"Yudong... You... You read that right? After passing through the Yumen Pass and the Wusun Kingdom, if you want to say that a city appeared out of thin air, I can reluctantly accept it now. But you have to say that this barren desert can be full of flowers! How do I understand this?? Even if all the cacti bloomed, it wouldn't be possible! Qin Zhen said in disbelief.

Without waiting for Yu Dong to speak, Jiang Qi first shook his head in disbelief, and then said with an unusually serious attitude, "The problem is that you read it right, all the white flowers bloom within nearly ten miles around that city. ”

Qin Zhen couldn't help frowning when he saw Jiang Qi say that, and the little thought of self-deception left in his heart was completely shattered. It was beyond his comprehension! Because no matter how you think about it, it is absolutely impossible for this to happen!

If a city suddenly appeared, it may be due to the movement of sand dunes and geological changes, revealing the ancient city buried in the sand. But this desert can't be full of flowers overnight!

The desert climate is arid, which is not suitable for the survival of any plant and animal. Therefore, it can be said that there are very few species that can survive in the desert. So what did the white flowers that appeared with the strange ancient city overnight rely on to absorb nutrients and water to grow rapidly?

Everyone looked at each other, and no one knew how to explain the strange phenomenon described by Yu Dong in a reasonable way. Of course, depending on the situation, Yudong himself didn't seem to be sure what was going on, so he also looked thoughtful at this time.

Qin Zhen thought for a while and said, "Since the matter of flowers can't be solved, let's talk about the grass." What does that leaf you mean? Could it be that the top of that city is covered with small forests and green trees? If that were the case, it wouldn't be the Western Regions, but the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. ”

Yu Dong shook his head, rejecting Qin Zhen's wild speculation. Instead, he said preoccupiedly, "When I draw this leaf, I am referring to the prophetic leaves." I have a feeling that this might be Khotan. ”

Looking at Yu Dong's deep and serious appearance, Qin Zhen suddenly came to his senses. This herd of camels not only did not bring them out of the desert, but also brought them to the ancient kingdom of Khotan. If this is a matter of course, it must be regarded as a great achievement. But now that they are almost out of ammunition and food, this practice of camels is a bit of a feeling of 'luring the enemy deep and persecuting them'!

Gu Jie looked at his 'guns and ammunition' at this time, and then glanced at Lan Qing's reserve of dry food, and then hesitated and said, "Dong Shao... We are now short of food and grass, not much ammunition, the most important thing is that everyone is injured and tired, and the people who are tormented by the ghost climate of this desert are not ghosts. Are you sure that our team of the most decrepit remnants of the army in history is going to enter that city at this moment? ”

After listening to Gu Jie's words, Yu Dong looked up at him. Until Gu Jie, who saw it, felt furious in his heart, and touched his face uncomfortably. Yu Dong sighed lightly and reluctantly found something from the pocket of his jacket.

"Look at it." As he spoke, Yu Dong handed the things in his hand to Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen took it for some reason, and said in his heart, what kind of thing is it, do you have to see it with our brothers?

But when Qin Zhen took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, his heart seemed to be suddenly grabbed by an invisible hand, and his breathing instantly became unnatural, and a stream of blood hit the top of his head! Even his hands began to tremble slightly.

What Yu Dong handed him was a men's watch. The style is ordinary, slightly old, and not a well-known brand. But Qin Zhen could see at a glance that it was Wang Bin's watch!

Because the strap of that watch had been broken, Wang Bin was reluctant to replace it with a new one, saying that it would be very awkward if something he was used to suddenly replaced. So he put on an ochre chain that Qin Zhen brought back from outside and gave him.

Wang Bin is an engineer with strong hands-on ability, and belongs to a typical science and engineering man. Therefore, it is not a problem to disassemble and modify a strap and bracelet. I remember that at that time, Wang Bin proudly showed off to Qin Zhen and Gu Jie, saying that after replacing the ochre chain given by Qin Zhen, this watch will immediately become the only 'special limited edition' in the world.

