Xie Tong showed a disappointed look, although he had already guessed that they would refuse, he really didn't want them to risk their lives.

Cai Wei said disdainfully, "What, is Shan'er and I a burden? The two of us can be civil and martial, I'm afraid I don't know how many times stronger you are! Not to mention that even the wolf army of the invincible grassland is not our opponent, who else dares to pull out teeth!" After that, she laughed first.

Xie Tong said, "Cai Wei, you must know that the gun is easy to dodge and the dark arrow is difficult to prevent, many things are often invisible and untouchable, and it is more dangerous than the duel of real swords and real guns, I really don't know how Zhu Wen taught you!"

Speaking of Zhu Wen, Cai Wei suddenly became unnatural, and she didn't care about Xie Tong.

Hong Shan put away her sad attitude, knowing that there was still a long way to go in the future, she hurriedly said, "Hey, Shan'er was confused for a while, and she made a lot of mistakes! This time it is obvious that someone is against us, and he blamed the Khitan and Murong Longcheng before, I don't know what will happen in the future, so we need to be more careful!"

Xie Tong nodded and said, "It's late at night, let's rest! I have to get up early tomorrow and hurry!"

The next day, Murong Longcheng called everyone on the road very early.

Xie Tong was not in a good state due to sleeping late, and yawned again and again along the way.

The same is true of Cai Wei and Hong Shan, who are riding on horseback and facing the sun, and they don't even know where they are going.

After walking for a while and crossing several indistinguishable sand dunes, Xie Tong also lost his direction, but fortunately Murong Longcheng led the way. In this sea of sand, Murong Directory is like an old horse who knows the way, leading everyone through the sea of sand.

He seemed to be full of strength and not tireless at all, as if he had fully recovered from the injuries he had sustained in the duel last night.

Even Huo Zixin couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and said, "This person is really a natural martial arts material, but it's a pity that he is bound by the righteousness of the nation, otherwise he will definitely be even stronger." ”

When Murong Longcheng heard Huo Zixin's praise, he just laughed, didn't make a sound, and continued on his path.

The army was tired after walking for half a day, and because it was noon, the sun was scorching, and it was the most difficult day of the day.

Xie Tong saw that people were sleepy and tired, and said, "Brother Murong, do you want to take a rest, the brothers can't walk."

Murong Longcheng seemed to be a fierce dragon, as if crossing the desert was effortless for him, and he hurriedly said, "Let the brothers hold on a little longer, and soon we will reach King Wu's station."

When everyone heard that King Wu was ahead, they cheered up again and marched all the way.

After walking for more than an hour, there was still no trace of King Wu's army, Xie Tong couldn't help but be puzzled, and was about to ask a question, when Murong Longcheng suddenly stopped and squatted on the ground in a daze.

Huo Zixin walked over impatiently and said, "Murong Longcheng, what are you doing, where are they stationed, King Wu?"

Murong Longcheng's expression was abnormal, he shook his head and didn't know what he was muttering.

Xie Tong stepped forward and said, "Brother Murong, what happened!"

Murong Longcheng frowned and said, "King Wu should have camped here, but why did he leave overnight!"

Huo Zixin smiled and said, "Murong Longcheng, you shouldn't have lost your way, and you are here to confuse the people! How could King Wu abandon us and ignore it." ”

Cai Wei also turned over and dismounted, joined in the discussion, and said, "Huo Xiaozi's words are reasonable, the prince knows that we are here, and he will definitely wait for us, not to mention that Wanru is still in the army, and as for marching overnight, it is even more unreasonable."

Murong Longcheng smiled bitterly and said, "I have been in this desert for several years, and I can be said to be familiar with the road, and there will never be a possibility of getting lost." You look at the traces left on the desert, and all kinds of signs show that King Wu did leave overnight. ”

Everyone looked in the direction that Murong Longcheng was pointing, except for the yellow sand, there was no difference from the others, obviously not believing his words.

Murong Longcheng saw that everyone didn't believe it, he laughed dumbly, knowing that these people had no experience of walking in the desert, so he questioned his words. He hurriedly took out a steel shovel he was carrying, dug it on the yellow sand, and after a few shovels, a little burnt charcoal was exposed in the yellow sand, Murong Longcheng shook the charcoal, threw it towards Huo Zixin, and said with a smile, "This can always mean something!"

