Xia Ruofei never expected that the first person he saw in this secret territory would be a little Daoist boy.
Ever since he entered this Secret Realm, he had always been alone. Moreover, the vast grassland was completely silent. Not even the sound of insects could be heard. Now that a living person had suddenly appeared, it really caught him off guard.
Xia Ruofei steadied his mind and then said, "Greetings, little Daoist boy! May I ask who left this tower behind and what mysteries it holds? "
The little Daoist boy's face was as calm as an ancient well. He said lightly, "Please come in!"
This little Daoist boy clearly had a young and tender face, but he gave Xia Ruofei a feeling of lethargy.
Seeing that the other party did not respond to his question, Xia Ruofei was somewhat helpless. He could only nod and say, "Thank you for your trouble, little Daoist boy!"
The little Daoist boy nodded and turned to walk into the tower.
Xia Ruofei looked at the back of the little Daoist boy and felt that something was wrong. However, he could not tell what was wrong. He frowned slightly and thought for a moment, but still decided to follow him first.
Xia Ruofei quickened his pace and caught up with the little Daoist boy. Then, he asked tentatively, "Little Daoist boy, may I ask how old you are this year?"
The little Daoist boy slowed down his footsteps and turned to look at Xia Ruofei. He said, "Please come in!"
The intonation, speed, and expression of this sentence were almost exactly the same as before. Even the short pause after the word 'layman' was almost exactly the same.
Xia Ruofei could not help but be stunned for a moment. He looked deeply at the little Daoist boy and asked, "Little Daoist boy, is there a mission for me to enter this tower?"
After hearing this, the little Daoist boy finally had some expression on his face. He said, "I heard that Sir is extremely intelligent. Our True Yang Temple recently encountered a strange situation. I hope that Sir can help us resolve our doubts and solve this problem."
"True Yang Temple?" Xia Ruofei asked subconsciously. "Little Daoist, are you saying that this tower is actually a Daoist temple?"
The little Daoist boy regained his composure and said, "Sir, please come in!"
Here it comes again …
At this moment, Xia Ruofei already had a guess. However, he could not be completely sure.
At this time, the two of them had unknowingly arrived at the entrance of the tower. The huge stone door had been completely pushed open, forming a huge doorway.
When the two of them stepped into the tower, the two stone doors began to creak and close on their own, but the process was very slow.
Xia Ruofei followed the little Daoist boy, but his pace was very slow. The little Daoist boy did not rush him, but also slowed down to wait for Xia Ruofei.
Just as the stone door was about to close and there was only a gap of about a meter left, Xia Ruofei suddenly tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and jumped back, directly jumping out of the gap.
After leaving the tower and arriving at the circular corridor outside, Xia Ruofei saw the little Daoist boy's figure through the gap of the door. Clearly, he did not expect Xia Ruofei to suddenly run out of the tower like a rabbit. The little Daoist boy did not react for a moment, and the stone door had already slammed shut.
Xia Ruofei looked at the stone door thoughtfully. After waiting for a moment, he began to walk around the circular corridor to study the reliefs on the walls.
To be honest, it was not that Xia Ruofei was not in a hurry. However, he knew that the more it was like this, the more cautious he had to be. He had to confirm his own judgment in order to make the right choice in the following process.
In addition, although these reliefs were all scenes of cultivation and looked very ordinary, after careful observation, they were still very charming. Just like some girls, they might not be stunning at first glance, but they belonged to the type that was very pleasing to look at, and the more you looked at them, the more comfortable you felt.
Xia Ruofei patiently walked around the circular corridor — or more accurately, it was an octagonal corridor — in a counterclockwise direction. He looked at all the reliefs again, and finally returned to the huge stone door.
Xia Ruofei stared at the tightly shut stone door, and actually felt a little uneasy. Although his choice could not be said to be impulsive, it was still somewhat risky. If he could not enter the stone door after coming out, then the gains would not make up for the losses.
However, Xia Ruofei's judgment was that the possibility of that happening was very low.
