Chapter 349: Fortress of the Dead (I)

Exhausted, Dick and his party finally saw the only village outside the canyon, and in the evening, an off-road vehicle could not withstand the intense work, the water tank was overheated, and it had to be stopped, Dick stood on the mountain pass, watching the dilapidated, lifeless village at the bottom of the mountain disappear in the canyon of the mountains, and he felt that only people with brain diseases could live in such a place.

"Inside, it's the Canyon of the Dead." Chen Badai checked the map and felt that the location was not wrong, "The mountain in the distance is the Undead Peak, and legend has it that the undead warriors set off from there. ”

Exhausted, Dick sighed, and cast his gaze further away from the village, where snow was still falling on the tops of the mountains, and the sun's rays shone from the west to the mountains in the east, plastering the summits with a golden, orange-red robe.

"Infinite scenery is in the dangerous peak!" Mr. Min exclaimed that the scene of this sunshine golden mountain is not so easy to see, and this stretch of mountains is shrouded in golden light, which is rare in the world.

Mr. Min couldn't help but pick up the camera and leave the beautiful scenery in the memory card before the sunlight faded.

The beautiful scenery of the sunshine gold mountain is fleeting, 10 minutes later, the mountains in the distance are swallowed by darkness, the beautiful scenery just now is like the return of the world before the death, the surroundings are suddenly lifeless, the snow on the mountains is like the white robe of death, Dick feels that those mountains are like the god of death who is holding a sickle to harvest life at any time is watching him, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling, the cold wind blowing from the canyon almost instantly dispersed the heat on the body, Mr. Min and Dick, who were standing at the mountain pass, couldn't help but shrink their necks, Wrap your clothes tighter.

The only village outside the canyon has been seen with the naked eye, and at least it is the first step towards success. Dick and his party were on the road again after the repair, but they arrived outside the village at midnight, and after dark, the cold air that had settled from high in the sky passed through the canyon, sometimes whispering like a ghost, sometimes like the screaming of a wild beast, and the wind became clearer and clearer the closer they got to the canyon.

The off-road vehicle was already covered in mud, and where the headlights shone, there were rows of wooden fences, like ancient camps, and the road was blocked by two heavy fence wooden gates.

In the light of the vehicle, Chen Badai carefully looked at the place as far as his eyes could see, these fences were some years old, the middle of the two layers of log fences was filled with rammed earth, like a wooden shell of the Great Wall, the top of the fence was a plank road for pedestrians, the movable barrier boards on the buttress were squeaking and swaying in the cold wind, and the wood in some places had rotted and dumped, revealing the rammed earth inside, but the wall still stood stubbornly, faithfully fulfilling its role of defense.

Since the age of hot weapons, such buildings have been eliminated from the long river of history, and civil fortifications are a nightmare for attackers in the era of cold weapons, but they are completely defenseless in the face of shells.

"They are like primitive people living in ancient times." Dick commented.

But now they were stopped from the Canyon of the Dead by the ruined walls of the "ancient times", and although the light of the oil lamps could be seen from a tower on the side of the road, there was not a single figure to be seen, let alone someone to welcome them.

The exhausted driver honked his horn twice, and the car's horn reverberated through the valley.

There was still no one, the people of the village seemed to disappear into the canyon of the dead, Mr. Min approached the gate of the fence, and through the gap, a huge wooden deadbolt was stuck in the gate, unable to be opened from the outside, and Mr. Min tried to extend his gaze inward, and could see several weak lights in the distance.

"Damn, are they all eaten by ghosts!" Dick exclaimed, the strange sound of the wind that filled his eardrums irritating him, sometimes crying like a ghost, sometimes whimpering like a ghost...... He's had had enough of life in the car, he needs a room to keep out the biting cold wind in the valley, his injured foot is now aching, and he feels uncomfortable in every inch of his body, even in the cracks of his bones......

"Uh......h ......After a while, there was a sound of horns behind the fence, as if it had traveled through thousands of years of time and space, echoing leisurely in the valley, Mr. Min saw a few fires from the cracks, the firelight was getting closer and closer, and it turned out that more than ten people were holding torches.

The heavy deadbolt was lifted, the door creaked open, and the silent people lined up with torches, and Mr. Min saw in the firelight that they were wearing iron helmets and disjointed armor, some with spears and some with swords at their waists.

A man who walked out of the gate, wearing a bearskin and a bearskin hat but not a weapon, politely said to Mr. Min, "The high priest will summon you, please come with me." ”

"Thank you......" Mr. Min nodded politely and held out his hand to him.