Huo Zixin grabbed the charcoal in his hand, showed an incredible expression, and said in surprise, "Murong Longcheng, there is really you, I took it this time, tell me how I found out!"

Murong Longcheng smiled and said, "When you live in the desert for a long time, you will find that there is an abnormality here, although the yellow sand covers the things on the surface, but it can't hide the essence of things. If you live here for five years, you're even better than me!"

Huo Zixin waved his hand and said with a smile, "Five years, Lao Tzu can't stay for a day."

Hong Shan said, "This is a bit unreasonable, why did King Wu set off overnight and leave us! Didn't Guan Yong inform him of our existence?"

Xie Tong asked, "Brother Murong, have you fought against King Wu!"

Murong Longcheng saw Xie Tong's serious appearance, and said, "Before, King Wu Xing's troops came to attack, and we planned to do it again, but as soon as we gathered people, King Wu led the army to retreat, and there was no fight." ”

Xie Tong's face was solemn, with King Wu's personality, he should not abandon him and ignore him, but the facts are in front of him, why should he choose to escape! This makes Xie Tong very puzzled.

Seeing the brothers basking in the scorching sun, Xie Tong said, "Brothers, let's rest first!

Tang Jun was already sleepy and tired, just waiting for Xie Tong's words, and all of them lay lazily on the yellow sand.

Hong Shan approached Xie Tong and said in a low voice, "Brother Tong, will there be any changes to them, Lord Wang! Is there such a possibility, they have been killed by Murong Longcheng, and Murong Longcheng faked this scene to deceive us." ”

Xie Tong shook his head and said, "No, you have also seen Murong Longcheng's character, there is no need for him to do this, I guess it is likely that the prince is in trouble! ”

Hong Shan said, "But there are only us and Murong Longcheng in the desert!

Xie Tong said, "Shan'er, don't speculate, just catch up with King Wu's troops and ask."

Hong Shan said, "How can Shan'er not worry, King Wu, they seem to be a lot of people, but in fact, they are all recruits who have not experienced the hardships of the desert, and you can see the clues from the Shen guards leading the troops to fight, Shan'er is really afraid that they will gradually drift away with the advantage of walking on horses, if they are really in danger, we will not be able to rescue."

Xie Tong said: "Shan'er's words are reasonable, the top priority is to catch up with them, I believe that King Wu is not an ungrateful person, this unbelievable move must be a suffering! ”

At this time, Murong Longcheng strode towards Xie Tong.

Xie Tong saw him coming, and said, "Brother Murong should know the situation of the prince, I don't know if there is a way to catch up with them, you must know that we are on foot, they are riding horses, and people can't compare speed and endurance with horses after all!"

Murong Longcheng pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Xie, dare to ask the prince if his destination is Murowei?"

Xie Tong nodded and said, "It's Mu Wei, no doubt."

Murong Longcheng said, "Murwei is in the northeast of the desert, after leaving the desert, we have to go east, go north, pass through the northwest of the Goryeo Kingdom, pass through the Heishui Turtle, is the territory of the Murwei, if we confirm to take this route, we can take the first step, directly to the northeast of the desert, waiting for them at the border of the Gao Liguo, maybe there is an unexpected harvest."

Xie Tong patted his thigh and said with a smile, "It's decided, go straight to the northeast, grandma's, chasing the horse's butt, how can you catch up with the horse."

Murong Longcheng said, "But it's very risky to do this, once King Wu changes the route of the march, we will be in the air, and it will be difficult to catch up with them." And if you march like this, you may have to stay in the desert for a little longer, which is a route that many people will not choose."

Xie Tong said, "There is always a gamble, rather than looking forward here, it is better to take a risk."

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Storm Comes

After everyone finished resting, under the leadership of Murong Longcheng, they changed the direction of the march and marched towards the northeast of the desert.

Except for Xie Tong and a few others, the other soldiers did not know the purpose of this trip, and they also thought that King Wu was not far in front of them.

The scorching sun continued, and the roasters were sweating, but luckily there was plenty of water to keep people from hungry when they set out from the oasis.

Huo Zixin had already drunk three pots of water in a row, and when he picked up the fourth pot, he couldn't help but scold, "Damn, what kind of ghost place is this, and what kind of ghost weather is it, Lao Tzu's stomach is swollen when he drinks, but he is so thirsty, I really want to drink a river, even if I jump into the river to take a bath."

