Chen Mu followed Hu Xiaoer and walked forward slowly. In order to match Chen Mu's speed, this idiot stopped running and took small steps.
However, Chen Mu could tell that this guy was very excited, snorting every few steps, and kept looking forward, as if he was expecting something.
Chen Mu looked up.
There is still the Gobi ahead, and there are so many Gobi here, one piece after another, as if it is endless.
Walking in such a place, Chen Mu really didn't know how long it would take him to get out without Hu Xiaoer's guidance.
At this time, the sky was already a little westward, and the sun slanted on the Gobi, blocking a lot of light from the tall Gobi, making some narrow forks cast deep shadows, which looked extremely gloomy, like a meandering To the mouth of some monster.
"Where are you going?"
While looking at the surrounding environment, Chen Mu asked naively.
Hu Xiaoer didn't answer, and couldn't answer, but just continued walking, his steps were very firm.
Chen Mu could only risk his life to accompany Han Pi and continue to move forward.
After walking for half an hour, Hu Xiaoer finally stopped before reaching a huge bare rock deep in the Gobi.
"What, are you tired?"
Chen Mu looked at Hu Xiaoer, a little puzzled.
The surrounding area is barren, with no trace of people in sight.
This bare rock mountain is no different from the others. It looks like an ordinary Gobi, dead and ancient.
Hu Xiaoer snorted twice, as if he wanted to signal something to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu frowned: "What, are you on the ground?"
Coughing lightly, he looked around again, but still couldn't see anything, so he couldn't help asking: "Is this where you found your little square seal?"
Hu Xiaoer snorted again.
Chen Mu was speechless.
it means...
Just picked it up from anywhere
Pick up a treasure anywhere, and have to send it to the gas station for him... Chen Mu suddenly felt that his luck was really against the sky.
Chen Mu shook his head, feeling that this trip was in vain, so he couldn't help saying to Han Pi: "Well, since that's the case, let's go back."
Hu Xiaoer turned his head to look at him, raised his eyes to the sky, and didn't move.
"Why, is there anything else?"
Chen Mu looked at the sky curiously like a fool.
The sky is clear and clear, with only a few white clouds floating. Such a sky can only be seen in the desert like the Great Northwest.
Chen Mu couldn't see why, so he went over and patted Han Pi on the head, and said, "Let's go, shall we?"
Hanpi still didn't move, just looked at him, then at the sky.
Chen Mu thought for a while, and felt that there was something strange about it. This guy has become a genius. There must be a reason for his behavior now. He might as well wait and see what kind of medicine is sold in his camel's belly.
So, Chen Mu stopped urging, just found a rock that could provide shade and sat down, and waited slowly.
After waiting for more than half an hour, there was no movement, and Han Pi himself was tired from standing, so he lay down.
Chen Mu looked at the guy with his eyes half drooping, as if he was about to fall asleep, and couldn't help laughing and asked, "What are you waiting for?"
Hu Xiaoer ignored him and continued to lie on his stomach.
Chen Mu shook his head, patted his buttocks and stood up: "Let's go, if you don't go, it will be night again, and it will be dangerous to drive in the dark."
At night in the desert, packs of wolves often appear together. When they encounter them hungry, they are likely to attack them, which is really dangerous.
Moreover, there are quicksands hidden in the desert, and it is difficult to see and distinguish them at night. Even the most experienced camel caravans will try to avoid walking at night.
Hu Xiaoer was still lying on his stomach, but he just looked up at the sky and then stopped moving again.
Chen Mu was really helpless, so he became ruthless, and decided to wait with this idiot to see what he really wanted to do.
Another half hour passed.
The sun was farther to the west, and the line between sunlight and shadow that entered the rock moved slowly upwards, to a height that was neither too high nor too low.
At this moment-
Hu Xiaoer suddenly stood up.
The whole thing seemed to be on a stimulant, snorted at Chen Mu, and then rushed in towards a small fork not far away.
what's the situation
Chen Mu quickly got up from the ground, trotted in after Hu Xiaoer.
This small fork is barely big enough for a camel to go in and out.
It is located between two Gobis. It seems that the two Gobis should have been one piece. I don’t know why they were divided into two, revealing such a crack.
Chen Mu found that only at this point, this small fork can have sunlight shining in, otherwise it would be pitch black and the road could not be seen.
What's even more amazing is that after walking for 20 to 30 meters, the fork road is actually divided into three parts, only one of which is illuminated by sunlight, and the other two are dark. It feels like the sun is guiding the way.
After walking another ten meters, the fork continued to be divided into three parts, and the sun guided the way...
After walking another ten meters, the fork road will be divided into three parts...
Gradually, Chen Mu figured out a little bit that he had to wait until this time to enter the fork in order to be able to see the road and get sunshine to guide him.
