Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Fighting for Life and Death with the No. 1 Swordsman

I was taken aback for a moment and said, "What do you mean?" Peng Du laughed and said, "When Sidura and the others knocked you unconscious, tied you up and took you away, they didn't see anyone come forward for you, and they didn't even find another Chinese, so we know that your friend, He must have been scared to hide." I was relieved when I heard him say that, because at least I knew that Jiang Wentao was fine, and he was still in that earthen city with the Arabs in the camel team. They will naturally try to leave that Tucheng, Jiang Wentao will continue to follow them, his safety is no problem.

Naturally, I definitely don't blame Jiang Wentao for not coming forward when I was captured, because he didn't even know how to hold an Arabian scimitar. Even if he did, what's the use? I just smiled: "You brought me here, why?" When I said that sentence, I couldn't help but glance behind the curtain again.I always feel that someone is watching me from behind the curtain. Although I have never seen the person watching me, the feeling of being watched by that person can be said to be felt. Peng Du smiled: "Don't worry!" He turned around, clapped his hands, and made a "pop" sound. With his clapping, he saw four strong Arab men, two carrying a short table, and one holding a red Felt, the other, came in holding a large plate of exquisite food.

I have never seen such exquisite food since I traveled in the Arabian desert, so I moved my index finger before the plate was put down. Felt, Peng Du said, "Please sit down." I sat cross-legged on the red felt, and the plate of exquisite food was placed in front of me. Peng Du said: "You're welcome, we don't have anything good to entertain you, but the wine is good!" I picked up a large glass of wine, took a sip, cut off the leg of lamb roasted in honey sauce, and immediately started chewing.No matter what happens to me, it is a great pleasure to eat a fine meal.

I swallowed heavily and ate for half an hour before I patted my stomach and stood up. While I was eating and drinking, Peng Du kept looking at me with a smile, and when I finished eating, he said: "I told you just now that Sidula is the number two expert in our clan, and you Beat him!" "Yes," I replied, "if he doesn't agree with me, we can try again!" "No," Peng Du said, "He was convinced by the defeat, but you know, the number one swordsman in our clan wants to compete with you. The number one swordsman is also our leader." I was stunned for a while: "Okay, of course I will accompany you. When, but now?"

"Of course not, you have to take a good rest first, so that the competition is fair, we worship warriors, and warriors should be produced under fair competition!" Peng Du said seriously. I made a bend: "Okay, where do I rest?" "Please follow me!" Peng Du said, turning around. I followed him, walked towards a red curtain, opened the red curtain, it was a narrow passage, it was obviously a natural cave, and after walking about ten steps, he opened another red curtain. Behind the red curtain is a small cave, that small cave is arranged as a very comfortable room with a wide bed, Peng Du said: "Please rest here!"

As he spoke, he turned around and clapped his hands twice. Following his applause, two half-covered Arab women walked in, and Peng Du smiled and said, "They can wait for you to rest!" I hurriedly waved my hands: "No need, since I want to compete with the number one master in your clan, then I want to get a real rest before the sword competition!" Peng Du laughed "haha", waved the two Arab women to quit, and he left by himself. I lay down on the bed, I was indeed very tired, after I lay down, I was thinking in my heart, I won against Sidula, it can be said that I did not exert much effort.

The skill of the No. 1 swordsman is naturally higher than that of Sidula. I don’t know how much higher than Sidula. I don’t know if I can beat him in the same way. If I beat him, of course I will be treated well. But if he can't defeat him, I'm afraid the yellow sand will be stained with blood! It didn't take long for me to think about it, and then I fell asleep. That sleep can be said to be a sound sleep. When I woke up, the torch was still burning in the "room". Judging from the fact that I was so fully recovered from my fatigue, I may have slept for more than ten hours.

I jumped up from the bed and took only two steps when an Arab woman came in holding water.Then, another Arab woman brought a large jug of camel milk. I washed my face, drank a big glass of milk, and then Peng Du came, and I asked, "What time is it?" Peng Du smiled and said, "It's already the afternoon of the second day, don't you think you need to take a bath?" I let out a roar of joy: "Great!" Peng Du said: "Come with me, I will take you to the pool." I followed him and walked out, through the narrow passage, and then out of the grand lobby. When I passed by, everyone looked at me strangely.

Peng Du led me out of the big cave, and I saw that the place where this group of people live together are two big cliffs in the desert, the one in front has become a natural barrier, covering an oasis behind the cliff. live, and the cave in the second cliff became their dwelling place. Peng Du took me and turned around the second cliff. Behind it was a small oasis with a small pool. Beside the pool were several palm trees and several women were washing clothes. As soon as I saw the pool and those palm trees, I froze for a moment! I am so familiar with this scene! This is what Jiang Wentao saw in the illusion!

