Chapter 13 The City of Sorrows

　　We, a group of people, were trapped in the car by the sudden onslaught of the storm, some claustrophobic space I was a little inexplicably nervous. Uncle Lai, in order to divert my attention, told me about the identity of this mysterious missing person. 　　"He was lost in 1980 while participating in a local scientific research activity, think about it, have never heard of him? A large number of official forces were deployed to find him back then, but still nothing." 　　Being said so by him, my heart immediately jumped to a name, but on second thought I felt it was unlikely. 　　"Uncle Lai, you can't be kidding me? How could it be him?" 　　But looking at Uncle Lai's serious expression, it didn't look like he was joking with me at all. 　　"How is it impossible? Back then, the officials organized four large-scale searches, but nothing was found. Although it's been decades since the incident, it's obvious that someone hasn't given up so far, I'm only afraid that the hands of this missing person must hold some important information, which is why we're on this trip." 　　Right, the information had mentioned that his satchel was containing some scientific research materials, it seems that it should have recorded some very important things, but unfortunately those fragments that surfaced in my mind didn't seem to see that satchel. But look at the sandstorm outside, I analyze that he must have died of thirst in some place, and then was buried in the yellow sand. 　　I heard that the dunes in the desert often move, if his body was really covered by the dunes, not to mention the technical means to find it, I guess now also can not. No wonder Uncle Lai, the old man will call me on, so my use here! Suddenly I thought of Luo Hai and Liu Ziping, so I asked Uncle Li what the role of the two of them was. 　　Uncle Lai smiled mysteriously and said, "They are all earthmen, you are responsible for finding the location of the body, the rest of the work is theirs. This time, the gold master repeatedly explained to act low-profile, and can not let Zhao Qiang and a few of them know the true identity of the missing person." 　　I listened to the heart a burst of sighs, I did not expect this missing person is so uncomplicated! 　　Uncle Lai and I chatted for a while, I really feel less afraid, this time the wind and sand outside also slowly convergence of some, it seems that soon will stop. In fact, my heart has always been very curious is what kind of important information, can let those people to today are not sure to give up it? 　　The wind finally stopped, I can not wait to open the door to get out of the car, but found that the door pushed up some wrong! At this time the car radio came from Zhao Qiang's voice, "Uncle Lai, you first do not rush to get off, your car door should be buried in the sand on some, I will let Luo Hai over to help you." 　　When I heard that, I stuck my head out of the car window, and realized that the lower side of the car window was really full of yellow sand, no wonder I couldn't push it! At this time Luo Hai came over, his hand holding an engineering shovel, three times two times to the car door near the yellow sand shoveling open, Tu Fu Zi is Tu Fu Zi, really start sharp. 　　I was the first to jump out of the car, and when I looked back, one half of the car was buried in sand! Just as Luo Hai and I were shoveling out the sand, I suddenly heard Ye Zhiqiu behind me exclaim, "Look, what's that!" 　　She suddenly shouted like this, startled me, I immediately turned back to look nervously, only to see that a black ancient city had appeared less than 500 meters in front of us ...... 　　I was dumbfounded, how is this possible? This is not the "missing person" in front of the mirage? Is it possible that this is real? Uncle Lai saw that I didn't look right, so he asked me, "Jinbao, what's wrong with this ancient city?" 　　"I have seen this ancient city, just in his memory ...... But that should be a mirage! How can it be real?" I said. 　　Uncle Lai naturally understood what I meant, but at this distance now, this ancient city in front of me was definitely real. Zhao Qiang and a few of them were very excited, and one by one, they were a bit impatient to go into the city to take a look. 　　But I do not have any good feelings about this place, if I remember correctly, just now when the sandstorm came in front of nothing should be right, why the storm passed suddenly appeared so a weird ancient city it? 　　I didn't have time to say the doubts in my heart, but I saw Zhao Qiang and his men had already left in the direction of the ancient city, and Uncle Li and Ding Yi and I had to take some water and food from the car to follow them. 　　As I walked, I asked Uncle Lai beside me, "Is this the ancient city of Loulan? I've read a report about Loulan Ancient City in a travel magazine before." 　　