Chapter 45 Everything Returns to Normal
Now that everything has calmed down, Ye Qingxuan also thought that it was time to wrap things up.
After all, the battle with Long Aotian had a wide-reaching impact, and it was feared that most of the demon realm would be destroyed, with casualties certain to have occurred.
Looking at Zhang Huan and Jade Rabbit who have already fainted inside the energy shield, Xiao Zhonglou also fainted, but it's not a big deal, just passed out.
"Master, the demon world... "
The destroyed place cannot be restored, I'm afraid the position of the demon world in the three realms is going to plummet again.
"It's okay, don't panic over small problems."
I saw Ye Qingxuan wave his hand and grab at the empty space, carefully feeling the extensive damage to the entire demon realm. Then he waved his hands, chanted something in his mouth, and formed a hand seal.
For a moment, the world turned upside down, and the entire world was shaking violently, causing a huge disturbance. This phenomenon directly covered the entire demon realm, making the monsters here think it was doomsday.
But their thoughts only lasted for less than a second, because the next moment the entire space came to a halt. The places destroyed by the fighting, such as palaces, altars, mountains, and dangerous peaks, were quickly restored step by step under Ye Qingxuan's actions, returning to their original appearance. The weaker monsters affected by the aftermath of the battle also revived along with the restoration of the mountains and rivers. This kind of thing continued to happen in the monster world until it slowly stopped after a quarter of an hour. Only after the entire monster world was completely restored did Ye Qingxuan stop his actions.
"Oops... I've overexerted myself a bit!"
Just as he stopped, Ye Qingxuan's center of gravity became unsteady, almost falling onto the ground in front of him.
"Master, are you okay..."
Looking at everything returning to its original state, Long Aotian's eyes were filled with incredulity, and in Ye Qingxuan's grand gesture, he caught a glimpse of his true strength.
Compared to the battle they had just had, it was simply child's play. Now Long Aotian completely believed that Ye Qingxuan was not from this world. Sooner or later, he would leave this world for a higher civilization, and he himself would also achieve great success.
It was a bit inappropriate to use "achieve great success" to describe himself, after all, he was a noble dragon. But at this moment, Long Aotian was completely unaware of how terrifying his thoughts were. He was completely immersed in Ye Qingxuan's grand gesture.
"I'm not dead yet." He propped up his body weakly to prevent himself from collapsing.
The battle with Long Aotian just now had only consumed a small portion of his strength, which was not a cause for concern. However, using a significant amount of energy in a place where remnants of chaos were everywhere, and repairing the entire demon realm while also resurrecting the demons who had died during their battle, truly required immense energy. He had almost exhausted himself completely.
Ye Qingxuan thought to himself that he would never engage in such physically taxing activities again in the future. He had been foolish just now. Why did he have to repair the demon realm? Wouldn't it have been fine as it was?
Sigh... Who asked to have a kind heart.
Oh, thinking like this even disgusts myself.
"Alright, I'll take a rest and recover."
After resting quietly for a few minutes, although Ye Qingxuan's strength had not fully returned, he was still able to support his movements. As a result, he removed the energy shield after regaining his mobility. He took a few steps forward and saw the three little ones all lying on the ground, seemingly not yet ready to wake up.
"Hey, wake up!"
I patted Zhang Huan's face several times, but there was no response. If it weren't for the fact that the three of them were still breathing normally, Ye Qingxuan would have had to perform first aid on them.
"Sss... Ah, it hurts."
After a while, Zhang Huan slowly woke up. He touched his forehead and looked at the blood on his hand, "When did I get injured? No wonder it hurts so much."
"Boss, why are you sitting here... Hey, how did that black dragon become so small?"
Zhang Huan looked puzzled but curious as he leaned towards Ye Qingxuan, causing Long Aotian to almost fall off several times.
There's no other way. His body is so tiny now that if he doesn't run to a higher place, he's afraid he'll be accidentally stepped on. So the safest and highest place right now is undoubtedly on his master's shoulder. Therefore, Long Aotian climbed onto Ye Qingxuan's shoulder without any pressure, feeling comfortable all at once.
If there were no curious Zhang Huan, then he would be more comfortable.
"Hey, don't you remember anything?"
Soon, Long Aotian discovered that Zhang Huan was different, as if he had no memory of everything just now. Could it be that he hit his head and lost his memory?
Staring fixedly at Zhang Huan, it didn't take long for him to realize that Zhang Huan's memory loss was not as simple as it seemed. Strictly speaking, it wasn't memory loss at all, but rather that small segment of memory had vanished into thin air.
No way, the master couldn't be this powerful, able to selectively erase the memories of cultivators or monsters from that time period while repairing the demon realm?
No way, no way, could it be this incredible?
"Don't think about it. Let your little brain keep working. The situation is just as you thought. They really don't remember." Just now, Ye Qingxuan exerted too much force and included Zhang Huan in it, so not only did Zhang Huan not remember everything that happened just now after waking up, but even Xiao Zhonglou and Jade Rabbit couldn't escape it. There are pros and cons, which Ye Qingxuan didn't expect.
