Duan You vomited for a while, turned over, and lay on his back. After a long time, my hands and feet gained strength, and I felt sleepy pain all over my body and pain in my stomach. He got up and sat down for a while, then slowly got up and climbed up the cliff bank, which was not too high, not as high and steep as it had been when he entered the water.

After getting ashore, Duan Youcai found that there were sand dunes all around, falling layer by layer, as far as the eye could see, and he had reached a very far place. I don't know how long he has been in a coma, one day and one night, two days and two nights, or longer?

After panicking for a while, Duan You gradually calmed down, went down the riverbank, and hurried against the water on the riverbed.

After walking for a short time, I came across a few sand date trees, and the sand dates on the trees were red and ripe. Duan You climbed the tree, laid down a piece of sand dates, filled two pockets, and broke a wrist-thick branch to move forward.

After walking for about an hour, there was still no desert in sight.

As he turned a great bend, he froze and stared in astonishment—

About four or five feet away, there is one - wolf!

It's a wolf, not a dog. Although Duan You had never seen a wolf, he had heard a lot of stories about wolves, so he was sure that the dog-like beast in front of him was a wolf!

The wolf stood in front of Duan You, staring at him fixedly. It was larger than a dog, its gray fur spots peeling off, its right hind leg lame, curled up, its eyes cloudy, and skinny, apparently a hungry wolf that was dying of age.

The fear in Duan You's heart was reduced by a few points, and he raised his stick, short body, and lunge, staring at the wolf. My father said that if you can't retreat when you encounter an enemy, you should go and attack it! After killing the black tiger in the "Five Tigers of Mobei", Duan You already had the anger of not being afraid of heaven and earth.

After about five breaths of confrontation, the wolf moved!

The wolf's body jumped with a bow and a bow, and when he reached the place in front of Duan You, a blue light flashed in his eyes, and he flew up and pounced on Duan You.

Duan You staggered and turned around, standing with the stick, and in a move, Duan Jia's stick technique "pushed the window to catch the moon" made a move, and with a tom on the ground, the wolf fell to the ground, and Duan You also fell on his back.

This trick "pushing the window to catch the moon", in the Liangzhou stick technique, is to avoid and then fight, Duan Zhen changed to avoid the time to fight, that is, to dodge to the side to turn around and step up, knock and push, and then tease, avoid pushing and flirting in one go, complete in an instant, can hurt the enemy unintentionally, and the power is great. Because it emphasizes more close-quarters short fights than the original moves, and bullies the enemy in the middle lane, it also has high requirements for his own skills.

Duan Youtian was in the process of competing with Duan Jing, the youngest son of Master Duan Xuan, he changed the "teasing" of the low-handed stick head to a sweep with his legs, and his father praised this change, saying that the moon hit the lower yin or lower abdomen directly, and it was inevitable that the yin would be damaged. But after changing this sweep to flirting and close short, it is still acceptable to deal with Duan Jing of the same age, and when encountering an opponent who is much stronger than his own strength, it is the original move of Liangzhou stick technique to be safe.

Just now, Duan You struck a desperate blow, because the wolf's strength was much greater than his, the force rebounded, plus one leg swept into the air, and both hands clenched the club, so Er fell on his back. If it weren't for the hungry wolf's declining and weak years, Duan You would have suffered a big loss.

Duan Youyi rolled up and pulled up the stance.

The wolf also rolled over, shook his body, jumped up and down, and pounced.

Duan You saw the right time, a stick stabbed obliquely, and the head of the stick slammed into the wolf's jaw, and then the stick was round in the air, and another oblique stroke hit the wolf's head, and the wolf rolled to the ground and stood up tremblingly.

Duan You's use of the original move "Di Wanshou Yangchang" in Liangzhou stick technique this time did not hit close-quarters, and he really had the upper hand with less effort.

Duan had a successful move, and his confidence increased greatly, one move "swept away thousands of troops", one move "Di Wanshou raised the field", and another move "chaotic autumn water", to force the wolf away, but the wolf only retreated a few times, but did not escape, blocked in front of Duan You, and ate him. But no more offense.

Duan You had to walk up the river bank and climb a sand dune, intending to go around the river and then go up the river.

After only half a circle, I saw the wolf standing on a sand beam in front of him, standing with his back to the river, looking at Duan You with cloudy eyes, flashing fierce light from time to time.

After several battles, Duan You was young and weak after all, and was helplessly forced by the wolf to the northeast, gradually moving away from the big river and heading towards the depths of the desert.

The wolf seemed to have a broken leg and could only walk by jumping and walking, but once Duan You walked in the direction of the big river, he quickly rushed over to intercept it. As long as Duan You goes in the direction it plans, it will not be blocked, the person is fast and the wolf is fast, and the person is slow and the wolf is slow, and the two always maintain a distance of four or five zhang, but the wolf just does not let Duan You stop.

Duan You couldn't beat it, he couldn't hide, he was so angry that he couldn't help but scold the wolf: "You lame ghost, leper wolf, you can slaughter the master one day!"

The wolf cracked his teeth, as if to say, uncle, I will slowly consume you, and I will kill you first! His eyes were provocative, and his face was mocking.

Duan has a heart, consumes it, and sees who can consume whom!

After walking for two or three hours, the problem came. First I was thirsty, so thirsty that my throat was on fire, my neck ached, the sun was shining hotly, the water in my body had evaporated, and my face and head were no longer sweating, and then I was hungry, I was dizzy with hunger, and my calves were trembling. The sand dates in the pocket have long been gone, most of them were thrown away in the fight with the wolf, and only a small part entered Duan You's belly.

