I was so angry that I said to the black bull: "It's really you, just to buy a cigarette for half a day?" ”

Hei Niu dismantled the cigarettes, threw me two boxes, and stuffed the rest into his satchel, explaining: "Don't underestimate this Mohe cigarette, brother, I ran three places to find it." The owner of the small shop said that it has been raining heavily for several days recently, and the national highway has been washed away, and the delivery vehicles cannot come in, and they are all sold out! If it weren't for my luck, brother, I wouldn't have smoked this one! ”

I asked, "Are you saying that this area has been raining heavily for several days in a row?" Damn, the rainy season seems to be a little earlier than it used to be, and the river marked on the parchment map must have appeared a long time ago! If you don't hurry up, I'm afraid it will go back underground again! Looks like we're running out of time! ”

Gu Yixin sat in the co-pilot, turned his head and glanced back, and said: "I am also worried about this, Asuke is surrounded by sand and Gobi, if it weren't for the heavy rain, the tires of the off-road vehicle would not stick to the mud, and now, the mud on the tires has been ninety percent dry, that is, at least five or six days ago, this rainstorm has stopped." The Taklamakan Desert is close to Asuk and is likely to be affected by heavy rains, which are warm temperate arid deserts with an average annual precipitation of no more than 100 mm, and this rainstorm should be the biggest of the year. ”

I stuffed the two boxes of Mohe cigarettes that Hei Niu gave me into my pocket, looked up at Gu Yixin's back, and said, "It should be too late, otherwise the scheming sixth master will go home directly!" ”

Gu Yixin thought for a moment and said, "Maybe!" Hopefully we'll be in time! ”

I remembered the scene when Zhang Xuefeng came to meet with a group of people just now, and asked quite dissatisfied: "Zhang Xuefeng with a group of people, why didn't you tell me in advance?" ”

Gu Yixin glanced at me in the rearview mirror, and replied lightly: "I only found out before I got out of the car, and I didn't have time to tell you, why, you won't blame me for this, right?" ”

I smiled and said, "How dare you......"

Before he finished speaking, the black bull couldn't wait to ask, "Who is it?" Are you saying that Zhang Xuefeng also brought a team of people? It's so hilarious! Won't our power grow now? Hey, do you want to directly compete with the old fox of the sixth master! ”

I noticed that the strong driver was glancing at the black bull in the rearview mirror, and hurriedly smacked him with his elbow, and the black bull shut up in amusement.

The off-road convoy roared through the streets and alleys with a territorial style, and then drove towards a road leading to the vast Gobi Desert.

Gao Moli sat on my right side, always turning his head to look out of the car without saying a word. I leaned on the back of the seat, and secretly wondered in my heart: Judging from all indications, Gu Yixin is the absolute leader of this operation, and Zhang Xuefeng is also obedient to her, it is impossible for her not to know that Zhang Xuefeng brought a team of people, and the reason why she prevaricated me so much may be to deliberately conceal it, or maybe she is afraid that the driver will hear her deployment arrangements!

The strong driver is the sixth master's person, we must be cautious in our words and deeds in the car, and as for the next plan, we can't even mention a word.

Gu Yixin sat on the co-pilot and closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and the black bull tentatively chatted with the strong man, but the strong man of the driver only glanced at the black bull occasionally, and did not answer a word.

There was silence in the car, except for the whistling wind outside the window and the rumbling of the car's engine. I turned my head sideways and looked out the window from in front of Gao Moli, the Gobi was vast, and clusters of dead grass stood miserably on the sand, and all I saw was a vast and desolate scenery.

The convoy roared into an area far away from the people, and drove from the asphalt road to the gravel road, the road was bumpy and twisting, and it had become one with the sand and gravel on the surrounding Gobi Desert. The driver followed the car in front of him and ran wildly all the way, sand and gravel flying in all directions, like a galloping horse.

The black cow snoring was still the same, and the desolate scene outside the window made people feel tired and tired after a long time, so I picked up the desert map behind the front seat, opened it and looked at it, according to the previous road signs, our route was like a winding knife, leading directly to the desert Forte. Two hours ago, we were already in no man's land.

It was not until about two o'clock in the afternoon that the convoy stopped. The wind was blowing in the sky, and the wind level was not large, but it was walking wantonly on the unobstructed Gobi Desert, and the fine sand and gravel blown were rolling all over the ground, and a few camel thorns were like stubborn warriors, clinging to the ground of the Gobi Desert. We got out of the car and moved our muscles, the chapped wind stinged our cheeks, and we hurried back to the car.

The black bull half-opened the car door, feasted heavily, and exclaimed: "With the big team, the food is good, at least you can eat fresh." ”

Although this box of lunch is cold, judging from the quality of the meat, it should have been made this morning, and eighty percent of it was brought from Asuk.

I said to the black bull: "Don't be too optimistic, if it is unexpected, this should be the last bite of fresh food we can eat in the next few days, you better save some food." ”

"Don't worry, you can eat another meal in the evening!" The driver in front couldn't help but say while eating.

The black bull smiled: "Hey, according to that, you brought two meals?" ”

"I took it with me." The driver pulled a box of pilaf into his mouth in a few bites, and the speed of eating was astonishing.

When we asked again, he didn't say a word, got out of the car, and went to the side, as if no one was next to a camel thorn**.

Before many people had finished eating, the convoy set off again, like a wild horse on the loose, rushing towards the depths of the Gobi, and the body rustled with sand and stones.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the sunset in the west, I finally witnessed the vast and magnificent beauty of "the desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the sun sets on the long river", and my heart is full of emotion.

The night was shrouded, and in the haze, all kinds of silhouettes emerged all around, or like giants towering, or like wild beasts hibernating, or like umbrella covers, or like castles, in short, strange and strange shapes.

Hei Niu looked at the phantom shadows flickering outside the window, and couldn't help but ask me: "Damn, Lao Su, what are those things?" ”

Before I could explain, Gu Yixin, who was sitting in the front row, replied: "This is the result of the long-term erosion of the stony mountain by the wind, and it has a special name, called Yadan landform!" After here, there is a real desert behind. ”

"It's still Xiao Gu's knowledge!" The black bull wasted no time in patting the horse's ass, and as soon as the words fell, his stomach rumbled twice.

Hei Niu patted the driver's seat in front of him and asked, "I said big driver, it's almost the desert, what about dinner?" ”

"Don't worry, it's coming soon!" As he spoke, the SUV made a sharp turn and stopped.

Through the windshield, I found that there seemed to be a city in front of me, a fire in front of an earthen temple, and several Uyghur men with white scarves on their heads enthusiastically walking towards the convoy.

I realized: we seem to be in a dilapidated old town! However, this old city does not exist on the map!