Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 444 Who is Missing? ! (4000)

at the same time.

"How could it disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye?"

Prince Chamu and his party have come to the place where Zhuge Liang complained and said harsh words before and planned to use the "eight formations" to deal with them, but suddenly found that they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Prince Chamu and the dozen or so defenders also carefully checked the footprints on the sand.

It was also discovered that the footprints of Wu Liang and others stopped abruptly when they arrived here, as if the world had evaporated.

"Prince Chamu, those people...couldn't have accidentally entered the rumored ancient city?"

Shi Chang asked nervously.

The other soldiers were also a little uneasy, and unconsciously moved closer to each other. They were afraid that they would disappear mysteriously like Wu Liang and others, and they were even more unwilling to enter the mysterious ancient city that had been passed down in the city for many years. , after all, according to the rumors, that city doesn't sound like something in the underworld.

"Don't talk nonsense, those people are not ordinary people at first glance. As far as I know, there is a magical Taoism called "Shrinking the Earth" in the Taoism of the Central Plains. It is the Taoism they used to get rid of me."

Prince Chamu said with a very rich imagination.

"..."

All the soldiers immediately looked at each other, with a helpless expression on their faces.

Although Prince Chamu's brain problem has been deliberately concealed by the royal family as a scandal, but the city of Jianni is such a big place, as long as people who often walk in the city have heard of it more or less. Soldiers are no exception.

They didn't have much contact with Prince Chamu before, and this matter was all hearsay, but they didn't have a clear understanding.

But now, after hearing Prince Chamu's words, they finally understand...

"Besides..."

Prince Chamu didn't care about the reaction of the soldiers, but frowned slightly and continued, "These people have mastered the Taoism with the power to destroy the world, even if they accidentally entered the rumored ancient city. Whether it is their misfortune or the ancient city's misfortune is still unknown."

"Prince Chamu, all of your subordinates are idiots who don't know a lot of characters. We really don't understand what you said. Just tell us what to do next?"

Shi Chang no longer wanted to hear Prince Chamu's continued "nonsense", but he had no way to say it clearly, so he had to slap his face bitterly and say haha.

"Check here first and see if there are any other clues nearby."

Prince Chamu thought for a while, and said seriously, "If we can't find any clues, we will temporarily go to the nearby Kongque River to camp and come here every day to investigate, even if those people really entered the rumored ancient city , we can also find it in time when we come out from inside."

"This……"

All the soldiers showed embarrassment.

The disappearance of Wu Liang and the others was very strange, and it was very likely that it was related to the rumored weird ancient city, but they didn't want to have anything to do with the rumored weird ancient city, and of course they didn't want to accompany this mentally ill person. The prince suffers and takes risks in such a place.

Fortunately, Shi Chang's brain is relatively active, and he rolled his eyes immediately after hearing this, and immediately persuaded him: "There is nothing wrong with Prince Chamu's plan, but the prince came out in a hurry this time, so the supplies we brought Supplies are relatively limited, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to stay here for long.”

"How long will our supplies last?"

Prince Chamu asked back.

"If you want to consider the consumption of the return journey, the remaining supplies can probably last for a day or two, and this is still enough if there are no accidents."

The chief quickly said, "For the sake of the prince's safety, this subordinate has the courage to suggest that the prince return to Xenni City to wait for news. Those people still have their hands and items left in Xeni City. If they can return safely, they will certainly return. In Jiani City, the prince can relax and wait for work. In addition, I also implore the prince to consider the position of his subordinates. The weather in this desert is unpredictable. Even if you have a hundred lives, you can't explain to His Majesty?"

"Prince Chamu, please put the overall situation first, think twice!"

The rest of the soldiers had comprehended the central idea of ​​Shi Chang's words, and immediately saluted and petitioned Prince Chamu.

"..."

Prince Chamu is obviously also a soft-eared person, and he has no experience in leading the army. Seeing that the soldiers are reacting like this, he really has a look of hesitation on his face.

at last.

