The journey during the day was quite painful.

Devine's camel cart was filled with the skins of many northern beasts, which kept them warm at night, but when the sun rose overhead, the desert turned into a bright oven, and even when the curtains were lowered to shade the sun, the heat was unbearable. Coupled with the fact that they did not find a village to rest in along the way, nor did they find a water source, the water in the water bag ran out quickly. Na'er, who was still elated yesterday, is like a wilted grass today, slumped motionless on the shelves, and all her interest in listening to stories has been evaporated by the sun.

By noon, even the camels seemed to have no strength to continue their trek.

When a hazy gray-green appeared at the end of the field of vision, the camel suddenly became energetic, and the smell of fresh grass and water drifted from the end of the white desert in the distance. It was not an illusion, it was indeed a vast pasture field, with tall palms hanging like umbrella-like leaves, like the eaves of an inn, and the long grass was not verdant in color, but it was full of life. A few sheep wandered around the pasture, drifting happily like a leisurely cloud.

"Ah, it's an oasis!"

Devine let out a sigh of gratitude, admiration in her tone. Her whole body was soaked in sweat, and if she couldn't find any more water, the delicate-looking Miss Yu might faint.

"Well, there's a tributary of the Emerald River beyond that, and it doesn't look like it's dry yet. ”

Xiulin lay on the shelf and nodded repeatedly. The Emerald River is a river that originates in the Kingdom of Falsaland and flows through the entire Rebello Desert and finally empties into the Emerald Lake in the Alcatia Oasis, as Xiulin and Devany have already explained.

It's just a narrow tributary. But water in the desert is very precious, and where there is water, there will be desert people grazing. The camel ran into the pasture and stopped, as if it were going to reward itself, and gnawed on the grass for itself. The sheep, which saw such a behemoth as a camel cart, screamed twice and ran into the distance.

In the distance, a thin figure stood under a palm tree and looked this way.

"Let's go and inquire, it seems that we can finally get a good night's sleep today." ”

Xiulin jumped out of the car and stretched out. She stayed up all night, and the car was as hot as a steamer during the day, and even if she was Kui, she probably couldn't sleep well. Let Carlo keep the camel cart as usual. Na'er, who couldn't wait to find a cool eaves to rest, jumped down and followed Xiulin, who led the three children, Ivan, Aisha and Na'er, towards the shepherd.

It was a woman wrapped in a white headscarf and wearing a long light gray dress.

But that's all they see. The woman suddenly let out a frightened scream for no apparent reason, as if she had seen a terrifying beast, and turned around and ran.

Xiulin immediately stopped, she frowned, and looked at the back of the shepherd woman in confusion. The woman rides a camel. Even the sheep she was grazing herd, she galloped in a southeastern direction, and after a while she disappeared.

Ivan looked up and looked at Xiulin in wonder, not figuring out what scared the shepherdess into that.

"What's wrong with her?"

"Hmm......" Xiulin thought for a moment, tilting her head and shrugging her shoulders, "Why are you two looking at me? I didn't scare her." ”

“...... I remember Miss Sheling saying that Qui was very welcoming. Ivan still stared at Xiulin.

"On the surface. It's going to be very welcoming, and that's it. However, we didn't have any weapons, so it stands to reason that we wouldn't be so scared that we didn't even want sheep. ”

Xiulin glanced back at their camel cart, and the camel cart was not intimidating.

"Forget it, instead of meditating here, it's better to get in the car first, this place still has a very wide view, and you can always find their village. ”

Since the camel did not want to go on, it took a little time. They got the car back on the road. Passing through the sheep still grazing, and looking southeast, there were several gray houses under the white-hot sky.

However, before they could reach the small village, a line of herders stopped in front of them.

"Miss Joan. It's—"

Daphne's eyes widened in shock. She had been cared for by desert herders before, but these herders in front of her were obviously not out to greet the travelers from other places, they were all armed with weapons!

...... To be more precise, they all carry tools that can barely be used as weapons.

Women in long dresses carry axes for cutting trees, children half the height of chéngrén carry sticks longer than their height, and hunched old men clutch old machetes. Carlo immediately grabbed the reins of the camel, silently surveyed the row of guarded herdsmen, cautiously took a few steps back, and turned.

That Yan sù's gaze seemed to be asking Xiulin the same question - what the hell is going on?

"Kill, kill them!"

A skinny old man roared in a hoarse voice. He seemed to be a leader, but there was despair in his voice. The old man, who held the old machete, estimated to be seventy years old, his twisted face was full of wrinkles, and he raised the machete high in the air like a dying veteran.

Suddenly, dozens of herdsmen around him raised their weapons, shouted in response, and pressed towards the traveler's camel cart step by step.

At this time, Ivan realized that these dozens of people seemed to be ...... It's either women or old people and children, and there are no men in the prime of life at all!

"Oh, we're not robbers. Xiulin twitched the corners of her mouth, jumped out of the car, and raised her hands.

"Sister Xiulin, they seem to be bad people. Na'er pouted unhappily, poking her head out from behind the curtain like a savvy little wild cat, her eyes wandering. The sun, which was brighter than the magic crystal lamp, shone brightly on the messy "weapons", and her back tensed suddenly.

"That's, very, I'm sorry...... Did you bother you......" Aisha apologized dumbfounded. She stood beside the car in a daze, stunned for a few seconds before remembering to raise her hand - Xiulin must have a reason to do that. She didn't know where she had offended these herdsmen, they wouldn't really want to kill them!

Devany also showed a very embarrassed expression, and she wrung her fingers, looking like she didn't know what to do. In fact, for this group of people, there is no need to fear that the herdsmen will kill them, but ...... It would be very troubling if these herders were really going to rush forward and fight hard.

They're all ordinary people, and there's four magicians here. Head-on clashes don't do the herders any good, and if you want to kill, at least use your brains like the people of the Ghost Islands!

"No, you can't let outsiders ...... Come in!"

The thin old man shouted hard again in his hoarse voice, grabbed the handle of the machete with both hands, and rushed first. With his movement as a signal, the herdsmen shouted indiscriminately, crowded and moved forward regardless of the ......)