Seeing that the ant colony is less than ten meters away from the camp, and judging from the speed of their movement, our camp will be occupied by the terrifying ant colony in less than half a minute.
Because time was so tight and there were still many things that had not been packed away, but there was nothing we could do. Everyone hurriedly got into the jeep and were about to drive away, but suddenly a melodious flute sound came from nowhere.
The flute sound sounded familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere before. At the same time, I also smelled a strange smell.
Whether this smell is fragrant or smelly, I really can't describe what it smells like, and I don't know where it comes from.
And then, a magical scene appeared. The ant colony that was already swarming very close to us stopped moving forward. After a pause, it actually retreated like a tide.
Looking at the ant colony gradually disappearing, everyone was shocked and speechless, and did not know what happened. The melodious flute sound soon stopped, and after a while, two sounds, one high and one low,
The figure walked towards us from the direction where the ant colony disappeared.
Everyone was even more shocked. What was going on? These two people encountered the terrifying ant colony head-on, and they were able to survive unharmed. Moreover, they walked very calmly, as if they were not affected by the ant colony at all.
Because he didn't know whether the other party was an enemy or a friend, Chen Biao immediately picked up the automatic rifle in his hand, pointed the gun at the two people, and shouted loudly: "Stop! Who is that person!"
The two figures stopped, and a familiar voice came over: "Huh! Such good intentions are not rewarded. If I hadn't taken action in time, you would have become a pile of worm food by now."
It took me a moment to realize that it was the old ghost's voice! I quickly got out of the car and took a flashlight to shine, and it turned out to be the old ghost! And the other tall man turned out to be Long Jiansheng.
I didn't expect to meet them in such a place. I was surprised and happy. I hurried forward to meet them and asked them: "Senior Old Ghost, Master Long, why are you two here!?
"
The old ghost said angrily: "If it weren't for you, boy, do you think I would be willing to come to this hellish place!"
"For me?" I was even more surprised.
"It's not that guy Lao Jiu. He said you were in danger, so he asked us to help you."
It turned out that it was Long Jiu who asked them to come. I was even more secretly shocked. I didn’t expect that Long Jiu would know my whereabouts so clearly. He even knew that I came to Lop Nur.
The others quickly gathered around. Wen Qingshan hurriedly cupped his hands and clasped his fists, smiling and saying hello to the old ghost: "Senior Old Ghost, you're all right."
The old ghost nodded at him and said nothing more.
Long Yize was very surprised. He asked me: "Brother Shi Yu, do you know them?"
I nodded and said, "This is Senior Laogui."
"Senior old ghost!? Could it be that you are the old ghost with three-inch nails who was once famous in the world?" Long Yi said in shock.
The old ghost raised his head and rolled his eyes at him. Without saying a word, he took out something from his arms and threw it over. Long Yi quickly reached out to catch it. When he lowered his head and looked down, he saw that it was a metal sign. On this sign,
There was a dragon head pattern engraved on it, and I recognized it at a glance. It was the Dragon Shield Bureau's logo.
Seeing this metal sign, Long Yi was even more shocked: "Could it be that you two are also..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old ghost waved his hand and interrupted him: "I'm not from your Dragon Shield Bureau. This thing was given to you by Lao Jiu. He asked me to give this thing to you if I meet you."
Take a look, so as not to cause any misunderstanding."
Hearing what the old ghost said, Long Yi seemed to understand something immediately: "Dr. Ouyang said that if there is any trouble in this operation, there will be an expert to help. It turns out that you, senior, are that expert."
The old ghost seemed a little impatient with Long Yi's flattery. He pouted and said, "Stop talking nonsense. This place is not a place to stay for a long time. Let's leave first."
"Senior, please show us the way, where should we go?" Long Yi asked the old ghost.
The old ghost raised his hand and pointed toward the distance and said: "Sixty miles to the west, there is an abandoned beacon tower. That place is a good place to live."
Long Yi was slightly startled: "You mean, sixty miles to the west?"
"Yeah, is there any problem?"
"There is no problem, but we are here this time to search for the whereabouts of the missing team members, and sixty miles to the west is already beyond our designated search range..."
Before Long Yi could finish what he said, the old ghost interrupted him: "I know you are looking for someone! But how can you be sure that they will not go sixty miles away!"
Wen Qingshan heard the clues from the old ghost's words and hurriedly asked: "Does the old ghost have any wise ideas?"
