[Comprehensive martial arts] Mr. Psychic Medium

In the desert, the horses were useless. In the last small town on the edge of the desert, Ji Bingyan sold the horses that pulled the cart at a low price, and bought more than a dozen sheepskin bags of clean water at an extremely high price.

As for the carriage, he set it on fire, it was his beloved, and since he couldn't take it away, he would never allow it to fall into the hands of others.

After purchasing the supplies, they headed for the desert.

Zhong Yanqiu walked first, because he was the one who led the way. Except for him, no one in the group knew where the destination was, and he, who had never been to the Great Desert, had no way of telling them the name of the destination. , he just knew how to go.

Although he was riding the camel, it was the stone camel who actually controlled the direction. The stone camel led Zhong Yanqiu's camel, and the camel carrying Chu Liuxiang and others and their luggage followed obediently.

During the day, the desert is as hot as a brazier. An egg buried in the sand can be boiled in a short time. Even if you step on it with thick boots, you will still feel the soles of your feet burning.

However, the stone camel walked forward numbly as if he hadn't noticed anything. He was dressed in a blindfolded way, with a wide white cloth covering his head, not only to block the sun, but also to cover his face .

When it was time to turn the corner, Zhong Yanqiu would shoot out a burst of energy and hit the stone camel on the right shoulder, and the stone camel would silently lead the camel to turn to the right.

This is still the method Ji Bingyan taught him, and Ji Bingyan usually tells Shi Tuo which direction to go in this way.

"That being said, it's the first time I've seen a stone camel willing to listen to others." Ji Bingyan said with emotion.

"Didn't he usually listen to you?" Hu Tiehua said. It was his first time riding a camel. Riding a camel looks similar to riding a horse, but in fact it is completely different. When the camel walks up and down, it bumps a lot. , making him feel like he was sitting on Chu Liuxiang's wrecked boat—or on a wrecked boat in a rainstorm.

So he huddled behind his hump like a frightened cat.

"The stone camel didn't listen to me, he just owed me a favor." Ji Bingyan said, "When he feels that he doesn't owe me anything, even if I kneel down and beg him, he won't stay."

And Zhong Yanqiu was the first person who made the stone camel willing to obey.

In fact, not only the stone camels, but also the camels in the camel team are very close to him. Even Ji Bingyan would not take the leading camel with him. own back.

As we walked, the sky gradually became dark, and as night fell quickly, the temperature began to drop rapidly. At first, there was still a bit of heat in the daytime, and the faint coolness made Hu Tiehua feel comfortable, but after a while , the hot air during the day was swallowed by the cold air, the wind was not strong, but it still hurt people's faces like a knife.

The thick blankets and cloaks that Chu Liuxiang didn't understand why they came when they came were draped over them, but they couldn't stop the pervasive cold air.

The darker the night, the thicker the cold air.

Xiao Pan, who was relatively weak in martial arts, could no longer withstand the cold, wrapped in a thick blanket and shivering, his teeth chattering. At this time, Ji Bingyan found a place that could shelter from the wind, set up a tent, and lit a bonfire.

The camels crouched down in a circle, and the high humps became a natural safe haven, and the flames quickly warmed up this small space.

They finally didn’t have to eat the dry pancakes and jerky meat that could hardly be chewed during the day. Ji Bingyan set up a pot on the fire, and the aroma of pepper, pepper, onion, ginger mixed with beef and mutton permeated with the simmering soup. Everyone took a deep breath and felt that they had come back to life.

Eat a good meal, then go to bed early, and don't know what danger is waiting the next day.

"What are you looking at, sir?" Chu Liuxiang sat down beside Zhong Yanqiu with a pot of hot wine.

Now it's their turn to watch the night. Not far away, Xiao Pan, Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua are already fast asleep, and Shi Tuo sits a little farther away, with his head slightly lowered, making it difficult to tell whether he is asleep or awake. As he watched, his camel friend snuggled up to him, making him look extremely lonely.

"Tomorrow's weather." Zhong Yanqiu replied. He was also wearing a thick blanket, but compared to Xiao Pan's eagerness to wrap the blanket into his second skin, he just put it on casually. It's just a scene, "It will be a sunny day."

"It doesn't sound like good news." Chu Liuxiang said, it is a good thing that the sun shines brightly in other places, but the sun in the desert is really not a blessing for people to enjoy.

After a pause, he asked again: "Based on our current pace, how long will it take to get there?"

"If all goes well, three days." Zhong Yanqiu said, "It's not very far there."

"That's great." Chu Liuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, looking a little more relaxed.

Zhong Yanqiu chuckled: "You are not afraid that I will join forces with others to deceive you."

Zhong Yanqiu was in control of their direction, and it would not take much effort to lead them into some kind of trap with malicious intentions.

"I believe in sir." Chu Liuxiang said, half of his face was reflected by the bonfire, "Aside from other things, I still have some confidence in my ability to judge people."

Zhong Yanqiu thought of what he "saw" once, and wisely swallowed back the sarcasm that came to his lips.

Well, if compared with Lu Xiaofeng, Chu Liuxiang's accuracy in making friends is quite high.

"Here." Chu Liuxiang handed the jug to Zhong Yanqiu, "The dew is heavy at night, warming my body."

