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Although the Gurbantunggut Desert is known as the second desert in China, it is essentially different from other deserts.

The sand grains in the desert mainly come from the impact sand layers of the rivers at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, so there is no such thing as quicksand here, because the sand here is relatively fixed and thick, and the most representative is the sand dune type of sand ridge.

That is, most of the underground sand caves mentioned by Heizi are also man-made.

And the plants here are relatively lush.

The entire desert is composed of four deserts, the Sobgulbuglei Desert in the west, the Huojingnerisin Desert in the east, the Dezosoten Erisong Desert in the middle, and the Kuobu North Akkum Desert in the north.

And the destination of their trip is the southwestern part of the desert, the Windy City of Urho, known as the Devil's City.

The Devil City is located in the Wuerhe mining area in the lower reaches of the Jiamu River on the northwest edge of the Jungar Basin.

Because it is severely eroded by wind and sand, and the landform is quite weird, the local Mongolians call this city the devil city.

The honeycomb-shaped sand dunes are mainly here, and it is somewhat inconvenient for off-road vehicles to move here.

Everyone found a more appropriate place to park.

It was already dark when they came.

Because it is winter, although this is a scene that cannot be missed, there are not many people who come in.

I only vaguely seem to see a few bright lights in the distance. It is estimated that it is too late to go back, so tourists can only stay in the wild.

"Let's rest for the night first, the weather in the desert is changeable at night, there may be some accidents." Heizi suggested.

Gu Mu nodded, he also had this plan.

Even if you don't look at the weather, as far as the weirdness of this area of ​​Devil City is concerned, it's still at night, and it's not feasible to rely on a few car lights.

"Okay, let's see if there is any place that is more suitable for rest, at least it can keep out the wind and rain."

"I know this. Walking 500 meters to the left, there is a very high sand dune, which is a bit like a house structure. It is good to set up a tent there, and it can shelter from the wind on all sides." Heizi immediately pointed to a certain place ahead after hearing this.

Gu Yi turned the steering wheel and went there.

The car behind also followed naturally.

Yuan Hu's voice sounded through the pager.

"Do you want to move on? It's getting late now, so there's no guarantee there will be any accidents. Why don't we rest for a night?"

"Well, Heizi said that there is a good place ahead for us to rest."

"Oh, that's fine."

It's not difficult to hear the excited tone of the other party. It's like driving a car all day.

Moreover, the place is full of potholes, and Dian is going to drive people crazy.

After driving for 2 minutes, I arrived at the place Heizi said.

The headlights hit exactly that spot.

Gu Mu looked at it and smiled with satisfaction.

The mound is about one meter high, but has three sides, with a large open space in the middle.

Although there are strange potholes in the open space, they are not in the way.

"We're here, everyone get out of the car." He said something to the intercom, and opened the door to get out of the car.

Others saw this place and were also very satisfied.

Yuan Hu even came over and praised Heizi a few words.

Since entering the desert, everyone's attitude towards Heizi has somewhat changed.

Although this child is young, his knowledge is not low. Especially, although he can't say he knows the desert very well, he is quite familiar with it. He must have come here often before.

Thinking of the child saying that he used to go to the desert to find food, he felt a little more pity.

After a simple division of labor, the cold area is still lively.

Because there were only six people before, only three tents were prepared, two by two.

Fortunately, Heizi was small, so he didn't take up much space, and besides, someone always had to watch the night.

Gu Mu originally wanted to put the other party in his tent.

But because Ling Xiaohua and Huohuang are still on his side.

Although the two were not exposed along the way, it was hard to guarantee that they would be exposed when they were asleep, so it is better to be careful.

In the end, Heizi slept with Brother Yuanhu.

When going out, although there are off-road vehicles and a lot of things to bring, there are restrictions.

In terms of food, what I brought was some dry food.

Everyone simply set up a pot, cooked a large pot of instant noodles with beef jerky and dealt with it.

"Heizi, have you been to this devil city before? Are you familiar with it?"

After eating, everyone began to chat about the current place.

This area is estimated to be the one specified on the map.

It's just that this ghost city doesn't look like a place to hide anything, and it feels a little daunting to find something here.

"I've been there a few times before, but they were all with tourists, just visiting the surrounding 'sculpture' scenic spots." Heizi answered vaguely while biting his jerky and grinding his teeth.

Although the time spent with these people is not too long, he has a basic understanding of them.

At least these people don't look like those vicious, cruel and vicious people.

So getting along with them is a little more relaxed, and I am not always vigilant like a little hedgehog at the beginning.

"Sculpture scenic spot?"

"Here, like these, there are many strange things." Heizi pointed to the dune 'house' where they are now.

"Oh, then do you know if there have been any visions like mirages here?"

"A mirage? That's not true." Hearing this, Heizi gave him a strange look.

Why couldn't Yuan Hu see the little contempt in his eyes, he could only choke speechlessly.

He also knew that mirages were phenomena caused by extreme heat, moisture and climate change.

The Gurbantunggut Desert has a temperate and arid climate. Although it is extremely hot in summer, it is not as hot as deserts such as the Taklamakan.

