For the rest of the day, Xu Rui and Shadow Maiden didn't dare to sleep again, and the temperature dropped to a minimum at dawn, and a thin layer of hoarfrost formed on the yellow sand and surrounding stones.

Xu Rui leaned against the fire with Princess Qixia in his arms, trembling and waiting for the dawn, while the shadow maid had been sitting on the stone, observing the movements around her, as if she didn't care about the extremely cold weather.

Finally, the first rays of dawn burst out of the sky, and the darkness receded like a tide, and a warm air stream seemed to announce the imminent return of the heat wave.

The shadow maid slowly got up, freezing in the cold wind for most of the night, and did not see the slightest delay in her movements.

She walked straight to Xu Rui's side, handed the water bag to Xu Rui and said, "Take a sip, we have to hurry up before the heat wave hits." ”

Xu Rui pushed open the water bag and walked to the edge of the water pit dug last night, at this time the two stone slabs on the pit were already full of dewdrops, and the strips of cloth underneath had become wet.

Xu Rui took out the strip of cloth, tilted his head to his mouth and twisted it vigorously, a small column of water flowed into his mouth, and after he couldn't wring out the water anymore, he wiped his dry and chapped lips with a strip of wet cloth.

"I can really get water......

The shadow maid watched Xu Rui's movements, and a trace of surprise flashed on her face.

Xu Rui wiped his face, his spirit was much better, and he returned to Princess Qixia and carried her on his back.

"Let's go, it's early."

As he spoke, he slightly discerned the direction and began to hurry with Princess Qixia on his back.

The shadow maid looked at Xu Rui's back, a hint of deep groan flashed on her face, and slowly followed Xu Rui's footsteps.

The desert is half cold and half flame in the early morning, and as the sun rises higher and higher, scorching air currents spring up like mushrooms from the yellow sand beneath your feet.

Rabbit meat was stolen, and the two had no food source and quickly lost their physical strength.

Sweat slid down Xu Rui's cheeks and dried up quickly on the yellow sand.

The shadow maid's face was flushed, her hair soaked with sweat, and she pressed against her face, her face flushed as if she had just been lifted out of the steamer.

Really thirsty, the shadow maid took out the water bag and took a shallow sip, then ran up a few steps and handed the water bag to Xu Rui.

"You've barely drunk water since yesterday, so it's not going to work, so let's take a sip."

Xu Rui looked at the water bag, his eyes seemed to be about to erupt into fire, and he subconsciously reached out to catch it.

But his hand was only halfway out, and he retracted as if he had been electrocuted.

The shadow maid looked at Xu Rui's chapped lips and bleed, her eyes gradually sunken, and a trace of unbearability flashed on her face: "Maybe the oasis is waiting for us there, and the province is not the law of this province, in case you fall down before the oasis, young master, wouldn't it be wronged?" ”

Xu Rui reluctantly removed his gaze from the water bag and shook his head firmly: "My share is left to you." ”

With that, he stopped looking at the water bag and continued to walk forward.

The shadow maid sighed, looked at the water bag, smacked her dry mouth again, and couldn't help but take another sip of the water bag.

The time was close to noon, and the yellow sand was scorched by the scorching sun, and a scorching heat wave rose from the ground.

The two of them were like dried shrimps, and their steps became heavier and heavier, trembling as if they might fall down at any time.

"Hey, what's that?"

Suddenly, Xu Rui pointed to the other side of the sand pile and asked.

The shadow maid raised her head and looked in the direction of his finger, only to see a black dot appear on the other side of the sand, and her face changed slightly: "It looks like a person, could it be the person who stole the rabbit meat last night?" ”

Xu Rui frowned and said, "I'll go and see ......"

"No!"

The shadow maid grabbed Xu Rui's wrist, looking a little nervous.

Xu Ruihu glanced at the shadow maid suspiciously, and the shadow maid hurriedly let go and said in a low voice: "The young master forgives the sin, and the slave and maid have trespassed." ”

Xu Rui retracted his gaze and said lightly: "I'll take a look." ”

The shadow maid hurriedly said: "Young master, that person's martial arts are very high, he has bad intentions, be careful of deception!" ”

Xu Rui ignored her worries and walked towards the black dot step by step.

