As soon as the morning dawned, the old horse got out of the tent, went around and picked up some dead branches, and Bai Bing also got up early to prepare to bury the pot and cook. The four of them all got into the tent in one go, and they slept for a long time, when Xiao Da Lip woke up, it was dark again, Wei Xiao next to him had already gotten up, and the two blankets were covered on him, he looked out, and saw that there was a fire on the wasteland again, but it was not completely dark, only Xue Jiao, Li Zimu and Bai Bing were outside, and seeing that the smell of rice had not yet wafted out of the pot, Xiao Da Lip went back to the tent and fell asleep.

After sleeping for about two hours, he was woken up by the dwarf: "I'll wipe it, you can really sleep, it's time to eat!" ”

Xiao came out of the tent with sleepy eyes and saw that everyone else was already gathered around the campfire. Dinner was simple, a baked naan, two compressed biscuits, a packet of mustard and a bottle of water. Xiao took two mouthfuls of baked naan, only to find that his gums hurt badly, and quickly opened his mouth to let Bai Bing take a look, Bai Bing's small flashlight shone into his mouth, frowned and said, "It's ulcerated, chew some anti-inflammatory medicine after eating." ”

After speaking, he turned his head and ignored him, Xiao Da Li knew in his heart that this little girl was still sulking, so he had to purse his mouth and stop making a sound.

The meal was very depressing, and everyone kept their heads shut and did not speak. After about ten minutes or so, Lao Ma stuffed the last compressed biscuit into his mouth and said, "Old Xue, if there is no accident, it is estimated that we will have to go on the road tonight." ”

Xue Jiao frowned: "Can you be sure to get out?" ”

Lao Ma said: "We have to try it if we are sure of it, we don't have enough food, and it is estimated that we can only last three days if we eat two meals a day." The point is that we have too little water to support so many people, so we can only take advantage of the night to travel more to save some water, otherwise we will die of thirst in the end! ”

Xiao Da Yan was still pouring water into his mouth vigorously just now, and when he heard Lao Ma say this, he quickly closed the cap of the bottle, turned his head and saw that the other people's water was almost only one or two sips, and his own had already gone down for the most part.

Lao Ma continued: "To be honest, although we are familiar with the terrain near the Peacock River, we can usually go around the Yadan landform. This afternoon, Wei Xiao and I went out for a few laps and made some marks on some road sections, although we didn't have the same pathfinding cheats as Batur, but he took us through the road, and there was still hope for finding out. ”

Li Zimu snorted and said: "However, the most terrifying thing about entering Lop Nur is that the vast desert is full of roads, maybe the road you walked one minute will be gone when you turn back the next second." Any uncertain path may lead us further and further, and the consequences are very difficult and unpredictable. It's not just time that we're wasting, it's water and food. ”

"That's right, you're right, the captain and I know more about these situations than you do." Wei Xiao glanced at him coldly and said, "But, what else can you do in this situation now except to go out and find a way?" Even if we can stay here for a few more days, the result will not be the same? Are you still pinning your hopes on the rescue team? ”

Everyone's mood dropped to the freezing point, and the current situation seems to be extremely grim, and Lao Ma proposed to walk at night, the sand ditch in Yadan City is vertical and horizontal, twists and turns, and there seem to be many crises hidden around, and if you take a wrong step, you will immediately step into hell. Sure enough, no matter how many confusing and tortuous things you encounter after entering Lop Nur, getting lost is the most frightening.

Li Zimu shook his head and said: "I'm not against this decision, I just want to talk about the current situation and problems, so that everyone can be mentally prepared, and it is up to you to decide whether to go or not." ”

Sure enough, after Li Zimu said this, everyone else had no bottom in their hearts, and they really hesitated for a while. At this time, it was Xue Jiao who was the most decisive, and he immediately gave a death order: "Just listen to the old horse, we will travel at night, there are exactly seven camels, we will even the equipment later, and we will set off in an hour." ”

Before leaving, several people made four simple tombs for Batur, Reheimu, Dahai and Cha Muque in front of the valley, saying that the tombs were actually four sand dunes piled up with a few stones, Xiao Dali inserted the Tibetan knife that Batur used before into the tomb, and took off the straw hat on his head to cover it.

"Lao Ba, I really treat you as a brother all the way, and you are the only one who can accompany me here. But I was a bag, and in the end I ran away by myself, big brother, don't blame me in the spirit of heaven. This straw hat is left for you, Lop Nur is full of head and feet all year round, and it can still give you some shade from the sun. Xiao said that his nose was sore, and his eyes immediately became foggy, and the dwarf kicked him when he saw this, but when he saw that he was really uncomfortable, he shook his head helplessly and walked away.

An hour later, the camel left the valley with seven people and embarked on an unknown journey, the road under his feet seemed familiar and unfamiliar, and he could only step out one step at a time, and his life and death were uncertain.

At about 11 o'clock in the evening, the temperature around has dropped below zero, everyone is wrapped in blankets and shivering on the back of the hunchback, Xiao looked at his watch with big lips, it has been about four hours, but looking up at the surroundings, there are sand ditches everywhere, and the Yadan that cannot be seen is next to one by one, and the camels are slowly circling between Yadan, and there is really an unprecedented despair that tightens the heart.

Xiao turned his head to look at Bai Bing next to him, and saw that she was curled up on her hunchback, trying to retain her body temperature to the greatest extent. Seeing that the blanket on her body was only a thin layer, he quickly took off his blanket and handed it to her, shouting, "Put this on and don't freeze to death." ”

Bai Bing opened his eyes and muttered, "I don't need to." ”

"Don't be reckless, look at your little face so cold that you can play Sadako. It's okay, I'm frost-resistant, I can hold on for a while! Xiao said with a big lip and paused, "Aren't you still angry with me?" ”

Seeing that Bai Bing didn't speak, Xiao sighed with big lips and threw the blanket on her angrily. Who knows, at this time, Bai Bing actually got down from the camel, and then squeezed the camel with Xiao's big lips, and the whole person was wrapped in a blanket and curled up in his arms, saying, "I'll sleep for a while, I'm too sleepy." ”

Xiao Dayian was startled by her move, and his body immediately stiffened. But after a while, he heard Bai Bing lying in his arms and snorting slightly, and his heart couldn't help but be happy, the thirsty soul that had not held a woman for twenty-six years was finally moistened by the spring rain today.

The dwarf teased next to him, "Yo! I didn't expect you kid to look very good, and your sister's methods are quite clever! ”

Xiao Dayian hurriedly shushed, looked down and saw that Bai Bing was sleeping quite soundly, and grinned beautifully: "What? Envy, jealousy, hatred? This is called charm, innate, and you can't learn this 'little doll' face. ”

As soon as the dwarf heard the three words of the little baby face, he immediately became angry, and roared out in his throat, and was about to get angry, when he heard Wei Xiao shouting in front: "What is that?" ”

The people behind heard the sound, and saw a row of vague bright spots not far away slowly approaching.