Chapter 11 The Tenth Round of Desperation: Setting Fire to Shazhou City

The sun sank westward at the end of the desert, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected a yak-shaped cloud in the sky fiery red. After a while, the cloud dispersed and changed its color, from golden yellow to orange, and then to vermilion. Red, and finally lavender.Just as the lavender continued to thicken and the sky was getting darker, Xingde led his troops and set off on camels.When he came to the school grounds, Xingde ordered the camel team to pass through the middle of the school grounds in order to get to the place agreed with Yu Chiguang this morning.After passing through the school grounds, he could already vaguely see the shadows of people and animals moving under the dim sky. Yu Chiguang and the others had already started loading goods.Going forward, I could see more clearly, a large herd of camels and a large group of people were running back and forth, with the roar of Yu Chiguang mixed in from time to time.

Xingde hurriedly walked towards Yu Chiguang's direction.Yu Chiguang saw a guy walking staggeringly with a heavy load on his back, he yelled at the guy.When he turned around and saw Xingde, he casually said: "There is a moon tonight." Xingde didn't understand what he meant, so he kept silent.Then Yu Chiguang said: "It takes at least two trips to transport these goods. If there is no moonlight, you can't even see the road clearly. Fortunately, the moon is out." It was so, a round moon rose to the middle of the sky, emitting a faint light.When Yu Chiguang was in a good mood, he yelled loudly at his subordinates. Xingde was too familiar with him, so it could be seen from his expression.

"Is it just these goods?" Xingde saw that the camel drivers were unpacking and rearranging the mountains of various packages, so he asked casually. "I should ask this question, is there no other goods?" Yu Chiguang asked back. "If there are any more, please bring them no matter how much you have. As long as Yu Chiguang accepts them, you will be safe with hundreds of goods. You can also add more caves, and the rest is only a matter of manpower for handling." "There are still some goods in the back, and it will take some work." Xingde said. "The latter will make future plans. Can these goods be shipped at once?"

Yu Chiguang said, as if he suddenly remembered something, he asked: "What is this shipment?" "I don't know either. If you don't look at them one by one, they must be valuable things." "Is there any jade?" "Of course there are. Although I didn't look carefully, there must be some. There are all kinds of jade in the world, including emerald, amber, and colored glaze. I have promised that no matter what happens, the bag will not be opened. You don't want to open these idea of ​​something." "it is good." Yu Chiguang replied as if moaning.At this time, two more horses came over with packages on their backs, followed by three monks from Dayun Temple.Xingde left Yuchiguang and walked towards the three monks.

"Is it all here?" he asked. "Approximately." The oldest monk replied.He also told Xingde that at first they wanted to choose, but then they ran out of time, so they had to take them in order. Xingde once again solemnly told the three monks that no matter what happens, they must not disclose what is in the package, and be careful.The three monks also expressed that no matter where this batch of classics is shipped, they are willing to go with them. Xingde went back to Yu Chiguang and told him that the three monks would also go with them. "No, you can go, others are not allowed to go."

After Yu Chiguang refused, he changed his words again: "Alright, let's go together. However, when you get there, come back with us immediately and help us move the goods for the next trip." Yu Chiguang doesn't want too many people to know the details, but in fact he is short of manpower, of course Yu Chiguang won't talk about his difficulties to Xingde.Xingde took a closer look at Yu Chiguang's team himself, and it seemed that there were fewer people than last night.The one hundred camels that Yu Chiguang had promised were only half of what they looked like, and the fifty or so camel drivers had also been reduced by half, and they might have all fled for their lives.

The loading operation was almost finished, and it was almost time for departure, so Zhao Xingde returned to the base camp again.Before leaving, Zhu Wangli specially left him a captain with a harelip, and he wanted to ask him to take command of the troops on his behalf.If the city is safe and sound, it's fine. Once a war breaks out, Captain Harelip knows how to command the troops better than Xingde. When Xingde returned to the school grounds, the goods had been loaded and the camel caravan was ready to set off.It seems that they will also go through the north gate where Zhu Wangli led his troops out of the city this morning.There are still a small number of boxes left on the ground, and most of the goods can be transported away.

