Outside, the wind was howling, the temperature was hot, and the thatched hut was crumbling in the scorching sun.

Wen Yuan was just about to say something, when footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

He looked up and looked outside.

Seeing his reaction, Luo Cheng smiled and said, "It's okay, that's me...... Friend. ”

Pushing the door in, was a woman in shabby clothes, her face was covered with dust, and her skin seemed to be a little rough from the wind and sand. But she has a smile on her face, which makes people feel kind and warm at a glance.

She looked at Wen Yuan, Duan Qianxiao and the others in the room, and there was some surprise in her eyes.

Luo Cheng explained to her: "They are the latest exiles, they just came here, because they met the 'desert people', so I brought them back without permission. ”

Wen Yuan listened quietly on the side, "Desert Love" must be the name of the monster that was as high as a hill just now and had a hideous expression.

After hearing this, the woman nodded in understanding and said to them: "Life here is extremely difficult, and there is a shortage of food and water, but don't worry, everyone can still survive some days by working together." ”

Wen Yuan keenly noticed her tone, thought for a moment, and asked, "A lot of people died here before?" ”

The woman didn't intend to hide it from him, she sighed lightly: "Yes, you have also seen that the environment around here is extremely dry, and the spiritual power is thin. People often die of dehydration, or are killed by the 'desert stalk'. Those who starved to death, those who lost hope and died, abounded. ”

"How did you get here?" Wen Yuan said, "Or, what crime have you committed?" ”

After Luo Cheng heard this, he raised his eyes and glanced at him, but the woman didn't feel offended, she said calmly: "Call me Qingman, in fact, this is a place of exile, but most of them are just some 'innocent sinners'." ”

Duan Qianxiao on the side was originally looking around, observing the situation in the house. He suddenly heard this sentence and was curious: "How do you say this?" ”

Qingman's eyes were far away, as if she was recalling something, some broken memories stumbled, and her expression was slightly bitter: "Actually...... Luo Cheng and I are here for some other reasons. Here, there are only a few people who are extremely vicious, and most of them are those who have been abandoned by the family, or those who have been punished......"

She elaborated on the reason why they came here, Qingman was forced to apologize for a high-ranking lady because of her humble status and poor family. And Luo Cheng was born in a big family, his parents died in a battle, and his uncle's children were jealous of his good talent and framed him to come here.

When Qingman talked about himself, Luo Cheng patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, and when he talked about him, his eyes flashed with a strange color.

Wen Yuan was silent for a long time after hearing this, and his expression was solemn.

Duan Qianxiao saw that his expression was wrong, and whispered, "What's wrong?" ”

Wen Yuan shook his head.

He proved his conjecture, but he still felt a little strange in his heart.

The experience of these two people is a bit like what he had seen in that notebook - the two young girls in the story of "Crystal Heart". When he was bored, he also told Mu Jiujiu. Barren land, framed teenagers and girls are forced to come here, try to survive, everything is right.

But shouldn't this just be a story that people have made up?

Seeing that they were silent, Qingman thought that the storage ring here was useless, and they must not have eaten water and food when they came here, so he was concerned and said, "Are you hungry, let's eat something first." ”

With that, she found a broken pot in a corner, put some broken rice in it, thought about it, and put in some sun-dried gray-black plants. Luo Cheng cooperated with her on the side, and his movements were extremely skillful.

Duan Qianxiao noticed their tacit movements, as well as the occasional glance at each other, guessing that their relationship was not just as simple as the friends Luo Cheng had just mentioned. He gave Wen Yuan a look, but Wen Yuan didn't look surprised.

After a while, the food was ready, and Qingman enthusiastically handed them the bowl. She boiled porridge, a liquid food that quenches her thirst and fills her stomach.

Duan Qianxiao took the bowl and thanked him with a smile.

The location of this room was cramped, and Duan Qianxiao could hardly find a place to eat, so he had to take the worn-out bowl and squat on the ground to eat.

The bowl in front of me was small and broken, and there were slight cracks at the bottom, but fortunately it was not leaking. The porridge inside was black, because the gray-black plant had been boiled before. There was no meat in it, it didn't smell very good, and there was an astringency smell. It doesn't look as delicious as the spirit beasts they roast in the wild on weekdays.

Although Duan Qianxiao is not a picky eater on weekdays, he is also a personal disciple of the Yue Sword Sect, and the food he uses on weekdays is more expensive, he looked at the porridge in front of him and felt a little unable to eat.

He glanced at Wen Yuan, but saw that he was silent, drank it in one gulp, and then thanked Luo Cheng and Qingman.

"It tastes good, these foods should be rare, right?"

Luo Cheng nodded. There is very little food in this place, and most of it is poisonous flowers and fruits. The porridge that was boiled for them before was actually a very rare food. On weekdays, they all eat a kind of grass that grows in the yellow sand, which tastes extremely bitter and has a very bad taste, and sometimes their stomachs will be uncomfortable all day after eating.

Duan Qianxiao also realized something, he sighed in his heart, no longer disgusted, and hurriedly finished the bowl of porridge.

Luo Cheng talked to them about the night here, and the night was more dangerous than the day. At that time, the number of "desert warriors" will multiply, and other monsters will also come out at night.

Duan Qianxiao wiped his sweat while listening, this room was stuffy and narrow inside, and there was wind and sand outside, no matter where he stayed, it was very uncomfortable.

Qing Man carefully noticed Duan Qianxiao's appearance, they had lived here for a long time and were used to the dry and hot climate. The new exiles are not used to it, and it is normal.

"There's a cooler place, I'll take you there." Ching Man Road.

The two followed them to the cellar, which was cooler than the heat above.

It's a cramped space, it's dimly lit, and there's a foul smell in the air.

Duan Qianxiao smiled bitterly and thought to herself, it was better to stay on top.

There wasn't much food in the cellar, because food was scarce in the place, and there was a lot of firewood piled up in the corners.

Luo Cheng sat casually and said, "By the way, we talked about our experience before, so how did you come here?" ”

Wen Yuan said: "Our situation is similar to that of Miss Qingman, because her family was poor, she was sold by her family, and she came here to apologize for her crimes. ”

Duan Qianxiao also followed Ying He, and Yu Guang quietly glanced at Wen Yuan, thinking that he didn't expect Brother Wen Yuan to lie without blinking.

Luo Chengjun expressed sympathy and understanding for their plight.

I stayed here for a while, and everyone chatted for a while, but there was a sound of "dong dong dong" from above.

Wen Yuan and Duan Qianxiao were both shocked, obviously there was no one on there just now? Where did the footsteps come from?

Duan Qianxiao secretly said badly, and his tone was slightly anxious: "Did someone break in?" ”

Luo Cheng looked up, his eyes became cold.