The stars in the sky couldn't block out the radiance of the crescent moon. The fire in the tent couldn't dispel the cold of the night. The light attracted mosquitoes that traveled more than ten miles to find this place. When they encountered the incense, some of them ran far away, and some fell down headfirst.
After eating their fill and resting for two hours, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan opened their eyes almost at the same time. They packed their bags, and under the light of the moon and stars outside, they once again walked towards their destination tomorrow.
The guards in the camp quickly came to stop them.
"Young Master Zhang, may I know where the two of you are heading? It's late, and there aren't so many people around to protect you. "
"We're in a hurry. We don't need anyone to protect us. It's cooler at night." Zhang Xiaobao replied, and continued to walk forward with Wang Juan.
The guards were stunned, and once again stopped the two. While chatting, they sent someone to inform the Young Marquis.
Li Xun was dreaming about eating ants when she was woken up by someone. She opened her hazy eyes and asked what was going on. When she heard that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were going out again, she shook her head vigorously, put on a set of clothes and rushed out.
"Zhang Xiaobao, what are you two doing instead of sleeping at night?" Li Xun asked with a yawn outside the tent where Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were sleeping.
"We're in a hurry. While it's dark and not so hot, we're going to walk more and wait until dawn to rest. The desert is not a place to be. If we don't leave at this time, walking during the day will tire us to death. Survival in the wild, who said that we can only survive during the day and sleep at night? When we wake up tomorrow morning, someone will bring us food. Young Master Li, you should go back to sleep. "
Zhang Xiaobao explained. He and Wang Juan deliberately wanted to break Li Xun's original idea. Survival in the wild was based on achieving one's goal. What did it have to do with whether it was day or night?
"But, but … you guys wait, I'll go too. Someone, bring me my backpack." Li Xun wanted to say something to refute, but found that he couldn't. Zhang Xiaobao was right. Who said that they could only travel during the day? When an army was marching, it didn't matter what time it was. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a night attack.
Suppressing his sleepiness, he had to ask his men to prepare and follow Zhang Xiaobao. If he wanted to know more about survival in the wild, he could only learn from them. There was still no news from Li Cheng, so he didn't know what he had to say to the expert.
Li Xun's men were very efficient. The things that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan used during the day had already been prepared when it was dark. They put them in their backpacks and handed them to Li Xun.
Taking advantage of this time, Li Xun changed his clothes and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, "Okay, let's go."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan couldn't refuse him. They nodded, took out small lanterns from their backpacks, lit candles, and led the way.
"Come on, give me a lantern." When Li Xun saw that they had lanterns, the kind that could be folded, he quickly asked the people next to him for a lantern, but it couldn't be folded.
Walking in the desert at night was indeed different from walking during the day. They couldn't see further ahead and could only stare at the front. It consumed a lot of energy. In addition, the temperature in the desert was low at night, so people were more energetic.
"Why didn't you two say so earlier? I'm still sleepy. I understand. It turns out that we have to travel at night in the desert. That's right. It's so hot during the day that it can kill people. Without enough water, it's natural to bury yourself to sleep when it's hot and travel when it's cold.
I'll remember now. In the desert at night, we have to light lanterns. It's not so scary and it can be warmer. When we go back, I'll ask people to make lanterns. Is that right? "
Li Xun was still sleepy, but he got rid of his sleepiness after being blown by the cold wind. He followed Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan as they walked.
Zhang Xiaobao extinguished his lantern, and Wang Juan did the same. Then she said to Li Xun, "Who said that we have to light lanterns at night? If it's a sneak attack, won't we be telling the enemy where you are? Our lanterns are prepared for fear that others can't find us. We lit them just now to illuminate you. "
"That's right. Which soldier can travel at night with a lantern? If it's discovered, I'll extinguish it too. " While speaking, Li Xun really extinguished his lantern. The surroundings immediately darkened. The three people continued to walk forward. They couldn't see the road clearly, so they could only walk step by step mechanically, saving a lot of energy.
Li Xun came out, so naturally, there were many people following behind them. At first, they held torches, but when they saw that the Young Master extinguished his lantern, they inserted their torches into the sand and continued to walk in the dark. Fortunately, there was still moonlight, so they could vaguely see the three people's figures.
"Here, sprinkle this powder on your body." Zhang Xiaobao walked and walked, and suddenly stopped. He took out a paper bag from his backpack and handed it to Li Xun.
"What's this for?" Li Xun took it and asked doubtfully.
"To drive away snakes and insects. The real desert is not like here. Anything can happen at night. Even if many people have cleaned up here, there may be dangerous things coming out at night. This is a medicine prepared by some hunters. It's quite useful."
