The vast desert is full of yellow sand, shining with golden light in the sun. In the vast sea of sand, there are two people walking one foot deep and one foot shallow, two people supporting each other, walking forward against the scorching sun.

Lin Xiangdi shook the water bottle in his hand and said to Yu Yao, whose lips were dry: "Yaoyao, there is only this little water left, you can drink a little." ”

Yu Yao shook her head weakly and said, "You drink a little, you haven't drunk water all day today." If I had known this, I should have listened to you and taken a few more bottles of water. ”

Lin Xiang said to the same dry lips of the flute bar: "If you persist in persevering, maybe there will be a water source after this sand dune." ”

Yu Yao smiled weakly and said, "You said it like this yesterday. How many days have we been walking now? ”

Lin Xiangdi also closed his eyes weakly and said, "This is the third day." ”

Yu Yao felt that she had no heart to go again, from Zhang Ming's disappearance to the present, they only relied on the three bottles of mineral water carried in the bag, a few packets of compressed biscuits to survive, the hand and the platform could not contact the seniors and their group, the camp also disappeared without a trace, the four fields are vast, the sky is big, the two people can only choose to find a way out by themselves except for leaving marks along the road and waiting for the rescue team to rescue, after the wind and sand, Lin Xiangdi can only judge the direction according to the direction of the sun, but he doesn't know where Ruoqiang County is located.

Yu Yao thought of the big fish in her dream, and suddenly said to Lin Xiangdi, "Do you remember? I said big fish. Lin Xiangdi nodded.

Yu Yao said with some excitement: "Deep in the desert, waiting for you to save me." Aren't we in the depths of the desert now? The big fish came to my dream again on that night when the wind and sand were mad, and said to me, southeast direction, I am waiting for you. Southeast, we go southeast. This fish may be the arrangement in the dark, waiting for us to know! ”

Lin Xiangdi thought for a long time and asked, "Do you really believe in the big fish in your dreams?" Yu Yao seemed to be more determined in her thoughts, and nodded firmly to Lin Xiangdi.

Lin Xiangdi looked at Yu Yao deeply, and said after a while: "Anyway, now that we are lost and have nowhere to go, let's go southeast, maybe this big fish is waiting for us on the shore of an unknown lake!" ”

However, during the three-day trip, not to mention seeing a blue lake, I didn't even see a dry well. The two did not give up, but continued to encourage each other and headed southeast.

After Yu Yao was about to climb over a huge sand dune, she wanted to cry and said to Lin Xiangdi without tears: "I really, really, can't walk." I can't take a single step. ”

Lin Xiangdi said bitterly to Yu Yao: "Yaoyao, to tell you the truth, I can't walk anymore." But we can't just sit back here. So, Miss, work hard. If you climb over this sand dune, you may find a lake. ”

Yu Yao moved her lead-filled legs with difficulty, and said with a wry smile: "Big brother, you have used Wangmei's thirst quenching trick countless times. ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "What else can I do now besides Wangmei to quench my thirst?" I really want to give you a plum, but the concubine can't do it. ”

Yu Yao said: "When I first broke up, I didn't hate scumbags so much. The more I think about it now, the more I hate him. Lin Xiangdi asked, "Why do you hate him?" ”

Yu Yao said: "I didn't know what was going on some time ago, and I missed him a little, so I wanted to come out and relax. Who knew that this distraction would scatter him into the desert. The thought that I was going to be eaten by wild beasts and vultures ate my rotting corpse made me hate him immensely. ”

Lin Xiangdi said endlessly: "Even beasts and vultures will not come to this forbidden area of life. You don't have to worry anymore. At most, we'll be two dried corpses that have been air-dried. ”

Yu Yao glared at Lin Xiangdi viciously, and muttered in a low voice: "You still call Lin Xiangdi!" Yu Yao stumbled and accidentally fell on the sand, Lin Xiangdi hurriedly pulled her up and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

Yu Yao said angrily: "It's hard to save your life now, and you can't die if you fall." ”

Lin Xiangdi, who was already standing on the top of the sand dune one step ahead of Yu Yao, suddenly let out an exclamation. Yu Yao shouted, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Show me! ”

Lin Xiangdi stretched out her hand and pulled Yu Yao, she stepped onto the top of the sand dune, following the direction of Lin Xiangdi's finger, in the hot sun, she saw a small village and town in the distance, and it seemed that a small city tower could be seen in the blur.

She patted Lin Xiangdi's arm excitedly and said, "Is that a village?" Oh, my God! Have we reached the edge of the desert? Lin Xiangdi suddenly stopped talking. Yu Yao didn't wait for his answer, and pulled him down.

Lin Xiangdi said calmly: "Wait, wait." ”

Yu Yao asked puzzledly, "What are you waiting for?" Let's take advantage of the fact that we can still walk around now, hurry up, and go to the villager's house to ask for saliva to drink. Maybe the fellow is soft-hearted and can give us a hot meal to eat. Then we can contact Captain Zhang. Hahaha! Just thinking about it makes me so happy! ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "Could it be a mirage that the two of us are dizzy and appear?" Yu Yao choked up suddenly.

