#532 - Chapter 532 There is a guess
"Their mission at the time, a group of six, was to travel to a Western Regions country called Loulan to spread their teachings. They encountered an attack on the banks of the Tarim River along the way. And it was the Sand People who attacked them."
"Ancient books record that they are not afraid of weapons and cannot be killed. Moreover, they can summon huge storms and instantly bury a city," Jingqi said.
"Anything else?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"That's all," Jingqi shook her head.
"Are there any ancient books that record how these Sand People came to be?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"No," Jingqi still shook her head.
"Why are these Sand People attacking you?" Dongfang Chen asked.
He believed that these Sand People did not attack just anyone.
Old Qin had inadvertently revealed information in this regard.
He said that people had been sent here afterward, especially since the Northwest Military Region had a long-term garrison nearby. But these Sand People had not appeared again since they appeared once more than a decade ago.
Why was that?
This shows that these Sand People only appear under specific conditions.
So what is that condition?
"I'm not sure. However, ancient books have such a record that the Eastern Country is protected by powerful gods and cannot be proselytized," Jingqi added.
Dongfang Chen nodded.
If it were in the past, he would have thought this was nonsense.
But the things that are happening now make him believe it.
He had a guess.
The Sand People would appear after the Manicheans arrived. Other people would not.
In other words, the reason why these Sand People appeared was to eliminate the Manichean followers who appeared in this area.
Only this hypothesis can explain the current situation.
But this hypothesis itself is very strange.
What could specifically target Manichaeism?
This is too weird.
There is also a conclusion from the situation Jingqi said: these Sand People have existed for a very, very long time.
So where did these Sand People come from?
"Is there anything else to add?" Dongfang Chen asked routinely.
"No," Jingqi replied.
"Is that so? Then I need them to do something for me, would you mind?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Can I object?" Jingqi glanced at him.
He knew it wouldn't be so easy to leave.
"No. You can rest assured that since I said I would send you back, I will definitely do it. However, the information you provide is limited, which forces me to think of other ways," Dongfang Chen found some reasons for his statement.
Jingqi closed her eyes and said nothing.
"Okay, since you're not talking, I'll take it as you agree," Dongfang Chen smiled.
"Bring one person out," he said to Dai Zheng next to him.
"Yes," Dai Zheng accepted the order and began to make arrangements.
What Dongfang Chen wanted to do was very simple.
He planned to use one of them as bait.
See if the Sand People would appear.
Sure enough. After a follower was thrown down, the ground began to vibrate again.
This situation was exactly the same as what he saw in the morning.
It's just that this time the vibration was not so violent.
Before long, the vibration almost disappeared, and a group of black dots began to appear.
Their positions were all distributed in the narrow strip of land south of the Peacock River and north of the Tarim River.
After these Sand People appeared, they began to move towards the follower.
Dongfang Chen could basically be sure that these Sand People were coming for the Manicheans.
"Bring him up," Dongfang Chen ordered.
Dai Zheng immediately issued the order.
Several special forces soldiers quickly went down and brought the man back.
Before long, a gust of wind blew, and these Sand People were blown away, and the ground returned to calm.
After seeing this, Old Qin frowned deeply and said nothing.
"Old Qin, what do you think?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Now it can basically be confirmed that the target of the Sand People is these Manicheans," Old Qin said.
Old Qin knew what Dongfang Chen's experiment was all about.
"Old Qin, this shows that among the people who came here with you to investigate more than ten years ago, there were Manicheans," Dongfang Chen reminded.
Old Qin nodded and said nothing.
This was the reason why he was frowning.
Dongfang Chen didn't know the specific details at the time, so he couldn't say much.
Old Qin needed to assess the remaining matters himself.
"Oh, right. Old Qin, did you want to imply to me by letting me come here to investigate that these Sand People were set up by Qin Shihuang?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"I've already said it, nothing like that happened, don't talk nonsense," Old Qin replied.
"Then where is the Yin-Yang Fish Jade Pendant you mentioned earlier?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"It should be in the Cultural Department, but it's hard to say whether it can still be found now. Moreover, this thing has nothing to do with what you want to investigate, and it's useless for you to take it," Old Qin replied.
The role of the Yin-Yang Fish Jade Pendant is to uncover the veil of the ancient Loulan Kingdom, and it is indeed useless for Dongfang Chen to take it.
However, he knew that there were still things behind this that he didn't understand.
Where did these Sand People come from?
Who set it up?
The purpose of this thing is too obvious, it is to stop the Manicheans. Therefore, he certainly doesn't believe that it wasn't set up by someone.
