When he was at the police station, An Liman had pretended to be crazy and said that there was a painted skin in the desert that could eat people.
As the police station that defeated all evil spirits, they naturally would not believe these words.
However, Ding Jie had basically determined that the so-called Painted Skin was a human-skinned Grave-Suppressing Beast.
Could it be that the water source was not far from the Painted Skin Tomb Suppressing Beast?
It was not impossible, because the feng shui pattern emphasized on hiding wind and water.
It would be best if there was water on the ground, but forget about underground rivers.
Because the underground river would erode the cemetery, the tombs of emperors were generally not built near the underground river.
It was rumored that such a situation had once occurred in Yongzheng's imperial mausoleum. When the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor chose the location, he did not notice that there was an underground river below the dragon vein. As a result, when the imperial mausoleum was halfway built, the underground river appeared and swallowed the imperial mausoleum.
For this reason, Emperor Yongzheng killed a large number of officials and even chose a new location to build the Imperial Mausoleum.
Therefore, anyone who knew a little bit about Feng Shui would know that it was best to build a tomb in open water. It was not recommended to build it near an underground river.
However, due to the historical migration in the desert, even if there was water on the surface, with the passage of time, the water source would disappear and be transferred underground. Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to say that there was a water source near the tomb.
"Old brother, archaeology is based on the attitude of seeking truth from facts. I have excavated no less than dozens of ancient tombs, but I have never found any painted skin.”
"Don't worry, take us there. What era is it now? There won't be any ghosts or monsters.”
Professor Chen was very certain.
"Alright, if you insist, I'll take you to the water source. But let me say this first, if the situation doesn't look good, I'll still run away.”
"This time, I hope Mister Ding is not lying.”
As he spoke, An Liman shifted his gaze to Ding Jie. He still remembered that Ding Jie had said that he could break through the mask in the detention room.
Hopefully, Ding Jie wasn't lying.
"Oh right, the water source is not far from the ancient city just now. We can reach it in about two hours.”
"We just need to go back and search along the way.”
"However, finding the way is a little troublesome and will take some time.”
An Liman said.
Finding the way was indeed not an easy task.
Even though An Liman was a living map of the desert, it still took him a lot of time to find the way.
It took him nearly half a day to find the right direction and set off again. At this speed, it would be good if he could reach the water source before dark.
Along the way, the people in the expedition team were in low spirits. The amount of water they drank in the desert was much higher than usual.
Therefore, there was not much water left.
To be honest, everyone was very cautious when they returned to the vicinity of the ancient city ruins. What if the terrifying Desert Army Ants appeared again?
Therefore, everyone was cautious. In addition to the lack of water, they were not very excited.
If they couldn't find a water source before dark tomorrow, there might be cases of people dying.
By tomorrow morning, everyone would be dehydrated.
Well, after a day of traveling, the amount of water for ten people had long been used up.
Of course, Ding Jie had water, but he didn't plan to take it out now.
He was still extremely dehydrated, so why would he take out a water source?
He was not a saint. Water was life in the desert, so he had to use it sparingly.
Of course, he wasn't the kind of person who would be unreasonable. Perhaps when someone was about to die, he could consider giving a small portion to save a life.
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The desert at night was very dangerous.
Anyone with common sense would choose to act at night.
During the day, the desert was hot, so the animals in the desert would hide and not come out. They would only come out to look for food at night.
Therefore, it was more dangerous at night than during the day.
The expedition team walked until almost midnight before they arrived near the water source that An Liman had mentioned.
This was an ancient city. However, compared to the previous one, it was much more dilapidated and had been eroded by the wind and sand.
"Old Ding, why do I feel that the surroundings are gloomy?”
Fatty Wang said.
"It's just a psychological effect. Fatty Wang, aren't you afraid of nothing?”
Ding Jie teased.
"Who said I'm afraid? I just feel a little cold.”
Fatty Wang said.
"The night in the desert is indeed cold. Fatty, wear more clothes.”Hu Bayi smiled.
"Old Master, is this the water source you mentioned? Why don't I see anyone?"
At this moment, Ye Yixin was a little dejected. Earlier in the evening, Ye Yixin had already shown signs of dehydration. Fortunately, Ding Jie had given Ye Yixin two sips of water from her reserve, which eased her condition a lot.
Otherwise, she would have lost her mind long ago.
"It's in that dilapidated house up ahead. There was a shaft inside. However, that well was very dangerous. The Painted Skin last time seemed to have come out from there.”
"I don't dare to go over.”
An Liman said with a trembling voice.
" Great Hu, bless us! Great Hu, bless us!"
As he spoke, An Liman knelt on the ground again and prayed to the guardian god of the desert.
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