Mai Lao stretched out his hand and pointed to the place just now and said, "You don't understand what was going on at that time. It was not ordinary quicksand at all. I felt a strong force down there pulling on our rope. If it were a step later,
We will be completely wiped out, and I have no choice but to do this."
"Mr. Mai is right. This is indeed not ordinary quicksand. I also felt that there seemed to be something holding our rope under the yellow sand. If it had been a little later, we might have fallen in.
"Although Mr. Mai is a little indifferent, what he said is indeed the truth. If I were to make the decision, I would not hesitate to cut off the rope. There is no other way to sacrifice a person if necessary.
Martin sighed, "But...but we should fight for it."
Mai Lao held his arm and whispered, "I know you are sad, and I am too, but if I don't do this, all of us will die here. I'm sorry Martin, I hope you can understand."
Martin nodded, then he walked to Shaoyu and squatted down and asked, "It's okay, we are all here, you will be safe."
"Captain, I'm scared, I'm really scared." Shaoyu almost cried. This big boy was so frightened.
Martin hugged him and said, "Don't be afraid, it's okay. Don't worry, the captain won't let anything happen to you. Trust me, we will leave here as soon as we find the treasure."
"No, it's very dangerous here. You...you don't know, there is something below here, Captain, there is something below this desert." Shaoyu said in horror.
Martin turned around and looked at us, then quickly asked, "What did you see?"
Shaoyu kept shaking his head and said, "I don't know. I vaguely seemed to see something grabbing him, but... I didn't see what it was, but I knew there must be something underneath the desert.
of."
Martin held his shoulders and comforted him, "Don't be so nervous. This is a desert. It might just be quicksand or a desert whirlpool. Don't worry."
"No...that's not the case. I feel like there is a strong force pulling us down here. I can feel it." Shaoyu firmly believed in his judgment.
Martin turned around to look at us again, and Jiao Ba suddenly said, "He's right. I can feel this power too. Something is wrong here. There may be something underneath the yellow sand."
"Captain, it's very dangerous here. We may die here at any time." Shaoyu's mood was a bit abnormal this time. When he was in Ice City, he wasn't so scared, but now he has completely changed and looks energetic.
They were all in a trance.
"Don't worry, it will be fine, Mr. Mai, how far do we have to go?" Martin stood up and looked at Mr. Mai and asked.
Mai Lao took out the navigation chart, took a look at it and said, "I don't know. The navigation chart shows that we have reached the last stop, but I don't know what this stop is, but judging from the current situation
Look, it must have nothing to do with the shipwreck."
"It's probably the mausoleum of Emperor Jianwen. This damn place can't be found by gods and immortals. Isn't it just right for burial?" Jiao Ba said with a sneer.
Chang Shan looked around and said, "There is no exact location. We are just looking for it blindly."
"Then do you have any good ideas?" I asked.
"No." Chang Shan answered simply.
Shunzi asked at this time, "Captain Martin, don't you have off-road vehicles or anything like that on your ship?"
Martin glanced at me and said, "Do you think my ship is an aircraft carrier? There are no off-road vehicles. If there are any, do we still have to walk for several hours? All questions are nonsense."
Shunzi curled his lips, feeling that he was an idiot for asking.
"The wind and sand are getting lighter. We have to hurry up and hurry up. Let's go." Mr. Mai greeted and walked up first.
I cursed helplessly, "Fuck, this is a shit place."
We drag our somewhat tired bodies and continue to move forward. Time is very important to us, but at the same time, time does not matter to us because we don't know how long it will take to find this destination.
While I was on my way, I looked up at the sky and said, "It has been more than five hours. Look, the sun above our heads is still hanging motionless." I had long realized that something was wrong, the sun was still hanging there.
Staying in one place,
"I remember that when I was in Bingcheng, the sun didn't move. It seems that the environment here is similar to Bingcheng, except that Bingcheng is very cold and it is very hot here." Shunzi said while walking.
Jiao Ba took out the compass he carried with him and looked at it. His face darkened and he cursed, "Damn it, the compass is out of order again, and the watch is also ruined. There is interference here, Mr. Mai, both the compass and the watch are out of order.
"
After hearing the shouting, Mr. Mai quickly stopped. He immediately set up the communication equipment and started calling, "Old Wu, Old Wu, please answer if you hear it. Please answer if you hear it."
