Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 73 Soul Tower

Everyone beat and scolded all the way to the oasis, but our laughter soon stopped abruptly, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the front.In the sand ten meters away from us stood three white pagodas.The body of the tower is not high, only about one meter high, but the body of the tower is actually made of white human bones, which are hand bones and which are leg bones, all of which are clearly distinguished.There is a skull on the spire, and the two empty eye sockets are very scary.

Suddenly seeing such a bone tower in the desert, our hearts are inevitably a little hairy.

"What is this?" Wang Dongyu walked up curiously. This fearless fellow seemed to have never paid attention to these weird things.

"Don't touch these things!" Lao Luo quickly stopped him.

However, Lao Luo was still a step too late, and Wang Dongyu had already rammed one of the bone towers with the muzzle of his gun.

It was too late and then it was too late, I saw a colorful inch-long snake suddenly drilled out of the skull, and attacked Wang Dongyu like lightning.The attack speed of the little snake was so fast that Wang Dongyu hadn't recovered for a while.

Swish!
A flash of cold light whirled across, nailing the little snake to the ground.

A silver knife pierced the snake's head, scarlet snake blood splashed out, the snake twisted painfully, and then stopped moving.

Lao Luo walked over, stepped on the dead snake with one foot, pulled out the silver knife with the other hand, wiped the dirty blood on the sand, and then inserted it back into his trouser leg.

We all let out a long breath, if it weren't for Lao Luo's sharp eyes and quick hands, Wang Dongyu would definitely not be able to escape the attack of the little snake.That little snake was colorful and looked like a highly poisonous thing. If Wang Dongyu had been bitten just now, his life might have been lost.

Lao Luo spat and said, "It's your fate. This is an extremely poisonous colorful snake in the desert. If you are bitten by it even a little bit, you won't survive tonight!"

Wang Dongyu stood there dumbfounded. He was lucky enough to get his life back from the gate of hell. He probably hasn't recovered yet.

Professor Ye walked over and patted Wang Dongyu on the shoulder: "Let's go!"

With a dark face, Wang Dongyu suddenly raised the butt of his gun angrily, and slammed it heavily on the bone tower.With a crash, the bone pagoda instantly shattered into pieces and fell to the ground.At the same time as the bone tower shattered, a wisp of black smoke curled up and quickly dissipated in the evening wind.

"What are you doing again?" This time it was Lao Luo's turn to turn dark.

Wang Dongyu said angrily: "This kind of harmful thing, what's wrong with destroying it?"

Lao Luo said angrily: "You know what a fart, this is the Soul Tower of the Western Regions!"

Wang Dongyu was slightly taken aback: "What is the Soul Tower?"

"It's the grave!" Lao Luo said angrily, "You smashed someone's grave and said you were doing something good? Let me tell you, you will be punished by God for doing so!"

Wang Dongyu pursed his lips, and said indifferently: "He is dead, and he still puts poisonous snakes in the grave to harm people. It seems that this person was not a good person in his life! I am killing harm for the people!"

"Ah bah!" Lao Luo beat his chest angrily, "Only those who practice Taoism will be buried with colorful snakes. Of course, this colorful snake was not put inside artificially, it got into the Soul Tower by itself. , As for why the colorful snake guards the tomb of the Taoist, no one can explain it clearly!"

Wang Dongyu said: "In this way, it is very likely that I destroyed the tomb of an eminent monk? It is a sin, a sin!" Then he folded his hands together and muttered to the bone fragments all over the ground: "Amitabha Buddha ! Amitabha! The ignorant are innocent! Good! Good!"

Lao Luo sighed heavily, ignored Wang Dongyu, turned around and walked forward.

Professor Ye reprimanded Wang Dongyu: "Can you be calm, you are always so reckless!"

Wang Dongyu sniffed: "This can only show that I am braver than you!"

"You are so brave and foolish!" Han Jing walked past Wang Dongyu.

"You..." Wang Dongyu groaned angrily, "You're still big-chested and brainless!"

The breeze is gentle, the green trees are swaying and making rustling sounds.

As soon as we entered this oasis, we immediately felt much cooler, as if we had entered a large natural freezer.

For a moment, I was even in a trance, as if we were not walking in the desert, but walking in the tree-lined jungle.

Humid water vapor rushed towards our faces, and we pushed away the grass, and a lake that was not too big appeared in front of our eyes.The breeze blows across the lake, rippling and rippling.The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the gaps in the branches and falls on the lake like pieces of gold, reflecting the sparkling light.Occasionally, a fish would surface, spit bubbles playfully, and then flick its tail, it would soon disappear.This oasis has not been polluted in any way, so the water in the lake is very clear, and people can be clearly reflected.On the edge of the lake, water and grass are overgrown, and wild flowers are blooming, adding a touch of elegance and elegance.

