“Alright then, since you all think so, I'll listen to you.”
Nodding, Shirley Yang also knew that she was not familiar with the desert at all. Listening to experienced people, it was still possible to avoid some detours.
Otherwise, they would be looking for a lousy notebook, just to save some trouble, and be able to quickly find the ancient city of Jingjue.
Three hours later, the group of four arrived at the closest town to the desert.
"Old Hu, you and Fatty go to the army and borrow some things."
"I'll go with Miss Yang to find a reliable guide!"
After taking a look at the town, which wasn't very big, Bai Tian Yu started to assign work.
"Okay, Fatty, let's go, finish it quickly, we can go back and eat something delicious!"
Hearing about food, Wang Fatty didn't even complain about being tired and ran off directly, even Old Hu couldn't catch up with him for a while.
"Let's go, let's go ask around!"
A moment later, Bai Tian Yu looked at Shirley Yang with a helpless expression.
"We found someone, but he seems to be in the police station!"
"What about you, Miss Yang?"
Xiao Xiong shrugged, and Shirley Yang had also found nothing.
"Can we hire the person who's locked up in the police station?"
The only option now is the person in the police station, but it wasn't easy for them to bail him out.
After all, they didn't have any official standing. If it were an archaeological team, there would probably already be some leader coming to greet them.
"That person, his real name is unknown, but everyone calls him Anliman, meaning 'living map of the desert'!"
"However, this guy privately brought a group of foreigners into the desert, and he ran back alone, leaving no one else behind, so he was locked up!"
Explaining the origin of Anliman, Bai Tian Yu looked at Shirley Yang with some hesitation, unsure whether to continue.
"What's wrong?"
"I also heard something else!"
"A few days ago, an archaeological team from the capital came!"
"It seems Uncle Chen hasn't given up on going to the ancient city of Jingjue!"
Shirley Yang was not stupid. She understood what Bai Tian Yu meant.
The reason why Professor Chen reported them was to delay their action time.
It was just that Bai Tian Yu discovered it beforehand and stopped them.
Otherwise, they would have been delayed for a few days, no matter what.
They could only hope they would be safe in the desert.
"Miss Yang…"
"Just call me Shirley!"
Before Bai Tian Yu could finish, Shirley Yang interrupted him.
"Okay, Shirley, it seems we'll need to use your foreign identity next!"
In this era, foreigners were treated differently. So, as long as Shirley Yang presented her foreign identity, the police station would definitely let the person go.
"Alright, as long as we can leave tomorrow, it's not a problem!"
Knowing that Professor Chen had already arrived, Shirley Yang also became a little more anxious. However, after spending more time with Bai Tian Yu and the others, she realized something.
That some things can't be rushed. The more anxious you are, the more mistakes you'll make.
The archaeological team is probably facing this kind of outcome, because Shirley Yang also heard some things.
The archaeological team didn't look for any guides at all. After arriving, they rested for a day and then left the town in a hurry.
What a bunch of idiots!
A moment later, Bai Tian Yu came out of the police station with a man in his 60s or 70s.
"Is this the guide you found?"
Shirley Yang looked at the man in his 60s or 70s with some doubt.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Bai Tian Yu, but this guy was too old.
"This old man is called Anliman. You've heard of him, right? What are the three things you need to bring into the desert?"
"Camels, water, and Anliman, understand?"
"So that's how it is!"
Now Shirley Yang was a little more relieved, and her look at Anliman had improved a lot.
"That, the young man said that as long as I take you into the desert, you will buy all my camels, is that true?"
Seeing that Shirley Yang's attitude had improved, Anliman asked cautiously.
"That's right, as long as you dare to take us into the desert right now!"
Seeing that Shirley Yang hesitated, Bai Tian Yu was afraid that this girl would be afraid of spending money and wouldn't agree, so he had to give a guarantee in advance.
He also emphasized the word "right now," making Anliman frown.
He originally thought that as long as he was released from the police station, this young man would be at his mercy.
It seems he's not someone easy to deal with!
However, since he had already been released, he didn't care anymore.
"Entering the desert now is a death sentence, you can't go!"
After saying that, Anliman, this old rascal, was about to leave.
After all, he was released, so who was afraid of who!
As for selling the camels, he didn't care.
"I'll pay double. As long as you take us into the desert tomorrow, otherwise, you'll go back to the police station!"
Seeing this, Shirley Yang knew that this old man was a cunning fox, so she threatened him.
"This…"
Hearing the word "double," Anliman immediately stopped in his tracks, ignoring the threat afterward.
"Alright, old man, I'll make it clear to you. If you don't want to spend your life in there, come with me!"
"Don't think I don't know what you're wearing around your neck!"
Seeing that Anliman was indeed like in the original story, somewhat unyielding, even with double the price, Bai Tian Yu had to use his trump card.
This was the method Old Hu used.
The thing hanging around this guy's neck was clearly something from a tomb. As long as he reported it, this guy probably wouldn't be able to get out.
After all, he was old. Who knows when he might die.
"Alright then, double the price, not a penny less!"
Now Anliman didn't dare to say no anymore, but he had already made up his mind. As long as something bad happened, he would run away immediately.
"Okay, as long as you can take us into the desert and find the ancient city of Jingjue, you'll get your reward!"
Shirley Yang naturally wouldn't be stingy. How much money could an old man want?
Even with all the camels added, it probably wouldn't be worth much. For Shirley Yang, a Wall Street tycoon, it was nothing to her.
"Let's go, now that the matter is settled, let's go for a walk around this town, Shirley?"
Extending his hand, Bai Tian Yu invited.
"Okay!"
Instead of grabbing Bai Tian Yu's hand, Shirley Yang generously put her arm around Bai Tian Yu's.
This made Bai Tian Yu stunned. He didn't expect their relationship to be so good already?
"What's wrong?"