The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

Before setting off, the meticulous Evelyn planned to hire a local guide who was familiar with the desert roads.

This vast desert has similar terrain and unpredictable sandstorms, making it easy to lose one's way or get caught in a sandstorm. In her opinion, having a guide can avoid most of the risks along the way.

However, Li Xiao rejected this suggestion outright.

Now, his divine sense, at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, can cover an extremely wide area. The Hamunaptra ruins, three hundred kilometers away, are completely within the range of his divine sense.

What is a vast and unpredictable desert that is dangerous and easy to get lost in for others is as clear and transparent as the lines on his palm, with no risk of getting lost whatsoever for him.

More importantly, his trip was for two reasons: first, to seize the opportunities within the ruins, and second, to accompany Evelyn on her adventures.

If you hire a guide to accompany you, it will only create an annoying third wheel, needlessly disturbing your quiet time alone together, which is really unnecessary.

Faced with Li Xiao's insistence, Evelyn nodded in agreement with his opinion.

Li Xiao led the camel over and pushed Evelyn onto it.

Accompanied by two deep camel brays, a man and a camel slowly left the small town, heading into the vast and boundless depths of the desert, bathed in the morning light.

Stepping into the boundless sea of ​​sand, the wind and sand swirled wildly. To protect themselves from the raging sandstorm, Li Xiao and Evelyn both wrapped their entire faces with a thin gauze scarf, even covering their eyes.

The desert climate is unpredictable, and strong winds often suddenly sweep in, whipping up a vast expanse of yellow sand that howls across the Gobi Desert and blows fiercely at the two of them.

Without the scarf to cover and protect them, they probably wouldn't even be able to open their eyes.

During his desert adventure, Li Xiao deliberately concealed his cultivation level. For him now, each time he traveled through time and space in movies and TV shows, it was no longer simply about treasure hunting or seeking opportunities for cultivation.

Now that he has reached this level of understanding, every new life experience and every glimpse into the world makes his mind clearer and more lucid without him even realizing it.

The higher one's cultivation level, the less one can increase their power simply by absorbing spiritual energy. Only by elevating one's mental state can one gain a clearer understanding of the laws of heaven and earth.

At this moment, he was just like an ordinary adventurer, accompanying his beautiful companion as they slowly traversed the vast desert, feeling the immensity and desolation of the desert, and enjoying this rare tranquility and leisure.

As the sun sets, its golden rays spill across the desert, turning the endless yellow sand into a shimmering gold.

Two figures riding camels, their silhouettes stretched long by the setting sun, appear to blend seamlessly into the vast desert landscape, creating a gentle yet magnificent scene of a desert evening journey.

The two rode camels, traveling day and night in the desert, and it took them six days to reach the outskirts of Hamunaptra.

When Evelyn's gaze swept over a low sand dune and she saw the outline of a large expanse of dilapidated ancient ruins, she couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Giant stone sculptures half-buried in yellow sand, broken and collapsed thick stone pillars, and weathered ancient stone walls stand in a row. After three thousand years of wind and sand erosion, they still retain traces of their former grandeur, desolate and mysterious, revealing an ancient desolation and eeriness under the afterglow of the setting sun.

Evelyn's eyes were instantly filled with extreme surprise and excitement, and the fatigue from days of travel vanished.

She instinctively leaned forward, gripping Li Xiao's arm tightly, her voice trembling with barely concealed excitement: "Darling, look ahead! Those statues, those pillars... there, that must be Hamunaptra! The city of the dead that disappeared three thousand years ago!"

Seeing her excited and childlike appearance, Li Xiao smiled playfully and said, "I told you long ago that there was no need to find a guide. The direction is definitely right. You've been talking about me for ages along the way."

Hearing Li Xiao's teasing, Evelyn's fair cheeks instantly flushed red. She lowered her head slightly and whispered in defense, "I... I was just afraid of getting lost and wasting my energy."

Seeing this, Li Xiao burst into laughter. Evelyn pouted, then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said to Li Xiao, "Let's have a race to see who gets to Hamunaptrae first!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she grabbed the camel's reins and was the first to run out.

The evening breeze swept across the sand dunes, stirring up fine yellow sand, and Evelyn's clear and melodious laughter lingered in my ears, laughter that seemed to dispel the boredom of days of trekking through the desert.

With a smile in his eyes, Li Xiao gently urged his camel forward, following Evelyn closely as they sped toward the ruins ahead.

The yellow sand beneath their feet gradually receded, replaced by ancient stone bricks covered with mottled cracks. Everywhere, there were weathered and broken giant stone pillars, the remains of the Anubis statue half-buried in the sand, and dilapidated buildings spreading out in layers. Everywhere they looked, there was desolation and mystery after three thousand years of erosion. The silent city of the dead was finally fully revealed to the two of them.

Li Xiao flipped off the camel and casually tied the reins of the two camels firmly to a sturdy stone pillar. Then, he stretched out his long arms and lifted Evelyn off the camel's back.

Evelyn wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes crinkling with a smile. It was a good thing there wasn't a guide nearby, otherwise they would have been bombarded with displays of affection the whole way.

Just as the two were about to head deeper into the ruins, Li Xiao's expression changed slightly, and his brows furrowed gently.

Although he had turned off his divine sense detection and the Eye of Truth, his five senses, which were a hundred times stronger than those of ordinary people, still keenly detected the presence of living beings approaching from afar.

Evelyn, who was standing beside him, was very perceptive and immediately noticed the subtle change in Li Xiao's expression.

Her heart tightened slightly, and she quickly leaned closer, asking, "Honey, what's wrong? Is something the problem?"

Li Xiao's gaze darkened slightly, and he said calmly, "Evelyn, do you still remember those Americans I threw into the Nile?"

Evelyn was startled by this, then asked nervously, "You mean... those people came too?"

"Um!"

Li Xiao nodded slightly, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes: "Even the swift currents of the Nile couldn't stop them; these people are certainly tough!"

Evelyn instinctively grabbed Li Xiao's arm, her body tensing slightly, her eyes filled with apprehension and trepidation.

The group of American explorers was large and well-equipped. She suggested softly, "They outnumber us and might as well avoid a direct confrontation for now."

Seeing her timid appearance, Li Xiao raised his hand and gently stroked the bridge of her nose: "Just a bunch of rabble. I could throw them into the river on the boat, but in this desolate desert..."

Evelyn felt instantly at ease hearing the confidence and assurance in his words.

Along the way, she had witnessed Li Xiao's unfathomable strength countless times and knew that the man in front of her never boasted.

Evelyn had a lot of confidence in the man's fighting ability after that experience on the ship.