Tomb Robber: I, Chen Yulou, am dedicated to cultivating immortality!

"what?"

"Give it to us?"

I heard what Parhat said.

The group of people on the sand dune couldn't help but look at each other with surprise on their faces.

You must know that because sand wolves live in the inaccessible northern desert all year round, they are covered in leather to protect themselves from cold and heat. In addition, sand wolves are extremely difficult to hunt, so they are valuable and deeply loved by those nobles.

Get big cities like Hami and Turpan.

A piece of leather can be exchanged for at least three bags of food.

Not to mention, the one that escaped was still the alpha wolf of the pack.

The fur is shiny.

I dare not say that a piece of leather like this can hold ten bags of grain, but it is definitely only a lot more.

That's why the group of people were so annoyed when the alpha wolf fled.

Only they themselves know how much effort they spent on this hunt.

Even Po Li is the same.

Especially after seeing the old foreigner’s unparalleled archery skills.

I was even more puzzled.

He thought it was just a group of merchants, but after that arrow, he already understood the opponent's strength.

What's more, the rules of the Turkic tribes have been passed down from ancient times.

Wild animals are a godsend.

It belongs to whoever hunts it.

Not to mention the skin, the meat from such a big wild wolf is enough for the village to eat.

"why?"

After a moment of silence, ignoring the stunned and surprised looks of everyone in the tribe, Po Li looked at Pat and asked calmly.

"I don't know about that. The villain is just following the order of the noble."

"I don't know the rest."

Pat spread his hands and couldn't hide his confusion.

People like him, who have experienced famine and disaster years, value food more than their lives.

It’s really hard to understand why he would give the prey he finally caught to a bunch of strangers.

"Where did they come from?"

I didn't get the answer I wanted.

Po Li frowned slightly, but still refused to give up and continued to inquire.

"Guan Nei."

"Han Chinese?!"

I heard the word "Guan Nei".

A hint of surprise finally appeared on Po Li's face.

For the Western Region, Yumen Pass or Jiayu Pass is the boundary between the inner and outer passes.

Just like the Northeast is distinguished by Shanhaiguan.

He had been looking at the huge camel team at the foot of the mountain. There were at least two to three hundred people. Judging from their faces, they should be Han Chinese, but there were also faces with colored eyes.

That's why I was a little hesitant.

"Yes."

In this regard, Pat did not hide it.

Han people, Uighurs and Turks have very different looks, and you can actually tell them with a little bit of distinction.

"Please lead the way, I want to see that noble man."

Come back from your hesitation.

Po Li made a gesture of invitation and said.

However, as soon as he said these words, before Pat could speak, the look of the group of people beside him suddenly became anxious.

"Po Li Bozhen, no, the Han people are the most cunning. If it is their conspiracy, it will be dangerous."

"That's right, Bo Zhen, let us brothers go explore the road first."

"I also disagree with Bo Zhen being so reckless. The Han people are like foxes in the desert. They have cunning minds and must not be fooled."

Several people blocked him one after another.

Po Li is the leader of their tribe, and he is destined to be a warrior who will bring the Uighur tribe back to the prosperity of their ancestors.

In case something happens.

How can a few of them afford it?

How to reply to the tribe?

"No need to say more."

Po Li waved his hand, with a tough look on his face, "I can still tell whether it's an enemy or a friend, Po Li."

"You guys wait here, I'll be right back."

"Yes, Bo Zhen!"

Seeing this situation, several people looked at each other in confusion. In the end, they didn't say much. They just clasped their hands on their chests and said in unison.

"Please lead the way."

Po Li spoke again.

Pat finally came to his senses and didn't dare to delay. He bowed and walked aside, leading him towards the sand dunes.

From a distance, I saw two people walking one behind the other.

Chen Yulou's eyes couldn't help but move.

That's why he asked Pat to deliver the greeting gift.

"Shopkeeper Chen, this is the Uighur tribe..."

"I've met you all, I'm Puli."

Parhat is not young, and he has been working hard all year round. His body is not as good as the young and strong guys like them. He is already out of breath after going up and down.

However, he did not dare to delay.

He bowed his hand to Chen Yulou and introduced him to Po Li's identity.

only……

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a thick voice.

Pat suddenly looked like he had seen a ghost.

If he had known that you could speak Chinese, why would he be racking his brains and trying to explain in the little Turkic language he knew?

"It turns out that it's Po Li Bozhen, I'm Chen Yulou, you're polite."

The other end.

Chen Yulou also crossed his fists and smiled lightly.

Although they were separated by a sand dune just now, how could the conversation between several people be hidden from his ears.

But the word Bo Zhen is a transliteration.

If I remember correctly, in Turkic language it is an honorific title for the leader and leader.

