The sun was scorching, and the earth was scorched like a hot iron, and the horses did not want to walk on it.

Nakorulu put her hands on the pergola and looked out at the end of the desert with an expression that bordered on dejection.

"I'm dying of heat, I might as well have waited for you in Fusang!" Nakorulu grumbled as she wiped her forehead with a towel.

"Who was crying and shouting that they were coming? There is no regret medicine in the world! Tachibana Youkyo was on the side, smiled indifferently, and teased.

"Humph! Senior brother and I are not here for you! When I say this, I have no conscience at all! Nakorulu pursed her mouth and accused him.

"Did I tell you to come? I think you had to come. ”

"Senior brother, listen to him, it's too brazen."

Miyamoto Musashi is accustomed to quarrels between brothers and sisters. Never participate, never encourage, unless it really disturbs him, he is willing to control it.

Miyamoto Musashi let out a long breath, as if he was about to blow away the heat wave that was blowing in his face.

"There's a shade ahead, let's go there and rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the junior brothers and sisters behind him pass by him and run towards the shade like hope.

Takeshi Miyamoto smiled indifferently and sighed lightly.

The three of them sat under the willow tree, drinking the hot water that had already been dried in the bag, and beads of sweat slid down their foreheads as if they had worked tirelessly.

The sound of cicadas suddenly sounded, breaking the sleepiness of the three of them.

"Second Senior Brother, can you catch the cicada, it's annoying, I can't squint for a while....." Nako Lulu turned sideways and said to Tachibana Youjing on the side.

The weather is unusually hot and humid, Tachibana Youjing is also unbearable, since he entered the Western Desert, along the way, his junior sister always looks at himself in various unpleasant ways, either picking up his old bottom, or all kinds of sarcasm and ridicule, not taking him as a senior brother in his eyes at all, especially in front of the senior brother.

He was now beginning to wonder how he had fallen in love with this before, and he didn't know how to appreciate his own girl.

Anyway, let's take a nap.....

Suddenly, a senior sister's voice came from beside her, asking him to help her catch cicadas, so do you want to help her.....

Just when Tachibana Youkyo hesitated, he was suddenly kicked by someone behind him.

"Hey, junior sister, why are you kicking me?" Tachibana Youkyo said angrily.

Nakorulu looked at him with a blank face, raised her voice, and shouted, "When did I kick up, do you see that I am sweating profusely and looking like such an idle person?" Isn't it just for you to catch a cicada, it's really stingy! ”

Tachibana Ukyo was really annoyed this time, turned around and jumped, jumped onto the thick branches, and went to take a nap.

After a while, Tachibana Youkyo felt that he was being pushed by someone, his heart trembled, his body suddenly lost his balance, and he slipped down from the branch, but fortunately his hand was vigorous and flexible, otherwise this face must have landed on the ground first.....

Tachibana Ukyo couldn't hold back his anger anymore, and ran to Nakoruru's side and yelled, "Why are you pushing me, if it weren't for my quick reaction, my face might be ruined!" ”

Nakolulu, who was drowsy, was suddenly woken up by this scolding, and suddenly fell asleep, and the nameless fire in her heart was also ignited in an instant.

"I'm dozing off here, why are you scolding me for no reason?"

"Don't pretend here, along the way, I don't like you, the second senior brother, let me catch cicadas for you, I didn't catch you anymore, you kicked me again, and pushed me down from the tree. Why do you say I scolded you? ”

"It wasn't your junior sister who pushed her, she has been sitting next to me." Miyamoto Musashi suddenly defended Nakoruru.

"It's not..... Senior brother, you can't be so partial to her, if this continues, who will dare to marry her in the future! ”

"The surname is Tangerine, you have the ability to say it again, why don't I have anyone to marry!" Nakoruru yelled at Tachibana Ukyo.

"Don't make any noise! Still don't get it? There's a fourth person here! Miyamoto Musashi scolded.

"It's not... Senior brother, where did the fourth person come from in broad daylight here? Don't scare me......" Nakoruru looked around and saw that there was no one, so she panicked and hid behind Miyamoto.

"Yes, senior brother, can it still be haunted in broad daylight!" Tachibana Ukyo said disdainfully.

