Chapter 52: Dear City!

I took off my backpack and threw it into the desert, and I was as light as a swallow. It was filled with food and water.

I said, "Linghu Mountain, throw away your backpack!" ”

Ling Hushan whispered: "I'll recite it for a while......"

I'm reminded of an American novel about a man who was panning for gold in the West, and on the way back, he was abandoned by his friends, the weather was cold, he didn't have any food, and he was injured in the thigh. He trudged alone through the vast wasteland, and when he was exhausted, he encountered a wolf. The wolf was very old, licking his blood, following him all the way. In the end, two dying beings fought to the death, and the man finally bit the wolf to death. After being rescued, he was still full of fear, stealing a lot of bread and hiding it under his sheets......

We're getting closer and closer to the lights.

I found out that it was very small and should be a county seat. It doesn't matter, no matter how small it is, it's a place where humans gather.

I found that Linghushan's pace was getting slower and slower.

He was a little scared when I thought about it.

In Lop Nur, in the Ecstasy, that was his home. Now he is close to human society, which is our home......

I said, "Linghu Mountain, do you have any concerns?" ”

Ling Hushan stopped, looked at me, and said straightforwardly: "You won't betray me, will you?" ”

I said, "I swear, I'll protect you." ”

Ling Hushan nodded and followed.

I said, "Let's be realistic, you don't have an ID, right?" ”

Linghushan said, "No." ”

I said, "It's okay, I'll buy you a fake one in a few days." ”

Ji Feng couldn't hold back his laughter: "Boss Zhou, if I poke this thing out, your readers will laugh out their big teeth!" ”

I said solemnly, "It has to be done." He went back to the city with us, and it was completely a black household, how to explain it? He couldn't even stay in a hotel. ”

Ling Hushan said: "I can not stay in the hotel. ”

I said, "Where are you staying in a hotel?" ”

Linghushan said: "I can sleep underground. There must be our people underneath the city. ”

Monsoon stopped and looked at Linghu Mountain, and by the light of the flashlight, I saw that her eyes were wet. She said, "Linghu Mountain, how could we let you go and sleep in the sewers!" ”

Linghushan didn't know what to say.

Monsoon said: "If there is a problem, you can go back to Lancheng with me, my house is 88 square meters, enough for you to live." ”

I asked Linghushan: "Do you know how to read?" ”

Linghushan said: "Not much......"

These days, Ling Hushan gave me the impression that he was only a little talker, and now that he is close to human society, he has become obviously cowardly.

I found that our conversation had pulled up a lot of heavy practical questions - if Monsoon really fell in love with Linghushan, what would happen in the future? Monsoon hid him for a lifetime? Raise him for the rest of his life?

Ji Feng said to Ling Hushan: "If you make up your mind not to go home, then go and become an actor." ”

Ling Hushan suddenly said: "I understand Gu Yu Luwen. ”

This took me by surprise.

Few people in the world know this kind of writing, and he did!

I said, "Humanity absolutely needs you. ”

Monsoon said, "What is the name of Gu Lu Wen? ”

I said, "When you go back, you can look it up on the Internet." ”

Ji Feng suddenly turned his face to Linghu Mountain: "Are you really called Ling Hu Mountain?" ”

Ling Hushan hesitated for a moment and said, "We came out to pretend to be humans, and our names are uniform, and we are all called Linghu Mountain." It's actually a code name. ”

Monsoon said, "And what about your real name?" ”

Ling Hushan said: "My real name is Gu Lu Wen, and you will think the pronunciation is very strange. Since my name was Linghushan when I met you, you should always call me Linghushan. ”

I took out my phone and looked at it and found that there was a signal! Full grid!

I exclaimed, "Monsoon, there's a signal!" ”

It's sour to think about, these days in Lop Nur, the mobile phone has almost become a waste, but we still keep charging it......

Monsoon immediately took out his mobile phone and looked at it, overjoyed, and then hurriedly dialed the phone at her home. It was already past 3 a.m., and she waited a long time before the phone was answered. The fifth generation of the Ji Feng family was in the same house, and she didn't know which relatives answered the phone, so she excitedly talked to each other in Sichuanese.

Linghushan was stunned when he heard it.

I can't even remember who to call.

After a while, I suddenly remembered Bubu and them, so, I checked in the phone book, and first saw Bubu's phone, I tried to dial it, and a cold voice came from the phone: "Sorry, the user you dialed is not in the service area, please dial again later......"

I dialed Meng Xiaoshuai's phone again, but Wei Zao's phone couldn't be dialed.

After waiting for a while, Monsoon finished telling his family that he was safe, and we continued on our way onto an asphalt road.

It's been a long time since I've walked on such a flat surface, and it's very comfortable.

I heard the sound of a car's engine behind me, and when I looked back, it was a gray 4-seater pickup truck. I quickly reached out and waved.

When the pickup truck drives by, pull over.

There was only one driver in the car, about 40 years old, red-faced, chubby.

I said, "Master, take a foot!" ”

He said, "Go up, go up." ”

I said, "Thank you!" Then, he quickly climbed up.

I sat next to the driver, and Linghushan and Monsoon sat in the back seat.

