In the desert of Yan (rè), the warm fragrance of flowers ignites the branches of trees, and a gopher beast is roasted.

Hei Qiu'er was disgusted with the fire, so she called Tu Yuelian to hide in the distance, and then ate the thorn ball she had pulled out.

After the gopher beast was roasted, Hua Wenxiang called a person and a cat over.

Hua Wenxiang said to Heiqiu'er: "You divide the moon lotus." ”

Tu Yuelian shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry." ”

Hua Wenxiang explained: "You misunderstood what I meant, this gopher is the Ying Orange Realm, and if you eat its (ròu), it will be somewhat beneficial to your blood and soul qi. ”

Hei Qiu'er was never stingy on Tu Yuelian's side, and tore off one of the hind legs of the gopher beast and handed it to Tu Yuelian, "Eat some, Yuelian." ”

Tu Yuelian didn't excuse herself, and took over the hind legs.

Eating this (ròu) can indeed improve some cultivation, but the effect is not obvious.

Black Ball asked, "Do you want to eat?"

Hua Wenxiang smiled: "I won't eat it, I'll give it to you." ”

In the past, when they were on their backs, they didn't eat less fierce beasts, but now that they think about it, they miss that section (rì) a little.

After a few moments, the black ball had eaten all the gophers that were about his size.

Hua Wenxiang put the remaining branches and many condiments back into the Loucang jade, stood up (shēn) and said, "When we have eaten and drunk enough, it is time to hurry, and today we must find a place where there is a home." ”

Two people, a cat, and a horse began an aimless journey in the vast desert.

When dusk was approaching, under the vision of the two people and a cat, there was still no end of rolling yellow sand.

Hei Qiu'er said in despair: "I really didn't eat this meal, I don't want to be trapped here!"

This time, even Hua Wenxiang was a little stunned, although they were not in a hurry, they had almost walked a hundred miles, and now they haven't seen anyone, which really makes people feel a little panicked.

Tu Yuelian hesitated, and finally said: "That's it, let's walk more today, if we can't see others, then we will turn back early tomorrow morning." ”

The map in her hand now really couldn't be understood, and it was difficult to even discern the direction in this desert with no topographical features, and she even felt that they had lost their way, and even if they returned the same way, they might not be the same way they were the original.

The desert was far bigger than she had imagined.

Hua Wenxiang said: "Just listen to Yuelian, walk more today, it's really not good, let's turn back the same way tomorrow." ”

The two of them and a cat continued on their way.

After walking for an hour, Hua Wenxiang suddenly stopped, her ears moved slightly, and then she condensed her blood and soul qi into her eyes, and looked into the distance with all her eyes.

A procession of merchants was approaching this direction, with many camels in tow, and it was no surprise that they were the inhabitants of the desert.

Hua Wenxiang smiled: "Let's go faster, there is a team of people walking towards us in front." ”

The listless black ball instantly became energetic, "Really?"

Hua Wenxiang snorted, "They are leading the camels, they should be from here." ”

It was as if the black ball had seen a delicious camel (ròu) beckoning to him.

The two of them and a cat greeted them.

In less than a stick of incense, they met the group of merchants.

The team consisted of five people and four camels, one of which carried many things.

Hua Wenxiang stepped forward to greet her, "Where are you going?"

At the head of the group was a shirtless middle-aged man with a delicate totem tattooed on his right arm, and behind him were two young men and two children, a man and a woman.

The two children, each accompanied by a young man, sat on the back of a camel.

The middle-aged man rode a camel alone, and then led the camel carrying the goods by the way.

The man sat on the back of a camel, condescendingly, and answered the question, "Are you lost?" ”

Hua Wenxiang nodded, "Please also ask the eldest brother to take us to where you live......"

Before he could finish his words, the man said, "Follow us." ”

The words are slightly cold.

Hua Wenxiang asked Tu Yuelian to get on the horse as well, and then he led the horse, walked a little faster, and followed behind the man.

The little girl on the camel next to her said, "Sister, you are so beautiful." The cat is also very good (ài). ”

Tu Yuelian smiled in friendship, "Little sister is a resident of this desert?"

The little girl nodded.

The man at the head suddenly asked, "How many days have you been lost in the desert?"