"You know me?"

Hearing this, Po Li looked even more surprised.

Their lineage has lived in seclusion by Yuhaihai for many years. For generations, they have made a living by fishing and hunting, and they almost never interact with outsiders.

He had never seen the person in front of him before.

But he was able to tell his identity accurately.

How could Po Li not be amazed and inexplicable.

"Before Chen came here, he lived in Kunmo City for a period of time, and I heard Shopkeeper Wu talk about it by chance."

"Shopkeeper Wu?"

Upon hearing this name, Po Li frowned and fell into deep thought.

There are very few outsiders who have entered the village.

Let alone a Han Chinese named Wu.

In just a moment, two figures, an old man and a young man, appeared in his mind.

That was many years ago, when the mountains were closed by heavy snow. One day, a father and son suddenly came outside the village. They said they were going from Kunmo City to the Northern Desert to do leather business.

However, they lost their way in the heavy snow.

He could only go around the sea of ​​​​fish and finally accidentally broke into the village.

"It turns out they are the Wu family and his son."

Po Li suddenly understood and understood.

If so, it would be quite clear.

"It seems that Po Libo has really remembered it."

Chen Yulou smiled.

He didn't say much, but he was extremely curious about Po Li's identity.

In the Turkic language, Poli means wolf. In the Turkic tribes that worship the wolf totem, not everyone is qualified to use these two words as their name.

You know, the supreme leader of the Turkic tribe is also called the Wolf Lord.

That is the existence that is qualified to lead the major tribes.

Another translation of Wolf Lord is called Tian Khan. Yes, it is the title of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty who united all the grassland tribes in the four seas and unified the world.

Besides.

Po Li also means glass and crystal.

Li Bai, who was born in Suiye City, is said to have Turkic ancestry, so he named his second son Li Tianran, nicknamed Po Li.

Its meaning is wolf and glass.

For various Turkic tribes, colored glaze is an elusive treasure, while wolves represent high hopes for future generations.

"Remember."

Po Li nodded and then changed the subject, "Brother Chen also went to Central Asia to do business?"

"Yes, I heard that there is gold everywhere on the Silk Road."

Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled, "But it's been a few months now, I haven't seen any gold, but I have eaten a lot of sand."

Hearing this joke.

Po Li couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that Brother Chen was deceived."

"It's no use. We've come to this point. Even if we cheat, we have to keep going. Otherwise, this trip will really be all in vain."

Chen Yulou spread his hands, "I haven't really told Po Libo yet..."

"Just call me Po Li."

If he was a member of the tribe, it would be okay to call him Bo Zhen, but now that they, a group of Han people, spoke Bo Zhen, Po Li felt a little embarrassed.

"I see that you and Chen are similar in age, so we call them brothers?"

Chen Yulou smiled and didn't care about this little thing.

Seeing the other party nodding, he continued.

"It has been ten days since Chen and his party set out from Kunmo City. The wind and sand are too strong and we are completely lost. I wonder if Brother Po Li can take us for a ride?"

"Are you going?"

"Western Sea."

Chen Yulou reported the ancient name of Bosten Lake.

"Yu Haizi?"

Po Li's heart moved.

They have lived in seclusion by the lake for generations, and call that vast body of water Yuhaizi.

Fish describes the abundance of aquatic products in the lake, while Haizi is the abbreviation of the northern desert tribes for large rivers and lakes since ancient times.

"Yes, I heard from Shopkeeper Wu that if you go north from the West Sea, you can enter the Black Desert."

Chen Yulou nodded.

It seemed like they were just chatting casually.

From the corner of his eye, he kept staring at the change in Po Li's expression.

Sure enough, when he heard the word "Black Desert", the corners of Po Li's eyes visibly jumped a few times, and his expression also showed a bit of unnaturalness, some of which were surprised, and most of which were in disbelief.

"Wait a minute, Brother Chen, you want to enter... the Black Desert?"

A moment of silence.

After all, Po Li couldn't hold back the shock in his heart.

Even their Uighur tribe, which claims to be the king of the grassland desert, dare not enter and leave the Black Desert easily.

Ubiquitous quicksand, ghost ants that can eat a camel into a skeleton in the blink of an eye, venomous black snakes that can eat human life, and terrifying sandstorms.

But these are not the most terrifying.

The Black Desert is a place abandoned by the gods.

It was a purgatory where demons and ghosts gathered.

They are constantly breathtaking in the dark, making those who enter them seem to see an oasis, an ancient city, gold, and inexhaustible food and water.

But when you dive in head first.

But found that everything was an illusion.

It's just an illusion created by the devil, just to take away your life.

