This is the Light Sound Bell, a rare artifact for driving away evil, yet it appears in the hands of an obscure desert guide. Fortunately, at this moment, these people are almost unconscious and unable to explore why.
After the crisp ringing sound, Que Qiu began to step forward again.
Opening his eyes, everything vanished, the ancient city turned into yellow sand, and everything returned to normal. He rang the Light Sound Bell again, this time three times, the crisp sound seeming to dispel the fog in his mind, instantly calming his anxious and tense heart.
The people behind him looked as if they were asleep, their heads lowered, leaning on the shoulders of those in front. Que Qiu turned to look but widened his eyes as his gaze swept to the far end, feeling as if he was fixed in place, unable to do anything.
"Go back... go back..."
A voice echoed in their ears, but no one could move their body.
It’s over, it’s over!
Despair filled Que Qiu’s heart.
Having reached this point, is it going to end in failure!
"What’s wrong? Guide, hurry up." A pleasant and gentle voice urged lazily, seemingly with a hint of impatient urging. Yet at this moment, it seemed like infinite hope amidst despair.
It’s Tianmiao, Tianmiao’s voice!
In the next moment, Que Qiu felt his whole body suddenly relax, he quickly gasped for air, focused his attention, and no longer looked back. Every hundred steps he walked, the Light Sound Bell would ring softly once.
This sandy road meandered, and after Que Qiu had previously scattered black powder, countless pale yellow venomous sand snakes wandered at the edges of the Black Death Road.
Clearly, the dried corpses that died here from the upper clothing team were probably poisoned by these things.
After walking for about ten more minutes, the sandy road stretched by the gradually lengthening sunlight finally reached its end.
A majestic city ruin was revealed before Que Qiu and his companions.
Countless broken walls and ruins, high stone walls, damaged towers, and buildings like brick, wood, earth, and stone appeared one by one. They had arrived; this was the Imperial City of the Irel Ancient Country.
After a thousand years, this mysterious and fantastical ancient city was once again discovered in the heart of the vast desert.
The scale of this Imperial City seemed enough to accommodate seventy to eighty thousand people living here, not difficult to imagine how grand and magnificent it was in its time.
The Bell in Que Qiu’s hand shook again three times, and everyone woke up as if from a dream, raising their heads in confusion to look around.
"Here we are, do not look back, follow me," Que Qiu said.
After walking a stretch, until the Light Sound Bell would no longer ring, Que Qiu had everyone start resting on the spot. They were now at the entrance to the Imperial City, the gate long since collapsed, with only a few eaves protruding from the ground to suggest its former role.
An assistant was already taking notes, beginning to sketch this desolate Imperial City with a pencil, it was truly astonishing.
While drinking water and eating dry food, Que Qiu silently moved towards where Tianmiao was sitting, then sat down, without looking at Tianmiao, softly saying, "Thank you."
Tianmiao smiled, "What are you saying?"
Que Qiu: "..."
Cheng Luo looked at Que Qiu in a bit of confusion, then at Tianmiao, and said, "What are you guys talking about?"
"It’s nothing, I was asking Que Qiu if he wants some cookies." Tianmiao continued to smile.
"Yes!" Que Qiu snatched the cookies, forcefully stuffing them into his mouth, chewing fiercely, then walked away.
"What’s up with him, what’s he up to?" Cheng Luo looked puzzled.
"It’s nothing, just ignore it. Want some chocolate?" Tianmiao took out a small piece of chocolate.