Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Sailing on the Sand
Sandstorms are a thing of the past.
The sky was still covered with thick sand, which could not stop floating down, layer by layer.
Ling Duyu and Zhuo Chuyuan pushed forward with difficulty.
Yan Yang, who once reigned over the land, can only look down on the two of them powerlessly on the sand and dust, and gradually sinks to the western horizon.
The tiresome, endless desert journey still awaits them.
After hearing the confrontation between Ling Duyu and Pang Du, Zhuo Chuyuan was puzzled and said, "He obviously lured us to Hell Gorge before attacking us. What kind of conspiracy is there?"
At dusk, their figures became longer, but their feet were in pain.
Fortunately, the cool air at dusk lessened the heat, otherwise it would have been even more difficult to persist.
There is still one night and one day, when the moon is full, if they chase Pang Du at the current speed, they can only fall behind him forever.Just thinking about it is discouraging.
Ling Duyu said: "Although we still don't know why Pang Du did this, and what exactly he was going to do? But we can roughly outline the matter."
Zhuo Chuyuan had exhausted her strength during the sandstorm, and she tried her best to cheer up and said, "Let's listen to it, and it can relieve your distress."
Ling Duyu lovingly untied her back, tied it in front of her body, and said, "We should be able to infer that Pang Du and Ji Cui have already established a relationship. The time should be the time when Pang Du was imprisoned. If we can find Marchman If I ask clearly, I can be sure whether I guessed correctly."
They started to climb up a small sand dune, Zhuo Chuyuan gasped and said: "That Pang Du must be a very special mental patient, so it can arouse Ji Cui's interest, maybe Ji Cui secretly helped him escape."
Ling Duyu was moved and said: "Director Zhuo is indeed exquisite, and this inference is reasonable."
Xuan said distressedly: "Marchman recorded Pang Du's dream eating, there must be an important clue in it, I only hate that Marchman refused to reveal it."
Zhuo Chuyuan raised her eyebrows and said: "If Ji Cui is really the female assassin, her background is not simple. At least she has excellent military knowledge, and deliberately concealed some facts from the US government, only showing her as a scholar . Don't forget that she has assassinated several important political figures."
Ling Duyu showed a thoughtful expression, and said slowly: "I still remember that when I was in prison that day, Pang Du said a few words to Ji Cui, but it was interrupted by Ji Cui firing an anesthetic needle."
Zhuo Chuyuan nodded to show that she remembered, and said: "He said, 'Why should I bother you to take action, you are better than me...' before the second sentence was finished, Ji Cui interrupted."
As he climbed up, Ling Duyu thought about it: "Although the first sentence is a bit strange, the meaning is clear. The second sentence has many possibilities, such as 'how much better are you than me', or 'how much better are you than me'? What difference do I have?" and so on, all in all, it was a tone of deep resentment and contempt."
After taking a breath, she continued: "Ji Cui once said that Pang Du is a person who worships evil power, and her own tone also revealed the tendency to worship evil intentionally or unintentionally. Adding Pang Du's two words, it can be inferred that Ji Cui Cui herself is also a believer in evil, which adds to the mystery of the whole thing."
Zhuo Chuyuan's delicate body trembled violently, she stopped and said, "There is a fact that we have never figured out, but it may be the key point."
Ling Duyu's expression became extremely solemn, and he nodded, "Do you mean that Pang Du seems to be able to escape the control of the moon demons, and mock them as lackeys and slaves?"
Zhuo Chuyuan said in a deep voice: "Who is whose running dog? Whose slave? If you can figure this out, you can clear the whole fog and find the truth."
The two walked up more than ten steps and reached the top of the hill, their hearts trembling at the same time.
The desert began to blow the cold wind of sunset, and the coolness invaded.
The rocks and gravel that had been scattered earlier have disappeared without a trace, replaced by endless sand dunes, extending beyond the horizon, like the plump and undulating breasts of a slender lady, but at this moment it fell on the two In the eyes, there is only a feeling of terror.
Due to the different textures of the sand dune slopes, although they are both yellow, there are still slight differences in color.
The sand on the windward slopes is particularly dense and dark.
Especially in the afterglow of the setting sun, the east-facing slopes are sunken in shadows, and the strong contrast between yin and yang, light and dark, forms a strange texture all over the land, which is weird and monotonous.
The two had been tortured by the desert just now, and when they saw the vast ocean of sand grains, they immediately felt exhausted, extremely exhausted, helpless and dejected.
