Chapter 124
Although they said they were sleeping, in fact, Chu Huaiqin and Xia Entang both got up after half an hour. The former had already sorted out his emotions, while the latter had not slept at all. As soon as Chu Huaiqin moved, Xia Entang woke up.
"What's wrong?" Xia En asked hoarsely.
"Let's go out and look at the stars." Chu Huaiqin wrapped his coat around him and emerged from the tent. Xia En quickly followed with a fan, turning it on to hot air mode and shoving it into Chu Huaiqin's arms.
"It seems the dust has completely passed," Chu Huaiqin looked up at the starry night sky, squatted down, picked up a stone and began to draw on the ground, muttering to himself, "The North Star is due north, and we are traveling from east to southwest..."
Chu Huaiqin grabbed the map and the compass, and combined with the North Star in the sky, he drew one map after another on the ground. Xia En squatted beside him, pointing here and there and giving suggestions. In a short while, the two of them drew a topographic map.
Those who understood the time difference in the audience were screaming, while those who didn’t were confused. Why did it seem like Chu Huaiqin knew his location just by drawing a random picture?
"Alright, there's no need to return tomorrow. Just go southwest from here." Chu Huaiqin tossed the stone to the ground, stood up and stretched. "I wonder what the people of Sheep Country are like."
"It shouldn't be too bad." Xia En said casually.
In the live broadcast room, some people were laughing and some were crying.
No, they are much more miserable. As the captain of the Double Eagles team said, they will be luckier if they follow Chu Huaiqin.
The situation of the other team was indeed not right at this time. When they found out that they were completely lost, they did not stop but continued walking. However, they did not expect that the direction they went was getting further and further away, and finally they had to stop when it was dark.
Extreme fatigue and psychological pressure made a group of people lie on the ground and not want to move. Looking at the sky covered by dust, many people felt a little depressed.
"It's Polaris." A voice sounded, and everyone looked over. It was Chen, who had a Chinese face but participated in the competition as the British Empire.
"What's the use of stars?" asked a member of the British Empire team.
"Direction, it can identify the direction." Chen said.
The others wanted to ask something, but they saw him turn around and leave the crowd, and several contestants following him also walked aside.
"What does he mean?" Daley from the Aunts team pointed at Chen and said to Liman in disbelief. Previously, the few members of the British Empire hadn't been close to them, but at least they had followed them. Now, with their members eliminated one by one, only six remained, and Chen began to act arrogantly. "Hmph, you think our lack of numbers will burden him?" David from the Kangaroos sneered. Now there were only three members left on Team Sam, two on Team A, one on Team B, and four members of the British Empire, three of whom were mercenaries. Their numbers were roughly equal, but in terms of strength, the British Empire was stronger.
"He's an ungrateful bastard," Phil spat. "Don't worry about him. Since the stars are out, it means the dust has dispersed. We can confirm the direction tomorrow."
Phil's words made many people feel relieved. Those who had food cooked it, and those who had no food could only drink water.
The live broadcast room sighed: Since Liman was beaten by his brother, he has become well-behaved.
"I still want to know how my brother hit him. There's no injury on his face!"
"But then he lay in the director's tent for a whole day, with doctors coming in and out. I don't believe him when he says he's not injured."
It’s a pity that we couldn’t see the fight between Chu Huaiqin and Liman in the live broadcast room.
Everyone slept very comfortably that night because of the appearance of the stars. When they woke up the next day, they were shocked when they found that the people from the United States could not find their location on the map.
"The director only drew a fixed route map. Once you deviate from the fixed route, the map will be blank."
Someone finally realized the horror of this map and looked at each other in confusion for a moment.
Chu Huaiqin and his team also discovered this problem, but fortunately Chu Huaiqin used the North Star to draw a map last night. As long as they follow the direction on the map, they can enter the route designated by the director team again.
After the sandstorm, they got their first clear look at the Gobi Desert. It was still endless, still covered in yellow sand. But unlike when they first entered the Gobi Desert, the temperature had already reached 30 degrees Celsius at 6 a.m., demonstrating just how horrific the temperature would be by noon. Furthermore, after straying from their route, the Gobi Desert had very little vegetation, suggesting that their food supply was likely a problem.
"Let's go before the sun comes out!" Chu Huaiqin was sweating profusely, but after standing outside for a while, he was already soaked. Xia En hastily hung the fan in front of Chu Huaiqin and tried to take his backpack, but was rejected.
"I'll take it." Xia En was reluctant to give in and looked at Chu Huaiqin stubbornly.
"I can still carry it now. If the temperature gets extremely high at noon, you might have to come." Chu Huaiqin put on his sunglasses and wiped the sweat off his face. "Xia En, carry the onion."
"I didn't expect your physique to be like this." The people from the Maozi team came up and looked at Chu Huaiqin curiously, finding it very interesting.
"Thank you for the compliment." Chu Huaiqin said with a smile.
Maozi team member: ...
I laughed in the live broadcast room. Every time I saw my brother thanking someone seriously and the person accepting the thanks had a puzzled look on his face, I felt it was a little cute.
