Chapter 21: White Bones

"Everyone keep up, and it's safe to get to the front!" Hu Bayi pointed to the front and shouted.

It was a huge sand dune, and a strong wall rose above the dune, showing the way for everyone, and most of the buildings had been buried in the yellow sand, and most of the houses had collapsed.

Everyone held their breath and ran wildly with their heads covered, until they breathed a sigh of relief under the corner, the desert showed its terrible to everyone for the first time, An Liman commanded the camels to lie down against the wall, and then everyone successively went through a broken roof to a large house below.

"Damn, I'm tired of the fat man!"

As soon as they entered the big house, everyone lay on the sand and gasped for breath, and did not stop to rest in the middle of this, even a strong man like Hu Bayi couldn't stand it anymore, but Shao Shan was still full of physical strength, carefully observing the situation here.

This dilapidated house, which may have been a building like a yamen or a town hall in the past, was very tall, and the sand had been blowing in for years, and it was almost filled, and the wooden beams above it were within reach.

"We're safe for now!" Shao Shan made a round, sat on the ground, and said with a sigh of relief.

"Yes, we've picked it up!" Hu Bayi took a flashlight and said approvingly.

As soon as An Liman entered the big house, he immediately knelt on the ground, chanting words in his mouth, thanking Hu Da for giving them a place to stay, which caused the fat man to roll his eyes.

The wind and sand outside had come to the top of the big house, the wind howled, the ground shook the mountain, and a puff of sand was blown into the big house by the strong wind from the hole in the roof, and after a while, a large amount of sand was piled up at the hole in the roof where everyone came in, and everyone could not help but be frightened, for fear that the wind and sand would bury the entrance and completely seal everyone inside.

The howling wind and sand didn't know when it would stop, everyone could only spend the night in this big house, Hu Bayi took a look at everyone's situation, and then pulled the fat man out and pulled out a large number of artemisia seeds to light a fire for everyone to keep warm.

"His grandmother's, this strong wind is blowing, and it almost blows the sky for the two of us!"

The fat man scolded and rushed in, put down the sand artemisia, rolled his eyes, picked up the gun and was about to go out, Shao Shan naturally knew what he was going to do, so he hurriedly stopped him and shook the knife in his hand at him, "Don't shoot, use this!" ”

"Okay, you're waiting for news of my victory!"

The fat man smiled proudly, grabbed the big knife and ran out, and after a while he came in with a yellow sheep.

"Haha, the fat man will improve the food for everyone today!"

Everyone is very happy, walking through this desert, every day is to gnaw on jerky, everyone has long been tired, at this time can change the taste of nature can not beg, only An Liman lectured the fat man, until he said dizzy, promise not to kill these animals again.

According to An Liman, this place is the place specially prepared by Hu Da for the animals in the desert, after those broken houses and broken walls, there may be many animals hiding from the wind and sand, wolves, leopards, and now the wind and sand are blowing in the sky, these animals are frightened, no one can take care of anyone, and when the sandstorm passes, these animals, the wolf should have their teeth, and the sheep should show their horns.

The fat man quickly disposed of the yellow sheep with his hands and feet, put it on the fire and roasted it, and the rest of the people sat around and chatted.

"Thank you Comrade Xiao Shao today, otherwise, my old bones would have to stay in this desert!" Professor Chen thanked Shao Shan.

"Professor Chen, you're polite, it's my business!" Shao Shan said.

"And Comrade Xiao Hu and Xiao Wang, without your support, my old bones would not be able to get here!" Professor Chen thanked Lao Hu and the fat man again.

"Professor Chen is polite, if you want me to say, thanks to the old man An Liman along the way!" Hu Bayi waved his hand and said.

"Yes, thank you, brother!"

"We're all friends!"

After a disaster, the relationship between everyone is much closer, and while speaking, Professor Hao Aiguo inadvertently found a few slippery human bones in the corner.

