Some people say that the camel is the king of the desert, but Lin Ye disagrees. The wind chasing under the crotch completely subverts the inherent characteristics of the horse in the desert, which is the issue of endurance. Regarding endurance, the camel is worthy of being the king of the desert.
, but with the speed of Zhufeng, the factor of endurance is completely ignored. The distance that originally took a long time to run can be reached very quickly under the speed of Zhufeng. As a result, endurance becomes insignificant.
The speed of chasing the wind is still very powerful. Even in the desert, there is no obstacle at all. Sitting on the horse, Lin Ye feels very stable. Even if the sand is soft, there is no bumpy feeling. Therefore, Lin Ye has always been
Ye couldn't put it down for the horse on his crotch.
Zhufeng ran desperately and reached the original thirty-mile distance in less than five minutes. In the distance, Lin Ye found a small water source and immediately understood why those people in Shacheng didn't move to
Well, the reason is that even if there is water here, it will not be able to quench the thirst of the whole city.
Soon, Lin Ye had arrived at the water source, quickly dismounted, and was not in a hurry to put Zhufeng away. After running for so long in this dry climate, Zhufeng should be thirsty, and he would be thirsty later.
After you finish your work, let it drink some water.
Thinking about it, Lin Ye walked closer to the water source. The water source in front of him was, to put it bluntly, a depression. This depression was only about the size of a house, and it was just a small house. There were many trees around the depression.
There was sparse grass, but not far out, it was covered by desert. Lin Ye deduced that this depression would be swallowed up by the desert in the near future.
After thinking about it, Lin Ye didn't stop much. The little boy seemed to have reached his limit. There were still more than twenty miles to go. If he wanted to walk back to Shacheng with his thin body, it would be like reaching the sky. Maybe he would reach the sky halfway.
, will pass out.
After rummaging around in the package for a few times, Lin Ye remembered that when he was drinking, those wine jars were still in his package. Fortunately, he didn't throw them away on the spot. They can be put to use now. After groping for a while, he took the wine jars one by one.
Lin Ye came out and placed them on the edge of the depression. He counted five wine jars in total. This wine jar was a larger type and was big enough to hold a large bottle of pure water.
Lin Ye quickly carried the wine jars to the depression and began to fill the wine jars with water. Soon, all five jars were filled. Lin Ye closed the seals and threw the wine jars into the package one after another. He was also in the depression.
During the trip, I held a few handfuls of water to drink. Although the weather was not hot when the sun was setting, the climate here was extremely dry. As soon as I suddenly entered the desert, my mouth would be very dry.
"Zhufeng, go drink some water."
Lin Ye suddenly raised his head and said to Zhufeng. When Zhufeng heard this, he immediately took a few steps forward, lowered his head and started drinking. It was obvious that this guy was also thirsty.
Before leaving, Lin Ye looked at the depression again and found that the water level in the depression had dropped a lot under his own absorption. It would only take a few days at most to dry up. If there was a big
The wind and sand will soon be covered without a trace. By then, it will be harder to find a source of water in this vast desert than to reach the sky.
Riding on Zhufeng, Lin Ye returned all the way. On the way, without Lin Ye's reminder, Zhufeng kept following the traces he had walked and walked straight forward without any deviation. Along the way, Lin Ye could find that Zhufeng was walking
Although some sections of the hoof prints we passed were covered by the wind and sand, we could see them again after walking a little further.
Patting Zhufeng's back, Lin Ye said affectionately: "Old man, it's great to have you!"
When Zhufeng heard this, he was immediately elated. For such a long time, Zhufeng had been scolded by Lin Ye many times and rarely praised by his master. This time, Zhufeng was praised a lot, and Zhufeng was really happy.
On the road, Zhufeng's speed seemed to be faster than before.
"Huh?"
After running for about five or six minutes, Lin Ye suddenly found something lying on the ground on the yellow sand not far away. Lin Ye was secretly frightened and suddenly felt that something was not good. Wait until Zhufeng next moment
When they got closer, Lin Ye confirmed his guess. The person lying on the ground in front of him was the little boy from before.
I quickly turned around and dismounted, only to see the little boy fainting on the sand, holding the old bowl tightly with both hands, but the water in the bowl was no longer there, and the sand on the side was all dry.
When I came out, the little boy collapsed a few minutes ago.
In the desert, if a little water enters the sand, it will dry up quickly, but it will take about two minutes to lose traces. Lin Ye speculated without any theoretical basis, and at the same time quickly took out a jar of water from the package and poured it in quickly
In the bowl, he quickly lifted the little boy's dark body up and brought the old bowl close to his mouth. Only then did Lin Ye realize that the little boy's lips were already chapped and bleeding.
You can imagine how hard it was for the little boy to run such a long distance under the scorching sun during the day.
"Ahem..."
