"Bang, bang, bang..."

Song You was holding a piece of baked naan in one hand and a stone in the other, and was hitting hard.

The baked naan is very dry, hard as iron, and difficult to knock.

No wonder I can cross the desert with me.

"Bang bang..."

The three-cake cat lay beside him, hiding in the shadow he cast, and was stunned.

Every time the sound sounded, her whole cat would tremble.

After a while, she seemed to finally be unable to see, so she silently stepped out of the shadow, stretched out a small hand wearing white gloves, her toes bloomed, and a claw was poked out, and gently stroked Song You's baked naan-

The hooks and claws, like ice-type jade, are obviously not as long as the thickness of the baked naan, and they only cross the surface of the baked naan, but they easily cut off a piece of baked naan.

The three-cake cat retreated silently and looked up at the Taoist.

“…”

The Taoist also lowered his head and looked at him, and couldn't help but sigh: "Empress Sanhua, it's boring for you to do this."

The three-cake cat didn't say anything, but still stared at him.

It seems like I want to see how he eats this.

"well……"

The Taoist sighed.

The hardest part of baking naan is the outer circle, which is as hard as a stone. The inside is slightly softer, but it also looks like dry clay. Song You broke off a piece and put it into his mouth. He slowly softened it with the temperature and saliva in his mouth. At the same time, he covered it with his hands and looked up at the sky.

The sun seems to be about to roast the earth.

The desert seems to have no boundaries.

The baked naan finally softened slowly, releasing the aroma of wheat, with some sesame fragrance, a faint sweet and salty smell. When I was in this desert, I actually felt good.

Song You finished eating a small piece and broke it up again.

But I quickly felt dry and had to drink a sip of water, but I didn't dare to drink too much.

The three-cat cat still stared at him.

After a while, she finally looked away and turned her head to look elsewhere, but suddenly rushed out like lightning, rushed into a pile of sand on the shade, and digging hard against the pile of sand.

I saw sand and soil flying, rising high.

In just a few breaths, the three-cao cat came back with a yellow lizard in her arms, shaking its steps, like a victorious general, and placed the lizard in front of Song You, then raised its head and stared at him who was eating naan without blinking.

"Eat this!"

The Empress Sanhua said.

"No, thank you."

Song You answered while breaking the naan.

"eat!"

The three-cat cat touched the lizard with its paws again.

"Eat it yourself with the Queen Sanhua."

"Everyone here eats this! Eat the roasted one!" Sancao cat persuaded, "It tastes similar to the chicken you like to eat!"

“I have naan.”

“Not delicious!”

"good."

"No meat!"

"It will definitely be next time."

"!"

The three-cake cat raised its head, with a more serious expression. After staring at him for a while, then withdrew its gaze, shook its head, picked up the lizard, hid in the shadow and ate it.

After lunch, continue moving forward.

The yellow sand and white sand on the road ahead were transforming into each other, and the Gobi and the desert intersected several times. Song You followed the direction pointed by Zhang Zhizhou and headed towards the Dihuo Kingdom.

The further you go, the higher the temperature.

The temperature far exceeds the body temperature. The temperature on the surface of the sand can burn ordinary people's skin in an instant. The three-cat cat has to turn back into a human form and walk in shoes. Thick clothes have become more capable of blocking the heat than thin clothes.

The sky is blue and the earth is yellow. No plant is seen or animal is seen.

At first, the Three Flowers stopped occasionally and turned their heads to look straight at a certain place. It seemed that there was a lizard, a snake, or a scorpion hidden under the sand there, which meant that the place was not dead silent. But after walking for two days, even these small animals were rarely found.

Walking in it, the direction becomes difficult to distinguish, and time seems to become mysterious.

Grab a handful of sand at will, maybe it comes from tens of thousands of years ago, looking around, and seeing everything you see, maybe it was like this ten thousand years ago, and until you leave, until you reach the end of your life, it is still like this, as if it has not changed at all.

Time seems to pass very slowly here.

It seems to be traveling very quickly.

I don’t know how many predecessors have walked by where Song You have walked by, and how many descendants will come. It is very likely that the scenery seen by Taoist and Maoer at this time is no different from what people saw when they passed by here hundreds or thousands of years ago. If descendants come here again hundreds or thousands of years later, the scenery they cheer for is almost no different from what Song You saw at this time.

It's like the stars above your head.

This feeling is really mysterious.

It seems that time presents two completely different contradictory states: vague and clear.

Walking in it is like walking at the common end of the world and time, it is a great loneliness, and another rare test and practice.

"Have Empress Sanhua seen the salt tower?"

"What is that?"

"It's a very tall tower. When it is in operation, its tower top will shine brightly like white jade. If it is on a sunny day, even if it is a dozen miles away, you can see the dazzling light it emits. It's like the sun on the ground, which is hard to look directly at." Song You said as he walked, "That's a miracle of man."

"The Three Flowers Nest has never seen the salt tower."

"I hope the Three Flowers can see you in the future."

“Where is the salt tower?”

"In the future." Song You said, pursing his lips and adding, "Maybe."

"How long will it take?"

"How long? I don't know." Song You had no choice but to do his best to make it faster."

"You're not smart."

"Yes." Song You's voice was very small to save more saliva. "If I'm as smart as Sanhua Niang, let it come tomorrow."

“Um…”

The girl turned her head and stared at him, her eyes as amber.

After a while, her eyebrows and eyes seemed to have become much softer, and she asked in confusion: "Why did she suddenly say that thing?"

"Just a little nostalgic."

"Miss?"

"yes."

"Can't understand……"

“…”

The Taoist walked slowly with a cane and pursed his lips. He did not get too entangled on this topic, but turned his head and continued to ask: "Have you ever heard of a saying in the Sanhua Empress?"

"Empress Sanhua has heard many statements!"

"Every star in the sky corresponds to a piece of sand on the ground." Song You said calmly, "The Three Flowers Queen has stepped on many stars now."

“Um…”

The girl immediately lowered her head and looked at her feet.

“Isn’t it very interesting?”

“Um…”

The girl turned her head and looked forward, with no expression on her little face: "It's too hot, just say less."

“…”

Song You couldn't help but remain silent.

It is rare for this little thing to realize this.

Thinking of this, I felt as if I was comforted, so I also looked back and walked forward silently.

The setting sun is another scene of the sunset in the desert.
To be continued...