After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 33 Sha Zhou Looking for a Horse

  Sun Fuping signaled Nian Songyu to wait.

   This wait is less than half a quarter of an hour.

  All the creatures on the sand bottom were fumigated, and there was no movement within a few feet, except for the whining wind.

   "Not here yet?" Nian Songyu said impatiently, "Time is precious." Panlong Desert is getting dark quickly, and it will be night in two hours. They don't have much time to spend here.

   "Not yet." Situ Han's forehead was covered with sweat, and he didn't know whether it was from the sun or in a hurry, "It may be far away, and it will take time to come here."

  He Lingchuan didn't forget to speak for Situ Han at this moment: "I've seen it before, it's a giant, maybe it can really take us across the desert, saving time and effort."

   "Not sure?" Nian Songyu's tone became gloomy when she heard these three words, "How dare you waste our time with something you're not sure about?"

   After another two incense sticks, the end of Hongya Road was still calm.

   A gust of wind blew past, passed through the numb crowd, and rushed to the distance with a "swoosh".

  Nian Songyu tapped the scabbard with his index finger, tap, tap, this was a sign of his impatience.

  As time went by, he felt more and more that the sand bandits had received He Lingchuan's signal that they were going to punish their own personnel. The so-called "fragrant dumplings" was first proposed by He Lingchuan.

  Nian Songyu's eyes became more and more unfriendly, He Lingchuan pretended not to see it, and felt anxious.

  Seeing that the sun was getting more and more westward, even Sun Fuping finally lost his patience: "Wait, everyone get on the boat..."

  During this period of time, he has divided everyone into three groups, each designated a walnut boat.

  Time is precious, they can't afford to wait, they have to leave now.

  Situ Han put his finger in front of his lips, and "hush" forcefully: "Here we come!"

   It was impolite to do this to so many big people, but now he looked nervous and couldn't care less.

   As soon as the voice fell, there was a "crash", and the desert was divided like a water surface, and the yellow sand splashed in all directions, like a sandstorm blowing on the spot.

   A huge monster rushed out of the ground nearly a foot high, with bacon in its mouth, and landed heavily.

   Another cloud of dust.

  The thing dived with agility that didn't fit its own size, and disappeared into the sea of ​​sand in a blink of an eye.

  Situ Han didn't care about being splashed in the face, and cheered: "Here he is, he really is here! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" he quickly spit out a few mouthfuls of sand.

  Except for Sun Guoshi and a few others who opened up their protective qi in time, the rest of them were disheartened.

  But everyone finally saw clearly what it was that Situ Han caught a big fish with a long line.

  The thing looks like both an eel and an earthworm. It is round and long without legs, but there are links on its torso, and its body color is almost the same as that of yellow sand. If it is quietly buried in the sand, it will be difficult for people with the best eyesight to recognize it.

  But unlike the eel, its mouth is astonishingly large, opened beyond the diameter of its body, and inside it is full of fine and dense needle teeth. There are also two long whiskers around the mouth, which seem to be used to detect the movement of quicksand.

  Zeng Feixiong lost his voice: "Such a big earth dragon!"

   This thing is eight feet (26 meters) long!

  The soldiers on the side also unconsciously took half a step back. The sense of oppression brought by such a body shape cannot be eliminated rationally.

   This kind of earth dragon is not a snake eel in the sea, but a unique creature in the desert. In fact, no matter whether they live in the desert or in the sea, some animals don't seem to need long legs.

   But the length of this thing in other deserts is usually no more than one foot, and experienced travelers will catch it as food. But this one... Zeng Feixiong once led a team to patrol the Red Cliff Road, but he had never seen such a big earth dragon!

  Situ Han felt relieved: "This is not the Earth Dragon King...the biggest one we have ever seen, it is more than twelve feet long."

   "Since it's a big guy, a small piece of meat won't be enough to feed it." He Lingchuan pointed to the three walnut boats, "The earth dragon is so strong, it shouldn't be a problem to pull a boat. Well, and they usually go out in groups."

   That is to say, there is more than one earth dragon attracted by stinky meat.

  Children by the sea can fish, and He Lingchuan, who grew up next to the Panlong Desert, has also fished earth dragons many times.

  Of course, I have never used such a heavy bait, nor have I seen such a large prey.

  Situ Han nodded: "Everyone, please get on the boat. Let's do the same thing again, and we can use them as cart horses."

  So the soldiers went on the boat in three groups, and the boatman at the head of the walnut boat grabbed the rope and tied a slipknot, ready to fight.

  Everyone protected their mouths and noses this time, so when the Sand Bandit took out a large piece of bacon and poured the stinky liquid on it, no one was caught. Nian Songyu personally went out on the horse, picked the meat with special seasoning on the pole, stood on the bow of the boat, and held it high.

  The tip pole of the boatman is also a part of the walnut boat, and the length can be changed according to the heart.

  The stinky liquid specially made by Sand Bandits can drive away most creatures in the desert, and it is also a magic weapon for emergency escape; however, there are advantages and disadvantages, and this thing is the favorite of Earth Dragon.

  In fact, strictly speaking, what Earth Dragon likes is "stinky".

  They feed on rot for a living, and the rotten smell that other creatures can't stand is the aroma of food for earth dragons. And the smell of this level is like the opening bell of the annual 48 bowls in the village, which is inevitable even if it is far away.

  Situ John reminded: "They are very stupid, hang them with stinky meat, and the boat can go!"

  Since these things have come all the way, they will not be scattered in a short time.

   Sure enough, as soon as the stinky meat was picked up, a huge earth dragon broke through the sand and rushed towards the meat.

   Judging by its size, it is bigger than the companion just now.

  Nian Songyu had sharp eyes and quick hands. With a flick of his wrist, the bacon took off, and the earth dragon flew into the air.

  The boatman standing by the side threw the rope and put it around Tulong's neck with great precision.

  Although it is round and has no limbs, the knots on its body are very deep. The knot slipped two knots and nestled inside the third.

  Suddenly quilted, Tulong was taken aback, and jumped forward more than thirty feet in a flash. It wasn't until the knot was tightened that Nian Songyu lowered the pole, letting the piece of cured meat hang in front of the earth dragon.

  The aroma was tangy, and the earth dragon had a small brain, so he immediately forgot the fact that he was strangled, and swam towards the bacon with a smirk.

  It is so powerful that even the boat and people are dragged forward with ease.

   So, the boat sailed.

  Nian Songyu only needs to throw a pole, and the earth dragon pulling the boat will follow suit. The hissing sound below is the sound of sand rubbing against the bottom of the walnut boat, which shows that the horsepower is strong.

  The most important task of the boat driver is to adjust the bow of the boat in time, so that both the earth dragon and the boat can go with the wind, so that the stinky meat hanging in front of the boat will not kill the passengers on the whole boat.

   Right now, there is nothing more important than this.

  In a blink of an eye, Nian Songyu's boat was more than a hundred feet away.

   "It's our turn." There were successful examples before, and the spirits of the rest were lifted. Sun Fuping and Zeng Feixiong led a team on the first boat, and the He family and his son and the sand bandits boarded the last boat, and so on.

  (end of this chapter)