Although June is not the hottest time in the desert, it is still unbearable weather.
Even the rolling sand seemed steaming and hit my hands, making my face feel painful and hot, which was very uncomfortable.
Until he left Liangzhou City and followed Sanzang and Jin Wuliang from a distance, Li Xiuyuan still had an unreal feeling.
Thinking about how the old monk of Dayun Temple allowed the young monk Wuliang to take Sanzang out of the city.
He followed from a distance, keeping less than a mile away from the two of them.
In this way, he could see Tripitaka and the young monk with his spiritual consciousness, but they could not see him.
At least, he didn't want to meet Sanzang before leaving Guazhou.
However, the little monk was well-behaved. He knew that his brother was not far behind him and did not tell Sanzang. He only hoped that he could get together with his brother after leaving Guazhou.
It will be night.
The young monk Wuliang and Sanzang had obviously not found a place to spend the night. Apart from the footsteps of the two of them, there was not even a roar of wild animals in the vast desert.
The wild beasts that roamed around during the day seemed to be dormant.
The young monk couldn't help but said: "Brother, we have been walking for so long, how come we haven't encountered the merchant's horse team?"
Sanzang said quietly: "We left the city late and took a detour, so naturally we couldn't meet them."
"Oh, let's go and spend the night under the stone wall in front of us." The little monk led the horse and pointed not far away.
Sanzang looked forward in the moonlight and replied: "That's it."
The little monk didn't know what his brother had become now, and couldn't help but said: "My eldest brother went to the front alone to wait for us. We may have to go through Guazhou to see him."
But Sanzang was thinking about the wine brewed by Li Xiuyuan, and couldn't help but sigh: "Ordinarily, cultivation is our own business, but I still want to drink a glass of wine brewed by Master Li."
"I can't help it. I always think that my brother's wine is the best." The little monk said with a smile.
Sanzang pointed to the front and said, "We're here, let's spend the night here."
The young monk took the reins from Sanzang and said with a smile: "Brother, I will tie the horses and feed them."
After hurriedly and slowly walking all the way, the two finally found a place to spend the night. The young monk fed the horse, went back to find some dead branches, and lit a fire under the stone wall.
Taking out the dry food and water, and looking at the bright moon in the sky, the little monk couldn't help but said: "It would be great if my brother was here."
Withdrawing his consciousness from looking at the two of them, Li Xiuyuan also looked up at the bright moon in the sky.
After thinking about whether to pass Guazhou or go further, I gave this diamond Zen staff to Tripitaka.
In the words of the Bodhisattva, although this Zen staff cannot make Sanzang become a Buddha, it can also help him defeat demons and demons, so that monsters and monsters cannot get close to him.
In Li Xiuyuan's opinion, perhaps this is the best gift for Sanzang.
Thinking that along the way, we would be facing the grottoes from a distance, so we couldn't go back to see Huiming.
Just like when he and Zhang Liang's master, the mysterious old man, broke up halfway, one went to Tianshan and the other to Yuezhi City.
The moonlight is faint, and we move forward.
Seeing that Sanzang and the young monk were getting closer to the stone wall, Li Xiuyuan's expression became more and more solemn.
There was a dangerous breath in the wind, and the released consciousness saw a group of wolves appearing in the wilderness. At night like this, it was a dangerous thing for the young monk and Sanzang.
The young monk's cultivation is still shallow and he has not experienced the trials of life and death.
Facing the wolves in the wilderness, these guys are the overlords in the wilderness, and they will pounce on anyone they see.
For a moment, he couldn't even think of whether he should remind the young monk and Sanzang?
If I take action to solve the problem for the two of them, how many times can I solve it?
On the long journey to the west, their destination has already been set in Suiye City, and the two of them will obviously go further.
After much deliberation, using two people as bait is perfect.
Let the wolves in this wilderness become the first whetstone for the two of them.
Thinking of this, he didn't even take out the bow and arrow, but just took a handful of talisman papers and folded them one by one to look like a paper sword.
He took another invisibility charm, so that the horse seemed to be separated from its owner and wandered alone in the wilderness.
"Ouch!"
The wolves in the wilderness looked at the moon in the night sky and let out a shrill roar.
"Boom!"
Hearing the howl of a wolf, the little monk was frightened.
He stood up with a whoosh, took out an iron bow, put the quiver behind his back, and looked forward nervously.
He said nervously to Sanzang: "It's not good, senior brother, we have encountered a pack of wolves, and it looks like we are going to fight them desperately."
Sanzang clasped his hands together and sighed: "Why bother?"
"Senior brother, this is not the time for you to talk about mercy. Master said that the wolves in the wilderness will not let us go."
In the past, under the snow-capped mountains of the Imperial City, the little monk had no choice but to run away when faced with such a pack of wolves, but now he has a solemn look on his face, not as scared as before.
If the wolves are attacking, my brother will definitely be nearby.
At worst, he couldn't beat him, so he howled a few times at the top of his lungs to let his brother hear that he and Senior Brother Sanzang were in danger.
Although until now, Sanzang still thinks that the young monk is Wuliang, a young monk from Dayun Temple.
Rumble, the wolves smelled the scent of the two people, and rushed all the way. For a while, the dust billowed, almost blocking the moonlight in the sky.
At this time, Li Xiuyuan had already led the horse to the slope above the two of them. Separated by a stone wall more than ten feet high, he quietly watched the wolves rushing towards them.
At this time, the little fashion had already broken out in an instant, and the bowstring in his hand was stretched into a full moon.
In a startling moment, an iron arrow flew out with a "Whoosh!"
