Chapter 27 Unexplainable

  "Are you out of your mind?"

  He was so scared by my words that he withdrew his hand, with a black face and an extremely bitter expression, saying: "I'm going to flush the toilet..."

  Let your mom go.

  After holding back and waiting for the quicksand desert to pass by, looking for trouble when there is none.

  "You're really full of crap, can't you just hold it in for a bit? Don't go bursting at the seams!" I couldn't help but want to scold him, but since there were girls in the car, I had to keep a low profile.

  "Dad has been holding it in for a long time, if he holds it in any longer he'll explode." Yu Gang said shamelessly.

  "Cough...cough..." I coughed heavily, wanting to say something. Brother, there's still a 'woman' in the car, you don't even know where to put your bloody manners.

  "I was just about to say something."

  I immediately thought of a solution and said: "I'll lend you a water bottle, use it first, you know how to use it..."

  I found an empty bottle in my hand and hastily handed it over to him.

  He casually threw out a sentence that made me vomit blood: "The pot is too small, it can't be put in."

  Brother, watch your image!

  "Hmph..." Xiu Er couldn't hold back her laughter, she wasn't the slightest bit shy, and she said to me: "Boss Chen, don't make things difficult for Da Ge, people have three urgent matters."

  Now it's my turn and I couldn't calm down.

  With Yu'er's consent, Yu Gang's original hesitation was completely thrown away. He saw Yu Gang open the car door with one hand and turn around to sit sideways without even unfastening his seatbelt. Then I heard a zipper sound.

  Damn it.

  This guy actually sat in his seat and pulled that thing out, 'peeing' away, accompanied by the sound of whistling, I was shocked all over, he could actually 'pee' out in front of so many people, I'm really drunk.

  The crisp whistling sound was a bit unfamiliar, I thought it was Yu Gang blowing the whistle. For a moment, I felt that his usual whistling tone wasn't so "girly". I slowly turned my neck and looked back, only to see Xiang Er blowing the whistle with an innocent face.

  Only see the parsley continuously waving its hand, pushing and saying: "I didn't peek, I really didn't peek, I often hear people say that whistling can make..."

  Now that you mention it, I really think the 'affair' between these two is not as simple as just showing affection. Yu Gang has already messed with her, and in a place like the desert, how can they do this? Men and women working together isn't tiring, but fighting in the wilderness isn't done this way either.

  Can some normal people come? This sister looks harmless on the surface, but in fact, I'm not a 'woman' at all. I seriously suspect that her moral integrity has been eaten by dogs. Now I finally understand that Yu Gang's cheap personality was spoiled.

  "Sneak a peek if you want, it's not like you haven't seen it before." Yu Gang said with a shrug, completely shameless.

  She waved her hand with an innocent expression and explained, "I just took a glance, didn't look much."

  Just after zipping up and closing the car door, he happily hummed a tune.

  I've already reached a point where I have nothing to say to either of them, so I decided to ignore both of them and gaze out the window, suddenly feeling a jolt.

  Tang Guangze's car is gone!

  Although his car is much faster than ours, it was still visible just now.

  Now where is the shadow of that off-road vehicle in the desert?

  "Their car is gone." I suddenly reminded myself and couldn't think of what reason caused it.

  Yu Gang was also startled, and he shook his hand to guess: "Is their advancing speed too fast, or is the sand flow in front of them 'fast' or maybe there is no flowing desert."

  I stared intently ahead, wanting to take a closer look at what was wrong, and suddenly grabbed a handful of my own hair, looking somewhat violent. Huier asked the old professor with a curious face: "Teacher, where do you think they went? Will there be any danger ahead?"

  The old professor pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, gazing outside with a somewhat gloomy expression, making it impossible to discern what he was thinking. After a while, he finally explained, "Either they were blown away by the wind or they were going too fast in front."

  "No way." I couldn't help but exclaim, looking at the sand flowing slowly under the car. At this wind speed, it hasn't changed at all, and we've been pushed by the sand for over an hour now. The speed isn't much faster, and the wind speed can't change suddenly, right? There must be a process to the change.

  But where did their car go?

  The sand in front of us is flowing relatively slowly, I don't know why, although both cars are off-road vehicles, theirs is much faster, while ours is left behind, what's the reason for this?

  I racked my brains but couldn't think of a reason, however, just as I was about to turn around and discuss with the old professor what to do, I surprisingly found the answer.

  My line of sight happened to fall on the back of the car, and I had previously checked the car and knew that there were many overweight things in the trunk, including some mechanical tools, such as knives, guns, bullets, and some excavation tools.

