The desert is hot and dry, and the sand below is soft and hot. During the day, the air fluctuates due to the heat. Walking in the desert, even if you take a breath, you will feel a burning sensation in your lungs.
Fortunately, Brian was familiar with the roads. There were often caravans traveling along the route he took, and the ground was relatively hard. This made the group move much faster, and they also passed oases from time to time along the way. They could wait until noon or evening.
Go to an oasis to cool off or get news.
Tang Yin, like everyone else, could not stand the heat of the desert. He often only walked for a whole morning, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. At this time, everyone was wearing only single clothes and all their outer armor had been removed.
On this day, the third day after entering the desert, Tang Yin and others were a little exhausted. Looking forward, they saw the endless desert, and even the shadow of Duji City could not be seen. Tang Yin rode a few steps quickly to catch up.
Brian, who was walking in front, asked: "Brian, how many days do we have to walk before we get out of the desert?"
Brian chuckled, wiped the sweat from his face, and said, "It's almost time. If everything goes well, we can leave the desert tomorrow afternoon and arrive at Duji City in the evening!"
"Oh!" Tang Yin sighed softly, raised his eyes to look at the fiery sun above his head, and said, "It looks like it's almost noon. We have to find a place to rest."
"Yes!" Brian nodded, looked forward, and said faintly: "If I remember correctly, there should be an oasis in front of it, and there should be a small lake in it."
"Huh?" Tang Yin immediately became interested when he heard this. He had been walking in the desert these past few days and passed by many oases, but he had never seen one with lakes in it. He smiled and said: "The water we brought is not the same."
If there is fresh water in the lake, it will be enough to replenish it!"
Brian smiled and said: "If the small lake is still there, there must be fresh water in it."
The lakes in the desert can walk, because most of them are formed by groundwater. They may appear here today and may appear elsewhere tomorrow. Of course, their movements are also regular. People who are familiar with deserts can find them through the changes of seasons.
Freshwater lakes hidden throughout the desert.
At this time, Xiaona also ran over on horseback. Like everyone else, she also took off all her armor and wore a simple white dress. At this time, her fair face was covered with sweat beads. She wiped it from time to time with a sweat towel.
The sweat flowed down his neck, and he muttered dissatisfiedly: "If I can't find a place to take a bath, my body will soon rot!"
Brian shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Your Highness, the water in the desert is more expensive than gold. Even if there is lake water in the oasis in front, I'm afraid... it won't be enough for Your Highness to take a bath."
"What? There's not even enough water for bathing? What kind of lake is that?" Xiaona asked with her eyes wide open.
Brian whispered: "Your Highness the Princess will know after we get there."
When Xiao Na heard this, a look of disappointment suddenly appeared on her face.
Tang Yin sighed, then took out his water bag and handed it to Xiaona. The latter was not polite, took the water bag, pulled off the lid, and drank two big gulps.
Brian was right, there was indeed an oasis ahead, but when Tang Yin and his party arrived, there were other people inside, and a large caravan was resting in it.
There were between two and three hundred people in this caravan, and the number of camels used to carry goods alone was 160 and 70. Seeing the arrival of Tang Yin and his party, the caravan members who were originally sitting on the ground to rest
They stood up one after another, and many of them had already put their hands on the sabers at their waists.
There are bandits running rampant in the desert, and people like Tang Yin are rushing towards them on horses. People who don't know the inside story really can't tell who they are.
When Tang Yin and others arrived at the oasis, both sides could clearly see each other's appearance, and the people on the caravan side were all stunned. Most of Tang Yin and others had wind faces, which were naturally different from the people of the Morpheus Federation.
It was very big. At this time, two middle-aged men in their early forties walked out of the caravan. They looked like the leaders of the caravan. They looked at Tang Yin and the others and asked politely: "Excuse me, are you..."
Brian urged his horse forward and said with a smile: "We are from Besa, and we are going to Duke City!"
"Oh!" After hearing this, everyone in the caravan heaved a sigh of relief, and the hands that originally held the handle of the knife also loosened their grip. Listening to Brian's accent, it was indeed Besa's accent. Among the sand bandits, there was no Besa
People, even the always proud Besa people disdain to be bandits.
The two middle-aged men's eyes fell on Tang Yin and others again, looking up and down curiously, and asked: "They are..."
"He..." Brian was about to speak, but Tang Yin turned slightly sideways, tapped his shoulder from behind, interrupted him, and then said with a smile in fluent Morpheus: "We are businessmen coming from Bessa.
."
"Transfer to Besa?" The two middle-aged men were stunned for a moment, and then asked in unison: "Then you are the wind people?" Their faces were all from the Haotian Empire, and the Haotian Empire wanted to pass through Besa.
The only one who goes to Duji is Fengguo.