"It's not unreasonable for you to say...Then let's go back first?"

Prince Chamu frowned and said.

"Prince Chamu, please don't worry. After returning, I will send people to guard the gate of the city every day. Once the group of people return to Jiani City, I can guarantee that Prince Chamu will definitely be the first to receive the news!"

Na Shichang was overjoyed, and quickly patted his chest and said.

"In that case, let's go back first..."

Prince Chamu glanced unwillingly at the abruptly stopped footprints left by Wu Liang and others on the sand, and finally nodded helplessly.

……

Soon after.

Wu Liang and others have already set up tents by the Peacock River.

Although the riverside in this area is also a barren desert, the environment near the water source is still slightly better. At least after the yellow sand absorbs some water, it is not so easy to be blown up by the hot wind to form a sandstorm.

And the beach next to the Kongque River has formed an environment very similar to the beach by the sea because of being soaked and washed by the river. If you put on a swimsuit and lie on this place, take a selfie and post it in your circle of friends, even if you are now I am afraid that no one will doubt the vacation in Hainan.

Wu Liang and the others temporarily settled down in this place.

In fact, the environment here is relatively harsh. Because there is no vegetation, they can only rest on the edge of a small piece of rock that can barely block the scorching sun during the hottest day. The most prominent feature of the desert is the large temperature difference between day and night, so At night, they have to hide in tents and wrap them tightly to avoid the cold.

Fortunately, it is not too far from the city of Jianni.

According to Wu Liang's estimate, Yang Wanli didn't need to stop and go when he returned to Jiani City. If he traveled non-stop, he could go back and forth in about two days.

For more than two days, with sufficient water, they were still able to survive.

During this period of time, Wu Liang and the others were naturally not idle. Every morning at the coolest time, they would re-enter the desert to investigate, and each time they would deliberately pass by the place where Prince Chamu and his party disappeared.

One is to ensure that the marks made with the engineer shovel will not be damaged by wind and sand.

After all, after Yang Wanli went back to report to the King of Shanshan, the king of Shanshan sent people to look for this mark, and Yang Wanli would meet them when he came back. This mark is also a very important signpost;

The second is to take a chance.

In the legend about the mysterious ancient city, the people in the caravan finally came out of the ancient city after being trapped for a few days, so the possibility of Prince Chamu and others' sudden appearance cannot be ruled out.

However, after two days of investigation.

Wu Liang and the others still had nothing to gain.

There is still no trace of Prince Chamu and his party, and there is no sign of the tomb of the sun that Wu Liang wanted to find on this trip, which was discovered by later generations.

But in the process, Wu Liang discovered a strange thing.

In the past two days, the footprints left by Prince Chamu and his party are gradually becoming shallow due to the attack of wind and sand, and they are infinitely close to disappearing completely.

But they left footprints, but they seemed to be carved in the loose sand, without any changes, and they always looked like they had just been stepped on.

This strange incident immediately aroused Wu Liang's vigilance.

For this reason, he also deliberately came to the place where Prince Chamu and his party had left their footprints before, and stepped on some imprints, wanting to see if this happened because of the different regions.

But after a night.

The footprints left by Prince Chamu and his party became much lighter, but the imprint left by him has not changed at all...

"Young master, could it be that Prince Chamu and others really entered the rumored mysterious ancient city, and if they can't come out, the traces of their existence in this world will gradually be erased?"

When discovering this situation, Yu Jiru guessed.

"But has the old man ever thought that it is a normal phenomenon that the footprints in the sand gradually become shallower and disappear under the influence of the wind and sand? On the contrary, our footprints have remained unchanged for so long. Is this what is really wrong? ?”

Wu Liang frowned and asked back.

"!!!"

Wu Liang's rhetorical question woke Yu Ji up instantly.

At the same time, it also awakened the backbone of the Huan army who was traveling with them.

This is the real authority fan!