"Oh, okay, I'll sprinkle it." Li Xun opened the paper bag and sprinkled the powder on his body without any doubt. He left a little and deliberately asked loudly, "Can this thing really drive away the snakes and insects in the desert?"
No one answered his question, but he didn't care. After asking, he wrapped the rest of the powder in the paper and threw it on the ground along with the extinguished lantern. As the three people walked past, the people behind them carefully picked up the paper bag and put it in their arms before turning around and leaving.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan still walked with their heads down. Li Xun followed behind them. At this time, he was more energetic and felt that it was meaningless to just walk like this, so he began to ask again.
"Zhang Xiaobao, you said that we can really encounter other things at night, such as snakes or something like that. If we catch them, will we have food for lunch tomorrow?"
"I don't have that ability. We don't know who will eat who at that time. Young Master Li, let's hurry on. We won't be able to eat anything from now until tomorrow. Save some energy."
Zhang Xiaobao was really annoyed. Li Xun asked about everything, and he still wanted to catch snakes in the desert? If it was only him and Wang Juan, he really dared to try. With the addition of the emperor's nephew and those people behind them, he didn't want to expose his snake catching ability. It would be suspicious if such a small child caught snakes.
"Okay, I won't ask. En, I won't ask now." Li Xun didn't get angry because he had a favor to ask at this time. As expected, he didn't ask anymore.
*****
In the campsite, the news of the three people leaving quickly spread. When the adults who were accompanying their children heard that Li Xun and the two people from the Zhang Family's manor had left not long ago to continue their journey in the middle of the night, they suppressed the reluctance in their hearts and woke their children up, asking them to learn how to travel.
This was not only because they wanted to be cool at night, but also because they wanted to be associated with Li Xun, who had a high status.
The group of children reluctantly got up under the urging of their families and followed behind in a daze. One of Han Yongyao's uncles followed and also woke him up. At first, he didn't want to go out no matter what. He was so fat that he almost died of exhaustion during the day. However, when he heard that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan went out, he was awake and didn't feel sleepy anymore.
"I'll go. I don't believe that I can't catch up with them when it gets cold." Han Yongyao gritted his teeth and said. He was still thinking about the shame of the day before yesterday. It was not yet midnight. He didn't dare to take revenge on the emperor's nephew, but he hated Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
During the day, he wanted to do something bad, but he couldn't find an opportunity. He was fat. When the weather was hot, his body would become weak. His fat was nurtured, not trained. When had he ever suffered like this?
He shouted that he wanted to go because he wasn't afraid of the heat at night. He wanted to catch up with Zhang Xiaobao and scare them or give them a few slaps to let them know how powerful he was.
If this kind of thing happened to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, they wouldn't do it at all. However, for a ten-year-old child like Han Yongyao, this was the best method.
The children didn't understand the adults, so they secretly cursed as they hurried.
Zhang Xiaobao and the other two didn't walk very fast. The people behind them caught up in less than two hours.
"They actually came out? Good. " Li Xun saw the people behind him and said happily. Originally, he didn't know how to explain to others why he had broken the rules he had set before. This time, everyone came, so it saved him a lot of trouble.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't care whether others came or not. Their purpose was to draw Li Xun into the circle so that he could put more energy into this kind of thing and stop thinking about Zhang Xiaobao and Zhuangzi.
At this time, Han Yongyao hurried over. He thought that he would feel better at night, but he didn't expect that he would still be tired after chasing them here. When he saw a group of people together, he felt that his opportunity had come.
At this time, only Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's figures were left in his eyes. He ran two steps and came behind them. He laughed and said, "Zhang Xiaobao, and you, Wang Juan, are you afraid of me?"
Li Xun was stunned for a moment. He didn't know who was talking. When he wanted to see clearly, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan ignored this person and continued to walk forward. This person chased after them for two steps, so Li Xun couldn't see clearly for a moment.
"Zhang Xiaobao, you guys stop right there. I think you want to be beaten." Han Yongyao caught up and reached out to grab the two people's heads as he spoke.
Before Li Xun could stop him, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan suddenly squatted down and swept back at the same time. With a "poof" sound, Han Yongyao crawled onto the sand and his whole face was pressed to the ground.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan acted as if nothing had happened. They stepped on Han Yongyao's hand at the same time. After Han Yongyao groaned, they continued to walk forward.
Li Xun caught up with them and asked, "Who is this person? Is it one of the children? "
"I don't know. Who cares. Let's go. This person is too careless. The sand is different from usual. It's slippery with leather shoes." Zhang Xiaobao said and sped up.
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