Our people and I looked at each other and felt a little confused.
Now we are faced with four choices:
The first is to return to Ekenhuduge Town via the original route.
Second, continue to look for the ancient city of Muta.
Third, wait for the local boy where you are.
Fourth, follow the old professor to find the Tutu Lake oasis.
As for which one to choose, I thought carefully about it.
It is obviously not reliable to go back the way we came. After all, it is not easy for us to go out. We have not found the tomb and we have not found anyone. Going back would be a waste of time and energy. Moreover, the distance is too far. There is no local boy as a guide, and there is no compass or anything else. We may not be able to take back the tools that guide us.
It is not appropriate to continue looking for the ancient city of Muta, because this way we have to get rid of the three of them first, and I have just told them that we are going to the Tutu Lake Oasis, and they happen to be going there too. According to normal logic, we have no reason. Don't go with them.
Waiting where you are, this is still feasible for the time being.
It is actually possible to go to the Tutu Lake Oasis with the old professor. After all, the Tutu Boy is there. If we want to continue our journey, we may not be able to do it without the Tutu Boy, so we can also go to the oasis to find him.
After thinking for a moment, I said to the old professor: "There is still one of us who is separated. We have to wait where we are, for fear that he will come back to find us. Moreover, if the dark clouds persist, the compass will not work, even if Tutu The lake oasis is only a few kilometers away, and we can’t find it, so we’ll just wait.”
The old professor hesitated to speak. After a long while, he nodded: "Okay, let's wait first."
"By the way, do you have water? Can you let me drink some water? My mouth is so dry now." Gentle Girl asked at this time.
When she spoke, she was talking to me, and the water glass was hanging on my waist. I didn’t think much, so I took off the water glass and handed it to her. Before the gentle girl could take it, Sister Yuan next to me suddenly screamed. With a cry, she took the first step and grabbed the water glass from my hand.
She unscrewed the lid and said with a smile: "I'm thirsty too, I'll drink first."
I was stunned for a moment, and then I realized what Sister Yuan meant. It was obvious that she was "jealous".
When Sister Yuan was drinking water, she kept winking at Zhao Hu, meaning that Zhao Hu would give his water glass to Gentle Girl. Zhao Hu obviously wanted to tease Sister Yuan and deliberately pretended not to understand what Sister Yuan meant.
Sister Yuan had no choice but to look at Xiao Zizi and Xiao Ma next to her. Xiao Zizi was probably afraid that Xiao Ye would be "jealous". Of course, this would not exist. He didn't seem to have any intention of taking his own water glass, but turned around. He looked to the side and pretended not to notice Sister Yuan's eyes.
Only Brother Ma smiled, then picked up the water glass and gave it to Gentle Girl: "Drink my water."
The gentle girl was really thirsty. She picked up the water glass and started drinking. It didn't take long for her to finish the glass of water.
Then, we waited on the spot. On the one hand, I was afraid that the old professor would find the camel pulling the tomb robbing equipment, and I didn’t want him to get too close to the camel.
On the other hand, I also wanted the local boys to see us more easily. I later suggested that we sit on the sand dune and wait. We climbed to the sand dune, sat there and continued to wait.
A few hours later, the sky became darker. Of course, this was not just due to dark clouds, but because the sun had set and night had really arrived.
"What on earth is going on with these dark clouds? How can they be so dense and dark, and keep hanging on top of our heads? What kind of weather is this? I have been living for almost sixty years, and I have never seen this kind of weather. .”
During dinner, the old professor looked up at the sky and said while gnawing on the bread.
Zhao Hu smiled and then said: "Then you are also a history professor after all. You are more educated than us. Do you really not understand?"
The old professor shook his head: "I really don't understand. Do you understand this?"
"That's for sure. This cloud is no ordinary cloud. It has a great background."
The old professor frowned and his face became extremely serious: "Really? Then I want to ask you, what is this cloud?"
Zhao Hu coughed and said with a serious expression: "This is the invincible and terrifying cloud in the universe."
The old professor didn't react for a moment and looked a little confused. When he realized that he had been entertained by Zhao Hu, his face was obviously a little ugly. However, because Zhao Hu was not very "friendly" to them, they had something to ask for. We and the old professor didn’t say anything.
Zhao Hu then laughed out loud because his plan was successful. Gentle Girl probably wanted to say a few words for the old professor at that time, but she didn't say anything in the end.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let me tell you the truth. This black cloud is caused by some evil spirit, that is, a ghost or something. It is not a serious cloud."
Although Zhao Hu was telling the truth at this time, the old professor obviously didn't believe it.
The old professor just showed a wry smile: "Young man, isn't it good for you to amuse me like this? If you have any objections to me, just say it. What ghosts and things are there to fool children? …”
"What I said is true. If you don't believe me, ask our commander in chief." Zhao Hu interrupted him and pointed at me.
I nodded and said seriously: "Yes, Professor Qin, this cloud is indeed caused by ghosts and is not a normal natural phenomenon."
The old professor's surname is Qin, and he will be called Professor Qin from now on.
Professor Qin may trust me more, but what I said surprised him. He looked at me with that strange and complicated look, as if he wanted to see through my eyes whether I was the same. Amusing him.
Xiao Ye and others next to me also told Professor Qin that I knew some Feng Shui and exorcism skills, and what I said was true.
Professor Qin then asked me: "Then do you have any evidence to prove that there is something wrong with this cloud? Or can you prove that there are ghosts in this world?"
I replied: "I have to wait until that thing comes out before I can prove it to you. Before it comes out, you will definitely not believe anything I say."
Professor Qin still didn't seem to believe it, he just smiled and didn't answer my words.
The atmosphere seemed to become a little awkward at this moment.
Later, the gentle girl Jia Tingting took the initiative to break the silence and embarrassment. She asked me: "How long do we have to wait here? What if your friends don't come here, or are unable to come here?"
Regarding this issue, I actually can't make up my mind.
In my opinion, Tuhai'er is a relatively reliable person. If he was still in Tutu Lake Oasis when the sandstorm came, he would definitely come out to look for us as soon as the sandstorm stopped. Anyway, it was unlikely that he would continue to stay in the oasis.
If he really came out to find us and was heading in the right direction, he would have met us long ago. What does it mean that he hasn't seen anyone else yet?
Either something happened.
Or he took the wrong road and strayed from us.
Therefore, if we continue to sit here, there is no benefit except consuming time, energy and materials.
But what can we do if we don't sit here?
Take the initiative to find the Tutu Lake Oasis?
But then we are afraid that the local children will not find us when they come here, and we go to Tutu Lake Oasis to meet local people or scientific researchers. Where should we go next?
These are all problems.
After thinking about it, I said to Jia Tingting: "Otherwise, let's wait until tomorrow. The dark clouds are still lingering, and we can't tell the direction. It's not easy to find the Tutu Lake Oasis. Let's save our energy and supplies for the time being, and wait until tomorrow. .”
