Everyone ran wildly and met the caravan more than ten miles away.

The remaining soldiers looked confused.

Didn't you hire swordsmen and grooms? Why are there old people, children, and women all there, but no decent swordsmen and grooms?

"No, what's going on? Is this?"

Just as Lieutenant Li was about to speak, he saw Lai Xi taking out a sapphire-colored token from his body and stretching it forward.

"I am the special envoy of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Seeing the token is like seeing the Holy One..."

At this time, Lieutenant Li next to him was startled. He originally thought that Lai Xi was just a spy, but he didn't expect that the other party actually held a token of this level. This meant that the other party was directly responsible to the emperor. Although the level was not high

, but I can’t stand the strong love of the saints.

Subconsciously, he wanted to salute, but Laixi stopped everyone from saluting.

"When it comes to an emergency, keep everything simple. Now I want to know what exactly is being transported in the caravan?"

The soldier was confused by a series of changes and did not react until then.

"No, no, no... I don't know, sir, I really don't know. You have to ask the master..." The soldier pointed at the monk behind him.

Laixi immediately walked up to the monk and placed the token in front of him.

"Master, I am the special envoy of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. You can trust me. I need to know now what is hidden in the camel caravan?"

The monk remained silent and just glanced at the token silently. Then he took off the bamboo basket on his back. Inside was a Buddha statue wrapped in linen.

However, the monk gently lifted the Buddha statue with his hand, revealing a smaller Buddha statue underneath. Then he lifted up the small Buddha statue, and there was an even smaller Buddha statue inside.

Lu Xuan: "..." In his last life, when he was watching a movie, he felt that this scene was very funny. Now that it was happening in front of him, he couldn't hold it back and almost laughed out loud.

This Buddha statue nesting doll has nine layers. After the last gilded Buddha statue is taken away, there is a transparent box like crystal material. Inside is a pure white crystal solid piece that exudes soft light. That is the legend.

of relics.

Lu Xuan did not believe in religion in his previous life, and he did not believe in the existence of such things as relics. But since he has traveled through time, he is not so repelled by this aspect.

What's more, the relic in front of him faintly exudes a soft energy. Lu Xuan's keen perception can even feel the feeling of that energy sweeping through his body. His body is no different, it has not become stronger, and it has not made him energetic.

Shocked. But just this kind of phenomenon has proved that this thing is a priceless treasure.

Laixi was also stunned for a long time by the appearance of the relic. After that, he suddenly woke up and his face became a little ugly. This is not an ordinary treasure. This thing has strategic value in the battlefield of the Western Region. This was interrupted midway

The escort action obviously far exceeded his expectations.

"We need more swordsmen..., no, not swordsmen, but soldiers. We need elite soldiers and at least a hundred elite cavalry escorts. This cannot be done with just a few of us.

The Turks even sent out wolf guards, and there are less than ten of us in total."

"We can't do it. Since Mr. An has already taken action, all the news around him must have been blocked. Our information cannot be transmitted."

"The nearest post station is Shibali Duozi. It is an important supply point. More than 200 post soldiers are stationed there all year round. Let's go there to ask for help." Laixi said while looking at the map.

"It's not that simple. Look here, this generation of desert is full of quicksand, and there is no way to hurry. To go to Shibaliduozi, you need to take a detour. In this way, it will take at least seven or eight days of journey. The horse bandits and the Turks can

If you snipe at us at any time, we probably won’t be able to reach Shibali Duozi, and our entire army will be wiped out.”

After listening to Lu Xuan's words, Lai Xi was silent for a while, then pointed in another direction and said:

"Then we have only one choice, go east to Xiaogucheng."

"It's the same as what I thought. But there are two ways to go to Xiaogucheng, one is through the desert, and the other is through the Hongshi Gorge. Which way to take? Also, there is a fatal place in Xiaogucheng. That is, this road is

There are no supplies. It’s a journey of at least twelve days, and we have enough dry food, but our water supply is a bit tight.”

Captain Li listened to Lu Xuan's words and took over the topic.

"If there is a shortage of water, we can only go through the Red Rock Gorge. I know there is an underground river nearby, and we can replenish water there."

"In this case, we will go through Hongshi Gorge, and after replenishing our supplies, we will go straight to Xiaogucheng."

.............

Shortly after everyone left, Mr. An led dozens of horse bandits to the place where Lu Xuan and others had gathered.

"Sir, we just left a while ago, should we chase him?" asked the bald man next to him.

"Don't worry, from this direction, they only have one place to go, and that is Hongshi Gorge. Inform the Turks and let them go up. Brothers, just rest. After all, the Turks' request is to find them."

Hongshi Gorge is a characteristic landform in the Gobi. Some hill rocks are eroded by years of wind and sand, and finally become strange shapes. When the number is dense, a special canyon composed of weathered rocks will be formed.

The wind is irregular, so the entire Hongshi Gorge is also famous as a crisscross maze. If it weren't for Captain Li who was familiar with Hongshi Gorge in the team, no one would have taken this road at all.

Captain Li is indeed an excellent officer. After so many years, he is still able to find the road with ease and lead people into an underground river.

The river has basically dried up, but some water can still be found in some low-lying places. People replenished the water here and carried out repairs for a period of time.

"The camel caravan is too bulky, and we move too slowly with them. We can easily be overtaken." Lieutenant Li noticed that the people's traveling speed was far lower than expected.

"But there's no other way. We need camels to carry supplies. Put everything on the horses, and the horses won't be able to bear it. By then, the horses will fall before we reach Xiaogucheng."

War horses are actually very delicate things. Qualified war horses require careful care and careful maintenance. This kind of continuous long-distance running is actually an overdraft for war horses. If the load is higher, these delicate war horses will

, can't hold it at all.

"Then abandon some of them, take only eight camels, throw away the rest, and confuse the Turks."

"Okay, but..." Lai Xi wanted to say something else. Lu Xuan suddenly raised his hand to stop him.

"Shh... don't say anything, someone is coming..." Lu Xuan said, his body pressed against the wall of the underground river. After a moment, his face changed slightly. It was different from ordinary people's senses.

Allowing him to detect subtle sounds earlier than others.
Chapter completed!