The people rode their camels and ran a long way until the Stone City was out of sight. They stopped to rest.
Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan walked around in the team, came to sit down next to Shirley Yang and said: "Ms. Yang, our supplies are getting less and less, especially water. If we can't find the water source again, tomorrow
We must return the same way we came, otherwise we will die in the desert due to lack of water."
"Where is An Liman?" Shirley Yang frowned and asked, "Hasn't he found the water source yet?"
Hu Badiyi: "I asked, and he said that if we walk two days further, we will reach the ancient city of Xiye, where there is a new water source. But he has not been there for two years, and he doesn't know where it is.
Has the water source dried up? If we go on, we have to be mentally prepared."
"Since there is water, let's keep walking!"
"Miss Yang!" Hu Badi said: "An Liman said there was a water source somewhere, but there is no guarantee. If we arrive at Xiye Ancient City and find that the water source somewhere has dried up, then we will not be able to come back."
Shirley Yang looked at Hu Badi and said: "I believe there will be water sources somewhere, please inform everyone to act quickly!"
"Hey...Miss Yang!" Hu Ba stretched out his hand and saw that Shirley Yang ignored him, so he had to turn the camel around and walk to Wang Kaixuan's side.
Seeing Hu Bayi come back, Wang Kaixuan immediately asked: "Lao Hu, what do the Americans say?"
Hu Bayi shrugged and said, "Let's keep going!"
"Still continuing to walk?" Wang Kaixuan said: "Didn't you tell her about the dangers of continuing to walk?"
Hu Bayi glared at Fatty Wang and said, "You can do it, why don't you go and tell me?"
Zhang Lin looked at the two of them and said, "Didn't I tell you before I came in? This Shirley Yang will never look back until she finds the ancient city of Jingjue. Instead of trying to trick her back from time to time, you might as well go there quietly by yourself at night."
Just leave. Anyway, you have made thousands now, so you are not losing money!"
"What's not a loss?" Wang Kaixuan said: "Damn it, the fat man was almost buried alive in the Kunlun Glacier. I just wanted to kill him with a few thousand dollars. It's a good idea."
Hu Badi said: "Brother Zhang, do you think we can really find the ancient city of Jingjue?"
"That's right!" Wang Kaixuan agreed: "You said that if she can't be found, why can't we keep wandering around in the desert with her? If so, maybe one day she will dry up and become a piece of wood."
Zhang Lindao: "I don't know if you can find him or not. I can only do your best and listen to fate!"
"Ah...help!"
As the three of them were talking, a cry for help and a burst of exclamations suddenly came from the front.
When the three of them heard this, they quickly got off their camels and hurried forward.
When the three of them went to the place, they saw that Ye Yixin had fallen into the quicksand, and Hao Aiguo and the others were shouting not to move.
Seeing Hu Bayi coming, they finally surrounded him as if they had found a backbone and asked what to do.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and grab someone with a rope." Zhang Lin shouted, and everyone woke up from a dream and quickly went to the camels behind to get ropes.
Seeing this, Zhang Lin put down his backpack, took out the rope and threw it in front of Ye Yixin.
Hu Bayi looked at all this in shock and said: "You have a rope!"
"I just remembered! Pull it!"
"Oh! Oh!" Hu Bayi and several others pulled Ye Yixin out with force.
As soon as he came out of the quicksand, he hugged Shirley Yang, the only woman present, and started crying.
Seeing this, Shirley Yang had no choice but to comfort Ye Yixin. Fatty Wang came back with the rope to take a look, and said blankly: "Old Hu, what's going on? Why did you come out?"
Hu Bayi looked at Zhang Lin and said: "Pack up and keep going!"
Zhang Linda said: "Hu Bayi, don't you want to persuade Shirley Yang to go back? Now is the time when the entire archaeological team is at its weakest, so we can try."
Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang looked at each other. Fatty Wang pulled Hu Bayi aside and said, "Old Hu, I think what Comrade Xiao Zhang said is very reasonable. Why don't you give it a try?"
Hu Bayi turned around and looked at Zhang Lin, who was squatting by the quicksand looking at something, and then at Shirley Yang and others who were comforting Ye Yixin. He hesitated and said, "Isn't this good?"
"What's wrong?" Wang Kaixuan said anxiously: "Comrade Hu, if you feel sorry for yourself, we can just take the American's 10,000 U.S. dollars after you get out. You have also seen that this desert is too dangerous."
Wang Kaixuan counted with his hands and said: "Sandstorms, desert army ants, quicksand, we have only been in the real desert for two days. If we go further down, who knows what will happen. I said, if you don't tell me, I will go!"
Hu Bayi hesitated and said, "Then, shall I try?"
"Go quickly!" Wang Kaixuan pushed Hu Ba and said, "This is the time to strike while the iron is hot!"
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"Miss Yang..."
Hu Bayi looked at the people who were still comforting Ye Yixin and motioned to Shirley Yang to step aside.
Shirley Yang followed Hu Bayi to a sand dune in confusion and asked, "Mr. Hu, what's the matter?"
Hu Bayi carefully worded his words: "Miss Yang, you have also seen this. We have just been in the desert for two days, and we have encountered so many situations, sandstorms..."
Shirley Yang interrupted Hu Bayi to continue speaking, and said straight to the point: "Hu Bayi, you can just tell me what you mean!"
"I feel that it is really too dangerous for us to continue walking. Supplies are already scarce, not to mention water shortages. Just those army ants and quicksand, every one of them will kill people."
Shirley Yang stared at Hu Badi and said, "So, you don't plan to keep walking?"
Hu Bayi quickly said: "It's not that I don't want to..."
"That's good!" Before Hu Bayi could finish his words, Shirley Yang said: "Since you are still willing to go, then continue walking. I will arrange the route, and you only need to be responsible for leading the way.
Mr. Hu, I must find this exquisite ancient city. You know what that means to me and my father.
I have always hoped to see the ancient city of Jingjue in his lifetime. As a daughter, I was not by his side when he needed me most. Now, I must fulfill his long-cherished wish and make him smile."
After Shirley Yang finished speaking, she didn't give Hu Bayi a chance to speak. She turned around and left: "Wait until they settle down, pack up and continue setting off."
Hu Bayi put down his hands in frustration and followed Shirley Yang to the top of the sand dune. Seeing Fatty Wang's questioning look from a distance, he shook his head slightly.
When Wang Kaixuan saw this, he sighed and went to see the others.
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With the comfort of everyone in the archaeological team, Ye Yixin's mood finally stabilized, and several people came to Zhang Lin, who was squatting next to the quicksand to study.
Looking at Zhang Lin who lowered his head to study, Sa Di Peng said: "Brother Zhang, why don't you say that animals are sensitive to danger? How..."
Looking at Zhang Lin who turned back to stare at him, Sa Di Peng obediently shut his mouth.
Everyone looked at Zhang Lin in silence. Seeing Zhang Lin's defeat, Fatty Wang couldn't help but said: "Comrade Xiao Sa, as the old saying goes: a horse stumbles and a man stumbles. Who can do this kind of thing 100% of the time?"
Where’s the guarantee?”
Professor Chen said: "That is, this quicksand, unless you sink into it, is no different from ordinary sand. It is possible that animals cannot feel it."
Chapter completed!