The man glanced at Mr. Min strangely, and did not shake hands with him, Mr. Min was a little embarrassed, in the firelight, Mr. Min saw this person's face clearly, it turned out to be the leader of the horse gang!

The leader didn't speak, turned around and walked towards the door, Mr. Min and Dick looked at each other, and Chen Badai jumped into the car: "Do you still want to sleep outside?" ”

"Uh...... What is this sound? Mr. Min asked tentatively.

"The wandering undead are singing." The leader said.

Led by the leader, the muddy buggy drove into the village, it seemed that the men had already arranged everything for them, a large room in the fireplace had already risen a warm fire, in the middle of the room a low table with bacon, cheese and fruit, a clay pot with a dark red liquid, which seemed to be wine, there was no stool on the side of the low table, so he could only sit on his legs, but the ground was covered with a thick layer of animal skin, the warmth was too much for Dick to resist, he jumped out of the car and ran into the house, kneeling at the low table, Pick up a piece of bacon and put it in your mouth.

"I didn't expect it to be so cold at night here." Mr. Min commanded the car to park and sighed as he walked into the house, when Dick was half-full, and was pouring the drink from the clay pot into the wooden cup.

The "burp ......" drink poured into his stomach, and Dick burped a full body, and the pores all over his body were refreshed.

Mr. Min sat cross-legged at the low table and picked up a piece of cheese, the moisture in his jacket evaporating from the fire, leaving a mist on him.

The damp and cold air at night settled down from the canyon and wet his clothes, Mr. Min took off his jacket, picked up an animal skin from the side and draped it on his body, and suddenly felt much warmer.

"Dick, do you have any plans?" Mr. Min asked casually after eating something, his face flushed.

Although it was a dry wine made from some fruit, Dick felt that it was the best wine he had ever drunk in his life, and after two glasses of wine in a row, Dick felt a little dizzy, and his body seemed to be floating, and Mr. Min's question pulled him back to reality.

"Find it, take it......" Dick replied with some disagreement.

"The Ghost Scepter must have a strong connection to Loulan." Mr. Min muttered to himself.

"Hah! Min, I still don't understand, your obsession with Loulan...... How much are you still hiding from me? "For this ghost scepter, people who have seen the real thing have long been ancient, how can Mr. Min be so sure that it will have something to do with Loulan?

Mr. Min smiled and said nothing, he had always been reluctant to share Loulan's information with others, even if Dick was his closest partner now.

"Min, I'm gambling with you with my life." Dick reminded.

"But you won't be disappointed, 20 years ago, I was already standing at the door of Loulan's treasure, and this time, I stood at the door of it again, just a gentle push ......"

"Min, why did you stop one step away from success?" Dick wondered, "Why don't you have the courage to do it again in 20 years?" ”

"Let's talk about this expedition." Once again, Mr. Min avoided talking about it.

Dick was secretly amused in his heart, wouldn't anyone else know about the past that Mr. Min didn't want to mention?

"Okay, what do you think will happen to Chen Badai, now Tchaikov is ahead of us." Dick asks a very real question.

"He is one of the best forbidden land hunters, and I really feel sorry for Wang Xingguo......" Mr. Min said.

Dick took a cigar from his bosom, picked up a piece of coals with tongs, lit it, and the room filled the room with the aroma of cigars.

"Min, you never know what people are thinking, always ......" Dick said meaningfully when he saw Chen Badai walk into the room.

The big house was not divided, and Dick, though he was the boss, could only huddle with everyone, but fortunately the fire in the fireplace kept going on all night, and the thick animal skins on the wooden floor could be used as both mattresses and quilts, and after being tired for several days had eaten something, they lay down on the ground, rolled up the animal skins, and listened to the chanting of the undead in the canyon and fell asleep.

Dick slept until sunrise, he sat up and stretched a long stretch, his bones clicked, the Concerto of Spirits and Spirits, which had been sounding all night, stopped playing, the sun slanted into the room, and the weather was really good.

"Now I'm finally back to my soul!" Dick was very comfortable and came out of the pile of hides, except for a few people in the room who were still asleep, Chen Badai and Mr. Min were nowhere to be found.

Dick walked out of the door, the midday sun was pouring down from the sky, Dick felt a little hot wearing only one underwear, but the village was still lifeless, as if it were a dead city.

Dick climbed a wooden ladder to the top of the house, intending to get a good look at the only village outside the Canyon of the Dead.

“OH! GOD! Dick climbed up to the roof and looked out, and exclaimed.