After Jing Chuan and Li Quan rode out of Jiayu Pass, they entered a vast desert. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was August, the weather was very hot, the sun was scorching, the yellow sand was hot, the strong light in the desert was dazzling, and it was difficult for people and horses to walk. Fortunately, the two horses were old horses on the battlefield, carrying two people fearlessly galloping in the sea of sand.

Jingchuan looked far away, as far as the eye could see, except for the desert, that is, the sky in the distance, nothing else was seen.

Jing Chuan asked Li Quan, "How long will it take to get out of this place?"

Li Quan looked back, then looked ahead, and said, "Hero, we have just entered the desert, this desert is very large and empty, if we go straight forward, I am afraid it will take several days." I know a shortcut, first to the edge of the desert heading north, and then to the west, which is a little detour, but faster than walking in the desert. ”

"Okay, just take this shortcut. ”

"Hero, if you just go north, I'm afraid you'll encounter bandits on the way. ”

Jing Chuan said, "What are you afraid of!", so he turned the horse's head and rode away quickly, and Li Quan hurriedly followed.

It was the morning hour, which happened to be the hottest time of the day. Jing Chuan rode on the horse, only to feel the boiling hot air constantly hitting his face, as if standing next to a bellows in a blacksmith shop, when the hot wind came, it was difficult to breathe. At this time, there was no wind in the desert, there was not a single cloud in the sky, and the whole world was monotonous and abnormal: yellow and blue. If it weren't for Jing Ke carrying a hat, covering it with a black veil in front of him, and walking in the desert with his eyes staring for so long, I'm afraid that even his eyes would feel stinging.

Jing Chuan's hometown is in a desolate place in Shanxi, full of loess with sparse stones and vegetation. In the summer, it is also very hot. But he felt that the heat in the desert was different from the heat of his hometown, the heat of his hometown was dry heat, although the desert was also dry and hot, but the heat was even worse, as long as the skin was exposed by the sun, there would be a burning feeling, if exposed to the sun for a long time, the whole person would feel dizzy. In my hometown, when the weather is hot, at least you can run to a big locust tree to cool off and drink a sip of cold well water. And in this vast sea of sand, in addition to sand is sand, the weather is extremely hot, and even the water that you carry with you is burned into hot water. After walking for a long time, people tend to become tired and don't even want to talk.

Jing Chuan and Li Quan rode on their horses without saying a word. The horse was very hot, and thick white foam erupted from the corners of his mouth, as if he was tired. Gradually, the horse slowed down and walked step by step with his head down. Jing Chuan felt powerless and didn't bother to care.

Jing Chuan gradually felt dizzy, even if he drank water, he couldn't get rid of that dizziness. Li Quan is okay, he grew up near the desert since he was a child, and he can adapt to such an environment, he saw that Jingchuan was almost a little unable to support it, so he moved the horse to the side of Jingchuan and kept an eye on it at any time.

After walking for a while, Jing Chuan felt that the sleepiness gradually became like a mountain, pressing heavily on his body, and his two eyelids were almost unable to support it, so he took a nap on the horse. Gradually, the head lowered, and as soon as he lowered, he was awakened by the trembling of the horse, and suddenly he raised himself, looked around, and then took a nap again, and so on several times.

When Li Quan saw this, he said to Jing Chuan: "Hero, don't fall asleep in the desert. ”

Jing Chuan was sleepy at this time, only to feel that there were words faintly in his ears, like a dream, he didn't care, and continued to nap.

Li Quan continued to call him, but he didn't respond, and Li Quan began to feel a little anxious in his heart.

The two walked for another while, and at this time, they saw a palace in the sea of sand in the distance. When Li Quan saw it, he shouted out excitedly: "Hero, look, mirage!"

Jing Chuan woke up suddenly, looked at Li Quan and asked, "What did you say?"

Li Quan's face was full of excitement, and he pointed ahead and said, "Hero, please look in the distance, it's a mirage!"

Jing Chuan looked in the direction of Li Quan's finger, and sure enough, in the rolling heat wave that was as transparent as a flame in the distance, there were tall and gorgeous palaces. The palace is carved with beams and paintings, glazed glaze, exquisite and abnormal, and there are city walls around it. Jing Chuan was dumbfounded, remembering that Li Quan said that there was nothing in the desert, so he picked up the scarf, looked at Li Quan angrily, and said: "You said that there is nothing in the desert, how can there be a palace here, it is clearly a lie!"

Only then did Li Quan know that Jing Chuan didn't understand what a mirage was, and hurriedly said: "Hero is angry, this is a mirage, it is an illusory thing, and the palace you see is fake." ”

"It's obviously right in front of you, how can it still be fake? It's clearly lying to me, hum!" Jing Chuan said and gave the horse a whip, urging the horse to run towards the building.

When Li Quan saw it, he panicked, and hurriedly chased after him, shouting loudly: "Don't go, heroes, it's really illusory, it's a mirage!"

Li Quan was so anxious that he didn't know how to explain to Jing Chuan what a mirage was, so he had to follow Jing Chuan and keep shouting to him to stop, but Jing Chuan didn't listen at all and kept urging the horse forward.

Jing Chuan looked at the building and thought to himself: "This desert is really hot and dry, fortunately there is a palace, although I don't know who lives in it, I went to say hello, rest, beg for water, it must be okay." The calculation in his heart was decided, so he sped up, not caring about Li Quan shouting loudly behind him.

