Shazhou is very remote and chaotic. According to Bahar, although there are no horse thieves in the city, ruffians like Sand Scorpion are still very rampant.
Large caravans are fine, but some small caravans with not very strong escorts are usually blackmailed by them. They have to pay a sum of "protection silver" to avoid losses and disasters.
Bahar followed Tang Ning to the door of the inn. He looked back and saw that no one was following him. He was relieved secretly, but he still reminded him: "Master, Shazhou is not as good as your capital. It's very chaotic here. You have to remember that if you don't have money,
Lu Bai, if we are targeted by someone more powerful, we won’t be able to leave Shazhou..."
"I understand." Tangning nodded, handed him two more 100-tael banknotes, and said, "Please prepare what supplies you need to leave the city. We will officially set off in three days."
Bahar looked at the banknote, his eyes lit up again, and said: "We need to rent a few camels, and prepare food and water. Don't worry, sir, these things are all taken care of by me. I will definitely help you get it done."
Properly…”
In the desert, camels are more suitable for long-distance travel than horses. Bahar is a native of the Western Regions and is very familiar with these things, so Tangning left all these chores to him.
In the past three days, he took Xiaoxiao and Tang Yaoyao to visit Shazhou City on the first day, but they were unwilling to come out on the second day.
The air quality in Shazhou has been really bad these days. The sky is gray. When the wind blows, it seems like there will be sand hitting the face. Both women are very concerned about their beautiful faces and do not want them to be eroded by the wind and sand.
, simply hide in the inn and not come out.
The six elders of Wan Gu Sect have been staying in the inn since the first day, and even the meals were brought in.
They didn't talk much along the way, and spent their free time studying poison and poison techniques. Before they left, Su Mei taught them some poison poison techniques in the Ten Thousand Poisons Sutra. Several elders felt like they had found a treasure, and even a little
I don’t want to waste my study time.
There are also millions of people in Guizhou Province. Their ability to sit in the top ten elders' positions is not entirely due to luck.
Three days later, when Tangning finished breakfast and walked downstairs with them, Bahar was already waiting outside.
He looked at Tang Ning and asked respectfully: "Sir, the camels have been bought, food, water, tents, etc. have also been arranged. When will we set off?"
Tangning did not ask Bahar if he had any money left. He nodded and said, "If you are ready, let's go now."
Bahar carried a big baggage on his back and said: "Xiaowan is deep in the desert. We want to go to Xiaowan City. We have to cross almost half of the desert. We start from the west gate, leave Yangguan, and go all the way west.
Just leave..."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Tang Ning and asked in surprise, "Master, where are your guards?"
The Western Region is very chaotic. There are horse bandits everywhere. Without strong enough guards, if you go deep into the Western Region, you will die. Although the little girl yesterday was very fast, if you encounter dozens or hundreds of horse bandits in the desert, one person's skills
It won't have the slightest effect.
Tangning shook her head and said, "Let's leave the city first and then talk about it."
Bahar naturally thought that their guards were waiting outside the city. Otherwise, how could they go deep into the Western Regions? Is it because of these old people who have trouble even climbing on camels?
Strange to say, he originally thought that Mr. Tang was bringing his two lovely wives to experience exotic customs. Today he discovered that these old people were traveling with them. As an interpreter, he had traveled back and forth from the Western Regions several times.
I have led many small caravans, but I have never seen such a strange group of people.
However, these have nothing to do with him. Although the journey to Xiaowan is far away, this trip is enough for him to have food and clothing for the rest of his life. It is worth taking the risk for this.
The place where camels are rented is just outside the city. When a few people were walking towards the west city gate, on the other side of the street, the man named Sha Xie gave a few people a cold look and waved, "Follow me!"
Counting Bahar, there were a total of twelve people on Tangning's trip. Bahar rented fifteen camels, three of which carried water, food, tents and other daily necessities.
Coming out of the place where he rented camels, Bahar looked at Tangning and said, "It's a long way to Xiaowan City. I've brought half a month's worth of dry food with me. When I pass through those countries, I'll go into the city to replenish it..."
Bahar was obviously a qualified guide. In addition to arranging everything properly, he also thoughtfully prepared a cloak for all of them.
The wind and sand in the desert are strong, and the strong wind carries the sand grains, and the feeling of blowing on the face is like a knife. This is also the reason why the skin of women in the Western Regions is generally not very good. Once they relax their protection, their delicate skin will be damaged in a short time.
