Chapter 280 Going West
You have to pay attention to skills when sneaking away. You can't just walk in a group. You have to go in batches. The secondary ones go first, and the important ones go last. Dasha's goal is too big, so leave it to the end. Take off in the afternoon when there are least people on the street. Go first. Fly north, climb over a mountain, then lower the altitude and head west, pick up the four people and fly low from the valley to the west.
I thought it was done cleverly, but I didn't expect to be caught up by Wu Qin soon after heading west.
Seeing Wu Qin chasing after him, Wu Zhongyuan felt greatly embarrassed. Without waiting for Wu Qin to speak, he took the initiative and said, "We are going to Gushan for inspection. Can Jushan come with us?"
Wu Qin naturally knew that Wu Zhongyuan was lying, but he did not expose it. Wu Zhongyuan was the leader. Although he was worried about the leader's safety, he could not restrict the leader's freedom. He came here not to chase Wu Zhongyuan back, but to report the news. Just now, news came from the post station that the Bear Clan sent a dozen wizards and purple energy masters to pass through Da Kuang and head north.
After hearing Wu Qin's report, Wu Zhongyuan frowned slightly. Da Kuang is the northernmost walled city of the Bear Clan, and further north is the border of the Northern Territory. The Bear Clan must be doing something special when they send so many purple energy masters to the Northern Territory. important things.
After a brief pause, Wu Zhongyuan nodded to Wu Qin, "I understand, please come back, Jushan."
Wu Qin nodded, took out a prismatic crystal from his arms and handed it to Wu Zhongyuan, "Take this crystal with you, which contains earth spiritual energy. If necessary, break it into pieces and I can sense it and find it." .”
Wu Zhongyuan thanked him and reached out to take it. Wu Qin shook his head and went back with a sigh.
"Are you going to Northern Xinjiang?" Jiang Nan asked.
Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head and thought, but did not answer immediately.
The old blind man said from the side, "The Beiguan guarded by Xuanwu is located in the northwest of Dakuang, not due north."
Before the old blind man spoke, Wu Zhongyuan was really wondering if there was something wrong with Beiguan. Hearing what the old blind man said, he dispelled his doubts and said, "Forget it, let them go. I have sent people to the three tribes before to talk to them." After talking about the seriousness of the situation, the war is coming, and they should also be thinking of ways to strengthen their forces and prepare for war."
Wu Zhongyuan was the leader. Since he had expressed his stance, others did not say anything. Dasha carried the four of them and continued to the west. This time, they no longer had to worry about Wu Qin chasing after him. They were flying higher and the low air flow was stronger. Weak, Dasha's low-altitude flight consumes more energy.
Four of the ten strange things that the old blind man mentioned before are in the west. One of them, a plant called purple potato, is in a sandbar called Heiyun Valley in the Western Desert. The so-called purple potato is actually the origin of modern potatoes. Ancestors, although potatoes are widely cultivated in modern times, the plant itself is an exotic species that was not originally found in China.
Few people know that potatoes are the fourth largest food in the world after wheat, rice and corn. This plant has a high yield and is a staple food for the poor in many places. If you can really get some, you can use it to sow it and mix it with hundred-day rice. , the food problem is solved.
Except for the purple potato, the remaining three strange objects are all in the abandoned temple in Kunlun Mountain. They are the headless amethyst statue, two soul-fixing stones, and the God of War Grass.
He doesn't know how to use the God of War Grass, and he doesn't know what the soul-fixing stone is for, but he does need the amethyst metal. After returning from the Southern Wilderness, he had dinner with Li Wanzi and others. I asked about the amethyst metal used by the Bird Clan. The amethyst metal used by the Bird Clan has been melted and divided, and now the original shape can no longer be seen.
As a result, it is impossible to determine whether the amethyst metal used by the Bird Tribe was taken from the Kunlun Mountains, nor what the image of the headless statue in the abandoned temple is.
What he hesitated at this time was whether to go to the abandoned temple in Kunlun Mountain.
