The sky gradually darkened, and the road ahead began to turn. It was a road winding along the bottom of a mountain wall. Because it was the Gobi Desert, the road was somewhat uneven and the carriage was also bumpy.
After turning the mountain wall, they will have a section of road exposed to a wide field of vision. Because the road is detoured, it is only about eight miles away from the checkpoint over there. If someone stands on a high place, they can vaguely see this side.
of.
Horses will also make noise if they run fast. After all, they have many horses and carriages, so the noise is naturally not small.
Nie Canjun raised his hand to stop the convoy and ordered: "Eat dinner first and wait until it gets completely dark before leaving."
Everyone dismounted quietly and took out some dry food to eat. This was dry food prepared in the village. Although it was a little cold now, it was not very hard, and you could still eat it with gusto even if it was wet with water.
After eating the dry food, everyone silently continued to mount their horses and cars and move forward.
Everyone silently moved forward along the mountain wall, walked out of the mountain wall, and followed the guide along the road. They did not dare to go too far to the right. There were luxuriant water and grass over there, but they heard that there was a swamp under the water and grass. Whether it was people or livestock, as long as
It's easy to fall in once you step inside.
Everyone walked forward in silence. Only the stars in the sky were bright, allowing them to barely see the road in front of them. The old man's eldest grandson smiled and said: "We came here to hunt deer before dawn, so we dared to walk this way."
Those of you who are on the road, you are very brave and dare to take untraveled roads at night."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "You gave us the courage. If others had led the way, we might not have dared to go."
This was a very high credit, and the old man's grandson laughed happily.
They walked this road for two hours, and it was not until late at night that the two guides stopped and said: "This is it, we are out."
Nie Canjun also felt it. They had turned a corner just now. He walked back and forth and could barely remember some of the route.
He said: "Let's go a little further and then stop and set up camp."
Everyone agreed and walked forward together for a while before stopping.
The soldiers and guards huddled together to rest and have something to eat.
Manbao and the others lived in the car.
There was no fire, and there were a lot of mosquitoes. Manbao felt in the dark and opened a box, took out a baggage, and opened it, which was full of medicine packets.
She handed the medicine package to Manager Li and asked him to share it with everyone. This can repel mosquitoes.
The old man's eldest grandson got one. It was very strange. The mosquitoes that had been buzzing around him slowly disappeared. He was so surprised.
When daybreak, they said goodbye to Manbao and others.
Man Bao thought of the horse thief who was watching them from nowhere, and said to him: "If anyone, including the horse thief, goes to your village to ask for news about us, you should tell them the truth."
After hearing Wei Xingren's translation, the eldest grandson's eyes widened, he patted his chest angrily and said, "Sir, we are people who keep our promises and will not betray you."
Man Bao was stunned for a moment and then said quickly: "You misunderstood. This is not sarcasm, but a warning."
She said: "They are very cruel. You may not be able to defeat them. They can guess it without telling them. It is better to tell them in exchange for your peace."
She said: "Not to mention that we have gone far, they may not be able to catch up with us. Even if they catch up with us, it will be better than massacring you directly in the village. There are so many of us, and there are no old people or children who are better than you."
too much."
When the two of them heard Wei Xingren's translation, their mouths opened wide for a moment. Obviously, this operation exceeded the two young people's understanding. It was the first time they saw a person and a convoy who actively asked to be betrayed.
However, Wei Xingren sighed in his heart for Zhou Man's righteousness and thoroughness, and also advised the two of them, "Master Zhou is right, if you are too tough, you may risk annihilation of the clan."
Bai Shan smiled and said: "If you are hesitant, why not go back and tell your grandfather the exact words, I think he will understand."
The two of them stopped being entangled, and after bowing to a few people, they turned around and strode away.
Everyone watched them go away, and then they started to get on their horses and get on their cars.
They took another road to Gaochang, because the original road was blocked by horse thieves. They now took another road, which was quite far away from that road, but the direction was roughly the same.
Heavy rain has not taken this road, but in the desert and Gobi, as long as you are sure of the direction, you will not get lost, and you can find your way out if there is no road.
And Ji Ren is also there.
Bai Shan and the others found that Zhi Ren knew the road better than Du Yu and the scouts. It was obvious that he had never walked this road, but he could speak clearly and clearly.
Seeing the bright eyes of the six young men, Zhiren couldn't help but smile and said, "You want to learn?"
The six of them nodded together, now that they have learned it, they won't get lost at least, right?
Zhiren smiled slightly and taught them how to identify the stars and determine the direction.
"There is a sun at dawn and stars and moon at dusk. As long as the sun, moon and stars are still there, people will not get lost."
Man Bao: "What if it rains and there are no stars at night?"
Zhiren burst out laughing and said, "It is not easy to encounter a rainy day in the desert. If you can meet one, it means you are very lucky. In this case, it is better to stay and wait for the rainy day to pass before you can identify the direction."
Man Bao smiled sheepishly and asked: "If we were not in the desert, but somewhere else, is there any other way to identify the direction besides the sun, moon and stars?"
"Of course." Zhiren has traveled a lot in his life. He has traveled alone and with his apprentices. He has experienced all kinds of difficulties and obstacles. He is very skilled at identifying directions.
The six people learned with great interest, but within an hour, three of them dispersed, and the only ones left around Master Zhiren were Manbao Baishan and Yin You.
Bai Erlang and the others gave up. They felt it was so boring. Looking at the stars and the moon was no fun at all. They had to calculate so many things and their brains were about to explode.
Bai Erlang thought that since it was so difficult to identify the direction, it would be better for them to take a guard with them when traveling in the future. It would be better to bring a guard who could identify the direction.
Bai Shan and Man Bao became more and more interested in learning. When they stopped to rest at night, they could list many calculations by the fire.
Sometimes the firelight was too dim to look good, so they took out pens, ink and paper, calculated on the paper, and then compared it with the stars in the sky.
Zhi Ren couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was just teaching them casually, but this time he couldn't help but become serious.
Yin You also studied very seriously, but compared to Bai Shan and Man Bao, he was obviously more interested in the Buddhist principles mixed with Zhi Ren. Zhi Ren also felt that he was very enlightened and couldn't help but talk about Buddhism with him.
Reasonable.
Jie Hei had been lying on the carriage and would only get out of the carriage when he was resting. He was now able to sit. Seeing that his master had completely forgotten about him and was happily teaching back and forth among the three teenagers, he couldn't help but fall silent.