After hearing what Taoist Wang said, Yue Guanchao knew that he was a little worried and nodded: "Looking at it this way, we are a bit too abrupt. The father of these two brothers has been missing in the desert for so many years. It is as if he is dead. No wonder he said The best hunter may not be able to leave Sal City, it turns out that his family has experienced blood and tears."
At this moment, after hearing what happened to Guniz, everyone knew why Keli rejected them - probably because they heard them mention Sal City and thought of their missing father. At the same time, they also felt that Sal City was an ominous place. Willing them to die.
Lao Yue bowed his pipe and said, "Missing family members, unjust claims, bankrupt sellers, and displacement. Keli has experienced so many ups and downs in these years. It's no wonder that his character has become like this. He is so hostile to us. It is probably because of this." We want to go to Sal City to remind him of the foreigners who framed their family."
"Then what should we do? How about we find someone else?" Xu Xiake interjected.
Song Siyuan shook her head with a sad look on her face: "I think he seems to be very familiar with Sal City. If even Keli is not willing to take us there, then what other desert hunters dare to take this job? I think we should wait and see. Let’s see if we can talk to him again.”
"Today, please don't go back. It will waste a lot of time every time you come back. Wait until tomorrow to try your luck."
No one objected to Yue Guanchao's proposal. It was already close to noon when they arrived at Thousand Buddha Cave, and it was already afternoon. By the time they rushed back to Dunhuang City, it would probably be evening, and they would have to rush back early tomorrow morning. It's a waste of time and energy, so why not stay at Thousand Buddha Cave first?
"Okay, my grotto is not small. You can deal with it temporarily. After the temperature cools down at night, it is still a bit cold here." As Taoist Wang spoke, he had already packed up all the grottoes except for the one where he slept, just for everyone. rest.
Thousand Buddha Cave is located near the cliff and river. After dusk, the sun is blocked by the cliff and becomes dark and chaotic. Taoist Wang started practicing Taoism again. In order to save more money to build the Taiqing Palace, he lived a very simple life. In addition to his status as a Taoist priest, He doesn't eat meat either.
Dinner was nothing more than anago noodle soup, steamed buns made from sorghum noodles, and pickled spicy oil pickles. They didn't have anything delicious, so they only took a few bites before entering the grotto.
After the sun disappeared, the area around the Thousand Buddha Cave became colder. These caves absorb and dissipate heat very quickly. In less than an hour, the caves became cooler. The cold wind outside blew, and there was no longer the heat and dryness of the day.
Taoist Wang moved out the unused brazier and put the firewood in the shed into it to light. The heat swept through the grotto, and it was finally not so cold.
This night must have been uncomfortable. The time just passed by with the firewood burning. Near midnight, Yue Guanchao seemed to hear something and woke up from his drowsy state. At this moment, Song Siyuan had already woken up, stretched out and opened the door of the grotto. Look outside.
There are few people living near Thousand Buddha Cave. Only the abandoned grottoes near the South Cave are inhabited by many shabby houses. When they looked south, they could clearly feel the candlelight lighting up the windows in the dark South Cave.
After going out, those strange movements became clearer. They were clearly the clashing of pots and pans. Judging from the light and shadow cast outside the grotto, it seemed that the people inside were busy and didn't know what to do.
Song Siyuan picked up the telescope and looked around the south cave: "It seems to be Keli's cave."
Yue Guanchao narrowed his eyes: "There is such a movement in the middle of the night and you still light candles. Something must have happened, right? Could it be that someone found them one step ahead?"
His guess made the two of them wake up completely. They quickly woke up everyone and took the lead in running towards the south cave with their backpacks.
"Nayi, hold on, I've prepared some herbs for you. It'll be fine in a moment. If you feel uncomfortable, just take a nap."
Approaching the South Cave, before entering the doorway, Keli's panicked voice penetrated his ears, followed by Nayi's murmurings that were obviously in pain.
Song Siyuan was afraid that something would happen to them, so she immediately walked into the grotto. Within a few steps, Ke Li was forcing her out with a dagger. Yue Guanchao saw that something was not going well and stopped in front of her: "Little brother Ke Li, we are afraid of you." I wanted to come here to see if someone attacked me. Just hope you're okay. What's wrong with Nayi? I think she's sick."
Yue Guanchao took this opportunity to look indoors. Apart from Keli, there were no outsiders in the cave. When he realized that they had not been attacked by outsiders, he finally felt relieved.
"What does it have to do with you? Go away."
In the dead of night, when Keli saw Yue Guanchao and Song Siyuan coming uninvited, he became more and more wary of them. He almost held a dagger to block them completely from the door, preventing them from taking a step forward.
Song Siyuan pushed Yue Guanchao away and comforted her gently: "Brother Keli, we were a little rude during the day. I didn't know that your family disappeared in Sha'er City. Don't worry, we really have no hostility. We just came to see Na." Depending on the situation, if you are sick, you should go to the hospital in Dunhuang City for treatment as soon as possible."
"You don't have to worry, I've already boiled the medicinal soup. You leave quickly, or I'll be rude to you."
Song Siyuan looked aside and saw that the small stove in front of the stove was indeed on fire. The medicine pot on it was burning and steaming, and a strange medicinal smell filled the surroundings.
She glanced at the herbs on the table and continued: "Judging from these herbs, Nayi's illness is definitely a long-term and difficult disease. The fact that it doesn't appear until late at night also shows that this disease can occur at any time." , this kind of disease is often extremely severe when it occurs, so it should not be taken lightly. I used to be a field nurse, so I may be able to help you."
These words made Ke Li doubtful. When he saw that Song Siyuan had already deduced Na Yi's illness just by observing the surroundings, he believed her words a little bit. He put away the dagger and motioned for her to walk in.
Song Siyuan walked into the grotto and looked at Nayi in the curtains of the wooden bed through the dim kerosene lamp in the grotto.
At this moment, Nayi seemed to be in extreme pain, her body curled up into a shrimp shape, her originally fair complexion became even paler due to the pain, her forehead was covered with sweat beads, and her facial features were like crumpled paper balls, squeezed together, the most obvious feature His lips were glowing purple, he was rubbing his heart constantly, his mouth and nose seemed to be suffocated, and he was inhaling and exhaling very hard.
She checked the situation carefully, and immediately took out a porcelain bottle from her backpack, and poured out black sesame-colored pills from it. She was about to feed Nayi, but Keli, like a stressed snake, immediately stepped forward and grabbed her wrist to stop her. She said, "You can't just give her this food."
