Ruthless debt

After Mu Ziwei settled the crowd, he came over to tell Prince Che and the others that there were many animals in the forest, and there were many animal traps buried by local hunters in the forest. To prevent accidents, it is better not to move around at night.

When traveling outside, naturally there is not so much etiquette. There is only one woman, Nan'er, in the whole team. They planned to let her sleep in a tent alone, but Nan'er said that she was afraid of living alone, and Zuo Qi also said that she was worried. She, the three of them squeezed into a tent.

Almost everyone has fallen asleep, except for one or two who are still talking, there are loud snoring noises from left, right, front, back, front and back. For these people, tonight is probably the same as when they are on business, probably because they are used to these things.Only the three of them kept their eyes closed, tossing and turning in the tent, sometimes getting up and sitting for a while, sometimes opening the curtain to look at the bottomless night, and taking a few mouthfuls of cold moisture in the forest.

I don't know who fell asleep first. When Prince Che woke up the next day, he saw Zuo Qi and Nan'er sleeping next to him, and then recalled that last night was actually a dreamless night.

After a while, Nan'er also woke up, and threatened to comb their hair for both of them before she could take care of herself.It's just that her technique was a bit clumsy compared to Jin'er's, during which time she tore off a lot of hair and it hurt so much that Prince Che frowned.Zuo Qi couldn't help feeling a little funny when he saw his pained expression, and thought it would be better if he came later.

After the three of them finished grooming, Mu Ziwei also ordered the camp to be allocated, so a large group of people started on the road again.

In the next five days, Mu Ziwei was able to pass through all the territory of Shuo Kingdom without hindrance, so he went all the way to the border town of Shuo Kingdom.They thought they would be able to stay away from Mu Xuanqing once they got away from the territory of Shuo Kingdom, and they must be safe if they haven't chased after them for so long.

Just as everyone walked out of the last city gate in Shuo Kingdom, before they had time to breathe a sigh of relief, someone came to report that there were about a hundred pursuers, and they were only two or three miles away from here.

After hearing this, Mu Ziwei thought for a moment and said to Prince Che: "Ten miles away from here is the desert. I originally planned to protect you through the desert, but there will be pursuers later. If we go together, it will be easy to attract people's eyes and ears. There is a way, but I don't know if His Highness is willing to take risks?"

Prince Che said: "Master Mu, it doesn't matter if you speak directly."

Mu Ziwei said: "This desert is only a few days' journey away. If we prepare properly, there is no danger. It's just that we have rushed all the way and there is not much dry food and water left. Food is not a problem. The most important thing is The most important thing is water, so... from what I see, it is better to gather what is left now, the three of you go first, and we stay where we are, so that we can stop the pursuers and keep you safe for a few days .”

Prince Che hurriedly said: "The pursuers will arrive in a while, and you only have 30 people. You are nothing more than a mantis holding a chariot, how can you fight?"

Mu Ziwei smiled wryly and said: "Do you still remember what my elder brother told you before I left? Since I took the order, I will know what will happen today. If you hesitate any longer, you will not be able to leave even if you want to."

Prince Che wanted to say something more, but Mu Ziwei said to everyone, "Gather the dry food on your body and hand it over to Your Highness immediately."

As soon as the words fell, everyone took action and gathered the remaining water in one place, but only five water bags were filled.

Mu Ziwei stuffed the dry food and water bag into Prince Che's arms, and said solemnly: "After entering the desert, you only need to go all the way south. There are pearls in the sand sea. You can look for them as you go, but don't get lost. Direction..." Before he finished speaking, someone shouted: "My lord, the pursuers are here."

Mu Ziwei glanced at him from a distance, and immediately said anxiously: "Don't hurry up, it will be too late if you don't go." Then he turned his head and said with Zuo Qi: "Take your highness away quickly, don't let us send you away in vain. Life." After saying that, he gave Prince Che a push and got on his horse.

The rest of them got on their horses, and Mu Ziwei drew out his long sword from his waist, and rode his horse to run ahead.Someone from the opposite side has already shouted loudly and beat the horse fiercely, presumably there will be a scene of swords and blood in a short time.

