The inn on the edge of the desert collapsed suddenly.

Su Luoxi and I were stunned, completely unaware of what was going on.

In fact, this is the most terrifying thing, because it has not been figured out, and it just disappears, then it will always be in your heart, leaving such a pimple, a pimple that can never be erased. If I see the puppet again in the future, I will definitely immediately think of this experience and send a chill down my spine.

"Let's go." As soon as I pulled the reins, the horse ran north.

Su Luoxi followed and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

I said, "I don't know, but as soon as I came out, the inn collapsed on its own." ”

Su Luoxi wrinkled his mouth, looked confused, and didn't ask anything anymore.

We made our way north.

The east gradually brightened, and the junction between the yellow sand and the sky was like a dead fish lying with a white belly.

The weather was not yet hot, so we had to take advantage of this time to travel a little longer, and by noon, when the desert atmosphere had risen and the sand could boil the eggs, we could no longer hurry, so we had to stop, find a place, pull up our tents, and rest, and wait until the sun was about to go down before we continued our journey.

I had already prepared the tent, and in my baggage, it was a ball, and it was the size of a basketball.

The most important problem we had to face now was water, and we came out of the inn in a hurry and didn't bring much water.

I didn't bring much food, but it didn't matter too much, I endured it for a few days, ate less every day, and it passed. And water, on the other hand, is not something that can be endured.

I've been to the evil capital before, and it's only been ten days or so to cross this desert, provided we don't get lost.

I don't know why, but this time, I'm worried that we're going to die in the desert.

In the depths of my heart, I actually had a sense of retreat.

Maybe we can go back and find a market, and then be fully prepared and enter the desert, so that we can make sure that we can cross the desert without fail.

However, my gut told me that I had to keep going. As for the reason, I don't know very well, maybe the old way is ahead.

In the blink of an eye, Su Luoxi and I walked around in the desert for four or five days.

Now we are in the middle of the desert, and as far as the eye can see, it is all yellow sand, like a yellowed piece of rice paper.

Now we don't have much water, but food, which can last four or five days.

Su Luoxi's skin was originally very tender, like a bud that had just grown on a tree, but after four or five days in the desert, the skin on her face fell off layer after layer, and then became rough, and I felt heartache when I looked at it.

In order to take care of her and not let her be hurt more, I decided to travel only in the morning before the sun came out and in the afternoon after the sun had set, and I stopped to rest at night and at noon.

Vast desert, vast wind and sand.

Without the Flood Spirit Beast this time, these two horses won't show us the way, and we can't keep walking in a straight line.

My gut tells me that we may have lost our way.

Although we have always been walking in the direction of the Big Dipper, I don't trust the Big Dipper very much now.

The last thing I want to happen now is not that I have run out of water, but that Su Luoxi has fallen ill in this desert.

If she falls, I don't know if I'll be able to get her out of the desert.

But it happened.

That afternoon, as soon as the sun had set, and we were about to hit the road, Su Luoxi staggered on his horse, and before he could hold the reins, he fell off his horse.

I hurried over to help her up, and her face was pale, like a very thin piece of paper, almost transparent.

"Brother Gong Nan, do you think I will die?" With tears in her eyes, she asked me.

I said, "I'm not going to let you die, I'm going to trust me, I'm going to take you out." ”

At this time, I began to resent my immaturity, how could I take Su Luoxi and run into this endless desert like this?

I was too naïve to think that something like this would happen before I entered the desert.

I don't know what illness Su Luoxi has, but I guess it's heat stroke, or dehydration.

She has been drinking very little water these days, and when I give it to her, she only takes a small sip.

I quickly took the kettle and gave her a drink.

She said she wasn't thirsty. She knew there wasn't much water left in the kettle.

I said if you don't drink it, then I won't drink water in the future, so she took a small sip.

I continued to let her drink, and she cried and took another sip.

I asked her to drink, and she cried even more and took a big gulp.

I said, "Don't cry, tears are also water, cherish them." ”

She stopped crying.

I comforted her and said, "I still have a big pot of water, don't really think that there is no water, I didn't tell you before, I just want to hide this pot of water and take it out to drink when I need it most." ”

She didn't believe it.

I took out a jug and handed it to her.

She took it, and when she found it heavy, she laughed.

She wanted to open the lid to take a look, and I said, "Don't open it, as soon as you open it, some of it will evaporate, and we can't afford to waste even a little bit of evaporation now." ”

She smiled and handed the kettle back to me.

In fact, the kettle was full of sand.

I asked her to take another sip of water, and she said she wasn't thirsty anymore.

The temperature difference in the desert is very large, and it is hot like a red-hot pot during the day, but like a refrigerator at night.

We didn't rush that day, and rested all night in the cold wind.

The next day, it was dawning, and Su Luoxi's illness was much better.

So, we set out to set off.

We walked all the way north until noon, and then we began to rest.

Halfway through, Su Luoxi didn't drink a drop of water, and neither did I.

When I asked her to drink, she laughed and pretended to be mischievous and said, "I'm not thirsty, you drink when you're thirsty!" ”

In fact, I could tell that her lips were chapped with thirst.

I think she probably already knew that my heavy kettle wasn't filled with water.

After resting until the afternoon, we continued on our way.

But before I got out of the tent, Su Luoxi outside suddenly shouted: "Brother Gong Nan, someone, someone!" We are saved! ”

I hurriedly threw down the baggage I was packing and hurried out.

Soon I ran to Su Luoxi's side.

Su Luoxi pointed to the northeast and shouted happily: "There, there!" See?! ”

I covered my forehead with my hand and looked forward, only to see two figures faintly appearing in the distance.

These two people are very small, like two black dots, and they are still a long way away from us. Looming, very unreal.

Then it occurred to me that it was a mirage.

It's quite possible.

I heard that people who are temporary in the desert will see mirages.

And Su Luoxi and I, there is not much water now, and we are really dying......

"That could be a mirage." I sighed helplessly.

Su Luoxi said, "What is a mirage? ”

Before I could explain, she rushed forward, waving and shouting, "Hey! We're here! We're here! ”

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