Tomb Robber: I, Chen Yulou, am dedicated to cultivating immortality!

Not long after.

The team set off again.

Continue to go deeper along the outer edge of the sand valley.

Oona looked back from time to time, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

In the team, a dromedary camel that was originally responsible for carrying dry food had its packages on the side rack replaced by two willow wooden boxes.

That was what the group brought back from the Sand Valley.

Looks extremely heavy.

Even the old camels, which have always had amazing load-bearing capacity and can adapt to long-distance journeys in the desert, now seem to be staggering, and the footprints they leave along the way are deeper than those of a camel caravan.

She really wanted to ask what it was.

However, seeing that they were in a hurry and had no time to explain, she did not dare to ask any further questions.

After all, she was just a guide on this trip.

Out of love, Chen Yulou and others hunted down the leader wolf, which solved a big problem for the Poli people and brought a lot of food for the tribe to survive the winter. In addition, it was because of them that he was able to get out of that hellhole in the underground abyss.

Yu Li's words.

Before setting off, Chen Yulou insisted on paying a considerable sum of silver to the Uighur tribe.

It can be considered as a reward for inviting her out of retirement.

Every aspect is done to perfection.

Therefore, she really can't interfere with what the team does.

Just like now, after leaving Sand Valley, the team did not move forward according to her previous plan, but deviated slightly from the route.

"Chen made the decision on his own today. There are some things that need to be verified."

"Please don't blame me, Miss Una."

While she was pondering.

A gentle voice suddenly came from the front.

Una subconsciously raised her eyes and happened to meet Chen Yulou's calm and humble face.

"No...it's okay."

Una waved her hands repeatedly.

Accustomed to the rough and bold nature of the Turkic people, the huge gap between suddenly dealing with such a gentleman made her feel a sense of unreality.

Besides, as the leader of the team, he could decide everything.

Now he still remembers to apologize to himself.

"That's good."

Chen Yulou nodded in response, then turned away.

It is now past the hour of Wei. In two hours at most, the sky will turn dark. When night falls, the team's progress will be greatly slowed down.

Don't dare to delay too long.

He raised his hand and patted the camel under him.

It was originally walking slowly.

It sped up immediately.

But even so, the journey of three or five miles still took more than half an hour.

Goose-feather snowflakes kept falling with the cold wind and hit my body. The black scarf covering my face got wet in a short while. The hot air I exhaled condensed into frost, which stuck tightly to my face. It was a very uncomfortable feeling.

There were no goggles back then, so people could only rely on felt hats or bamboo hats to provide some protection.

In addition, climbing up and down the rolling sand dunes is also a great test of physical strength.

Parhat was the oldest person in the team. He was slumped over on his hunchback, his face pale and he was having trouble breathing.

On that day in the Uighur tribe, Chen Yulou originally planned to let him stay.

After all, he is old, and if something happens, he may lose his life in the sea of ​​sand, but Pat is unexpectedly determined to keep up.

He said that he had finally gotten the master's promise.

If things go wrong.

I'm afraid I won't be able to escape slavery in this lifetime.

Seeing that he has come to this point.

Chen Yulou couldn't refuse and could only let him follow.

After all, although Pat was a little timid, he did understand the habits of camels.

I've had problems a few times before.

He was the one who solved all of them.

Seeing him lying on the camel's hump and shivering, as if he would fall down at the next moment, Chen Yulou couldn't help but frown and subconsciously glanced at Kunlun beside him.

but.

Before I could speak.

At the front of the team, Hua Maguai, who was in charge of leading the way, and a few old friends had already climbed up the sand dune ahead.

I don't know what they saw.

At this moment, there were constant exclamations.

Some people even jumped off the camels, stepped on the yellow sand, pointed ahead and shouted loudly.

The excitement and excitement could not be concealed at all.

"The shopkeeper..."

Kunlun's eyes moved.

Subconsciously, he was about to go forward to investigate the situation, but Chen Yulou shook his head and said, "You stay here first and take good care of him."

"Don't let anything really happen."

"it is good."

Kunlun then noticed Pat on the hunchback. He was like duckweed and would fall down if the wind blew.

Not daring to be too casual, he rode his camel to Pat's side and stretched out his big hand to grab his shoulder.

None of the Pats reacted.

I just felt the world spinning before my eyes.

The next moment, when he opened his eyes, the person was already sitting in front of Kunlun.

"Hold on tight."

Seeing that he looked panic-stricken, his hands and feet were moving around unconsciously.

Kunlun couldn't help but frown and pressed his hand to grab the wooden frame under him.

After being yelled at, Pat calmed down, and his pale face gradually regained color.

Noticing his change, Kunlun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since it was the shopkeeper's instruction, nothing must happen. Now that he saw that he was getting better, how could he stay any longer? He patted the camel's back and drove it forward to chase.

