People in Aurora are determined to fight chaos

"It seems to be an illusion..."

Liu Li laughed at himself and turned to walk towards the steps of the platform.

The outside of the hall was shrouded in darkness, and the people inside the hall also lit dozens of fires, silently warming the frustrated hearts.

Although they were in a very miserable state when they escaped, they still had a lot of dry food left, including dried meat and bread.

At least I won’t be hungry anymore, which is the only good thing among so many bad things.

Liu Li let out a long sigh and was too lazy to walk down the stairs. He just sat down on the ground and began to doze off.

This journey has been so tiring, not only physically but also mentally.

Wei Junxiu looked at Liu Li, who was leaning on the steps, with eyes full of indescribable admiration. In the past ten years, Liu Li was the only person she could admire from the bottom of her heart.

"Liu Li..." Wei Junxiu slowly sat down next to Liu Li, "No one is more qualified than you to be called 'uncle' by me..."

"My little niece, you should just call me by my name..." Liu Li quietly opened her eyes and said with a half-smile, "Don't be so respectful. I won't be used to it."

"Liu Li?!" Wei Junxiu's eyes widened and her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

She thought Liu Li fell asleep due to exhaustion, but she didn't expect that she was just pretending to fall asleep.

How hateful!!!

Just when Wei Junxiu was about to overload the red temperature, she suddenly saw Liu Li close her eyes again, and her breathing gradually became smoother, as if she had really fallen asleep.

"..." Wei Junxiu was silent for a few breaths, and finally let out a long sigh. Like Liu Li, he leaned against the steps and began to rest.

Both of them are tired...

The green smoke from the three incense sticks lit by Liu Li slowly filled the entire hall, flowing among the people like a river, gradually relaxing their frightened sleeping faces.

A few hours later.

Liu Li woke up slowly and noticed breathing sounds beside her. She clenched her fists in fear.

"Forehead……"

When he saw it was Wei Junxiu, Liu Li breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't sleep for long, but when he woke up he felt refreshed, as if he had slept for a whole day.

"Woo..."

When Wei Junxiu heard Liu Li's noise, he slowly woke up.

Seeing that it was still pitch black outside, he was suddenly surprised. He looked at Liu Li, who had the same expression as him.

"I guess you can't sleep either, let's go shopping together."

Liu Li chuckled and tiptoed down the platform. Wei Junxiu was silent for a moment, then slowly followed Liu Li.

The two first checked on Zu Ju's condition.

She was hugging Lin Manyu, their faces pressed tightly together like a pair of good sisters, which made Liu Li very envious.

But now is obviously not the time to feast your eyes.

The two looked outside the hall, where the sentry on duty had fallen asleep leaning against a stone pillar at some point.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Li shook his head at Wei Junxiu, and then walked into the depths of the hall.

"This incense has the effect of calming the mind..."

After the two of them walked away, Liu Li whispered.

"It's a bit weird." Wei Junxiu looked around. There was nothing unusual in the hall, but it always made her feel weird.

Liu Li didn't care, but continued to walk deeper into the hall. He soon approached the wall and came to a mural with a dragon with bared fangs and claws.

Under the dragon's claw, there is a long passage leading to deeper depths.

"What is this?" Liu Li asked curiously.

Wei Junxiu rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "This is the road leading to the back hall of the mausoleum. The passage is restricted and only dragonborn can pass through."

"Uh..." Liu Li felt Wei Junxiu's contempt and touched his nose in shame, "I haven't learned this knowledge point..."

"I will teach you in my first year at the academy..."

"That makes sense." Liu Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Junxiu: “…”

"Go for a walk?"

Liu Li pinched his chin and pondered for a few breaths, then began to encourage Wei Junxiu.

Wei Junxiu coughed lightly and said uncertainly: "It stands to reason that we can only enter on certain days. It's not good for us to do this..."

"Nothing wrong with that." Liu Li shrugged. "It's better to do it now than to wait for a better day. Besides, you and I are both Dragonborn. The one in there is my aunt and your great aunt. We are all her descendants. What's there to be afraid of?"

Liu Li continued to instigate, "The child is ignorant and is just satisfying his curiosity. At most, he can just kowtow a few times before leaving..."

Hearing Liu Li's indifferent words, Wei Junxiu was so frightened that her face turned pale, but at the same time she felt extremely excited.

The main reason was that she had never been to the rear hall of Shi Yama's mausoleum, but had only heard Fu Yuanshan mention it a few times.

"My mother did tell me..." Wei Junxiu whispered, "It's just a place for the Dragonborn to worship the Soul Dragon. There's nothing strange about it..."

"Really?" Liu Li raised his eyebrows.

He didn't let it go for no reason, but there was always a feeling in his heart that drove him to go in and find out what was going on.

Although Wei Junxiu didn't say it, he was actually very much yearning for such mysterious things in his heart, but he just didn't want to show it in front of Liu Li.

"There shouldn't be any danger..." Wei Junxiu said quietly.

Liu Li chuckled and blinked. Wei Junxiu bit her lower lip and then nodded.

"I'll go first..."

Although there was no possibility of danger, Liu Li still chose to be the first person to try it.

He then reached his right hand into the dark passage.

And the moment he inserted his hand in, Liu Li's eyes changed again and again, and returned to normal after a few breaths.

He pulled his hand out and asked Wei Junxiu with a smile, "Only Dragonborn can pass through this passage?"

"Yes." Wei Junxiu nodded and looked at Liu Li with a strange expression, "Only Dragonborn can pass through. People who are not Dragonborn will be forcibly blocked from the passage. Didn't I tell you that?"

"I see..." Liu Li's expression was strangely calm. "Just confirming it again... Let's go, don't wait any longer..."

After saying that, Liu Li stepped into the passage without any obstruction.

"Strange..." Wei Junxiu stamped his feet in annoyance, then pinched his throat and shouted, "Liu Li, wait for me!"

She trotted to catch up with Liu Li, but did not notice that the latter silently put his right hand to his side.

The passage is not long, only about ten feet.

There was a faint light at the end, filling everyone's vision. Only after passing through it did they feel that the view in front of them suddenly became clear.

Compared to the front hall, the back hall is smaller, but it is enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

It is fan-shaped from the exit to the end. At the top of the fan curve there is a sparkling pool surrounded by dozens of boulders shaped like cushions.

But the most peculiar thing is the huge soul dragon sculpture above the pool. It is more lifelike than the one in the front hall, and even the patterns on each scale are carved like real blood vessels.

"Liu Li, you're here..."

The tightly closed dragon mouth suddenly opened, speaking human words in Liu Li's eyes...