Chapter 143: The Camel
The sandstorm has not stopped, Xiao Jiu found a few candles in the camel package and lit them, and in this dark hole, there is a little light. Chu Qing was really sleepy, and fell asleep with the little fat bear bag curled up, while Xiao Jiu waited beside Yuru, hanging his head and napping constantly, but every time he opened his eyes, he nervously observed Yuru's situation, and saw that he was sleeping peacefully, so he put his mind at ease.
I don't know how long the sandstorm has been hanging, Chu Qing woke up a few times, drank water a few times, Xiao Jiu lit the last candle, the sandstorm outside still did not stop, many animals in the cave were hungry, but they were shocked by the shaking of the sandstone and the quicksand that was exposed, whether it was herbivores or carnivores, they did not dare to move. They are all quietly waiting for the sandstorm to pass.
Chu Qing was in a daze, and when she heard the sound of a camel, it was not one, and she woke up
sat up, and saw that Xiao Jiu also woke up in fright, and also sat up and looked at the entrance of the cave. Listen to the sound of the wind The sandstorm outside has stopped, the sandstone is no longer shaking, and a faint light is faintly penetrating. The two were stunned for a moment, and there was a wail of camels outside, Chu Qing had a premonition that something was happening, so he stood up suddenly, and Xiao Jiu also stood up, but found that Yuru in her sleep moved, stepped out of her leg, and took it back. Seeing this, Chu Qing said lightly: "You stay and take care of her, and I'll go out and have a look." After saying that, he pulled his legs and left, and the little chubby bear bag behind him looked left and right, and ran out.
Chu Qing ran outside the cave in a few steps, and the dazzling light burst in, making it difficult for people to open their eyes for a while, Chu Qing blocked his eyes with his hand to take a look, and sure enough, the sandstorm outside stopped, and he saw the light again. But a terrifying scene unfolded not far away, two huge wolves, were biting a camel, the camel had been bitten in many places, and blood was constantly flowing, and at this moment one wolf was biting its neck, while the other was biting its hind legs. What surprised Chu Qing even more was that this was the leading camel. If it is bitten to death, the rest of the road will not be able to move forward. The surrounding camels were restless, but they did not dare to come forward, and the other animals were long gone, thinking that the sandstorm had stopped and fled.
Chu Qing did not hesitate at all, and with a wave of his hand, he wrapped his fingers around and sacrificed it, breaking the back of a wolf in front of him at once, and the wolf let out a wail, and lay down on the sand and died. The wolf behind was stunned, glanced at the killed companion, and then turned to look at Chu Qing, to Chu Qing's surprise, the wolf was not afraid to escape, but after letting go of the camel's hind legs, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he pressed towards him step by step. Chu Qing made a move with his hand, withdrew his fingers, and stared at the wolf with cold eyes.
The wolf didn't wait to move forward, and the little fat bear bag rushed in front of Chu Qing, grinning at him and barking at him. The wolf was startled. Seeing that the little fat bear bag was so small, he opened his mouth and bared his teeth and rushed over to bite it. I didn't know that I had just run two steps, and the light on my head flashed, and I hit my head hard with my fingers. The brain burst and lay on the ground without a sound. At the same time, the leading camel fell with a bang, and its huge body fell heavily to the ground. Bleeding from the mouth and nose, gasping for breath incessantly.
Chu Qing ran over quickly, squatted down, and reached out to stroke the camel's head, and when the camel saw Chu Qing coming, tears appeared in his eyes, reflecting Chu Qing's sad expression. The front legs, which were still intact, moved twice, and then stopped, a breath grew from his mouth and nose, bringing out a lot of blood, and his eyes looked at Chu Qing, never moving again.
After walking all the way for many days, Chu Qing not only knew the importance of this leading camel, but also had an unrelenting feeling. Where she squatted, looking at the dead camel, she felt a little more guilty of herself. When a sandstorm strikes, all animals can survive together for a short time in the face of greater danger, and once the danger passes, the beast will show its fangs and show its murderous intent. Bloody slaughter began.
If he had woken up earlier, if he had killed two wolves in the cave, the tragedy would not have happened. But where is the regret medicine in the world?
Chu Qing stood up and looked up at the clear sky, after the sandstorm, the sky seemed to be a little clearer, the blue was clear and pure like the sea. The desert has also been restored to its original state, and the vastness of the sky is beyond sight, making people feel their own insignificance and the fragility of life.
The other camels had already understood that the leader was dead, and slowly gathered around them, and wailed incessantly at it, for they had lost their leader, and they had lost their leader.