Three teams of fifteen people set out, with no food and only water to drink. They walked slowly, as they had to conserve their energy and look around for food. But to everyone's surprise, there was nothing, not even a blade of grass.
As the sun rose, the temperature rose. At nine in the morning, it had already reached thirty-five degrees Celsius, and it was foreseeable that it would likely reach forty degrees Celsius by noon. Chu Huaiqin's physical strength was gradually fading, and his pace was getting slower and slower. In such hot weather, the Maozi team didn't want to follow Chu Huaiqin on the Gobi Desert, so they said goodbye to Chu Huaiqin and left first.
The people from the Double Eagle Team ran over to ask Chu Huaiqin if they had enough water. Chu Huaiqin waved his hands, unable to speak due to the heat. It was Xia Entanglement who replied, letting them go first as they had enough water.
Not long after, the Double Eagles disappeared from everyone's sight.
In the vast Gobi Desert, the rustling sound of footsteps echoed. The scorching sun hung down from overhead, and the heat from the ground surged up. The five people felt like they were walking in an oven.
"Brother, brother," the little monk said, breathing heavily. "There's a fire ahead, ahead, is it?"
The little monk's sunglasses fell on his nose. He looked into the distance. On the boundless Gobi Desert, the sunlight was like a flame, as if it was about to burn.
"Really, really," Su Huaichen breathed heavily, pointing ahead with a trembling finger. "I saw it, it's flowing. I saw the trajectory of the fire. It's like a stream of water, flowing. Is it burning the air?"
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Don't want to answer.
Lin Zhinan didn't want to answer even more. She was tired and hungry, and her steps were staggering.
"Brother, will we be familiar with each other?" The little monk drank some water and walked in a daze.
"Make a contribution when it's cooked!" Xia En couldn't stand the little monk's noise. His mind was all on Chu Huaiqin. Seeing him walking step by step with difficulty, he wanted to carry him on his back.
"What, what contribution?" The little monk was very innocent. He blinked his eyes, and wiped away the sweat from his eyelids, which fell on his veil.
"Meat! I'm so hungry!" Su Huaichen sighed and turned to look at the little monk.
The little monk's legs immediately shook, and he ran to Chu Huaiqin's side, glaring at Su Huaichen angrily.
"Save your energy." Chu Huaiqin finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
The few of them stopped arguing and continued to move forward slowly. Like Chu Huaiqin and his team, the other teams were also hurrying on their way, intending to find their way back to the route on the map without a road map. However, the live broadcast room was dumbfounded as they watched the Sam Nation team go further and further away.
"Oh my God, are the production team crazy? Are they still going to do the show? They didn't even remind me."
"Oh my god, they're going to get further and further away like this."
"I should have followed Chu Huaiqin and the others. Looking at Maozi and the Double Eagles, they were heading in the right direction."
"Chu from the Rolling Team is very nice. He actually told them the route and let them go first."
"Yes, yes, after watching the show so far, my favorite character is Chu. But, can he really make it to the end?"
"I was really worried he might faint at any moment."
The live broadcast room contains soul-touching conversations.
Chu Huaiqin's condition was really bad at this time. It took him half a minute to walk a one-meter long distance, and he bent so hard that he almost looked like an old man.
"rest."
Xia En couldn't bear it any longer, so for the first time he gave the order for a break. Chu Huaiqin didn't object; he felt dizzy, but fortunately he was hungry.
The weather was too hot. In order to ventilate the room, they tied a tent with trekking poles and erected it as a roof. They put a tent under their buttocks and used a tent to block the sunlight from the side. The five people squeezed in and drank water with the fan on.
Xia En took out a towel and wiped the sweat off Chu Huaiqin, who didn't even want to lift his fingers. He then took off the veil from his sunglasses and saw the almost transparent whiteness of his skin. He knew that he was already terribly hot.
"Take a rest." Xia En put the backpack on his back and let Chu Huaiqin lie down.
Seeing Chu Huaiqin's eyes tightly shut, his face looking uncomfortable, Xia En frowned. He turned around and was about to leave the tent when he saw the little monk reaching out his sinful little hand, plucking a shallot and chewing it. The slightly spicy and pungent taste made his face wrinkle, but he didn't dare to cry out, swallowing it with a bitter face. Just as he was about to turn around to get some water, he suddenly saw Xia En staring at him. His face flushed with fear, and he hesitated to say something, but Xia En signaled him to shut up with his eyes.
Ignoring the starving monk, Xia Entang wrapped himself up and emerged from the tent. Glancing around, he spotted a hint of vegetation in the distance. He whispered a greeting to the monk and Su Huaichen, then headed towards it.
Seeing that Xia Entang didn't scold him, the little monk breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out two more scallions. He handed one to Lin Zhinan and took the other one to Chu Huaiqin. He whispered, "Brother, brother, have some scallions to fill your stomach!"
"No, pull out all the onions, and then I'll use you to stew the meat." Chu Huaiqin's voice was low and deep, but it scared the little monk so much that he quickly ran back to water the onions.
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