Land Rover will never be able to come and join the caravan and leave this desert, this matter is probably very clear to everyone except Lu Yunxiang.

It's just that no one will say this sentence along the way, and letting Lu Yunxiang leave this place forever is Land Rover's last wish, and Shao Xi, Sun Lichang and others are just helping Land Rover realize this wish.

As for the hope of their father and son reuniting, not to say that it is slim, everyone knows in their hearts that this is impossible.

The caravan hurried as fast as it could, just to get out of the Wild Sand Gang's sphere of influence as soon as possible, because no one knew what the final outcome would be after the Land Rover met this group of horse bandits.

It is not excluded that the horse bandit will continue to hunt down his son after killing the Land Rover, so the farther now the better.

Lu Yunxiang, the only one who still had hope on this matter, would always look back at the rear of the caravan from time to time along the way, he hoped to see his father riding a camel to catch up, but every time he looked back, he would always be disappointed.

Shao Xi looked at Lu Yunxiang sitting in front of him, and wanted to say comfort, but he really didn't know what to say.

The truth is too cruel, for this ten-year-old child, Shao Xi really can't bear to put such a cruel reality in front of him.

But Shao Xi didn't want to deceive him, so he could only remain silent at this time.

The caravan hurried along until the sun was setting in the west and it was nearly dusk.

Lu Yunxiang finally couldn't help but turn around and look up at Shao Xi, and asked in a sad and trembling voice, "Brother, won't my father come?" ”

Shao Xi almost broke his defense in one sentence, how should he answer? Shao Xi knew very well in his heart that this child's question was actually the answer, but did he really want to tell him what he said?

At this time, Alia, who was sitting on a camel next to her, spoke up and said, "Little one, have you forgotten what your father said to you before?"

"From now on, you will be a man who stands up to the sky, and you have to learn to face things by yourself, and don't always think about having your father by your side to protect you.

"Whether your father comes or not, in the future, you have to learn to face what is going to happen alone, let go of your dependence on your father, and rely on yourself for everything in the future."

If this is said to ordinary children, maybe people don't understand it at all, people are looking for their own father, what big truth do you tell others?

But Lu Yunxiang is different, he grew up with his father since he was a child, and he can understand the meaning of other people's words.

At this time, Lu Yunxiang lowered his head sadly, he knew why his father would stay and not leave with him, he also knew what his father was going to do if he stayed, and he knew that the result of his father's stay might be the last thing he wanted to face.

He just didn't want to let go of that hope.

But as the sister in front of him said, no matter whether his father can catch up or not, he will have to learn to face everything in the future alone.

At this moment, all the anxiety and sadness in his heart are mixed together, and he wants to cry! He really wanted to cry!

Because he knew that he might have lost his only loved one and lost the support he had always relied on, but in the end he didn't cry.

He remembered what his father said to him before he left - tears will only exchange for the sympathy of others, but not for the respect of others, and if you want to be respected, you must rely on your own strength.

At a young age, he sighed a little young, lowered his head, and didn't know whether to talk to himself or to the people around him.

Just whispered, "I won't be a burden to anyone, I will live on my own ability." ”

Everyone who heard this sentence turned their heads to look at Lu Yunxiang with some surprise, a ten-year-old child can say such a thing, which means that he has grown up.

Shao Xi looked at the vast desert in the distance in front of him, and replied in a calm tone, "It's good that you understand, don't let your father down, I believe that one day you will become a stronger person than your father, and always remember what your father said to you." ”

Lu Yunxiang turned around again and looked up at Shao Xi's face, as if he was looking at his future self, nodded vigorously, turned around with a firm face and looked into the distance with the same firm gaze that Shao Xi was looking at.

My father may not come again, but he will continue to move on, and he will not be the one who will let his father down.

He raised his hand and touched the beautifully carved beast tooth hanging from his neck, which was the last thing his father left him, and it was all his father's hope for him, and he would never fail to live up to this hope.

Holding the beast tooth tightly in his hand, Lu Yunxiang understood that he was going to start a life of his own again, and there would be no more fathers in this life.

It was getting dark, and the rush didn't go far, after all, the speed of the caravan was limited.

However, even if the horse bandits tried to catch up with them, it didn't seem to be so easy.