I stopped involuntarily, and Peng Du turned his head and said, "What's wrong with you?" My complexion must have been weird then, that's why Peng Du asked that way. I opened my mouth wide, and in an instant, I really didn’t know what to say. I just pointed to the pool. At this time, there was no one by the pool, but I was still sure that this pool was the virtual image taken by Jiang Wentao. You can never go wrong with that one! Peng Du looked at me, followed my line of sight, and looked forward.At this time, I felt extremely surprised in my heart, but from Peng Du's point of view, there was nothing surprising about it!

I was still in a daze, and Peng Du asked me again: "What's the matter, what strange thing did you see?" He asked me several times, and then I gradually regained my composure, and hurriedly said: "It's nothing...just the situation in front of me reminds me...it reminds me of a dream!" Peng Du smiled: "I'm afraid it's not a dream, it's what you saw here in the seaside mansion during your trip in the desert, am I right?" When Peng Du said that, my mouth opened wider and my expression became even more surprised. I stuttered a bit and said, "You...how did you...know, that's indeed the case!" Peng Du spread his hands: "It's not surprising at all. There are two cliffs here, which are particularly easy to reflect light, so many people who travel in the desert have seen the situation here. Of course, it is just a mirage. The real where they can't find it." I took a slow breath and nodded. At this time, the extreme panic in my heart had passed, and I began to think quickly. The mirage Jiang Wentao saw was this place, there is no doubt about it!I have accidentally found a place I can't find anywhere, so the Arab girl I was looking for must be here too! That Arab girl has such a gentle and beautiful smile, but she is a member of the Pirates, which is indeed a bit unexpected. The question now is, what method should I use to find that girl! I said: "Indeed, I have seen this pool and those trees in the mirage." Peng Du smiled: "It seems that you are very impressed with this mirage!" I just smiled and didn't answer his question. Naturally, I won't tell Peng Du all about it, because under the current situation, Peng Du is an enemy. See life and death on the machete! Therefore, as I walked towards the pool, I asked casually: "Your family, how many people are there in total? If I take a bath in the pool, won't it pollute the water source?" "No, the true god takes care of us very much. There is an underground river here that can draw a lot of water, so that our whole family of more than 700 people can survive in the desert!" There are more than 700 people in their family!Even if men and women are divided equally, that means, I am looking for her among more than 300 people, that Arab girl, if I can live here for ten or eight days, it will not be difficult, but tonight, My fate can be decided. It can be said that I can't protect myself. It is naturally much more difficult to find that Arab girl! I stopped by the pool, and Peng Du followed me to the pool, and I said, "Please forgive me, I'm not used to being naked in front of people!" Peng Du smiled: "Okay, I think you know the way. After you take a bath, you can come to that big cave to find me again!" I nodded in agreement, Peng Du looked at me again, and walked away. I turned around only to find a stack of towels and a change of clothes by the sink. I took off my clothes and jumped into the sink.The desert is so dry and hot, so when I can soak in a cool, comfortable pool, I feel extremely comfortable. I soaked in the pool for a long time before I got up. After I changed my clothes, I was very refreshed. After I got dressed, I found that there was no one around. It was really a great opportunity for me! Why should I immediately go to the big cave to find Peng Du?I can go around first, maybe I can see that Arab girl, even if Peng Du doesn't want me to go around, he has nothing to do. So, I went forward and went out, and turned the cliff, and I saw many stone houses and another big pool, much bigger than that pool, and many women were doing things by the pool. The women, although wearing traditional Arabic clothes, did not cover their faces. When I approached the big pool, the dozens of women all turned their heads and looked at me with strange eyes. Their expressions were also the same as those of ordinary Arab women. When they saw a man, they lowered their heads and hurried away. It's very different to go, I also looked at them. To my surprise, most of them were beautiful, but the Arab girl I was looking for was not one of them. It's a pity that there are no photos of the Arab girls around me, otherwise, if I take out the photos and ask them, I will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.I tried to talk to them, but all they gave me were polite smiles. I stayed by the big pool for a short time. When I wanted to go to other places, I saw that Peng Du had rushed over with several people. When he saw me, he blamed me: "Why are you walking around? Didn't I tell you to come to me immediately?" My face sank: "What does this mean? Am I a prisoner here? If so, then you should have explained to me earlier!" As soon as I got angry, Peng Du calmed down instead, and he hurriedly said: "That's not what it means, it's that the ritual of the sword is about to begin!" I said "um", followed him and walked forward, and