Sure enough, just as Xia Ruofei tried to use his mental power to check the stone door again, the stone door creaked open again.
Xia Ruofei finally confirmed that this door did not need to be opened by himself. His previous attempt to open the stone door was completely useless.
Xia Ruofei took a few steps back and stared at the slowly growing gap in the door.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the figure of the little Daoist in the green robe appeared at the door again.
The little Daoist walked in front of Xia Ruofei again.
This time, Xia Ruofei observed carefully and found that the distance between each step of the little Daoist was about sixty-five to seventy centimeters. The distance of each step was exactly the same as if it had been measured with a ruler.
The little Daoist bowed to Xia Ruofei as if it was the first time he saw Xia Ruofei. He said directly, "Amitayus Buddha! Sir, since you have come here, why are you loitering outside the door? Please come in for a chat! "
This was exactly the same as the first sentence that the little Daoist said to Xia Ruofei when the stone door was opened. The tone, intonation, speed, and rhythm were exactly the same. It was like "CTRL + C" followed by "CTRL + V".
At this point, Xia Ruofei was almost certain that this little Daoist was not 'human' at all.
This was not scolding, but stating an objective fact.
At the beginning, Xia Ruofei felt that the little Daoist gave him a strange feeling, but he could not put his finger on it. However, after a few simple sentences, Xia Ruofei still felt that the little Daoist was somewhat mechanical, or rather rigid.
Later on, Xia Ruofei asked a question about the "mission". Perhaps it was this keyword that triggered some sort of response mechanism from the little Daoist, and he received information about the "True Yang Temple".
Although the answer was not the same as before, Xia Ruofei was even more suspicious.
Thus, he did not hesitate to leave the tower at the last moment, and took the risk of not being able to enter again to test the waters.
And when the little Daoist appeared again and said the same thing, Xia Ruofei was basically certain of his judgment.
Xia Ruofei was not trying to make things more difficult for himself. It was important to confirm the situation of this little Daoist boy. Naturally, a real person and a puppet that was created would have a completely different reaction.
Xia Ruofei smiled at the little Daoist and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, little Daoist!"
"Sir, please come in!" The little Daoist said plainly, his face still as emotionless as before.
It was still the same sentence.
Xia Ruofei's face revealed a trace of a smile. He followed behind the little Daoist and once again walked towards the door.
"Little Daoist, do you have a girlfriend?"
"Sir, please come in!"
"Little Daoist, have you eaten?"
"Sir, please come in!"
"Little Daoist, how many people do you have in your family?"
"Sir, please come in!"
"Little Daoist, they told me that I must be ruthless towards my previous mission, and that I must not be involved in it. What do you think?"
"I've heard that Sir is exceptionally intelligent. Our True Yang Temple has recently encountered a strange situation, and we hope that Sir can help us resolve our doubts and solve our problem." The little Daoist's face revealed the same expression as before, and said sincerely.
Indeed, the keyword was the word "mission". As long as the two words were linked together, even if the meaning was completely wrong, it would trigger the little Daoist to respond accordingly.
Xia Ruofei tried hard not to burst out laughing. He could not help but think of some weird keyword blocking mechanisms …
Of course, Xia Ruofei was not being sarcastic. He was just making another judgment and confirmation. Now, he could finally be sure.
This little Daoist was a man-made puppet, and its intelligence was far inferior to the puppet Xia Qing in the Ring-Tu space.
Basically, this little Daoist was a mechanical answering machine, similar to the service robots set up in some scenic spots. It was triggered by a keyword, and then a recording would be played. That was all.
Of course, the little Daoist's degree of realism was quite high. At least from its appearance, one would not be able to tell that it was a fake person. Even the tone of its voice was not mechanical at all. It was full of emotions.
Xia Ruofei followed the little Daoist and walked into the tower again.
The stone door behind them slowly closed. This time, Xia Ruofei did not run out again.
Although he knew that the door on the first floor did not have any threshold, and that he could enter at any time, and that the little Daoist would not be angry at him for causing trouble again and again, he did not want to waste any more time.