As the most brave and proficient tribe in Yuhaizi, they are still like this, let alone ordinary people who have never been to the Western Regions?

Because of that gray wolf.

Po Li had a good impression of them.

Plus shopkeeper Wu.

He was worried that Chen Yulou and his party had been deceived, so they chose this most dangerous road to enter Central Asia.

At this moment, he still had some expectations in his heart.

Maybe they remembered it wrong.

But Chen Yulou did not hesitate at all and nodded calmly.

"Yes."

"Before coming here, didn't Brother Chen inquire about the background of Black Desert?"

Holding back the anger in his heart, Po Li gritted his teeth and said.

Seeing this, Chen Yulou did not rush to refute, but pointed far away.

"Then if you, Brother Po Li, would you rather cross the Tianshan Mountains and pass through Kunlun, or would you rather take a detour through the Black Desert?"

"This……"

Hearing this, Po Li was startled at first.

He has lived by Yuhai for so many years.

Naturally, we know that at this time of year, climbing over snow-capped mountains is definitely not as difficult and dangerous as the black desert.

Even for Turks like them, who are accustomed to extremely cold weather, crossing the Tianshan Mountains and Kunlun Mountains during the snow season is almost courting death.

"Then... what about wait?"

"After the snowstorm season, you can't lose your life just to do business?"

Po Li still refused to give up.

But Chen Yulou just pointed at the long team behind him. There were hundreds of people in the wind and snow, and the camel team meandered for several miles.

They sat on their camels and let the wind and snow hit them.

No complaints at all.

Seeing this, Po Li would not understand.

The world is difficult, so many people need to be fed, and if one day is delayed, hundreds of people will have to be provided with food, clothing, housing and transportation. No matter how big the family is, they cannot afford such consumption.

If it weren't for nothing.

Who wants to take risks in this extreme climate?

Po Li sighed secretly, and the last illusion in his heart was completely shattered.

"In that case..."

"Brother Chen, follow me."

"Although the Uighur tribe is not big, you have come all the way to get a sip of hot tea and milk wine."

Po Li turned sideways and made an inviting gesture to everyone.

"Thank you."

Chen Yulou was not polite either.

If someone leads the way, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

He led a group of people over the sand dunes, and when they stopped on the sand dunes, he saw at a glance that a dozen people were already waiting in front.

Including Po Li, everyone was carrying a long bow and carrying a wolf corpse behind them.

These are their prey on this trip.

Seeing this situation, Chen Yulou offered to use camels to carry it, but Po Li declined.

To them.

As long as the men in the tribe reach adulthood, they must bring their bows and arrows and follow the hunting team to kill their own prey.

Among the people accompanying me on this trip.

There are three or four young students who are here for the first time.

The gray wolf on their backs is not only prey, but also a symbol of their bravery. After returning to the tribe and skinning the gray wolf and breaking its bones, they will allow one of the teeth to be pulled out as a trophy and hung on their bodies.

Hearing this, Chen Yulou nodded.

No more words.

Such an ancient nomadic people have more or less their own rules.

And they are worthy of being descendants of Turks. Even if they carry heavy prey on their backs, they can walk as fast as flying in the wind, snow and yellow sand with just their feet.

Until the afternoon.

The falling snow finally became lighter.

The team hid between two huge sand dunes to avoid the wind and sand, and simply ate some dry food to replenish their strength.

When they climbed up the sand dune ahead again.

Look up.

A vast and boundless body of water suddenly appeared in sight.

Although there was still a sea of ​​moving sand beneath them, there was a large dazzling blue lake in front of them. Inadvertently, everyone suddenly felt as if they had reached the end of heaven and earth.

"God..."

"A lake in the desert?"

"How could this happen?"

"It's really weird. I didn't even see a stream along this way. There is such a big lake here?"

Everyone in the camel team stared blankly into the distance.

I just felt dumbfounded, and my expression was full of disbelief.

Since entering the Western Region, they have seen countless wonders, but they are far less shocking than the scene before them.

So many people rubbed their eyes desperately, wondering if they had hallucinated after running around for too long.

But the smell of fishy water, the oasis surrounding the lake, and even the sound of waves blown by the cold wind all proved that what they saw was real.

"Everyone, we're here!"

"This is Yu Haizi."

Po Li, carrying the wolf on his shoulders, looked back from the sand dune, his eyes filled with pride.

Even though he had grown up beside this lake since he was a child, he still had a strong sense of unreality every time he saw it.

Now that I see everyone's reaction, I feel an indescribable sense of pride in my heart.

He is still like this.

Not to mention the young people in the hunting team.

Because of the excitement, his face turned red.

"Did you see the oasis in front of you? Guz Prefecture, where our Uighur tribe is located!"