"Look carefully and study hard. I will only teach you once."
Song Che and the female family members squatted in front of the bonfire. The porcelain jar was half filled with river water, with a small bottle in the middle. The mouth of the jar was sealed with sheepskin and pressed with a stone to make a curve.
"When the river water boils, water vapor will be emitted. The steam will rush up and condense into water droplets, which will drip from the curvature of the sheepskin into the vial. In this way, we will get pure water."
"Oh! I understand, just like when we make soup on weekdays, water drops will drip every time we open the lid!"
"Yes, that's the principle."
Soon, the river water was boiled, and as expected, the pure water was evaporated and dripped into the vial. In just half a quarter of an hour, an entire bottle of distilled water was filled.
Lu Jingxiang took a sip first, her eyes shining brightly: "It is indeed fresh water!"
Afterwards, the four of them built a fire and used the method taught by Song Che to distill water from bottles and jars.
But the containers were really limited, and we could only get a small bottle at a time. After repeated attempts, it took a whole day before everyone’s water bags were finally filled.
We caught a few fat fish in the river, and after a good meal, we rested until midnight like we did last night, and then continued our journey upstream.
The green plants that occasionally appear by the river are a breakthrough from zero to one. Where there is water flowing through, there must be a desert oasis.
Song Che opened his eyes wide, raised his ears, and kept watching and listening to his surroundings. Now, how much he expected to hear that sweet shout of "brother-in-law."
"Boss, look, are there any fires over there?" Lu Jingxiang suddenly raised her hand and pointed into the distance.
The light of fire in the dark can often travel several miles. Song Che hurriedly used the telescope to look around. After focusing for a moment, there was indeed a small light group!
He was overjoyed and hurriedly fired a shot into the air to signal the fire.
The fire seemed to hear the gunfire and began to move towards them, and the caravan also moved closer to it.
But as I got closer, I realized something was wrong. The fire seemed not just a little bit, but a whole area!
There are only three people, Xiang'er, Nangong Yue, and Zi Yun. Even if they light three torches, there won't be so many people... It's not them!
It's a whole group of people!
"Could it be a sand bandit?" The female swordsmen drew their swords and were alert.
In the middle of the night, in the desolate desert, it seemed that apart from the desert bandits, no one else could be expected.
"Put out the torch, let's hide behind the sand dunes and see what happens first!"
After extinguishing the torches, three people were left to watch the camels, while the rest crouched behind the hill, quietly waiting for the fire to approach.
"Da da da……"
The sound of horse hooves was fierce, and there were at least one or two hundred people.
Song Che stuck his head out and used a telescope to secretly observe——
There were about two hundred horsemen who came, uniformly dressed and armed, looking more like an army than bandits. The person leading the troops was wearing silver-white armor, which shined particularly brightly in the moonlight. She also had a high... ponytail?
Is it a woman?
Song Che rubbed his eyes and looked at the frame again. Just as the female general turned her head, her exquisite three-dimensional facial features, amber-like blue pupils, and a cold face looked at Song Che through the telescope. relatively!
Song Che's tiger body trembled and he quickly retracted his head.
"Boss, are these bandits here?" Lu Jingxiang asked in a low voice.
Song Che shook his head, "It looks like the army of a certain country..."
"They...won't think of us as bandits, right?"
"It's hard to say this. Let me take a closer look at them."
Song Che carefully poked his head out and put his eyes on the telescope. He saw that the female general had an arrow on her string, and the arrow was already pointing at herself——
Oh my God!
"Whoosh!"
In a flash of lightning, a flying arrow grazed Song Che's face, and even his hair could be felt trembling. He was really just a tiny bit away from losing his appearance.
"Stop hiding, you have been discovered, get out of here!" the female general shouted loudly.
"It's unreasonable to go out and fight with them!"
The female swordsmen almost wanted to draw their swords, but Song Che held them down, "It's hard to tell whether we are the enemy or not, so don't show your face for now."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
A few flying arrows shot up the sand dunes, and then the female general shouted:
"I'm warning you one last time. If you are wise enough, you should surrender immediately, otherwise thousands of arrows will shoot you all into hedgehogs!"
"General, stop it!"
Song Che responded loudly: "We are not sand bandits, we are just businessmen who encountered a sandstorm and got lost accidentally!"
"Hmph! I haven't even asked you about your identities, but you revealed it yourself first. Don't you have a guilty conscience?" The female general shouted again:
"If you are really a caravan, why don't you rest in the middle of the night and sneak towards the border of our country?"
"We are traveling at night because we want to use the stars in the sky to identify the direction. We really have no intention of offending your country's territory. Besides, we are blind, who knows where your country's border is?"
"Are you really not a bandit?"
"I'm really not a bandit!"
"Do you dare to show up and prove your innocence?"
"Why don't I dare?"
Song Che was about to get up, but Lu Jingxiang held her down, "Boss, you can't go. The arrow just now almost killed you. It shows that this woman is decisive and vicious. If you are not careful, she may hurt you!"
Wanzhou also advised: "Yes, if we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. There are only one or two hundred of them. With our strength, it is not a problem to fight one against ten. It is better to rush out directly and kill them without leaving a trace. Maybe You can also earn some food and water!”
"It's a must..."
If the soldiers met each other, wouldn't they really become bandits? The fact that this army will appear here means that there must be a country nearby. The purpose of Song Che's visit is to unite the countries in the Western Region. Moreover, being friendly with them will be more helpful in finding Liu Xiang'er and the others.
"I am not afraid of slanting shadows when I am upright. I am not a bandit, so why should I hide it?"
"Boss, we will go with you!"
"That's not necessary. If you carry a sword, it will make her suspicious."
Song Che stood up slowly and looked down at the army. Good guys, dozens of bows and arrows were ready to go, staring at him.
He quickly raised his hands and walked slowly down the sand dune. When he reached the river bank, he saw the army clearly. Not only was there a female general with a ponytail, but the soldiers behind him were all women!
Could it be that we are in the country of daughters?
Four female soldiers carried Song Che to the female general with spears.
The female general looked Song Che from head to toe and wondered: "You...are not from the Western Regions?"
Song Che said: "The general's official language is so standard, how can he not know where I am from?"
"You are... Liang Ren!"
"Ah? He is from Liang?"
"Is this Liang Ren?"
"So Ren Liang looks like this?"
Like a group of sparrows that have never seen the world, chirping.
"Even if you are from Liang, how can you prove that you are not a bandit?" the female general asked.
"Sand bandit? If the general wants to humiliate me, he doesn't have to compare me to a beast, right?"
Song Che pointed to the hem of his clothes, "This is a blue and white cloud robe painted with the finest silk, worth one hundred taels of gold;"
He pointed to his hairpin again, "This is a hairpin made of Kunlun chicken blood jade. Adding its craftsmanship value, it exceeds one hundred taels of gold;"
He then showed the ring on his thumb and the gold ring on his ring finger: "These two are even more incredible. One symbolizes the status of the president and the other symbolizes the status of the family. No amount of money can buy them."
He pointed to his shoes again, "Of all my shoes, this pair of shoes is relatively cheap, only twenty or thirty taels of gold;"
Finally, he smiled and winked at the female general:
"Even if a bandit robs goods for a lifetime, he can't make more money than I can from one business. Why should I do a business that licks blood on the knife edge and is scorned by others?"
The female general snorted softly, "As expected from what Her Majesty the Queen told you, you Liang people just love to show off..."