Yu Chiguang rode on the camel in front of the team, and Xingde followed closely on his own camel.Three monks are arranged at the tail of the procession.Xingde saw that Yu Chiguang was more airy than before, and he must be thinking in his heart that the wealth accumulated by Cao's family through generations of the Guiyi Army Jiedushi entrenched in Hexi is now under his control.At least he was so confident, it could be seen from the arrogance on his face.But at this time, Yu Chiguang couldn't see the demeanor of a descendant of the royal family. As soon as I went out of the city gate, I felt the moonlight was extraordinarily bright, and the night was chilly.The team took advantage of the moonlight to travel eastward.

After traveling ten miles, we came to the bank of the Dang River.The river was frozen over, and a withered reed protruded from the ice.After crossing the river, the team temporarily moved east along the canal.Halfway the road deflects naturally to the south.After walking through a large area of ​​cultivated land, enter the desert area.The shadows of people and animals on the sand became very black.Yu Chiguang and Xingde didn't talk all the way.Xingde looked back and saw camels carrying packages of all sizes lined up in a long line, marching silently under the cold moonlight.Xingde thought that the camels carried Buddhist scriptures on their backs, and felt that the team behind him was a bit unbelievable.More than 60 big livestock, carrying so many scriptures, walked in the desert under the moonlight, even if they didn't understand the real reason, it was quite emotional.Xingde thought to himself, did he come to this desert for many years to travel just for the mission tonight?

At last the procession came to the bank of a tributary of the Dang River.The river also froze.This time the team did not cross the river, but walked along the river bank.Walking along this river, you can reach the front of the Thousand Buddha Caves. The team walked along the river for more than 20 miles, and the wind was fierce along the way, causing sand and dust to fly under the camels' feet.The night was misty, and although I couldn't see it, the sand and dust rushed towards my face and hit my face and body.When the wind is too strong, the camels are sideways to avoid the wind and cannot move, so the speed of the team is greatly reduced.

Finally at the foot of Mingsha Mountain, Xingde's whole body was numb from the cold, and he didn't feel any sense at all. "Arrived." Yu Chiguang's camel in front stopped, and he jumped off the camel.Xingde saw Yu Chiguang, who was wearing animal skin clothes, put two fingers in his mouth, whistled suddenly, and the camel drivers all got off the back of the camel. Xingde also got off the camel, and in front of his eyes was a towering hillside extending north-south.On this hillside, countless caves have been dug from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.Some caves have several floors, and large caves are as high as two floors of other caves.Under the moonlight, the surface of the hillside is blue-gray, and the inside of the many caves is dark, which looks mysterious. The camel drivers didn't bother to rest and started unloading quickly.Yu Chiguang said to Xingde: "Follow me." After speaking, he took a step forward from the crowd.The Thousand Buddha Cave is right in front of you, and the two of you don't need to walk very far.After a while, they came to a sand slope and began to climb up.People go up, and the sand slides down, which is very difficult.Up to the slope, there is a hole in front. "There is one of the largest holes in this cave. Go in and look to the right. If this hole is not big enough, you can find three or four holes." He was about to move on, but stopped and went on: "The other caves may be fine now. It's okay, just leave ten people, and let those monks come to help and bring things in. I have to go." After Yu Chiguang finished speaking, he was in a hurry to return.Xingde took a look in the cave, and went back with him to the place where the camel caravan gathered.All the goods were unloaded and piled up in one place. Yu Chiguang named ten camel drivers to stay, and told them to obey Xingde's command, and the other camel drivers followed him, and he took the lead to mount his camel.Yu Chiguang wanted to take all the camels away, but Xingde asked to keep four or five for them.Yu Chiguang was unwilling, and after arguing for a long time, only one end remained. Yu Chiguang's camel caravan left the Thousand Buddha Cave, and was planning to go back and bring another shipment.Xingde, ten camel