The scorching sun, the endless desert, and not a trace of wind.

The sun is so poisonous that people don't dare to look up at what color the sky is.

The heat reflected from the sand bakes everything seen from afar.

Two people climbed up from behind the dunes, a man and a woman, with a wide white cloth wrapped around their heads. As soon as they reached the top of the dune, they stopped to build the pergola with their hands and looked into the distance, and then a small animal climbed up behind them, also with a white cloth wrapped around its head, and as soon as it climbed up, it collapsed to the ground with exhaustion.

I saw the woman put down her hand, glanced at the small animal under her feet, and said, "Bag, haven't you remembered the map wrong? ”

Hearing this, the little fat bear bag took out a crumpled piece of paper from the small pocket on his belly, looked at it again and again, nodded to Chu Qing, raised his paw again, pointed to the distance, and gestured for a long time.

Chu Qing looked in the direction it was pointing, frowned, and said, "There's also sand, where do you see water?"

The little chubby bear bag looked down at the map again, and didn't seem to understand it, so he had to scratch his scalp.

At this time, I listened to Xiao Jiudao beside me: "I heard that Yi Dingjia said that the terrain in the desert is changing rapidly, and the flat land becomes high mountains, and the high mountains become flat land, but it is just a matter of one day. ”

Chu Qing looked at the tall sand dunes that the little fat bear bag was pointing to, pursed her chapped lips, and said, "The water intake point is really pressed under this sand dune, even if we have the ability to reach the sky, I'm afraid we can't do anything about it." ”

Xiao Jiu also looked at the sand dune, and looked at it, it was dozens of zhang high, and it was desperate to see.

The two were silent for a long time, Chu Qing sat down on the sand, looked at the sand dunes with empty eyes, and said: "Bag bag, according to the map, today is the fifth place, every place is like this, we will die of thirst in this desert sooner or later." ”

After holding on for a while, Xiao Jiu also sat down with a "plop", sighed deeply and said: "Otherwise, let's fly back to Edgeworth, and then go inside, it will be too far, even if Edgeworth flies, it will take several days, and you can't find a water source, even if you have the ability to fly to the sky, you will die of thirst." After speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Chu Qing, only to see that Chu Qing didn't say anything, just lowered his head.

Such a simple truth and cruel truth, even if Xiao Jiu didn't say it, Chu Qing naturally understood it, but she didn't want to accept it. She raised her eyes and looked at the desert in front of her, desolate, scorching, boundless, desperate desert. I didn't expect to be so ill-prepared and underestimated its power. I flew over thousands of mountains, over raging rivers, and over the vast sea, but for the first time I felt defeated by the might of this desert.

The little chubby bear bag looked at the map in his hand, his expression was gloomy, and his chest was constantly rising and falling, as if he was angry and blaming himself. Seeing Chu Qing like this, he thought about it, and then tinkered with it from the small pocket on his belly for a long time, took out two sour plums, handed them to Xiao Jiu, thought about it, and handed them to Chu Qing.

Chu Qing took the sour plum and looked down in her eyes, how could she not understand the truth of Wangmei quenching her thirst, but the cruel truth told her that even if there was this plum, it would be like painting a cake to satisfy her hunger, and if she continued, she would be roasted dry and die of thirst.

At this moment, a copper bell sounded, which seemed to bring a faint hint of wind. The bell sounded like it came from a dream, and it seemed to come from the distant past.

Chu Qing and Xiao Jiu looked up at the same time along with the little fat bear bag, and on the scorching desert horizon, a team of camels faintly walked around.

The little fat bear bag saw it, threw down the plum excitedly, and danced with his hands, but Chu Qing and Xiao Jiu only glanced at it, and at the same time withdrew their gaze, indifferent.

I only heard Chu Qing say listlessly: "It is said that there is a kind of demon beast in the desert, called Mirage, which often creates some illusions to lure people to take the bait, in fact, behind those beautiful illusions is a terrible trap, which is called a mirage."

Xiao Jiu took over the conversation in a low voice and said, "It is said that when people are thirsty and dying, mirages will appear. ”

Listening to the words of the two, the little fat bear bag also looked desperately, but he looked at the camels that were gradually coming over unwillingly.

The camel bell was getting closer and closer, Chu Qing simply turned around and said, "Bags, don't have illusions, how can the camel team really not see a person here, such a strange thing, I'm afraid only that mirage can do it." ”

Except for the little fat bear bag, the two of them no longer looked at the camel caravan, for fear that if they looked at it more, they would be taken away by the legendary mirage.

