According to the predetermined route, the first leg of Xia Yang's itinerary started from Bosten Lake, went all the way to the southwest, and walked west along the Peacock River until they found the ancient river channel to the south. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Bosten can be translated as standing, and the origin of the name is due to the fact that there are three mountains in the middle of the lake. In ancient times, it was also called the Sea of Fish, and it was the largest inland freshwater lake in China, from which the Peacock River originated and flowed deep into the Taklamakan River.

When the archaeological team passed by the lake, they looked at the vast and far-reaching blue water of the lake, which made people dizzy, and inadvertently, they had the illusion that they had reached the end of the world.

The initial part of the journey, according to Anliman's words, was not a desert at all. This section of the ancient channel of the Peacock River existed before the river was diverted, and in some sections the riverbed was not completely dry, and the surrounding sand was very shallow, there were scattered small lakes and seas everywhere, and a small group of red-headed gulls and red-billed pochard occasionally swam on the water, and along the bay of the Peacock River, there was a small oasis with sand dates, poplars and some shrubs.

Seeing these unprecedented scenes, the students of the archaeological team were very interested, they were already young, and they entered the desert for the first time in their lives, and they felt that it was both fresh and fun. For a while, I learned the whistle of the old man An Liman commanding the camels, and for a while, you chased me and played and sang, as if this trip was not to find the exquisite ancient city, but to travel.

It wasn't until they crossed the bend of the Peacock River and entered the edge of the desert that the environment became terrible, and their excitement gradually subsided.

The amount of food carried by their camel team can only last for less than a month, and the clean water is enough to use for more than ten days, but fortunately, there are several oases and underground rivers along the way, and fresh water can be replenished. In addition, Anlim also brought a few large bags of yogurt soup, and when he was thirsty in the desert, he could quench his thirst with a sip of water.

It's just that there are too many kinds of equipment and equipment for the expedition, so that the weight of each camel is very large, and when marching, the personnel can only rely on two legs, walk half the way, and ride half of the camel.

In the eyes of others, his physical strength is almost endless, and he has never been tired, not only walking all the way in the desert, but also looking the most relaxed of all people, even An Liman feels incredible and amazed.

Although he was very relaxed physically, Xia Yang's heart was not relaxed. The situation they are about to face on this trip is very serious, and even the real test has not yet begun!

If it was just water and food, the reserves in Xia Yang's space were enough for them to survive in the desert for a few months, and he didn't have any worries about this. However, he will not take out these things until the last resort, first, it is difficult to explain the origin, and secondly, he does not want these people to become dependent on him.

The Peacock River goes to the southeast, which is the direction of Loulan, Lop Nur, and Tanya in ancient times, Xia Yang has read the original book and knows the location of the exquisite ancient city, probably located in the lower reaches of the Zdu River in the Taklamakan Desert, in the northeast direction of the Kunlun Mountains, which is also consistent with the location recorded in the British explorer's notebook. Therefore, they had to change their route and travel southwest into the "Black Desert" area.

After changing routes, the conditions became more and more difficult, and their fresh water was depleted rapidly. Especially one time, when Xia Yang saw that the little girl named Ye Yixin was still washing her hands with water for Professor Chen, he couldn't help but scold her harshly.

He won't get used to her just because the other party is a girl, fresh water in the desert is more precious than gold, it is already very scarce, and the other party is so wasteful, it is really too long!

This is the second time that Ye Yixin has been deflated in front of Xia Yang, and when he reprimanded him, he couldn't help crying. The rest of the archaeological team couldn't bear it, but because of the prestige that Xia Yang had built up all the way, and because she had done something wrong in the first place, no one stood up to accuse Xia Yang, so she could only go over to comfort Ye Yixin.

In this section of the road, there are deserts and Gobi deserts, fortunately, there is an ancient channel of the Peacock River that is connected, and it is not difficult to identify. Walking to a place called the Mount of the Holy Sepulchre, Anliman stopped and persuaded them to turn back again. He has taken many people into the desert, they have persevered the longest, the farthest, once they enter the black desert, that is, the real desert, the environment will get worse and worse, don't die in vain!

