The stolen magic is a bit magical

Chapter 173: Ancient Palace Ruins
The next morning, after a night of rest, the eight people, except for two people who were in very bad spirits, were all full of energy.

Hoover took a bite of the wolf bone that he had not finished chewing last night and lowered it to the little monk's understanding nose.

The little monk sat there cross-legged, his two big, bright eyes looking a little confused.

When everyone saw this scene, they all shook their heads.

This kid is torturing the little monk again early in the morning...

But Hoover himself didn't seem to realize this. He started with a serious topic: "We ate wolf meat all night last night and had a lot of fun, but everyone should be sober. Wolves remember grudges. Today, when we pass through Wolf Valley, it may be very lively."

Wolf Valley!

Yes, this is the second level.

This cliff is the boundary between Butterfly Valley and Wolf Valley.

The wolves that attacked them yesterday were not the main force of Wolf Valley, but only a dozen or so spies.

He killed and roasted them one after another, and the aroma drifted to Wolf Valley. If the wolves there were angry, they would probably have held a swearing-in ceremony last night...

Professor Yin looked through the morning mist at the distant valley and nodded gently: "So, everyone should stop hiding today and kill as much as you can. We must cross this valley before dark. The temple is on the other side of the valley!"

"Let's go!" Li Sisi picked up her bag.

A group of people descended from the cliff and entered the Wolf Valley.

In Wolf Valley, bones were scattered everywhere.

There were skeletons of large animals and even human beings. Some of the skeletons were quite fresh and it looked like they had not been gnawed for a long time. But I have to say that the meat in these skeletons was gnawed cleanly. There were signs that the wolves in this valley were really hungry...

Three miles into the valley, nothing unusual happened.

However, there are already lone wolves operating on the periphery.

If this were a battle, the scouts would already be in place.

Five miles into the valley, we saw wolves moving around behind us, and there was more than one group.

Ten miles into the valley, a hundred wolves rushed out from the bushes ahead...

The battle became intense in an instant.

The guide Hoover was leading the way. He no longer used a folding fan, but a dagger.

Like a sharp blade piercing the wolves.

Lin Xiaosu is on the left wing, he is also a dagger.

Li Sisi is on the right wing.

She also had a dagger in her hand.

The last one is Dawa, who also uses a dagger.

The professor and the young monk were sandwiched between the two graduate students.

Once this formation was deployed, the wolves were wounded and killed by the daggers...

Lin Xiaosu understood clearly that although the four main attackers all used daggers, except for him, the remaining three people's methods of killing wolves did not mainly use daggers.

Hoover is the palm, and the palm is an illusion, like a thousand petals of Bodhi.

Li Sisi is feet. At this time, her long legs are either a weapon to seduce people or a weapon to kill people.

The most peculiar one is Dawa.

She walked at the back, still maintaining her usual low-key and reserved image, but as soon as the wolves behind her came within three feet of her, they would fall down for unknown reasons.

Once he fell down, it was as if he had been dead for several months.

Although Wolf Valley is a Shura dojo where no one is allowed to enter, they crossed it all the way under their feet.

The hours passed by...

Finally, when the sun was setting, they passed through the Twenty-Li Wolf Valley, leaving behind wolf corpses along the way. There was a cliff in front of them. The two graduate students climbed up the cliff with difficulty and lay down on the ground, their faces as pale as corpses.

The young monk understood and showed his abnormality for the first time.

What's different about him?
Looking back at the bloody road under his feet, he sat on a rock and was still able to chant "Amitabha", and the four words were not out of tune.

Is this unusual?

It doesn’t count in normal times.

However, the two adults were exhausted, but he, a child, remained calm and normal. At this time, remaining normal was the most unusual thing.

Hoover held a folding fan in his hand and leaned against the cliff to fan himself.

This was his usual behavior, and it was the first time in his life that Li Sisi looked at him differently.

Yes, after such a fierce battle, he can still be so relaxed and at ease, which also shows his extraordinaryness.

Where is Lin Xiaosu?

Without showing anything unusual, he carried the half-carcass of the wolf to a small pond and washed it.

This is their dinner tonight.

Although everyone brought compressed biscuits, it must be said that when there is barbecue to chew on, who would want to chew on compressed biscuits without oil or salt?
Dawa glanced at the little monk with sympathy, took small steps to the pond, and helped Lin Xiaosu prepare dinner.

There was not much space for people to stand by the pond, and once Dawa joined in, he got very close to Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu felt her breath.

The atmosphere was very warm, and there was absolutely no weirdness at all.

This is probably her life aura, separate from her fighting aura.

That's good...

"Brother Su, we will enter the temple tomorrow. How much do you know about the fruit of calamity?" Dawa's voice was very soft, and only Lin Xiaosu could hear it.

The fruit of fetal disaster.

Lin Xiaosu almost forgot that this was the goal in the story he told Dawa when they first met.

His girlfriend was poisoned and needed several things to cure her. On this road, there were three kinds of magical items that were said to be effective: the Robbery Fruit, the Holy Branch Dew and the Water Spirit Ice Heart.

