As soon as I put it on, I met a sickly man

The cold wind, wrapped in thick fog, slapped everyone's faces, bringing a biting chill.

The towering ancient castle stands deep in the fog, like a sleeping giant, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.

The huge black stones are piled up into thick walls. The mottled marks on them tell of the vicissitudes of time, adding a bit of eerie feeling.

Ding Chen took a deep breath, walked to the closed door and pushed it hard.

The heavy door didn't move at all. A powerful recoil force bounced him back, causing his arm to ache slightly.

"This door seems to be blocked by some force." Ding Chen rubbed his arms and frowned.

Xiaoxuan stepped forward, her slender fingers gently brushing across the cold stone door, and she closed her eyes, as if feeling something.

After a moment, she opened her eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in them.

"The patterns around this gate look very much like... the meridian points of the human body."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. General Lin's eyes widened in disbelief. "This stone door can be related to the human meridians?"

Xiaoxuan ignored everyone's doubts. Based on her understanding of medical skills, she carefully observed the patterns on the door, as if she was diagnosing a patient.

He lightly tapped his fingertips and pressed down on a few seemingly inconspicuous places, and a strange energy wave emanated from his fingertips.

With a light "click", the heavy stone door slowly opened inward, and a cold breath rushed in, carrying a smell of decay.

Everyone looked at each other in amazement, and admired Xiaoxuan's magical abilities even more.

"Let's go." Ding Chen took the lead and stepped into the castle.

The darkness swallowed everyone in an instant, and only the faintly visible stone road under their feet showed them the way forward.

A gust of cold wind blew in from the depths, extinguishing the torch in General Lin's hand, and the surroundings fell into a pitch-black darkness.

"What's that sound?" Ah Hu suddenly whispered nervously.

"Tick...tick..." The sound of water dripping on the ground was particularly clear in the silent castle, striking everyone's nerves one by one.

Ding Chen groped the wall, trying to light the torch again.

Suddenly, his hand touched a cold metal object.

"What is this..." Before Ding Chen finished speaking, there was a "click" sound...

With a "click", several sharp blades suddenly shot out from the wall and flew towards Ding Chen's face!

At the critical moment, Ying Feng's figure appeared like a ghost, and with a flash of cold light in his hand, he shot down all the flying knives.

"Be careful, there are traps everywhere." Ying Feng's voice was low and cold, with a hint of warning.

After entering the castle, everyone found that it was full of dangers as expected.

The ground is covered with seemingly ordinary stone slabs, but they actually hide hidden dangers that can be triggered if you are not careful.

There are also various traps hidden on the walls and ceilings, making it difficult to guard against them.

General Lin walked at the front of the team, holding a torch, and looked around vigilantly.

He was experienced and could tell at a glance that the mechanism in front of him was composed of three crossed crossbow arrows. As long as any one of them was touched, a chain reaction would be triggered and the deadly crossbow arrows would be shot out.

"This mechanism is very clever, and we must deal with it with caution." General Lin said in a deep voice.

"General, I think we should first deal with that mechanism in the distance," Yingfeng said, pointing to a flickering device in the distance. "That device looks more complex, and once triggered, it could be even more dangerous."

General Lin shook his head and pointed at the crossbow mechanism in front of him. "Although the mechanism in the distance looks complicated, it's far away and poses no threat for the time being. But this one right here is right under our feet. We must eliminate it first to ensure safety."

"But..." Yingfeng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by General Lin.

"Follow orders!" General Lin's tone left no room for doubt.

Ding Chen held Xiaoxuan's hand tightly and whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xiaoxuan leaned on Ding Chen's shoulder, feeling his body temperature, and felt safe.

Just as General Lin and Yingfeng were arguing, Ah Hu suddenly cried out...

Ah Hu screamed, his foot missed a step, and a stone slab fell down.

There was a crisp "click" sound, as if Pandora's box was opened, and countless iron chains shot towards everyone from all directions with the sound of whistling wind.

"Be careful!" General Lin roared, swung the long sword in his hand, and with a flash of cold light, he cut off the attacking iron chain.

However, the iron chains seemed endless, coming one after another, and everyone was trapped in the iron chains, in danger.

Xiaoxuan screamed as an iron chain was wrapped around her ankle and she was about to be dragged into the darkness.

Ding Chen was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed Xiaoxuan's hand and pulled her back, but his arm was entangled by another chain.

At this critical moment, an old and majestic voice echoed in the castle: "Freeze!" A white light flashed, and the iron chains wrapped around everyone were instantly frozen in the air, like ice snakes, chilling them.

The white-haired wise man appeared in front of everyone at some point. His hair and beard were all white, and his eyes were deep, as if he saw through everything in the world.

In his hand he held an ancient wooden staff, on the top of which was inlaid a gem that shone with blue light. It was the light emitted by this gem that froze the iron chains.

"Thank you for your help, senior!" General Lin bowed.

The white-haired wise man nodded slightly and turned his gaze to Yingfeng: "Young man, only by finding the core of the control mechanism can the crisis be completely resolved."

Yingfeng understood his meaning, and disappeared into the darkness in a flash.

He moved around the castle like a ghost, searching for the control core of the mechanism.

Finally, he found a hidden mechanism box in the crack of a wall.

The mechanism box is covered with complex patterns, like an ancient combination lock.

Yingfeng was just about to study it carefully when suddenly, a sound of metal friction was heard, and a huge mechanical puppet rushed out from the darkness, waving its huge iron fist and smashing towards Yingfeng.

Yingfeng was agile and barely dodged the attack.

The mechanical puppet is extremely powerful and has an astonishing speed. Ying Feng can only rely on his agility to deal with it and look for its flaws.

After a fierce battle, Yingfeng finally found the mechanical puppet's weakness - the energy core located in its chest.

He seized the opportunity, and the dagger in his hand flashed with cold light, and pierced the energy core accurately.

"Boom!" The mechanical puppet made a loud noise, fell to the ground, and scattered into a pile of scrap metal.

Just when everyone thought the crisis was over, a melodious flute sound came from deep within the castle. The sound seemed to have a magical power that made people uneasy.

"This flute sound..." General Lin's face was solemn, "I'm afraid it's not simple."

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the white-haired wise man: "Let's go."