The scorching heat and dry air have made this place extremely poor, and water resources are even more scarce.
There are countless legends in the sand sea. Old herdsmen pull camels and walk in the desert, singing distant folk songs, just like devout believers, expressing their awe for the desert.
The camel bells are ringing, the road is long, the yellow sand does not hide thousand-year-old bones, and it is difficult to see the sunset between day and night.
The yellow sand is flying, the wind is blowing, the camels are standing in rows on the roof beams, and the sandy seabed is not distinguishable in all directions.
In the sea of sand, a woman was walking on foot. The sun shone on her body, making her shadow become slender.
"Xiao Xue, this is the sixth time here. Are you sure you read the map correctly?"
The mouse jumped onto Xiao Xue's shoulder and stood up to look around.
They have been in the desert for several days. According to the place mentioned by the monk, it should be in this area. However, they have been here several times and have not found the Wenfo Temple.
"It's not wrong. The master drew a map and said this is where it is."
Xiao Xue took out the map and spread it out again. There was a crooked line on it, connecting a lake.
The mouse looked around, then rolled his eyes and said helplessly:
"This is called a map. What is it painted on? It's obviously a ghost painting, right?"
The mouse seemed helpless and took out a lotus leaf with his backhand, holding it up with his hand to resist the scorching sun.
"What the master gave me should be correct. The village thousands of miles away is indeed called Liusha Village, but we have walked hundreds of miles and still haven't found the lake. It's really strange."
"Let me see, it's that bald donkey who deceives people. He just gives us a picture and lets us look for it. He wants to kill us with thirst. Now the dry food is almost gone. If you don't go out, you will starve to death."
The mouse sat on Xiao Xue's shoulder. Although he didn't need to eat, Xiao Xue couldn't.
And after coming to the desert, Xiao Xue didn't want his help, saying that he was sincere and talented, so he just talked to Xiao Xue to prevent the other party from getting bored on the road.
"It's okay, there is no end to the road, just keep walking."
Xiao Xue rolled up the map, and the corners of her mouth were a little white. There was not much water left in the Taoist vessel, and she did not dare to drink it as much as she wanted.
"Oh, if Xiao Yu, the one who suffered a thousand cuts, is really dead, this half-dead man, let you suffer this crime."
The mouse's words were a bit unpleasant, but Xiao Xue didn't care. She knew that the mouse actually cared about Xiao Yu the most, but he just kept it in his heart.
When he first arrived, Mouse said that he could summon the little monsters around and find out just by asking, but Xiao Xue refused, saying that if he did that, he would never find them.
So Xiao Xue walked back and forth here many times, as if she was lost, but every time she came here, the surrounding sand dunes would change.
Of course the two of them knew that it was the wind in the desert that changed the trajectory of the dunes, so it looked different every day.
But if it keeps going like this endlessly, the mouse doesn't know when it will end.
One day, two days, three days, the water Xiao Xue brought became less and less. It turned out that only the last water belt was left, and the bread and dried meat he brought were not much left.
Another five days passed, and Xiao Xue was severely dehydrated, her lips turned white, and she seemed to have aged by ten years again.
But the so-called lake still didn't appear. It seemed like the monk had lied to them as the mouse said.
At night, it finally became cooler in the desert, and Xiaobao stood on the sand dunes and looked around.
"Kid, what should we do? Why don't you go get some water?"
Xiaobao and Xiaoqiang were used to the mice barking. Even though Xiaobao was already a ghost fairy, he continued to bark like this, and the two little ghosts were not angry. After all, they had been barking for more than ten years.
"Forget it, this may be a test, and it's not the worst yet."
Xiaobao shook his head and refused, then looked back at Xiao Xue who was sitting on the ground, and then continued, "I just sensed that the so-called Wenfo Temple should be nearby, but it's winter now.
There is very little precipitation in the desert, so it is impossible for lakes to appear!
Now we can only rely on Sister Xiao Xue's will to see if what she said to the monk is true, and if she can be sincere, the stone will be opened."
Xiaobao calmly analyzed the situation to the mouse.
After listening to Xiaobao's words, the mouse rarely looked at the other person twice, as if he felt that the other person had grown up for a moment.
"Little brat, it's okay. You can see it so clearly. I didn't expect that once you break through, not only will you grow up, but your mind will also mature a lot."
The mouse stood up on its hind legs and followed Xiaobao's gaze with its agile eyes, looking towards a sandy col in the distance.
It is said to be a sandy area, but it is actually a sandy area that is lower than the surrounding areas, but the temperature in that place is lower than other places.
And that location is where the lake Xiao Xue is looking for.
It's just that the lake is dry now, and the sand is baked by the sun, just like other places around it, so it's difficult to spot it without careful observation.
As for the oasis the monk mentioned, let alone it. It is now so cold that even the vegetation in some places in the south has begun to wither, let alone these places in the far north!
Xiao Xue was sitting cross-legged on the ground, meditating and resting. Fortunately, he was no longer what he used to be. For ordinary people, he would have fallen down a few days ago.
The empty, uninhabited land, even this sea of sand with no grass growing on it, is not peaceful.
At this time, there were several sand snakes far away from Xiao Xue, looking at her eagerly.
However, they could only look at it from a distance, because the aura of the big monster rat was enough to frighten them.
The night was uneventful. At dawn, Xiao Xuezai opened her eyes again. After a night of rest, she looked much more energetic.
The mouse and Xiaobao had disappeared at dawn, and they didn't know where they went.
But Xiao Xue is not worried at all, because both of them have the ability to protect themselves.
Today is not like yesterday. The sun is shining brightly, the sky is a little gloomy, and the cold wind like a knife has begun to blow in the desert.
Every winter, the cold air from Siberia sweeps down, and the desert has no vegetation. If there is no sun, it will be even more freezing cold.
But Xiao Xue did not hesitate, but continued on her journey along the sandy road she had walked more than a dozen times.
Ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters, the wind became stronger and stronger, and the remaining spiritual energy in Xiao Xue's body had disappeared. Now she is just an ordinary person.
Phew...
The only scarf that could cover my neck was torn in two by the cold wind.
Xiao Xue was also blown down the sand dune by this strong wind.
Seeing Xiao Xue rolling on the sand dunes, the strong wind seemed to be extremely proud, and began to make a whining sound, rolling up yellow sand tens of meters high and beating towards her.
"If there is any test, just come, I'm not afraid."
Seeing the tens of meters of yellow sand sweeping in, Xiao Xue stood up unsteadily and did not run away.
She knew that she couldn't run away, and she couldn't run away.
"Little girl, are you scared? If you are scared, go back."
When Huang Sha rushed to Xiao Xue, he actually made a man's voice.
"Afraid, why should I be afraid? You should be more afraid than me of a person who doesn't even dare to show his true face, right?"
"Hey, you're right, I can read your mind. Are you here to ask about the Buddhist nunnery?
I know where the entrance is. As long as you promise to give me a trace of your soul, how about I take you there?"
In the yellow sand, the man's seductive voice seemed to have supreme magic power, which made Xiao Xue feel in a trance.
