Chapter 68 Salvation
"What do you think that is?" Bai Clan Chief laughed and said with his white beard.
I followed the gesture of the Bai clan leader, and there was a sparkling starlight, nothing else.
Seeing that I was confused, the Bai tribe leader continued, "Did you see the Big Dipper? This Big Dipper is very particular. The 'Nine Stars' among the Eight Gates and Nine Stars in Qimen Dunjia refers to it."
"Didn't it mean the Big Dipper? How did the Nine Stars come from?" I became even more confused.
"Xiao Nan, it seems that your astronomical knowledge is not enough. The Big Dipper is actually composed of nine stars. The common seven bright stars in the shape of spoon are Tan Lang, Jumen, Lu Cun, Wenqu, Lianzhen, Wuqu, and Pojun. In Wuqu and Pojun, there are two darker companions, named Zuofu and Youbi. This is the so-called "Seven Lights and Two Darks". The Big Dipper should actually be the Big Dipper Nine Stars," explained the Fourth Master.
The Bai clan leader said, "Xiao Nan, take a closer look, can you see Zuo Fu You Bi?"
I rubbed my eyes, tried to squint, and carefully searched for the two hidden stars at the handle of the spoon formed by the Big Dipper. My eyes were sore, and I could vaguely see that there was a star there.
The Bai clan leader looked at the position I pointed and said, "No, not bad. The place you pointed is Zuofu Star. It is still difficult for Youbi to see with your naked eyes. It is rumored that people who can see Zuofu Youbi at the same time can live a long life. It is already very good to see Zuofu. I just saw it. Zuofu is extremely shining tonight, which is a sign of great auspiciousness. Zuofu Star is also called Tianren Star, corresponding to the eighth house in the northeast of Qimen Dunjia, which is Gen Gua. Gen belongs to earth and is the gate of life. Earth produces all things, and it is also in the spring time. It means that everything is auspicious and suitable for all seasons. It seems that we are saved."
The Fourth Master nodded while listening to what the Bai tribe leader said. It seemed that he agreed with it very much. Although he didn't know whether what the Bai tribe leader said was comforting or that there was such a celestial phenomenon, he was still very excited after hearing it, as if he had escaped the sea of death. I looked at the shining Big Dipper Star, hoping that good luck would come as promised as the Bai tribe leader said. I hope we can all leave here safely this time.
I just woke up and became much better. Seeing that the Fourth Master and the Bai Clan Chief were on duty until now, I advised them to take a break, and I would stay there for the rest of the time. I could not stand my death persuasion, the Fourth Master and the Bai Clan Chief went inside to rest against the wall. I touched my backpack for a long time before taking out the last half of the cigarette and lit a refreshing one. Thinking that I was still a coder in the imperial capital half a year ago, and now I am struggling to survive in this desert, the thrilling past is much more exciting than the plot in the movie. Life is really wonderful, and it is precisely this unpredictable that tomorrow is full of mystery and expectations, and that makes people live interesting.
There was no storm this night. Before the moon set, everyone had finished resting. This was a good sleep, and everyone was full of energy, but the food and water were gone. The Fourth Master gathered everyone together and said, "Now that the ammunition and food are gone, I can only wait for death when it is dawn and the temperature is not high. We must act immediately. Follow the originally planned direction and keep going southeast, and maybe there is hope of survival."
"Everyone slept for a while and was in good spirits. Let's go together while they still have physical strength. The Bai Clan Chief has already seen the celestial phenomena at night, which is auspicious. We will definitely break through alive!" What I do now can only make "pre-war mobilization" for everyone.
In fact, there is only one way before us, and there is no need to explain much. I have been persuading Brothers Shunli and the scholars to throw away the treasures they took out of the ancient tower to reduce the burden of the marching. But helpless, all three of them disagree. Ali said that these things were obtained by sacrifices to so many brothers and must be brought back. Ashun proposed that this was the first time the eldest lady had to take them back. The scholar said that this was the first time that he found in the tomb, which was very memorable and must be taken back. In short, everyone seemed to have sufficient reasons to not give up these treasures. I shook my head with a wry smile. Many things were always complicated, and too many additional expectations were attached to simple things, making everything difficult to control.
