0873, desperate
"Hey... I don't know what day it is today... In the chaotic times, old man, I can live for so many more days, it is already God's pity. If I don't close my eyes, I will drag down Zhang Ye and the others..." Not far from the mother and son, an old man in his seventies was leaning on a wall more than half a meter high, looking at the wind and sand outside the wall, pulling the corners of his mouth, feeling indifferent to death, but he didn't have the strength to smile again.
"Yes... I've lived enough, and I've had so many days of freedom. For us old guys who are buried in the neck, what else can't let go of us... If we live, we'll just steal the chances of survival from these younger generations. We should have died long ago." Another old lady looked more angry than incoming, and her whole face was like a tree bark.
"It's not easy for Zhang Ye and the others. They are all dragged down by us..."
"The only thing we can help them now is to swallow this..."
Several old men sitting next to them were in poor condition, but their expressions were calm, and they slowly came over with great difficulty, crowded together, as if they were planning to discuss something.
A month ago, they left Yuye City and fled to the ruins of Lifeng City.
Because there are too many elderly, weak, women and children, and insufficient supplies, they cannot speed up to rush to the next site, and can only stay here and wait for the opportunity.
However, five days ago, all of them had run out of water and food.
The team of hundreds of people began to fall into the dilemma of no water and food.
Because there is no food or water source, these hundreds of people are already weak and dying, especially the elderly and children, who can only curl up in the corners of the wall or in the arms of adults, struggling to survive while waiting for death in despair.
And there were about thirty or forty warriors who protected these old men and women along the way.
They improved better than ordinary people, but they were covered in dust and had no rest for a moment. They were busy back and forth. Some were looking at the crowds around them, some were scattered around the walls, patrolling back and forth, and some people turned their eyes to the distance from time to time, as if they were looking forward to something.
The strength of these warriors is not very high. Most of them are between the fifty and seventy-seventy-seventy-sixty-sixty-sixty-six-sized spirit spring realm. Although they are of different ages and body shapes, they are all wearing the same style. They look like they can't tell the color of the clothes. They are obviously disciples from the same sect or force. Because of the support of the Yuanli, they look quite energetic, but they are a little tired and haggard.
The most central part of the ruins.
There are three or four powerful people in the Heavenly Realm who are obviously the core figures of this group of human race and are gathering together and talking about something.
"Senior Brother Zhang Ye, think of a solution. Even if the adults can still wait, those children and the elderly will probably not wait today. We will try our best to escape with them. We can't let them die in this desert like this..."
"Yes, Senior Brother Zhang, Yu Ye's city is already in short supply, and the people are living in poverty. The food and drink we had previously reserved were even less pitiful. Now that Uncle Huang and the others can support it until now, it is already the limit."
"Junior Brother Luo has been taking the other junior brothers out to find the water source for three days. Why haven't he come back yet? Will something happen? Alas, this is really a frustration."
Liudao's slightly anxious and worried eyes looked in one direction.
Where the eyes gathered, a warrior who looked the oldest, was about thirty years old, had a bronze face, strong facial features, bright eyes, and burly figure. Judging from the other people's opinions, this strong man was the highest among them, and his strength had already entered the immortal level. It was Zhang Ye, the senior brother of this group of people.
Seeing the trusted gazes of the brothers, Zhang Ye showed a wry smile on his face and said, "Wait a minute, at least before Luo Qi and the others come back, all we can do is wait... By the way, Chengkui, you and Liu Ming go to patrol and see if those families have any symptoms... They have died of vitality. Qiao Qu and I will go to the city to patrol first, and see if Junior Brother Luo and the others have returned."
Zhang Ye sighed softly, after giving these instructions, he turned around and walked towards the distant city wall.
"Senior Brother Zhang Ye, wait for me."
Behind him, the woman in a blue war suit followed closely. She was about her early twenties, with delicate facial features and gentle temperament. Her tender skin had long been rough and yellowed by the wind and sand, but her eyes were still bright and clear. She was named Qiao Qu, and she was the only woman among these warriors and Zhang Ye’s lover. When the old sect leader of the Tianlong Ancient Sect was there, she personally promised to host the wedding for the two of them. Everything was very happy, but unfortunately, the old sect leader died in battle and was in a civil strife in the general sect. The two have not yet been worshipped.
After a moment.
On the half-defying ruins of Lifeng City.
Zhang Ye and Qiao Qu stood side by side, looking into the distance.
On the vast Gobi desert, no grass grows, and huge yellow sand pillars rolled up by strong winds connect the sky and the earth, as if they are about to crush the entire world.
In the distance, the yellow sand and the sky are almost connected to the city.
