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Chapter 442 Jade Belt River and Destined People

Zhang Er suddenly stopped and stared at a small clump of cacti on the right side of his front. Few plants can grow in such a dry place as the desert. Even if there are, they usually only appear in the rainy season. , It disappears after the rainy season, but cactus is often the only exception, so it is such plants that grow the most in the desert.

"What's wrong? We're out of water?"

Seeing Zhang Er stop suddenly, Long Chao walked up to him, took the water bottle hanging on his waist, shook his head, and found that there was indeed not much water in it.It is a good thing to encounter cacti in the desert, because cacti often contain good water, which can definitely save a life under special circumstances.

Zhang Er stopped at this time and stared at the cactus, so Long Chao guessed that there was no water.

Shaking his head, Zhang Er said, "No."

"Oh? Why is that? Let's hurry up, those people are too good at running."

Long Chao looked at Zhang Er incomprehensibly. If it wasn't for lack of water, why did he stop?You must know that this is chasing people now!

"No, we can't catch up."

Zhang Er pointed at the cactus not far away with a wry smile, and then said: "I have seen this cactus three times. I felt a little familiar when I saw it last time, but I couldn't recognize it for a while. I saw it again just now." I finally remembered it the first time I saw it."

"Saw it three times? How is that possible? Did you read it wrong? We..."

As he spoke, Long Chao's eyes widened suddenly, he looked at Zhang Er, and said, "This... this..."

"Yes, that's right, we've walked this place three times!"

Zhang Er secretly sighed in his heart, the desert is full of sand or sand dunes everywhere, it is the place where it is easy to get lost, because it looks almost the same everywhere, and people like himself used to patronize chasing the front People, so I didn't even notice that I took the repeated path.

"Are we lost, or are we being led by the nose?"

After all, Long Chao was not an ordinary person, so he soon calmed down.

Looking around, Zhang Er thought for a while, and finally said: "It should be that we were led by the nose. Those people not only discovered us, but also deliberately led us to run around."

"Then what is their purpose? Why do they do this?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Er said: "I don't know, but no matter what, we can't chase anymore, let's go, go back!"

Zhang Er made a decision very simply. Those who can do this in a place like the desert are naturally real masters. What is ridiculous is that he and Long Chao actually wanted to teach others a lesson, but now they were beaten in the face, and he and Long Chao Long Chao was still chasing each other excitedly!

"it is good!"

Long Chao immediately nodded in agreement with Zhang Er's opinion, and he also saw the danger in it, so he turned around and walked away quickly with Zhang Er.

Standing on the top of a sand dune, Fang Ming and the others watched Zhang Er and the others quickly disappear into the distance. They couldn't help but shook their heads and said, "These idiots, I just realized it now, are just a little too stupid."

"Fortunately for them, if they don't find out again, follow two more laps, and they won't even think about going back."

Zhao Zhuzi sneered. The most important thing in the desert is water. People like myself brought a lot of water when they left the oasis, and even sacrificed some food to increase the water, so it seemed sufficient. It is also possible to find water with Ping, the "old desert man", by his side.

But the other party is not necessarily the case. If you continue to follow, the water will definitely not be enough. If there is no water, then there will be nothing to talk about.

"Well, yes, but forget it, since they have already left, forget it, let's go back."

Since he didn't want the other party's life, since the other party left, then forget it.Fang Ming looked at Niu Ping and said, "Grandpa Niu, since this is the case, let's go back."

Niu Ping looked around, suddenly smiled and said, "I never expected to come here. Since this is the case, then we might as well try our luck."

"Oh?"

Fang Ming's curiosity was immediately aroused, and Niu Ping's words were clearly a good thing.

"There is a river nearby, the water is not big, but I heard that there is jade in it."

Niu Ping pointed to the northwest direction and said, "Go in this direction, about five miles away."

"Is there jade?!"

Fang Ming laughed, "I left Ningdong City this time to look for antiques, and now I haven't found anything. Come on, let's go quickly and see if we can find something good, or it's really a loss!"

"I've also heard of that place. There must have been jade in the past, or the river would have been narrowed to the jade belt river. However, this happened many years ago. Even if there is jade, there are very few now. So Lao Niu is right, we are just going to try our luck, don't hold out too much hope."

Zhao Matie also laughed. He and Niu Ping are old friends. In fact, they even crossed this river together many times when they were young. Although they found one or two small jades, they were not very valuable. won't come.