After Zhuo Chunuan and Ling Duyu looked at each other and smiled wryly, they were about to step down the slope, but for some reason, they lost their balance in a daze, and rolled straight down with a coquettish cry.
Ling Duyu was startled and hurried down.
"Peng!"
Zhuo Chuyuan fell to the bottom of the slope, unable to get up again.
When Ling Duyu helped her up, Zhuo Chuyuan said in shock, "What is that?"
Ling Duyu followed her gaze, and saw something half buried in the sand more than ten meters away. Curiosity arose, and he helped Zhuo Chunuan to take a closer look. It turned out to be a dead camel, the camel skin was rotten and the bones were visible. The swollen internal organs were faintly visible, and the sight was really nauseating.
When Zhuo Chuyuan wanted to pull Ling Duyu away, Ling Duyu pulled her back and walked around the camel corpse.
When Zhuo Chuyuan saw what it was, she sighed: "It turned out to be a poor camel dragging a sand sled. Somehow, it got separated from its owner, and ended up drinking and hating the yellow sand."
The goods on the sand sled have long been lost, and only the sand sled is half buried in the sand. The long sled at the bottom is also equipped with pulleys, so that the sled can move freely on the sand or stone slabs at the same time. The design is quite clever.
Ling Duyu unloaded two heavy backpacks, bent down, and dug the sand.
Zhuo Chuyuan frowned and said, "Do you want to be a hunchback to pull others? How can I be willing?"
Ling Duyu smiled and said, "Quickly offer your sweet kiss, we are saved this time, have you ever tried sailing on the sand?"
Facing the whirring night wind of the desert, the temporary sails with tents tied on the cut wooden slats were inflated, and the sand sleds were driven across the barren land that was still daunting to them before. Gusts of wind blew swiftly, Zhuo Chuyuan put her arms around Ling Duyu's neck who was manipulating the sail, her hair fluttered with the wind, and under the golden moonlight, she was even more glamorous. At this time, she leaned close to Ling Duyu's ear and said, "How long will it take to catch up with Pang Du?" Ling Duyu steered the sled across the two sand dunes, and replied: "He thought we couldn't keep up with him, so he absorbed moon energy while running, but his running speed was amazing. And because he didn't have to avoid the sand dunes , and we are winding, so it will not be much slower than us." Zhuo Chuyuan said: "How are you going to deal with him?" Ling Duyu said happily: "I'm going around in circles with him as the center. As long as I know where Hell Gap is, I'll go there first, and then wait there with a sniper rifle for Pang Du to come up to die." Zhuo Chuyuan said: "Aren't you afraid that Ji Cui will also be there waiting for us to die?" Ling Duyu said in a deep voice: "So the last part of the journey must be completed with Director Zhuo's jade legs, can you sleep well?" Zhuo Chuyuan lay down happily, resting her head on Ling Duyu's lap, her beautiful eyes sparkled and she said with a charming smile: "Now I will teach you a lesson, let's put people to sleep!" Seeing her smiling face like a flower, Ling Poyu couldn't help lowering his head and sealing her fragrant lips heavily.
