The figure of the witch was like the moon in the water. When I tried to grab it with my hands, I could only catch air. But as soon as I stretched my hand back, her figure gradually changed back to its original appearance.
My heart suddenly felt a little blocked. I looked at the familiar and vague figure in front of me and said with mixed feelings: "Witch, are you leaving me?"
"Um."
"Why?"
"Since coming here, I have sensed a strong sense of crisis."
I smiled bitterly and said: "We have been through so many dangers. If it's not just a desert, how can you be afraid?"
The witch said faintly: "If it were just dangerous, I would not leave, but since I came here, I have felt an unprecedented sense of familiarity, as if I have been here before..."
My mind suddenly froze. The familiar feeling mentioned by the witch was actually felt by me myself.
After riding a white camel and being brought here, despite the dangers I experienced, deep down in my heart, I had a faint, strange feeling. This Lop Nur, this ancient country of Loulan, seemed to have a disconnected connection with me.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
The figure of the witch became ethereal. She sighed and said: "I don't know either. I just want to follow my feeling. I have already helped you remove the Loulan ghost flower poison from your body. This is the last time I will help you."
There is a bit of bitterness in the corner of my mouth. The witch is really leaving. She is so determined, but I can't find any excuse to keep her...
I have mixed feelings in my heart. I shouldn't have been looking forward to her leaving for a long time, but why do I feel so lost now that she is out of my body?
"Prodigal, I'm leaving. I'll give you one last suggestion. Take your team out of here and stop looking for the ancient Loulan Kingdom..."
The witch's voice and her figure gradually disappeared in front of me.
I raised my head and watched helplessly as the last trace of the witch disappeared.
A deep disappointment welled up in my heart, like losing a beloved toy.
"Didn't you agree to go find the Pisces Jade Pendant together and let me help you reshape your body?"
"Witch, you just let me run away like this??"
I muttered to myself in the air in front of me, like a fool, standing there for a long time.
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It wasn't until a touch of fish belly white rose in the east that I returned to the camp where I stayed.
Zhou Xiaoshe and the others looked at me as soon as they woke up and were shocked.
"No, is Lao Tie out of his mind and running around? Thirteen, Lao Niu, hold him down quickly, don't let him run away again..."
Seeing that I was a little lost, Zhou Xiaoshe thought I was possessed by the same evil spirit as yesterday, so he quickly called Qin Shisan and Niu Jianguo over.
I rolled my eyes and stared at the three of them like idiots!
"Niubi, look carefully, do I seem to be running around in a state of confusion?" I asked angrily.
Zhou Xiaoshe was stunned, with a look of ecstasy on his face, "Grandma, you're a bear, are you okay? I thought you were as delirious as yesterday, just be okay, haha."
Zhou Xiaoshe smiled widely, and her silly behavior made me laugh a little.
"Shopkeeper, are you really okay?"
Niu Jianguo came over and looked around me.
I nodded and replied that I was indeed fine. No, I was very active now.
Zhou Xiaoshe rolled his eyes and suddenly stared at me and said, "No, there's something wrong with you, Lao Tie."
"What's wrong?"
"The way I look at you, compared to before, you seem to have a little more in you now."
"Stop bragging, I don't have any broken arms or legs."
"It's not physical, it's mental. The look in your eyes tells me that you have an extra connection in your heart."
I was shocked by Zhou Xiaoshe. It was so weird that this guy could actually see through my thoughts.
"Don't talk nonsense. Hurry up and ask Lao Muti to feed the camels. After we finish eating, we'll be on our way." I quickly changed the topic, but felt a little guilty.
At this time, Bai Yu and Nie Xiaobai also gathered around. After seeing that I was safe and sound, they both breathed a sigh of relief. But Nie Xiaobai, on the other hand, looked at me with shy eyes and did not dare to look at me.
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I laughed secretly in my heart, thinking that I don’t know about your little thoughts?
I didn't point it out, and still invited everyone to come over to eat and drink water. In this desert, only the half hour when the sun just rises is the most comfortable. This time is the best opportunity for us to replenish our physical strength.
After eating, Lao Muti pulled the white camels over; they ran a long distance last night, and there was nothing good to eat here, so they could only let Lao Muti take some of the few dried beans to feed them, but the white camels
They didn't eat dried beans, and in the end half the bucket of dried beans was completely eaten by the yellow-haired camel. Old Muti was so angry that he almost raised his knife and said that this thing was really rude, and the entire herd of camels was killed without paying attention.
All the dry food is finished...
The yellow-haired camel does not look pleasant. When the wind blows, it looks like a rural non-mainstream. It is covered with yellow hair. Bai Yu and Nie Xiaobai both like to ride the white camel. I am the only one who is nostalgic and continues to ride the yellow-haired camel.
The camel hurries on its way.
Lao Muti led the way, saying that we passed through the Loulan Ghost Flower last night. Logically speaking, the ruins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom should be arriving soon...
I was still thinking about what the witch said last night, and I was worried. Nie Xiaobai came to talk to me several times, but I didn't listen. As a result, she got angry and immediately whipped Huang behind me.
When I got on the camel, the yellow-haired camel started to run wildly when it hurt. It almost knocked me upside down.
Nie Xiaobai laughed loudly from behind. I turned around and glared at her. This girl really needs to be cleaned up. Next time I have a chance, I have to continue to tie her up with a rope.
About two or three hours later, Lao Muti suddenly spoke.
"Boss, it seems that there are ruins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom ahead."
My heart moved, and I quickly looked up. Sure enough, there was already a ruined wall in the desert in the distance. However, many of the ruins had been covered up by the wind and sand, leaving only a small part still exposed...
"It is said that the main city of Loulan Ancient Kingdom was in this area in the past, but now you see, there are only some stones and pillars left. Alas, with the passage of time, the ruins of Loulan Ancient Kingdom have also disappeared from the world like Lop Nur." Lao Muti
His expression was complicated. As a Lop Nur person, he had an unusual feeling for the ancient country of Loulan. But now, these remaining ruins are gradually being buried in the desert. In time, there will be no trace.
I stared at the ruins and ruins at my feet, feeling quite desolate.
The ancient Loulan Kingdom was once very prosperous during the Han Dynasty. One of the most important transportation nodes on the Silk Road at that time was the Loulan Ancient Kingdom. But later, the Loulan Ancient Kingdom seemed to be ruined overnight, and countless people disappeared inexplicably.
Even the main city was covered under the wind and sand and never saw the light of day...