268,【Oasis】
Fang Chang nodded, raised the gourd and fed himself a mouthful, and echoed:
"This desert is big enough, but fortunately there are some oasis inside, otherwise it would be really difficult to cross."
It seemed that he had noticed the novelty of Fang Chang and Sang Ziping towards the desert. Guest Lao Zhou smiled:
"I have been running around this route since I was young, and I ran around. I saw yellow sand all day long. I was so tired of seeing it."
"In comparison, Guanzhong is better... the trees are covered with shades of farmland, there are people everywhere, and you can live a good life everywhere."
"In this desert, even the river flowing in is getting thinner and thinner the more it goes in. Even if it rains, it will not fall on the sand and disappear."
"A world without water is almost lifeless, it is a Jedi. The most terrible thing is the wind. Sometimes when you encounter a sandstorm, you can't tell your fingers and you can't see the direction everywhere. The rolling sand can easily bury people..."
Lao Zhou shook his head as he spoke, then picked up the small magnetic cup in his hand, raised his head and drank it all, sucked it a few times, and greedily swallowed every drop of wine into his mouth.
Fang Chang broke open the pot and roasted it by the bonfire before eating.
Originally, Guo Kui was very dry and hard, and she was not afraid of the dryness of the baking. After being burned by the flames, Guo Kui was a little brown and the bite was full of fragrance.
Sang Ziping next to him swallowed the last piece of Guoku in his hand, got up and clapped his hands, and looked outside.
"There are wolves."
He reminded the surroundings.
After hearing Sang Ziping's voice, the people in the caravan quickly took action. Everyone put down their food, pulled out their knives and carried the dart, or picked up hunting bows to be on alert.
Even Lao Zhou next to him stuffed the unfinished pot into his arms and stood up and looked outside.
Several stintsmen quickly returned to the periphery, holding weapons in their hands, and looking into the distance.
“Where?”
The head stud asked in confusion, no one saw where the wolf was.
"Just ahead, coming towards us." Sang Ziping pointed outside and said. When everyone looked at it, there was still only a piece of black and there was nothing to see.
It was not until a wolf howl sounded that everyone looked at Sang Ziping with admiration.
Fang Chang was very stable next to him. He just found a pack of wolves in the distance earlier than Sang Ziping. He finished eating the roasted pot and then got up and walked to the periphery, standing with the bodyguards and Sang Ziping.
"I don't know how many there are, but it will be troublesome if there are too many, but that situation is very rare." The experienced old bodyguard said to Fang Chang and Sang Ziping, but in order to relieve tension.
After a while, I saw the little black shadow shaking on the sand dunes in the distance: "On there!"
When everyone could see clearly the black shadow running towards this side, Xi Tongguotou also walked to the periphery and asked:
"Is this for us?"
"Well, there are not many people, we have many people, so there is no need to be afraid."
After carefully looking at the number of wolves, the leading bodyguard seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said.
Sure enough, after the wolves came over, they saw the number of people and the fire, and they just visited not far away. From here, they could see their eyes, which were shining green by the light of the bonfire.
After a while, the wolf king roared and walked away with the wolf pack.
Because of concerns about losses, both sides are unwilling to have conflicts.
This is just a small episode. After all, it is not the first time I have encountered a desert wolf. The caravan encountered a single person before, and several studs even surrounded and killed ones. After the roasting, everyone shared the food.
There was nothing wrong the next night.
After walking for two hours after getting up the next day, Xi Guotou's face turned very serious.
He looked at the sky in the distance and suddenly shouted to the caravan:
"The wind is coming, let's prepare first and pay attention to preventing sand!"
The caravan was full of experienced guys. If they had known how to deal with this situation, they would drive the camels down together, then put on a gauze scarf, and wait on the ground.
The sandstorm came very quickly.
It looks like a wall from a distance, but when it comes close, it covers the sky and the sun.
The wind yelled, driving the sand, and flying in the air with a force far beyond the usual.
For ordinary people, being in this kind of sandstorm, it is impossible to distinguish between the upper and lower parts. Apart from camels, there are no creatures that can be said to be fearless of sandstorms.
The Fangmaster stood in the sandstorm, and the wind and sand were bypassed by him without any effect on him.
Sang Ziping next to him had already recited a spell and cast a wind-proof spell, and was still trying hard to maintain it. He said to the side:
"This is Tianwei, let's hide for a while."
The two of them can't see each other clearly, but because they have the ability to cultivate themselves, it does not affect their perception of each other's position and dialogue.
Fang Chang suddenly felt aroused his heart and said to Sang Ziping: "Let's leave first. There should be no danger behind this caravan. You can take a step first and wait for them in the oasis."
Sang Ziping naturally had no objection.
Climbing clouds in sandstorms is a very interesting task.
Fortunately, the wind direction was along the way, otherwise the clouds with a long and small steps would not be able to get far even if the sandstorm stopped.
After Fang Chang's foot, the clouds rose up and brought Sang Ziping to the ground, the wind and sand behind him instantly turned from obstacles to help. Just like surfing, Fang Chang's foot was whirling up and down in the rolling sandstorm, rushing up and down while moving forward rapidly.
Until a river.
Feeling the water vapor below, Fang Chang pressed the cloud head.
The sandstorm continued, but its strength had weakened a lot. It took half an hour to slow down. The wind dissipated and the sand fell back to the ground.
Not far away, you can see an oasis.
As its name suggests, the oasis is indeed green. In early autumn, the green green of the plants and trees is even more refreshing in the long yellow sand. The rivers have become more and more spacious in the oasis, nourishing the reeds, sand willows, desert poplars, and various unknown plants beside them.
Some birds and beasts avoided the sandstorm and were active in the oasis. Not far away, some buildings and houses stood.
But the traces of the sandstorm just ravaged were still there, the building became a little gray, and there were also some snake-like sand and dust wiggles under the trees and in the grass.
Although the river surface is sparkling, I think the riverbed has been raised a little by the sandstorm just now. I wonder if the river will change its directions in dozens or hundreds of years and take the oasis to other places.
He used a descaling technique to himself, and Fang Chang and Sang Ziping walked towards the oasis together.
The sandstorm passed and the inside became lively.
Looking closer, the oasis is quite large and is in a small town style. The resources by the river alone cannot support the settlement of this size. The existence of the town in the oasis relies on caravans who carry various supplies and often have to replenish supplies here, especially Tamsui.
At the same time, the caravans often stay here for renovation, which is popular enough to bring prosperity to the place.
Fortunately, although the accents in various places are quite different, the languages are the same, so there is no obstacle for the two of them to enter here.
Chapter completed!