The fiery sun scorched the land under Cao Yu's feet like an oven, a desolation in the vast Gobi no man's land, a slight reflection of light on the ground in the distance, and occasionally a few unknown strange small animals crawled past his feet. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cao Yu licked his chapped lips, and had the heart to pick up the kettle and take a sip, but with a slight shake, the sound of rattling from inside indicated that there was not much water left in the kettle, so he slowly put down the kettle.

This is the third day he has entered the no-man's land, and the food and water he brought with him have just run out today, as a senior outdoor enthusiast, it is a fatal mistake for the lack of budget for the supplies he brings.

If he can't find supplies tonight, then tomorrow will be a difficult day, in fact, this road is not the first time he has walked, and he knows that there are not a few travelers who have fallen on this road, but he still insists on walking it alone.

Because Cao Yu was the team leader last time, he had to take care of all the people and things, so there were several places that didn't work out for various reasons, which made him feel a little regretful in his heart, so this time he came alone.

Although it feels good that there are no ties, it also greatly increases the risk of travel, and if he can't find any supplies before dark, then Cao Yu can only implement Plan B.

The so-called plan B is to insist on returning to the previous fork in the road hungry, from where you can come across a provincial road after walking for half a day, and you will definitely encounter vehicles there, but that also indicates Cao Yu's hike...... It's over.

Just as he was struggling with whether to continue walking, he suddenly saw an adobe house in front of him, and there was still curling smoke from the chimney on the roof, and it seemed that there must be someone inside! Cao Yu immediately walked over excitedly......

Cao Yu took a closer look and found a man squatting in front of the adobe house, smoking the Mohe cigarette in his hand (similar to the dry tobacco in Northeast China) with his head down, and on this hot day, the man was wearing a black leather jacket, which made it difficult for Cao Yu to judge whether this person was Han or not.

"Fellow, I'm a traveling friend passing by, can I ask you for a drink?" Cao Yu asked politely.

The man looked up at Cao Yu, and then actually smiled at him, but this smile made Cao Yu feel cold all over his body, and immediately had an urge to leave, but reason told him that this was the only place in a hundred miles of people, and if he didn't fill the kettle here now, then he really had to implement Plan B.

So Cao Yu had no choice but to smile at the man, and then repeated what he had just said, this time the man squatting on the ground seemed to understand, he got up and beckoned to Cao Yu, and then walked into the house......

Cao Yu hurriedly followed in, it was a simple adobe house, the light inside was very dim, because all the light except for the door came in, there was only a high and small window on the back wall, and the furnishings in the room were very simple, except for the earthen kang, the stove, the water tank, a broken table, and two broken stools, there was nothing.

The man motioned for Cao Yu to sit down first, then turned around and went to the stove and took out some things and put them on the table, "Eat...... bar. ”

Although the man only said two words, Cao Yu still heard that this person must be a Han Chinese, but he shouldn't be too talkative, he saw that the food that the man put on the table was actually some corn and sweet potatoes, it seems that the man's life is also very hard.

Cao Yu said thank you, and as soon as he wanted to eat, he heard the man say to him, "You eat first, I'll ...... Go to the nearby qanats and get some water. He turned around and went out.

After the man left, Cao Yu ate unceremoniously, he observed the environment in the house while eating, from the moment he came in just now, he smelled an indescribable smell, but this may also be the smell of the indifferent cigarette that the man smoked.

Cao Yu finished eating after a while, but the man never came back, maybe because he was too tired, he actually fell asleep on the table, but he just fell asleep for a while, and he felt that someone was pushing him.

When he opened his eyes, he found a strange man dressed about the same as himself in front of him, Cao Yu initially thought that he had come to beg for water like himself, so he rubbed his eyes and said, "Hello, the master here has gone to fetch water......

But the man said anxiously, "Get out of here!" ”

Cao Yu was stunned for a moment, but then he saw that there were a few people dressed as travelers standing behind the man, but they were as anxious as the man in front of them, and they were all saying, "Go quickly, if you don't leave, it's too late, that monster is coming back soon!" Come on! ”

"You ...... What do you mean? Cao Yu asked puzzled, he stood up and just wanted to say something, when he saw the man who was fetching water just now appeared behind several people, with a strange smile......

Then Cao Yu woke up in a flicker, it turned out that he was sitting in a dream, but the people in the dream were too real, so that Cao Yu still clearly remembers the portraits of those people.

He looked outside the house, the man had not come back from fetching water, but the strange dream just now made Cao Yu's heart a little panicked, he didn't want to stay here for a moment, he got up and ran out of the adobe house, and then ran in the direction of the provincial road without looking back!

Cao Yu kept running for a long time, until the panic in his heart slowly disappeared, he stopped, fortunately he ate something just now, otherwise he would have fainted at this time.

Cao Yu couldn't explain the reason why he suddenly gave up this hike, he only knew that he had to leave there at that moment......

He walked for less than four hours, and finally saw the provincial road before dark, and was very lucky to catch a truck pulling sheep.

After that, Cao Yu came to the nearby county, found a small hotel to stay for one night, and took the shuttle back to Urumqi the next morning.

A few days later, Cao Yu's friend knew that he was home, so he called him out for a drink and a get-together, and asked him to talk about the experience along the way, but for some reason, he didn't say a word about the strange man.

Cao Yu heard a friend say during the banquet that in the past two years, on the route that Cao Yu just walked, there were actually many travelers who disappeared and lost one after another, and they all went to the no-man's land alone to hike, but since then the world has evaporated!

After Cao Yu heard this, he thought of the people in his dream, but at that time, he didn't associate these with that strange man, and then slowly forgot about it. (To be continued.) )