drivers, three monks, a camel, and a large pile of goods remained behind. Yuchiguang's camel caravan disappeared ahead along the edge of the hill.The camel drivers had already started to light the bonfire, and Xingde and the three monks climbed up to the grotto where things were hidden.Only then did Xingde notice that this cave is located in the northern part of the entire hill, and it is the lowest level of the three-story Buddhist cave. Among the many caves, it is considered the larger one. At first they thought the cave was too dark, so they had to stand at the entrance and look in. After a while, their eyes got used to it and they could see more clearly.I don't know if it was buried by sand or just dug like this. This cave is under the ground where four people are standing. If you want to get in, you have to go down a step. Xingde entered the cave first.I didn't see it from the outside, but as soon as I entered the cave, I found several Bodhisattvas painted on the wall on the left side of the cave entrance.With a little moonlight at the entrance of the cave, it can be seen that the murals on the wall are generally blue, but Xingde thinks that if you look closely, you should be able to see the color even if it has faded.The other wall is backed by the moonlight, so I don't know what pictures are on it.Maybe paint the same picture.Going forward, Xingde felt the darkness before his eyes, and he couldn't see his fingers, so he had to stop.The place where Xingde is standing now is just the entrance of the cave, and the inside of the cave should be very large.At this time, a monk behind Xingde asked: "Is this the cave where the scriptures are stored?" What he was talking about was a cave on the rock wall on the north side, which was backed by the moonlight. The opening of this cave was two feet wide and five feet high. About one person could enter it. The cave was very dark and nothing could be seen. Xingde originally thought that as long as the camels brought things here, they could hide in the cave.Who knows that it is not so easy in fact.Whether it is necessary to find out the situation in the cave first, and then put the scriptures in, the four of them stood in front of the cave, hesitating. "If it goes on like this, nothing can be done." Xingde said. "Okay, I'll go in and try it out first." After the youngest monk finished speaking, he bent down and got half of his body into the hole to spy first, then the whole body went in and disappeared into the darkness.There was silence all around. After a while, he came out and said: "It's not wet inside, so it doesn't matter if you put the scriptures in like this. The hole is very wide, but I don't know what shape it is." "Maybe one of the camel drivers has a lamp. Go ask." The other monk walked straight out of the cave alone.Soon he brought back two camel drivers.A camel driver came into the cave with a suet lamp in his hand, followed by two other monks.Inside was a square cave about ten feet long and ten feet wide, with whitewashed walls on all sides.This is an unfinished ear hole. Only the wall on the north side has murals. If you take a closer look at the lamp, the paintings are all monks and some figures like contemporary women.There are some trees next to it, with a few branches hanging down.Supplies of the characters in the painting are hung on the branches, such as hip flasks and satchels.The monk holds a round fan in his hand, and the woman holds a long wooden staff in her hand. Xingde thought, this is really an excellent place to hide treasures.Hide the scriptures here, the hole is not too big and it is easy to close. Xingde came out of the cave, called the camel drivers together, and told them to start working immediately.Three camel drivers were responsible for prying open the box and taking out the scriptures; the other seven moved the scriptures into the hole.The three monks stayed in the cave and piled up the imported scriptures.Xingde considered that the opening of the cave was too small for the box to go in, and it would be inconvenient for two people to move the box together, so he asked someone to pry open the box and move the books directly. Anyway, the most important thing now is to get the book in the hole as soon as possible. The boxes were opened one by one.The way the camel drivers opened the box was too rude. They lifted the box, threw it on the ground, and smashed the outer frame of the box with wood and stones.Fortunately, in order to prevent damage, the scrolls in the box have been wrapped in cloth in advance. The seven camel drivers savagely broke open the box, and then moved