The painting turned into ashes, was taken away by the wind, leaving nothing behind.

The lake still lies on the hot Lop Nur, shining with sparkling waves.

The plants stand quietly, as if many lives without facial features are watching us.

No one spoke, and everyone fell into extreme despair.

Bai Xinxin suddenly shouted at me and Zhang Hui: "Don't you two have eyes? Why didn't you take a good look at it? He actually asked him to use a fake painting to change the woman away. What should we do!"

Zhang Hui looked at Bai Xinxin and said, "Don't call me anymore. We have never seen that painting before. Do you think we are experts in calligraphy and painting appraisal?"

I said, "At that time, Linghu Mountain had three statements that made me believe him. First, he said that as the leader of humanoids, he must swear to protect humanoids transformed from humans, otherwise he would not be qualified to continue to be a leader - this is very much like true. Second, he said that he knew that the people who rescued us picked up this painting through Monsoon. And he admitted that because Monsoon wanted to steal this painting, he imprisoned Monsoon - this is absolutely true. Third, he said that humanoids have laws and cannot reveal the location of that secret passage, otherwise they will be punished by the eighteen levels of hell - I think this is also true."

Bai Xinxin said: "Everything is true, just the fucking picture is fake!"

I said, "This painting is fake, so there are two possibilities. One is Linghu Mountain who deceived us; the other is Bibi who deceived them."

Everyone was stunned.

Bai Xinxin reacted and asked me: "How did Bibi know the secret of this painting?"

I said, "Bibi is very good at reasoning. As long as he finds someone eyeing this painting, he will immediately use his super long sense of smell and smell the abnormality in it."

Liu Xueer said: "What you mean is that it is very likely that Bibi used a fake painting to deceive Midou. After Midou brought it back, Linghushan found that the painting was not real, so he used it to replace hostages with us?"

I said, "The possibility is very high. Maybe he exchanged the rice beans for her to go to Ruoqiang again and steal the real painting back."

Liu Xueer said, "Do we do something?"

I said, "I can't do anything, I can only hope for Bibi, I hope he can keep that painting."

Liu Jinger said: "We only have the last two packs of cookies left..."

I looked at my teammates around me—

The juice has lost weight, his lips are chapped and his face is haggard.

Zhang Hui was already thin and could not see his body change. He could only see his eyes sinking deeply, his cheekbones bulging out high, clearly revealing the outline of the skull.

Meng Xiaoshuai has lost a lot of weight like the juice, and looks taller. She has a little shaking. She has a lot of bubbles on her mouth, layered, which is a rush. Her hair is very messy and dim, and she no longer has the luster she had when she first met.

Bai Xinxin is the most thinner. When he entered Lop Nur, he had 80 kilograms, but now he looks at most 60 kilograms. The golden chain on his neck is gone, and the pirate tattoo seems to have atrophy with his muscles...

I couldn't see myself, I could only touch my desolate beard.

I said, "From today, everyone will give you two cookies for each meal."

Bai Xinxin said: "If you have to die, it's better..."

I looked at him.

He avoided my eyes with some timidity.

I said, "What's better than that? Let's continue."

He lowered his head and said for a long time: "Anyway, everyone has to die, so it's better for someone to make some sacrifice..."

I said, "You mean conversion?"

Bai Xinxin said: "It's better to live than to die."

I said, "Who do you hope to make the sacrifice?"

Bai Xinxin looked at Liu Juer and Meng Xiaoshuai, and lowered her head again.

Meng Xiaoshuai said: "Bai Xinxin, you are a beast."

Bai Xinxin said: "I just made a suggestion, but I didn't say I wanted to drink your blood."

Meng Xiaoshuai said: "Even if you let me drink your blood, do you think I will drink it? I think you are dirty!"

I said, "Everyone is weak, don't argue. We have been fighting for life. Even if we die now, we are not cowards. We are worthy of our lives."

After stopping, I said again: "Besides, Xiao 5 and Bibi did not give up on us, they will definitely enter Lop Nur again. From tomorrow, we will only do one thing - take turns searching for them with our mobile phones. As long as we see Bibi and meet the words, we will tell him the first sentence and burn the painting."

Liu Jinger said, "When will they come..."

I said, "It's already September outside, they should be coming soon."

All day, everyone was huddled in the tent and waited for time.

Liu Jinger, Meng Xiaoshuai and Bai Xinxin were obviously exhausted. Physical, they were seriously lacking in nutrition, and mentally, their only hope was lost today and they lost their support.

I know that the chapter has reached its limit. However, he insisted on it.

I am almost out of reach, my limbs are weak, I am shaking when walking, and my eyes are dizzy and tinnitus.

In the evening, Liu Xueer and I stayed in the tent, she lay down and I sat down.

I touched her head and asked, "Are you sick?"

She said in a dull voice: "It's just a vain."

I handed her a bottle of water and said, "Drink it."

She shook her head and said, "I can't drink it anymore."

A sadness surged in my heart.

Liu Xueer said: "Zhou Dedong, do you think we are over?"

I said, "As long as you can still ask this, it means we haven't come to an end."

She said, "Don't pretend, I can see that you can't stand it anymore."

I said, "I have no problem, you have no problem, believe me. Even if we have no physical strength, we still have spirit. Do you know how great the power of spirit is? I will tell you two examples - a psychologist who used a death row prisoner to test. He tied the death row prisoner to the chopping board, covered his eyes, reached out to the next door with one hand, and told him to bleed him until he died.

Then, the psychologist tapped the tip of the knife on the arm of the death row prisoner, and then a dripping sound came from the next door. Soon, the death row prisoner was in shock. After a while, he gradually stopped his heartbeat. The second example was a boy at home repairing a car. The jack fell down and stuck the boy between the body and the wheel. He was about to die in a blink of an eye. After discovering it, his mother rushed over immediately, and actually lifted one side of the off-road vehicle with both hands and shouted for help. It was not until a few minutes later that the neighbors arrived and finally rescued her son... We must discover the power of the spirit."

Liu Yuer said: "Your hair has grown longer, your beard has grown longer, your face has become darker, your eyebrows have become heavier, your eyes have become bigger, your arms have become thinner... There is only one thing that has not changed. Do you know what it is?"

I said, "I don't know."

Liu Jinger said, "Your voice. Everyone is hoarse, only your voice is still so bright."

I said, "Is that so? I can't hear it myself."

Liu Jinger said, "Do you still have the strength to sing for me?"

I said, "Yes, as long as you are willing to tip."

Liu Jinger said, "Well, then you sing a song for me."

I took the guitar and pulled it up. I found that I could no longer hold the strings.

I sing—

...

I'm a knife

The city is a sheath

A little crowded on both sides

Teach me the acrobatics of survival

A little hostile in front and behind

Teach me the meaning of love

I'm a knife

The city is a sheath

The surroundings are dark

It seems to be the mother's uterus

Nowhere to stab

Silence is the personality of the knife

Dear City

Dear City

I love your lights and wine

I love you a popular beauty all over the street

I love your competition, your excitement

I love your noise, your mystery

You made me more real

After singing, I said, "I have written this song for many years, and it is not very good, but at least it is something you haven't heard of."

Juice didn't say anything.

It was already dark by this time.

I reached out and touched her face, and she cried again.
To be continued...