The jeep convoy sped across the vast Gobi as far as the eye could see. The climate is dry. The car is far away from the car. It is used to escape the yellow dust raised by the previous car.

I sat in the car. Look out the window. Thinking about the previous decision. I also know if it's correct. At this point, it felt a little too reckless. But. Now on the thief ship. I don't have the face to regret it.

Aning's plan was told to me before leaving. I found out that it was exactly according to the route of Wenjin back then. Depart from Dunhuang. Too large Chaidan enters the area of Lake Zarhan. Leave the highway by the side of the road. Enter the no-man's land of the Qaidam Basin. Then the Lord Dolma led the way. Take the team to the side where she parted ways with the expedition back then.

This route is almost exactly the same as what Wen Jin wrote in his notes. I was very confused. Where the hell did she get this information? Apparently. He knew the Talmuda. Know the Lord Dolma. Know the route. It looked as if she had read the notes. But the notes are in my pocket.

The convoy replenished supplies along the way. Soon arrived at Dunhuang as planned. I was told. Route before reaching the Zarkhan region. It's still the equivalent of a road trip. Relatively safe.

The appearance of Yadan on both sides of the way gave me a taste of the desolation of the Gobi. This feeling of the end of the endless sky gives people a strong sense of abandonment. At first, this feeling can be relieved by the many ruins of the settlements on the roadside. But when it came to leaving Dunhuang. We drove up the Zarkhan Highway. After driving directly into the Gobi Desert. There is no way to get rid of it. Because of the continuous driving for more than ten hours. And the surrounding scenery is almost indistinguishable. The feeling is suffocating. A-Ning's team is huge. The hustle and bustle of camping made us feel a little more comfortable.

I'm in a car with Caucasians. He and another Tibetan driver took turns driving. On the way. I asked him these questions. See if he can answer.

Caucasus replied easily. When I heard it, I realized that what I was thinking was too complicated. I always thought it should have been a note read. Then know the Talmuda. Determine the Lord Dolma and the route. Not at all. Anin was subjected to the first measures taken by the videotape. I went to investigate the courier company that sent the courier. Memories of people through courier companies. They found the sender of the courier. That person is the Lord Dolma.

Afterwards. A visit. Take the courier and ask. These talmudas. Wizard. The route was asked. The plan now. They are all done according to the message of the Lord Dolma.

I was relieved to hear that. Let's put it this way. The content of the first paragraph of the third part of Wenjin's notes is unimportant. The important thing is that they parted ways with the Lord Dolma to the time they entered the Talmuda. It's a pity that I didn't read that paragraph carefully. Be sure to find a chance to sneak a second look.

Then. The Caucasian told me again about the Tamuda that he knew.

The Caucasians told me. The concept of Talmuda was only known when he found the master Dolma. According to the memory of the master Dolma listening to the conversation between Wenjin and them at that time. It seems to be the last stop in the Wangzang Sea. As for what the party is. Wen Jin and they don't know either. Just go and look for it.

But. The Lord Dolma later based on what he saw and experienced during his travels. have their own judgment. She found the Tamuda that Wen Jin was looking for. It is the legendary Queen Mother of the West in their area. In the words of the people who were there. It should be called Talmusto. It means a ghost town in the rain. At that time, she found out about it. I was scared. So he pretended not to find his way. I broke up with them.

"The Mother Kingdom of the West?" I was amazed: "Isn't that something from a myth?" ”

"Not really. The Mother Kingdom of the West really exists. And it is an ancient country with a very long history. There are legends during the Yellow Emperor's time. The Queen Mother of the West is the queen of the country. Qinghai Lake is called Chixue Jiamu in the Qiang language, and Jiamu means the queen mother. We think it's the Queen Mother's Yao Chi. And Talmusdo. It is the capital of the kingdom of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother of the West represents divine power in the legends of the Western Regions. In the legend that I listened to when I was a child. The city only appears when it rains heavily. The slightest sight will rob the eye. Become blind. So she was very scared. ”

"That's what you mean. We're looking for it now. In fact, it is the ancient capital of the Mother Kingdom of the West? ”

"So to speak. Analysis based on current archaeological data. Especially in recent years. The existence of the Queen Mother of the West has been confirmed. Caucasians: "Actually. If the Talmuda is in the Qaidam basin. Then he must be part of the Mother Kingdom of the West. This time he said he was looking for Talmuda. In fact, it is to find the remnants of the Mother Kingdom of the West. Here's what you need to know. It's not that we're looking for the Mother Kingdom of the West. It's something we find. Automatically it will become the Mother Kingdom of the West. This is an archaeological expedition. ”

I smiled wryly when I heard that. Queen Mother of the West? The thing I remember isn't something to mess with. Wang Zanghai's last envoy was the Queen Mother of the West? Does that make sense?

