The cave entrance was partially covered by weeds. I thought I could get in smoothly as long as I pushed the weeds away, but what seemed like a simple task turned out to be so difficult at this moment.
"Oh my god! What the hell is this? There is so much grass, and the more I work on it, the more there is. It feels like I'll never finish it. I'm so tired!" After working for a long time, Ling'er sat down on the ground, panting.
Sweat was oozing out of her forehead. She leaned back slightly, her hands still supporting the ground, looking up at the sky, breathing heavily, looking very tired. No one could tell that she was pretending to be like this.
In fact, as early as the moment she approached the cave entrance, she had already noticed the abnormality of this place. It looked overgrown with weeds and messy, but anyone who was proficient in the five elements and eight trigrams would discover the mystery at a glance.
These piles of weeds and pieces of stones were all placed according to the directions of the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams. In other words, there was an exquisite formation here.
The reason why she didn't say anything was just to pretend to be a low-key "waste" so that Elder Hua would feel more at ease and relax his vigilance against them.
As early as when the Hua family sent people to get the treasure, they had already thought that there might be a formation here. That's why they sent Elder Hua, who is good at formations. So the fact that there is a formation here was not only seen by Ling'er, but also by Elder Hua. The reason why he didn't say it was to better observe Ling'er.
After all, it was hard not to be suspicious of her for taking the poison he gave her so calmly. Did she accept her fate? Or did she have other plans
Now, seeing her sitting on the ground, panting, Elder Hua sneered in his heart: It seems that he thought too much and overestimated this little girl. With such little ability, he can't make any big waves.
Hua Bingnian was an honest man. Although he felt very tired, he continued to weed the trees and did not complain like Ling'er did.
"Okay, all of you step back and let me do it." Elder Hua casually glanced at the people in front of the cave entrance, stroked his beard and said contemptuously, "A bunch of useless guys, you can't even do such a small thing, you are really a bunch of trash!"
Just as Elder Hua finished speaking, a murderous aura suddenly appeared from nowhere. But it only lasted for a moment before disappearing.
Elder Hua's heart tightened for a moment, and he looked around, but he didn't find anything unusual. But that moment just now still made him feel terrified.
Is it an illusion
It shouldn't be like this!
Elder Hua gritted his teeth and said: Forget it, let’s not worry about it for now, the important thing is to get into the cave first.
No one noticed that Ling'er was tightly holding Di Shitian's arm...
Elder Hua stepped forward, stopped two meters away from the cave entrance, and began to walk in strange steps. With each step he took, the scene at the cave entrance changed subtly. The rocks and weeds seemed to move as if they had life...
"I didn't expect this to be a formation!" Hua Bian said in surprise as he looked at everything in front of him.
As for Ling'er, she also matched his expression with surprise. When acting, you have to act it out in full—
After a while, the formation was broken by Elder Hua.
“I didn’t expect that after breaking the formation, there would be such a magnificent building!”
"Holy crap! Castle!" This time, Ling'er was really surprised. The difference between before and after was too big.
Although Xia Ling'er was a modern person and had seen all kinds of high-rise buildings and villas, she did not expect to see a castle in ancient times. This was incredible.
In an instant, his eyes shrank. Could it be that there were other travelers in this strange place
Just now it was a deserted, horrible cave, but I didn’t expect that behind this desolation, there was actually a castle!
It really proves the saying that we can't just judge things by their appearance.
Looking at this European-style castle, Ling'er was filled with admiration. This scene took on another meaning in the eyes of Emperor Shitian.
It turns out that this little thing likes this kind of palace.
If Xia Ling'er, a time traveler, was surprised in front of such a castle, these ancient antiques would be even more surprised.
Elder Hua and the others were all waiting with their eyes wide open, their eyeballs almost popping out.
This was the first time they had seen such a majestic and strange building.
However, no matter how surprised they were, they could not forget the original purpose of coming here. Therefore, Elder Hua was the first to come to his senses and deliberately coughed twice.
“Ahem!” He tried to cover up his own gaffe and to get the others to come back to their senses. “Alright, the formation has been lifted by me. Stop wasting time and clear the way!”
Ling'er smiled at Elder Hua, then walked towards the castle gate.
The castle looked as if it had been abandoned for a long time. The roof was overgrown with weeds and seemed to bend under such a heavy weight. Although the walls were built of solid slate, there were countless cracks in them, allowing ivy to catch on them. Two houses were connected at right angles, with a tall tower in between, facing the pond. The doors and shutters were loose due to rot, the railings were all rusted, and the windows were broken and seemed to fall off one by one in a storm.
There was an inexplicable sense of urgency as if watching a horror movie, and the closer I got to the castle, the stronger the feeling became.
Fortunately, it was a battle-hardened agent like Ling'er. If it were any other girl, she would have been scared to tears.
Di Shi Tian seemed to be walking side by side with Ling'er, but upon closer inspection, his steps were closer and he was always in a posture to protect Ling'er.
The gravel path leads directly to the castle gate.
The north wind howled over the ruins, and in the dim moonlight, the old castle looked like a huge ghost, eerie and terrifying.
The gate is supported by dark brown copper pillars, and two carefully trimmed old trees shade the wooden and gold-inlaid words "Ling Gong" on the porch.
The gate was engraved with ancient patterns, but except for the formation just now, it seemed to be unobstructed.
The gate was open, there were no guards, and there were no hidden weapons. Ling'er and his group entered the castle smoothly.
White mist filled every corner of the space, as if you were in the clouds, or in the fog. The visible distance was no more than one meter. It was hazy and you couldn't see clearly where or what was ahead.
Ling'er felt her palms warm, and her small hands were tightly held by a pair of big hands. She turned her eyes slightly and glanced at Di Shitian, who was even more nervous than her. The corners of her mouth unconsciously rose up, and she felt warm and sweet in her heart. (To be continued)