The car drove up and headed for the lights.

The driver didn't look at me and asked arrogantly, "What are you doing?" ”

I said, "Let's travel." ”

The driver was surprised: "Walking? ”

I said, "Drive, the car broke down." ”

The driver said, "Oh. ”

Then he sniffled vigorously, as if he had smelled something unusual.

The three of us had just gotten into someone's car, and his little gesture made me a little sensitive. Do we have the musty smell of the tomb on our bodies?

I asked him, "What's the place ahead?" ”

The driver said, "Wu Cheng." ”

I said, "Where does it go?" ”

The driver said, "Korla." ”

I said, "Is it a county?" ”

The driver said: "City, county-level city." ”

I thought so hard that I couldn't remember that there was a place called Wucheng in Xinjiang.

He sniffled vigorously again and looked back. He was a straightforward man and said, "What smell? ”

I said, "Yes?" ”

He didn't say anything more.

I said, "We got lost in Lop Nur, it's been ten days, and we just came out." ”

The driver laughed, as if my words were childish: "Here is still Lop Nur!" ”

I said, "When you get here, you still haven't come out?" ”

The driver said, "No, don't you see the desert all around?" When you arrive at Kumish, you can really get out of Lop Nur. ”

I said, "How old is Wu Cheng?" ”

The driver said, "It's new, it's less than 20 years old." ”

I said, "What was it?" ”

The driver said, "It turns out it's called Singh, no one." ”

It dawned on me.

I asked, "Is there a train in Wucheng?" ”

The driver smiled arrogantly again: "Of course it works." ”

At this, he sniffled again.

I suddenly thought, did he smell some kind of strange smell on Ling Hushan's body? Monsoon and I have been with him for a long time, and I don't notice it......

Soon, we entered the city of Kure.

This county-level city is really too small, the street lights are on, and there is not a single pedestrian. Perhaps because it is surrounded by desert, Kure is very clean.

Linghu Mountain and Monsoon looked around in the back seat.

The driver stopped at an intersection and said, "This is the city center, where are you going?" ”

I said, "Let's go down and find a place to stay." Thank you! ”

Linghushan and Monsoon opened the car door and got out of the car one after the other.

I took out a 100 RMB and stuffed it to the driver. He took it, and then said to me, "You guys, you have to take a hot shower right away, it's choking me ...... all the way."

I smiled and whispered, "What do you smell?" ”

The driver said, "One share...... Dead man's smell. ”

I didn't say anything, got out of the car, and waved at him.

The pickup truck drove away and soon disappeared.

The three of us walked slowly along the deserted street, looking for a hotel or hostel. The environment of this small town is very good, it is lined with green belts, and the flower beds are full of all kinds of flowers and fragrant.

Walking and walking, Ling Hushan stopped and stared at the ground. It was a manhole cover.

Monsoon turned around and said, "Go wow." ”

That's when he stepped along.

Finally, we saw a guesthouse, lit up with a neon sign that read: "Qianqiao Hotel". A security guard dozing off in the lobby foyer.

I said, "That's it." ”

Just as he was about to walk over, Ling Hushan suddenly pulled Monsoon's shoulder and said quickly, "I have to go!" ”

Monsoon pushed his hand away and asked loudly, "Why!" ”

Ling Hushan stepped back step by step and said, "I can't go in with you!" I'm looking for a place to ...... myself."

Monsoon said, "Come back!" ”

Ling Hushan continued to retreat, and his voice was a little desolate: "Don't worry, I'll take care of myself!" ”

After saying that, he ran away.

Monsoon was silent for a while, and then shouted, "How can I find you!" ”

Linghu Shantou shouted without looking back: "You don't care about me, I can find you at any time!" ”

This sentence made my heart turn upside down.

Linghu Mountain turned a corner and disappeared into the night of the small town.

Monsoon stared blankly and didn't speak for a long time.

I said, "Let's go......"

That's when she moved.

We entered the guesthouse and there was no one at the front desk. I shouted, "Waiter! ”

A girl got up in a daze—she had a few chairs in the front desk, covered with her clothes, and was sleeping.

She rubbed her eyes vigorously and said, "ID card ......."

Monsoon and I each handed her our ID cards. Monsoon said, "Two double rooms." ”

She took the deposit, opened the receipt, handed us two keys and said, "9012, 9013." Thank you. ”

The girl was completely asleep.

As soon as we left, she lay down and continued dreaming.

We went upstairs, said goodnight to each other, and went into our respective rooms.

I took a shower, not sleepy at all, lay on the bed, took out my mobile phone, and looked up Wucheng's information on the Internet.

Here's how it was introduced online:

Wucheng, formerly known as Singel, is located between the Yanqi Basin, the Turpan Basin and the Luobu Depression. It is rumored to be the hometown of Moshan Kingdom. It covers an area of 1,220 square kilometers and has a population of 72,000. There are mainly Han nationality, Uygur nationality, Hui nationality, etc. This emerging city implements a management system that integrates division and city, and has a unique oasis style, desert style and strong national customs......

Putting my phone down, I started to ask myself – why would I be looking at all this?

Probably having experienced too many strange things in a trance, I was a little distrustful of this small town......