Shao Xuan and the rest followed the insect as it ran through the desert.
The insect had great endurance and would only rest at night. When it was hungry, it would scrape the waxy food inside the oval ball. Shao Xuan would also feed it some water. It was such a small insect, it wouldn't consume much water anyway.
While following the flying insect, Shao Xuan also sensed Sapphire's presence. At first, he planned to look for the person first. Now, finding the person was the most important thing. Once he found the person, he would look for Sapphire. After all, he had a connection with Sapphire. As his first slave, Sapphire's bond with Shao Xuan was even stronger. Now that Sapphire was awake and not in danger, Shao Xuan did not pay special attention to it. If Sapphire sensed him, it would come looking for him on its own.
For example, Shao Xuan could sense Sapphire heading in his direction. Coincidentally, Sapphire was in the direction they were heading. If they kept walking in that direction, they would meet it.
They found a rocky spot to rest, replenish their water and adjust their condition before continuing their search.
"We didn't see any of those legendary monsters." Tuo scanned their surroundings. The heat from the sand was distorting the air.
Tuo didn't sense anyone else's aura, and there were no dangerous beasts either. He opened the water bottle and drank some water. He felt something under his feet and used his feet to push the sand on the surface of the ground to the side, revealing a white skeleton below.
They had seen this many times. Along the way, they would occasionally stumble and find bones under the sand. Some belonged to humans, some belonged to beasts. It shouldn't have been long or there wouldn't even be bones left in this desert.
From the wounds on the bones, the fatal injury was caused by a sharp weapon, not a beast's claws or teeth. It looked more like a human's weapon.
"Other than the monsters from Rock Hill City, there are also desert bandits in the desert. Everyone, be careful," said Shao Xuan.
"Ah Xuan, do you think that person from the Gongjia family is still alive?" asked Lei. The conditions in the desert were harsh. Other than the climate, there was also the threat of perspiration. The Gongjia family only had ten people, could they really survive until they found them?
"It's certain that he's still alive. If he was eaten by a sand beast or killed, he wouldn't even have a complete corpse in this place. In that case, the flying insects will stop." Shao Xuan had read about this in Heng's scroll. Heng had said that if the insects stopped and lingered around for a long time, they would not need to continue searching. This only meant that those people were not lucky enough to last until they were found.
"So that's how it is. That means the person we're looking for is still alive. That's great. "Lei smiled. He did not want to come to the desert and not see any skilled people, only some incomplete bones.
As they were talking, they noticed that Shao Xuan was staring in one direction. Tuo asked, "Xuan, what did you find?"
Shao Xuan shook his head. "I just sensed Sapphire's movement. It's coming this way. We should be able to see it soon."
"Sapphire? It's here?! " Tuo, Lei and the rest looked around. They still remembered Shao Xuan's beetle. When he first started, it was small and could be squashed to death with one finger. When Shao Xuan brought Zheng Luo and the rest here, Sapphire appeared again and was already taller than them.
"It's been so long, I wonder if it's grown," said Lei.
"It must have grown a little." Based on past patterns, Sapphire's body would grow bigger every time it was unlocked. Now that the fourth lock had been unlocked, it must be bigger than the third lock. Shao Xuan thought.
A few of them had never seen Sapphire before. They had only heard about it from others but now that they thought about it, they could not remember. The only thing they remembered was that the insect could cause an insect swarm. It was said that an insect swarm was one of the scariest things in the desert. It was no worse than a sandstorm.
Now that they thought about it, they were looking forward to seeing an insect swarm.
After resting, he continued on his journey. On the afternoon of the second day, Shao Xuan suddenly stopped walking and looked ahead.
Ta and the rest covered Yang Guang with their hands and looked in that direction.
Something was approaching.
Not a human, but a beast.
Ta wanted to warn everyone but Shao Xuan waved his hand. "It's Sapphire."
Sapphire?
Tuo looked ahead. After a while, he saw a large ball appear on the sand dune.
Yes, a large ball. It looked like it was made of sand and there seemed to be something on it.
After crossing the sand ridge, the ball rolled down the slope of the sand dune.
"Dodge!" Ta and the others cleared a path for the ball to roll past them.
The ten-meter-tall ball rolled across the sand, creating a gust of wind. They could clearly feel its size and weight.
However, everyone's line of sight didn't stay on the sand ball for long. Soon, they noticed that behind the sand ball, there was a blue figure that was rapidly approaching.
