Chapter 66: Formal Departure
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Fatzi. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Hu Bayi hurriedly said for him: "It's very dangerous in the desert, my brother, good marksmanship." ”
"Isn't Mr. Xia in charge of security? Could it be that Mr. Wang is more powerful than Mr. Xia?" said Shirley Yang lightly.
When Wang Fatzi saw that this American woman had first made things difficult for Xia Yang, and now she looked down on herself, he was so angry that he snorted and said: "What is the desert? Lao Tzu suppressed bandits in Xinjiang back then, and I killed bandits in Niya Oasis, and I even killed the bandit leader with my own hands! You see, this is the spoils of war. With that, he took out a piece of jade pendant from his collar and shook it in front of everyone.
Hao Aiguo pushed his glasses suspiciously: "It seems that the suppression of bandits in Xinjiang happened before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, right? In what year was Comrade Xiao Wang born? When did he become a soldier?"
Hu Bayi covered his face and grinned, thinking to himself that this fat man, the bandit suppression was obviously his father's business, you were still wearing open crotch pants at that time, and bragging should be reliable.
Just as he was about to say a few words for him, he saw Professor Chen and Shirley Yang both with different faces, staring at the jade pendant in Wang Fatzi's hand, and he was reluctant to blink his eyes.
Professor Chen has been immersed in the ancient culture of the Western Regions for decades, Shirley Yang's father and he are good friends, and the two are also obsessed with the culture of the Western Regions.
Professor Chen recognized at a glance that the text engraved on the jade pendant was the ghost cave script, which was unique to the ghost cave clan. This ghost cave tribe is an ethnic minority in the ancient Western Regions, at least 1,500 to 2,000 years of history, according to some classics unearthed in Dunhuang, the original exquisite queen is the ghost cave people.
The Elite Kingdom used to be the leader among the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, and in its heyday, it was rare in the Western Regions. Legend has it that the Queen of Essence is the first beauty in the Western Regions, she is like the sun in the sky, and her appearance eclipses the stars and the moon. It was only then that there seemed to be a catastrophe in the country, and the queen died, and since then, the ancient city has disappeared, and the clues to its existence are only sporadic records in some ancient documents. The glory of the past was buried in the yellow sand and disappeared in the long river of time.
And Shirley Yang's father, in order to find the queen's tomb, organized an expedition of five Chinese and American scholars, carrying top equipment, into the depths of the sand sea, but never returned.
The purpose of their archaeological mission was to conduct on-site assessment and survey of the ancient tombs in the desert. Second, I also wanted to try my luck and see if I could find the remains of the five explorers and bury them properly.
Xia Yang knew the plot and knew that Wang Fatzi's jade pendant was the key to unlocking the exquisite eyeballs, and it was also the key item for their trip to the desert. When Shirley Yang saw this thing, he naturally asked Wang Fatzi to go with him, so he didn't speak for him.
Sure enough, after seeing Wang Fatzi's jade pendant, she agreed to let him join the archaeological team, and agreed on a reward of $10,000 per person, and if she found the exquisite ancient city in the desert, she would pay twice as much. It's just that this money can't be cashed out until they return from the desert.
After negotiating the conditions and departure time, Xia Yang and Hu Bayi left the courtyard, planning to go back to pack up and get ready.
In fact, neither Hu Bayi nor Wang Fatzi had any hope of finding the Exquisite Ancient City Newspaper. Hu Bayi deliberately said that the probability of finding it was very low, just thinking about traveling, and the fat man saw that Shirley Yang and Professor Chen were very concerned about his family heirloom jade pendant, thinking about how many beautiful knives he could rely on to kill her.
It was Xia Yang, secretly thinking about the plot in the original book, and making final preparations.
With the existence of storage space, the harsh environment in the desert is nothing to Xia Yang. After saying hello to Hu Bayi and them, saying that he wanted to visit Beijing City alone, he took out some silver dollars brought from the Jingwu World and exchanged them for some currency of this era, and then spent half a day purchasing a large amount of food and fresh water, and then waited for the arrival of the day of departure.
Soon it was the official departure day, and the three of them met with the archaeological team as promised and boarded the westbound train together.
The green train was speeding on the vast western land, and as soon as Wang Fatzi got on the train, he slept in the sleeper of the carriage, but Xia Yang and Hu Bayi were sitting in front of the window in the corner of the carriage, talking softly.
"Brother Hu, what are you doing here? A voice like a yellow warbler suddenly sounded behind Hu Bayi.
Hu Bayi seems to be sitting, but in fact he is half-squatting, his hips raised, sitting on the seat, his toes picking the ground, and his body keeps rising and falling as the train shakes. Hearing someone call him, he turned his head slightly, recognized that the person who came was Ye Yixin, the only girl in the archaeological team except for Shirley Yang, and smiled: "It's Xiao Ye, I'm practicing standing piles." ”
"Standing on the pile, is it the kind of kung fu like in the movie?" Ye Yixin's eyes lit up, she had been paying attention to it for a long time, almost since she got in the car, Hu Bayi had been doing this kind of strange action.
