"Oh desert

How many sunrises and sunsets have been swept away by the wind and sand

Long yellow sand

Flickering with distant legends

The moon is sprinkled all over the stars

Passers-by lit bonfires

The wind is blowing

With a long song..."

The song is mixed with camel bells, floating in the Gobi of the Yellow Desert Desert. A few camels, dragging heavy steps, formed a long caravan of camels, walking on the great desert. When a young Uighur man began to sing loudly, another young man on a hunchback laughed and scolded: "Sing again, Gesa, look at this great sun, I will scorch your throat, and then roast you to death." ”

Ge Sa also replied with a smile: "The sun roasted me to death, and I am also happy, who let us have good luck today, make a small profit from the guests, go home and buy a few cantaloupe, and eat it in one go." As he spoke, he kept glancing behind him.

The young man who spoke before pretended to be angry and scolded him: "This radius of dozens of miles, there are large and small hills, like this kind of ghost place, you can't even find a drop of water, but you just mention some cantaloupe here, aren't you angry with me." ”

Gesa smiled: "Aksh, this is your mistake, you actually said that the desert that gave birth to us and raised us is a ghost place, it is difficult that you don't miss the melons and fruits in the oasis, and the shepherd girl with long braids!"

The two of them were talking to each other, but they were suddenly interrupted by a cough behind them.

Aksh pouted in that direction: "Hurry up, your guests are awake." ”

Gesa hurriedly rode a camel to the man's side, only to see a young man holding the hunchback, slowly sitting up, and saying weakly, "Where is this?"

Ge Sa smiled: "Shen Shaoxia." You finally woke up, we are already in the Kurton desert, and in two days, we will be in our Zhuangzi. ”

The young man who spoke was Shen Yong, he and Xue Tong went north that day, and I don't know how many days and nights he ran in a row, before he got out of Yumen Pass, but after leaving the pass, he had just stepped into Mohe Yanmoraine, and before he went deep into the Kurton Desert, he encountered a big storm, fortunately they were rescued by a passing camel caravan, and they picked up a life, but after the storm, Xue Tong fainted, and was lying on the wooden cart pulled by camels at the moment, and Shen Yong was also overworked, and after giving the camel team a sum of money, he also fell asleep.

When he woke up at this time, his spirit was much better, he looked at the vast Gobi, and sighed: "The land in the west of the region, eight hundred miles long, the ancient Shahe River, there are no birds, no beasts, and no water and grass, it is really true." Ge Sa listened to him and shook his head: "You Han people always speak in a crepe manner, and I don't understand what you say." ”

Akesh interjected, "That's it, say something we can understand." ”

Shen Yong smiled and said: "Gesa, Aksh, I was really in bad spirits just now, and I didn't have time to ask, since you are a native, you must know about Hansha Castle." ”

Hearing the words "Hansha Castle", Gesa and Aksh's faces were subconsciously stunned, and Gesa muttered: "It's hard for you to come to the desert to go to Hansha Castle?"

Shen Yong nodded and said, "Yes, I have a friend who is trapped in the fort, and Brother Xue and I came to the desert to save people." ”

Aksh laughed out loud and said: "You Han people are arrogant, not to mention how powerful the owner of the Han Sand Castle is, with these 800 miles of yellow sand alone, you and your unconscious brother will never be able to go to the Han Sand Castle alive to save people." ”

Shen Yong then asked, "Do you know the master of Hansha Castle?"