the scriptures into the cave in bundles.Xingde also joined them and helped move the books. The bundles of books are heavy and light, big and small.Xingde and the camel drivers hugged the bundle of books with both hands, stepped on the sandy soil, climbed up the slope with difficulty, entered the cave, handed the bundle of books to the monk inside, and then returned by the same road.Although sometimes people pass by each other on the road, they don't talk to each other. Everyone seems to be fulfilling their own mission with a very serious attitude. Whether Xingde was holding the scriptures or returning empty-handed, he kept looking at his own shadow on the sand.The Sandman kept attacking everyone, and the moving queue moved very slowly.Although it was slow, it didn't stop, and people walked back and forth mechanically.There are about tens of thousands of scriptures moved into the cave. Xingde thought that before Yu Chiguang returned, he had to finish the move anyway.Once Yu Chiguang returned when they were carrying them and found that all the things that were moved into the cave were some Buddhist scriptures, he didn't know how angry he would be.I don't have time to think about this right now, let's talk about it later. The hill-like bundles of books became less and less, and only a large pile of broken boxes remained on the ground. The cave has been filled with scriptures.One monk had to come out, and after a while, another monk also came out.The oldest monk left is still in the cave.When he put the last part of the scriptures out, he was already dripping with sweat. "Seal the hole again." Xingde said.The three monks asked to be allowed to do it themselves. Xingde took out a handwritten copy of the Prajna Heart Sutra from his waist pocket, and then fumbled to place it on top of the already coded scripture in the cave.It is such a big cave, and now there is only a little space left at the entrance of the cave, and the left and right sides are full of books.After Xingde put the manuscript in, he felt as if he had thrown it into the ocean.At the same time, he seemed to feel relieved to have put a loved one who never left him in a safer place. A monk got some logs from nowhere and propped them on the entrance of the cave.Xingde asked the three monks to stay and seal the entrance of the cave, and he planned to go back to the city first. Xingde left the cave and came to the place where things were piled up earlier.The camel driver had lit the broken box and was snoring around the fire.Xingde was a little hesitant for a moment, should he go back to the city alone, or should he take them back with him?After thinking for a long time, he decided to take them back to the city together.If these desperadoes under Yu Chiguang stay, they will be a great threat to those monks. Xingde called the camel drivers and ordered them to set off immediately.Because there was only one camel, Xingde simply rode it himself, and asked the camel drivers to follow on foot. At first, the camel drivers were a little dissatisfied with the decision to go back to the city, but in the end they had no choice but to obey Xingde's orders.Only then did they realize that what they were doing was very important, and they hadn't finished it yet. When Xingde and his party returned to the city, the sun was already high.He returned to the base camp of the North Gate Army and saw Captain Harelip and the soldiers sleeping soundly.Xingde didn't sleep last night and the night before, and he is very sleepy now, but he can't lie down yet, he still wants to find Yu Chiguang.But he didn't find Yu Chiguang on the school grounds, not even one of his subordinates. Xingde placed the camel driver he had brought to rest in a private house, and then rode a camel towards the palace.There was not a single guard at the gate of the palace.After Xingde entered the door, he saw a large herd of camels crowded in the yard, but he couldn't find Yu Chiguang and the others. The mansion is empty.Xingde went straight to Yanhui's house.He stood at the door and looked in, but there was no sound inside.Xingde thought it was a waste of time, but he still yelled: "Master Taishou." "Who is making noise outside?" Yanhui's voice came from inside. "My lord hasn't left yet?" "I have nowhere to go, so I have to stay here." "I haven't seen other people in the house, so I don't know what's going on?" "I went to Gaochang yesterday afternoon." "I don't know how they disposed of those goods?" Hearing this sentence, Yanhui let out a strange laugh as if coughing. "A bunch of idiots! They only know how to pack their things, but when it's