Lin Xiangdi looked at the misty villages and towns in the distance, and said slowly: "Yaoyao, what if it's a mirage?" Yu Yao's brain had been disturbed by the sun, hunger, and thirst, and she couldn't think normally.

She said: "Whether it's a mirage or not, it's a death anyway, it's better to die happily with hope." You tell me? ”

Lin Xiangdi looked at her flowery face covered by sweat and sand, and said with a smile: "Yaoyao, I believe in you." Walk! ”

The two of them held their hands tightly together and walked in the direction of the mirage.

Unexpectedly, this walk sent me into a strange circle through time and space, and from then on, it was more difficult to return to modern society than to ascend to the sky.

The two decided to keep walking in the direction of the mirage, and Yu Yao kept happily pointing to the city wall along the way and said, "Look, it's getting closer and closer." I think I can see the drums upstairs. Xiang Di, did you see that? Lin Xiangdi also slowly firmly believed that this was not a mirage, but a real village and town. Because, he seems to have seen the drum too. Finally, before the sun set, they stood under the city walls.

The city walls are mottled and peeled off, as if they have been blown down by wind and sand for many years. A few figures walked by against the light at the gate of the city. Yu Yao was surprised and said, "Why does this village and town seem so old?" ”

Lin Xiangdi carefully observed the surrounding scene as he walked, and said to Yu Yao: "This village and town is estimated to have not been developed yet, so it maintains an antique appearance. ”

There were almost no pedestrians in the city, and then they saw a man at the gate of the city carrying a pole. When I walked in, I found an old man in a dusty costume, and he walked slowly with two baskets of fruits. Yu Yao's eyes were sharp, and she was the first to notice the strangeness of this old man, and whispered to Lin Xiangdi: "Why is this old man wearing such clothes?" ”

Lin Xiangdi was also puzzled and said, "Are you filming?" ”

Yu Yao frowned and asked, "Which crew would come to such a remote place to film?" ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "Then who would wear such clothes in modern times? Even if it is remote and backward, it will not be able to wear ancient costumes! ”

Yu Yao asked cautiously, "Why don't we ask?" Lin Xiangdi nodded to Yu Yao and walked over to the old man.

The old man was also taken aback when he saw Lin Xiangdi, took a step back, and looked at Lin Xiangdi carefully up and down, Lin Xiangdi was looked a little unnatural by the old man, and asked with a dry mouth: "Hello, uncle!" I would like to ask where there is water sold here? ”

The old man continued to observe Lin Xiangdi and Yu Yao behind him, his face full of consternation. Lin Xiangdi thought that the old man didn't hear clearly, so he moved closer to the old man, and asked in a louder voice, "Hello, old man!" Where can I get water? We came all the way from the desert and got separated from the group, and we were really thirsty. ”

The old man asked tremblingly, "Where are you from?" ”

When Lin Xiangdi heard that the old man had finally spoken to himself, he immediately said with a bright smile on his face, "We are from Ruoqiang County. ”

The old man looked at the two of them thoughtfully, pointed to the city and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to drink water first." ”

The two happily walked behind the old man, who took out two fruits from the basket and said, "Eat some first." ”

Yu Yao hurriedly took out a wet towel from her backpack to wipe the fruit, but when she turned her head, she found that Lin Xiangdi had already begun to eat it in a big gulp. Yu Yao said: "Eat it without rubbing?" ”

Lin Xiangdi said while chewing on the fruit: "Where can I care about whether it is dirty or not?" ”

The old man turned his head to look at the two of them, and said slowly, "Home-grown, not dirty." Yu Yao was a little embarrassed and stuffed the wet wipes into her pocket, and began to eat the fruit in a big gulp.

Lin Xiangdi asked while eating, "Uncle, is this town filming?" Are you a group performer? ”

The old man didn't seem to understand what Lin Xiangdi meant, and asked, "What?" Filming? We've not been acting here for years. In the past few years, Qiuzi Country has always liked to fight here, how can you still have the heart to watch a show? Lin Xiangdi was also stunned, Guizi Country? Did the old man just say about the country of Guizi? Isn't this a country that disappeared thousands of years ago? Uncle, is this what we are going to do?

Yu Yao was concentrating on eating the fruit, this kind of fruit she had never seen in her life, it might be some unknown variety grown by the fellow villagers. She looked at the houses around her as she walked. The low and dilapidated mud houses stand aggrievedly on both sides of the dirt road, which is only three or four people wide, and it cannot be opened to traffic at all. There are not many houses on both sides, and they are scattered scattered. The more Yu Yao looked at it, the more she felt bottomless, what kind of place was this? The whole country has been lifted out of poverty, is it still the same because it is too remote? It shouldn't be, this seemingly small village and town, at least there are dozens of families, how could they be missed? Is this really like Lin Xiangdi said, which crew built the filming location?

Lin Xiangdi asked in surprise: "Then what kind of place are you here?" ”