Chapter 116: Don't be so noble
"Violence? I used violence against her? Ryan sneered, "This is just to prevent her from getting lost, if she really wants to use violence, she should go to the hospital now." β
"Verbal violence is also a kind of violence, we are not your subordinates, just a cooperative relationship, you better be polite, otherwise you don't want to get my help." Xing Wensu snatched Xu Nianran's wrist from his relaxed hand, wrapped it in his palm and rubbed it.
"Wensu, thank you...... It just hurt a little bit, it's fine. Xu Nianran smiled.
"Well, ignore this violent person, go, I'll accompany you to buy steamed buns." Xing Wensu glared at Ryan fiercely, as if his words still had a certain threat to Ryan, Ryan shrugged his shoulders and reluctantly followed them to the vendor's stall.
Xu Nianran had no concept of money, and she didn't have the consciousness to take the initiative to pay for it, she just asked for a lot of white steamed buns, held them warmly in her arms, and watched Xing Wensu pay.
"Steamed buns are so cheap?" She was a little surprised, she bought twenty steamed buns, and it was only twenty yuan?
Xing Wensu rolled his eyes, this stupid monarch who doesn't "know" the fireworks in the world!
"Have you ever eaten steamed buns, Nianran?" Xing Wensu asked suspiciously, "To be honest, I'm quite surprised that you can recognize this thing as steamed buns." β
"Of course I did!" Xu Nianran was speechless, "When I was a child in the welfare home, I ate steamed buns three days a week!" β
"So miserable?!" =δΈ=ζ¬=Read=Novel xstxt Xing Wensu and Ryan were taken aback.
Xu Nianran is full of black lines, is this miserable?
"I don't think it's miserable! The steamed buns in the welfare home are delicious, and you can eat as much as you want, and the amount of rice and vegetables is limited...... However, I didn't eat much at that time, and later in the Chen family, I raised me like a pig with my brother, but I didn't fight for it, and I didn't grow a few taels of meat or much taller. β
Speaking of this question, Xu Nianran couldn't cry or laugh himself.
"Well, it's probably because I was malnourished when I was a kid and hurt my roots." Ryan touched his chin and said with a serious face.
You know a ghost, a foreigner who only knows how to eat raw meat and lettuce! Xu Nianran complained silently in his heart.
Probably because Xu Nianran has rarely eaten steamed buns over the years, so he was a little excited to see the food he often ate when he was a child, and bought twenty in one go, how to eliminate it?
She took it to Qin Yan's car, people had just eaten enough, gave her face, and each person took two, and she came back with the remaining fourteen, with a sad face, how to digest this?
ββ¦β¦ You bought so much, I thought you were going to use it as dry food. Ryan said with a smile.
"That's what I think, but ...... In this weather, it is estimated that it can freeze into stones. Xu Nianran shrunk his neck, not taking into account the cold wind on the Gobi and the temperature in the desert night.
"Let's eat it while it's hot, you can't eat it and throw it away, it's not a very valuable thing." Xing Wensu smiled and picked up a steamed bun and got into the back seat.
"Don't throw it away, keep it, it's useful." Ryan spoke, "If you encounter any vultures or jackals, throw some to them, and you won't have to waste meat." β
"Vulture jackals eat steamed buns? You think it's domestic? Xing Wensu pursed his lips, dismissive of Ryan's statement.
"It's okay, get some blood, you can confuse them, of course, if you encounter this situation." Ryan said lightly, Xu Nianran was very unappetizing when he heard it.
Blood-stained steamed buns? How did it remind her of Mr. Lu Xun's article that she had read?
Qin Yan led them not into the city of Hami, but south to Nanhu, along the highway all the way south, into Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Lop Nur and Loulan ruins are nearby, but it is not their final destination.
Further south and further south, after Ruoqiang County, it is already a desert Gobi, and further south, there are towering mountains.
In the vicinity of Ruoqiang, the car no longer dared to drive indiscriminately, so it could only drive on the road that was pressed out by the wheels, with sand dunes to the west and mountains to the southeast.
As soon as Xu Nianran got out of the car, she immediately felt the chill, at this time, the sky was full of stars, and the temperature in the desert basin was low to below zero, she was so cold that she stomped her feet and rubbed her hands.
"In that col ahead, there are our people waiting, let's go." Qin Yan pointed to the majestic mountain, he couldn't see the whole picture clearly in the dark night, but he could see a few bits of light at the foot of the mountain.
The area around here is deserted, and unless you come here on purpose, no one will notice that there are people here, and even if you happen to meet some adventure travelers who are traveling by car, you can completely fool around.
Qin Yan's people set up tents at the leeward of the foot of the mountain, and hung a windproof lamp to guide the way.
"Why don't you drive over? Wangshan ran a dead horse, it's still a long way to walk here. Xu Nianran put on his backpack and proposed.
"You can't drive through here, it's all sand underneath, and the wheels will get trapped." Ryan crouched beside the car and pointed at his feet with a flashlight.
