Seeing this, the man in white raised his mouth slightly and showed a gentle smile.
He did not take the handkerchief, but gently held Xiaohong's hand. The warm touch made Xiaohong's heart beat suddenly accelerate, and a blush appeared on his cheeks.
The man in white looked at her, the tenderness in his eyes almost overflowed, and a hint of ambiguity filled the air.
When the villagers around saw this scene, they all showed a knowing smile tacitly, and some even began to cheer gently, and the atmosphere became warm and pleasant.
The man in white looked around, his clear voice with a smile, "Everyone, since the map has been found, we can continue to move forward."
Just as everyone was about to start a new journey based on the map's guidance, Elder Chen suddenly exclaimed: "Wait!" He walked to the man in white eagerly, staring at the map in his hand with a solemn expression, "This... the mark on this map seems not to be our thing..."
Inspired by the man in white, everyone suppressed their doubts and followed Elder Chen's guidance to embark on a new journey.
They crossed mountains and ridges, passed through dense forests, and finally came to a hidden valley surrounded by mountains.
What catches your eye is an ancient and mysterious ruin, standing there quietly, as if you have been sleeping for thousands of years.
The mottled stone walls are covered with mottled moss, revealing the traces of time. The huge stone pillars tower into the clouds, making people feel their own insignificance.
A powerful fluctuation of power emanates around the ruins, and a heart-wrenching sense of oppression is filled with the air, as if he is in the ancient prehistoric world.
The appearance of the ruins shocked everyone, both excited and a little uneasy.
The villagers who had never seen such a scene had awe on their faces, and their steps became cautious, fearing that they would disturb the tranquility here.
Xiaohong and Luo Xiaoyu looked at each other, with both expectations for the unknown and a hint of worry in their eyes.
They followed the man in white closely and did not dare to leave at all.
At the entrance to the ruins is a half-person-high stone door, with strange runes carved on it, emitting a faint light.
The stone door was closed, as if protecting the secret inside.
The man in white raised his hand gently, and a white light shot towards the stone gate. The stone gate slowly opened, making a heavy friction sound, echoing between the valleys, sounding creepy.
Everyone held their breath, and did not dare to leave, so they stepped into the gate of the ruins carefully.
However, just as everyone entered the ruins, there was a loud "boom" and the stone gate suddenly closed, isolating them from the outside world.
At the same time, the air around seemed to solidify, and a suffocating sense of oppression came, making people feel creepy.
There were waves of disturbing whispers in my ears, wandering in the dark like ghosts, making people shudder.
Luo Xiaoyu screamed in fear, grabbed Xiaohong's arm tightly, and her face turned pale.
Xiaohong also looked frightened. She felt something seemed to be swimming in the darkness, and the cold touch made her hair stand up.
"Be careful!" the man in white reminded in a low voice. Although his voice was calm, it had an unquestionable force.
The darkness swallowed everything, and the five fingers were gone.
Xiaohong, Luo Xiaoyu, Grandma Lin, Doctor Zhang, and even the always calm man in white felt an inexplicable fear.
They stood back to back, looking around alertly, trying to capture a ray of light and hope in the thick darkness.
The air was filled with a cold breath, as if countless pairs of eyes were peering at them.
"Sharp..." The strange sound was getting closer and closer, like countless poisonous snakes spitting messages in their ears, making people creepy.
Everyone's heartbeat accelerated, like a drum beat, making his eardrums buzz.
Luo Xiaoyu held the dagger in her hand tightly. The sharp blade hurt her palms, but she did not relax at all, but became more determined.
She took a deep breath, trying to control her trembling body, ready to face the coming danger.
Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out of the darkness, as fast as lightning!
A cold light flashed, and a sharp blade pierced Luo Xiaoyu!
"Ah!" Luo Xiaoyu exclaimed, instinctively dodging backwards, barely avoiding this fatal blow.
Shadow Assassin!
They appeared!
"Protect everyone!" The man in white shouted softly, and his body floated towards the assassin like a ghost. He waved the long sword in his hand, bringing a silver light.
