Following the route described by the herdsmen, Wen Mushan and Fei Tang began to plan a plan to advance into the desert.

They wanted to invite a herdsman as a guide, but the herdsman refused to do so.

"I don't want to go to that place again, and you'd better not go either."

In desperation, Wen and Fei took two assistants to Kalaya Tur Village, northeast of Yecheng.

They spent 2,000 yuan and hired ten villagers as guides and laborers, and they led three camels, dry food and water into the desert.

Due to financial constraints, the archaeological team had only one satellite phone.

On September 20 of that year, they called the base camp in Yecheng County, informing them that they had set up camp in a small oasis 30 kilometers east of Kalaya Tur, and that they planned to advance northeast to continue the locating project in the desert.

Then, Fei Tang struggled to tell the base camp that the signal in the desert was very weak and often could not be contacted, and he told his colleagues in the base camp to "not panic", because there were guides and sufficient supplies to bring them, and there would be no problems for a while.

Twenty-nine days passed after this phone call.

When Wen Mushan and Fei Tang entered the desert, they brought about a month and a half of supplies, but there was no news so far, and the colleagues in the base camp couldn't help but become anxious.

On that day, a dusty mother and son got off the bus from the dilapidated Yecheng County bus station.

They hired a rickshaw, and the driver pulled the two to the courtyard of the Yecheng County Cultural Relics Bureau, where the archaeological team's base camp was located, and charged them an extra two yuan for the fare.

The woman took the child's hand and knocked on the door of the Cultural Relics Bureau's office. Xun Tangshan, the head of the logistics detachment of the base camp, received them.

"My name is Shu Yun, and I am Wen Mushan's lover." The woman introduced herself.

What made Xun Tangshan cry and laugh was that Shu Yun's purpose for rushing all the way to Yecheng was actually because of a nightmare.

"I had the same nightmare when I saw Lao Wen standing alone in front of a dark palace with a bloody face and a raging fire behind him."

"Sister-in-law, everyone dreams." Xun Tangshan comforted her and said.

"But what if you have the same dream every day for half a month?" Shu Yun asked rhetorically, "The same scene, the same thing, it's like replaying the video every day." ”

"This- hard to explain, but ......"

"How many days has Lao Wen not returned?"

"Thirty days have been hanging zero."

"Did you have any contact before?"

"I contacted once more than 20 days ago, it was a satellite phone, but then I couldn't get through. Sister-in-law, don't worry, they brought a lot of water and food, and they had to support it for about ten days—no, we were planning to go into the desert to pick it up. ”

"No, you have to hurry up, Lao Wen must be in danger!" Shu Yun was so anxious that he patted the table and stood up to go out.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's getting late, it's dangerous to enter the desert - we're all ready, we'll leave tomorrow!"

Shu Yun's emotions calmed down at this time. Xun Tangshan found that she was actually a very calm person, and she spoke very well. Especially the child she was holding, he was white and thin, although he was only six or seven years old, he didn't make trouble or cry, and there was a calmness in his eyes that didn't match his age.

"What's your name, kid?" Xun Tangshan asked him.

"Wen Tingxu." The child was not shy or afraid of life, but simply spit out three words and then stopped talking.

"This kid has a stable momentum, and he will definitely have a future in the future." Xun Tangshan couldn't help but admire.

The next day, Xun Tangshan and the remaining three archaeological team members were ready to set off, and Shu Yun also followed.

"I'll go with you."

"Sister-in-law, it's too dangerous in the desert, you just stay in Yecheng first, we have a satellite phone, we can get in touch at any time."

"No, let Xiao Xu stay here and wait. I have to see it with my own eyes to be relieved. Shu Yun insisted.

While the two were arguing, a familiar figure appeared in the compound of the Cultural Relics Bureau.

"Lao Xun, what are you doing?"

Xun Tangshan was stunned for a moment, because the person who came was Fei Tang, he had a scruffy beard, his face was dark, his hair was full of sand, and his figure was obviously much thinner than when he set off. Behind him were two peasants with sunken eye sockets.

"Teacher Fei, why are you back?"

"Hey, there's something wrong with that hell place, the phone can't get through, and the supplies I brought are running out of supplies. No, I had to bring someone back to replenish the supplies - who is this eldest sister? ”

"I'm Lao Wen's lover, how is Lao Wen? Is he okay? Shu Yun stepped forward and grabbed Fei Tang and asked.

"Sister-in-law, hello - Teacher Makiyama is well!" Fei Tang smiled, "The spirit is more than me!" Happy! It's just a little sloppy! ”

Shu Yun exhaled a long breath: "Then I'll be relieved." ”

"Teacher Fei, how is it? Have you found the ruins? Xun Tangshan asked excitedly.

Fei Tang blinked a little mischievously: "You guess. ”

"Don't whet our appetite, okay?"

"Haha, appetite, I'm still going to hang you for a few days. This time, we found something amazing, something that could rewrite history. ”

"When you say that, I want to go with it."

"Wait a few more days, and there will be no shortage of people over there. I'll give you the route and directions, and I'll make a security guarantee when the time comes. ”

After saying these words, Fei Tang squinted his eyes and crossed his fingers to muttering to himself, as if he was calculating something.

"In this way, you will prepare another twenty days of supplies, and I will bring them over tomorrow." He finally finished the math, and then said in a hearty voice.

"It's all set." Xun Tangshan patted the jeep, "Originally, we planned to set off to find you today, just bring the things in the car, it's enough for a month." ”

"Okay - is there hot water? I hurried to take a shower, I was about to turn into a terracotta army! ”

The next day, Fei Tang got up early in the morning, had a hot breakfast, and was about to set off in a hurry as soon as he wiped his mouth.

"Time waits for no one! Mr. Makiyama is still waiting for me! ”

Shu Yun pulled the child and ran out.

"Teacher Fei, I have to go too, I have to go."

"This ......," said Fei Tang a little unhappily, "it's too hard in the desert. ”

"Even if it's hell, I'll have to go see it." Shu Yun said firmly.

"Okay." Fei Tang nodded reluctantly. Shu Yun pulled his son past and turned to Xuntang Mountain.

"Lao Xun, Xiaoxu will be handed over to you, help me take care of it."

"Mom." Wen Tingxu, who had always been silent, suddenly shouted.

"Xiaoxu, don't worry, in a few days, your father and I will be back." Shu Yun patted Wen Tingxu's shoulder and ran quickly towards the pickup truck full of goods.

Later, in Wen Tingxu's memories, this was the last appearance of his mother.

……

They have not been heard from since.

But because there was no news for almost a month last time, Xun Tangshan and they were not in a hurry at first.