So today, as soon as this watch was placed in the palm of his hand, Qin Zhen recognized the slightly unrelated bracelet at a glance! There is no such coincidence in this world, exactly the same watch, exactly the same ochre chain, just the strength of these two things put together. Therefore, Qin Zhen can conclude with 10,000 percent that it is absolutely impossible for him to admit his mistake!!

Qin Zhen just looked at his watch and froze, and was stunned for a long time with his mouth open and no reaction.

And Gu Jie behind him obviously saw at a glance who the watch belonged to, at this time he eased his nerves, and then turned his head to Yu Dong and said, "Dong Shao... I suddenly felt that the iron should be struck while it was hot, and it would be a good job! Since the enemy's nest is ahead, we might as well go all at once! Take the city and never suffer again! ”

Yu Dong glanced at Gu Jie and didn't answer. Who can't tell? He said a lot of nonsense, just to say, I changed my mind again, since I found traces of my brother here, let's move on.

Everyone was waiting for Yudong's statement, in fact, everyone knew in their hearts that no matter whether they found Wang Bin's watch or not, it was impossible not to go in front of the ancient city. Ninety-nine eighty-one difficulties, eighty difficulties have been suffered, can you still miss this trembling?

It's all come this far, and no one will miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Who knows when this city will reappear next time? What's more, there is a high probability that there is a 'quest item' that has been searched for by three generations for more than forty years! So how could they be willing to pass by this mysterious ancient country?

Yu Dong suddenly raised his head at this time and said, "Qin Zhen, do you see anything wrong with this table?" ”

Asked by him, Qin Zhen frowned and carefully looked at the old dial.

Sure enough, he soon discovered something that wasn't quite right. Between 30 and 35 minutes, in the middle of the numbers 6 and 7 on the dial, an N is deeply engraved. It's not big, but it's abrupt. So it's not hard to notice.

So, Qin Zhen tapped that N with his finger and asked Yudong, "You mean this?" ”

"Hmm."

"What does that mean?" Qin Zhen asked puzzled.

"What about you, let me ask you!"

"......" Qin Zhen was a little embarrassed by this question. Even began to complain faintly in his heart about his brother. The heart said Wang Bin, Wang Bin, when did you say that your behavior was so weird and abnormal? What does it mean to engrave an N on the watch? Abbreviations for personal names? The beginning of a letter? No, there's no name that starts with N......

Seeing Qin Zhen's anxious sweat, Yu Dong took the watch at this time, and while looking at the dial, he said slowly, "N represents the north, and it is engraved on the watch in this place between 6 and 7. I think he was probably recording a position. And that location is between 30 and 35 degrees north latitude. ”

Qin Zhen was stunned by Yudong's explanation!! The heart says that the watch, the compass, the latitude and longitude, these three things are not next to each other, how did he associate them together?! What's even more incredible is that growing up together, Qin Zhen never knew that Wang Bin had such a strange logic and way of thinking.

"That's... So what is he referring to? Qin Zhen asked tentatively. Because one latitude goes around the earth! There is no longitude written on it, so it can't form a specific coordinate at all.

Yudong shook his head very directly, and said, "I don't know." ”

Gu Jie couldn't wait for Yu Dong and Qin Zhen to continue to study and discuss on this watch. He rolled up his sleeves and said, "Both, revolutionary work cannot be just talked!" It must be implemented in action and practice. You've got the kung fu to study that broken table, we've all entered that ghost town now, maybe we've all found Binzi! ”

At this time, Lan Qing, who had been sitting quietly on the side, held her chin and said hesitantly, "I have never believed that the ancient kingdom of Khotan would really be in this desert. Because legend has it that it should be on the Kunlun Mountain. But if you think about it, what is the place where China is called Kunlun? So, maybe it's all possible! Maybe that city could be Hololoka? But how can we determine where that place is? ”

After hearing this, Yudong said, "It's not difficult. Khotan is a country of Buddha, as long as you enter it, you will naturally find a symbol to prove its identity. But this time, you must be more careful, and it is better to solve it quickly. Gu Jie's scruples are reasonable, we don't have much food and water left, we must leave as soon as possible! ”