Unlike the messy and dilapidated after the strong wind in the city, in this desert, even after the black sandstorm that was as strong as the world-destroying as yesterday, there was still no trace, just like the previous one. The fourth master said, "In fact, many of them have changed. Look, the front of this circle of small earthblocks is almost halfway up by yellow sand. It will not take long for these small earthblocks that have saved our lives to be covered with yellow sand, forming small sand dunes one by one. Many locations of the sand dunes in the distance have changed, which can easily make people lose their route in the desert."
Anyway, we didn't have any route at all, and everything was just going southeast. I thought so in my heart, but I began to feel scared. We no longer have any water or food. In this desert, we can only last for a day or two at most. Will we also be buried here?
I don’t know how long I walked, it was already bright, the temperature began to rise slowly, my mouth began to dry out again, and my stomach was also roaring. Behind were a series of messy footprints, and the front was indeed like the yellow sand behind, boundless. Almost all of us were lowering our heads, looking at the front not far away, and swinging our legs mechanically. The fear in our hearts was gradually driven out by numbness. When a person’s body and spirit began to become tired, his emotions would be slowly emptied, like a ball that was deflated.
In the afternoon, the weather changed from the cold last night and became extremely hot. The sun shone the sand hot, and I could feel the heat through the soles of the shoes. We were almost collapsed. Ashun and Ah used their hands to dig the sand, which was more than one meter deep, and there was still no moisture. There was no water at all. Linglong leaned on me weakly and looked into the distance in a daze. The scholar and Lao Xu covered their faces with clothes and lay in the newly dug sand pit. The Fourth Master and the Bai Clan Chief were also panting. What the fucking phenomena, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, fucking the gods, and fucking the gods, and fucking the gods, were all false, and were used to cheer me up, but I believed it. This time we were dead.
I feel that by this time, everyone has given up. Thinking of my parents who are getting whiter at home, I feel really sad, and tears are about to fall. Linglong seemed to see my sadness, gently touched my cheek with her hand, and said in a faint voice: "Brother Nan, don't be sad. Even if we are on the road to the underworld, we can still make friends."
I felt warm in my heart, and I couldn't help but hug Linglong and said, "Linglong, we won't die. I'm not willing to die like this! Let's rest and keep walking. We will definitely be able to go out, and we will definitely be able to!"
Maybe Linglong gave me the courage. I felt that it was too fucking coward to die like this, so I pushed Linglong away and shouted: "Brothers! It's too cowardly for us to lie down and wait for death now! Even if we die, we will crawl to death! We will all get up, we will continue to walk, we will definitely be able to get out!"
Maybe it was my words that gave them motivation, maybe it was driven by the instinct of survival, Shunli brothers, Lao Xu, scholars, Linglong, Fourth Master and Bai Clan Chief all stood up staggeringly. Let us put the hands of the people next to us on our shoulders and walked forward side by side.
In this way, we support each other, continue to fight against fate, and continue to struggle in this "Sea of Death". Time and space have no concept of this. All life activities rely on inertia. I seem to feel that my legs have disappeared without any feeling. I know that this is extremely tired and my physical strength has been exhausted. Anyone's fall will implicate everyone and fall, and then no one will stand up again. Now it is not so much about escaping, but rather about looking for a place to bury.
I felt that I had been here this time and could never get out again. But suddenly, I felt like I heard a strange sound. A buzzing roar, which stirred back and forth in my ears. It took me a long time to realize that it was the noise of the propeller. I raised my head hard, facing the dazzling sunshine, and in the distant sky, I seemed to see two helicopters. It was just an hallucination. I knew in my heart that when the human body was extremely weak, my brain would involuntarily have hallucinations to numb the pain of the body.
"Look, look, that! Is that a plane? Is it a plane?!" When the scholar shouted out hoarsely, the word plane made me jump in my heart, as if I was sleeping naked in a warm bed and was touched by someone with cold hands on my back.
If I saw a helicopter alone as an hallucination, the chances of two people having hallucinations together are not high. After all, this is not the Keyan tribe, and there is no hallucination fragrance.
"It's a helicopter! It's an airplane!" In this deserted desert, it's impossible to see things from modern civilized society. Now there are still two helicopters. The remaining physical strength in our bodies bursts out. We took off our windbreaker and shook our black side constantly in our hands. We hope that the helicopters can see us.
Chapter completed!