Listening to Ye Feng's question, the camel's face sank, and he looked around with some vigilance.

Shazhouwei's camp is not in the same place as them, it is dead of night at the moment, except for the whirring wind, there is silence around them, and there is not even a ghost.

After making sure that there was no one on all sides, the camel turned his head, looked at Ye Feng and asked slowly, "Do you also think there is something wrong with Brother Lan?"

Ye Feng didn't know how to answer, he just had a feeling, he felt that Brother Lan had some kind of hostility towards him, but it was an intuition, and there was no reason.

The camel thought for a while, bowed his head and said: "Actually, Shazhou Wei has not been in Dunhuang for a few years, and I am not very familiar with them. However, after they came here, they worked hard to learn farming techniques and maintain law and order, as if they had made this place their home. ”

"The ancient town of Dunhuang was originally an important transportation town, with frequent business and travel from all walks of life, and a large population flow, so naturally all kinds of troubles were indispensable. Shazhou Wei deals with all kinds of local disputes here, which is fair and upright, so it has a good reputation among the people. ”

"The commander of Shazhou Wei made the tribal leader sleepy that is, as he grew older, he was mainly responsible for dealing with the court and the officials in the army, and rarely asked about daily affairs, and all the affairs in Dunhuang on weekdays were basically handled by his eldest son Brother Lan. ”

"I heard that this Brother Nan is not only strict and fair, but also stubborn, jealous and hateful, and has a good reputation among the people. In addition, he commanded the army in a good way, and the sergeant of Shazhou Wei was well organized under his leadership, and he had no offense with the people, so it was rumored that it was very likely that he would inherit his father's position in the future and lead Shazhou Wei. ”

Ye Feng blinked when he heard this, in this way, this Brother Lan should be a good official who is righteous and awe-inspiring and well-governed in the eyes of the people, so he should never have anything to do with the bandits in the desert.

So why is he visibly hostile to his own group?

From his deliberate choice of old and weak bearded soldiers for the escorted sergeant, to suggesting that Ye Feng and them go to scenic spots, wanting to delay their trip. What is the purpose of all this?

Ye Feng's brows furrowed tightly, could it be that all this was just his own heart?

The camel looked at the change in the expression on Ye Feng's face, guessed what he was thinking, and said: "Ye Gongzi doesn't have to doubt it, Brother Mu escorted us this time, and his behavior does have many doubts, coupled with his cold attitude, it is indeed a little different from the image passed on by the people, even I suspect that he has other plans in his heart." ”

"After all, the people are most easily deceived by some small favors, and what they pass on by word of mouth may not be the truth, maybe this Brother Lan really colluded with the bandits in the desert, and he may want to make money and kill him, but he is more secretive, and others don't know the mystery. ”

Ye Feng didn't speak when he heard this, but he was secretly shaking his head in his heart.

No, if they colluded with the desert bandits and coveted money, these caravans behind them, any one of them carried goods far more than them, why would they make a decision about Ye Feng and their group?

Ye Feng and they are just an expedition team that wants to go to the desert to find an ethereal legend, where will they always carry any valuable gold and silver treasures, how can the bandits look at it?

Ye Feng was thinking about it, but the camel comforted him and said, "It's just that along the way, we are followed by so many caravans, and everyone expects that they will not dare to act blatantly." ”

"I think there will be one day at most, and they will go back to Dunhuang. As soon as they leave, I will take you to change the route and leave the original trade route, and we will be safe. ”

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment and asked, "The leader of the sleepy will say that they will escort us until we leave the Shazhou territory, how do you know that they will be back in a day at most?"

The camel smiled faintly and said, "This is not surprising, before setting off I had a few words with one of the sergeants, and during the conversation I looked at the food bags they were carrying. The rations they carried were enough for each sergeant to last up to four days. ”

"Counting the distance they have traveled, they will definitely go back in two days, or they will go hungry." Therefore, I conclude that they will return to Dunhuang within tomorrow. ”

Ye Feng couldn't help but be impressed when he heard this, this camel really deserves to be an expert in walking the desert for many years, and from the subtleties, he can see many problems that have been ignored by others.

But he also felt a strange feeling in his heart, so to speak, this Brother Lan had never planned to escort Ye Feng and them out of the Shazhou territory according to his father's order from the beginning, and he had already planned to go back in advance.

Could it be that he really has a secret plan with someone else?

The cold wind hit, and although he was sitting next to the fire, Ye Feng still felt a chill through his body.

Camel said it was not bad at all, just after the afternoon of the next day, Brother Lan took the initiative to propose to Ye Feng to lead the Shazhou guards to return to Dunhuang, and his reason was really that the rations were exhausted, and if he didn't return, he might face the end of food.

Zhang Fatzi and Xie Zhenliang on the side both showed a look of anger on their faces, when they came to sleepy, they obviously said that they would escort them until they left the boundary of Shazhou, but they didn't expect that Brother Nan was going to abandon them in just two days.

As a leading general, how could he not even prepare enough rations, and retreat due to the exhaustion of food in just two days, which is really unreasonable.

Ye Feng didn't seem surprised, and of course he didn't raise any objections to Brother Lan.

The escort was originally a voluntary act, and in the final analysis, Shazhou Wei did not have the obligation to protect Ye Feng and his party.

