A guard hurriedly came over and told Guard Li about the current situation: "Chief guard, two people have been infected with poisonous rash, and one mule's hoof is ulcerated. It can no longer walk and has to be abandoned."
Li Huwei sighed. He had indeed ignored the consequences.
He knew that in spring and summer in Mohe Yanqi, the wind was fierce and the sun was scorching, and the baked sand and soil hit the exposed skin, causing poisonous rashes in an instant.
Although there are strong winds in autumn and winter, the sunshine is mild during the day and the water turns into ice after sunset. The sand and soil are not boiling hot and will not burn the skin.
He thought that under such circumstances, even if sand and dust hit his skin, it would not be a serious problem, so he only paid attention to keeping warm and preventing frostbite, but ignored the power of poisonous rash.
He didn't look good. Before he even touched the edge of the green mud bead, he had already broken a mule. This was considered a bad start.
He ordered in a deep voice: "Leave that mule here. Have the two people who caused the poisonous rash been given medicine? Can the poisonous gas be controlled?"
The guard nodded: "They have already been given medicine, and the poisonous gas is not serious. Don't worry, captain of the guard."
While he was talking, a snow-white flying slave crossed the high blue sky, circled in the shadow, then flapped its wings violently, and flew away quickly.
Guard Li looked at the direction Fei Nu flew towards and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Master Kang came over in a panic, looked at the direction in which the flying slave disappeared, and said in panic: "Li Wei, did you see it? The direction that the flying slave flew towards was also Jinbo Valley."
Li Huwei's face also darkened: "Mr. Kang, maybe it's just a coincidence. The Jinbo Valley was abandoned a hundred years ago. The water source was exhausted, there were no humans and animals, and no green mud beads appeared. No one would deliberately go there. Place to go.”
Mr. Kang nodded, but he always felt a little uneasy.
After a while, the flying slave flew back again, whirled above the heads of Mr. Kang and his party, and then quickly flew away.
Mr. Kang and his party have cooked soup, heated up sesame cakes, and are having breakfast.
While Fei Nu was hovering in the shadow, a few pieces of bird droppings fell down, and hit them right into the gurgling soup. With a few pops, the soup splashed out.
Everyone held sesame cakes, stared blankly at the pot of soup, and swallowed.
On the sandy slope not far from Sabao and his party, Fei Nu whirled and landed on Meng Suigai's shoulder, moving restlessly and cooing non-stop.
Meng Suige stood on the sandy slope, holding a telescope and looking into the distance for a long time. He hurriedly walked down the sandy slope, saluted Han Changmu, and said in confusion: "Sir, I calculated the time for Fei Nu to fly out and return. , about ten miles away from here, I just took a look and a group of people named Kang also stopped ahead."
Han Changmu hurriedly took the telescope, walked up the sand dune, and looked into the distance.
There is still a vast expanse of sand in front of us. In the ups and downs, we can see the weathered withered trees, and not far away, we can also see a group of people named Kang Sabao hiding from the wind and sand in the shadows.
The gray wind passed through the weathered trees, gravel rolled to the ground, and yellow sand swirled.
The figures of Mr. Kang and his party were particularly clear in the telescope.
He walked down slowly, his voice was cold, and he was full of doubts: "There is nothing ahead, so why are Sabao, his team and Fei Nu going in this direction?"
Meng Suige nodded: "Yes, Fei Nu is spinning around ten miles away and refuses to fly any further."
Han Changmu concentrated.
They left Wufeng and walked for two days. Now they have penetrated more than 200 miles into the Moheyan Moraine. If the baggage convoy really entered the Moheyan Moraine, what kind of crisis could there be in the place more than 200 miles away? , will devour the elite of the army who are wearing strong armor and strong swords.
He urged his horse back to Helian Wenyuan and asked in a low voice: "Brother Helian, where is the place more than ten miles ahead?"
Helian Wenyuan determined the direction: "More than ten miles to the west is the Jinbo Valley."
"Jinbo Valley." Gu Chen rushed to the two of them and said in surprise: "Is this the place where the green mud beads appeared a hundred years ago?"
Helian Wenyuan nodded: "Yes, a hundred years ago there was an oasis with rich water and grass. But overnight, all the villagers were killed, the water sources dried up, the Qingni Pearl never appeared again, and the Jinbo Valley was abandoned. No one will go there except caravan travelers who want to take a shortcut."
Han Changmu thought about how much Mr. Kang valued the green mud beads, and when he left, he said clearly that he was out to look for this treasure. Could it be that the green mud beads reappeared in the Jinbo Valley that had been abandoned for a long time? This green mud bead and What does the disappearance of the baggage convoy have to do with it?
He thought for a while and said slowly: "There is no need to alarm them. Just follow them from a distance and see what they want to do."
Meng Suige nodded: "Master, please rest for a while. I'll go to the front and keep an eye on them. Let's wait until they set off before we leave."
Han Changmu nodded and walked slowly to the fire. The soup was bubbling in the copper bowl set above.
