Chapter Twenty-Eight—In Search of a Desert Oasis
The dragon girl said: "More? What do you think it is? It's water, and in the desert, it's more precious than gold, and if you want to get some, find it yourself."
"Since it's more precious than gold, you still drank most of the bag?"
"How does he know?" The dragon girl said in her heart.
At this time, the dragon girl was a little weak-hearted, and even her voice dropped an octave.
"Isn't this something you left behind," the dragon girl said, and she simply fell silent.
The little monk saw that the two of them woke up and began to fight, and the little novice did not dare to participate in their battle, so he had to stand far away, constantly chanting Amitabha Buddha in his mouth.
At this time, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the two of them had no cover, these two people had just walked around from the ghost gate, and they woke up and quarreled, how could they be so energetic?
The little monk shook his head and said he didn't understand: "Amitabha."
The little monk said in his heart: "You can still quarrel, that proves that there is basically nothing to do, but it's a pity that his pot of water, that bag of water could have lasted until he walked out of the desert, this is good!" The two men drank all the water he had left, and there was not a single sip left."
Xiao Shami said: "The two donors don't seem to be in any big trouble, so... Can you, can you give me back the hydration bag? ”
Xiao Shami said, pointing to the water bag in the firmament's hand.
The firmament propped himself up with his hands and feet, leaned himself a little closer to the top of the dune, and the firmament adjusted to a slightly "comfortable" position.
Firmament said: "Amitabha, thank you for the rescue grace of the little monk, if you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely repay it."
The little monk folded his hands and saluted: "The little monk is a monk, he doesn't ask for anything in return, the monk saves people's lives, and he wins the 7-level floating slaughter, and the two donors don't have to mind."
After speaking, the little monk moved his eyes to the firmament's hand, pointed to the water bag and said again: "Donor, the little monk is still in a hurry, you see that the water bag can be given to me, right?"
The firmament looked at the water bag in his hand and said, "That's nature."
The firmament suddenly thought of something and took back the water bag that was handed out, and the little monk's hand fell empty.
Firmament said: "Little monk, can you, cough cough..., little monk, do you still have a water bag?" ”
The little monk shook his head and raised his index finger and said, "This is the only one."
"Alas... Well, the little monk is here for you".
The firmament took the water bag to the little monk again, and the little monk swept away his previous doubts and reached out to take the water bag, but the smile on the little monk's face did not reach his cheeks, and it fell into vain again, and the dragon girl smiled and snatched the water bag and carried it behind her back.
The dragon girl showed what she thought was the most "sweet" smile and said: "Little monk, we are also on our way, as the saying goes, save people to the end, send the Buddha to the west, you see...".
The dragon girl put the water bag in front of the little monk's eyes and shook it, "Little monk, let's go on the road together."
Where else does the little monk have any other choice: "Amitabha, where are the two benefactors going?
Without the slightest thought, without the slightest hesitation, the dragon girl replied directly: "Where the monk goes, we will go."
"What? It turns out that the two donors are also going to the royal capital."
The dragon girl didn't answer this time, just kept nodding, "Now you can go wherever you go, as long as you don't stay in this ghost place."
The little monk wiped the Mihan in front of his forehead with a wide sleeve robe and said: "Female Bodhisattva, it can be, there are still about two days away from the royal capital, so we must find the water source first, otherwise, then we may not reach the royal capital, we will die of thirst in this desert, and we will never be able to go out again."
This time it was not only Long Xuanxi who was surprised, but Long Xuanxi and the firmament said almost in unison: "Two more days?" ”
Firmament said: "Little monk, how many days have you been gone?" ”
"Three days"?
"Three days? The little monk doesn't speak, you only have one water bag for three days in the desert? ”
"No, female Bodhisattva, originally the little monk still had a camel, a bag of dry food and two bags of water, and it became like this when the little monk met the sand bandits a day ago."
"I see, no wonder it looks so embarrassed".
When the little monk heard the dragon girl describe himself like this, he naturally tidied up his appearance.
The little monk said while arranging his monk's robe: "The two donors are smiling, they are smiling."
The dragon girl looked at the little monk's embarrassed appearance and didn't tease and changed the topic and said, "Little monk, where can we find a water source?"
"Female Bodhisattva, there is an oasis in the golden desert".
"Oasis? Little monk, it seems that you are quite familiar with this desert. ”
The little monk scratched his bald head and said: "This little monk is not very clear, and the little monk has only heard from the senior brothers before that in this golden desert with drought and little rain, you can find an oasis of water and grass, green trees, and vitality."
"I heard that you can find an oasis full of life? In other words, you haven't seen the little monk at all", the dragon girl suddenly increased her voice and frightened the little monk back several steps.
"Little... It is indeed the first time that the little monk has crossed this golden desert."
The dragon girl is completely dumbfounded, such an aimless search is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.
