Sand Sea Magic Nest 16

I know the posture of a venomous snake preparing to attack, that is, the snake raises its body, then flicks its head forward, and bites the prey with its fangs. My neck and face are fully exposed to its attack range. It is inevitable to avoid it, and it is too late to block it. .

I was about to close my eyes and wait for death, when suddenly there was a "click" of white light, and the dark valley was illuminated brightly. The strange snake had already pounced on my neck, but I was startled by the dazzling white light halfway. It actually slipped from my shoulder.

All this happened within a second. I didn't wait for the snake to fall to the ground. I swung the engineer shovel in my hand and smashed the snake's head into a pulp. A lot of black juice flowed out of the broken snake head. I He hurriedly took a few steps back and secretly screamed "lucky". This snake is extremely venomous. If you are bitten by it, the venom will spread throughout the blood in your body in an instant, and you will definitely die or not.

When I looked up, it turned out that the life-saving white light came from the flash of Miss Guo's camera. She was always inseparable from the camera, taking pictures wherever she went. I never thought that my life was saved by the flash of the camera in her hand. , thanks to her quick response, otherwise I, Lao Hu, would have gone to see Hu Da by now.

But now is not the time to say thank you. Who knows if there are still the same kind of the two strange snakes in the valley. If anything happens, we should wait until we get out of the mountain pass. So he waved his hand and asked everyone to move forward quickly.

At this time, the camels may have felt that there were no poisonous snakes in front of them, and they all calmed down from their chaotic and uneasy emotions. Chu Jian, Zheng Yonghai and others carried the bodies of the unconscious Ye Yixin, Professor Dong, and Hao Aiguo onto the camels' backs.

An Liman whistled to guide the camel team forward, and the group hurried out of the dark valley of Zagrama by the light of cold fireworks and flashlights.

They walked until they reached the open space outside the mountain pass, then stopped and put Hao Aiguo's body on the ground. It was not yet dawn, the stars and the moon had no light, and it was so dark in the moment before dawn. Hao Aiguo still maintained the fear of death. The expression, the dull eyes behind the glasses have not been closed, and the whole body is blue. Under the illumination of the flashlight beam, it adds a bit of misery and weirdness.

Professor Qiao was awakened by the cold wind blowing from the mountain pass. He struggled and threw himself on Hao Aiguo's body and burst into tears. I helped the professor up. There is no resurrection after death. I wanted to persuade him to express his condolences, but the words came to my lips. Unable to speak.

I have been getting along with Hao Aiguo for almost a month. I usually like to jokingly call him "old antique". I like his straightforward and fast-talking character, but today... I can't help but feel sour when I think of this. How can I persuade him? Others.

The rest of the people also shed tears sadly. At this time, a dark red gap opened in the distant sky. The sun was finally coming out. We all looked to the east involuntarily.

The light slowly turned into rose color, blood red, and finally turned into thousands of golden lights. The top of the sun's arc was exposed. At this moment, the boundless sand sea seemed to have turned into gold melted in God's furnace.

In this desert like golden lava, a huge city appeared in front of everyone, with countless ruins, various houses and buildings of brick, wood, earth and stone, and countless towers and watchtowers in the city. The most prominent one was a tilted The tall black stone tower stands quietly in the city.

The scene is exactly the same as the black and white photo in Miss Guo's hand. Two thousand years later, the ruins of the ancient city still exist in the deepest part of the desert.

This exquisite city is large enough to accommodate fifty or sixty thousand people. At its peak, famous cities such as Loulan only had ten to twenty thousand residents and an army of more than three thousand.

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The city has been largely destroyed and has been buried in the desert for more than a thousand years. It is difficult to tell whether some parts are sand dunes or fortresses. Most of the towers have collapsed and weathered. Even so, one can imagine the grandeur of the city back then.

There is a huge magnetic field here, and it is difficult for tools such as airplanes to fly over it. It is also located in the heart of the desert. It is estimated that few people can find it. I don¡¯t know how many explorers and lost people have come here before us. The only thing that can be confirmed about this legendary ancient city is that 99% of them will never be able to return to their hometown.

Professor Dong helped Hao Aiguo's body lying on the ground, pointed at Jingjue Ancient City tremblingly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Look at it...haven't you always wanted to see this mysterious ancient city..." Open your eyes and take a look, we finally found it."