The result of such a small loophole is being pestered by Zhang Huan to talk about everything that just happened, which is really annoying Ye Qingxuan.
"Go away, you've asked me several times in such a short time! Can you give it a rest..."
His head is still buzzing, and his strength has not fully recovered. Can he have a rest?
"Okay, boss, I'll leave right away. Please calm down..."
"If you say one more word, I'll beat you up later. I mean it." Ye Qingxuan said coldly, but no one would think he was joking at the moment.
"..."
At least Zhang Huan is very clear that Ye Qingxuan is not joking, and he quickly took a step back. Seeing that Ye Qingxuan did indeed look unwell, Zhang Huan touched his nose and had to go ask Little Black Dragon resting on a tree branch. Now that Zhang Huan hasn't lost his memory, he doesn't hold as much resentment towards Long Aotian as before, so he is very fond of the mini version of Little Black Dragon. Seeing such a cute little creature, his heart is almost melted.
"Please stop giving me that disgusting look, you weirdo." Long Aotian shivered in disgust, feeling helpless as his power had not yet returned, allowing Zhang Huan to take him down from the tree branches and play with him as he pleased. He felt like his entire dragon body was being violated. Could you please stop touching him!
Long Aotian looked to Ye Qingxuan for help, but the latter completely ignored him. So now, in his weakened state, Little Black Dragon could only allow those hands to roam freely over his dragon body, and endure Zhang Huan's repeated questioning. Being a dragon is so difficult!
Chapter 46 collective amnesia
When Ye Qingxuan truly recovered, Xiao Zhonglou and Jade Rabbit also regained consciousness, undoubtedly having lost a small portion of their memories.
"Sigh, everyone's awake." Ye Qingxuan walked over to check on Xiao Zhonglou's condition and found that there was no serious injury, and Jade Rabbit was also unharmed. "Let's go, we've been messing around here long enough, let's hurry." As for Jade Rabbit, Ye Qingxuan let her decide for herself. After all, whether to leave or continue staying in the demon realm, she and the others were on different paths.
"I... then I'll go back to the Heavenly Court first. Brother Ye, remember to come to the Guanghan Palace to find me when you have time." Reluctant to leave, Jade Rabbit didn't really want to go, but she had no reason to stay. "Although I don't know what happened when I fainted just now, if it weren't for the trouble of coming to the demon realm, I wouldn't have found you, Brother Ye. Thank you for being here to say that to you." When Jade Rabbit woke up, she didn't see the Tiger King and the other demon kings, thinking that Ye Qingxuan had solved them all, while she hadn't contributed at all, feeling very ashamed.
"It's nothing." Waving his hand, Ye Qingxuan indicated that he didn't mind, but he had to remind Jade Rabbit, "Your plastic sister seems to have escaped, so it's better for you not to leave Guanghan Palace easily. It's relatively safer that way." Qingling colluding with the demon clan made Ye Qingxuan feel that things were not so simple, but for now, since nothing major was about to happen, he just mentioned it to Jade Rabbit to be careful and left it at that.
Just now, when tiger cub was catching up with himself, he mentioned that Qingling suddenly disappeared in the dungeon, and there was a faint magical aura at the scene. It's certain that the demons are the ones who took her away.
However, Qingling is just a pawn in Ye Qingxuan's eyes. Why would the demons go through the trouble and risk of being discovered to infiltrate the demon realm and rescue that little bird spirit? Could it be that there are secrets on Qingling that he can't see?
Oh well, Ye Qingxuan has always followed the principle of not guessing when he can't figure it out, so he quickly put this issue out of his mind.
"Actually, I know about this matter. In Tiger King, it's obvious that I'm in cahoots with Ye Qingxuan, so on the way, Tiger King also told Jade Rabbit about Qingling's situation. However, the latter wanted to see if she could extract any useful information from her, but Ye Qingxuan was only concerned about her own safety. 'Oh, alright, just take care of yourself,' Ye Qingxuan smiled slightly, watching Jade Rabbit leave with great reluctance and without any retention."
Still, there is no reason for Jade Rabbit to stay.
Zhang Huan can be considered his own little brother, so Xiao Zhonglou doesn't need to be mentioned. His own disciple will definitely follow him, so Jade Rabbit naturally has no identity or reason to stay with them.
"Boss, are we leaving soon?"
"Um... I probably still can't walk yet."
Ye Qingxuan estimated his recovery time wrong. He really doesn't feel well and doesn't want to move at all. He had to instruct Zhang Huan to rest today and come up again tomorrow.
"Okay, whatever the boss says."
One day sooner or later, you have to leave. Zhang Huan started to make a fire and cook without saying a word. Yes, it's only been a few days since following Ye Qingxuan, but he has already broken his fasting. Now he is also attached to the earthly atmosphere, feeling something is not right if he doesn't eat for a day. Besides, look at the boss, who eats and drinks all day without fasting, and is still much stronger than himself, not just a few times, but hundreds of times.
So, sometimes, you have to let go of certain concepts, which not only satisfies physical desires but also achieves spiritual elevation. This new way of practice is much better than the previous method. Continuing to practice with a relaxed body and mind, Zhang Huan vaguely feels that he is not far from breaking through to the next level. It should be noted that with his previous way of practice and his mediocre talent, he might have reached the highest realm of a Heavenly Being.
