Chapter 14: Ice Release

Yunhai felt the stinging pain in his skin, he slowly opened his eyes, but the dazzling sunlight made him close his eyes again, he moved his body, felt the softness underneath, grabbed it, his hands were full of fine sand, and he didn't need to look at him to know that he had been teleported to the sand region.

"So that's how it feels to teleport!" Yun Hai touched his still somewhat dizzy head and stood up from the sand, in order to avoid his eyes from being hurt by the sun, he covered his eyes with his hands and looked around, and sure enough, as far as his eyes could see, there was an endless sea of sand. He suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look at his waist, fortunately, the skin bag filled with clear water was still there. However, he knew that in such a hot environment, the water in this skin bag would soon be consumed by him, so before using it, he had to find something that could replace it, or could temporarily replace it, the only plant in the sand that contained edible water.

Like cacti, the thorns are covered in sharp thorns, a weapon they use to protect themselves from desert animals. However, the thorn is much taller, and its body is much harder than that of a cactus, with a layer of wax on it to prevent the loss of water from its body.

Yunhai chose a direction at random, and in this strange place, sometimes it was intuitive. This time, his instincts were good, and after walking forward for several miles, although he didn't see the children of the Yun family, he saw two thorn trees.

To his surprise, the thorny tree was far taller than he had imagined, the black thorny plant was about two feet tall, and the spikes that protruded from the shiny bark were each as thick as a baby's arm, and the tips glowed black in the direct sunlight, showing how hard and sharp it was!

There are also some small shrubs growing on the side of the two thorny trees, and some venomous or non-venomous reptiles such as sand scorpions and black-scaled snakes like to inhabit them.

The sand scorpion is not big, there is not much place to eat, but what is most lacking in the desert is food, of course the sea of clouds will not let them go, one by one with a short blade to stab, and then remove the head and tail of the poisonous needle part and throw it on the sand, it will not be long before the scorpion meat will be roasted in the high temperature.

After the sea of clouds finished dealing with the sand scorpion, he walked directly to the thorn kui. The thorn wax secretes a kind of oil wax, and the smell of this oil wax is not very popular with ordinary poisonous insects and snakes, so the thorny tree is safe, and he finds a shade with a large gap between the branches and sits down to rest.

After about a quarter of an hour, Yun Hai felt a little hungry, took the scorpion back from the sand, and used the short blade to pick open the carapace outside, and sure enough, the white and tender scorpion meat inside was already cooked.

Yunhai was both excited and a little stunned at this time. In the past, although the cultivation in the Yun family was very hard, Tang San and Shuang'er took care of him in life, so he didn't have to worry about three meals. This time is different, when you are alone in the wild, you have to do everything you need to eat, and you can't help but think of them.

Yunhai cut off a piece of scorpion meat and stuffed it into his mouth with his eyes closed, it tasted weird and not delicious. However, thinking of the desert survival points of the Yunzhao Kong Sect, he knew that he had to cherish all the food he got in his hands, although there was dry food in his backpack, it was best not to use it, so he frowned and untied the water bladder, and ate all the scorpion meat into his stomach with a few mouthfuls of water.

Nearly half an hour passed, and a figure seemed to walk in the distance. The man was very thin, because he couldn't see his face clearly in the light.

The man also saw the sea of clouds, and at first ran towards him excitedly, but when he was about to approach the thorn tree, he suddenly stopped.

"Uncle Seventeen..." The voice is very soft and glutinous, and she is a little girl.

Yun Hai squinted, looked up carefully and saw clearly, and couldn't help but smile. Xin said: "The sand area is so big, why did she bump into it!"

Xiao Xiaojiu saw that Yun Hai looked at herself for a while, she was a little nervous at first, but somehow, she was now also a character on the fifth floor of the Listening Tide Pavilion, and she was still as afraid as she was when she faced the sea of clouds that had only run the tide twice. It wasn't until Yunhai smiled that he walked over a little unnaturally.

Yun Hai wanted to tease the little girl, but when he saw her hair scattered and tired and haggard, he couldn't bear it, and said, "It's Xiao Xiaojiu! Go and rest under the thorn tree over there!" After speaking, he pointed to another thorn tree on the side.

"Hey!" Xiao Xiaojiu answered the call, walked over and found a shady place to sit down, brushed his hair with his hands, and then untied the water bladder on his waist and drank a few sips. She was indeed exhausted, and it was only now that she had found a place to rest after teleporting to the Sands.

In the desert, it is most taboo to walk during the day, even if the spirit master who has built a spirit body, as long as he has not cultivated to the point where the cold and heat are not inviolable, he will not be able to be exposed to the scorching sun for a long time. Therefore, before coming, Yun Zhaokong repeatedly emphasized that in the sandy region, you must walk day and night, and if you meet a companion, it is much better to complete the trial together than alone.

However, the sand area is so big, and there are only eighteen children of the Yun family who have been teleported in, so the chance of meeting each other is very small, which is why Xiao Xiaojiu will be so happy when he sees the sea of clouds for the first time.

"Uncle Seventeen..." She decided to break the deadlock with Yunhai.

"Uh..." said Yunhai leaning against the thorny tree, half-squinting.

"Shall we, wait and rest here until dark?" her voice trembled.

"We?" Yun Hai was stunned, he really hadn't thought about trying it out with this little girl.

"Well, didn't the third uncle say that we should help each other in the sandy region?" she said with a look of seriousness with wide eyes.

"This, can I trust you?" said Yun Hai, opening his eyes and glancing at her.

"Of course, that time, that time it was me who was not good, Uncle Seventeen, don't blame me anymore, okay?" Xiao Xiaojiu looked at Yunhai pitifully, as if Yunhai didn't forgive her, it was Yunhai's fault.

"Okay, you little girl, I'll believe you again, but if you want to be with me, you'll have to listen to me along the way. Otherwise, it's better for you to go yours, and I'll go mine. Yunhai said helplessly.

"No problem, as long as Uncle Seventeen is willing to let Xiao Xiaojiu follow, nothing is a problem. Seeing that Yunhai no longer blamed him, the knot in her heart for many years was untied at once, she was in a good mood, she regained her former liveliness, and moved directly from her original position to Yunhai's side. "Look, Uncle Seventeen, are we going to fill the water bladder, and besides, have you eaten, I haven't moved yet..."

Yun Hai's face was immediately covered with black lines, and he couldn't say a word when he looked at Xiao Xiaojiu who was chattering non-stop!

Next, Xiao Xiaojiu began to start her water storage project against Thorn Kui.

There was clear water in the thorn tree, and according to the method taught by Yun Zhaokong, he first inserted a short blade diagonally into the trunk. When stimulated, the tree secretes oil wax, which solidifies quickly in sunlight to prevent the water stored in the tree from flowing out and insects and ants from entering. This is actually a self-protection measure. But it is very troublesome for those who want to get clean water out of it.

In order to solve this problem, the short blade cannot be withdrawn immediately after inserting into the trunk, and it is necessary to shake it constantly, so that the oil wax cannot block the crack and the water can flow out smoothly.

This seems very simple, but what it really does is that Xiao Xiaojiu suffers, and in the end, with the assistance of Yunhai, the water bladder of the two was filled. However, the water has the smell of thorny trees, which is even more refreshing and fragrant in the hot desert.