Lop Nur is also known as Luo Bu Nao, "Shan Hai Jing" called "Youze", also known as Si Ze, Yanze, Puchang Sea, Prison Lan Sea, Furi Sea, Linhai, Luo Pu Pond, Luo Bu Pond and other names.

At an altitude of about 780 meters, it is located at the lowest point in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin and the easternmost edge of the Taklamakan Desert

A long time ago, Lop Nur once had a vast blue lake, fresh and active life, and generations of Lop Nur people, and the Silk Road flourished here for hundreds of years.

The main sources of water in Lop Nur are the Tarim River, the Peacock River, the Cherchen River and the Milan River, and part of the meltwater from the Qilian Mountain Glacier also flows here from the southeast through the Shule River.

However, due to the massive growth of the population along the river, the lower reaches of the Tarim River, which are mainly filled with water, eventually dried up, and Lop Nur quickly dried up.

At noon, the sun rose to its highest point, turning the Gobi Desert into a huge furnace, and the vast Gobi Desert was covered with coarse sand and gravel, and there was a rustle on it.

Wang Youmu and the others had been out of the desert for two days, and Ye Qiang finally fell into the sea of sand on the afternoon of the second day after being stung by the scorpion, and never got up again.

When they set off in the morning, they had already drunk the last of the water, Wang Youmu felt that the exhaustion had penetrated from his legs to the flesh and bone marrow of his whole body, and in an instant, his limbs and bones were soft and light, and the whole person could float in the air at any time like weightlessness.

He understood that this was a physiological reaction to extreme fatigue after dehydration, but he did not dare to stop, because he knew that if he stopped to rest, he might not have the strength to stand up again, and the team of three people was crooked, almost as if drunk.

Liu Yusheng felt that he was on the verge of collapse at this time, there seemed to be a sun in his throat, and he was so thirsty that it seemed that the entire Gobi Desert was contained in his mouth. The air inhaled by the mouth opened and closed once again took away the not-so-rich moisture in the mouth, and the lips were very chapped.

"There's something over there. Xiao He pointed weakly in one direction and said.

Wang Youmu picked up the telescope hanging around his neck and looked in the direction Xiao He pointed, and saw in the telescope what seemed to be the corpse of an animal, which looked very large.

"Let's go and have a look. Wang Youmu said

This is a dead camel, with two large humps, a round belly, and no scars can be seen on the whole body, and it does not look like it died of injuries here.

Wang Youmu felt that this should be an old camel, walking here with the whole herd, because he was too old, and his life had come to an end.

"Youmu, does this have dead camels to prove that there are people nearby?" asked Liu Yusheng hoarsely.

"This is not a domestic camel, domestic camels do not have such a large size, and if they are domestic, they will be taken away even if they die, and the meat and skins are property, so it is impossible to throw them in the wild so casually. Wang Youmu replied.

Hearing this, Liu Yusheng felt that the little hope he had just now was like a soap bubble rising into the air, and the last trace of strength was lost from his body, and he sat on the ground with a knife.

"What are you doing? don't move, you don't want to live!" Wang Youmu shouted angrily. Hearing Wang Youmu's angry rebuke, Xiao He's whole person was as if he had been pointed, and all his movements were still.

"Master Wang, I looked at the hump drum high, I think it is full of water, don't we have water if we cut it?" Xiao He said cautiously.

"That's all fart, don't you believe it, wait for us to go farther, you stab you down, see if you can live. Wang Youmu said.

"Then such a big camel is here, let's get some meat, anyway, there is not much dry food. Xiao He continued.

"I don't dare eat this meat, if you think you have a stomach like a wolf or a vulture, you can try it. Wang Youmu said with a smile on his face, and after speaking, Wang Youmu continued to walk forward without looking back.

Xiao He looked at the camel on the ground, then looked up at Wang Youmu, who had left, and finally stood up and strode after Wang Youmu, and Liu Yusheng also stood up tremblingly and followed.

"Master Wang, why do you say that water is in the hump is. I remember that the book didn't say that camels store water in their humps?" asked Xiao He, who caught up with Wang Youmu.

"The camel's hump is not filled with water, but mainly fat, which is converted into the water that the camel needs when it walks. That's why camels are very drought-tolerant, so they are called desert boats. The camel you saw just now is all dead, except for the water in the fat hump?" Wang Youmu glanced at Xiao He and replied.

