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Liang, I can only recall here, after the sandstorm, I don't know where I came, there was an incomparable gate in front of me, when I inadvertently pushed open the incomparable gate, the scene in front of me was like a world away, after that, what happened, I don't remember, I can now recall what happened, it was already in the desert, I don't know how long I walked, hungry and tired, I was rescued by a shepherd, they gave me food, I began to become suspicious, that night, I said goodbye, Leaving the herdman's yurt and starting a months-long wandering, I didn't know what was wrong with me, I didn't dare to talk to people, I didn't dare to make contact with people, I didn't dare to go to the police, and along the way I begged and finally reached Moscow.

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"It seems that our previous assumption was completely correct, and Misha is the one closest to the mystery." Han Jiang didn't wait for Tang Feng to finish reading, then interjected.

"Yes! This record just fills the gap between the accident of the scientific expedition team and the discovery in Moscow, indicating that Misha did find an ancient city in the desert, although he did not say what ancient city it was, but I think it must be the Hanhai Mi City that we dream of. Tang Feng inferred.

Han Jiang nodded, "Yes, Misha said 'push open that incomparable gate', I think this is the gate of Hanhai Mi City, but ......" Han Jiang hesitated a little, "But the situation behind the gate, he only used the sentence 'The scene in front of him is like a world away', and he said that he can't remember what happened later." ”

"No, I don't think it's an understatement, the sentence 'the scene in front of him is like a world away' has already said everything, and the scene of Hanhai Mi City must be difficult for him to describe in words." Tang Feng Road.

Liang Yuan suddenly interjected: "I doubt that Misha really can't remember what happened next, or he didn't find any Hanhai Mi City at all, if he really found Hanhai Mi City, how could he not remember anything?" ”

Liang Yuan's words poured cold water on Tang Feng and Han Jiang, "Yes! We have wasted all our efforts, and we haven't found the ancient city of Xixia yet, Misha found Hanhai Mi City so easily after the storm. Han Jiang frowned.

"Misha doesn't go into detail about how he got to 'that incomparable door,' and maybe he really can't remember." Tang Feng still insisted on his own inference.

"In short, this account is so strange, since you want to tell my grandfather about the events of that year, why don't you explain it in detail? Is it Misha himself who can't remember clearly? Or did he not find Hanhai Mi City at all, those were just some of his hallucinations. Liang Yuan said.

"Hallucinations?" Han Jiang thought for a while and said: "Speaking of memory, this letter was written in 1964, and it should be no problem to recall the events of a few years ago according to common sense. ”

"Okay, don't guess, I haven't finished reading the letter yet, fantasies, memory problems, Misha himself talked about later." Tang Feng continued to translate Misha's letter as he spoke......

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Liang, now that I think about it, everything is amazing, I clearly remember that I pushed open the door, but now I can't remember the world in the door, after the accident of the scientific expedition team, how did I get to that door, I can't remember clearly, my mind is blank, only sporadic memories keep flashing in my dreams, it's just ...... It's just that I can't piece the pieces together, but I'm sure it's not an illusion, by no means!

I've often thought - Oh God! How did I get to that door, and how did I leave? I deduced that the place where the expedition team had an accident should not be far from the incredible gate I found,...... Maybe one day I'll be able to remember everything after I get some sleep, and I'll write to you then.

I would like to hear from you and ask that you do not disclose the contents of this letter to anyone else.

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After Tang Feng finished reading the letter, the room fell silent, and after a long time, Liang Yuan asked, "It's over?" ”

"It's over." Tang Feng nodded thoughtfully.

"That's it......" Liang Yuan was stunned.

"Liang Yuan, what other useful things did you find in your grandfather's relics besides this letter?" Han Jiang suddenly asked Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan thought about it, shook his head and said, "No, I think this letter is still valuable." ”

"It seems that Misha never remembered all that in his life." Han Jiang muttered.

"Maybe he remembered it and wrote a letter to Mr. Liang, but he was detained by the KGB." Tang Feng speculated.

"Unlikely, if Misha had remembered later, Tymoshin would not have known?" Han Jiang asked rhetorically.