After resting for a while, the firmament stood up with the sand dune and said to the dragon maiden, "Let's go, drag the oil bottle."
The dragon girl heard the firmament tell her to drag the oil bottle, and turned around with a "murderous" look.
"Who's the Drag Bottle now?" The dragon girl pointed to the firmament and said.
The dragon girl said so, but she didn't stop moving, but the dragon girl's strength was really limited and not enough to support this man who was more than eight feet tall.
If Long Xuanxi knew that this was the firmament deliberately pressing the weight of his whole body on his shoulders, he was afraid that he might be able to have a "desert over-the-shoulder fall".
"Why are you so heavy?"
The dragon girl shouted, "Little monk, come and help me."
The little monk was originally going to help him, but he was a little stunned when he looked at the dragon girl's unkind expression.
The little monk said, "Okay, okay."
The two of them walked through the desert with the firmament, and although there were oases in the desert, they could not meet them all the time.
I don't know how long the group of three people has been walking? What oasis to see only the endless yellow sand and the endless desolation? Indeed, there was nothing to be seen."
"Little monk, where is this oasis? The air in this desert is almost steaming."
The sand in the desert was peeled off layer after layer, and the faces of the three of them were red with red cheeks, and their faces were full of yellow sand, and their eyes could not be opened, and the quicksand under their feet was also hot, and their hair was like flaming magma."
The dragon girl is really uncomfortable now: "If we go on like this, we haven't found a water source yet, we will die of thirst first, let's rest."
The little monk said: "Female Bodhisattva can't do it, we must find the oasis as soon as possible, if before dark, we must find a water source, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large, even if we don't die of heat here during the day, it is very likely to freeze to death here at night, so we must find the oasis, replenish the water source, and rest."
The dragon girl said weakly: "Don't scare me, I'm very timid."
"Are you cowardly? If you're timid, you won't be bold."
"After a good night's sleep, it looks like you're much better," said the dragon maiden.
The firmament smiled bitterly: "If I could sleep well in the desert like this, I wouldn't be trapped here."
"I can still joke, it seems to be a lot better."
Firmament squeezed a smile that was more ugly than crying and said: "I feel much better", "Little liar, the little monk is right, we must find a water source as soon as possible, otherwise we will really die of thirst".
"It's easy to say, but where to find water, I don't think there is even a ghost in this place."
"Stop talking nonsense, let's go".
The little monk was speechless all the way, not that the little monk didn't want to say it, but he really couldn't interject when these two people spoke.
A man, a woman, and a monk, three people walked the desert under the scorching sun, against the wind and sand, and at a glance there was yellow sand everywhere, monotonous and uniform yellow, without a tree or grass, and the desolate desert was full of despair.
The more they moved forward, the more tired they became, and the more they walked, the more they seemed to be unable to get out, with the steaming yellow sand under their feet and the dazzling and fiery sun above their heads.
The dragon girl said in despair, "I feel like I'm about to turn into a grilled dried fish."
"Grilled dried fish, if you become dried fish, we will eat you, if you save us like this, we will give you a Dafa every year, thank Dade."
As soon as the firmament words came out, the little monk was frightened and hurriedly folded his hands: "Amitabha, Amitabha."
The dragon girl pointed in the direction of the little monk: "Look, there are still people who can't bear it."
The little monk looked at the dragon girl and nodded: "Female Bodhisattva, monks don't kill, don't eat meat, even if the female Bodhisattva becomes a dried fish, the little monk will not be greedy for appetite, Amitabha, Amitabha...".
Firmament looked at the little monk who obviously had chapped lips and a flushed face, and couldn't help but quip: "Little liar, people are monks, they don't get meaty, you have to become an individual try, like potatoes, turnips, cabbage...".
"Female bodhisattvas, potatoes, turnips, cabbage and little monks all eat them."
Ha ha... Ha, Firmament couldn't help but laugh when he heard the little monk's answer.
The dragon girl sighed and said, "Little monk, you still chant the scriptures."
… Amitabha...
The three of them discussed various issues along the way, such as radish, cabbage and other topics also talked a lot, and the firmament said that this is called Wangmei to quench thirst, we not only quench thirst, but also quench hunger.
The three of them went all the way, and they didn't know how long they walked, and they became dehydrated again.
The dragon girl said, no, no, no, I really can't walk Let's sit down and rest.
Now it's not just the dragon girl who can't walk, the other two have actually reached their limit.
"The female bodhisattva is right, let's rest and rest first."
The three of them found a place in the dunes and sat down.
As soon as the dragon girl's ass touched the yellow sand, she jumped up uncontrollably.
"It's hot, it's hot".
The firmament shook his head helplessly, took off his coat and put it on the sand, and said, "Silly girl, sit on it."
The dragon lady sat on top of her clothes and gasped for breath with her back against the dunes.
"Hey, I feel like I'm about to see the Buddha."