Obviously, the owner of the notebook used this oilcloth bag, mainly for waterproofing. The red tarpaulin bag had been completely covered by the sand, except for a sharp corner that was exposed. I carefully dug up the oilcloth bag with the sapper shovel in my hand.

What's the rarity in this humble tarpaulin bag? I thought to myself.

Brushing away the sand on it, a red thick hemp rope tied it up strongly, and tied four or five dead knots in total, for fear that the contents would be stolen. In addition, this notebook appears on the longevity of this big stone, and there may be some important secret hidden in it.

It took a lot of effort to finally open the dead knot of the red rope, and we were eager to see what was dead inside. The layers of oilcloth were peeled off, and a black notebook lay inside.

The notebook is not thick, and the paper inside has turned yellow. I cautiously flipped through my notebook, for fear that a message would tear the paper. On the cover of the notebook is written "Xinjiang Scientific Expedition Diary".

"This is the record of the previous expedition team in the desert." I said excitedly. Li Tong also walked over, took the notebook and continued to flip through it, and a paragraph was written on the title page. Li Tong read: "In July 1955, we entered the Taklamakan Desert with a group of 20 people from the Xinjiang scientific expedition. This is an unprecedented feat in the history of mankind, and we will also shed our sweat on this land we love. Written by Zhou Xiaoying in July 1955. ”

"It's really just a young man, selfless dedication." I let out a sigh. Li Tong continued to look through the notebook, and suddenly said excitedly: "This, here are all recorded about some things in the Taklamakan Desert. And a lot of it is unknown to the outside world. Li Tong looked at the black notebook, and his excitement was overflowing.

After a while, Li Tong said disappointedly: "However, the last page of this notebook is missing."

"And what is the last page?" Brother Li also asked rhetorically.

Li Tong carefully read the above text and read: "On September 27, 1955, the comrades have already died. I'm the only one left, and I'm going to report what happened to the government in the Valley of the Dead. However, now the water is gone. And, along the way, there was a terrible black-crowned snake that followed me......"

"What about the back?" I asked.

"The back, the back is gone." Li Tong said regretfully.

"What the hell is the Valley of the Dead and the Black-crowned Serpent mentioned in the notebook?" I asked.

"I don't know, but this thing must be pretty scary. So we have to be careful. Brother Li said solemnly.

Brother Li's words are not alarmist, maybe we are already on the verge of danger, but we haven't found out. I shone my flashlight into the distance, and when I was sure there was no danger, I told everyone to continue on their way.

The cold wind hammered into the face like a knife scraping on the face. The high devil's city wall is like a monster in the night, which makes people fearful.

We continued to walk along the walls and finally found a place to rest. I saw that two hundred meters in front of me was a place where a stone had collapsed, and the space inside was enough to accommodate two tents.

Probably because of these walls, the wind in the vicinity seems to have stopped. The cannon was responsible for pulling the camels to the vicinity of our tent, and Brother Li and I were responsible for setting up the tent. The rush of the past few days and some sudden changes have made us form some awareness of prevention.

When everything was settled, the cannon placed the supplies closest to our tent, and I stepped forward to set up the fodder for the camels and sat down next to the fire where the oysters were already being laid.

"Today, it finally stopped." The cannon couldn't care so much, and Yang Mian lay on the ground and sighed.

"yes, it's hard to find a leeward place, so we'll only be able to take it away for a few hours." Li Tong said with a tired face.

"By the way, did you say that the black-crowned snake and Death Valley mentioned in the notebook are very close to here?" Li Tong suddenly talked about the topic we had just discussed.

"It's hard to say. Maybe it's nearby, maybe it's not. And there's the problem that it's been so long, and it's really a question of whether Death Valley exists. I said.

"I wish there weren't black-crowned snakes here." Brother Li said lightly. Brain to make up what a snake with a black crown looks like, I feel scared when I think about it.

"But I just seemed to be dazzling when I saw a person sitting on the big rock where we found the notebook earlier. But in a blink of an eye, it was gone. "I suddenly remembered the thrilling scene just now. Li Tong subconsciously shrank his body and said nervously: "Don't joke this night." Don't you know I'm scared? ”

"I, I'm telling the truth." I said helplessly.

"Perhaps, it's the soul of the dead. Legend has it that people who died in vain had nowhere to go, so they could only wander in place. Maybe this is what the Buddhists call a kind of fate. Brother Li stood up and looked up at the dark night sky.

Looking at the old Brother Li in front of him, I vaguely felt that Brother Li was not as simple as we saw. Perhaps, there is a side that we don't know.

Since we had to continue to rush the next day, the three of us discussed taking turns to keep vigil and let Li Tong rest alone.

"It would be nice if I were a woman. Alas, men are really tired. "The cannon actually started a grumble. This complaint made me and Brother Li couldn't help but laugh out loud. How does it feel like the name of an internet song?

Li Tong's tent was suddenly lifted, and Li Tong walked out of the tent and said with a smile: "You will say that you are a woman now." We're not going to stand in the way. You have the ability, you say. ”

The cannon scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Miss Li, what do you think you are angry about?" Am I not kidding? ”

"Hmph, referring to Sang scolding Huai." After leaving a sentence, Li Tong returned to the tent to rest.

"Alas, what a grievance. What a painful gift. The cannon began to sigh again.

According to the established plan, the cannon was responsible for keeping watch in the middle of the night, I was responsible for taking over the cannon, and finally Brother Li kept vigil. After the discussion, Brother Li and I went back to the tent to rest, leaving the cannon alone to sit by the fire.

At one o'clock in the morning, I got up to take over the cannon. The thing was already napping by the fire, and was about to be planted in the fire. I hurried over to wake the thing up.

The cannon rubbed his eyes and said, "Seventh brother, are you up?" ”

"yes, it's not my place for you. Go back to your tent and rest. With that, the cannon shook and walked into the tent.

"Get your stinky feet out of the way." Suddenly, Brother Li's complaining voice came from inside. I guess the feet of this cargo are too smelly.