Chapter 244 Kunmo City in East Tianshan
The next two days.
Everyone resumed their journey again.
Every day seems to repeat itself.
Even the scenery seems to be carved out of the same mold.
The sky is full of yellow sand, the endless wilderness and the Gobi Desert, except for the increasingly heavy snow, are so boring and suffocating.
Until the fifth day.
It’s just dawn.
The curtain door of a tent in the camp was opened from the inside out, and a tall figure walked out.
It is Kunlun.
Feeling the increasingly cold weather, I couldn't help but let out a long breath.
As soon as it merged into the air, it immediately condensed into being glanced around by a series of
s.
The tents are lined up one after another, spreading along the river for more than a mile.
That’s right.
Where they camped.
It is an ancient river.
But it has long since dried up. Only the pebbles buried in the yellow sand and the crooked dead trees on the river beach are still silently telling the story of thousands of years ago.
Looking around the camp, wooden stakes were inserted into the outermost river beach to form a simple fence to prevent wild beasts hunting at night from breaking into the camp.
Middle of the camp.
It's a bonfire.
Overnight, the bonfire was almost extinguished.
Several figures gathered around the bonfire. It turned out to be the man who was in charge of the night watch last night. He had stayed up for half the night and was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes.
See this.
Kunlun couldn't help but sigh.
This trip to the Western Regions was obviously much faster than the last trip to southern Yunnan.
There is hardly much time to rest.
Travel day and night.
Even the old guys on the mountain are a little unable to bear it.
But I don’t know why, the shopkeeper never stops going, as if... he is competing with someone for time.
The thought flashed through his mind.
Kunlun didn't dare to think too much. He returned to the tent, took out his jacket and put it on. When he opened the door curtain again, a cloud of yellow sand fell down, spreading all over his body.
In just one night, the top of the tent was covered with yellow sand.
Although it has been a long time since we entered Western Xinjiang.
I often encounter this situation.
But Kunlun still couldn't get used to it. He shook his head and shook off the yellow sand from his hair.
Then he took steps to wake up the guys who were keeping watch.
I thought I could take a nap for a while before everyone else woke up.
Just...
Just took a few steps forward.
His figure suddenly froze in place.
The snow that had been falling for half a month actually stopped.
Looking up, he saw the snowflakes falling on his face, but he had no intention of avoiding it. Instead, he stared at the fog that gradually dissipated and the sky that was revealed again, his expression full of wonder. .
Kunlun couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen the sky in the Western Regions.
In memory.
It seems like this has been the case since entering Hexi.
The whole world seems to be gray, and the green mountains and green waters that are common in Xiangxi are even rarer than gold in this Gobi Desert.
As the wind and snow gradually subsided.
A ray of golden sunshine also emerged from the clouds.
The clouds and mist are dyed like gold.
Kunlun stared blankly at this long-lost scene, and couldn't help but want to raise his head and roar, but looking at the still silent camp around him, he hesitated, and finally held back.
However.
When he looked across the vast, silent horizon.
The pupils suddenly dilated.
I saw a high mountain suddenly appearing at the end of the vast Gobi Desert.
It's several thousand meters high.
It is like a barrier that separates heaven and earth.
The sun falls on the top of the snow, reflecting a golden light.
“Tianshan?”
“It can’t be wrong, it must be!”
Looking at the golden dome from a distance, Kunlun felt as if there were countless voices screaming in his ears, and there was a constant thumping sound under his chest.
Entering the boundary of the Western Regions from Mozigou.
So long.
The mountain range that only existed in legend finally revealed its true appearance for the first time like a half-hidden dancer holding a pipa.
My heart is racing.
He could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.
He kept repeating the name of Tianshan in his mouth. In the middle of the camp, a few guys near the campfire woke up from their naps.
The expressions changed from nervousness and uneasiness at the beginning, to the subconscious sigh of relief when they saw Kunlun, until they also saw the golden dome standing at the end of the world.
