260: Evil thoughts give rise to evil spirits, and strange phenomena appear in runes.

"Mm."

Ye Bai continued walking forward when he suddenly heard a faint clicking sound.

The clicking sounded like someone was using an iron pipe to pick a lock.

Yang Mi whispered, "Brother Ye Bai, listen, is someone picking a lock?"

"Indeed, that's what it sounds like." Ye Bai nodded and said, "Since this is a Buddhist hall, the lock should be inside."

He bypassed the Buddha Statue and walked inside. Soon, Ye Bai found that Iron Rod.

The iron bar was a rusty Iron Rod, blackened and moldy, looking as if it hadn't been used in a long time.

Ye Bai tried to snap it, but the Iron Rod didn't budge at all.

Ye Bai had seen this situation many times. Steel with this level of severe corrosion was basically impossible to bend unless one used high technology.

"Yang Mi, help me out, let's move this Iron Rod out."

"Oh!" Yang Mi nodded.

Ye Bai and Yang Mi worked together and finally moved the iron bar out. Ye Bai tried twisting it, but he still couldn't break the Iron Rod.

A sharp light flickered in Ye Bai's eyes.

He suddenly said, "I understand."

"Brother Ye Bai, what do you understand?" Meng Ziyi looked at Ye Bai in confusion.

Yang Mi was also a bit puzzled and asked, "What do you understand?"

"This temple isn't just a simple Buddhist temple." Ye Bai pondered for a moment, "There's something else here."

"What is it?" Meng Ziyi asked.

"I don't know."

Ye Bai looked up at the ceiling and noticed that the color of the ceiling bricks was a purplish-red.

Ye Bai guessed, "I suspect there was originally glass embedded here, so when we were outside and saw the light, we thought it was dawn."

"There's actually glass embedded here?" Yang Mi said, "A high-end temple like this couldn't have been built privately. The architectural layout is no different from an ordinary temple."

"I find it strange too," Ye Bai said with a frown.

"Let's open it up first and go in to take a look," Meng Ziyi said.

"Alright." Ye Bai and Meng Ziyi worked together and finally pried the bricks open.

Crack! A door was revealed in the wall.

Ye Bai gave it a pull, but the door wouldn't open.

"What should we do?" Meng Ziyi grew worried. She was a girl and naturally timid; now she was truly at her wit's end.

"Stay back, I'll try," Ye Bai said before taking off his backpack.

Ye Bai unzipped the backpack. It was filled with various weapons. These were things Ye Bai had specifically prepared to deal with unexpected situations during a crisis.

After all, this journey was too dangerous. Although they had escaped danger so far, there was no telling what might happen.

Standing to the side, Meng Ziyi shrunk her neck slightly in fear.

Ye Bai took a deep breath, and after checking everything, he said, "Alright, we can go in."

Meng Ziyi said, "Brother Ye Bai, should we take a flashlight? In case we encounter danger, it can provide light."

"No need, it's not necessary," Ye Bai said.

Meng Ziyi was still very afraid. She hesitated for a moment but finally decided to stay and accompany Ye Bai.

"Alright," Ye Bai sighed. He knew Meng Ziyi was truly afraid, but he didn't want her to set foot in this adventure.

But Meng Ziyi insisted on staying. Ye Bai couldn't win the argument, so he had to let her.

With a gun in hand, Ye Bai was the first to step over the threshold.

The moment he stepped over the threshold, he was instantly stunned.

Because... his body felt as if it had sunk into a quagmire.

The surrounding space became extremely viscous; even moving a single step was difficult. He could even smell the scent of blood drifting into his nostrils.

Meng Ziyi followed him in, and as soon as she entered, she immediately felt this sticky pressure.

She immediately grabbed Ye Bai's arm and moved closer to him. "This..."

Ye Bai struggled to circulate the mana in his body to resist the surrounding restraint. He said, "This place is filled with toxins, and my mana is being restricted. We have to get out quickly, or we're dead. This potent poison can corrode our skin and bone marrow. I suspect many people were killed here."

Meng Ziyi asked, "How do we get out?"

Ye Bai said, "Shut up!"

Meng Ziyi was startled.

Ye Bai ignored Meng Ziyi, quickly scanning the surroundings to find an exit.

He saw a door on the other side that was slightly ajar.

Ye Bai ran over quickly and delivered a kick.

Bang... the door was kicked flying away.

Behind the door was a long Passage!

The Passage was pitch black, with not a single ray of light coming through. Ye Bai and Meng Ziyi supported each other as they walked into the Passage.

The Passage wasn't spacious, and the stone walls on both sides were carved with ancient and complex runes.

The further they went inside, the lower the temperature became.

This made Ye Bai and Meng Ziyi's skin crawl. Especially Meng Ziyi, who was almost pressed against Ye Bai, appearing particularly intimate.

Ye Bai didn't refuse her.

After walking for about five minutes, they finally reached the end.

The walls here were also carved with runes, and they were even more mysterious.

Ye Bai and Meng Ziyi observed the runes carefully, cold sweat seeping from their foreheads and their faces turning pale.

Ye Bai said to Meng Ziyi, "Ziyi, these runes are very eerie, and I can't decipher them. You go out and wait for me first."

Meng Ziyi's face instantly turned deathly pale.

"No, I don't want to leave you," she cried.

"I'm not lying to you."

Ye Bai said, "If I can't get out, you definitely won't survive staying here. This place is a burial ground, and corpses easily nourish evil spirits. I don't want to see such a tragedy. So, be a good girl and go out, okay?"

"Waaaah!" Meng Ziyi sobbed and said, "Brother Ye Bai, I don't want you to leave me behind. Don't worry, I'm not afraid."

Ye Bai sighed and said, "You should still leave."

He reminded Meng Ziyi again, saying, "You must remember what I said. Otherwise, even as a ghost, I won't let you off."

Meng Ziyi's body trembled. She bit her lip and said, "Fine, I promise you. But you must come out safely. I'll wait for you."

Ye Bai nodded.

Afterward, Meng Ziyi took the flashlight and turned to walk out.

Once Meng Ziyi was out, Ye Bai's eyes narrowed.

The place was gloomy and gave off a terrifying feeling.

Ye Bai took a deep breath; he knew tonight was destined to be a hard-fought battle.

At this moment, Ye Bai's blood began to boil.

It had been too long since he had fought like this.

Then, Ye Bai pulled out his Dagger and slowly walked forward. He was extremely cautious with every step.

Ye Bai's eyes shone with a sharp light as he thought about how to break this maze.

After walking about thirty meters, suddenly, there was a loud boom. The entire room shook violently, and then all the doors and windows slammed shut.