After leaving the hotel, we found a restaurant to have a full meal, prepared some food and water, and set off from Karamay all the way east.

Lantern Xiao didn't know where to get a map that marked the routes in the desert that could be used by vehicles. It seems that it should have been made by locals who are engaged in tourism, although it is not so accurate, but it does not prevent it from being very practical.

It is a pity that these routes all revolve around the edge of the desert for forty or fifty kilometers to a depth, and as for the deep part of the hinterland, it is completely untouched.

We drove all the way to the desert for about sixty or seventy kilometers in one go. Here, there are no markers on the map at all.

Lantern Xiao threw the map aside, "Okay, the task of this map is complete, it's useless." ”

I looked at the endless yellow sand outside the car, "The last time we came, we had Dawut as our guide, but this time we can only rely on ourselves." I looked at my glasses, "Glasses, have you ever been here with Uncle An before?" ”

Glasses shook his head, "I've been to Xinjiang, but I haven't been into the desert." ”

Kong Xue proposed, "Do you want us to look for Dawut again, didn't he go to Altay?" ”

"It's too late," I was a little worried, "My second uncle and Uncle An have been in for a long time, and the people of the Tan family will rush over immediately." We must also hurry. ”

"Hey!" Lantern Xiao smiled and pointed at Wen Mo, "What are you afraid of, we have a boss." ”

As soon as Lantern Xiao said this, we immediately set our eyes on Wenmo.

Wen Mo looked at us lightly, and then said, "We must first find the Tuya Dark River, follow the direction of the Dark River, and eventually we will reach the Shan Huan Ancient Kingdom." ”

"Makes sense!" Lantern Xiao clapped her hands, "So which direction should we go now?" ”

Wen Mo opened the car door and walked down, looked at the ups and downs of the terrain, looked at the sky again, and then pointed with his hand, "I'm not good at finding dark rivers in such an environment, I can probably deduce that it should be over there." ”

"Good!" We are excited to get back on the car and move forward, what people are most afraid of is that there is no direction, and there is motivation when there is a goal.

We continued in the direction Wenmo had pointed out, and as we went deeper, the sand on the ground began to get softer and softer, and on several occasions we were close to getting stuck in the car, thanks to the car's strong performance, the engine roaring and driving the wheels to raise the billowing yellow sand.

The long hours of jolting in the sea of sand, coupled with the unchanging scenery outside, make people start to feel a little tired. It was almost noon, and the strong sunlight was shining down, and the sand particles reflected a little dazzling light.

Because of my previous experience, I can imagine how hot it was outside. Fortunately, this time the vehicle is quite powerful, and the air conditioner in the car is blowing.

This feeling makes people drowsy, Kong Xue has leaned on my shoulder, and she can't stop napping. I looked at Wenmo and saw that he was looking at the sky. I looked strangely up to the sky, but I couldn't see anything but a clear blue.

Lantern Xiao found a solid sandy place and stopped, "Don't get out of the car, let's eat something here, it's too hot outside." ”

I nodded, and took some food and water from the back of the car and distributed it to everyone. I picked up a loaf of bread and handed it to Kong Xue, Kong Xue was probably hungry, rubbed her eyes that were still a little sleepy, then took the bread and tore open the package and ate it. This is also what I like about Kong Xue, although she is a pampered eldest lady since childhood, she has never been pretentious or picky at all.

I was drinking water while eating a pack of instant noodles, Kong Xue was probably a little choked, took the water in my hand back, opened the bottle cap and took a big sip, patted her chest lightly and handed it back to me.

I smiled and whispered to Kong Xue, "Drink a bottle of water with me, this is an indirect kiss, right?" ”

Kong Xue glared at me with a smile in her eyes, and then whispered angrily: "Think beautiful!" With that, he turned his head to look out the window. I looked at her side face and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, the girl I had been dreaming of for a long time had come back to me, but fate seemed to play a big joke on me again.

I was thinking about it, when suddenly Kong Xue pointed out the window in a direction and said, "There seems to be something reflective in that position." ”

I immediately looked in the direction she was pointing, and sure enough, I saw some silvery light in the middle of the two dunes. The others heard us and looked in that direction.

Wen Mo lowered his head slightly, looked through the window of the car on our side, squinted his eyes and said, "That's the reflection of the water." ”

Hearing Wen Mo say this, I could also see that it was a piece of water, "Could it be that there is a sea?" ”

"It seems to be true!" The glasses pushed the glasses on the bridge of their noses, and their eyes widened as they strained to look.

Lantern Xiao analyzed: "If there is a sea there, it means that there must be a water vein below, could it be the Tuya Dark River?" ”

I patted the Lantern Festival in the driver's seat, "Let's go, go over and have a look." ”

"Okay!" Lantern Xiao started the car and drove in the direction of the water.

The water doesn't seem very far away, but when you really walk, it feels like it's always unapproachable, and even gives us the illusion that it's a mirage. Add to that the fact that we need to constantly adjust our route, avoid soft sand, and try to pick a ground that looks solid, which makes the process even longer.

Finally, we came to the two dunes, and from what we had just seen, the sea should be right behind them. Due to the soft sand in this area, we didn't dare to drive too close, but parked a little farther away and hiked to Haizi's location.

We carried some necessary equipment and supplies on our backs, sunglasses and sun hats, and Kong Xue also had a sun umbrella.

Speaking of which, the distance from the parking location to Haizi is not too far, and the road is also smooth, but it is scorching under the scorching sun. We are still struggling. I held Kong Xue's hand tightly, and although Kong Xue was already sweating profusely, she walked every step without hesitation. The two of us didn't say anything about my physical condition, but the reluctance hidden in each other's eyes sometimes made me feel a little sad.

Passing between the two sand dunes, the sea we just saw finally appeared in front of us. What we didn't expect was its size, which was probably the largest stretch of sea I've ever seen in one of my few desert experiences, with a diameter of more than a kilometer.

"This," Lantern Xiao said in surprise, "How can there be such a big sea here??" If it's that big, it should be marked on the map! ”

None of us can explain such a question.