Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

The thorny road is full of dangers

As we made our way along the rugged mountain road, an eerie silence hung in the air.

"Be careful!" Hao Yang suddenly grabbed me, and I almost stepped on a seemingly ordinary stone slab.

Just as I stepped back, the stone slab suddenly sank and a burst of hot flames spewed out.

"It's a trap!" I exclaimed.

Before we could even catch our breath, countless sharp ice cones suddenly fell from the sky like deadly hail.

"Get out of the way!" Hao Yang pulled me around to dodge, while Elder Lin waved the sword in his hand and smashed the ice cones one by one.

Wei Xue followed behind us, her face pale, obviously feeling a little overwhelmed.

"Damn it!" I cursed. The traps are too dense!

It's like we're trapped in a huge death game, with every step fraught with danger.

Flames would occasionally burst out from the ground, and icicles would keep falling from the sky. We could only dodge in a panic, running for our lives.

"Ah!" Wei Xue screamed and fell to the ground.

"Wei Xue!" I ran over quickly and found that her ankle was sprained and swollen.

"I... I'm fine..." Wei Xue gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, "You... you guys go first, don't worry about me..."

"What nonsense!" I glared at her. "We are a team. How could I leave you alone?"

"But... I will be a burden to you..." Wei Xue's eyes were red, "You should leave quickly... They... They will catch up with us soon..."

"Shut up!" I interrupted her, "I said, we won't abandon you!" I looked at Hao Yang, "Hao Yang..."

"Yaoyao..." Wei Xue wanted to say something, but I glared back at her fiercely.

I looked at Hao Yang, waiting for his decision.

Hao Yang said nothing, he just bent down and picked up Wei Xue, "Yaoyao, lead the way!" His tone was firm and unquestionable.

I was stunned for a moment, then I reacted and a warm feeling surged through my heart.

This guy is really reliable at critical moments.

I quickly observed the surrounding terrain and looked for the best route.

The triggering mechanisms of the traps became more and more complicated, and the attacks of fire and ice cones became more and more frequent, leaving us with almost no chance to breathe.

"We can't go on like this!" I dodged the falling icicles while anxiously thinking of countermeasures.

and many more……

The way these traps are arranged...

Seems familiar...

An ancient formation recorded in my family’s ancient books suddenly flashed through my mind - the Nine Palaces Maze!

"I know!" I shouted excitedly, "These traps are arranged according to the rules of the Nine Palaces Maze!"

I quickly recalled the formula and steps to break the formation and directed Hao Yang to avoid the trap.

"Three steps left, one step forward, two steps right..." Following my command, we miraculously avoided several waves of deadly attacks.

"It works!" A hint of surprise flashed in Hao Yang's eyes, and his movements while holding Wei Xue became lighter.

Wei Xue hugged Hao Yang's neck tightly, her eyes full of emotion and dependence.

I continued to break the formation and guided everyone to a safe area step by step.

Finally, after surviving a near-death experience, we arrived at the edge of the formation.

"We'll be out soon!" I breathed a sigh of relief, my heart filled with hope.

"Wait..." Elder Lin suddenly spoke, his face glaring. "What's that?" I followed his gaze and saw a dark figure silently appear before us, a cold light flashing in its hand...

"Oh no!" I exclaimed, "It's the black-robed messenger!"

The black-robed messenger smiled grimly, a cold light flashed in his hand, and a sharp dagger pierced straight into my heart!

At the critical moment, Hao Yang pushed me away suddenly, the dagger cut his arm, and the blood instantly dyed his clothes red.

"Hao Yang!" I exclaimed, feeling so heartbroken that I almost suffocated.

He just gritted his teeth, said nothing, gently put Wei Xue on the ground, and then turned to fight the black-robed messenger.

Although Hao Yang has good skills, he is still far behind the black-robed envoy.

Seeing him gradually losing the upper hand, I was extremely anxious, but there was nothing I could do.

At this moment, Elder Lin took action!

The long sword in his hand turned into a silver light and went straight to the black-robed messenger's vital point.

The black-robed envoy had to give up attacking Hao Yang and instead resist Elder Lin's offensive.

I took the opportunity to run to Hao Yang and tore off the corner of my clothes to bandage his wound.

"How are you?" I asked anxiously.

"It's okay, just a minor injury." He smiled as if he was relaxed, but I could clearly see beads of sweat on his forehead.

Just when we thought the crisis was temporarily over, suddenly, a black shadow rushed out from the woods at an astonishing speed, with a cold light flashing in his hand, and went straight to take Hao Yang's life!

"Be careful!" Wei Xue exclaimed.

Before I could react, Hao Yang had already pulled me behind him and blocked the attack with his body.

"Hao Yang!" I shouted in horror, but saw him groan and fall into my arms.

I used my trembling hands to check his breath, and luckily, he was still breathing.

I looked up at the attacker. He was a masked assassin dressed in black, holding a dagger dripping with blood...

It's Hao Yang's blood!

"Shadow Assassin!" Elder Lin's face changed drastically. "Oh no! It's the evil organization's ace killer!"

The shadow assassin is extremely fast, like a ghost in the darkness, and we can't catch his figure at all.

Every time he appeared, he would take away a piece of flesh and blood from Hao Yang.

Although Hao Yang was trying to endure the pain, his face was getting paler and paler.

"We can't go on like this!" I shouted anxiously, "We must find a way to stop him!" I activated the system skill, and a golden light enveloped us, temporarily blocking the Shadow Assassin's attack.

"Wei Xue, can you see his location?" I asked Wei Xue.

"Yes!" Wei Xue nodded, "He's behind... your left! At three o'clock!"

I immediately passed the information to Hao Yang and Elder Lin, and the three of us worked together and finally forced the shadow assassin to retreat.

However, just when we thought victory was within our grasp, a strange smoke suddenly filled the air. This smoke had a faint fragrance that made us drowsy...

"Not good! This is..." Elder Lin's face changed drastically, "Beauty Smoke!"

My vision started to blur and my consciousness gradually became unclear...

"Hao Yang..." I weakly grasped his hand, feeling it slowly loosen...

"Yaoyao..." Hao Yang's voice became increasingly distant and blurred...

I...what's wrong with me...