"Everyone is from the rivers and lakes, is it necessary to hide it, brother......" Miyamoto Musashi slowly pressed his hand on the sword.

Nako Lulu also drew her sword after her, and Tachibana Youkyo immediately put away Fang Cai's disdain and began to be vigilant.

"Hahaha.... Don't be so nervous, just make a joke with you. Suddenly, a man leaned against the trunk of a tree, and suddenly appeared behind them.

"Who are you? What are you trying to do here? Tachibana Youkyo pulled out his sword and pointed directly at the middle-aged man in front of him wearing a short-sleeved placket and a black gauze straw hat on his head.

"I don't think a few people from the Western Regions are from overseas. You don't look like you're a player, and you don't look like a foot trader, so what are you doing here? The middle-aged man asked rhetorically.

"What do we want to do here, and what does it have to do with you?" Tachibana Youkyo said coldly.

"yes, what does it have to do with you!" Nakorulu chimed in.

Miyamoto Musashi saw that the brothers and sisters of the same sect had already thrown Fang Cai's resentment out of the clouds when facing a common enemy..... I smiled in my heart.

"It doesn't matter if it's not something you say with your mouth, you have to prove it with reality." The middle-aged man said leisurely.

"Dare to ask Your Excellency's name? My brother and sister want to go to the Western Regions Landa Temple, just passing by the precious land, take a break, if it disturbs your purity, the three of us will go. "Miyamoto Musashi holds his fist.

"I'm a nobody, not a big name. Let me tell you this, King Lanling is my senior brother, if you know each other, you will leave the money on your body. Otherwise, I can only pick it up in person. The middle-aged man suddenly said with a sneer.

"I don't look like a good person, and if you want to take money, then let the horse come." Nakorulu said angrily.

As soon as Nakorulu's words fell, the middle-aged man in front of him disappeared in an instant.

The three of you, look at me, I look at you, a little panicked, a little overwhelmed.

"Array." Miyamoto Musashi Rush Road.

The three brothers and sisters were suddenly back to back, and the long swords were all across their chests.

"This guy will be invisible, everyone be extra careful." Tachibana Ukyo reminded in a low voice.

The three of them were still staring nervously at the air around them, and Sikong Lingchen had already taken off the money bags between the waists of the three people with his bare hands.

"Thank you, everyone." Sikong Lingchen smiled wittily and disappeared into the scorching sun outside the shade.

The three of them began to feel for their waists, and found that the money bag was long gone.

"Our purse is gone." Nakoruru said in amazement.

"Humph! Don't let me meet me next time, or I'll chop off your hand. Tachibana Ukyo said hatefully.

"Hey, it's better to have less money than no life, if he has murderous intentions, I'm afraid our lives are over at this moment." Miyamoto Musashi realized it afterwards and sighed.

"Senior brother, it's not safe here, let's keep going." Nakorulu said.

......

"Senior brother, you can't help me scoop up these watermelons on the lake, my pole can't reach them at all." Marco Polo said to the elder brother who was lying in a shady thatched hut in the shallow waters of the lake not far away.

"My golden hoop rod has just been repaired by Master Lu Ban for a few days, and he said that he will not let me touch the water with it for a short time." Sun Wukong held a toothpick in his mouth and said lazily.

"Then why don't you just ask somersault clouds to arch them for me?"

"The somersault cloud is sleeping at the bottom of the lake, and if you call it, you can call it."

"It's the master who just said that he wants to eat chilled watermelon, but it's not me who wants to eat it."

"If the master wants to eat, you can let the master come and fish, don't disturb me for a nap."

Hey, this big brother, I find that since I came, he has become more and more lazy, he doesn't do anything, and he knows to call me every day..... Marco Polo was sullen.

Marco Polo stared at the cool turquoise water, and suddenly noticed that there were two fish, one black and one white, swimming by.

I remember one time, when the somersault cloud saw the flock, he flew around the flock, and the senior brother refused to leave, no matter how much he called it. It seems that it regards the snow-white sheep as a fellow clan, and this somersault cloud has been following the senior brother for many years, so it should be an adult. As... Why don't you just use the excuse of introducing it to the sheep, maybe you can tempt it..... Marco Polo thought to himself.

