Chapter 129: A Basin of Dog Blood
In the aftermath of the world war, the contamination caused by the dropping of nuclear weapons made the apocalyptic scene officially behold. Along with earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, various histories and materials are lost in the outbreak of wars and natural disasters.
With the emergence of zombies, plants and undersea creatures have mutated one after another, and when human beings are facing the catastrophe of extinction, they have exhausted all their strength just to maintain the inheritance of the inheritance without completely extinction, and they are simply unable to protect the inheritance of culture and history.
After the world was officially divided into three large countries and stabilized, there was little left of the culture that had been precipitated in the long river of history, and what remained was a family that had been inherited for hundreds of years, such as the solemn mansion of the Shangguan family was built according to the records, and the same is true of the manor built by the Shantai family on the mountain.
Without exception, their ancestors were powerful men who had strong military force in the last days, and they knew how important it was to leave the best of culture to their descendants.
But it is undeniable that there is a fault line in the history of the federal state!
At this stage in the future, both magic and technology have developed far beyond the past, and all kinds of advanced instruments and equipment make Yutai Mingxue sigh that she can only watch novels to imagine or draw through strokes, or see them in movie special effects one by one has become a reality, and the knowledge taught in the magic high school makes her, a college graduate, completely unable to learn.
It's not a matter of IQ, it's a process of mental growth.
She was only seventeen years old now, but her soul was that twenty-four-year-old adult woman of the twenty-first century, and her mind had been fixed as she had grown up, just as Shangguan Haohui had thought. She couldn't apply science to magic at all.
After a smooth transition period, the three major nations all engaged in small-scale magical battles with their magicians, as stated in the manifesto. They renounce the use of weapons that could cause planetary mutations.
The reason why they agreed and gave up the war was that the scientists of each country had issued a final warning that the earth on which people depended could not withstand another war of thermal weapons.
However, in the short history of the Federation for hundreds of years, "the magicians of the family are superior to ordinary magicians" has been verified by reality, and the government office and the military have obtained the most likely guess from the ancient magicians, that is, the inheritance of culture has allowed them to evolve their abilities.
Over the past 100 years, the Confederation has placed increasing emphasis on excavating heritage sites to compensate for historical and cultural deficiencies. It can also be used as a level to test magicians, so Professor Yu's status will make the military scruples.
Of course, also because of the development of the ruins. Let some values and understandings of the future world become more and more conservative, and in the eyes of Shentai Mingxue, there is a tendency towards feudal etiquette.
It's just that after the end of the world and the current wars with foreign beasts, foreign objects, and other countries, the concept of the supremacy of strength of "the strong is respected" is preserved.
At this time. That's what happened to them. Shangguan Haohui, who has a certain historical heritage, even gave up the possibility of using a huge amount of magic power to wash away the illusion, how could something like "ghost" be washed away by magic power.
Yutai Mingxue's eyes were a little confused, and the scene that appeared below was really familiar.
The towering and fluffy Lingyun bun, the close-fitting skirt of light chiffon light gauze, and the waist tie set off the woman's slender figure, which looks tall and thin, elegant and refined.
The shoulders are wrapped in a brocade of the same color, and the long sleeves are good at dancing. The wide, floor-sweeping skirt underneath flips as you move. does not show the golden feet, looks dignified and elegant, fluttering like a fairy.
But none of this can hide their anomaly.
Yutai Mingxue pursed her lips, I'm afraid that except for professionals who have a certain amount of historical knowledge of excavating ruins, other people don't know what kind of costume this is at all, although it doesn't show its golden feet, it can be clearly seen between the hem of the skirt and not stepping on the grass, which even the highest-level magicians can't do.
"What should I do?" Shangguan Haohui asked at a loss, if it was an enemy, he could not hesitate to let them be crushed, but now this is a "ghost"? Can a magician fight a "ghost"? In his memory, the situation should have been dealt with by professionals.
"Keep up." Looking at their figures that were about to be unclear in the fog, she didn't think about discussing with Shangguan Haohui at all, she gently kicked the branches under her feet and followed quietly!
Shangguan Haohui looked at the back faintly visible in the fog in front of him, and reflexively followed, although he didn't know what to do next, but if he hesitated a little, he was afraid that he would lose the trace of the Shentai Snow.
Finding the figure of the Shenxue in front of him, Shangguan Haohui adjusted the magic guide, and stopped silently beside her after unloading the force.
