Chapter 5: Yellow Shadow
Pang Weimin was still choking on Professor Wang's words when Bahar appeared, followed by a herd of camels. There was a camel carrying two large round buckets, one on the left and one on the right, presumably water.
Li Ping, Du Juan and others, who had never seen a real camel, screamed in surprise, and couldn't wait to run to the camel and chirp.
"Hey, you girls, don't shout, the camels will be frightened, and they will run away if they are frightened." Bahar walked over quickly, stopping Li Ping and the cuckoo from trying to lean over and touch the camel's tail.
"The tail, you can't touch it, the camel will be angry, and if you are angry, you will kick people."
After Bahar finished speaking, he ignored Li Ping and the cuckoo who were stunned, and he shouted loudly, and the 18 camels seemed to understand his words, and they all lay down according to his instructions.
"I'll go, this camel is so fun, let me ride one first."
Zhao Aiguo has been a character who is not afraid of heaven and earth since he was a child, and he was about to step on the strong camel with a pair of big humps lying down in front of him. Huang Jiawei was not to be outdone when he saw it, and ran over with him.
"What are you doing! Stop me! When Bahar saw this, he shouted again.
"What? Didn't the camels give us rides? Zhao Aiguo was confused, and stopped holding Tuo Saddle's hand.
"Of course it's riding."
"That's the end of it, up!" Zhao Aiguo turned around and greeted Huang Jiawei, and he was about to go on again.
"You're going to come down for me!" Bahar rushed over and grabbed Zhao Aiguo.
"I mean, Uncle Bahar, what do you mean? Didn't you let the camel ride me? Zhao Aiguo looked depressed.
"You Han people don't understand camels. After the camels are all lying down, they can't get up from the front, but from the last camel. Otherwise, you get on the first camel and it stands up, and then the whole camel stands up, trouble. ”
"Patriotism, this time I was educated by the people. The great man said that it is good for people to live and learn all the time, and to be educated. Pang Weimin had already taken advantage of Zhao Aiguo's entanglement with Bahar and sat on the camel behind.
"Cut! It's called sacrificing one of me, teaching you and him. You're all on it, now I'm on it, go you! ”
Professor Wang's archaeological team is obviously familiar with camels, and has long been in place. The group, led by the head of Bahar, marched mightily towards the desert. As the camel walked, the bell around its neck jingled beautifully.
Is this a welcome song to a strange new world, or is it a death knell to kill yourself?
The long camel caravans, lined up one after the other, slowly moved along the orange-yellow desert, their huge soles stepping on strings of musical notes.
The magnificent yellow sea made Pang Weimin and his classmates, who saw the desert for the first time, cheer for a long time, completely ignoring the hot desert, and the sweat in their bodies soaked their backs.
Gradually, the sun finally began to set in the west. The blue sky, salt-white clouds, and the orange-yellow sand sea make for a magnificent picture that has never been seen before.
"Wow! It's beautiful! Li Ping and Du Juan were extremely excited, and they put their hands together and shouted loudly, long since they forgot Bahar's warning.
The caravan slowly passed through the undulating sand dunes, leaving behind the laughter and laughter along the way. Professor Wang and his entourage seemed to have been surprised for a long time, and they all closed their eyes on the hunchback.
At this time, no one noticed that the sand next to the camel procession swayed, forming a crooked curve on the sand, like a ripple on the surface of the lake, and soon disappeared.
"There's a sand dune belt ahead, and we'll camp there tonight." After a few hours of walking, Bahar turned his head and said in a loud voice.
"Professor Wang, I understand what you meant before, you asked the guide to take a shortcut." Pang Weimin rode a camel parallel to Professor Wang.
"The children can be taught, so the road is close, and the scenery is also seen, isn't it the best of both worlds."
"Professor Wang, I don't think it's just a shortcut." The corners of Pang Weimin's mouth rose slightly, and he continued to ask with a faint smile.
"That's right, since you asked, I don't have to hide it from you. We had received inside information that there appeared to be ancient tombs in this direction, so we abandoned our plans to travel to Lop Nur town by road. Professor Wang's answer did not hesitate at all.
"Ancient tombs? Professor Wang, you are a top expert in China, can you tell us about that dynasty? Khitan? Liu Xiangdong took over the words, with a look of admiration and admiration.
"Cut! I said to the east, it's okay to talk about your skills and make a girl, what Khitan, this is in the Loulan ruins, and there is a ball relationship with the Khitan. Zhao Aiguo sneered.
Indeed, the ancient kingdom of Loulan was founded in 176 B.C., and was successively between the Xiongnu and the Western Han Dynasty. Later, it submitted to the Western Han Dynasty, and Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty renamed it Shanshanguo. ”
"Do you hear that? This is learning, not your words that attract brainless little girls. Zhao Aiguo gave Professor Wang a thumbs up, and did not forget to squeeze Liu Xiangdong.
"Patriotism, if you want to be like you, it will only hurt my emotional intelligence, and it is more cost-effective for me to concentrate on listening to the professor's lectures." Liu Xiangdong has always been very elegant.
When Zhao Aiguo raised his eyebrows and was about to fight back, Li Ping, who is a tyrant in literature, history and geography, interjected, and his crisp voice was particularly beautiful.
