Tang Ling felt his back heat up when he heard the voice, and his body was drenched in sweat.
As a matter of fact, from the moment he stepped into the house, he knew there must be something else in the house.
However, he did not believe that it was the ghost that Ro Li had mentioned. Instead, he had a hunch that the thing hiding in the house would show itself after he broke the second layer of the formation.
"Tang Ling." Ro Xin's hand that grabbed Tang Ling's sleeve was drenched in sweat.
This time around, Ro Li did not hide behind Ro Xin. Instead, he followed Tang Ling.
"Brother." Ro Xin bit her lower lip. The endless laughter made her anxious, but she stood up and followed Tang Ling and Ro Li.
No matter what, the three of them were together. Since Tang Ling had already stepped on this path, he could not abandon Tang Ling and her brother.
All that was left was Tang Ling's choice.
Taking a deep breath, Tang Ling stopped thinking about it. Although the laughter was scary and irritating to the ears, he could not afford to stay here forever.
Tang Ling believed in his guesses and Ro Li's instincts.
He didn't stop and climbed up the remaining seven steps in one go, arriving at the dark corridor.
Right after he stepped into the corridor, the strange laughter stopped abruptly and the whole corridor was filled with popping noises.
Candle after candle lit up beside the wall, but the candles flickered in a strange blue light.
The candles flickered with a strange blue light, making the whole corridor look gloomy and eerie.
Ro Li and Ro Xin hid behind Tang Ling and dared not even breathe loudly.
"Ro Xin, this should be the right path." Tang Ling looked at the end of the corridor. Even though the candles were dim, he could still see a closed door at the end of the corridor.
Maybe after opening the door, the real exit would be there.
Tang Ling had a hunch.
"I'm not sure." Even though the strange laughter had stopped, Ro Xin's heart was still filled with anxiety.
As for Ro Li, he claimed that this was the right path, so he followed Tang Ling up the stairs, but he was more afraid than anyone else.
"Whatever. Let's move on." It was not that Tang Ling did not feel fear in his heart. The unknown always made him anxious, but it was not a good idea to stay here.
Therefore, Tang Ling took a step forward.
Ro Li grabbed Tang Ling's sleeve and followed him.
Just as he took his first step, his feet had yet to touch the ground.
An old man sighed, followed by a few coughs.
"Ah!" Ro Li shrank his neck in fear.
Tang Ling clenched his fists and landed firmly on the ground before he took another step forward.
His foot had just landed.
A series of creaking noises could be heard in the corridor.
Upon a closer look, he realized that the wooden wall that he thought was a wall had more than a dozen wooden doors.
These wooden doors were the same color as the walls, and there were no obvious signs on the door frames. At first glance, one would think that they were walls.
"The ghost is here." Ro Li was so scared that his voice turned shrill. He was such a big man, yet he was hiding behind Tang Ling.
She was also terrified, so she could not help but grab his arm.
"What's there to be afraid of? If there's a ghost, we'll become ghosts after we die. It's no big deal … "Tang Ling was actually not that afraid, but he was disturbed by Ro Li's behavior, so he had to comfort the siblings.
To his surprise, before he could finish, more than a dozen figures flew out from the door.
"It's the illusion of the formation. We might have chosen the wrong path." Ro Xin's anxious voice came from behind Tang Ling.
Tang Ling stared at the figures in front of him. Upon a closer look, he realized that these figures were very strange.
They were no taller than two-thirds of a common man, and although they were wearing black mantles, judging from the empty mantles, they were very skinny and weak.
Their faces were obscured by their hoods, but Tang Ling could see two dots of blue light under their hoods. Were those eyes?
Regardless of whether they were eyes or not, they were definitely not normal humans.
Tang Ling drew his alloy longsword from his back. Regardless of whether he had chosen the wrong path or this was the final test before he could break the formation, since he was already here, he might as well fight.
Tang Ling wielded his sword and walked towards the monsters in black mantles, but it was at that moment that the old man's voice came again.
“Gona
Ngcua! È Ye!
Gahaeθ! "
It was a very unfamiliar language. After Kun recovered part of his memory, Tang Ling had mastered a few common languages. Through the common languages, he could barely tell which language family the language belonged to.
However, the language that the old man was speaking was really confusing to him. He could not even tell which sector the language belonged to.
Ro Li also looked lost as he hid behind Tang Ling and watched.
Only Ro Xin seemed to be able to understand a little as she muttered the words one after another.
However, she was speaking softly, so Tang Ling could not hear what she was saying.
Half a minute later, the old man stopped speaking. Tang Ling looked at her and wanted to ask something.
Suddenly, something fell from the ceiling and landed in front of the three of them.
Tang Ling picked it up without a second thought. He realized that the palm-sized item was very exquisite. It had a rhombus shape at the top and a cylinder at the bottom.
It should be made of some kind of alloy as it glimmered in silver.
Complicated patterns were carved on the object, but upon a closer look, the patterns were mixed with some magical symbols that ran through the whole object.
Most importantly, in the middle of the rhombus-shaped object, there was a huge blue gem embedded in it.
The blue gemstone was crystal clear and flawless. Under the candlelight, it emanated a soft gemstone luster that was mesmerizing.
Tang Ling was a money-grubber. He wanted to put the gemstone into his backpack, but Ro Xin snatched it away.
Then, she grabbed Tang Ling's hand and poked his finger with the bottom of the cylinder.
"Tsk, it hurts. What are you doing?" Tang Ling gasped. He did not expect there to be a needle-like object at the bottom of the cylinder. He did not know what Ro Xin had touched, but the needle bounced out and poked his finger.
While Tang Ling gasped, a drop of blood flowed out and was absorbed by the strange object.
