Dongfu Dining Hall has a big name, but it is actually very small. There are only seven or eight tables in a room of forty or fifty square meters.
In addition, the overall decoration style here is in the 1980s, which gives people the first impression of being dirty and messy.
It happened to be lunch time when we arrived, but there was no one in the place.
When we opened the door curtain and entered the room, there was only one waitress sitting on a stool and taking a nap.
The girl slept soundly, her head tilted to one side, and drool dripped from the corner of her mouth to her shoulder.
Hua Muling took two steps forward and coughed lightly, "Ahem...!"
When the waitress heard the sound, she sat up straight. Her eyes were still sleepy, and she asked: "How many of you are there? Sit here... wherever you want! What do you want to eat?"
Hua Muling smiled and said, "Girl, is your boss here?"
When the waitress heard what Hua Muling said, her face suddenly became a little unhappy. She frowned and said, "What's the matter? You're not here to eat? What are you doing with our boss?"
Hua Muling smiled and said, "We made an appointment with him to meet here!"
The waitress was obviously "getting up" at this time. She frowned and said, "He went out just now! I don't know when he will come back! If you want to find him, just wait here!"
After saying that, he ignored us and turned around and fell asleep again.
The four of us, you looked at me, I looked at you, and after a few wry smiles, we each found a place to sit down.
Xiong Ming and I chose the place closest to the door and sat down, lit a cigarette, and after taking a few puffs, I asked, "Where did Professor Li go?"
Xiong Ming shook his head and said, "I don't know! I haven't seen that guy since he ran away from there! I don't know if he is dead or alive!"
I frowned and said, "That's weird!"
Xiong Ming turned to look at me with a cigarette in his mouth and asked: "Strange? What's weird?"
Before I could say anything, a short man suddenly walked in from the door.
This man is not tall, he looks about 1.70 meters tall. He is very fat, but also very strong. He is a typical tall man with a short body.
Looking further at the face, this guy has triangular eyes, a bulbous nose, a big forked mouth, and not even three hairs on the top of his head, which is not to mention how ugly he looks.
This guy ran in from outside in a hurry. When he saw me, he rushed over in one stride, grabbed my hand, grinned widely, revealing his teeth yellowed by smoke, and said with a smile: "Hu Brother, we finally meet again!"
I looked at the guy in front of me and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Brother, have we... met before?"
The guy grinned and said, "Brother Hu is really good at joking... Me! Li Dong! We just separated a few days ago, why have you forgotten me in the past two days?"
"Are you Li Dong?" I asked in surprise.
Li Dong smiled and said: "Of course, I'm not Li Dong, who else is?"
After Li Dong said this, without waiting for me to say anything, he suddenly took something out of his pocket and handed it to me, saying, "I found what you asked me to find."
I looked down and saw that what Li Dong handed over was an envelope.
I took the envelope and opened it, and found that it was a broken notebook. The cover of the notebook was damaged, but even so, in the lower right corner of the second page, I could still clearly see a big "Hu" character on it. .
I know this notebook. It is the one that our old man always carries with him.
I carefully opened the notebook with trembling hands, and a photo suddenly slipped out of it.
I picked up the photo and found that it was a photo of the ruins of an ancient city.
I looked at the photo in my hand and murmured, "Where is this place?"
Li Dong said: "This is the legendary... Broken Leaf Ancient City!"
"Zuiye Ancient City..." I muttered these four words in my mouth, and at this moment, I found a line of words written on the back of the photo.
"Hu Tian, if you want to solve all the mysteries, come to Suiye Ancient City. The last piece of the puzzle of the Fountain of Youth is hidden here. Only when you get here can you understand how everything is going on... Sixty years later, the Hu family has also It’s time to end things with them!—Father, with your own hand!”
I looked at the photo infatuatedly for a while, then I looked up at Hua Muling and Xiong Ming beside me, and said, "It looks like we went in a big circle, but in the end we still didn't escape from the Broken Leaf Ancient City... …”
Hua Muling said: "In this case, I think there is no reason for us not to take this trip!"
