reincarnation train

As night approached, the temperature dropped faster. Before it was completely dark, Wu Xiajiu took a flashlight and planned to look around.

Although there are quite a few wall-like remnants here, they are widely distributed and far away from each other. The walls are completely covered by sand, and in some places there are still deep traces. appearance.

Wu Xiajiu stood at the edge of a ruined wall, holding a flashlight in one hand to illuminate it, and with the other hand sweeping the sand on the ruined wall. It was unknown how long it had been blown by wind and sand, and the sand had sunk deep into it. , It was quite laborious to clean up, and the fingers were full of gritty and painful touch.

Finally managed to clear a small area, Wu Xiajiu took a closer look, the feeling of touching it with his fingertips was a bit different from before, "Is this sand or soil?"

"It's clay." An old voice came from the side, and Wu Xiajiu looked up. The old professor who loved Loulan culture came here at some point, with a pen and paper in his hand, followed behind him. A young man with a flashlight, who looked to be in his 20s, with a baby face, also looked at Wu Xiajiu curiously.

"Clay?" Wu Xiajiu followed up and gave way to the old professor when he came over.

Although the professor was old, he seemed to be well maintained and full of vigor, at least much better than most people who had just arrived in the desert.

Facing Wu Xiajiu's doubts, the old professor nodded patiently and said, "Not only clay, but also red wicker. The city wall of Loulan was built with the two alternately."

Wu Xiajiu blinked, and touched the waist-high ruined wall next to him, "So, this is really Loulan's city wall?"

"Wow, you react so quickly." The young man behind the old professor said lively, "When the teacher said just now, I didn't react, and I was beaten." He touched his head aggrievedly, and then became excited again Said, "That's right, this should be the city wall of Loulan, the teacher has already studied it."

"Teacher?" Wu Xiajiu noticed the address of the young man, and his heart moved, "Excuse me, did you know each other from the beginning?"

The young man nodded and said, "Yes, this is my teacher, his surname is Zhou, and my name is Fang Zi..."

Fang Zi's last memory is doing experiments in school with Professor Zhou, and then he planned to go out to buy things, but for some reason, he woke up and appeared on the train. He thought he was alone, but he ran into him when he went out. Professor Zhou, the two of them happened to be next door.

Professor Zhou sighed, "I didn't expect Xiao Fang to be in the car too, your parents..."

Fang Zi put his arms around Professor Zhou's shoulders, and said with a silly smile, "Teacher, you are here again, and I am glad that I am also in the car. Otherwise, who will take care of you at such an old age, I am so worried."

Professor Zhou scolded with a smile, saying that at his age, his body was also very strong, but in the end he sighed and patted Fang Zi's hand.

Wu Xiajiu turned his eyes away and looked towards Ruanyuandao, "It seems that you have confirmed that this is indeed the city wall of the ancient Loulan kingdom."

Professor Zhou nodded, but his face became more and more puzzled, "I have visited the Loulan ruins, but it is not like this here. The whole ruins have completely fallen, submerged in the desert..." As he spoke, Professor Zhou Looking at the ruins beside him, he thought deeply.

Fang Zi didn't bother his teacher, instead he approached Wu Xiajiu curiously, "By the way, what were you doing before you woke up on the train?"

Wu Xiajiu said briefly, and Fang Zi scratched his head in disappointment after hearing this, "Hey, what everyone does before waking up on the train is very ordinary, and they have nothing in common." Obviously, about this Question, he asked many people.

Seeing that Wu Xia hadn't spoken for a long time, Fang Zi couldn't stop asking, "Do you know the red wicker?"

Wu Xiajiu was a little surprised that he asked this question, but he still nodded, "I know." The red willow is also called "Guanyin willow" and "Bodhisattva tree" in Tibetan.

Fang Zi laughed and said, "The barbecue skewered with red wicker is delicious. It's big and fragrant. I can eat ten skewers at a time. Have you tried it?"

Wu Xiajiu: "...haven't eaten."

Fang Zi smacked his lips and said, "That's a pity. I don't know if there is such a barbecue on the train. There are too many things in the restaurant, so I didn't even look at it."

Wu Xiajiu: "..."

He didn't know what to say anymore. He thought that Fang Zi asked him this question to discuss the situation of Loulan in depth, but now it seems that in his world, there should be only eating...

At this moment, Professor Zhou called out, "Xiao Fang, come and have a look at this."

Professor Zhou had squatted down at some point, and was studying something with his head down. Fang Zi walked over and took a flashlight to illuminate. When he saw the pattern in Professor Zhou's hand, he also exclaimed, "Teacher, I have never seen such a pattern before. ah!"

"Yes." Professor Zhou nodded while pushing his glasses, "I have studied Loulan for many years, and I have visited the ruins many times, but I have never found such a pattern. Why is there?"

Fang Zi said more thoughtfully, "Teacher, this place is definitely different from reality. Who knows if this place is really Loulan." He muttered the last sentence, but Professor Zhou still heard it and beat him up.

