Ah! A few of them felt a sudden lightness in their bodies, which had turned transparent, just like the see-through things they had observed. Their bodies were weightless, drifting lightly in the air.

Ma Xiong quickly asked, "Lu Zong, what in the world is going on?"

Lu Zong replied, "Wait a moment, we'll be able to get out shortly."

Fatty and the others kept their eyes fixed on the dried corpse, staring and staring.

The mouth of the dried corpse remained wide open, and it seemed as if its suction power was growing stronger. Soon, everything around it that could be drawn in was sucked in, but what was different was that everything drawn in ended up suspended behind the female corpse, as if he were simply tossing those things behind his mind, intent on some unknown purpose.

Fatty questioned, "Hey Lu Zong, what exactly did you bring us here for? Look, we’ve turned into angels."

Lu Zong pulled out the piece of paper from his pocket and spread it open. Only then did everyone notice that it was actually a painting with several illustrations. He pointed to one of them and said, "Look at this. After someone dies, they bring the corpse to the Queen, and then the Queen opens her mouth towards him, and in a short while, that person comes back to life. I think if we haven't done anything wrong, we should also come back to life, or perhaps even be sent directly home."

The others nodded, seemingly convinced by Lu Zong’s reasoning.

Before long, the female corpse had absorbed everything in front of it, leaving nothing—not even the white, transparent glass domes. Just as everyone stood astonished, unsure what to do, the female corpse suddenly let out a roar, and then everything behind her swept forward in a rush, like a tornado.

Lu Zong was the first to react, quickly grabbing Han Chong's hand and urging, "Everyone, grab hold of each other! Don't let the current pull us apart!"

Everyone quickly held the nearest person's hand and were pulled into the vortex forming the true tornado.

For some reason, they felt dizzy, perhaps because of how fast their surroundings were spinning. Lu Zong ordered them all to close their eyes quickly and not to open them no matter what happened, just to drift along quietly.

Only when the wind around them died down and they felt a pleasant warmth spread over their bodies did they slowly open their eyes.

But the moment they opened their eyes, they froze. Before them lay an endless desert, the yellow sands stretching in an eternal parallel between earth and sky, making it impossible to distinguish where heaven ended and the ground began.

Fatty happily plopped down onto the ground, rolling around, constantly shouting, "Oh, we’re home, we’re home! We finally got out! Hahaha. It seems Fatty here is blessed with good fortune."

However, Lu Zong wasn't overly excited. He went to Han Chong, gently wiped the dust from her face, and then kissed her deeply. It seemed their tomb raiding had failed, but they had acquired a wife instead.

Ma Xiong also unhesitatingly went to Lusha and shared an intimate moment.

Seeing this, Fatty grumbled curses, "Damn it, the full man doesn't understand the hungry man's plight."

Looking at the swirling sand and the scorching red sun making them sweat, Lu Zong said, "We need to move quickly. We’ll dehydrate here."

Han Chong stopped everyone, saying, "Don't move! Look around here, doesn't this place feel strangely familiar?"

Lu Zong suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly directed them, "Quickly dig up the sand beneath our feet! We put the luggage down when we first arrived. We should have water to drink. The only pity is that camel—ownerless now, and buried by the sand. We can finally eat some fresh meat. It turns out Ganda's idea wasn't wrong after all."

Mentioning Ganda, everyone fell silent.

Indeed, in a short while, they dug up the suitcase; the dry rations and water were all still inside. They took deep, gasping breaths to rest for a while, replenished their water and supplies, and prepared to set off again.

Suddenly, Fatty pointed to the camel, which had long since died from dehydration, and asked, "Lu Zong, what about this camel? Should we just leave it here?"

Lu Zong glanced over and said, "Oh, let's dig it a proper grave then. Let it stay with its master forever."

Saying that, he started digging.

Before digging for long, his hand hit something hard. He figured it must be something unusual, for what else could there be in a place covered entirely in yellow sand?

He began excavating around the hard object.

After a while, the item was fully revealed. He saw that it was a dried corpse—the very one he had lost! Although it wasn't as pristine as the one they found in the tomb below, it was certainly better preserved than when it was first unearthed in its mutilated state.

He excitedly lifted the dried corpse into his arms, examining it closely, filled with immense joy.

Suddenly, Fatty also noticed something foot-shaped beneath a patch of sand. He hurried over, trying to dig that foot out from underneath, but in the end, he was astonished to find that it too was a dried corpse, its preservation state rivaling that of the Beauty of Loulan.

Fatty happily held it up and said to Lu Zong, "Look at mine! If we sell this, it’ll definitely fetch a six-figure sum."

Lu Zong glared at him: "Who said this dried corpse is yours? It belongs to the state; no one can claim it." With that, he reburied his own dried corpse. He then looked at the one in Fatty's hands and commanded, "Fatty, bury the corpse you're holding back into the earth. I will send people here to clean up the site, and they can transport them back later. If you forcefully take it now, the dryness of the outside air will destroy its integrity, making it worthless, and you'll have damaged state property."

Fatty looked at Lu Zong’s murderous expression and reluctantly let go. He followed behind Lu Zong, his face filled with unwillingness.

Lu Zong asked, "Lusha, Han Chong, you're more familiar with the local routes. Is there a closer path to the small village? As soon as we find a radio, we can contact headquarters."

Lusha replied, "Although I studied the terrain here before, it was back when I was in kindergarten. I can't recall clearly now."

Lu Zong felt a massive headache coming on—so she had only watched a TV series about this place in kindergarten!

Han Chong thought carefully for a moment and said, "I think we should find an oasis first to replenish our water supply. Where there’s an oasis, there should be people. Let’s look for one."

Lu Zong realized she was right; the little water they had wouldn't last even a day. So, following Han Chong’s suggestion, they marked their current location and set out to find an oasis.

It was hard to say how long they walked, but just as they were utterly exhausted, they finally saw a glimmer of hope. Ahead, amidst the vast yellow expanse, a patch of green appeared. This sight caused them to gasp in relief—they could survive.