"Somersault Cloud... Spreading clouds..... Are you listening? Let me tell you one thing, can you help the third senior brother and push the watermelon in the middle of the lake to the shore, as long as you are willing to help, the third senior brother will promise to introduce a snow-white sheep to you as a friend, okay? The third senior brother did what he said. Marco Polo crouched down and said to the lake.

Suddenly, a splash burst out of the middle of the lake, and the somersault cloud leaped out of the lake.

Hahaha.... This trick turned out to be so good..... Marco Polo chuckled inwardly.

Sun Wukong followed the sound and looked over, and found that the somersault cloud had indeed jumped from the bottom of the lake to the surface of the lake.

“..... This junior brother is really bad at home. Sun Wukong muttered.

After the somersault cloud jumped out of the lake, it divided it by two, and pushed eight or nine large watermelons in the center of the lake to the shore one after another.

Marco Polo stretched out his hand, touched the top of the somersault cloud, and complimented: "The somersault cloud is so good, okay, you go back to sleep." After saying that, Marco Polo picked up the two watermelons on the shore and turned to leave.

However, somersault cloud felt that he had been tricked, and the snow-white sheep that he said was good, without saying a word of promise, he sent himself away. The somersault cloud lowered his head and took a large sip of water, flew to the top of Marco Polo's head, and spat on him.

Marco Polo was poured with cold water, his whole body trembled violently, he looked at the somersault cloud, and said angrily: "somersault cloud, I am your third senior brother, how can I be so naughty!"

"Well deserved.... Who told you to play it .... Hahaha. Sun Wukong sneered on the side.

......

"Hee-hee-hee... Senior brother, let's go out secretly next time to buy rock sugar gourds to eat, right? Zhihuacan smiled.

"Okay." Liu Chan covered the door of the warehouse and led Zhihua out of the backyard.

They hadn't taken a few steps when they were stopped by a man.

"Tell me honestly, where did you go with your wings on?"

"Uncle Master, we didn't go anywhere, we just took a test flight over the courtyard, and we came down." Liu Chan said with a smile.

"Don't think I didn't see it, you guys left the academy and flew south." Lian Po said coldly.

"Uncle Master, we don't dare anymore, we won't take an example."

"If there is a next time, I will definitely let your master punish you well!"

"Got it, Master, we know it's wrong." Knowing that the painting is weak.

"Let's go." Lian Po waved his hand and let the two of them go.

......

Nakolulu heard her stomach croaking, touched her hungry belly, and muttered, "Senior brother, I'm so hungry, we have no money, where will we get food later?" ”

Miyamoto Musashi looked around at the vast expanse, and there was nothing but the golden desert, empty.

"Senior sister, if you insist on it, the thief who was active in this area just now means that there are people living not far away." Miyamoto Musashi said after drinking the last drop of water.

"We haven't eaten for two days, and if we continue like this, we will starve to death!" Nakorulu muttered weakly.

"Senior sister, just listen to the senior brother's persistence." Tachibana Ukyo Road.

A day later, the sun was shining......

Miyamoto Musashi's horse suddenly fell to the ground, and no matter how much he pulled, the horse was unaffordable.

"Senior brother, forget it, don't pull it, he's suffering from heat stroke due to lack of water, it's better to kill him, let's fill our hunger, it's the third day......" Nakorulu didn't finish her words, and fell off her horse.

"Senior sister." Miyamoto Musashi and Tachibana Ukyo said in unison.

Tachibana Ukyo poured the last sip of water from the water bag into Nakoruru's mouth, and then pinched her man, Miyamoto Musashi fanned her with his sleeve on the side.

Oh, Nakorulu opened her eyes again.

"Are you awake? Wait, I'm going to kill the horse. "Miyamoto Musashi Michi.

When Nakorulu heard this, as if she had seen the dawn of hope, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and a faint light appeared in her eyes.

Half an hour later, Miyamoto Musashi brought each of them a piece of bloody raw horse meat.

They can't care about the blood, and they can't care about the stiffness and chewing, and it's a feast in their mouths.

