Several members of the archaeological team expressed their gratitude to Ning Tao. A middle-aged man in his forties said to Ning Tao: "Friend, you saved our lives this time. I cannot thank you enough for saving my life. Please tell me, my benefactor." We must repay you with your name when we return." Then he added, "Oh, by the way, my name is Ji Wengui, and I am the captain of this archaeological team."
The reason why Ning Tao didn't want to tell these people his name was that he didn't want them to come to him anytime. He didn't want them to repay him, but the other party respected him so much that it would be unreasonable for him not to even tell them his name. This situation made him feel Somewhat embarrassed.
"Benefactor, my name is Jian Mi, and I live in a village nearby. You saved me, and I'll invite you to my house to drink the Baihua wine made by my mother." The boy from the mountain village looked at Ning Tao with longing eyes.
Ning Tao looked at Jian Mi's simple face with eyes full of expectation. He couldn't bear it and finally said: "My name is Ning Tao. I came here to collect medicine. It was just a coincidence that I met you. There is no need for you to let go." In my heart, let’s not talk about gratitude and repayment. It is a doctor’s bounden duty to treat illnesses and save lives.”
Although he said this, the remaining people still said thank you to him and briefly introduced themselves.
The young man who woke up first came to Ning Tao and bowed deeply, "My name is Yang Chen. Doctor Ning, don't be too polite to me. If you hadn't treated me in time, my life would have been decided here." My child is only three months old. You have saved two lives. From now on, if you are of any use to me, Yang Chen, just speak up."
It was obvious that Yang Chen was an upright person. Ning Tao smiled and said, "You're welcome." He changed the subject, "By the way, this is a primeval forest. Why did you come here to do archeology?"
The eyes of several archaeological team members subconsciously moved to Ji Wengui, the leader of the archaeological team.
Ji Wengui had a troubled look on his face.
Ning Tao then said, "If it's inconvenient, just pretend I didn't ask."
Ji Wengui hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Dr. Ning, I shouldn't have said this at first, but you saved our lives. It's a bit ignorant to talk about rules and regulations in front of you. Let me tell you Well, we got some information from some historical books, and that information points to an ancient and mysterious civilization, Yin Yue City."
Ning Tao said in surprise: "Yinyue City?"
Ji Wengui said: "Yinyue people worship death and use human sacrifices. Every total solar eclipse is their festival. They built a city in Shennongjia. We have been looking for it for three years, but we can never find it. That city."
Ning Tao was silent for a moment before saying: "Although it is a bit inappropriate, I still want to say, Mr. Ji, the Yin Yue City you mentioned may not exist. Why do you have to find it?"
Ma Tongtong said: "Captain Ji, let me tell you."
Ji Wengui nodded and agreed.
After receiving permission, Ma Tongtong sorted out her thoughts for a while before saying: "According to those secret historical records, the Yinyue people disappeared during our Warring States Period, but even during the Warring States Period, the cities they built and the production they controlled were The technology is even better than that of the Ming Dynasty a thousand years later. They have mastered the technology of mining and smelting an ore called cloud ore. It is said that this kind of ore can greatly enhance people's mental abilities and can be relied upon like some. Animals that communicate with brain waves can communicate without words. In addition to finding the city of the Moon Man, we also want to find that kind of ore. If it really exists, it will be the greatest discovery in the history of human archeology. Ning Tao said: "Miss Ma, isn't this Yin Yue person you are talking about more powerful than the Maya people?"
Ma Tongtong nodded, "Yes, theoretically yes, but we have been searching in Shennongjia for three years with no results. The authorities said that if there is no progress, they will not give us funding."
Yang Chen sighed, "If we no longer allocate funds to our team, our team will have to be disbanded. I don't know how many years it will take for the city of the Yinyue people to be seen by the world, maybe never. "
In addition to the grace of saving their lives, the impending disbandment may also be the reason why they are willing to tell Ning Tao these secrets. However, despite hearing a lot from them, Ning Tao was skeptical about the city of the Yinyue people and the cloud ore. If there really is a city built by the Yinyue people in Shennongjia, is it possible that it can't be found with today's advanced technology
After listening to a few words from several members of the archaeological team, Qing Zhui walked out of the miasma and walked over here holding a large snakeskin bag in one hand.
Several archaeological team members looked at her with shocked eyes, and their expressions were as if they had seen a ghost. They almost died in the miasma just now, but this woman with the snakeskin bag was fine! That look, that gait, it's like walking in the woods!
Ning Tao then diverted the attention of several archaeological team members, "Well, let me introduce to you, this is Qing Zhui, she is my nurse. Both she and I have taken antidote specifically for miasma, so don't be surprised. ”
Qing asked, "Brother Ning, who are they?"
Ning Tao said: "They are experts from the archaeological team." Then, he walked to Qing Zhui, took off his coat and handed it to Qing Zhui, "Give me the bag, and you tie my coat around your waist. You wear Even if you look like this, you won’t be afraid of people laughing at you.”
Qing Zhui chuckled, "Okay, I'll just show it to you, I won't make it easier for others."