"Well, Tymoshin?" Tang Feng thought for a moment, "It seems that Misha should not have recalled it later, but in this passage, Misha definitely said that the place where the expedition team disappeared was very close to the incomparable gate he found, which might help us." ”

Han Jiang denied again: "I think this is mostly Misha's illusion, just imagine, if the gate that Misha found is very close to the place where the expedition team had an accident, then why is Misha the only one who came to the gate after the dust storm?" ”

According to Makarov, on the night of the expedition team's accident, when he and Mr. Liang returned to the camp, the expedition team was gone, that is, Misha should have left the camp with the expedition team at this time. It's just that neither we nor Lao Ma knew that the expedition team left the camp in an organized way to avoid the dust storm? Or did you have a psychological breakdown and run in all directions? Tang Feng said.

"I have also thought about this problem, I think that with the professional quality of the scientific expedition team, it will not break down psychologically and run away, they are likely to retreat in an organized manner, so when Lao Ma and Liang Yunjie returned to the base, no one was seen." Han Jiang speculated.

"But where did they go? Why was it only Misha who came to that incomparable door in the end? Liang Yuan asked.

"I think the expedition team must have suffered another terrible blow after evacuating the camp, and it was this blow that gave the expedition team a fatal blow." Han Jiang further deduced.

"A fatal blow? What could be more terrible than a sandstorm? Tang Feng couldn't believe it.

"It must be like this, this fatal blow made the scientific expedition team finally psychologically collapsed, I guess except for Misha, the rest of the scientific expedition team should have been killed in this fatal blow, so I didn't find a body of a member of the scientific expedition team nearby, if it was scattered and fled, then in the search and rescue, some ruins should be found." Han Jiang Road.

"In other words, the blow was instantaneous, so that the expedition team didn't have time to react, what could it be?" Tang Feng Road.

"Who knows, anyway, Misha escaped the fatal blow, but it is likely that it caused Misha to lose his memory for a short time, so that he can't remember what happened afterward." Han Jiang reasoned.

But he remembered the incomparable door, and said that when he pushed it open, he saw it as if it were a world away!" Liang Yuan said.

"It only shows that the door and the scene you see when you push it open it are too profound for Misha, so she has a flash of inspiration in the momentary amnesia." Tang Feng said.

"Well, it must be so. That's why we saw such an obscure letter. When Han Jiang said this, he paused, and suddenly, he spoke again: "I suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking that this letter could be received by Old Man Liang before he died?" ”

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Listening to Han Jiang's words, Tang Feng and Liang Yuan looked stunned, but Tang Feng quickly understood what Han Jiang meant, "As soon as you say this, I also thought about why Old Man Liang hurriedly found me before he died, and why he was determined to get that piece of jade insert, it was probably because he received this letter, which rekindled his hope of finding the ancient city of Xixia and solving the mystery of the disappearance of the scientific expedition team." ”

"But I didn't hear this letter from my grandfather?" Liang Yuan asked.

"That's because your grandfather didn't want you to be involved in this horrible thing." Tang Feng Road.

"The letter sent in 1964 has only been received in the 21st century...... It's kind of incredible! Liang Yuan still couldn't believe it.

This further confirms our previous inference that the letter was not sent from Leningrad in 1964, and of course there are two more possibilities, one possibility that the letter was withheld by the KGB, and if so, then the letter would have been kept as an archive in today's FSB; Another possibility is that the letter was withheld by another group of people, and you think, who could it be? When Han Jiang said this, he looked at Liang Yuan and stared at Tang Feng again.

Tang Feng immediately thought of the answer, "Most of them will be the general's people, I guess the agents in charge of protecting Misha in 1964 have problems, they are either the general's people, or the general is among them." ”

Han Jiang nodded, muttering to himself, "Brenin, Isakov, Stephkin...... Right! They may all be the general's men, do you remember the file about Misha that Yelena got in? The only missing pages are those from 1964, and if my inference is true, those pages were probably torn out by Brainin, and only he may have had access to top-secret documents in the security Service's heavily guarded archives after 1988. ”

"Yes! We should have thought of this a long time ago, and now that we can already be sure that Stephkin is the general's man, and that both Brenin and Isakov have shown clues, then if we assume that the agents who protected Misha in 1964 had problems, many problems would have been solved, and if Breynin had problems, then even if the letter had fallen into the hands of the KGB in 1964, Brenin would have ended up with it. There was a hint of excitement in Tang Feng's words.