time to set off, they find that there's not even a camel or a camel driver. What a bunch of idiots!" After saying that, Yanhui laughed again. "In the end, I had to take away a little valuable thing on hand. What a bunch of waste." "Has Yu Chiguang been here?" Xingde asked. "Yu Chiguang? The villain is inside." "what are you doing?" "I don't know that." Xingde walked along the corridor, shouting loudly as he walked: "Yu Chi Guang!" After making several turns along the corridor, Xingde came to the atrium. Under the dazzling sunlight, there were a few red flowers blooming in the courtyard, and a large group of people were busy. "Yu Chi Guang!" Xingde shouted loudly. "Ok." A person responded, he was Yu Chiguang.Xingde approached and took a look, only to find that Yu Chiguang and his subordinates were surrounded by scattered packages, some boxes had been smashed and the contents inside were taken out, some boxes were half opened, and some boxes were still intact move. "What the hell is this for?" Xingde asked. "You can tell at a glance, even one or two hundred camels can't transport the things here." Yu Chiguang looked at the boxes opened by his men and loudly ordered them to keep and throw away.At times like this, Yu Chiguang was always full of energy.He seemed to suddenly realize that Xingde was right in front of his eyes, and asked quickly: "How about those goods?" "It's all in." Xingde replied.Yu Chiguang nodded and said: "That's good." After speaking, it seemed that the matter was over, and he concentrated on the matter at hand again.In fact, Yu Chiguang and his subordinates don't even know when they will finish what they are doing now.The whole family of the Cao family spent several days sorting out these belongings, and finally had to give up. They piled up the whole yard, which was not enough, even the corridors and rooms were full. Xingde watched the group of people busy.Yu Chiguang pulled out a large rolled up carpet from a large package, and asked his subordinates to unfold the carpet.The rug was spread out and took up a large area of ​​the yard, and it was a fine rug indeed. "Throw things up!" Yu Chiguang roared loudly. Xingde left there and went back to the room where Yanhui was alone.The contrast between these two places is too great, one side is greedy, and the other side is hopeless. "Master Taishou." Xingde said hello first, and then entered the room. "I am afraid that there is already a battle ahead, and it is not appropriate for adults to stay here for a long time." "Since the war has already been fought, why leave, I will stay here." "My lord, you must not have such thoughts. It is the best policy to leave the city as soon as possible." "Why do I have to go out of town?" "As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood. I hope you cherish your life." "Cherish your own life?" Yan Hui seemed to have heard a strange talk, and couldn't help but ask back. "Do you still want to live? People who want to live will never die. In that case, I will leave this thing to you." After speaking, Yanhui opened the door of the cabinet behind him, and took out a large roll of things from it. "Give this to you." "I don't know what?" Xingde felt a little heavy when he took it, he asked. "The family tree of Cao's family, the governor of Hexi." "Put it in my hand, I don't know how to deal with it in the future?" "Just put it in your place. As long as you survive the catastrophe, everything is up to you. You can burn it or throw it away." "Then it's better to put it here." "No. My brother entrusted it to me, and I will entrust it to you. I don't know anything else." Yan Hui seemed to have thrown away a heavy burden, his whole body was limp and weak, and he sat down in the big chair all of a sudden, never wanting to take another look at the family tree.Xingde felt a bit embarrassed, but seeing Yanhui's devastated look, he thought that even if the family tree was returned to him, he would not want it.There was no other way, Xingde had no choice but to walk out of the palace with the Cao family tree. After returning to the base camp of the army, Xingde was so exhausted that he had no strength at all. He fell asleep on the bed.I don't know how long it took, but Zhu Wangli's messenger came, Xingde was called up, and walked out of the gate of the barracks.The sun had risen high, and there was silence and emptiness everywhere under the sun.The message from the orderly was as simple as this silence and emptiness. "Shazhou King Cao Xianshun has been killed." Just this sentence.He also said that Zhu Wangli's troops had not yet entered the battle, and