The earth quickly retreated under the sand sled. The full moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the desert golden, sacred and beautiful. After bypassing a huge sand dune with a width of three kilometers, a row of dark rock dunes appeared on the horizon ahead. At this moment, Zhuo Chuyuan was sleeping soundly, only tossing and turning softly, which was obviously the sequelae of her delicate body after a whole day of tossing. The rock dunes gradually expanded, and the sandy land was gradually replaced by sandstone. A dry riverbed appeared to the left, with rocks rising from the sand at the bottom. The wind was blocked by the rocky hills in front, and it blew back, making it even more inconvenient for Ling Duyu, a land sandboat, to move. Half an hour later, the sand sled climbed onto the black slate plain, and the pulleys under the sled creaked as they worked. Ling Duyu has a beautiful pillow in his arms, and being in such a strange place, he has a strange feeling of being in a dream. Everything seems so surreal. In less than an hour the sand sled reached the end of the slate plain. The front was just a black line of rock mounds on the horizon, but its outline was clearly visible. It is a row of more than a dozen continuous granite mountains, two of which are as high as a thousand meters, and the momentum is overwhelming. Ling Duyu was sure that Hell Gap was one of the canyons, because there were no other hills nearby, and because he felt that Pang Du, who had been left more than ten kilometers away, was coming in this direction. The ground was no longer the sand and rocks before, but a hard ground mixed with stones, pebbles and coarse sand, and the sand sled was bumped violently. Zhuo Chuyuan groaned softly, turned around and asked, "Are you there?" Ling Jiyu said lovingly: "Lie down for a while! We're almost there!" Zhuo Chuyuan got up, sat up straight, looked forward, "Heh!" and exclaimed, "That's right there!" Ling Duyu smiled and said: "Now let's assume that Xia Neng is not dead, so the plan is to deal with Ji Cui first, rescue Xia Neng, and then turn around to deal with Pang Du. We can go home tomorrow morning." The sand sled sailboat circled far away and stopped in the north of the mountain. Ling Duyu and Zhuo Chuyuan put on night vision goggles, took only weapons, water and a small amount of dry food, jumped off the sand sled, entered the mountainous area, and dived in the direction of the gorge they identified earlier. There are still three hours until dawn. According to Pang Du's speed, he would never get here in less than two hours. They must make good use of these two hours. After sleeping, Zhuo Chuyuan regained her energy and no longer needed Ling Duyu's support. Under the gusts of cold wind, the two cautiously came to the mouth of the gorge, and saw the towering mountains on both sides, with countless stones hanging high above their heads, as if they would collapse and fall on them at any time. The gorge is uneven, and there are strange rocks blocking the road from time to time. But it is good for concealing the body, and it is very wide. Ling Duyu and Zhuo Chuyuan entered the gorge after confirming that there was no one there. They inspected the situation as they walked, and from time to time they had to climb up rock hills, twists and turns, and kept going deeper. Because this series of rocky mountains are located in the hinterland of the desert, travel has disappeared, but I don't know how Pang Du found such a place. Climbing up a hill again, the eyes suddenly opened up. The two were shocked at the same time, looking at everything in front of them in disbelief. Extending at the foot of the hill is a half-kilometer-wide flat land, the soil is hard, dotted with gray and black mixed stones, and the stones are shaped like slate tiles. Of course they were not surprised by the empty valley surrounded by mountains. What moved them was the fact that there was a cargo plane with folded wings parked in the center of the valley. This is an unbelievable fact. The two couldn't help looking back at the gorge leading to the valley, imagining the thrilling situation of the plane flying over the gorge and landing in the valley. There was no one in the valley. The two leaned down and stared at the body shining brightly under the moonlight below. Zhuo Chuyuan said in a low voice: "If I were Ji Cui, I would definitely hide in the cabin and prepare to give Pang Du a cold shot. Huh!? Why is there no vehicle that brought Ji Cui here? Where did she hide that thing?" where?" Ling Duyu said: "Of course we hide elsewhere like us." Seeing Ling Duyu frowning in thought, Zhuo Chuyuan asked, "What are you thinking?" Ling Duyu thought about it: "I remember that day in the prison, I could have killed Pang Du, but Ji Cui blocked me, so I lost my chance." Zhuo Chuyuan nodded and said: "Of course I remember, but later she raised her gun and shot at Pang Du many times, obviously... No! I understand, she may just be showing us." Ling Duyu said: "There must be a very delicate relationship between Ji Cui and Pang Du, but it was destroyed because Pang Du secretly stole the magic stone. But in Ji Cui's plan, Pang Du should be a very important link , so that she cannot live without him." Zhuo Chuyuan suddenly said: "That is to say, Ji Cui's purpose is not to kill Pang Du, but to capture him alive so that her plan can continue." Ling Duyu smiled bitterly: "Whether this judgment is accurate or not is a matter of our life and death. Because it represents a completely different strategy and method." Zhuo Chuyuan is a smart woman, of course she grasped the meaning of Ling Duyu's words. If Ji Cui wanted to kill Pang Du, all he had to do was plant bombs where Pang Du must pass, and it was guaranteed that Pang Du would be blown to pieces cleanly. But if he is to be captured alive, another arrangement should be made. Since they are going to deal with Ji Cui now, and Ji Cui is ready to fight, they must figure out Ji Cui's plan, otherwise they will only become Pang Du's scapegoats. Zhuo Chuyuan calmly said: "Suppose Ji Cui wants to capture Pang Du alive, what should we do?" Ling Duyu kissed her on the forehead, and said happily: "Whether Ji Cui wants to capture Pang Du alive or kill Pang Du, the chances are better than our own. Our wise ancestors once said: When a snipe and a clam fight, A man's gain. I can't think of anything better than being a fisherman, and the best part is that neither of them know we'll be lurking around." Zhuo Chuyuan moved and said: "You are too cunning." Ling Duyu sniffed her hair and said, "Not only am I cunning, but I'm also very aggressive. How about we find a more favorable position and be gentle and intimate, so as not to miss the beauty of tonight's beautiful day." Zhuo Chuyuan knew that he was just joking, but she still showed the reservedness of a woman, and said unyieldingly, "You seem to have forgotten your friend Xia Neng!" Ling Duyu said lightly: "Ji Cui is responsible for cleaning up Pang Du, and we are responsible for cleaning up Ji Cui. If Xia Neng is still safe and sound, the situation will only get better, and it will never get worse. Come on!"