The wisps of "ghosts" under the tree who exude fireworks that do not eat the world, carrying bamboo baskets in their hands to pick wild fruits in the forest, the night is like water, under the moonlight, their pale faces and soft laughter between each other make the two people on the tree shiver involuntarily.
Shentai Mingxue couldn't help but grab Shangguan Haohui's hand, feeling the body temperature of others made her deeply realize that she was not alone, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Shangguan Haohui didn't care about the education he had received since he was a child at this time, and he also needed to prove that he was not alone.
"We need to follow them to get into the ruins." Shenxue leaned on Shangguan Haohui's side, leaning close to his ear and whispering, she knew exactly what was in front of her, but she couldn't treat it calmly.
After the training of the "Plants vs. Zombies" system, the nerves of Shenxue have been trained very thickly, and she is no longer the "she" who just crossed over. So she is not afraid of any foreign beasts and foreign objects, let alone killing people and seeing blood, but creatures like "ghosts" are not among them.
Of course, Yutai Mingxue knew that this was not a "ghost", but just a strange situation in the ruins due to changes in the world, but in the same way, she also knew that the identity of the people below was "ghosts", so they could not be treated equally.
Yutai Mingxue glanced at Shangguan Haohui beside her, and was very glad that she chose to cooperate, thinking that if the collaborator who came was an unfamiliar person, she really didn't know if she could stay calm and complete the exploration of this ruin.
Yes, she already knows what this relic is!
Shangguan Haohui heard the words in his ear, reached out and hugged the shoulders of Shentai Mingxue and pressed them hard. Of course, it was his unconscious action, because he was recalling the two signals in his head. hesitated and hugged the shoulders of the snow.
When Shangguan Haohui's face changed, wondering if Shangguan Haohui was taking the opportunity to eat tofu, his head tilted close to her ear, and he whispered the content of those marks to Shentai Mingxue.
The nerves that were a little cowering because of Shangguan Haohui's words in his ear were shocked, and his cold eyes stared at the "ghost" below, preventing him from being separated when he entered the ruins. According to the distant memory in his mind, he briefly and clearly introduced it to Shangguan Haohui, and finally warned again. "You have to be extra careful."
"Hmm." Shangguan Haohui's smiling face was delicate and clear under the moonlight, with sharp edges and corners, and there was indifference and slaughter everywhere.
He wasn't going to ask about the source of the Hidden Snow, and there was no need to ask. Just know the specifics of the ruins. Don't drag your feet when the time comes!
Shangguan Haohui put on the hood behind the cloak, and smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, he wanted to take a good look at the remnants of this relic that was specially aimed at men, and there were actually four full exploration teams, not to mention that there were members of the military among them.
Shenxue also put on her hood, reached out and used her magic power to feel the concentration of the fog and frowned. The fog had begun to decrease, and they didn't know how long it would be until the ruins entrance, so they couldn't wait seven days.
Shangguan Haohui pinched the snow hard. He pointed to the ghost figure below that had begun to move again, and bowed his head slightly. Two people at the same time to follow.
Shangguan Haohui and Shentai Mingxue used their respective magic to silently follow the ghost shadow to jump through the forest, but under the leap, they stepped through the dense fog and stepped on the stone path covered with fallen leaves, and the surrounding forest disappeared without a trace.
Ignoring the ghost in front of him who had not been tracked at all, he looked back at the retreat, surrounded by a row of stone walls, but he could not see the scenery on the other side of the wall through the full moon-like doorway.
Shangguan Haohui walked directly to the door of the cave and glanced back at the Shenxue.
Shentai Mingxue lifted her cloak and unloaded the long whip tied to her thighs, and wrapped it around Shangguan Haohui's waist with a forceful swing, and then bowed her head slightly.
Shangguan Haohui lightly touched the cave door with his palm, found that the ripples were shaking, licked his lips that were a little dry due to nervousness, and stepped out, but after stepping out of the cave door, the ripples flashed, and he looked at the same shocked Shenxue in front of him in shock.
"What's going on?" The incredulous Shangguan Haohui turned around directly and walked through the cave door again, and there was still snow in front of him.
"Let's go." Shentai Shenxue pulled back the whip and wrapped it around his wrist, since he had already stepped into the ruins, there was no way back, so he naturally had to be cautious of possible attacks.