I thought about it. I think of the legend of the descendants asking for the elixir of immortality. The heart said that it was possible that Wang Zanghai also went to ask for medicine that time? It feels outrageous. He shook his head and shook off the thought. Don't think about it.

After that, I counted the equipment I got from A-Ning in the car. Their company has special clothes. My clothes would get sunburned during the day and freeze to death at night when I traveled next door. So I changed into a desert suit in the car. I was surprised when I wore it. Found this dress on the belt. There is also a 02200059 number.

I asked the Caucasian what this number is. He's just saying their company's barcode number. Their boss is obsessed with this number. It is also said to have been translated from a Warring States silk book.

I was amazed. Remembering the password on the box of the Seven Star Lu King. Does the heart say that this number has any special significance?

Two days after that. We seep deeper into the next door. Land Rover is very fast. These two days. And we entered the belly of Qaidam.

Aning's people are very invisible. Several camps. At the beginning, several people who were together in Jilin got along very well with me. I'm familiar with the others. I'm such a xìng grid. It's fairly easy to get along with other people. So. There is at least one benefit. I don't have to face an expressionless bottle of stuffy oil all day. And he didn't seem to want to pay any attention to me.

It's actually a bit of an anomaly. Because in the previous contact. The stuffy oil bottle is also not easy to get along with. But it didn't feel so distant this time. I always had the feeling that he was shying away from something. It's the black glasses. Seems to be of interest to me. They always come to me to talk.

After the car entered the Gobi. Soon left the road. The lord Dolma began to lead the way. She was accompanied by her daughter-in-law and a grandson. And Anin in a car. At the very front of the convoy. I don't know about them. Only after the old woman began to lead the way. The direction of the car began to be difficult to walk. Either gravel flats or arid riverbeds in river canyons. Soon the team complained.

Lord Dolma explained. To find the mountain pass she saw back then. You have to find a village first. Their trip back then. It started in that village. Wenjin's horses and camels were bought in the village. Now the village may have been deserted. But the ruins should still be there. Find it to move on to the next step.

The old woman's memory is still quite good. Sure enough, in the evening. We came to the small village called "Lan Tso". There are still people living in the village. There are four families with more than 30 people.

We were ecstatic to find this discovery. One is to prove the old woman's ability. Second, things are going smoothly. And it has been marching in the Gobi for a long time. See the square where humans gather. It's always a lot of fun. It was too late. We decided to set up camp in the village.

It's a pity. There was an accident when I entered the village. A car overturned into a wind-eroded ditch. People are fine. But the car was scrapped. At this point we were already quite far from the nearest road. It is impossible to get any assistance. This meant that another car had to be left behind to take care of it.

After this incident came out. A-Ning began to show that he was worried. That night we rested by the scrapped car. Aning told us about her concerns. She was a little apprehensive. Although equipped with a first-class off-road vehicle. But the conditions around were just too harsh. If you can't find the pass in the short term. These cars will definitely be scrapped here one by one. Sometimes it can be a very small problem in a garage. But here it will be paralyzing.

And the farther they go into the depths of the basin. Abandoned cars and people accompanying them may not be able to reach the rescue in time and encounter danger in the Gobi.

A cart is not the same as a camel or a horse. Camels heal themselves when they are wounded. Minor injuries do not affect travel. But high-tech under the car. As long as there is an accident. But it's fragile and sad. These are all civilian vehicles in the end. There is no military sturdiness. But this is not a mistake by Aning. Because in times like this. It was impossible for this team of nearly 50 people to ride camels into Qaidam. One is that it is impossible to find so many camels at one time. 50 people. Plus camels run luggage and spare camels. Nearly 100 peaks may be required. Such a huge caravan is too conspicuous. It will definitely be noticed by zhèngfǔ.

