Chapter 16: The Haze

We pitched our tents under a leeward broken wall next to the big stupa and prepared to spend the night. Although I was confident that the Japanese would not attack again so soon, I made full preparations, observed the location of the ambush and the route of escape in case of distress, and kept vigil in shifts with light snow on guard all night.

From the moment I walked into the ruins of Loulan, I felt very depressed and depressed, maybe it was the influence of the dilapidated and desolate scenery here? But other people are very interested, running around to see the strange, especially Yu Chengshu, saying that the ancient road is modern, pointing out the "rivers and mountains", what a certain ruins used to be like, and a certain building is of great academic value. For example, the 10-meter-high stupa that has become a mound of earth is the first Gandhara stupa that Indian Buddhism introduced to China, which has unparalleled significance and value......

The aesthetic point of view of archaeologists is not something that ordinary people can understand, and soon we are all bored, only Yun Feiyang sings and harmonizes with him, and his eyebrows fly and dance non-stop, which is too professional and we can't understand it.

Because I was restless, irritable and depressed, I didn't practice as usual, I lay in the tent with my hands on my head and closed my eyes to recuperate, while speculating about what caused me to be so depressed. Could it be that I'm really old and entering menopause?

Before I knew it, I fell asleep and entered a dream-like state, feeling very sad and hopeless, that there was someone I loved who had left me forever, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't change it. It was like my heart had been torn in half and the other half had been taken away, and I was angry, desperate, and overwhelmed, and fell into the abyss......

"Ahh

I exclaimed and sat up, only to find that I was in the tent, and my head and back were covered in cold sweat. Although I knew that it was a dream just now, the feeling in the dream was still very clear, as if I had really lost the person I loved the most. I recalled it carefully, but I couldn't remember why I was sad in my dream and who I was sad for.

Most of the dreams arise because of restlessness, or the feeling of external evil, I have been practicing for many years, and I have not had such a trance dream for a long time.

Could this be a harbinger?

I suddenly thought of Lin Mei, and hurriedly rushed out of the tent, and found that everyone was not sleeping, and Amy was fiddling with her instruments, so I borrowed a satellite phone from her and dialed Ling Fengpiao's mobile phone number. Because I was in a hurry that day, I didn't have time to buy Lin Mei a mobile phone, so I could only contact Ling Fengpiao.

Soon Ling Fengpiao's voice came: "Who?" This master is very busy now, what needs to be said directly, no matter what difficult and miscellaneous evidence can be solved 100%, professional quality, thoughtful service......"

"What a big breath!"

"Huh? Senior brother is you, me, me...... How did you change the phone? ”

"Where is your sister-in-law, are you okay?"

"Yes, right in front of my eyes, you tell her." Ling Fengpiao hurriedly handed the phone to Lin Mei.

I breathed a sigh of relief: "Mei, are you okay?" ”

"Well, okay. The godfather's house is very good, the food is good, and everything is convenient. ”

"Did you find anything suspicious stalking you or something wrong?"

Lin Mei thought for a while: "No, the people in the city are very strange, the people in the opposite room don't say hello when they see it, they just take care of their own business, and no one cares about us." Are you okay in the desert? ”

I briefly recounted the events of the past few days, and then said, "I am worried that the Japanese will suffer losses from me, and it will be unfavorable to you, so you should be vigilant." I'll tell you a new phone number, and tomorrow you'll go buy a new phone and call me immediately if something is wrong. ”

"Okay."

I asked Amy for the number of the satellite phone and reported it to Lin Mei, I was still a little worried after thinking about it, I didn't know the specific location of where she lived, and it would take a lot of time to find her. So I asked her to move to Ouyang Zhenfei's house overnight, sleep with Ouyang Zhenfei, and call me immediately in case of danger. There is a clearing in front of Ouyang Zhenfei's house, and I still remember the nearby terrain vividly, and it only takes a few seconds to appear at the door of her house using the earth escape.

After cherishing each other, I hung up the phone, but I was still a little uneasy and in a trance. Amy smiled, "The captain's wife is very drifting, isn't it?" I'm worried about being away for a few days, so I envy you! ”

"Ha, don't be envious, everyone has their own happiness."

"But I haven't found it yet, so why don't you do the math for me...... Hey, why is the signal jammed? ”

I was about to look over when Xiaoxue suddenly returned to me: "Childe, something is wrong!" ”

I immediately sensed that a powerful aura was coming from all directions, like dark clouds gathering before a storm, but this change was not visible to the naked eye.

Amy was surprised and said, "Captain, didn't you just call?" Why is it that all of a sudden all the instruments are out of order and no signal can be received? ”

I shouted: "Quick, everyone gather, get ready for battle, find a good place to hide!" ”

Everyone was shocked, took out knives and guns, and ran in a panic to find cover to hide, and many people asked, "Captain, what happened?" ”

At first, I thought it was the Japanese playing some tricks, but I quickly ruled it out because it wasn't like a human could make a change. Lu Qingwen and Gao Feng quickly sensed it, their faces changed greatly, and they threw away their knives and guns and took out magic weapons.