Next, Chu Qing unwrapped the package on the leading camel, found a few more tools, and dug a large sand pit next to the camel carcass.
After Chu Qing buried the camel in the soil, he turned around and saw Xiao Jiu walking out of the sandstone cave, Chu Qing said, "The leading camel was killed by a wild wolf. Xiao Jiu's face was very flat, just: "Oh." With a sigh, since Yuru was disfigured by him, Xiao Jiu seemed to be a different person, dull and unhappy all day long, and a little indifferent to everything. Chu Qing didn't say much, and looked at Xiao Jiudao: "How is she?" Chu Qing was sympathetic to Yuru's experience, and she was also a woman, so she naturally understood Yuru's blow. Xiao Jiu said: "I've woken up, but I still refuse to come out." Chu Qing said again: "Next, what are you going to do?" Xiao Jiu raised his head, looked at the sky, and said, "No matter what you give, I will cure her." Chu Qing nodded and said, "Then you have to take care of your injuries as soon as possible." Hearing this, Xiao Jiu turned his head and glanced at Chu Qing deeply. There is an inexplicable emotion floating in your eyes, but it disappears again immediately. He turned his head slightly, as if he didn't care about Chu Qing's concern. But his clenched hands were trembling slightly.
In the next few days, Xiao Jiu took care of Yuru wholeheartedly, and he was also doubly diligent in exercising and pranayama. And Chu Qing tried to drive those camels on the road many times, but they all failed. Those camels lost their leader and did not take a step forward. The little chubby bear bag has nothing to do all day, those ghost-drawn maps,
Looking at the sun during the day and the stars at night, Chu Qing asked, and just shook his head, he didn't know what position this was.
Under Xiao Jiu's careful care, Yuru's injuries recovered quickly, and in the early morning of this day, the fiery red morning sun rose from the other side of the desert. Chu Qing was used to getting up early, flying up the sandstone alone, quietly watching the sunrise, and looking into the distance.
Xiao Jiu carefully helped Yuru on the side and slowly walked out of the sandstone cave, this was the first time in many days that Yuru was willing to come out of the darkness. Except for the cloth belt wrapped around her head, she looked much better, and she walked like an ordinary person, but Xiao Jiu still supported her uneasily.
The two walked out of the cave not far away, stopped, Xiao Jiu pointed to the distant morning sun to show her, Yuru as if she had never seen such a beautiful sunrise, cheered happily, the red color of the morning sun reflected in the cheerful eyes of the two, the body of joy. And on the sandstone, Chu Qing was alone, glanced at these two happy people, smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, showed a wry smile, turned his head to look at the blood-red morning sun, and suddenly, he seemed to have returned to the lion rock, the terrifying sound of the waves.
The fiery morning sun reflected a large area of river water...... , When Chu Qing suddenly felt that the sun was so dazzling, he found that the sun had risen very high, and when he turned his head to look, Xiao Jiu and Yuru were gone. The two walked side by side, and Xiang had gone far away.
The little chubby bear bag climbed up at some point, pulled Chu Qing's dress, and handed over a wild fruit. Chu Qing paused, then smiled and said, "You should never be starved to death." This smile instantly swept away all the sorrow and sadness. It seems that the sunlight around me is much brighter.
Chu Qing put the wild fruit into his mouth and looked at the camels lying around under the sandstone, they had been lying around for many days. I didn't move around, I didn't eat or drink, I had a lot of sand and dust on my body, a thick layer, and my fur was a little unclear. It seems to be one with the desert,
Looking into the distance again, Xiao Jiu and Yuru had turned into two very small black spots, as if they were very interested in walking in this desert.
The shadow in the sun was stretched very long, Chu Qing sat silently on the sandstone, looking into the distance with empty eyes, she seemed to be staring at something, as if she didn't see anything. The little chubby bear bag squatted beside Chu Qing, also looking in the same direction, but its mouth was constantly busy chewing, in such a desolate and lonely environment, if it didn't eat something, it felt like it must be something less. The sun rises higher and higher, and so does the temperature in the desert
The higher it was, the little fat bear bag looked up at Chu Qing from time to time, and saw that he was still indifferent and motionless, so he had to endure the scorching heat and endure the roasting, and after a long time, Chu Qing suddenly said, "Let's go down and go back to the cave." After saying that, he got up and walked down the sandstone, and when the little fat bear bag heard this, he chased after him as if he had been released. It didn't want to spend any more time on this sandstone.
