Domat looked at the young man staring at him with blood-red eyes, and his eyes were very scary, but it did not make him retreat at all.
He had seen such a look countless times in his nearly forty years.
However, he has never been afraid. People don't grow up because of fear, but they grow up well.
Especially for someone like him who makes a living in the desert, he is naturally not afraid of the threatening gaze of a young man.
"Haha! As a member of the expedition team, I don't think you don't know the habits of coyotes in the desert." He did not tell the young man first why he attracted the coyotes, but directly raised the question own problem.
"Huh! You don't have to say that!" As a college student, he naturally has his own pride. Moreover, he did not think that he would be less knowledgeable than the local natives. So he said in a cold tone: "Of course I know the habits of desert coyotes very well."
"It's good that you know." Duomaiti nodded and said, "I just said to you that you brought the coyote, which is not nonsense. Moreover, you and I, as well as your captain, It doesn’t matter, it’s just a guide. Even now, I don’t know what your name is. So, I won’t talk nonsense.”
The young man sneered and did not answer. Instead, he stared at Duomaiti, wanting to see what he would say next.
"As people who make a living in the desert, I have actually heard of a long-standing legend. That is the legend of the ancient city of Xiye." Domat slowly sat on a hospital bed next to him, crossing his legs as if sitting on a bed. It was the same on the carpet at home, and then I wanted to take out a Mohe cigarette and take a puff, but it came up empty. Then I remembered that smoking is not allowed in the medical clinic.
Therefore, he could only smell his fingers, trying to get the smell of cigarettes from them. Smoking all year round has turned his fingers yellow, with a little smell of mohe cigarettes.
Finally, he took two deep breaths as if satisfied, and then continued: "I heard that legend from an imam in the village when I was a child. He is a devout believer, and every time he completes After the service, they would sit at the entrance of the village, smoking some Mohe cigarettes and chatting with some people. Those words were all told by the old imam to everyone at that time."
"It is said that the ancient city of Xiye was destroyed overnight, and it is said that it was because of a queen of the Xiye Kingdom."
"It is said that in the Kingdom of Xiye, there was a girl who was very beautiful. She was like a star falling into the world and turned into a beautiful woman. Such a woman made all the men fall in love with her, and Everyone wants to marry her.
In the end, this beautiful woman was married by King Xiye and became the queen of Xiye Kingdom.
However, just a few years later, the king lost interest in the queen and once again took in a favorite concubine.
In response, the queen could only cry alone.
What he didn't expect was that the favored concubine was jealous of the queen's beauty, so she used a trick to make King Xiye hate the queen, and then designed to use the king to put the queen into the cold palace.
Later, he used a trick to dig out the queen's eyes and fed them to the hyenas. Its tongue was dug out and fed to desert scorpions. Her limbs were chopped off and fed to desert rats. Then he threw it into a crypt and used the curse to suppress it forever. "
Perhaps the story told by Duomaiti was somewhat legendary, which made the young man gradually change his expression and calm down.
"Then the queen died in the end?" the young man asked.
Domat shook his head and said: "This is what I want to tell you. Because this queen has been praying every day since she was treated and imprisoned like this, hoping that a god can save her. In the end, she got a response from a god. , turned Xiye into ruins overnight, and avenged this queen."
"However, because she is a cursed body, she cannot be freed and can only wander in the ruins of the ancient city. So in order to prevent her from being disturbed, the god turned the Xiye Kingdom into a forbidden land and hid it in the desert. .”
"Everything in Xiye Ancient City cannot leave the scope of the ancient city because of the curse. Once an item leaves the scope of the ancient city, the curse will break out until the item returns to Xiye Ancient City."
When Domat said this, he looked at the young man and then said: "According to legend, the hyenas in Xiye Ancient City were turned into the guardians of Xiye Ancient City by the gods because they ate the queen's eyes. If you lose it, the coyotes will come out and look for it until the thing returns to its original Western Night.”
The young man had gone to college and did not believe Duomaiti's words. He said, "So you said that the coyote was attracted by me? Then, when you discovered the ancient city of Xiye, why didn't you tell this legend to Captain, tell me now, what are your thoughts?"