I believe that after he breaks through to the Hermit-Immortal, he will soon reach the celestial being level, and then become an Earthly Immortal, a Heavenly Being, and even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. With this beautiful thought in mind, Zhang Huan hummed a children's song and carried a mini version of Long Aotian as he walked into the depths of the forest to find dinner for tonight.
The next day, Ye Qingxuan, who had already planned to leave the forest and the demon realm, did not move. What was he doing?
He sat on the ground, the area in front of him was cleaned without a trace of weeds or dead leaves, while Zhang Huan and Xiao Zhonglou were sitting on the side, eagerly watching, along with the mini Long Aotian on Zhang Huan's shoulder, staring straight at Ye Qingxuan without even blinking. In his small eyes, there was even a hint of seriousness and a little nervousness.
As for Ye Qingxuan at this moment, he casually took a twig and drew on the clean ground an oval-shaped, slightly chubby ball-like shape, the only difference being that there were barely visible two small claws and indistinguishable wings on top.
I have to say that Ye Qingxuan's casual drawing skills are a bit psychedelic and hard to compliment...
Whether it's the immortal cultivator Zhang Huan, the half-demon Xiao Zhonglou, or the mini version of Long Aotian, if Ye Qingxuan hadn't explicitly stated it from the beginning, they wouldn't have known what the heck was being drawn on the ground.
Fortunately, Ye Qingxuan said from the beginning that he was going to draw the unfortunate Rainbow turkey that was going to be eaten by him. However, no matter how you look at it, it has no connection to the Rainbow turkey from any angle, and it's abstract and hard to look at.
"Are you serious, boss?"
Zhang Huan can't imagine, but also can't give up on believing in Ye Qingxuan, so he really hopes that the boss can be serious instead of casually deceiving Long Aotian, after all, it's about someone else's pet.
You're drawing someone whose owner you don't even know. Are you sure you're not afraid of Long Aotian turning against you?
"Yes, I'm done with the painting."
With a few casual strokes, Ye Qingxuan finished the painting.
But... even though it's finished, it's so abstract. It doesn't look lively at all...
This is just deceiving!!
Zhang Huan glanced at Long Aotian on his shoulder, knowing that the latter would have an immediate reaction, but at this moment, Little Black Dragon remained motionless, looking as if he believed in Ye Qingxuan, which left him confused.
Could it be that something unimaginable happened in his lost memory fragment, so he was convinced of Ye Qingxuan's strong position in Long Aotian's heart, to the extent that even something meaningless could be treated as a treasure?
"Is it possible to recover from licking like this?
But soon, Zhang Huan will be slapped in the face by his current thoughts, and then he will realize that Long Aotian is the real understanding person. As the number one henchman, his position is almost shaken.
Daring to doubt the ability of the leader is simply unforgivable."
He was careless!
Chapter 47: The Magic Brush Ma Liang (Final Chapter)
"…After finishing the painting, what's next?"
After watching for a long time, Ye Qingxuan still didn't make the next move. Zhang Huan was almost unable to wait to witness the miracle, but the miracle had not appeared yet.
"What's the rush? The real show is yet to come."
Ye Qingxuan reached out his right hand, as if making a firm decision, and painfully cut open his skin, letting a few drops of bright red blood fall onto the ground from his fingertips. Soon, a miraculous scene unfolded as the extremely abstract painting on the ground rapidly absorbed Ye Qingxuan's blood and slowly grew a body. After all the drops of blood were absorbed, a complete Rainbow Turkey appeared in front of Zhang Huan and the others, leaving them all stunned by the incredible sight.
Long Aotian seems very calm, looking at Zhang Huan with a disdainful snort as they express surprise. He has seen even more fantastical things, so this kind of childishness is nothing surprising to him.
But the master's painting skills really need to be improved...
"Wow! Boss, you're so awesome!"
Zhang Huan approached and carefully examined the Rainbow turkey, which looked exactly like the real one, leaving him shocked for a long time. "Boss, the one painted now is completely different from the previous one, right?" Long Aotian wanted the old Rainbow turkey, but even if Ye Qingxuan painted one now, it wouldn't be the original. Isn't boss afraid of Little Black Dragon causing trouble?
If at the beginning, Long Aotian had secretly drawn Rainbow turkey and then presented it to Little Black Dragon, perhaps they would have believed it to some extent. But now...
They have seen it with their own eyes, and even with the most persuasive tongue, it's impossible to distort the facts right in front of them!
"Well..." Ye Qingxuan fell silent for a moment, carefully considering how to explain to Zhang Huan in a way that his less-than-intelligent mind could understand.
"It could be said yes, and it could be said no. Originally, Rainbow turkey was indeed a whole entity at the beginning, but because it absorbed Ye Qingxuan's blood, and also because Ye Qingxuan is the one who ate Rainbow turkey, so the memories will be transferred from the blood to the new body of Rainbow turkey now. After a period of time, when all the memories are completely transferred, the current Rainbow turkey will be equivalent to the previous Rainbow turkey."