"But here again raises the question, whether the letter fell into the hands of the general back then, or was later obtained by Brynin from within the KGB, why did they send it to Mr. Liang? You must know that the general is unwilling for Liang Yunjie to participate, so the general is so nervous about the jade insert at the auction of Old Man Liang, and he must get rid of it quickly! Han Jiang's two sword eyebrows were twisted into a knot at this moment.

Tang Feng pondered for a moment, "This is easy to explain, you forgot our inference after we came back from Helan Mountain?" We deduce that there is also a mysterious force at the auction, this mysterious force does not want the general to get the jade interstitial screen so smoothly, if Old Man Liang did receive this letter before the auction, then it is very likely that which mysterious force did it. ”

"But why didn't this mysterious force come out by itself, but sent the letter to Old Man Liang and deliberately provoked Liang Yunjie?" Han Jiang asked rhetorically.

"It's so annoying, it turns out that this letter killed my grandfather." Liang Yuan muttered.

"By the way, when you found this letter, was there an envelope on the outside of the original envelope?" Tang Feng asked Liang Yuan.

"No, I've already said it, this letter is sandwiched in my grandfather's diary, and I thought it was all yellowed old stuff at the time, thinking that this letter and the diary were together."

"It seems that Old Man Liang did not leave a new envelope." Han Jiang Road.

"Maybe that mysterious power handed over this letter to Old Man Liang through other means." Tang Feng Road.

"Well, it's also possible. In any case, if we are to be inferred, then this mysterious power is likely to come from within the general, and I think this is the most important point. Han Jiang said with great certainty.

"Inside the general?" Tang Feng and Liang Yuan were surprised.

"That's right! It must be so, think about it, this letter fell into the hands of the general at the beginning, if it wasn't for the people around the general, who would have gotten this letter and give this letter to Old Man Liang. ”

Han Jiang's inference seemed so reasonable that Tang Feng and Liang Yuan had nothing to say, but Tang Feng always felt that things were not so simple.

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After the three of them analyzed the letter that had not been sent, it was already late, Han Jiang put away the letter, handed the letter to Tang Feng, and said, "I'll put this letter there for you, don't lose it." Although Misha was vague about Hanhai Micheng in his letter, it was very helpful to us, and the description of the days before the expedition, especially the names of places that appeared on the sketch, may be very helpful to us. ”

"Well, I've been studying the map behind the jade interstitial, although the map is clearly marked, but I don't know any of the place names near Hanhai Mi City above, after all, after so many years, the place names may have changed, and some place names may not exist for a long time, if you can't figure out the names of these places marked on the map, then we rush into the desert, and it is likely that we will go the wrong way, now with the sketch of Misha, I can compare the ancient place names on the map, so that I may soon be able to figure out the modern location corresponding to the ancient map." Tang Feng talked eloquently.

Han Jiang stood up and patted Tang Feng on the shoulder, "Brother, we don't have time, I limit you to give me the ancient place names on the map tonight and mark them on the modern map." ”

"In such a hurry?" Tang Fengyi frowned.

"Nonsense, our opponent won't wait for us to figure everything out before setting off, not to mention that I'm still a wanted criminal, Zhao Yong's people estimate that they will be able to find us within two or three days."

"So what am I doing?" Liang Yuan asked with a pair of big eyes.

"You?" Han Jiang looked at Liang Yuan and said, "You, cook and clean the room immediately." ”

"I'm here to do chores for you!" Liang Yuan looked at Han Jiang with an aggrieved expression, and then looked at Tang Feng, Tang Feng stared at the sketch drawn by Misha on the letter and seemed to have settled down.

Liang Yuan slapped Tang Feng hard, "You also treat me as a miscellaneous person!" ”

Tang Feng came back to his senses and asked Han Jiang rhetorically, "You have sent us tasks, so what are you doing?" ”

Han Jiang leaned into the sofa and said, "Eat, listen to your report." ”

"Damn! You still think you're the leader! If you are caught by Zhao Yong, the prison food will be enough for you. Tang Feng said.

"! Even if I am captured by Zhao Yong, they will have to serve me with good wine and food. ”

"Come on! I don't care about you two anymore, I'm going to decipher these ancient place names. Tang Feng said and went back to his room.