What's more, it's getting dark at this time, even horse bandits have to stop and rest after dark, and the night road in the desert is not so easy to catch!

After some discussion, the caravan decided to stay overnight among a pile of rocks not far ahead before dark, and then continue on its way after dawn.

The caravan still formed a circle of camels and tied the accompanying horses to the camels, so that even if something happened, as long as the caravan did not mess with the horses, they would not run away.

Bonfires were lit in a circle of camels, and the desert nights were still cold, so it was essential to keep warm and prevent wolves from approaching.

By the time everything was settled, it was already completely dark.

Except for the guards in charge of the guard, the rest of the caravan sat down around the campfire, and took out the dry food and water bladders they had brought with them, and simply ate a bite to replenish their strength.

People are not comparable to camels, camels can go days and nights without eating or drinking, and under extreme conditions, as long as there is water, camels can even survive for a month.

In this extremely harsh environment, if water and food are not replenished in time, human life is extremely fragile in the desert.

Lu Yunxiang didn't seem to have any intention of eating, so Alia coaxed him to eat something.

Shao Xi was in a circle with Lao Wu, Sun Lichang, Fu Biao, Sun Poyun and others discussing the next things, and Wu Qiu'er had already eaten and drunk by herself, and slept with her head covered.

"Brother Sun, you have been walking between the Central Plains and the Western Regions for many years, you should also know something about the horse bandits in this desert, and you haven't seen the horse bandits catch up at the moment, do you think they will catch up next?"

Sun Poyun unconsciously glanced in the direction they came, although it was already dark in the distance and he couldn't see anything, but it had become a habit for Sun Poyun to confirm whether there was danger around him in advance.

"It's hard to say at the moment, with the martial arts of the shopkeeper Lu staying in the inn to delay the time, it will drag on for a long time, and it is not easy for this group of horse bandits to get cheap from people like the shopkeeper Lu, but after all, there are many people, I am afraid that the shopkeeper Lu will be alone.

"However, it has bought us enough time, and the horse bandits are not sure the exact direction and distance of our travel, if they want to chase us, they must divide into several groups of men and horses to find us first, even if they encounter us at this time, it should only be a small group of horse bandits.

"If there are no horse bandits chasing after them before noon tomorrow, then it will be almost safe, because the horse bandits' mounts are all horses after all, and they cannot be compared with the camels of the camel caravans, and the horses without water and grass on the way are unbearable.

"The horse bandits are no better than our caravans, and they will not have enough horse feed and water along the way, so they will not last long, and they will have to withdraw until they find us by noon tomorrow, and we will be safe and sound."

When Shao Xi heard Sun Poyun say this, he put his mind at ease, leaned back, and leaned back with his elbows on the sand on the ground.

He said in a relaxed tone: "Then there is nothing to worry about, that is to say, whether it is tonight or tomorrow noon, even if there are horse bandits catching up, it is only a small group of horse bandits, we are enough to deal with it, if no one catches up, it means that the horse bandits have not found us."

"We will be able to leave the sphere of influence of this group of horse bandits all day tomorrow, as long as we take a little care during this time and avoid being attacked by those small groups of horse bandits, we can leave this place safely, in that case, then hurry up and rest, and leave early tomorrow."

Everyone also felt that it made sense when they heard it, if they were really caught up by that small group of horse bandits, it was inevitable that the two sides would make a move, but the guards of the caravan plus Shao Xi and the others were completely enough to deal with it.

Of course, no one wants this to happen, but since the worst-case scenario that can be predicted today is not a serious one, there is no need to worry too much.

Tomorrow morning, as long as you don't encounter horse bandits for a whole day, by the time it gets dark, you will be completely free from the threat of horse bandits, or at least from the threat of known horse bandits.

So they left the vigil behind, and they all came to their camels with blankets, and wrapped themselves in the blankets to rest.

Aliya seemed to be very close to Lu Yunxiang, and took the initiative to pull Lu Yunxiang to her camel, and fell asleep with Lu Yunxiang in her arms.

Lao Wu, who was next to Shao Xi, couldn't help but shake his head when he leaned on the camel, and his mouth made a "tsk" sound.

He said to himself, "It's good to be young!" It was so warm and comfortable to be hugged and slept by such a beautiful woman. ”

When Shao Xi heard this, he stuck his head out of the blanket and glanced at Lao Wu without a good look, grabbed the sand and raised it over.

