Chapter 189: Free Guided Tours
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Just after Bai Yuchan and the others entered the poplar forest with the mysterious man wearing a fur hat and a leather jacket, the mysterious man began to dig up next to a poplar forest that was as thick as two people hugging......
"Several, come over and help. "www.biquge.info The man saw that Bai Yuchan and the others were standing behind him with a little hesitation, and couldn't help but say to Bai Yuchan.
"What are you doing here?" Bai Yuchan saw the other party's somewhat mysterious behavior, and immediately asked with some puzzlement.
"There's a cellar down there that we can sink into to avoid the wind. Once this black storm is formed, it will not pass for a while, and if the center of the black storm blows through here, it will really suffer. When the man saw Bai Yuchan's dress and tone of speech, he knew that this was a foreigner, and hurriedly explained slightly.
"Okay, I'll help you." At this moment, the Fat Venerable and the Thin Venerable who were standing behind Bai Yuchan suddenly walked forward and said to the man.
With the help of the fat and thin duo, a large area of sand dunes was quickly overturned, revealing an oval-shaped wooden stake underneath.
Lifting the wooden stake, there was an empty black hole underneath, and when the man saw that the hole was open, he immediately jumped down first.
Seeing this, Bai Yuchan hesitated slightly, and jumped down as well......
"Bang!"
As soon as everyone had entered the cave below, the man planted the wooden stake upside down on the hole, and the whole hole was suddenly pitch black.
"Whirring ......"
A flash of fire suddenly lit up from the man's hand, and the whole cave suddenly opened up, although Bai Yuchan and the others were not afraid of the dark, but the light could undoubtedly make people's hearts feel more comfortable.
"This friend, haven't asked for a name yet?" After the man lit the kerosene lantern hanging on the cave wall, Bai Yuchan asked.
"Hehe, my name is Ma Rufeng, because I often walk in the desert and run goods, people give me the nickname 'Desert Fox', you can also call me a fox." At this time, the man took off the fur hat on his head, revealing his true face.
Han Han's appearance, aged about forty years old, with a dull face of wind and sand, you can tell at a glance that he is a person who often walks in the desert Gobi Desert.
"Then we're welcome, look at the fox, you should be a person who often walks in the desert, we wonder why this black storm is so sudden?" Bai Yuchan asked suspiciously at this time.
There was no sign of this black storm, and even the weather forecast was not reported, so it suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and it was menacing, and it was impossible for the Huaxia Meteorological Department to have no warning of such a big black storm.
"Hey, this desert has completely deteriorated over the years, and the weather forecast is not accurate at all, let alone predicting the weather, and the meteorological department has almost lost our lives in the desert in those years, so we don't believe in the weather forecast at all, and they basically don't forecast the weather here all these years." The fox let out a long lament, and his words were full of helplessness for the land.
"You're a native here, aren't you?" Li Lao walked up to the fox at this time and asked.
"Yes, otherwise I would have left like everyone else, but I can't give up this homeland......," said the fox, looking gloomy and sad.
Many Chinese people are home-loving, and they are reluctant to leave the hot land where they were born and raised, even if it becomes a desert, they still love her deeply.
"Now every day I basically wander around this desert, many travelers like to come here to adventure, after all, this is said to be a city defense of the ancient country of Loulan, someone once picked up some cultural relics of the ancient country of Loulan here, that is priceless. But more people are lost in this desert, and I don't know how many lost travelers I have saved over the years, hehe......"
The fox smiled innocently, as if doing so many things seemed to him to be a piece of cake and not worth mentioning.
"This can't be your home, is it?" At this time, Bai Yuchan had already thoroughly inspected the furnishings in the cellar.
Although the area here is not large, the whole space is only more than 30 square meters, but it is very strong, every inch of land has been tamped, and all around is fixed with poplar wood to prevent the sand from slipping, and there are pots and pans here, and there is a large plastic bucket, which is filled with water.
"This is just a temporary stronghold for me, after all, I often walk in the desert, it is very dangerous if there are no temporary strongholds, there is basically no human activity here, but it is the territory of the desert wolves, and the sandstorms here are sometimes blown up for a few days, ten days are possible." As he spoke, the fox opened the bucket, scooped out a scoop of water, and poured it down.