What's more, it is still winter, and the temperature is relatively mild, so there is no need to think about extreme heat.

This is also their biggest headache now.

After learning the basic situation of the Gurbantunggut Desert, everyone felt more and more confused about the way forward.

If the opportunity for the appearance of the ancient tomb is really only a mirage, then I am afraid they will never find it in their lifetime.

Or is it because they misunderstood that the so-called mirage in the map is not a mirage in the traditional understanding?

Gu Mu was listening to everyone's discussion, but didn't make a sound.

Suddenly, I heard Ling Xiaohua's reminder in my mind.

Looking up, he saw Gu Yi coming back.

Just after eating, Gu Yi went out to explore the terrain.

Since there is a hint like a mirage left on the map, it must have its meaning.

He felt that the person who left the map might not have given the ancient tomb to the weather, or there might be other secrets in it.

The first thing he thought of was formations.

Just like the stone array in the Goddess Cave.

Fortunately, Gu Yi also had this suspicion.

After the two of them got together, they decided that Gu Yi would go to explore the terrain first, and if necessary, he would use his mind to search for it.

He looked at Gu Yi with a questioning look in his eyes.

Gu Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded indistinctly at him.

There was a flash of joy in Gu Mu's eyes.

It seems that the guess is correct, which makes him secretly relieved, at least he doesn't have to wait here.

Everyone chatted for a while, and after assigning the night watchmen, they went to sleep in their tents.

Gu Mu and Gu Yi couldn't take the wheel for a while, so they went back to the tent.

Let the two little guys watch the wind, and then the two began to communicate in a low voice.

"How? Are you sure?"

"Well, it is a formation, but I have never seen this formation, and there is no solution for it."

Hearing this, Gu Mu frowned slightly, "How about using my ability?"

"I'm not sure. I always feel that something is wrong with this place. It's best to be careful. Let's take a look tomorrow."

"Alright, then if you draw the terrain now, you might be able to see something."

Gu Yi nodded, took a pen and roughly drew on the paper what he saw just now, and marked some doubtful points.

"Hey, is this terrain round? Could it be gossip?"

He took the notebook, drew on it with a pencil, and connected the dots that were specially marked from time to time.

It's a pity that after studying for a long time, Gu Yi didn't see any abnormalities.

In the end, I can only let it go temporarily.

The temperature is getting lower and lower at night, the wind is getting stronger, and there are even a little snowflakes.

The fire was blown a little messy by the wind, and it was extinguished simply.

The night watchman went directly to the car to hold it.

At this time, a convoy approached quietly about ten miles away.

The dawn was very slow, but everyone was in no mood to sleep.

Firstly, it was due to psychological pressure, and secondly, it was too cold and windy, so I dared not sleep too soundly.

In the morning, everyone was a little depressed.

After breakfast, everyone didn't leave the camp.

Two people stayed in the camp, and the other four took Heizi out to survey the terrain.

"Hiss, I finally know what a wonder in the world is." Looking at the scenery in front of him, Yuan Hu couldn't help but marvel.

Gu Mu also had to feel the ingenious workmanship of nature.

Due to the erosion of wind and rain, the ground here has formed valleys of different depths.

There are high and low scattered hills everywhere, and the exposed stone layers are carved into strange shapes by the strong wind, in various poses and with different expressions.

Some are shaped like monsters, with grinning teeth, and some stand tall, resembling ancient castles or pavilions.

What's more, some are like magnificent palaces, standing proudly, or like skyscrapers towering like clouds.

There are also similar archways, or steeple churches.

Hundreds of millions of years have allowed this place to present all kinds of strange and lifelike forms under the meticulous carving of nature, which is a wonder of the ages.

This inevitably reminded him of the stone statues formed by natural stalactites in the Goddess Cave, which are also superbly crafted.

No wonder it is always said that nature is the most outstanding artist.

"Be careful walking here, there are a lot of hollow spaces here." Heizi reminded.

"Hollow ground? Pothole?" Yuan Hu was about to walk in, but stopped immediately when he heard the words, and asked in doubt.

"It can also be said that the inside of many sand dunes here has actually been weathered and is not strong. If you step on the edge accidentally, it will become a pothole. However, this kind of pothole is not dangerous, but sometimes an accident may cause it. A little injury."

"Then how do you know what's wrong and what's not?" Yuan Hu frowned and looked at the ground.

You can't try every step of the way.

"Here, use this." Heizi seemed to have expected it earlier, and smiled triumphantly.

Everyone looked at the branch in his hand and raised their eyebrows.

When I saw him holding a branch before, I thought it was for playing with it, but I didn't expect it to be really useful.

"Why didn't you say it earlier." Yuan Hu narrowed his eyes.

Heizi continued to smile triumphantly.

Gu Mu looked a little funny when he saw the tit-for-tat look of the big and the young.

"Let's investigate separately first."

"Hey, but we only have one branch." Yuan Hu frowned, and gave Heizi another look.

Seeing Heizi's smug smile of 'I want it, please', Gu Mu hooked his lips and said, "I have a hunch, no need."

After speaking, he and Gu Yi walked to the left.