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In the blink of an eye, another life died in front of him.

Zhao Shitu quickly returned to Luo Huan, squatted down, and put his hands on the old dog's neck in vain. After a long while, he finally closed his eyes, shook his head and said, "Perhaps the rotten smell is too irritating, and it is too old. , Nose can't hold it anymore."

Luo Huan also closed his eyes, looked up at the stratus clouds in the sky, and bit his lips tightly.

The old dog lay weakly next to the scattered corpses and became one of them.The way it died just now seemed to be possessed by the ghost of a dead person.

Zhao Shitu felt that his head was a little swollen. The sun had left him in a trance, and the smell of rancidity made him almost unable to think. His vision began to blur, and the scenery in his vision changed from one to three.

Without the help of the old dog, how to find the way behind is still a troublesome problem. If they get lost in the desert, their fate will not be better than these corpses.

He clenched his fists and forced himself to turn back. Sweat was already dripping from his forehead. He wiped it carelessly with his sleeve, and the salty sweat accidentally rubbed into his eyes, which was hot and painful.

At this moment, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

Shangguanqing got off his horse at some point, came behind him, and squeezed his shoulder lightly and gently. While he was in a daze, she passed him, went straight to the middle of the pile of corpses, squatted down to check the situation, After a while, he announced: "The same method of beheading."

Zhao Shitu opened his eyes, and in the gradually clear vision, just reflected the back of the black clothes, that shadow was like a voice, calm and calm, as if he was born with a kind of coolness.He couldn't help but think of the joke he had said, the person in front of him really could cool off the heat.

There was still a slight coldness from the opponent's palm on his shoulders, for some reason, his disturbed mind just calmed down, he cleared his throat, and said seriously: "It seems that the murderer is the same person."

Shangguan turned back and stared at him carefully, as if he was observing his condition. Seeing that his clenched fists were loosened and his tense expression relaxed, he continued: "But this time the dead are all killed by Killed with one knife, there are no knife wounds in the rest of the place, only the traces of wild beasts."

Zhao Shitu said: "Because the other party knows that the gold thread clothes cannot be on these people, so there is no need to use a knife to test them. Shangguan, do you still remember the rumors we heard in the teahouse?"

Shangguan Qing was startled for a moment, then nodded quickly.

Zhao Shitu went on to say: "In the gang of thieves rampant outside the pass, there is a swordsman with great skills. The Yuan family has sent a team to exterminate the bandits. I am afraid it is these people."

Mingyuezhu suddenly realized: "So it turns out that the people who peeped at the golden thread clothes are from the same group as the bandits, and the patients admitted by Mr. Yan were disguised by the swordsman biting himself on purpose. In this way, It makes sense after going back and forth.”

Luo Huan said: "These people don't have to die, Han'er is the same, and there are others... Thieves kill innocent people indiscriminately, isn't there a king's law to control them!"

Brother Li sighed: "There used to be, but now..."

Today's Stone Town is nominally the territory of Tubo, but in fact it has been reduced to an abandoned land during years of war.The Tubo royal family has been fighting for power all the year round. Chi Zu Dezan has only been on the throne for less than a year, and he has not even sat firmly on the throne. How can he care about the safety of several frontier towns.

There is still no one in the town, let alone in the desert, no one's land.Now, all I can rely on is the sword in my hand.

Shangguanqing held the knife tightly, although his face was lacking in waves, it seemed to be more gloomy than usual.

His hand was hanging by his side, unconsciously resting on the scabbard, and the black scabbard rattled as he held it.

Seeing this, Ming Yuezhu hesitated to speak: "Shangguan, you..."

Shangguanqing let go of his hand, and said slowly: "The knife should be kept in the sheath when it is not necessary."

His brows were furrowed, trying to suppress the anger in his eyes.

Luo Huan wanted to question him, but seeing his appearance, he had nothing to say.Indeed, apart from the one time when he did it himself, Shangguanqing's saber had never been unsheathed.

Zhao Shitu walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder: "However, when the knife should be unsheathed, there is no need to hesitate."

