Chapter 2: Going to Archaeology?

The next morning, Ouyang Xuan had just gotten up from the bed lazily, and was brushing his teeth and washing his face when his cell phone rang.

"Who? Annoying!" Ouyang Xuan muttered.

"Hey, I'm Ouyang." Ouyang Xuan said authentically with foamy mouth.

"Ouyang, I am An Group, why does your voice sound strange?" An Qi was a little puzzled.

"You old man's family is tied (try) and you will understand what it tastes like when your mouth is full of foam." Ouyang Xuan was so angry that he was furious.

"Oh, brush your teeth!" An Qi understood and smiled, "I'm so embarrassed. If you have a task, come to the 'Dragon Group' quickly."

"Is there another task?" Ouyang Xuan's head hurt.

"This time it's a good deal, don't say much, report it quickly." An Qi hung up the phone.

"Damn, good or bad? Is good or bad my part? I strongly despise it." Ouyang Xuan curled his lips and raised his middle finger hard.

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More than an hour later, Long Group, Conference Room No. 1.

Ouyang Xuan pushed the door open and didn't even say hello, so he sat down and yawned a big yawn.

An Qi was a little amused and crying, but there was no way to deal with Ouyang Xuan, so he had to say, "Why are you sleeping like this? When did you go to bed yesterday?"

"What does this have to do with you?" Ouyang Xuan glanced at An Qi: "Tell me, what's the most difficult task that I, the unlucky guy, can complete."

An Qi smiled bitterly and said, "This time it's really good and bad. I'm traveling for public expenses. Is it okay to go to Xinjiang for archaeology?"

Ouyang Xuan was really stunned now and suddenly laughed: "I said to leader, don't tease me. The country wants archaeology, what do you want me to do? I don't know anything about archaeology."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know anything, you just need to go." An Qi said lightly.

Ouyang Xuan thought about it and suddenly laughed: "Oh, I understand, this is definitely not an ordinary archaeology. Tell me, leader, what kind of archaeology is there? What kind of archaeology is required to be produced by our "Dragon Group"."

"I can only tell you about this, after all, I am not an archaeologist." An Qi shrugged and asked, "Ouyang, do you know the thirty-six countries in the ancient Western Regions of China?"

"I know, I know, my history is definitely the first-class in China, such as Khotan, Kucha, Wusun, and Loulan. Why? Why do you ask this? Is this archaeology related to the thirty-six countries of the ancient Western Regions?" Ouyang Xuan reacted.

"Yes, this archaeology is to find a very important country among the 36 ancient Western Regions: Qiemo." An Qi said seriously.

"Qianmo?" Ouyang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said in confusion: "But, but I seem to remember that there is a Qiemo County in Xinjiang, and there is an ancient Qiemo city nearby. What else can I find if I have found it?"

An Qi shook his head and smiled, "That is not the real ancient city of Qiemo. According to research, the so-called "Qianmo Ancient City" located in the southwest of Qiemo County is just the garrison of the Han army here, and the real position of Qiemo Kingdom has always been a mystery!"

"Is that so? I don't know." Ouyang Xuan scratched his hair and said in confusion: "But, leader, what secret is hidden in the ancient city of Qiemo? We need our 'Dragon Group' to come forward to cooperate with the archaeology?"

"This is a long story. Legend has it that Qiemo was a large-scale Western Region country at that time, which was very prosperous, no less than Loulan, and was also an important part of the Silk Road back then. But in the 6th century AD, the main body was suddenly destroyed, and the reason was unknown. Over time, the once powerful country in history was buried in the thousands of miles of yellow sand, and there was no trace again.

For many years, many archaeologists at home and abroad have wanted to find the ruins of this ancient country, but unfortunately they have not been able to do so. In recent years, the research on Loulan and Niya ancient sites has been in full swing, and the pursuit of the ancient city of Mo is also in full swing.

Two days ago, the State Department of Foreign Affairs and the Administration of Cultural Heritage suddenly received an entry-level archaeological request from Mrs. Lisa Smith, a doctor of archaeology at the University of Caryland. She said that after years of research, she finally found valuable information and determined the real location of Qiemo Ancient City. Therefore, I hope that our country will send someone and her working group to conduct archaeological research on the precious heritage of "Qimo" shared by human beings."

An Qi said carefully, looking at the information on the table in front of him from time to time. Obviously, he was also a layman in archaeology.

