Everyone was stunned when they heard this. After hearing what Li Kun said, I was secretly grateful in my heart, but Li Kun's words were a bit too much. I quickly stepped forward and patted Li Kun's arm, changed the topic, and said

He and others asked: "You are not injured, are you?"

Everyone shook their heads, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw no one was injured. Professor Zhang walked up to me and said, "Leader Liu, you'd better not care about us anymore. You were in danger just now.

Is nothing wrong?"

Hearing this, I moved my body and didn't feel anything was wrong, so I said, "I'm fine."

As I said that, I looked at Mr. Queenie aside and said, "Old man, how far are we from the location we marked and how long will it take to get there?"

The old man took out the map he had put in his pocket, looked at it, and then said: "I estimate it will take at least a few hours to arrive, but there is a problem now."

I frowned and asked, "Old man, just tell me if you have anything to say."

Professor Zhang and others also came closer. Mr. Quinny raised a finger to the map in his hand and said: "We are at this location now. Tomorrow we can probably reach the fourth marked place, but if we reach there

, I can’t guarantee everyone’s safety if we go deeper, because I have never been to the depths of the desert.

But don’t worry, I can still lead you back the way you came. My little Jin has memorized the way to the future. If we follow him, we will be able to go back the same way."

Hearing this, I frowned, and Mr. Queeni continued: "The depths of the desert are not protected by the God of the Desert. It is called the land of death. No living thing can survive there, and as far as I know

As you know, no one who has entered the Land of Death has come out alive, and there is no water source there. Unless we can really find the ruins you mentioned and enter them to find the underground river, we will all die of thirst."

After hearing this, I turned to look at Professor Zhang. The only thing I can't let go of now is Professor Zhang and others. After all, they are different from Li Kun and us. They are all thick-skinned. They are all scholars, and their bodies and bones may not be able to withstand it.

Why bother with this.

I said to the old man: "Don't worry, old man, if we really can't find it, we will definitely return as soon as possible. With all the water sources we have now, if we control them as much as possible, we can definitely support our return."

The old man nodded, and I turned to look at the archaeological team and said, "Professor Zhang, can you still persist? If you can't persist, you must tell me as soon as possible."

After hearing what I said, the archaeological team all came to my side. Professor Zhang looked at the three young people next to him, and then at Zhang Aqi next to him, but before Professor Zhang could speak, Fang Xiaomeng beside him

He was the first to speak: "Leader Liu, don't worry, we can hold on."

Hu He and Kan Zhen also responded quickly. Zhang Ah Qi said: "My master, we have spent more than ten years looking for the ruins of the ancient Jin Chan clan. This is also our master and apprentice's current dream. In order to unlock the golden toad

The secret of the Toad Clan and the most mysterious thing about time, we must get it during this trip."

Professor Zhang looked at the people around him and couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. He quickly walked up to me and took my hand, saying: "Leader Liu, you may not think that we are all scholars, but in order to unravel the truth of history, we

You can all sacrifice your lives, don’t worry, we will definitely not drag you back!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the four members of the archaeological team were heard saying in unison: "You can sacrifice your life to uncover the truth of history!"

Hearing several people shouting in unison, my heart was churning unconsciously, and a surge of energy suddenly rushed to the top of my head. I almost shouted with them, but in order to maintain my image as a team leader, I could only

I forced myself to endure it.

Seeing this, I nodded vigorously, then looked at Mr. Queenie and said, "Old man, you have seen the current situation, so let's leave as soon as possible without further delay."

The old man nodded, and I quickly shouted to everyone: "Everyone, our water source must be as frugal as possible now. We must last until we find the ruins of the Jinchan Ancient Clan. Now let's seize the time to fill the buckets at the back with water."

Get your own kettles and set off immediately!"

After hearing what I said, everyone hurriedly ran to the camels behind and found their own water bottles. Then they all put them around their necks or held them in their hands again, and then hurried to the side of their camels. They were very thirsty.

Everyone took a few gulps of water.

After everyone was ready to go, the team continued to march slowly in the desert. This time we did not take too much rest. We only dared to stop and rest for a while when Professor Zhang and others could no longer hold on.

And on the way, I also learned about the place of death mentioned by Mr. Queenie.

