Qin Zhi couldn't help but look at Yu Qing. Under the light of the fire, the girl's profile seemed less aggressive and more gentle than usual.
He hadn't been able to help at all last time on the grassland, so he hoped things would be a little different this time.
The feeling of having your destiny in the hands of others is not a good one.
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Qin Zhi's brows twitched slightly. Why did he have such an idea?
What he has to do is to do his best without falling behind.
But why did he feel so disgusted with this feeling just now?
It was as if he once possessed supreme power, and this feeling became stronger after he entered the desert.
"Qin Zhi, don't you want to eat?"
The girl's unique cold voice rang in my ears.
Qin Zhi came back to his senses and saw Miao Xiaoling handing him a bowl of noodles, but he was reluctant to take it. The others were also looking at him worriedly.
We are obviously strangers and may not meet again in the future.
Lin Xisheng asked with concern: "Are you okay? You don't look well."
"Sorry, I was thinking about something else just now and was a little distracted." Qin Zhi took the bowl of noodles.
Lin Xisheng breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're okay. If you get sick in a place like the desert, it will be very troublesome. There is no hospital here to treat you."
Qin Zhi: "Thank you."
Lin Xisheng looked at him with surprise. He had originally thought that this man had a cold personality and was difficult to get along with, but he didn't expect that he was such a mean-spirited person.
He waved his hands hurriedly: "It's okay. If you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me. I still have some medicine that can be used to treat infections and colds."
"good."
Seeing that he did not refuse, Lin Xisheng smiled sincerely and became more talkative.
"We came to the desert to look for something, so we didn't follow the camel caravan. What are you doing here?"
Normal people should follow a camel caravan when entering the desert to ensure their own safety. It cannot be said that there are very few people traveling like them, but there are none at all.
This time Qin Zhi didn't say anything, but looked at the girl beside him.
Yu Qing held the bowl of noodles, a smile on his face. "We were originally following the camel team, but the wind started to pick up during the day, so we got separated."
"Is that so?" Lin Xisheng lowered his head apologetically, then seemed to remember something: "Then why don't we go together? We can look after each other."
His companions sitting next to him also looked over, obviously holding the same attitude as him, with no other opinions.
At this moment, Cao Huaqing put down the notebook in his hand and said kindly: "Xisheng is right. It just so happens that we are also lost and are trying to find our way back."
Yu Qing agreed: "Okay."
So everyone decided to set out early tomorrow morning and take turns to keep watch at night.
A few tent-like campsites were barely usable, and after they were allocated, everyone returned to the tents to sleep.
The ones responsible for keeping watch this time are Yu Qing and the shy girl named Miao Xiaoling.
The two sat by the fire to keep warm. Miao Xiaoling was born with social anxiety and was not very good at interacting with people, so the atmosphere became silent for a while.
"You don't look like explorers here in the desert. You look more like archaeologists, exploring this place."
Miao Xiaoling looked up in surprise, as if she didn't expect Yu Qing to talk to her on her own initiative.
This couldn't be hidden, so she nodded and said, "Yes, the teacher is a very powerful figure in the archaeological world. I admire him very much."
Yu Qing looked at Miao Xiaoling: "Two hours is neither too long nor too short. Would you mind telling me your story?"
The girl nodded shyly and looked away embarrassedly.
The night wind was slightly chilly. Miao Xiaoling pulled her coat tighter, letting down her guard. The blush on her face cooled down a little by the cool wind.
She slowly spoke of what had happened—
"We have been to many places, and our teacher always took us there. Our stories were even published in the newspapers before."
"I've seen rivers flow backwards, climbed the highest mountains in history, and seen the beauty of the vast grasslands. We have also achieved many things."
Miao Xiaoling had a smile on her face, and when she recalled the past, she no longer had her usual social anxiety.
"We came to the desert this time to look for a tomb. We heard it's related to a pharaoh of GAJ. Maybe this is his tomb. There must be many unknown mysteries in it, so everyone is very happy."
“What a pity…”
Miao Xiaoling sighed and looked into the distance with melancholy.
"We failed."
"We haven't found the suspected pharaoh's tomb yet. We got lost first. Now we can't say if we can get back, let alone find the tomb."
Yu Qing was not good at comforting people, so he could only say, "You'll find it one day."
"I hope so."
The grass in the distance was carried away by the wind, and something seemed to be approaching in the darkness.
Miao Xiaoling rubbed her eyes. Was she seeing things?
"Look over there, is someone coming?" Miao Xiaoling pointed in that direction uncertainly. It was not until one figure after another approached that she realized that she was not mistaken.
Someone is really coming!
"I'll go call them!" Miao Xiaoling quickly stood up, ran into the tent, and woke up the sleeping people.
The little zombie didn't sleep. He was holding his tablet and watching TVB variety shows.
Yin Yusheng came out, rubbing his sleepy eyes and yawning. "Miss Yu, is the camp owner back?"
He walked to Yu Qing in a half-asleep state, while Qin Zhi came out one step earlier than him.
Yu Qing: "No."
In the darkness, figures lined up in a row, hidden in the night, gradually approaching this side in a circle until they stepped into the reach of the fire.
The faint firelight illuminated the approaching figures, and they finally saw clearly that they were not the owners of the camp, but a group of mummies.
Yin Yusheng, who had seen mummies before, was also shocked at this moment. There were so many mummies that he had nowhere to run!
"This is for you." Yu Qing handed the brocade bag to Qin Zhi, and walked out of the fire with the little zombie, heading towards the group of mummies.
On the other side, Miao Xiaoling woke up her companions, and when they came over, they saw the mummies walking towards them, like a group of zombies surrounding them.
Cao Huaqing stared at the scene in a daze, then he hurried back to the tent, took out his camera, and instead of being afraid, he started taking pictures of the group of mummies.
This is a great discovery in the entire archaeological community!
Yin Yusheng was so frightened that he hid behind Qin Zhi like a little wife. Perhaps he noticed that there was also a mummy approaching from behind, so he turned around and around and finally stopped.
He mustered up the courage to face the group of mummies, holding a wooden stick that he had found from somewhere, with a great momentum as if he was ready to fight to the death.
Qin Zhi couldn't help but look at him with disdain: "You are such a loser."
Yin Yusheng: “…”
Considering the urgency of the situation, let's not bother with him.
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