Besides, in fact, in Ye Feng's heart, it was far safer for Brother Lan and his men to leave than to stay by his side.

Seeing Brother Lan and his Shazhou guard sergeant disappear from view, the camel and the rat drove the horse to Ye Feng.

The mouse snorted coldly: "These Shazhou Weis are really unreliable!"

The camel looked at Ye Feng with inquiring eyes: "Young Master Ye, should we start changing lanes now?"

Ye Feng nodded slowly.

The camel answered, turned the horse's head, and galloped to the front of the line.

Hearing that he was going to change lanes, even the rat's face couldn't help but show a look of surprise, Zhang Fatzi and Xie Zhenliang felt even more confused, only Tang Da's expression remained unchanged, and it seemed that he had expected it a long time ago.

Ye Feng smiled at them and didn't explain much, so they didn't ask any more questions, just followed the team, left the business road, and marched towards the vast desert on the side.

It was not without doubts in their hearts, it was just that they trusted their brother Ye Feng even more.

The caravans that were originally following them saw that all the escorted Shazhou Wei sergeants had withdrawn at this moment, and Ye Feng and the others suddenly changed lanes, so they no longer followed them, but continued to move along the trade road.

This was exactly what Ye Feng wanted, in this way, even if there were really desert bandits preparing to ambush them in front, they would only encounter these caravans.

Since the other party is planning to attack him, the purpose must not be money, and it will not be a big problem to come to these caravans.

And the team on his side, with a small number of people and a small target, unexpectedly changed the route, and in the vast desert, it is not so easy to find and catch up with them.

This is exactly the strategy that Ye Feng and the camel discussed by the fire last night, only in this way can they ensure the safety of their group to the greatest extent.

The sun in the desert seems to sink very fast in the west, and after a short time, the originally hot sun becomes a beautiful sunset in the western sky.

But the camel leading the way at the front of the procession didn't seem to stop to camp and rest, he didn't

Breaking urged the team onward, as if he was running away from someone, and his face became more and more gloomy.

Zhang Fatzi, who was following behind, couldn't help but curse for a long time, didn't he already camp and rest at this time yesterday?

It's another hard day's journey, but the long-awaited rest is still far away, and everyone can understand his bad mood.

Ye Feng couldn't help but urge the horse forward, caught up with the camel, and opened his mouth to inquire.

The camel didn't say much, just shook his head: "I can't rest yet, I feel that someone has been following us." ”

Ye Feng was suddenly shocked in his heart: "How come, we have changed our route, who will follow us?"

The camel shook his head: "I don't know, but I can smell their horses in the wind." ”

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, how could this be possible? No one in this group had smelled it? Could it be that there was something strange about this camel's nose?

The camel looked at the expression on Ye Feng's face, knowing that he was suspicious, he stopped the horse, turned over and jumped down, and lay on the ground, his ears were tightly pressed against the sand, and his eyes were closed as if he was listening carefully.

Ye Feng once heard that in the Central Plains, there is a tracking technique called "ground listening", and people who are good at this technique can judge the activities and numbers of people and animals within a few miles from the vibrations and sounds coming from the ground with their ears close to the ground.

However, this was just a rumor, Ye Feng had never seen it with his own eyes, not to mention that this was a desert, and the transmission of sound and vibration in the sand was naturally very different from that in the hard land.

Could it be that this camel is also skilled in this kind of listening?

After a while, the camel stood up, his face even more ugly, and said in a deep voice: "With us is a team of horses, and there are quite a few of them, at least a hundred people. ”

When everyone heard this, their faces changed, Tang Da turned his horse's head, and ran directly onto the high sand slope on the side, looking in the direction he came.

After a while, he slowly drove the horse back, calmly faced, and shook his head at Ye Feng.

Tang Da didn't see anything.

In the desert, as far as the eye can see, there is no obstruction, standing on the sandy slope and looking out, the scene within a few miles is unobstructed, if there is really a team of more than 100 people following them, there will never be nothing like this.

Are these people miles away?

But according to the camels, he not only heard their movements, but even smelled the scent of their horses, so they should never be too far away.

Ye Feng couldn't help but look at the camel with some suspicious eyes, and the eyes of others looking at the camel were also full of suspicion, after all, they had only known this person for two days, and no one knew what his details were.

The camel saw everyone's expressions, looked at Ye Feng's eyes again, and said with a sudden change of color: "Ye Gongzi doesn't believe me?"

Ye Feng hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Although the camel told him about his miserable life the night before, and made this plan with him to change course, who knows whether what he said is true or false?

Who can guarantee that there are other intentions behind this diversion plan he proposed?

Seeing Ye Feng's hesitation, the camel understood, he seemed to sigh in disappointment, and said, "Then according to your wishes, camp and rest in the sheltered place in front of you." ”

After speaking, he didn't answer, turned over and hurried to the front of the team without looking back.

Behind him, there came Zhang Fatman's sarcastic loud voice: "It's long time to rest, go on, we don't need others to do it, we will be tired to death first, which saves some people trouble!"

Ye Feng ignored Zhang Fatzi, he looked at the camel's somewhat stubborn hunchback figure in a daze, and suddenly felt a little apologetic in his heart, and a trace of uneasiness.

What if what this camel says is true?