Confused Escort Confused Account

The ruined temple is really broken, so simple that there is only one room, backed by an arc-shaped cliff, surrounded by the center of the arc, so that it is protected from wind and sand erosion.

Shangguanqing stepped into the room first, looked around, squatted down at the corner, and announced: "There are black traces of charcoal burning on this brick wall, and there are wood ash deposits in the cracks of the ground."

Ming Yuezhu also followed and deduced: "There must have been travelers who slept here and built a fire by the wall."

Zhao Shi walked straight to the center of the temple, looked up at the statue on the stone platform, folded his hands together and bowed, saying: "The Bodhisattva has a generous heart, no wonder he is blessed with blessings and is not afraid of the wind and dust."

It turned out that this dilapidated temple had no window paper, and was covered with thick loess everywhere. Only the statue of Bodhisattva and the surrounding stone platforms were clean, and only a thin layer of fine sand had fallen.

Zhao Shitu raised his sleeves, and using his white clothes as a scarf, he meticulously brushed off the dust from the Bodhisattva's shoulders.

The afterglow of the setting sun was only the last smear, leaking through the empty window, covering his side face in it, his face no longer had the expression of laughter in usual times, and the outline was extraordinarily soft.The Buddha statue was polished like a mirror by him, and it was also coated with a layer of gold by the setting sun.

Phnom Penh gradually dimmed and disappeared, and the last warm color of the sky was also swallowed by darkness.

Looking at Zhao Shitu's back, Shangguan urged, "Let's light a fire too."

He took the fire bag from the bag, picked some branches from the dead tree, and skillfully set up a bonfire. The three of them sat around the fire, and Ming Yuezhu skewered the cooking cakes in the bag and baked them on the fire.

Zhao Shitu hugged his arms and shivered: "It's so cold, so cold, it's so hot during the day, why is it so cold at night."

Mingyuezhu showed a look of disapproval: "It's just after August, if it's severe winter, it's cold."

Shangguan Qing also said: "If it is a severe winter, people can be frozen to death."

Zhao Shitu looked at the two companions in turn: "You seem to be very familiar with the environment here?"

Ming Yuezhu said: "I followed the dance troupe across the desert and moved from one town to another since I was a child, so I am naturally familiar with it."

Zhao Shitu said: "That's all, Ah Zhu, Shangguan, aren't you from Dunhuang?"

Looking at the bonfire, Shangguan said calmly, "Before returning to Dunhuang, I stayed outside the pass for ten years."

Zhao Shitu was startled and said, "Ten years? So you have stayed in this place where no birds lay eggs since ten years ago?"

Shangguan nodded.

Zhao Shitu looked at him in disbelief: "You are about the same age as me now, but you were only as old ten years ago, why did you come to this kind of place? Or did you say you have practiced the legendary beauty-retaining boy skill..."

Shangguanqing's eyebrows were furrowed into knots.

Zhao Shitu sensed that the atmosphere was not right, so he quickly stopped the topic, pursed his lips and sighed: "Well, it must be very hard for the two of you to live here."

Ming Yuezhu was silent for a while, and said: "Actually, I was not alone at that time, and I had a younger sister by my side."

Zhao Shitu straightened his back and asked curiously, "Oh? I've never heard you mention it. It turns out that you have a younger sister. I don't know where she is now?"

Ming Yuezhu said: "I have been separated from her for many years."

Zhao Shitu thought for a while: "I understand, so you have been concerned about Jianghu affairs all the time, in order to inquire about her news?"

Ming Yuezhu sighed softly: "Let's just give it a try."

Zhao Shitu put away his joking look, looked at her and said seriously: "How could it be, that is your sister. You should have told me earlier, maybe I can still help you."

Ming Yuezhu shook her head and said: "It's a matter of finding a needle in a haystack, the hope is slim, and it's useless to talk more."

Zhao Shitu insisted: "Then why did you say it today?"

Mingyuezhu was taken aback by what he said, and after a while, she replied: "Maybe the night is so beautiful today."

After hearing what he said, Zhao Shitu turned his head instinctively, looked out of the window, and after only one glance, he froze on the spot, astonished.

Although the window of this ruined temple is broken, you can see the distant night sky without any shelter.The night sky is full of stars, and the dense stars weave a golden net, casting a dim but clear glow on the window edge.

A boundless cave, subsumed into a limited square inch, is so beautiful.

"Look, Shangguan." Zhao Shitu poked the person around him with his elbow, but found that the person had already raised his head.

The bonfire crackled, and the three of them sat in the deserted ruined temple, sharing the night.

Zhao Shitu sighed: "The starlight is so clear, it looks like a river."

Mingyuezhu said: "If the river is really poured, I will fly up and take a ladle out of the river water. I have had enough of white water mixed with mud soup."

Zhao Shitu laughed and said, "I don't know what the Milky Way water tastes like, and whether it can quench thirst."