Facing the whirring night wind of the desert, the temporary sails with tents tied on the cut wooden slats were inflated, and the sand sleds were driven across the barren land that was still daunting to them before. Gusts of wind blew swiftly, Zhuo Chuyuan put her arms around Ling Duyu's neck who was manipulating the sail, her hair fluttered with the wind, and under the golden moonlight, she was even more glamorous. At this time, she leaned close to Ling Duyu's ear and said, "How long will it take to catch up with Pang Du?" Ling Duyu steered the sled across the two sand dunes, and replied: "He thought we couldn't keep up with him, so he absorbed moon energy while running, but his running speed was amazing. And because he didn't have to avoid the sand dunes , and we are winding, so it will not be much slower than us." Zhuo Chuyuan said: "How are you going to deal with him?" Ling Duyu said happily: "I'm going around in circles with him as the center. As long as I know where Hell Gap is, I'll go there first, and then wait there with a sniper rifle for Pang Du to come up to die." Zhuo Chuyuan said: "Aren't you afraid that Ji Cui will also be there waiting for us to die?" Ling Duyu said in a deep voice: "So the last part of the journey must be completed with Director Zhuo's jade legs, can you sleep well?" Zhuo Chuyuan lay down happily, resting her head on Ling Duyu's lap, her beautiful eyes sparkled and she said with a charming smile: "Now I will teach you a lesson, let's put people to sleep!" Seeing her smiling face like a flower, Ling Poyu couldn't help lowering his head and sealing her fragrant lips heavily.
The earth quickly retreated under the sand sled. The full moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the desert golden, sacred and beautiful. After bypassing a huge sand dune with a width of three kilometers, a row of dark rock dunes appeared on the horizon ahead. At this moment, Zhuo Chuyuan was sleeping soundly, only tossing and turning softly, which was obviously the sequelae of her delicate body after a whole day of tossing. The rock dunes gradually expanded, and the sandy land was gradually replaced by sandstone. A dry riverbed appeared to the left, with rocks rising from the sand at the bottom. The wind was blocked by the rocky hills in front, and it blew back, making it even more inconvenient for Ling Duyu, a land sandboat, to move. Half an hour later, the sand sled climbed onto the black slate plain, and the pulleys under the sled creaked as they worked. Ling Duyu has a beautiful pillow in his arms, and being in such a strange place, he has a strange feeling of being in a dream. Everything seems so surreal. In less than an hour the sand sled reached the end of the slate plain. The front was just a black line of rock mounds on the horizon, but its outline was clearly visible. It is a row of more than a dozen continuous granite mountains, two of which are as high as a thousand meters, and the momentum is overwhelming. Ling Duyu was sure that Hell Gap was one of the canyons, because there were no other hills nearby, and because he felt that Pang Du, who had been left more than ten kilometers away, was coming in this direction. The ground was no longer the sand and rocks before, but a hard ground mixed with stones, pebbles and coarse sand, and the sand sled was bumped violently. Zhuo Chuyuan groaned softly, turned around and asked, "Are you there?" Ling Jiyu said lovingly: "Lie down for a while! We're almost there!" Zhuo Chuyuan got up, sat up straight, looked forward, "Heh!" and exclaimed, "That's right there!" Ling Duyu smiled and said: "Now let's assume that Xia Neng is not dead, so the plan is to deal with Ji Cui first, rescue Xia Neng, and then turn around to deal with Pang Du. We can go home tomorrow morning." The sand sled sailboat circled far away and stopped in the north of the mountain. Ling Duyu and Zhuo Chuyuan put on night vision goggles, took only weapons, water and a small amount of dry food, jumped off the sand sled, entered the mountainous area, and dived in the direction of the gorge they identified earlier. There are still three hours until dawn. According to Pang Du's speed, he would never get here in less than two hours. They must make good use of these two hours. After sleeping, Zhuo Chuyuan regained her energy and no longer needed Ling Duyu's support. Under the gusts of cold wind, the two cautiously