Chongning only felt that it was getting tighter and tighter, the branches were entangled, and his throat was choked, and it was difficult to breathe.

"Don't be stunned, come and help!"

He tugged hard at the branch next to his neck and shouted.

Xuan Zhen scratched his head, strode over, stretched out one hand to control the black shadow in front of him, "Daning, Sun Yi, you go back." ”

The shadow seemed to be frozen, and stopped moving.

Chongning and Sun Yi tried to retreat, but they managed to get out.

Sun Yi pointed at the object and shouted, "Xuan Zhen, you quickly kill this thing!" ”

Xuan Zhen smiled and said, "This is a ball of dry grass, look at it and scare you." ”

As he spoke, he used a strong flashlight to shine forward.

Chongning was stunned, and after seeing it clearly, he felt very funny.

The mass in front of me turned out to be a big ball of dry grass.

The branches of the grass clump were dried and intertwined, curling into a clump, like a giant ball of vines.

After Sun Yi saw it clearly, he was a little annoyed, and kicked a few kicks at the grass ball, "Damn, it's a ball of dead grass, it's a little bit of mere death!" ”

Ji Shaotao smiled and said, "This is a tumbleweed, but it's not dead." ”

Sun Yi was surprised and said, "Huh? Not dead? Is it alive? ”

What do he think, this clump of dead grass is also dead.

The dry and withered branches and leaves, curled and entangled, are no different from wild grass.

Tumbleweed, known as the desert tramp, is a common plant in the Gobi Desert.

When drought is not suitable, it will form a sphere, rolling and bouncing with the wind.

When the wind blows, in the desert, signs of tumbleweeds are often seen.

Tumbleweeds are extremely tenacious and will not die under any circumstances.

Tumbleweed is also known as resurrection grass, nine dead soul grass.

They can roll rootless in the desert for nearly a hundred years, living a precarious life.

With the help of the wind and sand, against the scorching sun, it constantly tumbles and jumps, after day after day of suffering!

It's waiting for an opportunity!

One day, when you meet the right rainy season and oasis, you can quickly take root!

Re-unfold its long-curled branches, sprout new shoots, and be reborn!

Chongning was still shaking his tenacious vitality, but when he turned his head, Ji Shaotao had already smashed the dead leaves and piled them up next to the bonfire.

"These tumbleweeds are good firewood, and the dry firewood in the second half of the night can be regarded as having fallen."

Xuan Zhen smiled and sorted out the dry grass and said with a smile.

Ji Shaotao said: "You two go to rest first, I'll keep vigil." ”

As he spoke, he took the firewood stick in Xuan Zhen's hand and made the fire in front of him.

Chongning and the others saw that there was nothing wrong, so they returned to the camel and rested again.

In the second half of the night in the desert, the temperature is very low, and you can feel the cold wind wrapped in the fur and felt.

Fortunately, there are dry firewood from tumbleweeds, the flames are blazing, and the warmth exudes that makes everyone more comfortable.

In a daze, Chongning faintly heard the sound of gurgling, as if someone was drinking.

At first, he thought it was Sun Yi, or Xuan Zhen who was keeping vigil drinking water, but he didn't care.

But the sound never stopped, and he couldn't help but roll over and glance at it.

At the back of the caravan, there was a low figure, crouching by the water tank, drinking water wantonly.

The faucet of the tank was screwed so large that most of the water flowed on the ground, seeped into the sand, and went to waste.

At this time, Chongning thought it was Lu Pingliu, with a rickety figure, low and thin.

He just wanted to speak, but when he looked sideways, Lu Pingliu was sleeping soundly on the side.

Not far away, Yang Haoyu and Xuan Zhen stayed for half a night, and they were also dozing off.

The rest of the people were asleep.

Obviously, this figure wasn't any of them!

Chongning suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly looked at the water tank over there.

"What people!"

He let out a loud shout, got up and rushed over.

The figure was extremely agile, and when it heard the voice, it ran wildly.

Chongning picked up the iron rod next to him and chased after him.

However, the thing was so fast that it disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

"What's that?" Xuan Zhen got up and looked at the empty desert and asked.

Chongning said: "A black and thin thing, like a monkey baboon or something. ”

The guides Lao Liu Tou and Yang Haoyu woke up when they heard the voice.

The rest of the people are still asleep.

Yang Haoyu hurriedly walked to the water tank and turned off the faucet.

At this time, more than half of the water in this tank has been hoked.

Water is precious in the desert.

Half of the water tank was wasted for no reason, and Chongning only felt a heartache.

Yang Haoyu asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Chongning briefly explained the situation just now.

Xuan Zhen didn't know either, looked at Lao Liu, and asked, "Could it be that there are still ghosts in the desert?" ”

Old Liu squatted next to the water tank and took a closer look.

The sandy area next to it was still a little wet, leaving a few obvious footprints.

On the faucet of the tank, there are also a few small velvet hairs that are not easy to detect.

