Walking in the desert is different from land. You can’t go as fast as you want. You can see the same scenery every day, the boundless yellow sand, the scorching sun, which makes people’s skin burn, and the dry wind makes people’s lips crack.

However, at night, the temperature dropped sharply, and the biting cold couldn't be stopped even with a cotton jacket.

Gu Huaiqing was wrapped in a fox fur cloak, surrounded by the campfire, still feeling the chill penetrated into his bone marrow, and couldn't help but miss Duan Mingchen's natural stove, no matter how cold the weather was, holding him was like holding a warm water bag.

Thinking of Duan Mingchen, Gu Huaiqing's eyes dimmed a bit, and he couldn't help but imagine, what is Duan Mingchen doing now?He left without saying goodbye, was he worried?

At that time, he was irritated by Hou Yukun, and he was overwhelmed by jealousy, which made him lose his composure. Now that he thinks about it carefully, he was too impulsive.

After all, after getting along for so long, he can trust Duan Mingchen's character, so he won't do something like two boats.Even if Duan Mingchen really had something with Hou Yukun, it was before he knew himself. Duan Mingchen's later feelings for him cannot be fake.The two of them shared weal and woe, and finally got together, how could they be easily separated after being provoked a little?

At the very least, he should listen to Duan Mingchen's explanation and let him speak clearly about his feelings for Hou Yukun.What is his attitude towards himself?

Gu Huaiqing looked up at the round moon hanging in the sky, the cold silver light sprinkled on the boundless desert, the dark blue sky was studded with countless stars, the Milky Way was like a faint milky white veil, suspended in the night sky, this feeling This scene is as beautiful as a dream.

Toli looked at Gu Huaiqing's slightly melancholy side face, wishing to smooth the sadness between his brows with his hands.

Toli sat cross-legged beside Gu Huaiqing, and asked softly, "Brother Huaiqing, what are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl." Gu Huaiqing looked puzzled at Toli, pointed to the sky, and told him the famous legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, "Look at that milky white long train, it's the Milky Way, the Milky Way There is a star on each side of it, which is the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl..."

After hearing Gu Huaiqing's story, Toli sighed, "It's such a sad story."

"It can't be considered sad, at least they love each other deeply, and they can see each other once a year. As the saying goes, if the relationship between the two lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night?"

Toli gave a half-comprehension hum, and said, "I'll tell you a story too, it's a folk tale spread in our country.

According to legend, there was a cruel and suspicious king who hated all the women in the world because of his queen's misbehavior.He deeply loathed women and wanted revenge. He married a girl every day, but killed her after one night, and many girls died because of this.

The prime minister had a beautiful and intelligent daughter. She wanted to save thousands of innocent girls, so she offered to marry the king.Every night she told the king a story, but only the beginning and the middle, not the end.In order to know the ending, the king had to let her live one more day. Day after day, the story was told for one thousand and one nights. The king was finally moved and fell in love with her deeply. "

Gu Huaiqing found it interesting, so he asked, "What story did the woman tell, it must be very exciting?"

"That's natural. The stories are more exciting than the last, otherwise how can the king want to stop?" Toli smiled, "Do you want to hear it?"

Tory's glazed eyes flashed a soft and warm light under the starry sky, Gu Huaiqing couldn't help but nodded.

Toli adjusted his sitting posture, leaned against the tent, bent one leg and straightened the other, letting Gu Huaiqing rest on one of his thighs, and a low and pleasant voice sounded.

"Then I will tell you a story today. The name is the story of the fisherman, the devil and the goldfish. Once upon a time, there lived a poor fisherman by the sea..."

Gu Huaiqing was like a child, listening to the story carefully and asking questions from time to time.

After Toli finished telling a story, Gu Huaiqing didn't want to finish it, so he pestered him to continue, and Toli had no choice but to continue to tell the next one.

Such stories one after another brought Gu Huaiqing into the magical exotic atmosphere, and also made him experience the warmth of family affection that he had never had before.

Gu Huaiqing remembered that when he was a child, his beautiful and gentle mother was also like this, holding the young him in her arms and telling him stories, but unfortunately it was a long, long time ago.

The attendant Artest watched them from a distance. Under the soft starlight, the two brothers cuddled closely. The younger brother lay on his older brother's lap, while the older brother stroked his hair and told him stories in a soft tone.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that His Royal Highness Prince Tory has such a gentle side. He is usually very strict!

I don't know how long it took, the moon moved from east to west, and the eastern morning star rose.

Toli looked at Gu Huaiqing who was sleeping beside him, the thick and curly eyelashes cast a deep shadow under the eyelids.

Tory rubbed his brows wearily. He lied to Gu Huaiqing. Gu Huaiqing's horse thief's darts were not only quenched with anesthetics, but a rare chronic poison. The victim would not notice the discomfort at first, but if a If the poison is not detoxified within a month, the poison will invade the eyes and eventually cause blindness.

Toli had no antidote by his side, so he could only temporarily suppress the toxicity with internal force to delay its onset.

To detoxify this kind of poison, you need to use thousand-year-old snow lotus and several precious medicinal materials. He has sent people back to China to search for it, but the number of thousand-year-old snow lotus is rare, and it may not be possible to find it in a short time.

