Starting from the ultimate, the keeper behind the Nine Gates

After a short rest, Tashi's condition improved.

Although his face still looked bad, his spirit was still a little sluggish.

But it's much better than the nagging look before, at least he's not crazy.

But Lao Gao was still in a coma, showing no signs of waking up.

Jiang Xing had already seen his situation.

The ghost penetrates the body, causing the soul and body to become unstable.

It's not serious, but there's no way to stay in the team.

So Aning arranged for someone to send Lao Gao out of the desert early in the morning.

The rest of the people continued to follow the direction of the river bed, looking for the rock mountain Dingzhu Zhuoma mentioned.

Because decades have passed, and this area is a salt-covered area, the erosion of rock mountains by wind and rain is no longer as obvious as it was in the past.

After searching for a long time, they finally found the suspected location.

Dingzhu Zhuoma got out of the car and confirmed repeatedly, and finally nodded and said a few words to Tashi.

Tashi: “Yes, it’s right here.”

"This is where my grandma and the archaeological team separated."

Everyone's faces were overjoyed when they heard this. They had suffered a lot just on the road in the past two days.

Finally found the place!

But Wu Tianzhen then remembered that Dingzhu Zhuoma had said that Aunt Chen would only wait for her in the Queen Mother Palace for ten days.

And according to some scattered records in the notes, the real crisis lies behind.

If it was just a thrill, he wouldn't be afraid.

After all, he has been to several tombs no matter how big or dangerous they are, and he has seen all kinds of traps and monsters.

He was mainly worried about missing the meeting with Aunt Chen if something unexpected happened.

So he urged: "Now that the entrance has been determined, let's set off quickly."

On the side, Ah Ning unfolded the map and marked their current location:

"This is just the beginning, we still have to find the oasis marked above."

"oasis?"

Pidan stood on a pile of dirt nearby, watching Sichuan with a telescope.

Hearing A Ning's words, he couldn't help but doubt: "Boss, can there really be an oasis here?"

There was nothing but sand and dirt along the way, and not even a few camel grass roots were seen.

Oasis is almost unthinkable.

At this time, Dingzhu Dolma shook the prayer wheel in his hand and suddenly spoke a few words in Tibetan.

Zashi subconsciously translated: "My grandma said that tomorrow at the latest, there will be a heavy rain here that happens once every five years."

"That is the key to finding the Palace of the West Queen Mother."

rainstorm?

Everyone subconsciously looked up at the sky. The sun was still so fierce, and there were not even a cloud.

Zashi also noticed the embarrassment in the air, and said calmly: "I... grandma really said that."

"It won't take tomorrow."

Jiang Xing lowered his eyes slightly and calculated: "In an hour, the heavy rain will come."

After what happened yesterday, the entire team almost regarded Jiang Xing's words as an imperial edict.

Without a trace of doubt.

Wu Laosan asked anxiously: "Then should we find a place to take shelter?"

"No, no, no!"

Black Glasses shook his finger and said: "The ability to form an oasis and swamp indicates that the terrain there is low enough to store water."

"Eighty percent of it is where rainwater gathers!"

"Otherwise, the archaeological team wouldn't have waited for that rainstorm."

"So not only can we not avoid it, we must hurry up and get on our way."

Ah Ning was already prepared for this, and immediately ordered: "There is a raincoat prepared in the equipment. Wu Laosan, you go find it and send it out, and we will continue on our way later."

This was the first time Wu Tianzhen heard about the heavy rain.

Seeing that Ah Ning had even prepared a raincoat, she couldn't help but be surprised and said: "You are fully equipped, you even bring a raincoat?"

Aning glanced at him lightly, "This is called being prepared."

Although their physical fitness is stronger than that of ordinary people, they are still mortal bodies after all.

You will also get sick, and you must not let such small things affect your actions.

After speaking, she came to Tashi and Dolma and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time. I will send someone to take you out."

"The rest of the reward will also be given to you."

Tashi is just an ordinary person. Walking down with them won't help much, and it might even hinder them.

Not to mention Ding Zhuolma's age.

"Hey!"

It was finally over, and Tashi breathed a sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the reward, he wouldn't want to take his grandma here to take risks.

Just when Aning was deploying the rear action, Jiang Xing suddenly noticed Zhang Qiling silently withdrawing from the crowd and walking to the rock.

He put his hands behind his back, looking at A Ning and the others warily while tinkering with something.

Jiang Xing narrowed his eyes when he saw this scene. He had noticed very early on that the head of the Zhang family seemed to be leaving marks along the way.

Such sneaky behavior behind their backs...

Jiang Xing suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and then raised the corners of his lips.

He thought he probably knew why.

At this time, Zhang Qiling also noticed Jiang Xing's gaze, and his movements suddenly froze.

Then he pretended nothing happened and returned to the team silently.

Jianghang...

If the acting skills of the head of the Zhang family are so bad, he should be able to scare Wu Tianzhen.

……

Not long after Dingzhu Zhuoma and his grandson were sent away, the sky began to change.

Layers of dark clouds gathered from all directions, and the breeze carried obvious moisture.

"Boom--"

There was a muffled thunder.

Black Glasses smiled and said: "Here we come!"

A few seconds later, a hole opened in the sky and heavy rain poured down.

The dense rainwater had no time to penetrate into the ground, so it gathered together and flowed in the same direction.

Ah Ning waved her hand, and the convoy immediately moved along the direction of the rainwater.

But before driving very far, the car began to sink into the sand frequently.

As a last resort, everyone could only move forward on foot.

But the rainstorm was more ferocious than they expected, almost blocking their sight.

If the rain hadn't provided the direction, they probably wouldn't have been able to get on their way.

It took about two hours for the rain to gradually decrease and stop.

Wu Tianzhen took off the hat of his raincoat and took a deep breath, "I didn't expect it to rain so heavily in the depths of the desert. No wonder it only happens once every five years!"

Along the way, he watched the rain gradually merge into rivers.

It's a strange sight in the desert, and few people can see it with their own eyes.

Ah Ning also took off her raincoat and said to everyone: "Everyone has been walking for so long, let's take a rest first!"

"We'll leave later!"

Jiang Xing looked up in the air and said solemnly: "It's best not to."

"The rain clouds have completely dispersed, which means there will be no further rainfall."

"And this place has been in drought for so long. The surface cannot hold water at all. It won't take long for the water to seep in."

"The river will also be disconnected!"

Everyone understood the meaning of Jiang's words. The disappearance of the river meant that they had lost their direction.

It will be difficult to find the oasis on the map.

"The fourth child is right, we should hurry up."

Wu Tianzhen said seriously: "Wait until you find a place to rest."

Now that there are no means of transportation, the search can only rely on two legs.

Naturally, no one wants to lose the clues in front of them and search for traces of the oasis in a large area.

Naturally, no one objected to Wu Tianzhen's proposal.

Even the food was eaten while walking.