() Found the way home!

When Liu Qichu met that person, he actually had no good intentions. He was like this all the time. He was no one in the world and no one cared about him. He had each other's ambitions and had their own intentions. He rarely called him brothers... Usually I plundered you, you plotted against me, and the strong were the best, and the world was gone.

The man had curly hair and wore frame glasses with white thread wrapped legs. In the sack, he had a pen and roasted naan pickles. He spoke in a sack with literary style and looked poor. He introduced himself as a charlatan. His life ambition was to travel all over the country, visit strange people and things, and be the number one person in the supernatural world. When he stood in Qinghai last, he said he was looking for a village, but he didn't know where he bordered Xinjiang. He bypassed Alkin Mountain in a daze, and then arrived at the Kumtag Desert.

This is probably because of a brain disease. Liu Qi felt sympathy and let him go. The charlatan didn't know that he had escaped, and he was happy to follow him and said, "My friend Liu, let's make a companion together."

Just knot it. It’s even lonely to catch a snake by one person, and it’s good to talk to multiple people.

So the two walked north from Kumtag and into Lop Nur, and finally separated in the Hami Basin.

At that time, I could occasionally encounter local villages in Lop Nur... It was not the kind of villages that set up a stance to travel and sell tickets, but people really lived in it. The residential sites were scattered near salt water wells and rivers that could occasionally flow out of water. It was gradually becoming increasingly deserted and half-waste.

There were not many people, and the most common ones were in the "village", with only two families living in it. Most of them were nostalgic and unwilling to move their nests and hunting. The young people could not bear the crime and moved out.

Liu Qi didn't deal with people, no matter where he was, he would just leave the things and go to find a snake. The charlatan was different. He put the notebook under his arm, the pen on his ear, and smiled on his face and went to ask the old man for the story.

It is hard to understand the local dialect, and the elderly are not clear about the words. Liu Qi doesn't know how the charlatan does it... Every time he can remember a lot of pictures and come back.

When asked what he remembered, he answered: A strange story.

OK, if you have money to eat meat, drink and hold the lady, if you don’t have money, just sleep in the sand and listen to the stories. The long night is long and it’s a bit of entertainment.

So every night before going to bed, Liu Qi would instigate the sage to tell him... The sage is also good at saying this, and when he said "asking advice" from him, he was so happy that he would be like something, and he would inevitably talk endlessly.

That night, Liu Qi remembered it very clearly that his snake-pressing rod was broken and he was wrapping it with white tape. The talisman came over mysteriously and said, Liu Liuer, I'll tell you a story.

Some people just can't give him a face. At first, they called him "Liu Friend", but now they become "Liu Liu'er". As if he was like a drinking lady, Liu Qi wanted to get angry, but then he thought about it. What should he care about with a lunatic? Besides, he would still listen to him tell stories.

The sage said: "Do you know Emperor Wu of Han?"

Liu Qi replied: "How can I not know about this? I am from Zhangye."

Zhangye was not originally called this name. After Emperor Wu of Han attacked the Xiongnu in the north, connected to the Western Regions, and established the four counties in Hexi, he felt that he had made great contributions to "Zhangguo's arm and arm (ye)", so he named the county name Zhangye.

The charlatan was very happy: I know, if I know, he doesn’t need to give a background introduction.

"It was said that after Emperor Wu of Han entered the Western Regions, it was so lively. The camel caravans were coming in endlessly. Every day, when the door opened, they came one after another. There was no way, and the country was strong."

Liu Qi said: "That's right, when it was in the Tang Dynasty, it became stronger."

The charlatan lowered his voice: "But, a rumor arose... Some people say that there was a ghost camel caravan in this camel caravan."

Liu Qi looked at the nearest part of the Gobi Desert. It was a bit creepy to say that he was ghostly at such a big night.