A cough that was choked by water suddenly came. Lin Ye felt happy and quickly shook the little boy and shouted: "Hey, little guy, cheer up!"
The little boy slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Lin Ye, the uncomfortable expression on his face slowly disappeared. But the next moment, the little boy used all his strength to push Lin Ye away. Lin Ye was unprepared and fell.
He was pushed to the ground without any resistance, because the little boy had no strength at all.
"This water... wu wu... this water is for my sister to save her life! Who asked you to make your own decisions? Give it to me to drink!"
Lin Ye was puzzled for a while at first, but after hearing the little boy say such words with a cry, and then looking at the empty bowl on the ground, Lin Ye suddenly understood. It turned out that the little boy thought he had given him the water.
I gave it to him to drink. I couldn't help but smile in my heart. This little fool had already given his own water to sand.
Getting up from the ground, Lin Ye patted the dust on his body, walked to the wine jar aside, lifted the wine jar, and slowly walked to the little boy, and found that the child started crying.
"Hey! What a man, why are you crying when you say you are crying! Look, look at this!"
As he said that, Lin Ye handed over the wine jar in his hand and shook it with his hand. The water in the jar splashed up. When the little boy saw this, his eyes that were originally shining with tears suddenly shined with brilliance and despair.
Hope suddenly reignited in my heart.
Lin Ye put the wine jar into the package, got on his horse, turned to the surprised little boy and said, "Come here, I'll take you back to see your sister."
Originally, I just wanted to send him back, but I was afraid that this little boy with a stubborn heart would be unwilling. Finally, Lin Ye told his sister. I believe that the little boy who was worried about his sister's safety would definitely not refuse Lin Ye.
Invitation, no, the little boy dragged his tired body and ran towards Lin Ye as hard as he could. Seeing this, Lin Ye reached out and pulled the little boy onto the horse's back. The reins shook, and the Zhufeng horse quickly rode away.
Galloping forward.
On the way, Lin Ye learned that the little boy's name was Tiedan. When they were not familiar with each other before, the little boy was very resistant to Lin Ye, but Lin Ye said that he would take him to save his sister, so he was grateful to Lin Ye, and his words followed.
There were more. Seeing the desert flying rapidly behind his head, the little boy was extremely surprised. He had never seen a horse that could run so fast. His admiration for Lin Ye immediately increased a lot.
Finally, three minutes later, Lin Ye found a relatively tall city wall in sight. However, this wall had been eroded by wind and sand all year round and had long been dilapidated, showing a scene of decay. This also matched the scene in the city.
The people in the city are now suffering from flooding and are exhausted.
Soon, Zhufeng arrived at the main entrance of Shacheng. Lin Ye looked up and saw two big characters placed directly in front of the city wall: Shacheng!
"Was this always like this here?"
Lin Ye ordered Zhufeng to move forward slowly, and at the same time asked the little boy.
"No, although Shacheng was in the desert before, there is an oasis area around Shacheng. The water source here is relatively sufficient. However, a month ago, a water source flowing through Shacheng contained highly toxic water for some unknown reason. The city
The oasis outside was poisoned overnight."
After hearing this, Lin Ye was shocked. It turns out that Shacheng was an oasis area before. It seems that the reason why this place is an oasis is probably because of the water source that flows through Shacheng. But now the water source is contaminated with severe poison. Shacheng
It is no wonder that the oasis turned into a desert.
"What about your parents? Why do they ask you to take care of your sister? How old are you?"
Lin Ye was a little confused. A little boy of eleven or twelve years old ran so far to find water. If he was not careful, he would not be able to come back. If he did not show up today, this little boy would really be buried in the water.
It's over halfway.
At this point, the little boy was silent. After a long time, he choked and said: "They were all poisoned to death by the poisonous water!"
"Forehead..."
Only then did Lin Ye realize that he had asked something he shouldn't have asked, and he felt guilty.
There are no city guards at the city gate. Originally such a big city should be heavily guarded, but due to the lack of water, the people in the city can't even save their lives. Do they still have the heart to stand guard?
After entering the city, Lin Ye was horrified by the miserable conditions in the city. He saw refugees lying on both sides of the main road, all of them smelling rotten. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, they looked miserable.
Seeing Lin Ye, a stranger, riding a tall horse on the street, those who were still conscious cast curious glances at Lin Ye. At that time, Lin Ye also had a desire to take out all the water he had brought.
I had the urge, but then I thought about it, such a small amount of water can't save the people in the city. Instead of giving it out and letting them rob and bleed them, it would be better to take it out and use it at some time.
Looking around, Lin Ye suddenly asked: "Tie Dan'er, where is your sister?"
Upon hearing this, Tie Dan quickly pointed to a place with his hand, and Lin Ye, under Tie Dan's command, ran all the way in the direction he pointed.
