After walking a few steps, Xuanzang turned his head to look at Lin Xiangdi and asked, "Donor, why did you follow the poor monk?" ”

Lin Xiangdi squinted at the honest monk in front of him and said, "Don't you know? Walking towards Menyi City is also in this direction. ”

Xuanzang showed a slightly embarrassed expression, and then said, "Then why don't we go together?" ”

Lin Xiangdi nodded, and the two walked side by side.

Along the way, Lin Xiangdi was looking at this monk, although he looked very honest and simple, but the corners of his eyebrows and eyes still revealed a tenacity that ordinary people could not match. This made Lin Xiangdi even more disbelieving in Tang Seng in "Journey to the West". Xuanzang, who was walking alone, did not have a strong backup group, and broke into this vast sea of sand alone, which made him even greater.

He said, "You know what? Your things along the way have been praised by later generations, until a person named Wu Chengen in the Ming Dynasty wrote your story so well, and everyone knew you in the era I lived in. ”

Xuanzang smiled a little surprised and said, "Really? What kind of story is that? ”

Lin Xiangdi said with interest: "In the story, it is said that you have three apprentices, one monkey, one pig, and one is a monster who eats people in the quicksand river all year round. ”

Xuanzang pursed his lips and said, "It's not good." ”

Lin Xiangdi hurriedly defended and said: "Okay, that apprentice of yours, Sun Wukong, is the idol of all children's childhood." ”

Xuanzang asked puzzledly: "Why does everyone like a monkey?" ”

Lin Xiang laughed and explained to Xuanzang: "Because that monkey is a hundred and eight thousand miles away, with fiery eyes, seventy-two changes, chivalrous and righteous, and a brave man." ”

Xuanzang sneered and said: "I still prefer to be down-to-earth, go step by step to worship the Buddha, and seek the true scriptures, so that I can be sincere." ”

Lin Xiangdi applauded and said, "Oh, that's right, you think the same way in the story." I've finally made your image the same. Otherwise, I always think you're cute. ”

Xuanzang paused for a moment and asked, "Last night you asked me if the lost people could be reunited in the vast desert, right?" ”

As soon as he thought of Yu Yao, Lin Xiangdi fell into infinite melancholy.

When he was in school, he was not familiar with Yu Yao, and he was only a nodding friend in the club. But in the past few days in the desert, the two have relied on each other, getting along day and night, and their good feelings have increased day by day, and it was not until after leaving that he felt that he was really in love with Yu Yao. However, this kind of sluggish love can no longer be passed on to Yu Yao.

Xuanzang said: "I used to study the scriptures day after day, meditate, hoping that one day I could find a way to relieve the people of Li who were born in the path of suffering and extinction. In fact, we are the same, except that what you are looking for is the person you have lost, and what you are looking for is someone who will guide you through the maze, but I believe that the person who should meet will always meet, and the same end will be the same. ”

Lin Xiangdi let out a long sigh: "I don't even know where she went and what she went through. I guess she must have suffered a lot. ”

Xuanzang said, "I guess she must be looking for you too." ”

Lin Xiangdi turned his head to look at Xuanzang who was walking beside him, and whispered, "I hope." ”

Deep into the heart of the desert, the sun rises high in the sky, constantly emitting high temperatures. Everything around was silent, as if no one had set foot on it for thousands of years.

The surface temperature of the desert continued to rise, and the two began to sweat continuously, first with sweat from the tip of their noses, and finally with sweat flowing directly down their cheeks. Lin Xiangdi felt that his throat and eyes were sweet, and his internal organs were as uncomfortable as if they were on fire.

He looked at Xuanzang, he was extremely forbearing, he was enduring the heat, enduring the thirst. His lips were desperately dehydrated, like a parched apprentice.

Lin Xiangdi's physical strength began to be overdrawn, and when he looked around, he found that Menyi City was still far away. In the distance, the horizon rose with a hazy heat, and there was not a trace of human traffic.

Xuanzang pursed his lips vigorously, as if he was holding his breath, and he would never give up until he reached his goal.

Lin Xiangdi asked with a sigh of relief, "Shall we find a place to rest?" ”

Xuanzang said: "No, we can't stay, we hurry up to Menyi City." ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "However, our physical strength has been exhausted, who knows when it will arrive?" ”

Xuanzang smacked his mouth, quickly untied the hanging water bag from the baggage, handed it to Lin Xiangdi and said, "Take a sip." ”

Lin Xiangdi knows that in the desert, water is the most precious. This must have been kept for himself, and he drank it only as a last resort, and he must not drink it himself.

He decisively refused.

Xuanzang said: "Donor, you take a sip, I'll take a sip." I guess before the sun goes down, we will arrive at Menyi City. ”

Lin Xiangdi resolutely refused to drink, although he was very thirsty at this moment and felt that he could drink the water of a lake, he still refused Xuanzang very restrainedly.

Xuanzang tried hard to squeeze out a smile and said, "You don't have to worry about what to do if you don't get to Menyi City after drinking, we won't die here." ”

Lin Xiangdi licked his lips and asked, "What?" Can you also be psychic? Have a future-predicting feature? ”

Xuanzang smiled mysteriously and said, "Didn't you tell me?" Someone has written a story about me, and if I die in the desert, won't anyone know? So I thought, I can definitely get out of the desert alive, and you, as long as I can get out alive, will never leave you alone. ”

Lin Xiangdi looked at Xuanzang in surprise and said, "Wow! You're so smart. However, you put away the water first, and then I will insist on it. ”

Another two hours passed with this insistence.