Shangguan turned to him abruptly and asked, "Do you know that I want to fight?"

Zhao Shitu said: "I told you about me a long time ago, your thoughts are easy to guess, I can always guess."

Shangguanqing didn't answer, but stared at him again with complicated eyes. Zhao Shitu met his eyes, and suddenly felt that this person's mind didn't seem so easy to figure out.

Zhao Shitu continued: "But I don't want you to take risks, and I don't want to see you die. Although you have practiced the same kung fu as that killer, you are definitely not the same kind of people, so if you are not sure..."

Shangguanqing interrupted him and said word by word: "I have."

Zhao Shitu was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, then we just need to find a way to find him, let me think about it..." His eyes searched around, and finally fell back on the dead, "There are wild beasts biting on these corpses. wounds, there are wild beasts haunting this kind of place?"

Luo Huan said: "It must be sand foxes, they never let go of fresh meat."

Brother Li also said: "The sand fox has a very sensitive nose, and it only wanders around where there are living things. I think we are already close, but we have lost our sensitive nose."

Zhao Shitu had a flash of inspiration, and said, "We can borrow the nose of the sand fox," he looked around, shook his head and said, "It's a pity that there are no footprints left on the sand, and I don't know where they went."

Brother Li said: "When you say that, it suddenly occurred to me that the sand fox has a habit."

Zhao Shitu raised his head: "I would like to hear the details."

Brother Li said: "In order to adapt to the harsh environment of the desert, when they encounter food, they will eat a lot at a time and digest it slowly."

"so?"

"So instead of leaving footprints, sand foxes leave something else."

Sand foxes leave droppings.

A group of people got off their horses, bent over, pinched their noses, and looked around for the excrement of the beast.

Not only do they have to endure the thirst and heat, but they also rack their brains to pick out excrement from the sand. It is really a dead end.

Each person is responsible for one direction, and if they find one, they call their companions to regroup and advance the search range—this method is stupid, but it is really effective.

Zhao Shitu found his back aching, and finally saw the city wall from a distance.This time it was not an illusion hidden in the mist, but a real broken wall.

The city wall has been eroded by the wind and sand, and it is uneven. Some places even have gaps, and the city gate has long since disappeared.

Luo Huan looked into the distance and murmured, "Is this Loulan?"

Brother Li also said with emotion: "I never thought that one day I would be able to see it with my own eyes."

The people put their exhausted horses in the shade by the wall, crossed a gap, and entered the city.

The scene in the city is even more astonishing. The dilapidated courtyards are next to each other, outlining the track of the street. Buddhist pagodas and waterwheels are scattered all over the street, forming a huge and complicated maze. In the center of the maze is the circle of the castle. The top, weather-beaten, still stands tall, like a monument.

There was no one on the huge street, only the whistling wind passed between the monuments, whimpering from time to time, as if a ghost was crying.

Luo Huan's face turned pale again, and he said in a low voice, "Mr. Yan, please be safe."

Zhao Shitu had no intention of meeting ghosts, and focused all his attention on the surrounding environment. He warned as he walked: "Be careful, there are so many dead spots in this place, it is perfect as a hiding place, and I don't know that there are no thieves besides killers." the rest of the regiment."

Brother Li and Luo Huan clenched their weapons tightly, and Shangguan Qing's hand also fell on the hilt.

A sharp howl answered them.

"It's a sand fox!" Luo Huan exclaimed in surprise, "The sand fox only calls that when it encounters an enemy."

Before he could finish his words, there was a shadow in the distance, quickly crossing the corner of the street and rushing in his direction.

"Quick, hide!" Zhao Shitu led the crowd to the nearest abandoned courtyard, hid behind the wall, held his breath, and watched from the dark.

The shadow got closer and closer, and finally I could see it clearly. It was a four-legged beast with wide ears and a fluffy tail.

sand fox.

Although it is a fox, its body size is far larger than that of other similar ones, it is about the size of a wolf, and its fur is strong, showing a gray-brown color similar to that of sandy soil.

Halfway through, it stopped in the middle of the road, hissing and baring its teeth.

Standing in front of it were four men with knives.