This is a desolate desert. There are endless yellow sand dunes and a line of black lines in the distance, which is the same desolate Qilian Mountains. The desert met the tall Qilian Mountain here, and finally stopped its steps.
the sun is like fire, and a crisp camel bell rings in the yellow sand. More than twenty camels with their heads up and backs up formed a small camel team. Seven or eight soldiers in Khaki uniforms and "made in Hanyang" slung around their necks sat on their backs, drowsy in the constant pace of camels. In front of the camel team are two men dressed in coarse cloth and short clothes. Both of them are silent, burying their heads and just looking for the way.
the whole camel team was listless, with only the sound of shoes rubbing with the sand under their feet and the crisp camel bells. Maybe it's unbearable silence. The younger man finally raised his head, looked at the boundless sand dunes in the distance, turned to the older man and said, "old Zhang, how can I find out that you're worried all the way down? Nothing's wrong?"
at this time, Lao Zhang also looked up, and finally a smile appeared on his solemn expression: "Hou Wu, how many years have you been in this shit Gan Liang road? Are you homesick? "
as if Lao Zhang didn't hear Hou Wu's question, he opened the water bag at his waist and poured two mouthfuls.
"two years ago, my family is poor and I can't help it. Now there are a lot of wars and chaos everywhere. On the contrary, it's better to live here. "
Hou Wu's home is in Sichuan. It's not easy for warlords to fight in the past few years. Hou Wu also took out a piece of pancake from the back of his purse and took two bites, then took out a water bag from his waist and drank two. Turn around and look at the man on the second camel in the line. It was a man dressed as an officer, squinting and dozing. Turning around, Hou Wu lowered his voice and asked:
"how can I get to the ghost wind tunnel today? Although this road is near, there are not many people willing to take it in the past few hundred years. "
Lao Zhang looked back and replied in the same low tone:" no, I have been running this road for decades. Don't you know it's not peaceful here at guituyere? However, we have been delayed for a lot of time. It's hard to arrive at Yumen pass on time. No, the man behind is a little worried. It's said that the grain we consign is military supplies. If we don't get it right, we'll lose our heads. It's estimated that our shopkeeper can't get away with it. So I have to go to this ghost tuyere, which can save two days. It's said that there is ghost wind in the ghost wind tunnel. Please be careful and we will pass. "
Hou Wu snorted angrily: "it's also our fault. If he didn't miss the hot quilt of the horse widow in shajiapu for three days, would it be so? It's not only our fellow who drives the camel, I'm afraid the first one is him. " "Oh, yes. Laozhangtou, is the wind at the ghost tuyere really so frightening? Isn't it sandstorm? We haven't met several times in that year. When it comes time to drill into the camel's belly, we'll be fine?
Lao Zhang shook his head: "I can't say specifically, but it's not that simple. The old generation can't say that they are ugly, but they all say that it's a little evil. It's better to be careful. I hope our luck is not so bad. We will encounter ghost wind after this trip. "
then look up at the sky. The sky is still like that. The sun is very poisonous.
guituyere is actually a pass in the desert. Tarim Desert reaches Qilian Mountain and stops. Guituyere is the afterblood of Qilian Mountain, inserted in the yellow sand. Born in the middle of the cut off a hole, the hot air in the desert are concentrated here, the sandstorm nature than other places to fierce.
in the evening, the camel team approached the guituyere. Looking from afar, there was a faint outline in the sight. Lao zhangtou's heart gradually calmed down. As long as we get to the foot of the pass, the mountain will be easy to handle.
suddenly a Qiu Ba on the camel team shouted, "look, what is that?" There was a trace of fear in the voice.
everyone followed the prestige, and the sky suddenly seemed dark. A black line in the sky is rushing towards us at an incredible speed. These people have experienced the sandstorm in the desert, but the sandstorm created by the special terrain here is far beyond their belief. According to this posture, the camel will also be buried in the yellow sand all over the sky, let alone under his stomach.
"ghost wind, ghost wind, ghost wind." Someone shouted loudly. The fear that had previously engulfed everyone's mind came down to us. The soldiers were scared to run around. The officer like man shouted: "page", "afraid of a ball, what are you running about?"
