Jin'an went to Xizhou Prefecture,
Leaving Yangguan in the west,
Entering the desert of the Western Region,
Then we followed the caravan to the Yueqiang Kingdom, the first stop in the Western Region.
Then we walked along the ancient desert river all the way into the depths of the desert.
Passing through the country of Zimo,
Wumo country,
Xi Tuo Kingdom,
The village of Teshsata where old Sadiq and young Sahav lived,
During this period, there were several water shortage crises, several times of getting lost, and two or three major sandstorms during the typhoon season.
After more than three months, when the clues of the ancient river course were interrupted, Chang Geng Star was located through Feng Shui stargazing, and Xiaoqiu Kingdom, the ancient ruins closest to Guchi Kingdom, was finally found in the deepest part of the desert in the uninhabited area!
There, they saw the wonder of a snowstorm in the desert overnight! We also saw the miracle of the desert turning into the sea after the heavy snow melted!
Then I took the desert ghost ship to find the disappeared Guchiguohuahaishengshan.
And the ruins of the ancient Guchi Kingdom were discovered one after another deep in the desert basin.
Laughing Corpse Villa,
Ruins of the Wuer clan’s ancient country,
The ancient ruins of the Baizu people,
Buddhist ruins,
The wonders of Chiyou Banner,
The Kingdom of the Immortal God,
These thrilling experiences took another one or two months.
It took Jin'an five months from the scorching heat of September to the cold winter of February, but when we left the desert basin and returned to Teshsata Village this time, it only took about forty days. If the desert sea had not dried up and the boat was missing, With transportation tools, they can reach Teshsata Village twenty days in advance.
They just climbed over the Corpse Hidden Ridge of Guchi Country, crossed the desert no-man's land in the middle, and walked to Xiaoqiu Country to meet up with the Yueqiang Iron Cavalrymen such as Yali and Adan. Twenty days.
As the sun sets and the moon rises, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert in winter is so great that it can freeze people to death outdoors. If the seal of the Sun Bureau had not been broken and the weather in the desert had increased abnormally, Jin'an and the others would not have been able to return to Teshsata Village so smoothly. .
Sitting in a sheltered house, warming up by a bonfire, eating barbecued meats, drinking warm goat's milk wine, talking freely amidst relaxing laughter, everyone holding hands and laughing, without the intrigues and troubles of the secular world. , the people of the desert use the most simple enthusiasm to welcome guests and relatives back home with mutton, sheep milk wine, hot naan, plucked plucked rice balls, tambourines...
The desert is a vast area with sparsely populated areas, often with villages and countries separated by hundreds or even thousands of miles. It has not been contaminated by worldly interests. Perhaps the living conditions here are a little more difficult, but the people here still maintain the best of their abilities. Rare and simple humanity.
At this time, old Sadiq and young Sahaf, who had recovered and reunited with their relatives, kept toasting goat milk wine to Jin An and Mr. Yiyun.
Jin An is their savior and the noble person in their life, so it is appropriate to toast him.
In their eyes, Mr. Yiyun is Appa and his master's wife. It is logical for the apprentice to toast his master's wife. Although Jin An has never mentioned that he would accept them as his disciples, the uncle and nephew have already recognized Jin An in their hearts. Be a teacher.
After the old Sadiq and the young Sahafu toasted, their families also toasted. Everyone saw that Jin'an was still out of breath after drinking so much goat milk wine. Later, all the young and old men in the village came to toast one after another. Thumbs up and praise the Han people not only for their great kung fu but also their ability to drink, which convinced them.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, you not only saved Sadiq and Sahab, but also helped the village find water. You are the great savior of our whole village and the great nobleman bestowed upon us by the desert gods. Taoist Jin'an, you This is it." The chief of Teshsata Village gave a thumbs up to Jin'an and said with emotion.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, don't just drink. Come here and eat more mutton. Thank you, Taoist Jin'an, for taking care of me along the way." Old Sadiq handed over the dried mutton.
But this was naturally rejected by Jin An.
Old Sadiq had expected it. He took back the dried mutton, turned to the woman sitting next to him and smiled bitterly: "Look, I said that Taoist Jin'an doesn't eat mutton, so please stop pinching my waist. It hurts." "
Old Sadiq gasped as he spoke.
His mother-in-law Erguli glared at Old Sadiq, but still did not let go of the tenderest piece of meat on Old Sadiq's waist. She pinched and twisted it, blaming Old Sadiq for talking too much.
When old Sadiq was young, he went to Kangding Kingdom several times with caravans. At that time, he only relied on copying a few romantic love poems of the Han people to marry the flower of Teshsata Village.
However, Erguli never disliked Sadiq. They had not seen each other for many years, but they could not hide their deep love for each other.
