"Do you want another cup?"
"No, thank you. This cup is enough. I haven't had such good tea in a long time. "The red lamp god held the teacup with both hands and sat on the stairs where the lamp was placed.
Boss Luo also picked up the teacup and sat next to her. But he looked at the entrance.
"The woman outside, is she your friend?" The red genie suddenly lowered its voice and asked.
Luo Qiu thought for a while and said, "Currently, we're classmates. We just got to know each other not long ago, so we're not friends. Due to some reasons, we came to the desert … We were accidentally involved in an incident, so we ended up here."
The red genie nodded. Maybe it was because it had vented its anger for years, it didn't look so ferocious anymore. It even looked kind.
It looked at Boss Luo and said in an experienced tone, "It's good that you don't have too much to do with each other. I can tell you that women are the scariest creatures in the world, and the most unwanted! They will not only hurt you but also rob you of everything … Especially beautiful women, they are as vicious as snakes and scorpions … That bitch!! "
Crack —!
Due to the excessive force, the cup shattered in the red genie's hand. However, the genie did not seem to notice the broken cup. Its eyes were fixed on the passage in front of the entrance. Gradually, a cruel glint appeared in its eyes. Soon, it sighed. "Although she is a woman, there is no doubt that I hope she can pass this test. Otherwise, I don't know how long I will have to wait for the next time."
After Luoqiu made the third wish, the magic lamp replied that it needed to wait for the next qualified person to appear — Claudia would be the next candidate according to the situation of the curtain wall.
But obviously, the possibility of her passing was quite low.
"Even if she can pass this test with her willpower, she may not be recognized by the magic lamp. After all, this test was built by the last person who summoned me. It's still not as good as the magic lamp's recognition ability … But if she can pass the test, the possibility of being recognized by the magic lamp will be higher. " The red genie sighed again and said faintly, "I don't know when the next person will summon me … You, if you're not in a hurry to leave, can you stay and chat with me?"
"Of course." Boss Luo nodded and moved away slightly. He smiled and said, "I also want to know more about the Fountain of Youth … if you are willing."
The red genie said casually, "It's called the Fountain of Youth, but it's actually not a divine item. Strictly speaking, it's an extremely evil thing."
The red genie sank into its memories and said slowly, "At that time, I was frantically searching for the magic lamp. I went through many tests, and the place where the Fountain of Youth was located was one of them … The place where it was located was guarded by powerful monsters. In front of those monsters, even the strongest human warrior would be easily torn to pieces. When you defeat these monsters and finally arrive in front of the Fountain of Youth, what awaits you is a test of humanity. "
"Is there a problem with the Fountain of Youth?"
The red lamp god nodded. "It's not as beautiful as you think. If you want to regain your youth through it, you have to make a sacrifice … You have to throw the sacrifice into the spring water, and then drink the spring water to regain your youth. To put it bluntly, it's equivalent to depriving a person of their time and transferring it to another person. If you want to maintain your youth, you have to keep feeding it young lives. Moreover, it's not like you can just throw anyone into the spring water and it'll succeed. Those who walk into the spring water must be willing to sacrifice themselves. "
"A life for a life, hmm …" Luoqiu couldn't help but lower his head and ponder.
The red genie didn't seem to notice Boss Luo's subtle expression. "This Fountain of Youth is too evil. At that time, I even wanted to destroy it. But everything has a spirit. Since this spring water exists, perhaps it exists for a reason. I shouldn't break the laws of nature, so in the end, I didn't destroy it. I just sealed it up. "
It said bitterly, "Now that I think about it, I really should have destroyed it back then! I shouldn't have told that wizard … When he could live with that bitch! The wizard must have a way to make people willingly walk into the spring water … Just like how he did to me … Hey, why are you walking over there? There's no place to sit. "
"I want to see this mural." Boss Luo said indifferently, "I'm quite interested in history. This mural is a good opportunity to learn about history."
"Oh, I see. Then take a look." The red genie nodded and then said enthusiastically, "You can ask me if you don't understand … It's okay. I just want to find someone to talk to. After all these years, it's rare to find someone willing to listen to me. By the way, do you have a woman you love deeply? Let me tell you, women are … "
Claudia … still can't get over it?
In the illusion, there were things that people wanted but couldn't get. It was something that could make people willingly fall into it — something called desire.
…
…
"Claudia, what do you want to be when you grow up?" In the courtyard, Professor Xie Jiatu held the little Claudia and asked softly.
"I … Hmm …" The little Claudia looked at the blue sky and thought seriously. Not long after, she had an answer. "I want to be like dad and explore all over the world!"
"That's not called exploration." Professor Xie Jiatu laughed. "That's part of dad's job. It's to study the origin of ancient gods … There are many dangerous things in exploration. But dad's job is very safe most of the time. "
"Then … then …" The little Claudia didn't understand these things. Biting her little finger, she thought for a while and said firmly, "Then I want to be like dad and do research!"
"If that's the case, then Claudia will have to study hard." Professor Xie Jiatu lifted her up.
The surroundings suddenly turned into a sea of flowers. It was like a dream.
…
…
In the tunnel, it was cold. There was no huge wealth or sea of flowers … Claudia curled up under the wall and suddenly woke up.
She subconsciously touched her cheek and found something even colder … It seemed to be water.
She raised her head. Above her head, there were droplets of water dripping down from the passageway, landing on her cheeks.
Claudia took a deep breath and patted her cheeks to wake herself up … She seemed to have fallen into an illusion, but she couldn't say why she fell into this illusion.
