Ghost Blows Out the Light

There is no water in the desert, it's like a living person has been drained of blood, and everyone is helpless, sitting in a daze.

Suddenly, An Liman yelled, "Hu Da's emissary." I saw a white shadow appear on the sandy slope not far from us. I thought it was thirsty and hungry, and my eyes were blurred. He quickly rubbed his eyes and looked carefully.

It turned out to be the white camel we saw before we went to West Night City, it was walking leisurely on the sand dunes, slowly walking towards the west.

The old man An Liman was so excited that he couldn't speak easily. The white camel appeared in the cursed black desert, which meant that the ancient curse had disappeared. Hu Da took back the desert. Following Hu Da's envoy, he will definitely be able to Find water.

I don't know if what he said is true or not. Last time, he said that travelers who enter the desert will have a safe and auspicious journey when they see white camels. Now they say that the curse in the desert has disappeared, but at this time, I would rather believe it than not Believe it or not, following the white camel may really find water.

Immediately, he hurriedly formed a group of camels and followed the white camels. The tall white camels walked unhurriedly under the scorching sun for three or four hours. After turning around a long sandy beam, they appeared. There was a very small puddle.

There is some sand around the puddle, the water is not clear, it may contain a small amount of minerals, animals can drink it directly, but people can't drink it directly.

The camels couldn't wait to drink water. Shirley Yang found some disinfectant tablets, put the water into a filter and filtered it, and then added the disinfectant tablets before distributing it to everyone.

This puddle may be a tributary of the Zidu Dark River. Due to the movement of the desert at night, part of the river water that is closer to the ground seeps out.

An Liman said that this is the best proof that the curse has disappeared. In the past, this desert had no water exposed on the surface. This water puddle is definitely a miracle of Hu Da.

I built a fire by the puddle and baked a few naan to eat. I didn't tell them that when I finally climbed to the top of the mountain, my back seemed to be held by a ghost. The fragrant konjac is tossing, I can't tell the truth from the fake, not to mention the last incident, including the whole experience in Jingjue ancient city and ghost cave, there is no obvious boundary between reality and illusion.

The fat man and I talked about what happened in Zagrama Mountain, it was like a breathless nightmare, and the fat man said: "This dog's tail is so fucking powerful, maybe we haven't been in the sperm at all." Juegu City, all of this is an illusion created by that ghost flower."

Shirley Yang, who hadn't spoken much, interjected, "No, now that we're out of danger and think about it carefully, the characteristic of corpse-fragrant konjac illusion is still very obvious. It can only use the memories that already exist in our minds. , but cannot create things we have never seen before, the queen's coffin, ghost cave, prophet's tomb, prophecy, these are all real, we have seen the black snake before, the prophecy that lures us to kill each other The stone paintings, the ones on the first layer of stone boxes are real, because we have seen the prophecies on the first layer, so the corpse-scented konjac can create illusions on the second layer of stone boxes."

I said to Shirley Yang: "A real hero sees the same thing. I think so too, but I'm not sure, so I haven't said it all the time. Shall we discuss how to get out of the desert now?"

Shirley Yang said: "This is going to trouble Grandpa An Liman, he is a living map in the desert, we might as well listen to his opinion first."

Seeing that the boss had spoken, An Liman drew a few times on the sand with his hands. This area is our current approximate location. Going south is the ruins of Niya, which is far away, and it is all desert. We added enough The water may not be able to reach Niya. To the east is Lop Nur, in the middle is the desert and on the other side is the boundless Gobi Desert. To the north is the direction we came from, that is, the direction of West Night City. But we go deep into the desert hinterland. It is not easy to go back.

Now it seems that it is not easy to go in three directions, east, south, north, and west. The only thing left is the Tarim River, which is the largest inland river in the desert. Starting from our current position, we can go fast. If so, it takes about ten days to reach the confluence of the Tarim River, Yarkant River and Hotan River.It will be easy to handle when we get there. We need to replenish fresh water and continue walking westward for another six or seven days. We will not be far from Aksu. There are troops and oil fields nearby, and we can ask for their help.

The water we are most lacking now has been replenished, which can last for almost ten days, and there is still some food. In the desert, water is more important than food. If there is nothing to eat, we can still eat camels.

It took a full day to filter and store the water in the sand nest, and then set off as planned. Along the way, hunger and thirst were inevitable, and wind and sun, dawn and night were indispensable, and finally at No. I walked to the Tarim River in 12 days, and then continued westward. On the third day, I met oilfield workers who went into the desert to hunt yellow sheep. At that time, Professor Chen had only one breath left.

