The night is already very deep.

Wisps of clear light slipped down from the waning moon, shining in the courtyard outside the west wing, and a figure stood quietly.

Occasionally, the cold wind whistled by, rolling up pieces of fallen leaves, swirling in the air and scattering in all directions.

The desert nights were still very cold, especially in winter, and the biting cold wind blowing on the face was enough to make people freeze, but this man only wore a close-fitting underwear.

He had a sword in his hand.

He carries a sword at all times, and this sword is more important than his life.

Lin Taiping didn't know when he had already arrived behind him.

"Why haven't you slept yet?"

He turned around and revealed a familiar face, it was Xu Zidao.

Looking at the face in front of him, which was no longer dirty, Xu Zidao was still a little uncomfortable all of a sudden.

He smiled and said, "Didn't you sleep too?"

Lin Taiping stood next to Xu Zidao, his eyes looked at the waning moon in the sky, and said, "I can't sleep!"

Immediately, he turned his head again, looked at Xu Zidao, and said, "Where is Xiao Qi?"

Xu Zidao nodded: "Hmm!"

Suddenly, he turned his head sideways and looked at Lin Taiping seriously, his eyes seemed to be flickering, his expression was very serious, but with the unique arrogance of a teenager, his eyelashes were very long, trembling slightly, but it made people feel that not only was it not a girl, but it was also very masculine.

Lin Taiping was stunned by him, and couldn't help but secretly curse in his heart: "Could it be that he found out, right?"

If he finds out, should I explain it to him, Lin Taiping's heart is up and down, and his mind is a little cranky.

His head hung low, almost down to his chest, and his cheeks were red, as if he had drunk wine.

His eyelashes are also long, black and dense, straight and curled.

Xu Zidao suddenly leaned his head over and carefully measured his face, and his gaze seemed to engrave Lin Taiping's face in his mind.

Lin Taiping's heart thumped when he saw it, his cheeks became more and more red, like the sunset on the horizon at dusk, and his body bounced away like a rabbit at the moment, and he couldn't help but tremble: "You...... Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xu Zidao's thin lips grinned and said, "I suddenly found that you look so delicate, with a small nose, small lips, and big eyes, just like a girl." ”

Lin Taiping's heart thumped, but he still pretended to laugh and said, "If I am a girl like this, then you are more of a girl than a girl." ”

"No, no, your beauty is not the same as mine, I can only be considered handsome at best, but yours is feminine beauty. Xu Zidao said seriously.

Lin Taiping was laughed at by him and said, "Is there any difference between this?"

"What a difference! I'll tell you......"

Xu Zidao was about to pull Lin Taiping to talk, but was interrupted by the latter.

Lin Taiping said coldly: "I think you should think about how to get out after finding the treasure first, right?" Do you think Ji Qianye will willingly let you get a share?"

With that, he turned around and left, leaving Xu Zidao with a thin back.

"You...... I"

Xu Zidao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say it, he took back the finger pointing at Lin Taiping's back, shook his head helplessly, and walked towards the wing.

Lin Taiping's last sentence He didn't expect that after so many years of wandering the rivers and lakes, he had never seen any strong winds and waves, Ji Qianye's careful thinking naturally couldn't hide from Xu Zidao, but he didn't expect Lin Taiping to be able to see it, it seems that this guy is not as simple as he sees on the surface.

......

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, as soon as the sky dawned, the group set off from Jifu and left the town in a mighty way, walking in the forefront was Zhao Ada, the housekeeper of Jifu, and two Jifu guards.

The tall and thin one on the left with a peaceful face called Gao Xing, and the one on the right who looked more sturdy and calmer called Gao Xiang, both of them are old guards of Ji Mansion, and they grew up in Ji Mansion since they were children, so there is naturally no doubt about their loyalty, otherwise Ji Qianye would not have taken them on a trip.

There are enough of them.

Ji Qianye, Zhao Ada, Qian Kuohai, Wang Qingping, Fang Tianji, Bai Gap, Madame Rose, Mr. Yu Er, Xu Zidao, Lin Taiping plus these two guards There are twelve people, it is impossible for such a long team to walk on the street without being conspicuous, but Ji Qianye doesn't care.

It stands to reason that a treasure hunter should be unusually low-key, after all, being too high-profile will cause people to covet him, but Ji Qianye did the opposite, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was going to hunt for treasure.

According to Xu Zidao's understanding of Ji Qianye, he shouldn't be like a stupid person, stupid people are generally short-lived, but he lives well, which shows that he is a smart person.

A wise man generally does not do stupid things unless he is confident enough that it is impossible for others to snatch the treasure from him.

......

The nameless town was quickly left behind by Xu Zidao and his party, and what came into view was a continuous sand dune, and the sand dunes were endless, only the yellow of the sky and the immutable vastness.

The corpses were long gone, and one night was enough for the desert animals to eat the corpses, and enough for the wind and sand to bury them, leaving no trace, as if it had never happened.

Maybe no one will know that there was a big war here.

No one will remember the name of the Sword Twin Demons.

The loser will always be easily eliminated by history, and then discarded and buried forever in the long river of time......

The sand dunes were silent, only the sound of horses' hooves was melodious and echoing, and the occasional bird hovered in the air, but it quickly flew away.

Xu Zidao took the lead in running ahead, and a gust of wind was originally the best among horses, even if there was one more person, he still ran faster than other horses.

Lin Taiping rode a horse with Xu Zidao as when he came, and Ji Qianye originally prepared a horse for him, but he refused, to ask a person who had never ridden a horse to ride a horse was the same as if someone who couldn't make a sword play with a sword.

The time of rushing is very boring, after all, it is inevitable that you will get tired of repeating the same action all the time, but fortunately, this time does not last long.

After about three hours, everyone finally saw the westernmost gate of Tancheng.

The three big characters of "Longxi Gate" are particularly eye-catching.

From afar, you can feel the quaint and reckless atmosphere on the city gate, which looks like it is old, and the scratches and ravines on it are the testimony of the years.

Xu Zidao and the others turned over and dismounted, walked through the city gate, because it was close to the offshore city, there were more pedestrians at the city gate, and after each person paid a few copper plates to cross the city, the guards were not too embarrassed, and they were directly released.

Passing through the city gate, there is a road large enough for four cars to travel in parallel, and the road is paved with bluestone slabs and surrounded by rows of poplar trees.

Xu Zidao tapped the floor with his toes, looked around, and said with a smile: "It should be here, as long as you walk along the gallop road, you should be able to find the treasure!"