Chapter 40: Substitute for the Dead (2)

Nineteen Niang, who accidentally got the head of the "Xu Dynasty", flew out of the desert and went back to life, during which he almost met with Xu Dai, if the sand mountain where Xu Dai they inhabited was flattened by the strong wind, Xu Dai and several people only had to be found this kind of ending.

"Why is the wind getting stronger?"

Zhao Bing had already narrowed his eyes into a slit, and the wind in the desert was getting stronger and stronger, so big that Zhao Bing almost couldn't stand on his feet.

Xu Dai took Fluttershy by the hand and frowned, "I think the storm is coming, we have to find a place to hide." ”

Zhao Bing and the others looked around, but they didn't see any caves they wanted to find. Li Meng said: "It's too late! Hide in the leeward, preferably behind something sturdy!"

Knowing the power of the storm in the desert, he doesn't dare to slack off and takes Fluttershy in his arms, and runs out with everyone.

Unfortunately, when I ran to a small sand dune, the sand dunes were suddenly blown away by a storm. Countless sand and gravel split their heads and covered their faces, burying all six people of the Xu Dynasty in the ground.

After a pillar of incense, the storm finally subsided. Countless small sand dunes have been blown to the ground, and countless lives have been mercilessly buried under the dunes.

A hand came out of the sand, and then a man sat up, shaking off the gravel from his body. There was also a little girl in this person's arms who had fainted, and after checking that the child in his arms was indeed okay, this person breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the position where everyone followed him when the storm was raging, Xu Dai dug away the sand with his hands, looking for the four people who were buried.

Fortunately, this storm did not last long, so even if Xu Dai was buried, he would be able to support it through the Turtle Breath Method.

Everyone was lucky, although they encountered a storm, but they only had time for a pillar of incense at most. So no one was in danger of their lives, and after about half a pillar of incense, the companions who were dragged out by Xu Dai one by one woke up.

"It's dangerous in the desert. ”

After Zhao Bing woke up, he first spit out most of the sand's saliva, and then sighed.

Xu Dai smiled, and several people rested in place for a while before starting to hit the road.

The sky was dark and sunk, but fortunately, there was a bright moon that released a little light to illuminate the road ahead.

"Master, I'm thirsty. ”

Fluttershy licks her peeling lips.

Xu Dai laughed silently and bitterly, and the kettles on the waists of several people were either lost in the storm or had already been empty. Where is the water to drink?

"It looks like we can't find any water tonight, so let's just rest where we are. Xu Dai glanced at the empty four fields and said.

He remembered some things that Song Yi had taught him back then, so he instructed everyone, "Take off your respective swords and swords......"

Everyone found some branches according to Xu Dai's words, and Xu Dai had a sharp dagger taken from the master of the Golden Dragon Gate, so he made a demonstration. A shelf was erected from branches, and the dagger was hung under the shelf. At the bottom is a kettle with the mouth facing the blade of the dagger.

"Master, can you conjure water with this method alone?" Fluttershy looks at Xu Dai curiously, asking her doubts.

Xu Dai nodded and said, "This is the method that my master gave me, and there are many practical methods, but this one is one of the most effective." ”

Li Meng looked at Xu Dai intently, she was very curious about what a strange person Xu Dai's master was. was able to teach such an outstanding disciple as Xu Dai, and he still had so much knowledge.

"Now go dig a few holes, the deeper the better. After digging, put the stones into the hole and try to fit the wall as much as possible, and do it well. Xu Dai continued to explain.

Although none of them understood Xu Dai's methods, they only tried. Finally, they went to bed with a lot of anticipation, hoping that there would be a surprise waiting for them the next morning.

The lack of water in the desert is undoubtedly the most desperate thing, originally Li Meng proposed to find drinkable water from some plants in the desert, but there is no green in a radius of several miles, only gray and yellow desert.

Xu Dai and Li Meng took turns to hold the night, Xu Dai was on duty in the first half of the night, and Li Meng was naturally in the second half of the night.

Nothing happens one night, and the next morning Xu Dai hears Fluttershy cheering. When I opened my eyes, I saw several people gathered around the branches with swords.

