Traveling to ancient times, with space

Chapter 179 Red Lantern

Su Yue took difficult steps, her clothes already soaked with sweat, but she dared not stop.

However, after a long search, no trace of Dali was found.

Su Yue's mood grew increasingly heavy, and her heart clenched tightly.

The thought of Dali's unknown whereabouts and uncertain fate filled her with anxiety.

But no matter what, Su Yue was unwilling to give up.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, she will persevere until she finds Dali.

As Su Yue lost count of how many times she had drunk from the spiritual spring water to replenish her nearly depleted strength, the sky gradually darkened.

The gentle breeze that had stopped had started blowing again, and this time it seemed to carry a chilly air.

Su Yue stopped and put the exhausted wolves, who had been running all day, into her spatial storage so they could rest.

She casually lay down on the still-hot sand, wanting to take the opportunity to relax her body a little.

After resting for a while, they took out some food and wolfed it down.

After filling her stomach, Su Yue stood up again and began to crawl forward while shouting loudly and looking around carefully.

However, perhaps due to the recent sandstorm, the desert was unusually quiet today, so quiet it was unsettling.

Time passed by second by second, and before we knew it, it was the middle of the night.

Just then, Su Yue suddenly felt a blur before her eyes, as if she saw a strange ball of fire.

Will-o'-the-wisps? Or will-o'-the-wisps that can move?

Su Yue rubbed her eyes hard, and when she looked again, she found that the thing that looked like a will-o'-the-wisp had disappeared.

Or was I just seeing things?

Just as she was filled with doubt, the next second, the will-o'-the-wisp appeared again in the distance, flickering as if deliberately playing a trick on her.

Su Yue was filled with intense curiosity, but reason, like a sharp sword, cut off her impulsive thoughts.

She couldn't help but recall what she knew about will-o'-the-wisps from her previous life—a strange phenomenon caused by the combustion of phosphorus.

However, this is not the world I was familiar with in my previous life, so who can guarantee that these so-called "will-o'-the-wisps" are just a simple natural phenomenon?

Perhaps there are other dangers hidden within.

Thinking of this, Su Yue secretly warned herself that she must not be careless and must not easily approach that ball of fire.

After all, we still have no idea what that thing actually is.

If he rushes in blindly and something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable, and Dali will be beyond saving.

Moreover, after such a long journey and constant shouting, Su Yue clearly felt that her spiritual energy and mental strength were somewhat depleted.

At this moment, the most urgent task is to recover some mental energy as soon as possible, so that we can have enough to deal with the various situations that may arise next.

Su Yue entered the space and couldn't wait to drink the spiritual spring water.

The cool, sweet spring water instantly moistened her parched throat and seemed to infuse her weary body with spiritual energy.

Immediately afterwards, Su Yue crossed her legs, slowly closed her eyes, adjusted her breathing, and began to meditate, trying her best to recover her excessively depleted mental energy.

As time passed, Su Yue could clearly feel her mental strength gradually recovering.

Finally, when her mental energy had recovered to about half, she opened her eyes, a determined glint in them.

Then, she left the space and sped off again in the direction where she had seen the will-o'-the-wisp.

She discovered that the distance between herself and the will-o'-the-wisp was far beyond the reach of her mental power.

Left with no other choice, she had to slow down and try to get closer.

When they were less than two hundred meters away from the will-o'-the-wisp, Su Yue's heart began to beat faster involuntarily.

She knew that the slightest carelessness at this moment would expose her whereabouts, so she dared not be careless in the slightest.

She stopped, looked around, and finally chose a relatively secluded sand dune as her temporary hiding place.

Then, she took a deep breath, concentrated, and used her mental power to carefully scan the direction where the will-o'-the-wisp was located.

When Su Yue's mental energy covered her, the tension in her heart instantly eased.

It turned out that what had terrified her, what she thought was the legendary will-o'-the-wisp, was just an ordinary red lantern.

"Huh? Something's not right!" Su Yue frowned and pondered to herself, "Why would there be such a red lantern hanging out of nowhere in this desert?"

The question had barely formed in her mind when it suddenly dawned on her: the presence of lanterns here meant that people were very likely living here.

However, what is strange is that when looking around, there is not even a trace of a house, let alone any sign of life.

Could it be that... these people's dwellings are not built on the ground, but hidden deep underground?

Thinking of this, Su Yue's heart started racing. If that were the case, then Dali might have been brought here by the sandstorm as well.

Curiosity and worry intertwined, making Su Yue eager to get closer to the mysterious red lantern and find out what was going on.

But she suppressed her inner impulse and quietly observed for a while.

After confirming that no one was around, he slowly stood up and tiptoed a few steps toward the direction where the red lanterns were hanging.

As she got closer, when she was about fifty meters away from the red lantern, Su Yue stopped again and focused her mental energy to examine it carefully.

Because of the close proximity at this moment, the range that her mental power could cover was naturally increased accordingly.

She intently scanned the sandy area before her, but after searching, she found no entrance or passage leading underground.

However, Su Yue did not give up. She had a flash of inspiration and changed the direction of her mental power detection. Instead of limiting herself to the surface of the sandy land, she began to gradually extend it into the depths.

Sure enough, this attempt finally yielded some results for her.

When her mental energy penetrated to a depth of about three or four meters underground near the red lantern, a hidden tunnel suddenly appeared within the coverage of her mental energy.

I just don't know how this got down.

Su Yue controlled her mental energy to continue downwards. The tunnel was long and winding, but not dark.

There was a torch every so often in the tunnel. Su Yue turned her mental energy into threads and began to move through the tunnel.

Until Su Yue sensed someone moving around.