Unexpectedly, the other party could tell where he was from. Tang Yin was stunned at first, but he reacted quickly, then nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, we are Feng people!"
"Ah!" The two middle-aged men couldn't help but look at Tang Yin again. After all, there were too few Feng people coming to Duji, especially the Feng country businessmen, who had never seen him before.
"Stop being wordy with them, let's go in quickly!" Xiaona got off her horse, urged Tang Yin and Brian, and walked into the oasis.
This oasis occupies a large area and is full of green and leafy poplar trees. Poplar trees are the most common trees in the desert. It is said that they will not die for three thousand years and will not decay for three thousand years after death.
In the center of the oasis, there really is a small lake. However, Xiaona almost shed tears when she saw this small lake. It is better to call it a puddle than a small lake. It is only five or six meters long and wide.
Moreover, the water is so shallow that you can see the bottom at a glance. It is estimated that the deepest part in the center can only barely cover the feet. Let alone bathing, it is estimated that if the wind is strong, this small puddle can be dried up.
After standing quietly in front of the lake for ten seconds, Shawna suddenly turned her head, glared at Brian, and asked, "Is this the lake you are talking about?"
Brian shrugged innocently, walked forward, and whispered: "I just said that this lake is definitely not enough for Her Royal Highness to take a bath..."
"Go to hell!" Xiaona no longer had the temperament and restraint of a princess at this time. She pushed Brian away angrily, strode to the foot of a poplar tree, and sat on the ground, her pink cheeks puffed up so high.
It would be weird if there were large lakes in the desert. Tang Yin didn't have high hopes at first, but he wasn't disappointed now. He looked at Xiaona who was sitting under the tree and was sulking, and then greeted everyone around him.
Everyone, go to the lake and fill up the water bags and keep them for later use.
Although the puddle was small, there was a spring below. Everyone filled up all the water bladders, but the water in the puddle did not decrease at all.
Holding the water bag filled with clean water, Tang Yin took a few sips and felt that the lake water was sweet and unusually cool. He nodded with satisfaction, then walked to Xiaona with the water bag, sat down next to her, and said, "Let Xiao Na
Princess Na came to suffer with me, I really wronged you!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Na turned her head and glanced at Tang Yin, then pouted and said, "I didn't say I was wronged."
"Your expression is written all over your face."
Xiaona curled her lips and whispered: "It's not that obvious, is it?!" After speaking, she hurriedly explained: "It's not that I regret going to Duji with you, it's just... I just feel that the road is too difficult to walk.
..." She has never been to Duji before. She only heard that she had to cross a very vast desert, but she had no idea of the hardships in the desert. Now that she has experienced it herself, she feels that this is not a place where people can live.
.
Looking at Xiao Na who was explaining seriously, Tang Yin was very moved. If it weren't for helping him, Xiao Na, who is a princess, wouldn't have to come here to suffer this hardship. He took a deep breath and said slowly: "This time,
I owe you a favor, and I will definitely return it to you in the future, no matter what kind of request you make."
"Really?" Xiaona's eyes suddenly shone.
Tang Yin met her bright eyes, couldn't help but smile, nodded and said affirmatively: "Really."
Xiaona couldn't close her mouth when she smiled, her eyes kept rolling, and she said with a smile: "Then I have to think about it carefully!"
"You can bring it up anytime."
Her joy also infected Tang Yin, who added with a smile, his eyes looking at Xiaona also became unusually soft. Maybe even Tang Yin himself didn't notice, Xiaona's joy, anger, sorrow and joy gradually affected her without knowing when.
His mood and the promise he made at this time will have a great impact on him in the future.
While they were resting, the two middle-aged men in the caravan came over again, chatted with them, and asked them what kind of business they were doing in Duki, and if there was a chance, they could cooperate together.
Brian was very sociable and dealt with the two middle-aged men with ease.
After eating the dried meat and dry food he had brought with him, and resting for a while, Tang Yin looked at the sun, which was already heading west. He estimated that it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was time to continue on the road. He was about to urge everyone to get on their horses.
, at this time, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance. Listening to the sound, it seemed that a large number of cavalry were running quickly towards the oasis.
Tang Yin sighed softly. This place seemed to have become the only way in the desert. Caravans and pedestrians coming and going would use this place as a resting place. He secretly screamed trouble! He originally wanted to order everyone to get on their horses, but he heard someone else
After he arrived, he sat back down on the ground instead of standing up. His naturally smiling face made people wonder what he was thinking.
Soon, a hidden arrow personnel who stayed on guard outside the oasis quickly ran to Tang Yin, knelt down on one knee, lowered his voice, and said seriously: "Sir, there is a cavalry team coming quickly outside, but something is wrong. It doesn't look right.