chsdbacks Chapter 62 Sandbar
Chapter 62 Sandbar
After shouting, the two couriers walked outside.
"Sir! What road are we going to take next?" Li Na cried out in terror.
Upon hearing this, the couriers all turned around and looked coldly at Li Na.
Many of the newlyweds were so frightened by the two gazes that seemed to be staring at dead people that they dared not make a move.
Even the elderly man who had appeared in Li Na's dreams many times dared not try to smooth things over, because there was no room for any mistakes here.
The courier stared at Li Na, their gazes making her legs go weak. After a long silence, both couriers spoke simultaneously, unhurriedly:
"If you serve in the General's Mansion well, you can be spared the death penalty."
After saying that, the two turned and went outside.
After the two couriers left, Li Na knelt down on the ground with a thud.
The newcomers present were in an uproar. Not only Li Na, but Zhang Jingjing cried the most, and Li Zheng also started to curse.
In order not to lose face in front of his girlfriend, Dou Xiang not only did not cry or make a fuss, but also forced himself to comfort Zhang Jingjing, though it sounded more like he was comforting himself.
Zhao Hu sighed and comforted the newlyweds for a long time before they finally calmed down.
"Brother Zhao, you're really kind of you," Su Wang said sarcastically as he walked out.
He was already exhausted from comforting the newcomers, so he couldn't be bothered with Su Wang and just gave this dim-witted kid a cold glance.
Zhao Hu knew in his heart that it would be extremely difficult to gather so many people together to fulfill a dream.
Every person here is incredibly precious and cannot be easily abandoned. If they are to die, they should die with value.
The clear, crisp sound of camel bells echoed across the boundless desert.
By this time, it was already getting dark, and the wind was blowing in our faces.
The sobbing sounded like someone was crying; the tattered clothes could not keep out the cold wind, and the straw sandals on their feet were chafing painfully.
Gradually, Zhang Jingjing's sobs could be faintly heard from the middle of the long camel caravan.
Su Zixu was already feeling exhausted, and hearing her crying only made it more annoying.
Su Zixu had no choice but to concentrate on recalling everything he had seen since arriving here, trying to find relevant clues.
Fortunately, he was quite good at history, and judging from the clothing of the two couriers, this place should be in the Tang Dynasty.
It's not hard to guess their location; they are in the heart of the sandbar, currently traveling south of the Mingsha Mountain Range.
To the north of Mingsha Mountain lived foreign barbarians. Historically, these barbarians had invaded the sandbar many times, but all their attempts failed.
"Su Zixu!" A soft voice called from behind Su Zixu.
Seeing Su Zixu slightly turn his head, the owner of the voice continued in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"You really don't remember me? I'm Tiantian, your teammate from the last dream."
Su Zixu pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"Hey, that's normal. Many people don't remember their first dream very well."
Lin Tian explained in a low voice, "If you still remember the names of your teammates from the last dream, and I can name the ones you know, you might believe me."
Without waiting for Su Zixu's reply, Lin Tian began to recite the names of the people on his own.
When Su Zixu heard Lin Tian pronounce Liu Runyu's name, he raised his head slightly.
Seeing that Su Zixu reacted to the name Liu Runyu, Lin Tian stopped talking.
Su Zixu also turned his head; both of them understood what was going on.
Suddenly, the camel caravan stopped.
Su Zixu looked ahead and was astonished to see a wide and majestic city wall looming in the darkness.
A leading soldier jogged forward, stopped a few dozen meters from the city gate, and shouted a few words to the soldiers guarding the city.
Immediately afterwards, the guards stepped forward to check the soldiers' tokens, then waved towards the top of the city wall.
As the city gate slowly opened, footsteps came from the front of the procession. Twenty couriers dragged Su Zixu and his group out of the procession.
The group was escorted into the city, but the accompanying camel caravan did not enter the pass with them; they were to continue their journey.
As the group entered the city gate, the bustling sounds of the marketplace filled their ears, but Su Zixu was not particularly surprised by this.
Judging from the current temperature, Su Zixu guessed that it should be summer, so the sunset should be around 9 pm.
Su Zixu estimated that their journey should have taken a little over an hour.
Based on this estimate, it should be a little past 10 p.m.
Because the desert is too hot during the day in summer, people mostly stay indoors during the day and only come out at night.