The shadow maid had no choice, gritted her teeth and said, "Since the young master must go and find out, then let the slave maid go and find out first." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Xu Rui to answer, the shadow maid kicked her feet, flew up, and ran towards the black spot against the sand.

Xu Rui sneered, and his legs suddenly sped up a few points, heading towards the black dot.

The black dot gradually enlarged in the line of sight, and it really turned into a humanoid silhouette, and from a distance, it looked like someone had fallen on top of the sand dune, motionless.

After the shadow maid advanced to the first-class, her body was really good, plus Xu Rui was carrying Princess Qixia on her back, and her speed could not be compared with the shadow maid at all, after seeing that it was really human, both of them sped up, but the shadow maid still arrived one step ahead of Xu Rui.

Xu Rui stared at the back of the shadow maid, only to see that the shadow maid suddenly paused slightly after seeing the person's appearance, and then the movements began to be a little strange, as if he secretly stretched out his hand towards the person with his back to Xu Rui, not knowing what he wanted.

"Hey, do you see that?"

Xu Rui hurriedly shouted, and the shadow maid suddenly bounced up from the ground, and when she saw that Xu Rui was about to walk here, she quickly turned around and ran towards Xu Rui.

"Young Master Qiqi, this person is not the one who stole rabbit meat yesterday."

The Shadow Maiden clenched her fists and said.

Xu Rui frowned: "How can you see it?" ”

The shadow maid said: "Look at the costume is just an ordinary merchant, and he is dead. ”

Xu Rui frowned, looked at the shadow maid suspiciously, and said, "It's the first time you came to the northwest, how do you know the attire of the merchants here?" ”

The shadow maid's tone was suffocated, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.

Xu Rui ignored her and walked towards the black spot.

"Young master!"

The shadow maid's face suddenly became a little nervous, and she let out a loud sigh.

Xu Rui didn't stop, the two passed by, the shadow maid's face instantly turned cold, and the gaze looking at Xu Rui narrowed slightly, becoming extremely gloomy.

Xu Rui carried Princess Qixia on his back while observing the people in front of him, and at the same time paid attention to the shadow maid behind him, walking unhurriedly.

Although it was far away, Fang Cai Yingwen was obviously panicked when she saw that person's momentary gaffe, and then she even did not hesitate to make up such an easy reason to be debunked to prevent herself from coming forward to check.

What did she see that would have such a violent reaction?

The suspicion in Xu Rui's heart became heavier and heavier, and the steps under his feet also sped up a little.

Finally, Xu Rui came to the sand dune, and he was not mistaken, there was indeed a person there, and the silhouette of the figure should be a woman.

This person is very different from the desert traveler, as if he has encountered some urgent matter and suddenly goes out, and he does not even wear a cloak, but only a white single coat.

Xu Rui approached the person step by step, she was lying on the ground, her scattered hair covering most of her head, and she couldn't see her appearance clearly.

He put Princess Qixia down gently, reached out to turn the person around, and pulled away the loose hair to take a look.

At this moment, Xu Rui's eyes suddenly widened, and he seemed to be able to stuff an egg into his mouth, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

This face was all too familiar to him, but it didn't follow logic to appear here.

for now it is no one else who has fallen at his feet, it is ...... Shadow Maiden!

Xu Rui immediately reached out to touch her artery, but fortunately, the pulse was still strong, and it seemed that she had just fallen into a coma due to dehydration.

A little relieved, but a bigger problem was in front of Xu Rui.

What is certain is that there is only one shadow maid in this world, and she has no brothers and sisters who look similar at all, if this person is a shadow maid, then who will be the shadow maid behind her?

Could it be that someone dropped the shadow maid, or was the shadow maid who had been with him for the past few days a fake from the beginning? Or is the shadow maid in front of you a conspiracy?

Countless question marks poured into Xu Rui's heart in an instant, but in just an instant, the confused look on Xu Rui's face dissipated, and a sudden smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

"Looks like you've figured it out?"

Suddenly, the voice of the shadow maid came from behind him, but the tone was playful that Xu Rui had never heard before.

Xu Rui turned around slowly and nodded at the shadow maid.

"Yes, the moment I saw her, all the uncertain doubts before were figured out."