Chapter Seventy-Eight: Overnight in the Ghost Forest

The sun was not as hot as at noon, and after He Xiaoman ate the food, I walked with her on my back for an hour or two, and then I also came down and walked by myself. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but everyone is still very worried about her, and everyone has slowed down along the way.

In the evening, the sun has already set in the west, and the afterglow is sprinkled in the vast sea of sand, adding a bit of mystery to the mysterious desert. Everyone pulled their long shadows and walked south step by step.

"We'll have five or six kilometers to go, and we'll be able to get to the ghost forest." Wang Bo, who was at the front of the line, shouted at us. When everyone heard Wang Bo's words, they all jumped for joy, because we had decided early in the morning to spend the night in the ghost forest tonight.

There are a lot of dead trees in the ghost forest, so we have firewood, and we can use the dead branches to cook and boil water, and we walked in the desert for almost three days, and everyone kept eating steamed buns. When you arrive at the Ghost Forest, you can finally eat a porridge made of rice, and you can also soak your feet in hot water, which is what everyone yearns for.

But I felt an indescribable uneasiness in my heart, and when I heard the words ghost forest, I couldn't help but think of that dream. The horrible woods, and the weeping red-clad corpse. Is the ghost forest we're going to be the place in my dreams? I looked at the people in front of me and they all looked happy, and I took it to heart.

Everyone quickened their pace, and the sun slowly disappeared into the west of the sky. A cool breeze made everyone feel cool, and there was no insect chirping in the desert, which seemed exceptionally quiet.

"Look, there's a ghost forest in front of you." Wang Bo, who was at the front of the team, stopped, and everyone led the camel forward as soon as they heard Wang Bo say this.

Five or six hundred meters away from us, it was black and quiet. From a distance, it looks like a devil lying in the desert, black and oppressive, full of strangely shaped dead poplars. I couldn't help but take two steps back when I saw this.

He Xiaoman, who was beside me, saw my uneasiness and said to me, "What's wrong with you? I shook my head at He Xiaoman and said it was okay.

He Xiaoman looked at me for a while and then seemed to think of something: "I know, you must be impressed by this magnificent nature." He Xiaoman's voice was louder, and the rest of the team looked at me with surprised eyes.

After stopping and watching for a few minutes, everyone excitedly led the camels towards the ghost forest, like a herd of sheep walking into the arms of a vicious wolf. I shook my head and thought to myself, maybe I was thinking too much, and I pressed back the slightest insecurity in my heart.

We finally walked into the ghost forest, and by this time it was completely dark, full of stars, and the moon hung high. But in this vast dead forest, it was particularly dark, and the moonlight shone on the dead poplar trees with teeth and claws, and the sandy mountains reflected their shadows, like evil spirits crawling out of hell.

After arriving at the dead poplar forest, we continued to walk for about 10 minutes, found a clearing with few dead trees, and set up camp. We unloaded all the supplies from the camels' backs, and I tied all our camels to the dead trees, so that I wouldn't have to make stakes, and every time I pulled them out, it would have been laborious, and now that there were so many dead trees, I had to save a lot of effort.

"It's so beautiful, these trees are all masterpieces of nature, haha, we'll have a good look at this ghost forest early tomorrow morning." Wang Bo stood in place and kept sighing, Zhou Qing, Wan Shaofei, and Zhang Yuyang began to set up the pot.

He Xiaoman, Zhao Wen, and Yu Xiaojiang were looking for something in their luggage, while Gao Tianhai sat alone under a dead tree and smoked. I haven't smoked since I came to the Sword Special Brigade, and I'm not very disgusted to see others smoking.

"Go get some dead branches from these dead trees." He Xiaoman, who was looking down for something, raised his head and said to me. I nodded to her and put my backpack next to He Xiaoman, because there were 95 rifles and a lot of ammunition in the backpack, and I carried the backpack on my own back after He Xiaoman didn't let me carry it. A gun is the life of a soldier, and a gun cannot be separated from him as a last resort.

Because the team is all the children of high-ranking officials and wealthy people, everyone may know more. No one ever touched my rucksack along the way, and I didn't have to worry as much.

I pulled a lot of branches from the dead trees around our camp, and it didn't take long for me to come to Wan Shaofei and them with a lot of dry branches, and they actually set up three pots, all of which were supported by iron rods and hung them. When I put the firewood next to them, I saw that the firewood I had brought was not enough to burn, and I went back to look for it.

"Grab the axe and come back by chopping down some big trees." He Xiaoman actually handed me an axe, and their packages were packed before I came to their team, so I don't know what they were carrying.

I took the axe and chose a few trees that were not too thick and cut them, and when I buried my head in cutting the trees, I smelled a faint fragrance of flowers, which was the smell of He Xiaoman, I turned around, and He Xiaoman was standing behind me.

"Hehe, it seems that you are quite serious about doing things? Go on. He Xiaoman looked at me who was sweating profusely. I lowered my head and continued to cut down trees, and it was strange that these dead trees were so hard that it took me a lot of effort to cut down one.

I cut the tree into small pieces, and He Xiaoman actually helped me carry the branches away by himself. When I cut down 4 trees and took them back to the camp to cook, Wan Shaofei and they had already prepared the meal.

After I washed my hands in a basin, He Xiaoman took the bowl and served the rice by myself. I took out my own dishes and chopsticks in my backpack and walked to the cooking place, and Zhao Wen scooped me a bowl full of gruel with a rice spoon.

"Here you go, your mustard, don't be too full, and we'll make beef soup later." He Xiaoman handed me a packet of mustard. Seriously, after half a day of walking and cutting down trees just now, I was already hungry, even if I felt like I could eat five bowls of gruel like this one I was holding now.

After everyone finished eating the gruel, I ate three bowls of porridge by myself, and then I heated up some hot water, and everyone wanted to soak their feet.

"I can't imagine that there can be such a enjoyment in this desert desert!" He Xiaoman looked very happy. Wan Shaofei on the side is also them, these young masters and young ladies can experience this kind of life, which is also their wish since childhood, although it has been very hard all the way.

But no one shouted tired, and I began to admire them in my heart. In fact, no matter whether we are rich or poor, we are all the same, and we all have a heart that yearns for the ordinary.