Sand Sea (Novel)

**Sand Sea (沙海)**, also known as **Sha Hai**, is the second sequel of the main novel series *Daomu Biji*. The book is split into four parts: Sand Sea 1 (沙海1), Sand Sea 2 (沙海2), Sand Sea 3 (沙海3), and Sand Sea 4 (沙海4). The first two books were published while the second two are only available online. The series remains unfinished.

Around 2016, a comic, *Sand Sea: Barren Sand, Cunning Shadow*, was created online and based on the novel. In 2018, the book was adapted into a live-action television series with the same name. Plans for a follow up television series as well as a movie based on the novel were announced by Quantum Entertainment.

## Synopsis

Ordinary high school student, Li Cu, gets involved in the world of grave robbing when a clue to a desert tomb is carved onto his back. Wu Xie, who has finally conquered his innocence and declared war on the fate that was set thousands of years ago, takes the intimidated and intrigued Li Cu deep into the desert’s forbidden land of death—Gutong Jing.

The people who disappeared in the photos, the mysterious figure captured on camera, the trucks surrounding the haizi, the destroyed cameras, the corpses under the sand dunes…in the uninhabited desert, what else will Wu Xie and his party find? Who will be saved by Black Glasses’ sudden appearance? And who can leave alive? Keep reading to find out!

## Chapters

### Published Version

#### Sand Sea 1: Cunning Shadows in the Desert (沙海1：荒沙诡影)

* Introduction 1 (引子（一）)
* Introduction 2 (引子（二）)
* Chapter 1: Injured Teen (受伤少年)
* Chapter 2: Scars (伤疤)
* Chapter 3: Seven Fingers (七根手指)
* Chapter 4: Wang Meng (王盟)
* Chapter 5: Hundred Thousand (十万)
* Chapter 6: Boss Wu (吴老板)
* Chapter 7: Secrets on the Back (背上的秘密)
* Chapter 8: Sincerity (诚意)
* Chapter 9: Wu Xie's Story Part 1 (吴邪的故事（一）)
* Chapter 10: Wu Xie's Story Part 2 (吴邪的故事（二）)
* Chapter 11: Wu Xie's Story Part 3 (吴邪的故事（三）)
* Chapter 12: Wu Xie's Story Part 4 (吴邪的故事（四）)
* Chapter 13: Cooperation (合作)
* Chapter 14: Departure (启程)
* Chapter 15: Bada Jilin (巴丹吉林)
* Chapter 16: Wu Xie's Plan (吴邪的计划)
* Chapter 17: Buried Cameras (相机冢)
* Chapter 18: Another Wu Xie (另一个吴邪)
* Chapter 19: Sand Dune Phantom (沙丘魅影)
* Chapter 20: Don’t Touch That Thing (不能碰的东西)
* Chapter 21: Li Cu's Memory (第二十一章　黎簇的记忆)
* Chapter 22: Two Theories and Three Possibilities (第二十二章　两个假设与三种可能)
* Chapter 23: Night Drive (夜潜)
* Chapter 24: Moving Haizi (移动的海子)
* Chapter 25: Desert Corpses (荒漠干尸)
* Chapter 26: Gutong Jing 056 (古潼京056)
* Chapter 27: Truth Behind the Mass Death (集体死亡的真相)
* Chapter 28: Haizi Surrounded By Trucks (被车围住的海子)
* Chapter 29: Conjecture (猜想)
* Chapter 30: Sorting Out the Predicament (困境的整理)
* Chapter 31: Surprise Attack (突袭)
* Chapter 32: Midnight Singing (夜半歌声)
* Chapter 33: Living Person in the Truck (车上的活口)
* Chapter 34: Strange Old Man (奇怪的老头)
* Chapter 35: The Past (往事)
* Chapter 36: Protector (保护者)
* Chapter 37: Sand Fishing (钓沙鱼)
* Chapter 38: Seven-Headed Snake (七头蛇)
* Chapter 39: Rescued (获救)
* Chapter 40: Unique Number (唯一的号码)
* Chapter 41: The Legend No One Cares About (无人在意的传奇)
* Chapter 42: A Cell Phone and an Express Company(手机与快递)
* Chapter 43: Express Goods (快递物品)
* Chapter 44: Related to Dad (与老爹有关)
* Chapter 45: The Corpse Sent in the Mail (寄来的尸体)
* Chapter 46: Dead Man Rises (诈尸)
* Chapter 47: Seeing Liang Wan Again (又见梁湾)
* Chapter 48: Xie Yuchen (解雨臣)
* Chapter 49: Small Town in Southern Zhejiang (浙南小镇)
* Chapter 50: The Face on the Courtyard Wall (院墙上的脸)
* Chapter 51: Strange Farmhouse (诡异农宅)
* Chapter 52: Two Liang Wans (两个梁湾)
* Chapter 53: Xie Yuchen's Situation (解雨臣的局)
* Chapter 54: Fate (宿命)
* Chapter 55: Dismembered Corpses (碎尸)