Yao Yao wrapped himself tightly, not even letting his eyes go, and stared at the fire.
Gu Chen smiled and lifted Yao Yao's coat, and said narrowly: "A Yao, the sun in Mohe Yanqi is not so bright now, it can't tan you, why are you still wrapped up so tightly? ."
Yao Yao snorted: "You don't understand. When you get the rash, you will know how powerful it is."
"Poison rash, what kind of poison rash." Han Changmu squeezed over and said in surprise: "You only get poisonous rash in spring and summer when the sun is scorching and the sand is scalding hot."
Yao Yao licked his dry and cracked lips, and said with disapproval: "Master, don't think that you should take it lightly now that the sun doesn't shine as much during the day. Whether or not the sun shines is a relative term. Although the sun doesn't shine much during the day, , but at night the water turns to ice. The alternation of hot and cold makes the skin more susceptible to damage, so it’s not surprising that it can lead to poisonous rashes.”
Gu Chen flicked Yao Yao's forehead hard and was shocked: "A Yao, are you telling the truth? I don't study well, so don't lie to me."
Yao Yao covered his forehead and hissed, and said seriously: "I read a lot, I won't lie to you." She thought for a while and found a suitable language to describe the matter: "Let's put it this way, a piece of pork, put After drying it in the sun for a few days, and then freezing it in an ice cellar for a few days, when you take it out, is it more likely to rot than pork that has not been cooked at all?"
Neither Han Changmu nor Gu Chen had any experience cooking in a kitchen, but they had both seen dead people. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
The two of them had a tacit understanding and subconsciously raised their hands and looked carefully.
After reading it, I let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, the skin was intact and showed no signs of rotting.
Before he could completely relax, there was an exclamation from the side, and it was Chen Gui who was shouting.
"Ah, my hand, what's wrong with my hand?" Chen Gui held a small bronze mirror and looked at his face desperately. The more he looked at it, the more desperate he became, and his face turned blue: "My face, It’s over now.”
Several people rushed over in a hurry and were shocked with just one glance.
Chen Gui's cheeks and hands were covered with red spots, which were densely packed and connected into pieces. These red spots were itchy and unbearable, but the slightest touch caused pain to the bone marrow.
He held up his hands, wanting to scratch but not daring to scratch, and not daring to touch, so he could only howl in pain.
The two messengers sent by Xu Xiangli to follow them into Mohe Yanqi also changed their expressions when they saw this, and exclaimed in unison: "Poisonous rash, how can I still get poisonous rash at this time of year?"
Han Changmu and Gu Chen looked at each other. They were originally hesitant about Yao Yao's words, but now they fully believed them.
Han Changmu thought of the two bottles of medicine left by Chen Yanxuan, calmed down, and whispered: "Chen Gui, please bear with me for a while. I brought medicine. Although it is not much, it is enough for you."
As he spoke, he brought over two long-necked porcelain vases, one was bright red and the other was as white as jade.
"The red one should be taken internally and the white one should be used externally." Han Changmu said calmly.
Chen Gui hurriedly took medicine and applied medicine. After all the busy work, he pursed his lips miserably: "I won't leave any scars."
Several people suddenly staggered.
Yao Yao shook his head helplessly and smiled, deliberately hitting Chen Gui: "It's not possible to leave scars, but it is possible to be disfigured."
Chen Gui glared at Yao Yao fiercely and shouted: "A Yao, are you telling the truth or not? Will it disfigure you? Will it? Will it?"
Yao Yao nodded, took it seriously, and said slowly, word by word: "Yes, if you keep yelling like this, the rash will break out and pus will flow out, and you will be more completely disfigured. "
Chen Gui immediately shut his mouth and did not dare to make any more violent movements.
Yao Yao tightened his lips and laughed silently.
Chen Gui realized that he had been deceived and waved his fist in anger, but finally did not dare to fight.
Now it wasn't just Yao Yao who couldn't stop laughing, Han Changmu and others also covered their stomachs with laughter.
Han Changmu's smile slowly faded, and he took stock of Yao Yao.
She had indeed come prepared, and she was not wearing an ordinary hoodie. The material seemed to be windproof and sandproof, and she didn't know what material it was made of.
The cuffs and trousers were tied tightly, making them airtight.
The leather boots on his feet were knee-high, and the cuffs of the boots were tied very tightly.
It completely prevents rats, ants, poisonous insects and the like from crawling into clothes.
The veil she wore on her head and face was also different from the others, and she even wore gauntlets on her hands, a thin layer protecting each finger.
What's even more strange is that there is a strange thing on her eyes, two dark glass blocks wrapped around a few copper wires, just covering her eyes.
Those beautiful almond eyes were completely blocked, and the clever glances inside could not be seen.
He sighed, as if it was a pity.
In an instant, he was stunned again.
If he remembered correctly, this was Yao Yao's first return to Hexi. She had never been here before, let alone Mohe Yanqi.
