Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

In the end, with the tacit cooperation of Lin Ze and Su Yao, they successfully dealt the black-robed old man a fatal blow, completely destroying him and making him unable to cause trouble again.

After this thrilling battle, Lin Ze and Su Yao slowly walked to a relatively quiet and safe corner under the admiring and grateful eyes of the surrounding town residents. After a careful search, they finally found an ideal place and carefully placed the crucial gem to ensure that it would not fall into the hands of those with bad intentions.

After placing the gems, Lin Ze and Su Yao decided to stay in the town for a few more days to recuperate. During this time, they helped the townspeople repair houses and cultivate farmland, and were loved by everyone.

One night, Lin Ze went out for a walk alone when he suddenly heard a melodious flute sound.

Following the sound of the flute, he saw a woman in white playing the flute under the moon.

Lin Ze approached, and the woman stopped playing and looked up, her eyes full of sadness. She said that she was an elf sealed here, and only a special magic circle could unlock it.

Lin Ze went back to tell Su Yao about this. Su Yao was suspicious, but could not resist Lin Ze's persuasion to come and check it out. When they approached the woman, she suddenly showed a hideous face. It turned out that she was a puppet possessed by the soul of the old man in black robe. The old man in black robe tried to trick them with the legend of elves and snatch the gems again.

Lin Ze and Su Yao immediately became alert and fought side by side. Lin Ze used his previous experience in dealing with the old man to deal with him skillfully, while Su Yao attacked with powerful spells. In the fierce battle, Lin Ze found the right time and hit the "woman" with the town's unique evil-repelling item, and the soul of the old man in black robe dissipated. After experiencing this, they realized that danger is everywhere, so they bid farewell to the town and embarked on a new journey.

After leaving the town, Lin Ze and Su Yao entered an ancient forest. The forest was filled with mist and a mysterious atmosphere. They walked forward carefully, but found that the trees around them seemed to have their own consciousness, and the branches kept twisting to try to block their way.

Suddenly, a huge unicorn rushed out of the mist, its eyes full of anger. It turned out that this was the mythical beast that protected the forest, and it mistook the two as evil people who destroyed the tranquility of the forest. Lin Ze hurriedly explained and took out the peace token given by the townspeople. After seeing the token, the unicorn softened its attitude.

It told them that there was a magical spring deep in the forest. The spring water had the power to heal all wounds and enhance magic power, but it was also coveted by dark forces. Lin Ze and Su Yao looked at each other and decided to go to protect the spring. When they arrived at the spring, they found a group of evil shadow creatures casting spells in an attempt to pollute the spring. The two rushed towards the shadow creatures without hesitation and started a fierce battle. With their tacit cooperation and their own abilities, they successfully repelled the shadow creatures and protected the spring. After that, they continued to move towards the unknown, looking forward to the next adventure.

Lin Ze and Su Yao continued to move forward, and soon they came to an abandoned castle. The castle exuded a gloomy atmosphere, and the walls were covered with vines. As soon as the two stepped into the castle, the door slowly closed.

Su Yao casts the spell of illumination, and sees that the hall is full of dust, and all kinds of strange statues are placed around. Suddenly, the statues seem to come alive and move towards them. Lin Ze holds his weapon tightly, and Su Yao recites a spell, ready to fight.

At this critical moment, a low and majestic voice echoed like thunder in the ancient castle: "Why do you, uninvited guests, dare to trespass into my sacred and inviolable territory?" Along with this roar, a mysterious figure covered in a wide black robe suddenly appeared like a ghost at the top of the winding stairs leading to a high place.

Lin Ze, who was standing below, responded fearlessly with his voice raised: "Don't misunderstand, senior! We two just happened to pass by here, and we have no intention of offending you!" However, the man in black robe obviously disdained Lin Ze's explanation. He just sneered coldly, then suddenly waved his hands and muttered something. In an instant, countless groups of blazing black flames gushed out from his robe sleeves like a demon with bared fangs and claws, and rushed towards Lin Ze and Su Yao fiercely.

Facing this sudden and fierce attack, Lin Ze dodged left and right like a nimble swallow, skillfully avoiding the deadly black flames. At the same time, Su Yao on the side was not to be outdone. She quickly cast her water attribute spells, and crystal clear water curtains appeared out of thin air, blocking all the black flames.

The fierce fight continued, with flames and steam everywhere. During this thrilling battle, Lin Ze accidentally caught a glimpse of an old scroll hanging on the wall. The pattern in the painting looked so familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. After some hard thinking, Lin Ze suddenly remembered that the pattern in the painting had some subtle connection with a mysterious spring they had guarded before.

Thinking of this, Lin Ze quickly signaled Su Yao, who was fighting the enemy with all her strength, to slowly move towards the direction of the painting. So, the two of them struggled to resist the fierce attack of the man in black robes while carefully retreating step by step.

When he finally got close to the painting and could barely see the ingenious mechanism hidden behind it, Lin Ze reached out without hesitation and pressed the seemingly inconspicuous button hard.

There was a dull sound, and the originally tightly sealed wall suddenly cracked, and then a dark and deep secret door suddenly appeared in front of him. Seeing this, the man in black robe was shocked and hurriedly wanted to rush forward to stop Lin Ze and Su Yao from entering the secret door, but he was still a step too late.

In a flash, Lin Ze grabbed Su Yao's hand, and the two of them jumped up at lightning speed and disappeared into the secret door that had just been opened in an instant...

Behind the secret door was a narrow and damp passage, with a foul smell all around. Lin Ze held Su Yao's hand tightly and said softly, "Don't be afraid, follow me." Su Yao nodded slightly, her eyes full of trust.

Like ghosts, the two of them moved forward slowly and cautiously along the deep and narrow passage. There was a dead silence all around them, with only their light footsteps and breathing echoing in the air.

Suddenly, a low roar like thunder resounded throughout the passage, causing pain in the eardrums. The two people's hearts instantly rose to their throats, and their bodies involuntarily tensed up. Before they could react, they saw a black monster of astonishing size appearing not far ahead like a small mountain. The monster exuded a disgusting stench, and its two eyes were like burning will-o'-the-wisp fire, flashing a gloomy light.