But she remembered that she followed Luoqiu's footsteps and then got separated … Claudia quickly stood up. There was only one straight path in this tunnel. She could only follow the tunnel and walk forward.
Not believing in ghosts and gods was the basic culture of a person who believed in science. She was determined to become a mathematician, so she wouldn't be frightened by this … No way!
But not long after she was frightened, she saw light in front of her … Claudia quickly ran to the light source — the exit!
In front of her, there was a huge room with lights all around. In the center, there were two huge statues like guards. On the table in the middle, there was an ordinary-looking oil lamp.
Claudia was stunned at first, then she saw Luoqiu … Luoqiu was standing in front of a corner of the wall, looking at the murals on the wall.
"Luo?" Claudia tried to ask cautiously, "You?"
Boss Luo turned around and glanced at Claudia. Then, he smiled, "Did you encounter anything special on the way?"
"You … You waited for a long time?" Claudia frowned.
She couldn't remember much about what happened in the passageway. She only remembered that she seemed to have fallen asleep while walking.
"Not long," Boss Luo shook his head and said, "It was even faster than I thought."
Claudia was confused. Then, she pointed at the oil lamp on the table, "This … Where is this place … That thing?"
"It seems to be the thing that the corpses outside the tunnel want to get," Boss Luo said casually, "An oil lamp … Maybe it's a magic lamp."
"Then you wipe it a few times and a fat blue lamp god will come out to fulfill your three wishes, right?" Claudia rolled her eyes, "I know the story of Aladdin!"
"Do you want to try?" Boss Luo suggested.
Claudia shook her head and looked around carefully, "Can you have some common sense? The thing is placed in such an obvious place. If you randomly pick it up, you might trigger the mechanism!"
Luoqiu smiled, "Claudia, you know a lot."
Claudia said, "Father often goes out to explore newly unearthed ruins. Although I'm not interested, I know a lot. I know a few things … For example, this oil lamp on the table. It's very likely that there's an ancient gravity device installed on it. When the oil lamp is picked up, the gravity will be unbalanced, and the mechanism here will be activated. Don't think that the ancient people's things look simple. Most of the time, their exploration of reason is not worse than modern people … They just lack generalization and generalization. "
"I'm glad that Claudia agrees with the ancient people's wisdom." Luoqiu chuckled. Then, under Claudia's shocked gaze, he directly lifted the lamp on the table.
"You … Do you want to die?!"
"But it's a pity that there doesn't seem to be the … mechanism you mentioned." Luoqiu came to Claudia with the lamp, "Now, do you want to wipe it?"
Claudia opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then took the lamp … She hesitated for a moment, then turned around and used her sleeve to rub the surface of the lamp a few times with a look of disgust.
Luoqiu smiled … Probably everyone would have such a thing.
When the miraculous scene that they had imagined when they were young appeared in front of them … They would always do something that seemed quite childish when they grew up.
But the magic lamp didn't have any reaction … A magic lamp that didn't have any reaction was just the most ordinary lamp.
"See, there's nothing." Claudia turned around, picked up the lamp, and shook her head, "Legends are legends after all, only used to deceive children … Idiot."
Luoqiu smiled and looked around, "This is the end, there's no road … It seems that we can only go back."
"Then let's go." Claudia nodded and said, "It's still dangerous here, it's better to leave early."
Then, Claudia casually stuffed the lamp in her hand into the backpack … Facing Luoqiu's gaze, she explained, "It's rare to come to this place, but I only found this thing, I don't know if it's good or not. Maybe it's something valuable … Even if it's just an ordinary item, it's not bad as a souvenir."
Claudia's words were very reasonable, and Boss Luo couldn't find any reason to refute it … Looking at the magic lamp being stuffed into the backpack, Boss Luo seemed to hear the roar of the red lamp god living inside.
It seemed to say: See! I told you! Women are not good things! Not good things! I told you!
…
When they were about to walk out of the passage, Claudia suddenly asked, "By the way, Luo, did you encounter anything special when you were in the passage … For example, did you have a very long dream?"
"No." Boss Luo shook his head and said indifferently, "How about you, did you?"
"I forgot." Claudia shrugged and then stretched, "But I did fall asleep … Hmm, sleeping on the floor is not good for the body … Ah-!"
She suddenly let out a cry of surprise.
It turned out that a strong light suddenly shot in from the exit … The sudden strong light made them unable to open their eyes. After their eyes adjusted to the light, they saw more than ten men with weapons standing in the room in front of the passage!
Those were the thugs who chased Arria in the desert!
Clap — Clap — Clap —!
Continuous applause sounded. In the middle of the thugs, a man in his forties slowly walked out. He seemed to be the leader of this group of thugs.
He was wearing a combat suit — but the combat suit was on top of a long-sleeved white robe, which looked a bit out of place.
"You … Don't come here!"
Claudia stepped back in fright … But she didn't know why she remembered what she said before, so she braced herself and walked forward. Her hand trembled as she raised the pistol she found on the corpse.
"Give up resisting." The leader shook his head, "Give me the things you got from inside … I can let you leave this place safely. Otherwise … you'll end up like the corpses on the ground! "
Bang —!
Just as the man finished speaking, a loud sound rang out … With a flash of fire, the man felt a burning sensation on his temples!
It was a bullet … the bullet grazed the hair of the leader, and the shooter was … Claudia!
Claudia's hands trembled even more at this moment, she even wanted to cry … She didn't want to shoot, and she didn't want to fight with more than ten rifles, but she had no other choice!
Because … because she was too nervous, the pistol went off by accident …
The man was furious, "Kill … Kill them —!"
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