They walked in the direction that An Liman pointed for three days, and they had entered the depths of the Black Desert. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

On this day, after another night's drive, in the early morning, the sun finally peeked out from the horizon.

This time can be said to be the most comfortable time of the day in the desert, the warmth of the sun at the beginning of the day, dispelling the cold of the night, but there is no other time when the scorching sun is in the sky.

At night in the desert, to be honest, it is still a little cool, but during the day, the sun is scorching, not only consumes physical strength, but also consumes water quickly, which is not suitable for hurrying at all, so you can only take advantage of the night to hurry.

Since entering the Black Desert, they have been in an endless sea of sand all the way, and they have never seen a single poplar again, nor have the undulating sand mountains of the highlands. The sand dunes around are almost the same, like flat steamed buns, from any angle, it is the same scenery, without any trace of life.

However, if you can't see it on the surface, it doesn't mean that life is really extinct here, and there are also a small number of plants in this black desert, such as saxella, artemisia and so on. Professor Chen once said that the desert has the largest inland water system in China, but it has seeped into the sand. In fact, the desert that is barren on the surface, deep underground, may be a turbulent dark river.

The plants that can survive in the desert have an unusually developed root system, dozens or even hundreds of times more than the outside world, in order to absorb the water from the ground, and they can survive tenaciously by virtue of the little water vapor that rises to the surface of the desert by virtue of the underground water veins.

In the Han Dynasty and even earlier, Taklamakan was known as the "ancient homeland", when the desertification was not serious, the rivers had not yet seeped into the ground, and there were oasis towns, forts, Buddhist temples, and post stations everywhere. Countless caravans carried silk, spices, and tea to and fro here, and until the Yuan Dynasty, the famous Italian Marco Polo passed through here with the caravans to the Central Plains.

Later, during the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire rose across Europe and Asia, and wars blocked commercial trade between Europe and the Asian continent. At that time, it was the age of the sea, and the navigators opened up new routes, and the main routes of trade shifted from the land to the sea, and this great era is also known as the Age of Geographical Discovery.

Coupled with the increasingly serious erosion of the desert and the harsh living environment, the large and small countries in the desert have completely decayed, and the prosperity and glory of the past have been taken away by the gods. This black desert became a place abandoned by the gods, and civilization stopped in the Jin Dynasty, and it is still lifeless to this day.

With the help of the notebook left by the British explorers, and the route that Aliman had previously planned for them, although it was impossible to pinpoint it on the map, the distance and direction were absolutely not wrong.

Ben was in the middle of the day, and it was time for them to stop and rest. However, a few of them were lucky, today they only encountered a slight wind and sand, the sky was slightly yellow, and it just shaded the scorching sun, which was not difficult, so they decided to move on.

They planned to walk a little longer before noon, then eat something and get some sleep, and then continue their journey in the evening.

Until noon, Hu Bayi suddenly stopped, studied the map and compass for a while, and said: "It should have been near Cishan, should we go inside to rest, or are we just outside?"

Wang Fatzi leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, the compass either flickered and stopped, or jumped around. He looked at his watch again, and the same was true, indeed caused by the surrounding magnetic field.

"Just find a place around here to rest. Xia Yang pondered for a moment and said: "This is just in the area of Magnetic Mountain, and I haven't really seen this mountain yet, so let's wait until I watch the stars at night and determine the direction before going in." ”

Nowadays, the compass is completely useless here, and there is no way to discern the direction, and if you rush forward, you are likely to go the wrong way.

Xia Yang roughly calculated, with their speed, with one more night's work, they should be able to get out of the Magnetic Mountain. After passing the Magnetic Mountain, they entered the territory of the Zagrama Mountain, which was not far from their destination.

After Hu Bayi and the others nodded and agreed, the four of them found a sand dune nearby, settled the camels and bags, and after eating a few things, they rested separately.

When it was already completely dark, several people woke up one after another and saw Xia Yang sitting on the sand dunes looking up at the sky.