The feeling of escaping from death in the depths of the desert step by step is not something people living in a normal environment can easily understand. Since then, I have developed a habit of drinking water at home, no matter how big the glass is, it is always the same. He drank it down to the last drop.

After returning to Beijing, I didn’t see Shirley Yang for a while. She may be busy looking for a doctor to treat Professor Chen, or she may be taking care of the funerals of those victims. This time, many people died in the archaeological team. Of course, the relevant departments are going to investigate. I am afraid that someone will find out that it is Captain Mojin, so I try to avoid the serious and ignore the trivial, and what I say is not true. Going into the desert to do archaeology has a great risk factor, but I will die all at once. Four people were killed, one teacher and three students, and one professor was mad. It was considered a major event at the time.

Don't talk too much, let's say that one day the fat man asked two sweet girls to go dancing and asked me to go too. I had nightmares all night and my head hurt a lot, so I didn't go with them and lay on the bed alone , Suddenly there was a knock on the door, I promised to get up from the bed, cursing in my heart, grandma, someone probably came to investigate the situation again.

When I opened the door, it turned out to be Shirley Yang who hadn't seen her for a long time. I quickly invited her into the room and asked her how she found her here. Shirley Yang said that it was the address given by Da Jinya.

I wondered: "Do you know Da Jinya?"

Shirley Yang said: "Even if they know each other, they are not very familiar. My father used to like to collect antiques and did some business with him. Professor Chen and him are also acquaintances. I came to you today to give you and the fat man's money. Well, in two days, I'm going to take Professor Chen to go abroad for medical treatment, and I have to investigate some things during this period, and we probably won't meet again for the time being."

I didn't expect it at first, but now when I heard that she would give me money, I was really happy. On the surface, I had to pretend to be polite: "Going back to China? Is Mr. Chen better? I just want to go see him. You Seeing that you still mentioned money, it’s inappropriate, we didn’t help you much, it just added to your troubles, you Americans are not rich, really, is it cash?”

Shirley Yang put the money on the table: "The money has to be paid, it has been agreed in advance, but... I hope you can promise me one thing."

I thought badly, this girl is afraid that she wants to take revenge on me, and maybe she will get out of my old ways again, thinking about countermeasures in her heart, and casually said: "What can you ask me for? It seems that rich people also have troubles. You don't want me to help you spend money, do you?"

Shirley Yang said: "The elders in your family can be regarded as peers. At the beginning, my grandfather washed his hands in the golden basin and stopped making a living. It was because touching gold as a captain was extremely harmful to morality. There will inevitably be accidents, I hope you will stop here and stop fighting, and if you have the opportunity in the future, you can come to the United States, and I will arrange for you..."

When I heard this, I felt that my heart was not going well. The American girl wanted me to vote for her, and hang out with her in the future so that I could catch my old Hu. He was also a company commander. If you are begging a woman, then you will have to follow her everywhere in the future. What's the point of being a person like that, so I interrupted her: "Good intentions, I appreciate it, but you only know one, and don't know the other. Captain Jin’s job is not very good, but Chairman Mao taught us that everything has its two sides. Good things can turn into bad things, and bad things can also turn into good things. This is called dialectical materialism. Now that you know what I do Inverted, I will not hide some things from you. I have principles and standpoints. I will never touch the ancient tombs that are protected or discovered. There are many large tombs in the deep mountains and old forests that no one has discovered. And the ruins, there are countless treasures buried inside, these things can only be found by people who understand the secrets of Feng Shui, if these buckets are not dumped, they may have been sleeping in the ground forever, and there will never be a chance to see the light of day again, In addition, the change and erosion of the natural environment also poses a great threat to those ancient tombs that no one has discovered. I see it in my eyes, and it hurts in my heart..."

Shirley Yang saw that I was plausible, and said helplessly: "Okay, I have kindly persuaded you to turn your back on it, but I didn't expect you to be quite reasonable, and you are so righteous when you fight back. I am afraid there is no second person in the world who can argue so much. You Since you have so much backbone, I really can't help but look at you with admiration, I didn't say what I said just now, you must be unwilling to take this money..."

I quickly put my hand on the paper bag containing the money: "Wait a minute, this money is considered to be lent to me by you...the interest will be calculated according to the interest rate of the People's Bank of China."

(Professor Chen, Bottomless Ghost Cave, Shirley Yang and the mystery of her life experience, the whereabouts of the sage tribe, will continue to unfold gorgeously in the Yunnan chapter)