Chapter 2255 Don’t keep it secret for us (Reward for the book friend “十年萌萌” plus 2)
The sky gradually darkened and the road ahead began to turn. It was a road that meandered along the foot of a mountain. Because it was a Gobi Desert, the road was a bit bumpy and the carriage was a bit bumpy.
After turning around the mountain wall, they will find a road exposed to a wide field of view. Because the road goes around, it is only about eight miles away from the checkpoint over there. If someone stands on a high place, they can vaguely see this side.
If a horse runs fast, it will make noise. After all, they have a lot of horses and carriages, so the noise is naturally quite loud.
Lieutenant General Nie raised his hand to stop the convoy and ordered, "Have dinner first and leave after it is completely dark."
Everyone quietly dismounted and took out their dry food to eat. This was the dry food that had been prepared in the village. Although it was a bit cold now, it was not very hard and could still be eaten with relish with water.
After finishing their dry food, everyone silently continued to mount their horses and carts and move forward.
Everyone walked forward along the mountain wall in silence, walked out of the mountain wall, and followed the guide along the road. They didn't dare to go too far to the right because there was lush grass and water there, but they heard that there was a swamp under the grass and water, and no matter whether it was people or livestock, they would easily fall into it if they stepped into it.
Everyone walked forward in silence, with only the stars in the sky lighting up, allowing them to barely see the road ahead. The old man's eldest grandson smiled and said, "We came here to hunt deer before daybreak, so we dared to take this road. You are very brave, daring to walk an untraveled road at night."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "It is you who gave us the courage. If someone else had led the way, we might not have dared to go."
This was a high level of trust, and the old man's grandson smiled happily.
They walked this way for two hours, and it was not until late at night that the two guides stopped and said, "This is it. We have found our way out."
General Nie also felt it. They had just turned a corner and he walked back and forth, barely remembering some of the route.
He said, "Let's go a little further and then stop to set up camp."
Everyone agreed and walked forward for a while before stopping.
The soldiers and guards huddled together to rest and have a bite to eat.
Manbao and his friends live in the car.
There was no fire and there were a lot of mosquitoes. Manbao groped in the dark and opened a box, took out a bundle, and opened it to find it was full of medicine bags.
She handed the medicine bag to Manager Li and asked him to distribute it to everyone. It can repel mosquitoes.
The old man’s eldest grandson got one and was very surprised. The mosquito that had been buzzing around him slowly disappeared, and he was extremely surprised.
When it was daybreak, they said goodbye to Manbao and the others.
Manbao thought of the horse thieves who were watching them from somewhere, and said to him, "If anyone, including the horse thieves, comes to your village to ask about us, you must tell them the truth."
After hearing Wei Xingren's translation, the eldest grandson's eyes widened, and he patted his chest angrily and said, "Sir, we are people who keep our promises and will not betray you."
Manbao was stunned for a moment and then quickly said: "You misunderstood, this is not sarcasm, but a reminder."
She said, "They are very cruel. You may not be able to defeat them. Even if you don't tell them, they will guess it. It is better to tell them. At least it will buy your safety."
She said, "Not to mention that we've gone far away, they might not be able to catch up with us. Even if they do, it's better than slaughtering you right in the village. There are so many of us, and there are no elderly or children. We are much better off than you."
When the two heard Wei Xingren's translation, their mouths opened wide. Obviously, this operation was beyond the two young men's cognition. It was the first time they had seen people and a convoy who actively asked to be betrayed.
Wei Xingren, however, secretly admired Zhou Man's noble character and thoroughness, and he also advised the two men, "Master Zhou is right. If you are too tough, be careful of the disaster of genocide."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "If you are hesitant, why not go back and tell your grandfather the truth? I think he will understand."
The two of them stopped hesitating, bowed to the others, and turned around to leave.
Everyone watched them walk away, and then some started to get on their horses and some got on their cars.
They changed the route to Gaochang because the original route was blocked by horse thieves. They now took another route, which was a long distance away from the original route, but the direction was roughly the same.
Heavy rain has never taken this road, but in the desert and Gobi, as long as you are sure of the direction, you will not get lost, and you can wade your way out even if there is no road.
And Zhinin is there too.
Bai Shan and the others discovered that Zhiren knew the way better than Da Yu and the scouts. He had obviously never been on this road, but he could explain it clearly.
Seeing the six young men's eyes sparkling, Zhinin couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "Do you want to learn?"
The six of them nodded together. Now they knew it, at least they wouldn't get lost, right?
Zhiren smiled slightly and taught them how to identify the stars and determine the direction.
"When the sun is bright, there is the sun; when the sun is dark, there are the stars and the moon. As long as the sun, the moon, and the stars are still there, people will not get lost."
Manbao: "What if it rains and there are no stars at night?"
Zhiren burst into laughter and said, "It's not easy to encounter rainy days in the desert. If you encounter one, it means you are very lucky. In this case, why not stay and wait until the rain passes before you find your way."
Manbao smiled sheepishly and asked, "If we're not in the desert, but somewhere else, is there any other way to tell the direction besides the sun, moon, and stars?"
"Of course." Zhiren has traveled a lot in his life, both alone and with his apprentices, and has experienced all kinds of hardships and dangers. Things like identifying directions are easy for him and he is very skilled at it.
The six people learned with great interest, but after just an hour, three of them left, and only Manbao Baishan and Yin Huo were left by Master Zhiren's side.
Bai Erlang and the others gave up because they found it so boring. Looking at the stars and the moon was not fun at all. They also had to calculate so many things that their brains were about to explode.
Bai Erlang felt that since it was so difficult to identify directions, they should bring a guard with them when traveling in the future, especially a guard who could identify directions.
Bai Shan and Man Bao became more and more interested in learning. When they stopped to rest at night, they could work out many formulas by the fire.
Sometimes the firelight was too dim to see clearly, so they took out pen, ink and paper, did calculations on the paper, and then compared them with the stars in the sky.
Zhiren couldn't help but sigh inwardly as he watched. He had just been teaching them casually, but now he couldn't help but take it seriously.
Yin Huo also studied very hard, but compared to Bai Shan and Man Bao, he was obviously more interested in the Buddhist principles that Zhi Ren mixed in. Zhi Ren also felt that he was very insightful and couldn't help but discuss Buddhist principles with him.
Jie Chen had been lying on the carriage, only getting off when he needed to rest. He was able to sit down now, and seeing that his master had completely forgotten about him and was happily teaching the three teenagers, he couldn't help but fall silent.
(End of this chapter)
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