"Water, dry food, and our camels. Bai Yi said: "The price is yours." “

Bai Yi opened it just now and took a look, there was nothing missing in it, the money was not taken away, and even the three guns and his own flying knife belt were in good condition, which made him feel a lot more at ease.

"Don't worry, camels have always been raised by us, for our people living in the desert, camels are no different from our people, we will not harm them, they are fine now, and they will be returned to you tomorrow." Gu Lixian said happily: "You can have a good night's sleep tonight." “

"I hope so." Bai Yi smiled bitterly, the journey of the desert had fallen into such a predicament at the beginning, which was never expected, and now it is still unknown where the spirit rhino fruit is.

Several people are still sleeping in the house where they were detained, but there are two more people, Lei Zi and Shi Wenbo, and the outside has been blazing, thinking that the corpse has been burning, the smell is a little unpleasant, everyone closed the door tightly, Bai Yicai asked Shi Wenbo: "Professor Shi, what do you mean when you say that you suspect that it is not only the ancient country of Loulan buried underground?" “

"What I said last time I didn't finish it, it's true that I came to find the ancient country of Loulan, because I suspect that what I found is just the tip of the iceberg of the ancient country of Loulan, but there is another possibility, that is, the mysterious country as mysterious as Loulan is also hidden in the desert, because of this. Shi Wenbo suddenly took out a piece of wood from his clothes, and sighed at the same time: "You know how much effort I put into it to prevent this from being searched." “

Tang Sancheng said: "This is not a piece of wood, it seems to be a wooden tablet, what are the words on it?" “

"Luwen." "This is a script that has been lost for a long time, and it is a script that originated in ancient Gandhara and later became popular in vast areas of Central Asia, and was an important language of commerce and Buddhism on the Silk Road," Swenbo said. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the gradual collapse of the Kushan Dynasty, the Kushan refugees moved into the Tarim Basin, and Lu Wen began to spread in Khotan, Shanshan and other places. In the middle of the 4th century AD, with the fall of the Kushan Dynasty, the Luwen disappeared with it. At the end of the 18th century, it had already become a kind of dead script that no one could recognize, and it was not until 1837 that the British scholar Prinshepp discovered the mystery of Luvin. But the question is that in the 3rd century A.D., the Luwen disappeared from India, where it was produced, but why was it found near the Silk Road? “

Tang Sancheng spent a lot of effort to digest what Shi Wenbo said, and at this time Bai Yi said: "According to what you said, it is not unusual for Lu Wen to be near the Silk Road, after all, it was once introduced to the Tarim Basin. （）“

"No, no." Shi Wenbo was a little anxious, he felt that he didn't express it clearly: "It was once true, but in the fourth century AD, Lu Wen disappeared, and now some folk customs engraved on this wooden tablet do not conform to any country that has been certified at that time, so I think that it either belongs to the ancient country of Loulan that has disappeared, or there is an unknown country that uses Lu Wen, and it is in this desert." “

"Oh, that's kind of interesting." Bai Yi said: "No wonder Professor Shi is so excited, it turns out that there is already evidence, but don't be too excited next time, impulsiveness is the devil." “

Shi Wenbo scratched his head embarrassedly: "Actually, I have checked the information, this thing either belongs to the ancient country of Loulan, or it belongs to a country called the Exquisite Kingdom, and some scholars call it Niya City." （）“

"Elite Country?" Lei Zi raised his eyebrows: "What is the basis for this time?" “

"The French explorer Goerner once tried to find an ancient kingdom in the Western Regions at the end of the Niya River valley called the Exquisite Kingdom, but he did not find it. When a foreigner named Stein discovered the ruins of Niya, he speculated that the ruins of Niya were the ruins of the Peerless Kingdom that Goerner had been searching for. He recorded and published the ancient documents he had plundered, and the Chinese slips were soon seen by the masters of Chinese Sinology. With his rich knowledge, the master of Chinese culture saw at a glance that there was a slip with the words of the first five years of Tai, which was the year name of Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty of China in 269 AD, and this piece was somewhat similar to the content of the slip he found, so I had such a thought. “

"Elite Country?" Bai Yi shook his head: "I don't know much about the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, and I have never heard of it. “

"This country is the same as Loulan, it is also located at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, the Taklamakan Desert, and also belongs to one of the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions. Although it is a small country, it is located at the throat of the Silk Road, and its geographical location is very important. The environment in which the country is located described in the history books is: the land is hot and humid, difficult to walk, the reeds are dense, and there is no way to recover. From the few words in the text, it is obvious that the Elite Country at that time was an oasis. However, after the 3rd century AD, the Kingdom of Essence suddenly disappeared. “

Also, in the description of the Han book, there are only more than 100 words for the description of the Exquisite Kingdom...... Jingjue country, the king is stationed in Jingjue City, 8,820 miles away from Chang'an. It has a population of 480 households and 3,360 people, of whom 500 are capable of fighting. There is a superb captain, a general on the left and right, and a translator. It is 2,723 miles away from the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate in the north, and a four-day journey from Ronglu in the south. The terrain is rugged. The west is 460 miles. “

"It's a very small country, with only 480 households, a population of 3,360 people, and only 500 soldiers capable of fighting," Swainbo said. However, although it is small, it cannot be denied that it once existed, and it was once active on the southern route of the Silk Road, and was known for its solidity and wealth. At that time, the city of Niya was called Niyang, and it was the most prosperous city in the country of Nya. It's a pity that this rich country suddenly disappeared for some reason, so that four or five hundred years later, when Xuanzang returned to the east, he passed through Niya City, only to see the desolation. “

"Now under our feet? Why did it disappear for no apparent reason? Tang Sancheng said: "It's really incredible, now that it sounds, the latter is a little more likely, but what is the matter with the Dark Bow, why did Lei Zi's master say that if you find the Dark Bow, you can find the ancient kingdom of Loulan?" “

"It is also possible that Master Lei Zi has confused Loulan with the Exquisite Country, after all, the two countries have a lot of similarities, and, for ordinary people, they are familiar with the ancient country of Loulan, and the Exquisite Country is not well known." Bai Yi said: "But I believe that in terms of the ability of the Xieling Warrior, this bow is definitely not hearsay. “

Lei Zi was originally a little unhappy when he listened to the previous sentence, but Bai Yi is Bai Yi, and the next sentence easily resolved the small knots in Lei Zi's heart.

"What the truth is, we can only talk about it tomorrow, this time we are fully prepared, I hope there is no more risk." Bai Yi sat up, the injury on his body made him unable to sleep peacefully, the cool air of the night went straight into the wound, itchy, very uncomfortable, Lei Zi suddenly said: "By the way, why do I think that Gu Lixian is very unusual to you, I saw that when you were beaten, she was very excited, wouldn't it be interesting to you?" “

Bai Yi shook his head: "Is it because you think too much, or are you not dead set on Uyghur beauties, or go talk to Gu Lixian to see if there are any school-age girls to marry?" “

Lei Zi was stunned, suddenly turned over, and covered the blanket on his body: "Let's sleep." “

Everyone laughed, Tang Sancheng's mood immediately fell, this matter of finding the Spirit Rhino Fruit sounded more and more hopeless, he also fell down, back to back with Lei Zi, the Seven Evils said: "Since the sea has seen it, it means that it is real, as long as it is there, we have hope, don't think too much." “

(Education 123 Literature Network)