It's a strong man and a black mole.

The two of them were not far from us, but it could be seen that the outfits they had prepared were exactly the same as ours - obviously following us, and they would buy the same as whatever the janitor Lao Xu bought us.

Cheng Xinghe said in a low voice: "This is to rub the guide." ”

We can't be invisible, besides, it's also their freedom to go anywhere, there's no need to choke with them, just turn a blind eye.

I turned around and kicked a wooden barrel inadvertently, and the liquid poured out of it, and we were in tears.

It turned out to be a urine bucket.

The smell was so strong that Cheng Xinghe almost suffocated, holding his neck before he spit it out: "Why is this family so lazy, and the urine bucket doesn't fall?" ”

White Huoxiang waved her hand to drive the gas away: "You know what, they are the white of the brewing people - they can save lives when it is critical." ”

It turns out that this is a local custom - it is said that when people lack water and food in the desert, when they are hungry and thirsty, rub a little white in the mouth and nose, the violent breath will suppress appetite, reduce pain, and take it when you are dying, and it may also bring back a life.

Cheng Xinghe stared at the white on the edge of the urine bucket, and waved his hand again and again: "Promise me, if something really happens to me, don't give me this." ”

And behind this urine bucket, it turned out to be a vermilion lacquer coffin.

At first glance, I thought it was sold at a price, but there was clearly a dead air hovering on it - there was a dead man lying in this coffin!

Cheng Xinghe also saw it, and the hand holding his nose involuntarily put it down: "What's the situation." People are dead, don't go into the ground for peace, stop here? ”

He stared at a corner where no one was around, obviously seeing the main master, and muttered: "Hang the compass and feng shui bells, and walk with us." ”

The shopkeeper listened to us, probed out, and hurriedly told us not to be afraid, the reason why we did this was ordered by the master in the coffin.

It turned out that the main owner also came here to find the gold and silver cave in the past, but when he arrived here, he was not accustomed to the water and soil, and he became ill, and said: "I want vermilion, and I want to add paint." "The people are gone.

At that time, many people didn't know what these six words meant, and one smart one said, this is not a coffin!

It just so happened that there was a vermilion lacquer in this carpenter shop, which met the requirements, and the owner of the carpenter shop was not surprised at all, saying that he had a dream yesterday and dreamed that someone was sitting on this coffin and told him that he should never be buried, and he would wait for someone to take him back.

The shopkeeper woke up and saw that a sum of money appeared in the coffin, and he knew that it was given by the person in the dream, and the cost of stopping the coffin, it was not, and the body was sent today.

Ordinary people will be hairy when they hear this, but it is not surprising that the shopkeeper has done this for generations, because many dead people will "pick the coffin" in advance-occasionally they will hear a certain coffin make a noise at night, and it will be bought the next day-this is the dead ghost picking up wood for himself!

But the money is accepted, and in the past generation of this generation, no one has come to claim the coffin, and they don't dare to move, so they have to stop here.

I've worked in a coffin shop, and I know the inside – it's called a stoppage.

In ancient times, there was indeed this custom, if people died in a foreign land, they had to wait for someone to help the soul go home, instead of going into the soil on the spot - in ancient times, it was important to enter the soil for safety, and it was easy to not move, and it would also fall to the ground, so some people who died in other places in the past had stopped outside for dozens or hundreds of years, generally stopped in the temple or Yizhuang, and it was rare to stay directly in the coffin shop.

As soon as I thought about it, this person was the same as us, so I took the urine bucket away, saying that the dead are great, and the filth hurts the deceased a lot, so don't leave the human innocence here.

The owner of the shop hurriedly thanked me, saying that he didn't think about it.

The weather is good today, and the camels and their bags are all in order - although there are people who are willing to drive into the desert, but camels are wise, and the car may get stuck in quicksand, and camels will instinctively avoid danger, and they are reliable, even if the wind and sand come, they will bravely camel people out of the desert.

The strong duo also followed us unhurriedly behind.

He said that he would not be with us, but in fact he didn't follow us, it was really the so-called saying no, and the body was very honest.

The desert sky is very different from that of the county, magnificent and desolate, as far as the eye can see, and people who do not come to the desert will never see this kind of landscape.

We originally brought the map given by Di Hongyan, but with Lao Xu here, we didn't use it much - Lao Xu was more reliable than Lao Luo.

I also talked to Lao Xu Pan - since he is not a local, why did he live here for so long?

Lao Xu's face was stunned, and he reluctantly replied, "I'm looking for something." ”

Cheng Xinghe interjected: "The treasure of the gold and silver cave? ”

Also, since he is a guide, he can't see it but can't touch it, and he must not be reconciled.

Unexpectedly, Lao Xu shook his head, his expression was very solemn: "It's more important than treasure." ”

His weather-beaten eyes were momentarily persistent, reminding me of the Black and White Impermanent Brothers.

But at this time, Lao Xu's eyes staring at the sky were a little incredulous: "It's strange......"