"Sort of. Hu Bayi maintained an undulating posture and stood on a pile in the shaking train, which was the method that Xia Yang taught him. He smiled: "I'm just a beginner, Brother Xia taught him, he is the real master." ”
Ye Yixin's eyes turned, his eyes fell on Xia Yang, stared at him curiously and asked, "Brother Xia, are you really practicing Huo Family Boxing? Is Huo Yuanjia really your ancestor? Is it true that you kicked a wild boar to death? And is the big gun next to you your weapon?"
Hearing a series of questions from her, and looking at herself with big watery eyes, Xia Yang felt a little helpless, didn't speak, and closed his eyes directly.
Seeing that he not only didn't answer, but also closed his eyes, looking like he didn't want to pay attention to himself, Ye Yixin was bored with himself, his face turned red, and then he turned around and returned to his seat without saying a word.
"Brother Xia, people are just a little girl, is it necessary to do this. Hu Bayi glanced at Xia Yang speechlessly.
Ye Yixin, this little girl, is sweet and cute, and she is the kind of gentle and pure little girl, just like a little sister next door, she took the initiative to come over to say hello, but he actually ignored it, which is too incomprehensible.
Xia Yang opened his eyes and said expressionlessly, "Who asked her to come over." ”
"Then you don't have to ignore others, let the little girl's face be put where to see what makes others ashamed. Hu Bayi turned his head and looked at Ye Yixin's expression, his face was swollen and red, and he was ashamed at first glance.
"I just want to be quiet for a while. Xia Yang shook his head.
"Brother Xia, don't say it, just your thin skin and tender flesh, you are handsome, and your skills are good, which is quite rare, and it would be strange if you didn't like the little girl. Hu Bayi teased him: "If I were a girl, I would definitely like it." ”
"you!" Xia Yang glared at him angrily.
"But you really didn't do anything wrong, if you don't mean that, don't provoke people, just like Yingzi. Hu Bayi's expression changed, and he said seriously: "We men have to be responsible, see one arch and one arch, that's a beast!"
Hearing him mention Yingzi, Xia Yang also understood what he meant to remind himself, and nodded lightly: "I understand." ”
Hu Bayi knew that he only had martial arts and had no love between men and women, so he didn't say much on this issue and continued to practice his skills.
During this time, he stood on the pile as soon as he was free, and slowly appreciated the wonders of the pile work, the lower plate became more and more stable, the waist and legs were strong, and the energy became much fuller. In Xia Yang's words, he is now a beginner, and when he integrates the pile method into his walking posture, the pile skill will be considered a small success.
Hu Bayi realized the benefits of boxing, and gradually became fascinated, and began to vaguely understand why Xia Yang was so persistent in martial arts.
Just when Hu Bayi was obsessed with standing on the pile, Hao Aiguo suddenly walked over from another carriage and came to them: "Comrade Xiao Hu, Comrade Xiao Xia, come here, the teacher and Miss Yang want to talk to you about something." ”
"Good. As soon as Hu Bayi agreed, he put away the stake frame and walked over with Xia Yang.
Professor Chen and Shirley Yang were looking at the map next door, and when they saw them coming in, they quickly beckoned them to sit down, and asked Hao Aiguo to pour two cups of hot water.
As soon as Hu Ba saw this posture and called him and Xia Yang at the same time, he knew that they probably had something to say, so he smiled and said, "Professor Chen, Miss Yang, if you have anything, just say it directly, don't be so polite." ”
Professor Chen also laughed: "Okay, Comrade Xiaohu, Comrade Xiaoxia, then I'll say it directly." The two of you are now the leader and deputy leader of our archaeological team, and I invited you here mainly to discuss the route with you. ”
"Route?" Hu Bayi said suspiciously: "Isn't our route already set before we set off?" Starting from Bosten Lake, looking for the ancient Peacock River to the south, and then entering the depths of the desert through the ancient Peacock River, and then going south along the Ziduyan River to find the ruins of the exquisite ancient city, what's the problem?"
Professor Chen said: "Yes, I discussed it with Miss Yang, and before that, we wanted to go to Kunlun Glacier first. And both of you have experience in the snowy mountains, so I would like to ask for your opinions. ”
"Kunlun Glacier?" Hu Bayi's expression changed suddenly, and he said anxiously: "Didn't we already say it before we set off? Why do you suddenly change the route?"
Seeing Hu Bayi's reaction so big, Shirley Yang couldn't help frowning slightly: "Is there any problem?"
"Yes, Comrade Xiaohu. Professor Chen also said strangely: "The Kunlun Glacier has a crucial connection with the exquisite ancient city we are looking for, and we must go there first." ”
"Don't go!" Hu Bayi's face became extremely ugly, and he stood up abruptly and walked out of the carriage.