When passing through the valley, the sky suddenly brightened, and the boundless sea of ​​sand seemed to turn into gold.

In this desert like golden lava, a huge city appeared in front of everyone. There were countless broken walls, various houses and buildings of brick, wood, earth and stone, and countless towers and watchtowers in the city. The most prominent one was

A tilted black stone tower stands quietly in the city.

The scene is exactly the same as the black and white photo in Shirley Yang's hand. Two thousand years later, the ruins of the ancient city still exist in the deepest part of the desert.

The city has been largely destroyed and has been buried in the desert for more than a thousand years. It is difficult to tell whether some parts are sand dunes or fortresses. Most of the towers have collapsed and weathered. Even so, one can still imagine the grandeur of the time.

Hao Aiguo was not bitten to death by a black-eyed monster snake like in the original play, so everyone did not have to dig a hole to bury him. Instead, after resting for a while, they prepared to enter the ancient city of Jingjue.

But An Liman suddenly changed his mind. He shook his head like a rattle and refused to enter the ruins of Jingjue Ancient City.

When the fat man saw that An Li didn't want to enter Jingjue Ancient City, he immediately wanted to use force, but was stopped by Lao Hu.

"Old man, why don't you want to go in?" Hu Bayi asked.

"That desert has been abandoned by Hu Da to the devil and cannot be entered." An Liman said seriously.

When Hu Ba saw that An Liman could not be persuaded, he looked back at Wang Ye.

Wang also knew what Lao Hu meant and nodded.

An Liman has a strong sense of religion. If there is no place where Hu Da protects him, even if he is killed, he will not go there.

"Uncle An Liman, since you don't want to enter the ruins of this exquisite ancient city, then wait for us here and take care of the camels and supplies." Wang Ye looked at An Liman and said.

"This is okay." An Liman nodded and patted his chest to assure him.

"Old Wang, aren't you afraid that this old guy will run away?" The fat man walked up to Wang Ye and asked softly.

"Don't worry, he won't run away." Wang Ye said, glancing at An Liman, "His character is still somewhat credible all the way up to now, not to mention that he hasn't received his salary as a guide yet.

It’s not a small sum, it’s enough for him to have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life.”

"What Lao Wang said is right, but we have suffered many losses because of our carelessness. At this time, we must be more cautious." Hu Bayi said, taking Old An Liman's hand and asking: "

Old man, how does Hu Da punish those who lie and betray their promises?"

An Liman said: "Well, this will turn his family's money into sand, and even his salt will turn into sand. In the end, he will starve to death, just like he died in the black desert."

Well, after death, you will go to the hot sand hell and suffer 1,800 kinds of torture."

Seeing that he said it solemnly, Lao Hu felt relieved. People with strong religious beliefs have an advantage. They are afraid of suffering after death, so they dare not do anything that is too disrespectful to heaven and conscience.

Everyone put on some important equipment and entered the ruins of Jingjue Ancient City.

The distance from the mountain pass to the ancient city is very short, and you can reach the city gate in just one meal.

The city gate collapsed long ago, and the ditch in front of the city was filled with yellow sand. Wang Ye and the others entered the city through the remnants of the city wall, and there was a dead silence in the surrounding ruins.

This was so different from what everyone had imagined, and they couldn't help but feel disappointed. The streets and houses in the city were either collapsed or dilapidated.

From a distance, it looks pretty good, with quite a bit of scale and momentum. When I get closer, I see nothing there. It’s all sand, rotten wood, and broken stones. There are no gold or silver treasures. Only many of them are dilapidated.

The huge wooden pillars and beams with peeling red paint can still give a glimpse of the luxurious atmosphere of the city in the past.

A group of people wanted to take a look at a few broken houses at the gate of the city, but found that although most of the broken houses were exposed to the desert, the yellow sand in the houses was piled up to the roof.

Legend has it that this city was once destroyed by war, and the coalition forces invaded the palace. When the battle was coming to an end, a black sandstorm buried the Jingjue Kingdom and the resident troops in the city indiscriminately in the depths of the yellow sand. Until ten

In the ninth century, the movement of the desert made it visible again.

From the scene, it was basically consistent with the legend, except that no mummy was seen, and they must have been buried in the sand.

Wang Ye and the others are not archaeologists, so they found this dilapidated city boring. However, Professor Chen and the others were interested in everything in the ancient city, and could even look at a broken wall for a long time.

"Professor Chen, let's find water first." Wang Ye had no choice but to remind them.

Now they are extremely short of water resources.

Professor Chen slapped himself on the head: "Hey, I'm so confused, let's find the underground palace quickly. The kingdoms in the desert are built near underground rivers close to the ground. Some underground palaces have rivers passing through them."

The residential areas in the city were filled with yellow sand, and even a well could not be found, so everyone had no choice but to look for the underground palace.

The group of people searched for a long time but could not find the entrance to the underground palace. Finally, Lao Hu reminded them and they entered the black tower, which is the temple in the original drama.

Inside is a very grand stone palace with sixteen giant stone pillars.

A natural jade eyeball is enshrined on the high platform in the center of the hall.

There are also naturally formed red threads and blue pupils in the jade, which are clearly layered and almost look real.

Lao Hu was speechless after seeing it, and he probably said in his heart that this thing was priceless.

The fat man couldn't hold himself back and wanted to remove the jade eyeball and put it into his backpack. After Nazhi exerted force several times, the eyeball seemed to have taken root on the floor and remained motionless.

Professor Chen was afraid that the fat man would destroy this ancient artifact, so he quickly pulled him away and told him not to move.

"Fat man, try putting your family heirloom jade pendant on it. It seems to be a mechanism." Wang Ye said to the fat man while looking at the grooves on the jade eyeballs.

The fat man heard this and handed the jade to Wang Ye.

Wang also put Yu Fangling into the groove.
Chapter completed!