The Evil Emperor's Beloved

The next day, everyone gathered around the ancient monument early.

But more than an hour has passed and there is still no sign of the ancient ruins being opened.

"Boom!~"

At this time, the sound of an ancient bell suddenly came from the ancient monument. The sound of the bell was very penetrating and echoed between heaven and earth for a long time. Everyone looked up and saw that the originally clear sky gradually became gloomy, with dark clouds rolling, and a mysterious light shot out from the clouds and shone directly on the ancient monument.

Xiao Zhan's face changed, and he whispered, "The ancient ruins are about to be opened! Everyone, get ready!"

Before he finished speaking, a layer of dazzling light appeared on the ancient monument, and then a door slowly opened from the bottom of the monument.

"The ancient monument is open!" Someone shouted.

Behind the door was a deep darkness, as if it was connected to another world. Everyone gasped, this was really a bit scary.

Among the teams closest to the ancient monument, someone took the lead and walked towards the gate of the monument.

Seeing this, people who were familiar with them followed.

Xiao Zhan looked back at Liang Zitong and signaled her to follow them.

Liang Zitong took a deep breath, calmed himself, gritted his teeth, and followed closely behind him.

It was the first time she faced such a scene, so she couldn't help feeling a little scared.

Jing Yueli also asked everyone to follow closely to avoid getting separated after entering the ancient ruins.

As you approach the ancient monument, an old atmosphere hits you.

The closer we get to the gate, the darker the light becomes and the more depressing the atmosphere becomes.

Fortunately, the darkness was only at the entrance.

Only after actually entering the ancient ruins did everyone feel a little relieved.

"Is everyone okay?" Xiao Zhan looked around and asked with concern.

Everyone nodded to indicate that they were fine.

At this time, everyone found themselves in a huge maze. The walls around them were flashing with strange lights, barely illuminating the way forward. The corridors were crisscrossed and complicated, like a spider web.

Xiao Zhan took everyone to a corner and took out an animal skin map from his arms.

Leng Tianchao and Nan Yuhong both came over and unfolded the map, only to find that it was covered with dense lines and symbols and was completely incomprehensible.

"This is a map from ancient times..." Jing Yueli leaned forward and looked at the map, frowning.

The three of them looked at her.

"Miss, can you understand this map?" Xiao Zhan stared into Jing Yueli's eyes.

He also didn't expect that someone would really be able to recognize this map. His grandfather had told him before that only the destined person could understand the secret of this map, and asked him to take it out after entering the ancient ruins, and this was also his chance.

"I think I can understand it, but I have to read it carefully to know the details!"

Xiao Zhan handed the map directly to Jing Yueli and motioned her to look at it.

Jing Yueli did not refuse, took the map and studied it carefully.

Her eyes shuttled across the map, and she stopped to think for a moment from time to time. Xiao Zhan, Leng Tianchao and Nan Yuhong watched the surrounding environment vigilantly.

After a while, Jing Yueli pointed to a location on the map and said, "If I'm not mistaken, we should go in this direction." The direction of her finger was a narrow passage.

Xiao Zhan did not doubt him and nodded immediately, "Then let the girl lead the way. We trust you."

Jing Yueli didn’t know where Xiao Zhan’s trust in her came from, but now was not the time to think about it.

So, the group followed Jing Yueli and walked into the passage carefully.

Everyone also deliberately avoided the people around them.

There was a strange atmosphere in the passage, and a faint light flickered on the stone walls.

Everyone walked in fear, afraid of triggering a mechanism hidden somewhere.

After walking for a while, the passage suddenly became wider.

There was a three-way intersection ahead, leading to three different directions.

Jing Yueli stopped and stared at the fork in the road, as if thinking about something.

"Where are we going next?" Xiao Zhan asked.

Jing Yueli pointed to the middle passage and said, "This road feels the safest to me, but the other two roads may contain treasures or traps."

Xiao Zhan weighed the pros and cons and decided to follow Jing Yueli's advice. Since he had chosen to trust her, he would stick to it: "We will listen to you and take the middle path."

As they continued along the central passage, some strange patterns and symbols began to appear on the walls on both sides of the passage. Jing Yueli observed these patterns as she walked, trying to find clues from them.

Suddenly, she seemed to have discovered something and quickened her pace.

At the end of the passage, a tightly closed stone door appeared in front of him. There were some strange runes engraved on the stone door, which all showed the mystery behind the door.

Jing Yueli walked forward and carefully observed the runes on the door. She reached out and gently touched the stone door, feeling its texture.

Suddenly, the stone door made a low sound and then slowly opened.

Everyone was frightened by the sudden noise and retreated away from the stone gate.

When the stone door was finally opened, there was a huge room behind it, filled with various precious treasures and ancient books.

Seeing this, everyone rushed into the room excitedly.

However, they did not notice that in the corner of the room, a dark shadow was quietly watching them.

"Wait a minute!" Jing Yueli just shouted, but it was too late.

Just as everyone was marveling at the treasures in the room, a black shadow suddenly attacked. It was extremely fast, like a ghost, and rushed into the crowd in an instant.

Xiao Zhan reacted quickly and immediately drew his sword to fight.

The black shadow and Xiao Zhan fought fiercely, and it was difficult to tell the winner for a while.

Other members of the Xiao family also joined the battle.

However, the black shadow's strength was beyond their expectations, and everyone gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Jing Yueli and the others watched their fight nervously, and she realized that she had to find a way to help the Xiao family. She closed her eyes, concentrated, and tried to mobilize her mental strength.

The mental force was concentrated and attacked directly the black shadow.

The black shadow was immediately affected and its movements became slow. Xiao Zhan took the opportunity to stab the black shadow with a sword. The black shadow screamed and then turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared.

After the battle, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Zhan knew that someone from Leng Tianchao's team had helped him just now. He personally felt the momentary slowness of the black shadow.

He looked at Leng Tianchao and his group with gratitude. If they had not taken action, someone in his team would definitely have been injured.

In fact, everyone heard Jing Yueli's shout just now, but it was too late because they had already stepped in.

"It's not advisable to stay here for long, let's leave quickly." Xiao Zhan said.

Everyone nodded and began to collect the treasures and ancient books in the room in a hurry. Jing Yueli and others were no exception. As the saying goes, whoever sees it gets a share.

After exiting the room, everyone continued along the same route they came from.