Ge Sa seemed to think of something, his expression was a little helpless, and said: "The identity of the owner of the Han Sand Castle is mysterious, we only know that his name is Cheng Bo, but his name is afraid that it is also fake, he suddenly came to the desert twenty years ago, and gathered a group of subordinates, and every three or five times he was going to loot the village, and the seven or eight Zhuangzi around us hated them to death, but the more and more their people gathered, they would also work hard, and we had to endure it silently, and there was no way to take them." ”

The yellow sand is long and boundless. The two Uighur youths took Shen Yong and the unconscious Xue Tong, as well as their caravan of camels, and traveled through the desert for two days and two nights. The sun shone on the yellow sand, and the camels were panting, but fortunately in the evening, the weather gradually cooled down. But such a huge temperature difference made Xue Tong, who was already unconscious, his body temperature begin to heat up. Shen Yong had never been to the desert, and he didn't want the environment here to be worse than he imagined, he was worried about Xue Tong's body and worried about what to do if he couldn't get out of this desert, and he regretted it for a while, he regretted that he didn't bring more food, water, medicine and other things, "This time I really deserve to suffer!" Shen Yong kept complaining about himself in his heart.

On the third day, Shen Yong's lips were already chapped and bleeding, he looked at the vast sea of sand that could not be seen, and a sense of despair was born in his heart, he thought of his father and mother, and his sister who married Chu Guo far away, if he followed his father to do business in a down-to-earth manner, he would definitely not be in danger here, thinking of this, he was a little embarrassed.

"Shaoxia, do you see, cross the sand dunes in front of us, and we will arrive home. Gesa's shout broke Shen Yong's thoughts, and he looked in the direction of Gesa's finger, where there was an earthen sand dune that blocked his vision, but Shen Yong was still very happy, because he finally saw hope.

After walking for another half a day, turning over the sand dunes, Shen Yong saw a big flag fluttering in the wind from a distance, the big flag was embroidered with a pattern that he had never seen before, Ge Sa said, it was a totem in their desert, which could bless the safety of everyone in their village. Under the banner was the village, and he held the water bag in his hand, eagerly looking forward to the moment when he returned to the village. The excitement could not be concealed at the moment, and he turned his head to look at Gesa and Aksh, the mood of the two of them seemed to be much calmer at this time. Shen Yong thought that the two of them, as one of the few young people in the village who liked to practice martial arts, carried the burden of leading the camel team out to buy and sell every time, perhaps because they had been in and out for a long time, and the two of them had become accustomed to it. But later Ge Sa told Shen Yong that every time they returned home, their mood was not dull, their ancestors had lived here for generations, and they were grateful to God for giving them their lives, so that they could return safely every time they walked into the desert.

In the face of the golden desert, not afraid of desolation and death, the docile and majestic camels, the hot and blazing sun, the tenacity, perseverance, and wisdom of the Uighurs, the calmness, the broadness, the agitation, the perseverance, the shock, and the charm of their bodies deeply shocked Shen Yong.

Tucked away in the Kurton desert, this village is called Yatunguz, and there are only about 40 families in the village. After entering Zhuangzi, Shen Yong first settled Xue Tong in Gesa's house, Gesa's father was the elder of the village, and the elder was not only the faith of the villagers, but also held the power of life and death in the entire village, but also had to be proficient in medical skills to eliminate the sick for the sick villagers. As soon as Xue Tong was settled, Ge Sa led his father into the house, Shen Yong saw that behind Ge Sa was an ancient old man, with a rickety figure, but his face was majestic, he guessed that it must be Ge Sa's father, just about to see the ceremony, the old man didn't look at Shen Yong, walked directly to Xue Tong, carefully looked at his expression, and said a word after a while, Shen Yong only heard "woo wow", I don't know what the old man is talking about, and looked at Ge Sa blankly.

Gesa laughed, "My father speaks Uighur, and he asks you, "Has this man been wounded?"

Shen Yong suddenly remembered that day in the Sword Refining Villa, Xue Tong was injured by Cheng Bo, and he nodded: "Exactly." ”

Gesa whispered a few words in the old man's ear, and the old man put his index finger on Xue Tong's pulse, and for a while, the old man said a few words to Gesa, Gesa said: "It's okay, it's just that I suffered internal injuries before, plus I ran around for days, overworked, and later I was injured by the cold in the desert, so I couldn't afford to fall into a coma. Hearing that Xue Tong was fine, Shen Yong was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked the old man.

