The Qiling sand dunes are like a continuous hill, rising and falling, one after another, like an impermeable dense forest.

The dunes all have slopes, forming natural sand walls.

The caravan leaned under the dunes, just enough to withstand the raging storm of sand.

Under the guidance of Lao Liutou, everyone came to the Qiling Sand Dune before dusk.

Tonight, they will set up camp under the sand dunes.

Sun Yi, Duan Jingzhi, Yang Haoyu and others took out their equipment and tents one after another and began to prepare for camping.

Lu Pingliu and Xuan Zhen collected dry firewood, dead grass, and dried cacti in the sand.

Lao Liu raised a cauldron on top of the bonfire.

From the water tank, take out half a pot of water.

Ji Shaotao was stunned and said, "Mr. Liu, didn't you say it before, save water, why are you cooking soup tonight?" ”

Lao Liu Tou smiled and said: "I see that the weather is different, tonight is afraid that it will be an extremely cold night, everyone drink a bowl of hot soup to keep out the cold." ”

Ji Shaotao looked at the dark sky, but he didn't see anything abnormal.

However, Lao Liu Tou is an old guide in the desert, and there should be no doubt about the mastery of the weather.

Ji Shaotao did not speak, indicating that he acquiesced.

Old Liu Tou said with a smile: "Captain Ji, don't worry, the water we brought is enough." ”

As he spoke, he took out some more jerky and dried vegetables and put them in the pot.

Finally, he took out a few packets of homemade spices from his pocket and spilled them inside.

Soon, a pot of fragrant hot soup is ready.

At this time, the tents of Sun Yi and others were also installed.

"Haha, it's hot soup again, that's great." Sun Yi has done a lot of work, but he is tired enough.

Basic hooks, oblique nails, assembly and other technical work are all done by him.

Xuan Zhen smelled the smell of meat, and his index finger moved, and he ran over quickly.

Lao Liu Tou gathered in front of the iron pot and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, you all have a share." ”

As he spoke, he took a large spoon and filled a bowl for each of them.

Chongning gave Sun Yi a hand, and he was also so tired that his whole body ached.

The temperature around it gradually decreases, and it is simply too comfortable to drink a sip of hot soup at this time.

Lu Pingliu didn't take the bowl and said, "I'm not used to the fishy smell, just nibble on a few bites of baked naan cakes." ”

Lao Liu Tou said with a smile: "The baked naan is very hard, I'll give you a bowl of hot water, you can soak it and eat it, it's also warmer." ”

As he spoke, he was very attentive and brought over a bowl of hot water.

Lu Pingliu was expressionless, took the big bowl, and said lightly, "Thank you." ”

Old Liu Tou smiled and said, "No thanks, it should be." ”

Everyone was very satisfied with this meal.

The hot soup and the hard roasted naan make everyone full and satisfied.

Tonight, just like last night, take turns on the night shift just in case.

Everyone was in a hurry, tired from the day, and soon they all fell asleep.

In the second half of the night, Chongning and Sun Yi were on duty, and they took Ji Shaotao's shift in a daze and stood by the campfire in front of the tent.

Maybe he was too tired, Sun Yi was on crutches and kept dozing.

Chongning's head was not very awake, and he always felt that he had not woken up.

On duty in the second half of the night, it's really not a human job, two eyelids, it's a straight fight.

"Little brother Chongning."

Just as his head was dizzy, a voice came from behind him.

Chongning yawned, turned his head and saw that it was Lao Liutou.

"Old Liu, what's the matter?"

Lao Liu Tou said: "I'm old and sleepy, you and your little grandson sleep first, and I'll keep vigil for you." ”

"Well, I'm fine." Chongning hurriedly said.

When Ji Shaotao was arranging for the night to be on duty, he took care of the elderly and women, so he didn't arrange shifts for Lao Liutou.

Old Liu Tou smiled and said, "Go to sleep, I can't sleep anyway." There are still two hours before dawn, so you can go to bed early and be refreshed during the day. ”

Sun Yi heard that someone was on duty, so he lay directly in front of the fire and fell asleep on the spot.

Chongning was indeed too sleepy, groaned, and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you." ”

Lao Liu nodded, took the burning stick, and stood by the bonfire.

Chongning returned to the tent, only to feel his head dizzy, and his legs seemed to be filled with lead.

This is extremely rare, as if you are drunk.

It stands to reason that even if you are tired, you won't be like this.

At first, Chongning only thought it was overwork.

He urged his golden hand, and in front of his temple, he slowly poured a few traces of spiritual power, and his whole body became comfortable.

Then he put on his clothes and fell asleep.

After about half an hour, Chongning faintly heard the sound of rustling.

He opened his eyes sleepily, a little confused.

I saw that Lao Liu Tou was outside the tent, next to the camel, with luggage.

That camel is the camel king. Most of those luggage are Chongning things.

"Old Liu, what are you doing?"

Old Liu Tou was obviously stunned, as if he was taken aback, and quickly turned around.

"No, it's nothing, my kettle is broken, see if there's a spare kettle?"

Chongning raised his eyebrows, but he didn't think much about it. "I have one in my tent, you can use it first."

