She pulled the thin hand away and pressed it close to his chest, listening to his orderly heartbeat and calming his chaotic breathing.

Wen Qizhou let her go for the time being.

He hooked the straps of his nightdress and pulled them up, rubbed his fingertips twice on his collarbone, which looked like white jade, and picked up the fan again.

"Is it still hot?"

"Hot." Despite the wind, she could still feel the heat surging in the tent.

"Then you get in the car and blow the air conditioner first." He changed Chi Yue into a short-sleeved one, and then handed her the car keys in his pocket.

Chi Yue walked out of the tent.

As the blazing sun poured down, she raised her hand to her forehead and quickly walked to the off-road vehicle to avoid the sweeping heat.

The car was like a steamer, and the sunburned seats were even hotter, so she got into the car hard, sat down against the edge of the co-pilot's seat, and leaned over to turn on the air conditioner in the car.

Cold air erupted.

She breathed a sigh of relief, waited for the heat of the chair to gradually decrease, and then slowly moved back, adjusting her posture and leaning back on the chair.

Before anyone else got into the car, she took out a cup of iced coffee, poured it into a thermos cup, and took two sips slowly.

"Sister Yue." Xun Song hummed and climbed into the back seat and handed her a bag of dried meat: "Brother Shuo said that he would not cook in the morning, and asked us to eat jerky to pad our stomachs." ”

"Have you eaten?"

"Not yet." He tilted his head, and a smile bloomed on his white and tender little face: "I'll eat with Sister Yue." ”

Chi Yue said softly, "Okay".

She chewed slowly with Xun Song, and when Wen Qizhou got into the car, she fed him a few more pieces.

"Can we cross the desert today?" She handed him the thermos cup, and her eyes fell on the harsh yellow sand.

"I can't say."

Wen Qizhou swallowed the chicken jerky.

He bent his knuckles and tapped the steering wheel twice: "None of us have experience in desert driving, so we can only rely on the compass to determine the direction." But if the magnetic field changes, or if there is a dust storm, the compass may not be effective. ”

"If the compass fails, wouldn't it be easy to get lost?" Chi Yue has never been to the desert, and has only read popular science on the Internet: "It seems that you can judge the direction by looking at plants and stars?" ”

"Well, the sun can too."

He stroked the top of Chi Yue's hair: "It's okay to get lost, anyway, we have enough time, and we are not in a hurry to rush north." ”

Chi Yue didn't care if she got lost.

Even though they are trapped in the desert, as long as they have enough supplies, they can still survive the delay.

"How much water do they have left?" The weather is hot right now, and there are many uncertainties, so you have to have water.

"Not much, but it's okay to hold on for two days."

"Two days ......," she didn't feel enough, "Why don't you find a water source nearby?" I really can't find it, so let's go. ”

As a last resort, Chi Yue didn't want to take out the extra water to arouse suspicion.

Wen Qizhou bowed: "Okay." ”

He said to the others, waited for Ming Zhang and Yun Qi to sit in the back row, and then drove a little in the direction they came.

Unfortunately, no water source was found.

He didn't dare to drive further, after all, the eruption of the volcano was not necessarily only once, and the fire in the mountains did not know if it had been extinguished, and it was easy to encounter danger if he got too close, so he could only drive in the direction of the desert with regret.

The tires run over the yellow sand, and according to the direction of the compass, drive in a clear desert reflected in the sun.

The wind carried the yellow sand, covering the traces of the tires, and when they looked through the rearview mirror, they could not judge the direction they had come, and they even had the immediate feeling of being forgotten in the desert.

"Di-di-di-"

Driving into the afternoon, the SUV, which had been following them, suddenly honked its horn a few times.

Driving into the afternoon, the SUV, which had been following them, suddenly honked its horn a few times.

Wen Qizhou found that they had stopped in place, turned around and drove back, and asked Ge Huai in the driver's seat: "What's the situation?" ”

"It's not on fire."

Ge Huai and Xie Changxiao got out of the car one after another.

The temperature outside was frighteningly high, and the two of them stepped on the fine sand, and a layer of fine sweat was visible to the naked eye.

They opened the hood in front of the car, endured the scorching magma temperature, and bent down to examine it carefully.

"Pray for the boat." Chi Yue took out two sticks of Huo Xiang Zhengqi Water and handed them to Wen Qizhou: "You let them drink it, so as not to suffer from heat stroke." ”

Hear the sound of praying boats.

He walked to the hood with Zhengqi water, stuffed it into them, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Spark plugs."

"Do you want a new one?"

Ge Huai nodded: "Do you have it there?" ”

"Yes." He opened the trunk of the SUV and found the spark plug from the repair box that had crossed the road a long time ago.

He handed it to Ge Huai, but he was so exposed to the sun that he couldn't open his eyes, and he didn't stand by the side, so he turned his head and sat in the driver's seat.

After they had replaced the spark plugs and made sure they were driving normally, the two cars continued in the same direction until it was completely dark, and they stopped at three or four more trees.

Ming Chang cut down a tree for firewood.

He lit the fire, and Xie Changxiao took out the hares they had hunted on the road, and worked with Yan Shuo to deal with the fur and internal organs.

Due to the shortage of water resources, they do not prepare to stir-fry and cook noodles, but simply wash the rabbit meat twice, and the second time the bloodless water is left and filtered, and it can be drunk even when it is boiled and cold.

Chi Yue: "Do you want to eat lettuce?" ”

Ge Qinyao: "Yes!" She walked to the trunk of the SUV and asked, "How many lettuces do we have now?" ”

"Seven."

Lettuce is grown in the city of Su.

They were worried that it would break if it was left too long, so they sealed it with plastic wrap in advance, and it is still well preserved.

"Shall we eat two then?"

"Two is too little, not enough points." Chi Yue took three out, still washed them with a small amount of water, and then handed the water in the folding basin to Ge Qinyao, who filtered it clean.

They sat around the fire, waited for the rabbit meat skewered on the twigs to be roasted, each took a wet paper towel given by Chi Yue to wipe their hands, and then sandwiched a piece of meat and wrapped it on the lettuce to eat.

The lettuce is full of moisture and has a sweet taste, mixed with rabbit meat that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, full of juice, which has a unique flavor.

"Do you want garlic?" Ge Huai peeled a clove of garlic and stuffed it into the lettuce wrapped in rabbit meat: "It's more fragrant to eat like this." ”

Mingzhang: "Then I'll have a petal." ”

Not everyone can adapt to the taste of raw garlic, but looking at the fragrance of their food, they will also try it.

Chi Yue used to eat barbecue and often added garlic.

But unlike Ge Huai, who put a whole clove of garlic, but cut it into thin slices, a piece of garlic for a piece of vegetables, which is both fragrant and not rushed.

She took a dagger and cut a garlic clove, sandwiched a piece for Wen Qizhou to taste, then wrapped it in rabbit meat, squinted her eyes and took a bite.

"Do you want more? I'll cut it for you. When Wen Qizhou was full, she found that her small bowl of garlic slices was empty.

"One more petal."

"Okay." He fed the freshly wrapped rabbit meat to Chi Yue's mouth, cut a clove of garlic with a quick movement, worried that she would be thirsty, and unscrewed the lid of the thermos cup and placed it beside her.

(End of chapter)