Cheng Xinghe and I followed his line of sight and saw a very bright rainbow color in the sky.

It's not a rainbow after the rain, and we don't know how to describe it. It seems to be refracted by the ball of light in KTV.

"What's this?"

Lao Xu pondered for a long time: "This is called a mirage - it stands to reason that it is not something that came out this season, this year is really fucking abnormal." ”

Originally, the desert was also divided into a dry season and a rainy season, and the mirage was something that only existed in the rainy season, but now it is the dry season.

Lao Xu shook his head, pressed the strip of cloth on his arm, and continued to walk inside, while I thought about it, if something goes wrong, it must be a demon.

The further I went, the stronger the gold and silver qi became, and in my eyes, it was very beautiful, and the journey was very smooth, getting closer and closer.

But at this time, Lao Xu suddenly grabbed the camel and shouted at us to stop.

What's wrong?

I could see that the camel under Lao Xu's crotch was hesitating towards the sand in front of him, as if he didn't want to go over.

I asked if it was quicksand?

Lao Xu shook his head and said that this is the only way to go to the Golden and Silver Cave, how many times he has walked, there can be no quicksand, and he doesn't know what happened to the camel, but something is really wrong - in this piece of sand, there is often a reptile called Kule, which tastes good when it is roasted with salt, but now I don't see any of it.

Cheng Xinghe frowned: "Reptiles can also be eaten?" ”

The disappearance of animals is indeed not a good sign - it means that there may be danger here.

When the strong duo saw us stop, they stopped very alertly.

Lao Xu got off the camel and took a branch and cautiously probed forward, but at this moment I suddenly noticed that the color of the sunlight reflected on the sand pile had changed—as if it was moving at an extremely slow pace.

I felt a pang in my heart, and immediately said loudly: "Lao Xu, come back!" ”

Lao Xu turned his head and wondered a little, but at this time, he fell into the sand with one foot, as if he had fallen into a swamp, and he couldn't pull it out!

Lao Xu's face changed instantly, I jumped off the camel and ran over, but I was a little far away from him, and the dumb Balan was originally wandering outside the world, when he heard my voice, he jumped down and jumped over, and grabbed Lao Xu's waist.

Lao Xu struggled desperately, and his face changed drastically: "Hurry up...... Hurry up ......"

Dumb Balan's strength was greater than that of a cow, and with a roar of "hi", he directly picked up Lao Xu and the radish and threw them back.

I just took a breath, but the dumb Balan was smiling at me asking for merit and reward, and the smile froze coldly.

His long body instantly dropped a little shorter, and he also fell in!

My heart pounded, I jumped over and grabbed Dumb Balan's hand, and dragged it out, but I could feel that Dumb Balan was still sinking into it very quickly, and even I was pulled down together.

Cheng Xinghe immediately ran over: "Seven stars!" ”

"Don't come here!" I exclaimed, "Either you'll have to be unlucky—stop the white herb by the way." ”

Cheng Xinghe turned around and immediately grabbed the white herb: "Grandma, don't make a mess!" Lao Xu, didn't you say that this is not quicksand? What's going on? ”

Old Xu people were trembling: "Impossible...... It can't be quicksand......"

My body was quickly submerged in the sand, and I thought to myself, could my luck really be taken away by those two mysterious people? Dumb Balan was about to cry: "Brother, let's go, I don't want to bother you......"

It's not a matter of whether you're involved or not, if you're my brother, I can't watch you die.

The sand is in the mouth, and the next step is the nose......

But at this moment, I could see that the sand was not right—faintly, with a blue-black aura.

Could it be ......

I grabbed Dumb Balan with one hand, pulled out the Seven-Star Dragon Spring with the other, and inserted it into Dumb Balan's side.

The evil qi of the Seven Star Dragon Spring exploded, the sand was raised, and the speed of Dumb Balan's sinking stopped instantly, I seized this opportunity, poured all my strength, and dragged Dumb Balan out at once.

Cheng Xinghe and Lao Xu immediately stepped forward to grab us, and at the moment when Dumb Balan was pulled out like a carrot, the eyes of several of us saw it all-a white bloodless hand was brought out of the sand, with abnormal long fingers, and still clutching Dumb Balan's slender ankles.

My mind turned white in an instant, and I didn't even have time to scream, what did I do under the sand? Whose hand is it?

Fortunately, the body reacted faster than the brain, and the sword fell in his hand, and the blade of the Seven Star Dragon Spring slashed down at that wrist, and the hand was broken in an instant, but it was still tightly pressed on the dumb Balan's ankle, and the bald wrist stiffened in pain, and retracted into the sand in an instant.

The wound was bloodless.

A few of us couldn't help but be stunned, Cheng Xinghe looked at me: "That's ......"

My heart is beating fast, you ask me, I still want to know, before I can speak, Lao Xu roared: "Run, run!" ”

"Boom......"

In an instant, countless white arms poked out of the sand and grabbed us.