The camel bell was nearing, and the camel caravan seemed to have not seen two people and one beast, and marched forward unhurriedly.

The little fat bear stared at the camel caravan, as if he was puzzled, is the mirage so realistic? Looking at it, it couldn't help but stand up, and looked at it carefully for a while, its curiosity became heavier and heavier, and finally it couldn't bear the curiosity driven, and took a step towards the camel caravan.

Although Chu Qing didn't look at the camel caravan, but there was movement behind him, he still glanced back, and when he saw the little fat bear bag behaving like this, he mistakenly thought it was a mirage, lost his mind for a while, and hurriedly got up to catch up, but just after chasing a few steps, the little fat bear bag ran like crazy, and one heel fell down from the sand dune, desperately running towards the camel caravan.

Chu Qing's heart tightened, and his eyes didn't dare to look at the camel caravan, but he turned around and shouted Xiao Jiu, then he rose in the air and chased after him.

Xiao Jiu heard Chu Qing's shout, and knew that there was an accident, so he turned around to look, and also got up and flew towards the bottom of the sand dune.

The little fat bear bag arrived at the camel team almost at the same time as Chu Qing, one person and one beast, looking at the camel team slowly walking by, they were all stunned in place.

There was no man, no one, a caravan of fifteen camels on its own, each carrying heavy bags. Each camel was hung with several large sheepskin bags, bulging, and inside it looked like clear water. I can't help but feel cool when I look at it.

Is this a dream? Is this a mirage? For a person who is so hungry and thirsty that he is about to lose his life, this temptation is too great, who would care about anything else? Chu Qing grabbed the little fat bear bag, turned over and flew a camel, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, untied a sheepskin bag, pulled out the stopper, and raised his head to take a sip.

Even if it was an illusion, it was too real for me to want to get out of it.

Then Chu Qing and the little fat bear bag took off their hoods, poured water on their heads, and drank it in large gulps, shouting happily.

Xiao Jiu, who arrived later, was also confused by the camel team in front of him, but he could see and hear Chu Qing and the little fat bear bag move, and he was stunned for a while, then he no longer hesitated and flew on a camel, also untied the sheepskin bag, and began to drink water violently.

Where are you thinking about dangers, what traps?

Even if two people and one beast join, even if they scream wildly. Each of the camels in the caravan was still in good order, one after the other, and went on slowly, as if they were machines without life or mind, but they were moving in one direction, towards a place that no one knew.

Riding on the hump and traveling a distance, Chu Qing and Xiao Jiu gradually calmed down, patted the camel, touched the sheepskin bag, flew up and down, checked each camel, and found bow and arrow sets, iron pots, and even dry firewood for igniting fire.

It was only then that they realized that this was definitely not an illusion.

The two of them rode on two camels in close proximity one after the other, bowing their heads in contemplation.

After a while, Chu Qing said, "Isn't it that the owner of this camel team was killed?"

Xiao Jiu thought for a while and said, "If you kill the owner of the camel caravan, why don't you take these camels and supplies with you?"

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that they are only here to kill people?" As soon as the words came out, even under such a scorching sun, the two of them felt a chill at the same time.

Xiao Jiu was silent for a long time, and then said, "If that's the case, then where are these camels going?"

Chu Qing thought for a while and said: "It is said that the old horse knows the way, looking at the appearance of these camels, they also often come and go in the desert, even if they lose their owners and have not fled in all directions, it seems that they should go home." ”

When Xiao Jiu heard this, he nodded, and looked at the direction of the camel again.

Suddenly, I heard Chu Qing shouting and said, "Bags, maybe you can see the direction of this caravan?"

Hearing this, the little fat bear bag took out the crumpled map that only it could understand, the so-called map, looked at it for a long time, looked up at the dazzling sun for a long time, looked down at the shadow on the sand, turned back and nodded to Chu Qing, and pointed to the map in his hand.

Chu Qing rolled his eyes and said, "You mean, the camel caravan is also heading towards the hinterland of the desert, in the same direction as us?"

Seeing that the little chubby bear bag nodded, although it was impossible to determine whether it was true or false. I don't know where the camel team will go next, but at this moment, Chu Qing's heart is indescribably happy, this is a dream that is even more beautiful than a pie falling from the sky, but it is really happening. Even if the camel team appeared half an hour late, he might have retreated and returned to the Central Plains.

Under the scorching sun, riding a camel and drinking water leisurely, I really feel that the sky is wide and the heart is extremely comfortable. Even the boundless yellow sand has become a unique scenery at this moment. With the shaking of the hump, it seems that he is dancing happily, more like a baby falling asleep in the cradle.

