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The camels immediately dug the sand with their hands. The sound from here had already led the scattered camels here. Everyone was a little puzzled when they saw a long wooden stake.

The two camel riders moved very slowly, and someone next to them immediately stepped forward to help. After a while, a deep hole was dug, but there was still nothing, Qiu Yinghao frowned, and finally said: "There is no need to dig, there is nothing. With a suspicious look on his face, he clenched his fist and said to himself: "Why is there a wooden stake here?"

Chu Huan walked to the edge of the pit, squatted down and looked at it, then looked at the wooden stake, and finally asked, "Master Qiu, could this... be some kind of mark?"

"Sign?" Qiu Yinghao was startled, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's also possible, but... what kind of mark is this in this vast desert?"

Chu Huan stood up and looked around. There were endless sand dunes. After a moment of silence, he suddenly looked at Sun Nai in the crowd and asked, "Sun Nai, do you mean that the Ma family has been heading west after leaving the camp alone?"

Sun Nai nodded and said, "Yes."

"Master Ma didn't notice you at first, but when he found you, he stopped and called you two out?" Chu Huan stared into Sun Nai's eyes.

Sun Nai said: "That's right, the wolf boy and I were worried about the safety of the head of the house, so we followed secretly, and walked to the previous field. The head of the house suddenly stopped and called us out."

"In other words, you can't be sure that the place just now is the place Ma Dangjia wants to go." Chu Huan asked: "Is it possible that he walked there and noticed that you were following, so he didn't continue walking, but he wanted to reach The destination is not that place?"

Sun Nai was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head: "I... I don't know."

But Qiu Yinghao seemed to understand something, and asked, "Uncle Chu, what do you mean, this is where the brother really wants to go, and this wooden stake... is a sign that the brother has come?"

Chu Huan said: "I can't be sure, but there is a possibility."

Qiu Yinghao wondered: "Who erected this wooden stake?"

"Master Ma may know this person." Chu Huan said slowly: "The place where the wooden stake is, should be a sign that Master Ma came to meet people, but Master Ma is no longer here, so it may be difficult for us to know who is there." A stake is set up here!"

Qiu Yinghao's expression was serious, and he was still puzzled and asked: "At midnight, who will the senior brother meet here?" Seemingly thinking of something, he opened his mouth, but did not speak. Chu Huan had already asked: "What is the master Qiu thinking?"

Qiu Yinghao shook his head and said, "No."

Chu Huan didn't ask any further questions, but looked around, and finally said, "Master Qiu, since the incident has happened, what should we do next?"

"Brother's body needs to be sent back to Luoyan Town." Qiu Yinghao said, "Master Chu, this is a private matter for our camel travelers, and it will not affect your mission. Go ahead tomorrow morning."

At this very moment, someone has already run over there, shouting loudly: "It's not good, it's not good, Miss Ma is leaving...!"

Qiu Yinghao's face darkened, and he hurried back, and the group of people hurried back, only to see Ma Zhengyi's body lying quietly on the sand, Ma Xiulian had disappeared, and a camel passenger who was staying at the camp ran towards him. Anxiously said: "Master Qiu, Miss Ma wants to leave, there is no way to stop her!"

Qiu Yinghao reached out and picked up Ma Zhengyi's body, put it on his shoulders, and quickly went to the camp, only to see Ma Xiulian was already riding on the horse, scolding tenderly, and two camel riders were blocking her way.

Qiu Yinghao handed over the body to the camels beside him, stepped forward, and shouted angrily: "Xiulian, why are you crazy?"

"I'm going to find Wolf Boy." Ma Xiulian gritted her teeth and said, "I want to ask clearly, why did he kill his father? I want to kill him with my own hands!"

Qiu Yinghao grabbed the reins of the horse and said angrily, "Where are you going to find him at this time? The vast desert, you just go looking for him in such a daze, if you haven't found him, you're afraid you'll die in the desert. Even if you So what if you find him? Your father taught you all of his abilities, are you his opponent? Since he can kill senior brother, can't he kill you?"

"Then let him kill him!" Ma Xiulian added new tears, "I must find him!"

"What nonsense are you talking about." Qiu Yinghao sternly said: "Your father is not here, I am your father, I can't just watch you die. Come down, I promise you, your father's revenge will definitely be avenged."

People nearby came up to persuade.

