Han Wei and Li Hua were so tired that they couldn't hold on anymore, so they simply supported the tent, one side of the tent had been torn, but they couldn't take care of these anymore, and they lay down and fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, I woke up when I felt a stinging pain in my eyes due to strong light. Han Wei was very hungry and thirsty, and hurriedly ran to the camel, only to find that one of the kettles had been flattened, and there was not a drop of water missing, which should have been hit when it was attacked by the giant snake. There is still a small half of water in the other kettle, and in the desert, it can't last long for Han Wei to drink alone, not to mention that there are still two people now.

At this time, Li Hua also came, his expression was also a little ugly, there was no water in the desert, and what was waiting for them would be death. Suddenly, Li Hua thought of something, and hurriedly said: "The giant snake last night, if it is really a sand python, there must be a water source nearby." ”

Seeing Han Wei's puzzled expression, Li Hua said again: "The sand python lives near the oasis, and it will never appear in a place where there is no water source. ”

Hearing Li Hua say this, a glimmer of hope rose in Han Wei's heart, but he didn't have much hope, before coming, he had checked the details of the Taklamakan Desert, and he had also seen pictures and descriptions of sand pythons, all of which were less than two meters in body, which was very different from the giant snake he encountered last night. In particular, the strange pattern on the giant snake always reminds people of something, but they can't remember what it is.

The two of them didn't say anything more, took what they could still eat, and set off again. Without camels and relying only on their legs, the two had to abandon their broken tents, which was already a burden for them, and as for where to stay at night, it was not considered for the time being, and it was still unknown whether they could support it until night.

The endless desert, in addition to the yellow sand in the sky, is still the yellow sand in the sky, and the footprints stepped on are smoothed out by the quicksand in a moment, and it is useless to find them with footprints. The scorching sun has been chasing after it, and bursts of light smoke rise in front of me, and colorful glow can be seen vaguely.

I don't know how long I walked, Han Wei felt that his feet were no longer obedient, the whole person was lying on his back, and there were signs of falling down at any time, but he couldn't stop to rest, the water in the kettle had been exhausted, and they needed the fastest time to find the water source, but now there was no trace of the shrub oasis. Li Hua is not much better, his body is stronger than Han Wei, but he was tightly strangled by the giant snake, and his body is still extremely sore, and when he touches it, it is like a pain in his heart. That is, Li Hua was born in the military, and his endurance is very strong, so he is afraid that he has already fallen if he is an ordinary person.

"Brother Hua, have you ever been to the desert before?" Han Wei asked Li Hua, the two of them talking, they can distract their spirits, not think too much, and also relieve their tiredness.

"I have never been to the desert, when I was a soldier in Tibet, near the border with India, and at the highest time, I was stationed at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, stretching snow-capped mountains, don't look beautiful, avalanches may occur at any time, and it is more dangerous than the desert." Li Hua said, and there was a palpitating expression, it can be seen that he had suffered before, otherwise he would not be like this.

Han Wei had been to Tibet once, but it was just for tourism, and he only stayed in Lhasa for a few days, and he only looked at the majestic snow-capped mountains for a while on the plane. Now that he is interested, his spirit has recovered a little, and he said again and again: "Brother Hua, tell me quickly, what is going on." ”

Li Hua was a soldier in Tibet eleven years ago, but as soon as he mentioned it, memories gushed in like a tidal wave, and it was an indelible memory. At the beginning, Li Hua's outpost was stationed on a snow peak at an altitude of 5,000 meters, and when he was on duty, suddenly there was a singing voice from the sky, and the singing was extremely ethereal, and it was not clear which direction it came from, but the whole class heard it. The song sounded very wistful, but the meaning of the lyrics was not understood, it was a strange language, somewhat similar to Tibetan, but with a big difference. The singing continued for a moment, and then suddenly became agitated, with an aura of solemnity. At that moment, Li Hua's ears were full of buzzing sounds, and his head felt a faint pain.

At this moment, the snow-capped mountain collapsed not far away, and the snow dozens of zhang high surged in, everyone hurriedly retreated, and the snow-capped mountain beside them also collapsed, and a boulder fell, just smashing on Li Hua's side, completing the violent shock. Li Hua didn't stand firm and fell, and hurriedly held on to the boulder that he had just fallen. The boulder, which was not yet stable, was pushed by Li Hua's force and immediately rolled down, and Li Hua clung to the boulder in fright.

Soon the boulder became a huge snowball, and Li Hua was wrapped in it, unable to hear the sound outside, without oxygen, and his consciousness gradually blurred. At this moment, Li Hua seemed to hear the singing just now, it was still so ethereal, but the next moment, Li Hua passed out. When he woke up, it was already three days later, and he was already lying in the camp, and it was incredible to hear that he had rolled down more than a thousand meters high, and that he was not dead, and that his body was only prostration, and there was no major problem. And the comrades-in-arms in the class, but not as lucky as Li Hua, everyone else is missing, in the vast snowy mountains, there is no news for three days, everyone knows what it represents.

