Chapter 73 The Seventy-Third Star



When Yu Ge heard the naughty kid's teasing, he rolled up his sleeves and pretended to teach the little master a lesson.

Chu Qianli saw that the situation was not good, so she ran away and went behind Tan Muxing, smartly avoiding being caught.

Seeing this, Yu Ge was both angry and amused, and said, "I can see that you are so confident in bringing helpers to the project!"

Tan Muxing advised: "Brother Yu, let's go inside first."

The three of them had fun and made noise, but they were all well-behaved at night.

Chu Qianli urged Yu Ge to kill demons during the day, but did not bring up the topic again at night. Instead, he was frightened by the strong wind in the Gobi Desert.

Outside the workstation, the wind howled like a dragon's roar. The building rustled in the storm, and the walls and windows made creaking noises, as if they were about to be blown over at any moment.

The temperature difference between day and night in the Gobi Desert is extremely large, with high temperatures during the day and extremely cold at night.

Chu Qianli arrived deep in the Gobi Desert for the first time, and she was not used to the climate and couldn't sleep at all. She simply wrapped herself in a thick coat and ran out of the dormitory to meet the other two in the public area of ​​the workstation.

Chu Qianli said in panic: "Living in a place like this, you will definitely feel that there are dirty things."

Yu Ge agreed, "Yes, I even put up talismans in the house. The wind is too scary."

Tan Muxing looked at the two cowering people. As the calmest person in the expert group, he asked curiously, "...But aren't you experts? Why are you afraid of these things?"

Chu Qianli is an astrologer and Yu Ge is a Taoist priest. Why do they look more terrifying than him?

The two masters have been bickering all the way, but now they can hardly reach a consensus and grumble to ordinary people.

Chu Qianli said aggrievedly: "But the wind is just so strong."

Yu Ge: "Can't we be afraid of Taoist priests? Do you discriminate against Taoist priests?"

Tan Muxing waved his hands hastily, saying in a panic, "...No, really no."

There was a violent wind outside, and the three of them couldn't sleep because they had just arrived, so they just gathered together to chat. Yu Ge wanted to tell a supernatural story again, saying that this atmosphere was the best for ghost stories.

Chu Qianli pulled out a deck of tarot cards from her bag. While shuffling the cards, she reminded him, "Brother Yu, are you sure you want to talk about this? I didn't mention it again last night."

When Yu Ge heard this, he thought about the sand net and decisively chose to keep silent, for fear of being sacrificed on the spot.

Tan Muxing saw her take out the brand new tarot cards and asked, "Shall we play cards?"

"Yes, I'm free anyway." What Chu Qianli held in his hand was not the Red Crystal Tarot, but the new Tarot that he had just unpacked. The signal in the workstation was not good, and even the means of entertainment were simple.

Yu Ge: "I have only played poker, but not this."

“It’s similar to poker.”

Chu Qianli drew some cards from the tarot deck and redefined the functions of some cards, so that they could be used as poker cards. They played and talked, Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing talked about high school life, and Yu Ge talked about his first apprenticeship.

The three of them were dizzy from the noise outside. They played cards until very late and finally felt a little sleepy.

"No, no, I'm really sleepy this time. I guess I can't hear the wind if I close my eyes now..."

Yu Ge and Chu Qianli were both sleepy and began to rub their eyes in preparation for rest, then slipped back into their rooms to fall asleep.

Tan Muxing was the last one to leave the public area. He suddenly caught sight of the tarot cards on the corner of the table, thought for a moment and reached out to pick them up, intending to keep the cards for Chu Qianli first.

The tarot cards on the table were spread out, and Tan Muxing rearranged them, and a card accidentally flew out. He picked up the tarot card, which showed a tied up hanged man, who was observing the world peacefully and upside down.

Tan Muxing put it back into the pile, checked again to make sure nothing was missing, and then took the tarot cards back to the house.

It was an uneasy night.

The next day, the three experts woke up on time, had breakfast at the workstation, put on their safety helmets and work clothes, and followed the construction workers to the site.

There is a ditch in the Gobi Desert, which is the railway under construction. The yellow sand on both sides was originally firmly held by the green net, but now it has been pulled apart and destroyed by an unknown force.

The construction team leader was very upset: "Why is it like this again!"

People had just taken away the broken net yesterday and replaced it with a new sand-proof net, but now it has been damaged again, which has caused people to whisper to each other.

"Is there really a ghost?"

"Oh, don't tell me. I was doing construction work in Province J two years ago and I often heard about this kind of weird things..."

"Don't talk nonsense, you're just scaring yourself!" The construction team leader shouted. He looked back at the expert team with consideration and explained, "They like to chat after staying in a place like this for too long. Don't take it to heart."

The expert group came here for a special survey, and the construction team leader did not want to leave a bad impression on them, so he naturally stopped the rumors at the workstation. He was afraid that the experts would be unhappy if they heard about ghosts and gods, and would develop prejudices against the construction workers in the team.