came to the mouth of the gorge, and saw the towering mountains on both sides, with countless stones hanging high above their heads, as if they would collapse and fall on them at any time. The gorge is uneven, and there are strange rocks blocking the road from time to time. But it is good for concealing the body, and it is very wide. Ling Duyu and Zhuo Chuyuan entered the gorge after confirming that there was no one there. They inspected the situation as they walked, and from time to time they had to climb up rock hills, twists and turns, and kept going deeper. Because this series of rocky mountains are located in the hinterland of the desert, travel has disappeared, but I don't know how Pang Du found such a place. Climbing up a hill again, the eyes suddenly opened up. The two were shocked at the same time, looking at everything in front of them in disbelief. Extending at the foot of the hill is a half-kilometer-wide flat land, the soil is hard, dotted with gray and black mixed stones, and the stones are shaped like slate tiles. Of course they were not surprised by the empty valley surrounded by mountains. What moved them was the fact that there was a cargo plane with folded wings parked in the center of the valley. This is an unbelievable fact. The two couldn't help looking back at the gorge leading to the valley, imagining the thrilling situation of the plane flying over the gorge and landing in the valley. There was no one in the valley. The two leaned down and stared at the body shining brightly under the moonlight below. Zhuo Chuyuan said in a low voice: "If I were Ji Cui, I would definitely hide in the cabin and prepare to give Pang Du a cold shot. Huh!? Why is there no vehicle that brought Ji Cui here? Where did she hide that thing?" where?" Ling Duyu said: "Of course we hide elsewhere like us." Seeing Ling Duyu frowning in thought, Zhuo Chuyuan asked, "What are you thinking?" Ling Duyu thought about it: "I remember that day in the prison, I could have killed Pang Du, but Ji Cui blocked me, so I lost my chance." Zhuo Chuyuan nodded and said: "Of course I remember, but later she raised her gun and shot at Pang Du many times, obviously... No! I understand, she may just be showing us." Ling Duyu said: "There must be a very delicate relationship between Ji Cui and Pang Du, but it was destroyed because Pang Du secretly stole the magic stone. But in Ji Cui's plan, Pang Du should be a very important link , so that she cannot live without him." Zhuo Chuyuan suddenly said: "That is to say, Ji Cui's purpose is not to kill Pang Du, but to capture him alive so that her plan can continue." Ling Duyu smiled bitterly: "Whether this judgment is accurate or not is a matter of our life and death. Because it represents a completely different strategy and method." Zhuo Chuyuan is a smart woman, of course she grasped the meaning of Ling Duyu's words. If Ji Cui wanted to kill Pang Du, all he had to do was plant bombs where Pang Du must pass, and it was guaranteed that Pang Du would be blown to pieces cleanly. But if he is to be captured alive, another arrangement should be made. Since they are going to deal with Ji Cui now, and Ji Cui is ready to fight, they must figure out Ji Cui's plan, otherwise they will only become Pang Du's scapegoats. Zhuo Chuyuan calmly said: "Suppose Ji Cui wants to capture Pang Du alive, what should we do?" Ling Duyu kissed her on the forehead, and said happily: "Whether Ji Cui wants to capture Pang Du alive or kill Pang Du, the chances are better than our own. Our wise ancestors once said: When a snipe and a clam fight, A man's gain. I can't think of anything better than being a fisherman, and the best part is that neither of them know we'll be lurking around." Zhuo Chuyuan moved and said: "You are too cunning." Ling Duyu sniffed her hair and said, "Not only am I cunning, but I'm also very aggressive. How about we find a more favorable position and be gentle and intimate, so as not to miss the beauty of tonight's beautiful day." Zhuo Chuyuan knew that he was just joking, but she still showed the reservedness of a woman, and said unyieldingly, "You seem to have forgotten your friend Xia Neng!" Ling Duyu said lightly: "Ji Cui is responsible for cleaning up Pang Du, and we are responsible for cleaning up Ji Cui. If Xia Neng is still safe and sound, the situation will only get better, and it will never get worse. Come on!"