Therefore, until the two heavy stone doors closed with a loud bang, Xia Ruofei did not look back.
He followed the little Daoist and tried to trigger other keywords, but all he got was the same response — Please come in.
Until Xia Ruofei tried to ask, "If I help you, will there be any rewards?"
Xia Ruofei saw the little Daoist's expression become richer, and knew that there was hope. The word "reward" was obviously a keyword.
Sure enough, the little Daoist said in all seriousness, "Our True Yang Temple will always express our gratitude to friends who have helped us! If you can help us solve this problem, we will share an interesting secret with you … "
"Secret? What kind of reward is that? "Xia Ruofei could not help but mutter to himself.
After he said that, he immediately showed a trace of a bitter smile. He still unconsciously treated the little Daoist as a normal human, and forgot that the little Daoist was not a real person. Also, he inadvertently triggered the keyword "reward".
Sure enough, the little Daoist said in all seriousness, "Our True Yang Temple will always express our gratitude to friends who have helped us! If you can help us solve this problem, we will share an interesting secret with you … "
Xia Ruofei shook his head with a bitter smile, and complained in his heart, "I don't know who left behind this tower, but to be able to build such a magnificent tower, it must be a powerful person. Why would they leave behind such a crude puppet as a guide? This can't even compare to some of the basic artificial intelligences in the secular world, this is simply "artificial retardation"! "
Xia Ruofei then tried to see if he could trigger a new keyword, but to no avail. In the end, he could only helplessly give up. It seemed that he had to first follow the little Daoist to the destination, then the little Daoist would be able to provide more information. At that time, according to the information provided by the little Daoist, he could try to trigger a new keyword.
Although this kind of simple puppet made people speechless, it also had an advantage, and that was that it did not have any defenses. As long as the keyword was triggered, it would definitely provide the corresponding answer.
Xia Ruofei followed the little Daoist through the doorway, and walked for a while in a tunnel, and suddenly, the scene in front of him opened up.
The first floor of the tower finally revealed its full appearance to Xia Ruofei.
This floor was more than a hundred meters tall, which was equivalent to a thirty to forty story building on Earth, and took up an area of more than ten acres.
It was completely different from what Xia Ruofei had imagined, there was actually a mini town on the first floor.
Although it was called a small town, because of the limited space, there was only one street, and dozens of houses of different heights were scattered on both sides of the street. These houses were only three stories high, less than ten meters high, and most of them were low-rise bungalows.
Between the houses on both sides of the street, there were naturally some narrow alleys, and this mini town almost took up the entire space of the first floor.
At the end of the street, there was a hill that was only twenty to thirty meters high, and on the top of the hill stood a small Daoist temple, and a winding path led to the Daoist temple.
Xia Ruofei extended his mental power forward, and quickly sensed that above the entrance of the small Daoist temple, there was a plaque with a missing corner, and on it were the words "True Yang Temple".
Although the plaque was broken, the three words were not ordinary, and although the color was a little dim, and the gold powder had fallen off, making the three words look very mottled, but one could still distinguish the sharp edge of the words. Even if he used his mental power to investigate, Xia Ruofei could still feel the aura of the three words.
When the Daoist temple was mentioned, Xia Ruofei suddenly understood.
The True Yang Temple that the little Daoist spoke of was only a small Daoist temple on the first floor of the tower.
At first, Xia Ruofei thought that this tower was called the True Yang Temple!
The little Daoist led Xia Ruofei forward without saying a word, and soon the two of them stepped onto the only street.
This street was paved with green stone slabs, and had a trace of simplicity.
Just as Xia Ruofei stepped onto this street, the door of a bungalow not far away suddenly opened, and a middle-aged woman dressed in coarse clothes walked out, carrying a basin of clothes. At the same time, many people walked out from other houses, and the faint sound of footsteps could be heard from deeper into the alleys. Xia Ruofei even saw someone leading a horse onto this street, and in addition, there were some people who set up stalls on both sides of the street, selling medicine, groceries, and even breakfast.
In a moment, the originally empty and quiet mini town became lively, and added a bit of life to it...
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