Three days later, in the lake area in the southeast of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Lop Nur, the easternmost part of the Taklimakan Desert.
A black off-road vehicle was driving in the vast and empty Taklimakan Desert. At this time, the surface temperature was close to 60°C.
Even if you are sitting in the car with the air conditioner turned on at maximum speed, you can still feel the stuffy feeling caused by the hot air.
Lei Zi sat in the driver's seat and drove the car, sweating slightly on his head, while Lone Wolf and I sat on the back seat to rest.
The music in the car was playing the song "Destiny in the Afterlife". The song was so melodious that Lone Wolf and I enjoyed it very much.
Lei Zi, who was sitting in the driver's seat, said, "Oh my god, it's too hot. Is the air conditioner going to explode?"
"The wind speed and air conditioning have been turned on to the maximum, Xiao Lin, how long do we have to go like this?"
Lei Zixiu, an earth-level cultivator, was panting due to the heat, and his tone was somewhat tired and impatient.
I squinted my eyes and didn't mean to open them, but I still replied: "It should be soon."
When the three of us parted ways with Song Yu from Mount Tai, we hurried to Lop Nur, Xinjiang.
Finally, he followed Lei Zi's wishes and bought a large off-road vehicle that he liked better.
We drove all the way to Xinjiang, and we drove for three days, switching cars.
At this time, Lone Wolf, who was half lying on the back seat with a pair of large black sunglasses on his nose, sat up.
Throwing away the magazine in his hand, he took off his coat and said to Lei Zi, "Stop the car and let me drive for a while."
Lei Zi didn't say much, parked the car on the side of the road, and changed places with Lone Wolf.
Rather than saying it is a roadside, it is actually more like a random road with gravel mixed with sand.
Just a few seconds after changing seats, Lei Zi felt a wave of heat on his body when he got on the bus.
He rushed towards my face, but was blocked by my spiritual energy and couldn't get close to me.
Lei Zi sat down next to me, looked at me and said, "You are the most unreliable kid. You said so three hours ago."
"By the way, didn't you tell me that we can just drive another 300 kilometers to get there?"
"I drove for five hours at a stretch and covered at least 600 kilometers."
"I drove three hundred kilometers for five hours. Could it be that I was driving a bullock cart?"
"You don't know the way, do you? Besides, isn't our destination the Ear of the Earth?"
I ignored Lei Zi's teasing and squinted my eyes: "This time is really coming."
With this answer again, Lei Zi patted his forehead helplessly, looking like he was completely defeated by me.
He simply stayed in the back seat and ignored me, letting the lone wolf drive the off-road vehicle, slamming on the accelerator and rushing forward.
There are some dry plants scattered throughout the desert, but they are very few.
Everywhere in this no-man's land contains danger, and few people will enter it.
Lone Wolf drove us through the Lop Nur Grand Canyon and then drove deeper into it.
Lop Nur is a Yadan landform as a whole, and Longkan is not just a dry clay layer.
The shape of the desert, including veins, is also caused by the strong winds that occur in the desert.
I even looked out the car window and saw corpses buried in the desert, which had long since become mummies.
Although it is called no man's land, there are still some traces of animal activity.
Sand wolves, and some insects. Although it is a desert, there are also oases in it.
Lone Wolf drove for another two hours and saw a river reflecting green light in the distance.
I had already made a guide for this river beforehand. It’s called Peacock River, and the water is as green as a peacock’s tail.
But after passing this river, about fifty miles deeper, there is an ancient city that has disappeared for thousands of years.
When my grandfather met me in Changbai Mountain, he didn't mention this ancient city, so I guess it should be fine.
Among the three of them, I was the better one, but Leizi and Lone Wolf were a bit miserable, and spent most of their time driving.
I thought for a moment and said to the lone wolf driving: "About a hundred miles ahead, there is a lost ancient city."
"We can take a rest there, replenish some energy, and save ourselves from facing such a hot sun."
"Okay, got it."
Lone Wolf, who was concentrating on driving the vehicle, calmly agreed, holding the steering wheel with one hand and grabbing a bottle of water with the other and taking a few sips.
The car drove along the road towards the Kongque River, and soon it was getting closer and closer, and the river appeared in front of us.
The water of this river is green, but it doesn't look clean. The river is more than 700 kilometers long.
Going along this river, it seems that there is the lost civilization. Two civilizations once existed here.
One is the Xiaohe Civilization, which existed about three thousand years ago, and the other is the Loulan Civilization.
This civilization existed for a shorter period than the Xiaohe Civilization, which had a history of more than 2,000 years.
I don’t know if the three of us will encounter a lost civilization while driving, no matter which one it is.
Lone Wolf parked the car by the Peacock River, and a few of us got out of the car and walked towards the river.
"Xiao Lin, what are you doing when you get out of the car? Is there something in the river?"
Lei Zi asked confusedly next to me, holding a plastic board in his hand to fan the wind.
Because it was so hot, even though we were at the river, the sun was still like a fireball.
The desert was scorching, and the three of us were in the desert, and our bodies lost moisture very quickly.
"No, this river water is just ordinary river water, there is nothing wrong with it."
"Leizi, Lone Wolf, this is the Kongque River. A few dozen miles further, we will reach where we want to go."
"It's also called the Ear of the Earth, and it's also our final stop on this trip, the Devil's Triangle."
Lei Zi suddenly understood and said: "So the ancient city you mentioned is near the Death Devil Triangle?"
"Yes, if my calculation is correct, the ruins of the ancient city here are Loulan."
"The Peacock River in front of us plays the role of moving wind and gathering Qi in terms of Feng Shui."
"You see, along the source, the river here is winding and winding, surrounded by houses in front of it,"
"But this river is quite big, and the surrounding area in front of the house should be that of the thousand-year-old ancient city that has disappeared."
"Another point is that the river water should not rush straight in, and it should not go straight away when it goes out."
"Because the bends of the river are where the dragon's energy condenses. Only by bending can the energy be gathered."
"Okay, there's nothing to see here. Let's get in the car and go. We only have a few dozen miles to go."
The three of them turned around and left the Peacock River. The lone wolf had also driven for a long time before.
This time I took the initiative and said: "I will drive the rest of the way, you can rest."
"It's very likely that there will be trouble by then. I'm afraid there will be complications. You two should recharge your batteries."
Lei Zi and Lone Wolf didn't show any pretense. They listened to my advice and sat in the back seat to rest.
Even the lone wolf has checked the weapons carefully, which is a habit of the lone wolf.
Every time a few of us go out to do errands and explore the tomb, the lone wolf will do this again.
In less than half an hour, they had traveled another twenty miles in the desert, and now they had passed the middle section of the Kongque River.
The river water here is obviously much less, and there are many plants on both sides. I even saw reeds.
There are luxuriant reeds, and there are some cotton bolls mixed in, and each piece is snow-white.
This actually made the three of us feel more relaxed in this hot and tense mood.
After driving for a while, the river water was obviously less, and the river bed was even exposed in some areas.
Lei Zi held the map in his hand and said to me: "We are almost there, there should be more than ten miles to go."
After finally driving the car for another ten miles, we saw a ruins in the distance, with some tall trees standing here and there.
The three of us drove in shifts along the way. We drove for nearly ten hours. It was getting dark and it seemed that we had to camp.
