Chapter 134: Sudden Attack at Dusk

  "Yang Yuxi, are you really leaving?" Dong'er blinked her big eyes, her right hand clutching Yang Yuxi's clothes, full of reluctance.

  Yang Yu Xi lowered his head, with a warm smile on his face. He patted Dong Er's shiny and bright head, saying: "Yes, men should have ambitions in all directions, and make their mark everywhere!"

  Dong Er was taken aback, but as soon as he heard the three words "men's han", he immediately raised his head and puffed out his chest. However, he quickly slumped back down, biting his lower lip with his teeth, and a misty air rose in his eyes.

  "Winter child, be good and follow Sha teacher to cultivate well. Later, you can come and help your brother and sister." Zhou Yuxiao walked over with a smile, her slender figure under the sunlight was stunningly beautiful.

  Yang Yu Xi saw Zhou Yu Xiao's figure and felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart, the smile on her face grew even brighter.

  Not far from the three people, under the big tree at the village entrance, Huo Qi Ma sat alone, holding a cup of clear tea in her hand. The light of the Xuanhuo ring on her finger flickered and shone in the misty tea air.

  This is the third day that the three people left the bottom of the lake. Yesterday, Zhou Yuxiao took Dong'er to see the Sha Huang. The little guy immediately got the favor of the Sha Huang. Dong'er was born lively and not afraid of life. Seeing the Sha Huang casually piling up interesting things with sand, his curiosity arose, and he hurriedly knocked nine apprentice heads under Zhou Yuxiao's indication.

  As today is the day Yang Yuxi and the other two left, Dong Er didn't go to cultivate either. It's likely that starting tomorrow he will embark on a cultivation path under the guidance of Sha Huang.

  At noon, the scorching sun hangs high in the sky, baking the earth, and heat waves roll across the desert.

  Yang Yu Xi and the three of them arrived at the village entrance, surrounded by a group of villagers. Dong Er was sandwiched between Yang Yu Xi and Zhou Yu Xiao, holding hands with one of them. The little guy was unusually silent, his two cheeks were slightly red, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

  "Dong Er, after we leave, you must practice hard and can't be lazy..." Zhou Yu Xiao's gentle voice floated over.

  The child's throat is hoarse and he keeps nodding his head heavily.

  "A real man should have skills, I'm waiting for you to challenge me!" Yang Yu Xi laughed heartily, with a heroic spirit.

  The child's heart is sour and astringent, his eyes are wide open and he dare not blink, afraid that as soon as he blinks, tears will flow down uncontrollably.

  They arrived at the village entrance, where Yang Yuxi and others stopped. The sun was high in the sky, and a wave of heat hit them head-on.

  Behind them, a group of villagers also fell silent. At this time, the number of villagers had almost doubled, and they were all burly men with extremely large builds.

  Dong Er's father, who had fought with Yang Yu Xi before, walked over with three large packages in his hands.

  He, contrary to his previous fiery temper, had a somewhat apologetic and remorseful expression on his dark face. He was much taller than Yang Yuxi and looked down at him, saying: "Little brother, thank you this time."

  Yang Yu Xi waved his hand and smiled, saying: "This little thing, big brother doesn't need to worry about it."

  The Great Han looked a bit embarrassed, scratched his head, and handed the three packages in his hand to Yang Yuxi: "Our village is remote, there's nothing good here, these dry rations are for you to eat on the road, don't despise them."

  "Big brother said where words, is indeed our fault." The words were followed by Zhou Yu Xiao, her mouth corner with a smile, tone calm.

  Yang Yu Xi didn't pretend, stretched out his hand and took all three packages, hanging them on his shoulder.

  Huǒ Qímǎ who had been quietly standing beside them saw Yang Yùxī's expression and softly went "hmm".

  Hu Qiema's relationship with the villagers was somewhat subtle after all, and her humming made the scene a bit awkward.

  Finally, Da Han coughed twice, bent down and picked up Dong Er, saying: "Well, little brothers, have a good trip."

  "Ah, there will be a day!" Yang Yu Xi clenched his fist, with the scorching sun in the sky reflected in his eyes, shining brightly.

  "Winter child mustn't be lazy..."

  "Hmm!"

  ……………………………

  The night in the desert always comes suddenly, and Yang Yuxi and his two companions had not left the oasis for several hours before the night fell like a net.

  The temperature in the desert began to drop rapidly, and soon Zhou Yu Xiao shivered slightly.

  "Are you okay?" Yang Yu Xi anxiously asked.

  Zhou Yu Xiao gently shook her head, but in her heart, there was some sweetness.

  Yang Yu Xi didn't ask much, he just took off his own coat and put it on Zhou Yu Xiao's shoulders.

  "Hmph!" Huo Qiema seemed to be unable to bear the sight of the two behaving in such a manner and let out another "Hmph".

  Yang Yu Xi turned his head and smiled: "Hehe, Huo Qi Ma, anyway you're thick-skinned, I suppose this bit of cold doesn't affect you."

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ's face changed, and she snorted: "Who are you saying is thick-skinned!?"

  "Heh heh......" Yang Yu Xi smiled slyly and quickly created some distance between himself and Huo Qi Ma.