Entering the sandstone cave, suddenly a cool breath spread all over the body, it was really extremely comfortable, the little fat bear bag was too lazy to take another step inside, and after entering the cave, he lay on the ground, enjoying the rare coolness from the ground. Chu Qing thought about it, but didn't think about it, stood at the entrance of the cave, dodging the sun, and turned to look outside. The camels were silently guarded around the deep pit where the leader camel was buried, lying motionless with their eyes closed, as if they had become sand sculptures. If it weren't for the fact that they were real camels, they would have become almost stationary. Chu Qing looked at it and sighed slightly: "How can these camels be willing to go on the road?" she whispered, but heard someone take over and say, "They may be buried for the leader." As soon as the words fell, I saw Xiao Jiu and Yuru walking in at the same time, Yuru was still wrapped in a strip of cloth on her head, and she could see that she was in a much better mood through her eyes. Xiao Jiu seemed to be a little less sad, looking at Chu Qing, he also turned around and looked at the camels outside the cave. Chu Qing glanced at the two of them, and said, "If that's the case, how can we continue to move forward?" Xiao Jiu thought for a moment and said, "There is no water source here, we will be empty here, the camels will be fine, we will be thirsty and starved to death." Chu Qing said again: "But we don't know which direction to go." ”
Xiao Jiu glanced at Yuru and said lightly: "Miss Yuru, go down further, the good luck is undecided, I don't think you need to continue to take risks." Hearing this, Yuru didn't say anything, but glanced at Xiao Jiu, and finally turned her gaze to Chu Qing. Chu Qing thought for a moment, looked at Xiao Jiu and said, "Don't talk about Miss Yuru, even you don't need to continue to take risks." When Xiao Jiu heard this, he was stunned, and heard Chu Qing say again: "Xiao Jiu, if you really want to think about Miss Yuru, you should return to the Central Plains and find a way to heal her injuries." Hearing this, Yuru's eyes were moved, and she looked at Chu Qing. Xiao Jiu lowered his head and pondered for a while, as if he was very embarrassed. Yuru suddenly said: "Let's not separate, no matter who it is, it's not good if there is another accident." When Chu Qing heard this, she immediately said: "I am alone with the bag, there should be no danger, but Miss Yuru's injury, you must not delay." As soon as these words came out, Xiao Jiu was even more embarrassed, Yuru was even more moved, and only the little fat bear bag stood up happily, swaying in front of the three of them and walked over, as if to say that I am here, foolproof.
Xiao Jiu thought for a long time and said: "This desert is already very dangerous, not to mention that we also know that there is a crazy Duan Momo, and I don't know what she encountered in the desert and why she came to this." When Yuru heard this, her body shook, and then said: "Then it's better for us to go back to the Central Plains together, since it's so dangerous here." Hearing this, Xiao Jiu raised his eyes to look at Chu Qing, who was silent for a long time before shaking his head and said: "There are some things that have plagued me for many years, and I have to figure it out, since I have come so far." Hearing this, Yuru looked at Xiao Jiu.
Xiao Jiu and Yuru looked at each other for a while,
Silently lowered his head. Chu Qing naturally knew that Xiao Jiu was in a dilemma, he didn't want to worry about continuing alone, and because of guilt, he didn't want to delay the time to find treatment for Yuru. The three fell silent for a moment.
Yuru seemed to suddenly understand something, turned her head, there was more sadness in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "You go on, I will go back to the Central Plains by myself, find my sister to find a way, the real one in this world who will not abandon me, I am afraid that it will be my sister in the end." After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the cave, and after a few steps, she suddenly raised her hand to cover her face, her shoulders swayed a little, and then ran quickly inside. Seeing this, Xiao Jiu lowered his head deeply. Chu Qing watched Yuru disappear around the corner, raised her eyes to look at Xiao Jiu for a long time, and said slowly: "Xiao Jiu, Yuru is a good girl, I think she doesn't matter what her identity is, but she should be sincere to you." Hearing this, Xiao Jiu lowered his head even lower. Seeing this, Chu Qing shook his head lightly and sighed slightly: "This is a rare true feeling. What are you waiting for?"