Domat looked at the young man and said leisurely: "Originally, I didn't believe the old imam's words. I thought it was just a legend. So when I discovered the ancient city of Xiye, I didn't think so much."
"However, since I was overtaken by a coyote and violated the coyote's habits by running so far to catch up, I was reminded of the story told by the old imam."
"At that time, after the hyena put the jade pendant in its mouth, it was actually going back, but was shot dead. You can think back to the scene at that time, is it like this?" Domat said.
The young man recalled the scene at that time, which seemed to be similar to what Domat said. However, he did not believe that the coyote was going to return. It was probably because the jade pendant was stained with his blood that the coyote took it into its mouth.
"Haha, I don't believe what you said." The young man said, "You said so much, are you trying to get this jade pendant?"
"Young man, I have no intention of killing this jade pendant, and what I also want to tell you is that if this jade pendant cannot return to its original position, the curse will always exist. You will be affected by the curse." Maiti said.
"Haha, curse!" The young man said with a smile: "There are still people who believe in curses. Don't tell me that I will give you the jade pendant and send you back to the ancient city of Xiye. Haha, I'm laughing so hard at this lie. , it’s really a bit too obvious.”
As he spoke, he clenched the jade pendant tightly, looked directly at Duomaiti and said: "I can tell you clearly that I got this jade pendant from Xiye Ancient City. But I will not return it, I will keep it forever. What can you do?" Sample."
Duomaiti nodded, stood up slowly, and once again stood beside the young man's hospital bed, saying: "You know, those people asked about the expedition team's history before, and I did not tell you to have this jade pendant. speak out."
"So, are you really plotting against it?" The young man took his hand back and put it behind his back.
But Duomaiti shook his head and said: "No! I didn't have any intention of doing it, but I just didn't want more people to know about it."
"Young man!" Duomaiti calmed down and then said: "I am here this time just to tell you what I know. As for you not returning the things in your hands, that is your own business. After all, If you don't return the things, all the curses may or may not happen, you can give it a try."
Seeing the hyena's madness and the way he looked at the jade pendant, Domat completely believed that the story told by the imam in his village might be true.
Although I don’t know where the old imam heard it from, although he is not superstitious about people living in the desert, sometimes he still has a sense of awe for some things and legends.
"Okay, I'm just going to tell you what I know. You can do whatever you want with the rest!" Duomaiti didn't try to persuade him. This kind of person won't look back until he hits the wall. Good words don't give him advice. Damn it. What should I do? That's it.
However, I hope that the legendary queen will not come to find me.
After speaking, he turned and left without looking at the young man.
Since then, Duomaiti and the young man have never seen each other again, and they will never meet again.
Because, probably when he was about to go home after his arm recovered, he heard that the young man died suddenly in the medical center.
I don’t know why, but I feel like the curse broke out.
However, he did not respond to what he knew, but left silently. He had long wanted to leave, far away from that jade pendant.
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"Jade pendant?" Chen Mo listened on the side, somewhat doubtful whether the aura thing he sensed was the jade pendant that Duomaiti mentioned.
Moreover, he also sensed that Zhou Ke had spiritual energy fluctuations on his body. What was it? First listen to what they have to say and find out what's going on.
What Duomaiti told also aroused Chen Mo's interest.
In the room, Duomaiti was sitting on the side of the kang table, smoking Mohe cigarettes and talking about those things calmly, while Zhou Ke and Zhou Hai listened carefully.
"In the end, I was the only one left." Duomaiti said with some regret. Dozens of people set out, but he was the only one left. It was really disappointing.
Zhou Ke didn't speak. He turned to look at Zhou Hai. He saw that he was attracted by what Domat said. After shaking his head, he took out something with spiritual energy fluctuations from his arms and said to Domat: "Duomaiti, can you see if it's this jade pendant?"
"What!" Duomaiti was shocked when he saw the jade pendant in Zhou Ke's hand. He never thought that after more than ten years, he would see this jade pendant again.
Damn it, you actually let this ominous thing appear in front of you. Could it be that you are also one of the cursed ones?
No, it shouldn’t be! If he was one of the cursed ones, he should have died long ago.
Moreover, aren't the two people holding things in front of them cursed?
(End of chapter)