If it wasn't for a coincidence this time, I wouldn't have come to such a place.

"Okay, let's try our luck."

Fang Ming knew that what Zhao Matie said was right, there must be more than one person who knew about He Youyu, and in this age when everything is being illuminated, it is estimated that the river has been turned over dozens or hundreds of times Now, the possibility of finding jade is really very small.

However, if you have already arrived here, go and have a look, and it is good to gain some experience.

So, everyone followed Niu Ping and walked forward. After half a day, when Fang Ming turned over a large sand dune, his eyes suddenly disappeared, and an open area came out: in fact, it is not accurate to say that the open area is actually a huge sand dune. A river suddenly appeared between the dunes—one sand dune after another joined together to form a river bank, and shallow water flowed slowly in it.

The previous oasis was shocking enough, but when Fang Ming stood on the top of a sand dune and looked at the river in front of him, the shock to him was even greater!

The water is not deep, but it can't stand it. It's a flowing river, and it flows on the sand. It's crystal clear. Under the sun, it seems to be wading on silver sand. It's simple to say, but you have to see it to understand it. Such a scene would have such a big impact on a person who is used to the environment in the desert.

After a while, Fang Ming came back to his senses and said: "Old Niu, there is a river here, but this is a sand river, how could there be jade?"

To put it bluntly, jade is actually a kind of stone. This place is full of sand. Where can jade be produced?

"This river is not limited to the section in front of us. Its source is a small mountain. When I was young, I went to investigate with Lao Zhao. Of course, the source has dried up now, and only the river channel remains. There is jade, it should also come from that hill and be brought down by the water."

Niu Ping's explanation was tenable. Fang Ming and the others walked forward and soon reached the river.At a close distance, it was found that the most watery part of the water was no more than knees, and the shallow part may only be below the bare feet. Fang Ming was even surprised that there were fish in the water!

This place is truly amazing.

Fang Ming secretly sighed, then simply took off his shoes and walked into the water.

"Silk!"

Fang Ming was so comfortable that he couldn't help gasping for air. The temperature of the water was still relatively low, so it seemed that it should come from a local spring. There is such a river in a place like a desert, which can only make people sigh. Naturally amazing.

"See, there are many pits in this river, and there are also many small sand dunes on both sides of the river. These are left by people who came to look for Yu."

Niu Ping also got into the water, and looking in the direction he pointed, Fang Ming found that there were indeed many sand traps on the river bed around him, whether large or small, deep or shallow, which could be seen to be dug artificially. On both sides of the river, there is also a small sand dune about the height of a person, and it can be seen that it was dug out and piled there after it was dug out by people.

"Oh, it seems that there are quite a few people who come here to look for jade."

Zhao Matie nodded and said, "Yes, it's rare now. When we came here more than ten years ago, the river was almost full of people, and sometimes there was nowhere to find a place to stay."

Fang Ming widened his eyes and said, "It's not that exaggerated, is it? Isn't this similar to panning for gold?"

"Don't tell me, it's really a bit like panning for gold. I remember that some people in the river at that time touched the sand with bare hands, but most of them used a sieve to sift the sand. It looked real. It’s not much different from washing gold dust in the sand.”

Recalling what he saw back then, Niu Ping sighed and said: "It is true that someone sifted jade in this river back then. I have received a piece of jade as big as a palm here, but it was still a small number after all, so people who came later It's getting less and less."

"Hey, it seems that all the jade in this river has been dug out."

Although he was a little disappointed in his heart, Fang Ming didn't care too much. After all, such things are really rare, and it's useless to find a piece of jade. The key is to have it in the river.The problem is that many people were looking for this river back then. I am afraid that every inch of it has been searched, so how could there be anything left?

"That's not necessarily the case."

Zhao Matie shook his head and said: "According to ancient legends, this jade has spirituality. It doesn't mean that if there are many people looking for it, it will be found or it will be found. It must be someone who is destined. People who are destined are not looking for jade. Instead, Yu is looking for someone, on the contrary, if it is a person who does not have this fate, even if the jade is placed at his feet, he will not be able to see it."

"Hahaha!"

Fang Ming laughed loudly and said, "Is there such a miraculous thing in this world? Hey, I seem to have stepped on something under my feet, which seems to be slippery. If what you said, Grandpa Zhao, is true, then maybe The piece I stepped on is jade, it is jade who came to me, and I am destined!"

(End of this chapter)