Noon is the quietest time in the desert, there is no sound, the sand particles sparkle like diamonds under the scorching sun, and the hot wind from the depths of the desert from time to time makes the sand ridge flat, and the flat land becomes a sand ridge again, and the desert landscape slowly changes again.

A mud house on the edge of the desert that has stood for more than ten years may be the only one in this desert that does not move, the door of the earthen house is closed, and the brown strips of cloth rustle in the wind.

Occasionally, the coughing of old men and children could be heard from the larger earthen huts, and the door on the other side was closed, except for the occasional stout gasp to signal the presence of someone.

Ye Baipan sat on the kang, and the dry smoke ashes left in the corner of the table next to him were dispersed by the wind that slipped in at the foot of the chair.

"Why haven't you yet?" Ye Bai's eyes were closed, his throat kept rumbling, and his breath was very disordered.

Ye Bai didn't know how he survived, but he knew that if he didn't have the power of attributes, he would have to stay here for the rest of his life, he thought, he must also go back, go back to the Green Forest Region, and return to Muyang City, this is his promise to Mu'er.

Again and again, he mobilized the power of the attributes in his body in the same way as before, and failed again and again, and his body was empty, and even the power of the fire attribute that had always been the most active could not be felt.

"Is this for me to stay in the desert for the rest of my life, become a desert man, and finally die on the hundred-year front?"

For a moment, Ye Bai wanted to scream, but he didn't have the courage to shout, because he was still alive, and he at least had the capital to make a comeback than other people who had died.

I don't know where the Shocking Knife in his hand is, it may have fallen in that weird space, which made Ye Bai's heart ache for a while, he has seen the extraordinary Shocking Knife more than once, and without the Shocking Knife, he doesn't know if he can use the fire Bodhisattva, whether he can shine in the sky.

This is the first time Ye Bai has been lost, and it is also the first time that Ye Bai has allowed himself to be lost, and he has inexplicably come to another region, without the power of attributes, and without the Shocking Sword.

"I feel like I'm gone." Ye Bai sat on the bed and smiled bitterly, looking at the window with eyes that slowly became firm, "Everything is just starting all over again, compared to them, I still have life and strength." ”

"Brother Ye Bai, can Bao'er come in?" Suddenly, there was a sound of sandbags outside the door, but the sandbags did not choose Brother Ye or Brother Bai.

"Bao'er, come in."

"What's the matter? Bao'er" Ye Bai looked at the girl who was a little similar to her sister when she was a child, and couldn't help but feel a little more happy in her heart.

Sandbag shook his head, climbed onto Ye Baikang's head, and said, "Where did Brother Ye Bai come from, is it outside, his skin is so white." ”

"Bao'er heard from my father that the skin of people outside is so white to you, I don't want me to be like this skin like grandpa and dad, I also heard my father say that there are many people outside, there are castles that can fly, people with tails, Bao'er also listened to ...... father."

The more Sandbag spoke, the more excited she became, as if she hadn't heard it from him, but she had seen it herself.

Ye Bai touched Bao'er's hair as if he was touching Mo'er's hair at home, looked at Bao'er with some doting, and said, "Sort of." ”

Ye Bai didn't know if what Bao Er said about the outside meant the outside of the desert, or the wild sand region, or the whole earth, "How did Bao Er say that only grandpa and dad were there, what about the others?" ”

Bao'er raised her head and looked at Ye Bai with some confusion, "Others? When Bao'er came out, his father and grandfather only saw his brother. ”

Ye Bai's hand suddenly froze, slowly hugged Bao'er in his arms, and said softly: "Then brother, will you take you out in the future, take Bao'er out of this desert, okay?" ”

"Mu'er, my mother is not here, can my brother take you out to play in the future, take Mu'er to find your mother, okay?"

In an instant, Mu'er and Bao'er actually coincided in front of Ye Bai, and in an instant, he was so eager to get out of the desert and meet more people with Bao'er.

Sandbag raised his head and looked at Ye Bai with round eyes as if he didn't understand, and nodded heavily.

"Bao'er, why hasn't Grandpa asked you to take a chair yet, it's time." Suddenly, Uncle Sha's voice came from outside, his tone was a little serious, as if he was going to do something important.

"Ah~." The sandbag in Ye Bai's arms suddenly turned red, and his calves struggled to get off the kang.

"What's wrong, Bao'er?" Ye Bai saw that Bao'er was so urgent and thought that something had happened.

"Bao'er's father is coming back today, and Bao'er and grandpa will go to the door to wait for Dad." Bao'er, who was just over a meter away, wanted to pick up a chair that was taller than him.

"Now? It's still so hot outside. ”

"Well, that's my agreement with my grandfather and father." Bao'er raised her head and said seriously, and then tried to pick up the chair again, and suddenly felt light.

"Let's do it together." Ye Bai picked up the chair, smiled at Bao'er, opened the door, and walked outside.

Outside the door, the old man was already squatting in the shadows, digging the tobacco in the tobacco pouch with a long smoking gun in his hand, and his eyes were hot and looking into the depths of the desert from time to time.

