A-Ning is strange. "Why?" he asked. ”

Tashi said to us, "I nǎinǎi said. This Devil's Town in front of you. Not a tourist attraction. This area of Yadan is about 87 square kilometers. It's vast. It's still in its most primitive state. There are no road signs. Walk inside at night. If you are not familiar with the environment. It's very easy to get lost. It is also said that there are a lot of quicksand wells in it. In 1997, a team of quarantiners disappeared inside. At that time, many people were dispatched to look for it, but they couldn't find it. Later, in 1999, a strong wind broke out. While several photographers were taking pictures here, they found two dried corpses in a sand pit. The others have not yet been found. ”

A-Ning shook his head when he heard this. "You don't have to worry about that. We carry GPS with us. If it's as you say. It's so complicated. We're going to get in. If you wait until dawn to find it. Maybe something has happened to them. ”

When he spoke, he did not listen to Tashi's advice. Greet a few people. Turned on the flashlight. Intend to go deeper.

I think she has a point. Tashi has always played the role of an alarmist. Now his words, A-Ning naturally won't believe them all. And the foreigner's style is people-oriented. Let those three go. In their hearts, it is equivalent to killing them with their own hands. These people are not in a position to make such decisions.

Naturally, I was going to follow. Because those three people disappeared when they were with me. Approximately. I'm doing my best, too. Otherwise, if there is some kind of accident. I will not have peace in my heart. And it's completely impossible to fall asleep while sitting here.

Tashi still has to speak. At this time, the lord of the side, Dolma, spoke. She shook her head. Tell Tashi not to say anything. Then he quickly said something to Tashi in Tibetan.

Tashi immediately looked very incomprehensible. However, Dolma's expression was resolute. Tashi would like to protest a little. The lord Dolma scolded. Tashi did not dare to continue talking. He nodded to the Lord Dolma. Retreated. With a depressed face, he said to us, "You are lucky. I'm nǎinǎi let me take you in. As he spoke, he turned on his flashlight and walked to his luggage. Start cleaning up your gear.

I don't understand Tibetan. Ask Anina what the old woman said. A-Ning also shook his head. It's too light to hear. It's about taking money from people and eliminating disasters for others.

I laughed in my heart. He glanced at the lord Dolma. The old woman had gone back to her tent. I don't seem to be worried about these things at all.

Tashi cleaned up his equipment. Let's get rid of the unnecessary. Bring plenty of water and dry food. There are also flare guns. Then woke up a driver. Tell him what we're going to do. Let him stay outside. Prepare to answer. If you see us playing flares inside. Don't come in. Just outside flares to show us the way. If it doesn't come out yet. Wait until dawn to let the others come in for us. He would leave marks along the way.

The driver agreed in a daze. The four of us put things in order. Tashi took the lead with a long face. Set off towards the entrance of the Devil's City behind him.

Our sheltered side is on the edge of Devil's Town. The tall rocky mountain where the camp is encamped is followed by a steep slope. Extend all the way down. At the end is the castle-like rocky hill you saw during the sandstorm. This should be a relatively high rock mountain in the Devil's City.

Tashi built an Arabic stone mound out of crushed stones on the steep slope. Marking the direction for future generations. He said. Along the way, as long as there is a turn, he will pile one. And once in the process of moving forward to see their own pile of stones. We can't go any further. If you go any further, you will start going in circles. That's his bottom line.

We feel justified. Just say no problem.

Soon walked into the entrance of the city. We entered the Devil's Town. The surrounding scene began to grow strange. Lift your eyes and look. Under the moonlight, there are all black rocky mountains jutting out above the Gobi sand. Because the relationship between light and light is not clear. When the flashlight shines, you can see that the weathered gullies cut by the wind on the rocky mountain are very obvious. Under this black sè. The few that can be reached by the moonlight are extraordinarily white. This feeling. It's a bit like walking on the surface of the moon.

I watched all the way. Imagine the content of the qualitative mechanics of the past. I've forgotten about it. It is only known that the Yadan wind erosion rock group is still young. Probably yes, the potential is relatively low. Rocky hills and mounds exposed to the surface for not long. It's not very weathered. Therefore, most of the rocky hills and mounds are still very tall.

In this case. We could only walk between rocky mounds. You can't climb the mound as you would in other Devil's Towns. But. The valley is not flat. The tall square protrudes above the gravel. The lower side is covered by the Gobi. In the qualitative science. This rocky mountain is actually considered to be the summit of the lower mountain range. Don't look at it only a dozen meters high. But a few kilometers below our feet there is a huge rocky base. These mountains hidden under the sand and gravel are all branches of the Kunlun Mountains. Theoretically. We are now also walking on the Kunlun Mountain.

But I don't have time to dwell on these academic issues. One goes into two or three kilometers square. A-Ning started calling over the intercom. We shouted loudly. Let's hope those three people can hear us. Give us a response.

