"Is it for the so-called ancient treasure or miracle?" Shi Mingyue asked.
Xu Ziling looked at her calmly and said with a smile, "I don't know who you are, but you look very important. Then just follow me. I'm not afraid of those two doing anything."
They rested here for a day. The bandits brought camels from somewhere, but early in the morning they rode the camels into the Ulan Buk Desert.
Although Fu Yueli and Lu Lingyan's hands and feet were loosened, the bandits fed them the medicine developed by Xu Ziling and they could not act rashly.
If a person were to walk in the desert on his own, he would not be able to last long. But with a camel, everything becomes much easier.
Shi Mingyue changed into the local robes and covered her head and face with a scarf to protect her from the wind and sand. A vast sea of sand stretched as far as the eye could see, its rolling dunes radiating a golden hue in the sunlight. As the camel carried her forward, she suddenly felt lost. Why was she there? What was the purpose of their journey?
During the day, the desert sun blazed directly under the rays, with no greenery to shelter it. The sand burned, and the heat was intense. At night, the temperature plummeted, and a chill gripped the body. The team paused, setting up camp to rest. While resting, the bandits began smoking marijuana, the pungent smell making them uneasy. Xu Ziling glanced at them, and they all walked away to smoke.
Shi Mingyue and Xu Ziling were in the same tent. They had little to say to each other, so they went to sleep separately and spent the whole night in silence.
They were woken up before dawn, and each person was only allowed a little water and a piece of dry biscuit. They continued on their journey. It was obvious that Xu Ziling and his companions had been through the desert many times and were very familiar with the route, which made people wonder where they were taking them.
In the afternoon, they spotted three wooden planks stuck in the sand. They were supposed to be a marker, but there were no markings on them. Xu Ziling and the others stopped when they saw the planks and jumped off their camels.
Food and water were distributed first, and everyone had a hearty meal. Then, from the luggage hanging from the camel's back, a silver, reflective garment was found. Xu Ziling immediately changed into it. It had a hood and was almost completely enclosed. She also donned gloves, specially made boots, and a helmet with a white, transparent panel covering the eyes. This way, she was completely wrapped up, leaving no exposed skin.
The other five bandits didn't want to wear this clothes because it was troublesome and hindered their movements. Besides, if they didn't wear it, they might become as powerful as the big guy.
Seeing that they were unwilling to change, Xu Ziling said, "If they don't want to change, give it to the three of them."
The others were of course happy to do so, so they handed all their equipment to Fu Yueli and the others. Seeing that Xu Ziling was fully armed, Fu Yueli and the others were certainly not stupid enough to do the same as the five others, and quickly changed into their equipment.
Xu Ziling assigned one person to stay behind and watch over the camels, while the rest of the group continued forward with her. The person left behind had been here before, but unfortunately, after wearing the silver clothing, he didn't become bulkier. Instead, he felt nauseous and dizzy for several days. He attributed it to the tight clothing that made breathing difficult and movement difficult.
The others followed her and walked forward. It was almost dark, but the further they walked, the brighter it became, even brighter than noon.
The light behind the high sand dunes seemed even brighter. Xu Ziling suddenly said meaningfully, "We're about to see a miracle."
It turned out that the place she brought them to was a miracle. Shi Mingyue and others couldn't help but wonder what that miracle was.
Crossing the sand dunes, besides Xu Ziling and the others, Fu Yueli, Lu Lingyan, and Shi Mingyue's eyes widened. There was actually a luminous stone forest here. Pointed rocks, each one as tall as a man, were intricately inserted into the sand, each emitting a dazzling white light, forming a luminous stone forest. In the center of the stone forest stood a large boulder over ten meters tall, also emitting a dazzling white light, obscuring its original form. This stone forest was quite large, and they finally understood Xu Ziling's words.
This is indeed a miracle!
"Wow, this is the second time I've seen this. It's truly a miracle!" exclaimed a bandit.
Xu Ziling suddenly laughed and said, "Don't you always complain that you always come and go in a hurry, and don't get to see the miracles properly? Now you can go and see them properly."
After hearing this, the bandits showed impatient and greedy smiles on their faces, and rushed down the sand dunes and ran into the stone forest.
Xu Ziling turned to Fu Yueli and the others and said, "Come with me too, and take a good look at what a miracle looks like."
Fu Yueli and others followed Xu Ziling down the sand dune. They saw the bandits bumping and touching stones here and there, and some even hugged stones to try to gain strength.
Xu Ziling led the three of them towards the big rock in the center of the stone forest, being very careful not to touch the rocks in the stone forest along the way. Seeing this, Fu Yueli and the others also paid attention to their actions.
They walked to the front of the big rock, and when they got closer, they found that the surface of the big rock was not smooth, but bumpy.
"What are these?" Fu Yueli asked in a low voice.
A smile appeared in Xu Ziling's eyes: "It's a miracle."
Fu Yueli didn't believe in the so-called miracle and continued to ask, "What is your intention in bringing us here?"
Xu Ziling turned around and waved to the four bandits to come over. The four bandits listened to her and came over.
"How do you feel about not wearing silver clothes this time?" Xu Ziling asked the four of them.
One of the bandits, looking intoxicated, replied, "It feels good. I feel a miracle. My whole body feels relaxed, and the air feels much fresher."
The other three also nodded in agreement. Xu Ziling smiled without saying anything, but the smile was hidden behind his helmet and the other four could not see it.
Then she asked the bandits to take out all the things they had on them. The bandits had taken a large package from the camel, and when they opened it, everyone was stunned to see that it was actually bundles of explosives.
"Doctor Xu, why is there explosives in the package? Didn't they say it was something for sacrificial offerings?" a bandit asked curiously.
"It's the dynamite, so now someone needs to sacrifice themselves and be reduced to ashes along with the dynamite." Xu Ziling said calmly.
The bandits understood her intention; the sacrifices were of course Fu Yueli and the other two. But they were still puzzled: "What if the miracle is destroyed?"
"A miracle cannot be destroyed by explosives. Using explosives shows more piety than ordinary fire." The four bandits actually believed Xu Ziling's words.
Although Fu Yueli and others didn't understand what she was going to do, it was obvious that no normal person would believe her words, but a few bandits believed them. Could it be that they had mental problems?
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