The sun sinks into the sea of sand, and the light disappears.

Shen Yong sat by a bonfire, and next to him sat Ge Sa and a girl. It could be seen from Gesa's eyes that he liked the girl very much, and the two of them were talking and laughing on the side. "The leaves are pale, and the white dew is frost. The so-called Iraqi people are on the water side. Shen Yong remembered that when he first read this poem, he couldn't fully understand the meaning, and in the haze, he just felt that there must be a new scenery or an Yi person on the other side of the water. Until one day, there was a person, stepping on the bluestone slab, wearing a white plain clothes, smiling at him, Shen Yong finally heard the whispers from the Acacia Garden, maybe she was the one who could enjoy the spring flowers and autumn moon with herself, but her father's scolding followed, he was the only son of Shen Baoshan, the first in Bashu, how could he marry the daughter of a powerless family, his father said that he had no income, but what was the income, was it worth a person's real feelings? Later, Shen Yong went to look for the girl again, but their house had already been empty, and there was no trace. He went to buy a jar of wine, and when the wine entered his stomach, Shen Yong covered his heartache and smiled bitterly, should he hate his father.

Drunken eyes, looking at the empty courtyard house, Shen Yong raised his eyes and looked nowhere to go, the wind swept through the tips of his hair, and the wine in the jar in his arms was still shaking......

On the desert, the moon was bright and the stars were dense, the cold wind was in the bones, and Shen Yong, who was relieved, found that the firewood had burned out, and Gesa and the girl had also disappeared, and only the sound of "The bandits are coming!" still lingered in his ears.

The huge village suddenly became silent, the lights of every household disappeared, the ashes under Shen Yong's feet were particularly eye-catching at this moment, and the big flag embroidered with desert totems behind him, and the neighing of livestock added a cool atmosphere to this small village. Shen Yong's heart was horrified, and suddenly saw a little light not far from the right head, Shen Yong said: "Could it be that it is a bandit." He walked briskly towards the lamp, which looked not far away, but walked far away, and after a long walk it still flickered, and could not see what it was. Shen Yong muttered, "This is a bit of an evil sect. Suddenly, the lamp seemed to be hung by the wind, and in a flickering motion, the fire actually emitted a blue light. Shen Yong was shocked: "Didn't you meet a ghost!" He never believed in ghosts in his heart, and he was curious about what the blue light was. After taking a few steps forward, I suddenly heard a voice floating faintly: "Since there are still people who dare to come and join in the fun." It turned out to be Chinese, this voice was high and low, yin and yang weird, and it made Shen Yong extremely uncomfortable when it penetrated into his ears.

Shen Yong had never walked the rivers and lakes, nor had he encountered the situation in front of him, but he faintly felt that there seemed to be a lot of people in front of him, and they were stationed there far away, and there was no other action. Shen Yong only said that he was a deserter who had fled from the battlefield to the desert for many years, and he didn't care, he only came to the north of the desert this time to rescue Xue Qi, and he didn't want to cause more trouble, so he was about to retreat from the way he came, but he saw a black shadow flying over in the blue fire shimmer.

Shen Yong saw that someone was attacking, so he didn't have time to think about it, so he hurried to meet the enemy. On the way to the desert, he saw Xue Tong's luck practice every day, and he couldn't help but ask for a method of luck, that Xue Tong was a martial idiot, and he was willing to teach one or two, Shen Yong participated in the practice according to the law. The figure walked to him, and Shen Yong saw that it was a big man in gray, and the man was holding a steel knife in his hand, and as soon as he raised his hand, he slashed at Shen Yong. This knife is really powerful, and as soon as the blade fell an inch, the black shadow suddenly felt a cold air, and slapped a palm obliquely, mixed with the pressing cold, straight to his chest. The man's face was shocked, his wrist shrank sharply, and he took a few steps back. He didn't want such a master in this small village, so he shouted, "Who are you?"

