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Chapter 280 Survival in the Sand Sea
the next day.

The hourglass showed that it was already morning, but it was so dark outside that I couldn't see my fingers.

"Brother-in-law," Tie Le was thinking about Kai Lun's future, and suddenly said, "The desert of no return is vast and boundless. Will Duke Langston come here?"

"Yes!" Ren Ning glanced at the dozing Matthew and nodded without hesitation.

The area around the Desert of No Return is very large, but there are only a few places with water sources.

Since Matthew can lead people through here, it means that this is one of the trade routes.[-]% of the Duke Langston behind will also come here.

"I'll go out to see the situation." After Lei Er finished speaking, he got up and left the hiding hole.

Not long after, he came back in a mess.

Bah Bah!

After spitting out a few mouthfuls of sand, he complained again and again: "The wind and sand outside were so strong that the watchtower was blown down. It was dark everywhere, and I didn't see anything."

I am afraid that only camels can survive in this kind of weather.

"Wait patiently." After Ren Ning finished speaking, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

To the north, there is no return to the desert.

"Hey, hello," Grand Duke Langston yelled, "Is there anyone else? Help... help!"

However, except for the sound of wind and sand, no one responded.

Occasionally, a horse passed by, almost a member of the Dubali camel caravan, and he didn't see the knight guards of the Duke's mansion at all.

"Guard, where's my five thousand riders? Come here!"

Grand Duke Langston was frightened out of his wits, and continued to call for help regardless of his dry throat.

As a duke, he can ride a horse, but most of the time he only uses it to race horses among the nobles or go out for a walk.

Now that he is in a hurry to run for his life, he has been riding a horse for a day and a night as a last resort.

The inner sides of the two legs were hot everywhere, as if they were about to catch fire.

This is already the second horse he has changed, but the mount is already foaming at the mouth, and it seems that he will not be able to hold on.

But just stopping means dying.

Grand Duke Langston had no choice but to grit his teeth, and slapped the horse's buttocks hard again.

Whoosh!

rustle!

At this time, the wind was stronger, and the sand poured down from the top of the head like a waterfall.

What a big sandstorm, my life is over!

Should have listened to the staff earlier...

Grand Duke Langston's face was full of despair, and he subconsciously bent down.

He wondered if he would be buried by the sand falling from the sky in the next second.

咴咴!
The mount under his crotch let out a long hiss, and rushed forward again.

He struggled to open his eyes.After seeing the situation in front of him clearly, I was even more desperate.

The handsome horse under his crotch has turned into a kite, caught in the wind and sand and drifting south...

thump.

After a long time, the wind weakened a little, and they hit the ground heavily one by one.

The mount uttered a final scream, its body trembled a few times, and then there was no more sound.

Gululu.

A gust of wind came, and Langston's fat body rolled forward involuntarily.

He instinctively scratched around, trying to grab something that would stabilize him.

I don't know how long it took, maybe a second, maybe a year.

In a trance, he suddenly lifted his spirits.

In addition to the sand, I grabbed something soft in my hand.

Putting it in front of my eyes, I saw that it was half a weed.

The thin leaves are covered with dust and look yellow.But with a finger rub, you can still see the hopeful green.

The Xiliang Prairie has arrived!
Grand Duke Langston woke up immediately.

Under the will to survive, he frantically moved forward like an earthworm, trying to get further away from the desert behind him.

But instead of moving, it would be better to be blown by the wind and sand and continue to float forward.

After a while of drowsiness, he fell into a small bush, and quickly grabbed a small tree not much bigger than his arm to stabilize himself.

Finally survived.

He let out a long breath.

"Your Excellency?" A surprised voice suddenly came from the side.

Startled, Langston quickly wiped the dust and sand off his eyes.

Forced to open his sand-filled eyes, he vaguely saw a dozen people nestled next to him.

One by one, like him, was shivering while hugging a small tree.

own people.