Uncle Li looked at the ancient city in front of his eyes and said thoughtfully, "No, although I have not been to Loulan Ancient City, but after so many years of sand and wind, the real Loulan Ancient City should only have some broken eaves and walls left, but look at the buildings here, no matter from the appearance or from the internal structure of the ancient city, the preservation is very intact, as if it has always been maintained. like that." 　　I thought Uncle Lai had a point, but as I looked at the dark walls of the ancient city, a trace of sadness suddenly welled up in my heart. As I walked closer and closer, this feeling of sadness became more and more intense ...... 　　"What's wrong with you? What are you crying for?" Ding Yi suddenly asked me. 　　I froze when I heard this, then I touched my face with my hand, and it was surprisingly full of tears! What is this situation? Why is it that the closer I get to it, the sadder it gets ...... But there is nothing unusual about the others. 　　Especially Zhao Qiang and the others, one by one, they were all excited, as if they had discovered some lost ancient civilization. 　　At this time, Uncle Lai suddenly ambushed my ear and whispered, "There is something wrong with this ancient city, be careful in a while and follow Ding Yi closely." 　　I glanced at him nervously, then nodded my head to show that I knew what was in my heart ...... 　　The gate of the ancient city is built by a kind of black wood, although the appearance of the old, available hand touch even some moisture, and the surrounding contrast of the yellow sand in the sky, here is simply like another world. 　　Zhao Qiang tried to push the city gate, surprisingly easy to push open! Then we felt a leisurely wind blowing by, and seemed to hear people coming and going inside, and even the cries of livestock. 　　Ye Zhiqiu's eyes widened and said, "There are people inside? How can this be possible, looking at the style of this building, it must be thousands of years old!" 　　Hearing her say so, I also listen to the side ear, found that although it seems to be the sound of people inside, can be listened to but feel extremely uncomfortable, like a tape that is constantly replayed ....... 　　Zhao Qiang was the first to walk in, Luo Hai and Liu Ziping also followed closely. 　　Ye Zhiqiu is also a woman, she looked at me and said, "Why do I feel creepy in my heart ah?" 　　I smiled and said, "It's okay, don't be afraid, you follow me closely when you go in later." 　　I didn't expect that as soon as I finished speaking, Ding Yi even gave me a look, his eyes seemed to say, "It's you who will have to follow me closely!" 　　My old face turned red, so I could only give a sarcastic smile and stop talking. 　　Into the city gates is not a long tunnel, the tunnel is cool and refreshing, from time to time there is a gust of breeze blowing through, out of the tunnel is a very open area, should be like a market place. 　　But a closer I found that just now also people coming and going exceptionally noisy sound with all of us into, but also abruptly ended, we suddenly became a dead silence around, quiet frightening! At this time all the people's faces have become very ugly, probably in the heart of thinking, this daytime is not still see ghosts not? 　　I look around, the city's buildings are adobe houses, the only one higher building should be in the center of the old city. From afar, it looks like it is built with an unknown black stone like the city wall, giving people an incomparable feeling of majesty. 　　Uncle Lai whispered to me at this time, "Jinbao, do you feel anything?" 　　I knew what he meant, after all, our purpose this time was to come to find someone, not to hunt for treasure, if there was nothing here that we wanted to find, then it would definitely be unintentional to stay longer. So I closed my eyes and slowly focused my mind to feel. 　　But unfortunately I actually did not feel anything, this is too strange, such an ancient city is impossible to feel nothing! Because as long as there is a place where life has existed there must be corpses, but it seems that there is nothing here ...... 　　"Well?" Uncle Lai asked. 　　I shook my head, "Nothing, but I'm sure that person has seen this ancient city in his last moments!" 　　Uncle Lai heard a happy face and said, "Maybe he really walked in to look for water too?" 　　I also nodded my head and agreed with him, a person walking in the desert and dying of thirst would definitely think that there might be a water source in the ancient city. But there was one thing I never figured out, why was the sight he saw so ethereal? Otherwise I wouldn't have thought it was a mirage at once! And the ancient city in front of us, even if we were just a few hundred meters away we could be sure that it was real. 　　