A huge red sun slowly drooped towards the desert. The sunlight was like blood and the rays of light were like fire, reflecting in the sky and the desert, like a ball of burning flames, with the pride and tragic devouring the heaven and earth.
"Senior Brother Zhang Ye, are you okay?" Qiao Qu looked at Zhang Ye, his eyes full of worry and heartache.
Although their senior brother is taciturn and not good at speaking on weekdays, he actually puts the most thoughts on these senior brothers and sisters.
Along the way, Senior Brother Zhang Ye didn't touch the water and food they prepared almost no bite, and gave it to those junior brothers.
"But I'm a little tired, don't worry, why would I have something wrong? I said that I would take you away from the ancient world of Tianlong, go to a place with mountains, water, flowers and birds, and start our new life again." Zhang Ye's voice was exhausted, as if only in front of his beloved woman could he dare to relax a little.
"Junior Brother Luo and the others have not come back for three days. Do you think it would be given by the pursuers in the sect..." Qiao Qu hesitated and still expressed his worries.
She and these senior brothers grew up together, and they are really closer than the family.
This time they escaped from Yu Yecheng, they planned for a long time and almost used up all the methods of everyone. They were a desperate attempt.
"Don't think too much. There are no people nearby and they don't even have grass. If you want to find a source of water, you will naturally have to work harder. However, with their current strength and physical strength, at most, it's time to come back. Moreover, with the power of the Ancient Tianlong Sect in Yuye City, it's not easy to chase after you so quickly."
Zhang Ye comforted Qiao Qu.
But even though that was the case, Zhang Ye still looked anxious unconsciously when he stood on the city wall.
About half an hour passed.
Suddenly, about four or five miles away from Lifeng City.
Two extremely weak ripples of Yuanli flashed slightly.
"It's Luoqi, they are back!" Zhang Ye felt the slightest breath and his eyes lit up.
After counting the breaths.
In the void.
The two figures staggered out.
Their clothes and hair were covered with yellow sand and dust. Their original skin color was not visible on their faces. They were just gray-yellow, and they looked like they had just been taken out of the sand pit. However, they could vaguely see that they looked exhausted and their energy was extremely weak.
"How are you...you..." Zhang Ye hurried over to support him.
But he didn't know what this sentence was like, asking how his two junior brothers were in, or how they were looking for water sources and how they were going.
As the backbone of this team of hundreds of people, the pressure and responsibility he has to bear is really unimaginable.
"Luoqi, Zhou Yuanshan, have you found the water?" Qiao Qu hurried over to support the two of them, but in a hurry, he didn't care about the embarrassing appearance of the two junior brothers, so he asked about the result of finding the water.
But the two junior brothers looked dim and shook their heads gently.
"Senior Brother Zhang, Senior Sister Qiao, I'm sorry, I'm disappointed you, we're useless... Junior Brother Zhou and I searched for a range of about a thousand miles nearby, but we didn't see a drop of water, and the Yuanli was almost exhausted. There was no way, so we could only come back first." Luo Qi seemed to be a little guilty, lowered his head slightly, and looked guilty.
"What do you say? Just come back from Ping An... By the way, why are there only you two? What about Junior Brother Mo and Junior Brother Xu?" Zhang Ye's eyes flashed with a hint of loss, but he still patted Luo Qi's shoulder lightly.
How could he not know that this junior brother, who has always been kind, has done his best.
"They haven't come back yet?" Zhou Yuanshan suddenly widened his eyes when he heard this and said in surprise: "We searched on both sides. They are in the other direction, but...their strength and physical strength are not as good as us. Senior Brother Luo and I thought they should have come back this morning at the latest..."
The words fell.
The four people were silent for a moment.
The two junior brothers have not returned yet, so I am afraid that it is definitely not a good thing.
But everyone was lucky and didn't say anything, and they all chose to stand on the city wall and wait.
During this period, no one wants to think about it, let alone say anything.
So, I've been waiting.
Wait until the last trace of red cloud was forced back by the night.
The desert became pitch black, with only the faint light of the hazy moonlight on the rolling wind and sand, bringing a trace of light to this ancient city.
The other two junior brothers who went out to find water sources still did not come back.
Zhang Ye and others stood on the top of the city, looking in different directions, silently speaking, but they had to begin to admit and face a fact in their hearts.
Junior Brother Mo and Junior Brother Xu are afraid that there will be more and more dangers.
Even if there is no pursuit in the desert, there are countless dangers hidden, and there are many ferocious beasts.
"Let's go, it's time to see Uncle Huang and the others." Zhang Ye took a deep breath, forced himself to cheer up, and greeted the other junior brothers.
Then, several people walked towards the ruins of the walls in the city together.
Chapter completed!