"Abbot, you can't go!"

"How can Master easily leave behind the brothers in the temple!"

"What are we going to do when you're gone?"

"The disciple is willing to follow the master!"

Many monks behind him were all stunned when they heard this, and immediately spoke out to dissuade them, but only one was willing to follow.

"I don't need to persuade again, I've made up my mind." Master Xuanhua slowly turned around and looked at the monks behind him, "This year's great drought and frequent demons and evil spirits, do you know how many Taoists in Longzhou have come down to save the world?" How many ascetic monks and masters have walked under our temple in the past few months alone? All of you who have studied the Dharma hard should stick to your own path and help the world according to your own Dharma, but you must not forget one sentence -

"If you want to be the dragon elephant of all Buddhas, you must first be a sentient being, a cow and a horse."

Master Xuanhua's gaze swept over the monks one by one.

When many monks heard this, they all seemed to have their ears washed, and their expressions were immediately solemn, and they no longer persuaded them, but only whispered yes.

"Master! I want to walk with you! ”

It was still only the disciple who stood up and said.

"Why?"

"Today, the disciple has just finished arguing with his senior brother, and what he is arguing about is how to help the world. The disciple listened to the conversation between the master and the Taoist chief last night, and was also touched by the matter of the master for a time, and advocated going out of the temple, and won the ancestral seal brother by luck. At this time, when the master is about to leave, if the disciple does not go with the master, the brothers and sisters will think that the disciple is just empty talk, and they will not dare to have no unity of knowledge, and they will despise the disciple. The disciples themselves have the same thoughts as the master, and if they don't go, they won't be able to pass their own level. ”

“……”

Master Xuanhua was silent: "Then you will walk with me." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned his head again, glanced at the yellow sand in the distance, and bowed his head with Wei Zhizhou, and then slowly walked into the mountain gate of the Hanging Wall Temple, and there was a firm yellow-robed figure on the wooden stack.

About an hour later, two figures dressed in brown and yellow monk's robes came down from the hanging wall temple, and just like the previous Taoist group, they walked into the yellow sand in the sky.

……

A few days later.

The three-flowered cat stopped on the road and couldn't help but shake its little feet.

The ground is so hot in the sun that if you beat the eggs on the ground, it may not take long for them to be cooked.

Sanhua Niangniang is now profound, and majoring in fire law, as long as she uses mana, even the freshly cooked rat can be taken out of the fire directly, and naturally she will not be burned by the ground, but after all, it is a meat pad, and it will still be uncomfortable to walk on such a ground without shoes.

That's why you have to throw off your little feet from time to time.

"It's so hot on the ground!"

"If you go faster, you won't get hot."

"It's hot!"

"It's windy when you walk."

"Hmm......"

The three-flowered cat stared at him for a while, and the small broken steps did not stop.

The sun was unbearable.

However, on such a hot day, she couldn't bear to let the Taoist priest walk outside alone, and she couldn't bear to let the horse, which was already carrying a lot of things, carry another cat, so she had to endure it.

Sanhua Niangniang is a cat who is good at patience.

"If Sanhua Niangniang really can't do it, she will become a person, and if she changes shoes, her feet will be less hot, and she will not be so afraid of heat and sun." Song You said to her again after a while.

"People don't have hair! It's not pretty! ”

"But what about this?"

Song You found a small windmill out of nowhere.

The windmill is folded paper, and it is the paper used to write ordinary travelogue drawings, and the texture is hard, but it is suitable for making windmills. Coupled with one or two dead branches casually broken on the side of the road, it is actually very convenient to do, and Song You has already made it just as a time to kill time while walking.

Don't look at the sun and the weather is hot, in fact, there is often wind, not small, but the wind is also hot.

When the wind blows, the windmill whirls.

"Meow?"

The cat stopped where it was.

"Let's play with it."

Song You bent down and handed her the windmill.

"Canopy ......"

The cat directly turned into a human form, with slender hands, took the windmill, its clear eyes opened wide, and it held the windmill to the direction of the wind, watching it spin non-stop.

"Let's go."