Old Liu Tou groaned and said, "The situation is not good, call everyone else up, we have to get out of here." ”

Chongning was puzzled and asked, "Mr. Liu, what's going on?" ”

Lao Liu Tou said: "Let's talk on the road, call everyone up first." ”

Yang Haoyu and Xuan Zhen hurriedly walked back and called out the sleeping people one after another.

After a day's journey, everyone slept deeply.

I was woken up in the middle of the night, and I felt uncomfortable.

Sun Yi scolded even more and said, "No matter what, don't let people sleep!" Just go to sleep! ”

Despite this, everyone did so, packed up one after another, and set off again.

On the way, Ji Shaotao asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Chongning was also puzzled, shook his head, and said, "You ask Mr. Liu." ”

At this time, everyone looked at Lao Liu.

Old Liu Tou's face was ugly, and he said, "Sand puppet." ”

Ji Shaotao's face also changed instantly, "You mean, I met a sand puppet!" ”

"It's unlikely, I've only heard that there are in the depths of the desert, how can there be on the edge of this desert?"

Sun Yi's eyes widened, "Sand golem? What's that? ”

Chongning hadn't heard of it either, and was very curious.

However, just listen to the name and know that it is not a good thing.

Old Liu Tou said: "I haven't seen this thing either, but I've heard it from the older generation." ”

According to Lao Liu Tou, the sand golem is a desert monster that resembles a humanoid, lively, vicious, and resourceful animal.

This one is a bit like the mountain spirit monster I encountered before.

Mountain spirits live deep in the mountains and forests, while sand golems live deep in the desert.

Crucially, this sand golem is a social creature, and rarely acts alone.

As long as you come across, it's a group!

The one just now, if it's really a sand golem, must be the first spy.

If they stay where they are, they will soon encounter a whole group of sand golems.

Chongning's camel caravan has plenty of water and plenty of food.

In the eyes of the sand golem, this is a huge wealth, with incomparably tempting!

Therefore, after listening to Chongning's story, Lao Liu Tou immediately made a decision and left here as soon as possible, which is the best strategy.

When Sun Yi heard it, he didn't think so, "Isn't it just a few wild monkeys, so what's there to be afraid of!" ”

"Let's fight one by one, come to a group, let's eat a group of monkey feasts!"

Ji Shaotao said: "The combat effectiveness of the sand golem is very strong, and dozens of them act together at every turn, let's hide if we can." ”

With that, the group continued to move forward according to the original route.

The rest of the journey was boring.

There is nothing but the endless yellow sand.

Chongning was curious about how Lao Liu Tou identified the route.

Because there are no references around, they are all similar sand dunes.

If it were him, I'm afraid he would have gotten lost here.

After two hours, the sun rose and became day.

In the desert, there is no early morning saying at all.

As soon as the sun came out, it was a scorching sun, and it was extremely hot.

Old Liu's face softened, pointed to the sand dunes in front of him, and said, "Our first stop has arrived, Guziling. ”

Chongning looked ahead, but he didn't feel anything special.

The only difference, the sand dunes here, are relatively small and dense.

The small sand dunes are like small graves, scattered and scattered.

Guziling was a previous place name, and it was still inhabited 100 years ago.

Due to the continuous erosion of desertification, the fields are gradually buried.

Houses and buildings are also thoroughly covered with sand.

These small sand dunes are the buildings of the private houses at that time.

After being covered with layers of yellow sand, it became like this.

Lao Liu Tou said: "Everyone be tight, this Guziling is very dangerous. Especially these dunes, don't tread lightly. ”

"Underneath the dunes, some are empty, that's the roof of the room, you might sink straight in!"

Hearing this, Chongning became cautious.

If the house below is fragile, the roof ridge is fragile, and a camel will weigh six or seven hundred catties, and if you step on it, you will definitely be fallen!

Old Liu Tou walked in front, as if stepping on thunder, extremely cautious.

"You must follow the path I have trodden and do not wander!"

As he walked, he took the trouble to admonish.

In this way, everyone walked more than half of the way smoothly.

Suddenly, a low roar came from nowhere.

The sound is from far to near, as if it is far away, and as if it is nearby.

Chongning looked around, there was nothing, and muttered, "What is it?" ”

Sun Yi also looked around, "Nothing?" ”

Duan Jingzhi and others were also very curious.

Old Liu's face changed slightly, "Don't listen to those voices, hurry up!" ”

As he spoke, he was in front and quickened his pace.

Smack! A crunch!

Old Liu's camel actually sank down with one foot and got stuck in the sand.

Ji Shaotao, who was next to him, hurriedly jumped down and grabbed Lao Liu's head at once!

Lao Liu Tou is not a vegetarian, so he jumped, squatted down, hugged the camel's legs, and forcibly lifted him out of the sand.

Whoa!

The moment the camel retreated, the sand dunes in front of it collapsed, revealing a large pit with a black hole!

Everyone couldn't help but be afraid for a while, if this was going to fall, wouldn't it be half dead!

At this moment, Sun Yi shouted, "What's the matter!" ”

I saw that in the sand, a black hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed Sun Yi's ankle!

Some people died, but not completely......