The mechanic who accompanied the team told her that there was no need to worry so much. The Qaida tub is not too big at the speed of the Land Rover. Twenty years ago, Qaidam might have been the same feared sea of death as the Taklamakan Desert. Now, it takes more than a dozen hours to traverse half of the development area. Among them, a large number of exploration bases. Industrial-based. So there's no need to worry so much.

However, this statement was immediately rejected by the grandson of the definite master, Dolma. The young man named Tashi said that we trust the power of machines too much. Qaidam though has already been conquered. But the safe side is limited to the side of the road network. It only accounts for about 2% of the whole pot. The other 98% of the area is desert. Swamp. Salt cover. We are less than fifty people in a dozen cars. It is insignificant to this piece of soil that has been devouring life tens of millions of years ago.

He said. Even along the least dangerous tourist routes designed. Every year, people go missing and die in accidents. Don't say that we are now ready to go deep into no man's land.

He also said. Someone he'd seen before. All of them are travelers with the purpose of crossing the basin. These people do not stay in the basin for more than two days. And our purpose is to search in the pot. That is to say. There is no end to our journey. In this way in circles in the Gobi. It used to be the biggest taboo for the shepherds here. So. Miss Ning's worries are not unreasonable. It's better to be careful in everything.

Tashi's words silenced us. A-Ning thought for a long time. Ask Tashi Dao: What advice do you have for us?

Tashi shook his head and said, "Since you are going to enter Qaidam." So. The head must be pinned to the waistband of the trousers. It has been this way since ancient times.

Tashi's statement. It's always a bit alarmist. I've heard it said before. Tashi was furious that his grandmother had promised to show us the way. He thought it was too dangerous. Anin: They also used money to convince his grandmother. It's a kind of karma. We brought danger and sin to his grandmother. But the old lady Dolmana was very resolute. In Tibetan families, grandmothers are very high. Tashi had no choice. I had to take care of it. So he basically didn't give us any good faces along the way. Didn't say anything good either.

Nevertheless. But there are only a few low-rise adobe houses in this Gobi village. The cold wind blowing in the Gobi at night blows. Look at the tinkling bonfire. Think again about how far we are from the civilized world. I still felt a shudder.

After he finished, we were not in the mood to talk any more. Several people sat silently by the campfire for a long time. They each rested in their own sleeping bags. We're going to leave early tomorrow morning. Anin didn't pitch his tent. It's all open-air sleeping bags. Temperatures can sometimes reach below zero at night. So we're all hiding behind the raised ridges. Close to the campfire for warmth.

Lie there. I feel like a lot of people can't sleep. All around was the whispering of the wind. And no wonder. This is probably the last square marked on the map before entering Qaidam. Veterans of this kind of activity naturally don't care. But a large part of the team is made up of people who are invited. Of course, there is a little excitement at such a time.

I don't know if I'm a veteran or a newbie. Just look up at the sky. I found that the sky here is much closer to the surface. The stars are also much clearer. I'm in the South. It's been a long time since I've seen a starry sky as an adult. Now see the Milky Way in the sky so clearly. I couldn't help but feel sleepy.

But. Long distances always work. There was a lot of commotion for a while. The sounds around him gradually fell silent.

A-Ning: They arranged for people to keep vigil. Because there are a lot of people. These tiring tasks are mainly performed by the hired people of the time. So it's not going to rotate us. But because it's still a village. So there's no need to be too jǐng. Tashi said the same. Large beasts may only appear near Hoh Xili. There is so little grass here that even rats don't come. Don't talk about carnivorous beasts. So I didn't hear the night watchmen chatting either. It is also estimated that he may have fallen asleep. I faintly heard a few animal cries in the wind. But I didn't pay much attention to it. We slept in the middle of the whole camp. To be eaten. It's not our turn.

I was thinking about things. While looking at the night sky. I don't know how long it took. Just when I was also drowsy. Hazy. Suddenly, I felt someone walk up in front of me. I shuddered. Sober up and take a look. It turned out to be Tashi.

I was taken aback by him. Hurriedly sat up. Want to talk. He crouched down and pressed my mouth. Whispered, "Don't speak." Follow me. I nǎinǎi want to see you. ”