Wait for a few people to bypass the team.

Climb up the sand dunes on the quicksand.

Before I could even catch my breath, the kidnapper's excited shout was heard.

"Boss, look, the city... the ancient city."

“We found it!”

Ancient city?!
There seemed to be some kind of magic in these two words, which shocked the group of people.

Chen Yulou looked up.

Among the black quicksand, there were towers and stone houses emerging one after another, and in addition, there were also sections of broken city walls.

The spires and roofs look like a fossil forest submerged in the sea.

Time seems to have stopped here, everything is imprisoned, heavy snow, yellow sand, and fog form a heart-pounding and dizzying scene.

"Xiye Ancient City..."

Chen Yulou murmured softly, and a gleam of brilliance flashed from the depths of his eyes.

Been looking for so long.

They finally arrived at this ancient city buried in yellow sand.

"There really is an ancient city, shopkeeper, you really didn't lie to me."

Hua Maguai danced with excitement.

He originally didn't hold out much hope for this trip; he just wanted to go along to broaden his horizons.

But ever since Chen Yulou mentioned the Thirty-Six Ancient Kingdoms in the Western Regions to him once, it was like a seed was planted in his heart.

Especially these days after entering the Black Desert.

Even when he was setting up camp to rest, he would take advantage of his free time to walk around with a shovel, hoping that the ancestors would bless him and he could dig out an ancient city with one shovel.

But the results can be imagined.

The Black Desert is so vast and boundless.

Even though there have been countless ancient civilizations over thousands of years, such things can only exist in dreams.

But the boxes he had obtained from the foreign expedition team, whether the stone men or the jade disks, finally gave him a glimmer of hope.

Until now, the ancient city has truly appeared.

He finally confirmed that the shopkeeper was not trying to comfort him.

"You kid... you are an old hand after all, can't you be more calm?"

Chen Yulou was left helpless by him.

This kid's mind is full of thoughts about tomb robbing and treasure hunting.

"The kidnapper is just a vulgar man who only wants gold and silver."

Huamaguai grinned.

He has a clear understanding of himself.

Since those foreign devils were able to take away so much gold and jade from the city, with their Xiangling faction's abilities, they would definitely be able to find more artifacts.

Seeing that he was eager to try.

Chen Yulou did not waste any time. He gave him a few simple instructions and then let him take a few men into the city to explore the way.

Before this.

He used his spiritual sense to scan the city, and found no trace of the ghost ant and insect tide.

Just in case, when Guaizi set out, he communicated with Luofu in mid-air through his mind.

Let it stare in all directions.

Once there is any unusual movement, we can respond in time.

The beggar and his group went deep into the city. Without resting, they jumped off the camels and walked towards the ancient city.

Broken walls and ruins, and sandstorms.

Chen Yulou stood outside a section of the city wall, looking at the city buried in yellow sand. His mind couldn't help but emerge with the remains of the cave dwellers that he saw when he passed Laoxiongling on his way to Pingshan.

but.

Dongzhai is still not as good as Xiye after all.

Although it is a small country.

But at the peak of its power, Xiya had more than 2,000 households, a population of over 10,000, and 3,000 soldiers. It occupied the west of Khotan, with Hujian Valley as its city, and bordered Pishan, Wushen, Shache, and Puli.

It even annexed the states of Puli, Deruo and Yinai at one point.

Gradually.

The team behind also crossed the sand dunes and saw the ancient city under the yellow sand.

Everyone was excited.

Especially for those guys who came down the mountain for the first time, most of them were seeing such a scene for the first time.

Didn't even think about it.

Ancient cities will even grow in the desert.

He jumped off the camel and rushed out of the ancient city.

The cheers finally alarmed Una who came later.

At first, she didn't think too much about it, just thinking that it was their first time and she couldn't hide her amazement.

After all, when she first followed Ata into the Black Desert and saw this scene, she was so shocked that she was speechless.

It was not until she saw those young men pulling out tools such as crowbars and Luoyang shovels from the backs of camels and starting to dig around the ancient city that Una finally realized something was wrong.

"and many more……"

Una only felt a buzzing sound in her head.

Suddenly it became blank.

According to ancient legend, these ancient cities disappeared because they angered the gods, so they were abandoned and became slaves and puppets of the devil.

If you rashly take even a piece of gold away from the city.

Will bring down the devil's wrath.

Now these people are clearly digging sand for treasure.

How could she not be terrified?

If they alerted the devil, they would all die here.

The people I met in the Sand Valley before were bloody lessons.

However, in just such a short while, the smell of blood had not yet dissipated from my nose. How dare they do that?

"Sister Una, what's wrong?"

