Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 442 Strange Ancient City (4000)

"Why did the second prince say that?"

Prince Chamu's words aroused Wu Liang's interest again, which forced him to stop.

The north bank of the Peacock River.

This is exactly where Wu Liang and the others are going. If Prince Chamu can provide some different news, Wu Liang is naturally willing to listen to it patiently. It doesn't matter if it is true or not, he will do it himself. judge.

"I also heard from people in the city that a strange thing happened there a few years ago."

Prince Chamu grinned, as if he was very satisfied with Wu Liang's performance, and then said unhurriedly, "When a caravan from the country of Qiuci was transporting goods through the north bank of the Peacock River, it unknowingly I walked into an ancient city filled with yellow sand. The streets of the ancient city were empty, but when I entered the houses in the city, I could see the water tanks filled with clean water, the burning stove, and the food being cooked on the stove. There is even a bed with folded quilts... In short, all the signs in the ancient city are as if there were people living here just now, and they disappeared suddenly at the moment they entered the city."

"This caravan travels between Kucha Kingdom and Shanshan Kingdom all year round, and I know very well that this ancient city is definitely not the city of Jianni, and I have never seen this ancient city on the way before."

"Under this situation, the people in this caravan panicked, and hurriedly drove the camels to try to exit the city, but when they arrived at the gate of the city, they found that the gate they had entered before had disappeared, and there was only one person in front of them. The earthen city wall is several feet high, and even if you climb the city wall, you can only see the sandstorm filling the sky outside the city wall, and you can't see any way out."

"The people in the caravan had no choice but to retreat, and while looking for other city gates, they waited for the sandstorm that covered the sky to dissipate."

"It took several days to wait like this, and they were besieged by sandstorms and this ancient city without gates."

"They dare not drink the clean water in this strange ancient city, and they dare not eat the food of unknown origin, and they dare not even touch those bedding beds, and they can only rely on the dry food and fresh water they carry. I stayed in the city for several days, and I didn't even dare to close my eyes easily, for fear that something terrible would happen if I relaxed slightly."

"With less and less dry food and fresh water, they finally couldn't hold on."

"Someone suggested digging out the city wall and crossing the sandstorm outside the city to find a way out. The caravan leader had no other choice. In the end, he could only select two of the most experienced people to do this."

"As a result, after those two people went out, it was only the next day that the sandstorm outside the city stopped, and the disappearing city gate appeared in front of them at some point."

"The leader of the caravan quickly ordered people to catch up with the camels and ran out of the city. He ran a long way in one breath, but when he looked back at the ancient city, there was only a desert in his eyes. Where is the ancient city? shadow?"

"And not far behind them, there are two people lying sideways."

"These two people are none other than the two they sent out to find a way out. They didn't have any trauma on their bodies, and the food and water they carried with them weren't consumed. They weren't even covered with much sand and dust, and they didn't look like they were injured. It looks like it was hit by a sandstorm."

"But the two of them have completely died."

"Their eyes were wide open, their limbs were stiff, and their faces kept an indescribably hideous expression, as if they had seen something terrible before they died."

"Seeing this, the caravan didn't dare to stay for a long time, and hurriedly brought the bodies of the two people all the way to Xoni City, and this strange incident was brought to Xoni City with their arrival, and then it was revealed in the city. It has been circulated for a long time, causing many caravans that need to pass through that area to change their routes and try to avoid passing through that area."

Speaking of this, Prince Chamu finally ended his story, and then stared at Wu Liang's face with a pair of eyes, as if he was observing his reaction.

"Have you ever seen the dead bodies of those two people?"

Wu Liang was good at observing words and expressions, so he immediately noticed Prince Chamu's small movements, so he had a slight suspicion in his heart that this guy was playing tricks on himself, so he asked deliberately.

"I've never seen it before."

Prince Chamu shook his head, but then he said convincingly, "I was still young at that time, and I heard about it through the rumors of the residents in the city, but I can assure you that it is true. If you don't believe me, go to the city to inquire about it." After asking, there must be many people remembering this matter, and indeed many caravans have changed their routes because of this.”