  It's those overweight tools plus the weight of the car itself that will slow down the speed a bit.

  I realized this point and immediately told the old professor: "I know why there is a speed difference between these two cars. Our car weighs several hundred kilograms more than theirs, so the speed of pushing sand will be much slower than theirs. Let's measure the flow rate and frequency of the sand first to see if we can catch up with them by driving?"

  Yu Gang shook his head and said, "Look at the sand flowing below, it can push a car weighing over a thousand catties forward. If you get out to measure the flow rate of the sand, you'll definitely be sucked into the coffin."

  I nodded, Yu Gang's words made sense. With this off-road vehicle and those heavy tools, it weighed at least around 3,000 kilograms. The speed of the sandstorm was unimaginable. If we didn't have the protection of the off-road vehicle, who knows where the sand would have buried us by now.

  If this is an adventure, I don't want to do something that will put me at a disadvantage. Looking at the vast expanse of shifting desert sands, I let out a sigh - is there really no other way?

  "I'm saying that if we can test the speed and frequency, what's next? I mean, if speeding up the car a few times makes it advance faster, who knows what's waiting for us ahead? Maybe with this acceleration, we'll end up in Korla or something, nobody knows what will happen, these are natural things, who can grasp them?"

  The old professor gasped and finished what he had to say.

  Yu Gang nodded and said: "If the speed of the sand flow is added to the speed of the car itself, the speed will definitely reach thousands of kilometers per hour. At this speed of over a thousand miles, it's possible that we'll crash into Xi'an again. But the speed is too fast, it will make the engine unbearable heat and explode."

  "What should I do now?" I irritably rubbed my hair, this situation had never been encountered before. If it weren't for the fact that this place was fraught with danger, it would be much easier to deal with. Unfortunately, this place just so happened to be a desert.

  Are we really going to just sit in the car and let the sand push us to who-knows-where, get lost, and then have insufficient water and food supplies in the car? Forget about finding that ancient city, just getting out alive will be a huge problem.

  The old professor sighed and said with a nonchalant expression, "In my opinion, it's safer to stay in the car. The shifting sands of the desert won't last long, who knows, if we're lucky, they might stop moving soon."

  "How long will it take? If it's always like this, won't we die here?" I suddenly became annoyed and shouted at him loudly. This old man didn't care about his own death at all, he must be eager to die so that he can go to heaven.

  The car fell silent for a moment, no one speaking, as if they had already resigned themselves to the situation and didn't want to make any changes. I couldn't help but feel annoyed, the more they were content with the status quo, the more I wanted to try to change it, without even attempting to do so, they had already negated that it would be bad for things themselves.

  Damn it.

  I cursed inwardly, the more I thought about it, the more suffocated I felt. This is not a team at all, they don't even give us a chance to resist. I really doubt if their brains have been damaged by the desert heat, every single one of them is so stubborn.

  I won't give up until I find a solution, at least I can ensure my own safety, and I won't let my guard down.

  "You guys won't do it, I'll do it myself. You all want to die anyway, might as well jump off and die early, so you don't have to share food with me." I muttered under my breath, then picked up the empty bottle again, fiercely opened the "door", held onto the handle and leaned out, throwing the empty bottle out.

  Who knew that as soon as the empty bottle touched the sand, it was quickly buried in the sand. In just one second, I couldn't see any shadow of the bottle anymore.

  It's gone.

  The sand flows at a speed much faster than I thought, and overall it doesn't seem to have found anything. Once you put something down, it can be clearly seen.

  The experiment with an empty bottle made me feel a chill run down my spine, and my determination to test it was shaken all at once.

  Damn it, so fast speed.

  It's impossible to test anything, but instead it made me realize that this seemingly calm and slow-moving desert is not as it appears on the surface. If you put an elephant in it, it would definitely be pushed out.

  The old professor also saw me throwing the empty bottle, he sighed helplessly and began to advise: "Young brother, some things just rely on luck, it's not a solution to force it."

  It sounds like they're talking about love, but I'm not doing anything, just don't want to be content with the status quo and make my situation a bit safer. Don't they have this awareness at all?

  The usually silent Xiu Er suddenly lifted her head and blurted out a sentence that made me want to vomit blood: "Boss Chen, admitting you're wrong isn't bad, anyway you've been wrong so many times before, what's one more time?"

  "Chen Yuesong, it seems this time we really are at a dead end."

  I don't understand at all.

  They all seem to be indifferent to their own lives, and I am the only one who is anxious.

