The sun still rose, the sky was still blue, no one noticed, just where the heaven and the earth meet, the rolling yellow sand goes straight to the sky, and the dark clouds on the horizon seem to be not to be outdone, rolling and shouting, delusionally trying to devour all living beings in the world.

Everything in the hall seemed to be the same as before, except for the boss who always sat behind the counter with a smile on his face.

Ah Yue sat at the table, her hands on her laps, and the expression on her face was indescribably sad.

Others couldn't see the bloody gas at the junction of heaven and earth, but she could see it very clearly, perhaps this not only foreshadowed the disaster of the sandstorm, but also the disaster of the sword soldiers.

The first townsfolk arrived, not for healing, or for help in fending off the impending sandstorm. When they reached the door of Wu San's inn, they stopped, and only a few of the oldest and most prestigious townspeople came to Ah Yue with humility to each other.

They bowed deeply, and before they could speak, they wept.

Ah Yue was surprised and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The old men looked at each other, didn't speak first, and were about to kneel down in a trembling voice.

Ah Yue hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop it.

Shen Yi, Liu Qingyun and the others, who were sitting at the table in the distance, also saw this situation and felt that it was unusual, so they all raised their eyes to look over.

The eldest old man stepped forward, his old eyes were full of tears, but he still tried to look at Ah Yue with wide eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "High Priest, I heard that you are leaving, are you leaving us?"

Ah Yue was stunned for a moment, her eyes swept over everyone, and she turned quickly on Shen Yi's face, her face was a little red, but she quickly turned pale again, and said, "Maybe go, maybe not, I'...... I don't know yet. ”、

She didn't seem to be answering the questions of the old people, but like she was telling Shen Yi in the distance about her confusion.

The old people didn't dare to say more, and they had prepared a lot of words of pleading, but seeing that Ah Yue was so painful and confused, they couldn't say a word.

In their hearts, in the hearts of countless townspeople in this desert land, the high priest Ah Yue, and the Moonlight Clan, are really the gods sent by Heaven to help them. If they want to survive in the cold and unforgiving desert land, they can't even think about how difficult life would be without the help of the Moonlight Clan. They bowed deeply to Ah Yue again, sighed silently, and silently exited the door.

Ah Yue watched them leave without saying a word, but tears welled up in her eyes.

She unconsciously looked at Shen Yi again, as if she was asking for help, and seemed to be confiding in her......

Shen Yi was also looking at her, with a complicated expression on his face, as if he understood her and seemed to sympathize with her.

Ah Yue didn't have much time to think about her own business, and there were already townspeople who came to ask for medicine. She swallowed all her helplessness and sadness, changed her face to a faint smile, and became the high priestess of the noble and all-powerful Moonlight Clan again.

Shen Yi also retracted his gaze, lowered his head, covered his mouth with his hand, and coughed softly.

In this vast desert, just like the land of the Central Plains, there are countless people who are living tenaciously, doing nothing, not thinking so much, just living, silently enduring all the suffering, just to be able to live silently, even if they live humblely, but life itself is already so great, difficult and great.

Shen Yi thought, what can he do? What can Ah Yue do? They are not gods, they are also mortals of flesh and blood, they can't change the sky or change the earth, and all they can do is just a little bit of what they can do, but as long as they are doing things, even if it's just a little thing, it's better than not doing anything.

More and more townspeople came in, some came to heal, some came to inquire about the defense of sandstorms, and more townspeople gathered at the door of the inn and did not disperse for a long time. Although none of them spoke, their anxious eyes were already clear, and they were begging Ah Yue silently not to abandon them.

Ah Yue was upset, either saying that she was wrong about her illness or that she had lost something. She herself didn't know if she should stay or leave. She couldn't help but look at Shen Yi with her eyes, and there was a faint hope in her heart, hoping that he could come over, as usual, give her a gentle but firm smile, and then say to her, "Come with me." ”

She will definitely give up everything and follow him. But she was afraid that if he really said that, it would split her heart in half, half of which would follow him, and half of which would stay here......

She glanced at Shen Yi again, Shen Yi looked calm, and didn't seem to notice the chaotic thoughts in her heart at all.

Shen Yi held the teacup in one hand, lowered his head and drank tea from time to time, either gossiping with Liu Qingyun and others, or touching his chest with his hand and coughing gently. When he coughed, his brow would furrow slightly, but in the blink of an eye, as if nothing had happened, his smile was gentle, and his eyes were calm.

He is also a person who hides all his thoughts in his heart, and all the pain will not be shown to others, right? Ah Yue silently thought about his thoughts in the crowd. She felt that Shen Yi was just like herself, although she was surrounded by the crowd, her heart was forever lonely.