Liang Yuan's boss reluctantly started cooking, but when Liang Yuan, who was used to being the eldest lady, could cook, for a while, the house was full of smoke and miasma, and for a while, there was a strange smell in the kitchen, and finally, Han Jiang couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to rush into the kitchen, "Damn, I said Miss, are you cooking, or are you making biological weapons!" ”

"I wouldn't have done it, you let me do it, or I'll have a treat, let's eat outside!"

"Come on, it's better for me to show my head less outside. In addition, I would like to remind you, don't tell Zhao Yong about my whereabouts, neither can anyone else, if you want to go to the desert with us, you will temporarily cut off all your communications, including with your father. Han Jiang admonished.

"Am I going to hand over my phone too?" Liang Yuan looked at Han Jiang timidly.

"That's not necessary, there's no signal in the desert anyway." A smile finally appeared on Han Jiang's face.

With the help of Han Jiang, Liang Yuan finally made a table of dishes, but Tang Feng was still comparing those ancient place names, Han Jiang called several times, Tang Feng didn't respond, Han Jiang put down his chopsticks, and was just about to push Tang Feng's door, Tang Feng suddenly screamed and came out, "I finally recognized a place name." ”

"Holy! I thought you had deciphered it for a long time? Han Jiang teased angrily.

"Which is so easy? There was no scale on the map drawn by the ancients, so I compared the ancient place names on the map with the sketches of Misha, who specially marked the Chinese characters of these place names on the sketches, but I could not find the ancient place names corresponding to these Chinese characters on the ancient map of Xixia. Tang Feng explained.

"Are those Tangut translations accurate?" Han Jiang asked.

"Please don't doubt my professionalism!" Tang Feng was not convinced.

"And which place name did you just recognize?"

Tang Feng took out those enlarged photos, pointed to a mark on the ancient map, and said: "This is here, on the ancient map, the name of this mark is translated into Chinese characters and called 'Jiulibao', and I also found this place name on the sketch drawn by Misha." ”

As he spoke, Tang Feng pointed to a place name on Misha's sketch, and excitedly continued: "With this, there is a frame of reference, I compared the ancient map and Misha's sketch, and roughly figured out the route of action of the expedition team in the last few days. ”

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Tang Feng used a red pencil to draw a zigzag line on the photo, "This is the general route of action of the scientific expedition team after entering the desert, on this route, Jiulibao is the first, and then there are three marks on the sketch of Misha, which are 'Wolf Valley' and 'Qianhu Town'' Yue'er Spring', there are also three corresponding marks on the ancient map, but when translated into Chinese, it is not the three names marked on the Misha sketch, and I translate it literally, I can't understand what the three Tangut signs mean, but this is normal, many place names have no meaning in the first place, just a name. ”

Han Jiang took the photo and Misha's sketch and compared it carefully, "It seems that the location is not quite right." ”

"Yes, this is exactly what I find strange, although the three places marked on the ancient map are not too far from the line I draw, but it can still be seen that the four marks on the ancient map, in addition to the location of the 'Jiulibao' and the Misha sketch that have been determined, the names are all correct, and the other three marks do not match the names and the positions are also different." Tang Feng explained.

"I think let's follow Misha's sketch first!" Liang Yuan said suddenly.

"Oh! Tell me why you followed the Misha sketch? Tang Feng asked Liang Yuan rhetorically.

"It's a no-brainer! Since Misha has found Hanhai Mi City, of course his route is more reliable, after all, the ancient map has passed so many years, many place names have changed, many towns, water sources have disappeared, if we follow the ancient map completely, I'm afraid we will go wrong! Liang Yuan said.

"You have some truth, but you're not entirely right! Misha's sketch only drew the route of the expedition team into the desert, and did not mark the location of Hanhai Mi City in detail, but in the northwest of the last marked place name 'Yue'er Spring', a mark was roughly drawn, and it was specially marked - 'That incomparable gate, my estimated location', Misha can't remember what happened behind him, and the location he estimated on the sketch is probably not reliable! Therefore, we also have to use ancient maps as the main reference, and the sketches of Misha as a reference. Tang Feng said a lot.

Han Jiang nodded, "Tang Feng is right, you see, on Misha's sketch, the last place marked is Yue'er Spring, listening to the name, there should be a spring here, there is a water source here, I think this is likely to be the location of the last camp of the scientific expedition team." ”

"Nope! No, Lao Ma once said that the night before the accident, the two boxes of water they were carrying were released, which caused panic among the expedition team, and if there was a water source in the camp, the expedition team would not panic. Tang Feng said.

