The afternoon in the Western Regions is like a steamer, stuffy and hot. The scorching sun hung in the sky, and there was little shade in the desert, and the continuous heat wave continued to scorch all the people who passed by. That's right, this is the destination of Ma Xiaojian and others' trip - the sandbar of the Western Regions.

It is precisely because of the hot climate here that it has become extremely easy to do business, and scarce water resources, fresh fruits and vegetables can be sold here at prices far higher than those in the mainland. None of the pedestrians Ma Xiaojian and the others saw along the way were empty-handed, and they all carried a few fully loaded carriages with more or less loaded goods, filled with goods to be sold at high prices, and some of the cars were stuck in the sand dunes because they were too heavy to break free. There is only a small team of people, dressed plainly and generously, not "dragging the family with the mouth", and moving forward quickly. There were five people in their team: Ma Xiaoyue, Zheyu, Zhong Yanji, Zheqilin and Mu Jiang, and it could also be said that they were also here to trade, but it was the lives of the entire Mutan tribe that were traded.

It's about three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky doesn't mean to get dark at all, so it seems that Tiangong doesn't intend to cool down the group of hard-working people below. Since Ma Xiaoyue and the others arrived in the Western Regions at noon, they have been on the road at high speed for three or four hours in a row, and even if they are full of spiritual power, they have already been exhausted. Finally, I saw a dilapidated inn in front of me, and a few people hurried to the store to ask for some cold thirst-quenching drinks, and in this kind of hot hell, it was already a great luxury to have a place to rest.

Ma Xiaoyue drank the water in the bowl while looking back and forth at this dilapidated inn, a small place is not big, with a total of two floors. But in this kind of business sought-after place, there is not a single guest in a hotel that has been built with great difficulty, and the only living person besides them is Xiao Er, who has been sleeping lazily behind the counter. After entertaining these "maverick" guests, Xiao Er didn't want to talk nonsense with these people at all, and went straight to the back of the counter to rest, and he didn't know if he was worried that his inn's business would be so depressed and cold.

Ignoring the eccentricity of the inn, several people took advantage of this rare comfortable time to continue to discuss the next trip. Zhong Yanji knew everything about the Western Regions, and said to everyone: "According to what I know about this place, the heat will not improve at all before seven o'clock in the evening, and if you want to reach a completely comfortable temperature, you must wait at least until after nine o'clock in the evening. We're only three hours ahead and we're so exhausted that we have at least five hours of heat left to get past it. Mu Jiang nodded, although he was a prisoner, Ma Xiaoyue and the others were kind to him, and at this moment, as a native of the Western Regions, he also gave his own advice: "Zhong Yanji is right, the biggest difficulty that our Mutan tribe needs to cross is still a few hours away from our current location, and compared to the Poisonous Sand Swamp, the heat is not trivial at all." Even if we persist in reaching the Poison Sand Swamp, we will not be able to seize the best opportunity to pass due to lack of physical strength, and our lives may be in danger!"

Ma Xiaodian nodded, turned around and asked the opinions of the two sisters and brothers of the Zhi family, and several people reached a consensus, so they would rest in this inn for a few hours first, and then set off for the poisonous sand swamp at seven o'clock in the evening.

I asked the lazy junior for the keys to a few guest rooms, and several people scattered to each room to rest, some meditated to nourish their qi, and some simply lay on the bed and took a beautiful nap, the purpose was to dispel fatigue and prepare for the poisonous sand swamp to be passed at night. At about half past six, Ma Xiao jumped up and went to various rooms to wake up a few people, gathered together and said: "The quality of rest here is not very good, but talking is better than nothing, I believe everyone's energy is already very energetic." I'm going to make the ugly things up front, and if I feel like I can't hold on anymore in the Poison Sands Swamp, I'll bring it up right away. There's no shame in taking a step back, we all know each other very well, if you really lose your life because of recklessness, then don't blame me Ma Xiaoyue for not recognizing you as a friend. After speaking, Ma Xiaoyue looked at the Qilin, as if he was talking about him. Seeing Ma Xiaoyue's eyes, Zhe Qilin nodded, no matter how irritable his temper was, he would not let go of good words and not listen.

Because he couldn't stand the high temperature, Ma Xiaoyue got up early, went to the counter to talk to another successor, and got a lot of information that he hadn't heard before.

This poisonous sand swamp is not simple, and it is divided into three dangers: quicksand caves, lava swamps, and poisonous miasma pools, each of which has its own dangers. The danger lies in the endless sea of quicksand, with only a handful of routes to get through, but with an experienced guide, it's not dangerous. As the name suggests, the lava swamp is a swamp formed by the convergence of extremely hot magma, where the endurance of the people who pass is tested, and the ability to respond to crises is tested. The third danger is the most terrifying place of the poisonous sand swamp, the poisonous miasma pool existed in the Western Regions long before the first two dangers appeared, and then the other two dangers were slowly formed, and people called these places where countless people died collectively as the poisonous sand swamp.