The old blind man did not express his opinion when he did not ask for his opinion. The old blind man was only responsible for providing clues. According to the old blind man, the abandoned temple was located in the north of Kunlun Mountains, and the Black Cloud Valley was in the northwest of Kunlun Mountains. , according to the current movement trajectory of everyone, the abandoned temple and Black Cloud Valley are on the same line. Going to Black Cloud Valley, you will pass the abandoned temple.
After hesitating for a long time, Wu Zhongyuan was still undecided. After experiencing the incident in Weoshui Longze, he became much more cautious. He very much suspected that the abandoned temple was the location of the sealed beast king. He was worried that going there rashly might hasten the disappearance of the confinement, and he was also worried about deliberately going there. If you avoid it, you will miss a good opportunity. If that place is really where the Beast King is sealed, it will not be that easy to get those two things after the Beast King breaks free from his confinement.
Finally, Wu Zhongyuan asked the old blind man for his opinion, "Sir, should we go to the temple you mentioned to find out?"
The old blind man did not answer immediately, and after pondering for a long time, he slowly said, "If you can get that mysterious crystal statue, you can mix it with copper and tin to assemble armor for thousands of troops. If you can get the soul-fixing stone, you can connect Yin and Yang. , Resist life and death..."
When the old blind man said this, Wu Zhongyuan interrupted him, "What does it mean to connect yin and yang and resist life and death? Sir, please clarify."
"The soul-fixing stone is divided into two stones: yin and yang. White is yang and connects to the Qi of Heaven. Black is Yin and corresponds to the Qi of Earth and Kun. If you wear the Yang stone, your physical body will not die. If you wear the Yin stone, your soul will not die." The old blind man said.
Hearing what the old blind man said, Wu Zhongyuan was very moved, "What if we wear them at the same time?"
"It should be able to connect yin and yang and resist life and death." The old blind man said, and then added, "The soul-fixing stone is a legendary thing. No one has ever really owned it. Whether it is as miraculous as the legend, we don't know. As for that God of war grass..."
Wu Zhongyuan interrupted the old blind man again, "I know what the God of War grass is. Taking it is like killing the goose to retrieve the eggs. If you don't take it, sir, I will only say whether we go to that ruined temple this time."
The old blind man said, "There must be something ferocious guarding there, and it is invisible to human eyes. Even if you are possessed of purple energy, you would not dare to go there rashly."
"Go or not?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
"Get chestnuts from the fire," the old blind man said solemnly, "the chestnuts are delicious and the fire is strong."
Wu Zhongyuan nodded slowly. At this time, there was no idiom about taking chestnuts from the fire. What the old blind man said was just a similar metaphor. Everyone knows that high profits often come with high risks, and he also understands this truth, but this matter seems to be a bit too high in terms of both risk and profit.
The old blind man never expressed his opinion whether to go or not. This also proves that the old blind man is very smart. A truly smart person will not easily make ideas for others. Ideas should be left to those who bear the consequences for this matter, most outsiders. Can only provide advice.
Wu Zhongyuan did not ask any further questions and put the matter on hold for the time being. Then he asked about the situation in the Kunlun Mountains and the specific situation in the Black Cloud Valley.
According to what the old blind man said, there were indeed strange beasts in the Kunlun Mountains, but they were not many in number, and they might have been well hidden and he did not discover them. The Niu Clan is closer to the Kunlun Mountains, and they use some magical herbs and animal elixirs to make elixirs. However, the Niu Clan never goes into the Kunlun Mountains, and at most they only hunt in the periphery.
Black Cloud Valley is located in the northwest of Kunlun Mountains, in a quicksand desert. The quicksand desert that the old blind man mentioned should be the Taklimakan Desert in later generations. This is a desert located between Kunlun Mountains, Tianshan Mountains and Altyn Mountains. It is now It’s unclear what the situation was, but in modern times, this desert covers more than 300,000 square kilometers, which is almost one-thirty-second of the total land area.