Han Jiang patted his head, "How did I forget this stubble, that means that the scientific expedition team had an accident after leaving Yue'er Spring, and it happened quite far away from Yue'er Spring, because Lao Ma also said that they went out separately to find a water source, but they didn't find it." ”

Tang Feng thought for a while, and then spoke, "There is another possibility, Yue'er Spring may not have a water source at all. ”

"No water?" Han Jiang doubted.

"That's why the expedition team will panic after the drinking water they are carrying is released!" Tang Feng speculated.

Han Jiang compared the location of Hanhai Mi City marked on the ancient map, and looked at Misha's sketch, "As far as I can see, Yue'er Spring is still far away from Hanhai Mi City, assuming that Yue'er Spring or the vicinity of Yue'er Spring is the last camp of the scientific expedition team, this is strange, how could Misha go so far in the desert after the scientific expedition team had an accident?" ”

"Judging from the ancient map, the area around Hanhai Mi City doesn't seem to be next door to the desert, maybe there is an oasis there that we still don't know." Tang Feng thought about it.

"Oasis of Death?" Han Jiang suddenly remembered the Oasis of Death that Stephen had mentioned.

"It seems that Ma Changguo also came to Hanhai Mi City back then." Tang Feng stared at the area around "Hanhai Mi City" on the ancient map, what kind of place was there? Is it an oasis? Or a canyon?

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Tang Feng thought for a long time, tapped the area around "Hanhai Mi City" on the ancient map with a pen, and said: "It seems that only when you really go there can you know what kind of place it is. ”

"But how do we get there? Just follow this route of Misha? Liang Yuan asked.

"That's right! According to the route that Misha has drawn for us, we can only follow Misha's route into the desert. Tang Feng said affirmatively.

"But except for Jiulibao, those three place names don't match the names on the ancient map?" Liang Yuan asked again.

"Then let's take a look at these three names, the four place names that appear on the Misha route should be the place names that Misha heard during the scientific expedition, the place name 'Jiulipu', the ancient map of Xixia and the Misha route are available, indicating that 'Jiulipu' has existed at least in the Western Xia and has been used, and the other three place names that cannot be found on the ancient map, according to my speculation, are likely to appear after the Western Xia. I have just said that even if it is not the last camp of the scientific expedition team, it is also the last famous place experienced by the scientific expedition team, you must know that many places in the desert have never been to and no one has settled, so naturally there will be no name handed down, "Yue'er Spring" is the farthest place name on the Misha route, which shows that there are at least places where people often come and go, and even places where people have settled, of course, the premise of all this is whether there is water in Yue'er Spring. ”

When Tang Feng said this, he looked at Han Jiang and Liang Yuan nodding frequently, and continued: "Look at this Qianhu Town again, there should have been a town here when I heard the name, and those that can be called towns should be regarded as prosperous places, so how can there be a prosperous town in the desert?" Judging from the word 'thousand households' in this place name......"

Before Tang Feng finished speaking, Liang Yuan suddenly interjected: "I know, 'Thousand Households Town', as the name suggests, means that at least a thousand families once lived here, and it seems that this is still a big market town." ”

Tang Feng glared at Liang Yuan, "Nonsense, who told you that you once lived in a thousand households called 'Thousand Households'?" 'Qianhu' is a military system of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, just like the current 'military division, brigade and battalion', generally in the Yuan Dynasty, Qianhu is a relatively high military attaché, here is called Qianhu Town, indicating that there was once stationed here a military general with an official rank of Qianhu, of course, there are troops under his command, I estimate that it is precisely because of this, so this place has prospered and become a market town. ”

"But whether it's from the sketch of Misha or from the ancient map, there are desert Gobi nearby, how can an army be stationed here, and it is also led by a relatively high-ranking Qianhu?" Han Jiang raised his own questions.

"Yes! This is very strange, on the ancient map there is also a desert Gobi, indicating that in the Western Xia period, this is a desert, and it is impossible to support an army in the desert for a long time, and a market town has been formed here! Tang Feng also felt very strange.

"Tang Feng, how many people are there under a thousand households?" Han Jiang asked.

