Chapter 391 The Gate of Life and Death
You Su and Bai Ze, one person and one cat, huddled in this cold ice and snow palace, clinging to each other for warmth.
The palace was empty and silent, with only their subtle breathing and heartbeats echoing.
Bai Ze's fur was soft and warm, and his small body found the most comfortable position in You Su's arms, while You Su used his broad chest to shield Bai Ze from the biting cold wind.
They have searched around but still haven't found any exit. These cold winds came from between the ice crevices. You Su tried to look for them, but found that those places were not even much thicker than a hair. You Su tried to poke with his sword again, but these ice walls were much thicker than he imagined, and they were extremely hard. Even with a lot of effort, you can only scrape off a layer of ice chips. It is obviously unrealistic to want to break through the wall in a short time.
This palace seemed to be a sealed ice coffin, isolating them from the world, and those air holes were there to prevent the people in the coffin from suffocating to death.
Bai Ze raised his head and looked at You Su with his clear cat eyes, his eyes full of confusion and helplessness.
"Ding Zhen, will we be trapped and die here?"
There was a hint of trembling in Bai Ze's voice.
"No. There must be a way out."
You Su gently stroked Bai Ze's head to comfort him, then asked, "How did you get in?"
Bai Ze shook his head and said that he didn't know anything at all: "She said she would take me to see you, and then suddenly a light flashed and she appeared here inexplicably, hanging on the oil pan."
You Su nodded when he heard the words, and asked: "What about Venerable Oshu? Did you see any trace of Venerable Oshu when you were taken away by her?"
Bai Ze still shook his head.
Seeing Bai Ze, he didn't know anything about it. You Su didn't waste any more words and fell into his own thinking.
One person and one cat had been cuddling together like this for who knows how long. Bai Ze even felt that the Lord of the Dragon Palace had forgotten them. In other words, freezing to death and starving to death in this ice prison was one of her torture methods.
Until they felt that their brains were a little frozen, something happened in the ice and snow palace - the oil pan with Bai Ze hanging on it suddenly tipped over, and the hot oil flowed all over the floor.
As expected, this oil pan that boiled without fire was quite strange, as Yu Su had expected.
Bai Ze looked at this scene curiously. He just felt strange, why would the oil pan that was set up well pour out by itself?
But it didn't care, it just complained that the hot oil had flowed all over the floor, and it didn't make the cold palace any warmer. It was a shame that I was frightened by it just now.
However, You Su discovered something strange.
He stood up, walked to the oil pan, and carefully observed the oil flowing on the ground.
The oil was somewhat solidified by the ice, but the trajectory of its flow could still be seen. A glimmer of light flashed in You Su's eyes, and he discovered that the flow path of the oil actually outlined the shape of a map.
He looked carefully and found that the shape of the map coincided with the map of the Five Continents!
A strong premonition surged in his heart. This was no coincidence!
He squatted down and gently touched the solidified oil stains with his fingers, feeling their temperature and texture.
"What's wrong?" Bai Ze squeezed his head out of You Su's arms and asked curiously.
"There's something strange about this pool of oil. This is a map of the Five Continents." You Su pointed to the oil stains on the ground and said to Bai Ze.
Bai Ze jumped down and walked to You Su. He tilted his head and looked at the oil stains carefully, with a look of surprise in his eyes:
"Map of Five Continents?!"
You Su didn't answer, but he was thinking rapidly in his mind.
Do the oil stains on the five continents map hide clues to leaving this palace?
You Su's eyes were fixed on the map of five continents outlined by oil stains, and thoughts surged in his heart. He knew that this must be a puzzle carefully set up by the master of the Dragon Palace. Every drop of oil seemed to have a hidden meaning, waiting for him to decipher it.
"There must be something fishy about this map. She wouldn't leave it here for no reason." You Su muttered to himself, with determination in his eyes.
Bai Ze looked at You Su curiously. Although he didn't quite understand the meaning, he also knew that this was the key to their escape, so he stayed aside obediently and did not disturb him.
You Su knelt down and carefully examined every detail on the map. His fingers gently slid along the oil stain, feeling the slight temperature difference.
