Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 1302 The Mermaid: Her Beauty Shine Like the Tide (38)

Lu Jinghong was worried about Su Muyan's safety and was about to rush into the hall, but Li Guang was quick and grabbed his sleeve.

"Wait, something's not right about this palace."

Lu Jinghong paused, turned sideways to stand beside the stone gate, and looked into the depths of the palace from a distance of ten meters.

In front of them stood a majestic hall, its main gate tightly closed, with three ancient seal characters engraved on the lintel—Hall of Inheritance.

He turned to look at Li Guang and saw a serious expression on her face. He suppressed his anxiety and asked in a deep voice, "What did you find out?"

Li Guang shook her head, her fingertips circulating spiritual energy, instantly forming a shimmering white protective shield in front of her: "It's hard to say for now, but the atmosphere here is too strange. It has the clarity and purity of ancient spiritual energy, yet also a chilling aura lurking in the shadows. Remember, do not absorb any spiritual energy here."

Lu Jinghong nodded, gripped the immortal sword at his waist, and stood guard beside her, his eyes sharp as he vigilantly scanned the palace's surroundings.

Sunlight streamed through the upturned eaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground. The entire palace was eerily quiet, like a lurking prehistoric beast, holding its breath and waiting for its prey to walk into its trap.

"Let's go, let's check the palace gate first, there's bound to be a way to get in."

Now that we've come all this way, how can we give up halfway?

The two stood quietly outside the hall for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Li Guang intently observed the arrangement of runes around the lintel, when suddenly her eyes narrowed—those seal characters were not decorations at all, but the key to the array.

The runes flowed slowly along the path of the sunlight, and the morning sun slanted down into the groove of the third rune, subtly harmonizing with the spiritual energy fluctuations at her fingertips.

“This palace gate can only be opened when sunlight and spiritual energy are in sync.” Li Guang raised her hand and precisely injected a wisp of pure spiritual energy into the third rune. The rune suddenly lit up and burst out with fine golden light.

"Use the sword energy of your natal immortal sword to activate the first rune. We need to make all three runes light up at the same time."

Lu Jinghong obeyed, drawing his immortal sword. A clear, sharp sword light shot out, landing steadily on the first rune. The two runes shone brightly, and the palace's main gate made a soft "click" sound, but the second rune remained dim and lifeless.

Just then, the golden bird statues on both sides of the hall suddenly flapped their wings and let out a sharp cry. Two golden beams shot out like arrows and accurately entered the second rune.

The three runes simultaneously shone brightly, and the palace gates burst open with a roar, releasing a dense, chilling aura mixed with a pungent stench of blood.

"careful!"

The two leaped back several feet simultaneously, narrowly avoiding the several black poison needles that shot out from inside the door. The needles fell onto the bluestone ground, instantly corroding deep pits with a hissing sound and wisps of white smoke.

The scene inside the door gradually became clear. On the white jade floor tiles, several cultivator corpses lay scattered about, their breaths long since ceased.

Their clothes were different, clearly indicating they came from different sects, but their deaths were identical—their faces were bluish-purple, and black blood was faintly seeping from their seven orifices.

“Those are disciples of the Qingxuan Sect.” Lu Jinghong pointed to one of the corpses, his voice deepening.

"Let's keep going."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two stepped into the hall one after the other. As soon as they crossed the threshold, the floor tiles under their feet suddenly flipped, and the surrounding scenery changed instantly. They had actually entered the first level of the checkpoint.

From then on, they faced numerous dangers: navigating the winding corridors filled with traps, treading the perilous Suspended Stairs, breaking through the illusory mist forest, and finally being trapped in an illusionary array called the Realm of Rebirth.

In the illusion, there is no fighting, no conspiracy, only the everyday life of ordinary people.

Forgetting their identities, the two were childhood sweethearts, well-matched in social standing, and deeply in love. They naturally became a loving couple in the mortal world, sweeping the steps in the morning, brewing tea in the evening, admiring peach blossoms in spring, and huddling together by the stove in winter.

As the years passed, day after day, she gave birth to a daughter.

Lu Jinghong was so engrossed in the moment, holding the person in his arms, that he felt this peaceful life was better than a long journey. He almost lost his way and never woke up again.

It was Li Guang who was the first to notice something was wrong.

It was an ordinary night. The two had just let the wet nurse take their daughter downstairs when they couldn't wait to enjoy the beauty of the night together.