The next day, I was woken up early in the morning by the alarm I had set in advance.
After washing my face and refreshing myself, I walked out of the antique store carrying my cute crossbow.
Different from last time, this time I put an extra machete more than a foot long in my backpack just for emergencies, because I heard that there are wolves in the desert of Dunhuang.
I didn't know how long it would take to go to Dunhuang this time, so I made sure that I really locked the store door securely, so I checked it back and forth several times before I felt reassured.
As soon as the sky started to turn white, a tall and thin figure walked towards where I was. When I looked closely, I saw that it was none other than Gouzi.
"Gouzi, I didn't expect to go with you again this time. This is called brotherhood."
Gouzi still had a cold and unsmiling face. He stopped two meters away from me and started playing with his mobile phone.
Yes, my hot face is stuck on someone else's cold ass.
I simply stopped licking my face to strike up a conversation, lit a cigarette and started smoking it without restraint.
Huchihuchi...!
There was a heavy breathing sound, and an extremely fat figure not far away ran towards me with difficulty.
I was immediately surprised when I saw it, "Fat Wu, what are you doing here?"
"Oops... Oops, I'm going. I'm exhausted, fat man. Why do you think I'm here? Of course I'm going to hunt for treasure in the Dunhuang Desert with you."
"..."
I was a little speechless at this moment. I didn't expect that the helpers Liu Baye found for me would include Fatty Wu. This was something I didn't expect.
After asking a few more questions and confirming that it was Fatty Wu who Liu Baye had found, I had nothing to say.
But I was puzzled. Although Fatty Wu didn't have any big shortcomings, he didn't have any advantages at all. Taking him there for a short time would be the same as taking a dragster.
I thought that Fatty Wang, a pig-like teammate, was enough to make me drink a lot, but I never thought that the next one would be the beginning of my real nightmare.
A grass-green off-road jeep stopped at the door of the antique shop with a roar.
A woman got out of the taxi. This woman was none other than the little aunt who wanted to pull my muscles and peel off my skin, Liu Tingting.
"Why is it you! Are you going with us too?!"
"Why can't I go? Without me, you have to walk on two legs."
"Liu Tingting, we are here to do business. Stop making trouble and return the car to the driver, Brother Wang."
"Brother Wang has something to do and can't come. It was my godfather who asked me to drive. He wants to get rid of me. There's no way. If everyone is here yet, get in the car quickly. You must leave the city before the sun rises. This is what godfather told you. .”
Liu Baye didn't tell me how many people there were, but Liu Tingting, a real dragster, drove here, so there should be no other people.
Several of us got into the car one after another. Just as Liu Tingting was about to start the car and leave, she saw a capable old man running over from a distance.
When we saw this person, Fatty Wang and I were both stunned. Why was it this old man again? It couldn't be such a coincidence.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm late after having breakfast. I hope you can forgive me."
"What are you saying? It is natural for juniors to wait for their elders."
I quickly said the polite words.
The car finally started. Liu Tingting's driving skills are pretty good. As far as I know, she has a racing qualification certificate.
With a kick of the accelerator, the off-road vehicle drove directly out of the urban area of Tongcheng.
Originally, I was looking forward to and excited about this trip to Dunhuang, but after taking a look at the so-called helpers on this off-road vehicle, I actually had the urge to jump directly onto the wheel of the off-road vehicle.
An unsmiling mute, living completely in his own world, like a piece of wood.
A fat pig weighing more than 200 kilograms. Although he is a good friend of mine, he is going to look for the legendary dragon soul. Take him to figure out what is going on. Not to mention eating a lot, he also takes up a seat in the car. Position, this guy took up the position of two people by himself.
After thinking about it, maybe Fatty Wu can only be of use when he encounters a pack of wolves. Feed him out. When the wolves are full, they will no longer pose a threat to us.
There is also that old man, the soil of the old coffin is buried up to his neck. What can he do if he goes along? It is amazing that he has some eyesight, which I also have.
With this old man here, wouldn't that be holding back the team?
As for Liu Tingting, apart from being able to drive, I really can’t think of any other uses for her. Could it be that Mr. Liu, seeing that all of us, old and young, are all old men, specially asked Liu Tingting to accompany us? To relieve boredom?
Sitting in the car, I complained secretly, scolding everyone in my heart.
I never thought that these weird teammates of mine would surprise me again and again, and I finally understood why Mr. Liu chose to let a few of them travel with me as my helpers.
The distance from Tongcheng to Dunhuang is more than 2,000 kilometers, and it would take a full twenty-four hours without eating, drinking, or sleeping.
Although the mission is urgent, we are not in a hurry to reincarnate, not to mention that the driver is a woman. Women have a lot to do. If we don’t drive for three or two hours, we have to stop and take a rest for convenience.
By the time we approached Dunhuang, three or four days had passed.
As we got closer and closer to Dunhuang, the surrounding area became more and more desolate. In the end, there were no green plants at all, and the ground was covered with yellow sand, which was indescribably desolate.
Finally, on the evening of the fourth day, a group of us arrived at Dunhuang City. Due to the fatigue of traveling and traveling, we were all exhausted, so we temporarily stayed in Dunhuang City and planned to rest for a few days.
Of course, I didn't dare to do anything these days. I needed to determine the specific location of the village called Mofen Village, because if I couldn't determine the location and got lost in the desert, there would be only a dead end.
After asking some older people in Dunhuang, I almost knew the specific location of Mofen Village.
To the north of Dunhuang, you need to cross a large no-man's land in the Gobi to reach it.
This has to be said to be good news among bad news for us, at least it is the Gobi to the north, not the endless desert to the west.
However, it is not optimistic. Although the ground in the Gobi Desert is firmer and flatter, it is still often swept by sand and dust. The most important thing is water. The most scarce thing on the Gobi Desert is water.
So during the past few days of repairs, we had prepared a lot of food supplies, especially water, and any gaps that were there were filled with water.
Mofen Village is only marked on paper maps, and it is simply unrealistic to use mobile phone navigation.
Therefore, we can only drive while identifying the direction. The curve distance is definitely no less than that from Tongcheng to Dunhuang.
I thought that God would bless me on this journey, but I never thought that the car would stop running due to the high temperature when it was halfway through the journey.
There is no village in front or behind, no shop in the back, and there is not even a single person in all directions except the yellow sand.
I wanted to seek rescue, but I was surprised to find that my phone had no signal at all in this damn damn place.
Misfortunes never come singly, but fortunately we are already halfway through the journey.
We abandoned the car, took all the water we could carry, and began the long journey using our legs as a means of transportation.
When driving, I didn't feel anything. Once I walked on two legs, it was difficult every step.
Often my feet would sink into the yellow sand while walking.
The car broke down at noon, so we started walking in the afternoon to avoid the high temperature at noon.
Because of this, it got dark before we had gone far.
In the Gobi Desert, it was impossible to travel at night, so we had no choice but to camp on the spot and wait until dawn before continuing our journey.
It was said that we were setting up camp, but there was only one tent. Liu Tingting was a woman, so naturally she couldn't be crowded with us men. So we men simply gave the tent to Liu Tingting to live alone, and we used the sky as our cover. , with the yellow sand and Gobi as its bed.
Although the Gobi is also full of yellow sand, one good thing is that you can find dry branches anytime and anywhere.
At night the temperature drops to close to freezing, so it’s really nice to light a fire.
On the one hand, it can keep warm, on the other hand, it can also prevent wolves.
