The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 158 Challenges in the Ruins

After Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stepped into the ruins, they were filled with an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. The dim light made the surrounding environment seem even more eerie and strange. A faint light flickered on the wall, as if some mysterious runes were looming, as if telling of the former glory and danger of this place.

They walked forward cautiously, taking every step with extreme caution, fearing that they would trigger some unknown mechanism. Yun Yao held her sword tightly in her hand, vigilantly observing the movements around her, while Chu Mochen walked beside her, revealing the same vigilance in his eyes.

"Be careful, there may be danger everywhere here." Chu Mochen said in a low voice.

Yun Yao nodded slightly. She could feel the depressing atmosphere here, and her heartbeat involuntarily quickened.

Suddenly, some strange patterns appeared on the ground in front of them, like an ancient formation. Yun Yao was about to go closer to check it out, but Chu Mochen quickly stopped her.

"Don't act rashly, this may be a trap." Chu Mochen's voice was low and serious.

They observed the formation carefully and found that the lines of the formation were complex and intertwined, with some glowing stones inlaid in the middle, making it look mysterious.

"I think these stones may be the key to the formation." Yun Yao said softly, his eyes fixed on the stones.

Chu Mochen pondered for a moment, then said: "Let's try to use our spiritual power to sense the energy fluctuations of these stones and see if we can find a way to crack them."

The two closed their eyes, concentrated their minds, and slowly released their spiritual power, trying to sense the mystery of the stone. After a while, Chu Mochen opened his eyes, with a solemn look on his face.

"These stones contain powerful energy, and there seems to be a mutually echoing relationship between them. If we rashly touch one of them, it may trigger an attack from the entire formation." Chu Mochen said.

Yun Yao frowned, thinking about countermeasures. "Then can we find the law of their energy fluctuations, and then crack them one by one according to the law?"

Chu Mochen nodded: "You can try, but you need to be very careful. If you make a mistake, the consequences will be disastrous."

They concentrated their attention again, carefully feeling the energy fluctuations of the stone. As time passed, beads of sweat gradually appeared on Yun Yao's forehead. She was fully immersed in the perception of the energy fluctuations. Finally, she seemed to have discovered some clues.

"I feel that these energy fluctuations are different in strength, and there will be a cycle every once in a while. We can touch one of the stones when the energy fluctuation is the weakest, and then crack them one by one in a certain order." Yun Yao said, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Chu Mochen agreed after hearing this. "Okay, let's try it as you said. I'll cooperate with you, and you'll be responsible for sensing the energy fluctuations and telling me when to take action."

Yun Yao took a deep breath and concentrated on feeling the energy fluctuations again. When she felt the energy fluctuations at their weakest, she immediately shouted, "Now!"

Chu Mochen stretched out his hand without hesitation and gently touched one of the stones. Instantly, the entire formation emitted a faint light, and the ground trembled slightly. Yun Yao's heart suddenly rose to her throat, but she still suppressed her nervousness and continued to concentrate on sensing the energy fluctuations.

"Next is this." Yun Yao said quickly, pointing to another stone.

Chu Mochen followed her instructions and touched the stones one by one. Every time they touched, their hearts hung higher, but fortunately their method seemed to be correct, the light of the formation gradually became stable, and the shaking of the ground gradually stopped.

Finally, when Chu Mochen touched the last stone, the formation emitted a strong light, and then disappeared in an instant, and the pattern on the ground also disappeared. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment.

"We succeeded!" Yun Yao said excitedly with a bright smile on her face.

Chu Mochen also smiled slightly: "Thanks to you for discovering the law of energy fluctuations, otherwise we don't know how long we will be trapped here."

After successfully breaking the formation, their tacit understanding improved a lot. Continuing forward, they came to a spacious room. The walls of the room were engraved with all kinds of strange symbols and patterns, as if they were an ancient text, but they could not understand it.

In the center of the room, there is a huge stone platform, on which is placed a sparkling crystal ball. The crystal ball emits a soft light, making people feel that it seems to contain some mysterious power.

Yun Yao approached the stone platform curiously, wanting to take a closer look at the crystal ball. When her hand just touched the crystal ball, suddenly, a low roar sounded in the room, and the ground began to shake violently.

"Oh no, some mechanism may have been triggered again!" Chu Mochen shouted loudly.

They retreated quickly, but it was too late. They saw many small holes suddenly appear on the walls of the room, and countless sharp arrows shot out from the holes, attacking them like raindrops.

Yun Yao quickly drew out her sword and swung it to block the incoming arrows. Chu Mochen cast a spell to form a defensive barrier in front of them to block the arrows.

However, the arrows were coming at them more and more frequently, and they gradually felt a little tired. Yun Yao's arm was scratched by an arrow, and blood oozed out instantly, but she did not retreat at all and continued to resist tenaciously.

"This is not a solution. We have to find a way to find the control device of the mechanism." Chu Mochen said with a determined look in his eyes.

While they were fending off the arrows, they observed the surroundings of the room. Finally, Yun Yao found a protruding stone on the wall that looked a little different.

"Could it be that?" Yun Yao shouted, pointing at the stone.

Chu Mochen took a look and nodded: "It's possible, I'll try it."

He braved the rain of arrows and rushed towards the stone on the wall. The moment he approached the stone, he pressed it hard. A miracle happened, the attack of the sharp arrows suddenly stopped, and the room returned to peace.

Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly checked her wound. Chu Mochen came over and asked with concern, "How are you?"

"It's okay, just a minor injury." Yun Yao said with a strong smile on her face.

Chu Mochen took out a bottle of healing pills from his arms and handed it to Yun Yao: "Eat this first, healing is important."

Yun Yao took the pill, looked at him gratefully, and then swallowed it. The pill melted in her mouth, and a warm current instantly flowed through her body, and her wounds felt much better.

After a short rest, they continued on their way. After passing through the room, they came to a long corridor. On both sides of the corridor were some statues, which were lifelike and looked like real people.

When they walked past these statues, suddenly, red light came out of the statues' eyes, and then they moved and attacked Yun Yao and Chu Mochen.

These statues were agile and powerful, and every attack was accompanied by a whirring sound. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen did not dare to be careless, they quickly dispersed and fought against the statues.

Yun Yao used her sword skills to flexibly dodge the statues' attacks and look for their flaws, while Chu Mochen used magic to attack the statues from a distance, trying to contain their actions.

After a fierce battle, they finally found the weakness of the statues. The joints of these statues were relatively fragile, and their movements could be restricted by attacking their joints.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen cooperated with each other, one attracted the attention of the statues, and the other took the opportunity to attack their joints. With their joint efforts, the statues were defeated one by one and returned to a static state.

"Huh, it's finally solved." Yun Yao let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Chu Mochen also panted slightly and said, "There are quite a few mechanisms and traps in this relic. We must be more careful."

They continued to move forward along the corridor, not knowing what dangers were waiting for them ahead. But their hearts were filled with firm belief that no matter what difficulties they encountered, they would overcome them together and explore the secrets of this relic.

The author says:

In this chapter, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen face various challenges in the ruins, from mysterious formations to dangerous arrow attacks to moving statues. They rely on wisdom, courage and tacit understanding to overcome dangers time and time again. I hope that through the description of these plots, I can show their continuous growth and progress in difficult situations, as well as the deepening feelings between them. At the same time, it also lays the groundwork for the development of the story later, making readers look forward to what adventures they will have in the ruins. I hope you like the content of this chapter. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please leave a message in the comment section.