Xiangzi saw the two reciting prayers back, drooped his head, walked over, and hurried to the big man.

Seeing that the big man had left safely, he said to the little ancient city that was still wiping his tears: "Are you going to be buried in Qitai, or Fuyuan?" ”

Xiao Gucheng said without hesitation: "He is like my own brother, I want to bury him in the Huihui cemetery in Qitai." ”

Xiangzi patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said in a low and earnest voice, "Just do as you say, come and clean up quickly, and go with the car now." ”

The large pot of horse meat was served in front of Xiangzi and Shuzhen. But the two of them had no appetite.

Captain Zhang took a bottle of wine and leaned over and said, "Try our ancient city liquor." ”

Xiangzi smiled sadly at him and said, "I don't drink a drop of wine, you can drink it yourself." Let the brethren drink less, and do not miss the night sentry. ”

Captain Zhang smiled shyly and said, "It's all divided, ten people have a bottle, and they won't drink too much." but to relieve the brethren of their fatigue and rejoice. ”

As he spoke, he smiled and raised the wine bottle at Shuzhen, who pursed her lips and smiled and waved her hand elegantly.

Without the sheep carts, the march became faster, and Shoko led the team all the way north. In front of me, apart from the same desolation, there is not even a sense of freshness.

In the red of the setting sun, as soon as he climbed the bare earthen beam, Shoko asked the team to set up camp in a depression where there were a few old plane trees with tenacious green leaves.

After running around for a day, I didn't even see the shadow of a bandit. Shoko plans to divide his troops back to the county tomorrow.

After eating something haphazardly, Twilight pressed it hard. The gray-black wilderness became as quiet as death. The faint stars began to wink playfully again.

The sand that has been baked by the sun for a day begins to show warmth wantonly at night. The windless air is particularly hot.

Sookjin and Shoko got bored and walked out of the tent and walked towards the earthen beam to the north by taking advantage of the slanting moonlight.

The earthen beams were dry and could be lit, and apart from the occasional undulating ditch, there was nothing to stop the footsteps.

However, before the two of them could catch their breath, they were so shocked by the scene in front of them that they hurriedly leaned down.

It turned out that in the distance to the north of the beam, a piece of light was brightly lit. Colorful beams of light weave a beautiful and spectacular color city.

Xiangzi muttered in a surprised and nervous whisper: "What kind of place is this, the lights in the city, why are they so beautiful." ”

Shuzhen's breathing was a little short, and she leaned towards Xiangzi and said, "Really, the night in Lanzhou is not so fancy." ”

Shoko looked startled and said, "Didn't you break into the territory of the Soviet Union by mistake?" ”

After a pause, he said as if to himself: "No, according to the map, you have to cross Mount Kalamaili to get to the Soviet Union." There's still a long way to go. ”

As he spoke, he gently patted Shuzhen's back and said in a low voice, "You watch first, I'll call Captain Zhang." ”

Zhang Changfa was playing pai gow with several brothers, but was suddenly dragged out of the tent by Xiangzi.

Xiangzi hurriedly walked forward, and shouted with some excitement and nervousness in his mouth: "To the north, is there any big city?" ”

Captain Zhang was confused for a long time before he squeaked and muttered: "From here to the north, it's a desert where rabbits don't, how can there be any city." ”

While speaking, the two had already climbed to the top of the beam, and Shoko eagerly pointed to a brilliant light in front of him and said, "That's it!" ”

Captain Zhang looked at him stunned, and then glanced at Xiangzi with a sly look.

Seeing that he looked novel and uneasy, he pretended to be helpless, scratched his scalp and muttered: "It's weird, I haven't heard of it, there's a big city here." ”

Shoko said inquiringly, "Do you want to send two brothers to find out the situation?" ”

Captain Zhang said with a nonchalant look: "Hey, the black light is blind, what are you busy doing, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

As he spoke, he deliberately yawned.

Seeing this, Xiangzi smiled at him and said, "Then you go back to sleep first, and I'll take a look." ”

With the beautiful scenery of the night that they have never seen before, Xiangzi and Shuzhen are fresh and sleepy.

So, the two of them were accompanied by the lights, and the moon hung overhead, and then they left the earth beam hand in hand.

Xiangzi was worried about the affairs of Huacheng in the north, and when he opened his eyes in the morning, he turned over and went to Captain Zhang's tent.

Captain Zhang, sleepy-eyed, was dragged out of the tent by Xiangzi, looked at Xiangzi with a suspicious face and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Shoko said a little impatiently, "Don't you know what's going on?" The situation in the north hasn't been figured out yet, and you can still sleep. Call the two who lead the way and ask them to see if they are clear. ”

When Captain Zhang heard this, he looked crying and laughing, and said lazily: "Oh, what else should I do, I don't need to call them, I'll take you to have a look." ”

As he spoke, he drooped his head and walked towards Tuliangzi.

Shuzhen had already stood outside the tent, and when she saw Xiangzi coming, she silently followed behind.

Captain Zhang climbed to the top of the beam in one go, sat on the ground and gasped, and said, "Look for yourself!" ”

Xiangzi looked at the North Pole, the field in front of him was still endless barrenness, and there was no trace of last night's prosperity, so he glanced at Shuzhen with some surprise, and the words in the eyes of the two were the same.

Seeing Captain Zhang looking around absentmindedly, Xiangzi looked a little anxious and said, "The day is strange, the city you saw last night?" ”

Seeing Xiangzi's anxious and serious look, Captain Zhang smiled and rolled to the ground. For a while, Xiangzi turned Xiangzi into a second monk, and he couldn't help but think about it.

Seeing that Captain Zhang was smiling happily, he pretended to be displeased and pulled it up, and said angrily: "Tell you the right thing, what a smirk." ”

Captain Zhang couldn't hold back a laugh and said, "Okay, my dear brother, where is this place where even rabbits don't?"

Those bright lights are all underground coal seams on fire, and they are naturally invisible during the day. ”

When Xiangzi heard this, he stood on tiptoe and looked carefully, and faintly, there was indeed curling green smoke, floating in the sky.

So, he shook his head self-deprecatingly, twisted his body and kicked Captain Zhang gently, and pretended to be displeased and said, "Why didn't you tell me last night, I didn't sleep well all night." ”

Captain Zhang glanced sideways, and stood aside with a smiling smile.

deliberately said in a pretentious tone: "If you say it, where can you come to the beautiful scenery where the lights are shining and leaning on the beautiful scenery." ”

Xiangzi laughed, poked Captain Zhang's head with his hand and said, "I can't see that you are still a ghost." ”

The three of them laughed for a while, and the sun was already shining white and slanting towards them. Facing the endless desert Gobi, Xiangzi sighed lightly and said, "It's really a place where rabbits don't." ”