Ji Lao graduated from geography, when he went to the desert to experience life, on the way he met a group of tourists who claimed to be traveling to the desert, led by a pair of Chinese and foreign pairs, they were about forty years old.

At that time, Ji Lao chatted with the other party very happily, for convenience and safety, he took their team, and later learned that he was on the thief ship, and this team was looking for the lost land of hope, and the reason why he was warmly invited was just because he took a fancy to his professional knowledge.

After the trip to the desert, the things they encountered were even more bizarre and dangerous than those encountered by Meng Zitao in Egypt, such as the sudden encounter with wild beasts, the mysterious death of team members, the sandstorm that occurs once in a century, the quicksand on the way to escape, the betrayal of teammates, etc., can be described as nine deaths, and in the end, only three of the dozens survived.

Ji Lao said with palpitations: "In fact, I am not in good health now, and it has more or less something to do with the trip to the desert twenty years ago. And if I hadn't been rescued by Boss Hua, I would have died in the desert, and because of this, after Boss Hua died, I returned this piece of jade to the Hua family, but I didn't expect to see it again after twenty years. ”

Although Ji Lao didn't speak vividly, Meng Zitao could still feel the thrill, he thought about it and asked, "Ji Lao, do you mean that all this is related to your search for the Land of Hope?"

Ji Lao said: "Boss Hua told me at the time that the Land of Hope is a place cursed by demons, and if someone wants to find it, they will inevitably encounter all kinds of dangers and even pay for their lives. And in the process, what happened to us was indeed similar to a curse. However, I don't believe in ghosts and gods, and I think it shouldn't be so mysterious, but it's just because of bad luck and human greed that it caused that result. ”

"However, regarding the mystical culture, I have always felt that you can't believe it all, you can't believe it, you still have to do the preparations, if you want to find the land of hope, you must be prepared. As for where the Land of Hope is, I don't know, Boss Hua only told me that the Land of Hope is five kilometers northwest of 'Heaven and Earth February', but what does 'Heaven and Earth February' mean, he didn't tell me. ”

"In addition, the map that the jade has just revealed is likely to be the internal road map of the Land of Hope, but I don't know exactly how to look at it. According to Boss Hua, due to the curse of the Land of Hope, there are many dangerous places and dangerous murderous creatures inside, and if you don't follow the map, you will die. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Lao smiled apologetically at Meng Zitao: "I only know this information, and I can't help you much." ”

Meng Zitao hurriedly said: "Old Ji, don't say that, what you said has already helped me a lot." ”

Ji Lao smiled: "Xiao Meng, do you know what is in the Land of Hope?"

"I heard that there is a recipe for immortality. Meng Zitao said.

Ji Lao nodded and said: "Boss Hua also said the same at the beginning, but I think that immortality is just a vain, there are so many famous families throughout the ages, how many can live forever? For the sake of immortality, even their own lives have to be sacrificed, is that still immortality?"

"I discussed the way of immortality with a Taoist master before, and he told me that immortality is actually a by-product of the process of seeking the Tao, and if you can live forever by taking pills, it is an evil demon, just like the old saying, you can't walk, just want to run, is this a normal phenomenon? ”

Meng Zitao nodded, just like him, the purpose of practicing exercises is to strengthen the body, and learning must not be relaxed, otherwise the embankment of thousands of miles will collapse in the anthill.

"You're right, but this matter is no longer a private matter. ”

Ji Lao said: "Well, then there is no way, if you are involved, try to be careful." ”

"Thank you!"

After that, Meng Zitao asked Ji Lao about the direction they were heading in the desert at the beginning, and now there is no exact map, and they can only rely on inference to find the "Heaven and Earth February".

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Meng Zitao didn't expect that he would gain so much from a trip to Shanghai, and the land of hope was getting closer and closer to him.

If it was him before, maybe he would have set off for the desert, but the last trip to Egypt made him understand that the desert is not easy to get along with, Schmidt has been well prepared, and so many things have happened, although most of them are man-made, but don't forget, what about the three parties of Xunlingwei?

Although they have split, no matter what, it was an organization before, and it is very likely that they will cooperate temporarily.

Therefore, in the absence of clues, Mencius would rather not go.

Fortunately, when Meng Zitao returned to Lingshi, there was good news that Tang Yi actually went to contact Cao Jin and wanted to teach him a lesson through Cao Jin.

Meng Zitao had been looking for Cao Jin for a long time, but he didn't expect that it would take no effort to get here, and he immediately notified the people in the department and caught Cao Jin.

After Cao Jin was arrested, he knew that he would be sentenced heavily, so he chose to make meritorious service and told all the news he knew.

As a result, Mencius learned of the Pony King's whereabouts, and he had already set out for the Taklamakan Desert two days ago, and he may have entered the desert now.

According to Cao Jin, the Pony King's preparation was not sufficient, probably because the other two parties had made progress, so he was in a hurry to set off.

Things have developed to this point, Meng Zitao must also set off, in fact, it doesn't matter if he doesn't go, after all, there will definitely be danger in contending with the people who are looking for Lingwei, but this matter is related to him, and as an important member of the No. 3 department, he can't be allowed to retreat. ……

"Dajun, why are you going with you?" Meng Zitao sat in the back seat of the car and asked the co-pilot's army.

Dajun smiled: "Because I am too familiar with the Taklamakan Desert and am a qualified guide, with me, the chance of encountering danger is much smaller." Besides, it's not convenient for you to take care of those researchers alone. ”

This time in the desert, there are several researchers in the team, including archaeological and geological researchers, and two of them are well-known professors in China.

Meng Zitao actually did not agree with the two professors to join, although they were not yet 50 years old, they were both middle-aged people in their forties, what if something went wrong in the desert?

It's just that there are also considerations within the department, and after the two professors learned the news, they strongly asked to participate, and both said that they would not drag Meng Zitao back. Meng Zitao had no choice but to agree.

The group first went to the ruins of the exquisite ancient country, and the entire ruins are 7 meters high, with a strong Indian style stupa is the center of the ruins. Standing here and looking around, you can see the ruins of residents, collapsed Buddhist temples, palaces flooded by wind and sand, windbreak walls made of standing trees, dried ancient mulberry trees, orchards, sheepfolds, fences, canals and other ruins.

Before 1,600, it was an idyllic kingdom with lush forests, abundant water, and beauty. Now it has become like this, and I have to say that nature is ruthless.

The group rested at the site for one night, and then set off in the direction that Ji Lao said.

During this period, the investigation of the Soul Guards has not been interrupted, but the desert where they entered is completely nowhere to be found. The desert is so big, and it is impossible to arrange people to guard every place.

Speaking of which, the traffic in the Taklamakan Desert is much better than on the Egyptian side, and there are at least two roads through the desert.

Of course, it would be too simple to just walk along the road, but the reality is obviously impossible, and the place they are looking for this time is in the heart of the desert.

The area traversed by a group of people is an endless flow of sand dunes, the height of the dunes is generally 100-200 meters, the types of sand dunes are complex and diverse, composite sand mountains and sand ridges, like dragons resting on the earth, tower-shaped sand dunes, all kinds of honeycomb-shaped, feather-shaped, fish-scale sand dunes, unpredictable.

Under the leadership of the guide, the group rode a camel to the destination, all the way to the place where no one has set foot, fortunately, everyone is patient to endure loneliness, although the journey is boring, but not boring.

The two days were peaceful, however, on the morning of the third day, they encountered a very large sandstorm.

Meng Zitao had experience in Egypt, and the sandstorm did not affect him, but he felt a little strange in his heart, Ji Lao told Meng Zitao that they also encountered the sandstorm on the third day.

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