Chapter 10: Thousand Faces

When everyone walked out of the long tunnel in front of the underground palace, Chuyi couldn't help but breathe a long breath when he saw the stars in the desert starry sky.

That feeling is like a different life.

The sky was completely dark, and the sky was full of stars. Uncle Yerhan and the two left-behind armed police soldiers Yang Fan, He Ye were anxious. Suddenly, he saw Ouyang Xuan and his group of mermaids coming out in a row. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Oh, the true god Ala bless you finally figured it out." Uncle Yerhan frequently bowed to the sky and said with a worried look on his face: "The three of us were above and heard the ground shaking from time to time. We wanted to go in but didn't dare to go in, but we were worried. Comrade Zhang, what happened inside?"

"It's hard to describe it." Ouyang Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Yerhan, let's take a break first, then get some food and drink."

"Yes, I'm so anxious." Uncle Yerhan slapped his forehead and smiled blamely. He hurriedly brought food and water to Yang Fan and He Ye for everyone.

Ouyang Xuan and his group were exhausted and hungry. They swallowed their voraciously and gradually recovered some energy.

"Comrade Zhang, what happened below? It was so loud as if the earth was shaking?" Seeing that Ouyang Xuan and the others were almost full, Uncle Yerhan couldn't help asking.

Ouyang Xuan patted his belly and then calmly described the terrifying few hours in the earthen tomb.

All I heard was that Uncle Yerhan, Yang Fan, and He Ye were sweating wildly on his forehead, and he looked glaring with gladness.

"Oh, the true god Ala blessed. Fortunately, these monsters were not released, otherwise we, the last ones, would be in trouble." Uncle Yerhan hurriedly crawled on the ground and bowed to the sky frequently.

Yang Fan said with admiration: "Comrade Zhang, are you so powerful? Is the legendary 'Chinese Dragon Group'?"

Ouyang Xuan was stunned for a moment, smiled slightly, and did not answer: The "Dragon Group" is disciplined and cannot reveal his true identity when facing ordinary people.

Wang Zhi glared at Yang Fan at this time and said sternly: "Yang Fan, I forgot the confidentiality regulations in the army. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

"Yes!" Yang Fan suddenly remembered the military discipline and smiled ashamed: "It's all my fault, I didn't say anything."

"Haha..." The Chinese and his group laughed.

In fact, Ouyang Xuan refused to say it clearly, and everyone could guess it clearly. After all, these armed police soldiers and archaeological teams are not ordinary civilians, and the news is not so completely blocked.

"Okay, okay, everyone is tired for a day, so let's take a break early. The wind is starting to rise, don't freeze." Uncle Yerhan looked at the time in the sky and said hurriedly.

Sure enough, waves of cold desert wind blew from the wilderness and penetrated into the vast and dilapidated Qiemo Palace. Everyone couldn't help feeling the hair and bones in their bodies began to shrink violently.

"Yes, everyone should rest quickly." Ouyang Xuan nodded, but said to the four armed police soldiers seriously: "However, I am not completely at ease with the safety here. You four soldiers will work hard and take turns on duty at night. You must be highly vigilant. If you are unexpected, fire your guns and warn immediately. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Wang Zhi, Liu Cheng, Yang Fan and He Ye saluted together.

At that moment, everyone took off their tents and raised supplies from the camels, and began to find a place to go against the leewards in the palace.

Soon, a deep silence came to the camp.

Only at the entrance of the jade tower was lit, a bonfire was lit, and Yang Fan, an armed police soldier on duty, was vigilantly scanning the left and right with a gun in his arms.

Ouyang Xuan was still half asleep and half awake at first, but soon a strong sleepiness came and he gradually fell asleep without realizing it.

...

When Ouyang Xuan woke up, it was already dawn and when he came out of the tent, the brilliant sunset in the desert suddenly made his eyes blur.

