Today is the day to leave Yueqiang Kingdom.
The three caravans had agreed in advance to gather outside Yueqiang City.
Outside the city gate.
When they saw Jin An coming to gather with three sheep and learned that Jin An really planned to take the three sheep into the depths of the desert, everyone in the caravan looked shocked.
But it's okay.
The two extra sheep brought this time are normal-sized sheep.
Pretty normal.
The bearded man who lived in the same inn with Jin An explained seriously: "Taoist Master Jin An said that you should take three sheep with you when traveling far away. There is an idiom among the Han people called 'Three Yang Kaitai', which means good luck and good fortune." The auspicious hexagram can bring us good luck, let everyone's wishes come true and go home safely."
After listening to the bearded man's serious explanation, everyone in the caravan stood in awe.
They all already know that Jin An is a Taoist priest with real abilities and a master Taoist priest. If Taoist priest Jin An said that Sanyang Kaitai, then it must be Sanyang Kaitai. Thinking that Taoist Jin An saved their lives several times along the way, and now he is like this Think about them and pray for their safety and success. The more I think about them, the more grateful I feel.
Keremu solemnly said: "From now on, everyone will treat the three sheep raised by the Jin'an Taoist priest as human beings. No one is allowed to criticize them, and no one is allowed to think about them!"
Kremu warned the people in his caravan.
The bearded man also stood up and nodded seriously and said: "Yes, we are not only people, but also our own people. Everyone brings more water and hay to help Taoist Jin'an and the three sheep brothers solve their problems! Help Taoist Jin'an and the three sheep brothers , it’s like helping ourselves!”
Under his gaze, other people in the caravan echoed one after another, saying, "I'll help carry a bag of water, I'll help carry a bag of hay..."
Old Sadiq and young Sahaf burst into tears when they heard this, and excitedly asked for help from the caravan: "We are human beings, we are not sheep, we are really human beings! Save us!"
Baa baa——
Baa baa——
The two kept asking for help, but all they could say was bleating.
"These two new sheep are so active. It seems that Taoist Master Jin'an really treats them well and provides them with enough water and fodder, so they are so energetic." Uncle Kremu said in surprise.
"What!"
"What!"
Old Sadiq and young Sahafu hurriedly defended themselves, saying that was not the case. The good man in your eyes, Taoist Jin'an, was actually a demon who could turn people into sheep!
"Boss, look at them, they are crying after listening to our words. I, Apa, have said that desert animals shed tears towards people to express their gratitude. They can understand our words, and they are shedding tears towards us to express their gratitude." Maisutu, who had saved a life in Jin'an, said in surprise to his boss Kremu.
As a result, everyone looked at Jin An with higher respect.
"What?"
"What?"
I'm so grateful.
Our tears are tears of fear and fear.
Is there no one in this world who can understand human speech?
The uncle and nephew finally gave up their last bit of luck and completely accepted the reality. They returned to the goat to lick its fur and pat its farts. The desert is very dangerous, and we don’t know how many dangers are hidden in the upcoming desert journey. It is better to ask for help than sheep. They can’t rely on people. Now they can only rely on Senior Sheep, who is also a lost sheep in the world, to take care of the younger ones.
After counting the number of people and supplies such as water and food, everything was ready and no one was left behind. The caravan continued on the road, walking in a long line on the rippled desert, heading towards the ancient river bed.
Yueqiang Kingdom is not close to the ancient river, so they have to go back to the ancient river and continue to follow the ancient river deep into the vast desert.
On the bare desert, a few Populus euphratica trees that had survived for thousands of years after they died, and a few clusters of Haloxylon ammodendron with almost only their roots left, became the roadside for them to rediscover the ancient river course.
…
the next day.
It's still the same ancient river.
Suddenly, yellow sand rose into the sky from the river behind him, and half of the sky was covered with yellow sand. It could be seen from a long distance away.
The caravan that was originally on its way in the ancient river broke into chaos.
"It's a desert bandit!"
"Tighten up the team!"
The bearded man's expression changed drastically.
"Use camels and goods as a circle to keep out the outside. Those who can't fight should hide in the camel circle! The remaining desert warriors, take up arms and fight with my big beard! The sand bandits are more cruel than the devil, and they kill every time If everyone in the caravan robs all the goods of the caravan, if you encounter the sand thieves, you can only survive by fighting desperately to scare them away!"
The bearded man and three caravans were escorted by the team, a total of more than a dozen people. They used the camel circle as the corner of the formation. They listened solemnly to the sound of camels running closer and closer to the ancient river behind them.
Jin An also saw many people in the caravan taking out ox-horn bows.
Boom!
Yellow dust rose into the sky, approaching quickly like a rolling earth dragon. The hooves of many running camels fell on the ancient river like a violent storm. It was a rumble. It was a well-equipped army with a large number of iron tools. The camels were one taller than the caravan. An excellent desert cavalry.
Resources are scarce in the desert.
Especially the lack of iron ore.
If you want to have such a desert cavalry in the desert, you are definitely not an ordinary sand bandit. They have not completely left the Yueqiang Kingdom. How did the most ferocious sand bandits in the desert come here?
At this moment, the faces of the people in the caravan turned pale. These small caravans could not withstand the charge of the well-equipped desert cavalry.
Both old Sadiq and young Sahaf were so frightened that they started to poop again and again, and their tails swept away pellets of sheep feces.
