at the same time.

"How could it disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye?"

Prince Chamu and his party had already arrived at the place where Zhuge Liang had complained and said harsh words before preparing to use the "Eight Formations" to deal with them, but suddenly found that they had disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Prince Chamu and the dozen or so defenders also carefully inspected the footprints on the sand.

It was also discovered that the footsteps of Wu Liang and others stopped abruptly when they arrived here, as if they had disappeared from the world.

"Prince Chamu, that group of people...could they have accidentally entered that rumored ancient city?"

Shi Chang asked nervously.

The other soldiers were also a little uneasy and moved closer to each other unconsciously. They were afraid that they would disappear mysteriously like Wu Liang and others, and they were not willing to enter the mysterious ancient city that had been circulated in Zanni City for many years.

, after all, according to the rumors, that city doesn’t sound like something from the earthly world.

"Don't talk nonsense, that group of people are not ordinary people at first glance. As far as I know, there is a magical Taoist method called 'shrinking the earth method' in the Central Plains Taoism. This method can shrink the earth's veins and cover thousands of miles in one step. Maybe this

This is the magic they used to get rid of me."

Prince Chamu said with great imagination.

"..."

All the soldiers suddenly looked at each other with a look of helplessness on their faces.

Although Prince Chamu's mental problem has been deliberately concealed by the royal family as a scandal, Jani City is such a big place, and anyone who often walks in the city has heard about it. These city guards

Soldiers are no exception.

They had not had much contact with Prince Chamu before. They had only heard about this matter, but they did not have a clear understanding.

But now after listening to Prince Chamu's words, they finally understood...

"Besides..."

Prince Chamu did not pay attention to the soldiers' reactions, but frowned slightly and continued, "These people master Taoism with the power to destroy the world. Even if they accidentally entered the rumored ancient city, this

Whether it is their misfortune or the misfortune of the ancient city is still unclear."

"Prince Chamu, your subordinates are all rough guys who don't know a lot of Chinese characters. We really don't understand what you are saying. Just tell us what to do next, right?"

The director no longer wanted to hear Prince Chamu's "nonsense", but he had no way to explain it clearly, so he had to say with a bitter look on his face.

"Let's explore here carefully first to see if there are any other clues nearby."

Prince Chamu thought for a while and said seriously, "If we can't find any clues, we will temporarily go to the nearby Kongque River to camp and come here every day to investigate, even if the group really entered the rumored ancient city.

, we can find it in time when we come out of it."

"this……"

All the soldiers looked troubled.

The disappearance of Wu Liang and others was very strange. It was most likely related to the rumored strange ancient city. However, they did not want to have anything to do with the rumored strange ancient city at all. Of course, they were not willing to accompany this mentally ill person.

A prince suffers and takes risks in a place like this.

Fortunately, Shi Chang's mind was relatively quick. After hearing this, he rolled his eyes and immediately spoke out to persuade: "There is nothing wrong with Prince Chamu's plan, but the prince came out in a hurry this time, so the supplies we carried

The supplies are relatively limited, so I’m afraid I can’t stay here for a long time.”

"How many days do we have enough supplies to last?"

Prince Chamu turned around and asked.

"If we consider the consumption on the return journey, the remaining supplies can only last for one or two days. This is enough without any accidents."

The chief hurriedly said, "For the sake of the prince's safety, my subordinates boldly suggested that the prince return to Shanni City to wait for news. The group still has people and items left in Shanni City. If they can return safely, they will naturally return.

When you get to Janni City, the prince can relax and wait for work. In addition, I also implore the prince to consider the position of his subordinates. The weather in this desert is unpredictable. If an unexpected situation occurs while staying here and the prince is injured, his subordinates will

Even if I have a hundred lives, I still can’t explain it to His Majesty?”

"Prince Chamu, please put the overall situation first and think twice!"

The remaining soldiers had already understood the central idea of ​​Shichang's words, and immediately unanimously saluted and petitioned Prince Chamu.

"..."

Prince Chamu was obviously a soft-spoken person and had no experience in leading troops. Seeing the soldiers reacting like this, he actually had a look of hesitation on his face.

finally.

"What you said is not unreasonable... Then let's go back first?"