"Okay, I believe you...Yang Wanli, go and find out."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, while decisively winking at Yang Wanli.

"promise."

Yang Wanli responded, and immediately returned to the city.

"Your Excellency is really unconventional..."

Seeing Wu Liang's inconsistent behavior, Prince Chamu was also shocked.

Others do things face to face and behind the scenes, but it’s great when you come to Wu Liang’s place, you can do two things directly in person, without any concealment, please pay attention to my feelings, I’m still a real person, right? ?

"The second prince is absurd."

Wu Liang's face was not red, and then he took out a map from his arms, went straight to Prince Chamu, and said with a smile, "Does the second prince know the specific place or area where this incident happened? If you know, I would be very grateful if I troubled the second prince to point it out for me on the map."

"Are you really planning to go here?"

Prince Chamu regained his energy immediately, and looked at Wu Liang excitedly, "I knew, I already knew that Your Excellency is not an ordinary person, if I were an ordinary person, I would be afraid to avoid this kind of thing after hearing such a thing, very soon Few people will continue to inquire in such in-depth and detailed manner as your Excellency, you must be confident, so you plan to investigate this matter yourself, right?"

"The second prince misunderstood."

Wu Liang smiled, shook his head and denied, "Our trip was entrusted by the King of Shanshan to investigate the reason for the decrease in the water volume of the Kongque River. If there is such a dangerous place on the north bank of the Kongque River, we will try our best to avoid it. Put yourself at risk."

"Really?"

Prince Chamu didn't believe Wu Liang's words, squinted his eyes and said, "If that's the case, please take me with you too. The decrease in the water volume of the Kongque River is related to the national destiny of Shanshan. As a prince, I should also contribute. If my father knew about it afterwards, he would be very relieved to me."

"The second prince also said just now that the second prince is not the only one who knows about this matter, especially the merchants who often come and go on this route, I am afraid that they will only know more details than the second prince, so the second prince can point it out if he wants to. If he doesn't want to point it out, We will find out clearly, so we won't bother the second prince."

Wu Liang decisively put away the map and stopped asking.

No one can whet his appetite.

Besides, Yang Wanli is an expert in scouting information, if he goes out, he will definitely bring back the most detailed information, every detail is rarely missed, and he is not in a hurry.

After saying this, Wu Liang really ignored him, turned around and chatted with Yu Ji, Zhuge Liang and others, as if Prince Chamu didn't exist at all.

"Don't! I point! Is it okay to point? I beg you, take me with you. I just want to experience Your Excellency's Taoism for myself. There is no other meaning..."

Prince Chamu couldn't hold back any longer, and hurriedly approached him with a shy face.

……

Soon after.

When Yang Wanli came back from inquiring about the news, he finally confirmed what Prince Chamu had said.

Such a thing did happen on the north bank of the Kongque River, but the ending is divided into two theories, one is the one that Prince Chamu said.

The other is that the two people who left the ancient city to find a way out did not confirm their deaths, but have lost their whereabouts since then, with neither alive nor dead.

In addition, this matter actually has a follow-up.

It is said that the people from the caravan left Xuni City later, and have disappeared inexplicably since then, and never came to Xini City to deliver goods.

Some people say that they entered that strange ancient city again on the way back, and have never been able to come out since then.

Others said that the two people who died before were actually killed by their joint efforts. The so-called ancient city was just a lie they fabricated to clear their guilt. Later, on the way back, they were killed by the ghosts of those two people. ...

But one thing is certain.

After that, the caravans that used to take that business road before did indeed change their routes, preferring to take a long detour rather than take risks.

Because being a merchant at this time is a very dangerous profession, especially on the ancient Silk Road with a harsh environment, whether you can survive and complete the journey often depends on luck. People are more superstitious, no matter whether the matter is true or false and there are hidden secrets in it, they are always unwilling to take this bad luck.

