At that time, Cheng Xuedong and his survey team, under the guidance of local guides, were rushing from a town to an ancient town called 'Longcang'. It is said that the ancient town was once an important hub of the Silk Road in ancient times. This is full of attraction for Cheng Xuedong, who has a hobby of archaeology, although the original intention of his trip is to find a home for the future national eye.

The guide is an old man who is over the age of old, but his body is very tough, his spirit is strong, he climbs mountains and mountains like walking on flat ground, and often acts as a guide for foreign adventure tour groups. Therefore, the local leaders chose him as the guide of the survey team.

But before leaving, the old guide told them: "You must carry your weapons with you, because it is not safe on the road." ”

Xiao Li in the survey team was a little curious: "Uncle, why is it not safe?" Are there bandits here? ”

The old guide smiled bitterly: "We are all mountain roads along the way, and they are all no-man's land, how can there be bandits?"

Cheng Xuedong also said angrily: "This is a peaceful era that our country has not encountered in a century, how can there be bandits?" Although bandits were rampant before liberation, they were exterminated by our father's generation long ago. ”

The members of the investigation team have long been aware of Cheng Xuedong's family background, and when they heard him say this, they still showed envious eyes, which stemmed from the fact that Cheng Xuedong had a glorious and legendary revolutionary family.

At this time, the old guide explained to everyone: "There are wolves in this area, and they are still a large number of wolves. If you encounter them, the consequences are not good. ”

Cheng Xuedong couldn't help frowning, because his father Cheng Jue's team had encountered wolves back then, but his father commanded a team with loaded guns, and the outcome was self-evident. Could it be that the survey team led by himself will also have what happened to his father back then?

Xiao Li was worried at this time: "If we encounter wolves, will we be attacked by them?" ”

The old guide muttered: "Because wolves live in an environment surrounded by humans, they generally do not take the initiative to attack humans, but except for special circumstances. ”

"What special circumstances?"

"When they're especially hungry."

Xiao Li had a somewhat happy expression: "Oh, I hope we don't meet them." ”

Another member of the team quickly said: "Even if I encounter it, I hope it is a pack of wolves after a full meal." ”

The old guide couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Once encountered, it must be a pack of hungry wolves." ”

Everyone showed a shocked expression: "Why? ”

"Because of the severe drought in this area this year, there is no grass in some places, which seriously affects the survival of herbivores. They either starved to death or stayed away from the area, leaving the wolves without a source of food. ”

Cheng Xuedong pondered: "Since this is the case, will the wolves still operate in this area?" ”

The old guide sighed: "In addition to the inaccessible here, how can there be any other habitat for them?" ”

"If they can't catch their prey for a long time, will they starve to death?"

The old guide shook his head: "It's not easy, because wolves are very adaptable. If they can't find food in the mountains, they will come out late at night and attack nearby villages. ”

"Huh? Do they come into the village to eat people? ”

"Not really, they will harm poultry and livestock."

"Looks like they're still afraid of humans."

The old guide smiled wryly: "In human territory, they will tremble and avoid humans, but in their territory it is difficult to say, because there have been instances of wolves eating people here. ”

One of the team members immediately suggested: "Can we change the course?" Do you have to hike through no man's land? ”

Cheng Xuedong immediately vetoed: "We can't change the route, because the ruins of Longcang Ancient Town where we are going are in the hinterland of no man's land, which has been turned into ruins due to a geological disaster, but it is one of the candidates for our Tianyan placement." ”

"But... It's not open to traffic, is it suitable for that behemoth? ”

Cheng Xuedong replied without hesitation: "As long as the geological conditions of Tianyan are attached there, we will open up a spacious and smooth avenue while building Tianyan." ”

The team member stuck out his tongue and stopped squeaking.

Cheng Xuedong immediately said: "Just in case, let's be prepared to deal with possible wolves." ”

Someone questioned: "What can be prepared to defend against wolves?" ”

Without waiting for Cheng Xuedong to speak, Xiao Li interjected first: "Unless you prepare two submachine guns, you can deter the wolves." ”

Cheng Xuedong snorted in his nostrils: "You are simply daydreaming, let alone a submachine gun, you don't even have a toy gun." ”

Xiao Li opened his mouth and stammered: "Then what do we rely on to defend ourselves?" ”

"Don't we have survey equipment with us? It's enough to make those wolves scared. ”

"What if those wolves don't eat this?"

