Yue Guanchao spread his hands: "We don't have any problem, but you have to pay attention to safety. The desert is not peaceful, and I don't want you to get hurt."
Gu Hengxi nodded: "You don't have to worry about this. Unless we encounter some bloodthirsty beast, we can solve it ourselves. Besides, there are many demon hunters in the desert. They know this desert better than us. Really If you encounter danger, you may be able to turn to these monster hunters for help."
Since both parties were satisfied, they were determined to cooperate. Yue Guanchao looked at everyone and saw that they did not object, so he decided on the matter and used Gu Hengxi and Gu Baiyue as desert guides.
At this point, since they had laid the groundwork, they decided on the matter and then went back to their rooms to rest.
The Hotan Oasis is quite cool at night, not too hot. The cool breeze blows through the courtyard, causing a rattan leaf to move.
Early the next morning, Yue Guanchao woke up in a drowsy state. What penetrated his ears was no longer the chirping of birds and the sound of leaves, but the crashing vibration caused by the wall being smashed. It was as if stones were smashing against the walls and windows outside, and the thumping sound followed. The howling and whimpering of ghosts and wolves told him to be alert.
Yue Guanchao rubbed his eyes and walked to the window sill. To open the window, he only needed to push the window panel. He saw a strong wind rushing into the room instantly, as if someone had thrown a handful of dust in front of him. His whole body was blown away by the wind. There was a lot of gravel in the wind, and it hurt my face when the stones hit me. I felt like someone had thrown a lot of flour into my throat, and it was blown dry and painful.
"Pfft!"
"What the hell is the weather like today? Wasn't it fine last night?"
Yue Guanchao took advantage of the machine to close the transparent glass and looked outside through the glass. The county town in the distance was completely invisible. It was all hidden in the chaotic yellow sand haze. The maximum visibility was only more than ten meters. Sand particles would fall on the glass at any time. The crunching sound was the sound of sand blowing against the wall.
You don’t have to think about it, you know it’s a sandstorm!
He was about to close the curtains and close the inner window panel when he inadvertently looked up and saw four black shadows like dragons and snakes swimming around in the yellow sand clouds above his head. Under the cover of the sandstorm, they were walking It meanders and swims in the clouds, like a flying dragon in the sky, constantly shuttling back and forth.
Seeing this scene, Yue Guanchao thought he was dazzled. He rubbed his eyes several times, but he didn't see the four dragons disappear. Instead, he let them fly closer to the city.
"Bang bang bang!"
Hearing the knock on his door, he opened the door to let the outsider in. Song Siyuan and the others had already walked in and closed the door with a bang.
Yue Guanchao pursed his lips and motioned for them to look at the sky outside the window sill: "Have you seen the dragon in the sky?"
"We all saw it too." Song Siyuan nodded towards him and continued: "However, I don't think there is really any kind of sand demon dragon in the sky. It may be a piece of cloth blown into the sky or some kind of dragon lantern. Do you still remember the four dragon lanterns on the White Tower Square? There happened to be four dragons swimming in the sky. There should not be such a coincidence in the world."
Before he finished speaking, he saw four black shadows of swimming dragons in the sky, which seemed to be torn apart by the wind and sand. With their limbs broken, they continued to fall towards the city.
The huge dragon body kept dismembering its organs, and when it fell to the ground, it was really the swimming dragon lantern last night. They finally felt relieved when they learned that it was not some demonic dragon swimming in the sky.
"The weather has changed too much."
Yue Guanchao was still thinking about going to Hongbai Mountain today, but with the sandstorm blowing like this, he might have to postpone it.
Keli said: "The weather in the desert is like this. Anyone who is close to a desert city has basically been affected by sandstorms. It may be that the evil wind blows from some direction in the desert and blows the dust directly to the oasis. However, This evil wind will soon disappear and return to normal."
About two hours later, the surrounding wind sound became smaller and smaller, and even the sand and dust were reducing. This showed that the sandstorm was gradually getting smaller, and finally disappeared completely in the afternoon.
At least there was vegetation in the oasis. After the sandstorm disappeared, the dust quickly fell to the ground, and the original blue sky began to appear overhead.
However, the city seemed to be covered with sand, with a layer of fine yellow sand accumulated.
“My cattle and sheep, my cattle and sheep.”
They were about to go out when they suddenly heard someone crying in Taicheng. Judging from the sound, it was most likely that the cattle and sheep had been blown away.
Yue Guanchao and the others pushed open the house, locked the hospital door, and continued walking toward Taicheng following the sound.
