The ancient city is close at hand, the magnificent buildings are now only the remains of the ruined city walls, the wind and sand are raging, the grasslands are sinking, the grace and glory are gone, and the treasure land of abundant water and grass is degraded into the "sea of death".

"Ahead is the ancient city of Shuofang!"

Wen Jian stopped the camel and let it lie on the ground, Bi Xiao on the side was stunned for a moment, and then asked puzzledly.

"What are you doing here?"

Wen Jian smiled, pointed to Mo Yan's group not far ahead, and replied with a serious face.

"You don't know any of these people, in case you ......"

"What?"

Qingtian looked at Wen Jian behind him, this guy followed them all the way, and he didn't get lost. He got off the hunchback, clenched his saber, and waved his hand to Mo Yan's subordinates, and a dozen people got off the camel and quickly dispersed, and the groups of three began to search for water sources separately.

"What if?"

Bi Xiao saw his thoughts, is she a charlatan and still needs a businessman to protect her, although she has to admit that he is a very unusual businessman.

"It's nothing, there's a clear sky, it's going to be foolproof."

Wen Jian pretended to be calm, and patted Qingtian's shoulder with a natural expression. Bi Xiao glanced at them, how could she not see that the relationship between the two was so good before.

"Clear sky, you and the Kun guards will go to pick up Miss Ying, and I will lead people to continue looking for water sources, and meet in the center of the ancient city before dark."

Wen Jian turned his face away, he knew that he was indifferent to Bixiao, and subconsciously shook his wrist, his folding fan was really unaccustomed to forgetting in the secret house. The corners of Qingtian's mouth curled, and he replied with a smile.

"Okay."

After Bi Xiao finished giving the order, he led the camel into the ancient city, Wen Jian hurriedly followed, but was stopped by the clear sky.

"Protect her for me."

Wen Jian nodded in agreement, and seeing that he was worried, he comforted him.

"You just go, don't worry."

Clear Sky and Kun escorted the camels, one after the other, and entered the desert again, and Mohiko's men had scattered throughout the ancient city. Wen Jian caught up with Bixiao, tied their camels behind the leeward stone wall, and the two entered the depths of the ancient city side by side.

The broken walls are scattered on the yellow sand, and more parts are buried under the yellow sand, and several huge broken walls are inserted into the ground in a staggered manner, showing that this was originally the residence of the people in the city. In the gap between the two rows of houses, you can vaguely distinguish the long and narrow one, which should be the streets and alleys in the city.

"I didn't expect the ancient city of Shuofang to be dilapidated like this, the last civilization here is only a hundred years, and the erosion of wind and sand is really terrible."

Wen Jian wrote down the buildings in front of him one by one, and prepared to draw a picture of the original appearance of the ancient city after he went back. Bi Xiao looked at the marks left by Mo Yan's subordinates, and she pointed to the northernmost part of the city, which looked like a temple from a distance.

"Let's go north, there's no one there."

"Okay."

Wen Jian agreed but didn't follow, Bixiao walked for a while and found that she stopped and turned around to find Wen Jian's figure, only to see him squatting on the ground not far away, constantly fiddling with the yellow sand in front of him with his hands.

"What did you find?"

Bi Xiao pulled his turban tightly and ran back, squatting on the ground to help him remove the delicate yellow sand under his feet, exposing a little gravel. Wen Jian plunged the dagger around his waist deep into the gravel, pulling it out again with a bit of dry dirt.

"It's a dry riverbed, which is good news."

Bi Xiao followed Wen Jian's guidance, and faintly saw that the sunken riverbed led to a certain place in the city.

"The locals did say that there was a spring in this ancient city, and the water flowed out to form a clear stream that irrigated the land in the city, but this spring has not been found yet."

Wen Jian nodded, Bixiao's words were enough to confirm the discovery just now, as long as you carefully searched along the riverbed, there would definitely be a discovery.

"Follow me."

Wen Jian excitedly grabbed Bixiao's wrist and led her to stride forward. The two had not gone far when the sky in the distance suddenly darkened, and the wind blew fiercely, and the hurricane carried a large amount of gravel and yellow sand, and swept towards the ancient city.

"It's a sandstorm, go to the stone wall over there!"

Bi Xiao twisted her backhand and grabbed Wen Jian, the strength was too great for Wen Jian to break free for a while, so she had to turn around and block in front of her.

"Bixiao, listen to me! After a sandstorm, the riverbed will be flooded with yellow sand again, and I must find a source of water now. ”

"You don't want to die?"

Bi Xiao gripped his wrist tighter, she couldn't watch him go on an adventure, she would never let go no matter what.

"Trust me, this sandstorm won't come that fast."

Wen simply looked her in the eye, he wasn't lying, he knew the desert, he wasn't gambling on his life.

"I can't put you in danger alone, I'll go with you."

Bixiao believed in him, but he didn't allow him to leave himself, if he had to face it, then take her with him. Wen Jian shook his head and broke away from her hand forcefully, he had to go alone for such a dangerous matter.

"You promised Clear Sky to protect me, do you want to leave me now?"

