As everyone was not in good spirits and had some slight frostbite, it took them three days to return to the encampment.
When they arrived at the station, because of the frostbite of the archaeological team, they rested at the station for another week. After everyone's spirit and body recovered, Xiang Qian and Old Hu took the archaeological team to the train to the Western Regions.
A few days later, at the train station.
"Attention everyone, we have now arrived at the Western Region. In a while, we will go to the person in charge of this area and ask him to help us find a guide to take us into the desert.”After getting off the train, Professor Chen said excitedly to everyone.
"Professor Chen, the three of us are going to prepare other things for entering the desert. We won't be going to talk to the person in charge with you. We'll look for you after we're done shopping.”Xiang Qian walked to Professor Chen's side and greeted him before bringing Old Hu and Fatty into the crowd.
"Lord Xiang, what are we going to buy? Shouldn't the archeological team be providing the supplies for entering the desert?”Fatty asked curiously as he walked.
"The archeological team will only provide basic supplies, but they won't provide us with what we need.”After Xiang Qian finished speaking, he brought the two of them to an inconspicuous shop with a Xu Dog pattern carved at the entrance.
After entering the shop, the shop assistant saw the three of them and asked enthusiastically,"What do you want to buy? The things in our house are definitely the best in this area, the most…"
"My surname is Xiang. A friend from Sand City introduced me.”Xiang Qian interrupted the waiter and said something that Old Hu and Fatty found inexplicable.
When the waiter heard Xiang Qian's words, he carefully sized up Xiang Qian's appearance and hurriedly bowed.
"Lord Xiang, I'm sorry. I didn't recognize you. If you need anything, just tell me. I'll do my best to satisfy you.”
"Get up. Find two suitable weapons for them and prepare six pistols and bullets.”
After Xiang Qian finished instructing the waiter, he asked the waiter to bring Old Hu and Fatty into the secret room to choose weapons.
After a while, Old Hu walked out with a dagger in his hand and Fatty with a Vajra Umbrella in his hand. The clerk behind him held a small box and opened it on the table. Inside were six brand new Type 64 pistols with loaded magazines and twelve loaded magazines.
Xiang Qian picked up two pistols and four magazines and put them on his waist. Then, he signaled Old Hu and Fatty to put away their guns and magazines.
Xiang Qian saw Old Hu and Fatty go forward to take their guns and magazines. He said to the waiter,"Just remember the account. When the time comes, hand it over to your Fifth Master. Your Fifth Master will find me to settle the score himself.”
"Lord Xiang, Lord Fifth has instructed that all the Wu family's businesses will always be free of charge.”The waiter said respectfully.
"Haha! Interesting! This Old Dog Wu was really smart!”As he spoke, Xiang Qian brought Old Hu and Fatty out of the Wu family's shop.
"Mr. Xiang, do you know the owner of this shop?”Fatty asked curiously.
"Yes, I do. This shop is owned by the Wu family of the Nine Gates. I have a good relationship with a few of the Nine Gates.”Xiang Qian explained and did not say anything else.
Old Hu saw that Xiang Qian did not want to say anything more, so he pulled the fatty who wanted to continue asking and said to Xiang Qian,"Mr. Xiang, let's go find Professor Chen and the others after we're done buying.”
The three of them arrived at the police station. As soon as they entered the gate of the police station, they saw Ye Yixin, Chu Jian, and Sa Dipeng, three young members of the archaeological team, sitting in the courtyard.
"Big Brother Xiang, Big Brother Hu, Big Brother Fatty, the three of you are here.”Ye Yixin saw Xiang Qian and the other two and beckoned them to sit down.
Just as Xiang Qian and the other two walked to Ye Yixin and the other two, Professor Chen and the others came out of the house with an old man.
"Little Xiang, you're back? "Coincidentally, this old man is called Amat. Everyone calls him An Liman, which means a living map of the desert. He is the guide we found to enter the desert.”
