"Fairy God, we just came from the Western Regions and are almost dying of thirst. Yaoquanyi doesn't provide water. I'm afraid we will die on the road before we can reach Shadu. Please give me a drink."
"Give my son a sip..."
"Just one bite..."
"My brother is dying of thirst..."
"Take another sip..."
Many sounds echoed one after another in the desert.
When the wind blows, the sky is filled with sand.
"well……"
The Taoist looked at their expressions, remained silent for a moment, and finally sighed, holding the empty water bag and saying: "Each person can only drink ten sips."
"Thank you, God!"
"God's Mercy..."
Everyone thanked him loudly and rushed over.
The Taoist fell down again, and the water bag came out again.
Everyone has ten sips to drink, and only ten sips to drink.
It's just that some people drink water normally and some swallow it in big gulps.
Someone soon discovered something was wrong——
This water bag is so big, even if it is fully filled with water, it cannot support several people to drink ten sips. However, this man has fed many unconscious people drinking water before, and now he is giving them water. Each person can drink ten sips.
Even if it's not ten big mouthfuls, it's enough to fill you up, but one after another comes, but there is still water in the water bag.
"He is indeed a god..."
"My God, please accept my respects from me!"
"I don't know the taboos of the gods..."
"The villain wants to set up a card for the gods when he goes back!"
"..."
But the Taoist shook his head and did not answer. He only said that he was a Taoist and knew some tricks.
At the same time, he was also very restrained in giving water. Even if someone was so thirsty that he was unconscious, he would only give them ten drinks at most.
After ten mouthfuls, some people can wake up on the spot and thank them. Even if they don't wake up on the spot, they are out of danger. At most, they can wake up after a while. After eating two mouthfuls of watermelon and supplementing some nutrition, they can survive.
Until they return to Sadhu.
It’s just that the watermelon was only that big. Many people fell beside Yaoquan Station, including the weak, the comatose, and a steady stream of people who came to Yaoquan Station with the last glimmer of hope, hoping to make Yaoquan famous on the Silk Road.
They had to resupply themselves with water, and it was their last strength to reach this point. Even if each person only took one or two mouthfuls of watermelon, it would not be enough.
"well……"
Song You had no choice but to pick up a watermelon seed and bury it in the sand.
Just pour a little water in, and it will be immediately absorbed by the thirsty sand and stored in it.
But when the Taoist stretched out his finger and sprinkled a little spiritual light, the condensed sand was quickly broken open, revealing a touch of green.
The green seedlings grow as soon as the sun shines, and they grow very fast. The tender tentacles in front sway in the wind, trembling and stretching, almost like snakes and insects crawling on the ground. In no time, they stretch out long branches on the ground.
The leaves of a vine have already spread out, changing from light green to emerald green, then to dark green, and also blooming yellow flowers.
Flowers are more ephemeral than epiphyllum.
Almost as soon as the petals unfolded, before anyone could see clearly, the petals withered and withered again, replaced by small beans underneath.
Before I could see it clearly, the adzuki bean turned into a small ball the size of a quail egg. It was emerald green with patterns on it, and it already looked like a watermelon. In another blink of an eye, it had become the size of an egg, and in another blink of an eye it had become the size of an egg.
, already larger than the size of a fist.
And this is just one of them.
There are three in total on the vine.
After a while, there were three head-sized watermelons on the vines. Each color was bright green and shiny, with dark and clear stripes. It made the hungry and thirsty people greedy.
At the same time, I was also surprised.
In such a short time, they seemed to have watched the growth process of a watermelon for several months.
Song You stepped forward, bent down to pick off the watermelon, and smashed it into pieces, revealing a thousand red cherries and a ball of citrine. He still distributed them to those who collapsed and fainted due to heatstroke and lack of water - at this time they
Even if there is dry food on me, it may be difficult to eat. A few mouthfuls of watermelon are just right. It replenishes water and sugar, makes it easy to swallow, and digests quickly.
The freshly grown watermelons grew under the scorching sun, but have not been exposed to the scorching sun yet, giving them a coolness that relieves the heat.
Swallow it down to remove the smoke, and make a sound of ice and snow when it enters the teeth.
The scene suddenly burst into laughter.
The other business travelers looked dry, but no one dared to step forward to snatch it. Maybe there were not many reckless traders on this road, until someone changed their eyes and took a tentative glance.
Song You squatted down and picked a leaf to eat, which triggered a chain reaction.
yes--
There is no need to eat the watermelon, but this vine is not short. There are so many green leaves on it, which are both water and delicate green leaves that are not often seen in the northwest, which is also a good thing.
Everyone rushed to pick food.
After taking a sip, I discovered——
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t eaten green leafy vegetables for a long time, or I’m too thirsty and short of water, or maybe the watermelon grown by the gods is extraordinary. Even if I eat a single leaf, I feel cool and relieve the heat. Even
I feel a chill going down from my throat, extremely smooth, and quickly fills my entire chest, along my chest and throughout my limbs.
It's a cool breeze when you're so hot that you're about to have a sunstroke, or a mouthful of clear sweet spring when you're so thirsty that you're about to faint. This feeling is so comfortable that even a profit-seeking businessman suddenly feels like he's worth a thousand dollars.
Seeing how much they enjoyed it, more people rushed forward to grab the leaves.