Bi Xiao helplessly grabbed Wen Jian again, she had never been so afraid of losing someone, this kind of emotion she had never had for anyone except the clear sky.

"Okay."

The wind and sand whistling in his ears became bigger and bigger, Bi Xiao got Wen Jian's affirmative reply, hugged his arms and ran along the riverbed, and the two of them walked along the riverbed against the wind and sand, until they reached a huge wall. The walls are made of colored pebbles, which are very different from the walls of the previous courtyard and are more solid and solid.

Bi Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and his arm also unloaded, and the stone walls here were lined up, and the sandstorm could be avoided everywhere, and the danger in front of him was temporarily lifted. Wen Jian looked around, there were actually four such broken walls, this should be a huge courtyard outside the wall, plus the broken stone pillar standing in the middle, this should be the ruler's palace.

"If my guess is correct, this is the palace of the Shuofang City Lord. It is said that the lord of Shuofang City was arrogant and stubborn, and even drove the envoys of the two countries out of the city, a hundred years ago there was abundant water and grass, and it was completely self-sufficient, and it was the city lord's blind self-defense that would speed up the destruction of Shuofang City. ”

Bi Xiao smiled, today she found another surprise on Wen Jian, ordinary readers would not be interested in the lost ancient city.

"You know a lot about going on here, have you ever been here?"

Wen Jian shook her head, it was rare to see her say so many words to herself, and she was almost grateful for this sandstorm in her heart.

"No, I just like to read some travelogues, but I didn't expect to really enter the ancient city of Shuofang."

The two walked down the river, and after entering the palace, there were many traces of human excavation in the river, and finally came to a small hole. Bixiao leaned on the stone wall and listened carefully, and after a while, she shouted excitedly.

"There's water in there!"

Bi Xiao said and raised his feet to get in, the hole was very small for only one person to pass through, and it was pitch black inside, and he couldn't see his five fingers. Bixiao lowered his head and was bold, following the sound of the water and moving forward. Wen Jian hurriedly followed, took out the fire fold to illuminate, he was more than a head taller than Bi Xiao, and after entering the secret cave, he could only lean over and follow her with difficulty.

"I didn't expect my body to be slender, and there are bad times."

Bi Xiao was amused by him, she was tall among women, and her gentle and slender body was more than eight feet, and it was really uncomfortable to walk through such a narrow secret passage.

The two of them walked a pillar of incense, and the secret passage gradually widened, and the two of them could pass side by side, but the height did not change much, and it seemed that the flow of this stream was indeed not too large.

"Ding-dong-ding-dong!"

Bi Xiao heard the sound of spring water again, and this time Wen Jian also heard it, and the two of them couldn't hide the joy in their hearts, and their steps were bigger. The secret passage widened and went higher and higher, until both of them could stand normally, and a pool of clear spring appeared in front of them.

"There really is a spring, I didn't expect there to be an underground river under this palace."

Marveling at the wonders of nature once again, Wen Jian removed the water bag from his waist and drank up what little water he had left.

"I'll try it first!"

Wen Jian walked to the spring and filled the water bag, took out a white piece from the brocade bag around his waist and threw it into the water bag.

"Alum?"

Bi Xiao stepped forward and recognized the appearance of the thing at a glance.

"Yes, alum can make the sediment in the water settle quickly, let it sit for a while, and then boil it before drinking."

Wen Jian patiently explained to Bixiao, and when she looked down, she saw her holding the spring water in both hands and taking a sip.

"Don't bother, it's a living water and generally won't be a problem. If we had only half a life left, wouldn't you die of thirst in doing so? ”

Bi Xiao looked at it with white eyes, quickly filled the water bag, and prepared to return to the ancient city as soon as possible.

"For now, there is still something to be particular about."

Wen Jian knew that she was doing this too much, but she still didn't want to lose face in her heart, so Bi Xiao nodded cooperatively, which made Wen Jian very useful.

When the two came out, they walked very fast, but when they approached the entrance of the cave, the wind and sand were so strong that they had to retreat to a place where they could pass, and sat side by side on the yellow sand to rest, waiting for the sandstorm to stop.

Half an hour later, the wind and sand did not seem to have abated, and Bi Xiao couldn't help but worry about the clear sky.

"Hope they're okay."

"It's going to be fine, that kid is very powerful, he looks like he's been to the depths of the desert."

Wen Jian was softly relieved, but he was telling the truth. Bi Xiao smiled bitterly, she knew the reason for this best and was the most aggrieved, but at the moment, these grievances didn't seem to matter.

"After the man of the Xiang family is fifteen years old, in order to support the border army at any time, he will invite the most capable villagers in the local area to lead them into the desert and teach them some ways of survival and position discernment.

"Xiangjia is not simple, no wonder it can be based on the rivers and lakes for a long time."

Wen Jian nodded slightly, no wonder Qingtian is so powerful, it seems that the Xiang family has regarded him as the young bishop of the Xiang family since he was a child, so it is really a pity to follow Wen Ye as a personal guard.

"He also suffered the most."

Bi Xiao muttered to herself, her eyes were full of pity, some things she was destined to be irreplaceable, and he had to go on his own in the future.