Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

Zhu Feifei and the Queen of Jingjue passed through the "Gate of Life and Death," and a bright and clear view suddenly appeared before them.

"Holy crap!" Zhu Feifei couldn't help but curse, "This is the legendary Jingjue Ancient City? It's a hundred times more amazing than I imagined!"

The Queen of Jingjue rolled her eyes: "Can't you be a little more cultured?"

"Culture?" Zhu Feifei chuckled cheekily. "I'm a high-class cultured person!" She then made an elegant gesture, only to accidentally knock her hat off.

The ancient city before me resembles a giant awakening, its walls soaring into the clouds, its magnificent palaces arranged in a harmonious and orderly fashion. The architectural complex seems to whisper secrets from a thousand years ago, each brick and stone whispering a breathtaking story.

"Finally found it!" The Queen of Jingjue's eyes gleamed with excitement and determination. "The glorious land of my ancestors!"

Zhu Feifei rubbed her hands together, her eyes gleaming with ill intent: "Where's the treasure?"

"Trying to steal the treasure again?" The Queen of Jingjue glared at him, annoyed. "Can't you be interested in something else?"

"Hehe, I'm interested in history!" Zhu Feifei immediately put on a serious face, "Especially... the glittering history!"

The two entered the ancient city, where an eerie silence enveloped them. Overgrown weeds and dilapidated buildings made time seem to stand still. Fallen leaves swirled on the ground, rustling eerily.

"Why is there nobody here?" Zhu Feifei looked around nervously. "Could we have stumbled upon a scene from a horror movie?"

The Ringwraith, in his mind, muttered, "Have you been watching too many horror movies?"

"Quiet!" Zhu Feifei said nervously in a low voice, "What if we alert some terrifying being?"

The Queen of Jingjue looked at him speechlessly: "Can't you be a little more dignified?"

A cold wind howled, and fallen leaves danced in the air. Zhu Feifei shuddered and immediately hugged the Queen of Jingjue: "Your Majesty, I'm scared!"

"Let go!" the Queen of Jingjue roared. "I'm not your airbag!"

"I've always been a coward..." Zhu Feifei said, sounding aggrieved, "It's just that this place is so creepy!"

Upon entering the palace, Zhu Feifei quickly summoned the "Divine Fire." Golden flames instantly illuminated the space, like a moving spotlight.

"I thought to myself," the newbie Ringwraith muttered, "your lighting skill is practically an ancient version of a flashlight!"

The strange, densely packed symbols on the wall caught the attention of the Queen of Jingjue. Excitedly, she deciphered them: "Look, this is the solution to the maze! Each symbol represents a direction and a mechanism."

Zhu Feifei looked completely bewildered: "Your Majesty, are you reading some kind of cryptic book? These symbols are making my head spin!"

"Enough with the nonsense!" the Queen of Jingjue said impatiently. "Stay close to me, don't fall behind!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhu Feifei stood at attention and saluted, then accidentally tripped and fell.

Zhu Feifei and the Queen of Jingjue wandered around the maze-like palace, feeling as if they had fallen into a rat's nest and could not find the way out.

"Your Majesty, are you sure this map is reliable? I, Zhu Feifei, feel like we've been going in circles!" Zhu Feifei complained, rubbing his rumbling stomach. He hadn't had a proper meal since entering this ancient tomb, and now he was starving, his stomach practically touching his back, and he was seeing stars.

Queen Jingjue frowned slightly, carefully studying the symbols on the wall. "The map is correct, but the mechanisms in this maze are more complex than I imagined. You see, these symbols change positions every so often; we must find the pattern."

"Change positions? This is outrageous!" Zhu Feifei wailed. "Isn't this just blatantly playing me, Old Pig...Zhu Feifei?"

Suddenly, a cold wind blew by, the lights in the palace flickered, and the originally clear symbols became blurry and indistinct, like scribbles.

"Not good! It's 'Netherworld Ghost Fire'!" Queen Jingjue's expression changed drastically. "This kind of ghost fire can interfere with people's perception, causing us to lose our way!"

"Netherworld Ghost Fire? That name alone is terrifying!" Zhu Feifei trembled, hiding behind the Queen of Jingjue. "Your Majesty, you must protect me, Old Pig... Zhu Feifei!"

The Queen of Jingjue rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "Coward! You only know how to hide behind me when it matters! Take out your nine-bead bracelet and use your 'Divine Fire' power to dispel these ghostly flames!"

"Oh, right!" Zhu Feifei quickly took out the nine-bead bracelet, only to find that the bracelet had turned into a half-eaten chicken leg!

"Where's my bracelet?! How did it turn into a chicken leg?!" Zhu Feifei's eyes widened in disbelief. "Could it be...could it be that I, Old Pig...Zhu Feifei, am I hallucinating because I'm so hungry?"

"You idiot! That's the chicken leg you secretly hid in your sleeve!" The voice of the Ringwraith White echoed in his mind. "You actually put it with the nine-bead bracelet! Now look what's happened, the bracelet absorbed the chicken leg's oil and has temporarily mutated!"

"Mutation?!" Zhu Feifei was on the verge of tears. "This...this is just too much!"

"Now is not the time to cry! Quickly think of a solution!" Queen Jingjue said anxiously, as more and more "ghost fire" surrounded them.

Looking at the glistening chicken leg in her hand, Zhu Feifei suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "I've got it! Xiaobai, didn't you say this chicken leg mutated my bracelet? What special abilities does it have now?"

"Well... I'm not quite sure either..." Little White Ringwraith's voice was somewhat hesitant, "However, I detected a trace of the 'Delicious' Law attached to the chicken leg, perhaps... perhaps it can attract the attention of the 'Netherworld Ghost Fire'?"

"The Delicious Law? Attracting Will-o'-the-Wisps?" Zhu Feifei was secretly delighted. "That's a good idea!"

He held the chicken leg high and shouted, "Brothers, I have some top-quality roast chicken here, fragrant and crispy, would you like to try some?"

Something magical happened!

The surrounding "ghost fire" was indeed attracted by the aroma of the chicken leg, and flew towards it, surrounding it completely.

"Haha! It works!" Zhu Feifei shouted excitedly, "Your Majesty, we're saved!"

As he waved the chicken leg, he led the Queen of Jingjue through the maze. The "ghost fire" was like a group of gluttonous ghosts, relentlessly chasing after the chicken leg and not bothering to attack them.

"Your Majesty, look, am I, Old Pig... Zhu Feifei, not clever?" Zhu Feifei said proudly.

Looking at Zhu Feifei's comical appearance, the Queen of Jingjue couldn't help but smile: "Yes, yes, you're the smartest!"

Led by the chicken leg, the two finally found the exit of the maze.

"Phew! Finally out!" Zhu Feifei let out a long sigh of relief, then looked down at the chicken leg in her hand, now only bones, with a regretful expression. "What a pity for my old pig... Zhu Feifei, my chicken leg..."

"Alright, stop complaining! Finding the antidote is the most important thing!" Queen Jingjue said.

Just then, they suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound, as if some enormous creature was approaching.