Ye Bai put the chair next to Uncle Sha, and Bao'er carried a small chair behind him, "Uncle Sha, sit." ”

Uncle Sha shook his head and said, "No, I've been squatting here for so many years, if you want to sit here, if it's too hot, go back to the house." ”

Ye Bai didn't go back, nor did he sit on the chair, squatting in the shade like Uncle Sha, and a strong tobacco fragrance poured into the tip of his nose.

"Brother Ye Bai, just sit down, grandpa swears not to sit." Bao'er sat on his little chair and kicked his calves back and forth, Sandbag would move two chairs, one large and one small, the big one was reserved for Grandpa, but he had never seen Grandpa sit, and today Grandpa, as usual, kept smoking until Dad came back.

"Why are you waiting for Bao'er's father now?" Ye Bai asked the question he had been wondering about, waiting for Bao'er's father to come back could be in the less hot afternoon, not the hottest time at noon.

The old man pressed the tobacco in the pipe tightly, and under the match in his hand, the green smoke slowly filled, and the pipe was gradually full of sparks, "Bao'er's father said that he would come back from the front as soon as he had a holiday, and if there was no accident on the way, he would come back at noon or evening at the latest, I wanted Bao'er's father to know that someone was always waiting for him, and he still had a home where he could lie on the couch." ”

The old man spoke very slowly, but every word, every word was like a needle piercing Ye Bai's heart, and suddenly Ye Bai thought of his mother who was waiting for him at the door of the house when he was a child, and he who was waiting for Mu'er when he grew up, this may be home.

The old man didn't speak, Ye Bai didn't speak, and the rest of the bags looked at them from time to time, and then looked into the depths of the desert.

The pile of tobacco in front of him slowly grew larger, and the sky began to slowly cool and darken, and the old man lit a bucket of cigarettes and was about to smoke it, but the hideous green tendons on his hands began to emerge.

"Uncle Sha should smoke a little less, too much is not good for your health." Ye Bai no longer thought that the tobacco tasted good, but felt a little dizzy, the sky had already darkened, you must know that the desert sky was darker than other places, and it was already past the evening time.

The old man didn't respond to Ye Bai's words, his eyes were firmly fixed on the depths of the desert, expecting a figure to appear, and Bao'er sat quietly on his small bench at some point, with a little more uneasiness in his eyes.

Suddenly there was a coughing sound, and Bao'er on the small bench was startled, Ye Bai hurriedly ran back to the house to pour water for Uncle Sha, and when he came out, the soot on the ground weakened a large layer.

The old man who had drunk the water seemed to want to smoke again, but he was held down by Ye Bai and shook his head.

The old man looked at Ye Bai and sighed, and suddenly fell silent again.

The longer the time, the more obvious the green tendons on the old man's hands became, and he was still trembling from time to time, and tears gradually appeared in Bao'er's eyes.

Finally, the sun dissipated the last trace of brilliance, only a round of red sun hung at the end of the desert, there was no remnant sun like blood, the sun without light, the desert instantly darkened, and the temperature was rapidly decreasing.

When the sun was only half a wheel left, Ye Bai finally saw a figure before it was dark.

"I'm back." Ye Bai didn't dare to say it out loud, but it was still like thunder, waking up the two.

The old man's bruised hands instantly clenched into fists, and the tight wrinkles began to slowly ease, and his complexion gradually returned to normal, and he began to stand up slowly, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and kicked the pile of soot away with his feet.

Bao'er on the side suddenly jumped onto the big chair, like a monkey looking into the distance, and finally kept saying: "Where is it, where is it?" ”

"It's going to take a while to see it." Ye Bai pointed to the little red sun left, at the intersection of the desert and the red sun.

The old man picked up the bag standing on the chair and sat down, the bag was in the old man's arms, and the remaining small bench was left for Ye Bai.

When the last trace of red sun disappeared and the sky really darkened, a figure finally appeared in front of Uncle Sha and Ye Bai.

"I'm back." The old man asked lightly, not at all able to see the previous nervousness.

"Hmm." The young man was carrying a large bag and a small bag, looking at the old man, and when he saw Ye Bai, his eyes were obviously a little surprised, "These things are the food of this month, this is the eye of the ink beetle, and the rest of this is the tobacco you like." ”

The man took off the packages one by one, explained to the old man each piece, and finally picked up the bag in the old man's arms and said: "Bao'er, I told you from time to time, grandpa is old, he has to take care of grandpa, why is he still in grandpa's arms." ”

In the end, the man set his eyes on Ye Bai, and asked the old man tentatively, "This is?" ”

Ye Bai smiled slightly at the man and began to introduce himself: "Ye Bai, it was Uncle Sha who saved me. ”

"Saved you?" The man looked at the old man, who nodded.

"Forget about the things that come back this time, these things will be talked about tomorrow, the battle line was broken by insects a few days ago, and some insects crossed the battle line to the desert, and these insects will be killed at night in the next few days."

In an instant, an entry-level aura rushed towards Ye Bai, Ye Bai took a few steps back, but his face did not change.

"Bao'er goodbye to Dad."

"Take me." Suddenly, Ye Bai said.

The man glanced at Ye Bai, and then said, "Bao'er, goodbye to my father and uncle." ”