Chapter 7: Escaping from Vanco (4)

  "This place has been cursed by a very powerful wizard, we can't see the exit." Da P also became somewhat anxious: "It's almost dark, we must reach the next city before nightfall. Otherwise, time will be tight."

  I spread out the map, trying to find some clues.

  "Do you have a map?" Big P snatched it over and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier!"

  He squatted there for half a day and suddenly patted his thigh and said to me: "What does Van Gogh's map look like?"

  I shook my head.

  "Like a checkerboard!" Big P asked me, "Do you know how to play checkers?"

  "You're just like your grandma," I said, "I stopped playing with this stuff a long time ago."

  "What did my grandma tell you?"

  "She said that she must win or lose with me, and also said... what if your red piece retreats two steps to the left, it will come back to life, but you didn't notice..."

  "Got it!" Big P pulled me and said: "Let's go back into the cave!"

  As we walked near the exit for a few times, Big P called me: "Stop!" Then he said to me: "Follow me and take two steps to the left."

  "One, two." We cautiously took two steps forward, and the exit in front of us suddenly swung open, sunlight pouring into the cave like a waterfall, revealing a brand new world before our eyes.

  "This is daytime." Da P said excitedly, "We've left Vancoo, let's take a look at the map and see where we are!"

  The blue dot shows we are in Baotou.

  "Magic Capital!" Big P exclaimed excitedly, "All good magicians are born here."

  "But isn't this place still far from Ailand Castle? Doesn't your teleportation array work?" I said, "Can't we just be teleported to Ailand Castle?"

  "The teleportation array can only be teleported on one map, that is to say you can go anywhere on this map, but you cannot go to other maps."

  "Wings can," I said, "or we use wings?"

  "What's the hurry?" Da P didn't seem to be in a rush this time, "You know that wizards have to at least reach level 50 to come here for further study. Now that we're in Mo Huan Zhi Du, it would be a waste not to take a good look around, let's go explore everywhere."

  After he finished speaking, with a "Transmission Array", we were already transmitted by him to the front of a small building.

  The small wooden house looked old and worn out due to its age. The sunlight suddenly disappeared, the wind blew violently, slamming the door of the small house shut with a loud bang.

  The air became very eerie. Da P said: "Don't be afraid, go in and take a look."

  We took two more steps forward, and suddenly a hoarse male voice came from inside the house: "You've hidden so far away, but I didn't think you'd still be chasing after me. Female devil, if you take one more step forward, I'll fight it out with you today!"

  Who is it? Who am I talking to?

  "Who are you?" Big P shouted, "Come out and talk!"

  "Come out? Hmph, you think a single slap can kill me?" The man said, "I'm not that stupid, you have the guts to come in!"

  Big P continued: "We just want to ask for directions, how do we get to Ailandburg from here?"

  "I only know the way to the Death God's house!" As soon as he finished speaking, a red bat-shaped object flew out of the door and swooped straight towards me, passing over the big P who was walking in front of me. I subconsciously raised my hand to block it, and a burst of flames flashed out from my sleeve, splitting the ghost into two halves with a "squeak", turning it into a white cloth.

  How did it die?

  Did I kill you?

  But I didn't have time to think, the door started spewing out red things nonstop, and the red light almost made me unable to open my eyes. Then I saw myself waving my hand, and involuntarily chanting a tune that I had never heard before - it was light and beautiful, long and lingering, and I didn't know how I was able to sing it out. As my chanting voice sounded, the red bats started shaking and eventually all fell to the ground dead.

  "Heaven sings magic." Da P was stunned and stood still in his tracks.

  I stepped forward and pushed open the door of the small building. I wanted to drag that wizard out and ask him what was going on, but he cowered in the corner of the room, shouting at me: "Ding Xixi, even if you killed me, even if you killed everyone in the Ghost Castle, Yue Qingfeng would still not survive, he's dead, hahaha, he's already dead!"

  "What are you talking about!" I don't know where the courage came from, but I stepped forward and grabbed him, "How could Yue Qingfeng be dead? How did he die? You tell me!"

  His eyes were filled with fear, staring at me. About ten seconds later, he tilted his head and fell straight to the ground.

  He died of fright.

  What's going on? Where am I? How could Yue Qingfeng be dead?