It was eroded by wind and sand over time.
Riding camels, walking in the desert, with the scorching sun above their heads. As soon as they left Yangguan, Xiaoxiao and Tang Yaoyao's fresh energy was exhausted. They were listless and said nothing while riding on the camels.
Bahar, on the other hand, had been looking around since just now, his expression becoming uneasy. After leaving Yang Pass, he finally couldn't help but catch up with Tangning in front of him and asked, "Master, where are your guards?"
Tangning said: "We don't have any guards."
Entering the desert without an escort is no different than seeking death. Less than a hundred miles west of Yangguan, you will become a dead soul at the sword of a horse thief.
Bahar laughed dryly and said: "Sir, stop joking..."
Tangning said seriously: "I'm not joking."
Although he did not lead many people, the overall strength of their team was stronger than any large caravan.
"How is this possible!" Bahar stopped the camel urgently and said in shock: "Without guards, we will die in the desert within three days!"
Seeing that Tang Ning had no intention of changing her mind, he immediately jumped off the camel and said, "No, I won't go on this trip. I will return the banknote to you when I get back..."
Although he likes money, he cherishes his own life even more. Following this group of old, weak, sick and disabled people without guards deep into the desert is simply to die.
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of figures suddenly emerged from behind the ruins not far ahead.
These people rode horses and quickly rushed to Tang Ning and others. A rough count revealed that there were about thirty people.
Bahar saw the man at the front sitting down on the sand, then bounced up from the ground because of the heat, and said in a trembling voice: "Sand, sand scorpion..."
Sand Scorpion was riding on the horse and looked at Tang Ning with a ferocious look on his face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Boy, I thought you were hiding in the city and never came out!"
Tang Ning didn't want to bring an escort when traveling because he didn't want to make a big fuss, otherwise he could bring anyone from the Western Region, whether they were elite members of the Beggar Clan or disciples of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect.
But Bahar's words reminded him that even if he didn't need to rely on their protection, he still had a few people under his command and didn't have to do everything himself.
Tang Ning glanced at Old Zheng and said, "Old Zheng, I'm sorry to bother you."
Lao Zheng jumped off the camel, and the man felt his eyes blurred as he was pulled off the horse.
Lao Zheng took out the butcher's knife from his waist, placed it on Sand Scorpion's neck, and said expressionlessly: "Let them dismount."
"Hero, spare your life!" The sand scorpion, who was so vicious just now, immediately succumbed, looked at his men on horseback, and said loudly: "Why are you still standing there, why don't you get off the horse!"
"Wait!" Another young man on the horse glanced at him and said disdainfully: "Brother, are you scared to death? There are so many of us, are we still afraid of these old guys?"
The young man looked at Lao Zheng and said, "Let our eldest brother go quickly, or I will chop you all into pieces!"
"Bastard!" Sand Scorpion felt the butcher's knife on his neck was heating up. He cursed angrily and said sternly: "Get off your horse, he will really kill me!"
The young man smiled and said, "Brother, if you die, your brothers will avenge you!"
Sand Scorpion said angrily: "You bastard, do you think you can be the boss now that I'm dead?"
After he finished speaking, he found that none of his men on the horse made any movement, and his face immediately turned pale.
Lao Zheng glanced at the two of them boredly, grabbed a handful of sand from the ground, and threw it out.
"ah!"
"my eyes!"
"I can't see!"
…
When the sand and dust passed by, more than ten people fell off their horses and were knocked unconscious by Lao Zheng with the back of a knife. When the remaining people reacted, they opened their eyes and saw that the sky was filled with yellow sand.
Bang bang bang!
The yellow sand hit the rogue on the horse, making a dull sound. In an instant, no one could sit safely on the horse.
When Bahar saw that the ordinary yellow sand actually exerted such great power in the hands of that man, he couldn't help but stand there in shock.
Tangning looked at Bahar and asked, "Don't you still want to go now?"
Bahar swallowed and asked, "Can I choose?"
"Of course, I'm not an unreasonable person." Tangning nodded and said, "You can choose to go willingly, or be forced to go..."
"You have a quarter of an hour to think about it." Tangning glanced at him, then turned her attention to Sand Scorpion and the others again.