Qiu Yinghao pointed at Ma Zhengyi's dead body, and said solemnly: "Your father's body is not cold, so you go to die like this. Is this the way of filial piety? Your father has raised you for 20 years, and you have worked so hard. You ruined your life like this. Repay your father like this?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiulian fell on the horse's back and wept bitterly.

"Xiulian, take a break first." Qiu Yinghao said earnestly, "Your father can't stay in the desert. Tomorrow morning, you will bring the camel passengers from the Ma family to escort your father's body back to Luoyan Town first. You leave the matter to Uncle Qiu, if you can't find the wolf boy, Uncle Qiu will never fall into the town of Yanyan!"

Ma Xiulian raised her head and said, "No, I won't go back, I want to find him!"

"You child." Qiu Yinghao shook his head and sighed, "Then what about your father?" He frowned and said, "It's hot during the day, your father's body...!" He didn't continue.

Ma Zhengyi is dead, and if his remains are left in the desert, they will soon rot and stink, so they can only be transported back as soon as possible.

Ma Xiulian clenched her fists and said, "I want to be the first to see the wolf boy, and I want to ask him why he killed daddy. Uncle Qiu, you...you arrange for someone to bring back the body, and I want to find the wolf boy with you." Baby!"

Qiu Yinghao was silent for a moment, seeing Ma Xiulian's resolute expression, and knowing the girl's character, he sighed and nodded slightly. He went to recruit the camel visitors from Ma's family and ordered them in a low voice, but all the camel visitors from Ma's family looked gloomy and remained silent.

After the arrangements were made, Qiu Yinghao saw that Chu Huan was sitting on the sand not far away, he seemed to be thinking about something, walked over, and sighed: "Uncle Chu, I am really sorry for surprising Uncle Chu by an accident. !"

Chu Huan smiled faintly, shook his head and said, "Master Qiu is worrying too much, I am not surprised."

"That's good!" Qiu Yinghao sat down beside Chu Huan and sighed softly: "Brother and I have been friends for decades, and we have walked through the desert countless times together, but this time we went together... !” Shaking his head, quite sadly.

Chu Huan asked softly: "Master Qiu, I've been thinking about a question. There is no reason why the wolf boy killed Master Ma. So why did he kill Master Ma?"

Qiu Yinghao said solemnly: "Why am I not thinking about this question? Sun Nai has also been with his senior brother for more than ten years, and he is honest and reliable. I might not believe it if I were someone else, but Sun Nai's words should not be false. Wolf boy ...I have always thought that this kid is very simple and honest, he is a real person, I really can't think of it..."!With a long sigh, there was a bit of grief and indignation in his eyes.

"Who the hell is Wolf Boy?" Chu Huan said softly, "I heard that Master Ma thinks highly of him!"

"That's true." Qiu Yinghao nodded and said, "21 years ago, my brother and I didn't have our own camel riders. At that time, we went to the desert with my master. I remember that year when I returned from the desert and passed through the Gobi, it was convenient for my brother to find a place. , When he came back, I saw him carrying a baby back. No one is to blame, there are many vultures and hyenas in the Gobi. It stands to reason that an abandoned baby thrown in the Gobi would be eaten within a long time, but senior brother But he said that when he saw the baby, he saw a coyote feeding the baby...!"

Chu Huan said with a smile: "From this point of view, this wolf boy is still a stranger."

"At that time, the senior brother named the child, saying that he drank wolf milk, so he simply called him wolf boy." Qiu Yinghao recalled: "The senior brother adopted wolf boy by his side, and when he grew up, he passed on his name to him. Originally, he was a teacher and apprentice in name, but the senior brother treated the wolf boy like his own son. This wolf boy is quite talented, he can learn horseback riding and shooting arrows faster than anyone else, and you saw it when he won the championship last time. He is young, but he is very capable, among the camel riders of the Ma family, Lang Wazi is the number one camel rider under senior brother!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly. He won the bid that day, and the wolf boy showed his skills. Both archery and equestrian skills are extremely good, which is indeed no small matter.

"However, there is one regrettable thing about this child, that is, he can't speak." Qiu Yinghao said: "I remember, after the brother took him in, this child was said to have never cried, and when he got older, he didn't speak. After seeing the doctor, I realized that the child has a tongue problem, but he can’t speak, he is a mute!”

"Mute?" Chu Huan's body shook, and he said in surprise, "Master Qiu, you mean, the wolf boy is... a mute?"