Ning Tao, "..."
"Ah sneeze!" Ma Tongtong, who was the thinnest, sneezed.
Ning Tao briefly wanted to hand his coat to Ma Tongtong. After all, Qing Zhui was not afraid of the cold, but before he could speak or reach out, Qing Zhui had already tied his coat around his waist as an apron.
Ning Tao said: "Let's light a fire. When the miasma disappears, we can return to the village."
Jian Mi said: "Dr. Ning, come with us. I want to treat you to drink the Baihua wine brewed by my mother."
Ning Tao thought for a moment, "Okay, I'll take you back to the village when the miasma dissipates. That will be safer."
"Okay, I'll go collect firewood and make a fire." Jian Mi looked very happy.
Yang Chen said: "I'll go with you."
The rest of the people sat on the ground. Ning Tao took the two snakeskin bags to a corner away from the crowd, and then sorted out the collected medicinal materials. His original plan was to return to Tianwai Clinic immediately, but now he changed his plan because of this archaeological team.
More than ten minutes later, a bonfire appeared on the hillside. Lighting a fire in the forest is a very dangerous thing, but sometimes you have to do it in order to survive, because a cold can sometimes kill people in such an environment.
Ning Tao and Qing Zhui also came to the campfire to chat with the archaeological team.
Ning Tao remembered something for a while and asked Qing Zhui in a low voice, "Do you know the Yin Yue people?"
Qing Zhui thought for a moment before shaking his head, "I only know that there are intersex people, but I don't know that there are intersex people."
Ning Tao felt that he was asking in vain.
After chatting for a while, Qing Zhui lost interest, and she slept on Ning Tao's shoulder. Later, she simply fell on Ning Tao's lap, using Ning Tao's thigh as a pillow for her to sleep on. Ning Tao couldn't bear to wake her up, so he let her go. Later, he also fell asleep.
When I woke up, the sky opened up, the miasma disappeared, and the bonfire was extinguished.
Ning Tao opened his eyes and saw a beautiful face with a trace of saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth, looking like he was sleeping soundly. Then he discovered that he and Qing Zhui were sleeping hugging each other. He was holding Qing Zhui's waist, and one of Qing Zhui's legs was still pressing on his.
"I'm going, what happened?" Ning Tao was surprised, and hurriedly moved Qing Zhui's legs away from him, and then shook Qing Zhui, "It's dawn, wake up!"
Qing Zhui's reaction was to lift that leg and press it on him.
Ning Tao reached out and pinched her nose.
"Huh!" Qing Zhui opened his mouth and exhaled, then opened his eyes.
Ning Tao took the opportunity to move her legs and got up from the ground. Several archaeological team members were lying beside the bonfire, not waking up yet. Ning Tao woke them up one by one, and then said: "I will take you back to the village, and Jian Mi will lead the way."
"Okay." Jian Mi agreed.
Ji Wengui said: "Doctor Ning, let's go to the camp last night first. There are still some very important things in the camp that we have to get back."
Ning Tao said: "Okay, let's go to the camp first."
Returning to the camp, several archaeological team members entered the tent and moved everything inside.
Ma Tongtong carried a very heavy large box, but as soon as she came out of the tent, the box fell from her hands and fell to the ground. The zipper of the box collapsed, and the books, materials and maps inside fell to the floor with a crash.
A plastic-wrapped photo happened to slide down in front of Ning Tao and stopped when it touched his feet. His eyes moved to the plastic-wrapped photo and he could no longer look away. He even forgot to breathe.
The content of the plastic photo was an illustration of a woman with her head slightly raised, as if she was looking at something. Unfortunately, perhaps due to the age, her face was very blurry and could not be seen clearly at all.
This illustration may be just an ordinary illustration, but it has extraordinary significance to Ning Tao, because the woman in the illustration slightly raises her head, and the one he saw at the Japanese Consulate in Yamashiro wearing red The banshee in cheongsam does the same thing. The woman in this illustration almost instantly evoked his memory of the woman wearing the red cheongsam!
"Sorry." Ma Tongtong's voice said, and she hurriedly picked up the books and treatments that fell on the ground.
"Let me help you." Ning Tao picked up the plastic photo that fell on the ground, moved it to Ma Tongtong's side, and handed it to Ma Tongtong, "Miss Ma, where was this photo taken?"
Ma Tongtong took a look and said, "I took this photo in an ancient book."
"What ancient book?"
Ma Tongtong said: "That book is called "The Biography of Yin Yue". It was written by a novelist in the Ming Dynasty. He said in the book that he had been to the city of Yin Yue people. There are many descriptions of Yin Yue people in it. That book collects In the museum. Because I was studying the Moon Man, I borrowed it once and took this photo.”
Ning Tao said: "Can I read that book?"
Ma Tongtong thought for a moment before saying, "If you want to see it, I'll try to talk about it and borrow it again."
Ning Tao said: "Thank you."
After packing his things, Ning Tao followed Jian Mi and the archaeological team to Woyun Village. He was thinking about the woman in the red cheongsam along the way.