However, his own voice was fighting, and naturally no one listened to him, and the scene fell into chaos. Lao Zhang was the first one to break free from fear. He shouted loudly, "page," Hou Wu, go and take the camel. Don't panic, everyone. Run to the mountain near guituen. It's leeward. Maybe you can live at the foot of the mountain. "
Lao Zhang tried his best to hold the camel's reins and calm down the frightened camel. The soldiers began to calm down under Lao zhangtou's shouting. After all, I heard that I could live, and my weak limbs began to have some strength. Everyone jumped off the camel's back and took the camel's reins. The chaos was somewhat controlled. Lao Zhang took a camel, spread his feet and began to run, and the camels in the back followed him. However, the last camel of the team suddenly had wild hair, broke free from the long rope and ran out to the side.
it's Hou Wu who leads the camel. At this time, the yellow sand mixed with the sandstorm has been hit on the face, dull pain, and time is running out. Hou Wuliang hesitated and was ruthless. He rushed to hold the frightened camel. Unexpectedly, the usually docile camel, like a kitten, became a tiger at this time. Instead of stopping, he dragged Hou Wu for more than ten meters. Then he looked up, shook off Hou Wu and disappeared into the yellow sand.
Hou Wu shook his head helplessly. When he wanted to stand up, he was horrified to find that his feet could not be pulled out and were sinking at a very fast speed. A word of horror came to my heart in a flash - quicksand. It's true that "house leakage meets continuous rain at night" actually meets quicksand under such circumstances. Last year, he saw the quicksand devouring a fellow of the camel team. His desperate and horrible look often woke him up in his dream. Now it happened to him again.
Hou Wu did not dare to move again. He cried out with all his strength, "Lao Zhang, help me." However, as soon as the sound came out, it was dispersed by the strong wind. The sand has been covered in the sky, the shadow of the camel team has long been invisible, and Hou Wu is totally desperate. At this moment, his mind comes to his son and wife who are far away from his hometown in Sichuan.
time is slowly passing. Hou Wu now really realized what it means to live like a year. The strong wind of ghost wind is pulling him up, and the suction at his feet is pulling him down. He closed his eyes and said, "it's all death anyway. There's no difference between death in the sky and death in the ground."
I don't know how long it took for the yellow sand to pile up on his chest. When Hou Wu died, he felt that his feet were loose, and the whole man sank down. The sand around him also sank down a large piece, revealing a huge black hole. The surrounding sand began to fill the hole under the influence of gravity.
when Hou Wu woke up, his first reaction was "I'm not dead yet." then there was the sharp pain on his head, and then the pain on his whole body. After half a sound, his brain melon seeds slowly moved over and began to look around the environment.
the sunlight on the top of the head enters through a hole, and the sand in the desert is pouring down from above, forming a huge and growing sand pile on the ground. Most of his body was buried in the sand.
he touched the egg sized bag on his head and gave a wry smile. It is estimated that his head hit the stone when he fell down. He crawled out of the sand, took a few breaths, calmed down, made sure that all the parts were intact, and began to look around. This is a huge cave, perhaps the biggest one he has ever seen in his life. The cave top is not really dark, and it's also a dark area around.
the cave is very wide, and it's not really black. He didn't take the torch with him, so he didn't dare to go too far. I only looked around the sand pile. This is a natural cave, surrounded by hard stones, and the ground is flat and dry. Look at the increasing sand pile. There is still half an hour to reach the hole. Then we can get out of there.
"if you don't die, you will be blessed. When you go back, you must burn some incense in front of Avalokitesvara
his eyes slowly adapted to the darkness, and Hou Wu found a flat place to sit down. Suddenly he jumped up like an electric shock.
there are several skeletons lying on the ground not far away from him. Bai Sensen's eyes make people feel numb. Hou Wu's courage was great even when he was young. But in such a gloomy environment, he was shocked to see such a thing. After a moment's hesitation, Hou Wu is still brave enough to check. There are also some broken clothes in the white bone, some of which are rotten. It can be roughly seen that it's ancient clothes. Is this an ancient tomb? But there was no coffin at all. And judging from the disorder of white bones, it is obviously not a natural death. Is there any danger in the big hole where I just saved my life? Think of this, Hou five vigilantly looked around, but found that there are twenty or thirty wooden boxes scattered around. He forgot his fear for a moment and walked curiously to the nearest wooden box.
the box is still intact, but it's covered with dust, and its original color can't be seen. Hou Wu's curiosity was aroused. Who would transport these boxes to such a cave
he found the dusty lock and pulled it hard. The whole wooden box is totally rotten because of its age. There was a loud crash, especially in the open hole, and a pile of things rolled out of the box.
Hou Wu was startled. He picked up two pieces with one curious hand and weighed them. They were heavy. Blow away the dust on the surface, and a yellow color will appear. "Is it gold?" he said
just when Hou Wu was excited to check further, "flaring"