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It is said that when the three people who had just returned to their journey found Shen Qiongzhi following them, they immediately began to discuss how to deal with her.
However, Shen Qiongzhi's clothes were simple and even looked a bit vulgar. Different from the elegant and light clothes she wore when she lived in the Holy Land, she put on the most ordinary coarse cloth and carried a large gray-black baggage on her back.
She seemed to exert all her strength every time she took a step forward, wiping sweat as she walked on the road, because the burden on her shoulders was too heavy, making it difficult for her to even raise her head and see the rugged road ahead clearly.
After walking for a long time, Shen Qiongzhi was overwhelmed. She put her bag on the ground and stretched her limbs. At this time, she and Bai Feng's group met at a place more than ten miles away. There was no obstruction here, and there were grasslands and slopes as far as the eye could see.
Seeing this, Jingjia was about to ride his horse forward to help, but Bai Feng immediately blocked him and said: "We don't need to meddle in other people's business. Since Miss Shen came unannounced, she must have her reasons. Why should we bring trouble on ourselves?" What? Presumably, after she experienced the hardships of the grassland and Gobi, she had to turn back in just one day, right?"
"But, she is alone... and she is still a girl who has never walked out of the Holy Land by herself." Jingjia's face was full of doubts, and he said bluntly: "Brother, you are not usually like this!"
Bai Fengwang waved to Shen Qiongzhi, grinned, and replied: "Ajing, you haven't understood yet. Miss Shen doesn't trust us, and she might do something outrageous to us. I don't trust her." Let’s go together, but we can’t drive her away openly, because this will reveal that our true thoughts are not in the Holy Land.”
"Sorry, I didn't think of so many things." Jingjia nodded and thought, sighing.
Murong Yan sat sideways on the saddle, and said to the thorns: "Let's try our best to walk as slowly as possible so that Miss Shen can keep up with us. Anyway, we don't have to travel by starry night for this trip, and the route is all accessible. The road, don’t worry about the time.”
After hearing this, the other two quickly agreed. The three men set off with whips in hand.
It was night, the sky was cloudless, and the strong wind blew the grass and waves, giving the usually fragile weeds the ability to scratch off the girl's skin.
Shen Qiongzhi was located not far from Bai Feng and his group. After setting up a camp with great pains, her palms and forearms were already covered with bloodstains. Next, she had to solve her own food and clothing problem.
She dug out a small pit in front of the camp to use as a fire pit, and then took out exquisite pottery kitchen utensils, lacquerware bowls and chopsticks, and some bland foods such as tea, dried fruits, and wild vegetables from the big bag. He used a bag of water at will and cooked a pot of soup to satisfy his hunger.
Seeing how strange she was, Bai Feng couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Miss Shen, you actually have such a small amount of food in such a big bag?"
"Don't you still want to see my jokes?" Shen Qiongzhi sat on a pony, pretending to put down the delicate bowls and chopsticks, and replied: "Can I do what you want now?"
"This place is different from the Holy Land. If you only eat so much, you will faint from hunger and be picked up by wolves on the grassland within two days." Bai Feng reached out and handed over a roasted lamb chop, and continued: "Your body is too thin. It’s impossible to walk to Yuyi Town.”
Shen Qiongzhi said: "I have never eaten meat, and I don't eat meat either."
"Okay." After Bai Feng said this, he munched on the mutton chops and walked back. Before leaving and entering the tent, he did not forget to joke to Shen Qiongzhi: "If you are so hungry that you really can't stand it, don't force yourself!"
After hearing this, Shen Qiongzhi continued to pretend to be aloof and ignored him. After eating quickly, he put away the dishes and went back to his tent to rest. She slept peacefully that night, perhaps still looking forward to reaching Yuyi Town before the food and water were exhausted.
She was able to live comfortably on the first and second days, but after the third, fourth, and fifth days, she began to suffer from food and water shortages. This was not something that could be solved by faith in gods alone.
Shen Qiongzhi's physical condition is getting worse and worse. Although her will to continue walking has not weakened, her limbs that are gradually losing strength can no longer support her walking faster. Sometimes Bai Feng and others try to accommodate her feet. Cheng, actually had to dismount and walk together.
In terms of age, Shen Qiongzhi is not much older than Murong Yan, but her figure is much thinner than Murong Yan. She has a delicate appearance but is extremely strong-willed. Although she is powerless, she still wants to accomplish the impossible.
On the sixth night, she still didn't choose to look back.
Opening the bag, the remaining half of the bag of clean water was almost used up, and the so-called food had already been consumed. She lay in the tent, drank a sip of water to satisfy her hunger, and managed to fall asleep.
This was probably the most desperate night in Shen Qiongzhi's life, because not long after, there was another strong wind on the grassland, and the tent with weak foundations was crumbling. She was no longer able to cope with it, so she could only huddle on the straw mat and shiver.
After a while, the strong wind overturned the unsecured canopy roof. After a while, the wooden poles that had been pierced into the soil were also uprooted. In the eyes of the sleepy Shen Qiongzhi, it seemed like a dream. At this time, she was close to losing consciousness. .
Before she was about to faint, several familiar voices lingered around her from a distance. Then, a long-lost warmth enveloped her cold heart. She licked her lips and tasted a sweet and greasy feeling. It has a spicy and unfamiliar taste, but I don't find it annoying at all.
"Miss Shen, are you awake?" Murong Yan gently rubbed Shen Qiongzhi's cheek with the back of her hand and said, "It's so cold. Can you drink some warm wine to warm yourself up?"
"I don't want to help you, help me, let me go." Shen Qiongzhi stood up before he finished speaking. At this time, Bai Feng just brought a piece of mutton into the account and said: "Miss Shen, I specially reserved it for you. This piece of meat is a little bit smaller." There are no bones, so eat slowly."
When Shen Qiongzhi smelled the aroma of the meat, she immediately stood up and grabbed the meat to feast on, murmuring: "It's so delicious... I've never eaten such delicious food!"
"Today is so gratifying! Miss Shen, you should know by now that if you don't have enough food and drink in the outside world, you won't be able to go far." Bai Feng said, and then went out to talk to Jingji again. : "Ah Jing, bake it a little more, it looks like it's not enough to fill her teeth!"
"Don't you ask me why I came with you?" Shen Qiongzhi asked.
Murong Yan immediately replied: "Brother Feng told me that you have actually wanted to come out of the Holy Land for a long time, right?"
"Huh, so be it." Shen Qiongzhi smiled and said: "To be honest, I am really envious of you, but I still want to see you fulfill your promise and return to the Holy Land. This is my mission."
"What's so enviable about this... sleeping in the open air every day, eating the last meal without finishing the next meal, and having to avoid the pursuit of the government and the public." Murong Yan watched Shen Qiongzhi eat the piece of meat cleanly, feeling deep in her heart Happy, he immediately went outside and gave another piece to the other party: "From now on, I will call you Sister Qiongzhi. We will never break our promise."
"Lord Saint!" Before Shen Qiongzhi finished speaking, Murong Yan smiled and said, "Oh, don't shout like that outside. Are you afraid that the Taiping Taoists don't know where I am? Sister Qiongzhi just calls me Yan as usual. Son, we are all companions and support each other, why do we need to distinguish between superior and inferior?"
After a few people ate barbecue and chatted for a long time, they fell asleep one after another. The next morning, the tedious journey began again, and new stories were always ahead.