other than that, he could not ask for any other information. Zhao Xingde fell down again and went back to sleep. He didn't sleep well, and he had a dream in the haze.On a sand dune cliff in the direction of sunset, there is an endless sand sea in front of you, and the sand dunes in the sand sea are undulating like waves.The place where Zhao Xingde stood was the highest point, with a steep cliff at his feet, and the trees below seemed very small.He thought that if he got closer to look, these trees might be more than ten feet high. Zhao Xingde was not standing there alone, he saw Zhu Wangli in front, looking towards him.The afterglow of the setting sun made his face red, Xingde had never seen such a complexion on the old captain's face.Zhu Wangli's eyes were burning with anger. Suddenly, Zhu Wangli's eyes became gentle, and he said: "I want to give you one thing. I can't find it now. It's the jewelry of the Uyghur woman. I don't know where it was lost during the fight. If this string of jewelry is lost, my life will end. There is no hope of taking Li Yuanhao's head. It is a pity, but there is nothing I can do." Speaking of this, several sharp arrows flew over and shot through Zhu Wangli's body.Xingde hurried forward, trying to help him pull out the arrow. "Don't pull it out." Zhu Wangli said in a stern tone. "I've been looking forward to this day, you see." As he spoke, he pulled out the saber, held the handle with both hands, and inserted the blade into his mouth. "What are you going to do?" Xingde was shocked and cried out.But at this moment, Zhu Wangli jumped up, head down and feet up, and jumped off the cliff. Xingde was awakened by his screams, only felt his heart beating rapidly, and his body was dripping with cold sweat.At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door. Xingde got up in a hurry, opened the door and saw a large group of soldiers holding torches made of withered reeds, yelling crazily, and running past the door.One group ran past, and another group followed. Xingde quickly ran towards the base camp.At the gate of the camp, he saw Captain Harelip screaming like crazy, walking back and forth.Soldiers with torches came from various alleys to the gate of the base camp, and then scattered from here to all directions. Xingde walked up to Captain Harelip and asked: "What is this for?" He grinned with hare lips and said with a big smile: "Burn the city, burn the city!" "Is it the order of Master Zhu Wangli?" Xingde felt an ominous omen, he asked. "Just received a report from the front, the old captain has died in battle. Let's burn the city, let's run for our lives." Captain Harelip didn't want to listen to what Xingde said at all. He was in a state of excitement, waving his arms, and kept shouting to the surrounding soldiers: "Light it up, burn the city!" Xingde somehow felt that he could see the battlefield ahead from the city, and he climbed up the city wall.But nothing can be seen in the city.The wilderness immersed in the afterglow of the setting sun was dead silent.Listening attentively, there was a sound of fighting that was completely different from the turmoil in the city from a distant place.Looking into the city again, thick smoke began to rise everywhere. The fire had already been lit, and the black smoke shrouded the sky over Shazhou City, covering the only afterglow of the setting sun. When Xingde came down from the city, he had a feeling in his heart that "everything can be done at this time".From the moment he heard the news that Zhu Wangli had died in battle, Xingde lost his spiritual support.If the old captain is still alive, he is still willing to live.Now that he's dead, what's the point of living by himself?After Xingde came down to the city, the fire in the city became more and more intense, and there were bursts of crackling sounds from the raging fire. Xingde came to the north gate and sat down on a big rock.There was no one around, and Captain Harelip and the soldiers who were screaming loudly were gone.But Xingde saw the majestic appearance of a general, right in front of his eyes.He was exactly Zhu Wangli who jumped off the cliff with a sharp knife in his mouth.Zhu Wangli tried his best to fight until the sword was broken, the bow and arrow were broken, and finally he jumped off the cliff to commit suicide. A ray of loyal soul was still unwilling to leave, so he appeared again to show his heart. Xingde just sat there like this.After a long time, a sudden gust of hot wind woke him up from his contemplation.This is the wind with fire, not the wind in the field like before.Billows of smoke followed.Xingde