Listening to Old Sadiq's conversation, people in the room burst into laughter. Someone shouted loudly: "Erguli, if you pinch Old Sadiq's waist again, be careful that he will have back pain for a month and he will not be able to fuck you." bed."
Some people also cheered: "It doesn't matter if old Sadiq can't get into bed. As long as he can lie down, Erguli will always find a way."
"Hahaha."
Everyone burst into laughter again.
Desert women have a straightforward temperament and will speak out anything they say. Not to be outdone, Erguli said: "My man said that since he practiced with Taoist Master Jin'an, he is now so strong that he can defeat a fierce tiger, even if he doesn't sleep for three days. You are full of energy, can you be as powerful as my men?"
Teshsata Village is located deep in the desert, and not many people can speak Chinese. Only old Sadiq and young Sahaf know some Han Chinese because they have dealt with caravans, so these villagers use the Western Regions During the exchange of words, Jin An was confused. He looked at Mr. Yiyun beside him who was carefully cutting and eating barbecued meat with a dagger: "What are they talking about? What are they so happy about?"
As soon as Jin An finished speaking, he looked at Mr. Yiyun's face in surprise: "Hey, Mr. Yiyun, why is your face so red?"
At this time, Master Yiyun's Xiafei's cheeks glowed.
Like a ripe and juicy red apple.
Mr. Yiyun still pretended to cut the dried meat seriously and pretended not to hear what Jin An said.
Jin'an then asked Ilham on the side and Yali, the captain of the ten-man iron cavalry team of the Yueqiang Kingdom. This time when they returned to Teshsata Village, not only the old Sadiq and the young Sahafu turned into human bodies again, but also Ilham He also turned back into a human body.
However, outsiders did not know that the three sheep and three camels in the team were transformed by the art of animal creation. Jin An casually found an excuse to explain it, saying that when the three of them were traveling in the desert to atone for their sins, they were transformed by him. Found it by accident.
Although this reason was full of loopholes, no one doubted it out of trust in Jin An.
Looking at Jin An's innocent eyes, Ilham coughed a few times. He couldn't say that everyone was talking about dirty jokes, and praised Taoist Jin An for your ability. Ilham finally choked out this sentence: "Old Sadiq said Jin An Taoist An, you don’t eat mutton, so I asked everyone not to pass mutton to you, Taoist Jin An, and then everyone praised you, Taoist Jin An, for your kindheartedness, not only your magic skills, but also your love for animals... Well, that’s right, That’s it, everyone is praising you, Taoist Priest Jin’an, for your greatness.”
Jin An looked at Ilham suspiciously: "Is this really true?"
Ilham nodded awkwardly.
Jin An, who still didn't believe it, asked Yari. Yari felt that he was under a lot of pressure. One was that he could not offend his own king, and the other was Taoist Jin An who he admired most. He could not offend both of them. Finally, he said vaguely: "Yari thinks my adults are right."
This was what everyone had agreed on from the beginning. The Yueqiang Kingdom's iron cavalry would not call themselves kings in front of the villagers of Teshsata Village, but would be called adults instead.
"Chibber?"
"Aiyimaimaiti?"
Jin An asked one by one, but everyone was vague and perfunctory.
Mr. Yiyun, who has a straight nose, bright cherry lips, and a bit of grease on his lips, continued to pretend not to notice the glances around him, and cut off the roasted meat with a dagger, chewing it slowly, but at this time, his mind was not on the roasted meat at all. She couldn't taste the fishy smell and irritation of the mutton, it was like chewing wax.
Jin An looked at the mutton in Master Yiyun's hand, his throat slid deeply, and finally he looked at the sheep and sighed: "Why is there only mutton in the desert!"
I haven’t eaten meat a few times since I entered the desert this time.
After eating naan for half a year, the bird smell has long since faded away from my mouth.
Silly Sheep, who was holding a hay bag beside him, heard Jin An sighing and raised his head to look at Jin An alertly.
This silly sheep has calmed down a lot since entering the desert. He no longer fights against humans when he sees them eating mutton, because Jin An and Silly Sheep made a three-part agreement, and Jin An refused to eat mutton in exchange for others eating mutton.
Jin'an is a spirit of active devotion that sacrifices the individual to save the greater self, and saves all sentient beings if I don't go to hell.
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Because he had been thinking about the old Taoist priest, Jin An did not rest for too long in Teshsata Village. He only rested for three days. After leaving most of the camels and only a small part for himself, he took the others on the road. , saying goodbye to old Sadiq and young Sahaf in Teshsata Village.
Before parting, even old Sadiq, who was used to seeing separation and death, couldn't help but his eyes turned red and his voice became choked up. Little Sahafu was even more sad and cried bitterly. He couldn't bear to leave Jin An. Both of them proposed to send Jin An out of the Western Regions. , Jin An dissuaded the two of them.