"The old and unserious old critics, their minds are full of messy things, and they don't sleep and sit there thinking about what?"

Lao Wu was raised by Shao Xi with his head all over his face, his head lowered and kept patting, and his mouth was still spitting sand outward.

"Who do you say is the old and unserious? Who is the old pervert to scold? Isn't what I'm saying true? Isn't it warm and comfortable to sleep with a beautiful woman in your arms? Why is it messed up? ”

Shao Xi glanced at Lao Wu fiercely, didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore, and retracted his head back into the blanket, leaving Lao Wu still muttering there.

The night is getting darker and darker, and the night in the desert today is surprisingly calm, perhaps because the sandstorm was too fierce in the first few days, and the desert after the sandstorm has subsided is like a tired child sleeping deeply.

Since it was rare to encounter such a peaceful night in the desert, everyone in the caravan naturally slept very peacefully.

From time to time, there were sounds of snoring and chatting of the night watchguards, and the camp where the caravan was stationed seemed unusually calm and peaceful.

Just when the tired people were sleeping soundly, the tranquility of the night sky was suddenly broken by countless "sighs", followed by the wails and screams of the guards who kept vigil.

When Shao Xi and the others were awakened by these sounds, the first thing they saw was the arrows stuck all over the ground and the caravan guards who fell to the ground.

The guards who had not been hit were now wielding their weapons and struggling to fend off the feathered arrows that were fired.

The startled guards and porters hurriedly untied the cowhide scrolls tied to the camels, opened them, lifted the cowhides above their heads, and rushed out to rescue the guards who had been hit by arrows.

Some of these guards were shot in the back, some in the legs, and the worst of all, they were shot in the neck, and if they could not be diagnosed and treated in time, they would be afraid of their lives.

At this time, everyone was a little confused, could it be that the caravan was caught up by horse bandits? How could they suddenly launch an attack in the middle of the night, and the guards who kept vigil didn't notice any movement at all?

You know, the night in this desert is surprisingly quiet, not to mention the approaching of horses, even if someone approaches the caravan on foot, it will be easily spotted by the guards.

The people who came to attack were silent, obviously coming prepared, and since they came prepared, it means that they have a clear goal and purpose.

Horse bandits would never have been so well prepared to pursue a caravan, and they might have launched a surprise attack at night, but they could never have done so quietly.

Although Shao Xi had made so many analyses at this moment, it was not the time to think about these things, he had to find those who were sneaking up, otherwise the caravan would suffer even greater losses.

When Shao Xi realized this, he saw that Sun Poyun, who was not far from him, had already moved.

It is not difficult to determine the direction in which the arrows are being sent, and the angles at which the arrows are planted in the ground are clearly pointed at the person who sent them.

So Shao Xi took Fu Biao and rushed towards a pile of rocks not far away after Sun Poyun, and it was obvious that the feathered arrows that injured the guards were shot from this direction.

And Lao Wu and Wu Qiu'er had already rushed to the side of Aliya and Lu Yunxiang at this time, protecting the two of them.

Sun Poyun's figure was extremely agile, and he didn't seem to have the slightest hesitation in his heart when he rushed towards the pile of rocks.

Just when the three of them saw a figure flickering in the chaotic stone, they only heard Sun Poyun shouting, "Break!" ”

Shao Xi knew that Sun Poyun was going to make a move.

So he and Fu Biao also had an extremely tacit understanding at the same time, throwing out the sword qi and sword gang in the direction of Sun Poyun's move.

The place where the three of them passed through was suddenly chaotic rocks, and the sound of "crackling" rubble and screams came from the opposite side not far away, indicating that someone on the other side had been hit.

Just as the three of them continued to rush in that direction, they saw twenty or thirty figures flash out from behind those rocks, some of them bent down and attacked, and some jumped into the air to kill the three of them.

Sun Poyun reminded Shao Xi and Fu Biao in a low voice: "Be careful! They are not horse bandits. ”

Judging from the form of the other party's attack, Shao Xi also judged that the other party was not a horse bandit.

But at this time, Shao Xi was puzzled, since they were not horse bandits, who were they? Why did Sun Poyun know so well that they weren't horse bandits?