After resting for another two days in Xiye Ancient City, the archeological team set off south. This was the sea of sand that the locals called the " Black Desert."
Here, one would no longer see poplar trees, nor would there be any undulating sand mountains. The surrounding sand dunes were about the same, endless, and the same scenery had no signs of life.
As they walked, Hu Ba asked An Liman," Uncle An Liman, have you entered this desert before?”
An Liman smiled bitterly and said to Hu Bayi,"This is the hell of the yellow sand. Even Hu Da doesn't want to come here! As for me, I've only been here once in a while. Isn't this the first time? If it weren't for your old cadre and Hu Da's beloved white camel, I wouldn't have come even if I died a hundred times.”
An Liman then said," You people just don't listen to advice. I told you not to go down the Holy Well, but you just don't listen to advice." Now, someone died! I'll tell you again. Don't touch things you shouldn't touch. You'll be unlucky.”
Hu Bayi repeatedly agreed. At this time, they had to calm the old man down. Without the old man leading the way, they would never be able to find Jingjue Ancient City.
Despite complaining, Anliman was known as the living map of the desert, and it was not undeserved. Although this was the first time he had entered this forbidden black desert, he could still see the shuttle grass, desert wormwood, and other plants in the sand nests with his fox-like eyes.
He had followed the traces of these plants and his years of experience in the desert to lead the archaeological team forward.
In fact, the desert had the largest inland water system in China. However, many water systems such as the Tarimu River had seeped into the sand. The desert that was barren on the surface might be a turbulent underground river deep underground. Of course, even if they knew, there was nothing they could do. The desert might be dozens of meters thick, but it was at least ten meters thick. No one could dig up the desert line to get water.
However, some plants that grew in the desert relied on the water vapor that rose to the surface of the desert from the underground water veins to survive.
In fact, other than a small number of plants, there were also some animals here, but most of them came out to look for food at night.
On this day, when they were traveling around, they happened to encounter a sand leopard that had come to attack them at night. Xue Li Yang did not hesitate to kill the sand leopard, and they finally ate their first meal of fresh meat since entering the desert.
Xue Li Yang looked at her laptop as she ate. She said to Zhou You,"" I saw in my notebook that after leaving West Night City, those explorers discovered a large number of stone tombs nearby. They planned to excavate the tomb when they came back, so they drew a detailed route in the notebook. Should we find the exact location of the stone tomb first?”
"It seems like these stone tombs aren't too far away from us. With the map, we can find Jingjue City better.”
Zhou You asked as he ate,""You and Uncle An Liman will be in charge of finding the way. Although I think we can find Jingjue Ancient City by following the Zidu Underground River, they should be on the same road now. Since we have a detailed map to guide us, there's no need to cause trouble.”
"Alright, that's it then!"
At this moment, Ye Yixin suddenly ran over and pulled Xue Li Yang to the side. The two of them quietly whispered a few words.
Xue Li Yang turned to Zhou You, Hu Ba, and the others and said,"We have something to do behind that sand dune.”
This was not the first time, and everyone knew that. However, the sky was already getting dark."Then bring a flashlight and a spoon. If there's anything, blow the whistle hard.”
" Yes!" Xue Li Yang replied before turning around and pulling Ye Yixin away.
Zhou You was just about to wash his cutlery with sand when he heard a sharp whistle. At that moment, everyone was shocked. Zhou You grabbed his bag and ran over. Hu Bayi also grabbed his shovel and followed.
The two of them took the lead, and the others also took their weapons and charged forward. Fortunately, they were relatively close, only two hundred steps away. Even in the sand, Zhou You only took ten seconds to arrive.
At this moment, half of Ye Yixin's body was stuck in the sand and she was struggling non-stop. Zhou You suddenly recalled this scene. Wasn't this the location of the stone tomb that Xue Li Yang had mentioned?
Zhou You didn't realize it because it had become a daily occurrence for them to relieve themselves together. It was the same every day. He was not a god, so how could he have known that Ye Yixin would fall into the stone tomb today? Zhou You wasn't in a hurry, but he still quickly ran over to the two of them.
" Zhou You, be careful! It's quicksand!"
"Brother Zhou, don't come over!"
Zhou You stopped in his tracks and said with a smile,""Don't worry, it's fine. If it was quicksand, you would have sunk long ago. It should be a building buried in the desert. It's probably the stone tomb you mentioned before.”
As Zhou You spoke, he walked to Ye Yixin's side and pulled her up.
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