People in the world always like to chase Zhong Lingyuxiu's place, and such a desolate place is always little known.

Walking through this desert is the barren sea. The edge of the desert is connected to the barren sea, and it is so distinct that it is sometimes impossible to tell whether it is a desert or a huge sandy beach. From time to time, some people argued red-faced, and never came to a conclusion.

And this result never matters.

Perhaps because of this strangeness, this desert has also attracted many people who appreciate the magnificent scenery of nature. In addition, there are only a few poor sandwalkers left, catching some poisonous insects under the hot sand and selling them, and maintaining a difficult livelihood.

It is very easy to distinguish between the sand walkers and the tourists, the dark complexion, the one who looks strong, the ten are the sand walkers, and the tourists, most of them are fair-skinned, look polite and polite Miss Gongzi, come out to find a pastime.

Sometimes I would ask the sporadic busy sandwalkers to ask a question or two, buy two poisonous insects to tease, or buy a few herbs to prevent poisonous insects.

One day, there was a young man with a white face on the desert, like a scholar, who was essentially different from them, who were rough people with no ink on their chests, such as at the two ends of the barren sea.

When the sand walkers drank turbid wine in private, they always scolded and disdained these coveted literati, but what was behind this disdain was envy that could not be desired.

There are not many people coming up from the desert, and when the sand walker sees the tourists, it is like an old widower who sees a big girl bathing naked, and his eyes can no longer be taken off.

Most of these tourists are very refreshed, and most of them will buy a few herbs to repel poisonous insects, or water and dry food. These pampered young ladies act only on the spur of the moment, where can they prepare so much?

The sandwalkers on the desert come and go, and it is those people who are familiar with each other who are more familiar with each other, and those who are unfamiliar have become familiar. If there is something new, it is always poured out in the evening when a few bowls of wine are poured into the throat.

Many people have seen this young man, and the reason why they remember it is still fresh is that he is very different from the tourists next to him, he is not so excited, and he does not complain about the harsh environment, his expression is as calm as a boulder in the desert that has been eroded by wind and sand for countless years, and his eyes are as deep as the bad wind that sweeps the stars and the cold moon in the silent night.

He also acted strangely, not caring about the herbs against poisonous insects, only buying a little fresh water and dry food, but buying all the poisonous insects accumulated by the sandwalkers he encountered.

He was not generous, did not bargain, and never gave more.

He was carrying a very beautiful woman in his arms, and he was going to a very far place. Some sandwalkers speculated that the direction he was going in was the barren sea.

There was a post house in the desert, and there were camels in the post station, but it was not close to here, so he just walked on one leg and went straight to the end of the sunset.

Some people were drunk from eating, and they couldn't see whether they were red or not on their dark faces, but there was a bright light in their eyes, and they smiled honestly: "I've never seen such a beautiful woman in my life, and even those young ladies who come to play can't compare." That woman didn't even move her eyelids, do you think it's a dead person?"

"Nonsense, how can a dead man have such a bright skin! There are many things in the world that look like dogs, and according to me, eighty percent of the young ladies of which family were drugged and taken all the way. ”

On the side, there was a rude laugh.

Dead or alive, voluntary or captive. They have nothing to do with them, and they will never meddle in their affairs. The only meaning of the beautiful woman's existence for them was a few jokes about the wine.

In their eyes, the most important thing in life is nothing more than the bowl of wine in their hands. The sky is wide, insignificant, and a few sand people gather in a few places in the desert, just like a few clumps of grass growing on the desert, insignificant.

When Leng Xiao stood at the junction of the desert and the barren sea, it was already twenty-seven days later. The dry food of the sandwalkers includes meat and bread, but whether it is meat or bread, chewing it is like chewing a handful of sand, and when swallowed, it is like swallowing a knife.

In his old days, he was unstable, but he was just a prodigal son on the rivers and lakes, but when he was not good, he had never eaten anything like this.

He was covered with a thick layer of yellow sand, and Shi Lingxi's body was much better, but he also had a layer of haze, only one cheek was not stained with dust.

Leng Xiao took care of each other's clothes, and a thick mist surged between the sea and the sky, sweeping towards the desert. The dense fog was full of moisture, and the two of them were caged together, and their dry clothes immediately became wet.

Leng Xiao hugged the woman in his arms tighter, the desert was as hot as an oil pot during the day, but it was extremely cold at night, as if he had suddenly fallen into an ice cave.

The sea was calm and calm, like a pool of stagnant water, I don't know if Qiushi Island was far deeper, or if he was going in the wrong direction.

Leng Xiao searched along the coast for two hours, until the second half of the night, when he found a ferry.

There are five or six canopy boats moored outside the ferry, which look very old, I don't know how many years have passed, but they can still carry people, and they can still shelter from the wind and rain.

A few poor boatmen made the boat their home and slept in it. Most of the people who have been away all the year round have slept lightly, and their cold footsteps have fallen on the sand, making a rustling sound at intervals, which has awakened several boatmen.

In the first boat, a half-grown girl lifted the curtain made of broken cloth and poked her face out, with sleepy eyes open, but was quickly pressed back by an old man.

A few boatmen raised their eyes and glanced at Leng Xiao, seeing that he didn't look like a thief, and went back to sleep. Just ask, what thief would be so blatant, and still hold a woman in his arms?

The old man with the bunched hair in the first boat, after retracting into the canopy, took food and water without a few rests, and asked, "Young man, how come you have come to such a place, poor mountains and bad waters?

"Sick. Leng Xiao declined the surprise of the old man with his hair and responded softly.

"It's the old man, why would he rock the boat in such a place, how many people can pass through this ferry all year round?"

The old man with the bundle of hair poured the water into his abdomen, not spilling a drop. Leng Xiao looked at him quietly, and the boatmen next to him all had unkempt hair and tangled mustaches. He is the only one who combs his white hair neatly and his beard is also fresh.

The old man with the bundled hair shook his head and smiled faintly: "It's just a meal to eat, there are no guests, so it's convenient to catch a few fish in the barren sea to eat, in this sea, except for the dead, there are the most fish." ”

Leng Xiao said: "I just saw that there is a child in the boat, and the two lives of the old and the young are detained in one small boat, is it worth it?"

The old man with tied hair waved his hand and said: "What is worth it or not, it is not easy for people to live, how can you ask for a way to live?"

He looked a little distracted, his eyes were foggy, and he turned to go back to rest. But he was stopped by Leng Xiao: "Old man, I want to cross the sea, can I leave immediately?"

"Where are you going?"

"Akishi Island. ”