In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

"I'm just asking one question..."

Xie Xiaohua replied weakly, and then obediently took the porcelain shard out.

Wu Xie laughed, coming to Xie Xiaohua's rescue, "A Ning has a ceramic jar with a map to Tamutuo on it. Now, it'll be complete just because we're missing these two pieces of the jar..."

Xie Xiaohua suddenly understood and immediately said, "Master, I'll go with you..."

Although Aning was the initiator of this team, Xie Xiaohua knew that the true core of this team was her master.

As long as their master speaks, Zhang Qiling, Hei Xiazi, Wu Xie, and even A Ning will not say anything, nor would they dare to say anything.

"Um…"

Su Mo nodded, "Don't wander off. Listen to my instructions when we get there!"

Su Mo didn't say much about Xie Xiaohua's request. After all, the child was growing up, and suppressing her all the time might not be a good thing. It was time for her to have some opportunities to explore the world.

When I was about the same age as Xie Xiaohua, I had already brushed shoulders with death many times with Lao Hu, Fatty and the others.

"it is good!"

Everyone sat down and continued eating.

……

The next morning!

Everyone got up early, dismantled the camp, boarded the convoy, and set off, heading straight into the desert.

It took two or three hours to walk.

The scorching desert sun suddenly kicked up a cloud of yellow sand, filling the sky and greatly reducing visibility.

Ah Ning quickly picked up the walkie-talkie, "It's getting windy, keep formation, don't panic!"

The group continued for another half hour, but the wind showed no signs of abating, and yellow sand filled the air like air, omnipresent.

Su Mo snatched the walkie-talkie from A Ning's hand, "Everyone stop the car, put on your gear and get out!"

"What's wrong?"

Aning did not yet understand the seriousness of the problem.

At this moment, Zhang Qiling, sitting in the passenger seat, spoke up: "Stop the car, or we'll be executed!"

Ah Ning was shocked, "Stop the car!"

"Squeak!"

A sudden stop.

Ah Ning, holding a walkie-talkie, shouted loudly, "Stop the car! Everyone stop the car!"

"Reply received! Reply received!"

"..."

A dozen seconds later, the walkie-talkie went silent.

At this moment, Ah Ning realized the situation was dire and picked up the walkie-talkie again, shouting, "Everyone stop the car! Response received! Response received!"

Seeing Ah Ning's anxious look, Su Mo said, "Don't worry, nothing serious will happen. Let's put on our gear and get out of the car first!"

Such a natural disaster is far more powerful than a rice dumpling or a ghost; if someone is buried here, even the gods cannot save them.

"it is good!"

Chaos put on goggles and a face mask in the car, and Su Mo also put a specially made small helmet on Xiao Cun Ding.

A group of people got out of the car.

At this moment, yellow sand was flying and strong winds were blowing outside. Clearly, they were in the eye of the storm.

As soon as Zhang Qiling got off the car, he went to the front of the car, pulled out the black gold ancient sword from his back, and stuck it into the sand to calculate the speed at which the yellow sand covered the ground.

Aning climbed onto the roof of the car, took out a signal gun, and fired a bright red signal flare into the sky.

The dazzling red light had barely risen into the sky when it was swallowed up by the swirling yellow sand and howling winds.

Faced with such the power of nature, even fully armed people appear extremely small.

Chapter 416: The First Stop of the Queen Mother of the West

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Before long, Aning had used up all the signal guns she had on her.

The black gold ancient sword that Zhang Qiling stuck in the ground had been buried by the yellow sand down to the handguard.

Su Mo's feet were completely buried in the yellow sand.

Seeing that her flare gun had missed its target, Ah Ning didn't hesitate any longer. She jumped out of the car and went to Su Mo's side, saying to the driver, "Let's go..."

Su Mo also looked at Zhang Qiling, "We need to find a sheltered place and wait for the storm to pass before continuing..."

Zhang Qiling stared wide-eyed at his surroundings, his heart filled with extreme worry for Wu Xie's safety.

"You all go first, I'll stay!"

Zhang Qiling feared that his departure would deprive Wu Xie of his last chance of survival.

Let's go...

Su Mo advised, "Wu Xie's appearance doesn't suggest a short life; good people are always blessed by heaven!"