Prince Chamu frowned and said.

"Prince Chamu, please rest assured. After returning, I will send people to guard the city gate every day. Once the group returns to Jani City, I can guarantee that Prince Chamu will be the first one to receive the news!"

The chief was very happy and hurriedly patted his chest and said.

"In that case, let's go back first..."

Prince Chamu glanced unwillingly at the abruptly stopping footsteps left by Wu Liang and others on the sand, and finally nodded helplessly.

…

Soon after.

Wu Liang and others had already arrived at the Peacock River and set up tents.

Although the riverside in this area is also a desert with no grass growing, the environment near the water source is still slightly better. At least after the yellow sand absorbs some water, it is not so easy to be blown up by the hot wind to form a sandstorm.

And the beach next to the Kongque River has formed an environment very similar to the beach at the seaside because it has been soaked and washed by the river water. If you put on your swimsuit and lie down here, take a selfie and post it in your circle of friends, even if you say that you are now

I’m afraid no one will doubt it when vacationing in Hainan.

Wu Liang and others settled here temporarily.

In fact, the environment here is relatively harsh, because there is no vegetation. During the hottest time of the day, they can only rest on a small piece of rock that can barely block the scorching sun. The most prominent feature of the desert is the large temperature difference between day and night, so

At night, they had to hide in tents and wrap themselves up tightly to avoid the cold.

Fortunately, it's not too far away from Zanni City.

According to Wu Liang's estimation, Yang Wanli does not need to stop and go as much as he did when he came back to Jianni City. If he travels non-stop, he can go back and forth in about two days.

For more than two days, they were able to survive with sufficient water.

During this period of time, Wu Liang and others were naturally not idle. Every morning at the coolest time, they would re-enter the desert to investigate, and each time they would deliberately pass by the place where Prince Chamu and his party disappeared.

First, it was to ensure that the marks previously made with the engineer shovel would not be damaged by wind and sand.

After all, after Yang Wanli returned to report to King Shanshan, King Shanshan sent people to search for this mark, and Yang Wanli wanted to join them when he came back. This mark was also a very important road sign;

The second is to try your luck.

In the legend about the mysterious ancient city, the caravan members finally walked out of the ancient city after being trapped for several days, so the possibility of Prince Chamu and others suddenly appearing cannot be ruled out.

However, after two days of investigation.

Wu Liang and others still gained nothing.

There was still no trace of Prince Chamu and his party, and there was no sign of the Tomb of the Sun that Wu Liang wanted to find during his trip, which was discovered by later generations.

But in the process, Wu Liang discovered something strange.

In the past two days, the footprints left by Prince Chamu and his party are gradually becoming shallower due to the invasion of wind and sand, and are very close to disappearing completely.

But the footprints they left behind seemed to be carved into the loose sand, without any changes, and they always looked like they had just been stepped on.

This strange thing immediately aroused Wu Liang's vigilance.

For this reason, he also specially went to the place where Prince Chamu and his party had left their footprints and stepped on some imprints, hoping to see if this situation occurred due to different regions.

But after one night.

The footprints left by Prince Chamu and his party have become significantly shallower, but the mark he left has not changed at all...

"Sir, could this be because Prince Chamu and others have indeed entered the rumored mysterious ancient city. If they cannot come out, the traces of their existence in this world will gradually be erased?"

When he discovered this situation, Yu Jiru guessed.

"But has the old gentleman ever thought that it is normal for the footprints in the sand to gradually become shallower and disappear due to the influence of wind and sand? On the contrary, our footprints remain unchanged after so long. Is this what is really wrong?

?”

Wu Liang frowned and asked.

"!!!"

Wu Liang's rhetorical question instantly woke Yu Ji up.

At the same time, it also awakened the backbone of the Hu army who were accompanying them.

This is the real authority fanatic!

In the past two days, they have been preconceptions that Prince Chamu and his party mysteriously disappeared in front of them, so it must be Prince Chamu and others who are wrong, and the change in the footprints of Prince Chamu and others must be caused by this. On the contrary,

I have forgotten what normal changes should be.

Now that Wu Liang mentioned it, they suddenly realized that what seemed to be wrong was actually their own footprints!
To be continued...