Li Xiuyuan nodded gently. It seemed that the young monk was indeed not lazy under the snow-capped mountains and learned some life-saving skills from the old monk.
I saw the little monk shot a wild wolf through the chest with a lightning arrow, causing a bloody flower to splash in the air.
Even the blood of the same person splattered on his head, it couldn't stop the wild wolf next to him who was also rushing towards him.
He yelled and surrounded the two people under the stone wall.
The little monk in front of him killed a wild wolf with one arrow. Sanzang fell to the ground and closed his eyes, quietly reciting Buddhist scriptures.
However, even the faint Buddha light emerging from his body could not make these wolves retreat. They wanted to eat meat and devour the two of them.
"I'll fight you!"
The little monk roared and shot two iron arrows with great force, causing two "Bang! Bang!" sounds.
Two more wild wolves fell to the ground, blood spreading quietly.
With the sound of "swish, swish!" made by the bow and arrow shot by the young monk, the talisman-turned-sword in Li Xiuyuan's hand flew towards the wolves like lightning.
Amidst the whining sounds, the wolves rushed towards them like a tide. After a period of whining, more than a dozen of them fell down in the long yellow sand.
The young monk's iron arrow killed a wild wolf, and Li Xiuyuan killed two wolves at the same time.
Although the wolves were hit hard, they had no intention of retreating.
Instead, they surrounded Sanzang and the young monk. The smart wolves wanted to wait for an opportunity to make a surprise attack.
There, they temporarily stopped attacking.
Just like the young monk is waiting for his brother to rescue him, the wolves are also waiting for the alpha wolf to issue an order to attack or retreat.
Seeing that the wolves stopped attacking, Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, are you more patient than me?
For a while, the little monk became quiet, picked up the kettle and took a sip of water.
The wolves in the wilderness saw the little monk and Sanzang, as well as the two horses behind them.
Li Xiuyuan saw Sanzang and the young monk, as well as the wolves in the wilderness, but the wolves could not see Li Xiuyuan standing on the mountain.
Tripitaka is chanting sutras for the dead wild wolves.
However, no matter how many dozen wolves died, they were still the kings of this desert.
Dozens of wild wolves surrounded the little monk and two horses, waiting until the night got deeper and the little monk blinked.
Launch another deadly attack.
Li Xiuyuan silently released his consciousness and stared indifferently at the wild wolves that kept whining and roaring. He wanted to find the alpha wolf.
Then when the little monk does it, remove it.
As soon as the leader of these wolves dies, they will immediately flee.
The young monk looked back at Sanzang and said, "Senior brother, don't be afraid. Wuliang is here to protect you. These wolves dare not come over."
He was also betting that the two of them would be able to survive until dawn.
At this time, Brother Bet was already standing somewhere not far away, quietly watching himself and Senior Brother Sanzang.
Woohoo!
The male wolves were a little restless. Although they did not attack immediately, their breathing became more and more violent, and their eyes shone with a ferocious and greedy light.
With a whine, the wolf issued an order.
There was a deep roar from the wolf pack, and a strong wild wolf rushed out of the pack, opened its mouth, and rushed towards the little monk like a bolt of lightning.
This was a male wolf, and it roared while ignoring the thin little monk in front of it.
In its opinion, as long as he pounces on the ground, it can bite off the young monk's neck with just one bite.
In just the blink of an eye, the wild wolf rushed out dozens of feet and was less than five feet away from the young monk. It suddenly jumped into the air with all its strength and rushed towards the young monk like lightning.
The little monk stared coldly at the charging wolf. The iron bow he held tightly in both hands rang out in an instant, and a bolt of lightning tore through the night and accurately shot into the chest of the wolf's head.
"Pfft!" There was a sound, but it was the sound of an iron arrow piercing the chest of the wild wolf.
Immediately, a blood arrow spattered, and the wild wolf, which was larger than him, pounced and fell heavily less than a foot in front of him.
"Namo Amitabha……"
Sanzang fell to the ground without opening his eyes, ignoring life and death, and still read the Buddhist sutra slowly.
The body of the wild wolf collapsed like a calf, but it did not affect the young monk's state of mind. The iron bow in his hand was once again hit with an iron arrow.
Point forward, waiting for the wolves to pounce.
There was a burst of violent and angry roars from the wolves, "Ouch!" The entire wolf pack roared. The wild wolves couldn't wait and were about to attack in advance.
The little monk looked back at Sanzang who was lying on the ground, gritted his teeth and shouted to the sky: "Brother, where are you?"
Seeing the three wild wolves rushing towards him at a speed as fast as wind and thunder, the little monk who could not escape desperately shot an arrow forward.
Then he set an iron arrow again.
At this moment, two bolts of lightning shot out from his head, like two spiritual swords cutting through the void, and the wild wolves that rushed towards him flew away.
Under the moonlight, the wild wolf howled unwillingly and fell to the ground in an instant. Several streams of blood spurted out from its huge body, dyeing the long yellow sand red in an instant.
In just a split second, three wild wolves that looked like calves fell under the iron arrows shot by the young monk.
The young monk, who had gone crazy, didn't know how many iron arrows he had shot.
He wanted to protect Sanzang before his brother arrived here.
"Ouch!"
The dead companions aroused the ferocity of the wolves, and two more wild wolves howled and leapt towards the young monk and Sanzang.
With an unpleasant fishy smell, he stepped on the corpse of his companion and rushed towards the young monk.
Just when the little monk shot an arrow and stopped one of the giant wolves, the other one rushed over like lightning and threw him directly to the ground...
