It turned out that Xiong Jiandong had been in a state of mental confusion and hallucinations for an unknown period of time due to physical collapse.
He sorted out his thoughts. Although he still had vague memories of the hallucinations that occurred, the most important thing he thought of was that he was living in the harsh reality of the desert and now isolated from the world. He was now facing an unprecedented physical and mental test.
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"Only by conquering yourself can you conquer the desert!"
With this thought in his mind, he immediately got up and stood firm.
Looking at the time, it was already past ten o'clock at night. Xiong Jiandong could not have imagined that he had been lying here for more than ten hours.
He decided that he could not stay any longer and had to finish the rest of the journey to the Desert Inn before dawn.
At the beginning, each step of Xiong Jiandong could be kept at more than half a meter. But in the second half of the night, it became small steps. But he knew that he could not rest.
Because as soon as he lay down, he would be so exhausted that he would never get up again.
One step, two steps, ten steps, a hundred steps. He used the number of steps to cheer himself up and increase his perseverance and courage.
The steps became more and more staggering, and the body moved slower and slower.
"Can't fall, can't fall! If you fall, you won't have the strength to support you!"
The sun has risen very high. But Xiong Jiandong still relies on his feeling to rock his body forward little by little. Occasionally, he will open his eyes.
Desert Inn? Desert Inn? How far is it?
Several times, when he opened his eyes and looked forward, he seemed to see a red dot moving far away.
But it quickly disappeared from sight!
What is that moving red dot? Is it a camel or a horse? Could it be that the Desert Inn is not far away?
No, maybe it was because the body was exhausted again and the hallucinations of insanity appeared again.
But it was clear that the red dot seemed to be floating towards him. Ah, it was a maroon horse, and the knight on it was not only wearing a cloak, but also a veil!
"Can't fall, can't fall!"
Xiong Jiandong muttered to himself. Finally, his eyes darkened, he whimpered the last sentence indistinctly, and his body hit the desert heavily.
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"Brother Bear, you wake up!"
But I heard a woman's soft voice, full of surprise and concern, reach my ears.
In front of the bed, a pretty face suddenly came into view.
With straight nose bones, plump lips, and a few tiny freckles on both sides of the nose, the posture is so soft and tranquil, yet so familiar.
Ah, but it turned out to be Lin Sirer who saved him from death! She, like him, also came back from the dead!
Xiong Jiandong stretched out his hand, wanting to grab Lin Sirer and call her, but his chapped and numb lips seemed unwilling to obey.
The woman waved her hand to signal Xiong Jiandong not to speak immediately, and put warm water into his mouth little by little.
When he clearly saw the hair crown on the woman in front of him and the fine jade hairpin inserted in it, Xiong Jiandong immediately came back to his senses.
The one who was taking good care of him at the moment was obviously Taoist Sister Miaoxin from Jiuweishan Nvwa Empress Temple, and could not be Lin Sirer who had passed away.
It's just that their looks and demeanor are too close.
"Am I in the Desert Inn?"
Xiong Jiandong made a judgment based on scanning the sandy walls of the house, the layout of the rooms, and the small low window behind him, and asked Miao Xin.
"Exactly!" Miao Xin said with a smile, "Brother Xiong slept for a full day and night. It is already noon of the next day!"
"I wonder why Taoist Master Miaoxin came to the Desert Inn?" Xiong Jiandong asked, "How could we happen to meet each other in the desert and luckily save me here?"
"This disciple was ordered by the abbot Ciyi of the Snow Mountain Queen Mother Chi Taoist Temple to stay at the Desert Inn for the past two days just to pick up Brother Xiong and meet her!" Miao Xin said, "As for the question, why?
Can we meet more than ten kilometers away? Kun Dao only knows that even though this place is a vast desert, it has its own fate. So, I hope Brother Xiong doesn’t need to ask more about this!"
Xiong Jiandong couldn't help but feel frightened when he heard this.
If Taoist Sister Miaoxin hadn't walked more than ten kilometers from this desert inn to find him yesterday, there would have only been a few kilometers left. He was exhausted by then and had no strength to move forward, so he would have been thrown into the desert.
He was about to express his infinite gratitude to Miao Xin when he suddenly saw her leap over him and jump out of the low window behind him.
Then, I heard someone scream "Oh!" and in the blink of an eye, I saw Miaoxin carrying a man into the house and throwing him on the ground.
"Who are you?"
Although Miao Xin's voice was not high-pitched, it was stern.
"I'm the one who lost a camel here!" The man replied tremblingly. He was young and had a childish look to him.
"Tell me, why are you lying under the window and eavesdropping?" Miaoxin asked again.
"Just...want to hear if you will talk about my lost camel." The young man replied.
"No! You didn't lose the camel, but because a few horses ran away in the Desert Inn a few days ago." Xiong Jiandong said, "Right, young man! You are Tuhan's subordinate, and your name is
Koos Tayeri!"
Koos Tayeri suddenly turned pale and did not dare to speak out.
Because just a few days ago, he and Tuhan's group had a brief head-on conflict with Xiong Jiandong and others in the Desert Inn over grabbing water.