"Bai learned, right? History is constantly changing. Loulan has a history of more than 800 years. Do you know the time we are in now? Maybe it is before modern times, maybe it is after modern times, maybe we are in the distant future, research The secrets left by the predecessors." At this point, Professor Zhou paused and coughed dryly, "However, this train is very unscientific. Of course, the world under the train may really have nothing to do with reality."

Fang Zi was even more aggrieved, and muttered softly, "Then you still beat me..."

While Professor Zhou was talking to Fang Zi, Wu Xiajiu had already seen the pattern. The pattern was located at the bottom of the ruined wall. If Professor Zhou hadn't swept the sand away with his hands, it would have been hard to find.

This pattern is similar to a totem, composed of countless complex small pictures. At first glance, people can't help but feel dazzled, but if you look closely, there is a wonderful order arranged in it.

"Professor Zhou, is this pattern only found here, or is it found on every ruined wall?" Wu Xiajiu asked.

Fang Zi said, "Teacher and I haven't seen much, but we only found this place."

Professor Zhou thought for a while before saying, "Considering that the buried heights of each ruined wall are different, maybe the positions of some patterns need to be dug out of the sand to know, but we haven't seen much so far, so we can't give an accurate picture. s answer."

Speaking of this, Professor Zhou became interested, and pulled Fang Zi to look at it again, but was stopped by Wu Xiajiu, "Professor, it's getting late now, and it's not very clear even with a flashlight. It's been a day's journey, so let's have a good night's rest first, and it's not too late to see it tomorrow."

Fang Zi also persuaded, "Yes, teacher, I'm afraid your body will not be able to bear it."

Seeing the hesitation flashed across Professor Zhou's face, Wu Xiajiu continued, "Besides, this should not be just your hard work alone, it concerns all of us, so tomorrow, we can inform others of this news, and everyone will find out together. The speed is fast." After all, there are only a few days left, and this place is not small.

Professor Zhou was moved by Wu Xiajiu, and after leaving with Fang Zi, Wu Xiajiu also went back with a flashlight.

"I'm back." Tang Yunsi waved his hand.

Shi Shangzuo pulled Wu Xiajiu to sit down, and handed him a bag of bread, "How do you look?" He originally wanted to go with him, but Wu Xiajiu stopped him, and stayed here to watch with Tang Yunsi Backpacks, although most people can still bear it up to now, it is hard to guarantee that no one will have any crooked thoughts.

After all, holding the bread in his hand now, he felt a lot of real eyes fixed on him.

Wu Xiajiu took a big bite of the bread before saying, "Well... I found a job for the three of us."

Shishang Zuoqi asked, "What job?"

"Be a coolie, get up tomorrow and dig the sand." Wu Xiajiu clapped his hands after eating a few mouthfuls.

Tang Yunsi looked at him in surprise, "It's really digging."

Wu Xiajiu sighed, "I can't do without digging, it's really hard to support myself."

Shi Shang said, "It seems that you really found something when you went out this trip, was it under the sand?"

Wu Xiajiu nodded, and talked about Professor Zhou and Fang Zi, and then about the pattern.

Tang Yunsi said in surprise, "Professor Zhou and Fang Zi were teachers and students, and they appeared together on the train, and they happened to be in the next room... What a coincidence."

"It should be arranged by the train intentionally. For Professor Zhou and Fang Zi, it's a good thing." Shi Shang said.

Seeing Wu Xiajiu's pensive look, he moved his body and leaned closer, "I also encountered a good thing."

"Huh?" Wu Xiajiu hadn't fully recovered yet, and raised his head subconsciously when he heard this.

He, there seemed to be stars in his eyes!

Shi Shangzuo's breath was stagnant, and he looked at Wu Xiajiu's face in front of him with bated breath, those eyes were crystal clear, as if reflecting the galaxy in the sky.

Shi Shang said, "I want to take a bite."

"Ah?" Wu Xiajiu was still thinking about the good thing he said, he was stunned when he heard this, what did he bite?What?

Before he could react, he saw that Shi Shangzuo was getting closer and closer, until he felt pain on his left cheek, and Tang Yunsi was dumbfounded...

Wu Xiajiu: "..."

All his life, he!Was bitten!Still on the face!

Especially this person, after biting, he said with a smile on his face, "Just as I thought, little dough, your face is so soft, so..."

"Paji", before he finished speaking, Shi Shangzuo was pressed into the sand by Wu Xiajiu, "Go eat the sand, the sand is softer!"

Seeing that he got into the tent in a hurry, Tang Yunsi looked at Shishang Zuo pei pei spit sand with complicated eyes, "With your skill, you should be able to dodge it."

Shi Shang said, "I can't hold back, I have to let people vent my anger."

Tang Yunsi said, "... Is it delicious?"

Shi Shang left a smile on his face, "Delicious, sweet." After speaking, he looked at Tang Yunsi with a hint of coldness, "Curious?"

Tang Yunsi immediately shook his head, "No, no, I'll just ask, ask..."