"Then even if there is no water, isn't it okay for such a big camel to cut some meat?" Xiao He asked again with an unwilling tone.

"Hehe, you ask the people who have been living in this desert Gobi, seeing the camels that have been dead for a few days, do they dare to fight such an idea like you," Wang Youmu said with a smile.

"Master Wang, why?" Xiao He continued to ask curiously.

"This camel is dead and put it here, why hasn't it been eaten by wolves and vultures, in fact, it's very simple, wolves and vultures go over to bite or peck at this time, even if they don't get blown up, they will become crippled, that's why I don't let you do it. Wang Youmu said.

Looking at Xiao He's confused look, Wang Youmu continued

"After the death of the camel in this way, because its body is in a closed environment, coupled with the high temperature and dry weather on the Gobi, it will breed a large number of bacteria inside its body, and in the process of decomposition, a large amount of gas will be produced, which may carry toxic substances and continue to accumulate a lot of gas, so you just saw that the camel Bactrian is bulging, and the stomach is also big and scary. It's like a balloon that blows up, and if you move it, the camel will explode like a ticking time bomb, now you see. ”

Hearing this, Xiao He felt a chill in his back, and at the same time felt a burst of happiness.

Xiao He thought to himself: Fortunately, I didn't do it, or I would be unlucky, and at the same time, it would affect Wang Youmu and Liu who were standing next to me for the rest of their lives.

"Then we can find a way to throw the knife over and let it explode, let's get some meat?" Xiao He asked.

"Even if that's done, I don't dare to eat that meat, I just said that the camel dies naturally, its body is in a closed state, then there will be a lot of bacteria, to put it mildly, it is all stinky meat, unless you are a wolf or a vulture, I dare not eat it!" Wang Youmu said.

Suddenly, Wang Youmu saw that from a place not very high above their heads, several unknown birds flew over and flew away into the distance.

Wang Youmu raised his telescope and looked at the place where the birds went, and far away from the lens there was a mountain that was not very high, and there seemed to be a lot of birds hovering in the air.

"Captain Liu, I think there may be a water source ahead. Wang Youmu put down the binoculars and said.

Liu Yusheng now felt that he really didn't have the slightest strength, and even the conversation between Wang Youmu and Xiao He just now, he barely heard it clearly, and he felt that he was about to fall. Hearing Wang Youmu say that there was water, Liu Yusheng felt that he was originally a person who was hanging on the edge of the cliff and would fall into the abyss at any time, and suddenly saw someone throwing a life-saving rope to him.

"Where, where?" asked Liu Yusheng with red eyes.

"Right there!" Wang Youmu said, pointing in the direction where the bird had just flown away.

Under the desire to survive, people can always burst out with potential that ordinary people can't imagine. Normally, it takes at least an hour to walk, but Wang Youmu and the others arrived in less than forty minutes.

It's really just two small hills, not so much mountains as two huge rocks. In the middle of the boulder, the ground was unpreparedly low, and in the lowest little wah there was a small pool.

Liu Yusheng and Xiao He ran towards the pond as quickly as they did.

"Captain Liu, don't drink it. Wang Youmu reminded loudly while chasing behind.

Hearing Wang Youmu's reminder, Liu Yusheng and Xiao He, who had already run to the edge of the pond, seemed to have been immobilized, and stood there motionless.

Wang Youmu also rushed to the edge of the pond and looked down carefully at the pond and the surrounding environment. The pond is not big, that is, less than 4 square meters, the water in the pond is crystal clear, it is formed by an underground spring, the spring water keeps coming out of the spring, the land around the pond is obviously very wet, it can be said that it is muddy, leaving many animal footprints, Wang Youmu knows that the water is safe.

"You can drink it, but you drink it slowly, little by little, and don't drink too much at first. Wang Youmu said.

Half an hour later, Wang Youmu sat under the boulder by the pond, and his body, which was still extremely tired in front of him, suddenly returned to its previous state because of the nourishment of this spring water. He lit a cigarette, looked at the endless Gobi Desert in front of him, and thought to himself: Now that the water is settled, can they walk out of the endless Gobi and return to the home he has been dreaming about for a long time......