and seeing that the food was getting less and less, the fear that had been deeply engraved in her heart since she was a child lingered, making her extremely anxious.

The winter night in the desert is too cold, the two of them wrap everything that can keep out the cold to no avail, after losing the war horse, they have to hug each other tightly when they rest at night, as much as possible to keep their bodies from being exposed to the biting cold wind, it is in this kind of tight snuggling, Yang Fan can feel it, in fact, she has not really been able to fall asleep.

Although forcibly suppressed by her strong will, the fear of hunger hidden deep in her heart reminded her of the nightmarish memories of her childhood, and she was always worried about the moment when she ran out of food, maybe when that moment came, it was when her spirit completely collapsed, Yang Fan could see the fear hidden in the depths of her eyes.

Such a desert trip, even with a beautiful girl, is definitely not pleasant and romantic. Along the way, there is always an endless sea of sand, which seems to be endless, it is a kind of desperate fear, even Yang Fan, who has always been optimistic, began to despair, he doesn't know how big this sea of sand is, and he doesn't know if they can still walk out.

But as long as they can still go, they must insist, he is a man, and he must not show a collapsed look at this time, although Tian Ainu is more experienced than him in this desert, but Yang Fan knows that he is now supported by Tian Ainu's spirit, if he also collapses, the string in Tian Ainu's heart will be broken immediately.

Two people, step by step, walking in the endless desert.

Gradually, the sky darkened again, and the two figures walking in a hurry disappeared in the distant sand dunes......

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The Endless Storm is here again, and this is the tenth day they have walked directly through the desert.

The food and water have all been exhausted, the two of them are hungry and tired, although the cold winter makes the water consumption not so fast, but the feeling of hunger and thirst is still very strong, Yang Fan feels that his throat is dry and about to smoke, and his lips are already like chapped dead bark.

Tenainu was even worse than he was, and she had been in constant fear and worry these days, and every time she ate, she was like a calculating little woman, distributing food and water to an incredible degree. Rao is like this, those jerky and water and wine are still eaten, when there is no longer a drop of water in the bag, and a piece of jerky in the bag is also eaten, Yang Fan saw that the endless fear in her eyes finally appeared.

"The wind won't stop, let's keep going, fortunately it's a tailwind, go faster, and it won't ...... Ahem, lost my eyes. ”

Yang Fan said to her bitterly, his thirsty throat seemed to be stuffed with gravel, and it hurt when he spoke.

Tian Ainu sat on the ground, pinching the empty pocket and stunned.

Yang Fan frowned and said, "Anu, let's go!" While we still have the strength to ......"

"We can't leave, we run out of food, we're going to die here, starvation...... Starve to death here......"

Tian Ainu not only trembled in her voice, but also trembled her body, her whole body and mind were immersed in endless fear, all kinds of human tragedies she had experienced in her childhood, all kinds of unforgettable fears had been buried in her heart, and all emerged at this moment.

Yang Fan frowned, he knew why Tian Ainu was afraid, but he couldn't imagine, and he couldn't imagine how much mental trauma Tian Ainu had caused to her what happened to her in her childhood. He couldn't understand the helplessness and extreme fear that Tianainu was showing in front of him.

And at this moment, Tianainu seems to have returned to that miserable childhood, as if she has become the thin girl who is hungry, helpless, abandoned by her relatives, and coveted by countless people as food, surrounded by endless fear.

"Anu!"

"If we can't leave, we'll starve, we'll all starve......"

It was as if he couldn't hear what he was saying, just muttering to himself. Yang Fan frowned, and suddenly dragged her up, Tian Ainu looked at him in surprise, Yang Fan said loudly: "Go!" Keep going! Maybe we'll be able to get out of the house soon, but I don't believe there's no end to this desert, let's go! Keep going! ”

Like a helpless child, Tianainu was dragged by him and walked forward step by step.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and in just a moment's effort, the two of them were swept into the rolling yellow sand again, and they could no longer be seen......

They didn't know how long they had walked, but they had stopped in the middle and slept together in a leeward place, and they didn't know how long they had slept, and as they continued on their endless journey, the wind seemed to be a little lighter, but the two hungry and thirsty men could barely walk a step.

"It's useless, we'll starve to death here......"

Tian Ainu's originally smart eyes were a little dull, and the only thing she could repeat was this sentence, and the only thought that lingered in her mind was "to be starved to death". Yang Fan no longer had the strength to refute her, he was like a moving zombie, forcing his feet to move forward and backward with a strong will.

In addition to hunger and cold, the robes that were originally very thick and cold can no longer play much role in keeping warm, because they can no longer emit much heat, and the extreme cold seems to be able to penetrate into the marrow of people, Yang Fan only feels that his body is frozen stiff, and now it is not only Tian Ainu, but even he is desperate.

Suddenly, Yang Fan's feet were weak, and he fell headlong on the sand dune, and Tianinu, who was dragged by his arm, also fell, and the two of them rolled from the sand dunes to the bottom of the hill. Yang Fan struggled to stand up, but when he only knelt on one leg, he felt that his eyes were dark, and he fell to the sand again.