Unspeakable surprise burst out from his eyes.
"Is it the Kunlun Mountains?"
"What are you talking about, the Tianshan Mountains? That's the Tianshan Mountains!"
"It's so damn majestic, even Pingshan Mountain is not big enough in front of it."
A few guys were discussing loudly.
Gradually.
One after another, people came out of the tents, but looking at the clearing sky and the Tianshan Mountains, they suddenly woke up from their sleepy eyes.
“Shopkeeper, look!”
Not long after.
A figure wearing a blue cotton robe walked out.
Kunlun looked like he had not yet awakened, with a face full of joy and pointing in the distance.
"Eastern Tianshan..."
Chen Yulou stayed up all night.
The practice ended with meditation.
At this moment, looking at the mountain peaks stretching across the horizon, I felt confident.
I have been busy traveling these past few days.
Until last night, he was still wondering. According to the map, Mozigou was only four or five hundred miles away from Kunmo City. It should have been five days, but there was no trace of the Tianshan Mountains.
For this reason, he was even worried that he was going in the wrong direction.
After all, in the vast desert, unless you walk all year round, it is extremely easy to lose your way without a guide.
But now I see the East Tianshan Mountains.
Chen Yulou completely let go of his last worries.
"Let the brothers make a fire to cook."
"On a rare sunny day, try to get to Kunmo before noon."
"Yes, from the shopkeeper."
This time Everyone has woken up.
Where will there be any delays?
There was no wind, no snow, and the sky was clear and clear. It was nothing like the horrible weather before.
Almost no reminder is needed.
The guy in charge of cooking the stove has already found dead trees from everywhere, while the others are seizing the time to clean up the camp.
Not long after.
The horse team, having had enough to eat and drink, continued on their journey.
With accurate goals and routes in place, the atmosphere was obviously much more enthusiastic than the downturn of the previous few days, and everyone's face was filled with smiles and expectations.
As long as it is a town.
No matter how big or small.
At least I can have a hot meal and a roof over my head.
Instead of chewing tasteless dry food all day long, sleeping in the vast desert at night, sleeping with the roar of wolves and beasts.
Hurry and hurry along the way.
What Chen Yulou expected was that the cavalry entered the East Tianshan area in less than two hours.
From a distance, he could see a small town standing under the rolling snow-capped mountains.
There are only a few hundred low earthen houses, and the city wall is only two or three meters high. It looks cold and declining. It is hard to imagine that it was the capital of Hami Kingdom a thousand years ago.
Not to mention Jin Zhangye, Yin Wuwei and Jiayuguan City that we passed by on our way here.
Even Chenjiazhuang cannot compare.
But this was the first ancient city they encountered after entering the Western Region.
There is a river that flows around the city, flowing southwest, and there are rare forests located on the outskirts of the city. It is a pity that it is the severe winter season, otherwise it would be a lush and vibrant scene.
The group entered the city through the east gate.
He couldn't hide his curiosity and looked around.
When passing the door.
The same is true for the soldiers guarding the city.
I looked at the road guide repeatedly and confirmed that they were businessmen going to Central Asia, not those demons who killed a thousand swords, and then let them in.
But the look in the eyes of the horse team.
They all showed surprise.
After all, it has been more than a year since I saw any merchants coming and going.
I heard that a group of sand bandits who escaped from southern Xinjiang occupied the Xingxing Gorge and cut off the trade routes. This led to the disappearance of the originally prosperous camel and horse teams.
Kunmo City is located on the ancient Silk Road.
For generations, residents in the city have relied on this road to make a living and support their families.
Now that the trade routes are cut off, countless people have also lost their way of living.
so.
The team almost entered Kunmo City.
Immediately, countless people flocked in, speaking vague Chinese, trying to win business.
"Kidnapper, ask, has anyone been to the Black Desert?"
I saw the comments on the previous chapter, and when I looked them up, I was really confused. I will retake those two chapters after I finish the third subject. Thank you for your tolerance
(End of this chapter)