"Professor Wang, it is said that the Loulan Kingdom was later destroyed by Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty in 448 AD. Ye Shi said that the Taiwu enemy sent the general Xi Guidu to lead the army to attack the Loulan country, and the general ordered the army to do nothing against the common people, which was recognized by the people of Loulan and directly surrendered. ”
"Yes, if I remember correctly, this female classmate is called Li Ping, she has a solid knowledge base in literature and history, and her future life is terrifying."
"What's that, right, so that you can destroy a country that has existed for more than 600 years? Why am I a little unconvinced? Seeing Li Ping in the limelight, Du Juan was a little unconvinced in his heart and questioned it.
At this time, the sun had set in the west, and the sky was darkening. Before Professor Wang could answer the cuckoo, a yellow shadow suddenly shot out from under the camel that the cuckoo was riding, stirring up yellow sand in all directions.
"Whew!" The camel was suddenly frightened, and when it neighed and retreated, its front legs suddenly raised and kicked at the yellow shadow, but the yellow shadow was extremely fast, and disappeared into the yellow sand in a blink of an eye. The cuckoo on the back of the camel was so frightened that it was about to be thrown off with a scream.
"Don't panic, grab the saddle!"
Pang Weimin, who was just behind the cuckoo, reacted first, kicked his legs hard, hooked the saddle with the instep and got up, reached out, and reached out to hug the cuckoo who fell backwards.
At this time, Bahar also rushed over, and it was only after a series of actions that he calmed the frightened camels, and did not let the fright spread to the whole caravan, if that the consequences were unimaginable.
"Cuckoo, are you alright?" Pang Weimin put down the panicked girl and asked.
"It's okay, it's okay, thank you Weimin." Cuckoo's face turned red, everyone thought she was frightened and blushed, but it was not.
When Pang Weimin caught her from behind just now, he inadvertently touched one of the forbidden areas that the girl should not touch, and he didn't know it.
"Professor Wang, what is that yellow shadow? Did you see it clearly? Pang Weimin asked after helping the cuckoo get back on the camel again.
"I can't see it clearly, but it's just a desert creature at most, so don't panic." Professor Wang waved his hand and motioned for the team to move on.
Finally arrived at the campsite. It was the first night in the desert, and Huang Jiawei was still the most excited, and he seemed very hard to help his classmates set up tents.
After dinner, after confirming that the cuckoo was okay, Pang Weimin went to find Professor Wang. I'm not done with the afternoon yet.
When approaching Professor Wang's tent, Xu Shan stopped him with a gloomy face. The man made a gesture of invitation, his gaze cold.
"I've got a professor for something." Although Pang Weimin felt that this person was dangerous, he was not very scared of him after experiencing martial arts and shooting and seeing blood, so he did not move at all.
"Let him in, Pang Weimin, just say anything you have any questions." Professor Wang heard the movement outside and lifted the tent.
"Professor, I looked at the yin-yang fish pendant left by my father, and it doesn't seem to be quite right from the direction indicated."
"Wei Min, I understand your feelings. However, our archaeological team has a lot of scientific research projects this time. There may be the tomb of Queen Loulan near this route, so we have to get here first. ”
"Queen Loulan's tomb? Is it the ancient tomb mentioned earlier? ”
"That's right, our news comes from regular sources, and no tomb robber will be brave enough to enter the desert. Moreover, if the tomb of Queen Loulan can be truly found, it will be a great achievement for China's archaeological cause. I think that since you are involved, your name will naturally remain on this monument. ”
"Leave it or not, to be honest, I really don't care that much. That being the case, what is the use of my father's yin-yang fish pendant for your archaeological project? Pang Weimin looked at Professor Wang and asked slowly.
"The place where your father disappeared back then may have some archaeological value, and we wouldn't have been able to find it without the yin-yang fish pendant in your hand." Professor Wang smiled lightly.
Pang Weimin nodded, and the professor's words somewhat relieved some of his doubts. If you come here, you will be safe.
On a desert night, the moon is in the sky and it is extremely quiet.
"Weimin, you said that this desert is so hot during the day, how can it be cold at night." Zhao Aiguo, who was in a tent with Pang Weimin, wore less clothes and felt a little cold.
"I won't explain the heat during the day. The night is very cold because there is very little moisture in the air, and the heat preservation is not good; The radiation temperature on the ground, without the obstruction of clouds, shoots directly into the air, so the temperature is low at night, which is a large temperature difference between day and night. ”
"I'll go, add another piece of clothing, don't freeze human meat popsicles in the summer."
Zhao Aiguo said, got up and prepared to put on a coat and go to sleep again, at this moment, a terrible scream, like thunder, sounded in the silent night sky.
Pang Weimin and Zhao Aiguo immediately turned over and got out of the tent, and found that it was Professor Wang's side who was screaming loudly.
Pang Weimin saw that Han Dong and the others were present, and the atmosphere was a little solemn. When he walked over, a student of Professor Wang turned pale, holding his calf and moaning in pain, and several people helped him bandage his wounds under the command of Han Dong.
"What the hell is going on?" At this time, Professor Wang, accompanied by Xu Shan, walked over, looked at the wounded and asked.
"Professor, I, I've been bitten by something, it looks like the yellow shadow ghost snake in the afternoon!"