A few seconds later, his eyes got used to it, and Ouyang Xuan quickly glanced around: The palace was very quiet, and everyone might have been exhausted yesterday and had not woken up yet. Only the armed police soldier Wang Zhi was yawning at the entrance of the jade tower with his gun in his arms, and there were only a pile of smoked embers left in the bonfire in front of him.

"Comrade Zhang, get up, it's early!" Seeing Ouyang Xuan get up, Wang Zhi hurriedly got up and greeted him.

"Thank you for your hard work." Ouyang Xuan stepped forward and patted Wang Zhi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You performed very well in this mission. After you go back, I will definitely report it to your leader."

Wang Zhi scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "How dare you take this? We just do our duty as a soldier."

"Haha, don't be humble, just wait and get promoted." Ouyang Xuan squeezed his eyes. It was too easy to accomplish this little thing with his power.

"Thank you Comrade Zhang." Wang Zhi suddenly looked grateful when he didn't want to be a general without a soldier.

At this time, perhaps she was woken up by Ouyang Xuan. With a sound of hikes, archaeological team members from China and the United States came out of their tents: they were yawning and stretching, and they seemed to have a very comfortable rest last night.

"Oh, Zhang, you got up so early." George smiled and greeted Ouyang Xuan, then shouted at the sun: "Wow, what a beautiful sunrise. It's such a surprise. I can see you again, my dear."

"Indeed," Michael shrugged, "I look at your face now and feel the last cuteness."

"Haha--" In the camp, the people who understood it suddenly burst into laughter, and they laughed a little.

George shrugged innocently and muttered quietly: "I'm very handsome."

Everyone ignored him and wiped his face with a wet towel. Every drop of water in the desert is extremely precious and cannot be wasted.

After eating some simple food, Professor Li came over and said politely: "Comrade Zhang."

Ouyang Xuan hurriedly stood up and smiled and said, "Professor Li, is there anything wrong?"

"Yes." Professor Li nodded, holding his eyes and said seriously: "This time, we discovered the ancient city of Qiemo, which is a major discovery in archaeological history. However, our supplies are about to be consumed more than half. What do you think?"

Ouyang Xuan thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, we have to go back."

"What should I do here? Will someone take the opportunity to steal the excavation?" Professor Li seemed a little worried.

"Well——" Ouyang Xuan thought for a while and said, "It shouldn't be. After all, this place has not been discovered by the world for many years. Obviously no one knows that there is a huge treasure hidden here. And as long as we seal the Yuta Tunnel, even if someone comes here by chance after we leave, it will not cause much damage. When we return to Qiemo County, we will immediately notify the local garrison and armed police to enter here. This should be more complete. Professor Li, what do you think?"

"Well, that's fine, nothing big happens in just a few days." Professor Li nodded and said, "Then let it go. I'll inform Zhang Bu and Xiaoying. Please inform Comrade Zhang."

"Okay." Ouyang Xuan stood up and walked towards the American archaeological team.

At this time, Mrs. Smith and others were talking and laughing, and their expressions seemed to be relaxed.

"hi, Mrs. Smith." Ouyang Xuan greeted.

"Zhang, is there anything wrong?" All four Americans stood up.

"Yes, our supplies have been consumed for half, so I decided to go back to Qiemo County today. After replenishing supplies, we will enter here with the local garrison to conduct large-scale archaeological research. What do you think?" Ouyang Xuan said with a smile.

The four Americans looked at each other, and Mrs. Smith thought about it and said, "Okay, we can't stay here without supplies, so let's follow your arrangement."

"Okay, everyone clean up and prepare to go back soon. I believe everyone will soon become celebrities in the world, and your family will be proud of you." Ouyang Xuan said politely.

"Haha..." The four Americans also smiled, but Ouyang Xuan didn't know what was behind the smile.

At that moment, the camp immediately became lively, and everyone collected tents, kept supplies, prepared camels, and prepared to set off.

When the sun was rising, more than a dozen people from the Sino-US joint archaeological team looked at the mysterious ancient city of Qiemo with nostalgia, urged the camel to leave slowly.

...

In a blink of an eye, three days have passed.