The Taoist said casually.

The girl heard but did not answer, but held the windmill in her hand and followed with a stride.

If the wind stops, she runs.

"Whoa......

The windmill keeps spinning.

The northwest is really vast, the world is boundless, and the girl runs on the Gobi Desert, adding a touch of freedom and freedom.

There is a road in the Gobi Desert, which is a dirt road stepped out by caravan travelers, leading to a distant place with no end in sight.

There was a lake on each side of the road, as if the same lake had been cut into left and right sides by the road, and it was the only lake with water that the group had seen since they walked, but the water level also receded sharply.

At the same time, its water is a dazzling golden yellow.

The little girl couldn't help but stop, and moved to the edge of the lake, looking into the lake with her eyes wide open.

When the Taoist approached, she turned her head and said, "We have reached the Golden Lake that the merchant on the road said!" ”

"See."

"Why is this lake yellow?"

"Sulfur Lake."

"Flowing Yellow Lake!"

The little girl stared straight at him.

"Sulfur is a mineral, and when you have sulfur in the lake, it turns a unique yellow color." Song You said to her, "This is the wonder of this world. ”

"I don't understand."

"......," Song You was silent, "because it's called Golden Lake." ”

"yes......"

The little girl accepted this explanation instantly, and nodded again and again, and then said regretfully: "It's a pity that the water in this lake can't be drunk......"

"Yes."

"Is it true that the merchant said that if you soak the silver in water for three days and three nights, it will turn into gold?" The little girl held the windmill and looked at him with round eyes.

"Fake." Song You replied.

"Really?" The little girl is not dead.

"Really." Song You replied again.

"Really?" The little girl's eyes lit up again.

"What I said is true, it is false that silver will turn into gold." Song You looked at her helplessly, but still kept his patience, "Sanhua Niangniang, don't have such unrealistic dreams." ”

"Hmm......"

The little girl thought for a while: "Then let's rest here for a while!" ”

“……”

"Take a break!"

"It's just the Sanhua Niangniang."

Song You stopped here.

It's just that he hasn't seen a tree for most of the day, and looking around, there is no shading place at all, at most there are shrubs that grow to human height, but at this time it is almost noon, the sun is shining directly, and people can't get under the bushes, so they can't hide from the sun, except for two golden lakes, it's really not a good place to rest.

However, Sanhua Niangniang spoke.

Naturally, I can only listen to her.

Song You had no choice but to put on a hat, dig up the hot topsoil, sit on the ground, blow the wind in the Gobi Desert, and watch the scenery in the distance.

Although the water of the sulfur lake is not suitable for drinking, it is also one of the few water sources in the vicinity that has not dried up for at least 100 miles, and a steady stream of animals come here to drink, wild donkeys, wild camels, wolves and foxes, all of them are far away from Song You and his party when they drink, staring at them vigilantly, which seems to indicate that this seemingly unsuitable Gobi Desert is far more vibrant than imagined.

It is also a scenery that Song You has never seen.

There was a slight sound of water in the wind.

There was also a slight mumble.

Even if they only stayed here temporarily, the time was far less than three days and three nights, Sanhua Niangniang still had luck and expectations, so she put down the windmill, took the silver money and went to the lake, and when she went, she also told Song You to wash her hands and hide the money bag on the side.

It's always like that, kids.

I always feel that my reasons are very good, my disguise is very good, I think adults are stupid, most of them can't see through themselves, in fact, it looks very obvious.

It's just that Song You didn't demolish her, but he didn't know.

"Silver, silver......

"Quickly change, fast change......

"Turning into gold......

"Hurry up, hurry up ......"

At this time, all the money was already soaking in the lake.

Song You pursed his lips and continued to look at the scenery.

The little girl's muttering continued to be heard, as if she was chanting a spell, as if she was urging.

"Sanhua Niangniang."

"Huh?"

"Have you finished washing your hands?"

"Not yet! After a while! ”

"It's been so long?"

"Wash it up!"

"Did the Sanhua Lady notice the movement in the distance?"

"Movement?"