Old Liu Tou smiled, "Okay, thank you." ”

With that, he walked in and took out the spare kettle.

Chongning turned around and continued to sleep, after all, tomorrow was another day's rush.

Soon, the rising sun shone on the desert land.

Chongning has been baptized by a thousand golden hands, and he is still refreshed.

He stretched, stepped out of the tent, and prepared to say hello to everyone.

However, everyone outside was obviously awake, but it was unusually quiet.

Chongning was puzzled and asked, "Captain Ji, what's wrong?" ”

The faces of Ji Shaotao, Yang Haoyu and others were extremely ugly.

Sun Yi and Duan Jingzhi also didn't say a word.

Chongning turned his head to look, and then he found an abnormality.

In the team, there were two people missing, and Lao Liu Tou and Lu Pingliu were gone.

Camels are also half less!

The point is that the food and water tanks stocked on the camels are also more than half!

Chongning was stunned and said, "What's going on?" ”

Sun Yi grimaced and said, "What else, those two old men, they ran away." ”

Ji Shaotao thought of something and asked, "Chongning, what about the Western Xia Jade Seal?" ”

Chongning was a little panicked, and hurriedly ran to the tent to look through his luggage.

The original Xixia jade seal, he put it at the bottom of the luggage.

At this moment, the box is empty, and only a few clothes remain.

Yang Haoyu rushed in and asked, "Lost?" Why are you so careless! In your tent, you can still be stolen! ”

Sun Yi was angry and said: "Several big camels can be taken away by gods without knowing it, not to mention a small jade seal!" ”

Yang Haoyu said coldly: "In the first half of the night, everything was normal. It happened in the second half of the night, you two are on duty, and the responsibility can't be shirked! ”

Sun Yi was furious, "Fart! When it comes to responsibility, everyone has it! A few big camels were taken away, did you hear that? ”

Ji Shaotao waved his hand and said, "Okay, now is not the time to hold anyone responsible." ”

"We have to get things sorted out first."

Sun Yi said: "Do you still need to be reasonable? I must have seen that the two old men, seeing the wealth, took advantage of the evening to steal the Xixia jade seal! ”

The Western Xia jade seal, that's a treasure level.

If it is auctioned overseas, it will definitely be a treasure of hundreds of millions.

Lao Liu Tou and Lu Pingliu, the bastards of the old rivers and lakes, must have been greedy and ran away after grabbing the treasure.

No wonder Lao Liu Tou was so attentive along the way.

He must have been in the hot soup, drugged with Ecstasy.

In the group, except for Lu Pingliu, who didn't drink hot soup, everyone drank.

That's why at night, everyone slept so deeply.

Sun Yi said all his suspicions.

That sounds like a possibility.

However, Ji Shaotao disagreed and said: "Old Liu Tou must be the biggest suspect." Mr. Lu, unlikely. ”

Sun Yi said: "How is it impossible, that old man is eccentric, this matter must have something to do with him." ”

Chongning also felt that something was wrong, and said: "On the way, Mr. Lu also told me to be optimistic about the jade seal. I also feel that there is something else going on in this matter. ”

Sun Yi said: "Pretending to care, but in fact worrying about the baby, this kind of routine of striking east and west, there are still few in the antique shop." ”

Yang Haoyu also shook his head and said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu was specially invited by Mr. Xiao Li, and it is not worth it to ruin his reputation for a jade seal." ”

Sun Yi cut a sigh and said, "That's hundreds of millions, how much is Qingyu worth?" ”

Leng Yanyun's eyes were cold, and he said, "Don't use your own values to measure a person who is high. ”

Sun Yi said coldly: "The facts are in front of you, you are high, what situation do you explain?" Why is the old man gone? ”

Ji Shaotao saw that everyone was about to quarrel, and said, "Okay, don't worry about that for now." Our task now is to gather the remaining resources first. ”

In the desert, it's better to be without a guide.

But without food and water, it's just going to die.

After a period of counting, there were still five camels in the caravan.

Two bags of jerky, one bag of dried vegetables, four tanks.

This is equivalent to the loss of more than half of the material supply.

Originally, according to the distance, the back and forth, all the rich materials, suddenly became extremely tense.

According to the current calculation, the daily reduction of half of the degree can barely be supported, but it is more painful.

"It's not good." Yang Haoyu was on the side, his face became ugly, and his lips were a little pale.

Ji Shaotao asked, "Brother Yang, what's the matter?" ”

Yang Haoyu pointed to the sand dunes in front of him and said, "Look ahead." ”

"What's going on up front?" Chongning, Duan Jingzhi and the others all looked at the sand dunes in front of them.

The dunes, one after the other, are no different from last night.

It's just that now there is plenty of light, and the vision is much clearer.

Ji Shaotao's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost, and his entire cheeks became iron-blue. "Why, how can this be?"

Chongning was confused and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The golden compass in Yang Haoyu's hand kept changing the pointer, and after a long period of silence, he said softly: "This is not the Spirit Dune. ”

Chongning was stunned, "Isn't it the Spirit Dune?" We were led the wrong way by Lao Liu? ”

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