after a while, I came to that cave again. When I got to that cave, I realized why I only saw women but not men just now. It turned out that all the men had gathered in the cave. They sat against the cave wall in two rows, forming a circle.They all looked very solemn.Although there were many people in the cave, there was no sound at all, so quiet that only the sound of burning torches could be heard. Peng Du brought me to the center of the cave and stood still, then backed away. Two people, holding a big box, came up to me and squatted down. I opened the lid of the box, and there were eight Arabic scimitars in the box. The shapes of the eight scimitars were not the same. , Some are shorter. Under the bright eight-handled knives, there is a bright red velvet cushion, which is extremely elegant. I have never seen a murder weapon placed in such a good box.Peng Du was beside me and explained: "You can choose a knife that you think is suitable!" I picked up a knife with a straighter blade. Using a scimitar that is too curved requires special skill. A knife with a straight handle, the shape of that knife is closer to a Chinese single knife. I held the knife in my hand, and the two Arabs holding the box stepped back immediately. I pressed my hand on the edge of the blade and scraped it lightly. There is no doubt about the sharpness of the blade. I believe that I can cut a silk scarf into pieces in mid-air without any support. two halves. After I firmly grasped the knife, Peng Du also backed away. At this time, the whole cave became more quiet. The light from the torch reflected on the knife body, emitting a dazzling brilliance, I held the knife lower. I am also waiting with bated breath, waiting for my opponent to come out. My opponent is the No. 1 swordsman in this clan. He is naturally a very important person. I must fight for my own destiny! I waited for about a minute, only to hear Peng Du suddenly shouted loudly. In such silence, Peng Du's loud shout shocked everyone's heart, and I immediately bent slightly. When I got down, I was afraid that my opponent would suddenly rush out and strike me with a knife. But the fact is not like that. After Peng Du shouted loudly, two very tall Arabs came out from behind the huge yellow curtain. Those two Arabs who are over 6 feet 5 inches tall are certainly not my opponents, because a person with such a tall stature may look mighty, but he will definitely not be the kind of person who moves very nimbly , and if the figure is not flexible, then it is impossible to have a very high attainment in the sword technique. After they came out, they stretched out their hands to lift up the yellow curtain without even looking at me. Only then did I see my opponent! He is a very short man, five or six inches shorter than me. In his hand, he also holds a strangely curved machete that looks like a half-moon. He is wearing a very The large white cloth robe, that white cloth robe, covered his whole body like a cloth bag. And his head was tied with a white cloth, and the white cloth drooped down, covering his entire head and face. Although he walked out, I could only see his hands and his eyes! He took three or four steps forward, and I noticed that his steps were very light, which is the condition that a first-rate swordsman must possess.And his hands also looked very soft, like the hands of a pianist. Such soft and flexible hands can naturally dance a sharp knife to perfection, making him the number one master! After he took three or four steps, he was only four or five feet away from me. I took a slow breath, and at this moment Peng Du also walked towards the middle of the two of us. He stood between the two of us, and then reached out and pinched the tip of the first knifeman and me, and drew the knives in our hands so that our knife tips intersected. Then, he said: "When I step back and raise my hand, you can start. Whoever sneaks up first, the true god will punish him!" My heart was pounding, Peng Du stepped back, he backed away three or four steps, I was keeping an eye on him, but at this moment, I found my opponent's eyes fixed on me. In my heart, I couldn't help being startled, if I just looked at Peng Du, then I might suffer a loss in the first move! So, I also turned my head immediately and looked at my opponent. After taking five or six steps away, Peng Du suddenly yelled. From the shadow of the underground torch, I saw that he had already raised his hand. At that moment, the No. 1 swordsman and I, the two knives with their knives touching each other, separated abruptly. We all coincidentally stepped back together, and took a step back without attacking first! After the two of us separated abruptly, my heart sank again, because I knew that the opponent was really extraordinary. He was not a person who would attack whenever he got a chance, but he was looking for the best opportunity before sending out a fatal attack. That's what a real skilled person does. My body was slightly bent, and the other's body was also slightly bent. We each fixed our eyes on each other, and our bodies turned slowly. We each turned half a circle, which was equivalent to changing directions. No one made a sound at all. After turning half a circle, I saw that the other party had no intention of using a knife, so I stretched the knife in my hand forward slightly, and made a tentative stab. Obviously, after I stretched my knife forward, I immediately retracted