In just two or three minutes, the dark atmosphere was already like waves dozens of meters high, approaching us from all directions, and everyone could feel that the sky suddenly became dark - the sky was originally dark, but the current darkness is different from the natural darkness, as if the whole sky is covered, making people breathless.

"There's a big storm?" Yun Feiyang asked Diao Ye nervously.

Diao Ye shook his head in horror: "No, it's not like it, but it's also possible that it's ......"

I don't need to say more, everyone gathered around me and set their eyes on me. I didn't know what to do about this sudden, unknown change, because my senses were sharper than others, so I was under more pressure and fear, and I could even sense countless invisible centaurs shouting and running in the dark aura.

Such a gloomy aura could never have been produced naturally; Such a terrifying momentum is not something that ordinary ghosts can make, is it...... Got the drought?

Gao Feng and Lu Qingwen hurriedly pasted talismans around us and arranged defensive formations, I stood without moving, and the simple formations that were hastily arranged were absolutely impossible to block the majesty that made the heavens and the earth change color, and I wanted to use precious time to find a way to get out of trouble and escape.

If I had been the only one to fly back to the city, and now I had to protect my teammates, of course I wouldn't be able to escape by myself, so I would have to find a way to get through it.

"Xiaoxue, can you see what the other party is?"

"I can't see it, and I don't know where it is, but I can sense a very powerful resentment and boundless power, this is a terrifying evil thing, even stronger than the senior brother of the snake intestine valley!"

"Try to get in touch with it, communicate with it."

"I'll give it a try."

We haven't done anything special to anger this evil thing since we got here, so it's not because we've been here overnight to anger us. At this time, it was already dark all around, and it was unwise to rush out, so I had to hold on here.

At first, it was an invisible dark atmosphere, but now it can be clearly seen with the naked eye, it is a kind of non-fog and non-air, and it seems to be real and virtual, and let's call it a haze. At this time, the haze had approached less than ten meters away from us, and the changes in the air flow formed a whirlwind, raising wind and sand, and it looked like there were many monsters running back and forth in the darkness and howling.

I must first find out where this evil thing is, otherwise no matter how strong my spell is, I will not be able to hit it. But Xiaoxue still couldn't sense the location of the evil thing, there was such a haze within a radius of dozens of miles, there was no way to find it, and it couldn't communicate with it, it seemed to be in an unconscious state, and Xiaoxue and I didn't respond to the inquiries I sent.

The haze was unswervingly pressed, like a thousand waves collapsing, the formation arranged by Lu Qingwen and Gao Feng did not have an effect, and the whirlwind and the scroll of talismans were blown away. It's not that the array they set up is too rubbish, but the body of the evil thing does not appear at all, and the effect does not work on it, the whirlwind is produced by the change of air flow in nature, and rushes in from all directions, blowing away the rune paper, and the formation is self-defeating.

Xiaoxue hurriedly used her spiritual power to form a shield that covered all of us, and then the Jade Rabbit Xinyu also turned into a ball of clear light and cold light to cover us. The two shields are like a huge glass ball upside down, isolating the haze, the outside is dark and whirlwind, and the inside is relatively calm and bright, like two worlds.

Everyone was already frightened, and after reacting, they cheered: "Wow, the captain is so amazing!" "I'm scared to death, the captain doesn't say anything first if he has a way!" "Haha, I knew the captain must have a way!"

I tried my best to keep my surface calm: "Don't be too nervous, stay calm, I'll find a way to get out." ”

Actually, I don't need to say more, everyone has blind faith in me, although they are shocked, they are not confused. The most worrying thing is me, because Xiaoxue needs to consume a lot of aura (demon qi) to form such a shield, which can't last, if she can't hold on, I'm afraid that the light of Xinyu alone won't be able to protect us.

The haze outside is getting heavier and heavier, and the pressure of Xiaoxue is getting bigger and bigger, not only from the haze, but also from the invisible coercion generated by evil things. I could clearly sense her pressure and hurriedly mobilized my aura to help her.

Out of nowhere, there was a sound like crying and laughter, completely different from what we heard a few days ago, this sound sounded directly in my head, it was exciting, and it made people want to cry or laugh along with it. I'm sure this must have been the last time the archaeological team heard it, but we didn't expect it to come before we could look for it, and it was so powerful.

There were not only cries, but also shadows surging in the darkness outside, the sound of war drums, the howling of wolves, and the sound of horses' hooves, as if thousands of troops were charging and tearing apart. The sound may be an illusion, but the shadow in front of us does not seem to be an illusion, it is gradually materializing, taking the shape of a man and a beast, and rushing towards us with a murderous aura.