#### Sand Sea 2: Sand Python Nest (沙海：沙蟒蛇巢)

* Introduction
* Chapter 1: Stone Box (石函)
* Chapter 2: 1,000-Year-Old Blueprint (千年图纸)
* Chapter 3: Mysterious Project (神秘的工程)
* Chapter 4: Sealed Records (封存的档案)
* Chapter 5: Head in the Box (人头纸箱)
* Chapter 6: Black-Haired Snake in the Coffin (棺材里的黑毛蛇)
* Chapter 7: Corpse of a Girl (少女尸)
* Chapter 8: Corpses of the Expedition Team (探险队的尸体)
* Chapter 9: Logistics Company (物流公司)
* Chapter 10: Warehouse Voice (仓库话语声)
* Chapter 11: Waging War Against the Black-Haired Snakes (大战黑毛蛇)
* Chapter 12: Last Package (最后一个包裹)
* Chapter 13: Key Under the Tree (树下的钥匙)
* Chapter 14: Mysterious Video (神秘视频)
* Chapter 15: Li Cu's Speculation (黎簇的推测)
* Chapter 16: Wu Xie's Conspiracy (吴邪的阴谋)
* Chapter 17: Unknown Desert (未知沙漠)
* Chapter 18: Awkward Reunion (尴尬的重逢)
* Chapter 19: Wu Xie's Recording (吴邪的录音)
* Chapter 20: Mongols in Badan Jilin (巴丹吉林的蒙古人)
* Chapter 21: The Haizi that Makes People Disappear (让人消失的海子)
* Chapter 22: Burning Hot Wind (火烧风)
* Chapter 23: Sea of Death (死亡之海)
* Chapter 24: Legend of Gutong Jing (古潼京的传说)
* Chapter 25: Fairy Shrimp (仙女虾)
* Chapter 26: Ghost River Reef (鬼河暗礁)
* Chapter 27: Seeing Gutong Jing Again (又见古潼京)
### Online Version

#### Sand Sea 1

* Introduction 1: What Else is in the Desert Except for Sand (沙漠中除了沙还有什么)
* Introduction 2: Lan Ting (蓝庭)
* Introduction 3: Photograph (照片)
* Introduction 4: Obscure Land (晦涩之地)
* Chapters 1-18 are untitled
* Chapter 19: Sand Dune Phantom (沙丘魅影)
* Chapter 20: Don’t Touch That Thing (不能碰的东西)
* Chapter 21: Sealed Container (密封箱)
* Chapters 22-23 are untitled
* Chapter 24: Night Diving (夜潜)
* Chapter 25: (Untitled)
* Chapter 26: Group of Dried Corpses (干尸群)
* Chapters 27-28 are untitled
* Chapter 29: The Truth About the Group's Death (集体死亡的真相)
* Chapter 30: Haizi Surrounded by Trucks (被车围住的海子)
* Chapter 31: (Untitled)
* Chapter 32: Sorting out the Dilemma (困境的整理)
* Chapters 33-34 are untitled
* Chapter 35: Monster (怪物)
* Chapters 36-40 are untitled
* Chapter 41: Protector (保护者)
* Chapter 42: Catching a Sand Fish (钓沙鱼)
* Chapters 43-44 are untitled
* Chapter 45: Rescued (获救)

#### Sand Sea 2

* Chapter 1: Unique Number (唯一的号码)
* Chapter 2: The Legend No One Cares About (无人在意的传奇)
* Chapter 3: A Cell Phone and an Express Company(手机与快递)
* Chapter 4: Express Goods (快递物品)
* Chapter 5: Related to Dad (与老爹有关)
* Chapter 6:: The Corpse Sent in the Mail (寄来的尸体)
* Chapter 7: Dead Man Rises (诈尸)
* Chapter 8: Seeing Liang Wan Again (又见梁湾)
* Chapter 9: Xie Yuchen (解雨臣)
* Chapter 10: Small Town in Southern Zhejiang (浙南小镇)
* Chapter 11: The Face on the Courtyard Wall (院墙上的脸)
* Chapter 12: Strange Farmhouse (诡异农宅)
* Chapter 13: Two Liang Wans (两个梁湾)
* Chapter 14: Xie Yuchen's Situation (解雨臣的局)
* Chapter 15: Fate (宿命)
* Chapter 16: Dismembered Corpses (碎尸)

## References

1. ↑ Summary of Sand Sea on Merebear's WordPress
2. ↑ Merebear translated this introduction separately, https://merebear474765851.wordpress.com/2021/07/31/introduction-i-what-else-is-in-the-desert-except-for-sand/
3. ↑ Merebear translated the introduction separately, https://merebear474765851.wordpress.com/2021/08/02/introduction-2-lan-ting/
4. ↑ Merebear translated this introduction separately, https://merebear474765851.wordpress.com/2021/08/08/introduction-3-photograph/
5. ↑ Merebear translated the introduction separately, https://merebear474765851.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/introduction-4-obscure-land/