0p0 Chapter 160: The Turtle Solve the Puzzle, Treasure in Sight
Chapter 160: The Turtle Solve the Puzzle, Treasure in Sight
Misty Forest, truly worthy of its name.
The thick white fog was like spilled milk, covering the sky and the sun, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face.
The cold wind blew, carrying the roars of unknown creatures, like ghostly whispers, making people feel itchy.
Yan Yue couldn't help but grab Nong Jin's sleeves tightly. She felt as if there were countless pairs of eyes watching her in secret, which made her feel creepy.
"Jin, it's... eerie here. I hope there's no danger." Yan Yue lowered his voice and tried to appear calm.
Nong Jin held her hand in his backhand and gave her a reassuring look.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." A warm breath emanated from his body, dispelling the fear in Yan Yue's heart.
The two men moved forward cautiously. The thick fog greatly restricted their consciousness, and they could only rely on their weak vision and hearing to determine the direction.
"Shh!" Nong Jin suddenly stopped and fixed his eyes on a huge rock not far ahead.
"I feel it. The spirit turtle's aura is nearby."
Yan Yue held his breath and followed Nong Jin's gaze. Sure enough, under the shadow of the boulder, a huge turtle shell was faintly visible.
The two quickened their pace and came to the boulder.
I saw a huge spirit turtle lying there, its shell covered with ancient patterns, as if recording endless years.
"Respected Senior Linggui, two juniors would like to ask you about the whereabouts of the treasure." Nong Jin bowed respectfully.
The spirit turtle slowly opened its eyes, its cloudy gaze fell on the two of them, and it uttered an old and low voice: "If you want to know the whereabouts of the treasure, you must solve my riddle."
"Senior, please give the questions." Yan Yue stepped forward with a firm look in his eyes.
"Listen carefully, my riddle is this: Born from chaos, growing from heaven and earth, invisible and formless, yet able to control everything. What is it?"
Yan Yue's brain was working rapidly. This puzzle sounded mysterious, but he seemed to have heard of something similar somewhere... That's right!
In her previous life, she was obsessed with various ancient books and unofficial histories. One of the books that recorded ancient mythical beasts seemed to have mentioned a similar description!
She calmly sorted out the information in her mind, and an answer was about to emerge.
"Is it...Tao?" Yan Yue answered tentatively.
A trace of appreciation flashed in the eyes of the spirit turtle. "Yes, you are very smart. The clue to the treasure is here..."
The turtle's voice suddenly stopped, and its huge head suddenly turned to the side, letting out a low growl, "Who's there?!"
Before he could finish his words, a group of vine monsters emitting a faint green light suddenly emerged from the fog like ghosts, waving thorny vines and attacking the two of them in an overwhelming manner.
"Damn, what is that?!" Nong Jin complained, and protected Yan Yue behind him. Golden light burst out from his body, like a god descending to earth.
"Swish, swish, swish!" The vine monster's attack speed was extremely fast, as dense as a rain of pear blossom needles. Nong Jin waved the long sword in his hand, and the sword light flashed like lightning, cutting off the attacking vines one by one.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!" Some vine monsters sprayed green corrosive liquid. Nong Jin dodged nimbly, as nimble as a canyon master, and quipped, "This thing is quite fashionable. Are they playing with biological weapons?"
However, the number of vine monsters was too large, and they were fearless and kept coming up one after another.
Although Nong Jin was very strong, he gradually felt a little tired.
Yan Yue watched from the side, his heart in his throat.
She was not the kind of naive person who would only hide behind a man. She pinched her fingers together and soft white light fell on Nong Jin, healing his wounds and replenishing his spiritual power.
"Jin, hold on!"
Feeling Yan Yue's concern, Nong Jin smiled, and his fighting power soared instantly as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
"Don't worry, your husband is invincible!" He shouted, and the golden light on his body became brighter. He swung the sword in his hand like a whirlwind, killing all the vine monsters around him.
At this moment, an extremely huge vine monster emerged silently from the thick fog, like a giant python, and suddenly wrapped around Nong Jin's legs.
"Fuck, a sneak attack?!" Nong Jin was caught off guard and was entangled tightly.
Yan Yue's face changed drastically, "Jin!" She was about to help, but saw Nong Jin blinking at her and revealing a mysterious smile.
"Wife, watch out, I'm going to use my ultimate move!" He took a deep breath... Nong Jin took a deep breath, but did not use his ultimate move as Yan Yue expected, but... suddenly shrank!
He turned into a mini Q-version Nong Jin, as cute as a figurine, and easily slipped out from the gap of the giant vine monster.
"Hey, wife, are you surprised? Are you surprised?"
Yan Yue: "..." She was so upset. It was already this late and they were still playing memes!
However, this also made her feel relieved.
After defeating the vine monster, the fog gradually dissipated, revealing a huge stone platform. On the platform sat a giant spirit turtle, its shell covered with ancient runes and emitting a mysterious glow.
"Humans, you have disturbed my meditation." The spirit turtle's voice was low and deep, with a hint of majesty.
"Senior, we just want to ask you to clear up our doubts." Yan Yue said respectfully, repeating their questions.
The spirit turtle was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, uttering a difficult-to-understand riddle: "The sun and the moon shine together, the stars turn upside down, yin and yang intersect, between life and death."
"What the hell? This is too abstract, right?" Nong Jin scratched his hair, looking confused.
Yan Yue fell into deep thought. She chewed over the riddle over and over again, and combined it with the scene she had seen before, a light bulb went off in her mind.
"The sun and the moon shine together at sunset, the stars turn upside down at the waterfall, the yin and yang meet at the confluence of cold and hot springs, and between life and death at the dead tree that springs back to life!"
A hint of appreciation flashed in the turtle's eyes. "Yes, you are very smart." It stretched out a claw and pointed in a direction. "The treasure is over there."
Yan Yue was overjoyed, "Thank you, senior!"
Following the guidance of the spirit turtle, they came to a hidden cave.
The entrance to the cave was sealed by a powerful barrier, emitting a dangerous aura.
Yan Yue tried to detect it with her spiritual power, but was bounced back by a powerful force, which made her blood boil.
"Oh my god, this restriction is a bit strong!" Nong Jin also sensed the danger and his face became serious.
Just as they were about to find a way to break the ban, a deafening roar came from afar and the earth began to shake violently.
"What's going on?!" Nong Jin grabbed Yan Yue's hand and looked vigilantly in the direction of the sound.
"Something is coming..." Yan Yue's face was solemn, and he clenched the magic sword in his hand.