In Qiu Yinghao's eyes, Chu Huan had always been extremely calm, his expression of joy was not obvious, but at this moment Chu Huan's reaction seemed to be a little special, he nodded slightly and said, "That's right, he's a mute!"

"So he's dumb." Chu Huan said to himself, as if he was thinking about something, but soon, he smiled and said, "Heaven gave him some things, and he also took some things from him, maybe he has the talent to shoot arrows on horseback , That’s why God didn’t let him speak.”

Qiu Yinghao gave Chu Huan a strange look, and suddenly heard Chu Huan ask again: "Master Qiu thinks Sun Nai is trustworthy?"

"Master Chu thinks there's something wrong?" Qiu Yinghao asked immediately.

Chu Huan shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't think there is anything wrong. Although Mr. Qiu said before departure that the life and death of the camel guests has nothing to do with the mission, Mr. Ma's trip was to escort the mission after all. He was in the desert. I am still very sorry for being killed, but I want to know why Ma Dangjia was killed by the wolf boy. Sun Nai's words may not be true, but Qiu Dangjia can ask him alone to see if there is anything missing There is no place!"

Qiu Yinghao thought for a while, and then said: "Uncle Chu, don't worry, I will handle and investigate this matter." Standing up, he said: "We have to leave early tomorrow morning, Uncle Chu will rest early"!I folded my hands and left.

Qiu Yinghao stepped back, but Bai Xiazi came over and sat down beside Chu Huan. Chu Huan asked, "Brother Bai is still asleep?"

"My lord, I have a few words that I don't know whether to say or not." Blind Bai said solemnly.

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Brother Bai and I, do you have any scruples?"

The blind man thought for a while, and finally said: "My lord, Ma Zhengyi entered the desert this time. He wanted to come here on his own initiative. His motives are already very suspicious. Not to mention why he died, but he went out to the camp alone in the middle of the night. It's very strange to meet people!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly, thoughtfully, and then asked softly, "Brother Bai, what's your opinion?"

"I don't dare to have an opinion." The blind man shook his head and said, "I just think that Ma Zhengyi may have some secrets. I have been thinking, who is this Ma Zhengyi going to meet in the middle of the night?"

Chu Huan said: "In the vast desert, there are few people to be seen. I really can't guess who he is going to meet."

The blind man hesitated to speak, and finally said in a low voice: "My lord, it is hard to find people in the vast desert, but... there are sand bandits in the desert!"

"Sand bandits?" Chu Huan frowned and said, "Brother Bai, do you mean that the person Ma Zhengyi is going to meet in the middle of the night is a sand bandit?"

The blind man hurriedly said: "I'm just talking nonsense, it may not be true, as long as you have heard it."

Chu Huan thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Bai's words are not impossible. Ma Zhengyi is an old visitor in the desert and knows the desert very well. When we look around, there is a vast expanse of sand and dust, and it is difficult to distinguish things, but They are different."

"That's why I think there is something wrong with Ma Zhengyi. He would rather win the championship than go into the desert. His motive is obviously not simple." The blind man said softly, "If you know people, you don't know your heart. If Ma Zhengyi doesn't contact us along the way, it's hard for us to understand his intentions." , but our team is all priceless goods, some people may not be tempted."

Chu Huan touched his chin and said in a low voice: "Could it be that Ma Zhengyi has secretly colluded with the sand bandits and wants to get our goods?"

Blind Bai shook his head and said, "It's not clear, so it's really hard to guess. But Ma Zhengyi is about to die, so no one knows what he was thinking."

Chu Huan smiled, and looked up at the night sky. At this time, the wind and sand had stopped again, and the night was cold, but the bright moon in the sky was very bright. He patted Bai Blind on the shoulder and said, "Brother Bai, there is something that needs to be done. Please do it."

Bai Xiazi immediately said: "Your Excellency, but you have orders, just give orders."

Chu Huan approached and whispered into Bai Xiazi's ear, Bai Xiazi nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I'll go now."

"I will arrange people for you." Chu Huan said softly: "When you leave, don't disturb anyone. You must be careful. I will leave a mark for you along the way!"

The blind man said yes, and the two got up and entered the camp together.

When Chu Huan came out of the camp, it was past midnight, but he didn't feel sleepy. He walked back and forth around the camp with his hands behind his back, looking at the camel camp from time to time, as if he was full of thoughts.

Suddenly, Chu Huan stopped, frowned, and looked at one place, only to see a figure slowly approaching, under the moonlight, that figure looked very lonely.