Of course, what the construction team leader didn't expect was that the three experts were even more evil, and one of them, Yu Ge, was a Taoist priest.

Yu Ge patted the other person's shoulder and said soothingly, "It's okay, don't worry about it. We talked about ghosts all day yesterday."

Chu Qianli faced the broken green net, she simply pinched her fingers and said: "How about a fortune telling to see what it is..."

Construction team leader: “?”

Tan Muxing noticed that the construction team leader had not left yet, so he hurriedly reminded him: "Ahem."

Chu Qianli stopped immediately. She pretended to be calm and changed her tone in a second: "Oh, oh, oh, how about we check the scene and see what it is."

After Chu Qianli finished speaking, she ran towards the sand-control net. She hid where the construction team leader couldn't see her and began to tell fortunes secretly by counting on her fingers.

Yu Ge casually grabbed the captain, trying to divert his attention, and said hurriedly: "Can you tell us about the situation? How is the progress here now?"

The construction team leader was suddenly led away by Yu Ge and did not pay attention to Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing for the time being.

Chu Qianli poked her head out to look around. As she was telling fortunes, she exclaimed, "Not bad. Brother Yu, as a Taoist priest of the new era, is quite sensitive at times."

Yu Ge talked a lot in front of the two, but he was very well behaved in front of ordinary people. No wonder he was selected to join the project team. He knew what to say and what not to say. If he didn't mention his identity, you really wouldn't know he was a Taoist priest.

"Let's go around here and then go back." Tan Muxing pretended to be conducting an investigation. He also took photos and recorded them in a serious and scientific manner.

A moment later, Chu Qianli returned from the scene. She reported the result to the construction team and tentatively said, "It seems to have been destroyed by some kind of bird in the sky, and it is a relatively dangerous bird."

Divination can only describe the characteristics. Chu Qianli doesn't know much about biology, so she doesn't know what specific bird it is.

The team members wondered, "Where can there be birds in this desolate mountain?"

There were few clouds in the sky above the Gobi Desert, let alone birds flying by.

Chu Qianli glanced at the sky, moved her fingers slightly, and said, "It seems that there is no wind or sand tonight, maybe we can take a picture."

The wind and sand were so strong during the past two nights that even the surveillance cameras were not clear.

The construction team leader found that Chu Qianli had nothing in his hands. He didn't know how he came to this conclusion, so he humbly asked, "How did you know that? We didn't find any traces of birds at the scene."

Chu Qianli said calmly: "Oh, just some more advanced surveying techniques."

Yu Ge: “They are all professional.”

The construction team leader seemed to understand: "So that's how it is."

Tan Muxing: "..."

The expert group gave a prediction through advanced scientific technology, and the construction team deployed personnel on site in advance to guard against uninvited guests at night.

In the evening, there was indeed no sandstorm at the construction site, just as Chu Qianli had said.

"This is really severe! I thought the wind would never stop." The construction team leader sighed as he looked at the sky with extremely high visibility. They had been surrounded by wind and sand for a long time and it was rare for them to encounter a day with light wind.

Someone saw a dark mass in the sky and wondered, "Wait, the wind is blowing again, something is coming..."

"No wind?" others were surprised.

"It's not the wind, it's a vulture!" The construction team leader was well-informed. He saw the beast in the air and shouted, "Put on your helmets and protect yourselves!"

The evening sky was originally majestic, but now it was covered with dark clouds. Groups of vultures came inexplicably and began to dive wildly on the ground, looking for something to tear apart.

Chu Qianli had already figured out that they were ferocious birds, but she was still shocked when she saw the vultures, especially their black hook-shaped beaks and sharp claws and fangs. There were also far more of them than she had imagined, and they looked quite scary!

"So many! I've only seen one or two on the grassland!" the construction team leader exclaimed in amazement. The vultures he had seen before were all starving and cold, and needed rescue from the Forestry Bureau. It was rare to see such a majestic one.

The vultures were extremely cunning. They saw that Chu Qianli was alone and weak, so they swooped down beside her repeatedly, trying to attack her.

This is the strategy of wild animals, mainly attacking the weakest targets in the group, just like frequently harassing lone lambs when rounding up cattle and sheep.

Chu Qianli felt something was wrong. She quickly covered her little yellow hat tightly and fled in panic: "Isn't it just reporting you for destroying public facilities? This is not a martial ethics!"

Why is it directed at her? There are so many people here.

These birds actually fought back!

"Stars, stars!" Chu Qianli was helpless. She suddenly felt like she was being chased by chickens in the village. She subconsciously asked her companions for help.

Tan Muxing found a work suit and put it on Chu Qianli's head to confuse the vultures' vision and make them unable to find their target. He grabbed a safety helmet and blocked the sharp claws in front of him, pushing the big bird directly into the air!