Wang Fatzi got up from his sleeping bag, sat down on the edge of Xia Yang, and asked curiously, "How is it, Brother Xia, do you see what?"

He knew that Xia Yang had been learning Tianxing Feng Shui from Lao Hu, and listening to Lao Hu's words, he seemed to learn quite quickly. But these things sounded like a book from heaven to him, and he didn't know anything.

"You've found your way, grab a bite to eat, pack up and go. ”

Under the guidance of Hu Bayi, a professional, Xia Yang's Tianxing Feng Shui has achieved a small success, although it has not yet reached the level of looking up at the stars and judging the leylines of the earth, but it is a piece of cake to identify the direction.

"Okay, Brother Xia!" the fat man grinned excitedly. The more capable Xia Yang is, the happier he is.

Shirley Yang also looked at Xia Yang with a surprised expression, she was very aware of the difficulty of the secret art of Heavenly Star Feng Shui! Since ancient times, there have been extremely few people who know this knowledge.

Hu Bayi took out the food and distributed it to them, and while he was eating, he also studied the stars and determined that the direction of Xia Yang's identification was accurate.

After eating, the four of them continued on their way, knowing that the Zagrama Mountains were not far away, and their spirits were quite sufficient, and they even hurried faster than usual.

After walking for almost two hours, Wang Fatzi suddenly said: "Hey, Miss Yang, your notebook is fine, right? Didn't you say that this is Cishan? Why is there nothing but sand, where is the mountain?"

Shirley Yang sat on the hunchback and flipped through the notes, looked at the map again, and shook his head: "I don't know, the notes only record the direction, and do not describe the terrain." But I heard the old man An Liman say that Cishan should be in the hinterland of this black desert, and after this, you will see two sacred mountains, one red and one white, which is said to be the Zagrama sacred mountain where the ancestors are buried. ”

Hu Bayi looked at the underground and said: "There may have been mountains here before, but more than a thousand years have passed, and it is estimated that they have long since turned into sand." ”

"Keep walking. Xia Yang said lightly: "According to the direction of the celestial star, the direction must be correct." ”

"That's right, as long as you keep walking, you will definitely be able to find the Exquisite Ancient City!" Shirley Yang agreed, his tone very firm.

"Come on, let's find the tomb of the Absolute Queen. Wang Fatzi complained: "Hurry up and find it, hurry back! This desert is really not a place for people, and the fat man's waist is about to lose weight twice." If you can't find it again, you can just call me a thin man. ”

"Alright, fatty. Hu Bayi comforted him: "After passing Cishan, it's almost there, not far away." ”

As if to divert his attention, Wang Fatzi suddenly asked, "By the way, tell me, are there any treasures in the Dou'er of the Exquisite Queen?"

"It's good not to give Ya a curse, still thinking about the baby?" Hu Bayi scolded.

Wang Fatzi took a sip: "Bah, bah, how can you talk?"

"You care so much about the Ming Weapon in the Dragon Tower Treasure Hall?" Shirley Yang glared at the two of them, and then looked at Xia Yang: "Tell me, how many fights have you all poured down?"

Wang Fatzi now knew that this girl was also a person in the industry, so he didn't shy away from her, and grinned: "To be honest, our three brothers have just fallen into a fight." Just inside Niuxin Mountain, let's pour an ancient tomb of a general in the Liaojin period, not a fat man, I will blow ......"

"Fatty!" He didn't finish a sentence, and Hu Bayi hurriedly interrupted him: "You just can't control your mouth, right?"

"Is it the one connected to the Japanese fortress?" Shirley Yang glanced at Hu Bayi, this matter, she had seen in the newspaper some time ago.

Hu Bayi couldn't hide it, so he could only nod and admit it, anyway, now that they were all in the same boat, it was impossible for Shirley Yang to denounce them. However, he still glared at the fat man fiercely, after all, the reputation of tomb robbers is not very good.

"Tell me about it. Shirley Yang was a little curious.