"Master, there really is water!"

Fluttershy's face is excited, and there is some dew on those swords. Xu Dai had already expected this ending, and he smiled calmly. There are a total of six kettles, and although the water in them is barely half a pot, it also makes everyone feel very excited.

Wei Qi ran to the pit he dug last night, only to see that the stones that were still extremely dry yesterday had been paved with a layer of water, and a lot of water had grown out of thin air overnight. Although the water here is cloudy, at least it can be drunk.

Xu Dai asked a few people to drink the water in the pit, and finally barely quenched his thirst. Only two of the eight pits dug had water, and the stones in the other six pits showed signs of water infiltration, and it was clear that the water in these pits had not been successfully collected.

"Let's go, let's find a water source today. ”

Xu Dai simply drank two sips of the hard-won water in the pit, and he stood up and led everyone out of here. Xu Dai knew that this water alone was not enough for everyone to share, although looking at half a pot of water was a lot, it would definitely not allow people to support the whole day.

However, looking at the joy of the five people, Xu Dai couldn't bear to say this cruel truth.

At noon, the last drop of water in the kettle was gone. No matter how much everyone saves, half a pot of water is not enough for six people to drink.

The problem finally came head-on, a lack of water.

Xu Dai and the others don't see any water source in the distance, and Xu Dai suddenly hears Fluttershy scream and say that he has found a waterhole. The group looks in the direction Fluttershy points out, and there is a pool of stagnant water beneath the dunes.

"Let's go and have a look. Xu Dai didn't have much hope for this pool of water, and most of this stagnant water was undrinkable.

Sure enough, when Xu Dai walked to the edge of the pond to take a look, he frowned, because the pool was full of animal corpses and algae, which proved that the water in this pool could not be drunk at all.

"Let's go. Xu Dai sighed.

Everyone was also depressed, and Zhao Bing felt like his throat was about to smoke. There is very little water to drink today, and if you can't find enough water, you can only survive until tomorrow.

At night, Xu Dai and several people didn't even eat the dry food in their backpacks. Eating dry food in the current lack of water will only make people want to drink water more, and they are one step closer to collapse.

Fortunately, after falling asleep, everything was unconscious, but when I woke up the next day, I still had to face the problem of lack of water.

"What should I do if there is no more water?" Zhao Bing sighed in the sun. Last night, everyone naturally repeated the same trick, but by the morning, they had collected less than half a pot of water, and they couldn't make ends meet.

Fluttershy is carrying Fluttershy on her back, but now that Fluttershy is groggy and knows that Fluttershy is dehydrated, and if she doesn't find water to drink, Fluttershy will die.

"Look! There's a camel there!"

Li Meng suddenly pointed to the sand dunes in the distance, and Xu Dai and the others looked at it, and really saw a camel slowly walking down the sand dunes.

"Camels have a lot of water in their stomachs, and it sounds disgusting, but it can be drunk, and maybe it can be used to keep us going. "Li Meng has been in the desert Xizhou for decades, and these common senses are naturally understood.

Xu Dai nodded and said to everyone: "Let's hurry up and follow, be careful not to scare away!"

Several people nodded their heads again and again, and their faces were finally full of hope. Although the road is still not close, there is finally a hope.

Xu Dai tells Zhao Bing to take a bedcloth from his backpack and put it on Fluttershy's body, and keeps Fluttershy exposed to the sun, and something will happen to Fluttershy.

And when they had done this, they ran in the direction where they saw the camels.

This time, the six of them thoroughly experienced the cruelty of the desert, where only water is the magic weapon for survival, and it is impossible to go on without the support of water.

Xu Dai's heart was as careful as numbness, and he looked at the ground from time to time. At last he saw the messy footprints, which were of different shades and many shades, and it was clear that there was more than one camel, and perhaps it was still a caravan.

Xu Dai, who had a little judgment in his heart, was happy, as long as they caught up, they would not return empty-handed.

After half an hour, everyone finally saw the camel again. This time there was not just one camel, but a herd, and a group of people among them. Xu Dai's judgment was indeed not wrong!

"Chase!"