Zuo Shaoyang said: "Well, I should have explained it to you at that time, but it was too chaotic at the time and I didn't have time later. I have been telling you now just because I was afraid that you would misunderstand what dad had planned. Hehe" Wu Meiniang's face Turning red with embarrassment, he thought for a while, lifted up the elegant curtain, hugged the quilt, and quickly came to Zuo Shaoyang's bed, lifted up the elegant curtain, and placed the quilt on Zuo Shaoyang's bed. "What are you doing?" Zuo Shaoyang was stunned. "I want to sleep with daddy!" Wu Meiniang said coquettishly. He took off his inner clothes, wearing only the thin underwear, climbed up from the end of the bed, and then got under the quilt. Zuo Shaoyang knew that Wu Meiniang wanted to use this behavior to express her apology, so he turned over and looked at her. The elegant tent was very thick, and the light in the room was already very dark. Now it was even darker, and only an outline could be seen vaguely. Zuo Shaoyang complained: "You're so good, what are you doing here? This is a single bed, it's too crowded for two people to sleep in!" "No, I'm going to sleep with daddy tonight!" Wu Meiniang twisted coquettishly. She stretched out a bright arm from the quilt, straightened the corner of Zuo Shaoyang's quilt, then hugged Zuo Shaoyang's neck, pressed her face against his, and said softly: "Dad, if my daughter does something wrong, Please bear with me." Zuo Shaoyang stretched out his hand and pinched her smooth face: "You, even if there is something that really makes me angry, seeing you like this, I can't get angry anymore!" "Wu Mei Niang eats it! Smiling, he let go of his hand and retracted the quilt: "Daddy can come back to life, so my daughter won't be afraid. If he dies if something bad happens tomorrow, daddy can cast a spell again and come back to life. How can that be wrong?" "Isn't it immortality?" "Look what you said, this spell can only be used in rare cases, that is, the person has lost his breath but his yang energy is not broken, and the spell must be cast within the time of a cup of tea. If the head falls off, No matter how you cast it, it¡¯s useless!¡± ¡°Oh,¡± Wu Meiniang stuck out her tongue, ¡°Then how will daddy know if the Yang Qi has been broken?¡± ¡°This needs to be checked in person~~ Let¡¯s go to bed tomorrow morning. I have to get up early!" "Okay, Dad." Wu Meiniang closed her beautiful eyes obediently. She put down the burden in her heart and fell into sleep with a relaxed and sweet feeling. Zuo Shaoyang saw that she was sleeping soundly but he was not sleepy at all. The events of this day made him come to a conclusion: Wu Meiniang really regarded her as her biological father, and did not go out of her way to use herself to climb up in order to achieve power. The central purpose, otherwise, if she mistakenly thought that he kissed her because he liked her and wanted to have sex with her, she would definitely take advantage of the situation to get close to her. After all, a lover is a relative among relatives, and is more advanced than ordinary relatives. layer is better able to achieve the results she desires. But now, Wu Meiniang has not done this, which can only show that her feelings for him are really the innocent father-daughter relationship. When she suspected that she had evil intentions, she immediately distanced herself from herself. This was actually because she thought her innocent feelings were A natural reaction to being desecrated. Realizing this, Zuo Shaoyang felt even more uneasy. How could he ruthlessly kill a woman who truly regarded him as her biological father? However, when I think of all the stories about Wu Zetian, including the killing that was blamed on the queen, the cutting off of hands and feet to make "drunken bones", etc., if I don't act ruthlessly now, my daughter will die tragically in her hands in the future. The story of Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf will be more It would be a great irony to repeat it in oneself! Zuo Shaoyang stared at Wu Meiniang's extremely charming face in the dark, smelling the fragrance emanating from her body, and the cruelty in his heart was a bit like the candlelight in the wind, constantly swaying, and he didn't know when it would be extinguished. He closed his eyes and warned himself in his heart that he must not be as kind as a woman. Only those who can take things up and let them go can be called true heroes! ¡°I don¡¯t expect to be a hero, but it¡¯s okay to be a bear protecting my cubs. If you can¡¯t protect your own family, what¡¯s the use of being a great hero?¡± 1¡ª. Due to an accident during this year¡¯s Fire Worship Festival, hundreds of people were killed or injured, and the local military governor has been dismissed by the court for investigation. The Fire Worship Festival has also been temporarily suspended. Therefore, the worshipers who gathered in Lingzhou left Lingzhou one after another. Zuo Shaoyang and the others paid the rent early the next morning and left the inn. When Zuo Shaoyang and the others came, they drove two carriages, one filled with medicinal materials, one with people, and two little donkeys leading the carriage behind. Haitong looked at their outfit and couldn't help but smile: "Sir, if the carriage can't cross the Gobi desert, why not sell it and add some money to buy three camels. Without camels, don't expect to be able to cross the desert." Zuo Shaoyang Naturally I know that the camel, known as the Desert Boat, I have seen it in the zoo before traveling, but I have never ridden it, and naturally Wu Meiniang has never even seen it. When I heard that I was going to ride a camel, I jumped with joy. Zuo Shaoyang and the others sold the carriage and spent more money to buy three camels, two for riding and one for transporting medicinal materials. But the two little red donkeys cannot be sold, not only because they were given by the emperor, but more importantly because these two donkeys are carefully selected. They are one-in-a-million