Sister Yuan smiled awkwardly, then wiped her mouth with her hand: "Haha... I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I didn't mean it... I went out first, so get up quickly."
After Sister Yuan left, I gave a helpless smile, then put on my clothes and walked out.
When I went out, the bright light outside irritated my eyes again. When I opened my eyes after a moment, the blue sky and white clouds were hanging above my head.
I have been under the clouds these past few days, and I feel very depressed. When I saw this scene, I felt so relieved. I couldn't help but have the urge to shout at the sky.
At the same time, I saw that on the top of the cliff, the sun's rays had already shone on the top of the cliff. It was obvious that the sun had come out.
"Quickly, let's see if the compass equipment can be used." Xiao Zhuizi said hurriedly: "This evil cloud is gone, so it stands to reason that our equipment should be working."
I said it was probably back to normal, and then I took out the compass and other equipment. I was a little dumbfounded, but these things were still out of order.
"Oh shit!"
Zhao Hu couldn't help but cursed: "Isn't this a fucking joke? The sun is useless when it comes out. If these equipments malfunction, we still won't be able to get out of the desert, right?"
I patted him and signaled him not to get excited, and then said: "Not necessarily. At least when the sun comes out, we can distinguish north, east, west, and south. We are currently in the northwest of Tutu Lake Oasis. If we follow the map and walk southeast first , we will reach the vicinity of the oasis after walking about 40 kilometers. If we still can’t find the oasis or other people by then, we will keep walking towards the south. Sooner or later we will return to Ekenhudug Town. Anyway, the general direction will not deviate. Yes, at most it will take a little more time on the road.”
"The question is, are the current water and food enough for us to go back?" Jianzui asked.
I said if the camels were killed, that would be enough.
"Then shall we go to the Ancient Muta City? If we go to the Ancient Muta City, won't these supplies be enough?"
I said it was possible, because there was no guarantee that anything would happen if we went to the ancient city of Muta. If danger appeared and we were trapped there, the hope of getting out alive would be slim.
"Then what should we do now? Should we continue looking for the ancient city of Muta or go back directly?"
"If you want to go back alive as much as possible, then you must go back the way you came. If you still want to find someone or touch the hall, then go to the ancient city of Muta."
Jianzui immediately said: "Let's go back. It doesn't matter whether we touch this ancient wooden pagoda city or not. Life is important."
The pigtail said with some reluctance: "But we have already come here, and the ancient city of Muta is also in the west. Didn't Professor Qin say that the distance may not be very far? Isn't it a pity for us to go back like this?"
"What a pity! It's a pity. You won't feel pity when you lose your life."
"What if...what if Xiaoye's father is there and waiting for rescue?" Xiao Zhuzi looked at Xiaoye and said.
"If he were there, something would have happened if he hadn't eaten or drank for so many days. It would be useless for us to go, and his own life is at stake now."
Sister Yuan waved her hand: "Okay, don't make any noise first."
Then she looked at me: "Brother Jianjun, make up your mind. Whether we go back or continue looking for the ancient city of Muta, I will listen to you."
I glanced at Xiaoye. From the look in her eyes, it seemed that she wanted to continue looking for the ancient city of Muta. I actually preferred this option myself. After all, we were here. If I didn't go, I would always miss it.
And now that we are returning the same way, if we encounter black clouds again, we may still die.
Thinking of this, I said: "Let's continue looking for the ancient city of Muta. Even if we go back now, we may not be 100% alive. If the black cloud appears again, it will mean death anyway. Before you die, you can go to the ancient city of Muta." It’s also pretty good.”
"But what will happen even if we find the ancient city of Muta? We touch a bunch of treasures, and then find the missing person, and then die together in the desert?" Jianzui asked me anxiously.
"I remember that if you go northeast from here on the map, there is an oasis. When we turn back, we can go to the oasis to replenish water. When we have enough, we can go back south directly."
"Then don't you still have to enter the dark clouds, and are you sure you will find the oasis?"
I said that if I couldn't find it, I had to leave it to fate. Anyway, we were at this point now and there was no better way.
Just as we were arguing about whether to stay or go, there was also movement on Professor Qin's side. Professor Qin led a few people and ran towards me, shouting as he ran: "It's dawn, the sun is out, are we rescued?" ”
After they came over, we naturally chatted with them about their current situation and our next plans.
Professor Qin also meant to go to the ancient city of Muta first. He said that the ancient city of Muta was not far from Liangban Mountain, maybe only a few kilometers. Since we were already here, it would be a pity not to go.
Moreover, the two half-mountains can be regarded as a base. A large force will guard here and only send a few people to find the ancient city of Muta. If they can't find it, they will come back and make another plan then. Anyway, the sun is out and the direction can be judged. How many kilometers It shouldn't be easy to get lost.
Logically speaking, this method is good, but given the frequent occurrence of strange things in the past, if the group separates, they may lose contact later. In order to avoid this happening, I think it is better to go together.
People on both sides had different opinions at the time. Those who were afraid of death and wanted to live must have wanted to return immediately. For example, the sharp-mouthed and short-haired students all wanted to go back.
After the discussion, there was even a heated argument.
In desperation, Zhao Hu shouted to ask everyone to be quiet.
Then he said to Professor Qin: "Let's do this, old professor, you go back and discuss it first. You can't come up with anything so noisy here. It just so happens that the few of us should discuss it. We'll discuss it after breakfast." Can I go over and talk to you?"
"Ah? Won't we discuss it together?"
"It's too noisy to discuss it together, and we need to eat something. If you guys get greedy and give us something to eat later, you'd better go back."
Professor Qin was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Okay, let's go back first."
Before leaving, the short-haired woman curled her lips and said, "Really, we ate a lot of camel meat last night, and now it looks like this, it's really disgusting."
After they left, Zhao Hu immediately lowered his voice and said: "We can't continue to carry these oil bottles with us. Let's run away on camels while they are not paying attention."
The pigtail frowned and said, "That won't work. The camels are making too much noise. They will definitely see us if we run away. What if we catch up?"
"They are all old, weak, sick and disabled. How can they catch up? Don't forget that they only have three camels in total. They have already killed one, and now there are only two left. They will definitely have to run and catch up. Wait for us If I run to the sand dune in front, they can catch me, but if that doesn't work, I'll just fire a shot to stop them from following me."
Xiaoye said at this time: "Then if we leave, if they don't rescue us here, will they all die here in the end?"
"My good boss!"
Zhao Hu was speechless: "How long has it been? Are you still thinking about whether they will survive? Their food and drink are gone. If they continue to carry them, they will only consume ours, and we will also be dragged to death." , it would be better to leave them here to fend for themselves, and take them to the ancient city of Muta. If we really find them, should we touch them in front of them or not? They are an archaeological team, and they have a grudge against us. Yes, you can’t tell them then that we are actually tomb robbers, right?”