The two of them walked along the stone path through the verdant bamboo forest, always looking around vigilantly, because this bamboo forest, like the forest, was neither inhabited nor inhabited by animals.
Passing through the bamboo forest, the stone path obviously had an upward range, Shangguan Haohui turned around vigilantly and swept over and found no abnormality, turned around and continued to follow the Shenxue of the platform, the scenery became more and more barren, and the two of them became more and more vigilant, until the shadow of the abandoned temple appeared in front of them.
After approaching, you can clearly see that the outer doors and alleys of the temple are decaying, the stone walls are broken, the doors are decaying, and it can be seen that the grass and trees in the courtyard are deserted, and the stumps and leaves are all over the ground, and they are all in disarray.
"Deserted Temple?" Shangguan Haohui still knew about the temple, and his tone of doubt was that he didn't understand why Shentai Mingxue was sure that this was the center of the ruins.
The snow stepped on the cracked stone steps, trampling on the dead leaves, and approached the temple little by little.
Shangguan Haohui, who didn't get an answer, looked around vigilantly, and quickly followed up the stone steps.
Shenxue looked up at the temple's half-dilapidated mountain gate, the plaque on which was half hanging and half hanging, and the pitch-black plaque was engraved with three large characters that she expected.
"Lanruo Temple!" Shentai Mingxue muttered in a low voice, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, she didn't expect that she would be able to see Lanruo Temple, looking back, and I don't know if this is a legacy of film and television or a real historical remnant.
"Shangguan, come here." Shentai Mingxue thought that at this time, he had warned Shangguan Haohui to take precautions.
Shangguan Haohui walked into the Shenxue of the Hidden Stage, his eyes were full of doubts, his magical aura was always floating around, and he did not find anything abnormal.
"There is a ghost building behind Lanruo Temple, you have to be careful. Especially those women who are similar to those worn in the forest, they must be extra vigilant, and there is no need to be merciful. ”
"There's an older woman here, I don't know if she's middle-aged or old, in short, a woman older than the female ghosts we saw, if you see her, you have to kill her directly, if not, you have to withdraw immediately."
"There should be two men in the temple dressed in the same strange costumes as female ghosts, and when they meet a rough man with a sword on their backs, his name is Yan Chixia, and they can ask for help; When I met a man with a scholarly temperament, his name was Ning Caichen, and he could save it, it might be useful. ”
"If you are surrounded by female ghosts or have abnormalities, there is a female ghost named Nie Xiaoqian, if you have no choice, you can ask her for help in private, it may be effective, and similarly, if you meet her in advance, you can be merciful."
Shangguan Haohui blinked, and memorized the names of several people in the mouth of Yutai Mingxue.
"Then there's the missing people." Yutai Mingxue pursed her lips, if it is really a copy of "A Chinese Ghost Story", the man who has been missing for so many days can be said to be certain to die, can he really be rescued?
Shangguan Haohui felt the embarrassment of the Shenxue, a thought flashed in his mind, and he said with a smile, "They are all mercenaries who have gone through a lot of hardships to obtain the level, I don't think they will sacrifice without resistance, especially there are S-level mercenaries with a higher level than us." ”
"Yes."
Shangguan Haohui keenly grasped the trace of reluctance in Shenxue's smile, obviously with so much information, and the illusion should not do anything to women, "Do you have any worries?" ”
She remembered a novel she had read before the crossing, and the sentence on it impressed her deeply, and she never forgot the words after the crossing, which was unexpectedly in line with her state of mind in this case.
"Shangguan, keep this sentence in your heart, what is more terrifying than ghosts and gods is the human heart." Yutai Mingxue can spit out this sentence word by word.
Shangguan Haohui's eyes narrowed, and the pair of ruby cat's eyes revealed a cold and fierce light, and his expression was unpredictable and unpredictable looking at the back of the Shenxue.
"There should be no danger in Lanruo Temple during the day, you can take a break and wait for the night, but you must also maintain basic vigilance."
Ghosts don't usually appear during the day, but it is not known whether the ruin hallucinations adhere to this theory, but if they are kept on high alert, they will be sad at night, especially if they don't know how many days they have to stay in it.
Shentai Mingxue walked directly into the main hall of the temple, she didn't care what Shangguan Haohui felt when she heard that, it can be said that in this temple, except for Shangguan Haohui, she would not believe anyone, or rather, she would also have a choice to believe in Shangguan Haohui. (To be continued.) )