The vultures lost their weakest prey. They circled in the air and did not come down to provoke Muxing. They seemed to be cautious.

Yu Ge: "What should we do? Do you have a gun?"

Construction team leader: "Don't hit it, don't hit it, it's a national second-class protected animal!"

Yu Ge: "Damn, it's just like the Journey to the West, they all involve people with backgrounds."

Fortunately, the construction team was prepared. The team members took out the bird repellent and frantically hit metal objects in an attempt to scare away the arrogant flock of birds.

However, the vultures relied on their superior numbers and ignored the group of people. Although they did not swoop down on Tan Muxing again, they set their sights on Yu Ge on the other side!

Yu Ge was shocked and said, "What do you mean? You don't dare to fight one-on-one in the top lane, but only catch the shooter and the mage!?"

The vultures officially recognized that Chu Qianli was the weakest, followed by Yu Ge, who specialized in bullying those who practiced divination.

However, Yu Ge's motor cells are stronger than Chu Qianli's. He nimbly dodged the vulture's attack. Although he was not as strong as the construction workers, he was extremely agile and was able to hide his true strength with a full dodge value.

The vultures are lingering around and are truly unscrupulous and reckless.

The construction team had already blown the whistle to scare away the birds, but it still had little effect. The construction team leader frowned and said, "Let's go back and find some firecrackers. We need the kind that make a loud noise but are not very powerful!"

Chu Qianli hid behind the big white bear. She immediately regained her confidence and felt resentful for being bullied by the bird. She angrily searched her bag and said, "They really don't treat bean buns as dry food. We must teach them a lesson."

Tan Muxing picked up a metal stick and asked, "Should I give this to you? To chase birds away?"

People around were banging on metal objects, trying to drive away the vultures.

"No, this won't work." Chu Qianli looked down at her phone, "I'll check out the latest idol group songs."

"Why are you looking at this now?"

"Pick the worst song, maybe they'll be scared away."

Tan Muxing: “?” What is the new function of contemporary idol groups?

There was no signal in the wilderness, and Chu Qianli's plan to use her idol's new song to drive away the birds failed. She browsed through the various items in her bag, looked at the compass on the left, the tarot card on the right, and finally took out the Sanqing Bell.

Chu Qianli shook the Three Purities Bell and said with great sorrow, "I actually brought the wrong equipment. I only have the bell for calming the spirit..."

Mei Ru Z once said that the Sanqing Bell can calm the mind. This thing is indeed a metal object, but the sound it makes in the house is not loud.

Chu Qianli casually rang the bell twice. When she was about to take it back and reached out to pick up the iron rod beside her, she suddenly heard the deep sound of the Sanqing Bell!

The Sanqing bells make a clear tinkling sound indoors, but when they are shaken in the empty Gobi Desert, the sound is deep and powerful, which is completely different.

Chu Qianli panicked and said, "Damn it, I didn't mess it up, why did the voice change?"

Chu Qianli carefully kept it all the way, fearing that the Mei Ru Z heirloom would be damaged. The Sanqing Bell was a small and beautiful musical instrument not long ago, but now it has become a loud and broken sound, and no one knows what went wrong.

Could it be that objects take on the shape of their owners? It's pleasing in the hands of a beautiful woman, but becomes different in her hands?

Chu Qianli hurriedly rang the bell, trying to check if there was anything wrong with it, and sure enough, the sound became stronger!

The next second, a loud bell sounded in the air, which actually suppressed the swift vultures and disrupted their attack formation!

"Oh, it seems they are scattered, they are in disarray..." Someone noticed the situation of the flock of birds and quickly reported the news.

Construction team leader: "What's that noise? Who's knocking?"

The changed sounds of the Three Pure Bells seemed quite harsh to the vultures. They struggled to circle in the sky for several times, but eventually they could no longer tolerate the sound of the bells and let out sharp cries!

Yu Ge: "They are so anxious, so anxious, they started swearing!"

Tan Muxing looked at Sanqingling and said, "It seems that the vulture can't hear this."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qianli shook the bell even harder, making it emit a series of loud sounds!

After a while, the vultures were driven away by the sound of the bells. They flapped their wings and rushed into the sky, fleeing from the area covered by the sound of the Three Pure Bells. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Let's go! Finally, we're gone!"

"What did you knock on that worked?"

The group watched the flock of birds disperse like a dark cloud, and finally had a chance to tidy up the scene.

Chu Qianli tightly grasped the Sanqing Bell in her hand and said in surprise: "Sister Ru Z must have misunderstood. How can this be called a calming bell? It's clearly a bird-ignoring bell!"

The vultures left swearing and grumbling, and it was obvious that they were not calmed down, but could not stand the ringing.

She even suspected that the legendary Sanqing Bells could drive away zombies, and that the zombies would want to commit suicide after hearing them, just like some of the new song's audiences today.


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