The little girl who bent down to wash the silver in the lake suddenly straightened up, stretched her neck, and turned her head from side to side.

There was a slight noise in the Gobi Desert.

The girl suddenly followed the voice—

I saw a flock of argali, running madly, rolling up a wild sand on the ground, from far to near, with a clearer and clearer sound of hooves.

Sanhua Niangniang was suddenly vigilant.

Luckily, the argali, instead of rushing straight at him, just ran past her.

The girl turned her head to see them off.

Then he looked at where they came from—

Obviously, the sun is shining here, and people are sweating profusely, but I don't know when a dark cloud has risen between the sky and the earth in the distance. The dark clouds were dark and dreary, like a line between heaven and earth, connecting the sky and the ground, and the left and right leading to the end of the field of vision without seeing the edge.

Dark clouds were slowly approaching them.

The little girl's eyes widened suddenly, surprised and familiar, and she quickly thought in her mind.

After a long time, she succeeded in finding the words she wanted to say from memory, so she stood up, pointed to that direction, but looked at the Taoist, and shouted firmly and solemnly:

"Blizzard!"

"It's a sandstorm."

"Sandstorm!"

"Yes."

"Shall we hide?"

"Sanhua Niangniang, put away the silver."

Song You smiled, stood up, and picked up the bamboo cane: "Shazhou Prefecture is not far away, we should go directly to it in one go." ”

"Meow?"

"Hurry up."

The sandstorm is getting closer.

Close enough, you can already see the wind and sand in the sky, like a wall of heaven, and like the handiwork of gods and demons, sweeping the earth, devouring everything, and there is not even light inside, bringing a suffocating sense of oppression.

The Taoist was not afraid at all, and the bamboo cane went forward.

The little girl also hurriedly ran over with the wet money bag, put the money bag back on the horse's back, picked up the windmill again, and hurriedly followed him.

"Hoo ......"

The wind has reached the front door.

The windmill was blown into a frenzied spin.

I don't know how many animals come running from afar.

Even the swallows fell.

The Taoist carried a bamboo cane, took the girl next to him, and a jujube red horse full of bags, against the crazy fleeing animals, facing the sweeping sandstorm that covered the sky and the sun, and walked forward firmly.

Several figures walked farther and farther away, closer and closer to the sandstorm, the comparison showed that the sandstorm was getting bigger and bigger, and several figures were getting smaller and smaller, but they were not afraid.

A magnificent picture is presented between heaven and earth.

The sand had already hit the door.

The Taoist people go forward, and the sandstorm also goes forward.

"Boom ......"

Enter the world of wind and sand in an instant.

The world was dark, and my ears were full of whistling winds, the wind tore everything, and swept the wind and sand, frantically slapping the clothes and cheeks of the group, drilling into every crevice.

Song You and the girl both covered their mouths and noses with cloths, their mouths and noses were covered, their eyes couldn't be opened, and their ears were filled with violent wind noise, which was a constant roar, and their bodies were all beaten by the wind and sand, so this became a world where all five senses were blocked and destroyed.

The bodies of the Taoists were blown obliquely.

The girl's body was also blown slanted.

It's just that the footsteps of the Taoist have never stopped.

The power of nature is unstoppable, but it does not threaten their lives, so they can be more relaxed to feel this novel experience and feel the irritability of nature.

Whether it's good or bad is an experience.

Whether it's rain or shine, it's an experience.

That's what you do.

I don't know how much I walked with such difficulty, until the wind and sand gradually decreased, and suddenly it became clear, the wind in my ears disappeared, the sand no longer slapped my whole body, and walking began to become easier.

At this time, the world has become clear.

The sandstorm was behind him, and it was fading away.

The group had already walked into a desert.

In front of him is a round of sunset, full of yellow sand, the sand mountain is much higher than imagined, the surface is smooth, the sun shines on one side of the golden, one side casts a shadow, Song You continued to climb a sand mountain, and saw the camels in the distance from left to right in a team, the business travelers are tightly wrapped, walking silently in the desert.

It's the feeling of the Western Regions.

……

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