The two children of the Moonlight Clan pushed through the crowd at the door and hurried in. They were sweating profusely and looked panicked, and before they reached Ah Yue's approach, they shouted loudly: "High priest, it's not good, there are a lot of Western Xia military horses from outside the town. ”

Ah Yue was taken aback, and before she could react, Shen Yi had already stood up to meet the two disciples of the Moonlight Clan, and asked, "Has the military horse of Western Xia already entered the town?"

He thought of Gong Qianshan, who had escaped a few days ago, and had a bad premonition in his heart.

A disciple of the Moonlight Clan said, "Not yet, but the town has been surrounded. When we saw them coming from afar, we sealed the gates of the town and put men to guard them. ”

This Qiongta town used to be the garrison of the Great Song Dynasty, the city walls were built very strongly, and there were many discarded bows, crossbows, rockets and other weapons. Also because Qiongta Town is close to the border of Western Xia and Daliao, it has been invaded and harassed, so the Moonlight Clan and the townspeople still know a little about how to defend against the enemy, unless the opponent is strong and attacked, at least they can hold it for a while.

Another disciple took a breath and continued, "The person they are leading is going to talk to Shen Daxia by name. ”

As soon as he said this, Shen Yi was even more sure that this Xixia person was Gong Qianshan who came for the list. It can be seen that the Western Xia was eager to get the list, and he did not hesitate to lead the army to rashly break into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

Shen Yi and the others came to the city wall, and sure enough, they saw a large area of troops stationed in the black outside, and the barracks were everywhere.

The black clouds in the sky also seemed to be angry, accumulating more and more, almost obscuring the sky in the distance.

It seems that not only is the Western Xia army approaching outside the town, but even the big sandstorm that has been rare for a hundred years seems to be coming.

The soldiers in the Western Xia army saw several people standing on the city wall, and they hurriedly reported to the army.

Not long after, a group of people walked out of the front of the formation, and the first person was Gong Qianshan. He has changed into the clothes of Western Xia, brocade robe and jade belt, and his official position is not low.

Seeing Shen Yi, Gong Qianshan laughed and shouted loudly: "Shen Daxia, don't come to harm? I didn't expect you and I to meet so soon." I don't know how Shen Daxia's injuries are? How much of his internal strength has recovered? Have you put away the list?"

Shen Yi didn't answer, and looked around, there were thousands of people from the Western Xia army who came, surrounding the small Qiongta Town.

Although the Western Xia army had a large number of people, it was not difficult for Shen Yi and other martial arts masters to break through, but it was even more difficult to keep the people of this town from harm.

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned around and asked Ah Yue, "Is the big sandstorm coming soon?"

Ah Yue looked at the sky, although Wu San had already taught the art of contemplating the sky, he was still a little hesitant, and said: "I have never seen such a sandstorm before, I really can't say, maybe it will come immediately, maybe it will take a while, but it should not be later than the afternoon." ”

Shen Yi asked again: "If the sandstorm comes, which direction will it come from?"

"Most likely from the northwest. Ah Yue looked at Shen Yi strangely and asked, "Brother Shen, why are you asking this?"

Shen Yi didn't speak, his face was calm, as if he was thinking about what to estimate, and he seemed to be making the next big decision.

Gong Qianshan below saw that Shen Yi didn't take himself seriously at all, not only did he not reply, but he didn't even look at himself, he was immediately furious, and shouted loudly: "Shen Yi, there are five thousand Xixia elite soldiers behind me, if you don't hand over the list, I, Xixia Jian'er, will attack Qiongta Town in one fell swoop and kill all the people." He smiled and continued: "Shen Daxia's martial arts are world-famous, although he is seriously injured, but if there is a strong conflict, he thinks that no one can stop him, but if you go alone, within two hours, my Western Xia army will definitely raze this Qiongta town to the ground, and there will be no people and animals!"

Shen Yi had already made up his mind, smiled faintly, raised his breath and spoke, and his clear voice slowly transmitted out, "Okay, if you allow me for a while, I will personally go down to see you and discuss the list with you." ”

Gong Qianshan looked at his calm smile, his doubts rose, he didn't believe that Shen Yi would give in so easily, and asked, "How much time do you need?"

Although he was suspicious, he was not in a hurry, no matter how strong the walls of this Qiongta Town were, how could they stop this Western Xia army?

"Half an hour. Shen Yi still said very calmly: "Half an hour later, Shen went out to see you." ”

Gong Qianshan laughed and said: "Okay, Shen Daxia has always been a believer, so I will believe you in the future." ”