The sunset on the horizon glows softly and beautifully, like the skirt of the sunset, showing the world the last appearance of the day.
A man and a woman were walking hand in hand on the streets of Yuncai City. The man and woman had ordinary looks and temperaments, and looked inconspicuous when walking among the crowd. No one would have thought that the man with an unspectacular appearance would be famous all over the world.
"Arthur", the third prince of Longhuang Empire.
Chen Rui's camouflage technique can transform into anyone's appearance. Even the false gods cannot tell the difference. Lola's transformation technique is equally good. Even if an assassin passes by face to face at this time, he will not know that the two of them are the targets of the assassination.
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The "wedding team" consisting of Pagliu and Diudiu has already passed through Garden City to the Mirror City of Loya Kingdom. The team will pass through the portal of Mirror City to the Starlight Kingdom, and then directly from the Starlight Kingdom to the Lanyao Empire. This is
The fastest route.
Chen Rui left the team with Fairy Miss Long to fly solo. His first destination was not the Lanyao Empire, but the Emerald Forest Sea. So this time he chose the fastest route to the Emerald Forest Sea, from Sunset City in the Yangshao Kingdom.
Go to Turin Kingdom, Baicheng Kingdom and other places, and then go to the Emerald Forest Sea by waterway.
After dealing with the affairs of the dwarves and elves, Chen Rui will enter the Lanyao Empire through the Emerald Forest. Anyway, after Pagliu and others arrive at the Lanyao Empire, they will slow down and wait for the real protagonist "Arthur" to come and meet
, and then go to Lan Yao Imperial City to attend the wedding together.
Chen Rui and Laura crossed the border of Xiying City all the way and took two days to arrive at Yuncai City in the Kingdom of Turin. It was already late. At this time, they were still far away from Yinsuo City, the border of the Baicheng Kingdom.
The distance was long, so the two decided to temporarily stay in Yuncai City for one night.
The Kingdom of Turin is a small country. Although the name of Yuncai City sounds nice, it is located on the border. It is far less prosperous than the cities in the Kingdom of Yangshao, and it cannot be compared with the Longhuang Empire. It can only be regarded as a barren small town.
The only thing worthy of praise is the handicrafts here, which are quite exquisite.
"Laura, do you like this earring?"
"kindness."
"This necklace suits you very well."
"kindness."
"This skirt..."
"kindness."
"Laura?"
"kindness?"
"What's the matter?"
"I like them all." (I like them very much) Although the answer was very simple, Fairy Miss Long's heart was as sweet as drinking honey. As long as Chen Rui chose the one, she would be affirmed without exception.
Chen Rui looked at Laura's beaming expression. Suddenly, he understood. She not only liked these gifts, but also liked this kind of life and this kind of feeling.
He likes it too.
Love cannot be blindly turbulent waves, the excitement of life and death, but more plain as water, with the warmth of each other.
He went through life and death several times, and worked hard to finally end the war in the demon world, and released a magic game in the two worlds to fight against the abyss. It was not for any great ambition, but just to protect the people he cherished and the happiness he cherished.
To this end, he will face the unknown dangers ahead and continue to move forward.
"Boss." Laura's eyes lit up and she picked up something, "I want this."
"Wrap them together." Chen Rui said.
Laura shook her head: "I'll pay for this one. I bought it for Duoduo."
Chen Rui looked at the exquisite little toy. Thinking of the cute little Phoenix daughter who would leave saliva marks on his face every day, he felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but tighten Laura's hand.
"Miss Duoduo?" Laura's tacit understanding with Chen Rui is getting deeper and deeper now: "And Asina and the others?"
Chen Rui nodded, and Laura leaned gently on his shoulder: "Next time, take Athena and the others out with you."
"Yes." Chen Rui knows that this is actually very difficult. Shia, Kathleen, and Athena all hold important positions, and it is almost impossible to leave their posts for a long time. Especially the two queens, maybe one day they can fully
Take the weight off your shoulders and truly relax.
"You two, these are the products you selected." The owner of the boutique is an old man with a smile, looking at the man and woman who look like this couple with a smile, "Your Excellency, this is four black crystal coins and twelve white crystal coins.
, the little toy that lady bought is three amethyst coins and seven white crystal coins, I will remove the fraction, and the total is four black crystal coins and three amethyst coins, thank you."
Chen Rui and Laura paid the money, and the boss kindly added: "You two must be from out of town. It's getting dark now, so hurry up and find a hotel to check in. Don't go out at night. My place will be closed immediately."
Already."
Chen Rui was stunned and asked: "Is there a curfew at night? Even if it is a curfew, it is still early."
"It's not a curfew... There are some conditions during this period. Even the guards don't dare to come out easily at night."
Laura carefully noticed the strange appearance of the street outside. When she entered Yuncai City, it seemed quite lively. After visiting a few shops, there were already very few pedestrians. Most of them seemed to be in a hurry, as if they wanted to rush back.
, two-thirds of the stores are also closed.
Chen Rui asked curiously: "What happened here?"
"Since you have come to Yuncai City, you have never heard of this? This is a famous ghost town!" The boss looked around and said carefully: "Every night, the area around Yuncai City will be shrouded by a mysterious force.
, this kind of eerie power can absorb human souls and vitality. Even when walking outside, the power on the body will be swallowed up. Legend has it that some kind of terrible evil spirit is at work, and anyone who goes out will have their flesh and soul sucked away.
There is also a legend that it is a curse, cursing the darkness behind the light... This situation has existed for many, many years, and I don’t know the specific time. There have been many bold adventurers who deliberately went out to explore at night.