"If those wolves dare to take risks, then we'll give them a little color."

Xiao Li had a sad face: "You said it lightly, those devices can't defend yourself." Besides, if you accidentally break it, there is nowhere to go to the accessories. ”

"Who said those instruments were used as shields?" Cheng Xuedong smiled slightly, "I still have a secret weapon!" ”

"Secret weapon?"

All the scouts, as well as the old guide, gave him a look of surprise.

Cheng Xuedong calmly opened a bag in front of everyone: "What do you think this is?" ”

"Firecrackers!"

When Cheng Xuedong pulled out a string of firecrackers from his pocket, some people couldn't help blurting out -

Cheng Xuedong laughed and said: "It's not just firecrackers, but also 'two kicks' and 'drill monkeys'." ”

"Cheng Gong, can this thing stop the wolf?"

"Definitely no problem. Our team of centaurs is also a large number of people, and wolves are already afraid of people, not to mention that we still have these big killing weapons that they don't understand? ”

Another team member smiled wryly: "Ahhh These are also big killers, right? ”

"Of course." Cheng Xuedong is quite confident, "When my father encountered wolves in the wild, he just fired a gun into the sky and let them flee. ”

The old guide said at this time: "With the size of our team, the wolves will be jealous." After all, they are more likely to attack people who are lonely. ”

Each member of the survey team looked at each other, thinking to each other that they would never be separated from the team.

The guide told them that it was only four hours away from the ruins of Longcang Ancient Town, so they were not in a hurry. They passed through an ancient Silk Road, which, according to the old guide, had caravans between the mainland and Tibet as early as the Tang Dynasty.

Cheng Xuedong saw that the rugged mountain road could really allow the horse team to pass, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that we can't find the horses, otherwise we can experience the feeling of the caravan back then." ”

Another member of the team interjected: "I can't even borrow a donkey here, which reminds me of the story of the poor skills of the donkey." ”

"Hahaha..."

Everyone is laughing while hurrying to kill the boring travel time.

However, when they walked from morning to noon, they had not yet found the shadow of Longcang Ancient Town, and everyone was already tired of walking and complained.

Cheng Xuedong looked at his watch, and it had been four hours since he set off, so he asked the old guide tentatively: "How far is Longcang from here?" ”

Unexpectedly, the old guide's expression became confused: "This one is different from my impression." ”

Cheng Xuedong was shocked: "We won't go the wrong way, right?" ”

"Probably not. Don't we have navigation? ”

Cheng Xuedong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The so-called navigation can only distinguish east, west, north and south. The ruins of that ancient town are not in the scope of navigation. ”

The old guide hurriedly explained: "The direction we are walking should be good, and we have been walking along the ruins of this ancient road." ”

Cheng Xuedong pondered for a moment before asking tentatively, "How long has it been since you last came to Longcang?" ”

The old guide raised three fingers: "It's been almost thirty years!" ”

Cheng Xuedong was dumbfounded: "Thirty years? Can you still make an impression? ”

Xiao Li also muttered: "It's really unreliable, we must have chosen the wrong person." ”

The old guide smiled bitterly again: "In our town, except for me who has been to Longcang three times before and after, no one has ever been there." ”

Everyone looked surprised at the same time: "Huh? Why is this happening? ”

"Alas, it was excavated by the archaeological team forty years ago, it is just a ruin, and it is deep in the mountains, and there are wolves frequenting it, who would be interested in exploring there?"

Xiao Li focused his attention on Cheng Xuedong again: "Cheng Gong, is it a stupid act for us to choose there as the object of investigation?" ”

Cheng Xuedong glared at him fiercely and "snorted".

Xiao Li hurriedly changed his words: "I mean the wrong choice." ”

Cheng Xuedong thought for a moment before he said loudly: "The candidate for choosing Longcang Ancient Town as the base of Tianyan is based on its geographical location, which is also the place that Professor Nan likes, if it is really suitable for the geological conditions of Tianyan, this is of special significance to the abandoned ancient town." Even though it is located deep in the mountains, because of the eye of the sky, a modern town may rise. ”

When Xiao Li heard him say this, he had nothing more to say.

Just as Cheng Xuedong was about to order everyone to continue on their journey, the old guide's face suddenly changed: "It's not good, there are wolves!" ”