Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

However, despite the tacit cooperation and amazing fighting power of Lin Ze and Su Yao, there were too many men in black, and they kept coming forward. As time went by, the two gradually felt that their physical strength began to run out, and their breathing became rapid.

At this critical moment, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed across the sky, followed by a thunderous roar. Everyone looked up in astonishment and saw a huge and majestic unicorn falling from the sky. The unicorn was covered with a layer of crystal clear scales, shining with dazzling light; its pair of copper bell-sized eyes glared at the black-clad man below, and flames spewed from its mouth, as if it wanted to burn the whole world to ashes.

As soon as the Qilin landed, it roared violently. Wherever the sound waves reached, many men in black were directly shaken and flew out, falling to the ground in a mess. It turned out that this Qilin was the beast that guarded the palace before. It felt the powerful aura of the gem and came to help Lin Ze and Su Yao.

Seeing this, Lin Ze and Su Yao were overjoyed. The Qilin seemed to understand what people meant. It slowly lowered its body and motioned Lin Ze and Su Yao to ride on its back. The two did not dare to neglect it and quickly jumped onto the broad back of the Qilin. The Qilin then flew into the air with its four hooves, and flew away at a very fast speed. Although the black-clothed man behind him tried his best to catch up, the Qilin was too fast and left them far behind in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ze, sitting on the back of the Qilin, was grateful and gently reached out his hand to touch the hard and smooth scales on the Qilin. The Qilin turned its head slightly and looked at Lin Ze with a gentle look in response. In this way, the Qilin carried Lin Ze and Su Yao all the way and finally came to a relatively safe place.

After the Qilin landed steadily, it looked up to the sky and let out a long roar, and then its body gradually turned into a bright light and disappeared into the air. Lin Ze and Su Yao looked at the direction where the Qilin disappeared, and they did not come back to their senses for a long time. After this thrilling experience, they knew that this experience was just the beginning. In the days to come, there will be countless difficulties and obstacles waiting for them to overcome, and the mission of protecting this mysterious gem has just begun...

Lin Ze took a deep breath and broke the silence, saying: "We must find a hidden place to hide the gems as soon as possible." Su Yao nodded in agreement.

So the two of them walked towards the misty forest ahead.

Soon after they entered the forest, a strange fog filled the air, blurring their vision. Suddenly, several vines stretched out from the ground and instantly entangled their feet.

Su Yao tried to attack the vines with fireball, but found that the spell was restricted here.

At this moment, a ethereal and ethereal voice came from afar: "You actually trespassed into my territory without permission, and you are carrying things that should not be there." This sudden voice seemed to come from the underworld, which was creepy. Lin Ze was startled, but soon calmed down. He summoned up the courage and shouted loudly: "We really didn't mean to offend you! It's because we encountered great danger that we had to come here to seek temporary shelter."

As Lin Ze finished speaking, an old tree not far ahead suddenly began to shake violently. Then, a strange creature that looked like a tree spirit slowly walked out from the trunk. It was covered with a thick layer of bark, and its branch-like arms were waving in the air, looking extremely strange.

Seeing this, Lin Ze stepped forward and quickly explained to the tree spirit the significance of the gem. He described in detail what the gem meant to them, and the efforts and determination they had made to protect it.

After listening to Lin Ze's story quietly, the tree spirit remained silent, as if it was in deep thought. After a long while, it finally spoke: "In this case, since you are so sincere, I can consider helping you. But... you must agree to one condition of mine. If one day in the future, this forest encounters an irresistible disaster, you must come to help and you must not break your promise." After saying that, the tree spirit stared at Lin Ze and Su Yao with its eyes as deep as a tree hole.

Lin Ze and Su Yao exchanged glances quickly and nodded in understanding. Then, they answered in unison: "Don't worry, as long as the forest needs us, we will go through fire and water!" Hearing the two's decisive reply, the tree spirit nodded with satisfaction.

Then, the tree spirit gently waved the branch in its hand. In an instant, the thick fog that had filled the surroundings quickly dispersed in all directions as if it was stirred by an invisible giant hand. At the same time, the vines that were entangled on both sides of the road and blocked everyone's progress also shrank back into the ground as if they had received some kind of instruction.

After doing all this, the tree spirit raised its hand and pointed in a certain direction deep in the forest, and said to Lin Ze and Su Yao: "Go straight along this road, there is a very hidden cave. Put the gem inside, and no one should be able to find it easily." Lin Ze and Su Yao thanked the tree spirit again with tears of gratitude, and then walked quickly in the direction it indicated.

Lin Ze and Su Yao walked carefully along the path pointed by the tree spirit, and soon they saw a cave. The entrance of the cave was covered with moss, and it looked like no one had been there for many years.

After entering the cave, they found a different world inside, with the cave wall flashing with faint fluorescence. Lin Ze looked around and after making sure there was no danger, he found a corner and hid the gem properly.

Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard a burst of noise coming from outside. Looking through the cracks in the cave wall, they saw a group of black-robed magicians surrounding the cave entrance. It turned out that they were tracking the magic power of the gem here.

Lin Ze and Su Yao clenched their weapons and prepared for battle. At this time, the voice of the tree spirit rang in their ears: "Don't panic, I'm here to help you." The trees outside the cave grew wildly as if they had life, and the roots broke through the ground and wrapped around the black-robed magicians.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Lin Ze and Su Yao rushed out of the cave and fought fiercely with the black-robed magician. With the experience and tacit understanding they had accumulated before, and the help from the tree spirit from time to time, they gradually gained the upper hand. In the end, they successfully repelled the black-robed magician and protected the gem. After this battle, they knew that the road to protecting the gem in the future would be even more arduous.