The horses' hooves are flying, the yellow sand is rising, the river is turbulent, and the birds are extinct.

This is the depths of the Northern Desert.

The north of Tongtian River is the driest place in the entire Northern Desert, and the scorching heat during the day and the severe cold at night have become secondary, and the biggest difficulty is water.

Fortunately, Xu Zidao and the others brought enough water bladders when they traveled, and they could barely cope with it for a few days.

At this time, the sun has gradually risen, the red wheel is thin, and the time is already three o'clock in the afternoon.

The endless desert gradually became hot, and the heat continued to steam, scorching the pedestrians on it.

The horses under Ji Qianye and the others' crotches became wilted and drooping, losing their former vigor, and the long-term running was also a big challenge for the horses, after all, walking in the desert area was not as good as a camel.

Lin Taiping exhaled hotly, his whole body was lying on Xu Zidao's back, and he didn't even bother to speak.

The speed of the gust of wind slowed down, but it was still much better than the rest of the horses.

Xu Zidao held the reins in one hand and the wine jug in the other, and was pouring wine into his mouth.

The slightly cool wine slid down the esophagus and flowed into the stomach, refreshing the spleen, and the heat on Xu Zidao's body dissipated a lot, he looked up at the bright sun in the sky, and continued to ride forward.

The rest of the people followed silently, although the conditions in the desert were harsh, most of them grew up in the desert, so this bit of suffering could not help them, not to mention that these people were all from the martial arts, and the heat could still be endured.

It's just that the atmosphere is a little dull, and the group is hurrying with their heads in mind, no one speaks, quietly, except for the sound of horses' hooves flying, only the sound of the river gurgling.

Of course, even if someone wants to speak, no one will pay attention to him, and he is so hot that he doesn't even bother to move, who still has the strength to speak?

Xu Zidao raised the wine jug in his hand, stretched out his tongue, but half a drop of wine did not drip down, it turned out that the wine in this pot had been drunk by him unconsciously, and his face showed a touch of helplessness at the moment, he threw the wine jug casually and continued to hurry.

It's just that he licked his lips from time to time on the way, obviously still missing the taste of old wine, but although the wine was good, he drank it all!

Not only did he drink up his own, but he also drank all the wine of others, who called him a big drinker?

Even Qian Kuohai, who is also a drunkard, is a small thing when he sees him.

When Xu Zidao was still thinking about how to spend this night without alcohol, a scream suddenly came from behind, followed by the panicked neighing of the horses.

Even Lin Taiping, who was originally lying on Xu Zidao's back and was drowsy, was awakened and couldn't help but look back.

This look was immediately frightened, drowsy was gone, and there was a chill all over the body that rose from the tail vertebrae to the skull, which was terrifying!

I saw that the sand behind Xu Zidao was completely sunken, forming a flowing sea of sand, and in this sea of sand there were two horses constantly struggling, and there were two people on horseback, it was Gao Xiang and Gao Xing, the guards of Jifu.

At this time, the faces of the two were already pale, cold sweat was falling from their foreheads, and they sat on the back of the horse in a daze, and they couldn't do anything else except hold the reins on their hands tightly, as if they were scared stupid.

This sea of sand was still expanding, and in an instant, it swallowed the horses of Zhao Ada, the housekeeper of Ji Mansion.

Seeing this, the rest of the people urged the horses under their crotches to widen the distance between them and Zhao Ada, away from this sea of sand.

Lin Taiping and Xu Zidao glanced at each other, and said in a lost voice: "Quicksand!"

That's right, what Xu Zidao and the others encountered was quicksand, which is the most deadly thing in the desert except for the black sandstorm, once they fall in, it can almost be said that they are dead.

But the concept of encountering quicksand is also very small, and only one out of thousands of people may encounter quicksand.

Ji Qianye's face turned pale, his heart was dripping blood, the three people who were swept up in the quicksand were his right-hand men, who had followed him for many years, not only were he loyal, but his martial arts were also good.

This time falling into the quicksand can be said to be nine deaths, if it is completely swallowed by the quicksand, even if the gods come, they can't be saved

At the moment, he didn't care about his face, and hurriedly bowed his hand to everyone: "Do you have any good way to rescue these three people from the quicksand, if they are rescued, Ji will definitely be repaid." ”

If these three people die in the quicksand, it will be a big loss for him or Ji Fu, and it is not easy to cultivate a master, let alone three.

It's just that everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke, and finally Madame Rose spoke: "Master Ji, it's not that we don't help you, but we can't do anything about this quicksand, this is a natural disaster, and it is beyond the power of man!"

Ji Qianye forced a smile, arched his hand at Madame Rose, looked at the three people who were still struggling in the quicksand, with a painful look on his face, but he couldn't do anything in the face of their request for help, this helplessness made him want to look up to the sky and howl.

The rest of the people also looked unbearable, but they couldn't help it, suddenly Lin Taiping looked at Xu Zidao, his eyes flashed, that means you should have a way, right?

