A comprehensive overview of tombs: starting with the Yellow Weasel's Tomb

After all, since getting off the car and arriving at this grassland, plus driving the horses into the stables, everyone had been busy for half a day and was already thirsty and hungry.

So, everyone was chatting and laughing as they ate dairy products and drank milk tea.

Mongolian milk tea, known as "Sutaiqie" in Mongolian, is a popular dairy product among the Mongolian people. It is made by boiling brick tea, then adding milk and salt, which makes it salty.

In fact, Mongolian milk tea is not only popular in Inner Mongolia, but is also loved by people of all ethnic groups in the Western Regions.

Because vegetables were scarce in Inner Mongolia and the Western Regions in the past, and eating only meat would be a burden on the body, these regions have a tradition of drinking tea.

Milk tea is a local specialty food that originated from this.

In addition to milk tea, Ding Sitian also brought out some dairy products such as milk curds and milk tofu, which everyone enjoyed immensely.

Soon, everyone had almost finished eating.

Bai Jing then looked at Old Sheepskin and said, "Grandpa Old Sheepskin, could you tell me what's going on with this Hundred-Eyed Cave?"

Upon hearing this, Old Sheepskin's expression turned somber, his thoughts seemingly drifting back decades, and a hint of sorrow lingered on his face.

"Speaking of which, this happened more than 30 years ago."

“At that time, a group of Japanese kidnapped my brother, held a gun to his head, and forced him to lead the way to Baiyan Cave. I secretly followed behind, preparing to find an opportunity to rescue my brother.”

"I followed their caravan for a long time, and finally arrived near the Hundred Eyes Cave."

"That's where I first saw the Northern Desert Dragons. Those giant black dragons stretched across the sky and earth, soaring up and down. They terrified me. I didn't care about anything else and just ran away. Even now, so many years later, I still dream about that scene from time to time, and I often wake up in a fright from the dream."

At this point, the old sheepskin's face showed even deeper sorrow.

It was as if I was reliving that moment all over again.

Bai Jing could tell that Old Sheepskin wasn't faking it; clearly, what he saw in the Hundred-Eyed Cave had truly tormented him for decades.

Old Sheepskin paused for a moment before continuing.

"This Hundred-Eyed Cave is a place of no life, a palace of the King of Hell. For hundreds or thousands of years, it has been a forbidden place that no one dares to go to. For generations, people living on the grasslands have never dared to search for their cattle and sheep, which they cherish as their own lives, even if they ran to the vicinity of the Hundred-Eyed Cave."

"The Northern Desert Demon Dragon has devoured countless cattle and sheep over the years, yet no one dares to approach the Hundred-Eyed Cave."

Hearing this, Hu Bayi seemed thoughtful, then tentatively asked, "Grandpa, could you be mistaken? Are you sure what you saw was really a dragon, or could it be a giant python?"

Although Old Sheepskin's expression and tone didn't seem like he was lying when he said these words, Hu Bayi still didn't believe that dragons existed in this world.

Old Sheepskin was also displeased upon hearing Hu Bayi's words and immediately retorted, "You young man, I'm already so old, how could I possibly..."

"If you can't even tell the difference between a dragon and a python, then tell me, what kind of python can fly in the sky?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi was speechless.

Bai Jing naturally knew that the so-called Northern Desert Demon Dragon was actually a monster. He immediately asked, "Grandpa, may I ask you something? When you were looking at the Northern Desert Demon Dragon, did the surrounding temperature suddenly rise?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Bai Jing, with Old Sheepskin's eyes filled with curiosity.

Immediately afterward, Old Sheepskin said in surprise, "Now that you mention it, I remember it too. When the Northern Desert Dragon appeared, I felt the surroundings suddenly become hot. It was clearly winter, but I was so hot that I wanted to take off my cotton-padded coat. Young man, you've also seen the Northern Desert Dragon?"

Bai Jing nodded upon hearing this.

Hu Bayi then asked, "Old Bai, what's going on? Have you also seen that Northern Desert Demon Dragon?"

The fat man chuckled jokingly, "Could it be that this demonic dragon breathes fire and raises the surrounding temperature?"

Bai Jing smiled upon hearing this, then looked at Old Yangpi and said, "Grandpa, do you have any paper or pen here that I can borrow?"

Upon hearing this, Old Sheepskin looked at Ding Sitian. Although Ding Sitian didn't know what Bai Jing wanted the paper and pen for, she still went to her tent and brought them over.

Bai Jing laid the paper flat on the table, then looked at the 'Hero' dip pen in his hand. Such a pen would be hard to find in the future.

This type of fountain pen is somewhat similar to the quill pens of medieval Europe; you dip it in ink to write a little, and then dip it in ink again.

Bai Jing dipped a little ink into the ink bottle and began to draw on the paper. In no time, a twisted long snake appeared on the paper.

Old Sheepskin, looking at the contents of the paper, exclaimed in surprise, "That's right, that's right, that's exactly it, the Northern Desert Demon Dragon, this is the Northern Desert Demon Dragon!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing put down his pen.

Hu Bayi was also looking at what was above him. To be honest, it really did look like a giant snake or a giant dragon writhing up and down.

Hu Bayi looked at Bai Jing with a puzzled expression and said, "Could there really be dragons in this world?"

Bai Jing smiled and shook his head, then said, "This isn't some demonic dragon, but rather..."

Upon hearing this, everyone was puzzled, wondering what this "something" meant.

Bai Jing didn't keep everyone waiting any longer, but explained directly: "It was named Foehn by German meteorologists based on the hot and dry winds of the Alps. Its English name is directly borrowed from the German word, and this word was translated into Chinese when it came to my country."

Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi immediately understood and said, "So, Lao Bai, you mean that this so-called Northern Desert Demon Dragon is actually just a natural phenomenon?"

Bai Jing nodded and then explained, "It is a dry, hot wind formed when the air undergoes adiabatic sinking motion, resulting in increased temperature and decreased humidity."

It often occurs on the leeward side of mountains, and is a localized form of air movement caused by mountains—a local wind where the airflow descends and becomes hot and dry on the leeward side. It can also be generated in high-pressure areas due to the descending of air.

When a mass of air descends from high altitudes to the ground, its temperature increases by an average of 6.5°C for every 1000 meters it falls.

This means that when air descends from altitudes of four to five thousand meters to the ground, the temperature can rise by more than 20°C, instantly heating up the previously cool climate. This is the cause of [the phenomenon described].

PS: The concept first appeared in "Atmospheric Science Terminology (Third Edition)" in 2009. The timeline in the book is definitely not there, but that doesn't matter. Just follow my train of thought.

Chapter 45 The Meeting Between Sun Qiaoshan and Old Sheepskin

To be honest, the highest level of education among the people present was only high school, and Wang Pangzi was a slacker who couldn't understand what Bai Jing was saying at all.

Even those who studied diligently in school, like Hu Bayi and Ding Sitian, couldn't understand what Bai Jing was saying, let alone the others.

Therefore, everyone was completely bewildered at this moment, unable to understand what Bai Jing was saying at all.

Seeing this, Bai Jing said somewhat helplessly, "Anyway, all you need to know is that this is not some kind of northern desert dragon, but a natural phenomenon."

Everyone understood what that meant.

When Old Sheepskin learned that the Northern Desert Dragon, which he had feared for decades, was actually a natural phenomenon, his expression turned strange.

Seeing this, Bai Jing quickly changed the subject, saying, "Grandpa, I haven't asked you yet, but judging from your accent, you sound like you're from the Northwest?"

Hearing this, Old Sheepskin's expression softened considerably, and he said, "That's right, my ancestors were all Qinqiang opera singers. I've been here in the Northeast for over twenty years, but I still can't change my accent."

As they were talking, the tent flap was suddenly opened.

As the light shone in from outside, everyone was surprised to find that the visitors were none other than Sun Qiaoshan and Huamei.

Seeing this, the fat man also stood up and asked in confusion, "Grandpa, what's going on here? Why are you two here?"

Hu Bayi greeted him with a smile and asked, "Grandpa, you're here. Who's taking care of the forest farm?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan glanced at everyone and then explained, "The forest is sealed off, so we came out for a walk."

Bai Jing subtly swept his gaze back and forth between Old Sheepskin and Sun Qiaoshan, then asked knowingly, "So, are you going to visit relatives or friends?"

Bai Jing could naturally see that the moment Sun Qiaoshan entered the tent and his eyes fell on the old sheepskin, his pupils contracted and he locked his gaze on the old sheepskin.

Old Sheepskin's gaze had been fixed on Sun Qiaoshan ever since he entered the tent, without him moving an inch.

Clearly, both sides recognized each other.

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan replied somewhat ambiguously, "It is both, but it is neither."

These words confused Hu Bayi, who immediately said, "You've really confused me, old man."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan withdrew his gaze and looked at the others, saying, "It would be better if they were truly confused, but I'm afraid some people are pretending to be confused when they know the truth."

Old Sheepskin didn't say a word the whole time; he simply turned away and stopped looking at Sun Qiaoshan.

However, Sun Qiaoshan clearly had no intention of letting Old Yangpi go. Instead, he bypassed Bai Jing and the others and walked towards Old Yangpi, saying, "What's wrong? Don't you recognize your old acquaintance?"

As Sun Qiaoshan ran to Old Sheepskin's side, Hu Bayi looked at Huamei and smiled, "Why are you here? You didn't even tell me you were coming?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing looked at Hu Bayi with a strange expression, then at Hua Mei and Ding Sitian.

Ding Sitian's gaze toward Hu Bayi was also somewhat strange at this moment.

Bai Jing could easily see that Ding Sitian had feelings for Hu Bayi, and Hu Bayi's current actions were precisely aimed at a girl who liked him.

He flirted with another girl.

To such behavior, Bai Jing could only spit twice and curse him as a 'scumbag'.

In addition, there's what Bai Jing knows about Chief of Staff Yang, whom Hu Bayi will eventually seduce.

To be fair, while Hu Bayi is decent-looking, he's definitely not as good-looking as Bai Jing, at least that's what Bai Jing thinks. But it has to be said, Hu Bayi is really popular with women.

Look how many there are! Not to mention Yanzi, there's also Huamei, Ding Sitian, and the future Shirley Yang.

That guy really deserves to die.

However, Bai Jing was not envious of this. After all, neither of the two girls had his type, so why bother?

Hu Bayi seemed to notice Ding Sitian's gaze at this moment, and immediately added, "Friend!"

Hu Bayi's words only made Ding Sitian's gaze grow even stranger.

Then Bai Jing looked at Yanzi and said, "Hu Bayi, you really deserve to die! There are only three women here. If you lived in the 21st century, you would probably be an outrageously scumbag."

On the other side, Old Sheepskin looked at Sun Qiaoshan who had walked up to him and said indifferently, "I thought you were dead."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaoshan completely disregarded Old Sheepskin's words and said, "I'm tough as nails, and I'm afraid I won't be able to breathe my last for a while. But you, you've been hiding for so many years, and you didn't even send a message to your old brother."

Upon hearing this, Old Sheepskin glanced at Sun Qiaoshan and said, "Old brother? He's long dead."