Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

As the distance gradually shortened, the figure slowly became clearer.

She turned out to be a woman with an extremely beautiful face. Her skin was whiter than snow, her eyebrows were as black as distant ink, her eyes were like autumn water, her lips were red without any makeup, and her long, shiny black hair fluttered in the wind, making her like a fairy descended to earth.

However, in sharp contrast to this, the woman exudes an icy chill all over her body, making her look as unattainable as an iceberg beauty.

"Who are you? Why did you trespass into my territory?" The woman's extremely cold voice suddenly sounded, like a whistling cold wind, making people feel scared. Lin Ze suppressed his inner fear and quickly clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "I am Lin Ze, and I have no intention of offending you. I just happened to come here while exploring here. Please forgive me if I disturbed you!" After saying that, he carefully raised his head to look at the woman, only to see that she frowned slightly, and looked him up and down with her beautiful eyes, as if judging the truth of his words.

After a moment, the woman slowly spoke: "You don't look like a liar, but this place is very dangerous, you should leave as soon as possible."

Lin Ze's heart moved. He was curious about the mysterious environment around him, so how could he leave easily now?

So he said, "Girl, I have loved exploring mysteries since I was young. This place seems extraordinary. Can you let me stay for a while?" The woman's eyes became colder after hearing this. "No, this is not a place you can set foot in."

Lin Ze clenched his fists tightly, unwilling to give up. Just as he was about to open his mouth to plead again, suddenly, a thick fog as thick as milk surged up from all around without any warning. The fog came extremely fast and completely enveloped the two of them in the blink of an eye.

Along with the appearance of the thick fog, a low and faint roar came from all directions. This sound seemed to come from the Nine Nether Hell, with endless majesty and anger, which was creepy.

The woman, who was originally quite calm, turned pale instantly after hearing the roar. She lowered her voice and said, "Oh no, the guardian beast must have awakened!" Her words were full of panic.

However, in stark contrast to the woman, Lin Ze not only did not show any fear, but instead had an irrepressible glimmer of excitement in his eyes. For him, who always liked adventure and pursuit of excitement, being able to encounter such a strange thing was simply a dream opportunity.

Seeing Lin Ze being so reckless, the woman could not help but snort coldly and said sternly: "You stay still and don't move. If you are not careful, both of us will die here today!" After that, she quickly formed a complex seal with her hands and muttered something. As she moved, a dazzling cold light suddenly shot out, like an arrow shot straight into the depths of the fog.

But the guardian beast hidden in the thick fog was obviously not an ordinary creature. It easily broke through the cold light and pounced towards this side with the force of thunder. Seeing that the situation was extremely critical, the woman flashed her body and blocked Lin Ze without hesitation. At the same time, a sword flashing with cold light appeared in her hand out of thin air, and she stabbed the giant beast fiercely without fear.

Lin Ze was deeply shocked by the heroic figure of the woman who risked her life to protect him. He secretly made up his mind to help this brave and kind woman survive this disaster no matter what.

Just as the beast was about to hit the woman, Lin Ze suddenly shouted loudly, and a strange power burst out of his body. It turned out that he had a special blood power, but it had never been awakened. At this moment of life and death crisis, the blood power awakened in response.

Lin Ze waved his hands, and the air around him seemed to turn into a sharp blade that attacked the beast. The beast was unable to dodge, and several wounds were cut on its body, and the pain made it even more crazy. But Lin Ze was no longer as powerless as before, and he flashed and came to the side of the woman.

"Let's deal with it together." Lin Ze said firmly. The woman was slightly surprised, but she didn't bother to ask more questions at this time. The two of them cooperated tacitly. The woman's swordsmanship was agile, and Lin Ze used the power of his blood to constantly interfere with the beast's actions.

Suddenly, Lin Ze found a piece of glowing scale on the belly of the beast, and his intuition told him that was the key. Lin Ze seized the opportunity, leaped with all his strength, and slapped the scale with all his strength. The beast let out a wail, and its huge body fell down with a bang, gradually turning into a wisp of green smoke and disappearing. The danger was over, and the woman looked at Lin Ze, with curiosity and gratitude in her eyes. Lin Ze scratched his head and showed an honest smile.

The woman was the first to speak and break the silence: "Thank you for your help today, sir. I don't know your name yet."

Lin Ze hurriedly replied: "My name is Lin Ze. Miss, you are very skilled in martial arts. If you hadn't protected me first, I would have been killed by the beast."

The woman opened her red lips and smiled, as charming as a blooming spring flower: "My name is Su Yao. The power of your bloodline is truly extraordinary and amazing. I just don't know why you have never revealed it to the world before?"

When Lin Ze heard this, a trace of sadness flashed across his face. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "To be honest, my family once suffered a shocking change. After that disaster, I was forced to live in another place and have lost contact with my family since then. I know very little about the power of my own blood!" When he said this, his eyes revealed deep sadness and helplessness.

Su Yao listened quietly to Lin Ze's story, and a feeling of pity welled up in her heart. She gently comforted him, "Mr. Lin, don't be too sad. Now that you know the existence of your bloodline power, perhaps there will be more opportunities in the future to help you unlock the mystery."

At this moment, a melodious and slightly weird flute sound suddenly came from a distance. The sound of the flute seemed to come through time and space, lingering in the air, making people shudder. When Su Yao heard the flute sound, her face changed slightly and her eyebrows knitted tightly.

"I'm afraid this flute sound is not a good sign. We may not be able to stay here for long." Lin Ze looked into the distance with a serious look and said in a low voice.

Su Yao nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Lin Ze. However, just as she was about to turn around and leave, Lin Ze said, "Miss Su, if you don't mind, I'd like to go with you. That way, we can take care of each other on the way."

Su Yao hesitated for a moment, but seeing Lin Ze's sincere face, she finally agreed. So the two of them carefully sneaked in the direction where the sound came from.