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Chapter 1198 The Land of Hope (1)

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    Ji Lao graduated with a major in geography. Back then, 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. The leader was a Chinese and foreign couple, who were about forty years old.

    At that time, Ji Lao had a very happy chat with the other party. For convenience and safety, he joined their team. Later, he found out that he was on the pirate ship. This team was looking for the lost land of hope. The reason why he warmly invited him  , just because of his professional knowledge.

    During the subsequent trip to the desert, they encountered things that were even more bizarre and dangerous than what Meng Zitao encountered in Egypt, such as a sudden encounter with a wild beast, the mysterious death of a team member, a once-in-a-century sandstorm, and quicksand on the ground during their escape.  Teammates betrayed and so on, it can be said that there was a narrow escape from death. In the end, only three of the dozens of people survived.

    Ji Lao said with lingering fear: "In fact, my poor health now has something to do with my trip to the desert twenty years ago. And if I hadn't been saved by Mr. Hua, I would have definitely died in the desert.  , and precisely because of this, when Boss Hua died, I returned this jade to the Hua family, but I didn¡¯t expect to see it again twenty years later.¡±

    Although Mr. Ji¡¯s words were not vivid, Meng Zitao could still feel the danger. He thought for a moment and asked, ¡°Mr. Ji, do you mean that all of this is related to your search for the Land of Hope?¡±

    Mr. Ji said: "Boss Hua told me at the time that the Land of Hope is a place cursed by the devil. If anyone wants to look for it, they will inevitably encounter various dangers and even pay their lives. And in the process, our encounters also  It¡¯s indeed similar to a curse. However, I don¡¯t believe in ghosts and gods, so I think it¡¯s not that mysterious. It was just bad luck and human greed that caused that result.¡±

    "However, I have always felt that one cannot fully believe in the mysterious culture. You have to be prepared. 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 either. At first, Boss Hua only told me that the Land of Hope is five kilometers northwest of the ¡®February of Heaven and Earth¡¯, but he didn¡¯t tell me what ¡®February of Heaven and Earth¡¯ meant.¡±

    "In addition, the picture just revealed by the jade stone is probably the internal road map of the Land of Hope, but I don't know how to look at it specifically. According to Mr. Hua, because the Land of Hope is cursed, there are many dangerous places in it.  , and dangerous beasts, if you don¡¯t follow the diagram, you will die.¡±

    Having said this, Mr. Ji smiled apologetically at Meng Zitao: "I only know this information, so I can't help you much."

    Meng Zitao said quickly: "Mr. 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.

    Mr. Ji nodded and said: "Boss Hua said the same thing at the beginning, but I think immortality is just a fantasy. There have been so many famous people in the past and present, how many of them can live forever? If you have to give up your own life for the sake of immortality, is that still immortality?  ?¡±

    "I have discussed the way of immortality with a Taoist priest before. He told me that immortality is actually a by-product of the process of seeking Taoism. If you can live forever by taking elixirs, it is an evil heretic. As the old saying goes, you can't live forever.  Is it normal to want to run even though you can walk? It goes against nature and must not be tolerated in the world."

    Meng Zitao nodded, just like him, the purpose of practicing exercises is to strengthen the body, and one must never relax in study, otherwise the embankment of a thousand miles will collapse in an ant nest.

    "You are right, but this matter is no longer a private matter."

    Ji Lao said: "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. If you get involved, try to be careful."

    "Thanks!"

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

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    Meng Zitao didn¡¯t expect that he would gain so much from his trip to Shanghai, and the land of hope was getting closer and closer to him.

    If it were him in the past, he might have already set off for the desert, but his last trip to Egypt made him understand that the desert is not easy to deal with. Schmidt was fully prepared, and so many things happened.  Although most of them are man-made reasons, don't forget, what about the three soul-seeking guards?

    Although they have split, no matter what, they used to be an organization, and they are likely to cooperate temporarily.

    Therefore, Meng Zitao would rather not go when the clues are unclear.

    Fortunately, when Meng Zitao returned to Ling City, there was another?The good news is that Tang Yi actually contacted 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 be easy to get him. He immediately notified the people in the department and caught Cao Jin.

    After Cao Jin was arrested, he knew that he might be sentenced severely, so he chose to take advantage of the crime and tell all the news he knew.

    So, Meng Zitao knew the whereabouts of Pony King. He had set out for the Taklimakan Desert two days ago and might have entered the desert now.

    According to Cao Jin¡¯s confession, Pony King was not fully prepared. It may be because the other two parties have made progress, so they are eager to set off.

    When things have developed to this point, Meng Zitao must set off. In fact, it doesn't matter if he doesn't go. After all, fighting with the soul-seeking guards will definitely be dangerous. However, this matter has something to do with him. As a third party member,  Important members of the department could not tolerate him retreating.  ¡­

    "Da Jun, why do you want to go together?" Meng Zitao sat in the back of the car and asked Da Jun, the co-pilot.

    Da Jun smiled and said: "Because I am too familiar with the Taklimakan Desert and am a qualified guide. With me, the chance of encountering danger is much smaller. Besides, it is not easy for you to take care of those researchers alone."  It¡¯s convenient.¡±

    Back to the desert this time, there were several researchers in the team, including archaeological and geological researchers, and two of them were well-known domestic professors.

    Meng Zitao actually disagrees with the joining of the two professors. Although they are not yet 50 years old, they are still middle-aged in their forties. What if something goes wrong in the desert?

    "However, there were also considerations within the department, and after the two professors learned the news, they strongly requested to participate, and both said they would not hinder Meng Zitao.  Meng Zitao had no choice but to agree.

    The group first went to the ruins of the ancient country of Jingjue. The 7-meter-high pagoda with a strong Indian style is the center of the ruins.  Standing here and looking around, you can see the ruins of residents, collapsed Buddhist temples, palaces submerged by wind and sand, windbreaks made of standing timber, dry ancient mulberry trees, orchards, sheepfolds, fences, canals, etc. in the vast sea of ??sand.  remains.

    1600 years ago, this was an idyllic kingdom with lush forests, abundant water, beauty and richness.  Now that it has become like this, I have to say that nature is ruthless.

    The group of people rested at the ruins for a night and then set off in the direction given by Ji Lao.

    During this period, the investigation of the soul-seeking guards continued uninterrupted, but they could not be found in the desert from where they entered.  The desert is so big, it's impossible to have people guarding every place.

    Speaking of which, transportation in the Taklimakan Desert is much better than that in Egypt. At least there are two highways crossing the desert.

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

    The area that the group traveled through was an endless stretch of flowing sand dunes. The height of the sand dunes is generally 100-200 meters. The types of sand dunes are complex and diverse. Composite sand hills and sand ridges are like giant dragons resting on the earth. Tower-shaped sand dunes form a complex.  Various honeycomb-shaped, feather-shaped, and fish-scale-shaped sand dunes are unpredictable.

    Under the leadership of the guide, the group set off on camels towards their destination. The entire journey was in untouched places. Fortunately, everyone was able to endure loneliness. Although the journey was boring, it was not boring.

    It was calm for two days. 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. However, he felt a little strange. Ji Lao told Meng Zitao that they also encountered a sandstorm on the third day.

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