It's somewhat similar to the phoenix's rebirth from the ashes, but Rainbow turkey is not as advanced as the phoenix. Because it absorbed Ye Qingxuan's blood, the current Rainbow turkey has also gained intelligence, which can be considered a blessing in disguise. So Long Aotian is now more than grateful to Ye Qingxuan, how could he not be happy!
"Oh, so that's how it is..." Zhang Huan said, feeling like he had been taught a lesson by Ye Qingxuan again.
"So you've learned a little from following me," Ye Qingxuan said, stretching lazily. He felt really tired, wondering if it was right or wrong to bring them along.
"Oops! Before Ye Qingxuan could even rest, he had a premonition of something particularly bad - that the major commotion he caused in the demon realm had been discovered by the heavens, and they were now coming to cause trouble for him. "Everyone, it seems our journey may have to end prematurely."
Although Ye Qingxuan feels like he hasn't had enough fun yet, he decides to leave early to avoid trouble. However, there are a few things to do before leaving, after all, he did promise someone.
"Little disciple, come here. Master is going to teleport you to a place where your mother is. Remember to close your eyes at the beginning."
"Master, are you really leaving?"
Xiao Zhonglou cried and begged Ye Qingxuan not to leave, but it seemed that the master had to leave by flying instead of walking.
"There's no other way. If I don't see you off, you'll be in trouble."
After comforting Xiao Zhonglou, Ye Qingxuan cast a spell and said, "Come, close your eyes and be good. You'll see your mother very soon. You have to listen, okay?"
"Okay," Xiao Zhonglou, who was still naive, only knew to listen to his master's words. Soon, he was transported by Ye Qingxuan to the Exile Lands. This place was full of violence and unfairness, and despite Xiao Zhonglou's mother's protection, he eventually fell into darkness and became a demonized cultivator, despised by everyone.
I don't know if Ye Qingxuan will feel guilty towards Xiao Zhonglou in the future. But then again, Xiao Zhonglou chose this path, so he will be responsible for it. Without becoming a demon, he will never be able to avenge his mother.
If he doesn't become a demon, he will just be a wisp of soul in the desolate Exile Lands. So both choices ultimately lead to the same outcome. It's better to live an exciting life and then go out in a blaze of glory in the end. Of course, that's a story for another time.
After sending away the person, Ye Qingxuan also sent Long Aotian back to the Ten Thousand Demons Hall. He instructed him to cultivate well, and when he reached a certain level of attainment, his cultivation would be sufficient to break through the void and come back to pick him up, allowing him to avoid the threat of being wiped out by the Heavenly Dao. Long Aotian was naturally overjoyed by this, as he could now be considered a winner in life.
My own cultivation will soon return, and my beloved pet has also been able to be reborn with the help of Ye Qingxuan, not only becoming smarter but also gaining spiritual wisdom.
This means that in the future, during the dull days of cultivation, I will have a companion, which can be said to bring extreme happiness.
Next, it's Zhang Huan's turn. In this regard, Ye Qingxuan also did not teach him the techniques of cultivation, so I left Donghuang Zhong to him.
"Donghuang Zhong I have no use for it, so I might as well leave it to you as a memento."
"Boss, are you really leaving?"
At this moment, Zhang Huan was choked with sobs. His fake crying just now was because he thought Ye Qingxuan was joking, and he thought it was a trick to get rid of Xiao Zhonglou and Long Aotian.
When he realized that Ye Qingxuan was not joking, he was genuinely saddened by the departure of the boss.
"Why cry? What's there for a grown man to cry about? Life is like a banquet, there's always a time to leave."
Patting Zhang Huan on the shoulder, Ye Qingxuan asked him to take care of himself before ascending directly into the sky.
"Gan!"
Suddenly, an indescribable excitement surged in Ye Qingxuan's heart, and the speed of his ascension slowed down.
He felt something in his heart, looked up towards the distant sky that was even higher than the nine heavens, and finally met those pair of flickering and uncertain eyes!
"It's really you!" Ye Qingxuan rose in momentum, like the sun ascending to the heavens.
He clenched his fists tightly, then turned them into claws, swiping upward, tearing through the sky and ripping apart large swathes of it.
The entire three realms seemed to be on the brink of a severe upheaval, but as Ye Qingxuan departed, calm was restored, as if the moment just now had been nothing but an illusion.
Ye Qingxuan broke through the void and arrived at a place where he saw Chief Editor frantically pressing a pair of hands towards himself. Instantly, Ye Qingxuan gritted his teeth and smashed the screen in front of him. His large hand reached out and grabbed the crotch of Grand Internal Manager, then fiercely pinched it!
At this moment, Grand Internal Manager was lazily playing King of Glory. Startled by the sudden loud noise, he lost a life. Before he could get angry, he felt a coolness, followed by a heat!
Just now, I saw a crack that seemed bottomless and started to worry about my fear of heights. She tried hard to overcome it, but when it came time to go down, she was still afraid. So when Lin Ye suggested that anyone feeling uncomfortable or scared could stay up there, she immediately spoke up about her situation. "Um, no need to look at me like that. You can stay here if you're afraid of heights." Ye Xin wouldn't be much help going down anyway, so staying here was fine.