After Professor Chen introduced An Liman to Xiang Qian and the others, he turned around and said to An Liman,"Brother An Liman, since you're out, when can we set off into the desert?”
Professor Chen couldn't wait to enter the desert.
Elder An Liman didn't give Professor Chen any face. He didn't answer Professor Chen's question and walked out of the police station.
Everyone had no choice but to greet their comrades at the police station and follow them out.
She followed An Liman all the way to his residence. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she looked around and saw a group of camels that he raised.
"Professor Chen, the notebook says that the ruins of Jingjue Country can only be found in the desert during the windy season. If the windy season is over, those places will be buried by the wind and sand again. It's impossible to find them again. What did An Liman mean? He didn't even tell us when he was going to enter the desert. Why did he bring us to his house?”
Yang Xueli took out her notebook and said anxiously to Professor Chen. Professor Chen was also very anxious, but An Liman didn't say when he would bring them into the desert, so he had no choice.
Xiang Qian and Old Hu walked to Yang Xueli's side and took the notebook from Yang Xueli's hand to take a look. However, it was written in English. They didn't recognize much of it, so they returned the notebook to Yang Xueli.
"Professor Chen, let's talk to the old man again.”Old Hu volunteered to try to persuade him.
"Little Hu, this old man has a strange temper. Why don't I go and persuade him again?”
Professor Chen looked at An Liman's back and was a little worried about Old Hu persuading him.
"I'm fine. Don't worry." Old Hu said as he brought Xiang Qian, Fatty, and Yang Xueli to An Liman, who had been feeding the camels.
"Uncle An Liman, when are we going to enter the desert?”Yang Xueli asked.
"Aiya, these people don't know how to raise camels at all. They've all lost weight.”An Liman ignored Yang Xueli and mumbled to himself as he fed the camels.
"Old man, when can we set off? Everyone is waiting for you!" Fatty shouted at An Liman impatiently.
"That will depend on when my camels can eat and drink their fill.”An Li answered Fatty without raising his head.
"Then when will your camel be able to eat and drink its fill?”Old Hu asked.
"That will depend on you." An Liman's answer stunned Old Hu and the others.
"We wait for him, he waits for the camels, and the camels wait for us. What does he mean?”Yang Xueli asked them in confusion.
Fatty asked An Liman,""What do you mean?”
An Liman put down the grass in his hand and walked to the four of them."Aiyo, why are you guys so stupid? How can you buy food and drinks without money? How can my camel eat and drink its fill without food and water?”
"You just lack money?" Xiang Qian interjected.
An Liman heard Xiang Qian's words and turned around to walk to the camel. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned around and spread his hands."Sigh, let's take a step back. I don't need money, but my camel can't!”
"It doesn't matter. Just tell us how much it costs.”When Yang Xueli heard that it was about money, she relaxed.
"It's easy to say if you have money. We can set off soon.”An Liman replied happily when he heard that money was not a problem.
"When is soon?" Old Hu asked.
"Two months later." An Liman said as he continued to feed the camels.
"Wait for two months? No, the windy season would be over in two months!。”When Yang Xueli heard that, her relaxed mood rose again.
"That's right. It's the windy season now. People will die in the desert during the windy season.”An Liman said matter-of-factly.
"No, we have to go into the desert the day after tomorrow at the latest. Otherwise, not only will we send you to the police station, but we will also have the police station confiscate your camel. If you bring us into the desert the day after tomorrow, we will buy your camel at double the price. When we come out, the camel will still be yours, and the money will also be yours.”Xiang Qian walked up to An Li and threatened him.
"This…okay, then go out the day after tomorrow in the morning! You people, entering the desert during the windy season, are you really courting death!”When An Liman heard Xiang Qian's words, he had no choice but to agree to leave for the desert the day after tomorrow.
Seeing that Xiang Qian's threat was effective, Yang Xueli took out a stack of money from her pocket and handed it to An Liman. Then, the four of them found Professor Chen and the others and returned to the guest house to rest.
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