The workstation of the ancient city of Loulan is a row of red brick buildings, which exist alone in the desert, where there are no people, four people, three dogs, and seven lives have become the guardians of this sea of death.

Ye Jiu was greeted by Cui Lifei, the stationmaster of the workstation, an enthusiastic and optimistic man born in the 70s. Driving a mountain bike in the desert, he enthusiastically told the story of what happened on this land. From his tone, it is not difficult to hear his love for this place.

Cui Lifei arranged a dormitory for Ye Jiu and them, and took everyone to the small canteen to eat, their food was very simple, a large cake, two small plates of pickles and black sauce, seeing this scene, everyone was in awe, but the four men were embarrassed, and they said that the hospitality was not good.

When they came, Long Jing and the others brought a lot of food, including canned food, dried vegetables, and they could be eaten by boiling them in a pot, and even Xue'er cooked them skillfully, and soon, a sumptuous dinner was served. In the desert, eating such a delicious dinner, Cui Lifei's hearts warmed.

"You've worked hard!" After the meal, Cui Lifei and the others talked about the current situation of the workstation, Wang Zhicheng held Cui Lifei's hand tightly, shook it vigorously, and sighed.

Cui Lifei shook his head with a smile, "Speaking of hard work, we are nothing, the comrades of the Cultural Relics Bureau and the Protection Station are even harder, the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan are more than 100,000 square meters, such a large area, they guard day and night, not to mention the difficult conditions, maybe there is a danger to their lives......

Everyone chatted until seven or eight o'clock, Wang Zhicheng and Qin Chenyi really couldn't hold it, their eyelids fought wildly, even Xue'er stretched her waist from time to time, revealing her slender waist, Ye Jiu was also tired, but everyone didn't leave, he couldn't go. Long Jing interrupted Cui Lifei's conversation and proposed to let everyone rest.

It was late at night, lying on the bed, Ye Jiu couldn't sleep for a long time.

There are two high and low beds in the dormitory, and those who sleep in the same room as Ye Jiu are Wang Zhenguo, Nie Qi, and Long Yu, he is sleeping in the lower bed, obviously very tired, tossing and turning, but he can't sleep.

Dressed in a coat, he gently opened the door and walked out.

In the dark, Long Yu, who was sleeping in a good clothes, opened his eyes and quietly followed.

I didn't go far, on the cement stone platform of the workstation, I saw a slender figure, she was sitting on the ground, wearing a camouflage coat, quietly looking into the distance in a daze.

"Still not sleeping so late?" Ye Jiu walked over and asked softly.

Lian Xue'er was very engrossed, and when she heard Ye Jiu's voice at first glance, she was startled, trembling all over, her little hands patted her chest, and she said angrily: "You walk silently." ”

"You're too engrossed to hear it."

Sitting down next to Lian Xue'er, in the dark, there seems to be a fragrance wafting into the nose, making people feel quiet, as if they have become a grain of sand in this silent desert, and the heart is impetuous, restless, and worried, and all disappears.

Tilting his head slightly, looking at her blurry pretty face.

Even Xue'er is not particularly beautiful, but the quiet temperament on her body is a irritability that can soothe people's hearts, and in the face of her, it seems that even her heartbeat has slowed down.

"And say me, why don't you sleep?"

"Can't sleep."

Lian Xue'er smiled, "Me too, I can't sleep, this time I came to Loulan Ancient City, I don't know why, my heart is full of uneasiness, I always feel that something will happen......"

"You think too much, so many people follow, nothing will happen." Ye Jiu comforted.

"You join in halfway, I don't know the situation, the professor didn't tell us everything, in fact, we all know that the professor has something to hide from us, and when he went to the ancient city of Loulan, he was looking for some kind of blessed land on the surface, but secretly he didn't know what to do, Ye Jiu, you shouldn't be involved." Lian Xue'er said in a low voice.

Ye Jiu's eyelids jumped, and he smiled quietly: "I just want to know the reason for Grandpa's death." ”

"Beware of Professor ......"

"What?" Ye Jiu looked at her in surprise.

"It's nothing, it's late, let's go to bed early." Lian Xue'er stood up and walked into her dormitory, looking at her graceful back, Ye Jiu was thoughtful.

Sure enough, there are still smart people in the world.

Wang Zhicheng, what does he want to do? What are the people of the Law Enforcement Department and the Supervision Department planning? What is the connection between the Light and Dark Continent and the real world? How do you have the ability to connect your mind to the other world?

"It's getting more and more interesting......"