"The number of people varies, but I think there should be at least a thousand people under a thousand households!"

"Thousands? It's hard to imagine that the desert once had an army of thousands of men? What is their mission? Liang Yuan asked.

"To guard against the enemy, of course." Tang Feng Road.

"Where are the enemies in the desert?" Liang Yuan was puzzled.

"I don't know about this, but if it is really as I speculated, this Qianhu town only appeared in the Yuan Dynasty, then it can explain why this Qianhu town is not marked on the ancient map of Western Xia. In short, it was supposed to be a thriving market town, and as for whether there is anyone now, you will only know if you go there. Tang Feng said, moving his gaze to the place "Wolf Depression" on the Misha sketch.

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Tang Feng pointed to the sign of "wolf depression" on the sketch of Misha and said: "In the southeast of Qianhu Town is the wolf depression, judging from the name, there should be wolves infested here. ”

"And it should be a depression. I can guess that, huh! Liang Yuan interjected.

Tang Feng snorted lightly, "Then what do you see from this name?" ”

"See what?" Liang Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you say it all?" ”

"Hmph, let me tell you, the depression indicates that the terrain here is low, there may be a water source, and the wolves are infested here, which further indicates that there is likely to be a water source here, so the wolves in the Gobi Desert will gather here, and there is a name 'wolf depression'." Tang Feng further analyzed: "Where there are people in the desert Gobi, there should be a water source, so I can even boldly speculate that the four place names marked by Misha on the sketch map should have had water sources in history." ”

"All water?" Han Jiang suddenly pointed to Misha's route map and asked suspiciously: "Why doesn't Misha mark the location of the water source on the line, you see, there are none of these four points, and there are no other places." ”

Tang Feng frowned slightly, "Maybe Misha can't remember it, or maybe he forgot." ”

"Forgot, do you think Misha will forget such an important water source since he wants to tell Old Man Liang everything? I can't recall it, but there is a possibility, but Misha's letter said that he can't recall the situation after the accident of the scientific expedition team, and he should remember the previous route. Han Jiang said.

"There may also be a situation where, as I have speculated, the four place names marked by Misha are places with water sources, at least at that time, there were still water sources, so there is no need to specifically indicate the water sources." Tang Feng seemed to be quite sure of his inference.

"Well, even if your assumption is reasonable, we still have to prepare drinking water when we enter the desert according to the fact that we can't find any water source." Han Jiang said categorically.

"Well, just because there was a water source at that time doesn't mean it still exists." Tang Feng also agreed with Han Jiang's statement, and he continued: "Further southeast of the Wolf Valley, there is Jiulibao, and Jiulibao is also the first stop after entering the desert. ”

"Then what do you see from the name Nine Mile Fort?" Liang Yuan asked.

"This name ......," Tang Feng hesitated.

"Listening to the name, it's clear that it's going to be an ancient castle." Han Jiang preemptively said, "Of course, the most valuable thing is the name 'Nine Miles' that shows the distance, but we don't know where the 'Nine Miles' refers to the distance to this place?" ”

"It can't be the distance to Hanhai City, right?" Liang Yuan shouted.

"Pull it down! When I saw this 'Nine Mile Fort', I immediately guessed whether this was the distance from Hanhai Mi City, but if I looked closely, whether it was the ancient map behind the jade insert or the Hanhai Mi City marked on Misha's sketch, it was very far from this place, although we still can't know the exact distance to Hanhai Mi City, but it was obvious that it would never be nine miles! Tang Feng scoffed at Liang Yuan's speculation.

"Then why do you say this place is called Nine Mile Fort?" Liang Yuan was still quite unconvinced.

"This place is definitely not nine miles away from Hanhai Mi City, but it should indeed be nine miles away from a certain place, so it is called 'Jiuli Fort'." Tang Feng explained.

"Is it nine miles from the edge of the desert?" Han Jiang guessed.

Tang Feng stared at the desert that appeared on the ancient map and shook his head, "No. ”

"Or maybe it's nine miles away from the wolf's depression?" Liang Yuan said.

"There is this possibility, because we have no way of knowing which dynasty this 'Jiulibao' was originally established, and the standard of 'one mile' in each period of history is different." Tang Feng further explained.