Suddenly, he noticed that in some areas of the map, the degree of solidification of the oil stains was slightly different, seeming to form some vague patterns.
"These patterns..."
You Su's eyes wandered carefully over the oil stains, trying to capture the subtle temperature differences. His fingers gently slid along the solidified oil stains, as if he could feel the subtle messages contained in those patterns.
As time went by, his brows gradually relaxed, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.
"I understand!" You Su suddenly stood up, his eyes shining with excitement.
Bai Ze was startled by his sudden movement and asked quickly: "What do you understand?"
You Su did not answer directly, but walked to a corner of the palace where the oil stains were most concentrated, forming a complex pattern. He stared at the pattern and said slowly: "These patterns are actually an ancient formation diagram."
Bai Ze's eyes widened and he asked in confusion: "Array diagram? What is that?"
You Su explained patiently: "The formation diagram is an ancient mechanism technique. Through specific patterns and symbols, the opening and closing of the mechanism can be controlled. These oil stains are the clues left by the master of Dragon Palace."< br>
Bai Ze nodded in understanding. Although it didn't understand the formation, it was full of confidence in You Su's wisdom.
You Su continued: "These oil stains were obviously splashed on the ground at the same time, but the temperature of the oil at each location is different. This is because they solidified in sequence, but this is obviously unreasonable and must have been controlled by something. . And I just secretly took note of these oil temperature distribution maps, and found that they were in the shape of water lines, with the temperature gradually increasing toward the center. ”
"Water pattern?" Bai Ze seemed to understand. "Doesn't that mean there is a center, which is the source of heat dissipation?"
You Su smiled calmly and raised his finger to point to a brighter oil stain on the map, "Yes, this is that place."
Bai Ze leaned over curiously and probed with his flesh claws as if with lingering fear. Sure enough, he felt that the oil there was warmer than other places.
"Where do you think this is on the map of the Five Continents?" You Su suddenly asked.
Bai Ze looked at it again and shook his head, "I don't know."
It was just a small divine beast. If You Su hadn't told him, it would have never known that this was the map of the Five Continents. "The hottest place is Kongyuan Sacred Mountain."
"Kongyuan Sacred Mountain?! This, isn't this the coldest place?" Bai Ze was puzzled.
You Su also shook his head, "I don't know the meaning, maybe this is the other way around."
"Anyway, let's find it! It's obviously the same oil, how did you associate the water pattern in your mind!"
After the previous commotion, Bai Ze truly recognized You Su, and his words were no longer the deliberately quarrelsome one he used to be, but sincere praise.
You Su laughed it off and said, "I am blind, so my ability to think randomly in my mind is stronger. Let's find a way out first."
After saying that, You Su took a deep breath, concentrated, and put his hand on the oil stain.
He could feel a weak air flow under the oil stain, which was a sign that the mechanism was activated.
He carefully adjusted the position of his palms, trying to find the correct trigger point according to the superficial knowledge of formations in his memory.
As time passed by, Bai Ze looked at him nervously, not daring to make any sound for fear of disturbing You Su's thinking.
Finally, a glimmer of understanding flashed in You Su's eyes. He quickly moved his palm to the center of the oil stain and pressed hard.
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Just hearing a soft "click" sound, a hidden passage suddenly opened in a corner of the palace.
Bai Ze exclaimed in surprise: "Success! Ding Zhen, you are so awesome!"
You Su was not too excited, because he didn't know what was waiting for them at the other end of the passage. Perhaps the real challenge has just begun.
They walked into the passage cautiously. The ice passage was winding and winding, like a giant dragon entrenched underground. You Su and Bai Ze walked carefully through it.
The ice beads condensed on the ice wall shone with a faint blue light in the dim light, as if they were the entrance to another world. It was freezing cold in the passage, and he could feel the biting coldness with every breath he took. Bai Ze unconsciously shrank into You Su's arms, trying to absorb some warmth.
"Ding Zhen, I'm a little scared." Bai Ze's voice was trembling, and his round eyes looked particularly bright in the dim passage.