Ouyang Xuan still didn't understand and interrupted: "Leader, even if Mrs. Smith really found the ruins of the ancient city of Qiemo, this is indeed a major discovery in archaeological history and a valuable asset of China and even the world, but what does it have to do with our "Dragon Group"?"

"Don't worry? Qiemo is the main production place of "Khotan jade". In ancient times, Qiemo people mined beautiful jade from nearby Kunlun Mountains and Aljin Mountains, and then moved eastward to the Central Plains and westward to Babylon, opening up a "jade road" that runs across the east and west, which also created an ancient Qiemo country with a long history and splendid culture.

But it is also because of this that the Qiemo Kingdom, which became prosperous with jade, formed a strange worship of jade. According to secret history, the Qiemo Kingdom once owned a rare treasure "Khotan Red Jade". This jade is said to have a very mysterious and powerful force. It has always blessed the peace of Qiemo Kingdom since ancient times, and has made all directions come to worship, and Qiemo was the leader of the alliance. Therefore, Qiemo regarded it as the "treasure of the country" and was kept by the chief high priest of the country.

According to the secret information of our intelligence department, the real goal of this American Mrs. Smith this time is probably not just to find out the real location of Qiemo Ancient City. Her ultimate goal is probably to peek at this "Qianmo Nation" treasure of the country, and to take it as existing to study the source of mysterious power in jade." An Qi's face was very serious.

"So that's it, so the government hopes that our "Dragon Group" will come forward to ensure that if this jade really appears, it must be under the control of our country?" Ouyang Xuan suddenly realized.

"Yes, this Mrs. Smith is not simple. She has a background in the US military. The archaeologists who came to China this time are inevitably not suspicious of the US military, or even supernatural people, so it's time for our "Dragon Group" to come forward." An Qi smiled.

"That's right, how long will it take? In what capacity do I appear?" Ouyang Xuan asked.

"It shouldn't be more than half a month." An Qi said: "As for your identity, we consider that you, as the leading official of the Cultural Relics Bureau, accompany your country's archaeological working group. Such an identity should be a better cover. Do you have any other opinions?"

Ouyang Xuan thought for a while and said, "No, I guarantee to complete the task. If this mysterious red jade is still there in the ancient city of Qiemo, Americans will not want to take it away."

"Okay, you go back and prepare first. You will fly directly to Urumqi tomorrow afternoon with our country's archaeological working group, and meet with the American archaeological working group there." An Qi said.

"Yes!" Ouyang Xuan stood up and saluted.

Back in the dormitory, it was already noon.

Liu Chuan and Luo Qi just came back from dinner, but because there was no class in the afternoon, the two of them started playing games enthusiastically.

Ouyang Xuan closed the door and coughed, "I said, brothers, stop playing, discuss something."

"What, is there something wrong?" Liu Chuan turned around.

"Well, yes, I have to go to Xinjiang for business, it will take about half a month." Ouyang Xuan shrugged helplessly.

"Ah, are you wrong?" Liu Chuan was excited: "We just entered the department finals and you will leave after winning one game. Each opponent below is stronger than the other. Are we dead?"

"Yes, Ouyang, you can't leave at this critical moment." Roqi was also a little depressed - although he was just a substitute, he also wanted to win the game and compete with the masters of all departments in the school.

"There is no way, I can't push it away. I have considered that the top three teams in the six teams in the department will qualify. As long as I win three games, I can ensure that I qualify. Now we have won one game and there are four games left. In the past half month, I have to play two games, and even if you all lose, we still have two chances. When I come back, I will definitely get the remaining two games and we can qualify." Ouyang Xuan explained.

"That's it, then you go and be careful on the way." Liu Chuan said helplessly.

"Well, I'll prepare for it in the afternoon, you guys can play." Ouyang Xuan smiled and pushed the door and went back to his room.

As soon as I entered the room, Ouyang Xuan's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Hey, who?"

"Brother Ouyang, it's me, Su Su."

"Oh, Susu, is there anything wrong?"

"Brother Ouyang Xuan, today is my birthday. Can you come and have dinner with me?"

"Okay, there's just the time tonight. Can I call A Ling to go with me?"

"This, next time, can you come alone this time?"

Ouyang Xuan thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, at half past six, I'll wait for you downstairs, let's go out to eat."

"No, I'll do it at home myself, just go upstairs."