Ray's jaw almost dropped. He pointed at the approaching big bug. "Blue … That's the bug?!"
"That's it." Shao Xuan nodded.
"You call that 'a little'?!" Ray looked at the beetle that was already ten steps away. It was much taller than his house. "How did it grow so big?! What did it eat to become like this? "
The last time the beetle was lying on the ground, it was only a little taller than a person. Now it was twice as tall!
The Yanjiao warrior who saw Sapphire for the first time looked at it in shock. He turned to ask the person next to him in a low voice, "Didn't you say it was only as tall as a person?"
"The last time I saw it, it wasn't that big!" Another person cried out.
On the other side, Sapphire was very happy to see Shao Xuan. It circled Shao Xuan a few times. Because the others were standing with Shao Xuan, Sapphire circled them.
Even though they knew the bug wasn't a threat to them, some people couldn't help but feel nervous. After all, such a big guy was so close to them. It made them feel stressed.
After circling a few times, Sapphire hurriedly chased after the sand ball that had rolled far away. It stood upside down and rolled the ball back to Shao Xuan with its hind legs.
As a slave, this was its greeting gift to its master. It had collected a lot of food and rolled it all together. Collecting things, rolling them into balls and playing with them, was its hobby.
After rolling the sand ball in front of Shao Xuan, Sapphire stood at the side and waited. It looked like a slave waiting for its master's evaluation. It looked nervous.
At this time, everyone could see clearly what was on the sand ball.
Although the sand ball was mainly made up of sand, there were also beast claws and scales that were exposed on the outside.
"There's a sand beast in it?" Ray curiously leaned over. "How did this ball come out? The sand is so strong that it didn't fall apart. "
Shao Xuan didn't answer. He saw the bug hovering above the sand ball and had a bad feeling. Shao Xuan's expression froze when he saw the skeletons in the ball.
A bright flash of a sword flashed and the sand ball was cut open. A person rolled out of the hole.
"Hahaha, who's this? Poor thing, Sapphire wrapped him in a ball!" Ray and the rest laughed. Who was this? Someone from Rock Hill City? A desert robber? The latter was more likely. After all, there weren't many normal people in Rock Hill City. As for desert robbers, they weren't good people anyway. Their lives didn't matter to them.
But soon, they saw the bug circle in the air and land on the person who had rolled out of the sand dune. His hair was messy and his face was dirty. They couldn't see his face at all.
Shao Xuan: "…"
The others: "…" They couldn't laugh anymore.
Holy shit! No way?!
This bug was used to find a target. For the sake of accuracy, Gongjia Heng had ordered the bug to only search for a single target. There would be no mistakes.
Now, the flying insect that was used to find the target had stopped on a person who looked like he had stopped breathing.
Everyone rushed over to him. Ta personally checked whether the person who had been left motionless was still breathing. If he was dead, their trip would be in vain.
After checking, Ta slowly exhaled. "His breathing is weak but he's still alive. His condition isn't good."
"Let him drink it first." Shao Xuan had already melted a pill in a flask and passed it to Ta.
"This person … is the Gongjia guy we're looking for?" Tuo looked at the person on the ground and asked Shao Xuan.
"From the looks of the bug, it's him."
Shao Xuan looked at Gongjia Ren on the ground. "His injuries are quite serious. I wonder what else he encountered before meeting Sapphire."
At this, Shao Xuan looked at Sapphire, who was standing at the side.
Sapphire probably realised it had made a mistake and ruffled the sand anxiously. It had wanted to please its master but in the end, it had almost killed his master's target.
It had grabbed the Gongjia ligament with its claws when it was wrapping the lizard. If its target was a human, it would not have let the others hiding in the sand go.
"I've fed him the medicine. As for what happens next, we'll have to wait and see." Ta stood up.
Since the key person had been found, they were not in a hurry to continue. Instead, they found a place to rest. It was almost sunset and they had to settle the injured Gongjia Ren down.
They found a suitable spot and set up a tent. The tent's frame was made of new bronze. Every frame could be used as a weapon. When it was time to use it, they would assemble it and cover it with cloth. It was a temporary tent.
Fifty people were squeezed together in the tent, but if there was no sandstorm, they would also rest outside.
Now, this tent would be used to settle the injured Gongjia Ren down. It was rare to find him, they could not let him die just like that.
Fortunately, although his injuries were serious, Gongjia Ren's condition stabilised quickly after the medicine was fed. His life was no longer in danger and his weak pulse had become stronger.
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