Desert oasis.

Li Shuidao sat cross-legged on a huge rock, his hand clutching a yellowed map of the desert.

The map is meticulously mapped, densely marked with oasis locations, each of which is like a shining pearl in the desert, offering the traveler hope for life.

Doing business in the desert is like playing checkers.

The caravan's path must have been to jump from one oasis to another, and the caravan had to rely on these oases to cross the desert.

Only those cultivators above the third order could go on a rampage with the supply of the Void Realm, without restrictions.

The location of the Quicksand Ancient Sect was not marked on this map, and Li Shuidao knew very well that the mountain gate of this sect was extremely remote. There is not a single oasis within thousands of miles around. This also made it almost impossible for those merchants who were walking in the desert to accidentally break into the Quicksand Ancient Sect.

And that vulture beast could appear anywhere in the desert. It may even be hidden in some of the land of Sumeru mustard seeds.

In any case, as a strange beast, it needs to be hunted!

As long as you are not unlucky and happen to come out to move, you will definitely be attracted by the bait you have set.

After a day and a night of rest, the caravan members were refreshed and set off again.

"It's going to be difficult, we must unite and get through it together." Li Shuidao stood on the high sand dunes, looking into the distance, his voice was impassioned, like the leader of a caravan.

Wei Jingtai and Wei Wenshan stood on both sides, not daring to speak.

"We will follow in your footsteps and not be afraid of hardships and dangers!"

"Follow the leader and go to the soup and fire, and don't give up!"

……

The voices of praise from the weak, one after another, Li Shuidao smiled awkwardly, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Let's go!" ”

Under the leadership of Li Shuidao, the caravan embarked on a new journey.

Soon after the caravan set out on its journey, an inexplicable fear began to spread through the ranks. A sharp-eyed caravan member ran to report in a panic: "Senior, no, we found a monster following us!" ”

Li Shuidao pretended to be solemn when he heard this, and he asked in a deep voice: "Monster? What does it look like? ”

The man said in a panic: "I didn't see it clearly, but I saw that it was very large." ”

"Ignore it! We move on. Li Shuidao said categorically.

Wei Jingtai, who was following Li Shuidao, had something to say, but in the end he held back and swallowed it back.

After a while, Wang Dali also came panting, his face was pale, and his voice trembled: "Report to the leader, that monster ...... It's a woman, very beautiful. ”

Hearing this, Li Shuidao pretended to be stunned: "Then why don't you quickly arrest her and let her be tortured in this seat." ”

Wang Dali showed a smile that was more ugly than crying: "Lord Chief, the upper body of that monster is a woman, but the lower half of its body is a scorpion!" The carapace on the body seems to be made of metal, and the cold light is flickering, which is daunting! ”

"Oh......" Li Shuidao comforted everyone: "Brothers, don't panic, with me here, I will definitely keep everyone safe, and everyone will continue to move forward." ”

"That...... Senior Li, don't you take action to expel that monster? Wei Jingtai asked.

Li Shuidao glared at Wei Jingtai: "Why don't you go?" ”

Wei Jingtai's neck shrunk and he didn't speak anymore.

As night fell, a sudden wind blew in the desert, rolling up a patch of yellow sand. Around the caravan, a half-human, half-scorpion monster loomed in the yellow sand.

Wei Jingtai frowned, his eyes were like torches, he looked at the center of the storm, and said in a deep voice: "Senior Li, this wind is unusual, it must be caused by the power of demons. ”

Li Shuidao's expression was solemn, he glanced at everyone, and decisively ordered: "Quickly pass the order, let everyone abandon heavy objects and move forward lightly!" ”

Wei Jingtai looked hesitant and asked tentatively, "Then the goods we are carrying this time ......?"

Li Shuidao interrupted him, and his tone was firm: "Life is at stake, why worry about the goods!" Tell the order to go down, keep only food and water, and give up the rest! ”

Wang Dali replied and immediately gave the order.

In times of crisis, it would have been wise to abandon one's possessions in order to protect oneself, but for the vast majority of the caravanserais, they were not willing to abandon their goods, even if they did not want to do so.

In the dark night, the wind howled. A black shadow appeared in the wind, a huge scorpion monster with teeth and claws, and swooped down on the caravan. One of the cloud camels in the caravan was caught off guard, stabbed by the scorpion's tail, screamed, and fell into the darkness.

