When you open the door, the space inside is quite small. There are a few empty bottles scattered on the floor.

"Bud! " I saw the little sprout on the ground at once. He now had blood all over his forehead, and his clothes were covered in sand and dirt. He had passed out.

"Don't move..."

Suddenly, I felt something pressing against my back.

"Who!" I turned my head to look.

"Don't move! Move again and I'll kill you!" A person suddenly grabbed my neck from behind, pressing a tool like a knife against my lower back.

"Say, what are you doing? Are you sent by Lao Jin?!" The man behind me grew more and more agitated. A sharp pain pierced my skin as a blade's tip dug in.

I feel like if I say the wrong thing, that knife will kill me.

"Don't be impulsive!" I said nervously. "I don't know anyone named Lao Jin. I'm from the research institute and I didn't know there were people living here. I came down to save my colleague."

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He glanced at the unconscious Douzi, his voice laced with suspicion. "Are you sure you're not sent by Jin Feng Huang? Institute, what institute?"

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I urgently said, "What golden phoenix and silver phoenix? I don't know this person at all. We are from the Geography Institute. My name is Xiang Yunfeng, and I came here to interview the minority tribes living in seclusion in the desert."

It's all a misunderstanding. We have no ill intent towards you.

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He frowned, considering the matter with skepticism. I didn't dare speak, afraid of upsetting him.

They were so close, I could hear his breathing clearly, a little rapid.

He finally loosened the knife that had been pressed against my lower back, and I slowly turned my head. That's when I could finally see the man's face.

This man was in his thirties or forties. His clothes were very dirty, and he had a plastic bag on his head to keep the sand out. He had deep wrinkles on his forehead, and when he frowned, they all bunched together.

At this time, a voice from the entrance of the cave belonging to Guide Lao Zhang called out, he asked me loudly how come I couldn't see him.

"Uncle Zhang, I'm fine. I found芽仔, and I'm just about to go up," I shouted back at him.

After I finished speaking, I raised my hands and said, "Big brother, can I take my friend away? We won't bother you anymore."

This man gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled out a small knife, threatening me: "Do you have anything to eat?"

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"Yes, yes," I backed up two steps.

"You can help me get my friend up there, and our caravan is carrying plenty of food."

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"What's there to eat?" he asked.

I thought for a moment and said, “There are compressed biscuits, beef jerky, and some roasted snacks I bought locally in Yinchuan.”

He swallowed hard, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'll get this man up there for you. In exchange, you have to leave me some food, or else... I'll kill you both."

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I immediately said no problem, and after going up, I explained to the team.

That's it, the terms are agreed upon. This man and I partnered up and carried the bean sprouts out together.

As soon as we came out, we startled everyone above us. We shouted at the top of our lungs, "Who is Yunfeng?!"

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