"Okay, then you stay here and report to us at any time, especially pay attention to the weather, understand?"
Shirle Yang handed the electronic devices to Ye Xin and asked her to pay close attention. If anything goes wrong, she should message them to report the situation.
"Okay, I understand."
Don't worry about your fear of heights, Ye Xin secretly rejoiced.
After arranging the people, Lin Ye led them down from here.
Shaking the rope, he slowly climbed down with the rope, his movements were clean and agile, and he was at ease wherever he went. Watching from the side, Shirle Yang was secretly amazed, and had to give him a much higher score.
It is indeed the descendant of Thousand Machine Gate, this time she may really have hope to find The Lost Ancient City.
The most important thing now is to find the notebook. Only by finding the right route, they will not be far from The Lost Ancient City. Otherwise, everything is just empty talk and paper warfare.
One after another, except for those who stayed above, everyone else climbed down with ropes.
The crack below is really cold, like a huge refrigerator emitting cold air desperately.
During the process, many people's hands began to stiffen from the cold.
Fortunately, when Lin Ye came down, he made everyone put on gloves, so that when they stopped halfway down to catch their breath and wait for their hands to warm up, they could continue walking down.
Soon everyone reached the middle layer of the glacier, where there were many rock layers to support their footing. They all stopped to take a breather.
"Come and take a look," Lin Ye said.
Next to where Lin Ye had come down, there was a frozen corpse with a face frozen in an unrecognizable expression, wearing casual warm clothing.
Shirle Yang carefully stepped on the rock layers upon hearing this, and upon finding a body with a gun in its pocket, she recognized his identity, "It's the gun issued by the explorer team, it seems we are in the right place."
Although she knew the signal was located near a glacier crevice, Shirle Yang couldn't be completely sure of the location of her father's expedition team. Now, seeing this body, she could be almost certain that her father and his team had been here.
People under the glacier continued to descend without a word, while Ye Xin remaining on the ice received a warning: a fierce blizzard would arrive here in three hours.
"What should we do? We don't even have enough time to walk for three hours."
Ye Xin was a little flustered. She was young and inexperienced, and had only been following Professor Chen in the field of Archaeology for a short time. When something unexpected happened, she lost her composure.
"Blizzard, let's go, let's hurry and go!"
Anliman As soon as he heard about the blizzard, he wanted to leave, but thanks to Xiaoliu taking out his gun, he settled down. "Don't worry, send the situation to the boss first and let them decide." Xiaoliu is Shirle Yang's person, and no one can leave without her orders.
"Yes, yes, I'll message Miss Yang right away."
In his haste, he had forgotten the important matter, but soon there came a reply, saying to wait in place and gather all the supplies, they would be up there soon.
Seeing the reply, Ye Xin felt much more at ease. There's still three hours left, so I reckon everyone will be safely up here by then.
"What's wrong?"
Shirley Yang's pause caught Lin Ye's attention. "What's going on? You look so terrible."
Because the rock layer was so crowded, Lin Ye was almost pressed up against Shirley. At this moment, they could feel each other's breath as they spoke.
"Be careful!" Shirley was deep in thought when she was suddenly startled by the person next to her, almost slipping. Fortunately, Lin Ye quickly caught her and stabilized her. Despite the thick military coat between them, there wasn't much physical contact, but this action made Shirley blush.
"Are you okay?"
Lin Ye held the person steady and then let go of Shirley Yang, giving off a gentlemanly vibe that was quite appealing.
A sturdy male chest, a deep and clear voice sounded above her head, and as she looked up, she could see Lin Ye's handsome and sunny face. Shirley Yang couldn't help but be stunned, and even forgot to respond when someone called her.
"I, I'm fine."
"Be careful, these rocks are very slippery. I was able to catch you in time this time, but you might not be so lucky next time."
Lin Ye Yi said seriously, but in his heart, he was still lingering on the feeling of the moment when Shirle Yang bumped into him just now, even though it was covered by the military coat, it couldn't hide Shirle Yang's superior figure.
I can't think about it anymore. If I keep thinking, I'll feel pathetic. He's not that kind of person!
"Just now, I was lost in thought and didn't pay attention. It won't happen again."
Shirley Yang put away her own thoughts and said with a serious expression, "Let's go, we don't have much time."
The arrival of a blizzard will definitely hinder their actions. They need to reach the bottom of the crevice before the blizzard arrives, find the notebook, and leave immediately without stopping for a moment.
Who knows how severe this blizzard will be? If it triggers an avalanche, these people will probably only end up buried alive. So they need to hurry up their progress.
"Okay, I'll go inform everyone."
Lin Ye returned to his original position after listening, with Huba Yi and Fatty by his side.
"Lin Ye, how come you're back? You seemed to be having a great time!" Fatty grinned and said, "I saw everything just now. It felt good, didn't it, bro?"
Lin Ye: "..."
If I didn't know that Fatty couldn't possibly have access to modern online jokes, I would suspect that Fatty is actually an experienced person in this area.
He must be an experienced person!