"The twenty-odd sand bandit camels I left behind, without you two in the village to take care of them, I'm afraid there will be a big trouble. Only if you two stay in the village can I rest assured." Jin An said to the two of them alone. .
"Those twenty or so deserve their crimes. Even if they work as cows and horses for a lifetime, they can't atone for the numerous killings they have committed. So don't care about them. If there is any dirty work in the future, you should use them more. This is not harming them." They, on the contrary, are saving them and allowing them to expiate their sins as soon as possible.”
"Also, after I leave, don't stop practicing. The well water with the water talisman of Erlang Zhenjun can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is regarded as a small spiritual pool. In the future, sit by the well water to practice more. It will be great for your practice. It will be beneficial. You also ask the villagers to worship the statue of Erlang Zhenjun in the Shenyu in the future. This Erlang Zhenjun is both a god of heaven and a water god who protects one side, so it is right to pay more homage to Erlang God."
"In addition, you must remember to keep secret about the Holy Mountain of Transformation Sea and the Kingdom of the Immortal God. Don't tell anyone, even your closest relatives, otherwise it will bring disaster to the entire village. "
Jin An used words of advice to dilute his inner sentimentality.
Life is always full of reunions and separations, and there is always reluctance and sentimentality when parting.
Jin'an and the others were about to leave, and the villagers of Teshsata Village collectively left the village to see them off. Jin'an not only brought clean water to the desert village, but also left nearly a hundred camels before leaving. They felt that the whole village had returned their love for generations. I don’t know the kindness Taoist Jin’an left behind.
In the desert, camels are very precious. Few people will slaughter camels. Camels can not only save people in the arid desert, but also can travel in the desert. They are the beasts given to the desert by the gods. Jin'an left so many camels to them, that is Gave them a huge fortune.
"After a long journey, we must say goodbye. Let's just say goodbye and don't say goodbye again." Jin An waved goodbye to the villagers behind him.
The villagers who had sent them all the way for more than ten miles watched Jin An and his party drifting away in the golden sand sea. After they stood on the sand dunes and could no longer see their backs, they stopped for a long time. Old Sadiq and the young man had red eyes. Sahafu then led the villagers back to the village.
At first, the villagers were so grateful that they demolished the well-water shacks and built a sacred temple on the original site. In the sacred temple, there were statues of Erlang Zhenjun, Taoist priests, and goats. They prayed for good weather and strong cattle and sheep. This time everyone returned to the village. After that, he did not go back to the house immediately, but silently walked towards Shenyu. This time he did not pray for good weather or strong cattle and sheep, but prayed that Jin An would have a safe journey and successfully find his lost apprentice and old Taoist priest.
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On the vast and boundless sand sea, Ilham was riding a camel as the sand dunes undulated and bumped along with his body. He turned around and looked in the direction behind him. They walked far away and could no longer see the village of Teshsata behind them.
Ilham turned back and looked curiously at Jin An, who was riding on the back of a goat and walking at the front: "Priest Jin An, what did you say to brother Sadiq before you left? I saw his eyes were firm, as if I finally made up my mind."
Master Yiyun and Qi Bo, who were also riding on camels, also looked curiously at Jin An, who was walking at the front.
Jin An laughed happily and said: "I didn't say anything. It's just that old Sadiq was worried that those sand thieves might let the female camel in the village go into heat. He asked me what to do, should I castrate it?"
Well.
Mr. Yiyun and Qi Bo were stunned.
Then Young Master Yiyun glanced at Jin An fiercely.
Jin An felt a little baffled.
It was Qi Bo who patiently explained to Ilham: "Taoist Master Jin'an should practice the art of animal-making. Although it was the first time for the old slave to see the art of animal-making in Taoist Jin'an, according to the records of ancestors, animal-making You will not be able to reproduce for the rest of your life."
After finishing speaking, Qi Bo looked at Jin An: "Taoist Master Jin An, the old slave's explanation should be correct. Is it the art of animal creation?"
Jin An nodded: "Qi Bo's explanation is half correct."
Qi Bo was surprised: "Why half? Could it be that I misunderstood, old slave, that Taoist Master Jin'an is not practicing animal-making skills?"
Jin An: "It's true that it's an animal-making technique, but I only know now that I won't be able to reproduce for a lifetime."
Qi Bo became even more curious: "Then how did Taoist Jin An answer?"
At this time, even Master Yiyun couldn't help but look over curiously.
Ahem, Jin An replied: "I say it doesn't matter whether you are castrated or not. There is racial segregation between the two."
apartheid?
What is that?
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Talking and walking along the way, in the next few days, the group of people found a shelter from the wind in advance at dusk and continued on their way during the day. When they arrived at Xituo Kingdom, Jin'an and Ilham bid farewell, and naturally there was all kinds of reluctance. Ilham wanted to keep Yali and the others to share Jin'an's worries.
However, Jin An refused.