"I'll leave him a few words!"

As he spoke, Su Mo took out a marker from the system space and turned around to leave a few large characters on the car body.

After finishing writing, Su Mo turned around and said, "Alright, if someone really comes looking for us, they'll see the words and search for us nearby!"

"Brother Zhang, we need to find a sheltered place to camp. Don't worry, once the sandstorm passes, I'll have Xiao Cun Ding take you to find someone!"

"..."

Seeing that things had come to this, Zhang Qiling said no more, and drew his black-gold ancient sword from the sand. "Alright!"

Let's go!

The group set off.

Half an hour later, after wandering around the area, the group finally found a good place to camp and take shelter from the wind.

This place resembles a valley.

There is a sandy area on all sides, like a natural defense line.

The group worked together to set up a small sand-proof tent.

Su Mo punched a steel nail dozens of meters into the ground, ensuring everyone's safety before they safely entered the tent.

The strong winds raged for another half hour before the sandstorm gradually dissipated, and the yellow sand that had spread throughout the air slowly settled on the ground.

Aning looked up and saw that the sky, which had been buried by yellow sand, was gradually returning to normal, and the visibility had also returned to normal.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Zhang Qiling's restless state, Su Mo couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself, "These two are truly in love!"

Then, Su Mo patted the dog's head with the short nail, "Do you still remember Wu Xie and Xiao Hua's scent?"

"Woof woof!"

The little nail raised its head and shouted twice, as if to say, "No problem, leave it to me!"

Su Mo nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Zhang Qiling, "Brother Zhang, why don't you take Little Nail to find someone..."

Ah Ning also said, "I want to go too. Can you ask Xiao Cun Ding to help me find Ding Zhi Zhuo Ma again?"

If they lose their guide on this trip, then their mission is essentially over, and they can basically return the way they came.

Without instructing Zhuoma, their guide who knew the way, Aning felt they wouldn't even be able to enter Tamutuo, let alone the Xiwangmu Palace.

Su Mo also knew the importance of tour guides. Back then, Anliman in Jingjue Ancient City, Ada in Yunnan Insect Valley, Chuyi in Kunlun Shrine, and others served as tour guides and provided great help to their journeys.

Su Mo said, "Don't worry, I'll entrust Zhuoma. I'll go find her myself..."

After saying that, Su Mo, Zhang Qiling, and Xiao Cun Ding, along with their dog, walked out of the tent.

.........

Thanks to Su Mo and Zhang Qiling's tireless efforts, most people had returned to their sheltered camp after more than two hours.

Zhang Qiling, carrying the small nail, found Xiao Hua and Wu Xie.

Unlike the original story, Xie Xiaohua's physique was strengthened beyond that of ordinary people due to Su Mo's years of training, so neither Xie Xiaohua nor Wu Xie fainted in the desert.

When Zhang Qiling found the two, Xie Xiaohua was helping Wu Tianzhen walk towards the location where A Ning had fired the signal flare earlier.

At the same time, Su Mo also found and instructed Zhuoma, Zaxi and others.

As for the other unimportant people, they also found a safe campsite based on the information Su Mo had left on the car.

After everyone rested for a while, Aning looked at Zaxi and instructed Zhuoma, saying, "What should we do next?"

Zaxi calmed himself down and said, "Go another twenty miles, and there's a Devil City ahead!"

"Devil City? What is Devil City?" Wu Xie asked Zaxi, puzzled.

"A large area of ​​rocky terrain; it's said that a stone castle once stood there..."

Before Zaxi could finish speaking, Hei Xiazi interrupted, asking, "What does that have to do with the devil?"

Tashi's expression was serious. "Legend has it that long, long ago, there was a city there. The people were hardworking and brave, living a life of plenty. But gradually, the people there changed, indulging in pleasure, wine, women, and scheming against each other..."

"To awaken people's conscience, the god disguised himself as a beggar and came to the city to redeem them!"

"However, the people there not only did not treat the beggar kindly, but also humiliated him..."

"In a fit of rage, the gods burned down the city, and everyone was buried under the rubble."

"So, every night, mournful cries would echo from that city!"

"..."