Chapter 8 Towards Lop Nur
I was afraid of ruining the happy atmosphere, so I didn't dare to tell Lin Mei my decision to go to the desert, and I didn't have to tell her until three days after the wedding, when I was about to leave.
The newlyweds were separated after only three days, and no one could stand it, Lin Mei was silent for a while and said: "I know that your decision is always reasonable, and you are also considerate of me, I am afraid that I will be in danger and suffering, but as long as I can be with you, I am not afraid of no matter how hard and tired I am." ”
I was so touched that I hugged her and whispered in her ear, "I have learned a new spell that can fly thousands of miles away in an instant, so this time I can get home earlier than you." When I get to the desert, I can still come back to see you, and I can always flee back in case of danger, but if you go with me, I won't be able to escape. ”
Lin Mei was shocked, and then nodded sensibly in agreement.
Ling Fengpiao and Ouyang Zhenfei already knew that they were going to the desert, and they couldn't wait, and they didn't expect that I would not take them with them at all. So as soon as I said this, they became excited and angry, protested and opposed, but in the end they could not match the majesty and sufficient reasons of the senior brother in charge, and had to agree.
"And what do I do during this time?" Ling Fengpiao was very depressed.
"yes, it's so boring for us to stay at home every day." Ouyang Zhenfei also agreed.
I also have a headache, let them live at home with Lin Mei, there may be people who will come to seek revenge and cause trouble, don't let them live at home, but I don't know where to let them live.
I hesitated for a while and had nothing to do, and it happened that Lao Lin came to say goodbye to me with his cheap daughter, saying that he was going back to Fuzhou. His hometown in Fuzhou was demolished, and ZF compensated him for two houses, and he wanted to bring his daughter back to Fuzhou to live and go to school. I had an idea: "Second Master, you can't forget your goddaughter when you have your own daughter, let Lin Mei go to Fuzhou with you to live, right?" ”
Lao Lin was overjoyed: "Okay, I'm worried about leaving my daughter at home alone, I can't leave if I want to go out, it's best for you to live with her, when will you leave?" ”
"I'll leave tomorrow!"
"Okay, you stinky boy, for the first time in a few years, you've done something that makes me happy!"
Ouyang Zhenfei ran over when he heard the voice: "Are you going to Fuzhou?" Great, then I will also go home to live for a while, and I can go to my sister-in-law to play at any time. ”
Ling Feng frowned sadly: "What should I do?" Pity me, an orphan with no father and no mother, and I have no home to go back to! ”
Huang Yilan said: "Aren't you always thinking about pretending to be a Taoist priest to cheat money?" Why don't we go to Fuzhou together to see your ability to pretend to be a ghost. ”
Ling Feng was overjoyed, he was not what he used to be, his strength had greatly improved, and with Jin Daqi, a powerful assistant, he had already wanted to go out and shake off his majesty, and it was easy to see Ouyang Zhenfei and Lin Mei in Fuzhou, which killed two birds with one stone. He grabbed the compass: "Monk, you also go, we are a monk and a stranger, we will definitely be able to slay demons and subdue demons, cleanse the universe, and make a name for ourselves!" But we have to take a loud name first, such and such a combination, such and such a team, or so and ......"
Ouyang Zhenfei said: "And me, yesterday I was still saying that I was willing to be my follower forever, but today I forgot about me, I really can't believe the man's words......"
I'd better dodge, lest I'm lying down and getting shot.
The city is densely populated, the law and order are good, and Lao Lin's new home is currently unknown to anyone, which is much safer than my hometown. And the friends can continue to get together and take care of each other, even if the guy who doesn't have long eyes comes, they have the strength to fight. I will definitely not be able to hide from those who want to take revenge or take treasure in the desert this time, so their danger factor is not very high.
The separation is imminent, and this night is even more tender, and it is lingering to death......
Lao Lin left first with his daughter, and I arranged for Lin Mei and the others to leave separately, with only a small amount of luggage, so as not to attract attention, and gather again in Fuzhou. I don't want my grandmother to live in my house, but I can't resist her, so I can only let her go, I hope I can finish my own affairs as soon as possible, settle grievances, and accompany her to spend her old age in peace.
I left my hometown in the afternoon, and when I arrived at the county seat, it was already dark, and I wandered to a remote and uninhabited corner, and launched the method of earth escape, and in the blink of an eye, I arrived at the courtyard of Lu Chengshan in Beijing.
A person walked out of the room quickly, it was Lu Chengshan, who looked at me in surprise: "Xiao Zhang, when did you arrive?" ”
"Just jumped in from outside the wall." I know that he asked when he was going to Beijing, and he deliberately changed his concept and dealt with it vaguely. After going through so many things over the years, I deeply understand the truth of being a low-key person, face and personal honor are floating clouds, and it may also bring about death, and I have too many things that make others red.
Lu Chengshan had been waiting anxiously, and he was obviously relieved to see that I had arrived, so he didn't ask any more questions and asked me to enter the house. There was a black cloth package and a suitcase on the table, and Lu Shenshan opened the black cloth package first, which was a small shield made of the most haode three scale armors at the anal entrance of the fire scale panmountain dragon.