"It is said that this ghost camel team, a group of nine people, only entering and leaving Yumen Pass. Other caravans will form teams with other merchants when they encounter bandits on the road. They never form, go alone and make money, all of which are gold and jade. After entering the pass, they do not spend money on their daily life and spend time outside of buying goods, and stay in the room... After doing business, they will leave the pass quietly."

Liu Qi said: "This is called the Ghost Camel Corps? They may all be introverted."

The charlatan gave him a blank look: "I haven't finished speaking."

"The story of this ghost camel caravan has been circulating for hundreds of years, and the version is quite similar. It was most popular in the Han and Tang dynasties. At that time, trade in Hexi was prosperous. Later, the Ming Dynasty closed its doors to the country, and later the economic center moved eastward and southward, so few people paid attention to it here."

The charlatan sighed: At that time, the capital was all in Chang'an, and the Hexi Corridor could not flourish.

"The boss of a stock store asked them where they got their call. They answered differently every time, such as Dayuan, Wusun, Persia... But at that time, the information was blocked. Even if you answered from New York, the boss wouldn't know where it was. Of course, this is not surprising. People may have a strong sense of privacy and are unwilling to disclose personal information."

"It's just that. As the number of times is too many, some caravans from afar wondered, saying that they had only seen them near Yumen Pass and Bailongdui, and they had never seen them appear even westward. So there was a rumor that there was an entrance to the Hell Pass, and the camel caravan came out of it."

I understand, at that time, Yumen Pass was the northern pass of the Silk Road, and the Bailongdui was just a dangerous place on the way, and it was not even suitable for resting. It disappeared as soon as you enter this range, which is indeed easy to arouse imagination.

Liu Qi asked: "What a ghost?"

The charlatan said: "It is more complicated than ghosts. It is said that the troublemakers have observed that everyone has a shadow in this camel caravan."

"Once the weather was bad, and we encountered strong wind and sand during the day. Generally, in this case, the camel should kneel down and hide behind us... A team of Hu Shang who was leaving the customs probably wanted to rush forward and head straight against the wind. On the way, he encountered the nine-man camel team and found that only the camel was lying all over the ground, and no one was there."

Liu Qi smacked his lips: "Then Hu Shang took the camel away?"

The charlatan nodded: "The Hu Shang had bad intentions and went to lead the camel. He accidentally found that the corners of his clothes were exposed under the camel... Hu Shang said that people were under him, and they would be suffocated to death if they were not suppressed. But he could touch him..."

How to describe it? The clothes are flat and hard, as if they were wearing cardboard. They trembled and looked over and saw that the ones they were wearing were actually carved with cowhide!

If it was a dummy, it would be fine, but it is said that after the cowhide man was turned over, the eyeballs in his eyes suddenly dripped around, his eyes were strange, no different from those of a person.

The Hu Shang team was so scared that they urinated and fled in all directions. They were separated from the strong wind and sand. Some of them were dizzy and unable to distinguish things. After the wind and sand passed, they turned back to their original place.

He saw that the camels had ridden on their backs, shouting and ready to go, and their clothes were decorated like those cowhides I had seen before.

The man secretly followed him out of some reason.

It was soon evening.

There was a lot of wind and sand, which made people unable to open their eyes. The man followed and suddenly felt creepy.

The long list of nine-man camel caravans disappeared in front of him.

Because of this last sentence, Liu Qi had goosebumps all over his arms.

He urged the sage: "What? What's the point?"

"I have said too much, and I said there is an invisible entrance to an ancient city full of gold and jade, but no materials... Or those camel caravans must come out to buy things? Some people also said that the ancient city was built by Emperor Wu of Han. Didn't he see the Queen Mother of the West? He knew in advance that the Han Dynasty would perish, so he quickly transported out valuable things so that he could leave it for his descendants to make a comeback..."

The charlatan said: "How is it, it's very interesting? Ancient Chinese folk legends are really the treasure of literature. Hey, you say, I will publish a book in the future, do you want to write a book for legends?"