Seeing through without exposing is fine, Lin Ye just smiled and didn't say anything.
"Stop messing around, Lin Ye is looking for Shirley Yang for a serious matter. Unlike you, all you think about all day are some messy things."
Huba Yi didn't pay attention to Shirley Yang just now, so naturally he vetoed the fat man's words.
"Oh dear, my bad, I spoke too much, didn't I?" The chubby guy said, then burst into laughter.
Damn, if I don't explain, he's going to think I'm a pervert!
"Chubby, you got it wrong. Just now, shilre almost slipped, so I just helped her out. It's a matter of perspective, don't wrongly accuse me!"
After a few jokes, Lin Ye said seriously, "We need to hurry. Just now Shirle Yang received a message from Ye Xin that there will be a blizzard in three hours."
At this point, Lin Ye didn't need to say much more. Both of them were smart and understood immediately.
"We really need to hurry. Why is the glacier so deep!" It had been about an hour, but they still hadn't seen the end.
Lin Ye was almost laughing to death at what the chubby person said, "Don't be so pessimistic, we should be almost there."
With his enhanced body, Lin Ye could hear the sound of wings flapping in the distance. His ears twitched slightly, then quickly returned to normal.
Of course, Lin Ye knew what it was, but it was better to keep it to himself. Speaking out would only invite suspicion.
"I hope so," the three of them walked and stopped, arriving at a cave where a shallow stream flowed beneath their feet. Lin Ye reminded everyone to be careful. Before long, they all noticed that Shirley Yang was missing.
"Just now the person was clearly not far ahead, how did they disappear?!"
The fat man shouted Shirle Yang's name but got no response, speculating whether the person had encountered danger or fallen into an underground cave inside.
"Old Hu, Lin Ye, go ahead and look for them, how could a person just disappear like that!"
Professor Chen is worried about the persistent cough, Shirle Yang is the sponsor of their Archaeology this time, in case something goes wrong, it won't be good.
We haven't even seen the shadow of The Lost Ancient City, don't leave people stranded on the Kunlun Glacier!
Father has already had an accident, the daughter won't...
Professor Chen had to prepare for the worst, and just as everyone was worried about Shirley Yang's safety, she appeared in front of them.
"Why is everyone looking at me like that?" she asked with a puzzled expression, looking at Professor Chen and the others.
"..."
"Where did you just go?" In the silence of the crowd, Lin Ye spoke up, "We all thought something had happened to you just now. Are you okay?" Everyone was standing in front of them, so Lin Ye's question was just a formality.
Shirle Yang raised her mini camera and smiled innocently, "I was just taking pictures of the scenery. I'm sorry for delaying everyone."
To avoid wasting time, she walked straight to the front of the hole.
"Taking pictures of the scenery is just a lie. How can you two believe that she can take any pictures with a camera in this pitch-black darkness?" Deceiving people without a good reason.
"Say a few words less, Fatty, hurry up and catch up!"
Huba Yi and Lin Ye exchanged a glance, both knowing that Shirley Yang was hiding something from them, but no one had exposed it like Fatty did.
It's unknown how much the people in front of them heard of their conversation, or perhaps they heard it but pretended nothing happened.
Gradually, everyone walked out of the cave, and the water in the underground river on the ground gradually increased. The further they went, the deeper the river became.
"Lin Ye, bold as ever, quickly walked to the middle of the river and came back to tell everyone that the depth of the water in the middle of the underground river was only up to the waist and wouldn't drown anyone.
"Everyone, walk along the stone wall next to the underground river, hold onto each other and don't get separated," Shirley Yang said, and they continued forward.
At this moment, Professor Chen inadvertently glanced at the stone wall and saw what seemed to be carved with a kind of writing, "Shirle, come and take a look." After calling someone over, Professor Chen began to study the strange symbols on the stone wall. They were very sporadic and strange, a rare and ancient form of writing.
"Brother Pang, give me the jade pendant around your neck," Fortunately, Professor Chen happened to have some knowledge in this type of writing. After carefully examining a few symbols, Professor Chen happily called for Brother Pang. "I'm coming, I'm coming," Archaeologists always love to study some strange things.
Fatty walked over impatiently and took off the jade pendant from his neck. After all, he had relied on the light of the jade pendant to barely keep up with this team at the beginning, and he still felt a bit resentful about it.
Fatty was tall and strong, capable of carrying heavy loads, and had even been in fights before. These were experiences that few others in the group possessed, so why should he be considered inferior to a small jade pendant?
Everyone's attention was focused on Professor Chen, and just as Lin Ye was about to go over to take a look, the familiar notification sound rang out. Could it be that the system, which hadn't been active for a long time, had some unfinished tasks?
Lin Ye pondered while stroking his chin.
"Ding, the system has detected a plot-related event and activated the random draw event."
"Ding, the random draw has been activated, and the reward is a set of Ghost Cave Tribe text fragments."
"Ding, the prize has been issued. Please pay attention to receiving it, host."
"Ding, Ghost Cave Tribe text fragments total five sets. The first set has been issued. Please contact relevant plot points to receive the other text fragments as soon as possible."
