Chapter 47: A Living Map in the Desert
As soon as the petals entered the mouth, they didn't wait for Gao Xing to chew them, they were like snowflakes, and they melted in the mouth.
At first, there was a cold breath, and then it turned into a warm current, lingering between the lips and teeth, and the wisps soaked into the throat.
The mouth is full of strange fragrance, and it is difficult to describe the feeling at all.
In an instant, Gao Xing comprehended why in folklore, why it was said that if you swallow a thousand-year-old snow lotus, you will become an immortal.
Because at this moment, he strangely poured out a wave of thoughts of soaring in the day.
The whole person became extremely ethereal, as if it merged with the surrounding air, and slowly suspended in the air, flying towards the depths of the white clouds.
Sure, this is a delusion.
But it feels really amazing.
It seems that all the pores and pores on the body are expanding infinitely, absorbing the aura of this Kunlun Glacier.
Unconsciously, Gao Xing paused and sat cross-legged in the snow, his eyes slightly closed, his eyes looked at his nose and his nose, and he entered a delicate state, completely forgetting the loss of time.
"Hey, what are you doing? We were all scared to death. ”
It didn't take long for Fluttershy to hear Fluttershy's anxious voice, and Gao Xingfang woke up.
When he opens his eyes, Fluttershy, Hu Bayi, and Shirley Young are looking at him with a look of disbelief.
"Uh...... Why are you guys coming up again? ”
Hu Bayi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "We have been waiting for you below, and the result is two hours...... Fluttershy was in a hurry, and we didn't know if we wanted to come up to find you, so we followed her. ”
Gao Xing was shocked.
It's been two hours?
Then, with a complicated look in her eyes, she smiles, "I didn't think you cared about me." ”
"Hmph, I don't care about you, I'm just ...... Everyone is a companion, and when they come out together, they will go back together. ”
This girl is obviously duplicitous and hard-mouthed.
But it makes some sense, after all, they are a team.
"I was fine, but I just felt it for a while, so I sat down and meditated for a while. Okay, let's go down the mountain. ”
"What about the big one? What the hell is going on? ”
As she descends the mountain, Fluttershy can't help but ask.
Gao Xing didn't say anything about the snow ape, and said casually: "It's nothing, I took a turn on the mountain and got rid of it." ”
"Whew, great, you don't know, we're worried about death down the mountain."
Soon after, the group gathered again.
Everyone asked, and Gao Xing repeated the first words.
"It's okay, let's go, let's hurry down the mountain and get to the town before dark."
When we arrived in the town, it was getting dark.
After a night's rest, the next day, the group transferred to a car and set off for the next stop.
In the car, everyone was drowsy.
Gao Xing seems to be squinting and sleeping, but in fact, his spirit is better than ever.
This is the credit of the thousand-year-old snow lotus.
Until now, the effect of Snow Lotus has not been fully digested, and there is still a steady stream of mysterious power in the body, which is particularly exciting.
Gao Xing could clearly feel that the thousand-year-old snow lotus had brought him an effect somewhat similar to that of the Jasper Pill.
In other words, it is an all-round improvement.
The true qi of the dantian has become extremely active, the body is incomparably light, the mind is exceptionally clear, and the senses have also been significantly improved.
In short, the whole body is comfortable, just like soaking in the hot spring in the ice and snow.
The thousand-year-old snow lotus really lives up to its name.
Only then did I swallow a petal, wouldn't it be better if I swallowed the whole flower?
Of course, Gao Xing only thought about it, and didn't plan to devour it whole.
Just like a thousand-year-old ginseng, if you eat a piece to strengthen your body, if you eat a plant, you may have to spurt blood and die......
This is called haste is not reached.
After more than a day of driving, I finally arrived at a small town on the edge of the desert.
This town is arguably the last supply camp to enter the Taklamakan Desert, and beyond that, there is no man's land.
Therefore, Gao Xing and his party stayed here for the time being to make final preparations.
After all, the Taklamakan Desert is the second largest mobile desert in the world, covering an area of more than 300,000 square kilometers, which is larger than many countries.
The desert itself is full of dangers, and the quicksand of the Taklamakan Desert is even more dangerous.
If you are unlucky and step into the quicksand, there is almost no chance of survival.
In short, when entering this desert, you will face a lack of water, lack of food, wild animal attacks, sandstorms, quicksand swallowing, getting lost, and mental disorders...... And so on all the known, unknown, and so on.
For so many years, I have never heard of anyone who can come and go freely in this desert.
Even the camels, known as the "Ships of the Desert", who are the best at walking the desert, do not know how many have died trapped in the Taklamakan Desert.
All in all, it's a spooky desert.
Even the inhabitants of the edge of the desert did not dare to step into it easily.
"Lao Hu, this desert is too big, and the terrain changes at any time, and it's the wind season, so I'm afraid that our group will get lost......"
In the evening, Shirley Yang found Hu Bayi to discuss the next itinerary.
"Hmm!"
Hu Bayi nodded.
"I've thought about that, so we need to find a guide."
The next day, Hu Bayi found a local comrade-in-arms and asked if there was a good local guide to take them into the desert.
"Lao Hu, don't look at us living here, but there are not many people who really dare to go deep into the desert. Plus it's the wind season, so it's even more dangerous......"
"But we still have to enter the typhoon season, help, think of ideas."
The comrade-in-arms pondered for a while and sighed: "If you have to look for it, I'm afraid only one person will dare to take you in." However, this person is quite greedy and will definitely take the opportunity to blackmail. ”
Through the explanation of his comrades-in-arms, Hu Bayi learned that this person was an old man, and his real name was rarely mentioned, and everyone called him "An Liman".
The Uyghur language means "living map in the desert".
So, Hu Bayi found Shirley Yang and explained the situation to her.
After all, when it comes to spending money, she must nod her head.
"Let's go, let's talk to him first."
The town was not very large, and it was not long before I found Anliman, who was feeding the camels.
At first glance, this old man does not look like an ordinary person, with a vicissitudes of life, bright eyes, and a calculated demeanor.
Hearing the intention, An Liman immediately shook his head: "Don't go, it's the wind season, you want to find the exquisite ancient city, you want to enter the black desert, Allah will be blamed......"
Shirley Yang explained: "Uncle, we just want to go in the wind season, and you make a price." ”
"No, no, the black storm is very dangerous, and my camel will get lost......
"Uncle Anliman, in this way, I bought all these camels of yours, and when I come back, the camels will still be yours, how about it?"
In order to impress this old man, Shirley Yang also made a bloody investment and put forward an attractive condition.
Sure enough, An Li was tempted.
After pondering for a while, he finally nodded reluctantly: "Okay......"
After taking care of the guide's business, the group began to get busy, preparing water bladders, dry food, medicines and other necessary supplies.
After everything was ready, finally, the mighty set off and stepped into the vast desert.