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Chapter 40 The Mystery of the Ancient City

Shortly after the middle-aged man died, the two tourists with high fever recovered and were discharged from the hospital. However, in this case, the family of the deceased naturally refused to give in, because Sadik had no choice but to go to court for this matter. No matter who was responsible, Sadik finally took part of the compensation. Sadik was depressed for a long time for this matter.

After Dawuti finished speaking, we all felt a little chill behind our backs. I looked at Kong Xue next to me and said, "Did you take a photo of us just now?"

Kong Xue gave me annoyed look, "Will you still want to take photos under that situation?"

I sighed, "That's a problem. I didn't notice if there is anything near us just now. Will we be targeted by Lemo?"

My statement is joking. Although Dawuti said this with a nose and eyes, Lemo is somewhat illusory to us. Even so, after hearing what I said, the expressions of others still changed.

Shi Tao smiled indifferently: "Don't think so much. Anyway, if you come, you have already come. It's useless to think about it. As for whether something will happen? It will be clear tomorrow morning, but," Shi Tao said, while standing up, "All things are mutually reborn and restrained, and there are rules. It's probably not that simple for Lemo to harm people as he pleases!" After saying that, Shi Tao took out a few blankets from our luggage and threw them over.

"Everyone have a good rest first. The wind is so strong outside now. We can only continue to set off when the wind stops."

I lay on the soft sand, covered with a thick blanket. The bonfire next to me was clattering, and the red flames reflected on Kong Xue's face next to me, making me look particularly soft.

Kong Xue opened her eyes and saw me staring at her, staring at her, "What are you looking at?"

I smiled slightly, "It's nothing, it looks good to you!"

Kong Xue lightly spat, "Crazy!" She turned over and turned her head, but the moment she turned her head, I seemed to see a curve of her mouth bent.

I couldn't help but smile, and my heart was filled with joy. The coldness during the day and the long-distance raids exhausted our physical strength. After a while, I felt a sense of sleepiness and soon fell asleep.

Many people have encountered this situation when they sleep. They clearly feel that they are asleep, but they can still clearly feel the movements around them.

This is how I feel now. I feel like I'm asleep, but I can hear the burning sound of firewood, the sound of Shitao using a lighter to light a cigarette, and the snoring of Dawuti.

Gradually I heard another sound, which was a "click" sound, as if I was walking on a stone slab wearing shoes. The sound seemed to be right in my ears, sometimes far and sometimes near. It was like a person coming and going. This was so strange! I was thinking in a daze in my sleep.

Suddenly, I was so shocked! This place was obviously a desert, and we were still hiding in the ruins of the hall half-covered by sand. Where did this sound come from!

I opened my eyes all at once and happened to see Shi Tao squatting beside me. I sat up all of a sudden. Just as I was about to speak, my mouth was immediately covered by Shi Tao.

Shi Tao looked at me with a surprised face, then shook his head at me, and then pointed to his ears. I immediately nodded in understanding.

Shi Tao slowly took away the hand covering my mouth. I didn't dare to move, and even tried my best to suppress the sound of my breathing. At this time, the strange footsteps sounded again. This time I heard it very clearly that the sound actually came from above us!

I was stunned. We are now in an abandoned hall ruins, above which is slightly above the top of the desert surface, and now there is something paced back and forth on the roof above us!

Now there is still a strong wind roaring outside. So in such a situation, in such an environment, it is definitely not a person who can still pace here! But what is it!

I reached out and pulled two luggage bags. I touched it and was sure there was nothing I was afraid of pressing. I raised my foot and stood up. I put my ears on the top, listened carefully to the sound on it, trying to find some clues. But what surprised me was that when I just put my head on it, the sound stopped immediately. I could only hear the whistling sound of the wind and the sound of sand rubbing. Could it be that this was a strange natural phenomenon, not that something was walking on it?

Shi Tao leaned into my ear and whispered: "I'll go up and take a look, you're waiting for me here."

I was a little worried, "No, it's very windy outside now, and the situation outside is unclear. It's too dangerous for you to go out alone. I'll go with you!"

Shi Tao smiled and waved his hand: "No, I just went out to see the situation, and I just looked at the roof at the exit, and nothing would happen."

I heard Shi Tao say that he just took a look, and this kind of unknown fear made the tormentor feel very uncomfortable. So I had to nod and agree.