Shen Yong never thought that this person actually had internal strength, and he was by no means an ordinary soldier, and secretly said in his heart: "The martial arts master in the desert, isn't it the people from Hansha Castle who came to grab things?" and asked at the moment: "Who are you?" The man laughed and said, "What a hairy boy, don't you know your Grandpa Guluo?" As he spoke, five big men jumped out behind the man, and in an instant, five people with spears stabbed at Shen Yong at the same time. Seeing this, Shen Yong's palms immediately spread out, swinging around, and the blades in the hands of the five big men were swept out.

The five people had no blades in their hands, and they didn't dare to approach Shen Yong's body, and the gray-clothed man Gu Luo shouted before: "Useless waste!" As he spoke, he slashed at Shen Yong, Shen Yong took three steps back, avoiding a sharp blow, and then the cold qi in his hand gathered again, and he slapped his palm at the person, hitting him in the chest. I saw that he was unstable and fell out, and heard a "pop" sound, and his whole body hit a big tree, but when he saw that the tree was under the force, the sound of "rustling" was endless. Gu Luo returned to fight again, and suddenly heard a long howl, and the big man who was helping to fight on the side retreated like a falling tide. Shen Yong was wondering, and suddenly saw a thin middle-aged man riding a horse, about five or six zhang away from him, and suddenly rose up on the horse's back, holding a short sword in his hand, and stabbed him in the head. Shen Yong was shocked, his feet were immediately stunned, his body also rose in the air, his palms were cold, and he flicked the short sword, and the sword seemed to have long legs, and it flew out. Shen Yong won a blow and wanted to chase after the victory, but at this moment, he suddenly saw a gust of wind carrying yellow sand, shooting straight forward, Shen Yong turned upside down, his body went backwards, and fell to the ground lightly. When I looked back, I saw a short and fat man who also happened to fall to the ground, staring at him fiercely.

Shen Yong's eyes were like lightning, and his aura was condensed, and in the blink of an eye, he fought with those three again. Although he has the Xuanbing Heart Law to protect his body, it is difficult for ordinary martial arts people to hurt him, but Shen Yong is inexperienced after all, and when he is facing one enemy, he can still rely on the tenacity in his heart to repel the opponent, but at the same time, he can't take any advantage in a hurry. Between the four of them, the big man saw that he couldn't fight for a long time, and his heart became irritable, and the moves in his hands became simpler and simpler, but they also became more and more ruthless, slashing horizontally and vertically towards Shen Yong's legs. Shen Yong's legs rose from the ground, and with the power of this volley, his right palm was pushed towards Gu Luo's big arm, Gu Luo couldn't retract the knife, and the entire right arm hit Shen Yong's right palm, only to hear a wild scream, the steel knife fell to the ground, and then saw that his right arm seemed to be sealed by ice, and the skin was covered with a thick layer of ice, and this arm froze unconsciously.

The Humpty Dumpty man fought with Shen Yong for a while, and found that although Shen Yong had pure internal strength, the moves in his hands were fragmented, obviously not an apprentice taught by a famous sect, but more like a martial art he had learned secretly, and there was no discipline at all, so in an instant, he saw Shen Yong's flaws, took advantage of the weakness, and stabbed Shen Yong in the back with a long face in his hand. Shen Yong heard the wind behind him, and suddenly remembered that day at home, when Tao Lang and Yu Haoran were fighting, Yu Haoran had attacked Tao Lang's back waist with a move "coming from behind", Tao Lang did not turn back, kicked back with his right foot, and kicked away a sword stabbed by Yu Haoran. Humpty Dumpty, who made the sword, quickly retracted, Shen Yong succeeded in a blow, and his heart was happy, thinking about the move made by Tao Lang that day, he stepped on it in one step, and his hand was like a blade in the air, Humpty Dumpty twisted and avoided it, and then the long sword in his hand trembled, and stabbed at Shen Yong, Shen Yong's left leg was raised, kicking away the sword body, and when he closed his leg, his right hand took advantage of the momentum to grab back, Humpty Dumpty had no time to retract his hand, and the hilt of the sword had been taken away by Shen Yong. Seeing this, the man rushed forward, wanting to snatch the sword back, but Shen Yong raised the sword in his right hand and slashed straight at him, Humpty Dumpty was shocked and hurriedly retreated. Shen Yong poured the cold air on the sword, exerted his right hand, and shouted: "Give it back to you!" actually threw it at Humpty Dumpty, the man saw the cold air on the sword, and he didn't dare to take it hard, leaned over and picked up the steel knife that Gu Luo had dropped by mistake, seeing the sword in front of him, Humpty Dumpty raised the knife to the stand, only to hear the sound of "dang", the sword actually flew out with a steel knife, Humpty Dumpty's steel knife took off, and he was weightless when he landed, and a fall fell to the ground.

