"Okay, Assistant Luo, I'll tell you the truth, the main purpose of my visit to the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan this time is to explore the "people in the center of the earth" hidden in the interior of the earth! ”

As soon as Qiao Benliang's words came out, Luo Fang was stunned: "People in the center of the earth? I can't believe what you're saying right now, it's crazy! You don't usually watch too many science fiction novels or science fiction movies, or is there any basis for it? ”

She looked at the man in front of her carefully, and saw that he must be in his twenties, right? It should be at a pragmatic age, why is it still like a child, like to think cranky? "Joe- Oh, yes, your name is Qiao Benliang, I'm a little curious about you, how old are you this year? Are you married? ”

Before Qiao Benliang could speak, Chen Jie next to him said with a smile: "Sister Luo, my good brother is almost thirty years old, and he hasn't found a girlfriend yet, so please introduce him to one!" ”

Qiao Benliang stretched out his hand and twisted it vigorously on Chen Jie's buttocks, and said in his mouth: "Go, go!" You little fat man, what are you talking nonsense in front of others? ”

Luo Fang asked again, "What do you belong to?" ”

"I'm 82 years old, a dog."

"According to the physiognomy, dog people are full of a sense of justice, love and righteousness, conscientious and responsible, brave, humble, loyal, and not the kind of people with a particularly rich imagination? How can it be an exception to you? ”

Obedient and obedient, of course Qiao Benliang could hear it, this was Luo Fang doubting his remarks, so he said, "Don't you believe what I say, Assistant Luo?" ”

Luo Fang smiled and nodded: "I'm two years older than you, so I'll call you Xiao Qiao!" Xiao Qiao, you must know that I am a person engaged in biological research, I don't dare to think about this, what evidence can you come up with to prove that your theory is right? ”

Qiao Benliang also felt very helpless, as of now, he could only rely on his own speculation to reply to all people, it was too difficult to get real evidence. "Assistant Luo, I'll tell you the whole story, you can analyze it to see if there is such a possibility......!"

So, after Chen Jie picked up some bronze statues and bamboo slips, he thought that they were antiques from any era in history, and they would definitely be worth a lot of money, so he took them to his father, Professor Qiao, for identification. But I was surprised to learn that the bronze statue was not a cultural relic of a known dynasty, and those bamboo slips turned out to be an ancient book.

In this ancient book, it is described in detail that a tribe called "Qilu" lived in the land of the former Loulan Kingdom, relying on their bravery and wisdom to establish a strong social system. The most striking feature of these Talu people is that they have three eyes, are tall and strong, and they have domesticated two exotic beasts, one called "Yang" and the other "Candle".

This "Yang" looks like a sheep but is not a sheep, with two big horns on his head, a hump at the waist, and is docile and likes to eat sand and jujubes; The other beast, the "candle", looks like a pig's head, a dog's body, a donkey's tail, a deer's legs, a short temper, a mouth that breathes fire, and its favorite food is the bark of a poplar tree.

Later, an unexplained disaster occurred, and with the disappearance of the Talu people, all these species disappeared. The ancient books only record that "the earth is torn apart, and the city is destroyed; Time and space are transformed, and all things are restored. According to Qiao Benliang's father's explanation, suddenly one day, the place where the people lived collapsed, and some buildings and humans fell into it, not that people and animals died, as long as the gate of time and space was opened, all species would return to people's sight again.

Based on this understanding, Qiao Benliang took it for granted that these Qilu and their alien beasts did not become extinct, but fell into the world inside the earth, and if they could find the gate of time and space, everything would be revealed.

So, he came to the legendary ancient city of Loulan.

And encountered several strange things in succession. The first thing is that after the people of the car club ate the meat of the game, they were collectively poisoned and became a dried corpse. The second thing is that in the process of tracking the tomb robbers, he learned about the castles and tombs left behind by the Peacock Kingdom, and more importantly, he found the prehistoric monster "Candle".

This further confirmed Qiao Benliang's judgment, and made him firmly believe that the Qilu people must have lived somewhere on the earth, or that there really was an inner world.

"Oh? How could there be such a bizarre thing in the world? ”

Luo Fang couldn't believe her ears, she seemed to be listening to a book from the sky, she had grown so big, she only knew that "there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the sky", this "sky" can be understood as an alien planet, and this "person" can also be understood as an alien, but she never thought that under the feet of her life, there would be a "person in the center of the earth"!

At this time, Lu Nengda also said on the side: "Assistant Luo, when Brother Qiao told me about these things at first, I also thought that he was talking in a dream, but now it doesn't seem like a fake!" ”

"Yes, yes! When I saw the monster that night, I felt that it was so terrifying that it even spit fire in its mouth, it turned out to be a prehistoric creature! "The flying fox Sun Houzi is a person with unique skills, and he has to admit the reality in front of him.

Luo Fang looked at Qiao Benliang opposite, as if he had discovered a new world: "Xiao Qiao, I really underestimated you before!" You are simply amazing, and your words have subverted my outlook on life and made me re-understand the world. I thought that the institute sent us to Loulan this time, just to investigate a prehistoric creature and complete the task, but now listening to you say this, it seems that it is more complicated than imagined, and it is more difficult to find the answer! ”

"How so?" Qiao Benliang smiled and said, "We are all close to the truth, how can we not find the answer?" ”

"Didn't you just say that only when the gate of time and space opens again can all things be restored?"

"Whew! Nothing is absolute, and now we have discovered another secret, the monster called "Candle", which seems to be guarding the Peacock Castle, and appears in that place almost every night. ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

"So have you seen that one again these days—what's it called? It should be called "Yang", right? Did you see it? ”

Qiao Benliang shook his head and replied, "No! I'm also feeling quite puzzled, since the people at the car club caught one, it hasn't been seen again. ”

Luo Fang frowned and thought for a moment, and then said to Qiao Benliang: "If it is according to the law of biological activity, as long as it appears once in that place, there will definitely be a second or third time, unless this species is completely extinct." ”

Qiao Benliang: "It makes sense, in the future, we must also pay more attention to the sand dunes where the last "Yang" appeared. ”

Luo Fang asked, "Xiao Qiao, can you tell me your future plans?" ”

Qiao Benliang was about to speak, but heard Chen Jie muttering there: "Oh, what time is it now, are you still going to Peacock Castle?" If I don't go, I'll just lie down and go to sleep! ”

"Are you going to go to the north bank of the Peacock River?"

Qiao Benliang said "um" and said to Luo Fang: "Actually, before you came here, the four of us discussed going to the Peacock Castle to squat again, maybe we can find out the whereabouts of the "candle". ”

"Great, will you take me with you?"

"How can this work?"

"Why can't it be?"

"The problem is - you are a woman's house, it is too dangerous to do this kind of thing, so don't go!"

"What, what? You know, my identity is a biological researcher, my duty is to go to the field to do a good job of scientific research, if I am greedy for life and afraid of death, shrinking my hands and feet, then what is the point of me coming all the way here? ”