Xiao Jiu suddenly looked up at Chu Qing, his eyes were very bright, so frightened that Chu Qing couldn't help but take a step back, Xiao Jiu stared at Chu Qing tightly, looked at it for a long time, as if he had something to say, but after all, he didn't say a word, then bit the corner of his mouth, turned around and walked towards the cave. Chu Qing watched Xiao Jiu disappear as well, and then around the corner, his spirit suddenly relaxed, as if he was about to collapse. He worked hard to stand firm, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. I couldn't help but shake my head self-deprecatingly, when I was persuading Xiao Jiu, I found that many flowers were exactly what I should say to myself. This world is so wonderful, the ruthlessness you like seems to be always liking others, and the spray that likes you, even if it is good to you, it is only in exchange for a gratitude. Feelings are such a wonderful thing, sometimes they can be worthless, and sometimes they can make people give everything.
Inside the cave, he couldn't walk in anymore, Chu Qing glanced at the little fat bear bag, and said in a low voice: "Bagbag, is your map real?" The little fat bear bag nodded vigorously while taking out the so-called map again. Chu Qing glanced at it and sighed: "Forget it, whether it's real or fake, what can it do?" After speaking, he turned around and wanted to walk outside the cave, leaving the little fat bear bag standing in place for a long time before chasing after him. I saw Chu Qing take the package from the camel, take two bags of water, and turned to look at the sandstone cave, which was pitch black, and the sun just didn't shine, it was really a good place to shelter from the heat and sand. Seeing this, the little chubby bear bag seemed to suddenly understand something, pulled down Chu Qing's dress, pointed at Chu Qing, nodded at himself, and pointed into the distance. Chu Qing smiled bitterly, nodded, and said in a low voice: "You are good, we can only do this, and we can't mistake others because of me,"
After speaking, he picked up the bag he carried with him, carried two more bags of water, picked up the little fat bear bag, looked at the sandstone cave entrance, turned around and walked to the side of a camel, and said lightly: "I hope you can mourn, we understand your feelings, but there are some roads, you still have to face them yourself, and you can continue to do it yourself." When the camel heard this, it opened its eyes and looked at Chu Qing for a long time, as if it was thinking about something, but when it closed its eyes again, Chu Qing took out one, touched its head, and said. "Thank you for your company over the years. After speaking, he turned around and turned away,
Chu Qing glanced at the little chubby bear bag again, and said, "Which direction are we going?" Hearing this, the little chubby bear bag hurriedly pulled out a ghost-like map from the small pocket on his belly, looked down for a long time, and raised his neck to look at the sun for a long time, Chu Qing looked in his eyes, and sighed: "Forget it, it's useless to ask you, I remember that we came from that direction." As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the sandstone cave in the opposite direction. After thinking for a while, he said: "Even if the camel team panicked and deviated from the direction because of the sandstorm, it should probably continue to walk that way." As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the sandstone cave. The little chubby bear bag followed Chu Qing to look left and right, put away the map, and nodded vigorously. Chu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Bags, next, we are going to go deep alone, without a camel team and no one else to help." Hearing this, the little chubby bear bag turned his head to look at the sandstone cave, rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, and nodded vigorously to Chu Qing. Then he took out another wild fruit from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, Chu Qing glanced at it, and said in a deep voice: "You can't delay eating at any time, we are leaving." Hearing this, the little chubby bear bag hurriedly took out the wild fruit that had just been gnawed off a piece of skin from his mouth and threw it on the sand. Chu Qing scolded with a smile: "I didn't say that you weren't allowed to eat it." The little chubby bear bag cracked his mouth when he heard the sound, and waved his hand, looking indifferent.
Hearing Chu Qing say this, the little fat bear bag rolled his eyes, in order to show in front of the master, it didn't care about anything else, abandoned the cool sandstone cave, ran to the sun again, walked to a camel that Chu Qing could see at the mouth of the sandstone cave, looked back at Chu Qing again, turned around and roared desperately at the camel. At first, the camel seemed startled, opened its eyes, and then closed its eyes again. No matter how the little chubby bear bag screams, there is no more reaction. Chu Qing was at the mouth of the sandstone cave, not far from the camel, so he naturally saw everything and said with a smile: "It seems that this camel is not afraid of you at all." When the little fat bear bag heard this, he stared at the camel twice, and with a strange cry of anger, rushed forward, stretched out his front paws, and grabbed at the camel's body. As soon as he retracted his paws, he grabbed two handfuls of camel fur, but the camel still did not react.
Seeing this, the little fat bear bag was so angry that he climbed on the camel's back, scratched and screamed, but let it use all his strength, the camel never moved. Chu Qing looked at it and said loudly: "Forget it, let's do as they wish, you can't treat it like this, it has carried you a long way." Hearing this, the little fat bear stopped his hand, climbed off the camel again, walked discouraged back to the sandstone cave, and lay down on the sand again. Ignore the camels.