The buildings in Shizhong City have stone and brick structures. Although more than two thousand years have passed and most of the roofs have collapsed, a lot of the building's frames and walls are still preserved, and you can vaguely see what they looked like back then.
Walking on the ancient streets full of sand and stones, looking at the ruins on both sides, Luoyang was also looking for the reason for its destruction, and the evil energy that almost "burned" his brain before.
That evil energy is strange and powerful, and it must have a source.
After walking for a while, no human or animal bones were found in Luoyang.
Could it be that everyone left before the disaster happened?
After thinking about it, he thought it was impossible. How could there be elderly and children in a city with more than 20,000 people? If a disaster suddenly struck, it would be very difficult for the elderly and children with limited mobility to escape from the city.
. Moreover, this is a nearly closed valley. The only way out is by boat. How can there be so many boats for people to evacuate?
Fatima followed.
Luoyang did not speak to her and continued walking towards the center of Stone City.
The city was very small. From his current position, he could see a dozen huge stone pillars standing in the center of the city.
"Mr. Luo, what do you mean by what you just said? You are not going to fulfill the agreement between us, are you?" Fatima was still angry and spoke in a fierce tone.
Luoyang glanced at her: "I never said such a thing."
"Then what did you mean just now?"
"I mean, how can you cooperate with me? I will cooperate with you like this." After a slight pause, Luoyang smiled lightly, "Let me give you an example. You just mentioned that this city was destroyed by a curse, but
But you didn’t tell me the details. You also knew what would happen through that gap just now, but you still didn’t tell me. When we get to Tianxu, I will do the same to you. There are also curses and fatal traps there, but everything about Tianxu
It's all taboo, and I can't tell you."
There was a hint of evil in Fatima's eyebrows: "Mr. Luo, are you serious?"
Luoyang nodded.
Do I need to give you face because you are beautiful?
Doesn't exist.
"Don't you want to find the Sand of Shadows?" Fatima's words contained a hint of threat.
Luoyang shrugged: "This is the most basic part of the agreement we reached. If you don't take me to find the Sand of Shadows, in the future when you go to the new land of China, you will only be able to look outside Tianxu at most."
Fatima gritted her teeth.
This is the attitude of wanting to hit someone.
Luoyang smiled and walked back to the center of Stone City.
In fact, he deliberately stimulated Fatima. She experienced the coming ceremony of the Holy Spirit last night, but her spiritual energy was extremely weak. He did not sense the existence of any "Holy Spirit" in her during this journey.
He thought about stimulating her and arousing her emotions, maybe he would discover something different.
As for her threatening him with looking for the Sand of Shadows, it was meaningless. He had already arrived here, and his supersensory perception reached eight meters into the ground. He didn't believe that the Sand of Shadows could not be found.
Fatima followed again and hesitated before saying, "Mr. Luo, I can tell you, but you have to agree to one condition."
The method of stimulating generals is useful.
Luoyang stopped and said with a smile: "What are the conditions? Let me tell you."
"You can't tell anyone."
"No problem, I promise you on my honor that I won't tell anyone."
"This is not my condition, this is just the most basic guarantee." Fatima said.
Luoyang frowned slightly: "Then what are your conditions?"
Fatima was silent for a moment before saying: "If, one day, or at some point today, I make a request to you, you want to... kill me."
Luoyang was stunned immediately.
He had no idea that her conditions were such.
Fatima looked directly into Luoyang's eyes: "Mr. Luo, do you agree?"
"Why do you want me to kill you?" Luoyang was confused.
Fatima said: "This is related to the curse I want to tell you. I will tell you only if you promise me. The choice you face is very simple. Either promise me and kill me when necessary, or give up."
inquire about."
Luoyang hesitated.
The four eyes looked at each other.
Two minutes.
Luoyang still has not made a choice.
Fatima sighed: "It seems you are not the person I am looking for."
Luoyang was even more confused. From her tone, she seemed to be deliberately seeking death. She was so young and had just become a saint of the Shadow Chaser organization. There were countless possibilities in the future. What made her put forward such a strange condition?
"Let's go, I know the approximate location of the Sand of Shadows." Fatima walked forward.
Luoyang followed: "Why do you want me to kill you? Do you have any secrets? Tell me and I can help you."
"I made it very clear just now. If you didn't have the determination and courage to kill me, I wouldn't have told you."
A wry smile appeared on the corner of Luoyang's mouth.
He couldn't do such a thing by killing a woman who had no enmity against him for the sake of a secret.
Fatima shook her head: "When I first met you, I thought you were a decisive person who would do anything to achieve your goals. But today I discovered that you are not as good as I imagined."
You are so powerful. You are too kind, and you are destined not to become a truly strong person."