Shang Caiwei smiled and said, "You are really incorrigible, now that you have water to drink, it is already a great blessing, a few days ago we didn't even drink anyone, that's a miserable!"

Xie Tong smiled, "I really don't know how you were caught in the desert, whether you were locked in a cage or somewhere, why didn't I see you screaming at that time!"

Huo Zixin didn't want Xie Tong to mention this matter, he said disdainfully, "Don't use this matter to squeeze Lao Tzu, as if you haven't been sneak attacked!"

Murong Longcheng said in a timely manner, "When I invited Brother Huo into the desert, I covered his mouth and nose with a cloth and soaked it with water every half an hour, which can not only ensure smooth breathing, but also make people not feel stuffy. ”

Huo Zixin said, "That's right, how did Lao Tzu forget about this?" and with that, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom, poured some water into it, and covered it on his nose.

Everyone laughed in agreement.

Huo Zixin said: "What's so funny about this! Aren't you hot?"

Cai Wei sneered, "Huo boy, they are laughing at you for being tied up in the desert like a pig, and you don't even have the right to drink water, and you are still complacent and pretending to be smart!"

Huo Zixin glared at Cai Wei angrily, knowing her way.

Murong Longcheng hurriedly changed the topic and said, "In the desert, such a hot weather is rare!"

Huo Zixin said, "Cai Wei, did you hear it, today is a special case!"

Xie Tong raised his head, only to see that the sky was cloudless, only the fireball-like sun hung high in the sky.

Murong Longcheng said, "Generally, there are two situations in this weather, one is that it indicates that there will be a heavy rain in the near future."

When everyone heard about the rain, they immediately felt refreshed.

Hong Shan sat on the horse, tilted his head and said, "What about the other situation!"

Murong Longcheng explained, "Another situation is that there will be a big storm, in the grassland, such as this matter is the experience of the ancestors, there is no substantive basis, the girl right is a kind of legend! Ha, to be able to enjoy the moisture of the heavy rain in the desert is also a gift from the god of the steppe!"

Huo Zixin also glanced up at the sky, and he said disdainfully, "Murong Longcheng is less where to bewitch the people, such weather indicates strong winds or heavy rain, and I don't believe it if I kill Lao Tzu! If you want to say that a few fireballs fell from the sky, I might believe it." ”

Everyone laughed again, and even Murong Longcheng couldn't stop laughing.

Xie Tong quietly observed Murong Longcheng, these two **** have changed greatly, and the previous arrogant and uninhibited, unruly and unstoppable are simply like two people, maybe he was such an approachable person, but the rejuvenation of the nation fell on him, so that he had to become like this, now seeing him close and harmonious with everyone, his mood is very good, thinking that one day, to fulfill the last wish of the master, take revenge, and gallop on the oasis with all the brothers, how comfortable it should be.

At this moment, Murong Longcheng suddenly stopped, and he looked ahead with wide frightened eyes.

Huo Zixin was the first to discover Murong Longcheng's abnormality, and he smiled and said, "Old Mu, what's the matter, did you scare me by my big words?"

Murong Longcheng didn't answer Huo Zixin, and his face became very ugly.

Xie Tong knew that this matter was extremely wrong, Murong Longcheng was a man who stood up to the sky, with his understanding of Murong Longcheng, he should not be scared like this by ordinary things, could it really be that there was a legendary storm?

He shouted softly, "Brother Murong, Brother Murong, what the hell is going on!"

Murong Longcheng suddenly turned around and said in a loud voice, "The whole army stops advancing, immediately set up camp, the camps must be next to each other, and the gathering must not exceed five feet, and all the horses are tied to one place and dragged under the camp tent." His words became so incoherent that many people did not hear them clearly, and all of them stood on the spot.

Murong Longcheng almost went crazy, and he shouted, "Didn't you hear it, hurry up and do what I say, immediately." ”

Xie Tong said, "Immediately follow General Murong's instructions and set up camp."

Suddenly, the sun darkened, and the originally cloudless sky was filled with clouds at some point, Xie Tong looked in the direction where the clouds came from, and was suddenly shocked.

I saw two hurricanes rushing into the sky, sweeping towards them from a distance, and the yellow sand in the sky had blocked everything behind the hurricane, and it turned out that the storm was real.

Huo Zixin also discovered this extremely terrifying storm, and didn't want him to say it casually, but it turned into a reality, seeing that everyone was at a loss, Huo Zixin said, "Run! The storm is coming!" (To be continued.) )