The snake-skin-faced man covered his face with his clothes again, revealing only a pair of bloodshot eyes. He glanced at Yamamoto-kun, and his face turned pale with fright.
The snake-skin-faced man didn’t take Mr. Yamamoto seriously. He turned his gaze to me and said, “Friend, I’d like to give you a good suggestion. Before it’s too late, take your people and leave here.
The sooner the better..."
After the snake-skin-faced man said these words, he immediately turned around and prepared to leave.
I stood behind, my mind was stunned, and I couldn't help but ask: "May I ask your name?"
The man with the snakeskin face did not look back and said: "The world has already forgotten me, so what if I leave my name... The ancient city of Loulan is a cursed city. Leave as soon as possible to avoid destruction."
The man with the snakeskin face still couldn't leave me a name. Although his whole body was covered with hard snakeskin, his posture and behavior were quite elegant, especially when he beat up Yamamoto-kun and those Japanese samurai.
, that’s simply handsome!
I don’t know how the man in the snake skin survived in the ruins of this ancient city that never saw the light of day, but since he will stay, he must have his own difficulties, but no one knows...
Yamamoto-kun left with his Japanese samurai. Tonight was undoubtedly a huge blow to him; Japan's sharpest samurai sword could not even cut open the shoulder of the snake-skin-faced man.
It needs to be spread out, and no one can laugh at it...
But I know in my heart that the body of the man with the snakeskin face is probably unusual, and the reason why he is covered with snakeskin must have some unknown secret. Maybe it has something to do with the curse he said.
relation..
I shook my head and returned to the temple.
Everyone was sleeping soundly, and they were not aware of the scene that happened outside the temple just now; I was lying on the ground, worried, and my mind was always thinking about the words I heard often these days.
"Curse, the place where the treasure is hidden..."
"Goddess Loulan..."
I murmured to myself, and with a glance from the corner of my eye, it happened to fall on the Yueli statue next to me. I stared at that all-too-familiar face, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of my mouth.
"The moon is like a beautiful woman's makeup, the broken glass is passing by... the face is like a banished immortal, and a smile can make a city fall..."
I don’t know how I fell asleep later. Maybe it was Niu Jianguo’s snoring or Zhou Xiaoshe’s sleep talking. I fell into a deep sleep. When I woke up again, everyone was already up, but it was still dark.
, it was as silent as ever outside the temple.
Zhou Xiaoshe removed the windows of the temple and built a bonfire with wooden boards. Everyone gathered around the bonfire and ate some dry food. Then they unanimously decided to leave the temple and continue deep into the ancient city of Loulan...
"The ancient city of Loulan has been covered by wind and sand for thousands of years. It was so beautiful back then. I estimate that the legendary treasure hiding place is probably true." Zhou Xiaoshe said with eyes shining.
Lao Muti quickly interrupted and said: "No, even if there is a treasure hidden place, you can't take it, otherwise you will offend the goddess Loulan and suffer the goddess's curse..."
Zhou Xiaoshe rolled her eyes and said: "If you don't take the treasure, wouldn't you be a fool? The Loulan goddess you are talking about is the statue, right? Don't be afraid, I am familiar with her, we are all friends, she will not curse me
of……"
Lao Muti was dumbfounded. This was the first time he had seen such a shameless person. But now everyone decided to move on. Lao Muti couldn't ignore everyone's opinions, so he could only bite the bullet and nod in agreement, but he had
One requirement is not to destroy anything in the ancient city, otherwise the goddess Loulan will be angry.
Zhou Xiaoshe agreed immediately, and immediately he and Lao Muti were chatting and laughing, one old and the other young, just like a long-lost father and son...
In the ancient city of Loulan, the light was dim. As a last resort, we had to take two oil lamps from the temple. Although the oil lamps could not illuminate very far, they were still better than walking in the dark all the way.
After leaving the temple, it was extremely dark in the depths of the ancient city. We walked on the bluestone road, looking ahead, and everyone felt a little mixed.
The once prosperous ancient city of Loulan was covered by wind and sand overnight. Now this huge ancient city is no different from a tomb, lifeless and without any sign of life.
In the ancient city, there are well-proportioned private houses on both sides. These houses are all made of high-quality tiles and stones, and there are a large number of them. It is enough to show that the ancient city of Loulan at that time was absolutely extremely wealthy, and even ordinary people
The houses are all built like a small palace...
Zhou Xiaoshe and Niu Jianguo couldn't help but rush into a nearby private house, and soon found a lot of good things inside; each of them had their arms full of gold and silver jewelry, especially Zhou Xiaoshe,
There were too many things in his arms to carry, so he simply hung a few gold chains around his neck. Under the dim light, the gold glittered, and coupled with his wretched smile, he looked like a nouveau riche.
"Old Tie, I really got it this time! If you just enter a house, there will be a lot of good things inside." Zhou Xiaoshe said with a cheerful smile.