As soon as the system's voice fell, more strange symbols appeared in Lin Ye's mind, automatically assuming that he understood their meaning.
This is just some text fragments, to understand the meaning, you need the complete text fragments. Even if Lin Ye can understand a few of these ghostly symbols, he won't be able to figure out the meaning. "It looks like I have to hurry up and follow the plot!" Lin Ye sighed, realizing he couldn't slack off.
I thought that with Huba Yi as the original protagonist, finding The Lost Ancient City would only be a matter of time. But now the system can't stand it and has to activate some ghostly plot-related events to motivate him with a lottery.
Sighing, Lin Ye also felt that it was time to hurry up. He was also curious about what kind of people the Ghost Cave Tribe really were and what secrets they were hiding.
Could they be descendants left behind by the Extinct Country?
Oh, the original work didn't mention it either, and Lin Ye couldn't figure it out at all. "It's this text, it must be related to The Lost Ancient City." Lin Ye just walked over and heard Professor Chen speaking excitedly. He stepped forward to take a closer look at the text, and recognized a few symbols as the fragments that the system had just rewarded.
Most of the symbols probably recognize Lin Ye, but unfortunately, Lin Ye doesn't recognize them! He turned around, intending to show off his skills, but then took a step back. It wouldn't be worth it if he ended up being laughed at for showing off, so he decided to collect the fragments first before doing anything else.
"patriotismAh, you should record all these words with them. They are all very valuable for research."
Although he himself was not clear about the meaning of these words, Professor Chen adjusted his nearly falling-off glasses and once again examined the ghost cave writings on the stone wall.
Not recognizing them is okay. Researching them will eventually unravel the mysteries of history. The answers obtained through time will be more profound, and the sense of achievement will be great.
This is the meaning of his doing Archaeology.
"Next, a special announcement: a super blizzard is expected to arrive around 3 p.m. this afternoon. The observatory predicts it will be at least level five. Please do not go out and take precautions."
After receiving a text message from Shirle Yang, Ye Xin felt a lot more at ease, but just as her heart had settled down, she became anxious again upon hearing the weather forecast on the radio.
"Level five or above?!" Xiao Liu thought he had misheard, but the radio just repeated the report, causing the people who stayed put to look even more grim. Anliman was clamoring to leave, but with Xiao Liu, a big man with weapons, around, after some threats, he quieted down.
"What should we do? Let's not let the professor and the others come up. We'll come back when the weather is better." This is also acceptable, at least the safety is guaranteed.
Ye Xin said as he sent a message to Shirle Yang explaining the situation.
On the dark river cliff.
"There's some bad news, we have to get back on the glacier in an hour."
Shirley Yang spoke in a flat tone, but everyone knew the seriousness of the situation.
Lin Ye disagreed in his heart, not to mention that it would take more than an hour to climb back up from here, there was also a Demon Tower waiting for them ahead. Thinking they could make it up in an hour was undoubtedly a fantasy.
"Miss Yang, why don't we go up first and come back when the weather is better," looking at the dozen or so people behind him, Huba Yi felt a bit reluctant.
A super blizzard of level five or above, the danger level goes without saying, everyone can understand.
The crevasses of the glacier are right above the Kunlun Mountains, there's no escaping. Now that everyone's lives and property have been guaranteed by going back, it's the same to come back when the weather is better.
"I don't have much time left." Ignoring Huba Yi's advice, Shirle Yang continued to move forward. "The Wind season comes and goes quickly. I must find The Lost Ancient City before the end of the Wind season."
If she missed the Wind season, she would have to wait another year, and Shirle Yang didn't have that time to wait.
"Alright, forget I said anything."
The boss has spoken, and Huba Yi can only grit his teeth and move forward.
" Old Hu, you know Shirle Yang's temperament, it's hard to persuade her."
Lin Ye stepped forward, patted Huba Yi's shoulder to comfort him, it's inevitable to follow the plot, but it's a pity for the people behind them. Someone might die here later.
The plot requires it, and Lin Ye can only mourn for the dying person in his heart for a second.
"Lin Ye, you saw it just now. She's hiding something from us. You can't disregard someone else's life just to achieve your own goals, can you?!" Huba Yi became agitated, as if his comrades who had once lived and died together were dying in front of him one by one, and that suppressed and stubborn feeling returned to him.
This kind of emotion can only be understood through personal experience. Lin Ye used to be an ordinary person and had not experienced any major setbacks, so he naturally could not understand Huba Yi's feelings. He even felt somewhat powerless to comfort him.
"Let's go, Old Hu, we can't just ignore Professor Chen and the others," said Lin Ye.
Lin Ye knew that Huba Yi had a good relationship with Professor Chen, so bringing up this issue should temporarily ease the situation.
"......I'll listen to you."
Seeing that his words were taken in by Huba Yi, Lin Ye walked ahead, "We've crossed the river, everyone stay close."
He shouted loudly, the river wasn't deep, it's always wise to be careful.
"Patriotism You lead the students to follow Lin Ye and Old Hu, be careful."
Time was running out, but the ghost cave writings on the stone wall were finally transcribed. There was no regret in leaving at this moment.
