Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

After leaving the psychedelic forest, Lin Ze and the man in black robes came to the outside of an ancient city. The city walls were tall and majestic, exuding a sense of simplicity and heaviness. The people coming in and out of the city gate looked hurried, as if they all had their own things to do.

The two were full of energy and brisk steps, and were walking towards the city gate with great anticipation, wanting to step into this bustling and noisy city. However, just a few steps away from the city gate, several fully armed city guards holding spears stopped them as if they were facing a great enemy. These soldiers stared at the two strangers in front of them with sharp eyes, and their faces were full of vigilance.

The mysterious man in black robes reached into his arms and took out a pass token that he had found in a treasure chest during a previous expedition. The token was pitch black, emitting faint rays of dark light, as if it contained endless mysterious power, and one could tell at a glance that it was definitely not an ordinary thing.

When the soldiers guarding the city saw the token, their tense expressions instantly relaxed, replaced by awe and respect. They quickly put away their spears, stepped aside to make way, and bowed to signal for them to pass. In this way, Lin Ze and the man in black robes entered the city smoothly.

As soon as you enter the city, you will see a bustling scene. People are coming and going on the wide streets, and there are all kinds of shops on both sides of the streets. The sounds of shouting and bargaining are interwoven into a melody full of life.

Despite the hustle and bustle around him, the thoughtful Lin Ze always felt that there was a strange atmosphere quietly surging in the dark. Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly, a terrified scream came from the crowd. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a huge, hideous three-headed dog rampaging in the street. It opened its bloody mouth and kept spewing out blazing flames, turning everything into a sea of ​​fire.

It turned out that this terrifying three-headed dog was actually a monster summoned by an evil warlock with ulterior motives through dark magic, and now it has lost control for some reason. Faced with this sudden danger, Lin Ze and the man in black robe did not hesitate at all, and immediately stepped forward and rushed towards the ferocious three-headed dog.

Lin Ze flashed and quickly drew out the newly acquired sword from his waist. He flicked his wrist and performed the exquisite sword moves recorded in the secret book, and each sword accurately stabbed the three-headed dog's vital parts. At the same time, the black-robed man's figure was as erratic as a ghost, and his hands released a powerful shadow force while dancing, firmly restraining the three-headed dog's movements.

Amid the nervous and expectant exclamations of the crowd, after a fierce fight, Lin Ze and the man in black robe finally succeeded in subduing the extremely ferocious three-headed dog and resolved this thrilling crisis.

After the crisis was resolved, the two did not stay for long, but began to ask around in the city about the next adventure. They knew that the road ahead was still full of unknown dangers and challenges, but with their extraordinary courage and wisdom, they were not afraid and resolutely prepared to embark on the journey again to meet new challenges.

They heard in a tavern that there was a mysterious ruin in the valley in the north, which was said to contain endless treasures and powerful artifacts, but was also filled with various traps. Lin Ze and the man in black smiled at each other and decided to go there immediately.

We walked along the winding path and finally arrived at the entrance of the valley, which was filled with thick fog, gloomy and cold.

As soon as they stepped into the valley entrance, a piercing and sharp whistling sound suddenly resounded throughout the valley, as if it was going to tear the eardrums. Before everyone could react, they saw countless extremely sharp arrows rushing in from all directions like a rainstorm.

Facing this sudden attack, Lin Ze remained calm. He shook his wrist, and the gleaming sword in his hand instantly swung like a windmill. A series of crisp "ding-dong-dong" sounds rang out incessantly, and the flying arrows were accurately blocked by his sword and fell to the ground.

The black-robed man standing next to Lin Ze was not idle at this time. He quickly formed seals with his hands and muttered something. In the blink of an eye, a thick shadow shield appeared out of thin air behind the two of them, firmly guarding their retreat.

As the two continued to move deeper into the valley, they soon saw a huge stone gate. This stone gate towered into the clouds, and was densely engraved with all kinds of strange and obscure runes, which looked mysterious.

Seeing this, Lin Ze stepped forward and began to study the runes carefully, trying to find a way to crack them. The man in black robes was concentrating on guarding the surroundings to prevent any accidents from happening.

Time passed by, and just when Lin Ze was about to successfully decipher the rune code, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook violently without any warning. Along with a deafening roar, a giant rock puppet as big as a mountain slowly rose from the ground.

This rock puppet is made of hard stone and exudes a frightening aura. Its huge fists wave and create gusts of wind, which is terrifying just by looking at it.

However, facing such a powerful enemy, Lin Ze and the man in black robes did not retreat at all. They looked at each other, then quickly adjusted their combat status in tacit understanding, and launched a fierce attack on the rock puppet together.

Lin Ze flashed and circled around the side of the rock puppet like a ghost. With his flexible and changeable body movements, he kept shuttling between the puppet's attacks, cleverly attracting the puppet's attention and preventing it from causing any substantial damage to him.

At the same time, the black-robed man seized the opportunity and quietly activated the shadow power in his body, condensing it into black rays. These rays silently penetrated into the body of the rock puppet, eroding the core structure of the puppet bit by bit.

In this way, the two sides fought back and forth in a thrilling and fierce battle. After a hard and arduous battle, the seemingly indestructible rock puppet could not withstand the joint attack of Lin Ze and the black-robed man, and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

As the rock puppet fell, the huge stone door that had been closed for a long time finally opened slowly, and a passage flashing with strange light appeared in front of the two.

Looking at the passage full of unknowns and mysteries, Lin Ze and the man in black robes strode in without hesitation, resolutely facing the new round of unknown challenges that awaited them ahead...