The diameter of the small shield is almost less than two feet, and the front is made of three pieces of scale armor overlapping and splicing, tightly seamed, red like marrying fat, warm and smooth, and there is an obvious glow flickering under the light, which is very beautiful. The back is padded with a thin layer of alloy and a grip in the center that can be held with one hand.
I'm a little puzzled, how can the five elements of fire gram gold, how to use metal to make the back pad, even if it doesn't melt in the fire, it's hot?
Lu Chengshan saw my doubts: "Don't worry, this is a special alloy, which is very light and thick, and will not soften at high temperatures." The scale armor itself is the most haode thermal insulation material, and there is an extremely thin layer of thermal insulation material between it and the alloy, even if it encounters a high temperature of several thousand degrees, it will not be hot in a short time. ”
I see, it was really from the hands of a famous artist, and I am very satisfied. Lu Chengshan opened the suitcase again and took out a pistol and two rows of bullets, a total of 20 rounds. The bullet's warhead was silvery-white, with tiny golden runes engraved on it, and I could sense spiritual power fluctuations in it, which was the special bullet he had told me earlier that could harm ghosts and evil things.
"This kind of bullet has a good lethality to the Yin and evil creatures, and it also has a certain effect on the spirit, but the effect is not very stable when it is actually used, and it is still in the testing and improvement stage, just for you to spare, you can't rely on it too much. A few of the people in the group know how to use guns, so if you have any questions about firing a gun, you can ask them. ”
I nodded, and Lu Chengshan took out a small box from the suitcase and opened it, which contained two pieces of golden rune paper and a small stack of about five or six silver rune papers, as well as two small porcelain vases.
"The silver rune paper is painted with cinnabar with spiritual jade powder, and the golden rune paper is painted with cinnabar with ruby powder, there are very few people who can make this kind of rune paper and cinnabar, and the materials are difficult to find, so I can only get these."
This time it can be regarded as helping him do things, so I accepted it all with a few polite words, and then Lu Chengshan immediately asked someone to take me to the airport, and if I didn't leave, I wouldn't be able to keep up with the plane, and the other team members were already waiting for me in Lop Nur.
The plane ticket to Urumqi has already been bought, just caught the plane at eight o'clock, arrived at Diwopu Airport in the middle of the night, and someone picked up the plane, and went on the road overnight in the direction of Ruoqiang County. After running along the road for most of the day, the next morning I changed a car and driver and went along a small road, but then even the path was gone, and it was desert and wasteland as far as the eye could see, and there were almost no plants in sight, and it was very dry and desolate.
It was a whole day of jolting, and my bones were falling apart, and the car stopped in front of a large building after dark. At first I thought it was a small town, but then I saw that it was all neatly planned but dilapidated farms, and I could barely see the words "XX Corps Construction", and only one place was dimly lit. It seems that this was opened in the sixties and seventies, and it has long been abandoned.
The car stopped, the driver honked the horn a few times, and soon someone ran out, and I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw it. This person is slender and jade, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and a noble temperament, who else is not Lu Qingwen? A few days ago, Lu Chengshan told me that Lu Qingwen was injured, so she didn't participate in this operation, but she is here now.
Lu Qingwen smiled and said, "What are you stunned about, I haven't seen you for a few days, don't you recognize it?" Hey, didn't your bride and her attendants come? ”
"I didn't come, I came alone. Why did you get here, and your grandfather said he didn't let you participate in this operation? ”
Lu Qingwen looked good and was in a good mood: "Hehe, that was a few days ago, and then I recovered well from my injuries and insisted on coming, and he agreed." It's you, how can you be willing to leave the bride! ”
"Well, I can't give it up......"
A few more people came out later, one was Gao Feng, and the other was Liu Ping, who had appeared with Lu Chengshan before. I recognized him at a glance, but in fact his appearance was different from the last time, the last time he looked very ordinary, this time he was quite handsome - could it be that he had plastic surgery?
More people came out, and Lu Qingwen introduced me one by one: the guide, Diao Ye, a dark and thin local in his forties, wearing a Xinjiang hat and a mustache, looked shrewd and capable; Amy, a surveyor, a twenty-five-six-year-old girl, came from the special forces, was heroic, vigorous and agile; Geologist Yun Feiyang, in his forties, a big man in Shandong, tall and mighty, with a hearty smile; Archaeologist Yu Chengshu, about forty-five years old, looks white and delicate and wears glasses, has an elegant temperament, but has a good body, and should have a long-term refining body; Both drivers are from the army, in their thirties, and belong to warriors who can capture tigers and wolves with their bare hands.
This time, the adventure team members were obviously carefully selected, they were all relatively young, and their physical fitness was very good. We are facing an extremely harsh environment, which is known as the "Sea of Death" in Lop Nur, so we must be physically tough, and it doesn't matter if we are professional, after all, we are not here to archaeology and study geology.
Zuihou Lu Qingwen said to me: "You are the captain, everyone obeys your command." ”
"I'm the captain?" I was stunned for a moment, I had already prepared Jihua to run away if there was danger, how could I be their captain? But glancing at everyone, they are all professional people, Gao Feng and Lu Qingwen are too young to be captains, who else is this captain?
As the captain, if you take them in, you have to take them out, and it is a great responsibility, and Lu Qingwen is among them, so I can't leave her in the desert.
Alas, it's really Jihua can't catch up with the changes!