The old ghost said unhurriedly: "I can't say Gao Jian, but I found something there this afternoon." After saying this, the old ghost took out something from his arms and handed it over.
I quickly reached out to take it, and when I lowered my head, I saw that it was a pair of windproof glasses!
Seeing the pair of windproof glasses in front of him, Long Yi had a shocked look on his face: "This... this is their thing!"
"Brother Long, how can you be sure that these glasses must belong to them?" I asked in confusion.
Long Yi replied: "You don't know something. These are the latest windproof glasses. They have not been put on the market yet. They are only provided to the team members participating in this inspection. Therefore, I can almost conclude that these glasses were left behind by them."
of."
Having said this, Long Yi seemed to suddenly think of something. Without saying a word, he quickly ran towards the jeep he was riding in. We didn't know what he was going to do, so out of curiosity, we all followed him immediately.
He took down a satellite map from the car, spread it out directly on the sand, and lay down next to the map to examine it carefully.
After looking at it for a while, he raised his head and asked the old ghost: "Senior old ghost, are you sure that the place where you found this pair of glasses is an abandoned beacon tower sixty miles to the west?"
The old ghost said angrily: "Are you doubting my sense of distance or direction? To tell you the truth, even if I'm underground, I can still tell the difference between southeast, northwest and northwest!"
What he said was not an exaggeration at all. When we were looking for the entrance to the Imperial Tomb underground, we were looking around in the intricate underground caves. Everyone else was already wandering around in confusion, but the old ghost was still able to accurately identify the entrance.
It is precisely by relying on him that we can find the entrance to the imperial tomb in the shortest time.
Long Yi hurriedly said: "No! No! I don't dare to doubt senior, but this matter is a bit strange. How could they go so far in the face of a sandstorm!?"
I said: "What's so strange about this? Maybe they have been there before!"
"No! Their satellite locators were able to send signals normally before. We know their movement trajectory very well, and judging from their previous movement trajectory, they have never gone to a place sixty miles to the west. Because there is
It has exceeded our designated search scope." After Long Yi said this, he turned to Ai Shan and asked: "Brother Ai Shan, do you know if there are any ancient buildings similar to beacon towers sixty miles to the west?"
Aishan nodded and said: "There are dozens of large and small beacon towers scattered around Lop Nur. Although most of these beacon towers have become ruins, there are a few that are relatively well preserved. They are indeed
The best place to escape a sandstorm.”
After listening to what Ai Shan said, Long Yi frowned and pondered for a while, then turned to Chen Biao and said: "Captain Chen, it seems that we may have delineated the wrong range. We always thought that their signal disappeared here.
, so a search range with a radius of fifteen kilometers was defined with this place as the center. But now it seems that they may have underestimated their mobility. Unexpectedly, they were able to face the sandstorm and march on foot for more than sixty kilometers.
inside."
As soon as he finished speaking, Batur said: "It may not be that they really went this far. There is another possibility."
"What's possible?" Long Yi asked hurriedly.
Batur said: "When sandstorms come, satellite signals will be seriously interfered with, and there may even be serious deviations. Maybe the place where their signals disappear is not here, but because of the deviation, we think it is here."
"That's right! That's right! Why didn't I think of this! It must be like this." The mystery seemed to have finally been solved, and Long Yi shouted excitedly.
The old ghost on the side said coldly and expressionlessly: "Now that I have figured it out, let's leave quickly! Otherwise, the sand-eating ants will come back later and I will have to waste my energy again."
After saying that, the old ghost walked straight towards one of the jeeps without ceremony, while Long Jiansheng, who carried a five-foot long sword on his back, still said nothing and just followed closely behind the old ghost.
After they got into the car, Long Yi asked me in a low voice: "Brother Shi Yu, who is that young man following Senior Old Ghost?"
I answered truthfully: "He is the adopted son of Lord Long Jiujiu, his name is Long Jiansheng. He is a cold-blooded killer. It is best not to provoke him." Although we lived and died together in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, I have no feelings for him.
But Long Jiansheng didn't have much favorable impressions, mainly because he was too indifferent and a bit unhuman.
When Long Yiyi heard me mention Long Jiu's name, his body immediately trembled slightly, and the expression on his face changed immediately. It seemed that he knew who Long Jiu was, but he didn't do it in front of me.
What to say, but I suddenly thought that Long Yi and Long
Jiu, their names seem to have something to do with each other. They sound like they are brothers. But Long Yi is only in his thirties, and Long Jiu is said to be over eighty years old, so it is naturally impossible for them to be the same.