Chapter 16
Yu Tai walked towards Shu Li, who was looking at something unknown, and followed his gaze.
A statue stands tall in the yellow sand.
After a long period of baptism, it still stands there. Even though there are traces of erosion by yellow sand, it cannot resist the powerful aura it exudes.
The creature carved in the stone statue was such that even Yu Moss, who did not belong to this world, could clearly pronounce its name at first glance.
Qilin.
This is a Qilin statue.
Yu Tai lowered her eyes, hiding the excitement in them, and pretended to be calm as she asked Shu Li, "What's wrong, Senior Brother? Is there something wrong with that statue?"
In fact, I was so excited that I almost died.
If I guessed correctly, the reason why Shu Li cared so much about this statue was that there was something in the direction of the statue that seemed to be calling him.
The veil that Shu Li used to cover his body was long gone. Compared to Yu Mo, who looked a little tired due to the wind and sand, he still looked shining.
It's so good that the whole world seems to revolve around him.
But it's true, because the world does revolve around him.
"It's a bit strange." His voice was a little light and his expression was slightly strange.
"What's so strange about that?" Yu Tai lowered her voice and coaxed him to continue.
Shu Li, who had been staring at the statue, lowered his gaze to Yu Tai, who was staring at him with her large, blinking eyes. "Junior sister, there's something strange about your face."
Yu Tai:? ? ?
[Host... Your hands are covered in dust. When you woke up just now, you rubbed your eyes.]
With a smile frozen on her lips, Yu Tai turned around and used magic to create a large water ball to act as a mirror.
The self in the water ball suddenly appeared in front of him with two dark circles under his eyes, just like Xia Mo.
Her face flushed instantly.
Turning his gaze to Xia Mo, who was sitting next to him and had been shaking for some reason, Yu Tai was furious!
He didn't even tell her!
Shu Li glanced at Yu Tai's angry face, then passed her crimson ears and returned his gaze to the statue.
At this time, Yu Tai realized that she had been fooled, so she cheered up, washed her face and walked back.
"This seems to be an abandoned city." Yu Tai said.
Shu Li nodded, agreeing with her.
She continued her analysis, "I think this statue is a bit strange. There's nothing around it, and it's just standing here by itself. It doesn't seem right."
Shu Li looked at her and continued to nod: "Junior sister, you are right."
Facing Shu Li's meaningful gaze, even someone as thick-skinned as Yu Tai couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.
"It's too weird here. It might be even more dangerous than outside," Yu Tai concluded. She then cursed herself mentally before walking up to Shu Li, raising her clean, pretty face and saying, "For my and my brother's safety, I need some nutrition."
After saying that, without waiting for Shu Li to react, he pulled his collar to force him to bend over, put his arms around his slender neck, and bit it.
Compared to his unhealthy low temperature, Shu Li's lips and tongue were soft. Although she didn't want to admit it, it was really comfortable to kiss him.
Compared to his previous disgust and resistance, Shu Li's performance this time was surprisingly calm.
He let Yu Tai kiss him and even cooperated with her, which made Yu Tai flattered.
Is this a habit?
After replenishing her vital energy, Yu Tai rested her forehead on Shu Li's chest and took a breath. She wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief and was kind enough to stand on tiptoe to help Shu Li wipe it clean as a reward.
Xia Mo secretly took a peek through the gaps between his paws, and seeing that the two were done, he moved his two furry paws away from his sight and walked over.
"Chi!" It pointed at the Qilin statue.
Yu Tai immediately responded, "Are you saying something's wrong?"
Seeing that she understood him so well, Xia Mo nodded hurriedly.
Like instinct, it felt that something below was calling someone, and that call was now coming madly towards Shu Li.
It was as if the male peacock spread its tail and begged Shu Li to look at it.
Tsk, so embarrassing.
After receiving strong support from the heroine, Yu Tai pulled Shu Li to the front of the one-meter-tall statue.
She reached out and touched it. The surface of the statue felt rough and cold, and her hand was covered in yellow sand.
Yu Tai remembered that the thing was located under this statue.
In the original book, Shu Li accidentally touched a mechanism, and he and the heroine fell down.
But it did not make clear where exactly he touched.
After taking a look at Shu Li's height and calculating the area within his reach, Yu Tai touched Qilin's butt, but nothing happened.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but ever since she touched the Qilin’s butt, the expression of the stone statue...seems a bit contemptuous?
Shu Li, who was standing nearby, calmly watching Yu Moss jumping up and down and groping around, had a glint in his eyes and asked in a gentle tone, "Junior sister, what are you looking for?"
Yu Tai was disheartened for a moment, but after hearing Shu Li's words, she suddenly came to her senses.
I am an idiot, right? The protagonist should do the protagonist's work, why should she meddle in it?
She did not respond to Shu Li, but instead forcefully pulled his hand and pressed it casually on the stone statue.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the place I pressed happened to be in an indescribable place on Qilin.
Yu Tai was about to say something when she heard a small but clear "click" sound, and then the two people and the beast were suddenly empty.
System: [...Is this even possible?]
The moment the three fell, Yu Tai instantly summoned the flying sword, grabbed Shu Li with one hand and pulled over the screaming Xia Mo with the other, and landed steadily on the sword.
The ground above them closed back up the moment they fell.
Not a single ray of light leaked in.
Yu Tai was just about to look for a tinder or something when a flame suddenly burst out from the dark underground.
Torches were burning neatly in two places along the wall, the flames flickering, as if silently welcoming them.
After observing for a moment, Shu Li actually took the initiative to speak: "Let's go." Then he walked in front.
Yu Tai raised her eyebrows, put the heavy Xia Mo on the ground, and followed closely behind.
The sudden cracking sound from under her feet made her look down.
This sight made her heart sink.
The place where they had just landed was relatively empty, but as they walked forward, they saw piles of bones all over the ground. It was unknown how many years they had been here. Judging from their tattered clothes, Yu Tai recognized that most of these people were monks who had died here.
There is only one entrance, but so many people have died. I wonder what kind of crisis is inside.
She took a deep breath, stopped looking down, and followed closely behind Shu Li, who was striding forward even though he was stepping on the bones and still looking straight ahead.
Can't be left behind.
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