suddenly saw a person in the black smoke stumbling towards him. "Yu Chi Guang!" Xingde was shocked and blurted out.He stood up suddenly from the stone.At this time, a large group of camels also came out from the thick smoke behind Yuchiguang. Yu Chiguang walked up to Xingde and said: "The good things these stupid guys have done, my whole day's hard work was wasted. Before the enemy came, they set fire to the city by themselves. What a bunch of beasts!" He looked at Xingde with disgust, as if he was the arsonist himself.He barked orders at Xingde: "You guys are still useful, come with me." "Where to go?" "Where are you going? Do you want to just stay here and be burned?" Yu Chiguang first walked outside the city gate.After leaving the city, he counted the camels behind him, then pointed to one and signaled to Xingde: "Ride it!" Xingde did as he was told.In fact, they have nowhere to go.If Zhu Wangli is still alive, he can go to the front.Now that Zhu Wangli was dead, he didn't want to be on the battlefield with those defeated soldiers. After leaving the city gate, the sound of fighting could be heard more clearly than before, and it came from both east and west. "Where to go?" "Thousand Buddha Cave. Didn't the batch of goods last night have been packed? I don't know if there are any changes. I have worked hard for this batch of goods, and now I can only rely on it." Yu Chiguang was still talking to himself in a low voice.Xingde also wanted to visit the Thousand Buddha Caves.What happened later was entrusted to those three monks, and he really wanted to know how they were doing now.They've been plugging the hole since he left, and it should be plugged up by now.It's too bad if it's not done yet. Until Danghe Ferry, neither of them spoke.When they crossed the frozen Dang River and entered the desert, they saw a group of defeated soldiers walking westward to their south.After that, I saw the same situation several times, and they all walked westward to the south of them.During this period, the sound of fighting came from time to time with the wind. "Be virtuous!" Suddenly Yu Chiguang came over on a camel, Xingde felt his face change drastically, he turned around involuntarily and took a step back, but Yuchiguang blocked Xingde's way head-on. "Where's your jewelry? Did it hide in the cave too?" Seeing that Xingde didn't answer, he said: "Still in your hands, leave it to me. Don't be unreasonable. What's the use of holding such a thing in your hand. Now it's not like usual. Shazhou City has been burned, and the people of Cao's family are dead. No one knows what disaster will happen tomorrow. The Xixia army will come here tonight, and they will either starve to death or be killed." He talked about starving to death, which made Xingde feel empty.I still ate something in the base camp this morning, and since then, I haven’t eaten a bite of food until now. "I'm hungry, have you brought food?" "It's not worth talking about such a small matter." After Yu Chiguang finished speaking, he took out a piece of wheat bun from the inner pocket of the animal skin jacket, and handed it to Xingde. "Give me the jewelry, don't toast, don't eat and drink fine wine." "No." "Aren't you afraid of death? Give me the jewelry, and I'll help you escape." "I can't say anything." "what?" Yu Chiguang wanted to come up and arrest him, but he said again: "Of course I don't want to kill you. If you want to keep you alive, you are different from the camel driver. None of those guys will stay, and all of them will be disposed of." Hearing him talking about the camel drivers, Xingde noticed where the twenty or so camel drivers had gone.At this moment, Yu Chiguang stretched out his hand, grabbed Xingde's chest, shook Xingde's body vigorously, and roared loudly: "Stop talking nonsense and hand over the jewelry!" "Where are the hunchbacks?" Xingde asked. "It has been disposed of. All of them have been locked in the warehouse of the palace, and they are burning now." Xingde was shocked, and then asked: "Slaughtering innocents, why is it so cruel?" "They are all evil guys, and I know the location of the treasure in the Thousand Buddha Cave. How can I leave a curse. And you and the three monks. Of course, it doesn't matter if you survive. Hand over the jade. " "No." Xingde replied firmly.Even if handing over the jade stones could save one's life, that's definitely not the case.Zhu Wangli never left his beloved jade until his death. Although he is not a warrior like him, this can still be done. "After talking good words for a long time, I still refuse to obey. I will kill you, a guy who