Anxious at the sight of his imminent loss, the man did not hesitate to rush into the darkness to try to reclaim his belongings.

However, not long after he rushed out, there was a scream, and then a round thing rolled out of the darkness, and everyone was terrified, and when they looked closely, they found that it was not a head, but just a round cargo.

"Help!" The brave man was also frightened, and he fled back to the caravan in disheveled clothes, his face pale, and he muttered to himself, "...... There are scary things...... There are horror things......"

The caravan was so frightened that they drew their weapons to try to fend off the horrific attack.

However, the monster did not seem to be afraid of human weapons, and its form flickered, and it was in the caravan in an instant. It wields a giant scorpion tail, knocking a cloud camel to the ground with every swing. The caravan was so frightened that they fled in all directions, but there was nowhere to run.

At this moment, a mysterious light rose from the caravan and illuminated the entire desert. Everyone was amazed to find that the light was actually emanating from a young man.

He was dressed in white, like a god descending from heaven.

He had words in his mouth, as if he was communicating with some force between heaven and earth.

"Get out!" With his voice rang out.

The scorpion demon hidden in the storm seemed to be frightened, let out a terrible scream, and then turned into a storm of sand and quickly retreated.

Everyone in the caravan was dumbfounded, this was the amazing strength of the caravan leader Li Shuidao.

Say what you say, drive away demons in one word!

"Everyone, don't panic." Li Shuidao's voice was calm and powerful, "This monster has been repelled by me, you can continue to move forward." ”

When everyone heard this, they stepped forward to thank them.

But the monster didn't really leave, and it would reappear after a while, but whenever there was a critical moment, Li Shuidao would repel it with his mysterious and powerful power.

As the sky grew brighter, and when the first rays of sunlight shone over the land, the caravan began to count the number of people and supplies.

After a night of confusion, the caravan found that five precious cloud camels had been lost, and almost all of the cargo was lost, but fortunately no one died.

Unfortunately, the caravan has lost its way.

Wei Wenshan's brows were tightened, her eyes flashed with unease, she found Li Shuidao, with a hint of doubt in her tone: "Where are you going to take us?" ”

Li Shuidao's eyes were firm: "Of course I want to take you out of this desert." ”

Wei Wenshan frowned slightly, and said worriedly, "We only brought very little water and food. If we don't find the oasis soon, I'm afraid everyone will die of thirst here. ”

Li Shuidao smiled slightly, a trace of confidence flashed in his eyes: "Miss Wei, don't worry, I will take you to find water and food." ”

Wei Wenshan stared at Li Shuidao and said in an excited tone: "It's your first time coming to the desert!" Why did you lead us to the oasis? ”

"Miss Wei, you just have to trust me." Li Shuidao said confidently.

Wei Wenshan's face was sad, she shook her head and said, "I don't believe you, but I can't help it." ”

This is not only Wei Wenshan's thoughts, everyone thinks so, but she is the only one who dares to say it, and everyone else can only bury their words in their hearts, dare to be angry and dare not speak......

The sun was blazing, and the caravan's footsteps were heavy and tired, as if swallowed by endless yellow sand. In this hot noon, the sweat of each team member poured like a waterfall, seeping into every inch of sand, leaving a faint amount of salt.

I'm going to die of thirst!

People are going to die, what else is there not to say?

The life of the caravan is surging like a tide, and everyone is venting their dissatisfaction.

"We're done, this Li Shuidao doesn't understand anything at all, how can he take us to the oasis?" A burly man cursed in a low voice, his eyes revealing deep worry.

"Yes, we gave up so much baggage, we thought we could travel lightly, but we didn't expect to get lost in this endless sea of sand." A thin teenager hung his head, his voice trembling a little.

"If we can't find the direction, we will surely die." An elderly merchant sighed, his eyes full of despair, as if he had seen the shadow of death.

"Oasis, Oasis, can we really find an Oasis?" A voice was full of fear and unease.

"We will die of thirst on this road, this Li Shuidao, he is harming us at all!" A grumpy man roared angrily, his fists clenched, as if he was about to smash into the confident Li Shuidao.

Everyone in the caravan was whispering, their hearts filled with unease and despair.

At this moment, Li Shuidao shouted: "Oasis! I discovered a desert oasis! ”

Everyone looked up, and no one saw the oasis.