Such a mechanism... is ingenious!
Chen Mu felt that his eyes were wide open, no wonder this idiot had to wait outside for so long, it turned out that he was waiting for the angle of the sunlight.
Otherwise, it would not be easy to walk this part of the road just by feeling.
It looks like one person and one camel have walked a dozen forks in this way.
The sunlight began to shift a little bit, and the light in the sidewalk also began to dim.
Hu Xiaoer's speed seemed to speed up all of a sudden, as if he was rushing forward in a hurry.
Chen Mu followed closely, and he was also worried that if the sunlight completely moved away, the place would be completely plunged into darkness, and the road could not be seen at all.
Another three to five minutes—
finally-
Hu Xiaoer, who had been leading the way, turned around and suddenly disappeared.
Where did it go
Chen Mu was taken aback for a moment, and hurried over, only to find that there was a hollow on the rock wall of the fork, and it was pitch black inside, and Hu Xiaoer probably ran into it.
"Could it be that the treasure is in this cave?"
Chen Mu was a little excited, and after taking a deep breath, he slammed into this cave without his fingers.
In the cave, it was very quiet.
Chen Mu could hear the sound of Hu Xiaoer trotting in front of him, it was very brisk, and he could even imagine the appearance of this idiot running just by the sound.
"Xiao Er, don't run too fast, brother can't see the way."
Chen Mu ran after the direction of the voice, while giving instructions behind him.
But Hu Xiaoer didn't mean to slow down at all, he was still running happily ahead, which made someone make up his mind to punish him without milk for a week after he went out, so that he could know why this flower is so popular.
After running, Chen Mu had a strong feeling that he was running uphill.
Moreover, judging from the fact that he touched the rock wall from time to time, this uphill road was not straight, turning left and right could make people dizzy.
Where is it going to go
The top of the Gobi Rock Mountain
While running, Chen Mu was thinking wildly. He was looking forward to running and suddenly saw a ball of jewels, and then there was a scene in front of his eyes like a mountain of gold, silver and jewels in Aladdin.
Not long after, light finally appeared in front of it, but it was completely different from what Chen Mu had expected. The light in front was not jewel-like, but vaguely the glory of the setting sun.
Chen Mu quickened his pace and ran towards the bright place. When he saw the scene inside clearly, he couldn't help being stunned for a while, and all the previous wild thoughts disappeared.
This is a cave in the Gobi Mountain rock mass. The cave is very spacious, at least four to five hundred square meters in size. Judging from the distribution of the surrounding rock mass, it should be formed naturally and has not been excavated by man.
On one side of the cave, there is a slanted crack, from which the sky outside can be seen. The light of the setting sun shines in through the crack, making the environment inside the cave very bright.
Probably even at night, as long as there is a moon in the sky, the moonlight can still shine into the cave, so that it will not fall into darkness.
At this time, Hu Xiaoer was lying quietly in the middle of the cave.
In front of Hu Xiaoer, there are many camel bones.
That's right, the bones of camels.
Some are only skeletons, which look like they have been dead for a long time.
Some have shriveled fur and look like mummified corpses, it seems that it hasn't been too long.
There are at least a hundred of these camel corpses, and they are distributed in such a mess in the cave, which really makes one's scalp tingle.
There is one thing to say, this kind of weird situation can't be written even in a novel.
Chen Mu once heard people say that if you see a dead body of a camel in the desert, try not to move it, because the body of the camel is rich in water, and bacteria will quickly accumulate after death, causing the body to swell and explode.
If you are not careful, you will be bombed with bacterial water all over your head and face, and you will easily get seriously ill because of it.
After thinking about it, Chen Mu quickly pulled up the scarf to cover his mouth and nose slightly.
Although it feels that the cave is still very dry and ventilated, it is better to take some protective measures just in case.
Walking slowly behind Hu Xiaoer, he saw this idiot lying in front of the mummy of a camel in front of him, showing a very quiet look. For some reason, Chen Mu seemed to have suddenly sensed the strength of this guy. Sadness, which made his heart move, he couldn't help asking: "Is this your mother?"
Camels are herd animals, and a male camel will have many female camels, forming a small group to live together.
Small camels usually grow up with their mothers, and when they reach adulthood, they are driven out of the herd and live alone.
Hu Xiaoer was so attached to the camel corpse that Chen Mu could only guess that it was the camel's mother.
Taking a look at the mummy, although the fur has shriveled, it can still be seen that the fur should be white. It seems that even if it is not a stupid mother, it should be his father.
Looking at some mummified camels nearby, they were all white in color, which made Chen Mu suddenly realize that the corpses in the cave were all white camels.
So many white camels...