Duke Langston breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the opponent's leather armor has changed color, but the shape was specially selected by him at the beginning, so he recognized it at a glance.

"It's the duke. Which of you has water?" he asked.

Not long after, a small bag of water was handed over.

"My lord, there is not much water left."

Grand Duke Langston was not surprised, he didn't care whether the mouth of the bag was dry or not, he poured sand and water into his burning throat without hesitation.

Water is the source of growth of all things.

After drinking the water, he regained his energy, and his reservedness as a Grand Duke returned to him.

Sitting up straight against a small bush, he cleared his throat and was about to speak.

Call ~
A violent wind, sand and rain passed by.

As soon as his body lightened, he was directly blown into the air by the wind and sand, and was so frightened that he hugged the little tree tightly again.

Now Langston no longer cared about the majesty of the Grand Duke, and spoke while hugging the little tree.

Bah Bah!

"How many people got here?"

There was silence all around.

It took a while before a hoarse voice sounded, "Master Duke, the exact number is not clear. But it should not be too many."

They themselves were exploring the way ahead, and they rode good war horses, but they all ran away and killed their mounts.

The situation of other people behind can be imagined, it is estimated that most of them have been buried in the sea of ​​sand.

"However, the guards of the Barry camel caravan saw several of them."

Ugh!
Duke Langston let out a long sigh.

If you stay in the principality, the country will be destroyed and the family will perish.

Now that he escaped, although he was alive, all the gold, silver, jewelry and slave entourage were buried in the sea of ​​sand.

The days to come will probably be difficult.

"My lord duke, don't be discouraged," a subordinate comforted, "This time the wind and sand are heavy, but the camels should be able to survive. As long as they come here, we still have hope."

Most of the principality's wealth is on the back of camels.

For the next few days, they have been nesting in the bushes and dare not move.

One nest lasted for four days.

When I was hungry, I could only endure it forcefully, and when I was thirsty, I had to suck the bark in my arms.

Some people persisted and survived, while others fell silently.

On the fourth day,
The wind and sand finally subsided slowly, and there was silence in my ears, and I don't know when the whistling wind disappeared.The long-lost sunshine appeared in the sky.

Grand Duke Langston and his party looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally survived.

He staggered to his feet, checked, and found that he had no missing arms or legs.

"Get up, everyone, and quickly split up to find water and food..."

As he spoke, Langston froze for a moment and froze there.

Surrounding this bush was a circle of hills, which were not high but blocked most of the wind and sand for them.

However, at this moment, a group of people came to Xiaoqiu.

All of them were riding vigorous and handsome horses, holding gleaming weapons in their hands, and they had already surrounded them.

"Matthew?"

Someone had sharp eyes and immediately recognized the only man with a goatee and no weapon in his hands among the people who came.

"Our people?" Grand Duke Langston cheered up.

"Return to the Duke. Matthew is the head of the caravan, and also the guide of Viscount Andrea's vanguard."

Duke Langston was surprised and delighted.

Is this saved?
Cough!

After straightening his throat, he was about to speak.

However, that Matthew pointed at him expressionlessly, "Everyone, that is the Duke of Langston."

As soon as the voice fell, the surrounding people laughed grinningly and jumped down.

"Oops!" A guard reacted quickly: "These are enemies. Hurry up and protect the Duke."

The others looked at each other.

They were unarmed, and the weapons had long been lost without knowing where.And they hadn't eaten for a few days, and everyone was hungry and tired.

It's good to be able to stand firm now, what can I use to protect the Duke?

"What a loyal guard." Lei Er was impressed.

The education of stupid people and loyalty to the emperor in this era is very successful, so the more loyal the guards are, the more they will be killed.

brush!
With a flash of cold light, the big knife slashed across, and the guy who just broke off the branch to resist was cut in two.

Grand Duke Langston's eyes widened.

These... are Yunchui people?
(End of this chapter)