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The night in the desert is quiet and cold, like the grave of the lonely.

We set up camp outside the rock formations of Ilias, and waited for Kanaguri under the close surveillance of a team of guards. In the blink of an eye, we had waited from noon to late night.The silver full moon climbed into the sky, and the bright moonlight swayed evenly on the sand, coating the undulating sand dunes with a layer of silver, like endless snow mountains.Even the dust that is occasionally blown up by the breeze is entwined and wrapped by the silvery-white shimmer, like fine snow flying all over the sky, making people have the illusion that they are in the snow field outside the Great Wall.

The bonfire crackled under the huge shadow of the rock group, as if it could no longer bear the heavy pressure of the shadow, and even the "bones" were crushed to the point of breaking.I poked the fire and threw in a few dry branches.Turning his head to look at the rock group that cast a huge shadow, he couldn't help sighing inwardly at the majesty of this Yardang.In fact, it is not appropriate to call it Yadan, because the height of this rock group is at least more than 20 meters, which is much higher than the general Yadan of six or seven meters.However, its range is not very large, far from the level of "Maysai".Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it Desert Rock Valley?I couldn't help recalling the desert valley that Slamu once told about, and subconsciously wondered in my heart, would the "Batihar" in the story suddenly burst out of the sand sea in the next second?

"Asheng."

A distant call interrupted my unrealistic fantasies.I turned my head and saw a few figures appearing in the shadow of the rock group, walking towards us at a fast pace, and the one at the head was Kanaguli.

I got up and went forward, and asked, "Kanagul, your leader..."

Kanagul interrupted me with a wave of his hand, glanced at his side, and said, "This is Yazak. The captain of the security team."

"Hi, I'm Mu Qisheng." I stretched out my hand to the man standing beside her, intending to shake his hand.But the man didn't reach out his hand to respond, but put his hand on his forehead and bowed slightly to me.

Maybe it's their etiquette--I thought.For not knowing how to respond.I had no choice but to withdraw my hand and nodded to him as a sign.Turning my head to look at Kanaguli, I was about to speak, but she preempted me and said, "From now on, Yazak will be in charge of your safety and accommodation arrangements. You pack up and go in with him right away." [

I nodded and said nothing more.Kanaguli's continuous grabbing of words is obviously trying to keep me from talking.I don't know why she did this, but I don't want to delve into that at this point.According to what she expressed at the moment, we can enter their residence now, which is much earlier than we expected, which is a good thing after all.However, I guess it won't be too easy even if I go in.Yazak, the "protector", should be "protecting" us every step of the way, in case we make any unnecessary moves.

"I'll go find you tomorrow morning and take you to meet the leader."

Kanaguli added a word, then nodded to us, turned and left.I didn't say any more when I saw this, I just told my teammates to clean up, and then followed Yazak into the entrance of the rock group.

dark.Dead silence.

After entering the rock group, these two words are the first feelings that arise in my heart.Except for the silver light cast by the moon, there is no light or sound in the entire Eryan Valley, as if no one lives in this huge rock group at all.

Maybe people here are used to resting at sunset?Or maybe they're hiding where we can't see them?I thought to myself.However, it didn't take long for me to realize that my conjecture was far from the truth.

"Be careful where you step," Yazak in front of him stopped, turned around and said, "There is a section of stone steps ahead, you try to keep to the left. Hold on to the rock wall and don't fall."

"Why don't you light the lights? Alert? Curfew?" Yan Daojie turned his head to look around and asked.

"We don't use lights." Yazak replied coldly, turned around and walked forward.

I exchanged glances with Yan Dao Jie Nai, and we could only walk at the head and tail of the team to take care of our teammates.Silently followed Yazak and continued to walk forward.

Not far ahead, we climbed the stone steps cut close to the rock wall.The size of the stone steps is very large, and it is estimated that three or four people can walk down side by side.The tread surface is wide and rough enough to not be dangerous to walk on.We climbed up step by step against the rock wall, and as our position gradually increased, the field of vision in our eyes gradually widened.The gloomy rocky valley gradually became brighter under the moonlight. Although it was still hazy and unclear, at least the basic outline could be seen.