……

In the early morning of the next day, Ye Jiu, who was asleep, was awakened by a loud 'clang' sound, he raised his head slightly, and looked at the opposite side with sleepy eyes, the quilt on Wang Zhenguo's bed was neatly folded, and it seemed that he had gotten up very early.

Ye Jiu was completely sleepy, hurriedly put on his clothes, walked out of the dormitory, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Wang Zhicheng and them fully armed, as if they were going out.

"Elder Wang, you are ......"

"Xiao Ye, we are going to the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan, I saw the incense you slept on just now, so I didn't call you." Wang Zhicheng said with a smile.

"I'll go with you......"

"Xiaoye, archaeological work is very boring, you young people may not be able to adapt to it, I think it's better to stay at the workstation." Qin Chenyi looked at Ye Jiu and said lightly.

"Wang Lao ......"

Without waiting for Ye Jiu to speak, Wang Zhicheng actually nodded and agreed with Qin Chenyi's statement, "Chen Yi is right, Xiao Ye, you are not familiar with archaeological work, and going to the Loulan ruins will not help much, it is better to stay, and learn more about the situation of the ancient city of Loulan with Stationmaster Cui, their understanding of the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan is clearer than ours, maybe they can find any clues." ”

"This ......"

"Elder Wang, let Miss Lian Xue'er stay, there is still a 30-kilometer journey from here to the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan, and there is a section of the road that cannot be driven, you need to walk, and Miss Lian's body may not be able to bear it." Long Jing said.

His words seemed to be for Lian Xue'er's sake, but Ye Jiu savored it carefully, and always felt that something was wrong, and then, Long Jing said to Long Yu and Long Wan: "You two stay and protect the safety of Ye Jiu and Lian Xue'er." ”

"Yes, Team Leader."

"Let's go."

Looking at Wang Zhicheng and his party who gradually disappeared into the desert, Ye Jiu and Lian Xue'er looked at each other, Lian Xue'er's good-looking willow eyebrows frowned, and said: "The professors are gone, we also have to do our own work, Ye Jiu, follow me to find Stationmaster Cui and listen to his story." ”

"Your heart is big enough!" Ye Jiu praised.

Lian Xue'er smiled and didn't answer, Long Yu and Long Wan followed behind the two.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Zhicheng and the others returned to the workstation with a disgraced face, picked up the prepared meal on the table and ate it, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was very strange. You don't have to think about it to know that they returned in vain, and after eating, Wang Zhicheng didn't give others a chance to speak, so he left alone.

Seeing this, everyone dispersed in a hurry and went back to their respective dormitories.

On the first day he came to the workstation, Ye Jiu, who thought he could participate in the action and solve his doubts, did not get his wish. The next day, Sunday, no one greeted him and left quietly, and Ye Jiu found only four staff members at the workstation, Lian Xue'er who was reading a book, and Long Yu and Long Wan who were strolling around.

And Wang Zhicheng and they have already gone to the Loulan site.

"We're staying at the workstation again?" Ye Jiu looked at Lian Xue'er and asked.

Lian Xue'er nodded slightly.

That night, the research team still did not harvest, after eating, Wang Zhicheng in front of everyone, took out the silk book unearthed from the ancient tomb, let everyone study together, Ye Jiu stretched his neck to see, but was reprimanded by Wang Zhicheng, and Wang Zhicheng seemed to be completely unaware of his actions.

In Ye Jiu's impression, Wang Zhicheng has always been amiable, but he didn't expect that Ye Jiu just wanted to look at the silk book, and he was reprimanded.

At this moment, he remembered Lian Xue'er's reminder to him, be careful of professor!

On the third day, Lian Xue'er, the weakest, was called away by Wang Zhicheng, and Ye Jiu, an assistant researcher in the supernatural civilization research group, was left alone at the workstation. No matter how sluggish he was, he realized his situation, and it was obvious that he was ostracized and isolated, and people didn't believe him, because Long Yu also stayed at the workstation, in the name of protecting him.

Wang Zhicheng's image of a good old man completely collapsed in Ye Jiu's heart, at the beginning, he didn't feel at ease with Ye Jiu, and brought him over, probably because he didn't want to reveal his whereabouts, and by the way, he was lucky enough to expect Ye Jiu to help.

Thinking about the cause and effect, Ye Jiu did not get angry, did not complain, did not make a fuss, but held his head in his hands and smiled at Long Yu, who was moving his body in the courtyard: "You have worked hard to accompany me." ”