Xiong Ming jumped up and said: "I agree! Ya Ting, whoever doesn't do this is the grandson!"
I didn't say anything, and Li Xiaohong, who had been sitting next to me, suddenly said, "Count me in!"
Although Li Xiaohong only said four words, her attitude was very firm.
I looked at them for a while, then nodded and said, "In that case, let's take this trip!"
After saying that, I turned to look at Li Dong and said, "Brother, you are familiar with this place, so next..."
Before I finished speaking, Li Dong continued: "Brother Hu, don't worry! The guide here has been found for you, and the equipment will arrive tonight, all prepared according to your instructions. Tomorrow After you have had breakfast, you can get up and set off. Brother Hu, and..."
After speaking, Li Dong took out a donkey skin bag from his waist, reached inside and pulled out a crumpled object.
I took a closer look and found that it turned out to be an extremely ancient map. The lines outlined on it were extremely messy, but very fine. It was obviously not a current object.
I looked at the map in Li Dong's hand and said, "What is this?"
Li Dong smiled and said: "This is a good object. To tell you the truth, Brother Hu. This is the oldest topographic map of the Tibetan area currently known. Although it does not mark the location of Suiye City, it can also be seen on it. A rough idea.”
Xiong Ming asked on the side: "Where did you get this thing?"
Li Dong rubbed his thumb and index finger back and forth and said, "Of course I bought it on the black market! This thing cost me a full two hundred thousand!"
"What? Two hundred thousand?" Li Dong's words shocked all of us.
To be honest, I really didn't expect this thing to be worth two hundred thousand.
Seeing the wide-mouthed expressions on our faces, Li Dong smiled and said, "Yeah! A lot of people are thinking about this thing now. The tide is rising, and the price is getting higher and higher. I gritted my teeth just to help you, Brother Hu." I bought it. I don’t know about this thing...can I reimburse my brother later?"
…
There was no talking all night. After breakfast the next day, Li Dong drove the four of us out of Pulan County and drove eastward for about forty minutes. Finally, we stopped in front of a very dilapidated yard.
After the car parked, Li Dong looked at a few of us and said, "We're here!"
I looked at the dilapidated courtyard and asked, "What is this place?"
Li Dong said: "This is where the guide, Mr. Duoji, lives."
As he spoke, Li Dong took out a map from his pocket, then pointed to a location with a red circle on the map and said: "Brother Hu, based on the boundaries you described to me before..."
"Wait..." I interrupted Li Dong, looked at him in surprise and asked, "Have I described to you the Suiye Ancient City?"
Li Dong looked at me with his eyes wide open and said, "Yes! Brother Hu, have you forgotten? Just a few days ago, when you came to see me, you specifically asked me to search for this realm! You also told me that , My memory may not be very good recently, and I may have forgotten what I said and did before, but you asked me not to mind it too much..."
As soon as Li Dong's words came out, everyone turned their attention to me.
After coughing twice awkwardly, I said slowly: "I... it's true that my memory recently... isn't very good! Okay, go on!"
Li Dong said: "Okay! According to the description you gave me before, I found out which location is at the junction of Qinghai, Xinjiang and Tibet. I asked about it and found that the place is called Sanlagordo. The consciousness was abandoned by the gods. The place."
"Sang Lagodo..." I murmured these four words.
Li Dong nodded and said: "That's right! According to your description, the place you are looking for is here... Now I know that there are very few people in San Lagodo. It took me a long time to find one." People who know this place and have been to this place before..."
Xiong Ming asked from behind: "What is this Dorje called?"
Li Dong nodded and said: "Duoji is the most famous hunter in these ten miles and eight villages. He is the only one who dares to go to that desert. To tell you the truth, I heard from several old people that it was an oasis a long time ago, but Suddenly one day, there was a strong wind, and ten miles of yellow sand instantly buried the entire forest, and since then, the place has turned into a desert."
Xiong Ming said from the side: "Is it so evil?"
I smiled and said, "It's not evil, isn't it? You'll know when you go there, right?"
After saying that, I opened the door and got out of the car.