doesn't know how to flatter you." After Yu Chiguang finished speaking, he rushed over and pulled Xingde off the camel.But it wasn't just Xingde who fell to the ground, Yu Chiguang himself also fell off the camel.After the two fell to the ground, they rolled into a ball, Yu Chiguang raised his fist and hit Xingde on the head and face, Xingde had no chance to fight back.Yu Chiguang grabbed Xingde from the ground, spun it around a few times and threw it out again, throwing it on the ground, still cursing incessantly. Xingde was dizzy by Yu Chiguang's beating, but he still realized that his shirt was torn open, and Yu Chiguang grabbed the jewels in his arms.When Yu Chiguang was about to stand up holding the jewelry, Xingde jumped up desperately and grabbed his feet desperately.Yu Chiguang was suddenly attacked and fell to the ground.A life-and-death struggle between the two began again.Yu Chiguang held the jewelry in his hand, which made it somewhat inconvenient for him to move.Xingde still only has to be beaten, but it should be beaten less. Suddenly, Yu Chiguang, who was pressing on Xingde, let go of Xingde and stood up, but Xingde still didn't let go, holding Yuchiguang's feet tightly. "Let go!" Yu Chiguang yelled, but Xingde still refused to let go. "Let go of me, the horse team is coming." From a distance came the sound of a large group of war horses galloping, and the ground trembled under the horses' hooves. "Let go, you bastard!" Yu Chiguang yelled desperately.But Xingde held on tighter.As long as the jewelry is still in Yu Chiguang's hands, he will never let him go. Yu Chiguang began to kick his feet frantically, and kept waving his hands.Xingde clung on tightly.Xingde wanted to take advantage of the moment when Yu Chiguang noticed the horse team, and jumped up to take the jewelry back, but one end of the jewelry was in Xingde's hands, and the other end was in Yuchiguang's hands. The green jade beads trembled back and forth on the silk thread. The neighing of the military horses and the sound of hooves rushed towards the two of them like raging waves. Xingde saw that just ten zhang away in front of his eyes, a large group of war horses crossed the hills, and a large area of ​​darkness was galloping towards him on the vast desert. For a moment, Xingde felt that the tightly stretched jewelry was snapped, and at the same time, he did a somersault backwards and fell down.Immediately afterwards, the huge shock wave caused by the galloping horses threw Xingde onto the hillside, rolling several times in a row, until he rolled into a depression before stopping.He only heard the violent roar above his head, and the horse team was like waves, rushing endlessly.In fact, this time is not long, but Xingde finds it very difficult to bear. When Xingde recovered, his body was completely buried in the sand.He tried to stand up, but couldn't.I don't know if he was injured by the horse's hoof, or when he fell down the hill, Xingde felt pain all over his body.It was incredible that he was not trampled to death.Xingde had no choice but to lie down like this, staring at the sky.Although he couldn't stand up, he could still move his right hand. He moved his wrist and stroked the sore spot on his body.He suddenly raised his right hand, and found that the broken jewelry thread was still wrapped around his finger, but there was not a single jade bead left.The jade beads probably fell apart when they were pulled apart. The night slowly fell, the white crescent gradually gave off a reddish radiance, and the stars around the moon were also visible in the sky.Xingde looks up at the starry sky, with a remote mood.But nothing was on his mind.Why don't you feel cold?Just a little hungry, if only I could drink some water.He looked around, but there was nothing to eat, only a vast expanse of sand. At this time, Xingde suddenly remembered that before the fight with Yu Chiguang, he gave himself a bun, and it should be thrown somewhere nearby.If you can find it, you can also satisfy your hunger.Thinking of this, he collected himself and struggled to stand up.He heard the joints on his body crackling, and at this moment, he saw another person crawling on the ground not far away.Xingde immediately thought that this person must be Yu Chiguang.He stared intently at the sand on the ground, turning the grains of sand back and forth with his hands.行德一时没弄懂尉迟光到底在干什么，但是过了一会儿他就知道了，尉迟光是在寻找首饰上散落下来的的玉珠。在成百上千的战马践踏过的沙地上，哪怕是找一大块玉石也难以想像，更何况小小的玉珠呢？ 行德忘记了自己要找的馍，反而专心致志地看着尉迟光在那里寻找玉珠。月光下，尉迟光站了起来，但他就这样站着，没有任何动作。过了一会儿，他慢慢地迈出右脚，但是他的上身和双臂却像是木偶一样，行动呆滞。尉迟光受了伤。 行德再次倒在地上。不知从何处传来骆驼的哀鸣，行德听着听着，逐渐进入了一种似睡非睡的朦胧意识之中。