He tried calling a few more times, but there was still no answer except for the "squeak" sound. Mr. Mai shook his head helplessly, "Oh no, we lost contact with the ship again."
"It's over now. It will be troublesome for us to go back." Li Xin said with a cold face.
I suddenly felt a lot of pressure, "Don't worry about this for now. Now that you're here, you can't look back. Let's get on the road."
Mai Lao left the communication equipment here. Since it has failed, it is a waste of energy to carry such a heavy thing. We set off on the road again, still walking upwards. This is like a big hillside. The higher we go,
The higher the temperature, the hotter the road under your feet, it's like walking on hot coals.
"Wow, it's so fucking hot, my feet are almost cooked." The big man yelled from behind.
I answered him without looking back, "Just bear with it, it's better than being next to a volcano."
"Damn it, I still like Bingcheng. Although it's a bit colder, I won't suffer like this." The big man has the most luggage. He is big, so he naturally has to carry more things.
Li Xin and Jenny were walking in front of me. Their pace was obviously slowing down and they looked very tired. I turned my head and asked softly, "Hey, are you two okay? If not, please take a rest."
Jenny stopped, turned around and said, "Don't worry, I can still hold on." After saying that, she turned around and continued on her way.
However, her face was pale, her lips were chapped, and her eyes were a little dull. It looked like she was dehydrated. In order to save water, the two of them barely drank water. They could hold on better than some of us elders. The water in my water bottle
There was about three-quarters of the water left, and their water bottles were almost full. When drinking water, they just wet their lips with water. They are really tenacious women.
After about an hour, we climbed to the top of the hillside. Mr. Mai took out his telescope and looked at it, and said excitedly, "Look, there is a building in front of us. We seem to have found the right place."
I took the telescope from his hand and looked at it. There was indeed a relatively large building more than ten kilometers in front of us. At first glance, it seemed to be a large fortress, but due to the distance and the wind and sand,
The reason can only be seen roughly, and the impact is vague and not very clear.
"It looks like a castle. It's very big." I handed the telescope to Li Xin casually.
After seeing it, Li Xin said, "Why do I feel that it is similar to the palace? It is very similar, especially the boxy shape."
Jiao Ba also had a telescope in his hand. He kept observing without saying a word. When he put down the telescope, he said with a cold face, "Yes, it should be here. It is obvious that it is a temporary palace."
"Temporary palace? What do you mean?" I turned around and asked.
"To put it simply, it is not a real palace. It may be the temporary residence of Emperor Jianwen when he was alive, or it may be his tomb. I personally think that the tomb is more likely. It is difficult for humans to survive in this ghost place."
Jiao Ba wiped his sweat and said with a red face.
"Not necessarily. Normally, there are oases in the desert. We just didn't find water and food. But it's not necessarily that Zhu Yunwen couldn't find it. He may have been living here to avoid Zhu Di's pursuit." Chang Shan
He is in pretty good condition, his face is not red and his heart is not beating, and his physical strength is much better than ordinary people.
"Are you so sure that this last person is Emperor Jianwen?" Mai Lao cast a questioning look.
Chang Shan spread his hands and said, "It seems... there is nothing to refute. It seems to be the case."
"I can confirm that it is definitely Emperor Jianwen." Jiao Ba's confidence swelled, and he believed in his own judgment every time.
"I hope it's what you said. I also want to see the true face of Emperor Jianwen in Lushan." Mr. Mai chuckled.
"Seeing him? There is probably no hope. Even if he was still alive at that time, he must be dead now. This palace must be another dead city." Mantou's mouth still smelled extremely bad. Every time he spoke,
Everyone would frown, Jenny and Li Xin even stayed away.
"What's wrong with you? You look so bad? You are such cowards. What's so scary about a dead city?" When Steamed Bun saw our reaction being so strong, he thought we were scared.
Jiao Ba covered his nose with his hand, frowned and whispered, "Just say a few words less. I don't want to be suffocated to death by this smell."
"Smell? What smell? Why can't I smell it?" We have been hiking for more than six hours since the departure of Mantou. He didn't drink a sip of water or eat anything. He didn't feel tired at all.
.
He asked us several times why he didn't feel tired, but we couldn't answer him, so we had to hesitantly avoid the question. Except for a few of us who were familiar with it, others must have seen some clues, because we few
They are all avoiding this question, and no one is willing to answer him directly.