"Senior sister, you eat slowly, don't choke, we don't have a mouthful of water now." Tachibana Ukyo said with concern.

When Nakorulu heard this, she suddenly began to sob.

"What's the matter, I didn't say anything?" Tachibana Youkyo looked blankly at Miyamoto Musashimichi.

"It's unpalatable, isn't it?" Miyamoto Musashi asked.

"No, I just think the three of us are too pitiful, we came all the way to find someone to compete, is it so important to be famous? Without this horse meat, I don't think I would have seen the sun tomorrow! Nakoruru choked.

When Miyamoto Musashi heard this, they all lowered their heads silently.

The next day, the sun was still high in the sky, and there was not a trace of wind on the ground......

Miyamoto Musashi and Nakoruru rode on the same horse, and Tachibana Ukyo sat alone and slowly followed behind them.

After noon, Tachibana Youkyo was hungry and thirsty due to the summer heat, and he "snorted" and fell off the horse.

When Miyamoto Musashi heard this, he reined in his horse, quickly dismounted, and came to Tachibana Youkyo's side, holding him in the shade under the horse's belly. Miyamoto Musashi pinched his midriff and slowly woke him up.

At the same time, Nakorulu also fell off her horse, and Miyamoto Musashi was even more shocked, and hurriedly ran to her side to take care of her.

"It's all the senior brother who hurt you, you have to find some Monkey King to compete in martial arts.... If you have three long and two short, how should I explain to my master and mother..."Miyamoto Musashi whimpered, but not a single tear came out of the corner of his eye.

Half an hour later, he slowly fell to the ground, the sun scorching on his face, and his eyes were only an endless pitch black.

When the three of them woke up again, they found themselves in a thatched pergola.

On the nearby table were watermelons cut into chunks and a large scoop of water.

The three of them quickly got out of bed, walked to the table, ate watermelon, picked up the scoop, and after a while, they drank their bellies.

At this time, suddenly a figure approached outside the shed, and the three of them looked up, and it was him.

Tachibana Youkyo and Nakoruru warily drew their swords and pointed them at the comer.

"Yo... That's how you repay your life-savers? The corners of Sikong Lingchen's mouth rose and he said jokingly.

"Your Excellency saved us?" Miyamoto Musashi asked.

"What do you think I'm taking your money for? That's the pay you deserve to save your life. Situ Lingchen said indifferently.

Miyamoto Musashi motioned for his younger brother and sister to put away their swords.

"I would like to ask Your Excellency for your name, and for saving your life, you will be repaid later." Miyamoto Musashi holds his fist.

"In Xiafu's surname is Situ, his name is Lingchen, these huts are my territory, don't get lost next time." Situ Kong waved the Pu Ye fan in his hand and smiled lightly, "I have already helped you feed and drink your horse, just outside, ready to go on the road at any time." ”

"Your Excellency's name, we will keep it in mind, and let me report it again in the next day." Miyamoto hugged his fists again.

Before leaving, Tachibana Youkyo and Nako Lulu respectively clenched their fists to Situ Kong.

Outside, the sun was slanting in the west, not as hot as it was at noon.

"Senior brother, I feel so strange about that person.... If you want to save us, why didn't you make it clear when you first met? Nakorulu was puzzled.

"People in the rivers and lakes have different temperaments, and everyone has their own way of acting." Miyamoto Musashi Road.

"I don't think so, he just wanted to take all the money out of us, and if he had brought us water and food at the time, maybe we wouldn't have taken out all the money....." Tachibana said.

"But when you think about it, that guy seems to have taught us a lesson." Nakorulu muttered.

"Oh, how?" Miyamoto Musashi Road.

"He first gave us an experience of being infinitely close to death, and then saved us at a critical moment, which shows that he is watching us all the time. If it's purely for money, there's no need for him to follow us anymore and leave us to our own devices. Besides, his hut is still some distance from our route, and it will be difficult for us to meet him again to take back our money. However, he didn't, and the reason why he did it was to tell us: don't risk your life to challenge what you don't know. ”

Miyamoto Musashi and the others, after listening to the profound analysis of the senior sister, began to fall into a special contemplation.