Confiscated the property and exiled? I emptied the warehouse and fled the famine.

Since Meng Yanan fainted, everyone couldn't catch up, so Pei Yan simply asked everyone to rest where they were and eat something to prevent anyone from getting heatstroke in the afternoon.

Ruan Yunsheng gave each of them a steamed bun and a pancake, then sat down on the desert. Lu Zhizhou sat beside her, eating a steamed bun.

Ruan Yunsheng turned his head to look at Lu Zhizhou, "Lu Zhizhou, have you ever thought about one thing?"

"what's up?"

"Is it possible that the rest of the Lu family are not dead?"

Lu Zhizhou felt that the blood in his body was frozen and unable to circulate. "I thought about it, but I didn't dare to hope for it. What if it doesn't happen in the end and the illusion is shattered? That's better than not having any thoughts from the beginning."

Ruan Yunsheng touched Lu Zhizhou's hair and said, "It's okay. I'll accompany you to search slowly. If they are really still alive, we will rescue them no matter where they are. If they... then we will just let nature take its course."

"Okay." Ruan Yunsheng's bright eyes shone into Lu Zhizhou's darkness, allowing him to find a ray of light in his confusion.

"It's better not to tell mother and sisters-in-law about the poisoning for now, so as not to cause them panic."

Lu Zhizhou nodded, he thought so too.

After a short rest, everyone continued on their journey. At night, they found a place to set up tents as they had done before, and continued on their journey the next day.

Lu Zhizhou looked into the distance thoughtfully until he saw something he was sure of. He ran to Pei Yan without saying anything to Ruan Yunsheng, "Brother Pei, stop moving forward."

"What's wrong, Brother Lu?" Pei Yan knew that Lu Zhizhou would not let him stop easily. If he really stopped, something must be going to happen.

"Sandstorm, sandstorm is coming, look."

Pei Yan looked in the direction Lu Zhizhou pointed, and sure enough, a huge storm was heading in their direction. Pei Yan was shocked. Shit, they would reach Southern Xinjiang in about ten days, and at this last minute, something happened to him.

Ruan Yunsheng also noticed the abnormality. Sandstorms are a common phenomenon in the desert. Strong winds blow up a large amount of sand and dust from the ground to form sandstorms. The horizontal visibility of a sandstorm is less than one thousand meters, which is a very serious matter for ancient people who did not have any equipment.

"Damn, why is there still a sandstorm? What should we do now, Brother Lu?" Ruan Yunsheng and Lu Zhizhou made the decisions along the way. When something really happened, Pei Yan also became melancholy.

Lu Zhizhou looked around and found that there was no place to hide. So the only thing he could do now was to lie down on the spot and try to find a lower location.

"Get down, everyone get down right where you are, face down." It was too late for them to go forward, and the only way to survive now was to lie down.

"Everyone lie down, face down, don't show your mouth and nose, cover it with something around you." After saying this, Lu Zhizhou ran back to Ruan Yunsheng, who nodded at her.

Pei Yan asked everyone to lie down according to Lu Zhizhou's method. Camels often encounter sandstorms in the desert, so they were very smart and lay down completely.

The sandstorm was moving very fast. Not long after Lu Zhizhou and the others lay down, it reached them. Ruan Yunsheng and Lu Zhizhou held their hands tightly and tried to lower their heads as much as possible, otherwise the sand would get into their mouths, noses, etc.

After the sandstorm passed, Lu Zhizhou stood up, shook off the sand on his body, and pulled Ruan Yunsheng out of the sand. Pei Yan also got up from the sand. He first checked whether the officials were safe, and then went to look for the criminals with Lu Zhizhou.

After everyone stood up, Lu Zhizhou was at the Lu family, and Pei Yan began to check if anyone from the other families was missing.

"Zhizhou, Xiaoba, Xiaoba hasn't come out yet." Old Madam Lu said in panic.

Lu Zhizhou and Ruan Yunsheng rushed to Madam Lu, "Mom, do you remember where Xiao Ba was at that time?"

Madam Lu thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Ba was not far from me at the time. Logically, there shouldn't be anyone around. But I looked everywhere for Xiao Ba but couldn't find him."

The three sisters-in-law of the Lu family were comforting Old Madam Lu at this time. Ruan Yunsheng and Lu Zhizhou looked at each other and said, "Mom, don't worry, Xiao Ba will be fine. You take a rest first. Lu Zhizhou and I will look for him again."

Madam Lu nodded, but Lu Yunruo had no mind to rest until she found Madam Lu. She looked around anxiously.

Chen Qingran heard the noise from the Lu family and rushed over to ask, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Lu Zhizhou was still searching. Ruan Yunsheng frowned. "Xiao Ba is missing. Mom said she was always by her side. But everyone got up just now except Xiao Ba."

"Xiao Ba is missing?" Chen Qingran was shocked. He and Lu Yunruo had known each other since childhood. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were childhood sweethearts. In his impression, wherever he was, Lu Yunruo would be there, even this time of exile.

"Well, let's not talk about it now and find someone."

Chen Qingran pursed her lips and nodded, then anxiously joined Lu Zhizhou's team to look for people. Ruan Yunsheng looked at the sand on the ground. The sandstorm came from behind them. According to common sense, Lu Yunruo should have been blown in front of them, so they couldn't just look for him in the original place.

"Lu Zhizhou, look forward, in the direction where the sandstorm blew."

After hearing this, Lu Zhizhou suddenly realized. He was so anxious that he forgot that he should look in the direction of the sandstorm. With Ruan Yunsheng's reminder, Lu Zhizhou and Chen Qingran went forward to look.

"Lu Zhizhou, come here quickly, Xiaoba is here." Ruan Yunsheng found Lu Yunruo about two kilometers away from the original place. At this time, Lu Yunruo was swallowed by the sand and her body was covered with sand. If her clothes had not been exposed, even Ruan Yunsheng would not have been able to find her.

Lu Zhizhou and Chen Qingran arrived and joined Ruan Yunsheng to clear the sand off Lu Yunruo, but they didn't expect that Lu Yunruo wasn't buried that deep. The three of them were a little nervous. After being buried for so long, they didn't know if Lu Yunruo would...

When the people from the Lu family heard the noise, they rushed over and waited anxiously on the side. They did not dare to join in casually, as if they did not do it right, it might delay them.

The three of them dug harder and finally saw Lu Yunruo's back. Ruan Yunsheng made way for Lu Zhizhou and Chen Qingran, "Pull her out quickly."

If she guessed correctly, the sand had already entered Lu Yunruo's nose and mouth. She had been buried in the sand for so long that she was likely to have difficulty breathing and suffocate.

Hearing Ruan Yunsheng's anxiety, the two men did not dare to delay and grabbed Lu Yunruo's back and lifted him up.

Ruan Yunsheng turned Lu Yunruo's body over, and saw that there was sand in Lu Yunruo's nose and even traces of sand at the corners of his mouth. There was no sign of life at all. Seeing this, Mrs. Lu burst into tears.

"Yun Sheng, mother begs you to save Xiao Ba." She knew that the only one who could save Lu Yunruo at this time was Ruan Yunsheng.