Doctor Zhang joined the battle without hesitation, and waved the Chinese medicine hoe in his hand and even blocked a few moves.
Blacksmith Zhao swung the iron hammer and his power was heavy. Every time he swung, he was thunderous.
Li Huneng's hunting knife flashed with a cold light in the darkness, and every attack was accurate and ruthless.
Even the elderly Elder Chen used crutches and used his life to try to interfere with the assassin's actions.
However, these assassins are too agile. They are like ghosts in the dark, erratic and elusive.
Their attacks were fierce and fatal, and every move was filled with a fierce murderous aura.
Even though everyone struggled to resist, they were still at a disadvantage.
At this moment, a scream of "Ouch!" broke the fierce fighting sound.
Grandma Lin was unstable and fell to the ground!
Seeing this, an assassin immediately raised the sharp blade in his hand and stabbed Grandma Lin directly...
"Mother-in-law!" Xiaohong shouted in horror.
At the critical moment, Xiaohong rushed towards Grandma Lin desperately, trying to use her body to block the assassin's attack.
However, another assassin suddenly appeared and blocked her way, and the sharp blade forced her to retreat repeatedly.
"Mother-in-law!" Xiaohong cried in despair, watching the assassin's sharp blade stab at Grandma Lin.
Everyone's hearts sank, as if they had fallen into a cold abyss.
Is Grandma Lin going to die here?
At this moment of despair, a black shadow flashed by.
Liehuo didn't know when he got around the assassin. He suddenly threw the hunting knife in his hand and hit the assassin's back!
The assassin screamed and fell to the ground.
Grandma Lin sat blankly on the ground, watching the death close to her passing by, and was still in shock.
Everyone looked at Liehuo in surprise, but they didn't expect that at this critical moment, he actually saved Grandma Lin's life.
"Brother Li, it's a good thing!" Luo Xiaoyu shouted excitedly.
Liehuo scratched his head and smiled honestly: "I just... just don't want to see my mother-in-law get hurt."
Taking advantage of the moment when the assassin fell to the ground, everyone quickly adjusted their formation and protected Grandma Lin behind her.
Doctor Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to check Grandma Lin's injuries and confirmed that she was just a little scared and was not seriously injured. Then she felt relieved.
"Who are these assassins?" Xiaohong asked in a trembling voice, holding the sleeves of the man in white tightly.
The man in white patted her hand gently and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you." He raised his head, his eyes were like torches, and he glanced at the darkness around him, and said in a deep voice: "Their attack methods... seem to be familiar..."
The words of the man in white awakened everyone.
They began to carefully observe the assassin's attack method and found some rules.
Although the assassin's moves are sharp, they are a little stiff and lack changes, and they seem to be particularly afraid of the fire.
Realizing this, Zhang Langzhong immediately took out the fire slit from the medicine box and lit a torch.
The fire dispelled the darkness around it and illuminated the assassin's face.
They looked pale and their eyes were empty, like walking corpses.
"They... don't seem to be living people!" Luo Xiaoyu exclaimed.
"Maybe it was controlled by some kind of evil magic." Elder Chen said in a deep voice, "We must find the source to control them in order to completely solve the problem."
With the fire, everyone is no longer as passive as before.
They took advantage of the torch and forced the assassins to retreat repeatedly.
Every time Zhao Blacksmith swung his hammer, it carried a scorching flame, forcing the assassin to avoid getting close.
Li Hunter's hunting knife flashed with dazzling light under the fire, and every attack was accurate and fatal.
Even Grandma Lin picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at the assassin to cheer for everyone.
The assassins retreated step by step, and their originally fierce offensive became panicked.
They seemed to have an instinctive fear of the fire, and dared not approach it, so they could only dodge around.
Seeing this scene, everyone showed confident smiles on their faces.
They became more and more brave as they fought, forcing the assassin to a desperate situation.
"Ah!" With a scream, an assassin was hit by Zhao's iron hammer and fell to the ground, turning into a black shadow and disappearing.