"Well, see you that night."

"See you tonight, Brother Ouyang."

After hanging up the phone, Ouyang Xuan scratched his hair: Recently, Situ Jing has not caused trouble for him, but Russus seems to be a little interested in him, which makes Ouyang Xuan quite troubled.

"Oh, it's really annoying to be a human being!" Ouyang Xuan sighed with a wry smile.

Ouyang Xuan stood in front of his house, and was a little scared for a moment, hesitated for a long time without ringing the bell.

Since the "Fourth and Half Hall" incident, Russell Su has been living here. Anyway, Ouyang Xuan believes that it is empty, and there is a person who lives there and it is more popular.

After hesitating for a long time, Ouyang Xuan still rang the doorbell: "Ding Dong--!"

"Here you come!" Russus's voice seemed very light, and the door opened in just over ten seconds.

Looking at Russus's outfit in front of him, Ouyang Xuan was stunned:

Russus was wearing her favorite white casual outfit, wearing an apron behind her, holding her long hair lightly, and a happy smile appeared on her face. At this time, she was like a happy wife waiting for her husband to come home.

"Brother Ouyang, why are you standing there? Come in quickly." Russus happily pulled Ouyang Xuan into the door, pressed it on the sofa, and smiled and said, "If you sit here for ten minutes, the food will be ready."

As he said that, he rushed into the kitchen and seemed extremely excited.

Ouyang Xuan blinked his eyes twice, supported his chin with his hands, and his face looked a little depressed: He didn't know how many peach blossom disasters he had experienced in his life!

Soon, the kitchen was filled with fragrance. I didn't know what delicious Russell had cooked, which made Ouyang Xuan unable to help swallowing his saliva, raised his head and peeked straight into the kitchen.

Suddenly, Russus ran out happily, pulled Ouyang Xuan up from the sofa, pressed it to the dining room, and said with a smile: "Wait, there are a lot of delicious food."

After a while, five or six dishes were placed on the dining table, each of which was full of color, fragrance and taste, which made Ouyang Xuan sniff.

Russus sat down happily, and introduced each dish one by one: "Brother Ouyang Xuan, let me introduce you to you. These are all famous dishes from our Hunan. The first one is called "Jinxiu Sihai Crab", the second one is "Golden Medal Fragrant Chicken", the third one is called "Shunfeng Fat Beef Roll", the fourth one is called "Signature Pipa Duck", the fifth one is called "China Gong Chicken King", and the last one is the soup called "Pork Spinach Soup". These dishes took me an afternoon, so eat them quickly."

As he said that, Russus handed the chopsticks to Ouyang Xuan.

"Gurgle--" At this time, Ouyang Xuan's stomach tweeted uninvitedly, which immediately caused Russus to giggle: "Look, be hungry, eat, Brother Ouyang."

"Okay, I'm really a little hungry." Ouyang Xuan didn't care about embarrassment and took the chopsticks and rushed to the "Chinese Tribute Chicken King" first.

As soon as he ate it, Ouyang Xuan couldn't help but nodded frequently: "Hey, it's so delicious, delicious, a little sour, and a little spicy, it's great!"

"I have loved cooking since I was a child. There are not many famous dishes in Hunan that I can't cook." Russus smiled happily: "By the way, Brother Ouyang, you can eat the 'Jinxiu Sihai Crab' and see if it's delicious."

"Okay!" Ouyang Xuan, whose index finger was moving, grabbed a fat crab, peeled the shell and took a bite. The fragrance suddenly rushed to his forehead, and he couldn't help but praise: "God, Susu, you are really good at cooking, it tastes great."

"If you like to eat, eat more." Russus looked at Ouyang Xuan quietly and looked very happy.

Ouyang Xuan was a little surprised and put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Su Su, why don't you eat it?"

"Haha, I'm not hungry, and I'm waiting for the birthday gift you give me!" Russus said with a smile.

"Oh, look at me, I forgot everything when I was hooked by the greed." Ouyang Xuan smiled embarrassedly, wiped his hands, inserted a small box from his pocket and handed it over: "Happy birthday, I hope you like it."

Russus happily picked it up and opened it quickly, but it was a little white rabbit ornament made of white jade, which was really lifelike and vivid.

"Wow, Brother Ouyang, it's so beautiful. I like little rabbit the most. Thank you." Russus was so happy, with a happy smile on his face.
To be continued...