Chapter 678: "Illusionary World: Lin Xiao bravely ventures into the world and strikes back with
Lin Xiao stood alone at the edge of the endless and extremely desolate desert. The howling wind blew up the yellow sand all over the sky, like a manic beast roaring wantonly. Lin Xiao's brows were tightly knitted together, and her eyes were narrowed into slits by the wind and sand. She kept muttering: "What kind of a lousy place is this? It's simply a hell on earth. It's going to swallow people alive!" She raised her hand and wiped the sweat that kept oozing from her forehead. The sweat was instantly absorbed by the dry air, leaving only a series of dirty traces.
At this moment, a mysterious and ethereal voice sounded faintly in her ears: "Little girl, this is not a place you can just wander around."
Lin Xiao suddenly shuddered, turned around quickly, looked around vigilantly, and shouted loudly: "Who? Who is playing tricks over there? Come out here if you dare!"
An old man in a black robe slowly walked out of the shadows, his figure seemed a little erratic in the strong wind. The old man's face was deeply wrinkled by the years, but his eyes were as deep as an endless abyss, making it difficult to understand.
The old man smiled slightly, and that smile seemed to hide endless mysteries. He slowly said, "Little girl, you have a bad temper. This desert is full of dangers. Don't be ignorant of the world."
Lin Xiao's eyes widened, she put her hands on her slender waist, and replied without showing any weakness: "Humph, don't try to scare me! I'm not afraid."
The old man shook his head slightly, sighed softly and said: "You ignorant little girl, then go and try it."
Lin Xiao snorted coldly, without saying a word, he raised his foot and strode towards the depths of the desert.
She had only taken a few steps when a violent gust of wind came crashing down on her like an invisible wall, nearly knocking her to the ground.
"Oh my god, the wind is too strong!" Lin Xiao cursed loudly while trying to steady himself.
She struggled forward in the desert, taking one deep step and one shallow step, and each step seemed to use up all her strength. The sand under her feet was soft and hot, as if it was going to roast her feet.
"This shabby place doesn't even have water to spit at!" Lin Xiao complained angrily while panting.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xiao felt her throat dry as if on fire, and her legs heavy as if filled with lead. She sat down on the ground exhausted, gasping for breath, with a hint of despair in her eyes.
Just when she was about to give up, she suddenly saw a dilapidated castle standing in the yellow sand ahead.
"What is that? Is it a way out?" Lin Xiao's eyes lit up instantly, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness.
She gritted her teeth, forced herself to cheer up, struggled to stand up, and dragged her heavy legs, stumbling towards the mysterious castle.
The wind was still whistling in her ears and the sand was still whipping at her face, but her eyes were fixed on the castle, her heart full of hope and expectation.
When she finally approached the castle, she found that the gate of the castle was closed and the door was engraved with strange symbols and patterns.
Lin Xiao raised his hand and gently stroked the mysterious symbols, his heart full of doubts.
"What on earth does this mean?" she said to herself.
Just as she was thinking hard, she suddenly heard a sinister laugh coming from the castle.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Lin Xiao was startled and took a few steps back unconsciously.
"Who? Who's in there?" she shouted.
However, the only answer she got was the strange laughter echoing in the castle.
Lin Xiao took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and pushed the tightly closed door hard.
The door did not move at all.
"Damn it!" Lin Xiao cursed.
Just then, she found a protruding stone next to the door, which seemed to have some words engraved on it.
Lin Xiao took a closer look and saw the words written on it: "Only those with courage and wisdom can open this door."
Lin Xiao frowned and thought to himself: "What kind of hint is this?"
But she was not intimidated by the problem and began to look for clues around her.
After a careful search, Lin Xiao finally found a peculiarly shaped stone in the corner of the castle.
She picked up the stone, looked at it carefully, and suddenly an idea came to her.
“Maybe this is the key to the door!”
Lin Xiao, with the mentality of giving it a try, stuffed the stone into a small hole beside the door.
With a creaky sound, the tightly closed door slowly opened.
A stale and decayed smell hit Lin Xiao in the face, and he couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose.
She walked into the castle carefully. It was dark and gloomy inside, filled with a mysterious atmosphere.
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed before her eyes.
"Who?" Lin Xiao was startled and his heartbeat accelerated instantly.
She looked around warily but saw nothing.
Just then, she felt someone blowing gently in her ear.
"Ah!" Lin Xiao screamed, turned around and ran.
But she ran a few steps and stopped again.
"No, I can't back down like this!"
Lin Xiao took a deep breath, calmed himself, turned around again, and walked towards the depths of the castle.
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