In the middle of such a dry desert, it is a luxury to have a bowl of water. It's just that in such an environment, Bai Yuchan and the others didn't move, for Qing Shui, Bai Yuchan was very well prepared, he had the space to create, and he could accommodate as many things as he wanted.
"I see that when you led the way just now, you took a detour, is there anything special about this?" Bai Yuchan asked quietly. After all, Bai Yuchan had already discovered the existence of that strange power, and this fox didn't look like a cultivator, but he knew how to avoid the direction of that strange power, which was very doubtful.
"Oh, this is really a bit of a fantasy, originally this is the boundary of the ancient country of Loulan, it is said that many years ago the ancient country of Loulan flourished, and there are many powerful wizards in the ancient country of Loulan, and this is said to be a city defense of the ancient country of Loulan, although I don't know how many years have passed, but there is still a magical energy, many people are lost in such a strange circle, we locals know that such a place needs to be detoured."
The fox said, and pulled out a hand-drawn map from his bosom. The geographical features of the desert are briefly indicated on the map, with a circle marked in red letters.
"The part marked by these red handwriting is those strange circles left behind, if you pass by, you must not touch them roughly, otherwise it will be difficult to get out, even if we locals want to come out, especially when encountering some sandstorms, it is basically a dead end." The fox said solemnly.
"Thank you. The storm outside seems to have passed. Bai Yuchan pricked up his ears and carefully distinguished the sound of the wind outside, and found that the sound of the whimpering ghost crying wolf was almost inaudible, and there was silence outside.
"You wouldn't be fellow travelers on the expedition, would you?" Only then did the fox ask.
"We're not here to explore and hunt for treasure, we have something important to do and need to cross this desert." Bai Yuchan opened his mouth to speak, but he did not explain the purpose of his group.
"Through this desert?" Hearing Bai Yuchan's words, the fox known as the desert fox was a little stunned, and he didn't know whether it was shock or a joke about Bai Yuchan's innocence.
"Why, can't this desert be crossed?" Bai Yuchan saw the other party's surprised expression, and immediately hurriedly asked.
"It's not really, it's just that this desert is called the 'Land of Death', which is even more terrifying than Lop Nur, are you sure you want to cross it?" The fox asked emphatically again.
"Yes." Bai Yuchan replied affirmatively.
"It's too dangerous, I suggest you go on a different route! Although I don't know what you're going to do, it's only going to cost you your own lives, and I'd advise you to take a detour. The fox looked at the four of them, and without the slightest hesitation, he directly advised.
"This friend, we are not here for anything else, but to save people, and time is pressing, otherwise we would not have taken such a big risk to cross this barren land." Li Lao stood up at this time and said without concealment.
"Saving people? Are you trapped in the desert? The fox asked with some confusion at this time.
"No, the people we save are not in the desert, and you may not understand it after telling you, but we must rush to the Tianshan Mountains as soon as possible, and only when we get to the Tianshan Mountains will we have a greater chance of saving people." Bai Yuchan took over the conversation and said.
"You're going to the Tianshan Mountains, but do you know how to go this way? The vast desert is not so simple, I think you don't even have the most basic drinking water, how can you cross the desert? Not to mention that in the middle of the desert, even old camels like us can get lost in it, let alone you. The fox already believed Bai Yuchan and the others at this time, after all, what Bai Yuchan and Li Lao said did not have the slightest trace of fraud.
"Even if it's dangerous, we have to try, or I'll regret it for the rest of my life." Bai Yuchan said.
"This ...... Hey, forget it, I'm still in the middle of the desert fox......" The fox muttered to himself in a faint voice, and even Bai Yuchan, who was next to him, couldn't hear what he was talking about.
"What do you say?" Li Lao didn't hear what the other party was muttering clearly just now.
"It's nothing, since you met me, then I'll be a good person to the end, and there is nothing to do during this time, I'll volunteer to be a guide for you, after all, saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter!" The fox took the scoop of water and drank it all, as if he had made up his mind, and said heroically.
"This ...... How embarrassed are we...... But with an old camel like you as our guide, we can't ask for it! Bai Yuchan hurriedly agreed.
Before encountering the Black Storm, Bai Yuchan didn't take the desert on this earth very seriously, in his eyes, even if it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, with his current cultivation, it would pass quickly, but after experiencing the Black Storm, he knew that this force of nature was not something that human beings could resist, even some cultivators who cultivated were so small that they were vulnerable in the face of such a storm.
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