"Which dynasty was founded? Didn't you say that there is also this 'Jiuli Fort' on the ancient map of Western Xia, which shows that this name has been used as early as Western Xia, and it has been used to this day. Han Jiang asked rhetorically.

"But we can only speculate about Western Xia, maybe before Western Xia, there was already this name." Tang Feng thought for a while, and then said: "The name 'Jiulibao' is on the ancient map of Western Xia and the sketch of Misha, which means that this place has been called this name since Western Xia to modern times, and this name can be passed down for so many years, it must be an important place." I want to enter the desert from the southeast, from ancient times to the present, the first stop is this 'Jiulipu', so this name has been passed down by word of mouth, and from Jiulipu to the northwest, there may have been different paths in history, so the place names on different paths are constantly changing, and it is difficult to keep them down. ”

"Different paths?" Han Jiang was puzzled, "According to what you say, after we arrive at Jiulipu, we may also encounter different paths. ”

8

Tang Feng listened to Han Jiang's question and smiled, "There is no road on the desert Gobi, theoretically you can go anywhere, but there are risks everywhere, the so-called route is just to find the road that the ancients have explored for us, follow the route that the ancients walked, try to take as few detours as possible, and avoid risks." ”

"But I'm still a little worried......" Han Jiang stopped talking.

"What are you worried about?" Tang Feng asked rhetorically.

"We have already deduced that Misha's letter was received by Old Man Liang before he died, and I am worried...... I'm afraid it's a conspiracy. ”

"You mean I'm ......"

Liang Yuan was about to say something, but Han Jiang interrupted her and said, "Liang Yuan, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the person who sent this letter to your grandfather decades later, why did he do this?" We don't know whether he was a general's man or another force, they must have had a specific purpose. ”

"But I don't see anything unusual in the letter itself." Tang Feng Road.

"I do not doubt the authenticity of the letter, I have studied the handwriting of Misha's notebook in detail, and I should know Misha's handwriting, and as far as I can see, there is no doubt that this letter is Misha's. But I always felt that there was something wrong with this, and I wanted to be able to guess the purpose of the sender decades from now. In addition, as far as Misha's sketch is concerned, after all, there are still some deviations from the ancient map. Han Jiang raised his worries.

"There are some deviations between the place names marked on the ancient map and the sketch of Misha in the southeast direction of Hanhai Mi City, but maybe the other three names have just changed their names, and some of the deviations seen on the map may just be our visual problems, even if the route is a little off, I don't think there will be much of a problem."

"If only Misha later remembered what had happened behind that incomparable door. Have you ever wondered how Misha got out of the desert after finding Hanhai Mi City? Han Jiang suddenly asked after a long sigh.

"You mean that's a road too?" Tang Feng asked rhetorically.

"Isn't it?"

But Misha doesn't remember. So it's all in vain if you think so much, let's get ready, let's go to this Jiulibao first! Tang Feng said.

"It's not like it used to be, do you have a car?" Han Jiang asked.

"My friend has an SUV and I've already said hello to him today, and the car is fine."

"Hmph, then your friend's car is going to be out of luck. Also, I am now a body of sin, and we can't take the big road, but the small road. Han Jiang said with a frown.

"This ...... This is a problem, but it can be overcome, just by delaying some time. ”

"Then there's nothing wrong with that." Han Jiang said, quickly took a few bites of food, finished eating, wiped his mouth, and said to Tang Feng: "You get ready tonight, and you will set off tomorrow morning." ”

"In such a hurry?" Liang Yuan was a little reluctant.

"My eldest lady, we don't have time." Han Jiang said to Tang Feng again: "I leave the equipment, food, and drinking water to you, tomorrow after you borrow the car, let's meet at the gate of your school at ten o'clock in the morning." ”

"Why, you won't stay with me tonight."

Han Jiang walked to the window, lifted the curtain and looked out of the window, "You are no longer safe here." ”

"Not safe?" Tang Feng was a little confused.

Han Jiang smiled and patted Tang Feng's shoulder, "Didn't I make room for you!" Hehe. After saying that, Han Jiang picked up his backpack and quickly disappeared at the door.

