White Bone Monkey King

The bright moon reflects on the yellow sand.

You can sing even if you are ordinary.

The joyful songs with the customs of the Western Regions and the aroma of kumiss gradually subsided until late in the night. After leaving a few people to keep watch, everyone fell asleep.

The next day.

As soon as the sky was dark, the caravan was packed up and ready to hit the road again, and Kulijiang and his camel cavalry parted ways.

However, before leaving, Kulijiang selected three cavalrymen in the team who could only speak Chinese, and then selected seven from the remaining dozen or so people who could not speak Chinese, forming a total of ten people to continue escorting Jin. Let them move forward.

Jin'an was about to refuse, but Kulijiang insisted: "Taoist Master Jin'an, you saved our Yueqiang Kingdom this time, and you also saved my life, Kulijiang. This kindness is too great, and we don't know how to repay it." It’s a great kindness. If I hadn’t been able to leave Yueqiang Country for too long, I, Kulijiang, would be willing to escort you across the desert in person to repay you for saving my life.”

"So I also ask Taoist Master Jin'an not to reject our Yueqiang Kingdom's offer. We, the Yueqiang Kingdom's cavalry, will escort you across the desert. Those sand thieves will not attack the caravan when they see the Yueqiang Kingdom's flag and elite cavalry. A lot of trouble.”

"They will escort you all the way. They can also search for water sources and carry more supplies for Taoist Jin'an along the way. The desert is very big. Without a guide who has lived in the desert since childhood, it is easy for a person to get lost in the vast sea of ​​sand. With a guide to lead the way, I can also act as a translator for you.”

Jin'an still wanted to refuse, but Kulijiang stubbornly insisted: "Taoist Master Jin'an, please stop rejecting our Yueqiang Kingdom's offer. The people of the desert repay kindness, so just let us do something for you."

"I know that you are a person who does big things. You always have people around you to run errands, help you, feed the camels, and take care of trivial things..."

Jin An was not the kind of person who was too squeamish, so he accepted Yue Qiang Kingdom's wishes.

After saying goodbye to the caravan, Kulijiang took the remaining people back to Yueqiang Kingdom. He not only left ten elite cavalrymen, but also ten camels and supplies with the team. He and a dozen cavalrymen rode alone. A camel goes back.

Before Jin'an left Yangguan, he only took one sheep and three camels with him. Now the three camels have expanded to 23 camels.

A person who owns so many camels can be considered a small rich man in the desert.

Seeing that Jin An was treated with such high courtesy in Yueqiang Kingdom, Big Beard and Keremu were surprised, but they both thought it was natural.

They had seen Jin An's abilities with their own eyes.

Even the bearded man who brought Jin An into the caravan felt so honored. He never stopped smiling along the way, and his reputation in the caravan greatly increased.

Taking advantage of the cooler weather and the desert heat, the caravan set out on the road again.

This time, old Sadiq and young Sahaf refused to be tied to the camel team no matter what. After a while of their pleading, Jin'an agreed to allow them to move freely.

At the same time, Jin'an also responded to their request by hanging a water bag around everyone's neck, and then found a few hollow straws from the hay so that they could lower their heads and sip water at any time.

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People who first see the desert will marvel at its vastness and majesty, but the sameness of the sand will soon make people visually tired, and in the end they will be left with endless boredom and drowsiness from being exposed to the sun.

What.

Ilham approached Jin'an: "Taoist Master Jin'an, brother Sadiq said he wanted to talk to you for a few words."

When he heard the name "old brother", Jin An suddenly became happy.

It seems that the leader of the Yueqiang Kingdom is also different from ordinary people. He got along with old Sadiq and young Sahafu so quickly.

"It seems that you are getting along very well. My worries at the beginning were unnecessary." Jin An said with a smile, then pulled the camel's reins and walked towards the sheep that were at the back of the team.

Jin An's conversation with the sheep attracted curious looks from others.

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Ilham, who followed from Jin'an, said gratefully with a sheep face: "Brother Sadiq and brother Sahaf are both good people. They take good care of me, share food and experience of crossing the desert, even though we have only known each other for half a day. , I feel more like an old friend than an old friend.”

Even old Sadiq felt embarrassed to be praised like this. If it weren't for the sheep's face that can't blush, he would probably be blushing with embarrassment now.

"I, I am not as good as you said, little brother Ilham. Since you call me brother, don't worry, I, old Sadiq, will protect you in the desert from now on." Old Sadiq was a little embarrassed at first. said, and then said solemnly.

"Brother Sadiq..."

"Little brother Ilham..."

Looking at the two people who so quickly became brothers and confided in each other, Jin An showed a dumbfounded expression. If old Sadiq knew the true identity of his new little brother Ilham, would he be as calm and calm as he is now.

At this time, old Sadiq began to talk seriously about the business of calling Jin An here.

"Taoist Master Jin'an, my old Sadiq and my nephew have always thought that you are just like those Han people, cunning, good at pretending, and lying... But in the past few days when you have been away temporarily, I heard the caravan mention you more than a few times, and also Knowing what happened to you along the way, at that time I, old Sadiq, felt that you were different from those Han people..."

"My nephew and I apologize to you. You chose to trust us at first, but we have been unwilling to believe you."

Old Sadiq said in a sincere tone. As he spoke, he raised his hooves and kicked his nephew, who was slow to react. Little Sahafu was caught off guard and knelt down with his forelimbs, giving Jin An a kneeling ceremony. His chin hit the ground heavily. For a while, I was so dizzy that I couldn't get up.

Old Sadiq was still afraid of Jin An at first, and he stammered a bit when he spoke. When he was nervous, he would snap and snap. But later, the more he spoke, the clearer he became. He continued: "I have been calm these days. After we came down, we have figured it out. Taoist priest Jin'an, you are right. If you stand with the devil, you will eventually be dragged into the abyss by the devil. Even the tribesmen will be punished by the desert gods. People and livestock will be swallowed by the sand... We are willing To atone for all the mistakes we have made in the past and alleviate our sins, if you want to know anything, just ask us, and we will definitely tell you, Taoist Master Jin'an, everything we know."

Unexpectedly, they had been away for a few days. Old Sadiq and young Sahaf figured it out on their own without forcing them. This was really an unexpected gain. Jin An: "What I want to know most is, what happened to you near the shipwreck that night?" What happened, and why did you run for your life in such a panic that you could scare a living person to death?"