The green leaves on a melon vine were quickly snatched away, and in the end even the melon vine was chewed.
Everyone is still not satisfied.
But I don’t know what that melon tastes like.
Everyone looked at the melon eaters.
After all, he was a businessman with an active mind. He reacted quickly. He couldn't help but feel shocked. He wondered whether it was appropriate to do so, whether it would delay the affairs of the gods, break the magic of the gods, and whether it would cause blame and punishment from the gods. So they all aimed at the Taoist one after another.
However, he saw that the Taoist's face was calm and gentle. He was really more like a god than the majestic statues on the altar. He just waved to them and said:
"Everyone, if there is no water, go back to Shadu, or go east. Going any further is a dead end. Money is precious, but life is even more valuable."
All sand contains water.
It's just rare and its price is lower than gold and silver.
"Thank you, God..."
"I dare to ask which kind of immortal it is..."
"Please leave your name for the gods!"
"Thank you, God..."
"I'm not a god, I'm just a mortal." Song You didn't listen to their thanks, and didn't want to be knelt down by them, so he just walked away alone.
The bay-red horse swayed and jingled.
The calico cat looked back at the many business travelers, then at the melon vines on the ground, then at the Taoist, and quickly trotted after them.
The group of people only left their backs.
There is still a steady stream of businessmen approaching from the front.
There were also merchants coming from the Western Region behind.
"well……"
The Taoist couldn't help but sigh.
Soon we walked to the Crescent Moon Spring.
There are still two officers and soldiers holding halberds guarding here, but at this time they are a little panicked.
If Shadu is the pearl on the northwest border of Dayan, this medicinal spring is the spring of life in Shadu. Long before Shadu was established, it was used by merchants, locals, and even some animals and even monsters in the desert.
All spirits and monsters come here to drink water. As Shadu becomes more and more prosperous, the meaning of medicinal springs is also changing. It is not only an important place for business travelers to replenish water, but also many literati and warriors, as well as foreigners traveling between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. When passing by Shadu
A scenic spot that must be visited.
It is already one of the landmarks of Shadu.
Later, it was even spread that the water in this spring had magical powers and could cure diseases if drank. Even the water plants nearby became famous medicinal materials. It was said that fish in the water could live forever if they ate it.
That’s why it’s named Medicine Spring.
Originally, their duty was to guard the medicinal spring here, because both the state officials and the people believed that this desert spring came from an unusual source and could not be allowed to dry up. If it were done, they were afraid that it would never recover again.
But just now, inexplicably, the water in the spring dropped a little, and the little spring water left was almost one-third less.
Both of them were a little panicked.
After some investigation, I heard that there was a Taoist priest over there, who was using a water bag to feed the merchant travelers who were about to die of dryness. The water bag was small, but the water could not be poured out.
Sounds like a charlatan's trick.
The elite soldiers of the Western Regions are not weaker than those in the northern part of the Great Wall. If it had been normal, they would have rushed forward with halberds and swords. No matter what martial arts masters or magic tricks, it depends on whether they can be killed with a single strike of the sword, but they found that it was the same person who had been killed a few days ago.
After they returned, they heard the lieutenant colonel say a few things about Saibei. They didn't dare to stop them at all, so they could only feel uneasy in their hearts -
At first I felt that this person had taken the water, so the higher-ups would not blame them. But at the same time I was afraid that if the spring water dried up and would not be restored, there would be no accountability from the higher-ups and they would have to be blamed.
When the Taoist came over, they were still worried.
But he saw that the Taoist was very respectful and polite, and said to them: "I was walking here today and saw many people on the road who were about to die. I couldn't bear it, so I took some water from the spring and asked the two captains and the general to explain it.
Whatever Song You took from Fulong Temple must be returned to Yaoquan ten times and a hundred times within a hundred days, so as not to implicate the two of you. I will also explain it to the post officer."
"yes……"
"If you are still involved, please tell me." Song You said, turning around and pointing to the sand mountain next to him, "I will be on that mountain for many days in the future."
The two officers and soldiers turned their heads and looked——
It is the highest sand mountain next to it, and also the highest mountain around the entire sand city.
Under the sun, it looks like a huge pyramid.
The Taoist curtsied to them, then went to the inn again, and begged the officials to send people to guard the road ahead and inform the merchants and travelers that the medicinal spring could no longer draw water, lest they regard it as the last straw.
But he exhausted his last bit of strength and fell here, borrowing another table from them to set up the altar.
Then he walked towards the sand mountain.
Hu Mu Daxian couldn't gather the water vapor here, so he gathered it himself. There wasn't enough water vapor in the world here, so he gathered it himself. He didn't believe it would rain this time.
Let me recommend some books by brothers and sisters to you——
"Blazing Moonlight" by Jing Junxiao
Dong Wuyuan's "One Piece of Gold"
Konggu Liuyun's "The Great Ming Dynasty"
Ciliansheng's "A Shuttle for Thousands of Years"
Niu Ying's "Medical Medicine is Life"
Mrs. Hurry "Jiao'e"
The Fox's Sour Grapes "Kiss Little Jasmine"
Fox Master "The Golden Age"
Hera gently "Keep one person"
Except for the first one, the rest are all young ladies! You must not go hook up now!