“F***ing huge.” The three of them remained silent for a long time. Yang Hao said, beneath the dunes, an entire expanse of green luminescence filled almost their entire field of vision. The scene looked like it had been designed in a 3D Max cinema—breathtaking and boundless. The nearest light mist seemed almost within reach.

There was no strange smell; this phosphorescent light was colorless and odorless, presenting an ionized appearance. Wu Xie and that blind man were beneath this desert. Such a vast area was truly astonishing.

Are they really still alive? Li Cu had some doubts. With such scale, could an ordinary person really survive? Yang Hao gestured a few times, “The buildings beneath this sand seem to have large gaps, as if they were large warehouses. Ya Li, have you noticed anything unusual?”

Li Cu squinted his eyes. It was difficult to accurately discern the structures beneath the sand using just these lights and shadows, but he still picked up on some clues. All the green light twisted and coiled, forming a gigantic shape—a huge hand with seven fingers.

“Do you know about the holographic embryology theory?” Li Cu asked. The other two shook their heads. Li Cu continued, “If a tree has three branches, then each of those branches will have three smaller branches, and the smaller branches will also have three even smaller branches. In the end, the leaves of the tree and the veins on those leaves will also be in threes. Look at these seven light bands; they represent the main vines of that kind of plant. So, the distribution of this plant’s vines becomes clear. A normal vine distribution should be quite natural, but the vines in this part of the desert in front of us have many right angles and square distributions, indicating they are separated by square and right-angled walls and buildings.”

“So, the gaps in these light bands represent relatively safe areas,” one of them concluded. The “hand” discovered in the coffin’s dark compartment also had seven fingers, making it clear that this massive plant was lurking beneath the sand.

“These seven massive vines are the main stems, with the roots directly in front of us. Let’s go take a look at how far this plant’s spread reaches.” The three of them circled around the lake, discovering that the vines in the southeast were quite sparse. They figured that if they could run about five or six hundred meters, they would be mostly safe. This brought them some joy. Li Cu recalled that when Black Glass told him to leave, it seemed to be in this direction. It turned out he was well-prepared.

The pattern on his back resembled the seven massive main vines he had seen. He thought back to when Wu Xie had been studying his back, wondering if there was some clue related to those seven vines. He really didn’t like relying on these clues.

When the three of them returned, they saw Liang Wan standing on the dune where they had been. Compared to her earlier sexy outfit, Liang Wan looked much more innocent in her sportswear. The contrast between the two states made the three of them a bit distracted. As they approached, they saw Liang Wan was holding a stack of printed papers, looking at the desert they had just seen.

“It’s the blueprint that the person who threw us into the river gave me. I printed it out,” Liang Wan explained to them. Li Cu saw that the blueprint Liang Wan was looking at was already quite similar to the layout presented in the desert.

“Awesome!” Su Wan said, “Sister, where did you get the inside information from?”

Liang Wan, however, was focused entirely on the blueprint. As she studied it, she folded the drawing and pointed into the distance, to the base of seven fingers. “That’s the entrance. In the design, there are thirty ventilation shafts here, which are meant to prevent sand and dust. Water can be drawn down through the shafts, so if we want to go in, this should be the most convenient spot.”

“Why do we need to go in?” Li Cu asked.

“I’m just saying,” Liang Wan replied. Li Cu glanced at her and made a funny gesture, pretending to invite her towards the desert: “Then you go by yourself. Do you want me to play the saxophone to send you off?”

Liang Wan showed a look of fear towards the desert, but she quickly calmed down and turned back to the tent.

Li Cu shook his head, and Su Wan gave a thumbs up. “You tamed this fairy in just a few hours, awesome.” Li Cu swatted his hand away and was about to sit back down by the campfire when suddenly Yang Hao called out again.

Endless, Li Cu was annoyed and went over, only to see a light in the direction Liang Wan had pointed to earlier.

It wasn’t a green light curtain, but a lamp. A dim yellow light appeared in the darkness, like a lantern. Li Cu took out his binoculars and was shocked to see a person standing halfway up the sand dune, holding a wind lamp. In the dark, the wind lamp looked like a low-grade star.

The wind lamp was held at face level, and although Li Cu’s binoculars were not very powerful, he still recognized the person’s distinctive feature.

That person was wearing sunglasses.

Li Cu lowered the binoculars, thinking he was hallucinating. Was he just missing him or something? How could such a hallucination suddenly appear? He raised the binoculars again and saw another person behind the one with the sunglasses, mimicking the same action. It turned out to be Wang Meng.

Both faces were perfectly illuminated by the light of the wind lamp, as if it were intentional, creating an eerie and inexplicable scene. Moreover, the two remained completely still, like sculptures.

Haunted! These people really are dead. Li Cu’s face turned as pale as a ghost. Trembling, he asked Su Wan, “Do you have anything like a peach wood sword?”

“No~” Su Wan’s voice trembled slightly as well.

“You brought a saxophone but not a peach wood sword? Do you have a brain or not?” Li Cu said.

Su Wan replied, “Is there a logical connection between the two?”

“Do I still need to explain logic to you? I’m telling you, without a peach wood sword, we’re screwed because this desert is haunted,” Li Cu said. “And these ghosts all had problems in their heads when they were alive.”

“I know,” Su Wan said.

Li Cu was puzzled. Su Wan didn’t have binoculars, so how could he see those two ghosts? Looking back, he saw that Su Wan and Yang Hao had already retreated far back, both watching the bottom of the sand dune.

Li Cu looked down and saw that there was still a person standing at the bottom of the sand dune. Wu Xie was silently standing in the darkness, holding a wind lamp and looking at them. His face was pale, completely unlike a living person.

Li Cu’s hands and feet turned cold as he made eye contact with Wu Xie, who showed no reaction, only coldly staring back at him.

“Piu,” Li Cu made a gesture he never expected of himself—he knelt down.

Su Wan and Yang Hao looked pale as they watched all of this. When they saw Li Zu make a strange gesture, they immediately knelt down as well. Su Wan took a package out of his bag and threw it to Li Zu. To Li Zu’s surprise, it turned out to be a large pack of napkins. Confused, he looked at Su Wan and asked what was going on. Su Wan whispered, “Pretend it’s paper money and burn it for him; they don’t care about the details.”