CHAPTER XXXI

Zhu Yidao walked on the desolate Gobi, his heart was full of sorrow, he finally thought that he could get rid of all this, but he didn't expect to have to start again. Jiang Fei behind him looked at the surrounding scenery with interest, he had never been to such a desolate place.

There seemed to be Wanli's smiling face in front of him again, Lao Zhu felt that it was a pity that this guy didn't do the emperor, and he used that despicable conspiracy to tie himself up to death, but he kept his word and sent Shen Hui to Jingshi to detoxify. Whenever he saw Shen Hui's sick appearance, Lao Zhu's heart would always twitch for no reason.

When will this damn Gobi Desert come to an end?

Not far away were several pairs of white bones, some of camels and some of people. To walk this path means that there is death and no life. The horror of the desert is well known, but in order to survive, they have to fight hard against the harsh nature.

"We don't know how many brothers have gone on this road and never come back......" Jiang Fei's mood suddenly dimmed, and he remembered the Jinyi brothers who were sent to the desert to perform various tasks.

Lao Zhu was also embarrassed. Everyone only saw the brutality and horror of Jinyiwei, but they never thought about the sacrifices they paid for the safety of Daming. That's at the cost of life! Some people just shouted passionately, but in fact they really wanted them to do something for Daming, but they struggled to do the same thing.

I don't know if those so-called clear streams are the same?

Jiang Fei slowly narrated everything in the desert for Zhu Yidao. Originally, there was an ancient country here hundreds of years ago, but for some reason, it was gradually lost, and only the ruins of the village remained. In the past, those merchants who went to the Western Regions had to pass through this village, but due to the decline of the village, some rumors arose.

It is said that the people of the village offended the god of the desert and were cursed by the god.

The village was wiped out almost overnight because of the epidemic. This is the true news from Brother Jinyiwei, and the Jinyiwei also died because of it.

Everyone sees this path as a journey of death. But only the people of Jinyiwei know that after the irresistible passage of time, the ruthless and cruel climate of the desert has long consumed the unknown plague in the journey of time.

So only Jinyiwei dares to take this road.

"The village...... What is your name? Lao Zhu felt more and more that this village seemed to be the great discovery of later generations.

"The merchants all call him Nanlou, but only we call him Loulan." Jiang Fei introduced very proudly.

It turns out that it is the ancient country of Loulan!

Lao Zhu insisted on going to the ruins of the village that had long been deserted, but everyone couldn't resist him, so they had to go there together obediently. Actually, no one has ever been there, but they know that there is such a place.

After walking for most of the day, Lao Zhu was excited to see that the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Loulan were in front of him!

What catches your eye is a collapsed house, with the walls faintly visible, as well as wells and livestock pens...... Everything shows that this place was once so developed and so full of vitality.

Walking on the recognizable streets, Lao Zhu was surprised to find that the current ancient kingdom of Loulan is far more complete and real than that of later generations. That means...... Maybe you can find the female corpse yourself? Lao Zhu thought spoofedly.

Behind the village is a cemetery, fortunately, the current environment is not as exaggerated as in later generations, and the desertification is not so great, and some inscriptions on the cemetery can still be seen with strange handwriting.

"No one understands these handwriting now. When I was a lieutenant, I heard a hundred households say that there was a family in Ningxia that still recognized these ancient texts, but unfortunately that family was wiped out in the war, and now no one recognizes it. Otherwise, you might be able to know where the treasure is. Jiang Fei licked his lips, and there was a hint of greed in his eyes.

"Don't think about it, even if there is, it will be buried at the bottom of the Gobi, unless you are interested in digging three feet into the ground." Lao Zhu still smiled at Jiang Fei in a spoof.

Turning around, Lao Zhu still gave up the search for the female corpse. After all, he is not an archaeology major, otherwise he can see the appearance of the female corpse before it was destroyed.

"There's someone here!" One of the brocade guards screamed in horror, brushed out his waist knife, and jumped to the side as if he had been stung by a wasp.

Lao Zhu and the others hurriedly went over to check, but the big earth with his mouth open couldn't be recovered for a long time: it was the female corpse that he couldn't find!

It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

The silk on the woman's body is still faintly recognizable, even the hair, expression, and accessories on the body are very well preserved, but she is in a strange pose: her left hand covers her mouth, and her right hand points to a depression in the ground, as if she has found something terrifying.

That's not right! Zhu Yidao felt very strange! I remember that when the female corpse was found in later generations, it was in a coffin in a cemetery! How could a dried corpse emerge from the outside now?!

Everyone looked down at the ground along the hand of the female corpse, and there was a depression here, and it was evident that the sand and gravel had filled it up after a long time. It's a lot like a cave, or a hole in the ground or something.

What could it be?

Jiang Fei instructed everyone to move the sand and gravel out of the depression, and there were still pots in this village, and the pots and other utensils were not dilapidated and could still be used. It's just that this depression, which should now be called a pit, can't be dug to the end.

Lao Zhu's doubts in his heart became bigger and bigger, he thought what did this female corpse mean by pointing to this pit before she died? Could it be that something crawled out of it? Otherwise, how could the female corpse be in such a posture?

And the most strange thing is that there is no second corpse in the entire ruins, that is to say, this female corpse has remained incorruptible for so long, it must have something to do with this pit!

I've dug at least a foot deep. The pit was rammed with earth on all sides, and it looked like a well, but how could such a pit be a well?

Finally, it touched the bottom, and it was a metal dome cover. There are also handles all around.

The only people present were Zhu Yidao's eyes widening and widening!

There are even metal handrails around this well, and there are metal handles on this lid, which is a product of modern society! How did it end up here??

Several big men held the handle, used the strength to eat milk to lift it up, and with a snort, the lid was lifted completely!

From the dark hole, a smell of decay suddenly pierced, hitting everyone's noses, choking Lao Zhu is dizzy, he covered his nose with his hand, and struggled to lean forward, trying to see what was underneath.

This is not too tight, Lao Zhu only felt that the world was spinning, and he stumbled and slipped into the bottomless hole!

When Zhu Yidao woke up, he felt that the bones in his body were about to shatter. It hurts, it hurts bitingly, Lao Zhu turned his neck with difficulty, moved his hands and feet, fortunately, he didn't break it, and he could still move.

He looked around, and before he fell, he only felt that something had invaded his consciousness, and then he could no longer hold his balance, and he fell here as if he had been summoned.

Over here...... It's a control room?!

Lao Zhu looked at everything in front of him in horror:

Those controllers that have been covered with a thick layer of dust, with the main control computer on the left side and a large monitor-like device on the right; In front of this monitor-like device, there are several rows of seats with computers, the leather on the seats has rotted, and Lao Zhu even saw something on the computer desk that seemed to be a canned drink bottle!

Am I going back in time? Lao Zhu rubbed his eyes.

Reality is often cruel, Lao Zhu raised his head and looked above, except for the hole he fell from - the entrance above was no longer visible, everything here showed that this seemingly modern place had been abandoned for many years.

Travel back in time and discover a modern research lab that has been abandoned for a long time? This idea is simply ridiculous!

Looking at the style of the computer, Lao Zhu judged that the age should be around the mid-90s of the 20th century, because the host of the computer is placed under the monitor.

Along the aisle of the rows of seats, Lao Zhu came to a metal door, which strengthened Lao Zhu's judgment - the old-fashioned security door in the mid-90s.

I gently pulled the security door, it was tight, but it could still be opened.

Lao Zhu then spat into the palm of his hand, pulled it out hard, and with a bang, the dust flew all over the sky, and the security door was opened by him, and everything in front of him made Lao Zhu's fragile nerves stimulated again.