The flower spirit who had been following Una noticed that something was wrong with her expression and couldn't help but ask.

"Hua Ling, hurry up, go and stop Chen... Shopkeeper Chen, the things here cannot be moved."

Una didn't have time to explain much.

He just said to Hua Ling with an anxious look on his face.

"Can't move?"

Hearing this, Hua Ling and the Red Girl beside her looked at each other in surprise.

He is a descendant of the Banshan and Xiling schools.

Although they are women, they have committed more than dozens of thefts.

Especially Hong Girl, who has followed Chen Yulou over the years and even visited several royal tombs.

Now it is just an ancient city.

It’s not as mysterious as Una said.

How about the Tomb of King Xian at Zhalong Mountain?

It is unbreakable without the collapse of heaven, and it is also a mountain monster and water ghost, ascending to heaven to seek immortality.

Didn't he finally enter and successfully take away the Zhuchen Pearl?
"Really? I didn't lie to you. Those ghost ants... were a warning from the devil."

Seeing that the two men looked calm and obviously didn't hear her, Una became even more anxious. She kept looking around, her expression full of anxiety and tension.

“Don’t be impatient yet.

"I'll go and tell them."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, Red Girl couldn't help but frown slightly.

Because there were only three women in the team.

There has been a lot of communication these days.

Although Una came from a small tribe and was trapped in that haunted place for many years, her mind was not affected too much. Instead, she was straightforward and approachable.

This is the first time I see her so anxious.

He glanced at Hua Ling and motioned for her to stay with him.

Red Girl herself rode a camel towards the ancient city.

"Devil's curse?"

After a while.

Listen to the story told by Red Girl.

Chen Yulou couldn't help but look weird.

The Black Desert is indeed somewhat dangerous, but the talk of ghosts, gods, and demons is nonsense.

It’s just that the natives here are unable to understand the great horror in the desert and made up some conclusions out of thin air.

It's really the devil's words.

Outside the Black Desert, deep in the Kunlun Mountains, the former Snowy Demon Kingdom is quite suitable.

Whether it's the evil black face of the ghost mother, the nine-story demon tower, the boundless demon pupils, or the sacrifice of human lives to the remains of the snake god, many of their actions are almost the same as those of the devil.

"Go back and tell Una."

"Just say we're just setting up camp and won't anger the devil."

chuckled.

Chen Yulou made up an explanation off the cuff.

"This... Shopkeeper, aren't you being too foolish? She's not blind."

Hearing this, Red Girl couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Even a three-year-old child wouldn't be fooled by such words.

"What can we do? We can't really stop because of an unknown devil, right?"

Chen Yulou shrugged, "Even if I agree, I'm afraid the kidnapper will go crazy."

"alright."

"I'll go and talk to him."

Girl Hong looked up and saw that Hua Maguai seemed to have already walked through the ruins of the ancient city and was rushing towards this side. Even the cold wind and wild sand could not hide the smile on his face.

The two have known each other for so many years.

How could she not know the kidnapper's character?

He shook his head and smiled, then turned around and walked behind him.

"Boss, we found it. Those foreign devils dug a lot of holes. We went down to take a look and found that the Sand City was almost dug through by those bastards."

The red girl had just left for a moment.

Hua Maguai rushed over.

No one knew where the black scarf on his face had fallen to, and his face was red from the cold wind, but he didn't care at all and just briefly described everything he had seen.

"What's down there?"

"I can't really explain it, but... it feels like a royal city or an altar."

Hua Maguai thought about it seriously for a rare moment before giving his own judgment.

"What are you waiting for? Call your brothers and follow me."

Chen Yulou had not expected that the previous treasure-stealing team could actually dig through such a large ancient city. It seemed that they had stayed here for at least a few months.

only.

Even they themselves can't think of it.

Been busy for so long.

In the end, he didn't take away even a penny.

Instead, they left all their lives behind.

"Oh, by the way, tell the rest of the brothers not to rest and to find a place that is sheltered from the wind and set up camp first. It will be too late to wait until nightfall."

Just took a few steps.

Chen Yulou seemed to have thought of something and gave a gentle reminder.

Afterwards, he, together with Partridge Whistle and several other men, as well as dozens of experienced and agile old friends, followed Hua Maguai's guidance and quickly rushed into the depths of the ruins.

Only for a moment.

A dark and deep cave entrance appeared in everyone's sight.

Judging from the traces of wind, sand and water, the time of excavation was almost the same as he expected.

However, the reason why it can continue to exist in the moving sand dunes is that it is not covered or submerged by the yellow sand.

Because of……

Down from the cave entrance, there is a long, oblique stone path that goes deep into the ground. It is pitch black and deep, with a faint smell of decay wafting from inside to outside, as if it leads directly to hell. (End of this chapter)