"From today on, you are all my brothers and sisters in Takji. We share blessings and share hardships!"
Seeing the old man Tao Ji swearing to everyone, Chen Tao sneered in his heart.
I believe you, you are such a bad old man!
Chen Tao finally understood that this old man was not only greedy for money, but he also acted like an old sow wearing a bra, one after another.
While he was talking, a big sandstorm came outside. People below could only hear the howling wind outside, and sand kept blowing in from the gaps above. The earth is shaking outside, and people in the ruins of the ancient city can't help but feel frightened. What if the wind and sand bury the hole in the hole, and they will be suffocated to death?
Everyone took turns staring at the holes in the roof, and ran over to have a look every now and then. If anything happens, tell everyone to run out immediately. However, everyone is aware of the catastrophe. In this situation, it will be the same as death if you go out, but you will be buried alive in another place.
Chen Tao held up his flashlight and looked around, and saw a lot of Artemisia striata growing under the wall. This is a kind of hay with extremely strong vitality.
"It seems that this place is not too dry. At least a few grasses can grow."
"That's for sure." The old man from Takji took off his ragged felt hat and patted the sand inside on the soles of his shoes. "Well, I came here once a few years ago. At that time, the sand was not buried like this. High. There was a well in the middle of the city at that time, and there was water in it!"
"I was riding my Shala, which was only two years old at that time. I also took a few people into the desert that time, and ended up encountering a burning wind. At that time, there was no place to hide, and those few people couldn't find a place to hide. I was blown to death by the hot wind. Thanks to God’s blessing, I found this place with my salad and the well, which kept me alive!”
Fire wind is a unique meteorological change in the desert. This wind is called hot and dry wind. In the desert, the specific heat capacity of sand is relatively low. After absorbing a large amount of heat, it will release heat concentratedly at a specific time. When the wind blows, it will heat the wind to hundreds of degrees. In the event of fire and wind, both humans and animals will be scalded to death by the high temperature.
Seeing the darkness everywhere, Chen Tao got up and walked to the wall, randomly pulling out some sandworts, preparing to provide warmth and lighting to everyone. Unexpectedly, when pulling the grass, the roots of the grass brought up the sand underneath, and it was exposed. A withered human hand.
"Fuck! There's someone here!"
Looking along the arm, I saw half a body buried in the sand in the corner of the wall. The climate in the desert is extremely dry. The body has dried and has no hair. It must have been dead for a long time. Part of the dry meat on the face has disappeared. The white jawbone below is exposed. At first glance, it looks so cold that it can scare people to death.
Several wormwood plants grew out of the corpse's exposed chest, and they were particularly lush.
"Dead body?" Haozi came over and was shocked when he saw the mummy in the corner.
The few people here, except for the old man An Liman, often deal with ancient corpses. After seeing so many corpses in Heizigou, Chen Tao is not too scared, but he is somewhat confused about the corpse that died here. .
Takjidao thinks this is not surprising. Every year, countless people like Chen Tao and others enter the desert. They are lucky enough to come out alive. If they are unlucky enough to encounter fire, wind and sandstorms, it is normal for them to die in the desert.
But Chen Tao felt that this person might not have died from fire, wind or sandstorm. Being able to hide here meant that he had escaped death at that time, but he still died later.
"Why bother talking so much? Can't we just dig it out and take a look?" Haozi picked up a folding shovel and started shoveling sand around the body. Unfortunately, the sand was all flowing, and even after digging for a long time, some of it disappeared. How deep.
"This body is indeed very strange. We'd better check the surrounding area carefully to avoid any danger. With such an abandoned city within a few miles, and with such a huge sandstorm outside, there may be other animals taking refuge here." Ye Rong took the flashlight and began to look around the stone wall.
Haozi was still digging the sand around the body stubbornly, planning to bury the body.
"The desert is a place where you can't get in and out. It's fate that you met us today. Master Hao, let me dig a hole for you. You can rest in peace. You will be reborn in Ansheng Point in the next life. Don't come to a ghost place like the desert. !”
Chen Tao glanced at Haozi speechlessly and let him mutter nonsense. In a daze, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He took a flashlight and looked to the other side, and his heart suddenly sank.
Ye Rong, who was originally searching there, disappeared!
"Where's Ye Rong!"
Chen Tao was shocked and ran towards the corner over there. Ye Rong is their rich man, and she has the map and information about Uncle Long and the others. If she has something wrong with her, wouldn't this trip be in vain?
"Ye Rong! Ye Rong!" Chen Tao called her name and turned his flashlight around, not even a single figure could be seen.
I was worried in my heart, but unexpectedly, my feet suddenly became empty, and my whole body instantly fell into the sand pit. I only had time to shout Haozi, and I fell straight down.
"Taozi!"
Seeing that Chen Tao disappeared in an instant, Haozi was shocked. He couldn't care less about the dead body in the corner, got up and ran towards the place where Chen Tao disappeared.
Suddenly, a large, dark pit appeared where Chen Tao had been. There were broken walls and broken tiles underneath, just like a gap in the ruins. It turns out that the bottom may not be strong, and the top is just covered with a thin layer of sand. When a person steps on it, the broken wall below cannot bear the weight and falls directly. The person disappears, and only the surrounding sand remains. Keep pouring it down.
"Taozi!" Haozi was lying at the entrance of the sand pit and saw that the cave inside was very deep. Chen Tao and the others didn't know where they fell. They shouted for a long time but no one responded. He was feeling worried when his feet suddenly loosened. It was probably happening again below. Collapse, not only him, but also Tucker Ji who had just ran over was swept into the quicksand.
The sand slid so fast that the person had already rolled into the bottomless pit before he had time to flutter. Then, there was a burst of shaking around him. Under the influence of the storm outside, the entire hall was shaking. After all, it was shaking. It collapsed suddenly, and the waves of sand it raised were instantly swept away by the storm.
...
When Chen Tao woke up again, he had been buried in the sand, with only one hand still exposed. Chen Tao moved his body vigorously and finally crawled out of the sand. His ears, mouth and nose were full of sand.
The flashlight was gone when it fell, probably buried in the sand. Chen Yao touched her body, took out a lighter from her pocket, and lit it.
At this time, he seemed to be on the ground in a ruins, with broken walls and rubble above his head, and he didn't know when it would collapse again. The original main hall was probably completely collapsed, and there was constant wind coming from the gaps in the ruins, making strange whining sounds.
I looked down and saw that there seemed to be a staircase under my feet, with thick yellow sand already piled on top. The stone steps continued downward, and the light from the lighter was limited, so Chen Tao had no way to see clearly what was underneath.
I tried to explore a little further, but my foot stepped on the sand pile, causing a chain reaction, and a large amount of sand slid down the slope.
"Fortunately, the stone steps are quite stable."
After walking down for several steps, I stepped on something, and the sand in front of me suddenly squirmed.
There is a big storm outside, and other wild beasts will inevitably hide in this ruined city. There is a sand wolf, yellow sheep, sand leopard taking refuge in every corner...
Chen Tao was startled and hurriedly touched his belt, feeling a chill in his heart. All the equipment was on the camel outside, and he didn't even have anything to defend himself except this lighter.
In desperation, Chen Tao had no choice but to grab a handful of sand and began to retreat. If a wild beast pounces on you, slap it in the face first!
Because it took so long, the lighter in my hand started to get hot, and I was about to lose my grip.
The sand was squirming more and more violently, and the thing buried under the movement was twice as big as himself. At this juncture, an evil wind suddenly blew over.
The flame flickered for a few times, then was blown out!
