Chapter 10 Departure (Addition)
"How do you prepare these? It's useless on the road, you go buy more clothes, it's going to be winter." The road is very cold and up. Cao Weiping told these inexperienced people what to pay attention to on the road.
"There's a desert ahead, you have to keep up with me! it's a hassle to get lost in the desert. Cao Weiping was in front of the caravan and told the people behind.
"Got it! How long will it take to get there? It's been a month. Chang Suyun was already impatient.
They grew up in the South and never suffered like this. They were joined by a dozen people from the caravan.
Chang Suyun knew that these were definitely not ordinary caravans, and he knew that they should be people sent by the emperor, because they looked like soldiers.
"If it's fast, it'll be half a month. If something happens on the road, I'm afraid it will take about a month. Cao Weiping told them.
Meng Jie was desperate when she heard this, but she thought of the reason why she wanted to go to Tianshan Mountain when she said goodbye, and this reason was that she was full of fighting spirit.
Li Ruomiao, who has been pampered since she was a child, has never suffered, but there is no time on her face that she can't hold on.
"Why is it going to take so long? You say there will be things going on, what else will happen?" Chang Suyun asked.
"Here, in the desert, there is also a gang of bandits called desert wolves. Ordinary bandits only want money and not their lives, but these bandits kill people without blinking!" Cao Weiping said.
"Desert wolves, isn't it just a bunch of bandits, what's there to be afraid of, isn't there still me?" Chang Suyun said arrogantly.
"And my ......," Triumph muttered as well.
The caravan had reached the edge of the desert, and on the northern edge of the desert, a small river could be seen, flowing with water, meandering along the desert to the west, and on both sides of the river, willows and poplars could be seen everywhere tall and verdant, intertwined with knots, like coiling dragons. It's beautiful.
"Do you see that place? Where are we going to rest for the day today, and cross the desert tomorrow. Cao Weiping pointed to where he said.
It turned out that there was a humble inn there, which was built by a merchant. At the beginning, this businessman came here every time. There was nowhere to stay, and he also found a way of wealth here.
Every time a caravan arrives here, it stops here. Open an inn here, and the money will be endless.
"Hey, there are still people going to the Western Regions at this time. Xiao Er said to the shopkeeper.
"You care about them so much, won't someone come with money?" said the shopkeeper with a smile, and took Xiao Er out to receive the caravan.
"Feed our camels some water, fill us with water, and prepare dry food for us. Cao Weiping said to the shopkeeper.
"Okay, why don't you do it quickly!" the shopkeeper scolded Xiao Er, who went over and led the camel over.
Chang Suyun and the others entered the inn, which was very simple. Even the tables and chairs were in tatters.
"What kind of shabby place is this!" Meng Jie couldn't stand it when she saw this dilapidated inn.
"Excuse me! Girl, this is just a place for the caravan to rest. So the dΓ©cor is not so good, and besides, it's still in the desert. It's good to have a place to rest!" The shopkeeper hurriedly explained to Meng Jie.
"Okay, okay, just do it. Get out what you eat. Chang Suyun called the shopkeeper.
Li Ruomiao didn't say a few words all the way like Dai Chenhong, this was the first time she left Chang'an, and she was a little uncomfortable.
"Is there a place to take a shower here? I haven't taken a shower in a month. Mengjie asked the shopkeeper.
"This girl, this is in the desert! you don't even have water to drink, you seem to be taking a bath?" The shopkeeper heard Meng Jie say this, and knew that these 5 were her first time in the desert.
Meng Jie listened to the shopkeeper's words, and her face calmed down. She looked like she regretted the trip. But she remembered that she was going to the Tianshan Mountains for her true purpose, and she could only insist.
Dai Chenhong walked all the way very weak, and had already run to the bed to sleep.
Li Ruomiao sat in front of the window and looked at Xingyue, she seemed to miss her family a little, and she regretted it very much. But her heart was too kind, she thought that Chang Suyun took her and begged the emperor. Only by following Chang Suyun can he protect Chang Suyun's life.
And Chang Suyun was thinking, who in the court would rebel? He also remembered another thing that the emperor had given him. The emperor asked him to go to the Western Regions Capital Protectorate and find General Lin to tell him about it.
The desert is huge, so big that it stretches as far as the eye can see.
The fog in the morning was so thick that I couldn't see anything 100 meters away.
Early in the morning, Su Yun and his entourage set off, and the fog in the morning was very heavy, and they couldn't see anything as far as the eye could see.
In the desert, nothing could be seen, only the bells hanging around the camels' necks. In the ringing of "jingle bells".
In order to prevent them from getting separated in this fog, Cao Weiping used ropes to connect the camels together.
Finally, by noon, the fog had finally lifted. Everyone's mood is much better.
After dusk, the sky changed dramatically, the wind began to rage, the sunset hid in the west early, and the sky and earth began to be gray and gloomy, accompanied by the pungent smell of dust.
"Oh no! The sandstorm is coming. Hurry! There are many sand dunes to go. Cao Weiping shouted at Chang Suyun and them.
Cao Weiping was in front, leading the camel, and the camel behind also followed him towards the sand dunes in the distance.
The wind whined, with the occasional scream or two, and the flying gravel hit the car with a "dangdang" sound. A gust of wind can really blow stones all over the ground, and that is also called a spectacle.
Meng Jie was extremely frightened and hugged Chang Suyun's body. The caravan's cargo was already flying all over the sky, but fortunately they arrived here one step ahead of the sandstorm.
After the sandstorm is over, only camels can be seen in the desert, and people are probably buried in the sand.
A head poked out of the desert, and it turned out to be Cao Weiping. Seeing that everyone was buried, he was very anxious. Digging the sand with his hands, he finally dug out Chang Suyun. He patted Chang Suyun's face with his hand.
"Wake up. β
"Ahem......" Chang Suyun coughed, as if sand had entered his throat.
"Others, you?" Chang Suyun asked Cao Weiping.
"It's buried. I feel like digging!"
Chang Suyun remembered that Mengjie was obviously holding him when the sandstorm came, but now he was gone. He dug with his hands.
Finally dug up Mengjie and them, and they were frightened by the sandstorm.
"The sandstorm is terrifying!" Meng Jie was trembling as she was frightened by the sandstorm.
"That's all you have left. Are you not in a hurry?" Chang Suyun asked Cao Weiping, who had long known that Cao Weiping was a person sent by the emperor. But he couldn't find an excuse to question him.
"Isn't cargo more important than life? It's good to be able to save your life. β
Chang Suyun had no way to confirm his thoughts.
"I'll go get some water. Cao Weiping walked over to the camel, but he was frightened by the scene in front of him.
"Guys, we're out of water. β
"What?"
Everyone was frightened when they heard the news, how can they live without water in the desert!
"Let's take a look ahead and maybe we'll find a source of water. Cao Weiping used this sentence to cheer everyone up.
As they walked, they saw a village-like place.
"How can there be a house in this place. Dai Chenhong finally said a word, his eyesight was far better than that of others.
"Great! Saved!" Chang Suyun shouted and ran over there.
Only Cao Weiping felt that it was wrong and shouted to everyone
"Hurry up, hurry up. That's the territory of the desert wolf. β
"If you want to leave, I'm afraid it's too late. A group of people approached in the distance.
"Do I come and go when I want?" said the bandit leader.
"Just you? You want to stop me, hurry up, I don't want to kill people today. Chang Suyun shouted confidently.
"What a young man!" said the bandit leader to Chang Suyun.