Because there were too many people, we took the train, some materials and equipment were ready to be purchased on the spot after arriving at the destination, and the group worked on the train for several days, and reversed halfway, although it was a sleeper, but it also made people sit very tired.

On the way, I observed, and the students of the School of Archaeology were very excited, as if it was the first time to participate in this kind of expedition, but although I had not experienced the harsh climate of the desert, I could imagine that these students estimated that they would have suffered since then.

In addition, the three servants often participate in archaeological work, and they don't feel tired at all, and they seem to be very accustomed to it.

The most strange thing for me is the expedition team, Li Ling told me that these four people were introduced by a friend of hers, as for what her friend did, she didn't know much, but she knew that he had a few stores in Hangzhou, doing antique business, he met on the Internet, and communicated for a long time. However, it is said that they also make some expedition magazines and records, and they are very capable of surviving in the wild, and they are very skilled in all aspects, so carrying them is a guarantee.

In this regard, I always have some strange premonitions, I always feel that these people are not so simple, in my eyesight, one of them has calluses on their hands, once I paid special attention to it, that kind of calluses are not made by work, it should be used all year round with knives or guns, was it a soldier before? The other three are also from the Lian family, and these people don't like words very much, usually they will only answer when Li Ling asks some wild common sense, and most of them are a middle-aged man with black sunglasses who is answering, and the answer is relatively short.

Once, when I was passing by them, one of the short men tilted his head and asked me, "Little brother, I see you've practiced too?" ”

I followed my father to learn qigong since I was a child, and I am very good at introverted, it is difficult for ordinary people to see that I have practiced martial arts, he can see at a glance, which proves that this person's experience should be good, I told him with a smile:

"I haven't practiced anything, but I like to exercise when I am young."

Those people obviously didn't care, I guess I didn't take it seriously when I was so young, so they didn't say much, and I was just an ordinary person's physical movements all along, and they probably thought I just liked to exercise.

After wandering on the train for a few days, we finally arrived at the destination of this trip, Kashgar, we have to rest here for two days, purchase some supplies, and find a guide, so the three attendants are responsible for looking around for guides who can take us into the desert, and the four explorer comrades are responsible for purchasing supplies, and those students start to sort things out, and I have nothing to help, and I am also a person who doesn't like to communicate very much, especially with those students, there is almost no topic, although I am also a college student who has just graduated, There are a few girls who always want to talk to me, I think they may be curious about my identity, which I have to admire Wang Bowen, he arranges my identity really at a very high level.

According to Wang Bowen, I was born in a very historical and cultural family, my hometown is a Shanxi family, and my father is an ancestral carver, and my mother was also an archaeologist.

However, I didn't show any impatience with their small talk, but I just asked what to say.

Seeing that they are busy, I walked around outside, saw something fresh, went over to take a look, this time out, in addition to a backpack, I still brought a black gold short knife that did not leave the body, enough for self-defense, however, I walked around the market and found that the knife business here is very prosperous, especially in some small markets, the knives controlled in the normal market are actually sold here, for me who likes all kinds of weapons, I am really very excited, but look at it, I didn't buy it, After all, this time I followed the expedition team, and it was always a little bad to bring a weapon with a bright face, in addition to the knife accident, there was also a firearm sale, and it was not sold secretly, which shocked me a little, but I also secretly wrote it down, who knows if it will be used in the future.

Back to the hotel, see that everyone has been ready, the guide is also found, is a local middle-aged man, but his accent is relatively standard, it seems that there is no less to lead the team as a guide, he told us, the recent weather is more abnormal, into the desert is likely to encounter a black storm, suggest that we either postpone for a while, or enter the desert early, go in early and finish early.

Because it is a regular expedition team, I found the assistance of the local department, and it was easy to contact an experienced guide, and it was a genuine guide, not the kind of halfway way to eat mixed rice, the guide's name was XY, dark skin, showing that this person ran outside all the year round, and later learned that he had a camel team, basically people with a way would look for him as a guide and hire a camel team, he was also very famous in the local area, and the general work was not accepted, and the price was relatively high.

For money, Li Ling obviously doesn't care too much, this inspection project is all sponsored by her, otherwise the superiors would not approve it so quickly, the project without paying funds, the approval is naturally the fastest, as for the way, with the help of the relevant departments, what else can't work.

Since XY said so, Li Ling also discussed it with everyone, everyone naturally has no opinion, there is not much difference between a day earlier and a day later, it's just that no one can say how long it will take to go in, but XY also said that after entering the desert, everything must listen to him, as long as you follow him, even if the black storm comes, you can get through it safely, everyone naturally nodded and agreed.

In fact, money is really omnipotent, originally XY did not agree to enter the desert during this time, the Taklamakan Desert has been called the Sea of Death since ancient times, it is very dangerous, and recently it is the season of frequent black storms, ordinary guides will not advocate long-term entry into the desert, XY himself also disagreed, but Li Ling added money and hired XY's camel team, which made XY change his words, saying that with him, the black storm is not so terrible, and said that he is a white camel in the desert.

The white camel is a symbol of auspiciousness in the desert, legend has it that it has only one hump on its back, the whole body is snow-white, it is particularly eye-catching in the yellow sand, and the locals call it the auspicious white camel sent by Huda.

We also don't have too much suspicion, after all, he is really famous in the local area, so we began to prepare for the packing, early tomorrow morning departure, that night, I couldn't sleep, so I wandered in the corridor of the hotel, this hotel is very large, now the reform and opening up, the whole of China has begun to make great strides, tourism has gradually begun to flourish, to Taklamakan travelers and explorers are also very many, the local hotel business is also good, but recently because of the season, This time is relatively deserted, this store except for our group, there are really not many people, because of our large number of people, the whole second floor of this store, I am also sighing, this Dr. Li is really rich, it seems that foreign money may be easier to earn.

While thinking about it while smoking, unconsciously, I suddenly heard a voice, that is the sound of "click", relatively low, and very crisp, this sound makes me particularly sensitive, don't look at me since I was a child like knives, guns and sticks, I also have a good kung fu, but for firearms, I am also very interested in and research, once in the tomb of King Guli when the pistol was not because of the inconvenience of carrying, I really love it.

I heard the sound very clearly, it was the gun, it was the sound of the gun being loaded, I would never hear it wrong, I looked at it, the room where the sound came from, it turned out to be the room where the expedition team was, they opened a large room for four people, except for dinner, they have not gone out.

So, I quietly stood by their door, looked left and right to see that there was no one, and listened to their conversation, these people had guns on them, it was really dangerous, and I was wary of them from the beginning, and I have always had a strong sixth sense.

The voice inside was very small, I had to listen carefully to hear clearly, they seemed to be studying the route in, it seemed that they had their own purpose, and the hearing was a little blurry, at this time, I suddenly felt that someone seemed to be approaching behind me, and subconsciously turned around and grabbed it with my hands into claws, and my eyes followed and moved, at this moment, I actually saw that Li Ling's assistant, that foreign girl, I know her name, Anna.

At this time, because the action was too fast, I grabbed her neck directly, her eyes widened and she was very frightened, as if she was going to call out, I looked at it, it was not good, and hurriedly changed the gesture with her right hand, covered her mouth, and gestured with her hand on her mouth, meaning not to make a sound, she seemed to understand, her eyes widened and nodded, I used my hand to let go of her mouth little by little.

At this point, I couldn't eavesdrop any longer, so I made another gesture to Anna and motioned for her to come with me.