Artisans in Tunli

Chapter 115 Interrupted Travel

Things like planning can never keep up with the rapid changes.

Jiang Shan said that she was going to take a walk in the "Flame Mountain". I didn't do my homework before, and I was very surprised to hear about the Flame Mountain.She joked that I was rare and strange, and Xia Juanjuan quickly explained to me.

If one day, after we disband, I think Xia Juanjuan will be an excellent tour guide.

"Let's take two to three hours from the TLF bus station to arrive at the Flaming Mountain Scenic Area." Xia Juanjuan stepped out of the taxi without stopping.

When I came out in the morning, I could still feel the gusts of cold wind, but after the sun rose, the heat that the Western Regions should have started to heat up.The scorching sun hung in the sky, so dazzling.If Jiang Shan hadn't prepared sunglasses for me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to open my eyes.

Fortunately, it is the off-season for tourism. After a while, this station should be overcrowded.

Jiang Shan put on sunscreen and covered her face tightly, for fear of being sunburned as an African.Xia Juanjuan is very casual, wearing a small hat is very playful, looks exactly like Chibi Maruko.

I lit a cigarette, and after taking two puffs, Jiang Shan snatched it away, muttering that I should quit smoking.As soon as he spoke, the car drove out.

I didn't talk all the way, and when I was sitting with my waist sore and my back hurting, the magnificent scenery outside the window began to slowly come into view.As soon as the car stopped, Jiang Shan hurriedly dragged me down. I didn't know what she was anxious about, so she deliberately slowed down. She was so angry that she let go and ran down.

Is it too late to go down, and the scenery will grow its legs and run away?

But as soon as I walked into the scenic spot, I really regretted why I didn't come down earlier.Because every plant and tree here gave me an indescribable amazement.

That's what I said, but I really didn't see any vegetation or other plants.The wind-eroded landforms are everywhere, and the gullies are like wrinkles, paved in places visible to the naked eye.

Looking far away, it is still a vast expanse of whiteness. Judging from the outline, it should be a desert over there.

Jiang Shan and Juanjuan were laughing and looking around, leaving me alone, so I had no choice but to enjoy the desolate scenery alone.Xia Juanjuan saw that I was bored by myself, so she immediately put the DSLR in my hand and asked me to take pictures for them.

For a while, he stood beside the four masters and apprentices, making funny faces; for a while, he ran to the side of the bronze statue of the Bull Demon King, and touched the shiny nose of Qilin under his buttocks.

Looking at their happy smiles, I also put away those unimaginable nightmares and troubles before.When I heard that they were going to enter the Underground Palace Museum, I hurriedly returned the camera and said that I wanted to take a break outside.

Seeing that I didn't want to go in, the two of them happily left me outside alone, and rushed in bouncing like two children.I thought to myself, let's be happy for a few days if I can. Maybe after entering the desert, whether I can come back is another matter.

After lighting a cigarette, I got a call from Marvin asking how we were doing.I can say that, except for me, everyone had a great time.

He said with a smile on the other end of the phone: "You can play for a few more days. Your Uncle Xiang and I will go to the edge of the desert to make preparations. I will call you when the time comes."

After hanging up the phone, I found a new unread message on the phone.I clicked on it and found that it was from Liu Chunli.Except for holidays, no one texts me, and I don't know what's going on with Liu Chunli.

Before I clicked on the text message, I thought something might have happened.

"Don't use your mobile phone these days, take out the calling card and destroy it quickly, and destroy your mobile phone. If you have something to do, use a satellite phone."

After reading it, I was still thinking about what was going on, and the two people in the underground palace also hurried out.Seeing that the two of them also received the same message, they didn't know what to do for a while.

Xia Juanjuan was quick-witted, so she directly asked for our mobile phone, and started to act according to Liu Chunli's method.After disposing of the mobile phone, she said to us: "Sister Liu asked us to do this for one reason, that is, we were bugged."

I still don't understand why someone would eavesdrop on us, and I suddenly recalled that after I was attacked that day, I lost my mobile phone.

"You probably didn't eavesdrop on us through your lost mobile phone. I suspect that Xiaoqi and I were reverse-tracked by them when we went to their company."

When Xia Juanjuan finished speaking, she blamed herself.I kept talking about why I was so stupid, I glanced at Jiang Shan, motioned her to comfort her, and then said that there was nothing interesting here, so I wanted to leave here.

"There really isn't much interesting place, just taking two photos is enough." Jiang Shan said while walking with her arms around Xia Juanjuan.

I also wanted to divert Xia Juanjuan's attention, so I took Jiang Shan's words and said, "Yes, I said go to Karez well and buy some raisins. Juanjuan, when we get to Karez, uncle will buy you candied fruit eat."

