Chapter 994, Encountering Quicksand
"I'm obviously scolding you!"
A simple sentence almost made Xiao Yufan furious, and he swore that he had never wanted to hit someone as urgently as he did now in his life. He himself is well-known in the capital, and he can't tolerate others scolding him like this, not to mention that Zhao Xiaoning is still guarding his beloved goddess.
"You can't beat me. Zhao Xiaoning smiled slightly.
"Let's ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see. Xiao Yufan said viciously, he knew that today's Liang Zi was settled, and Zhao Xiaoning would have to pay a heavy price another day.
It didn't take long for the group to start boarding, and after more than four hours of flight, they finally came to the outskirts of the Taklamakan Desert. The air here is dry, the temperature is very high, and the yellow sand is pervasive in the distance. As it was getting late, the people took up residence in the inn and prepared the materials needed to enter the desert.
The next morning, a group of 26 people, led by the guide Murat, rode a camel to the depths of the desert.
Located in the center of the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, the Taklamakan Desert is the largest desert in China, the tenth largest desert in the world, and the second largest mobile desert in the world. The entire desert is about 1ooo kilometers long from east to west and 4oo kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of 330,000 square kilometers.
Some people may ask, with Zhao Ye's financial resources, he can take a helicopter or an off-road vehicle, having said that, the desert is different from other terrain. The area of more than 1,000 kilometers is not something that an aircraft can cross, and even if it can cross, it will crash if it encounters extreme weather such as sandstorms.
As for the off-road vehicle, even Zhao Xiaoning's Mercedes-Benz pickup truck can not gallop, fuel consumption is a key, and there are many special environments in the desert, so taking a camel is the wisest choice, although the degree will be much slower, but it can greatly protect the safety of everyone's travel.
The sun is scorching, the golden sea of sand stretches as far as the eye can see, and the sun bakes the earth, making people feel like they are being roasted on a fire. Although everyone was wearing protective clothing, the maximum temperature in the Taklamakan Desert was in the fifties and more than 50 degrees, which was difficult for everyone to bear.
Of course, Zhao Xiaoning was an exception, as a monk at the peak of the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Period, he could still withstand this high temperature.
"Lailai, cultivate according to my internal strength and mental method, which can greatly offset the heat. Zhao Xiaoning's soul transmitted to Milai next to him.
"I can't calm down. Milley sighed, this road was the path her parents had walked, and re-walking the path her parents had walked made her unable to calm her heart.
Zhao Xiaoning asked, "Where did my uncle and aunt disappear?"
"On the fifth day of entering the desert, I don't know where it is. Milley shook his head.
"Don't worry, I'll help you figure it out when the time comes. Zhao Xiaoning comforted softly.
The weather in the desert was very harsh, but there was too much wind and sand along the way, and at ten o'clock in the evening, the group stopped in front of a large sand dune, where they planned to rest for the night.
At night, the temperature in the desert is very low, and the temperature difference is more than 40 degrees compared to the daytime, and everyone is dressed in prepared cotton clothes. Although this temperature is nothing, Zhao Xiaoning doesn't want to attract people's attention, so he sits with Milai in his clothes.
The night was uneventful, and early the next morning, the crowd continued on their way.
"Professor Qiu, how many days does it take to get to the Peerless Ancient Kingdom?" Zhao Xiaoning asked casually.
"That ancient site is located in the heart of the Taklamakan Desert, and if nothing else, it should take seven days. Qiu Weilin replied.
Moving on, in the blink of an eye, it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and the wind that had been howling had weakened, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Although the squall was not too harmful, everyone felt a little unwell in the squall.
Especially Zhao Xiaoning, he is a monk, extremely repulsive to the climate in the desert, if it weren't for the safety of Milai, he wouldn't have come here to kill him.
"Stand back, everybody, back off. ”
Just as the procession was moving forward, the shout of the guide Murati was heard at the front.
Before everyone could react, the ground began to sink slowly, not very quickly, but not above the camel's knees. Although the area is not very large, it envelops all the camels. Even the closest place to the perimeter of quicksand is five meters.
"Damn, we've got quicksand. ”
An old man from the Cultural Relics Protection Bureau exclaimed.
Hearing this, everyone's faces changed, the most frightening thing in the desert is not the sand wolf that lives here, nor the hurricane that roars in the sky, but the quicksand. Once you fall into the quicksand, if you can't get timely rescue, once you don't have your head, you will be devoured alive by the quicksand.
"Quick, quickly throw down the material on the camel's body and lighten the load!" Murati has rich experience, and knows that the more you can't be nervous at this time, you must calm down and find a way to save yourself, if you mess up, you are very likely to lose your life!
Although the quicksand is terrible, the quicksand also has strength and weakness, if you encounter some weaker quicksand, you can completely escape, otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable.
Hearing Murat's words, everyone threw away the unimportant substances from the camel's body, leaving only a small amount of food and water.
As soon as the material fell to the ground, it was swallowed up by the quicksand, and everyone who watched this scene was terrified, and everyone's faces showed fear and uneasiness that could not be concealed.
Although a lot of material was lost, it only slowed down the sinking of the camel. However, the hooves of the camels were sunk into the quicksand, which made them all scream and struggle in uneasiness.
Murati roared, as if communicating with the camels. Because he knows that once he gets caught in the quicksand, the more he struggles, the faster he will sink.
Don't look at these camels that he raised, but when it came to life, those camels would not listen to him at all. This made his face anxious, for the quicksand was not gone, but was slowly devouring the camels.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Xiaoning was no longer hiding, and he used the beast duel to control those camels. Seeing that the camel that was struggling and restless instantly quieted down, Murati was stunned for a moment, not knowing why the camel suddenly became quiet.
"Connect all the camels together, and I'll figure out the rest. Zhao Xiaoning spoke loudly, holding a plate of wire rope as thick as a little thumb in his hand, which was hundreds of meters long. Then, under the terrifying eyes of everyone, he jumped forward, like a big bird rising into the sky, jumped out directly, and landed on the edge of the quicksand.
This scene made everyone look at Zhao Xiaoning with admiration, this guy's strength is not ordinary!
(End of chapter)
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