Zhao Qiang and Ye Zhiqiu were busy taking pictures as soon as they came in, but Luo Hai and Liu Ziping were frowning tightly, not saying a word. 　　Uncle Lai could see that they looked different, so he walked up and whispered a few words to them, after which his face actually turned a little white as well. 　　"What's wrong? Do they see what's wrong?" I asked Uncle Lai worriedly. 　　Uncle Li nodded, "Luo Hai said that there is a legend in their profession that there is a black city in this desert, which hides countless treasures, and only the bravest people can find the exact location of this black city. Every time it appears it is accompanied by a great storm of darkness and darkness, but all the people who have walked in there have not been able to come out alive." 　　"Are you saying that this could be the Black City?" I asked uneasily. 　　But Uncle Lai wasn't sure, after all, it was just a legend in the grave robbing business. But thinking about the color of the walls of this ancient city, my heart was really wondering if we people had won the jackpot! 　　"What man!" Ding Yi suddenly yelled loudly. 　　I was scared by this sound of his, busy turning my head to look, I saw a silhouette wearing gray overalls flashed into an alley ...... Ding Yi just wanted to go after but was pulled by Luo Hai, "Do not chase past, this place is a bit odd, we still do not hastily separate good, and just now that person must If he's a normal traveler, why would he be hiding from us?" 　　Ding Yi turned his head to look at Uncle Li, seeking his opinion. Uncle Lai nodded his head to indicate that he agreed with Luo Hai's words. After all, the situation here was unknown and a figure suddenly appeared, if everyone got separated here, it would be a big trouble! 　　In the end, Luo Hai and Liu Ziping proposed that we should leave the city first, and then use the satellite phone in the car to contact the gold master who funded us, to see if he could use his local connections to send a team of more than 10 people to help us enter the city to search. 　　Uncle Lai thought about it and thought that this is not a bad idea, after all, at the beginning he talked to the gold master that their group will only serve as an advance team, if once they find important clues, they will send a well-equipped team over. 　　So everyone went out of this ancient city as fast as they could, but just as I was breathing a sigh of relief, I saw Ye Zhiqiu say with a horrified look on his face, "Where's the car? Where's our car?" The group immediately looked toward the location where they had just parked, and they were all dumbfounded! Where was the car? 　　At this moment, the sky is already clear, visibility is much better than before. This wilderness at a glance can be seen a few hundred meters away, just parked less than 500 meters away from the ancient city, but now in front of the eyes in addition to the desert and no other ...... 　　"Impossible ah! The car obviously should be parked here ah?" Zhao Qiang said with a face of disbelief. 　　The problem now is not only that we don't have a car, just now when we got off the car, we only brought a little bit of water and food, the rest is all in the car. The most important thing is the satellite phone, without it, we will most likely be stuck here ...... 　　"Could it be that someone drove away?" Luo Hai was still calm at this point. 　　But Uncle Lai said, "It's unlikely, the anti-theft systems of these two cars are very good, how can it be so coincidental in this desert that it just so happens that we meet an expert car thief?" 　　I know Uncle Lai's words are not unreasonable, the most likely encounter here is some local herdsmen or hiking enthusiasts, if they encountered difficulties at most waiting for us to help, but not so directly to drive the car away! The key is still two cars! 　　At this time the sky is already gradually dark, here in the day and night temperature difference is very big, yesterday I have learned, now well, all the sleeping bags and blankets are in the car, I really do not know how to stay up tonight...... 　　"This won't work, we don't have any warming things now, the human body is easy to lose temperature at night, if once we fall sick and don't have any medication then it's troublesome!" Ye Zhiqiu said worriedly. 　　I know that at this time she is the most vocal, and it's not safe to live outside like this now, who knows if there will be any large wild beasts out at night? Also just now that gray back ...... is a great hidden danger. 　　Finally, our party in the nightfall can only temporarily hide into the mysterious ancient city, here although also unsafe, but at least there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain. 　　If we save a little bit of food and water, we should have no problem holding out until tomorrow night. But what about after that? If we haven't found the car by that time, I'm afraid we'll really be in big trouble!