In the evening, the Sino-US joint archaeological team arrived at the dry river valley where the first day of camping and settled down.

Ouyang Xuan tied up his tent, ate some leftover dry food, and stretched relaxedly.

Looking around, everyone had already entered the tent. After walking for a day, they were a little tired and wanted to take a break early.

It was night, and the wind in the desert was still cold, but for people like Ouyang Xuan, who were invincible with hot and cold, it was not very lethal.

Ouyang Xuan suddenly walked to the edge of the camp and lay down on the sand. At night, the quicksand began to heat up, warm, and it was very comfortable to sleep on it.

The stars in the sky are still brilliant. In a cloudless environment like the desert, the stars in the sky are not covered with a trace of concealment, and are the most beautiful time.

Suddenly, looking, Ouyang Xuan suddenly felt like he was wandering outside the sky, and his heart seemed to be intoxicated by the collapsed starry sky.

Over the past three days, the American archaeological team did not perform any strangely. In addition, Ouyang Xuan was relieved and his heart was free of worries.

"Haha, this state of mind is a bit similar to "Nine Heavens"!" Ouyang Xuan suddenly felt his heart moving, and he took out the "Red Dragon Jade Flute" from the tent, lay on the sand, looked up at the starry sky, and slowly started to play.

The pleasant sound of the flute jumped into the uncovered desert space, reflecting the brilliant starry sky above the head, bursting out with charming ancient charm and charm: Anyone who hears it seems that the heart becomes calm, kind, with elegance and pride, floating and lost in the glory of the stars.

The already quiet camp seemed to be quieter, and under the hypnosis of the pleasant flute sound, everyone seemed to have slept more well.

Suddenly, Ouyang Xuan felt that someone seemed to be around him. He turned his head slightly, and while spitting out the last note, he saw clearly the person coming: it was Li Ying, that beautiful and quiet girl.

Ouyang Xuan put down the jade flute and smiled embarrassedly: "Miss Li, sorry, did I wake you up?"

"No, I'm not asleep yet, Comrade Zhang, your flute is so good." Li Ying said enviously.

"Haha, I'm over the award, I'm just playing with it." Ouyang Xuan scratched his head with a blushing face. In front of the girl, our protagonist was always so shy.

"You are mysterious, and I don't know who you are." Li Ying suddenly laughed and said, "But I know you are a good person."

"Haha, no one has any objection to this." Ouyang Xuan smiled slightly: "Of course, except for bad people."

"Hahaha..." Li Ying was amused and laughed: "You are actually quite interesting, but these days I see you always have a stern face and look serious."

"Is that true?" Ouyang directly touched his handsome face, a little discouraged: It seems that he has been a little too nervous these days, alas, he really failed.

"Yes." Li Ying smiled mischievously, and suddenly said embarrassedly: "By the way, Comrade Zhang, can you make a request to you?"

Ouyang Xuan immediately said with a gentlemanly manner: "I am willing to serve the beautiful women and go through fire and water, and I will never refuse."

"Well, I, can I see that 'Amodoro'?" Li Ying said with some restraint.

Ouyang Xuan was stunned for a moment and did not answer for a moment.

"If it doesn't work, forget it. I, I just want to see this national treasure of Qiemo. I know I will never have the chance to see it again in the future." Li Ying seemed to be very guilty, her face was very red, as if she had made a very excessive request.

Ouyang Xuan thought for a while and smiled and said, "Everyone is Chinese, of course." As he said that, he took out 'Amodoro' from his close-fitting pocket and handed it over.

The confident Ouyang Xuan did not think that anyone in this world could snatch things from him, let alone Li Ying was still his compatriot, so it should be okay to see.

"Thank you." Li Ying seemed very happy and took the 'Amodoro' carefully!

Under the brilliant starlight, "Amodoro" burst out with bright blood-colored light, which was like a "burning eye".

"What a beautiful red jade!" Li Ying looked at it in fascinatedly and exclaimed softly: "But I really didn't expect that such a huge energy was hidden in its small body."
To be continued...