As the two talked, they naturally turned to No.3 companion, only to find that Shangguanqing was already holding the knife, leaning against the wall, and closed his eyes.

Ming Yuezhu also laughed and said, "It turns out that Milky Way Water may not quench thirst, but it can certainly hypnotize you."

Zhao Shitu also looked at Shangguan Qing's sleeping face: "Not only can it hypnotize, but it also looks very effective. At this time, if I use my finger to wipe a handful of charcoal, draw two black circles on his eyes, and two spots on his lips He may not even be able to notice the beard curling."

Ming Yuezhu said: "Aren't you afraid that his knife will wake up before him and cut you off?"

Zhao Shitu was stunned for a moment, seeing that the blade on Shangguan Qing's shoulder was completely black and thick, and under the clear starlight, there was indeed a strange sense of coldness, staring at it for a long time, he felt chills behind him.

But he quickly shook his head and said: "Why should you be afraid? Although the knife has no eyes, Shangguan is our friend, and he will definitely not cut me."

In order to prove his words, he really twirled his index finger, dipped a smear of charcoal dust from the ground, leaned in front of Shangguan Qing, wiped it on his lips twice, and drew two mustaches.Then he backed away a little in satisfaction, and looked at his work: "Not bad, not bad, such a tough look with two beards makes it more masculine."

Shangguanqing's knife did not wake up, but the person did.

He opened his eyes slightly, frowned slightly, then raised his sleeves, wiped off his charred beard, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep.

Zhao Shitu spread his hands in frustration, his eyebrows piled up into a figure splayed, and Mingyuezhu was overjoyed to see it.

After a while, the bonfire burned out, the night became darker, and the night sky outside the window became brighter.

Zhao Shitu murmured: "It's strange, there is no wine, no meat, the clothes are covered with sand, and the body is terribly cold, but when I look at the Milky Way, it seems to be floating."

Ming Yuezhu shook her head and said: "I think you should stop being so flustered. If you take the wrong path tomorrow, you may not be lucky enough to meet a Bodhisattva who is willing to take us in."

Zhao Shitu immediately argued: "You have underestimated me as an escort. If it weren't for the wrong map marking, how could I, Zhao Shitu, get the wrong way."

The two laughed together, and put their heads together, discussing how to draw a beard for their sleeping companion.

The light of the Milky Way shines on the head of the stone statue of the Bodhisattva, and also on the shoulders of the three people.

The sky and stars are as vast as the sea, and the mind of Zen is not stained with dust.

When a person walks in the rivers and lakes, no matter how high or low his status is, if he wants to stand tall, he must have something to be proud of, such as Shangguanqing's knife, or Zhao Shitu's ability to recognize the way.

In the next few days, the escort car did not go wrong again, the sound of the camel bell rose day and night, and the group finally reached the edge of the desert.

According to the markings on the map, Stone Town is nearby.

People live only where there is water. This has been the truth since ancient times. The Kumtag Desert and the Tianshan Mountains meet. Then walk along its direction, the soles of your feet are the Gobi, and your eyes are mountains. The peaks of the mountains are white, layered and spread, and the snow is hidden among the clouds, which is distant and solemn.

This snow is the source of the trickle under the feet, the dart car goes upstream and enters the valley between the two mountains, deep in the valley, finally there is smoke rising from the kitchen.

Zhao Shitu jumped out of the car, raised the corner of his mouth, raised his finger and said, "It's just ahead."

Ming Yuezhu was dubious, and followed him, and saw a boundary marker lying on the side of the road, the handwriting became blurred due to the wind and sun, so she bent down to look, and sure enough, the word "Stone Town" was engraved on the marker .

Zhao Shitu came behind her, folded his arms, and explained: "This area used to be the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but it was later occupied by the Tubo people. The boundary markers are left here and no one cares about them."

Ming Yuezhu shook her head regretfully and said, "Maybe in a few years, it will become a real stone."

The village is not big, and there is a meandering brook at the entrance, the sound of water is clear and gurgling continuously, the houses in the village are spread out next to the stream, most of them are low stone houses, there are always dozens of them, and they form a street.It was almost dusk when the escort vehicle arrived, and someone passed by on the street, pointing at the escort vehicle outside, Zhao Shitu wanted to go up to talk to him, and inquire about the sender's location, but when the villagers saw him, they lowered their heads and quickly Walk away, as if deliberately avoiding him.

"Strange, why are these people hiding from me, Ah Zhu, did I get something on my face?"

Ming Yuezhu looked him up and down, and saw that his clothes were covered with dust, as if he had rolled in the sand, and his long hair, which was originally neatly tied, was also scattered on his shoulders, she shook her head and said, "It's not terrible, it's just miserable. , like a beggar begging for food."

Zhao Shitu refused to accept it, and pointed to his waist: "Where beggars have so much money, but you reminded me."

Ming Yuezhu raised her eyebrows and said, "What reminds you?"

Zhao Shitu said: "If you want to inquire about news, you have to go to a place where money is spent."