Liu Qi didn't say anything.

He also felt that there might be a treasure.

However, this treasure does not mean the same as the "literary" treasure mentioned by the charlatan.

After listening to it, Changdong refused to comment: "It's good to just listen to this kind of legend and story. Does Master Qi really believe it?"

The tea was a little cold, and Liu Qi waved to his subordinates and signaled to change to another cup.

"I didn't believe it before. I almost forgot it after so many years. Until something happened to Hui Ba, I suddenly remembered it... Huoya told me, after the shadow puppet coffin was opened, you counted it, and there were nine?"

This matter cannot be denied, Changdong agreed.

Liu Qi sighed: "Look, how interesting it is. It turns out that I was involved in this matter more than ten years ago. I want to think it is just a story. Isn't it a bit slow?"

Chang Dong said: "It's so hard, it's both exciting and call us to come. It's probably not for the sake of telling stories... In this way, Master Qi, open the skylights at both ends. What do you want to do? Just put the words on the scale. I weigh the weight. If you can do it, we will make friends. If we can't do it, we will do it according to the rules, hold wine, find someone to talk to, or set up a place. What do you think?"

Fei Tang could understand half or not, but he also knew that at the critical moment, his heart was beating. When Ye Liuxi was immersed in his ears, he didn't mean to help him clear his wounds... It probably didn't mean her anymore. He opened the medicine box, tore up the alcohol cotton pads, and supported himself.

Liu Qi laughed, his voice was already unpleasant. His laughter was like a squeak of a donkey. Ye Liuxi couldn't help frowning.

"We need to collect the body of Hui Ba. If you come out and get it, you have to be moral; if you really have a tough guy, I will get it."

Changdong remained silent: "No one stopped Qi Ye. Going down the Harrow Highway, the ruts of the car I entered and exited the Bailongduan are still there. If Qi Ye doesn't know the route, I can help draw one."

Liu Qi waved his hand: "I have lived at this age and my mind is clear. My body is not suitable for going out to fall, and..."

He said something: "I think it's not a single cat or dog who can see a shadow puppet coffin."

Changdong said: "That would be disappointed by Master Qi. To be honest, we also accidentally bumped into the shadow puppet coffin. It disappeared along with Hui Ba's body, and we also found it strange..."

Liu Qi cleared his throat, reached into the old cotton jacket and took out a booklet.

Changdong's eyes tightened and then loosened again.

It was his account in the room.

He said suppressed and calmly: "Seventh Master, this is not authentic."

Liu Qi is very sorry: "I'm sorry, I'm used to it and like to touch others' bottoms. But I also taught you a lesson. Be careful when doing things and don't give others the chance to take advantage of loopholes."

Ye Liuxi said coldly: "My room has also been searched?"

Liu Qi reached out to his cotton jacket again and said, "Miss Ye's things are also quite interesting."

What I took out was the beast-headed agate.

Fei Tang was extremely nervous, his head buzzed. He looked at Ye Liuxi's eyes gradually turned ruthlessly, and he swallowed several saliva in panic, always thinking that she could twist Liu Qi's neck in the next moment...

Liu Qi put the beast-headed agate on the table: "There is no way out to make high-quality antiques, especially don't imitate such famous ones... I can't understand this book yet, but I can see that the two are capable people, and they must be sincere in cooperation with the capable people. I will tell you a way, and you can see if it works."

"I pay for it, you guys, I don't have high requirements. First, help Hui Ba collect the body, second, I'm really looking for the goods, I'll count it as one of my money."

Changdong has come back to the taste.

Liu Qi was unwilling to take risks and did not want to lose money. He was preparing to invest money and earn a return.

Before he could answer, he heard Ye Liuxi say, "Okay."

She walked over, took the beast-headed agate on the table, blew it, wiped it on her clothes, and smiled at Liu Qi: "I just like to spend other people's money and do my own business."
Chapter completed!