Then, the sapphire emitted an electric beam that struck Tang Ling, numbing his body. Then, a dozen blue dots appeared in his head.
Instinctively, Tang Ling knew that he had to use his spirit to form a connection with the blue dots.
However, he felt like his spirit was not what the blue dots needed. No matter how hard he tried, he could not form a connection with the blue dots.
The whole process took less than 20 seconds.
After Tang Ling's efforts failed, the blue dots vanished from his head.
"Is there no way to control it?" Ro Xin asked.
Tang Ling did not know what he was trying to control, but he figured it must be related to the blue dots. He shook his head in disappointment.
Ro Xin also showed disappointment in her eyes. She then poked the strange object at herself.
20 seconds later, Ro Xin was also disappointed.
"Forget it. We can't get the reward for breaking the second layer of the formation," Ro Xin said in disappointment.
"What do you mean? Did you understand what the old man said? "Tang Ling asked.
"Not entirely, but I got a rough idea of what he said. It's the language of Kotelk. It's a magical language. "
"The Ro family once searched for some information on the so-called magical language in order to study this magic formation. I learned a little, but I didn't expect it to come in handy," Ro Xin explained.
Magical language? Just when Tang Ling wanted to ask what she said, Ro Li was upset. He was not that afraid anymore since the black-robed men were not moving. He said angrily, "Sis, you stabbed Tang Ling and yourself, so why didn't you stop me? Why did you tell me that you failed?"
"You haven't recovered yet. You're still crippled …" Before Ro Xin could finish, Tang Ling grabbed the strange object from her hand and poked it at Ro Li's hand.
"Argh!" Ro Li screamed and said to Tang Ling in dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you …"
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly froze. Then, he stood in the middle of the corridor without moving, as if he had fallen into an inexplicable state.
Tang Ling passed the strange object to Ro Xin and said, "Although Ro Li hasn't recovered, it doesn't mean his talent isn't there. In fact, I think Ro Li has the highest chance of getting the reward."
"You really think too highly of my brother." Ro Xin smiled and said, "You must want to know what the old man said, don't you?"
"Actually, I'm not sure what he meant, but the gist of it should be accurate. He said that after breaking the second layer of the formation, he left behind some gifts. It's something like puppets, and if the successor is fated, they can control the puppets. The key to controlling the puppets is this Blue Light Staff. All you have to do is prick your finger with the staff and drip a drop of your blood on it to see if you can control the puppets. "
"Interesting." Tang Ling stroked his chin. "Is there really a language for magic?"
"Hmm, how should I put it? It's not exactly a language. To be more precise, it's a form of language, like the incantations in the East. If I'm being more realistic, there was once a language that only the people in the Jianghu understood. It's also known as Jianghu slang, and that's what it means. "
"Hmm." Tang Ling nodded as a strange feeling rose in his heart. Why did the legends of the old civilization become reality in the Purple Moon Era? Was there a connection between the two?
Or did the old civilization miss out on something in the inheritance process and the Purple Moon Era inherited it?
If the theory was true, did it mean that there was another civilization on this planet before the old civilization?
However, where was the evidence? At least, there was no such record in the books of the old civilization.
The conversation between Tang Ling and Ro Xin had gone on for more than 20 seconds. Almost two minutes had passed, but Ro Li still did not move.
Tang Ling was a little bored from the wait, so he walked to the closest black-robed figure and pulled its hood down.
He wanted to see what was going on with the puppets. However, he was shocked by the face under the hood.
It was a humanoid face, but it had a weird shape. The nose, eyebrows, and mouth looked like a child's sketch. Red paint was applied to the pale face.
As for the parts that were supposed to be the eyes, they were two round holes that emitted a blue light.
The old man must be the one who made the puppets, right? His taste is not that great!
After Tang Ling got used to it, he curiously tapped the puppet's face with his finger. The touch and the crisp sound that came from his finger felt like porcelain and metal at the same time. Then, Tang Ling pulled the puppet's hood away.
Under the hood was a funny body that looked like a bamboo pole with four limbs connected.
However, upon a closer look, the body and limbs were covered in complicated patterns. A single glance at the patterns gave Tang Ling a familiar feeling. They were like the patterns on the high-tech instruments. Although different, they felt like they came from the same civilization.
With that in mind, Tang Ling twisted the puppet's left arm. He wanted to test whether the puppet was sturdy or not.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the puppet he was studying emitted a crackling sound, as if all the joints in its body were moving at once.
Tang Ling instinctively looked up, and the puppet turned around on its own to meet his gaze.
The faint blue, emotionless gaze gave Tang Ling goosebumps.
It's alive? It's moving?
It was then that Tang Ling chuckled and threw a punch at the puppet. The puppet also raised its arm clumsily and punched back at Tang Ling's punch.
Tang Ling did not move, but the puppet staggered a few steps back.
However, Tang Ling's fist stung, and the puppet's arm that collided with Tang Ling's fist did not deform at all!
"This is great!" Tang Ling could not help but exclaim in his heart. He then turned around to Ro Li and said, "Don't move. Let me try with my knife."
Ro Li pouted. That's it?
Then, Tang Ling raised the alloy longsword in his hand and swung it down at the puppet.
A clear clank later, Tang Ling's alloy longsword was knocked back. The mantle of the puppet was torn, but all that was left on its bamboo-like body was a shallow scratch.
Is it really that sturdy? Tang Ling and Ro Xin were overjoyed. With these puppets, the Stardust Council's pursuers would not be as big of a threat anymore!
"Hey, aren't you guys going to feel inferior? It turns out that I can control these puppets! "Ro Li said in delight.
"Hmm, very inferior. I'll leave the defense of the Stardust Council to you." Tang Ling gave Ro Li a big thumbs up.
At the same time, he started to look forward to the real legacy of the Ninth Ruins.
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