Seeing this, the other assassins were even more frightened and turned around and fled.
"Chasing!" The man in white gave the order, and everyone immediately chased after him.
During the pursuit, the man in white kept guarding Xiaohong's side and blocked the obstacles along the way for her.
Xiaohong looked at him gratefully, and the man in white touched her head and smiled gently.
When others saw this scene, they all smiled with relief.
Suddenly, the man in white stopped and looked forward with a serious look.
"Wait..." He said in a deep voice, "It seems like something is ahead..."
Everyone chased the fleeing Shadow Assassin, walked through the deep corridor, turned a corner, and suddenly opened up in front of them.
A spacious stone chamber appeared in front of everyone, with night pearls embedded on the stone walls emitting soft light, illuminating the entire stone chamber.
In the middle of the stone chamber, a huge bronze treasure chest is placed, with complex patterns carved on it, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.
"Treasure!" Luo Xiaoyu exclaimed, and her eyes lit up.
The others were also stunned by the scene in front of them and forgot to pursue the assassin for a moment.
They had never seen such a gorgeous treasure chest, and their hearts were filled with excitement and expectation.
However, a light blue light curtain is surrounded by a treasure chest, like an indestructible barrier, which firmly protects the treasure chest.
"Is this... a seal?" Elder Chen narrowed his eyes, observed the light curtain carefully, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that this treasure is not easily obtained."
Everyone circled around the treasure chest for a few times, their faces full of anticipation and helplessness.
They long to get the treasure in the treasure chest, but they are helpless in this mysterious seal.
Doctor Zhang tried to touch the light curtain with his hand, but was bounced back by a powerful force.
"This seal is very strong, we must be careful." He rubbed his numb hands and reminded everyone.
The seal emits a flashing blue light, like breathing, full of mysterious aura.
Everyone held their breath and watched the magical scene, their hearts filled with tension and expectation.
They know that behind this seal, there are greater challenges and opportunities.
Suddenly, Elder Chen pointed to a groove on the top of the treasure chest and said excitedly: "Look! It seems that something can be placed there!" Everyone looked along his fingers and found that there was a strange-shaped groove on the top of the treasure chest.
"Can it be the keyhole?" Xiaohong guessed.
"Maybe..." The man in white pondered for a moment, took out a jade pendant from his arms, and tried to put it in the groove.
The jade pendant fits perfectly with the groove!
Just as the jade pendant was embedded in the groove, the sealed light suddenly became even more dazzling, and the entire stone chamber began to tremble slightly.
Everyone was shocked and realized that something was wrong.
"Boom..." With a loud noise, the ground of the stone chamber suddenly cracked, and countless sharp spikes extended out of the cracks and attacked everyone!
"Be careful!" The man in white pulled Xiaohong over and avoided the spike's attack.
Others also dodged one after another, and the stone chamber suddenly became in chaos.
Trap! They touched the mechanism!
The moment the jade pendant was embedded in the groove, the stone chamber trembled violently, the ground cracked, and countless sharp thorns rushed out like poisonous snakes, reaching everyone!
"Be careful!" The man in white growled, pulled Xiaohong to dodge, and the sharp thorns rubbed the corner of her clothes, leaving a heart-pounding sound of breaking through the air.
In the stone chamber, screams and sounds of breaking through the air were intertwined, and everyone dodged left and right under the shadow of death.
Xiaohong's face was pale, looking at the spikes that kept appearing in horror, her heart beating wildly, as if it was about to pop out of her throat.
Luo Xiaoyu waved the short knife in her hand, slashing the nearby spikes, and sparks flew everywhere.
The attack of the trap became more and more fierce, and the spikes fell like raindrops. Everyone was exhausted and sweat soaked their clothes.
Luo Xiaoyu staggered and was almost pierced by a sharp prick. She gritted her teeth and rolled to avoid it. Just when everyone was about to be unable to hold on, an old voice echoed in the stone chamber: "Stop!"
A flash of light, a mysterious old man in a gray robe appeared in the middle of the stone chamber. He slowly raised his hand, the cracks on the ground quickly closed, and the spikes disappeared.