I feel bad. The old man is too sad. Is he losing his mind? He hurriedly pulled Professor Dong away from Hao Aiguo: "Professor, Teacher Hao is gone, let him rest in peace. It's a pity that he didn't see this miraculously preserved ancient city in the end. His wish still depends on you." Done, you must cheer up."

Miss Guo and several students also came to comfort me, so I handed the professor over to them. I felt sorry for Hao Aiguo's death, and I was grateful to Miss Guo, so I said to Miss Guo: "I won't thank you for saving my life just now." Come on, I owe you my life... But one yard is one yard, we have reached the end of the world, and according to the previous contract, it¡¯s twenty thousand beauties. "

As soon as the monkey heard that he had received the money, he quickly came over and added: "Twenty thousand dollars per person, a total of forty thousand dollars, settled in cash."

Miss Guo rolled his eyes at both of us, bit his lip and said, "Don't worry, the money won't be missing. I'll give it to you right after I get back."

I thought to myself that what I mentioned about the money just now was really not appropriate. At that time, I felt as if I had knocked over a five-flavor bottle. I said the wrong thing without hesitation. It would be better to change the subject quickly, but I didn¡¯t know what to say. I was speechless. To put it bluntly, he said: "That... city... is not small..."

Miss Guo stared at my face and said: "After these days of contact, I see that you two are both very skilled and have extraordinary experience. I didn't expect you to know money. It seems that my first impression of you is not wrong." Let me advise you, there are many precious things in life besides money.¡±

I had nothing to say, so the monkey said: "Miss Yang, you live under the stars and stripes of the United States of America, and your father is a giant on Wall Street. I think you must have never used food stamps to eat, and you must not have experienced festivals when you were a child. There is a shortage of food, so you don¡¯t understand the environment in which we live, and you are not qualified to comment on our values. And you don¡¯t educate us one by one. The poor have no life, and the poor live just to survive. Anyway, these principles are different from those of you who have money. Even if you don't understand, I can't bear it anymore. If you don't like it, even if I didn't say it, you can tell me what to do next since we have found Jingjue City."

Monkey spoke confidently at first, but then he remembered that Miss Guo worked as a shopkeeper, and he was worried that he would not give her money if he said she was in a hurry. The conversation changed and it turned into a coolie's job again.

I said to her: "Teacher Hao's matter... I have tried my best, I'm sorry."

Miss Guo nodded to me and ignored the monkey. He took out a water bottle and fed Professor Understanding and Ye Yixin to drink water. Professor Understanding was so excited by Hao Aiguo's death that he gradually got better after drinking some water. After some discussion, everyone decided Hao Aiguo was buried in the desert of Shankou. His lifelong pursuit was to study the culture of the Western Regions. He was buried here and will always accompany this mysterious ancient city. He must have wanted us to do the same.

We dug a deep hole in the yellow sand, rolled up his body with a blanket, and buried it on the spot. Finally, I shoveled an engineer soldier down and inserted it in front of his grave, leaving a tombstone for Hao Aiguo.

The remaining eight people stood in silence in front of Hao Aiguo's grave for a long time before leaving.

The dead are gone, but we still have to save the living. We must go to the city immediately to find water, otherwise the second person buried in the desert will be Ye Yixin, who is suffering from severe dehydration.

Now everyone packed up their equipment and prepared to leave for the city. We finally arrived at our destination. I hope nothing will go wrong again. If someone has another accident, even if I make the money, how will I be able to spend it.

Seeing that everyone was almost ready, I asked Miss if Guo could leave?

As they were about to set off, Miss Guo was a little excited and her body was shaking slightly, but it was hard to tell whether she was scared, nervous, or excited. She took out a cross and prayed in a low voice:

The Lord is my shepherd, I will never be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, leads me along quiet rivers, and revives my soul. In His name guide me in the paths of righteousness, and though I walk in the shadows of the valley of death, I will fear no devil, for You are with me, and Your staff and your staff comfort me, in You prepare a banquet for me in the presence of my enemies, you anoint my head with oil, and my cup overflows with blessings. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the temple of the Lord. In and forever, Amen.

Then he calmly said to us: "Let's go."