Carefully supporting each other, everyone lay down and let the river carry them across.
The river flowed gently, and downstream where they couldn't see the water, the bottom was densely covered with dark white bones, and no one knew how many years they had been dead.
In the dark and gloomy valley, everyone crossed the river with bated breath, knowing that unknown creatures were swimming in the deep water.
Lin Ye heard a disturbance but didn't make a sound. The footsteps of the people crossing the river quickened, compressing the time it took for everyone to cross to a minimum.
On the other side of the river is a layer of rock, uneven and irregular, blocking the way in front of everyone.
"Nothing ahead, should we go back?" Chu Jian stepped forward and felt around, but all there was in front of them was more rock.
Nothing at all?
There's no reason! Lin Ye secretly thought, picked up the flashlight and explored around, finally discovering something like an altar not far ahead. "Let's go, take a look."
Huba Yi also discovered something different and walked towards the direction of the altar.
"Find someone to climb up," Shirle Yang ordered.
Chu Jian not only likes archaeology but also enjoys mountain climbing, so this task naturally fell to him.
He took off his gloves and began to climb barehanded. After about three minutes, a rope was thrown down, and the people waiting below one by one used the rope to climb up. When everyone had climbed up, they were all stunned by the scene before them. What appeared before them was actually a dilapidated tower emitting a faint blue light, and even more terrifying was that the entire building was filled with white bones and sleeping fireflies.
"The Nine-Story Demon Tower, this must be The Nine-Story Demon Tower!"
Excited, Professor Chen exclaimed, almost rushing forward before being stopped by Lin Ye.
"Professor, calm down. Up there is the stronghold of the firefly. If we startle them, we'll be in big trouble."
Even if Lin Ye hides deep in the system, he still feels nervous facing the dense swarm of fireflies. Even if he were a powerful immortal, he might not be able to handle so many terrifying creatures!
"Everyone turn off your flashlights, and try to keep your voices down so as not to wake these things," Lin Ye was the first to turn off his flashlight and remind everyone.
"So many fireflies, are you all going to this place too?!"
Huba Yi said, do they really not fear death?
Are all archaeological teams this fierce now?
They are not even afraid of death, it's just Archaeology, why bother!
"This is the Nine-Story Demon Tower! It is the burial form of the ancient demon kingdom's successive kings. Nowadays, it can be considered priceless," Professor Chen was still very excited, but this time his tone was somewhat restrained.
"But on top is the lair of the firefly."
"A priceless treasure, very significant for research!"
"But the old nest of firefly is up there."
"Missing this opportunity will definitely be the most regrettable moment in my Archaeological career."
"But..."
"Hey hey hey, have you two said enough!" Lin Ye looked at Huba Yi with a calm but meaningful tone, "Even if you talk until you're blue in the face today, Professor Chen will still step into the Demon Tower with a ninety percent chance. Why do you keep talking so much?"
"..." He had nothing to say.
Huba Yi licked his lips, well, there's still a little dryness, just a little bit...
"Don't say anything, let's go. Don't forget our purpose for coming down here." Shirle Yang didn't care about the firefly and strode forward.
Seeing someone walking ahead, Professor Chen also didn't care about so much, "Yes, yes, yes, this precious Archaeology opportunity cannot be missed."
"Comrade Xiaohu, you have no idea how precious this discovery is for us. Several generations of research may have a breakthrough today."
Professor Chen had just finished speaking, and his students were all eagerly looking at the faint Blu-ray emanating from the Demon Tower in front of them, eager to start their research immediately.
"No hope, they're all a bunch of lunatics!" Everyone moved forward, and Huba Yi had no choice but to follow along.
"Madman?" Maybe.
On the altar, The Nine-Story Demon Tower emits a Blu-ray, and a group of people inside the demon tower walk carefully.
Professor Chen is now far less enthusiastic about finding the notebook than researching burial items. As soon as he entered the demon tower, he started studying these historical texts.
The burial site is very large, and Professor Chen is carefully recording with his students. " patriotism, be careful with them, and make sure to record carefully. Perhaps we can infer the identity and status of the tomb owner from the quantity and scale of the burial objects. Sloppiness is not allowed in Archaeology work," Professor Chen said with great emphasis. After speaking, he took out a magnifying glass he carried with him, and a faint light was reflected on the mirror. It's not clear what he could study without light. "Don't worry, teacher, I will supervise them," Heguo Ai assured.
With a click, a sound rang out, but it was unclear who made it. In just a moment, the fireflies that were still asleep showed signs of waking up, and the Blu-ray inside the enchanting building became dazzling. This is not good, it's a signal that the fireflies are about to wake up.
"Shh, don't speak, don't move!" Lin Ye gestured to everyone and mouthed to them. As long as no more sound was made, the firefly and other alarms would continue to sleep.
At this moment, everyone looked towards Professor Chen, only to find that Chu Jian had accidentally fallen into the burial site, clutching his leg and rolling in the ditch below. It seemed that he had injured himself. About a minute later, the dazzling Blu-ray of the firefly alarm gradually weakened, indicating that all the fireflies had entered into slumber before they dared to move.
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