"You old geezer, you have no integrity! You saw the ants and just ran off, didn't even warn us. I think you want to get us all killed."
Fatty pointed at An Liman, almost punching him.
"Well, I was just showing you the way, and I came back to protect our camels,"
An Liman quickly said, his hands shielding his face, looking a bit scared.
"You old man, keep praying and Fatty will immediately start a fire and eat your camels. You seal your own mouth with a cloth strip."
Fatty rambled on, appearing exceptionally angry.
Fatty's anger wasn't at An Liman for running, but rather that An Liman hadn't warned them while escaping, deliberately making them take the hit.
This was a bit black-hearted, no, extremely black-hearted!
"Well, brother Fatty, this desert is full of dangers, and life is most important."
"I won't pray anymore."
An Liman said quickly, his voice lacking confidence.
He was the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. Seeing the dominance of Zhang Tian and the others, An Liman was already filled with fear.
"Fatty, it's okay, go pack things up."
Zhang Tian said, and Fatty snorted, ignoring An Liman.
Zhang Tian looked at An Liman.
"Uncle An Liman, I don't think you want your camels to die, do you?"
Zhang Tian said, his face calm but his eyes carrying a hint of killing intent.
An Liman quickly nodded.
"Then stay put honestly, lead us to the Jingjue Ancient City. After it's done, you can take your gold coins back."
After Zhang Tian finished speaking, An Liman nodded like a chick, repeatedly.
"It's too dark now, I suggest we rest before moving on."
Shirley Yang looked around and suggested.
Zhang Qilin's gaze swept across the surroundings.
"There's a stone bridge over there."
He said, and everyone looked in that direction.
There was a rock wall with a stone extending outwards like an umbrella, which could provide shelter from the wind.
"That's perfect, we'll make do over there for the night."
Hu Bayi spoke, and everyone agreed without objection. They then built a bonfire there.
"Thank you."
Shirley Yang looked at Hu Bayi.
"No need, actually, even if I hadn't gone, I believe you would have been able to escape."
Hu Bayi said earnestly, his hoarse voice surprisingly magnetic.
Shirley Yang didn't say much, her big eyes fixed on the bonfire.
"Boss, why are those ants so big? Bigger than a fist by a whole circle. It's really strange."
Fatty sat by the bonfire, recalling the desert army ants.
Zhang Tian shook his head, "I don't know about that. An Liman, do you know why?"
Zhang Tian looked at An Liman, who was slacking off.
"Well, these are Devil Army Ants, a unique species of the Black Desert. Too many people die from them every year. You killing the ant king was a good deed."
"I thank you on behalf of the entire village."
An Liman said, praising them even more and expressing gratitude to Zhang Tian and his group.
"Our current position should be around here. If we keep moving forward, we might find clues."
Shirley Yang pointed at the map, the firelight illuminating it.
Zhang Qilin's gaze followed.
His gaze landed on the central area of the desert. He felt a sense of great danger emanating from there.
Hu Bayi, on the other hand, was looking at the stars, drawing something with a wooden stick.
"From the Big Dipper and the Shaoshan star, we can see that we are currently in a place of heavy malevolence."
Hu Bayi said. Zhang Tian thought of the desert army ants, which must have been malevolent creatures.
"And according to the Xunlong Jue's calculations, under the stars not far from here, there are one or two dragon veins hidden."
Hu Bayi drew another star chart, his compass spinning continuously.
If there were two dragon veins, Zhang Tian guessed they would correspond to the ancient cities of Loulan and Jingjue.
"Can you calculate the location of the dragon veins?"
Zhang Tian asked.
"Not yet. The dragon veins here are buried under the sand. It will be difficult to find them."
Hu Bayi shook his head and fell into thought.
Seeing this, Zhang Tian did not disturb him.
Soon, the next morning.
Zhang Tian and the others had also rested enough and mounted their camels to continue forward.
Rest was not just for Zhang Tian and his group; the camels also needed rest.
Looking at the endless yellow sand, Fatty no longer had the excitement he had when he first arrived.
He was somewhat bored.
"Boss, this is the first time Fatty feels that traveling can be tiresome."
Fatty lay on his camel, intending to sleep again.
"This isn't tourism, this is searching for an ancient city."
Zhang Tian's face was full of dark lines. Why wasn't this guy feeling any tension?
An Liman walked at the front.
His eyes constantly scanned the surroundings.
"Well, brother Zhang, where is the white camel you mentioned?"
An Liman asked Zhang Tian.
He was still thinking about the white camel.
"It should have come this way back then. We should be able to find it."
Zhang Tian looked around. Besides the desert, there was nothing, not even camel tracks.
An Liman stopped asking and quickened his pace.
After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, a white figure appeared again in the desert.
Under the blue sky, the white figure was particularly conspicuous.
When the figure appeared, An Liman almost couldn't breathe from excitement.
"It's it, it's back."
An Liman muttered, but the next moment the white figure ran straight into the distance, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.
Zhang Qilin reacted first. The camel let out a cry, and then the yellow sand was kicked up behind the camel.
Zhang Qilin chased after the white camel.
He rode his camel, his black robe fluttering behind him, like a general on a warhorse.
"Boss, let's follow."
Hu Bayi said, and Zhang Tian waved his hand, and they all chased after him madly.
Fatty's face was filled with a smile.
"Heh heh, finally some excitement."
"It's a cat and mouse game, and Fatty is the best at it."
Fatty shouted, and his camel ran with all its might. However, because Fatty was too heavy, no matter how hard it ran, it couldn't catch up to Zhang Tian and the others.
"Oh heavens, it finally..."
An Liman was about to pray when he remembered what had happened before and quickly stopped himself.
"Forget it, let's chase after them first."
An Liman quickly urged his camel to catch up with Zhang Tian.
Zhang Qilin's camel was like a startled horse, moving extremely fast.
As Zhang Qilin was about to catch up to the white camel, the sunlight shone down, and the white camel simply disappeared on the spot.
"As expected, it's a phantom, and it's not afraid of the sun."
Zhang Qilin muttered, and his camel's pace slowed down.
Zhang Qilin took out his water bottle from behind and gently gave his camel some water.
A moment later, Zhang Tian and the others also caught up.
"Damn, where's the white camel?"
"Second brother, you didn't lose it, did you?"
Fatty looked around, speaking repeatedly.
"That camel is indeed a phantom; it has already dissipated."
Zhang Qilin said. Fatty waved his hand.
"Why chase after that thing? It's utterly pointless. Fatty is exhausted."
Fatty panted heavily, giving his camel a drink of water.
"Phantom? Why isn't it afraid of the sun?"
Zhang Tian thought to himself, feeling even more curious. After all, even a Taoist priest would need an umbrella to shield himself from the sun.
As Zhang Tian was pondering, a voice was heard.
"Look over there."
Suddenly, Hu Bayi pointed ahead.
Upon seeing what was in front of them, everyone gasped. In the desert, sand dunes appeared, and in front of the foremost sand dune, there was a hole.
"Is this a city?"
Shirley Yang looked at the sand dune, her voice tinged with confusion.