The rock valley in front of me is basically oval in shape, surrounded by a circle of dark ochre-colored rock walls, and in the center is a huge open space.The open space is very empty, except for the silvery sand, there is nothing else, which is completely different from the "vegetation-lined" I imagined.There are many things on the surrounding rock walls, but they are not the kind of caves I guessed, but some protruding like houses.In the dark, the specific appearance of these houses could not be seen clearly, only a dense piece of blackness, layer upon layer, criss-crossing, which seemed to be able to accommodate many people.

There are many corridors and stairs connecting these house-like buildings, and there are some figures walking on them from time to time.Most of these figures are wearing loose white robes that are common in desert areas, either empty-handed, or carrying some weapon-like items.Although they walked on the steep rock face in the dark night, I didn't see anyone using lighting tools, and it was indeed "no lights" as Yazak said.These people basically don't make any noise during their actions, and even the footsteps are very slight, almost inaudible.It seemed that the figures in white robes were not living people at all, but a group of ghosts who had just escaped from the underworld and were wandering on the mountain wall.At first glance, people can't help but feel chills in the bottom of their hearts.

"Here we are." Yazak in front of him suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice.He reached out and opened a wooden door on the rock wall.

I took a closer look and found that he was standing on a small platform with a wooden door on the rock wall on the left and a fence made of iron chains on the right.Further forward is a stone step that continues upward. There are two guards standing in front of the stone step, and it is obviously forbidden to pass through. [

"Let's go." Yazak urged, pointing to the door.

I nodded and walked in with everyone.There is a stone passage inside the door. Since there is no light, I can't tell how long it is. I can only see a wooden door on both sides of the passage through the moonlight at the door, and I don't know where it is.

After everyone came in, Yazak followed him, reached out and opened the wooden door on the right, and said, "You guys can rest here tonight. There are three rooms, and you can use them as you like." He pointed to the opposite door , indicating that there is also a room.Then he pointed to the depth of the passage and said, "There is a toilet. There is water. You can wash it or drink it. It's very clean. If you need anything, just tell the guard at the door. If there is nothing wrong, please don't walk around. We all have an early rest." .”

After saying that, Yazak nodded to us, turned around and walked out.When he got to the door, he stopped, turned around and said, "By the way, you can use your own flashlights to illuminate the way, but don't "light" outside, and don't point at the guards. That's it."

The wooden door was closed tightly behind Yazak. Although no sound of locking was heard, the opening on the door was immediately covered by two figures, presumably the two guards had already stood in front of the door.

Is this surveillance?Still under house arrest?

I shook my head and smiled wryly.It seems that the xenophobia of this mysterious tribe is very strong, almost completely closed.If it wasn't for Xiaoqian's inexplicable connection with that so-called "Holy Word", it would be difficult for us to get in even if we tried our best. The current situation is really lucky.

Is it really lucky?I couldn't help frowning, and guessed again in my heart what the blood gang was up to.How could they be so sure that we would be able to get along with this strange group of people?Could it be...they knew about Xiaoqian's weird situation from the very beginning?Or, this situation was originally a plan they arranged?

No, not right.If this is the case, there is no need for them to seize the godfather Xing Zhong to threaten them. They can just make up a magical reason and use Xiaoqian to threaten them. Anyway, we can't tell the truth from the fake.What's more, it was an accident that Xiaoqian came into contact with the round stone when she escaped last time, and it couldn't be a planned strategy.If the blood disciples can even predict and arrange such things, then they are almost incapable, and there is no need to use us to do anything.In this way, the only condition that can make them sure is me.Apparently, they do know the meaning of these tattoos on my body as much as I think they do.But of what use is this tattoo to the Ilias tribe?

I touched my chest subconsciously, thinking about how I should contact the leader of Ilias tomorrow to achieve our goal, so I couldn't fall asleep for a long time.I thought about it tossing and turning all night, and I didn't take a nap until it was slightly bright, but I was woken up by Kanaguli not long after.Everyone hurriedly tidied up, and then followed her and left our temporary residence, intending to meet their leader.

As soon as I walked out of the gate, I was stunned by the wonderful scene in front of me, and my forward steps stopped involuntarily.I don't know whether Slamu has ever seen this rocky valley, but I am sure that he is not exaggerating when he says "a miracle from Allah".

This rocky valley is a miracle, a miracle that is alive and well before our eyes! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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