This is also a reasonable thing. Many rich people and celebrities in later generations are even more superstitious than people today, because their success also has a great element of luck.

As for the location.

The area that Prince Chamu was forced to point out was also consistent with the news that Yang Wanli came back from.

Just near a bend of the Kongque River closest to the Kuruk Mountain in the north, this is the only desert on the Kongque River.

Because this desert is not too big, you only need to walk along the river, even if you walk slowly, you can complete the crossing in two days, plus it is difficult to get lost with the river as a signpost, and you don't have to worry about the water source at all , before this incident happened, it has always been one of the business avenues that caravans prefer.

At the same time, this is also what Wu Liang thinks is the most problematic.

This area is close to the Kongque River. It should be a green land with abundant water and grass like other places, but it is a barren desert, which is incompatible with the surrounding environment. This is worth studying in depth.

At least in the field of archaeology.

If there is such a unique area in a certain ruins, there is a high probability that there are unexpected things buried under this area. It may be a mausoleum or an underground palace. In short, as long as you dig it down, you will probably get a big harvest .

Many experienced tomb robbers in later generations sometimes use similar methods to judge the location of the tomb.

Therefore, Wu Liang has reason to speculate.

The sun tombs located on the north bank of the Kongque River discovered by the archaeological world in later generations may also be inseparable from this rather abrupt desert, although he could not determine the specific location.

But now the only thing that confuses Wu Liang is that weird and mysterious ancient city.

Regarding this ancient city, Wu Liang felt that this ancient city might be a product of hallucinations. People walking in such an extreme environment as the desert do have a certain probability of hallucinations. Walls, mirages, and the like, thus forming such a weird story.

However, if he used hallucinations to explain this matter, Wu Liang felt that it was too hasty. He always felt that it was a bit far-fetched to explain certain details in the rumors in this way.

So for this rumor, Wu Liang has reservations for the time being...

"Let's go."

Thinking of this, Wu Liang finally got on his horse, waved to everyone and was about to leave.

"What about me? What about me? And me, Your Excellency!"

Prince Chamu waited for a long time, but seeing that Wu Liang still had no intention of taking him, he became anxious at that time.

"The second prince has a noble status. If something goes wrong, I can't bear the responsibility, so the second prince, please go back, drive!"

Wu Liang smiled apologetically, tapped his feet on the horse's belly slightly, and led the crowd away.

……

Three days later.

Wu Liang and the others finally entered this desert that was near the Kongque River but barren of grass.

They didn't walk fast. On the one hand, it was because there were two carriages carrying supplies in the team, so they couldn't go on their way happily. On the other hand, it was because Wu Liang was still investigating the situation of Kongque River along the way. It takes some time to take a long detour.

Besides that, they were followed by a tail.

This tail is Prince Chamu. After being explicitly rejected by Wu Liang, this guy still didn't give up. He actually forcibly followed Wu Liang and the others, holding on tightly.

But he is not stupid.

He didn't come alone, he also brought a dozen or so Nicheng defenders with him. Firstly, these people could guarantee his personal safety on the way, and secondly, if Wu Liang and others ignored him completely, he would also have someone to take care of him. , at least not to die of hunger and thirst on the road.

"Brother talented, I have never seen such a brazen person. Fortunately, this person is still a prince, and he is not afraid of humiliating his identity."

Walking in the desert, Zhuge Liang turned his head and accidentally caught a glimpse of Prince Chamu and others who had been separated from them by a mile these days. Especially when he saw that Prince Chamu seemed to be still waving to this side, he immediately showed disgust , couldn't help complaining to Wu Liang.

"The legs are on him. As long as he doesn't bother us, let him go."

Wu Liang smiled and said indifferently.

"It's annoying enough that he follows us!"

Zhuge Liang wrinkled his small face, gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Why don't I set up an 'Eight Formation Map' here, if they dare to follow again, they will fall into the formation... Alas, where are they?" , how did it disappear in the blink of an eye?!"

(End of this chapter)