Compared with the previous anxiety, despair and sorrow, this moment has become a full enjoyment and carefree.

The distant and melodious camel bell is a hypnotic song for falling into a dream.

When Chu Qing opened his eyes again, the surroundings were already surrounded by night, and the camel caravan seemed to be tirelessly moving through the night.

In the cyan night sky, piles of stars, dazzling, like shining gems inlaid in the sky.

The temperature around me dropped significantly, and I felt a little chilly.

From a distance, those sand mountains have become jet black, like giant beasts since ancient times, lying horizontally in the desolate desert.

The surroundings were quiet, there was no sound, and when I looked up, the direction of the caravan was the dark horizon, which met the starry sky, distant and mysterious.

Chu Qing looked back and forth, fifteen camels, none of them were left behind, and the little fat bear bag in front of him also woke up, lying on the hump, looking into the distance. Behind him, Xiao Jiu had also woken up, turning his head left and right, looking at the surrounding situation from time to time.

The hump always maintains the same shaking rhythm, which makes people admire from the bottom of their hearts, and its endurance is strong.

As the caravan passed through two tall sand mountains, it suddenly slowed down. Chu Qing couldn't help but be alert, straightened up and looked into the distance, only to see the leading camel strolling around on the sandy ground in front of him, finding a place and lying down, and then following the camel behind to learn from it, close to it also lay down, the camel behind it, one after another, when the last camel lay down, just formed a circle.

Chu Qing and Xiao Jiu jumped down from the hump in surprise along with the little fat bear bag, and by the bright moonlight, they could clearly see that there was a black sand ground in the middle of the circle formed by the camels. Walking over gently, I found that the black sand was extremely hard, like a reef in the Central Plains, and in the middle of the black sand there was a silver light reflecting the moonlight.

Chu Qing walked forward quickly, Huo Ran found that it was a pool of clear water, and when he was feeling magical, there was a sound behind him, and he saw the leading camel stand up, slowly walked to Chu Qing's side, lowered his head and drank water.

On the clear and bright water surface, the cold moonlight and the shadows of Chu Qing and the camels were reflected, because of the agitation of the camels when they drank water, the water surface gently rippled a small ripple, and the shadows in the water also turbulent, like a dream.

In addition to Chu Qing's smile, there were more reflections on the water, and there were more chubby bears who came to join in the fun, and Xiao Jiu who came over.

Chu Qing only felt that the camel had been drinking for a long time, and the huge amount of water was really amazing, but what was even more surprising was that when it walked back to its original position and lay down, the second camel was the same, and also walked over and lowered its head to drink, and then slowly walked back. Each camel in the caravan was in this order, lining up to drink water.

The little chubby bear standing by the water looked at it for a while, picked up the water with his paws, washed his face, took another sip, grinned, and raised his thumb. Flicked his claws again, took out the map, looked at the starry sky, turned around and walked in front of Chu Qing, and pointed at a small black dot on the map.

Chu Qing glanced at it and asked, "Bags, do you want to say that this is also one of the water points?"

Chubby Bear Bag nodded.

Chu Qing turned around and looked at the camels, glanced at the little fat bear bag, and said, "It seems that your ability to find water is still a lot worse than these camels." ”

When the little fat bear bag heard this, he was not angry, but nodded, walked to a camel that was drinking water, and stretched out his paws to pat the camel's toes as a gesture of kindness. The camel was very unfriendly, and without looking at it, he raised his huge hoof and stepped on the little fat bear bag. The little fat bear bag was caught off guard, only to feel that the top of his head was black, and a black hoof, covering the moonlight, pressed straight down, raised his paws to cover his eyes, and was stunned in place. Just between life and death, I only felt a hand quickly dragging me away, and the muffled sound of the camel's hooves falling heavily on the ground came from behind me, which was really shocking. When I opened my eyes, it was Chu Qing who saved me.

Chu Qing glanced at the little fat bear bag, and said angrily: "If you slow down a little longer, you will become a camel cake, no, it is a camel that tramples into a cake." ”

The little chubby bear bag bag is naturally a compliment, and he is very grateful.

Chu Qing didn't pay attention to it, and said, "Don't think that camels are docile domestic animals. As he spoke, he looked at the camel, which had already finished drinking the water, and he didn't look at the little fat bear bag and Chu Qing, as if nothing had happened, and walked back slowly, lying down.

At this time, Xiao Jiu took an iron pot and said as he walked over: "As long as there is enough water, camels can go without eating in the desert for more than a month, but we can't, I checked, this camel team eats a lot of things, there is mutton, and dry food, we can cook some mutton to eat." ”