You Su gently stroked Bai Ze's head, trying to give him some comfort, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
You Su only found it funny. This mythical beast Bai Ze seemed to have really been raised into a cat by him.
Their footsteps echoed in the passage, accompanied by the subtle sound of ice cracking, making people involuntarily nervous. You Su's senses were extremely sharp, and he could feel that there was a strange power in the surrounding ice walls, as if it might explode at any time.
"Ding Zhen, what do you think the Lord of the Dragon Palace wants to do? Why does she lock us here?"
Bai Ze's curiosity outweighed his fear, and he began to wonder about the reasons behind all this.
You Su pondered for a moment, and a glint flashed in his eyes, "Perhaps only she knows her purpose. But we can't sit still and wait for death. Since she has given us this path, she has deep meaning."
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As they continued forward, the ice path gradually opened up, and finally a huge ice chamber appeared in front of them.
In the center of the ice room, three doors with different styles stood there, each door exuding a different atmosphere.
There are three characters engraved on the stele beside the door - Gate of Life and Death.
When Bai Ze saw these three words, he couldn't help but gasped, "Ding Zhen, what does this mean? What will happen if you choose the wrong one?"
You Su did not answer Bai Ze's question directly, but frowned and read the inscription on the monument carefully.
There are three doors in this door of life and death, only one of which is correct, the other two doors are both doors of death. Once you make a mistake, you will die.
Bai Ze felt the dignity radiating from You Su's body and did not dare to disturb him easily.
Yusu was so happy that he carefully observed the three doors.
The first door is carved with complicated patterns, and there seems to be a faint halo flowing on the door, giving people a mysterious feeling; the second door is simple and unpretentious, without any decoration, but exudes a heavy feeling. The feeling of oppression; the third door is crystal clear, as if it is carved from the purest ice crystals, with tiny cracks on the door, as if it will break at the touch of a touch.
You Su glanced back and forth at the three doors, quickly analyzing possible clues in his mind.
He knew that this was by no means an easy choice, and that there might be a fatal mechanism hidden behind every door.
"Ding Zhen, let's go back." Bai Ze's voice was filled with tears, and he was about to be overwhelmed by the weird atmosphere here.
You Su shook his head, his eyes flashing with determination, "The purpose of seeing the Dragon Palace Master bringing us here is obvious, but at this door, if we stay in the previous palace, we will end up freezing to death. If we want to get out, , you have to find your own way out.”
Bai Ze sighed dejectedly when he heard this, as if he didn't understand why the woman who claimed to be his friend did all this.
You Su took a deep breath and began to carefully observe every detail of the three doors. He found that the patterns on the first door seemed to be slowly changing, while there were subtle scratches on the second door, and the cracks on the third door seemed to be gradually expanding.
But based on this information alone, it is impossible to determine which is the door of life and which is the door of death.
"Ding Zhen, do we really want to choose?" Bai Ze's voice was trembling. He looked up at You Su, his eyes full of help.
You Su suddenly opened his eyes, as if he had thought of a way. He shook his shoulders, then his body trembled, and a vague figure separated from his body. The figure was exactly the same as You Su, and even his expression was exactly the same.
After reaching this point, even Bai Ze realized what You Su was going to do. He was going to use his own shadow to put himself in danger!
The shadow immediately started to move. It first walked towards the first door. You Su gently opened the door and put it in. It was pitch black behind the door and nothing could be seen. Shadow didn't hesitate and walked in directly.
You Su and Bai Ze waited nervously, their heartbeats seemed to have stopped at this moment. Time passed minute by minute, but the shadow did not come back, and there was no sound from the door.
"Ding Zhen, is it... is it..." Bai Ze's voice trembled slightly, and he could hardly imagine what happened to the shadow.
You Su's expression also became serious. He knew that the first door was probably the door of death. He did not hesitate and once again summoned a shadow to separate from his body, but the continuous consumption made him look pale.
The shadow walked towards the second door, opened it gently and walked in.
You Su closed his eyes and waited, seeing his head twisting slightly from time to time, as if sensing the presence of shadows.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes again and said firmly: "It's the one in the middle!"
(End of chapter)