Hua Wenxiang replied, "Three days." ”

The man said: "No wonder you are still so energetic. I can sell you some food, but it's a little more expensive. ”

Hei Qiu'er couldn't help but say, "Let's buy it!"

It doesn't care if it's expensive or not.

As soon as these words came out, the man's team was stunned at the same time, this black cat spoke?

Tu Yuelian gently pinched the black ball, "Forgot again?"

In front of strangers, the black ball can't talk nonsense, so as not to cause trouble.

Black Ball muttered quietly, "I didn't eat enough at noon." ”

The man asked, "Is it a powerful beast?"

The speed of the team was not fast, although Hua Wenxiang was walking, he did not mean that he could not keep up, he nodded, and said with a smile: "It's okay to be more expensive, just sell us some casually." ”

He tried to avoid the topic of black balls being powerful beasts.

Fortunately, after the man looked at the black ball, he didn't pay attention to it, "I still have some leftover camels (ròu) here, ten taels and one pound, I don't know if you want to buy them." ”

He looked at Hua Wenxiang's dress, and he should not be a bad person, so he raised the price slightly.

Hua Wenxiang agreed, "Buy, come five catties first." ”

The man suddenly had a good impression of Hua Wenxiang, and he liked this kind of happy and generous son.

The two young men and the two children in the back flashed a trace of complicated table (qíng), this money, collected a little too much.

But they still didn't say anything.

The man asked, "Do you want it now?"

Hua Wenxiang looked at Heiqiu'er, who nodded.

The man stopped the pì pì strand with the camel next to him, then jumped off the camel's back and took out five pieces of smoked (ròu) in a wooden barrel covered with cloth, one piece (ròu) was a catty, all weighed in advance.

He then pulled out an iron skewer from the cloth bag on the camel's back, then skewered five pieces of smoked (ròu) together and handed it to Hua Wenxiang.

Hua Wenxiang took out fifty taels of silver and handed it to the man as well.

The man smiled: "Forty taels is enough." ”

Hua Wenxiang knew what the other party meant, and just now it can be seen from the table (qíng) of the four people after (shēn) that the man overcharged at first, but now why the price is cheaper, Hua Wenxiang can't understand, "The remaining ten taels should be regarded as the reward for leading the way for us." ”

The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly and put away fifty taels of silver.

This kind of boy and brother are not bad for money, don't want it in vain.

Hua Wenxiang handed Hei Qiuer two pieces of camel (ròu), and Tu Yuelian only took half of them.

The man got on the camel, then took some of the goods on the back of the camel next to him, and said with a smile: "Ride up." ”

Hua Wenxiang took a bite of smoked (ròu), "Thank you." ”

Then he got on the camel that was pulling the goods, and said, "Your ròu is really good, I'll buy some more when I get back." ”

The man smiled, "This is one of our desert specialties. ”

Hua Wenxiang asked, "Are you going to sell camels (ròu)? There is sand all around here, where are you going to sell them?"

The man said: "There are many cities in this desert, but you can't find people until you can't see the direction." We camels (ròu) are all pulled to Baifengzhou to sell, this time is half a month, you are lucky, just met us back. ”

Hua Wenxiang was puzzled: "Isn't this far from Bai Fengzhou, how can you go so far to sell?"

The man said: "For those of you who don't often walk the desert, it's really far, but we have our own familiar routes, and if you go to Baifengzhou, it's only half a decade (rì)." ”

Hua Wenxiang exclaimed: "It's so close!"

Tu Yuelian asked, "You will be gone for half a month, during which these smoked (ròu) will not be bad?"

The man smiled: "This smoked (ròu) can't be broken for half a year." ”

Hei Qiu'er boasted: "Then I'll take a hundred catties away when I turn around." ”

Two children, a man and a woman, kept watching the black ball eat the camel (ròu), and they were all fascinated by why such a small cat could eat so much.

Hua Wenxiang asked, "When will you go to Baifengzhou again?"

The man said, "It will take a while, the smoke (ròu) in the city will be almost gone." You ate the last few pieces just now, which we originally kept for ourselves on the road, but now we are almost in the city, so we will sell them to you. ”

Hua Wenxiang nodded, and didn't care that the man said that he would go to Baifengzhou after a while, because in front of these ordinary people, as long as they had money, they could be asked to take themselves to Baifengzhou at any time.

(End of chapter)