Experiencing the harsh environment of the desert, everyone also knew that An Liman was not joking, and hurriedly asked him what the black desert was.

Anliman told them that the Black Desert was created by Hu Da punishing greedy infidels. There are countless cities and treasures buried in the desert, but no one can bring them out of the black desert, and even if you only take a gold coin, you will get lost in the black desert, buried in the wind and sand forever, and never think about it again. If you want to go deeper, you can, as for whether you can find the Zidu Dark River in the end, it depends on Hu Da's will.

It's just that they've come here, and they're willing to give up easily, at this point, their opinions are very unanimous, that is, no matter what, they must continue to walk!

An Liman really couldn't do anything with them, so he had to take them and continue to move forward, preparing to find a place with a water source to replenish fresh water first.

In the past, the Holy Sepulchre Mountain really entered the boundary of the Black Desert, which is a large and mobile desert, where strong winds blow the sand dunes, the landscape changes day by day, without any features, and the ancient river channel has long disappeared without a trace.

Anliman is worthy of a living map in the desert, those broken ruins, as well as scattered poplars, a few small plants, have not escaped his eyes, these things are connected in a string, and it becomes a route.

He told Hu Bayi and others that the ancient channel of the Peacock River used to pass through here, and the legendary exquisite ancient city abandoned by Hu Da was at the end of this disappearing ancient river.

In the early morning of this day, the first rays of sunlight rose from the eastern horizon, dyeing the clouds in the sky red, and the sand dunes in the desert were also shrouded in a layer of sunset. The dry poplars and the rippling yellow sand are all reflected in a golden red. The heavy colors constitute a magnificent picture between heaven and earth!

In order to avoid the scorching sun at noon, everyone hurried all night, and they were walking sleepily, and when they saw this kind of scenery, they couldn't help but be refreshed, Shirley Yang exclaimed: "It's so beautiful!" she took out her camera and pressed the shutter even more, hoping to keep this beautiful scenery.

"Beautiful, right?" Xia Yang stood beside Shirley Yang, staring at the morning glow as well, and then said to himself: "But behind the more beautiful things, the more dangerous and terrifying, I look at this celestial phenomenon, it seems that something is unusual. ”

Hu Bayi also felt this way, so he looked at An Liman, and found that the old man was staring at the morning sun in the east, and there was a faint trace of uneasiness on his face, he hurriedly walked over and asked, "Old man, is it going to change the sky?"

As the old saying goes, the morning glow does not go out, and the sunset travels thousands of miles. The fiery clouds in the morning are not a good sign.

"Yes, the clouds in the sky are bleeding, Hu Da must be angry. An Liman said very seriously. Under his explanation, everyone knew that the desert was about to start windy, and it was a very strong wind, even if a sand wall was built, it would not be able to stop it. You must rush to the ruins of the Ancient City of the West Night in one go, otherwise you will most likely be buried alive in this desert!

After speaking, the old man walked to the camel, took out a blanket and spread it on the yellow sand, knelt on it, closed his eyes slightly, looked pious, stretched out his hands to the sky, and then covered his face again, and chanted aloud.

Looking at his unhurried appearance and his spare time praying to Allah, the people of the archaeological team thought that the storm he said was not too serious. Unexpectedly, after An Liman finished praying, he seemed to be a different person, his body seemed to be tightened by clockwork, and he rolled up the blanket in three or two strokes, jumped on the camel like a spring, and shouted loudly: "Hurry up...... Hurry up, or you'll be buried in purgatory in the Black Desert!"

While shouting, he urged the big camel under his crotch to run first.

In such an urgent situation, he was praying slowly just now, and now he was running so fast, everyone scolded secretly at the same time, and they also hurriedly set off.

Hu Bayi, as the team leader, greeted again and again: "Hurry up, get on the camel!" Fatty, Brother Xia, you keep an eye on it, don't leave anyone behind." ”