The latter two are both above the glacier and cannot be reached by ordinary expeditions. They are also full of legends, so it is a big question whether they really exist.

Therefore, he regarded the Robbery Fruit as his only hope.

This is a story.

Just say it casually and you'll be able to join the team.

But Dawa took note.

The night before entering the temple, I mentioned to him...

Lin Xiaosu said: "I only know that the Robbery Fruit will grow in places with ancient energy, and I really haven't found any clues for the rest."

Dawa said, "It is recorded in our Tibetan scriptures that the fruit of the calamity is born in the place where the calamity is supposed to happen, or where water and fire merge. According to this theory, the 'Ice and Fire Twin Bridge' that we are going to cross tomorrow is the most likely place for the fruit of the calamity to appear. We should all look for it carefully. Once you find it, you should hurry up and take it, and don't let others find it first."

The voice was suppressed even more.

Lin Xiaosu's heart moved slightly: "Including... professor?"

"Ok!"

"Why...?" She was the professor's graduate student. Naturally, she should be the professor's most loyal faction, but now she was wary of her teacher.

"I'm not on guard against the teacher. I just know that there are established rules during the exploration process. If they find the Robbery Fruit first, the professor will definitely use it for research, and it won't be your turn. What about your girlfriend?"

Yes, that's the rule of adventure.

The Robbery Fruit is Lin Xiaosu's target.

But isn’t that the professor’s goal?
As members of the expedition traveling together, we are currently cooperating well. However, once there is a harvest, there is a principle of distribution. The conventional way of distribution is that whoever discovers it first gets the first chance to distribute it.

As a latecomer to the team and a loner, it is difficult for Lin Xiaosu to gain the upper hand.

However, Dawa quietly stepped forward and expressed his willingness to help him with the problem of the aborted fruit.

What is the reason?
Dawa glanced across the water in front of him and told him quietly, "The story you told is very touching. I hope this story can be completed... In comparison, whether the professor's research has any additional gains is actually not that important."

"Have you always been so kind?" Lin Xiaosu breathed softly.

Dawa frowned slightly and seemed to be silent again.

Lin Xiaosu smiled: "No need to answer, I know...you are!"

That night, there was no wind or waves.

It's just that they are eating meat while the little monk drinks wind, which seems a bit unfair.

However, we are all people of varying abilities. For example, what Dawa once said makes a lot of sense: Everyone has his or her own world, so don't easily break other people's world.

In their opinion, it is not fair for adults to eat meat and children to drink wind.

But from the Buddhist point of view, how do we know that it is not all living beings that suffer and commit sins, while I am at ease and free?
Yes, the little monk was small, and he did lick his lips from time to time when he smelled the meat, but did this mean that he was suffering?

Maybe what he was licking was not saliva, but the troubles of the world?

The next morning, there was heavy fog.

It seemed very quiet in the fog.

Lin Xiaosu had a very strange feeling, as if with every step they took, they were one step further away from the real world...

The surrounding scenery became more and more bizarre.

Until ahead, a stone bridge spanned the sky, and a rare wonder in the world appeared before us.

This stone bridge is not a real bridge, but a mountain beam.

The mountain ridges are so magnificent that they seem to be built by immortals.

On its left side, there was a volcano shining with red light. The fiery red magma was still rolling. There was a strong smell of sulfur in the air, and heat waves were rolling in.

On its right side, there is a pool of emerald green water, and the cold air from an ancient glacier is rolling in.

Lin Xiaosu clearly saw that the mountainside on the right was crystal clear, with countless icicles demonstrating the wonders of nature.

One mountain, two seasons.

There is also.

But the division is so thorough, with the left side extremely hot and the right side extremely cold. Where in the world can you see this?

Professor Yin looked at the ridge in front of him with a serious expression: "In extremely cold or hot places, the ground energy will interpret the state of the formation. Be careful when crossing the ridge. It is very easy to get lost."

Lin Xiaosu's heart trembled slightly.

Formation!

He finally came into contact with the concept of formation for the first time in the secular world.

Can extreme cold and heat form a formation?
It sounds a bit mysterious, but it can be explained by scientific principles.

The so-called formation is to move the energy of heaven and earth.

And the extreme cold and heat, and the interweaving of the earth's air, aren't they themselves stirring up the energy of heaven and earth?
This ridge is known as the "Natural Bridge of Ice and Fire".

Its greatest danger lies not in the volcanoes and ice lakes, but in the misty maze formed by the interweaving of ice and fire.

If you are not careful and leave the main group, you will most likely be trapped by the never-dispersing fog on the ridge. This fog is not ordinary fog, but volcanic poisonous fog. Long-term inhalation can cause dizziness and unconsciousness. Eventually, you will either fall into the icy lake and freeze to death, or fall into the volcano and be burned to ashes.

This is the gateway into the temple.

This is also the key reason why the temple remains mysterious.

Without a reason to cross, who would want to pass through this unpredictable area?

And today, obviously, must be passed.

(End of this chapter)