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Chapter 125 Being Carried Away

The Fourth Ancestor's banquet was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, at the largest restaurant in the capital, "Shixuanlou". The Emperor put on his dragon robe again in a sullen manner and spent the two days before the banquet in the palace.

Outside the palace, in the Gu family in the city, Gu Shaoye and Tong Mingyan were playing chess with several ancestors, and Gu Xihao was accompanying them. It was impossible to let a servant go to such a scene, as it was too disrespectful. Du Xianniang and Yin Xueruo were women, so they avoided talking in other rooms.

"Is there still no news from the girl?" Yuan Laozu asked with concern.

Gu Shaoye hummed and said nothing. The longer the time went on, the more anxious he became. It was rare for their Gu family to have two children. Was one of them going to die at the hands of those bugs? He did not dare to think too deeply, but kept silent day by day.

Patriarch Duanmu's long white eyebrows were all knotted, but he was an optimistic person and consoled him, "Young man Ye, don't worry. The little girl looks very smart. She will be fine. Isn't there any news? No news is good news now. Besides, haven't the people who should be arrested been arrested? Didn't they say that they didn't catch anyone? Who knows, maybe the little girl had some adventure that delayed her time."

Patriarch Duanmu never thought that what he said was right. After Gu Xixian and his five companions came out of that unknown cave, they unexpectedly encountered another accident in the desert which was only a few hundred miles long.

Or because An Yi said there was a cactus area in the small desert, Gu Xixian suddenly had an idea and wanted to verify the cactus fruit she had seen on a certain audio in her previous life. She had never seen it in reality. So the group went to broaden their horizons excitedly.

From a distance, it was a sea of ​​green. No wonder travelers in the desert love cacti the most. In the endless yellow sand, that touch of green can really arouse the fire of life in the hearts of thirsty people. As she got closer, Gu Xixian discovered that the red flowers in the green were as big as her little fists. They were actually very gorgeous, and there were also a few yellow flowers in full bloom in the middle.

"Oh my god, it turns out that cacti can really bear fruit." Gu Xixian exclaimed. No written knowledge can be as vivid as seeing it with one's own eyes. She leaned in to take a closer look. The fruits that looked very similar to dragon fruits were full of temptation and should taste good.

"Master, do you want to try it?" An Yi asked. He had experience with this. "If you want to eat it, I'll pluck one for you. I tell you, it's sour and sweet, and tastes pretty good. But before you eat it, you must first find the star anise thorns inside. That thing is very powerful."

Gu Xixian nodded: "Everyone should give it a try. It is said that some people call this the treasure of the desert."

After hearing this, everyone reached out to imitate An Yi and picked the fruits from the cactus. Gu Xixian also reached out to grab them. She wanted to take these rare things back to share with her family. Fortunately, they had the vines they brought out from the cave. Ning Yi, who was skillful, made a fine mesh basket for them. After picking a basket, they sat on the ground to eat. No one complained about the dirt now. It had been so many days, and they were still not as clean as the sand.

"Uncle Ning, Uncle An, do you feel something is wrong?" Gu Xixian blinked. Why did she feel that the scenery had changed slightly? But she was clearly sitting still.

When Ning Yi and An Yi heard this, they immediately tensed their nerves. Then they looked at each other, jumped up and leaped several meters away.

Then, as the two men stared in amazement, the place where the men had been sitting suddenly rose up and disappeared from their sight at lightning speed, taking their young master and the two outsiders with them.

When Gu Xixian heard the sound of sand flowing and sliding down, she wanted to stand up, but found that something was moving under her. She only had time to glance at Ning Yi and An's panicked expressions with their mouths wide open. She didn't even have time to take the next step before she felt herself turning into a gust of wind, blowing away into the distance.

Ning Yi and An Yi's reactions were quick, but to no avail. In the blink of an eye, they had lost all trace of their master. They searched the entire desert but still found nothing. Their little master had disappeared out of thin air.

The two wanted to cry but had no tears. Ning Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go out quickly and pass the news back. The master will have a good day. Let's inform the family first. We have been out for so long, and they must be worried."

An nodded. This was the only way now. The two flew and hurried on their way. They didn't care whether they would be discovered by those people or not. They returned to Kashgar City first, preparing to use Ning'anwei's communication route again to send the message out. As luck would have it, Gu Di was there. When they saw Gu Di, they were so happy that they cried. The two strong men cried so hard that they almost overturned the table. They finally suppressed their emotions and gave a rough account of the matter.

"So, you watched your master being carried away by some unknown monster?" Yan Tian was speechless. They were two useless people, right? Why didn't they just throw themselves away? He really wronged Ning Yi and the others. The main reason was that the thing was too fast, like lightning, and even he wouldn't necessarily be better than them.

Ning Yi and An Yi nodded in shame.

"Did you see clearly what it is?" Gu Di was not as excited as Yan Tian. The more urgent the situation, the calmer he was.

Ning Yi thought for a moment and said, "It looks like a turtle."

An Yi also said immediately: "It should be a turtle. Although it is covered by the quicksand it shook off, it looks like a turtle."

Yan Tian chuckled twice: "So, you were led away by the turtle who is known for being slow?"

Ning An... No wonder Yan Tian is hated by everyone. The tone of his voice is really enough to kill people. If they didn't come back to report the news, why would they come back? If their master is in trouble, they will definitely die to apologize.

Gu Di glanced at Yan Tian, ​​who shut up in dismay. He turned to the two and asked, "Do you remember the location?"

An Yi nodded vigorously. Although the cactus was carried away with the items, he had a special feeling for the geographical location and would not forget it.

Gu nodded: "You go and rest first, someone will call you when needed."

It was obvious that the two were holding on. Gu Di was anxious, but since things had already come to this, there was no need to rush.

The two of them didn't say much and turned and left.

"Do you really believe what they say?" Yan Tian couldn't help but ask.

"Why don't you believe it?" Gu Di asked back.

"After all, they are the people we just took back. Who knows if they have the same idea?" Yan Tian raised his eyebrows.

"No." Gu Di believed that the little girl had her own way of judging people, and although the two men were exhausted, their eyes were clear, and he would not be wrong.

"Then what do you say we should do? How can a turtle that moves as fast as lightning sound so unreal?" Since Gu Di said so, Yan Tian didn't think any more about this topic.

At this time, Zhuge Ying said: "I have heard of a myth. It is said that in ancient times, there was a turtle hermit in the northern border."