it, but the other party also made a knife at that time. There was only a sound of "clank", although I retracted the knife quickly, the tip of the opponent's knife had already reached the tip of mine. When his wrist turned, my knife was swung outward. Just as my knife was swaying outwards, the other party's knife had already brushed towards my chest, and I immediately took a step back. However, I was already at a disadvantage, the opponent's saber momentum came continuously, I dodged left and right, and took the opportunity to return the saber, but I still couldn't gain the upper hand, within five minutes, I was already sweating profusely! And the other party's saber is as tight as a saber, up and down, left and right, that strange machete seems to be by my side, circling around me up, down, left, and right. I exhausted every ounce of strength in my body, squeezed out every ounce of wit in my mind, and avoided the opponent's attack. Whenever the opponent's scimitar passed by my side by a hair , I heard a thunderous sound erupting in the cave. I was sweating more and more, my vision was gradually blurred, I just felt that I was getting closer to death step by step! Finally, I had a chance. I saw the opponent's scimitar, and when it was coming straight to my face, I raised the knife in my hand and struck it with the knife. The opponent's sword is so erratic, this is the second time I have been able to block the opponent's scimitar. The moment I parried the opponent's scimitar, I thought I could reverse the disadvantage! But I was completely wrong! Just as my knife cut the opponent's scimitar apart, there was almost a "Zheng" sound, and the opponent's scimitar slashed down sideways, attacking my left leg. I hurriedly took a step to the side, I avoided it very quickly, but I was still one step too late, my left leg felt cold for a while, and then came a piercing pain! I jumped back one step, and when I jumped away, there was a big drop of blood, spilling on the ground! My opponent also stepped back, the knife in his hand was still pointed at me, but he stopped attacking. I lost! The cheers in the cave rose one after another, they were shouting to the No. 1 swordsman, and I lost! At that moment, I felt a strange sense of shame and humiliation hit my heart, and that feeling of shame made my blood boil. I looked down and saw the wound on my left leg, which was about three inches long, and was bubbling. The ground was bleeding, and Peng Du was also walking towards me at this moment. When he came to me, the cheers in the cave also fell silent, and he said to me slowly and clearly: "You have already lost, you should throw down the knife in your hand and bow down to our No. 1 swordsman!" !" My complexion must have been very ugly, because my voice was so weird that it didn't even sound like I was making it myself. I only uttered one word: "No!" I swung the knife sharply, and with a "chi" sound, I cut off a skirt, and quickly pierced the wound on my left leg. Then, I raised my head again, and said loudly, "I was just injured, and I don't know what to do." Not lost!" I said this sentence in Arabic. In an instant, all the Arabs in the cave stood up.But there was no sound other than the rubbing of their clothes. Peng Du took a deep breath, his expression became very serious, and he said, "Do you know what this means?" My voice was calm: "Of course I know." Peng Du said: "You are proposing a life-and-death duel, have you ever considered it?" I said coldly: "Can you stop talking nonsense and step back quickly?" Sure enough, Peng Du didn't say a word, and stepped back. At this time, all the Arabs could not help but take a step forward. I had no time to look at the expressions on their faces.Maybe they thought I was a warrior, maybe they thought I was a fool, but I couldn't understand their reaction. I want to take care of myself, I want to create victory with the knife in my hand, I don't want to fail! The knife in my hand gradually raised, and I found that my opponent had a strange light shining in his eyes, I stared at him, and he also stared at me, suddenly, I raised the knife and stabbed out! He backed up, I stabbed out again, he backed up again, I stabbed out for the third time, the scimitar in his hand swung around, my knife was swung away by him again, but I immediately retracted the knife, we fought again this time , different from the last time, last time, I was at a disadvantage as soon as I came up, but this time, it was a duel under the balance of power, and I attacked him again and again. It was ten breathless minutes, and during those ten minutes, I almost stopped thinking! However, my left leg started to hurt, the blood kept oozing out, and my gait was a little unsteady! Suddenly, I was stabbed in the shoulder again! The opponent's scimitar is so sharp, my shoulder was just scratched by the tip of the opponent's knife lightly, but a hole was opened immediately, and there was another bone-piercing pain! My upper body shrank involuntarily. At that moment, the opponent's knife passed over my head, and my hair fell down with the wind of the knife. However, I also took advantage of that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, when my opponent and I were extremely close, I swung my left elbow and slammed into the opponent's waist with force, and then kicked out! That kick hit the opponent's lower abdomen, he fell backwards, I sliced ​​it out, his head fell