He handed it over, and Zhong Yanqiu took it. The jug contained strong liquor unique to the Northwest, and he took a sip of it, burning it all the way from his throat to his stomach, "Thank you."

Zhong Yanqiu raised his head and took a sip before returning the jug, Chu Liuxiang also took a sip and sighed: "Good wine! It's a pity that I couldn't taste the good wine from Mr. when I left in a hurry last time."

"Why?" Zhong Yanqiu pulled the blanket tighter. Although he was not afraid of the cold, the wind in the desert was not very comfortable for him.

"Shouldn't it be a pity that I didn't drink good wine?" Chu Liuxiang asked back.

"It's a pity that people who are good at drinking don't get to drink." Zhong Yanqiu said, "But you are not good at drinking."

"Everyone in the Jianghu said that Chu Liuxiang is a drunkard." Chu Liuxiang imitated Zhong Yanqiu's posture and leaned on the high pile of luggage, looking up at the sky full of stars.

"People who drink well will have a smell." Zhong Yanqiu pointed to Hu Tiehua, who was snoring slightly, "I can smell it from far away."

Chu Liuxiang laughed loudly, "The butterfly smells like wine indeed."

There are many wine-loving friends around him, and they will drag him to taste any good wine they get. Over time, the reputation of his alcoholism has spread, but in fact he has no preference for the thing in the glass.

"Although Chu is not good at drinking, if I can go back safely this time, I will definitely drink three hundred cups with my husband." Chu Liuxiang raised his head and took another sip of wine. Mobei's spirits are not available in Jiangnan The mouth is full-bodied, and only this kind of strong wine can make people overcome the coldness and loneliness of the desert night.

"It's easy to say, just drink." Zhong Yanqiu said, picked up the boiled tea from the fire, blew on it, and took a sip, "I'm not good at drinking."

The tea is not a good tea, it is thick enough to add some milk, the taste is not very good, but it is very good to warm up the body on a windy and cold night.

"Because drinking is easy to cause trouble?" Chu Liuxiang joked.

Zhong Yanqiu shook his head, "Because a drunk can't control his mouth, and I know too much." A mocking smile appeared on his face, "Do you know how many people wish that I would be speechless for the rest of my life? .”

Chu Liuxiang was speechless, who in this world doesn't have some secrets that people don't want to know, from this point of view, Mr. Zhong's ability is appalling, even if he himself occasionally thinks of being told by Zhong Yanqiu that his master's inheritance has been broken, he can't help it Some backs are numb.

"You must have no friends," he murmured.

"Why do I have a lot of friends?" Zhong Yanqiu said, he had already passed the age where he would be troubled by such things, "If you are friends like foxes and dogs, what's the use of being like mountains and seas?"

Chu Liuxiang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm narrow-minded."

"Speaking of..." Zhong Yanqiu changed the subject and asked, "Wuhua is your friend?"

"Wuhua..." Chu Liuxiang smiled wryly, "I only met him three times. The first time, I drank wine with him for three days and three nights. The second time, I played chess with him for five days and five nights. The second time, I played chess with him for five days and five nights. Three times, I talked to him about the Buddha for seven days and seven nights, do you think we can be regarded as friends?"

"If you are willing to talk about the Buddha for seven days and seven nights with someone, you must regard him as a friend in your heart." Zhong Yanqiu said.

"Who wouldn't want to be friends with him." Chu Liuxiang sighed, "That's Wuhua..."

Playing the piano well, drawing well, noble and awe-inspiring like Utan Snow Lotus, the untouchable second monk Wuhua, even now Chu Liuxiang can't compare him with the one who abandoned and stole Tianyi Shenshui and brutally killed her. The images of villains who killed many masters overlap completely, and it is even impossible to imagine that the other party took Su Rongrong and the three daughters to threaten him.

Zhong Yanqiu fell silent, sipping hot tea with his head down. The taste of the mixture of tea and milk was wonderful, and the mist lingered on the tip of his nose to form a layer of moisture.

There was a very faint smell of blood in the tea, probably because a murder occurred in some part of the tea making process, it was not particularly obvious at all, and you could still drink it after a bit of patience.

He and Chu Liuxiang guarded the first half of the night, and Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan guarded the second half of the night. They had nothing to say all night.

For those who have never been to the desert, the life on the road is really difficult. Needless to say, the heat in the daytime, the clothes on their bodies can be rubbed with salt particles after a day, and the severe cold at night is even more difficult. They all fell asleep trembling and woke up from the cold. Sometimes when they woke up, they could pour out two scorpions or snakes from the shoes they took off.

Moreover, the process of traveling in the desert is extremely boring. What you see every day is sand or sand, and the undulating sand dunes will not change for a few hours. The daily schedule is strict to the second. In order to save energy, in addition to the necessary communication There is very little else to say.

When Hu Tiehua first entered the desert, he could still shout a few words alive and kicking, but after three days, he was listless and lying on the back of the camel, too lazy to move.

Not to mention Hu Tiehua, even Chu Liuxiang couldn't stand this high-intensity schedule and seemed a little sluggish.

On the evening of the third day, Zhong Yanqiu finally stopped the camel.

"Here we are," he said.