Knowing that Xia Juanjuan loves sweets, I could only think of these things.

After returning to the hotel, Xia Juanjuan hurried back to her room and said to check the computer.Jiang Shan and I couldn't stop it, so we had to let her go, and we were still worried about her.

Although Xia Juanjuan is usually very lively, she is not as strong as us when encountering emergencies.

Before Jiang Shan and I were seated, Xia Juanjuan hurried into the room with her computer in her hand, and said anxiously, "Sister Liu said that we have found Sun Heizi and the others."

After that, she sat down on the bed and started talking to us.

Sun Heizi's phone has been locked by her. Just three or ten minutes ago, he made a call in Huyang Square.Although I don't know what the content is, it is certain that they have reached the edge of the desert now.

Glancing at Jiang Shan beside her, she nodded, got up and began to pack up.I said to Xia Juanjuan: "Juanjuan, please quickly find a way to contact Ma Wen and the others, we will leave tomorrow."

It takes seven or eight hours to drive from TLF to the Taklamakan Desert.We simply found the Uighur guy who picked us up at the station and asked him to drive us there.

The boy's name is Maimaiti, and this name appears very frequently among Uighur teenagers, just like "Zhang Wang, Li Zhao, Liu everywhere" among Han people.

Maimai asked us why we went there, and I just said perfunctorily to play.He is not stupid either, seeing our big bags and small bags, with a serious expression, he doesn't look like a tourist.However, these are not what he cares about. He should only care about whether our money will be in place.

"Let me tell you, don't go there. Allah has abandoned it. It's very dangerous!"

Maimaiti knows that this sentence alone cannot dispel our thoughts.After saying this in non-standard Chinese, he muttered something in Uighur over there, and I hurriedly asked him what he was talking about.

He smiled, this kind of simple smile is not common anymore, and then he said: "I am praying for you, praying that Allah will bless you."

In XJ in July, the daytime is still very long.When we arrived near the desert, it was already past seven o'clock, and the sky was still dark.

Ma Wen stood at the intersection and met us. Seeing the three of us getting out of the car, he hurried forward to ask if something happened.I just asked Xia Juanjuan to contact Ma Wen before, but after thinking about it, I should not tell them the truth first, so as to prevent them from taking any action first.

"We have found the trace of Sun Heizi, it should be near the desert."

After hearing what I said, Ma Wen didn't answer me. He just frowned and told us to get on the camel and settle down in the village first.

I've hiked mountains and water, but never ridden animals.Although the camel's big eyes look cute.But if I want to ride on it, I still feel a little flustered, hugging the hump tightly, afraid of falling off.

Jiang Shan rode up swiftly on one side, turned her head and said to me: "Don't be nervous, the camel is very docile." After speaking, she pinched the camel's belly with her legs, and it started to walk forward.

I had no choice but to imitate cats and draw tigers, learn her movements, and started running with the large army.

This village looks a bit like a tourist village in terms of planning. The architectural style is similar to that of Northeast farmhouses. The whole village is a family hotel run by ordinary Uighurs.After Ma Wen tied up all the camels, he asked us to follow. In the yard of a family, we saw Uncle Xiang.

He was chatting with an old man of the Uyghur nationality, and his fluent Uighur language made me sigh.We all walked into the yard before he came back to his senses and called us into the house to chat.

After dinner, Marvin stuck his head out the door and found no one around, so he closed the door and went into the house to ask Xia Juanjuan to describe the specific things.Most of them are from Sun Heizi's frequent calls in the past two days, but we can't know the content of his calls.

"That is to say, after we enter the desert, we may meet them. If they have guns and weapons, we will be in a very dangerous situation." After hearing what I said, Marvin didn't panic too much.Raising his head to show off to Uncle Xiang, Uncle Xiang got up and pulled out a large canvas bag from under the bed.

Seeing how he was struggling, I knew the contents of the bag were not light, so I quickly asked what it was.

Uncle Xiang smiled when he heard my question, and opened the zipper on the bag casually.Both Jiang Shan and I were surprised by the contents inside.

Inside the bag, it was wrapped in oiled paper, but from a piece of wooden handle that leaked out, I guessed what it was.

Xia Juanjuan asked from the side: "What is it?"

I made the shape of a pistol with my fingers, and then made a "piu" sound with my mouth.

Hearing my onomatopoeia, Xia Juanjuan immediately took two steps back, ready to say something.Ma Wen hurriedly made a silent movement, and said in a low voice: "Keep down, the walls have ears, this is obtained by an old friend of your Uncle Xiang, if not, we will all go to jail."

I don't know whose idea it was to get this gun. I definitely wouldn't do anything illegal.But the dangers to be faced in the desert are not only Sun Heizi and the others, but also wild beasts such as wolves.

(End of this chapter)