In the past two days, they have always preconceived that Prince Chamu and his party disappeared mysteriously before their eyes, so it must be Prince Chamu and others that something is wrong, and the change in the footprints of Prince Chamu and others must be caused by this, on the contrary Forget what is the normal change.

Now that Wu Liang mentioned this, they suddenly realized that what seemed wrong were their own footprints!
"Young master, why do you think this is? Could it be that we are also bewitched?"

Yu Ji had already begun to feel uneasy, and his old face had already wrinkled into a bitter melon.

"Brother Youcai, do you think it's not Prince Chamu who disappeared, but ourselves... But we haven't seen the rumored mysterious ancient city, and we haven't been trapped by sandstorms?"

Zhuge Liang also asked with some concern.

"There will always be some deviations in the process of spreading folk rumors, and they should not be fully believed."

Wu Liang pondered and said.

"Then...how can we prove whether something is wrong with us, or Prince Chamu and others?"

Bai Jingjing frowned and asked in thought.

Before the words fell, Zhuge Liang suddenly yelled in pain: "Ah! It hurts, it hurts, old man, why are you pinching me?!"

"I still know the pain, it seems that we should not have been blinded by evil spirits."

Only then did Yu Ji let go of Zhuge Liang's arm, turned his head and said to Wu Liang, "My lord, why don't you take out your 'Returning Soul Fragrance' and give us a refreshment, that thing should also have some effect on the evil spirits that seduce the soul." effect."

"Come and try."

Wu Liang knew that the "Returning Soul Fragrance" was just the antidote to the "Lost Soul Fragrance" and had nothing to do with the so-called evil spirits, but he still tried to throw it to Yu Ji.

Yu Ji immediately took off the small plug on the "Returning Soul Incense" and took a deep breath.

The result naturally has no obvious effect, what it should look like or what it should look like.

"..."

Everyone fell into silence.

Now they have fallen into the consciousness vortex of denial and self-denial, not knowing what is real and what is illusion.

After a while, Wu Liang murmured and said, "The easiest and most direct way to prove our situation is to go back to Jiani City. If there is something wrong with us, we may not be able to return smoothly even if our legs are broken. , we may not even be able to get out of this desert, and if everything is normal for us, then it will be no problem to return to Jiani City."

"Young master is right!"

Yu Ji immediately raised his hands and said, "There are a lot of people in the city, and there is a lot of yang energy, even if there are evil spirits, once they enter the city, they will be expelled by the yang energy, and it will definitely not affect us anymore. The old man suggests leaving immediately! "

"I'm more worried about Yang Wanli now. I sent him back to Jiani City by himself before, and now I don't know if he will arrive smoothly. If something unexpected happens, we won't be able to help in time."

Wu Liang looked in the direction of Jiani City with some worry, "Also according to my estimation, if everything goes well, he should have returned safely by now... Do you think that is Yang Wanli?"

In the middle of the conversation.

Wu Liang's pupils shrank a bit, because he suddenly saw a small black dot in the distant desert, and as the small black dot moved, sand and dust kept rising.

……

Soon after.

"Young master! Young master! Something is wrong!"

What Wu Liang and others welcomed was a distraught Yang Wanli.

He was yelling to Wu Liang and the others from a long distance away, his voice was hoarse as if it had been smoked, and even the horse under him ran weakly, as if he would fall down at any moment. land.

"..."

Hearing Yang Wanli's shout, everyone felt a chill in their backs.

something bad...

It seems that what Yang Wanli brought back must not be good news, and it should be very, very bad news. Otherwise, Yang Wanli is not a person who has never seen the world. How could ordinary things make him so flustered?

So when Yang Wanli came to the front, got off his horse and snatched Yu Ji's water bag "gudong gudong" for a few mouthfuls, he finally managed to get over his breath, and then immediately said to Wu Liang: "Young master, I follow the You mean to go back to Xenni City, everything in the city is as usual, but it looks like the rumored mysterious ancient city... empty!"

(End of this chapter)