Toli looked down at him, Gu Huaiqing's sleeping face was so peaceful and peaceful, and his body curled up as if afraid of the cold.

Toli let out an inaudible sigh, touched his soft black hair, took off the thick blanket on his body, and covered Gu Huaiqing's body...

******

Gu Huaiqing trekked through the vast desert for another three days with the team led by Toli, and finally approached the ancient capital of Xichang Kingdom recorded in the parchment.

The terrain of the ancient capital of Xichang is very strange, standing on a huge red rock, looking from a distance, it looks like a lion sitting on a high ground.Although the ancient capital has been abandoned for hundreds of years, it still has an extraordinary momentum, and one can vaguely imagine the grand occasion of its prosperity.

A dry riverbed appeared on the ground, with sparse dry grass and shrubs growing on both sides of the river, and traces of people's habitation and cultivation could be seen.

Artest, who was walking in front of the team, stopped his horse suddenly, pointed to the road ahead, and said in surprise, "Look, Your Highness, there are horseshoe marks!"

Hearing this, Toli and Gu Huaiqing jumped off their horses, stepped forward to check, and sure enough, they saw a series of messy horseshoe prints on the gravel path.

Gu Huaiqing frowned and said: "There are many and complicated horseshoe marks, and they are of different sizes, which means that there are quite a few horses passing by."

Toli nodded and said: "The horseshoe is as big as a bowl. It can be seen that it is not a wild horse or a Central Plains horse breed, but a well-trained war horse. Horseshoes have different shapes, and they should belong to different teams."

Gu Huaiqing and Toli looked at each other, their expressions were a bit serious, could it be that someone else had the same goal as them, and also went to the ancient capital of Xichang to hunt for treasure?And judging from the shape of the horseshoe, there might be more than one group of people?

Gu Huaiqing pondered: "It's okay, even if there are others who come to hunt for treasure, but they don't have a treasure map in their hands, they can't enter, and it's useless. We just follow the original plan and don't need to care about others."

Tolly agreed, and the party remounted and continued on.

The yellow sandstones gradually turned into red rocks, the mountains became higher and higher, and the roads became more and more rugged. Only one person and one rider could pass through the narrow places.

After walking for another two hours, they finally climbed to the top of the rocky mountain, and it was suddenly clear to them that the top of the mountain was an open and flat land, the size of several acres of land.

On this wide flat ground, there are teams wearing four different colors of yellow, black, blue, and red. Each team has hundreds of people, each standing in a corner, showing a confrontational posture. Although they have not made any moves, the atmosphere is very tense. , the battle seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

Toli's face became serious, and he introduced to Gu Huaiqing in a low voice: "The ones in yellow clothes are the Tubo army, and the bald-headed red-clothed lama at the head is called Fan Ni, who is the national teacher of the Tubo Kingdom, and his martial arts are unfathomable.

The one in black is the Tatar army. At the head of the team is an eight-foot-tall general who looks like a black iron tower. His name is Monta. He is the number one warrior in the Tatar country. .

As for the group of people in Tsing Yi..."

Gu Huaiqing's eyes showed hatred, and he said: "I know them, they are the gang of horse thieves who chased and killed me in the Devil's Desert, and the bald head is the leader of the horse thieves, Ma Dabeard!"

Finally, Gu Huaiqing's gaze fell on the red team. They were wearing the uniform red narrow-sleeved T-shirts of the Qi army, silver waist armor and red turbans.The leading general was dressed in brocade uniforms and guards with crimson red flying fish. It was Duan Mingchen who hadn't seen him for a long time!

Almost at the same time, the four teams noticed that another team wearing white robes came. From their unique costumes, they guessed that it was the army of Wusun Kingdom. Wusun Kingdom is a powerful country in the Western Regions that has risen rapidly in recent years. Don't be afraid.

Duan Mingchen discovered Gu Huaiqing who was in the Wusun Kingdom team almost immediately, and immediately galloped over, but before he got close to Gu Huaiqing, he was stopped by Wusun Kingdom warriors.

"Huaiqing, you... as long as you're fine!" Duan Mingchen called out loudly, his expression very excited.

A tall and thin young man in black followed closely, rolled off the saddle, knelt down in front of Gu Huaiqing's horse, and said, "Master, it's great that you are safe and sound!"

Gu Huaiqing didn't expect to meet Duan Mingchen and Xiao Hei here, and he couldn't help but be extremely pleasantly surprised. However, he didn't intend to forgive Duan Mingchen right away, but just glanced at him lightly. Fortunately, there was no figure of Hou Yukun behind Duan Mingchen. This made Gu Huaiqing's face somewhat brighter.

Gu Huaiqing signaled the warriors of Wusun Kingdom to get out of the way, walked in front of the two, and said with a calm smile, "Brother Duan, Xiao Hei, why are you here?"

Gu Huaiqing's indifferent attitude made Duan Mingchen's heart a little bitter, but seeing that his sweetheart was safe and sound, he finally let go of his longing for many days.

Duan Mingchen said softly: "After you left that day, I couldn't find you anywhere, so I had to come here to wait for you. I promised you that I would accompany you to find the treasure."

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