jdhmnovel Chapter 205 Things were stolen
Chapter 205 Things were stolen
Gong Yu rode beside her on horseback. He took out a rope from his sleeve and threw one end to her. "The desert is a dangerous place. Hold this rope with you."
Su Rou didn't take it seriously and smiled, "Don't worry about me getting separated from you in this place, okay?"
Gong Yu said, "It's not impossible. If you get lost, you may not be able to find the North Country in this place."
Seeing that he looked serious, Su Rou had no choice but to tie the rope around her waist.
Gong Yu...
Have you been to the desert?
Su Rou thought about it and felt a little vague...
Gong Yu has dealings with the desert, so how could he not have been here?
As she set foot on the desert, Su Rou had an idea of adventure in her mind.
This was territory she had never set foot on before.
From an angle that Su Rou couldn't see, Gong Yu's gaze fell on her.
The two people were not too far apart and could hear each other talking.
After walking for a distance, Su Rou realized something was wrong. She said to Gong Yu, "Is it okay for us to go there on horseback? I heard there's an animal that can adapt to the desert weather. Wouldn't it be better if we could use it instead?"
When she was in the city, she saw a caravan stationed on the roadside carrying that kind of animal.
Gong Yu said, "It's expensive in the city, so we can go to the nearby Shibu. It's more convenient there. The Shibu is also on the way to Yelangling, so there's no need to worry about being delayed."
Su Rou felt that... his last sentence seemed a bit redundant, as if he could anticipate what she would ask.
Su Rou said, "I brought a lot of money with me this time. Why don't you just tell me directly?"
Wouldn't it be more troublesome for them to change it halfway? In the end it would still take some time.
Gong Yu glanced at her and said, "How would I know how much you have on you?"
Little did they know that their conversation was heard clearly by the desert people behind them.
It didn't take them long to reach the Shibu that Gong Yu mentioned. They rested for a while, then quickened their pace and continued on their journey.
Su Rou was sweating all over under the scorching sun, and the sand under her feet was very hot.
She cursed, "Assholes! Those guys had nothing better to do than throw me into the desert! Don't they find it troublesome?!"
Then, Su Rou looked at the innkeeper behind her with a vicious look in her eyes, "You'd better not lie! Otherwise, you know the consequences!"
The innkeeper was hit on the head by her, and Gong Yu's men simply treated the wound and stopped the bleeding.
The innkeeper's head was still groggy, "Don't worry, young lady."
They walked until dark and stopped to rest at an oasis.
Su Rou ate a few cakes, and when she was full, she went into the tent to rest.
At night, there was a lot of noise outside.
Su Rou woke up from her dream. She opened the curtain and heard Gong Yu's men say, "That desert man stole everything we had and ran away with the camel we just exchanged for today!"
Su Rou's expression instantly panicked. If this were in the North, she would not have thought anything of it, but this place was a desert, a place where no one would even shit! Without these things, they would be dead.
Su Rou asked, "Where is Prince Yu?"
"Your Highness has already led some people to chase after them."
Su Rou said, "You stay in the camp and guard the innkeeper. I'll go find him."
Just as she took a step, she heard the innkeeper sneer, "This is the desert. The dangers are more than just the sand beneath your feet. If you encounter sand bandits, none of you will be able to escape. Desert people are naturally more familiar with the desert terrain than you northerners. They are like fish in water in the desert! They are invincible in battle..."
With a muffled thud, the innkeeper was kicked to the ground by her. "Are you from the north? I don't see that you are as burly as the men from the desert. Stay in the camp honestly. If you have other thoughts."
Su Rou turned her gaze and looked at Gong Yu's men, "Just kill him directly."