  Aren't they afraid of death?

  They must be afraid, Yu Gang is so afraid of death.

  But how can they remain so calm on the surface?

  If it's an old professor who has gone through a lot and doesn't care about life or death, I think that's normal.

  Yu Gang is somewhat normal, at least he can feel fear, the fear of life and death, the rejection of danger. But, Hui'er, a girl of this age, except for being scared to cry when she saw Tianyun Dashi being killed by the Death Worm, was extremely abnormal all the time. Her behavior was too abnormal, not at all like a girl's temperament. Is it that Uyghur girls are born with such personalities? Brave, straightforward and so on.

  "Bullshit, I don't believe I'll die in this desert today." I cursed, a very determined thought flashing through my eyes.

  It's like the saying "being ugly is not your fault, but scaring people to death is your sin". When you encounter danger, if you don't do anything and just wait for death, then that's what you deserve.

  So many people have died on this road, you really think you're lucky? That's wrong.

  If I hadn't reacted quickly enough to discover those things in the middle of the night, and if I hadn't held onto a steadfast conviction all along the way, supporting me, then I would have long been lost in this vast desert.

  So many have died, but I haven't yet, which means the King of Hell still doesn't want my life. Thinking about it, my own life is really quite worthless.

  At this point, Xiu'er suddenly excitedly pointed outside the window and exclaimed in surprise: "That's my sheep..."

  I thought Xiao Cong was joking, I didn't even lift my head, and I didn't expect both Professor Lao and Yu Gang to call out at the same time.

  "Ah..."

  "Ah..."

  At this moment, my expression tightened and I quickly raised my head to see that on the side of the car, there were white dots getting bigger and bigger, which should be the sheep mentioned by Xiu Er.

  I let out a huge sigh of relief, feeling more relaxed than I ever had before. Looking at that flock of white sheep, for the first time I felt that hope after despair was so strong.

  I was suddenly shocked, and I felt that the speed of the car had slowed down significantly. I guess the sand must have almost stopped flowing, otherwise how could those sheep in the distance still be safe and sound?

  "Little brother, I told you, if we're lucky enough, the flowing sand will stop." The old professor said with a bitter smile, not forgetting to throw me a triumphant glance.

  Don't talk nonsense, you think it's lucky, I wouldn't think so. This thing can't be said to be lucky, at least we found out early and hid in the car, or else we would have been dead too.

  If it's lucky, then I and Lin Wu Xuan were able to be found by them after encountering the sandstorm, that's what I call lucky.

  But I didn't deny what he said, I just didn't want to 'waste' my breath on this old man who thinks he'll go to heaven after death.

  "Hey, how did you know that was your sheep?" Yu Gang turned his head and asked curiously.

  Yes, it's about 300 meters away from that flock of sheep. Those sheep look like a bunch of white things, which can also distinguish their own sheep.

  The shepherd boy laughed happily and replied, "There is a sheep in my flock with black wool. Look again, it's right there."

  The first time I heard that the "hair" of sheep is black, I was a bit curious, so I looked out through the car window and didn't see any black sheep. Just as I withdrew my line of sight, a completely black thing appeared in my field of vision, it jumped a few times and walked to one side, it seems that's what they call a sheep.

  "So that's how it is." Yu Gang smiled easily and didn't forget to compliment: "Xiu Er, the sheep in your family are as good-looking as you."

  I couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing, is there anyone as awesome as you?

  "Of course, without even considering who's been supporting him."

  At this time, the car had already stopped, I quickly opened the door and stretched out my head to confirm that the sand was no longer flowing. After that, I jumped off the car and felt my feet stepping on the sand. At this moment, I truly felt a new-born feeling spreading all over my body.

  Yu Gang and Xiang Er rushed to their home in the desert, I stood by the car, looking at the vast expanse of the desert, feeling a little melancholy.

  I finally understand the feeling of traveling through the desert, hiding from the scorching sun and walking at night, with dark clouds, a black moon, and fierce sandstorms. The sand is not just annoying, now I hate it so much that I don't want to see it again.

  "Little brother, have a smoke." The old professor lit one himself and took a few quick puffs before handing it to me.

  Those who play with me know that I don't smoke and also dislike people who smoke. Now, without thinking, I took the cigarette, lit it up, took a big puff, and then comfortably exhaled, releasing a lot of tension in my heart.

  During that rebellious period of youth, I was also holding a cigarette all day long, and the feeling of pretending to be cool was really refreshing.