He ran for a long time, but he still didn't feel like he was getting any closer to the palaces. He couldn't help but wonder, "What's the matter, after running so far, it's still like it's not moving?"

Li Quan shouted behind him: "Hero, that's fake, there is no palace at all, don't go over!"

Jing Chuan ignored Li Quan and continued to urge the horse forward, the horse was tired of running, no matter how Jing Chuan urged, he was unwilling to go any further.

Li Quan rushed to Jing Chuan's side and said, "Hero, don't go over, because those are all fake, and you will never be able to get there." ”

"It's right in front of you, how can it be fake?"

"The hero doesn't know it, it's called a mirage, it's a wonder in the desert, it's also strange, I don't know how it appeared. But these are illusory sights, and by the time you run past, they're all gone. ”

Jing Chuan didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "Could it be that this is made by the gods?"

Li Quan said: "I don't know about this, it's not true anyway, if the hero doesn't believe it, you can watch it here for a while, those buildings will soon be gone, and the villain doesn't dare to lie." ”

Jing Chuan asked the horse to stop and look at the palace buildings in the distance. Sure enough, it didn't take long for the palaces to become a little ethereal, like a layer of fog, gradually wiggling and distorting, and after a while, many of the palaces disappeared without a trace, leaving only a few colorful colors.

Jing Chuan saw such a scene for the first time, and couldn't help but be amazed and said, "It's really gone!"

"Look, hero, those palaces are gone, and the villain is not lying. ”

"What a wonder! I thought it was true, it seems that it was really made by the gods!"

Jing Chuan's words amused Li Quan, and Li Quan smiled and said, "Hero, such a spectacle can often be seen in the desert. Those of you who haven't seen it may think it's true, but those of us who live on the edge of the desert know it's an illusion. ”

Jing Chuan looked into the distance again, and the previous palaces had completely disappeared, so he completely believed Li Quan's words, and when he thought of his recklessness and ignorance just now, he suddenly felt ashamed, and said: "It's your fault, little brother, it's the first time I've seen you in the next ignorance." ”

Li Quan said: "Don't say that to heroes, heroes naturally feel novel when they see a mirage for the first time." ”

Jing Chuan sighed with emotion: "There is such a wonder in the world, it is really an eye-opener." ”

"No, there are thousands of wonders of time, and there are so many that I haven't seen before!"

Jing Chuan suddenly felt that the world was big and he was small, and said: "What you said is reasonable, now I feel like a grain of sand in this desert, extremely small, extremely shallow! If I hadn't experienced it myself, I really wouldn't have known." ”

"Hero, the first time I saw it, I thought it was real, and I wanted to run over. My father grabbed me and said it was fake, and if I really wanted to run there, I would never get there, and before I could get there, I was afraid that I would die of exhaustion on the road! I heard that many people in the desert died in the desert because they saw a mirage. ”

Jing Chuan nodded suddenly: "I see." ”

Li Quan looked at Jing Chuan and felt that Jing Chuan had an easy-going and approachable personality, with both the spirit of a big hero and the normality of ordinary people, not putting on a high shelf, and sometimes a little cute, and he was immediately full of admiration for him.

"Hero, let's go on our way, and go north before dark, where there are woods and water. ”

"Good!"

The two continued on their way.

After walking for a while, Li Quan noticed that the sky in the distance had changed somewhat, and he also felt a little wind on his face. He looked into the distance, and saw a cloud of sand and dust rising on the horizon in the distance.

"Hero, it's not good, the sandstorm is coming!"

Jing Chuan looked over, saw the sand, and said with a smile: "Little brother don't be nervous, it's just a gust of wind." ”

Li Quanse said anxiously: "Hero, that's not a simple gust of wind, it's a sandstorm, it's huge, covering the sky and the sun!"

Jing Chuan laughed: "I have also seen it in my hometown, there is a lot of loess in my hometown, the ground is full of dust, a gust of wind blows, everywhere, if it is a strong wind, you can't see anything on the road! ”

Li Quan clapped his hands anxiously: "Oh, hero, the wind in this desert is different from the usual wind, it is very strong, flying with yellow sand, not to mention that you can't see things, if you can't even get people and horses to be blown away, we have to find a sand dune to hide as soon as possible!"

"Is it really as powerful as you say?"

"What the villain said is the truth, you see, hero, now that the wind has become stronger, look at that piece of sand again!"

When Jing Chuan saw it, he was startled, just now there was still a small yellow line moving in the distance, and in an instant, the yellow sand stretched out like a giant piece of cloth, covering half of the sky. The wind also became fierce, and the fine yellow sand slapped on the face, and it was painful! At this time, the horse also became restless, writhing and retreating, and did not obey the call.

Jing Chuan's mouth opened wide in surprise, a gust of wind came, almost blowing his hat away, he hurriedly held it with his hand, but suddenly felt a bitterness in his mouth, as if it was stuffed with something. His tongue stirred, only to find that it was all sand, so he quickly spit it out and closed his mouth tightly.

"Hero, hurry up and get off the horse, find a place to hide!"

Jing Chuan hurriedly dismounted and led the horse to follow Li Quan. He covered his eyes with his arm and glanced into the distance, only to see that the sky had suddenly darkened, and the wind had swept up the sand and dust like huge waves, swallowing the sky and all sight, and was pressing down on them at great speed.