Volume 3 The Ghost Boat of the Sand Sea Chapter 42 Go by Yourself
When I returned to the hotel, as soon as I entered the door, he immediately grabbed me and asked, "Poor ghost, you say, why did you reject that Jin Yuxiang?" ”
I glanced at the jar: "What do you think?" ”
The jar loosened and I said, "I don't think you are reckless as Zhang Dongwei said." You must have your own reasons! ”
I slapped the jar and said with a smile: "You still know me, Lao Tie." ”
When Tanzi heard that this was an inside story, he hurriedly rushed up and asked, "Tell me, what do you think?" ”
I said to the altar: "I just think we didn't know that there was such a connection between this bronze incense burner and Xu Fu before, although we didn't see anything related to Xu Fu on the second incense burner, it doesn't mean that there isn't, maybe we just don't know...... I think the last incense burner must have something to do with Xu Fu. Aren't we worried that there are no clues, and now that the clues have been sent to the door, why not? ”
"What do you mean......"
"It's not that we're not going, it's that we're not going with him!" I said, "Let's go ourselves!" ”
"But we don't know the location, do we?" Jarzi said worriedly.
"How don't you know? Isn't it Lop Nur? I said.
"Lop Nur is so big, how do you know where it is?" Jar asked.
I said, "Then it's a matter of luck...... Still, our luck hasn't been bad, has it? ”
"Isn't it bad if you're going to die?" The jar muttered quietly.
"What did you say?" I didn't hear what the jar said, so I asked him.
Tan Zi hurriedly said: "I mean, let's just go for it without a purpose, and it's too time-consuming and laborious." ”
"Didn't that picture already give us the answer?" I said to the jar.
"What answer?"
"That bronze incense burner is in a room." The name "Bronze Jade Oblique Ding Furnace" is really a bit awkward, so I and the altar are still called bronze incense burners.
"What kind of clue is this?" The jar cried.
"Don't forget that it's Lop Nur, where did I say the house?" I say.
"You mean, there'...... there"
"That's right, I'm guessing it's a burial chamber......"
"When are we leaving?" Jar asked.
"Of course, the sooner the better, otherwise I will be preempted by that Jin Yuxiang!"
“...... Is that still called Miss Xu? ”
I asked the altar rhetorically, "What do you say?" ”
We found Xu Yunshu on the same day and told her about our plan to go to Lop Nur. I thought she would have to think about it, but she didn't expect that she would accept it in one bite, and she started to prepare on the same day.
Three days later, the three of us officially set off.
We first arrived in Korla, and then after a half-day car ride, we went back to Ruoqiang. We stopped at Ruoqiang and began to prepare what we needed to enter Lop Nur. Although mobile phones can also be used for positioning and navigation, for the sake of insurance, we brought a special GPS positioning instrument from Shanghai. Xu Yunshu and I found a local desert guide named Azmat. This Azmat is said to be a veteran of Lop Porri, often taking tourists through the desert, and most importantly he can speak Chinese, although he speaks stumblingly, but at least people can understand it. With the help of Azmat, we rented two off-road vehicles and procured food, water, petrol and other supplies. Tanzi also rented a shotgun through Azmat's connections, along with twenty rounds of ammunition.
"Hey, this gun looks quite powerful, plus this ...... in my hand" The jar took out a pistol and gestured, "I'm not afraid of anyone!" ”
There are only two cars, so Xu Yunshu and I drive one, and Azmat and Tanzi drive one. I am a man, in order to show my gentlemanly demeanor, I served as the driver of our car, but the jar is much easier, Azmat drives, and he sits in the car as an uncle. Look east and west, and enjoy the scenery along the way.
When we started to approach Lop Nur, the vegetation on both sides was getting less and less, and I couldn't see a single tree for a long time. The two cars were connected by walkie-talkie, because there was no signal from the mobile phone here.
"Damn, thanks to the GPS, or ......," the jar said to me over the intercom.
"I don......'t need it," Aizmat said in stiff Chinese, "I can ...... too."
Tanzi laughed: "I know, I know, it's not for insurance!" ”
At first, Azmat just treated us as ordinary tourists and took us around the fringes of Lop Nur. But after we explained our intentions, his head turned like a rattle: "No, no, the place you are going to is too deep for our current team to go that far...... You don't know the terrible ...... here" Whatever we say, Azmat just doesn't agree.
Later, after our hard work, he was finally relieved and made an agreement with him to go as deep as possible into Lop Nur, and to return immediately if the situation was not right or if supplies were insufficient. In this way, Azmat reluctantly agreed to us, but he offered us to double the payment. For Miss Xu Yunshu, as long as it is a problem that banknotes can solve, it is not a problem. She immediately agreed.
We drove on the vast Gobi Desert. The back of the car was dusty, and it looked very free. Actually, we didn't travel very fast, only 30 kilometers per hour. This is because the wind and sand here are very strong, and the sand dunes are always changing, so even an old guide like Azmat can get lost here if he doesn't pay attention. So, we've always been stop-and-go, stop-and-see, to be safe. After all, in this place known as the "Sea of Death", no one dares to be careless.
To be honest, the scenery of Lop Nur is really beautiful, but you just have to calm down and enjoy it. Looking at the sandstone that has been weathered into pieces for thousands of years, the sand dunes and rocks with countless changes in shape, some stretch endlessly, some stand abruptly, each with its own demeanor, each with its own beauty..... It's just that at this moment, we really don't have time to stop here and enjoy it.
During the lunch break, Tanzi slowly tore the naan in his hand and chewed it in his mouth, and complained vigorously: "Why don't you bring some meat?" Isn't the lamb here cheap and delicious? How nice it feels to set up a fire and roast lamb here! ”
"Didn't you just eat roast lamb last night? Why is it that it has not been twenty-four hours and it is hungry again? I said to the altar.
Azmat came over, handed him a bottle of water and said, "Meat is not easy to preserve, only naan can quench hunger...... If you really want to eat meat, you can go back now, I promise to make you happy! ”
When Tan Zi heard this, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "I just came in and have to turn back, even if I am willing, those two uncles will not either!" As he spoke, he took a bite of the naan so hard that it seemed to be regarded as fragrant mutton.