The wolf is also uncomfortable, one leg is lame, it cannot walk normally, and the physical exertion is greater. Later, it jumped, crawled on the sand for a while, and then got up and jumped again, Duan You stopped, and it stopped pressing, but if he changed direction, he tried to intercept it.

After walking for another half an hour, Duan You found a clump of plants more than two people tall on the sandy slope, and he was overjoyed, quickened his pace, walked over with a stick, and climbed to the shade. Looking back at the wolf, the wolf was also crawling limply on the ground five or six feet away from him, with its head raised and staring at him.

Duan You digs diagonally down at the roots of plants, trying to take the roots and eat. After digging for a short time, he dug out the wet sand, and a cool feeling came from his hand, Duan You was excited, dug a big hole, looked back at the wolf, and then crawled into the hole with half of his body, opened his mouth wide and sucked the moisture inside, the feeling of dry mouth gradually dissipated, and his mind was much clearer. After a while, he retreated to see the wolf, and when he saw that the wolf was silent, he began to dig down again, but finally stopped in disappointment.

The roots of the plant are very thick, there are no tender side hair roots, and they are also very hard, and the section has reached into the head to gnaw with teeth, and it does not move, and there is no juice, only astringent, bitter, and bitter taste.

Soon, the wolf stood up and threatened in a low voice, and Duan You had no choice but to get up and go on the road, like a prisoner on the execution ground, escorted by the wolf.

After walking for a while, Duan You found that there were seeds on a thorny plant, so he pulled them down, rubbed them and peeled them, revealing seeds smaller than rice grains, which were white and raw, and had a sweet fragrance when eaten. Duan You didn't know that this was sand rice, but he knew that it was a great thing to be able to eat it, so he walked all the way and ate sand rice all the way.

But the thirst struck again, the throat smoked, the head was dizzy, and the calves trembled, and it was even more difficult than before. Duan You was ruthless in his heart, gritted his teeth and walked forward with a stick, and said in his heart: You must not lose to the leper wolf!

When the sun was about to set, I saw a few tall plants, and Duan You pounced on them, and then dug a hole. After digging a few times, Duan Youyou was stunned and suddenly screamed in surprise.

I saw that on the surface of the sand under my eyelids, there were several stem-like plants, the surface was densely covered with scales and leaves, brownish-black, and glowing with watery light! Duan You hurriedly broke off one, and saw that the broken ballast was brownish-blue, and there was juice seeping, and it was sweet to take a bite! Crisp! Full of steam! Slightly astringent.

Duan You didn't know, this is Cistanche, desert ginseng!

Duan You dug out all the cistanche roots, and found that the roots were longer than those on the long sandy ground, and they were more delicious.

Duan You sat there, holding Cistanche and eating it with a clatter, full of fragrant mouths. The wolf crawled there, his head lying on the sand, and his eyes looked at Duan You in confusion.

After eating for a while, Duan You felt that he was almost full, so he packed up the remaining cistanche, stood up, was full of energy, and walked towards the wolf with a stick. He has the confidence to drive away the wolves!

But he was wrong. Before he could get close, the wolf leaped to his feet, his hair stood on end, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he was ready to pounce - still trying to intercept him.

Duan You was stunned for a moment, so he had to retreat and sit down, and the wolf also climbed down again, looking at him fixedly, a little farther away, at six or seven feet.

Duan You didn't expect the wolf to have so much strength, and looking at its weak appearance, it seemed to be exhausted. But Duan You didn't dare to attack again, thinking, since you don't urge me, I won't leave anymore, just spend the night here.

It seems that the wolf also has the idea of spending the night here, or seeing that Duan You has eaten food, he is afraid that he will not be able to catch him, in short, he did not urge Duan You to go on the road.

Duan You dug a hole along the sand slope under the tall plants, and after dark, he shrank back into the pit and stretched out half a stick to prevent the wolf from sneaking up.

The wolf was also quiet all night, only when Duan Youtan looked at it, his eyes were blue and faint.

After dawn, Duan You crawled out of the pit and looked at the wolf, a little surprised. I saw the wolf standing there, refreshed, and in the place where it had slept, he also dug a hole and dug up the wet sand - the wolf's expression was a little arrogant, as if he was saying to Duan You: Little fat sheep, this way to recover physical strength, uncle, I will too.

Duan You had no choice but to move and slowly walk in the direction specified by the wolf.

After the sun came, the sky became hotter, and Duan You walked more slowly, and deliberately took the zigzag road, and the wolf did not stop it, but the amplitude was too large. Seeing that there were tall plants, Duan You went over to dig wet sand to absorb moisture, and happily, he dug up some cistanche again.

After the afternoon, a man and a wolf walked more slowly, and when Duan You was resting, the wolf also began to dig in the sand to absorb moisture, but after all, it had no food to eat, and it jumped again and again in a hurry, which consumed a lot of physical strength, and it looked weaker and weaker, and it would fall to the ground at any time. Duan tried to force the wolf back or flee several times, but he was forced back more than the wolf, and the wolf's gaze became vicious. Duan You had to give up, thinking, there will always be a time when you are so hungry that you can't get up!

A day passed.

In the middle of the night, the wolf suddenly howled, Duan Youyi was startled, thinking that the wolf was going to attack, so he was busy digging the hole, but he saw that under the moonlight, the wolf was standing on the sand beam, raising his head high, and howling one after another, the cry was long and far away.

At dawn, the wolf howled again.