The light of life and the fire of death are mixed with sin and soul. The flies flying around the corpse are buzzing and gleaming under the scorching sun. In the body dominated by fate, the memory is ethereal and self-destructive.
When Peng You and Yao Yan'er saw Zuo Yan launching an attack, they each used their tidal shields to block it. However, before Zuo Yan's fireball could get close, it suddenly changed its direction and hit the building on one side. It exploded and scattered the fire.
The two of them heard Zuo Yan's hoarse voice: "You guys leave quickly!"
Peng You saw that Zuo Yan was out of control and was unwilling to leave. Yao Yan'er looked into Zuo Yan's eyes and snapped her fingers several times, but was indifferent. Yao Yan'er hurriedly grabbed Peng You and said, "Brother Peng, don't go up."
Zuo Yan used the power of the fire spirit, and a wall of fire pushed straight towards him. Zuo Yan himself also turned into a fire knife and struck at him.
Although Peng You didn't know why, if he resisted with all his strength, both sides would be hurt, so he had no choice but to fight and retreat with Yao Yan'er.
Yao Yan'er used the power of the ice spirit to summon a wall of ice and pushed it over. The walls of ice and fire collided with each other, instantly disintegrating and scattering. The cold air and hot mist were mixed together, and the two people's vision was blurred for a while.
Peng You and Yao Yan'er retreated a few streets, but stopped when they saw Zuo Yan chasing after them. There is an archway in front of the two people. There is a monument under the arch, but it is a monument without words.
Peng You sighed: "I don't know why Sister Yan is like this."
Yao Yan'er thought about it and said, "The pills in the sachet can revive the dead, but the corpse poison in Yan Mei may not necessarily kill her."
Peng You said in confusion: "Mei Yan is indeed very poisonous, and her breath cannot be detected."
Yao Yan'er looked around and said: "Those living dead people all died from the epidemic poison, but the poison probably did not kill people, but made them half dead."
Peng You frowned when he heard this, and then heard Yao Yan'er say: "Although the Chinese medicine pills in the sachet saved Yan Mei's life, they did not cure the epidemic poison. Although Yan Mei was conscious, she was driven to kill by the epidemic poison."
Peng You said hurriedly: "If you are still infected by the epidemic poison, you still need to find an antidote to detoxify Yanmei."
Yao Yan'er nodded and said: "Exactly. Sister Yan should have difficulty escaping from this city. Let's continue looking for the secret box inside, hoping that there will be answers there."
Peng You said no more, took Yao Yaner's hand, and had no choice but to go north and go deeper into the Devil's City.
When the two of them passed by the wordless monument, they saw another scene.
The autumn wind is blowing, and the leaves are falling from the parasol trees on both sides of the road. Looking into the distance, it looks like a low snow mountain. The thin end in the center is round like a lotus petal, surrounded by trees, and all kinds of flowers and herbs grow from the top of the snow.
Large and small lakes are dotted here and there, with golden leaves and haggard grass and trees, just like a holy land for spiritual practice. To the west stands a magnificent palace, with bells hanging from the eaves of the palace making tinkling sounds.
Milky white smoke clouds shaped like flags floated above the two people's heads. The palace ruins seemed to have never been abandoned. There were many written documents on the stone tablets at the entrance to the palace.
Peng You and Yao Yan'er did not understand the words above, and could only understand a few sentences.
"Beyond the stars, beyond eternity." "After civilization, there will be more civilization." "Only by living toward death can you live forever."
The two of them didn't know what the text meant, but they felt that this place seemed familiar.
Yao Yan'er looked at Peng You and said, "Brother Peng, this place is somewhat similar to the strange scene where the teacher led us."
Peng You nodded and said, "I have the same feeling. My father and the teacher have a close relationship. If he had renovated this place, there would be traces of their common interests."
Yao Yan'er hummed and said, "Let's go to the palace quickly and find the secret box."
Peng You took Yao Yan'er and walked towards the palace.
The two of them entered the deserted palace. If they hadn't experienced a danger just now, it would have seemed like they were just visiting the scenic spots and historical sites here.
Peng You and Yao Yan'er had no intention of admiring the exquisite architecture and exquisite sculptures. When they entered the main hall, they saw a box on the stone table several steps up.
Secret box?
This idea came to both of them at the same time, but they both stopped where they were and did not move forward.
Peng You said to Yao Yan'er: "Yan'er, just wait outside the hall while I go get the secret box."
Yao Yan'er pursed her lips and said, "Brother Peng, we will go together. If there is any danger, I will accompany you."
Peng You said no more and stepped forward together with Yao Yan'er. The two of them approached the secret box cautiously. They did not find any hidden weapons yet. When they walked to the secret box, they saw that it was just an ordinary stone box.
The stone box had a lid but was not locked. Peng You was holding the key from the Arctic in his hand, but there was no lock. He had to use the power of the tide with his left hand and stretched out his right hand to lift the stone lid.
Peng You was about to open the stone cover when he heard Yao Yan'er say: "Brother Peng, wait a moment." He stopped when he heard the words and saw Yao Yan'er approaching the stone box to look at it. Yao Yan'er said again: "There is something on this Character."
Peng You also looked over and read carefully, only eight words: The dead are always seen, but the living are hard to see.
The two of them were puzzled. Peng You still reached out and opened the lid of the stone box. When they looked, they found it was empty.
Peng You frowned and said: "Why is there nothing here? It has been taken away by someone." He then thought about the eight characters he just saw and said: "Is it possible that the mechanism here is only visible to the living dead?"
Yao Yan'er thought for a moment and said, "This stone box is too abrupt, just like a decoration." She suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said to Peng You, "Brother Peng, please tell me what your father carved in the Arctic." I."
Peng You nodded and said: "If you find this place, you can use the key to unlock the secret box in the Devil's City."
Yao Yan'er frowned and said, "Explanation?"
Peng You frowned slightly and nodded.
Yao Yan'er was overjoyed when she heard this and said, "Brother Peng, give me the key and I'll give it a try."
Peng You handed the key to Yao Yan'er as promised. Yao Yan'er took the key, threw the key into the stone box, and then closed the stone box.
Peng You didn't quite understand, Yao Yan'er also frowned and saw no movement. After a while, there was still no sound, so Yao Yan'er had to take off the stone cover in disappointment and put it aside.
Peng You and Yao Yaner were suddenly shocked, the key was missing.
The two hurriedly looked for the key, but there was no gap or opening in the stone box. When Peng You picked up the stone cover and looked at it, he found that the key was sucked on the stone cover, but there was no sound just now.
Peng You reached out to get the key, and there was a pop, and he saw that the key split into two pieces.
Yao Yan'er was overjoyed and said: "It turns out that the key is the 'secret box', and the stone box is the 'key'."
Peng You nodded and said: "That should be the case. Such important items are only kept in the Arctic by my father."
A ray of light flashed from the opened key, shining into Peng You's eyes, and a string of symbols fell into his mind. At the same time, the jade pendant hanging by Peng You seemed to be sensitive and also emitted light. Peng You hurriedly took out the jade pendant. .
The light of the key shone on the jade pendant, which seemed to be about to move. Peng You could sense that power was being released from it, and the key symbol flashed in his mind.
The jade pendant gave off a brighter light. Peng You and Yao Yan'er were both surprised and didn't know what would happen.