Xu Nianran closed his mouth and obediently followed the large army, Qin Yan and Ryan in front, and Xing Wensu's two bodyguards in the back, who were also middle-aged and young, looking like the faces of Central Asia.
"Nianran, give me your hand." Xing Wensu walked beside Xu Nianran and reminded her loudly that it was safer for the two of them to walk together.
Xu Nianran pulled Xing Wensu, and the two of them followed Ryan in front of him with a deep foot and a shallow foot, this is the foot of the mountain, the sand is relatively shallow, not dangerous, Ryan often looks back at the two, and when he encounters a place that is difficult to walk, he slows down and waits.
Qin Yan walked first by himself, and opened a distance of about a hundred meters, Xu Nianran couldn't see his figure, and asked, "Isn't he afraid to walk alone?" What to do if you encounter a quicksand pit? β
"Leave him alone, he's been alone many times, have you forgotten? I said he had been searching for the Jade Fuling Kingdom for the past eighteen years. Ryan pulled Xu Nianran to prevent her from slipping.
Xu Nianran shook his head and smacked his tongue: "It's quite rare to love money and love like this." β
"It's not just about money, either." Ryan shook his head, "Just like Chen Youfei, he has his own beliefs, Chen Youfei is to protect China's ancient cultural relics, and he is to explore the unknown, which can make people addicted to opium like an addiction." β
"Nianran, do you feel anything?" Xing Wensu suddenly covered Xu Nianran and asked quietly.
"What does it feel like? Which aspect? Xu Nianran didn't understand what he meant.
"Qin Yan is very familiar with this place, you see that he led the way all the way, without the slightest ambiguity, although there is satellite navigation, but after all, this place is deserted, and the signal is not good, but he didn't hesitate at all, so he brought us here, is he sure that the Jade Fuling Kingdom is in this direction? Do you have any special feelings for here. β
ββ¦β¦ No, maybe it's still far away, I haven't dreamed of the scene here, I'll take a good look at it when it's dawn. Xu Nianran replied a little guiltily.
I'm a stupid monarch, I don't remember anything, what's the use of this! Xu Nianran raised his hand in annoyance and beat his head.
Why does Wen Su remember more things than herself, but her memories are fragmented and incoherent?
Wangshan really ran a dead horse, and he could still walk a dead man, Xu Nianran bent down, held his knees and gasped, and walked for almost an hour before he reached the foot of the mountain.
The foot of the mountain here is also bare, with little vegetation, and some sheltered passes, where a few tents were pitched at this time.
A windproof lamp hangs in front of a tent to guide the way.
Qin Yan was already sitting in this tent, checking some expedition equipment, and after Ryan said hello, Qin Yan walked out, and the people in the tent also walked out.
One of them, not tall, but with a very hot body, likes to wear a tight camouflage uniform, and wears a mask against wind and sand on his face.
Xu Nianran wondered, could it be that this is the woman named Qilan? But it doesn't look like it.
When the woman saw Xu Nianran, she narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Hello, little sister Nianran." β
Xu Nianran was startled when she heard this voice, this, this, isn't this Pei Aishi?
Pei Aishi took off her mask and smiled at Xu Nianran: "Why, we have only met for two days, and we are so surprised to see me?" β
"Why are you here?!" Xu Nianran was surprised, "How could you be in a group with Qin Yan and them?" β
"We're not in this group." Pei Aishi shook her head.
ββ¦β¦ No wonder you hate you so much with your non-brother, it turns out that you are really a spy for foreigners! Xu Nianran said fiercely.
Pei Aishi raised her eyebrows and reminded: "You also betrayed Chen Youfei, don't say that you are so noble." β
This sentence poked Xu Nianran's weakness, she bit her lip and hesitated: "You and Qin Yan have been calculating with their non-brothers?" Have you ever betrayed with a non-brother? β
Pei Aishi glanced at her impatiently and repeated: "It's all said, we are not in a group, I am just a 'consultant' who was temporarily invited by them." β
"Advisor?" Xu Nianran wanted to say, what do you know? Consultant what?
"Since Chen Youfei doesn't plan to wake up my father, I can only figure out a way by myself, right?" Pei Aishi flicked her long hair, tied a ponytail, and threw a hair ring to Xu Nianran, "My father's coma is related to the strange antiquities of this Jade Fuling Country, I just came to check if there are any clues." β
Xu Nianran was very skeptical of her reasons, but she didn't continue to discuss with her, Xu Nianran deeply felt that Chen Youfei's attitude towards Pei Aishi was right, and this woman might have been bought by foreign forces a long time ago.
"Did you sell some confidential information?" Xu Nianran asked in a low voice.
Pei Aishi shrugged indifferently, "I'm not a researcher, and I don't have access to any secrets, I've only seen some of my father's notes and manuscripts in bits and pieces. β
This statement has already been made obvious, Pei Aishi is not a researcher, she has no mandatory obligation to protect state secrets, and she can dispose of the information in her hands at will.