But at this end, Zuo Qi saw that Prince Che was still hesitating, so he forced him to get on the horse in a panic, and slammed his whip at Prince Che's mount, and the horse immediately galloped in pain.Then he turned around and hugged Nan'er onto the horse's back, and then got on the horse himself, and followed Prince Che with a ruthless whip.

He only galloped for a while, then looked back abruptly, only to see billowing loess flying all over the sky behind him, and the city had long since disappeared.It is unknown what happened outside the city gate, whether it was a hallucination or not, Prince Che seemed to hear the sound of swords clashing and someone's screams, his eyes were bloodshot when he closed his eyes.

Sure enough, after walking for an hour, the three of them were already in the desert at about sunset.The wind is breezy and the sun is warm, a setting sun hangs at the end of the sky, and waves of heat rise from the winding sand dunes in front of you, distorting everything you see until it loses its original shape.It's just that sand is still sand, hills are still hills, and there is no end in sight.

The horses naturally couldn't run fast in the sand, so they had to step forward on the sand step by step. After walking for a while, the two horses were so tired that their noses and mouths were foaming.Perhaps the prince Che was angry with Zuo Qi for what happened before, so he jumped off his horse and walked in the front. Zuo Qi also got off his horse, leaving Nan on the horse, holding the rein and following with difficulty.

The sky is gradually getting dark, but fortunately, the moon is shining brightly and the stars are few, and what you see in front of you is no different from the daytime, but the desert under the moonlight is more quiet and lonely, and the flying sand is like snow, but it has another look.

Not far away is a desert, Nan'er seemed unable to walk anymore, so she pointed to the desert and said, "Let's go there and rest for a while!"

Prince Che paused for a moment, and said without looking back, "Okay."

All day long, he only cared about running for his life. His back was covered in sweat and his face was covered with dust. Now he stopped and felt hungry and thirsty. Prince Che hurriedly took out a water bag, and when he was about to drink it, he remembered how the water came from. Then he froze again.

Handing the water bag to Nan'er, he took off his boots and coat, and found a flat place to lie down.

There is a big temperature difference between day and night in the desert. I was still warm and felt a little cool after a while, and the half-wet undershirt was half-closed to the skin, and I felt colder and colder.Prince Che couldn't help shivering, thinking about putting on his clothes, when he was about to get up, he heard Nan'er say: "Your Highness, first take off your inner clothes and put them on the stone to dry, it must be cold to wear a coat alone at night." I can't go anywhere, and besides, half of the middle clothes are wet, so be careful of moisture entering after wearing them for a long time."

Prince Che pondered for a moment: "That's fine, you go somewhere else to hide first, I'll call you after I'm dressed."

Nan'er nodded, and said with Zuo Qi: "Take off your inner clothes quickly, you are covered in sweat." Then she turned around and walked towards a big rock not far away.

Prince Che immediately took off his clothes, and when he bent down to take his coat, he heard the person behind him say: "I know you are angry with me because of the previous incident, but you should understand that if you don't return to the country as soon as possible, you may still return to China." It will add more variables, you are the prince of Qu country, you should put the overall situation first."

Prince Che sighed softly: "I'm not angry with you, I just hate myself...why do you always implicate innocent people."

Zuo Qi walked behind him, took the robe in his hand, lowered his head and shook off the sand on it: "I don't know how to comfort you, I just hope you don't think about those anymore." put it on for him.

He opened his arms, let Zuo Qi tie his waist, and looked at him carefully with bright and dark eyes.Seeing that he had dressed himself, he took off his clothes without hesitation. Under the moonlight, his body was covered with scars, and the intertwined welts did not fade with time. light.Prince Che couldn't help stretching out his hand, stroking along the collarbone to his chest.

Zuo Qi couldn't help itching, stepped back a few steps, and said lightly: "I haven't seen you drink water, and your lips are cracked right now, do you want to be thirsty until you pass out before giving up?" After getting dressed, he went to the side to fetch a water bag and handed it to him: "Drink quickly..."

He was indeed thirsty, took a few sips from the water bag, wiped the corners of his lips, and said: "After a long day, go to bed quickly, I don't know how long it will take to get out of this desert, and I still need to feed myself." Enough to deal with it.”

Zuo Qi nodded, and went to call Nan'er.

They found a high ground, spread a few pieces of clothing on the ground, and the three of them squeezed together to sleep.