The old man looked at everyone with a torch and glanced at everyone: "If you want to get the treasure here, you must pass my test." Everyone looked at each other, and this sudden test caught them off guard.
The old man's test is extremely difficult and they need to solve a series of ancient puzzles. If they are not careful, they will trigger new traps.
Everyone looked embarrassed, the test was much more severe than they thought.
"We can't give up!" Luo Xiaoyu was the first to stand up, with a firm tone, "In order to find the treasure, we must be tested!" Others also nodded and encouraged each other. The old man nodded slightly and said slowly: "Very good, the courage is commendable. Now, I'll ask you..." Elder Chen took a step forward, ready to answer the old man's first question, but...
Elder Chen took a step forward, took a deep breath, and slowly gave the answer.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a harsh alarm sounded in the stone chamber, and a red light shrouded Elder Chen, and an invisible force bound him to the spot.
Elder Chen roared in pain, his body trembled violently, and strange red patterns appeared on his skin, as if magma was flowing in his blood vessels, burning every inch of his skin.
Sweat instantly soaked his clothes, and beads of sweat rolled down from his forehead. He gritted his teeth, but could not suppress his painful moans.
Everyone looked at this scene in horror, but they could do nothing.
Luo Xiaoyu wanted to rush forward, but was pulled by the man in white: "Don't be impulsive! This is the old man's test, we cannot interfere!" Xiaohong covered her mouth, tears rolling in her eyes. Looking at Elder Chen's painful appearance, her heart seemed to be tightly held by an invisible big hand, and she could hardly breathe.
The air around seemed to solidify, and was so depressing that it was suffocating.
Everyone's mood was as if they were falling into an ice cellar, so heavy that they could not speak.
Just when everyone thought Elder Chen was about to be eliminated, a sudden change occurred.
Elder Chen's painful moans gradually weakened, replaced by a low chant.
He slowly closed his eyes and formed a strange seal with his hands. The red patterns on his body began to fade away, replaced by a faint golden light.
A powerful wave of energy emanated from him, impacting the surrounding air and making buzzing sounds.
Everyone looked at this scene in surprise. Elder Chen slowly opened his eyes, with a wise light flashing in his eyes.
He took a deep breath and spoke again, this time, his voice was filled with power: "The answer is..."
"Wait!" The old man suddenly spoke and interrupted Elder Chen's words.
But, this is just the beginning...
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Elder Chen accurately gave the final answer.
The old man nodded in praise: "Yes, you passed my test." With a wave of his hand, the stone door slowly opened, revealing the passage to the treasure secret room.
Golden light poured out from the crack of the door, illuminating everyone's faces and igniting the hope in their hearts.
Everyone successfully passed all the tests of the mysterious old man.
The old man recognized their wisdom and perseverance and opened the treasure secret room.
The heavy stone door made a deafening friction sound, slowly opening to both sides, and an ancient and mysterious aura came to the face, making people feel refreshed.
What is presented to everyone is a magnificent secret room.
Countless treasures are piled up like mountains, shining with dazzling light.
The gems shone on the faces of everyone, reflecting the surprise and excitement in their eyes.
A powerful force surged in the secret room, as if waiting to be awakened.
Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and feel this shocking power.
"We succeeded!" Luo Xiaoyu cheered excitedly, his voice echoing in the secret room.
Others also showed joyful smiles, cheers and laughter intertwined to celebrate their victory.
They couldn't wait to enter the secret room and enjoy the hard-earned joy.
The man in white gently took Xiaohong's hand and walked into the secret room, sweeping over the dazzling array of treasures.
The two of them whispered from time to time. The man in white picked up a jade pendant that emitted a soft light and handed it to Xiaohong: "Give it to you." Xiaohong took the jade pendant shyly and snuggled gently in the arms of the man in white, with a happy smile on her face.
When the people around saw this scene, they all showed blessings and a sweet atmosphere filled the air.
"It's time for us to go back." Elder Chen looked at everyone and said softly.
Chapter completed!