"Let's look for an exit first. We can't be trapped here forever. Based on what I know about my dad, that old coot would never do anything without a purpose. He forced us to flee in a hurry. He probably wanted to lead us to a certain place. As long as we avoid that place, we'll be fine."
Wei He looked around. There was almost nothing around except stones. This place was more like a cave than a tomb chamber.
It seemed that not all places were filled with large numbers of skeletons.
Maybe this place was not a tomb at all.
Xiaotuanzi shone the flashlight everywhere and finally realized that it was a closed space.
"Otherwise, if all else fails, let's blow this place up?"
"Blow it up?"
Wei He never expected Xiaotuanzi to have such a dangerous idea.
"This place isn't very spacious. What if we get buried under the rubble if you blow it up?"
"Hehe, it won't happen. I have a way!"
Xiaotuanzi took out her original triangular talisman formation again.
It would surely keep the two of them safe.
Without hesitation, they got to work.
Niannian took out several fire talismans, along with thunder talismans and explosion talismans, and pasted them in several corners of the rock wall respectively.
Then she chanted the incantation and detonated them all at once.
The deafening explosion made their ears ring. Stones on the ceiling fell down one after another, and a gap was blown out of the rock wall at the same time.
After the earth - shaking finally stopped, there was really a path on the other side of the rock wall.
Niannian shone the flashlight left and right to make sure there were no snakes, insects, rats or ants inside before stepping in.
They had just walked a few steps when the view suddenly opened up.
It was actually a huge underground palace!
No, to be precise, it was the ruins of an ancient city buried underground.
Looking up, there was a towering stone gate.
On top of the stone gate were written three large characters: Tianyuan City.
"Tianyuan City. There seems to be no record of it in history. I've never heard of this name."
Wei He opened her mouth wide. It seemed that she was also shocked by the fact that there was an ancient city buried underground. After thinking for a long time, she murmured to herself.
"Shall we go in?"
Wei He asked uncertainly.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Niannian nodded slightly. She felt as if there was something in front calling her. This feeling was very strange and becoming stronger and stronger.
The two walked in. Their steps were neither fast nor slow, just like strolling on the street, and they began to wander around.
It could be seen that this ancient city was once prosperous.
Although most of the houses had collapsed, the materials used for these houses were of excellent quality.
They even saw a plaque made of rosewood.
The level of extravagance was rarely seen even in the prosperous imperial capitals left over from ancient times.
Almost every household used blue bricks and glazed tiles.
Even the ancient palaces were probably no better.
"Were the people who once lived in this city so rich? How come such a prosperous city left no more than a few words in history?"
Niannian didn't know much about history. After all, she was still a kid who hadn't been to school. She scratched her head and didn't reply.
Before they knew it, the two had walked through half of the city.
This ancient city should have been prosperous when it was still inhabited.
The plaques of restaurants were everywhere. There were also quite a few silk and jewelry shops. They even saw the signs of a few brothels.
They really didn't know why this place had finally become so dilapidated and buried underground.
"Hey, look over there!"
Wei He suddenly shouted and pointed to the east.
Niannian looked in the direction of the sound and saw a very well - preserved building showing half of its body.
The building was well - preserved, which formed a sharp contrast with the dilapidation around it, as if someone had specially built such a building there recently.
It was very strange.
"Let's go over there and take a look."
Niannian lifted her feet and walked towards the building. When she got to the foot of the building and saw the sign on it, she found that it was actually a temple.
The temple exuded an air of solemnity, making people unconsciously feel pious and have an impulse to kowtow.
However, there was also a strange aura in this temple in front of them. Although it felt a bit similar to that of a god, it was only a very slight similarity.
There was more evil energy.
Hmm, what was inside probably wasn't something good.
Niannian looked back and saw that Wei He's eyes were gradually becoming dazed.
"Silently chant the Purifying Heart Incantation in your mind and hold this Purifying Heart Talisman. Don't let your eyes be deceived."
This temple could even bewitch people's minds.
Bah, it really wasn't something good!
Hearing Niannian's voice, Wei He immediately came to her senses. She frantically chanted the Purifying Heart Incantation in her mind, and her heart was pounding.
She also noticed that her state had been very wrong just now.
"Damn it. This place is really spooky."
"Shall we still go in?"
Wei He was a bit hesitant.
She had good talent and a fairly firm mind. Under normal circumstances, she would never be bewitched.
She had encountered many charming ghosts, fox fairies, greedy ghosts and other demons and ghosts with bewitching natures before.
But she had never encountered such a situation.
The temple in front seemed to have a kind of auspicious allure. There was a voice in her heart shouting crazily for her to go in.
Even though she could maintain her sanity by constantly chanting the Purifying Heart Incantation now, she still couldn't ignore that shouting voice.
A real temple would never give people such a feeling.
If what was living inside was a god, she would twist her head off and let the god use it as a ball.
"I think we should. Otherwise, we have nowhere else to go."
After thinking for a while, Xiaotuanzi still decided to go in and take a look.
This was the only path they had found. If they didn't go, where else could they go?
"You hold my hand. I have a firm Dao heart and the protection of golden light. I'll be fine."
Xiaotuanzi also saw Wei He's hesitation and stretched out her small hand.
"Okay, I trust you."
Wei He grabbed Niannian's chubby little hand and nodded firmly.
The two held hands and stepped into the temple.
The main gate of the temple courtyard wasn't locked and was easily pushed open.
The magnificent main hall came fully into view.
It could be seen that a lot of financial and human resources had been spent on building this temple.
The eaves and columns were all carved with delicate patterns.
The last time she saw such a simple and delicate building was in the ruins of an ancient palace.
"I really don't know what kind of god is worthy of enjoying such a temple."
In fact, most temples were built quite simply.
With red and blue as the base colors, they looked solemn.
There were rarely any temples built so gaudily.
Niannian couldn't help but be curious.
Wei He wasn't an expert in this field and didn't respond.
She couldn't give an answer either.
The courtyard in front of the temple was very clean.
There were even green plants on both sides, but there wasn't a single dead leaf on the ground.
The courtyard was so clean that it seemed as if it had just been tidied up.
There was no dust around the flower beds either.
Since they stepped into the courtyard, everything around them seemed to have been frozen.
Niannian curiously looked at all the things around her.
The main gate of the temple was tightly closed, and there was no plaque on top of it. They still couldn't tell what was enshrined here.