After all, when he was found the next day, he had turned into a pile of withered bones. After such incidents happened one after another, no one dared to try it again. Even the people in the church advised everyone not to go out at night. The Palace of Light in the Capital City
The Knights of Radiance have come to check several times but found nothing. You came at the wrong time. This week is the time of year when the supernatural powers are strongest. It is better to find a hotel to stay immediately, otherwise it will be dangerous if you are late."
"A curse that has plagued the city for many years? A resentful spirit?" After leaving the store, Fairy Miss Long's eyes flickered a little, and Chen Rui could tell. The boss's kind reminder not only did not make Laura wary, but instead made her interested.
For the scientist fairy Miss Long, the resentful spirits are just undead creatures with stronger spiritual power, and curses are just another form of magic and elemental attacks. It is rare to encounter such a research object, how can you miss it?
As for resentful spirits or curses, Chen Rui didn't care about it. He had a super system and many abilities, and Laura had the six-element kingdom. Their apparent strength had already reached the peak of the kingdom. Even if there were really resentful spirits or curses.
It’s not something to be afraid of either.
"Let's find a place to rest first and have a drink." Chen Rui's words made Laura stunned for a moment, and then she was kissed by this guy on the back of her hand: "Then when it gets dark, let's go see those so-called
Resentful spirit, Lord Valley Master?"
The last title reminded Laura of the past when Chen Rui first entered Rainbow Valley as an "assistant". Her eyes were filled with tenderness, and she said softly "Oh" and leaned closer to him.
Late at night.
There is not a single pedestrian in Yuncai City. Even the guards guarding the city gate are hiding in the fortress at the top of the city and dare not come out. In fact, at night, no one in the entire "ghost city" dares to go in or out or cause trouble in the city...
Except, two "tourists" who are new to the city.
"It is indeed a strong resentment, somewhat similar to the breath of the undead. No wonder it is considered a resentful spirit." Laura carefully felt the rich dark power in the city. "However, it does not feel like a pure breath of the undead."
Chen Rui added: "This kind of breath has a certain corrosive effect on the soul and can easily cause some hallucinations, but it does not cause much substantial harm. This should be the reason why it is considered a 'curse'."
Laura nodded, closed her eyes, and opened her senses with all her strength: "It is a very strong strange power, and it also greatly interferes with the senses. However, the dazzling movement of the dark elements tells me that the source should be outside the city."
"Then let's solve this mystery."
The two of them did not need to move, they just kept flying hand in hand at a certain speed. With Laura's induction, they approached the source of the strange force step by step, which was a ruins scattered in the woods.
The location of this ruin is obviously the outskirts of Yuncai City, which is quite far away. However, the strange force emitted actually envelopes the entire city.
Chen Rui frowned: "The scale of this ruins is very large. It looks like some kind of dilapidated ruins. It is quite old and lifeless. You can't feel the breath of any living things at all. Wait, there is something special in it."
The aura of power seems to be..."
"It's an ancient rune! The aura is quite secretive... I seem to have found a hub." Laura continued, and moved her hand far away, and a huge broken pillar buried in the rock on the ground slowly stood up.
Laura's movements were very careful. Under the moonlight, Chen Rui saw a faint special circular symbol on the broken pillar.
After the broken pillar was erected, Chen Rui clearly felt the changes around him in his mental power, as if a switch had been turned on. Of course, not everyone has the sensitivity like Laura and him, especially for the ancient runes.
It is even more impossible to find this hub among the broken stones and ruins for the first time.
"This is a pattern-finding game." Even though her appearance has changed, the gleam in Fairy Miss Long's purple eyes is very familiar to Chen Rui, as if a child has found some interesting toy, "I understand.
Just like your big nine-square grid game last time, you need to calculate the appropriate numbers and open them one by one. Let me see..."
This kind of problem-solving thinking is a kind of enjoyment for Laura. Chen Rui did not disturb her and just looked at the surrounding situation. The forest was very large, but it could not completely cover the ruins. Chen Rui had been to the Fallen Angel Empire before.
Compared with the scale of this ruin, the Trevante ruins of the Wind Shadow Empire are far inferior.
"Thirty-five meters to the west, this...and then twelve meters to the north..." Laura here has quickly calculated the order and position of each hub, and with a wave of her delicate hand, each object was erected.
These "hubs" have strict sequence requirements and appear to be very complicated. However, Chen Rui and Luo La are both proficient in ancient runes, and the level of the magic circle can be called a master level. This level of difficulty is not difficult for them.
Chen Rui noticed that there were traces of movement around these hubs. It seemed that Laura was not the first person to open the hub, and the circular symbol could be seen in several places in the ruins, like a cloud... cloud
city?
The sound of "rumbling" sounded, interrupting Chen Rui's thoughts. It turned out that Laura had successfully activated all the hubs, and the erected objects began to glow, connected with each other, and intertwined into a strange figure. The light was slightly
Soon, the landscape below began to change rapidly.
Strong spiritual power surged out, mixed with resentment that corroded the soul, and was vast and boundless, just like the batch of resentful souls that Chen Rui encountered at the bottom of the Sea of Death in the Demon Realm.
The scene below gradually became clearer. It was originally a kind of space shielding force, but now it has been lifted by Laura. You can see an avenue leading to a square-like place in front, and the square is faintly glowing.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..." Countless cold lights roared towards Laura in the air, flying extremely fast, and the black shadow flashed below - there was someone! (To be continued)