9

Tang Feng found that Han Jiang didn't take the elevator downstairs, he looked downstairs on the balcony for a long time, but he didn't see Han Jiang. "He's really a master of the world! Come without a trace, go without a trace. ”

Tang Feng was suspicious in his heart, and the next morning, Tang Feng borrowed the off-road vehicle from a friend, and when Liang Yuan saw the car, he exclaimed excitedly, "This car is too fan, too avant-garde." ”

"Forget it, I guess Han Jiang will go crazy when he sees this car. I didn't expect that I hadn't seen this car for a few days, and my buddy actually made the car look like this. Tang Feng smiled wryly.

Tang Feng and Liang Yuan were ready to stop, and drove to the school gate, it was ten o'clock in the morning, and people came and went at the school gate, Tang Feng didn't understand why he chose such a lively place since Han Jiang wanted to avoid the limelight? Tang Feng sat in the cab, looked around the school gate, waited for about ten minutes, and did not see Han Jiang's figure, Tang Feng suddenly had a bad premonition, "Han Jiang is almost never late." Tang Feng muttered to himself.

"Never?" Liang Yuan had an exaggerated expression.

"Yes, because for them in this business, being a minute late often means failure, or even paying with their lives." Tang Feng said, and once again looked at the crowd at the school gate, there was still no figure of Han Jiang.

After a while, Tang Feng looked at his watch, it was already a quarter past ten, his feeling was getting worse and worse, just when he wanted to get out of the car to check, suddenly, an old man appeared in front of the car, wearing sunglasses, with a pinch of white goatee, wearing a white suit, and a cane, looking like a returned old overseas Chinese, staring at Tang Feng's car, looking left and right, looking up and down, watching endlessly, Liang Yuan and Tang Feng were both looked at by this old man, I don't know what he was going to do, Liang Yuan asked Tang Feng a little nervously, "What does this old man want to do?" ”

"How do I know? You take out your eldest lady's temper and get out of the car to ask him! ”

"Me? Why am I? What are you doing? ”

"I have to drive, in case this guy has a bad plan, I'd start the car quickly!"

"Huh! Don't bother. Liang Yuan seemed to have an idea, "I still remember the first time I met you!" ”

"Nonsense, of course I remember ......"

Without waiting for Tang Feng to finish speaking, Liang Yuan pressed the car horn suddenly, even Liang Yuan herself didn't expect that the modified car horn was unusually sharp and piercing, which scared herself, and then looked at the old man in front of the car, threw his crutches, strode to the car window, knocked on the car window vigorously, and when Tang Feng put down the car window, the old man, with his head and face covered, shouted: "Damn, you borrowed me such a broken car, intent on harming me!" ”

Only then did Tang Feng and Liang Yuan recognize that the white-bearded old man in front of them was Han Jiang, "Why did I hurt you?" ”

"What kind of broken car are you doing, I stared at it for a long time, and I didn't see what brand of SUV it was, and I saw this colorful and messy broken car full of body, can this car be driven?" Han Jiang looked disdainful.

"Of course we can drive, the car is a little old, but my buddy is playing with cars, and he can definitely send us to the desert!" Tang Feng said confidently.

Han Jiang also ignored Tang Feng, stared at the car again, and looked around, the more he looked at Han Jiang, the more angry he became, "This ...... What the hell is this, there's a Garfield on the roof of the car,, what is this? ”

"Gourd baby!" Liang Yuan replied first.

"Damn, you grew up in Hong Kong and watched gourd babies?"

"I've seen it! Gourd baby, gourd baby......" said, Liang Yuan also hummed the theme song of the gourd baby.

Han Jiang was so angry that he rolled his eyes, but he was helpless, and sat in the passenger seat, and then said in a commanding tone: "Hurry up!" ”

Tang Feng started the car and asked Han Jiang with a smile, "How is it?" Is there a Hummer feel like it? ”

"! Hummer? I think it's a donkey, you think we're not eye-catching enough, I just counted, this car has a total of seven colors, I decided, named your broken car 'colorful donkey'. ”

"Whatever you call it, it's not mine anyway."

Han Jiang sighed and said, "I see that you don't know the risks on this road, can we come back completely, let's talk about it!" ”

"Don't be so pessimistic! Maybe we'll be the same as before, and we'll be able to come out on top! Tang Feng looked confident.

"Hmph, I hope so, but I'm sure this tattered colorful donkey won't come back!" Han Jiang said categorically.

Tang Feng sped up the car and quickly left the city.