"There it is!" Li Shuidao pointed to a huge awning and said.

It was a dusty awning, a shade tent.

Although the caravan people did not understand why a large tent stood out of thin air in the vast desert, it did not prevent them from entering to enjoy the coolness.

Inside the tent, a huge stone jar is neatly arranged, and the water in the jar is rippling and sparkling, as if it is a crystal gem.

Li Shuidao held a wooden spoon in his hand, scooped up the wine from the wine vat, and handed it to Wei Jingtai and Wei Wenshan. A smug smile hung on the corner of his mouth: "Come on, come on, this sweet wine is a desert specialty, it's a pity to miss it." ”

Wei Jingtai took the wine glass and was speechless.

I walked in the desert all my life, and for the first time I picked up wine in the desert.

Wei Wenshan was also numb, this oasis was simply unheard of.

Li Shuidao picked up his wine glass and said loudly: "Come on, come on, today we will enjoy the gift of the desert in this hottest time." After drinking this cup, have another drink! ”

Wang Dali was busy on the sidelines, and the squid fillets he grilled on an iron plate and in the sun were full of aroma and mouth-watering. He carefully presented the grilled squid fillet to the caravan leader to enjoy.

When everyone in the caravan had rested and recovered their physical strength and spirit, Li Shuidao once again stood at the forefront of the team, leading them on an unknown desert journey.

Although he was confident, he was also at a loss as to where the caravan was pointing.

But it doesn't matter, the location of the vulture beast is a mystery anyway.

Fishing is all about luck!

Li Shuidao estimated that he would go back for a month, and if he couldn't catch him, he would go back.

I didn't have that time, and I died in the desert every day.

The demon wind always accompanied the caravan, and the terrifying monster, which was half human and half scorpion, followed the caravan all the time.

She is monstrous and unabashed.

After a long time, the people of the caravan were even numb.

They only knew that as long as they followed Li Shuidao closely, they would be able to save their lives. Once they break away from the ranks, they will surely die.

Whenever food and water became scarce, they were always able to come across special "oases" in the desert.

Although there are no plants in the oasis, there are shade tents, fine wine, love water, and a variety of seafood.

This was the third time the party had encountered a shade tent, and the members of the caravan poured in with joy as if they had encountered a real oasis.

Wei Jingtai came to the shade tent, where he found the mark he had made.

There are two possibilities for this:

One is that they have been spinning in the desert;

The second is that the tent is mobile, and wherever they go, the tent moves.

It's weird.

Deep in the desert, a tired caravan is going through the tenth day of their journey.

A half-human, half-scorpion monster had been spying on them in the dark, and each attack made the merchants tremble.

Fortunately, the leader of the caravan, Li Shuidao, was able to intimidate the monster every time and let her leave.

Suddenly, a huge eagle flew through the sky, and the wind from its wings sent grains of sand flying all over the sky.

The merchants looked up, but they couldn't see the eagle at all, only dark clouds, howling winds, and an approaching sandstorm.

"It's Black Storm!" Wei Jingtai shouted loudly, "This is a black storm that has been rare in ten years, everyone get closer!" ”

The caravan members are hugging closer, ready to deal with the approaching Black Storm. However, at this tense moment, an unexpected thing happened. The half-human, half-scorpion monster even squeezed into the caravan to face this disaster with everyone.

The wind was howling, the sky was full of sand and dust, and everyone was huddled tightly together, using their bodies to resist the invasion of the wind.

According to the experience of the predecessors, it is also the experience of the survivors of the Black Storm, once they encounter the Black Storm, they must not move, as long as they move, they will enter the desert desperate situation.

"Steady! Be sure to hold on! ”

"Only by holding steady can you survive!"

"Get close to the Chief!"

Everyone approached Li Shuidao, he was the most powerful existence in the caravan, and everyone hoped that he could stabilize his position and lead everyone through this storm.

But at this critical moment, Li Shuidao was blown away.

He led the entire caravan, including the half-human, half-scorpion monster, into the wind.

As they flew through the air, the caravan members were terrified, and they were involuntarily carried by the wind.

Wei Jingtai's heart sank to the bottom, and he understood that this time they might really not be able to escape. They will enter the desert that they will never be able to leave, and become part of this endless sea of sand.

(End of chapter)