The rock man was probably unhappy with Zhao Hu. He didn’t want to give Zhao Hu a chance to continue teasing the short-haired girl, so he raised his hand and said to me: “Don’t we each have an hour? I can just cover her for her hour. Anyway, there is someone else.” Just look at it, won’t she look the same to me?”
Zhao Hu glared at him and said: "You have to have a good rest at night. I will still have to dig sand tomorrow. If you just look at people at night, you will still have energy tomorrow..."
"Okay." I interrupted Zhao Hu before he could finish, and then I said to the rock man: "You can take her place for that hour. You can discuss it later and see how the time is divided. "
Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed and joked about me. He said, "Tsk, tsk, our commander-in-chief knows how to cherish the beauty and cherish the jade."
Forget about making fun of me, he started making fun of Sister Yuan again. He said to Sister Yuan: "Sister Yuan, you have to be careful. That little vixen is young and beautiful. I am afraid that Commander Chen is attracted to her." ”
Sister Yuan snorted and said, "Little vixen, if you dare to steal a man from me, I will slap her face."
I was speechless and didn't even bother to explain.
The reason why I want a rock man to replace me has nothing to do with my disdain for women with short hair.
I'm just for the safety of all of us. The short-haired girl is obviously an unreliable person. Even if she is asked to visit the scarred man at night, if she is lazy and doesn't look good, or she handles something inaccurately. , may cause devastating disasters to us.
So I can't take the risk.
After the archaeological team allocated time, we packed up and started eating and sleeping. As for the food, we actually ate the camel meat from the archaeological team first.
The beef jerky and other dry food we brought can be stored for a long time. However, the camel meat was not processed well, so it did not last long, so we had to eat the camel meat first.
After eating, I asked most of the people to get ready to rest, while Zhao Hu, Xiao braid and I went to the ancient city with guns and some blankets. We wanted to experience the so-called sound of chanting sutras.
When we arrived at the ancient city, the three of us hid in the place where Scar Man had been hiding for the past few days. We spread out the blanket. After the three of us lay down, Little Pigtail suddenly asked me: "By the way, we can get as many treasures as we plan to get this time." Stopped and went home.”
Zhao Hu joked: "What's wrong, do you miss your mother? Are you anxious to go back to see your mother?"
"Go away, don't I think there are more people now and there are more mouths to eat. If we spend an extra day here, the risk of going back will increase. Anyway, if we are trying to make money, we can touch the restaurant when we go back. There is no need to It’s been draining.”
What Little Pigtail said makes sense. After all, our biggest purpose in coming to the ancient city is to find Xiaoye's father. Since her father is not here, there is no need for us to waste time.
After all, water and supplies are in short supply.
After thinking for a while, I said: "If there is nothing harvested in the wooden tower tonight, we will dig another day tomorrow. Regardless of whether we dig out treasures or not, we will have to set off and return the day after tomorrow."
"Then the day after tomorrow, should we return the same way we came, or should we go northeast first?"
"Let's go northeast. Isn't there an oasis over there? Let's go to the oasis first to replenish the water source. Only when we have enough water source can we dare to go back."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Afterwards, the three of us started chatting. Later, Zhao Hu and Xiao Zizi got a little sleepy, and they fell asleep. I was lying there thinking about things.
Maybe it’s been a while since I came out. I miss my mom a little bit. I don’t know how my mom is doing at home these days. Is she staying with my distant relatives? I don’t know if Zhang Yao has been to my house or not. Tell my mother some nonsense.
It was also because I was too sleepy and fell asleep just thinking about it.
I don’t know how long it took, but I woke up. After I woke up, I heard a bunch of chanting sounds coming from my ears, and it wasn’t just one person chanting, it was like a bunch of people chanting. The sounds didn’t sound very close, but they were extremely loud. Penetrating.
Because I was not sure whether I was still dreaming or having auditory hallucinations or something, I pinched my thigh hard. The pain was very real, so I was obviously not dreaming.
Then I woke up Zhao Hu and Xiao Zhuizi next to me, and asked them if they heard the sound of chanting sutras. They both said they could hear it.
"Damn, it seems there is something wrong with this ancient city." Zhao Hu cursed, then walked to a more spacious area in the middle of the room, and then looked up towards the wooden tower.
"The wooden pagoda still looks dark, nothing has changed."
I also walked to him from the corner, and then looked up.
Because it was late at night, through the darkness of the night, I could only vaguely see the black shadow of a wooden tower, but other than that, I couldn't see anything unusual.
"The sound is coming from inside. There is definitely something wrong."
"Then what should we do now? Do you want to go over and get some quicklime to test it? How about I take a flashlight and take a look first?" said the pigtail, taking out the flashlight from his pocket.
I stopped him immediately: "Don't rush to take photos yet, let's listen for a while and see what's going on."
With that said, I led them both out of the house and towards the wooden tower.
The sound of chanting probably came from the upper floors of the wooden pagoda. The sound was relatively high. The closer we walked, the louder the sound became. When we reached the bottom of the pagoda, the sound seemed to be deafening. The sound of Zhao Hu and Xiao Zizi talking I can't even hear it.
I pulled the two of them and signaled them to retreat first. After they were farther away, I took out the flashlight and shined a light on the wooden tower.
After shining the flashlight on it, I felt that there was nothing unusual. The wooden pagoda was still the same wooden pagoda, and the sound was still the same.
"It's better to go over and sprinkle some quicklime to check if there is any problem." Zhao Hu said.
I smiled bitterly and said there was no need to check, it was almost certain that there was something wrong.
"Then what should we do now? Keep a respectful distance? Or try to research and see if there are any other treasures in the tower?" Xiao braid looked at me and asked.
Before I could say anything, Zhao Hu said: "Of course we need to study it, otherwise our efforts will not be in vain."
"Research involves taking risks. We are now in the desert. If something happens and we are injured without receiving treatment, I think it will be fatal. Otherwise, let's not bother and go back."
"The business we do involves taking risks. Can you be a little adventurous? If you are afraid, go back to the base camp first, and Jianjun and I will study it."
"Look at what you said, can I leave you two and go back alone?"
"What if, you..."
"Don't talk yet." I raised my hand to signal the two of them to stop talking, then I raised my ears and listened carefully.
After a while, Zhao Hu asked me in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"Did you two hear that the sound of chanting sutras is different from just now?"
They both frowned and listened for a few seconds. Zhao Hu said that it sounded the same and there was no change. Xiao Zhuzi said that the sound seemed to be much shriller than before, like a woman chanting sutras.
I said yes, my voice getting high-pitched.
"Then what's the problem?" Zhao Hu asked.
I said I didn’t know either, and I had to go back and ask the scarred man first to see if he had ever encountered such a situation.
Just when the three of us were about to go back, there was a sudden rustling sound from around us.