The cemetery of their tribe
Chen Mu has watched some documentaries. Some animals will have a premonition of their own death when they get old. They will leave the group and rush to a fixed place, waiting for the death to come.
This seems to be something similar to memory inheritance, very magical and mysterious.
It seems that these white camels are also like this.
Chen Mu paid special attention to it. Although the bodies of these white camels were messy, they had one thing in common, that is, their heads were all pointed in the same direction.
Chen Mu looked up at the direction of the setting sun, and after a rough calculation, the direction facing the head of the camel corpse seemed to be northwest.
He couldn't help thinking of the legend about the city of Janaida mentioned by Lao Jin. It seemed that there was no problem with the direction of Muztagh Peak.
Of course, this conjecture is a bit of an afterthought, and it is not accurate.
Chen Mu didn't disturb Hu Xiaoer's yearning for his relatives. He looked at the situation in the cave, and found that there seemed to be light in the place a little deeper, and there was no camel body there. Touched over there.
Passing over all the corpses of white camels, he finally came to the depths of the cave that was shining with light.
It turns out that here, there is a smaller rock crack facing the sky.
When Chen Mu was surprised, there were actually two mummified corpses here, which were human mummified corpses.
The clothes of the two mummies are still clearly identifiable.
One of them was wearing a white underwear, a black cotton jacket, and a small cap with a black cloth trim on the bottom of his head. It was obviously a very strong ethnic style in the Northwest.
The other one was wearing a suit, a pair of black leather boots under his feet, and even a pocket watch and glasses. He could be vaguely identified as a white man.
The two mummies were entangled together.
Holding a machete in the hand of the black hat mummy, it stabbed into the chest of the white mummy.
Although there was no weapon in the hand of the white man's mummy, it was hanging up and down, but there was a pistol under his feet.
"What's happening here?"
Chen Mu approached carefully to observe, and quickly guessed the general situation.
This is the end of both. The black hat stabbed the white man with a machete, and the white man shot the black hat with a pistol.
"They are all ruthless people!"
Although so many years have passed, Chen Mu can still imagine the intensity of their fighting with each other when he saw the entanglement of these two mummy corpses.
Chen Mu looked around, there was nothing but two mummies.
Why are they working so hard here
Chen Mu was a little puzzled. After thinking for a while, he slowly approached the two mummies, wanting to see if there was anything on them that could provide some clues.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend. If you have spirits in heaven, don't be offended..."
Chen Mu swallowed, feeling a little nervous, but curiosity killed the cat, he couldn't help but dig into someone's pocket, looking for clues.
He touched the pocket of the black hat mummy first.
After all, they are their own people and have a sense of intimacy.
In the pocket of the black hat mummy, there is nothing but a few old RMB coins.
Chen Mu touched the pocket of the white man's mummy again.
Because the white mummy is wearing a suit, it has a lot of pockets and a lot of things.
In his left pocket, there is a pocket knife and a lighter.
In his right pocket, there is a small notebook and a pen.
On his chest was a pocket watch with a chain. Although it had been around for a long time, the exquisite pattern on it was still bright, as if it was not affected by time at all.
For Chen Mu, this pocket watch was of high value, but he didn't come to rob the grave, so he stuffed it back with his pen, knife and lighter, leaving only his notebook.
In the notebook, there are words that Chen Mu can't understand, but there are many hand-painted pictures in the middle, which are still clearly visible.
There are a lot of things like mountains, water, and maps. I feel that this thing is the key to revealing the secret, and the research value is very high, so Chen Mu decided to take it away.
After wandering around again, Chen Mu didn't find any trace of the treasure. Disappointed in his heart, he could only leave the two corpses behind and walked back.
To be honest, staying with two corpses in such a cave is really frightening. After Chen Mu left, he walked to Hu Xiaoer's side and said, "How about it, let's go?"
Hu Xiaoer was still lying in front of the camel mummy, when he heard what Chen Mu said, he touched the mummy again with his head, and then slowly stood up.
Chen Mu patted Hanpi's body, and said in a harmonious voice: "It's okay, I will be your relatives from now on, well, you still have big flowers Erhua and Sanhua, and you will have children in two months, you have already married and established a business Let your loved ones leave with peace of mind, don't bother them anymore"
Hu Xiaoer didn't know if he understood, so he turned around and ran out of the cave, his steps were as fast as when he came in.
Misty Grass…
Chen Mu felt that his emotions had come to an end, and wanted to say a few more words of warmth, but he didn't expect this guy to leave as soon as he said it, without delay at all.
What a beast!
Not daring to hesitate, he hurriedly followed the footsteps of this guy and rushed out.
It's getting dark now, if you can't keep up with this guy, if you make a mistake in one of those side roads, you might die.