……

When Han Wei saw Li Hua talking, his eyes were already red, and he felt a little sad in his heart, once these sad past events were mentioned, he would be heartbroken for a long time. Han Wei didn't know how to comfort him, and suddenly, a city appeared in the air in front of him, just a hundred meters away, the city wall that was more than ten meters high, the palace towering to the sky, the palace water pavilion, beautiful.

Looking at the city wall, Han Wei felt as small as an ant, and he had forgotten to speak at the moment. At this time, Li Hua also saw the city that suddenly appeared, with big eyes and an incredible look on his face, and even the painful feeling in his heart because of the past dissipated under the magnificent sky city in front of him.

The two quickly woke up from the shock, and the first thing they thought of was whether they had encountered a mirage, and they often heard people talk about encountering it in the desert. Han Wei also knows a little about the mirage, which is due to the change in temperature, the shadow that appears under the refraction of light. In other words, mirages have their own bodies, but the city in front of them is even more majestic than the Forbidden City, and I have never heard of such a city in Xinjiang. Han Wei and Li Hua glanced at each other, and from each other's eyes, they both saw doubts, and it seemed that they wanted to go together.

"Let's go up and have a look." Han Wei already had an idea, usually if it is a mirage, if you walk towards it, the distance you feel is always the same, if this is the case now, it means that it is really a mirage.

The two of them strode forward, and at this time, the prostrated body seemed to have strength again, and after walking dozens of meters, the city was getting closer and closer, and both of them were pleasantly surprised in their hearts, and they didn't think about it, why did such a city exist in the desert, and if it really existed, how could it not be discovered?

Han Wei may have been too excited, he walked too fast and fell to the ground, his mouth and face were covered with yellow sand, and the hot sand and stones made Han Wei jump up violently, and quickly removed the sand and stones on his face, but there were still many red spots, which looked a little scary. Endured the pain and continued to move forward, the city was only a few dozen meters away, but the city was floating in mid-air, at least four or five meters above the ground, could there really be a city in the sky? Just like the Hanging Gardens of the ancient kingdom of Babylon, one of the Eight Wonders of the World, it is also an unsolved mystery that has been debated for thousands of years.

Han Wei and Li Hua both saw the city floating, and they were extremely puzzled in their hearts, but the speed did not slow down, and after a few minutes, they could already see clearly the bricks and stones of the city wall, all of which were accumulated with stones, each of which was about fifty centimeters long and about thirty centimeters high, and the weight was at least five or six hundred catties, and they didn't know how to build it. If you look at it from the angle you are standing now, you can't see the end of the city, which shows how huge the city is. Han Wei also majored in history, and he had a wide range of knowledge of ancient civilizations, but he had never heard of such a majestic city.

Standing under the city, I saw that the city in the sky was pitch black below, as if it was covered by darkness. In that darkness, if you look closely, something is moving, but when you close your eyes and open them again, this feeling suddenly disappears. The height of the Sky City from the ground could not be touched by Han Wei and Li Hua, and they could not determine whether it was illusory or reality. It's a pity that I don't have a camera with me now, otherwise it would definitely be a great wonder of the world to take pictures.

"What to do now."

"What now?"

Han Wei and Li Hua said almost at the same time, looking at this sky city, they thought there was hope, but they found that they couldn't reach it.

Suddenly, Han Wei thought of a way, people can't touch it, you can throw things, this distance of four or five, with the current physical strength, can still be easily done. I thought of it, but I couldn't find a bigger stone, so I took out the only flashlight, anyway, it was a dead end if I couldn't find a water source, and it was useless to keep a flashlight. If you can be sure that Sky City is real, even if you die, you can at least have some comfort. Just as he was about to throw the flashlight into the sky, he suddenly heard a voice coming, as if calling his name, but the voice was small and not very real. At first, I thought it was an illusion, but after a few seconds, the voice sounded again, this time it was clear, it was coming from behind me.

Han Wei turned around and looked, it was actually Tuxingsun and Wu Yunke, the two of them were forty or fifty meters away, no wonder they didn't hear it very really. The two of them waved desperately to this side, the meaning was obvious, let him and Li Hua go over. But before he was sure whether the Sky City was real or illusory, how could he leave like this, and hurriedly called Tu Xingsun and the two to come over quickly, now is the time to witness the miracle. After saying that, Han Wei turned around, still curious if Tu Xingsun and Wu Yunke were not curious about this sky city?

As soon as the thought arises, it disappears and dissipates with the disappearance of the castle in the sky. How could this be, just turned around and said a few words, and the sky city disappeared, Han Wei looked at Li Hua, wanting to get an answer from him. But Li Hua was also shocked, he also turned around just now, and when he looked at it again, the Sky City had disappeared, so how could he answer Han Wei.