  Huǒ Qímǎ hummed again, too lazy to bother with Yáng Yǔxī. However, the desert night was very cold, and Huǒ Qímǎ's clothing only covered her chest and waist, revealing large areas of dark skin. Even with her unusual physique, Huǒ Qímǎ felt a slight chill seeping into her body.

  She couldn't help but rub her palms on her arms and let out a mouthful of hot air.

  "Are you cold, Huo Qiema?" asked Zhou Yuxiao with some concern, although she herself was wearing a black long skirt that had better thermal insulation than Huo Qiema's.

  "It's not cold." Huo Qiema immediately returned to her usual indifferent attitude, glanced at Zhou Yu's clothes and said, "Take care of yourself," before quickening her pace to catch up.

  Zhou Yu Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then tightened the coat on her shoulders and quickly followed.

  Night has fallen.

  The three of them walked for a while longer, but the weather was really quite cold, and even Yang Yu Xi couldn't take it. So they found a spot that was sheltered from the wind, started a fire, and Yang Yu Xi pulled something out of the package that Da Han had given her at noon. She shook it twice, and it looked like some kind of burlap sack.

  "What is this?" Yang Yu Xi was somewhat curious.

  Zhou Yuxiao also took out a similar item from her own package and said calmly, "This is something that desert travelers often use to sleep at night, called a 'sleeping bag'. The nights in the desert are quite cold, ordinary people would freeze after just one night's sleep, so most people will bring this with them. At night, they'll sleep inside it, which not only keeps them warm but also prevents being buried by sand if there's a sudden gust of wind."

  "Oh......there's actually something like this?!" Yang Yu Xi suddenly realized and then enthusiastically started fiddling with it.

  "Yang Yu Xi, where are we going next?" Zhou Yu Xiao put down the water bag and looked at Yang Yu Xi who was busy.

  Yang Yu Xi was putting one leg into the sleeping bag at this time, and casually replied: "Whatever, wherever we go is fine, anyway I'm just out here to travel."

  "What... about Huo Qiema?" Zhou Yuxiao looked at Huo Qiema again.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ was close to the bonfire, with her palms stretched out and leaning against the flames to warm herself up. The jumping flames reflected on her face, making it rosy red, yet she had a unique charm.

  At this time, hearing Zhou Yu's question, she came back to her senses from her distraction, glanced at Yang Yuxi who was also putting his second leg into the sleeping bag, and said lightly: "My task is just to follow him until he masters the 'Indestructible Body', so it doesn't matter where we go."

  "Oh, I see......" Zhou Yuxiao seemed to be thinking of something, just as he was about to say something, a sound came from beside him.

  "Boom!"

  Zhou Yu Xiao and Huo Qi Ma were shocked, they quickly looked over, both speechless.

  Yang Yu Xi's first time using a sleeping bag was a disaster, she ended up getting herself all wrapped up and fell onto the sand, gritting her teeth in pain.

  "Idiot!" Hu Qiema rolled her eyes and said irritably.

  Yang Yu Xi was about to retort back, but suddenly froze up.

  Zhou Yu Xiao suddenly felt something was wrong and hastily asked: "Yu Xi, what's wrong?"

  Yang Yu Xi's eyes suddenly turned cold, but immediately recovered. Facing Zhou Yu Xiao's concerned gaze, Yang Yu Xi was a bit evasive and slowly got up from the ground, shaking his head: "Nothing." However, his eyes seemed somewhat dazed, as if hiding some past events.

  "Hmph, pretending to be mysterious." Huo Qiema glanced at him and continued to warm herself up.

  Zhou Yu furrowed her brow, but seeing that Yang Yu Xi didn't seem to want to say anything more, she didn't ask again.

  ……………………………

  Into the night.

  Tonight's desert is still relatively calm, with no too many storms, everything is very quiet.

  Under the quiet sky, beside a small bonfire, a pair of eyes stared blankly at the faint flames, lost in thought.

  Finally, Yang Yu Xi seemed to have made up his mind, sat up from the sleeping bag, stared at the flames for a long time, took a deep breath, crawled out of the sleeping bag, looked at Zhou Yu Xiao and Huo Qi Ma with a complex expression, and slipped away like a ghost into the vast darkness.

  In the darkness, there was a faint sound of sand rolling softly. Under the cover of night, it seemed that something hidden also disappeared into the darkness with Yang Yuxi's shadow.

  Yang Yu Xi galloped through the dark night, the cold wind carrying sand blowing past, scratching his face a bit painfully, but he didn't care.

  His fists clenched unknowingly.

  A year ago, memories lingered in the moonlight, and Yang Yu Xi couldn't articulate his feelings, only that he was overwhelmed with emotions, wanting to say so much yet unable to utter a word. In the end, he suddenly stopped, gazing up at the sky under the moonlight, letting out a long sigh, as turbulent waves of air dispersed from his body, disturbing the peaceful moonbeams.

  When he lowered his head and looked again, two figures had already appeared beside him, a man and a woman, one in front of the other, blocking his way.

  Under the moonlight, Yang Yuxi's bangs cast a shadow on his forehead, but his eyes were as kind as stars. The two people beside him brought back memories of a year ago.

  The man who expelled himself from the gate on the grand hall...

  ...where his two brothers were at this time...

  Good organization!

  Yang Yu Xi took a deep breath, it's been a year, finally seeing each other again!

  He couldn't help but feel somewhat excited.