fine products, just like the thousand-mile horses in the horse, they are very rare. . Zuo Shaoyang was reluctant to sell it and would ride back in the future. So put the little donkey behind the camel and lead it away. Haitong is a small shopkeeper who, with four assistants, transports leather goods from Mobei to Lingzhou for sale. He then buys some goods from Lingzhou and then transports them to Mobei for sale. He had already bought the goods before, so there was no delay. After Zuo Shaoyang and the others changed their camels, they set off directly on the camels. Leaving Lingzhou and heading north, gradually there is only the yellow sand of the Gobi Desert, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to see residential buildings. There are only some low thorny shrubs and dog plants on the ground. When the first real desert appeared in front of them, Wu Meiniang happily cheered on the back of the camel, pointing at it for Zuo Shaoyang to see, and marveling at the shrill voice for a while. When they stopped to rest and eat at noon, Wu Meiniang took off her shoes and socks, and ran happily on the soft sand dunes with her bare white and small feet. The warm sunshine at noon was very pleasant. When she was tired from running, she sat down on the sand dune, hugging her knees and sitting next to Zuo Shaoyang to watch the scenery in the distance. Haitong: "How are you, girl? I didn't lie to you, the scenery in the desert is beautiful, right?" Wu Meiniang does not easily agree with other people's opinions. She deliberately found faults and curled her lips: "It was not bad at first. After watching it for half a day, why? It¡¯s all covered in yellow sand, so it¡¯s not interesting anymore.¡± ¡°Haha,¡± Hai Tong smiled dryly but couldn¡¯t find the words to reply to her. Zuo Shaoyang said: "The scenery of the desert is different from that of our Central Plains. It is so desolate. In fact, the beauty of the desert is not seen with the eyes, but experienced with the heart. Only by walking through the desert can I feel the beauty of the desert. People will feel the beauty of hardships, just like mountaineering. The refreshing feeling can only be felt through sweat. "Wu Meiniang clapped and said with a smile: "That's what dad said! We have gone through all kinds of hardships, and it has been a blessing. While we were talking, several of Haitong¡¯s guys had already prepared lunch. There were no homes in the desert, and there was no firewood to burn, so we could only bring dry food and water. There was no way to make rice in a pot, so their lunch consisted of cold white flour steamed buns and beef and mutton. They sat around on the ground, grabbing the steamed buns and beef and eating them with difficulty. Wu Meiniang frowned and said. Why don't you wash your hands? It's so dirty to eat like this. "A fat guy said hehe: "Girl, the water in the desert is more expensive than gold. We have to keep people and camels drinking, so we can't waste it like this! " "Then why don't you bring more water? " "Bring extra," an elderly waiter said to Wu Meiniang, "To be honest, because you two were crossing the desert together this time, we brought twice as much water as usual! " The sea channel on the side said: "We have brought so much water, we must have enough. Let's pour some for the girl to wash her hands. " "yes! "The fat man took a leather bag of water from the back of a camel, carried it over, pulled out the plug, and motioned for Wu Meiniang to stretch out her hands to wash. "Forget it, I heard that it is difficult to find water in the desert. , since this big brother said that water is precious, it¡¯s better not to wash it. " The fat guy said happily: "Young girl is really sensible! "Hurry and tighten the plug again. Haitong has been walking in the desert for many years, so he naturally understands the preciousness of water. He originally didn't want Wu Meiniang to use water to wash her hands. But when she heard that she took the initiative not to wash her hands, she was very happy and hurriedly took a white-faced steamed bun. He handed it over: "Girl, please eat the steamed buns. " Wu Meiniang shook her head: "Thank you, I'll eat a piece of beef first. " "OK! "Haitong went to get the beef again. Wu Meiniang had already taken a small piece of beef from in front of her and brought it to her mouth. She smelled it first, her eyebrows were slightly sad, she hesitated for a moment, took a small bite carefully, and sipped it in her mouth. Then he chewed slowly and said with a smile, "How is it?" Not to your taste? " Wu Meiniang forced a smile, leaned close to Zuo Shaoyang's ear, and whispered: "This beef is just boiled, without any seasoning, just like chewing wood chips. " This was heard by a little waiter sitting next to her, who laughed and said: "Girl, you don't know something. This beef stays for a long time after being boiled. You can eat it by dipping it in some seasonings. If you add it in advance, If you add seasonings and cook it together, it will quickly become stale and inedible. ~~Miss Chi, there are condiments here, it will be much better if you eat it with dipping. "After that, he handed over a bowl of noodle sauce. "That's it. ¡±?Mei Niang smiled sheepishly. I dipped the beef in some pasta sauce and brought it to my mouth and took a bite. Sure enough, the taste was different. I started eating it happily. While eating beef, Wu Meiniang wanted to get the steamed buns again, but she was far out of reach. Seeing Haitong trying to help her get it again, Wu Meiniang quickly said to Zuo Shaoyang: "Dad, I want to eat steamed buns." Zuo Shaoyang smiled, knowing She didn't like others to help her get food, so she got up and took a white flour bun and handed it to her. Wu Meiniang happily took it and ate a bite of steamed buns and a bite of beef. Wu Meiniang was chewing white flour steamed buns and asked Hai Tong: "Brother Hai, you said there are wolves in the Gobi Desert. Why haven't we seen a single wolf in the past two days since we left?" (To be continued)