In the sky-filling yellow sand, Jiang Junyi, who was pursuing Wan Qingyun, suddenly paused.
The three words "Jiang Junyi" that Wan Qingyun desperately called out pierced through the swirling yellow sand, tearing through all illusions and reaching his ears.
The emotions contained in these three words awakened Jiang Junyi.
Urgency, longing, worry.
Jiang Junyi's eyes instantly cleared, and when he looked ahead again, where was Wan Qingyun?
He abruptly turned his head.
He saw Wan Qingyun half-buried in the yellow sand behind him, amidst the swirling sand.
Even so, she was still calling out to him with all her might.
"Qingyun!"
Jiang Junyi's pupils constricted, and he surged forward.
He walked back step by step, enduring the overwhelming yellow sand that blotted out the sky.
Wan Qingyun kept shouting, her voice already hoarse.
But Jiang Junyi's figure did not appear in the sandstorm; at this moment, waves of despair filled her heart.
She bit her silver teeth; she could not give up like this.
Just as she was about to call out again, a tall figure emerged faintly in the sandstorm, accompanied by a response: "Qingyun!"
Wan Qingyun's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Junyi! Junyi!"
"I'm coming! Don't be afraid!" Jiang Junyi gritted his teeth, walking step by step towards Wan Qingyun against immense pressure.
Suddenly, Jiang Junyi's pupils trembled violently.
He saw a sand vortex forming behind Wan Qingyun, rapidly approaching her.
"Qingyun!"
Jiang Junyi stretched out his hand and roared.
At this point, he no longer cared about concealing his identity, and Shadow Heart appeared instantly.
However, it seemed to be only a part of it...
Shadows coiled around his legs, and with this burst of power, Jiang Junyi strode forward, leaping to Wan Qingyun's side and holding her firmly in his arms.
"Take a breath!" Jiang Junyi whispered.
Wan Qingyun didn't know why, but feeling Jiang Junyi's real touch, she didn't hesitate.
The next moment, the vortex, carrying a large amount of yellow sand, swept past, instantly engulfing both Jiang Junyi and Wan Qingyun.
Yellow sand raged, and strong winds howled.
The two in the sand held their breath and embraced tightly, occasionally feeling the wildly flowing sand around them.
After a long time, just as they felt they had reached their breathing limit...
The world seemed to quiet down, and there was no more movement around them.
Wan Qingyun carefully sensed her surroundings and tugged on Jiang Junyi's sleeve.
Jiang Junyi understood her unspoken meaning and used all his strength to break out of the sand.
"Haa—hoo—"
The two breathed heavily, observing their surroundings as they did so.
After a while, Jiang Junyi first pulled himself out of the yellow sand, then lifted Wan Qingyun out.
Jiang Junyi looked left and right in the gradually disappearing pit: "Tsk, where's the wheelchair?"
Wan Qingyun shook her head: "It must have been lost in the sandstorm."
Jiang Junyi sighed; thankfully, his bag wasn't lost, and it felt heavy.
He shook his tactical bag, and the sound of sand flowing immediately came from it.
Jiang Junyi, looking a little panicked, placed Wan Qingyun on the sand and then took off his backpack to inspect it.
A large tear was visible, and yellow sand was slowly pouring out.
"No way?!"
Jiang Junyi pulled open his backpack and rummaged through it, only to find a small amount of water and food.
This was a backpack produced by White Court? When did its quality become so poor?
It didn't make sense!
Jiang Junyi reluctantly gathered the remaining items and placed them in the non-leaking inner pocket.
"Is the bag broken?" Wan Qingyun asked with a hint of worry.
"Yes," Jiang Junyi nodded. "We need to find Uncle Wu and the others as soon as possible, or cross this Koyik."
Wan Qingyun sighed; her backpack had also been lost in the sandstorm.
In an instant, the two found themselves in a difficult situation.
"Rip! Rip!"
Jiang Junyi tore at the backpack with his bare hands, leaving only the one non-leaking inner pocket.
It now looked like a smaller backpack.
"Qingyun, you hold this for a bit, and I'll carry you."
"Okay."
After a brief rest, Jiang Junyi carried Wan Qingyun on his back, ready to set off.
This was no longer just simple sand dunes but a labyrinthine canyon filled with huge, bizarre, wind-eroded rock pillars.
Jiang Junyi, seeing this, was truly exasperated; could such a sandstorm really carry them so far?
Looking at the endless desert and Gobi, Jiang Junyi felt a sudden sense of confusion.
Where in the world should they go?
"Ding ~ Detecting that the pure love target is in distress ~ This system is here to help!"
At this moment, Jiang Junyi felt that the "ding" sound from the damn system was actually so pleasant and beautiful, like the sound of nature!
"Wuwuwu, sweet little system! I miss you so much!"
"Ding ~ Hmph, when you're annoyed with this system, you call me a damn system, but when you miss this system, you call me little sweetie! Such a face!"
"My bad, bro, my bad."
Jiang Junyi walked towards the wind-eroded pillar forest with Wan Qingyun on his back, while communicating with the system in his mind.
"Ding ~ New items have been added to the mall, Host, please check!"
With that, the system seemed to disappear again.
Jiang Junyi exhaled; at critical moments, the damn sys... uh, the good system was still very reliable.
He opened the mall, and an ancient compass was emitting a faint glow.
"Compass of the Unlost Heart": 30,000 Pure Love Value.
His existing Pure Love Value was 70,000, more than enough.
Redeem!
After confirming, Jiang Junyi felt a heavy object appear in his pocket.
He freed one hand and pulled out the compass.
Wan Qingyun on his back looked curiously at the compass in Jiang Junyi's hand: "Junyi, what is this?"
"Something that can guide us out."
Jiang Junyi handed the compass to Wan Qingyun.
"Qingyun, our lives are in your hands."
Wan Qingyun's pretty face straightened: "Don't worry!"
Taking the compass, however, she found that the needle on the compass was wildly shaking.
"Junyi, why is this needle shaking so much?"
"Just think in your heart 'I want to get out,' and it will start guiding."
Wan Qingyun:???
Is this scientific?
But since Jiang Junyi said so, she forced herself to believe him!
Wan Qingyun silently repeated in her heart, I want to get out, I want to get out...
Gradually, the compass needle really did start to stabilize!
It eventually pointed towards the wind-eroded pillar forest.
"This? Is it real or fake?!" Wan Qingyun's pretty face was filled with disbelief.
"Cough, cough, I was just teasing you; the random shaking just now was actually the compass collecting surrounding magnetic field information," Jiang Junyi explained without batting an eye.
"Oh ~ At a time like this, you still have the heart to tease me?" Wan Qingyun nudged Jiang Junyi's cheek with her head.
"Hehe."
In reality, this was a fresh, hot excuse he had just come up with.
It was a good thing he had read a fair amount, so he could make up a plausible explanation.
The wind-eroded pillar forest didn't look far, but it was quite a distance to walk.
Time slowly passed, and Jiang Junyi and Wan Qingyun's biggest problem arrived.
Extreme heat, sun exposure!
Jiang Junyi stopped and looked up slightly at the blinding sun.
This isn't good...
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