Although there are huge underground rivers in the desert, they are all deep underground, and no living creatures can exist on them. The center of the Death Land is also the worst place in the Taklimakan Desert, and

It is often accompanied by strong winds, and the highest sand dunes are as high as a mountain.

You can clearly see the mirage inside, and there are many quicksand areas in it. If a person accidentally falls into the quicksand, he and the camel will fall into it together.

The quicksand usually does not appear at this time, but if someone or a camel steps on it, the entire quicksand vortex will appear. The largest quicksand vortex is more than ten meters wide, enough to accommodate half of our team.

Fall into it.

Therefore, we must be careful during this trip. The entire team cannot be too dense. If something unexpected happens, rescue can be done at any time.

As the time approached evening, Mr. Queenie took us to the bottom of a sand dune that was lifted up by a black sandstorm. The location here is slightly flatter, and there are many low buildings around it, but

Most of them are buried under the yellow sand.

Professor Zhang and others were a little curious when they saw these buildings. They studied them for a long time, but they couldn't tell what era these buildings were from.

It is said that it is a building, not a house, but a dilapidated wall. These walls should have been buried deep underground, and the Taklimakan Desert is also called a mobile desert. It seems that this place is obviously

Only after being baptized by a black sandstorm can the buildings here be revealed.

Everyone found a relatively intact broken house and were eating inside. It was a good place to spend the night.

As the breeze gradually came, the sand in the desert began to slowly float in the sky. Mr. Queenie was standing outside checking the sky outside.

I walked to Mr. Queenie, and the old man sighed softly and said: "The wind is blowing, the wind is blowing, alas..."

Hearing this, my heart tightened and I asked softly: "Old man, is it possible..."

The old man nodded: "Yes, the black sandstorm is coming. I'm afraid the black sandstorm will sweep across the entire Taklimakan Desert tomorrow. We can only ask the God of the Desert to bless us and make it out alive."

After saying that, the old man sighed heavily again, turned around and walked into the house with several large holes.

Xu Tian walked up to me at this time, looked at me, and then looked up at the sky. He could see clearly that dark clouds were slowly walking in the sky.

Seeing me staring blankly at the scenery in the sky, Xu Tian asked: "Old Liu, is it possible that a black sandstorm is coming tomorrow? I think the weather is a little bad now."

I nodded and said: "Let's see if we can find the ruins of the Golden Toad Ancient Clan tomorrow before the black sand storm comes. If we can't find it, maybe we will all be swallowed by the Sea of ​​Death. I don't know what this is called.

How many lost souls are buried deep in the desert of the Sea of ​​Death?"

Xu Tian patted me on the shoulder: "Don't worry, we will definitely find it tomorrow. Lao Liu, you go back and rest first. I'll stay here and wait for Bai He to come over and replace me. I've been struggling for so long during the day."

I almost lost my life there, you have a good rest tonight."

I turned to look at Xu Tian and said, "I'll stay here for a while. You go back to the house and lie down for a while. You can come back to replace me in a few hours."

After hearing what I said, Xu Tian still wanted to say something. I waved my hand, picked up a blanket and put it on the ground. Then I sat on the ground and continued to look up at the sky. Seeing this, Xu Tian turned around and left.

Entered the house.

There was no words all night, and everyone took turns to keep vigil tonight, and I slept until the next morning, when I slowly woke up and turned around.

I slept very peacefully and soundly this time, maybe because I was a little tired after working for so long yesterday.

I was woken up by Tian Tian. I opened my sleeping bag and opened my eyes, and saw several people around me getting out of their sleeping bags.

I stood up and rubbed my eyes. Professor Zhang had already gotten up long ago. I stood up and walked straight outside the room.

As soon as I went out, I saw Li Kun and Xu Tian standing at the door, turning to look to the right.

I saw what the two of them were looking at and glanced over. When I took a closer look, I saw Mr. Queenie kneeling on his blanket, kneeling in front of the rising sun, and kept talking.

What.

I took a closer look and saw that the rising sun was actually a fiery red. When I saw this, my heart tightened. Xu Tian also turned to look at me and said, "Old Liu, have you seen it? The clouds on the horizon are now all red."
Chapter completed!