Xu Zidao understood what he meant, sighed, and said, "It's not impossible to do it, but I can't guarantee that they will survive!"

"Xu Shaoxia, please speak!" Ji Qianye asked with hope, it's better to have a way than not to have a way, try your luck, what if you succeed?

The rest of the people also looked at Xu Zidao with a little curiosity, as if they wanted to know what his solution was.

Xu Zidao smiled slightly, but shouted to the three people who were swept up in the quicksand: "If the three of you believe me, jump off the horse first!"

At this time, the quicksand has reached the body part of the horse, and the part of the body is swallowed by the quicksand, and the horse neighs and struggles, but to no avail, as if it is pressed by tens of thousands of catties of heavy stones.

As it had been, it was only a matter of time before the three of them were swallowed by quicksand.

Although the three of them heard Xu Zidao's words, none of them moved

Gao Xiang and Gao Xing also showed a hint of sarcasm on their faces, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.

Believe that you are the real death!

Now I can hold on to the horse, but once I jump, I will be swallowed by the quicksand like the horse, and there will be no corpse.

Although they are people in the martial arts, they can do light work, but the area of this quicksand has spread to a zhang away, no matter how good anyone is, I am afraid they will not be able to get out, at most they will reach the border area of the quicksand, but they will still be swallowed by the quicksand, and they will die faster, and it is better to die than to live!

I really thought they didn't understand anything, but they also grew up in the desert.

However, Zhao Ada's face was a little hesitant, he wanted to jump but didn't dare to jump, he understood that it would be a matter of time before he was swallowed up by quicksand in his current situation, but he didn't dare to jump down when he heard Xu Zidao, and he stood there for a while.

Ji Qianye looked at the three indifferent people in the quicksand, with a look on his face that was more anxious than anyone else, as if he was the one who fell into the quicksand, so anxious that he was like ants on a hot pot, and he couldn't help it anymore, and asked: "Xu Shaoxia, is there something wrong with your method? Why haven't they moved?"

Xu Zidao showed a sneer on his face: "I have already told the two of them the way, it is their business to listen or not!"

"Yes...... Isn't this a little too risky?Why don't you tell us in detail, I'll talk to them in detail!" Ji Qianye said cautiously.

"I'm afraid that by the time I get it clear, they'll have been swallowed up by quicksand!" Xu Zidao sneered and said.

Ji Qianye's face suddenly turned white and blue, and he groaned for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Shaoxia, are you sure your method is effective?"

Xu Zidao nodded and said, "If you want them to do what I say, there is still a lot of hope of surviving." ”

"That's good!"

Ji Qianye looked at the three of them and shouted: "If you still believe me, do as Xu Shaoxia said, if something happens, your family's pension will be doubled!"

A light lit up in the eyes of the three people, and it immediately dimmed, but their expressions were not as full of dead ash as before, but there was a hint of ruddy, as if they were returning to the light.

The three of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "Mansion Master, we naturally believe you!"

Ji Qianye showed a smile on his face, he looked at Xu Zidao, the latter smiled, and shouted at the three people: "The three of you can jump as far as you can, spread out as much as you can, don't jump together, otherwise even the gods won't be able to save you, and try to keep your body on the ground when you jump, don't land on your feet."

The three of them are not fools, after all, they grew up in the desert since childhood, and they understood as soon as they heard it, and they jumped off the horse at the moment when they were completely swallowed by the quicksand.

"Bang"

The three figures fell heavily on the quicksand, because they had listened to Xu Zidao's advice before, so the three of them did not jump together, but jumped apart, and they were all facing down.

It's just that Gao Xiang was a little unlucky, and at the moment he landed on the ground, he happened to encounter the moving quicksand eye, and his feet were sucked in, but in the blink of an eye, his whole body sank in, leaving only his upper body still outside.

His face became red because of the pressure, but there was still a desire to survive in his eyes, but this desire gradually became slim, and his body slowly sank, from his chest to his neck to his head, almost in the blink of an eye, a living person disappeared like this, as if there was a bloody mouth below that swallowed him in one gulp.

Gao Xing could only watch Gao Xiang being swallowed by quicksand in front of him, but he couldn't do anything, not even pick up his belongings, because his current situation was also very bad, and the quicksand eyes were moving towards him.

At the moment, he couldn't care so much, so he had to crawl forward slowly, and at the same time threw all the heavy things on his body, trying to reduce the weight of his body, and crawled towards the hard yellow sand little by little.

On the other side, Zhao Ada also repeated the action of Gao Xing, they are all children of the desert, and naturally know that there is no way to get out of the quicksand, so they can only crawl forward step by step, this matter is not urgent, and if you are not careful, you may fall into the quicksand and repeat the mistake of Gao Xiang.

Fortunately, the luck of the two of them was still excellent, and after crawling, they also managed to get out, and immediately rushed towards Ji Qianye and the others.