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 problems.
"Huh! You don't have to say that!" As a college student, he naturally has his own pride. Moreover, he does not think that he will be less knowledgeable than the local indigenous people. So he said in a cold tone: "Desert Coyote
Of course I know his habits very well."
"It's good that you know." Duomaiti nodded and said, "I just said to you that you brought the coyotes, 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 live 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 was empty. Then I remembered that smoking is not allowed in the medical clinic.
Therefore, he could only smell his fingers, trying to smell the smell of cigarettes. Years of smoking had made his fingers turn yellow, with a little smell of Morhe cigarettes.
Finally, he took two deep breaths as if satisfied, and then continued: "That legend was something I heard from an imam in the village when I was a child. He is a devout believer, and every time he completes
After the prayer, I would sit at the entrance of the village, smoking some Morhe 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 charming 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.
But what he didn't expect was that the favored concubine was jealous of the queen's beauty, so she used a strategy to make King Xiye hate the queen, and then designed to use the king to put the queen into the cold palace.
Later, they used a trick to dig out the queen's eyes and feed them to hyenas. They dug out her tongue and fed them to desert scorpions. They cut off her limbs and fed them to desert rats. Then they threw her to the ground.
In the cave, use the curse to suppress it forever and never get over it."
Perhaps the story told by Duomaiti was somewhat legendary, which made the young man gradually change his expression and calm down.
"So 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 since this queen was treated and imprisoned like this, she prayed every day, hoping that a god could 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 made the Kingdom of Xiye a forbidden place and hid it in the desert.
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"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 Duomaiti 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 it is lost, the coyotes will come out and look for it until it returns to its original place."
The young man had gone to college and did not believe what Domat 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?"
Captain, tell me now, what are your thoughts?"
Domat looked at the young man and said leisurely: "Originally, I didn't believe what the old imam said. 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 coyote 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, and it seemed to be similar to what Domat said. However, he did not believe that the coyote was going to return. It might be because the jade pendant was stained with his blood, so he let the coyote take it into its mouth.
inside.
"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 messing with 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 Xiye Ancient City. 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 past, 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 just to tell you what I know. As for whether you will not return 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 looking for me.
After speaking, he turned around 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 Duomaiti mentioned.
Moreover, he also sensed that Zhou Ke had spiritual energy fluctuations on his body. What was it? First listen to what they said and see what was 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 off, but he was the only one left. It was really disappointing.
Zhou Ke did not 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 were one of the cursed ones, he should have died long ago.
Moreover, aren't the two people holding things in front of them cursed?