Miaoxin immediately understood in her heart.
She asked Xiong Jiandong, now that she knew the details of this young man, what should she do with him now?
Xiong Jiandong replied that he had no choice but to tie up Kusi Tayeri with a rope and take him away together.
However, he immediately worried: If he took such a young man with his hands and feet tied on the road, it would inevitably make other people who saw him suspicious and cause accidental trouble.
"Kun Dao has his own way of dealing with it. He can be silenced immediately!" Miao Xin said with a smile.
"Please, please spare me!" Kus Tayeri begged.
He was standing behind Tuhan that day and saw Miaoxin knocking down the saber that was thrown at her with his sword. Just now, he hadn't even heard a word under the window, and was being strangled when there was no response.
When he came in, he was very impressed by the kung fu and agility of the heroine in front of him, and he was afraid that his life would be in danger immediately.
"Don't worry," Miao Xin said with a smile, "Kun Dao will never hurt you!"
She took a step forward and poked Kus Tayeri on the head. He collapsed on the ground, rolled his eyes, and could no longer say a word.
Xiong Jiandong had only seen the power of acupuncture on TV or in martial arts novels. He thought it was just a fabricated story, but he never expected that when he saw it today, Taoist Aunt Miaoxin was so talented that she was truly legendary.
"Brother Xiong must be hungry! I think we should go to eat first, and then if your body can bear it, we will set off back to Wangmuchi Taoist Temple in the afternoon. How about that?"
Miao Xin smiled slightly and greeted Xiong Jiandong, who was still stunned.
Lunch in Jiangnan is usually served after two o'clock in the afternoon.
During the meal, Miao Xin saw that Xiong Jiandong had difficulty handling the dishes and chopsticks because of an injury to his right arm, so she gladly took the initiative to serve him rice and pick up vegetables.
Although Xiong Jiandong was a little embarrassed by her meticulous and considerate gesture, he had no choice but to accept it silently.
——If he, as Hua Nianping, can fully enjoy the love given by a woman, it was more than ten years ago when he was studying at the School of Economics at Peking University and lived in Lin Sirer's house during the winter vacation of the year he first fell in love.
Days. In those twenty days, Lin Sirer was affectionate and affectionate with him every day. She cared for him in everything and at all times.
Taoist Aunt Miaoxin was in front of her. Ever since Jiuweishan met her for the first time in Qinxiangzhai, she felt that the two women were very similar in appearance and behavior, so at that time they
It left a close feeling in my heart.
However, Lin Sirer and Miao Xin are two people separated by yin and yang. If they hadn't been reincarnated across borders, joined the Secret Service's Oriole Operation Team, and came to southern Xinjiang to perform special missions, how could they have narrowly escaped death and been trapped in this desert?
Rescued by Miao Xin and taken such good care of by her——
When he thought of this, he immediately felt sad and sighed.
Miao Xin heard clearly, and she wondered how Xiong Jiandong could suddenly become sad when he was still well.
"Brother Xiong, what's wrong with you?" she asked.
"Me?" Xiong Jiandong subconsciously covered the injured area with his hand and hesitated, "It's just a little hurt!"
Although Miao Xin didn't completely believe it, she still comforted Xiong Jiandong.
She said, in fact, she noticed the injury on his right arm yesterday. When she returned to the Snow Mountain Queen Mother Pond Taoist Temple, she would find a secret gold bandage from Master Ciyi and apply it on the wound.
It only takes a few days to recover.
After having lunch, the two rented a camel from the Desert Inn and immediately took Cus Tayeri and set off.
Kusi Tayeri had his mute point tapped by Miao Xin, so he had no choice but to obey and ride a camel with Xiong Jiandong.
Although he could not speak, he saw that Xiong Jiandong and Miaoxin were kind and had no intention of harming them, so he did not make any struggle or cause any trouble along the way.
Miao Xin was riding on her maroon horse, covering her whole body with a veil and cloak. She looked so majestic that even the wind and sand could not do anything to her.
Xiong Jiandong noticed that there was a special one-meter-long brocade set hanging on the luggage under the maroon horse's crotch, which Miao Xin could reach with a slight bow.
He expected that Miao Xin's twin swords must be hidden in the brocade set.
Because he was worried about Kusi Tayeri, who was still in custody behind him, Xiong Jiandong rarely talked to Miaoxin during the few hours of the desert journey.
We will soon arrive at the Pula Mosque in Bazaku Town.
According to the agreement between Miaoxin and the owner of the Desert Inn, the rented camels must be returned to the old man Akuman for storage.
Xiong Jiandong began to think about how to deal with this Tuhan subordinate named Kusi Tayeri.
If Kus Tayeri is released after some interrogation, but he has participated in the violent terrorist organization led by Tuhan after all; if Kus Tayeri is handed over to the police station in the town, he needs to report to the local police station.
The police officers explained the reasons for the arrest, which was bound to reveal more or less the secret action plan laid out by the Secret Service.
Seeing the Pula Mosque right in front of him, Xiong Jiandong thought about it for a while, but could not find an appropriate way to deal with Koos Tayeri.