Two days later, Xiang Qian and the others packed their things and drove to An Liman's house.
"Uncle An Liman, let's go.”Yang Xueli got out of the car and looked for An Liman.
"That won't do. Don't drive a car. Big Hu doesn't like machines.”
"Lord Xiang and I also agree with An Liman. Lord Xiang and I have been to the desert. Camels are much more reliable than cars in the desert.”
Old Hu and Xiang Qian also got out of the car and said.
"Since Xiao Hu and Xiao Xiang have agreed, then let's listen to Brother An Liman.”Professor Chen also got out of the car with his men.
An Liman picked more than 20 camels, and Xiang Qian and the others loaded their luggage onto the camels.
At this moment, An Liman came over and called Xiang Qian and a few other young men to load up the large amount of bean cakes and salt in the courtyard.
"Grandpa, are we only eating bean cakes and salt in the desert?" Fatty asked as he ate. Isn't it getting thirsty the more you eat?"
An Liman smiled and said," Aiya, my Wu Li 'an River. Well, you can eat it if you want. However, Big Hu thinks that these should be left for the camels."”
After packing up, everyone started to head towards the desert.
On the way, An Liman told everyone that the current season was the most dangerous time in the desert. From Bosten Lake to the ruins of West Night City, there were deserts and Gobi deserts. Fortunately, there was an ancient river course connecting the Peacock River, so it was not difficult to identify them. However, if they wanted to go deeper and find the Zidu Underground River, it would depend on Hu Da's order.
The first route into the desert was to head southwest from Bosten Lake and walk west along the Peacock River until they found the ancient river channel to the south. Bosten could be translated as standing. The origin of this name was because there were three mountains standing in the middle of the lake. In ancient times, this lake was also known as the Fish Sea. It was the largest inland freshwater lake in the country. The Peacock River originated from here and flowed into the depths of the Taklamakan.
When Xiang Qian and the others passed by the lakeside, they looked into the distance. The vast and far-reaching blue lake water was dazzling. Inadvertently, they had the illusion that they had reached the end of the world.
In the first two days of entering the desert, Ye Yixin, Chu Jian, and Sa Dipeng were in high spirits. They were all very young, and it was their first time entering the desert in their lives. They felt that it was both fresh and fun. One moment, they were imitating the whistle of An Liman commanding the camel, and the next moment, they chased each other, played, and sang.
According to An Liman, this part of the journey they were on was not a desert at all. This part of the ancient Peacock River had existed before the river changed its course. In some areas, the riverbed had not completely dried up, and the surrounding sand was very shallow. There were small lakes and seas everywhere, and occasionally a small group of red-mouthed gulls and red-mouthed diving ducks swam on the surface of the water. Along the bend of the Peacock River, there were small oases with oleaster, poplar, and some shrubs. After crossing this bend, they would truly enter the desert, so Professor Chen did not stop the three students from playing.
The Peacock River changed its course to the southeast, where Loulan, Lop Nur, and Danya were located. Xiang Qian and the others 'goal was to head southwest and enter the Black Desert.
An Liman told Xiang Qian and the others that the Black Desert was created by Hu Da to punish the greedy heretics. Countless cities and treasures were buried in the desert, but no one could bring them out of the Black Desert. Even if they only took a gold coin, they would lose their way in the Black Desert and be buried by the wind and sand forever.
Just like that, the group traveled in the desert for a few more days. They traveled during the day and camped at night to rest.
It had been five days since they entered the desert. This was their third day in the Black Desert. According to An Liman's estimation, the ruins of the West Night Ancient City were right in front of them. If there were no accidents, they would arrive tomorrow.
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The first ray of sunlight rose from the eastern horizon, reflecting the clouds in the sky. At this moment, the sand dunes in the desert were covered in a layer of multicolored light.
Yang Xueli looked at the scenery and exclaimed,""The desert is so beautiful!" As he spoke, he took out his camera and pressed the shutter, hoping to preserve this beautiful scenery.
Just as everyone was admiring the beautiful scenery of the desert, Xiang Qian noticed that An Liman was staring at the morning sun in the east.
Xiang Qian followed An Liman's gaze. There was a faint uneasiness in the letter. He remembered an old saying.
In the morning, the rosy clouds do not go out, but in the evening, they travel thousands of miles.
Xiang Qian walked to An Liman's side. Is the world going to change?"
"Run! A big storm is coming!" An Liman shouted. After saying that, he rode on the camel and drove it away.
When everyone heard Alan's shout, they hurriedly got on their camels and ran after him. They didn't even bring their luggage and only carried their backpacks.
The storm was getting closer and closer to everyone. The camel ran for a while and suddenly stopped. It lay on the ground and did not move.
"Old man, what happened to the camel? Why did he stop running? This storm is catching up!" Fatty looked at the dark sky behind him and shouted anxiously at An Liman.
"The camel thought there was no hope, so it stopped running.”An Liman got off his camel and answered dejectedly.
Xiang Qian and Old Hu jumped off the camel and looked around.
"Everyone, look! There's a wall over there. We should be able to hide from the storm!”Old Hu pointed to a spot not far away.
Everyone pulled their camels toward the stone wall.
When he reached the stone wall, he saw that it was the ruins of an ancient city that had been half-buried by the wind and sand.
Everyone found a relatively intact house and went in, hiding inside.
The wind was blowing outside. Everyone inside was leaning against the stone wall, their heads lowered and not saying a word.
After more than an hour, the wind outside finally died down. Everyone walked out of the stone house and looked at the clear sky again. It was as if they had been reborn after the end of the world. They were all jumping and cheering.
An Liman kneeled in the desert, muttering to himself," Great Lord Hu, pray."
"Alright, quickly take out all your things and hurry up.”Xiang Qian said as he walked into the stone house again.
Old Hu and the others followed Xiang Qian in to get their things.
Just as everyone took their backpacks and was about to leave…
"Ah!"
Ye Yixin shouted from behind.
Everyone hurriedly ran back." What's wrong?!”
"Teacher, there's a dead body lying in the corner over there!”
" Corpses?!" Professor Hao said angrily,"You little Ye, why are you so surprised?" Are we archaeologists afraid of dead bodies?"
Ye Yixin also felt embarrassed. She took her backpack and apologized repeatedly,""I'm sorry, Teacher. I…I just didn't expect there to be a dead person here. I didn't see it just now. I wasn't mentally prepared.”
As a boy, Chu Jian was quite bold. He walked to the wall and looked at the dead body. He turned around and said,"Teacher, should we bury him?”
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