I was about to speak, but I saw Niu Jianguo grinning secretly. When I saw it, I almost laughed to death. A tall and thick-looking man actually held a lot of gold and silver jewelry used by ancient women in his hands, some of which were used by ancient women.
I couldn't hold it anymore, so I just tied it on my belt. As I walked, several bracelets made a clanging sound...
I couldn't laugh or cry about these two good-for-nothing guys, which made Nie Xiaobai look full of contempt.
After leaving the temple, there is a palace in the distance. In the huge ancient city, various buildings emerge one after another, and the palace in the distance covers an extremely large area. In the desolate and dim ancient city, it gives people a bright spot.
feeling...
I guessed that Leng Tong and Tao Hua Ji should have gone to the palace. With their intelligence, they would not waste time elsewhere and would definitely go straight to the prosperous place in the ancient city.
However, the seemingly bright and magnificent palace on the outside gave me an inexplicable sense of danger; just like some people in the world, the brighter they look on the outside, but sometimes the things they do become darker.
and dirty.
I was reluctant to go to the palace, but Zhou Xiaoshe and Niu Jianguo were eager to give it a try, and even Lao Muti was a little moved, muttering that he wanted to go into the palace and admire the glory of the ancient Loulan country...
Since everyone wants to go, I don’t have anything to say, but I am secretly more vigilant. In this ancient city that has not seen the light of day for thousands of years, any danger may occur, so it is always good to be more alert.
Everyone hurried to the palace quickly. The door was not closed, so we entered easily.
After crossing the gate of the palace, I took a quick look inside. It was like a maze, with endless corridors and small palaces. Even at a slightly farther distance, I saw a garden, but the trees in it had long since dried up and died.
, the ground that was originally full of flowers and grass was now barren of grass and extremely desolate.
I am determined not to disperse the team easily. The palace is too big. Once the team is separated, it will be difficult to get back together, and it also increases the risk of everyone getting lost...
Lao Muti and Zhou Xiaoshe were leading the way, with Nie Zifeng and Niu Jianguo behind. As for Bai Yu and Nie Xiaobai, they were in the middle of the team. They were weak and should be protected.
We entered several small palaces in succession, but found that they were already empty, and the floor was in a mess, and the cabinets were rummaged through. It seemed that we had been ransacked before.
I am suspicious, except for us, there are Taohua Ji and Leng Tong. Their people have always been well-trained. No matter how greedy they are for money, they will not reach this point. They are just like bandits who have never seen the world.
Something was looted...
"Grandma is such a bear. Who did this? She didn't even spare the carpet. She's even crazier than me??" Zhou Xiaoshe muttered.
I looked down and saw that indeed, in all the palaces, the floors were covered with a layer of fine carpets, but in a few small palaces, the carpets were missing, leaving a mess on the floor; inside the palace
The carpet is considered a good thing. It is made of the best mink fur at first glance. It is so luxurious that only people from the ancient Loulan country can make it...
Now many carpets have been cut up and taken away, and even some of the murals on the walls have been brutally murdered. Basically, anything that can be taken away will not be left behind.
Niu Jianguo spat and said, "Damn it, these people have plucked their feathers and destroyed all the good cultural relics."
Zhou Xiaoshe rolled her eyes at him and said, "Old Niu, you are not ashamed to say this. Didn't you enter a house just now and almost tore down the windows?"
Old Niu Jianguo's face turned red and he retorted: "Don't slander others. Am I that kind of person? I just saw that the window was very beautiful and wanted to take it back and mount it on the wall to admire... No,
Didn’t I do that thing later?”
"Come on, I was the one who stopped you in the end."
"Nonsense, I'm not that kind of person at all. The shopkeeper knows that..."
When I look at these two shameless guys in front of me, I wish I could dig a hole and bury them all. I have the nerve to say it here, I feel so scared for you...
"Stop talking, this probably wasn't done by Leng Tong and Tao Hua Ji." I suddenly said.
Zhou Xiaoshe was stunned for a moment and said, "How do you know?"
"Their people have always thought highly of themselves. One is from a family of tomb robbers, and the other came all the way from Japan. Their purpose is definitely not for these things. In my opinion, there should be someone else who looted the palace."
I said.
Zhou Xiaoshe nodded, deliberately showing a thoughtful look and said: "That's right, I think so too."
Nie Xiaobai snorted coldly, looked down upon Zhou Xiaoshe and said, "You pretentious guy!"
But at this moment, Nie Zifeng suddenly spoke.
He looked around and said slowly: "Brother Hua Fan, your guess is right. The people who looted the palace are actually another group of people."
"Did Brother Zifeng discover anything?"
"Look at the corner over there. There are some wine bottles with foreign characters on them. If my guess is correct, those people should be Russians. They have been coveting the ancient city of Loulan for a long time..."