  Later on, I quit smoking, don't ask me how I did it, if I told you, you wouldn't believe me anyway.

  The old professor held a cigarette, with misty eyes in front of him. He furrowed his brow and said, "Originally, according to the map, we would have arrived at that place after walking for a few more hours. Now, I estimate it will take us much longer."

  At this moment, I realized a problem. The old professor seemed to think of that place more than anyone else. From beginning to end, he didn't seem anxious about anything, but often said things like "how much longer until we arrive".

  I suddenly became interested and raised my eyes to ask him, "Have you seen a map?"

  We followed Tang Guangze in the desert, without knowing our specific destination or route. Along the way, I realized that Huang Daxian was leading the way at first, but later on, I didn't know who was leading us anymore. Our route didn't seem to be predetermined, it was more like a headless fly buzzing around randomly in the vast crowd.

  "A map?" The old professor shook his head, a somewhat ridiculous look on his face. He let out a breath and said: "Actually, it can't even be considered a map. There are no signs or markings, like something I've spent half my life studying but still can't understand. It's really hard to find that place, I have no idea how the scouts during the Korean War managed to find it back then."

  Is it still a map without a sign? I was thinking in surprise, and indeed it has something to do with the events of the 1950s.

  Where did my grandfather and Huang Daxian go? Why does Tang Guangze want to persist in going there after nearly 60 years, not just for archaeology, nor for some dogshit curse, nor for wealth, if it were that simple, he could have taken everyone back when faced with danger, but he didn't do that.

  "We already knew when we were at the research institute that the desert's mobility is very large, and it's possible that the place has moved with the sand to somewhere else. In the first three months, our people found the iron plate river, but after sending people over to receive them, everyone died. Dr. Tang will be responsible for this action, I took a look at the map in his hand, there are no indications or clear markings on it."

  "So many people have died, why are we still insisting on this action?" I asked with a puzzled face, knowing that everyone who went had died, why were they still insisting on going, unless...

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, the old professor's next words confirmed that my idea was correct.

  The old professor's eyes narrowed again, and he said with a mysterious face: "When I received the news, it was said that all the people who went there were dead. I insisted on seeing the report, and after reading it, I believed that those people were really dead, more than 30 people, none of them came back alive. Until a month ago, the people above didn't know where the message came from, saying that they had found that place. Later, I learned that they hadn't actually found that place at all. Because I heard that Dr. Tang was in charge of this operation because he had someone who had been there before to lead the way. Later, I thought about it and estimated that the person was probably Huang Daxian. So, we worked overtime every day and night to deeply understand the characteristics of the Taklamakan Desert. Everyone in our team admired Huang Daxian because he was the only person who had gone to that place and come back alive. Until we entered the desert, we didn't know it wasn't like that at all. Do you still remember that little bald head? On the first day we entered the desert, he spoke wildly with his mouth saying those most ancient Uyghur languages, saying that you will all die. The word 'death' on his face... I heard Huang Daxian tell Dr. Tang to kill him, but later, Dr. Tang didn't listen to his words. At that time, I also thought that a person's life is not like a cat or dog, how can it be said to be killed? Later, I found out that this was wrong...

  The old professor paused for a moment, took a fierce drag on his cigarette, threw it away and trampled it out with one foot, then continued to speak with a solemn face.

  "What happened next was even more bizarre, with more and more people dying in ways that couldn't be explained by science. That day, Huang Daxian killed the tall guy, and then Dr. Tang got into a fight with him..." The old professor's face showed a hint of tension as he spoke to this point.

  I knew the tall one he was talking about was Da Hei. At that time, I was also present when Huang Daxian and Tang Doctor quarreled. I didn't know at the time, but it seemed like they suddenly disagreed with each other. Did they have a big fight back then?

  "Later, the second day Huang Daxian died......" The old professor's face showed a hint of fear, and even his eyes were tinged with fear. He seemed to be very afraid to mention this.

  Huang Daxian's death, I saw it with my own eyes. The scene was so painful that it felt like a knife cutting through my flesh.

  At this time, the old professor's breathing became more and more urgent, his face was full of fear, his hands tightly grasped his clothes, trying to shift his attention, he trembled with fear, his face turned pale and said: "That day, I accidentally heard the content of Huang Daxian and Tang Doctor's quarrel, at that time, I was so afraid that I couldn't eat anything, I was afraid they would take me away too, after I die I want to go to heaven..."

  Suddenly I had a hunch that Huang Daxian and Tang Guangze's quarrel might have some other hidden reason, which made the eavesdropping old professor so frightened.