The sky gradually darkened, and the road ahead began to turn. It was a road winding along a mountain wall. Because it was the Gobi, the road was a little uneven, and the carriage was a little bumpy.
After turning around the mountain wall, they will have a road exposed to a wide field of vision. Because the road is detoured, it is only about eight miles away from the checkpoint over there. If someone stands on a high place, they can vaguely see this side of.
If the horses run fast, they will make noises. After all, they have a lot of horses and carts, so the movements are naturally not small.
Nie Canjun raised his hand to stop the convoy, and ordered: "Eat dinner first, and then leave after it is completely dark."
Everyone got off their horses quietly, and took out dry food to eat. This dry food was prepared in the village. Although it was a bit cold at the moment, it was not very hard, and they could still eat with relish with just water.
After eating the dry food, everyone silently continued to mount their horses and carriages and move forward.
Everyone silently walked along the mountain wall, walked out of the mountain wall, and followed the guide along the road. They didn't dare to go too far to the right, because the water and grass were luxuriant there, but they heard that there was a swamp under the water and grass. It's easy to fall in.
Everyone walked forward silently, only the stars in the sky were bright, so that they could barely see the road in front of them. The grandson of the old man smiled and said: "We came here to hunt deer before dawn, so we dared to walk this way." You have the courage to walk the untrodden road at night."
Bai Shan smiled and said: "You guys gave us courage, if someone else leads the way, we might not dare to go."
This is a very high credit, and the grandson of the old man laughed happily.
They walked this road for two hours, and it was not until the middle of the night that the two guides stopped and said, "This is it, we have come out."
Nie Canjun also felt it. They turned a corner just now, and he walked back and forth, barely remembering some routes.
He said: "Let's go a little further, and then stop and set up camp."
Everyone agreed, and walked forward together for a while before stopping.
Soldiers and guards huddled together to rest and eat something along the way.
Man Bao and the others lived in the car.
There was no ignition, and there were a lot of mosquitoes. Man Bao opened a cage in the dark, took out a bag, and opened it, which was full of medicine bags.
She handed the medicine package to Li Guanshi and asked him to share it with everyone. This can repel mosquitoes.
The grandson of the old man got one, and it was very strange. The mosquitoes that had been buzzing around him slowly disappeared, and he was extremely surprised.
At dawn, they bid farewell to Man Bao and the others.
Man Bao remembered the horse thief who was staring at them from nowhere, and said to him: "If anyone, including the horse thief, comes to your village to ask about us, you should tell them the truth."
Hearing Wei Xingren's translation, the grandson's eyes widened, he patted his chest angrily and said, "My lord, we are people who keep our promises and will not betray you."
Man Bao was stunned for a moment and then quickly said: "You misunderstood, this is not a sarcasm, but an exhortation."
She said: "They are very cruel. You may not be able to beat them. You can guess it without telling them. Why don't you tell them, at least in exchange for your safety."
She said: "Not to mention that we have gone far, they may not be able to catch up with us, even if they catch up with us, it is better than slaughtering you in the village. We have so many people, there are no old people and children, better than you too much."
When the two of them heard Wei Xingren's translation, their mouths opened wide for a moment. Obviously, this operation exceeded the cognition of the two young people. It was the first time they saw the person and the team who offered to be betrayed.
Wei Xingren sighed in his heart for Zhou Man's high righteousness and comprehensiveness, and he also persuaded the two of them, "Master Zhou is right, if you are too tough, be careful of the disaster of genocide."
Bai Shan smiled and said: "If you are hesitant, why not go back and tell your grandfather the exact words, I think he will understand."
The two of them stopped entangled, and after saluting with a few people, they turned and strode away.
Everyone watched them go away, and only then did those who got on the horses get on the horses, and those who got on the carriages got on.
They took a different road to Gaochang, because the original road was blocked by horse thieves. Now they take another road, which is far away from that road, but the direction is roughly the same.
Heavy rain did not go this way, but in the desert and the Gobi, as long as the direction is determined, you will not get lost, and you can wade out if there is no road.
And Zhiren is also there.
Bai Shan and the others found that Zhiren's recognition of the way is better than that of heavy rain and scouts. Obviously he has never walked this way, but he can speak clearly and clearly.
Seeing the shining eyes of the six teenagers, Zhiren couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Do you want to learn?"
The six of them nodded together, learned, at least they won't get lost, right
Zhiren smiled slightly, and taught them how to identify the stars, and then determine the direction.
"There is sun in the sky, and stars and moon in the dark. As long as the sun, moon and stars are still there, people will not get lost."
Man Bao: "What if it's raining and there are no stars at night?"
Zhiren laughed loudly, and said: "It's not easy to encounter rainy days in the desert. If you can meet them, it means that you are very lucky. If this is the case, you might as well stay and wait for the rainy days to pass before you can identify your direction."
Man Bao smiled embarrassingly, and asked: "If it's not in the desert, but somewhere else, is there any other way to tell the direction besides the sun, moon and stars?"
"Of course." Zhiren has traveled a lot in his life. He has traveled alone and with his apprentices. He has experienced all kinds of difficulties and obstacles. He is very skilled in identifying the direction.
The six people learned with gusto, but within an hour, three of them dispersed, and only Man Bao Bai Shan and Yin Ru remained beside Master Zhi Ren.
Bai Erlang and the others gave up, feeling so bored, looking at the stars and the moon is not fun at all, and there are so many things to calculate, my brain is about to explode.
Bai Erlang felt that since it was so difficult to identify the direction, it would be better for them to take a guard when they go out in the future, just bring a guard who can identify the direction.
Bai Shan and Man Bao became more and more interested as they learned more. When they stopped to rest at night, they could list many calculations by the fire.
Sometimes the fire is too dim to look good, so they take out pens, ink and paper, do calculations on the paper, and then compare them to the stars in the sky.
Zhiren couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw it, he was just teaching them casually, but now he couldn't help but become serious.
Yin Ju also studied very seriously, but compared to Bai Shan and Man Bao, he is obviously more interested in the Buddhist principles mixed with Zhiren. Come on.
Jie An has been lying on the carriage, only getting out of the carriage when resting, he can already sit up now, seeing his master completely forgetting his appearance, happily teaching back and forth among the three teenagers, he couldn't help falling silent.