Before entering the desert, we also asked Di Yuan fungus to get us a few desert boats, which are camels in popular terms.

The two brothers of the Yang family and I rode one of them, and they used the other one to carry the equipment.

I sat on the camel for hours, because I wanted to keep myself steady and not fall, I kept holding the camel with my legs, until finally my legs were numb and my buttocks were numb, and I couldn't resist jumping off the camel.

We climbed three or four sand dunes in the afternoon, and at first we could see some plants endemic to the desert. But the more you go inside, the less there is any trace of human activity.

Di Yuan fungus told us that almost no one will enter the desert in this season, because the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and the sandstorms are frequent during this time, except for very important things, no one will risk their lives to run to this place.

I looked at Di Yuan's fungus and said with interest: "Fungus, haven't you been spreading the legend of the ancient country of Loulan in this area, can you tell us about it?" ”

Di Yuan Mu looked at me with surprised eyes, and then said, "You shouldn't have come to find the ancient kingdom of Loulan, right?" ”

I didn't deny or give him an affirmative answer, I just looked at him with a smile.

Di Yuan Mumu really thought that we were here to find the ancient country of Loulan, and then said: "Hey, hey, there have been a lot of people who have come here in the past few years, and they are all clamoring to go into the desert to find the ancient country of Loulan. There have been several groups of archaeological teams, but most of the explorers from the people have entered this desert, and basically a few people will die in it, and even the whole army will be wiped out, and over time, this place will also be called the Death Desert by you outsiders. ”

I said, "But did you also say that there is still an archaeological team here, and what did they find?" ”

"I don't know, but there are a few groups of people who have been there, and I was a guide for an archaeological team a year ago, but they didn't go through the erosion area you're going to, they went around there. Finally I led them to a lake, where I was separated from them, and I don't know if the group found anything in the end, whether they came out or not. ”

When Di Yuan Mu'er said this, he sighed shallowly, but Li Xun said, "Then have you heard of the legend of Ruyi City?" ”

"Ruyi City? Haven't heard of it, what was it back then? ”

Looking at Di Yuan's fungus's expression, I felt strange, since there really exists in this place of Ruyi City, it stands to reason that Changju Ming in this area will more or less hear its name, but at the moment Di Yuan fungus doesn't know anything about this place.

Boss Yang looked at me and said, "Zhang Laosan, are you sure there is that place?" ”

I pointed to Li Xun on the side and said, "He came here a few years ago, got lost in the desert, and happened to encounter the ruins of an ancient city, according to the environment at the time, eighty or ninety percent can be sure that it is Ruyi City, and he also brought out a priceless gold cup from it!" ”

As soon as Boss Yang heard the golden cup, his eyes instantly lit up.

After walking for several hours, the sun was setting, and the four camels we had brought in slowed down.

There. ”

Yang Lao Er didn't say anything more, and we walked for more than an hour, and finally saw a place with a lot of stones. There are a few large rocks that are just enough for us to keep out the wind and sand floating in the air.

I immediately said, "Let's camp here, it's in a good location." ”

Stopped here, then took out the tent and began to set up camp, and the guys in Yang's shop began to get busy. While setting up camp, he made a fire, and took out a smokeless stove and a lot of food.

Dawu was surprised: "I'll go, you're here to camp?" ”

I was also shocked by what this group of people brought to the table, most of them were not compressed foods, or many things that did not have a long shelf life, not only did this group of people have no experience in the field, but they also had no common sense!

Boss Yang didn't care and said: "There are so many people, just treat it as an indulgence, and we also brought a lot of compressed food, don't worry." ”

Huh, what can I worry about? I hate this kind of food that you all bring, and when the time comes, I'll say that Dawu and I didn't bring anything, and then they will run out of food, and we will find another chance to slip away.

After setting up camp, the sky was completely dark at this time, and the temperature was dropping rapidly, and Dawu also quickly put on the coat he had taken off during the day.

The desert nights are cold and dry, completely different from the cold outside, it is difficult to describe, and people are uncomfortable staying here. Because of the temperature difference between day and night, how hot it is during the day is how cold it is at night.

However, in the middle of the desert, if you look up at the night sky, you will find that the night sky is exceptionally clear, which you can't see anywhere else.

Gradually, the people of Yang's shop cooked all the food, and all kinds of fragrances came to the nose, and Dawu and I instantly got up from the ground and walked towards them.

The boss of the Yang family glanced at me and said playfully, "What's the matter? Do you want to eat too? Get out of the way, you don't bring anything with you, and you'll rub us all the way. ”

"How do you talk with the surname Yang?" Dawu said angrily.

The twenty people in Yang's shop suddenly stood up from the ground and looked at me and Dawu with a gloomy face, and Dawu took a step forward not to be outdone.

I smiled bitterly and hurriedly pulled Dawu back, now there are only two of us in total, but there are more than 20 people in Yangjiapu, and it is easy to kill us.

Besides, we don't have to do this for a few bites, Dawu is not a fool, he retreated as soon as I pulled it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Li Xun hurriedly ran to my side and said, "Mr. Zhang, what the hell is going on with you?" How do I think that something is wrong with those people all along, you tell me the truth, are you from the scientific research institute or not? ”

This is the first time Li Xun has suspected our identity for unknown times, and now that he has arrived in Lop Nur, I don't think there is any point in hiding him anymore, so I simply told my true identity.

"I'm a member of the Research Institute, but I'm not. Well, I didn't come to this place as an official this time. ”

Li Xun was dumbfounded, his mouth was big, and he said after a while: "No, then who are you?" ”

"People like you, just want to find Ruyi City and get a bunch of treasures from it."

Li Xun immediately stopped doing it, threw away the compressed biscuit he was gnawing on in his hand, pointed at my nose and scolded: "Uncle draft, Lao Tzu really thinks that you are from the scientific research institute, but I still boasted to that group of guys that Lao Tzu was found by the official...... Since you are not from the scientific research institute, Lao Tzu will quit, and I will return the same way tomorrow morning! ”