For the poisonous miasma, the little second can't tell, only knows that it is full of dangers and kills countless people, and the general way to clear the customs is to gather dozens of people to share a sum of money and hire a few more powerful masters to protect them through the customs. As the saying goes, the ignorant are fearless, and since Ma Xiaoyue learned the whole picture of this poisonous sand swamp, he has been careful in his heart.

But the beginning of this trip was far from going as smoothly as they imagined, and just when several people were about to pay and leave, Ma Xiaoyue was frightened by the high price.

According to their expenses, a few bowls of wine, a few temporary rooms, according to the quality of service here, it is already a lot to ask for ten orange heavenly crystals, but the price that Ma Xiaoyue got was actually 100,000 purple heavenly crystals. Even if Ma Xiaoqiao doesn't care much about money, he won't become the wronged boss of this black shop, no wonder there is no customer, it turns out that this is a black-hearted shop that slaughters people, Ma Xiaojiu is pressed for time, and plans to end this dispute as soon as possible.

"Okay, can I pay you 10,000 orange sky crystals? Ma Xiaoyue was trying his best to give this little two faces, and for the sake of the information he told him so much useful information, Ma Xiaoyue thought that the money was to find a bag and inquire. But Xiao Er didn't intend to give in, and asked for a higher price of one million purple celestial crystals. When the Qilin saw this, he lost his temper. He pulled out the horse Xiao Jump who was still in the shop, and pointed to the luck of heaven with his right hand, and his unique technique attracted a thunderous lightning, which split this crumbling little inn into powder. Ma Xiaoyue still felt a little uncomfortable, but the depression on the side actually praised his younger brother for his vigorous and resolute work. Ma Xiaoyue smiled bitterly a few times, he just wanted to avoid trouble as much as possible in the Western Regions, and this time the Qilin was so reckless, he was afraid that he would cause trouble. Imagine that there is only one shop within a radius of several thousand miles, and it is still a black shop that "slaughters people without blinking", if there is no background, how can it be kept open?

It was seven o'clock in the evening, and although the sky had not completely darkened, the temperature was much more comfortable, and the number of merchants who were on their way had not decreased in the slightest. Ma Xiaoyue and his party have their own thoughts, but their goals are all the same, so they are extremely fast, and they can only sit in a slow carriage for the merchants. Time flies, and as the destination gets closer, there are fewer and fewer pedestrian convoys around.

Several people walked to an empty wilderness, Zhong Yanji stopped the team and said: "Further ahead here is the poisonous sand swamp, after this wasteland, it is the first dangerous quicksand cave!" After a long mechanical trek, everyone's spirit is a little slack, and after hearing this, they all became nervous, and if they don't concentrate at this time, they will harm others and themselves.

Zhong Yanji, who was very familiar with this place, walked in the front, and the four people in the back were close together, not daring to wander at all, and after a cup of tea, they had completely entered the depths of the quicksand cave. On the way in, they had also seen other warriors lead caravans through routes they knew well, and Zhong Yanji had practiced crossing the Poison Sand Swamp since she was a child, so they were faster than many other teams.

Of the three major dangers of the poisonous sand swamp, the first level of the quicksand cave is the easiest, and there are no dangers along the way, but the real test comes when a few people enter the lava swamp. The ubiquitous high-temperature lava almost engulfed the entire team, but fortunately, their skills were profound, and the exercises cultivated by the Qilin were also related to the control of the fire element, and they were finally about to get to the end, and the protective shield held up by a few people was suddenly pierced by an external aura!

Ma Xiaoyue and the others have been engrossed, except for resisting magma, they will not consider the situation of an enemy attack, but in this critical situation, someone really started a sneak attack. Because the protective shield they formed was suddenly punctured, the hot magma poured into everyone's side, and they couldn't dodge, and Zhong Yanji, who rushed to the front, was not lightly injured. Ma Xiao jumped quickly, and immediately used the five elemental wheels to form a simple protective shield again, buying everyone some time to prepare.

At the same time, Ma Xiaoyue unfolded his divine consciousness and sent out to search for who the person who attacked him without opening his eyes was. To his surprise, this person didn't dodge, obviously he didn't think that Ma Xiaoyue and they could survive, Ma Xiaoyue swept this way, and saw a fat figure, which was actually the first little two to receive them when several people stayed in the hotel before!

Seeing that his whereabouts were exposed, the little two went straight to the horse, and they roared angrily: "You actually dare to destroy my inn and kill my subordinates, don't you want to get out alive today!"