Su Wan’s idea is that before Wu Xie allowed Li Zhu to join the team, he told Li Zhu many stories, which were highly credible. At the same time, Li Zhu firmly believed that he was inadvertently caught up in the events.

Everything points to the fact that Wu Xie entered the desert for a certain secret within it; this is a complete thread. From Lan Ting providing clues to Wu Xie, to Huang Yan leading the team in, to the team’s disintegration and Huang Yan’s death, and then Li Zhu’s involvement, all of this revolves around this single thread.

If the ancient Tongjing in Badain Jaran is not Wu Xie’s destination, then where does this chain of events, one by one, start to become a deception? Lan Ting went to Badain Jaran for tourism, and what she encountered was purely accidental. If Wu Xie designed a deception, it would be too far-fetched; people say that the more links in a deception, the easier it is to find flaws, which is not very realistic.

Lan Ting’s incident might be true. If Lan Ting’s incident is true, then when Huang Yan entered Badain Jaran, would Wu Xie start a deception? Huang Yan is Wu Xie’s person, and Wu Xie’s goal is the secret in the desert. There’s no reason to deceive his subordinate into another desert and then let him work in vain. The problem is, within this white sand, there are indeed many strange relics, trucks, and boundary markers of ancient Tongjing. The area of this desert is not small. If this is not Tongjing, someone must have prepared these things.

Even if it were a Hollywood movie set, the scenery here is too real. It can’t possibly be artificially created. Li Zhu also realized that even an unlimited-budget deception must consider whether many things can be realized. What they see before them cannot be fabricated.

A few people felt dizzy and their thinking was sluggish. Li Zhu began to doubt his own judgment and asked Su Wan to check his watch again to see if it was still broken. Su Wan firmly denied it.

Li Zhu had no choice but to close his eyes to rest. In any case, before sunset, there’s no doubt that Wu Xie told him a complete and flawless story. While Wu Xie was saying these words, he was also conveying this information to Mr. X.

If Mr. X were only facing a story and couldn’t perceive it, then he wouldn’t be Mr. X. He believes in the meticulousness of this force, so everything Wu Xie said must have been investigated and found to have no flaws.

Alright, after the strange phenomena of ancient Tongjing were discovered, and Huang Yan came out from within, Li Zhu assumes that all this is real, because the possibility of it being real is quite high. Huang Yan’s sudden death, along with the strange episode of him carving words on his back before dying, signifies that Mr. X has officially intervened in this matter.

Next comes the stage where Wu Xie leads him into the desert. He stroked his chin and looked around; there’s no doubt that this desert is indeed that desert. In other words, if this is not Badain Jaran, then before Wu Xie brought him into the desert, he had already made up his mind to deceive him into coming here.

So, regardless of whether the scenery is feasible or not, assuming there are no bugs at all, at least it can be confirmed that Wu Xie’s purpose in bringing him into the desert has nothing to do with the ancient tomb of Tongjing in the desert.

Wu Xie’s goal is Mr. X. Then why would this person be dragged into the sand here and still have to run out to save someone?

Is it a mistake? If it was planned, he should have known long ago that there were moving lakes here, that there were these cars, and that there were dangers beneath the sand. He came all the way here and showed no sign of being aware of any of it, neither in front of himself nor in front of Wang Meng.

If he came here as part of a plan, and if Wu Xie is indeed a very meticulous person, then his ignorance must also be part of the design. Being dragged into the sand must also be part of the plan.

This person must have some issues. Is he trying to convey certain messages? He indeed conveyed some information, but it was very random. He escaped with great effort, avoiding the same fate as Wu Xie.

If he had also been dragged into the sand, then all of Wu Xie’s schemes would be meaningless, right? Unless Wu Xie wanted to commit suicide, simply looking for a companion in death.

Li Cu believes in his own judgment. Although he constantly criticizes in his heart, he has begun to realize the connections among these matters amidst his various thoughts.

What he lacks are some details. He realizes that although those hands were grabbing him, the initial hand that appeared behind him did not directly attack him like it did with Wu Xie; instead, it hesitated for a long time.

If all of this is Wu Xie’s plan, then not being attacked and escaping must be inevitable. Did Wu Xie do something to him?

They came from the lake, moved those corpses, buried bodies—did Wu Xie do anything special to him?

Li Cu can’t recall. He doesn’t know if there’s something that can prevent this plant from attacking him, but he thinks it’s likely that such a method exists.

Then there was the appearance of the Black Bear, as if waiting over there. The equipment and instructions from the Black Bear allowed him to walk out of the desert alive.

Then he used that phone, returned to school, and found that he had received countless strange messages. He had recounted his experiences to Su Wan and others many times; Wu Xie’s situation must have spread. Mr. X knows that Wu Xie is trapped.

Wu Xie destroyed the GPS devices and used the lakes to move in the desert; Mr. X must not know the exact location of the fake “Gulongjing.”

Mr. X is very interested in the fake “Gulongjing.” He might be the only one who knows about this place. Therefore, Mr. X has very high expectations of him.

The appearance of Liang Wan connected him with that pepper spray gang, and Mr. X is also monitoring this person.

He prepared to pretend to go to the desert according to Mr. X’s arrangements, but halfway through, the pepper spray gang threw them off the train.

Now Mr. X thinks they must be on their way to Badanjilin, just not using the train anymore. Mr. X is anxiously trying to find them again.

There is also a purpose; the design is so clever, it’s practically a diversion. But what’s the purpose of this diversion?

To protect them? To temporarily trap them in this desert for their protection?

Intuition tells Li Cu that it won’t be so simple. This clever layout must have a huge purpose, but he just can’t grasp it yet.

He did not know what had happened on the train; naturally, he also did not know what he should do now. However, he knew that when the sun set, something would definitely happen in this desert that would compel him to take action.