In the silent Devil's Town. Our voices were bounced off into a myriad of echoes. Overlapping each other. It can spread far and wide. It sounds very strange from afar. It's like a ghostly voice from the netherworld.

Just shout and walk at the same time. I searched for two or three hours. Deep into the depths of Devil's Town. A flashlight swept the rocks around it. The eyes are also spent. The mouth is also numb. But there was not a trace of the Caucasian at all. There was no echo from our shouts. The only answers to us were our own echoes and the slight whining of the wind.

We stopped to rest. Anin asked Tashi. In his experience. How can I find it?

Tashi shook his head: "You are the only one." We've walked about seven kilometers now. We've come a long way in a straight line. But in fact, we have already unconsciously changed direction. Look at the compass and now we're almost going back. People are like ants here. Will unconsciously take the S-shaped route. So I can only promise to take you out now. I can't advise anyone...... It's okay if they don't move. If they're also figuring out their way. So what do you say is the probability that two teams of people will meet in a maze of 80 square kilometers? ”

Aning was not satisfied with this answer. frowned and said, "You haven't lost anyone before?" ”

Tashi piled up piles of stones. He shook his head without raising his head: "We never come in at night with this kind of party." ”

After saying that, he sighed. Don't know what that means.

A-Ning looked at our expressions. A few words of encouragement for us. Let us not be discouraged. But apparently it doesn't work much. We smoked several cigarettes. Slightly restored the jīng god. Just move on.

But. Things still haven't developed as we had hoped. He shouted and walked again. I don't know how much time I walked. There were four breaks during this period. Tashi piled up no less than thirty stone piles. But I still didn't even see a figure. There was no response. The silence of the Devil's Town seemed to swallow up any sound that was given to us.

And what really struck me was the horror. We didn't see any of Tashi's stone piles appearing. It shows that we are still moving forward. This devil's town really seems unfathomable. I don't know how much more distance there is inside.

Keep going. We walked into a canyon made of rocks. Under a large rock. I really can't walk. He could only stop for the sixth time to rest.

At this time, our voices were hoarse. I can't shout anymore. We gulped down our water. Everyone went into a state of aphasia. My mind went a little blank.

There was silence for a while. The team doctor suddenly said, "Could it be that there are really devils in this devil city?" They were taken away by the devil? ”

This is said very abruptly. We were all stunned for a moment. Tashi glared at him. Let him stop talking nonsense. Tibetans are more traditional. This kind of talk is uncomfortable to hear.

"The devil is certainly not. People are definitely here, too. "It's been a long time. Tashi took a sip of water. He said slowly while moistening his throat. "I just don't know what the situation is now."

Several fell silent again. Each pondering his own thoughts. In fact, I know that there is very little hope in the hearts of several of us now. Just starting to come in. I also think there's a good chance of finding them. At least some traces can be found. Right now. I was completely out of ideas.

Rested for a while. A-Ning looked at his watch and stood up. Greeting us and getting ready to continue our departure. We all stood up in reverse. Breathe deeply. Get ready to get pumped up. Keep shouting.

It was at this time. Several of us heard a loud shout suddenly coming from Aning's walkie-talkie. Static electricity is loud. It's very harsh. I can't make out what it is.

It's all around you. Suddenly, the sound scared us half to death. Immediately looked at Aning's walkie-talkie.

A-Ning was also stunned. It took several seconds to react. Hurriedly picked up the walkie-talkie and listened carefully.

The voice rang out again. Static electricity is extremely harsh. But it was obvious that it was a person calling.

"They're nearby!" We screamed. Aning almost jumped.

Devil's Town is in such shapes. Walkie-talkies have little effect. Only at very short distances. to receive the signal. A-Ning debugged all the way to receive such a signal. However, to no avail. Now the signal suddenly sounded. Obviously, the other party's walkie-talkie is very close.

We breathed a sigh of relief in our hearts. A-Ning immediately began to adjust the frequency. The voice became clear. But I still couldn't hear what he was saying. Then she yelled into the walkie-talkie, "I'm the team leader." We're searching for you. Where are you located? ”

The answer was a series of unspeakable voices. The interference is severe. But the tone has changed. Apparently the other side can hear us.

The frustration just now was swept away. The team doctor yelled "yes". I also pulled out my walkie-talkie. Pat it on. Tune it up. See if it's a problem with the machine. Soon I also turned up my voice. Equally noisy.

A-Ning called again. This time the voice was slightly clearer again. A few of us tried to listen. I hope I can hear what the other person is saying.

Listen, listen, listen. I just found out that it wasn't right. The person on the other end of the intercom didn't seem to be talking. That tone of voice. It's very weird. It's hard to describe. Listen carefully. It turned out to be a resentful sneer.