This is a grain-drying field on the top of Gaotaicheng. The rammed earth is used to form a flat platform, and a wooden fence as high as one person is woven around the perimeter.
They entered the grain drying field and immediately understood what was going on with the cries of the people nearby.
At this moment, there are countless cattle and sheep lying on the grain drying ground. The fur of these cattle and sheep is intact, but it is like dried meat that has completely lost its moisture, and it is visible to the naked eye that it has shrunk and dried up.
Selling one of these cattle and sheep can provide enough food for the whole family for a year. Dozens of cattle and sheep are all involved, which is equivalent to losing all the family's wealth.
Some herdsmen in round hats felt sorry for their cattle and sheep, but also felt that they had been tortured by the devil, and burst into tears. Among the crowd of onlookers, they could see at a glance the two brothers Gu Hengxi and Gu Baiyue. Yue Guanchao They walked over and asked, "Isn't it the Sand Charming Dragon that sucked them dry?"
Gu Hengxi nodded towards them and spoke seriously: "There are no wounds on the whole body, but the water on the body was completely sucked dry. This is indeed the work of the Sand Charming Dragon."
Her eyes became strange: "It's just that we don't know why it blows directly to Moyu County. Sandstorms are often more severe only at the edges of oasis. If they can blow directly into the oasis, it means it is a huge sandstorm. This Sandstorms often take three to five days to subside, so it's really strange how they can return to normal in just half a day."
"King Shalom, it must be King Shalom. The Demon King is angry and will bring King Salon here to bring about this kind of disaster."
While they were talking, the nearby people all looked troubled, with a sad look hidden between their brows and eyes. In their view, these cattle and sheep whose blood was sucked were all disasters brought by King Shalom.
Yue Guanchao and the others were originally interested in the Sand Charm Demonic Dragon. Now, the legendary bloodthirsty phenomenon in Salon was happening before their eyes. Of course, everyone did not want to miss the opportunity again. At least, they wanted to understand why these cattle and sheep were drained of their blood.
Song Siyuan lowered her head and looked at the dead cattle and sheep. This herdsman, who was crying, thought that these people were going to be harmful to the cattle and sheep, and wanted to drive them away. It seemed that he was unwilling to let them approach his herd.
"Uncle, why do you think that these dead cattle and sheep were caused by King Sharon? Is it possible that the blood was sucked dry by some creatures in the sandstorm?"
Regarding this point, the herdsmen in front of them insisted on their own ideas and waved their hands towards them, with fear in their eyes: "There have been many sandstorms in Hotan, and they only raged at the border of Hotan Oasis. Moyu County is located at the edge of Hotan Oasis. At the southern end, if there is a sandstorm here, it can only be brought by the desert demon dragon. If you don't believe it, you can check the bodies of these cattle and sheep."
Yue Guanchao had this intention, took out the dagger from his waist, lowered his head and cut the neck of a cow.
The skin that should be spurting out blood seems to have been cut open. The flesh and blood inside has completely dried up, and even the blood has condensed together. It seems that it has been completely dried alive by something, leaving only the integrity of the outer skin. , the body has been completely dehydrated and has become very dry.
Song Siyuan lowered her head to look at the skin that had been peeled off, and agreed with the herdsman's statement. The cattle and sheep had indeed been sucked out of all the blood in their bodies, and even the muscles and tendons had turned into completely dry meat. This state had already It is very close to the dried meat dried by herdsmen.
This also means that in just half a day, the so-called sand charm in the dust has sucked the blood of dozens of cattle and sheep, and even completely sucked the water out of their bodies.
Realizing this, Song Siyuan frowned: "How could this happen? If the wind and sand were just blowing over, how could these cattle and sheep be completely sucked dry? If there was something in the wind and sand, why would it only attack cattle, sheep and livestock? without harming the people."
"The four black dragons we just saw were obviously just made-up dragon lanterns. The rest have never seen any forms of dragons and snakes. If they are really certain creatures, how do they absorb their bodies? of moisture?”
"Could it be that some illusionist is causing trouble?"
She looked at Gu Hengxi. Even if she didn't doubt the Gu brothers and sisters, she at least thought of what happened in Dunhuang City back then.
Gu Hengxi shook his head at them: "Impossible, I didn't detect any traces of illusion, and no one can use illusion to create such a large sandstorm. As for those who have been sucked dry of their blood, it is even more impossible. Illusion It only changes the vision of the human eye, and it has never been said that actual changes can occur. This alone has ruled out the possibility of illusion."