Hu Bayi leaned over to observe for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Professor Hao, these bones don't look right, the dead in the desert, the flesh and bones rarely rot, they are usually dried naturally and become mummies!" ”

"Yes, but there is not even a bit of flesh on this white bone!" Shirley Young continued.

"Maybe the wolf will eat it!" An Liman seemed to have become accustomed to it, and said indifferently.

"It can't be eaten by wolves, wolves can't eat so cleanly!" Shao Shan suddenly remembered that under the ruins of this ancient city, it seemed to be the nest of desert marching ants.

"Yes, I've seen what wolves look like after hunting, it's not like that, it seems to be ......" Shirley Yang, a well-informed photographer for National Geographic, seemed to think of something.

"Desert Marching Ants!" Shao Shan said in a deep voice.

"Yes, it's the Desert Marching Ant." Shirley Yang's face changed, and he glanced at Shao Shan and said in a deep voice.

"Hey, I said you two don't sell it, what are the desert marching ants?" The fat man also came over when he saw that there was a bustle, and asked suspiciously at this time.

Shirley Yang looked at Shao Shan and didn't mean to speak, so he explained it to everyone: "Desert marching ants, as the name suggests, are a kind of ants, named because they have a high degree of discipline and coordination and organization ability, where the desert marching ants pass, like locusts crossing the border, not an inch of grass, people and animals will be gnawed to only bones, miserable, the most terrible thing is the formic acid in their mouths, which is a neurotoxin that can paralyze any animal." ”

"You mean to say that this man was gnawed to bones by the desert marching ants!" The fat man shrunk his neck and asked, pointing to the white bones, and the few people next to him were also terrified.

"Don't worry, now that the wind and sand are rolling outside, it is impossible for these desert marching ants to come out, everyone should be vigilant at night!" Shao Shan comforted, "In addition, the fat man will deal with the blood stains of the yellow sheep, so as not to draw them out!" ”

"Hey, okay, don't worry!" When the fat man heard such a terrible ant, he also knew the priority, and hurriedly went to deal with the bloodstains.

In the face of the desert marching ants that did not know when they would appear, everyone lost the interest just now, and hastily buried the white bones, and sat together near the exit of the hole.

After a while, the mutton on the grill was cooked, and the tempting aroma wafted in this big house, which made people have a great appetite, although there was no seasoning, but several people still ate it with relish, but in the end, most of it went into Shao Shan's stomach, which shocked several people.

"I didn't expect Brother Shao to be so able to eat!" The fat man smacked his tongue and said,

"People who practice martial arts have strong qi and blood, so they will naturally eat more!" Shao Shan put the last piece of mutton into his mouth, and said unsatisfied, he didn't dare to let go of eating at all, otherwise everyone would have no food for a long time.

"I never knew you were still a foodie!" Shirley Yang also quipped.

"Isn't there a saying that those who can eat more, right, Brother Shao?" Hu Bayi also spoke.

Talking about the noisy night, the night is getting deeper, everyone has been running around for a day, the body is tired, and gradually dispersed to rest, and the three people of Shao Shan, Hu Bayi and the fat man take turns to keep vigil.

The inside of the big house gradually fell into silence, only the wind outside howled recklessly, Shao Shan and Hu Bayi sat side by side at the entrance, chatting without a word, Shao Shan is energetic, and he doesn't need much rest time, his body can automatically adjust, and Hu Bayi has too many things in his heart, and he can't sleep for a while.

As the leader of this expedition, Hu Bayi has a great responsibility, but after going through so many difficulties, he is now quite a headache, and Professor Chen and Professor Hao's bodies and bones cannot withstand the severe test of the desert at all, and he is really afraid that something will happen if he continues like this.

"Okay, Lao Hu, there is no turning back when you open the bow, and now it is impossible for Professor Chen and them to return, just keep some snacks for our brothers!" Shao Shan took a sip of wine, and then handed it to Hu Bayi.

"That's the only way, this beautiful knife is not easy to earn!"