back, my knife cut off more than half of the white cloth covering his face. He let out a cry of surprise—it was the first time I heard him make a sound, since he came out of the yellow mantle, he hadn't made a sound at all, but this time the cry of surprise was a woman's cry . My movements were a series of actions. When I passed the knife across his face, I flipped my wrist, and the knife was already slashing towards her face! However, at that moment, my knife froze in mid-air, the light of the knife reflected the opponent's face, I couldn't cut any more! My opponent is her, Sandy!Her real name, of course, can't be Sandai, that's just Jiang Wentao calling her that way, she is that Arab girl, the one I'm looking for! There was a cold, iron-like light in her eyes, but I could still recognize that she was the one I was trying to find, and I finally found her, under such circumstances! At that time, I just stopped the knife suddenly and yelled. Naturally, no one could understand the meaning of my yell. I didn't know how much I wanted to say, but at that moment, I could only yell, come on! In place of all the words I have to say. But halfway through my yell, the opponent's scimitar had already pierced my stomach. I backed up abruptly, and she fell to the ground, and I just felt a strange dizziness, I was still standing, but I was almost passed out, I saw her stand up, saw all the Arabs, calling, I rushed forward, I was still standing, but I gradually bent down, the voice in my ears became more and more blurred, and finally, I fell down and passed out. It took an unknown amount of time before I regained consciousness: I was so thirsty that it seemed like a fire was burning in my mouth. I opened my eyes, and there was a blur in front of my eyes. I closed my eyes again, and I heard Peng Du's voice, and he was calling: "God be, I saw him open his eyes just now!" Several other people were talking, and another voice with a Scottish accent said: "Shut up, he needs to be quiet!" I slowly opened my eyes again, and I saw a caucasian man with a mustache looking down at me. I just feel lost. The bearded Caucasian hurriedly said: "I am a doctor. I was kidnapped by them to treat your injuries. For God's sake, you need to recover quickly!" I said weakly, "What's wrong with me?" "Very well, your condition is very good, your injury is serious, but within a month, you can recover!" "One month!" I sighed. The doctor said: "You have been lying down for a month, you don't care about another month!" This time, I didn't say a word. I have been lying down for a month. I really can't think about it. I have been lying down for more than a month?I really can't think about it. I closed my eyes, and at that moment, I just thought about why I wasn't dead. Of course I am not dead, otherwise I would not be able to think, but why am I not dead?Am I still myself?I wanted to see myself, and I opened my eyes again. I said with difficulty: "I... want to see myself!" The doctor was stunned: "What do you mean, why do you want to look at yourself." I struggled again: "Let me see myself... I can be sure of my own...existence!" The doctor was bending over to look at me. At this moment, he straightened up and said, "Give him a mirror!" Immediately, Peng Du turned around and gave instructions to another Arab, who went out, and after a while, came in with a mirror.I wanted to raise my hand to catch the mirror, but my hand only moved less than an inch, and then slumped down again. The doctor took the mirror and put it in front of my eyes, I lost my voice: "Where am I?" The mirror was turned on me, and of course I saw myself, but what I saw was a monster as thin as a skeleton, with knotted hair and a full half-inch beard! That's not really me, but that's really me! After I yelled, I closed my eyes, and I understood that when I was seriously injured and in a coma for a month without medical care, I really couldn't hope for a better look. When I closed my eyes, I heard Peng Du say: "Doctor, you are lucky, you see, he woke up, if he dies, you have to die with him, now, try to heal him !" The doctor smiled wryly, I sighed a few times, and then called out weakly: "Doctor, where are you from?" I felt the doctor's hand gently resting on my shoulder, and he said, "Don't worry, I'm part of your rescue." I was stunned and didn't know what it meant. The doctor continued: "After you were taken captive, a friend of yours immediately notified the local government, your friends, and your family. They all rushed to the Shande Desert, but they couldn't find you." The doctor paused, then continued: "I brought a radio transmitter into the desert, and they brought it here, now, I want to give you an injection and report the good news to your family! " "My family..." I was taken aback, "You mean, my wife is here too?" "Yes, there are still many people, including the chiefs of the four tribes, who are all concentrated in the Yali Oasis." I said weakly: "Take me out of here, take me...to the Yali Oasis!" The doctor smiled wryly: "No, firstly, your health is absolutely not suitable for any movement, and secondly, the leader here has issued an order that you are not allowed to leave!" Chief here! I can completely remember that the leader here is the No. 1 swordsman of this bandit tribe, that is, the beautiful girl Jiang Wentao and I are looking for! In an instant, I felt dizzy for a while, and the doctor injected me, and I passed out again.