"Great!" We cheered and ran to the lake.

I couldn't wait to pick up the cool lake water and pat it on my face. The coolness seeped into my skin, and the hot feeling on my body quickly subsided. That feeling was really comfortable.

thump!thump!
Gan Hongxin and Wang Dongyu took off their clothes and pants, jumped into the lake, splashing Lao Gao's water.

Wang Dongyu poked his head out of the water, shook the water beads off his face, and excitedly waved at us and shouted: "Hey! Come down quickly! The water is so fucking comfortable!"

thump!thump!
Song Mingqiu and Liu Hanhao also jumped into the lake and swam happily in the water.

I grew up on the banks of the Yellow River, and swimming is my strong point. Seeing them swimming so comfortably, I felt itchy for a long time, so I quickly took off myself to only a pair of underpants, and started stretching exercises by the lake.

Gu Meidi blushed pretty, and scolded: "I hate it! I'm not ashamed!"

Then I remembered that there were two girls, Gu Meidi and Han Jing, next to me. How could I watch such a group of big men take a bath?So he hurriedly sent them away and asked them to make a fire and cook on the side.Lao Luo and Professor Ye were not as crazy as the others, they just squatted by the lake, washed the dust off their faces with the clear lake water, then walked to the side, and started a fire with Gu Meidi and the others.Hao Mengkang, who rarely spoke, sat under the shade of a tree not far away, motionless, like a weathered statue.

After stretching my muscles and bones for a long time, I jumped into the air, turned somersault in the air, and fell into the water with a crash.As soon as I entered the water, the cool feeling wrapped me tightly, the pores of my whole body tightened suddenly, and there was an indescribable pleasure in my limbs.

I paddled my limbs and resurfaced.The sun like broken gold fell into my pupils, I closed my eyes comfortably, and slowly exhaled the breath in my chest. My whole body was like a wooden board, floating lightly on the water.

We swam happily in the lake, playing in the water, and the exhaustion and dust all the way disappeared in the cool water of the lake.After more than half an hour, we reluctantly climbed up from the lake.When going ashore, Gan Hongxin caught a few fish in the lake, cleaned them up by the lake, and brought them back to the camp not far away.

Lao Luo found a few twigs, sharpened them and pierced them into the fish, then put the fish on the fire and roasted it.The fish didn't know what it ate to grow up, it was white and fat, and the glistening yellow fish oil was like broken beads, dripping into the fire, making a sizzling sound.Curly blue smoke drifted up, and soon a strong smell of meat was smelled.

Since we left Dunhuang, we haven't smelled such a smell of meat. Although we have eaten canned meat, how can the taste of that canned food compare with this delicious fish?Before the fish was cooked, we were already drooling with greed, and we kept turning around the fire.

Lao Luo seems to be very good at grilling. A few fresh fish were quickly cooked in his hands. Lao Luo took out the seasoning bag he carried with him and sprinkled some salt and chili powder on it to make it more fragrant.

Gu Meidi exclaimed: "I didn't expect you to even prepare the seasoning packet!"

Lao Luo said: "For us, life in the wild is like a daily meal, and I naturally carry the seasoning bag with me!"

"Okay! Okay! Give me one, I'm starving to death!" Wang Dongyu couldn't wait to snatch a grilled fish from Lao Luo's hand, opened his bloody mouth, and started to gobble it up. The hot fish meat made him scream Yelling, that looks very funny.

Lao Luo's craftsmanship is really outstanding, the fish meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the outer layer of fish skin turns golden yellow, crispy and delicious.Tear off the fish skin, the snow-white fish meat inside exudes a burst of fragrance, the fish meat is very tender, it is not slippery in the mouth, and this kind of fish itself has no bone spurs, so it tastes even more refreshing.We held the grilled fish and chewed it, our mouths were full of oil, and we wanted to swallow the fish head. This was probably the most delicious dinner we had in a few days.

After eating the grilled fish, the sky was already dark, and a strong wind blew across the desert, and there was a dead silence in the sky and on the ground.

The patches of green shade can block the wind and sand for us. We don't have to worry about anything tonight, and we can sleep soundly.

Before going to bed, Professor Ye lit two more bonfires to drive away the coolness of the night.The camels were also led by the old Luo to the lake, drank enough water, knelt down one by one by the lake and took a nap.

For the sake of safety, Wang Dongyu and I walked around the camp with a gun, but found no danger.

We went back to the fire and lay down on the soft grass.Through the gaps in the branches, one can see the stars in the sky, densely packed, like twinkling gems, covering the entire sky.Those gems are so close to us that we can grasp them as soon as we reach out.

Such a night is really beautiful!

(End of this chapter)