The thin man among the three, seeing that the two brothers were defeated, hurriedly grabbed it, suddenly raised his sword to his chest, rushed over like an eagle, and stabbed Shen Yong in the chest. This sword castrated extremely quickly, Shen Yong had no blade in his hand, he couldn't resist it, and immediately made a mistake, and the fingers of his right hand were put together, asking for acupoints on the thin man's chest. When Shen Yong was a child, Tao Lang taught him martial arts for self-defense, how could Shen Yong not be interested in the martial arts of fighting and killing, but when Tao Lang taught him the art of acupoints, he was quite concerned, he only felt that someone clicked on the acupoints, and that person couldn't move, it was very fun, so he paid more attention to the several major acupoints of the human body, and even more on the acupoints of the human body taught in the secret book of the Xuanbing Heart Method, Shen Yong had already known it in his chest. Shen Yong raised his hand to point the thin man's acupoint called the Jizhong acupoint, the light one couldn't move, and the heavy one died immediately. The thin man suddenly saw Shen Yong's fingers attack, and his left palm was lifted from the bottom to the top, and he grabbed it with his backhand. Shen Yong saw that his left palm was swinging, and the sword path of his right hand was decreasing, and he immediately snatched it out with his left hand, wanting to seize the thin man's short sword according to the method of seizing the sword of the short fat man, but he didn't know that the thin man's left hand sleeve flew out of the middle of a flying knife, Shen Yong saw this, his body was in a hurry, flashed the hidden weapon, and before he could gain a foothold, the thin man's left palm had arrived, and it was hitting Shen Yong's shoulder.

Shen Yong suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder, stumbled under his feet, and almost fell. Seeing this, Humpty Dumpty rolled and crawled to Shen Yong's side, clasped his hands together, hugged Shen Yong's legs firmly, and shouted: "Big brother, kill this little bastard!" Shen Yong's feet were restrained, unable to move, seeing the white light flashing, the thin man swung his sword and stabbed Shen Yong's throat. Shen Yong couldn't dodge, so he had to raise his hand and fight hard, and said in his heart: "If you die this time, you will die, and it can be regarded as a good thing to help the fathers and villagers in the village." His hands were standing in front of his chest, and his body was like an iceberg, and the cold air was constantly volatile in front of him. The thin man only said that he raised his hand and waited for death, and his heart was happy, but as soon as he got closer, he felt that there were dozens of cold air like ice arrows, shooting from the front, and the thin man was pushed back a few feet by the cold before he could get close, and the short and fat man who was hugging Shen Yong's legs was already snow-white and covered with frost. The thin man was shocked, he didn't want Shen Yong's cold internal force to be so strong, and when he lost his soul, he turned around to run, but as soon as he turned around, he suddenly struck with a palm, and the thin man was startled again, and retreated again and again. Whew, whew, whew, scolded: "Shameless, three bully one!" One palm was as tight as a palm, and one move "black clouds crushed the city", killing the thin man in a hurry. The thin man felt that the palm technique was extremely exquisite, and hurriedly jumped away. When he looked at it intently, it was a young man in red, blocking his retreat.