Xuanzang, who had a bald head and was peeling, said in a hoarse voice: "Look, the city gate." ”

Lin Xiangdi has already walked with Venus in his eyes, his feet are floating, and the whole person is fluttering, as if he can fly when the wind blows. He stared in a daze and looked in the direction pointed by Xuanzang, which was a majestic city gate.

He rubbed his eyes and asked, "It's not a mirage, is it?" ”

Xuanzang's lips were chapped, and as soon as he opened his mouth, blood slowly oozed out. He asked rhetorically, "What mirage?" ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "Hallucination." ”

Xuanzang said firmly: "No, it's not an illusion. It's true, it's the city gate. With that, Xuanzang took Lin Xiangdi's hand and strode forward.

Lin Xiangdi ran continuously for the past few days, looking for Yu Yao, and his body was already unbearable. At this moment, he was so physically exhausted that before he could reach the city gate, he fainted and fell to the ground, unconscious.

When he woke up, he found himself lying in a room. He sat up abruptly and looked around. At this time, someone walked in through the door and asked him, "Are you awake?" ”

Coming in was a young man, in his twenties, with a plate of burritos.

Xuanzang sat upright at the table, closing his eyes and reciting the scriptures.

Lin Xiangdi touched his still groggy head and asked, "What kind of place is this?" Have you arrived at Menyi City? ”

The young man said, "This is the city of Menyi." I met a monk at the gate of the city, and he was carrying you on his back, sweating profusely. And I will bring him and you into my house. ”

Lin Xiangdi said gratefully: "Thank you so much." I...... I don't know how to thank you. ”

The young man said, "Thank you for what. Who can bear to see you in such a miserable state? ”

Lin Xiangdi nodded and was about to get out of bed. The young man hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't move, you better lie down obediently, and I'll go get you some water." ”

With that, he put down the plate in his hand and turned and went out the door.

Xuanzang finished reading the scriptures, turned his head to Lin Xiangdi and said, "Are you better?" ”

Lin Xiangdi said, "Thank you, mage! If it weren't for you, I would have seen Hades a long time ago. ”

Xuanzang smiled and said, "No." I think you are in a hurry, and you can see that you are good after a day of rest. ”

Lin Xiangdi said, "Yes." My lover is lost, can I not be in a hurry? Uncle Li's family, who was harmed again, fell into a whirlpool...... Hey, it's hard to put into words. ”

Xuanzang walked over from the table, stood in front of Lin Xiangdi, looked at him firmly and said: "Fortune and misfortune are inevitable in people, and if you can think like this in your heart, it means that you are a kind person and will be rewarded." ”

Lin Xiangdi nodded to Xuanzang and said, "Borrow your auspicious words." ”

The young man who took in Lin Xiangdi was named Meng Xiang, who sold brass in Menyi City, but there were very few people who bought brass because of the continuous war. The business is too big to make ends meet. These days, catching up with the old mother who is sick, I am anxious to seek medical advice everywhere. It was when he went to the edge of the city to find a Langzhong that he met the ragged Xuanzang and the dying Lin Xiangdi, so he brought them to his home and cooked meals for them.

Lin Xiangdi asked: "Dare to ask who does your brass usually sell to?" ”

Meng Xiang said: "Generally, it is sold to shops that make jewelry, and sometimes there are people who make weapons who come to find brass. ”

Lin Xiangdi asked, "Have you ever been to Cixian City?" Do you know the fairy mirror that was all the rage some time ago? ”

Meng Xiang's face was cloudy, and he nodded and said, "Of course I know." Even our women here want to buy a fairy mirror. ”

Lin Xiangdi felt that the time had come to repay the favor, and he said: "I won't tell you, the fairy mirror was made by me." ”

Meng Xiang let out a short exclamation, and then looked at Lin Xiangdi with a look of adoration.

Lin Xiangdi said: "I think there are many people who see us at the city gate, but only you lend a hand. You are a good person, so it will always be better for me to teach you the practice of fairy mirrors than for you to sell brass. ”

Meng Xiang was even more surprised and asked, "What?" Are you serious? ”

Lin Xiangdi nodded.

Meng Xiang asked: "You taught me, what about your business?" Not affected? ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "I'm going to find the person I love, don't do this." In order to repay you for your kindness in saving you, I teach you this, and it is nothing. ”

Meng Xiang looked like he was about to faint with happiness, and sighed: "Oh my God! Then I will have the money to save my old mother. ”

Xuanzang tilted his head and glanced at Lin Xiangdi and smiled.

In fact, the steps of making a fairy mirror are very simple, and for Meng Xiang, it is transparent at all. He suddenly realized: "So it's so simple? ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "You can't rely on this alone. Women, they all like chic things, you can add some cheap jewelry to the fairy mirror, so that the fairy mirror can be sold. ”

Meng Xiang patted his head and said: "By the way, my family really has some jewelry from the Persians, all of which are worthless things, I don't know where to put them, wait for me to find them." ”

Waiting for Meng Xiang to go out, Xuanzang asked Lin Xiangdi: "If you don't do a small business, what will you live on in the future?" ”

Lin Xiangdi said: "To tell you the truth, I still have some scattered silver taels, which can support for a while." ”