Only Jin An's eyesight was stronger than ordinary people, and he noticed that something was wrong. He shouted to the bearded men who were bending their bows and drawing arrows and already making an attack posture: "Don't attack yet, the camel cavalry seemed to be flying the white moon flag of the Yue Qiang Kingdom!" "
He was right.
The visitors were indeed the camel cavalry of the Yueqiang Kingdom, and they were also the most brave and skilled royal cavalry of the Yueqiang Kingdom.
"Is the caravan in front of you led by Batur, Kremu, and Amir? Don't get me wrong, we don't have any ill intentions. We are from the Yueqiang Kingdom, and we have invited the Yueqiang royal family to meet the people from Kangding Kingdom. Taoist Jin'an, is Taoist Jin'an in the caravan?"
The bearded men looked at each other and looked at Jin An in surprise.
When the camels and cavalry were thirty or forty feet away from the caravan, they collectively stopped their camels, then got off their camels and begged to see Jin An.
This ceremony is very solemn.
Facing the confused and puzzled looks of the people around him, Jin An was also confused. He asked the bearded men to wait and see what happened, and then walked out of the camel circle alone.
"If there is no second person named Jin An in the caravan, I will be the Taoist priest Jin'an you are looking for. Do you think the royal family of Yueqiang King is looking for me?" Jin An frowned and looked at the cavalry team of about 20 people in front of him. .
But the next scene made Big Beard and the others even more stunned.
The Yueqiang Kingdom's cavalry collectively knelt on one knee and faced Jin'an. The leading man said: "Taoist Master Jin'an, we heard that you helped Batur and the others drive away the devils, and also killed the desert devils with your own hands. Please Save Yueqiang Country."
Jin An's eyebrows furrowed more and more tightly: "What's going on?"
The big man looked at the caravan with some hesitation. When the two of them walked aside, he handed over a letter to Jin An.
Jin An quickly read the content of the letter, and the expression on his face did not show much emotion: "Isn't there a Hekmati shaman in Yueqiang country? The king is possessed by an evil spirit and the princess is possessed by an evil spirit. Why don't you invite the Hekmati shaman? How come you are trying to drive away the devil and find me instead of looking far away?"
This man is nearly two meters tall, as strong as a black iron tower, his arms are thicker than an ordinary person's thighs, and his chin beard is thicker than a beard. His name is Kuli Jiang.
Kulijiang had a heavy expression on his face: "Hekmati Shaman is dead."
"Dead?" Jin An was startled, and his expression immediately returned to normal.
No wonder I didn't see the shaman at the city gate when I left the city this morning.
"The princess had a nightmare for the first time. It was four nights ago that there was a woman sleeping with her back to back under the bed... Three nights ago, the princess had the same nightmare again... The night before yesterday, the Hekmati Shaman He hid in the princess's room and kept vigil for the princess. As a result, the princess still dreamed of the nightmare, but this time someone died. Hekmati Shaman died. People died very strangely. He was nailed to death under the bed board, back to back. , her eyes were wide open, as if she had seen a terrible devil and was frightened to death... The princess was very frightened this time. We have understood this time that the nightmares the princess has had in the past few days are not all dreams, there is a devil hiding inside. In the princess’s room.”
"We are looking for other psychic experts in a short time and don't know where to find them. Some famous shamans and monks in the desert are also some distance away from the Yueqiang Kingdom and cannot be reached in a short time. We inquired Taoist Jin'an comes from Kangding Kingdom and once helped caravans drive away devils, so I would like to ask Taoist Jin'an to save our princess and our Yueqiang Kingdom."
Kulijiang invited Jin An with a sincere expression.
"We set out yesterday to chase you, Taoist Priest Jin'an. We were delayed all night on the road. In addition, we have already been delayed for two nights today. Two nights have passed. I don't know what the situation is like in the royal city. Is the princess safe? Kulijiang once again begs Taoist Priest Jin'an. Help us." This man, who looked as majestic as a black iron tower, knelt down on one knee and spoke in a very sincere tone.
Jin An remembered that on the first day he came to Yueqiang Kingdom, Uncle Keremu’s words always impressed him deeply. The royal family of Yueqiang Kingdom is one of the few wise rulers who care about their people. The royal family invited Hekmati Shaman. Later, he did not use it to selfishly protect the royal family, but to protect the people and the city gates.
He still remembered that Uncle Keremu's tone was very envious and he had high regard for the Yueqiang royal family.
To be able to have businessmen from the Western Regions like Uncle Keremu, who has seen many countries, speak well of the Yueqiang royal family shows that the Yueqiang royal family is very popular among the people.
Jin'an agreed to Kulijiang's invitation and decided to return to the Yueqiang Kingdom. They were not far from the Yueqiang Kingdom now. They rode their camels through the night and could reach the Yueqiang Kingdom tonight. They could catch up with them tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Camel caravan.
Because there were many people in the caravan, it was not advisable to take the caravan on the road. Jin An asked everyone to continue on their way. He would catch up with everyone quickly after handling the matter quickly.
Kulijiang was very happy to receive Jin'an's reply. He patted his chest and reassured Jin'an that he would leave everyone responsible for protecting the safety of the caravan. With the protection of the most elite royal cavalry from the Yueqiang Kingdom, armed to camels, no one would be disappointed. The sand pirates will come to take advantage of the caravan.
Without further ado, Jin'an and Kulijiang took a few camels and hurried back to Yueqiang Kingdom in succession. In order to hurry up, only the two of them rushed back to Yueqiang Kingdom this time.
