Damn it, I'm still a virgin, how could I resist such temptation? I was drooling while staring at her proud breasts, and I almost surrendered. Then, my head hit the ground hard. Su Xiaonu snorted and said that I was a pervert and a pervert, and said that if I dared to look at her again, she would blind my eyes!
My goodness, I have to listen to what Su Xiaoniu says. Since she can say that, she must have a way to make me blind, or even make me childless!
So, I became a Zen monk, ignoring the women around me and saying seriously, "Sister Madam, don't be like this, everyone is watching us."
At the same time, Zhang Haitao stood up and said, "Okay, okay, stop making trouble, it's time to go." He took the lead and walked out of the teahouse.
"Tsk~ stingy guy." The brothel owner let me go and followed Zhang Haitao outside.
Lao Sha brought two boxes and said to me with a simple smile, "Xiao Fei, this is how the madam is, but she doesn't mean any harm. You'll get used to it soon."
"Yeah, I know." I nodded and helped Lao Sha carry two boxes out and put them on the brothel owner's off-road sports car. Although this sports car is not very expensive, it is perfect for crossing mountains and rivers, wading through water and diving into the sand. At night, you can close the door and sleep peacefully. Most importantly, the logistics storage box has a large capacity and can store a lot of things.
Soon, the trunk was filled with over a dozen boxes, mostly containing mineral water, but also instant noodles, dry food, fruit, and a spare oil drum. This was to prevent any water shortages in the desert. In addition, Lao Sha gave Zhang Haitao, the madam, and me a bag each containing some common exploration tools, such as a flashlight, shovel, utility knife, sewing kit, matches, pencils, paper, medical tape, and a compass.
After the equipment was sorted and the vehicle was checked, we set off towards the mysterious land of Lop Nur.
To better understand where Xuanxuan found the Pisces jade pendant, I suggested heading east from Loulan to Lop Nur. Zhang Haitao had said that Xuanxuan found the Pisces jade pendant at the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan, and I thought that perhaps there might be clues to Xuanxuan's disappearance at the Loulan ruins.
The driver, a brothel owner, had no objections, but she took the opportunity to tease me, saying, "Show her my Tianpeng ruler, or she won't take me." Damn, how could she tease me like that? In the end, at the insistence of Zhang Haitao and Lao Sha, the brothel owner gave in and obediently took us to the Loulan ruins.
The ruins of Loulan are located on the shores of Lop Nur in Ruoqiang County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. Most of it has now been buried by the merciless quicksand, and eroded by wind to form the unique "Yardang" landform. The wind erosion over the years has blown the accumulated sand into a magical shape, which makes us marvel at this uncanny work of nature!
I don’t know how many days and nights we spent in the car, but after a bumpy journey, we finally arrived at the ruins of Loulan.
We got off the car. Below us was a stretch of yellow sand, and in the distance there was a pagoda that had experienced thousands of years of wind and sand erosion. It is the tallest building in the ancient city of Loulan and also the most beautiful "Yardang". It sits quietly in the northeast of the ancient city, looking down at us, the pilgrims.
Looking out over the dusty landscape, Lao Sha could vaguely spot a few dead skeletons nearby. He sighed and said, "This was the land of the once-dominant Kingdom of Loulan, but as time passed, it gradually vanished from the world. The exact reason for its demise remains a mystery to this day."
Zhang Haitao continued, "In 400 AD, the eminent monk Faxian traveled west to seek Buddhist scriptures and passed through this place. In his 'Records of Buddhist Kingdoms', he wrote that this place was 'without birds flying above, without beasts running below, and everywhere you look, only the bones of the dead mark the land.'"
Seeing the two grown men sighing one after another, the brothel owner said, "I heard there are beautiful women from Loulan here!"
"Loulan beauty?" Lao Sha's eyes lit up.
I glanced at them, feeling both amused and helpless. Then I walked over to Zhang Haitao and asked, "Uncle Zhang, where in the Loulan ruins did Xuanxuan find this Pisces jade pendant?"
Zhang Haitao took out the handwritten map he had brought with him and pondered for a long time before saying, "The exact location should be in the lower reaches of the Peacock River. When we passed the Loulan ruins, we didn't come to this place. Instead, we went along the Tieban River downstream of the Peacock River. That day, we even rested in the woods near the Peacock River for a night."
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