"You have to have faith in the Imperial Master." He Lingchuan babbled in the direction of Sun Fuping, "All the great Imperial Masters have risked their lives, how can you and I have some confidence?"
Sun and Nian walked in the front, with a long distance between them and He Lingchuan, with more than ten rows of soldiers in between.
The newly joined group of gangsters were not taken seriously by them at all.
Situ Han looked at their backs: "Can they hear me when I speak?"
"Don't worry, you can't." He Lingchuan himself didn't even remember how many bad things he said about the two people in front of him.
Situ Han then whispered: "These two people are really arrogant. If we encounter danger after entering the desert, it may not affect our lives. Young Master He, for the sake of celebrating the New Year every year, you should take more care of our brothers."
We, a family of thirty or so, have come out to work hard, and there are more than a hundred women, children, and their families in Mangshan! If we die, they won’t even be able to drink porridge.”
Although he called killing people and stealing goods a hard work, his expression was still very sincere.
Worry is written all over your face.
"I know." He Lingchuan comforted him, "I will keep an eye on you and prevent him from sending you to die in vain."
After he walked away, He Chunhua asked his eldest son: "What did he mean when he said it was for the New Year's sake?"
"Every Chinese New Year, doesn't he come to pay us New Year greetings?" The most important thing is that every Chinese New Year, Situ Han will prepare a special gift for Mr. He. For example, last year, what he gave to He Lingchuan was a string of pearl necklaces.
, each bead is almost the same size, round and lustrous.
Yes, it was the string that He Lingchuan forwarded to Uncle Hao.
What did you give me as a gift the year before last? Well, I can’t remember.
Of course, there is no need to tell Dad these trivial matters.
He Chunhua looked at him and shook his head. He is a brat who is reckless and never shows mercy when accepting gifts.
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Blackwater City, Hezhai.
Although there were only two people left at home, Mrs. Ying still asked the kitchen to cook carefully and put a total of seven dishes on the table. The meal was even richer than usual.
But she actually had little appetite. She drank less than half a bowl of yellow rice porridge, and only took two bites of the flower roll that He Yue gave her, then stopped eating.
"Yue'er, where do you think your father is now?" He Chunhua left, as if he had taken her soul with him. Mrs. Ying couldn't sleep at night, and even her exquisite makeup couldn't cover up her haggardness.
"It should have been a few stops." He Yue comforted her, "Zeng Feixiong is familiar with the desert, and Sun Daguoshi is there to control the place. My father and brother will definitely be able to come back before the wild sand season arrives."
Mrs. Ying sighed: "They say your brother is a lucky general. You must not let his guard down this time."
He Yue sounded strange. His mother didn't seem to blame his father for taking away his brother?
Mrs. Ying asked some more questions about the affairs of Qiansong County, and He Yuedu said that he could handle it himself.
Finally she asked: "Still no news from the east?"
"No. Floods block the road. Besides, the war in the east is fierce. The rebels will behead spies when they catch them, and couriers don't dare to go there."
In fact, he would also pay attention to the intelligence from the east without his father's repeated instructions.
Unfortunately, there is no news now.
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On the second day, there was so much yellow sand all around, that not even a living thing could be seen.
This short section of Hongya Road points to the former Panlong Ancient City, and no caravans would go there at all.
Everyone cherishes every step, because this smooth road will come to an end.
"There is no way." The message came from the front of the team.
Looking eastward, the He family father and son could still see the huge base of half of the mountain peak slanting upward, like a dagger thrust into the sky.
The upper part collapsed nearly a hundred years ago and hit the Hongya Road where this team was supposed to be traveling.
The endless rocks turned it into a dead end road.
Zeng Feixiong murmured: "I wonder if it is God's will." He did not want the sleeping heroic spirits in the city to be disturbed by those who came after him.
"How can there be so much wishful thinking?" Nian Songyu sneered and ordered everyone, "Get off your horses, we have to lighten the burden."
There is no road ahead, and the horses are no longer needed. Each person prepares five days of dry food and water, and hands the horses to a few cooks accompanying the army.
Situ Han stared at the endless desert.
The undulating sand dunes are clean and tidy, without even a single footprint.
"What's next? If we take one step away from Hongya Road, we will all be eaten!"
"Of course not. Don't you bandits know best?" Nian Songyu stopped him with just one sentence.
Situ Han said. As people who have lived in the Panlong Desert for most of their lives, they know the local taboos very well, and they also have their own little tips and tricks.
Nian Songyu pointed to the desert: "Tell me, how do you go if there is no Hongya Road? I guess you have some experience."
"First of all, my lords, please keep the Sheji Order. You must not show it, let alone activate it!" There were many officials in this group of people.
Nian Songyu said, "Why?"
"The heroic spirits in the desert were defending the borders of their motherland during their lifetimes. When we walked in wearing other countries' social orders, didn't we deliberately plant flags to attract hatred? These things are all stubborn. They can hide and hide. Don't provoke them!
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There is some truth. Sun Fuping told the officials: "Keep the kite money and don't show it."
Then Situ Han said: "Are we going to Panlong Ancient City? It's still far away, and it's impossible to walk there just by walking. There's nothing I can do about it."
Sand bandits usually go into the desert to escape pursuit or vendetta, and they only need it if they have an urgent need. They would not hike in such a place of death for nothing, because it would be too long to live.
"So, we need to change a vehicle." Sun Fuping took out three things from his arms.
They were three micro-carved boats, each about an inch long, as if they were carved from half a walnut, with exquisite craftsmanship. Not to mention the wood grain on the sides of the boats, even the folds of the boatman's clothes and the flying hair were all carved delicately.
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Just looking at the carving work alone, it can be called a master's level.
"This is a treasure I borrowed from a friend. I have to return it after use. Okay, stay away!" After saying that, Sun Fuping took out three crystal clear green pills and placed them in the right hand of the boatman in the boat.
Then he threw the three walnut boats onto the sand.
Nian Songyu whispered: "Xuanjing!"
The green pill was about the size of a quail egg, and it seemed like it would knock over the walnut boat when thrown. But that was not the case at all. The green pill disappeared when it touched the boatman's hand, and the whole boat began to tremble strangely, as if something was about to hit it.
To run out.
Everyone is not stupid and has already avoided it in advance.
Sure enough, the walnut boat expanded at an astonishing speed and doubled in size. In just two breaths, the originally one-inch long toy turned into a wooden boat that was more than five feet long and one foot high!
They stopped on the yellow sand. They were the original walnut boats enlarged to their original proportions. Of course, the boatman standing on the bow also became a normal human size. He walked over and lowered the side planks so that passengers could board the boat.