Chapter 1355: Black Storm

After Liu Xian'er learned of my destination, she had planned to send a team of guards from White Camel Mountain, ?en ??? ．?ｒ?ａ?ｎ?? ｅ?ｎ?`ｏｒｇ

I thought about it and asked her to help me find a caravan to go to the Western Liao Kingdom, and I just followed the caravan.

In this White Camel Villa, there are many caravans going to various countries, most of them are half-merchants and half-bandits, and naturally there are also people who go to the Western Liao Kingdom.

Hearing me say this, Liu Xian'er was not reluctant, agreed to my request, and helped me make up an identity, let me join the caravan, and follow them.

As for the non-precept monk, he originally wanted to follow me, saying that he was going to join the Jiuyin Palace, but after thinking about it, I wrote a letter to him, asking him to take this letter and go to the headquarters of the Jiuyin Palace in Zhongnan Mountain to find the right protector of the Jiuyin Palace, that is, Qin Qiqi.

In the letter, I explained to Qin Qiqi and asked her to send someone to investigate the matter of the Luo Ghost Kingdom.

After the monks left, I entered the caravan and accompanied them to the Western Liao Kingdom.

This caravan, called the "Eight Arhat League", has about 300 people, but the core members of the real caravan are only about 100 people, and these more than 100 people are the masters of the robbery at a glance, and they are all extremely fierce.

As for the rest of the more than 200 people, they are basically the same as me, pinning their hopes on the "protection" of the Eight Arhat League.

Of course, why do you want to call such a strange name, Liu Xian'er told me, that's because the core leader of this caraver, there are eight people, and they are called the Eight Arhats by the people in the rivers and lakes.

These eight Arhats, if they talk about martial arts, according to Liu Xian'er, they should all be in the realm of first-class masters, and the head of the Eight Arhats has reached the level of "quasi-five uniques".

After Liu Xian'er returned to the White Camel Villa that day, the eight Arhats didn't buy it, if it weren't for Liu Xian'er's deception and relying on the internal strength obtained from the Blood Mandala to win, it is estimated that the White Camel Villa would have fallen into their hands.

Later, the eight arhats were unconvinced, and they came to Liu Xian'er to duel a few times.

It's just that at that time, Liu Xian'er had already obtained the "Sunflower Treasure Book", so her martial arts were getting stronger and stronger, and she may only be able to be flat at first, but later, she has completely defeated the eight Arhats.

Only then did they become convinced, and they no longer thought about getting involved in the White Camel Villa.

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A day later, the caravan set off for the Western Liao Kingdom.

I followed the middle of the caravan, and found that there were many people, and the speed was naturally a lot slower, but compared to me alone, it was much easier.

Walking in the desert, one must find directions and consider where to rest and pitch a tent at night, otherwise, when you wake up, you will be easily buried in the yellow sand.

And if there are many people, you only need camels to follow.

Next to me was an old man, beside whom there was a thin young man of twelve or thirteen years old, and the two of them were typical Han Chinese from their faces.

Among this group of people, most of them are from the Western Regions, and there are only a handful of Han people, so they are very peculiar and can be recognized at a glance, and they can't attract attention if they want to.

Naturally, I got together with them.

"Brother, you walk this line all year round?" I tried to communicate with the old man in Chinese.

Hearing my words, the old man smiled and nodded: "Yes." Brother, are you going to the Western Liao Kingdom too?"

"Yes, according to my brother's estimate, how long will it take us to reach the Western Liao Kingdom?"

The old man shook his head: "It's hard to say, this itinerary is affected by various factors, such as the weather, the opening of the checkpoints, etc. If it's fast, it's a month, if it's slow, it's possible for half a year. ”

I:......!

It seems that I am still overestimating the transportation of ancient times.

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In this way, I walked for about a week.

Along the way, I hurried during the day and rested at night, but what I didn't expect was that there were actually four dusty women who made a living by "selling meat" in this team.

The caravan of more than 300 people, most of them are strong men, and the yellow sand is long during the day, and the scorching sun is in the sky, so at night, there are many people who want to relax.

The posture of the four women is not even "average", and they are strong and strong, and they can follow the desert caravan, how can they be done without a little physique.

Even so, the business of these four women is endless, and the supply exceeds demand.

One of them even took the initiative to recruit me and called me in blunt Chinese: "Little brother, do you want to come and play once! ”

This......

I had no choice but to wave my hand tactfully and refuse.

But the four of them, not only did they not greet the old man, but they even looked quite respectful to the old man.

The old man watched from the side and said with a smile: "These four girls, I have watched them with my own eyes since they were teenagers, and in the past twenty years, they have grown like this step by step. Hey, everyone is begging for food, and life is not easy. ”

Twenty years?

I was a little strange: "According to their income, in twenty years, how can they say that it is enough to save a sum of money, how can they still do business?"

The old man smiled bitterly: "They are sick in this business, and when they are young, they are very easy to conceive. Once you get pregnant, even if you have an abortion, you have to cultivate for a few months or something. And this road in the desert, every year, there are a few months, in the time of the 'black storm', I dare not walk at all. ”

Also.

In ancient times, various safety measures were not as sound as in later generations, and the infection rate in this industry increased greatly.

"By the way, what is Black Storm?" I asked him.

The old man explained to me: "When the black storm comes, the sky is dark, the sky is full of sand, the dust storm is everywhere, the sky is dark, and people and animals are dead. ”

Dust storm?

When I set out, I didn't think about it.

However, since this old man had been walking in the desert for decades, he would definitely avoid the Black Storm.

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In this way, six or seven days passed without incident.

However, on this day, a strong wind suddenly rolled up in the distance in the sky.

Under the influence of that strong wind, the whole sky became gloomy.

When the old man saw it, his face suddenly became solemn.

Not only him, but also some people in the caravan began to make a noisy noise.

"Strange, strange!" the old man looked at the distant horizon, frowning, puzzled.

"What the hell is going on, old man?" I asked.

"That's a sign of a black storm, shouldn't it, how can a black storm happen this season?" replied the old man.

Black Storm?

I'll go, I'll encounter a black storm!

The caravan immediately stopped, turned and ran back.

But you can't hide from what should come.

About two hours later, I saw the black sand in the sky, sweeping from the horizon in the distance, like a wall of sand stretching for thousands of miles, at a glance, almost boundless.

In the face of such a force of nature, the power of human beings is too small. (To be continued.) )