Shi Tao reached out and pulled out the dagger from his waist and walked carefully towards the exit. When he was about to arrive at the exit, the camels that were originally stalking there suddenly ran out as if they were frightened.

Shi Tao and I were shocked by the sudden situation. Without the blockage of camels on both sides, the wind coming in from outside suddenly became much stronger, and even the fires on both sides that were originally used to keep camels warm were blown out.

The others were also awakened. Kong Xue rubbed her eyes and was about to speak. I hurriedly stopped her and I made a ban on her voice. Although I saw a confused look on her expression, Kong Xue still nodded quickly.

Dawuti and Wenmo both saw that the situation was wrong and drew out daggers. Dawuti asked softly: "What happened?"

Shi Tao did not answer, stretched out two fingers, pointed to the roof, and pointed to his eyes. Dawuti understood and nodded slightly.

Shi Tao walked slowly towards the exit again, but this time just as he was about to get out, Wen Mo suddenly reached out and pulled Shi Tao back. I knew Wen Mo's hand was amazingly strong, and Shi Tao was also caught by him and frowned.

Shi Tao was about to ask, but Wen Mo hurriedly made a gesture of not speaking, then waved his hand quickly, asking us to stand close to the wall.

We hurriedly did it, but when we were not sure about it, we were frightened to find that at the exit where Shi Tao had just approached, a few things floated in.

Fortunately, Wen Mo grabbed Shi Tao in time, otherwise Shi Tao would have been full of things outside as soon as he went out!

But for a moment, it was difficult for me to float in because I didn't know what it was. It was like a stick but soft, it was like a rope but it was different in thickness. It was like... I looked like a long time ago, and finally had an idea, it was like a broken long skirt, and these were the corners of the skirt that were blown by the wind. Is there a woman standing outside now? If this is the case, then I decided that she must not be a human, at least she must not be a living person!

I was startled by my thoughts and gently turned my head there. At this moment, I was in a very conflicted mood. I wanted to see something clearly, but I was also afraid of seeing something terrifying.

Not only me, everyone stared at the things that floated in, and didn't dare to breathe.

Suddenly, Kong Xue, who was beside me, gently touched me, and I turned to look at her. Kong Xue's eyes widened and she pointed to another exit anxiously with her chin. I looked over there with some confusion. After seeing this, my mind buzzed, and I saw a white figure outside the exit on the other side.

In an instant, my whole body stiffened. I turned my head toward Shi Tao and Wen Mo, and squeezed out a few words from the gap of my teeth: "I'm dead! I'm hit by both sides!"

Shi Tao and Wen Mo also discovered the current form, and their faces became a little ugly.

We walked along the wall and carefully moved to the middle position. Here we could see the situation outside the exits on both sides. Sure enough, at the exits on both sides, we saw two white figures.

It’s time to go, so we don’t have to be afraid of anything. I shouted loudly to both sides: “Hey, who are you?”

But the two white figures did not respond in any way, just fluttering at the exit.

It is precisely because of this that I discovered a strange phenomenon among them. These white figures were just wandering at the exit and had no intention of coming in. Why is this? This was a relatively strong wind blew in. The fire in the middle flashed and the flames suddenly became dimmer. At this moment, the two white shadows immediately moved closer to the middle. When the gust of wind blew, the flames returned to normal, and the two white shadows quickly retreated. Now I understood that the two white shadows were afraid of the bonfire we lit.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, as long as we keep the fire, we can be safe. However, there is really not much firewood in our hands. These already weathered jujube branches and poplar trees burn very quickly. Therefore, this pile of wood cannot last until dawn. I dare not imagine what would happen to us if there was no fire here!

But we cannot sit and wait for death. We must escape before the fire is burned out. If we want to escape, we must drive away the two white figures at the exit. Since they are afraid of light and heat, I took two burning charcoal and raised my hand to throw them at the two white figures. Unfortunately, once this charcoal enters the wind, it will be blown out by the cold wind, and it has no effect on the two white shadows, so we have to find another way.

I couldn't help but complain to Shi Tao, "I didn't expect that this place is so unsafe. If I had known it, we should really bring some weapons."

"If the weapon you are referring to is a gun, I have one here." As he said that, Shi Tao really took out a gun from his bag.
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