It is also a desert, but deserts are also different. The Taklimakan Desert is a mobile desert. The so-called mobile desert simply means a desert that can run. With different wind directions, the desert will also move in different directions. Under the influence of wind, In the desert, there will be many huge pyramid-like dunes made of accumulated sand. Some of these dunes can be as high as three to four hundred meters, which is as high as a dozen stories.
This kind of desert is the most dangerous among the deserts. Once there is a big storm, there is no place to run. In addition, because the desert will shift with the direction of the wind, it is difficult to determine the reference point. Trying to find a small oasis with a radius of only two miles in the desert of more than 300,000 square kilometers is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Asked the old blind man if he could find the Black Cloud Valley, the old blind man replied that it should be possible, but that was not possible. He was probably not sure. So Wu Zhongyuan asked him how sure he was, and the old blind man answered 80%.
Seeing Wu Zhongyuan frowning, Jiang Nan and Lao Er looked at him doubtfully. In their opinion, they were 80% sure and could go looking for him.
Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head and glanced at the two of them. Jiang Nan had never been to a desert before, and the second child had never been to a desert. They didn't know how dangerous this kind of quicksand desert was. In fact, they were not the only ones. Even modern people did not study geography. Archaeologists don’t know much about the Taklimakan Desert, but everyone knows about Pengjiamu and Lop Nur. Lop Nur is in the Taklimakan Desert, but it is on the eastern edge of the desert, while the Black Cloud Valley that the old blind man said is in the heart of the desert. Going to Lop Nur is like playing on the beach, while going to Black Cloud Valley is no different from running to the middle of the sea.
Risking your life to go to the quicksand desert in order to find a few potatoes seems like a big joke to modern people. But now there is no such plant in the Middle-earth region, not even wild ones. If you want it, you can only go to the black Cloud Valley.
After pondering for a long time, he finally decided to take the risk and go. The main reason why he made up his mind to go to Black Cloud Valley was that Dasha was helping him. Dasha was huge and could hold his ground even in a big storm. With its protection, everyone could It will not be blown away by strong winds, nor will it be buried by quicksand. The most important thing is that Dasha is an insect. It does not need much water. After eating and drinking enough, it can go without food or water for a long time. It is more resistant to torment than camels. .
Although everyone came out for business this time, they also took them for a stroll. In modern times, Wu Zhongyuan rarely traveled far and had no chance to visit the great rivers and mountains of his motherland. This time he finally got the chance, but at this time, there were only trees and mountains. There are no sights to see on the river. Fortunately, there are many wild animals at this time, many of which are extinct in modern times. It is just like visiting a zoo.
Everyone moved to the northwest, and spent most of the time above the boundary of the Niu Clan. Since they were sneaking out, they did not prepare dry food. Fortunately, Jiang Nan was here, and they could leave from the westernmost point of the Niu Clan before leaving the middle-earth. Yuancheng Lanshan rested for one night and replenished supplies.
Dasha is a good employee, diligent and hard-working, but a good employee is not without any faults. He doesn’t want to leave as soon as the sun sets. This is the dinner time set by Wu Zhongyuan for him. Dasha doesn’t know what time it is. It eats by looking at the sun. As soon as the sun sets, it knows it's time to eat.
If Dasha is really an employee, he must be the kind of person who was cheated by his boss. It is very simple to coax him. Just send his thoughts and just stop eating. When he goes to the field to eat well, Dasha will be filled with joy. He continued on his way, and when he arrived at the boundary of Lanshan Mountain, it was already dark, and he had forgotten about eating and lay still.
The land in Lanshan is barren. People here do less farming and mostly do livestock raising. There are many cattle and horses. Wu Zhongyuan is a good boss. He communicated with Jiang Nan and sent Dasha directly to the cattle pen.
After dinner, the two of them were not in a hurry to rest. Instead, they packed their things and prepared to leave the city. The Xiguan guarded by White Tiger was in the mountains to the west of Lanshan Mountain. It was necessary to go there and pay homage to the pier...