"If a person has no respect, no humanity, and kills whoever he wants, is he still a human being? He is a beast. You don't tell me any reason, but you want to kill you. If I promise you, what does it have to do with a beast?
The difference? You don’t have to tell me directly, you can give me a hint." Luoyang said.
"Okay, let me give you a hint."
Luoyang nodded and looked into her eyes.
Fatima hesitated for a few seconds before speaking: "The reason why I put forward such a condition is because it is related to the Holy Spirit, which is the source of the curse. I am the chosen one, and I will die eventually."
Luoyang suddenly understood something and asked tentatively: "Could it be that the Holy Spirit is actually..."
He thought of evil spirits, but Fatima interrupted him before he could say anything.
"Mr. Luo, don't make unfounded guesses. I have given you a hint. You must either agree to my conditions or give up."
Luoyang said: "Can I ask you a question, just one."
"What's the problem?"
"You were very unfriendly along the way and even tried to irritate me with your words. When we were crossing the gap, you were also testing me. From the beginning, you actually wanted me to kill you, right?" Luoyang understood.
After coming over and experiencing the Holy Spirit coming down ceremony last night, she was not a changed person, but was caused by the circumstances.
For a person who wants to die in her heart, her silence and abnormal words and deeds become easy to understand.
Fatima's lips curved slightly: "You don't look very smart, but your observation skills are pretty good."
Luoyang: "..."
If it was before, he would fight back without hesitation, but now he can't bear it.
The Persian beauty in front of her looked tough and as cold as ice, but she was suffering from pain inside.
How much pain does a person have to go through to make the decision to die?
"You're right, I just want you to kill me. What is your decision?" Fatima looked directly into Luoyang's eyes, a hint of sadness flashed in her blue eyes.
Luoyang caught the trace of sadness in her eyes, and his mood was slightly affected. He was silent for a few seconds and said, "I promise you."
To solve a problem, you must know what the source of the problem is.
"Can you do it?" Fatima asked.
Luoyang nodded: "I usually don't make promises to anyone easily, but as long as it's something I promised, I will definitely honor it."
"Okay, let's talk while walking." Fatima walked towards the center of Stone City.
Luoyang followed her and walked side by side with her. He knew that she needed some time, so he did not rush her.
It took several minutes for Fatima to speak: "In 226 AD, the City in the Stone was destroyed by a curse. No one escaped. More than 20,000 people disappeared. Not even their bones were left. This city became a city of death.
.But you know, the Holy Spirit is the curse."
Although Luoyang had some guesses in his mind, he was still surprised and even a little surprised when he heard what Fatima said.
"What's going on?"
Fatima said: "You said you were coming to Stone City to look for the Sand of Shadows, and they held a ceremony for me overnight. Do you know why?"
Luoyang shook his head.
He seemed to understand something in his heart, but there was a layer of window paper between him.
"They concluded that you would die here, from the curse, and from me," Fatima said.
Luoyang asked in confusion: "Isn't the Holy Spirit in you?"
"That ceremony only activated the seal on my body. The real Holy Spirit is here." Fatima raised her head and glanced at the sky, with a bitter smile on her lips. "The so-called saint, I am just a sacrifice."
It's just a sacrifice. I'm just like you, I will die here."
She changed the subject: "You thought my aunt Melissa drowned in the tomb, but I want to tell you, I think she deliberately let herself die in that ancient tomb of a Tang Dynasty general. She was a kind-hearted person.
A woman, how could she allow a huge disaster to come to the world?"
Luoyang suddenly realized.
"This is the secret you want to know." The words she had been holding back in her heart came out, and Fatima felt a little more relaxed.
"You told me so much and asked me to promise to kill you when you ask, but now you say that you will die here just like me. Don't you feel contradictory?"
"There is no contradiction at all. The Holy Spirit will kill my soul and I want you to kill my body," Fatima said.
Luoyang's heart moved: "I guess, what you call the Holy Spirit is actually an evil spirit. If you are sent here, that evil spirit will come to you?"
Fatima nodded.
"I still don't understand. If I die, how can they go to Tianxu? It doesn't make sense." Luoyang couldn't understand this.
"No, when the Holy Spirit comes, no one can stop it. Even without you, they believe they can enter the ladder. You are an obstacle to the Shadow Chaser organization. If you die, they can control the ladder and realize their great mission.
The Kingdom of Heaven has come," Fatima said.
Luoyang suddenly understood everything.
Looking back now, when Elder Saman agreed to his conditions and said that he would hold the Holy Spirit Pentecost ceremony, Ali Mohammadi had a bad smile on his face. It turned out that at that time, Fatima's brother knew what would happen.
Everything was planned, only the prey fell into the trap.
The central area of Stone City has arrived.
A dozen huge stone pillars stand alone among the ruins, as if they are telling something.