After I transmigrated into the book, both the female lead and I became fragrant

Chapter 57

The sandstorm had already dispersed, and the scene in front of her looked like a typhoon had just passed through.

The branches and leaves were askew, and yellow sand piled up like a mountain. Amidst the chaos and mess, only this spacious ancient temple stood there intact.

Shen Qiqi raised her head and stared at the temple with wide eyes.

"Where am I? What's happening now?" she wondered to herself. The wilderness stretched out endlessly, and Zhao Ke and Liu Shuang were nowhere to be seen. It seemed that entering the temple was the only option left.

Shen Qiqi hesitated for a moment, then put her hand on the hilt of her sword, and the Azure Pool sword clanged as she prepared to draw it. As she took a step forward, she suddenly saw a very bright light flash through the half-opened door crack!

"Who?!" she exclaimed.

The light disappeared in an instant, and there was no answer.

Shen Qiqi gritted her teeth and stepped into the doorway. Just as she crossed the threshold, she heard a short, grating sound behind her, making her teeth ache. She turned around in shock, only to see the door slamming shut before her eyes!

Shen Qiqi: "..."

A layer of frost-like dust had accumulated on the heavy door, and she gently pushed it forward with her foot, but it didn't budge.

The front yard was extremely quiet and deep, and any sound seemed to disappear like a stone thrown into the sea, quickly swallowed up without a trace. Shen Qiqi felt a bit uneasy, as if she had entered a haunted house. She sighed and turned around to look around. In front of her was a dilapidated bell tower, with green bricks broken and scattered, appearing to have hundreds of layers.

Shen Qiqi looked around but didn't find anything suspicious, so she decided to climb up the stairs. Stone jars filled with several bundles of withered, dark brown flower stems and scattered leaves were at her side, as if they had withered for a long time.

The higher she climbed, the clearer the bell tower became. Sporadic gold foil was inlaid on the flying eaves, and the dark-colored murals on the vermilion walls had faded slightly over time. However, it was not difficult to imagine that in the past, when the incense was thriving in this ancient temple, the carved beams and painted rafters were splendid and magnificent, and the scene of countless guests must have been truly spectacular.

However, it was strange that such a grand temple stood in a sparsely populated desert. Shen Qiqi began to have doubts. Could it be that this place was not a wasteland before, but a settlement?

Lost in thought, she looked up and saw two imposing stone lions standing on both sides of the long steps. Due to the relentless erosion of wind and frost, they appeared more ferocious than ever. The door of the bell tower was also half-opened, with a slender slit only allowing one person to pass through, and a faint light leaked out.

Someone had gone in?! Could it be the white figure she saw earlier?

Shen Qiqi held her breath and concentrated, standing on tiptoe and slowly entering with her sword.

...Dark...

Shen Qiqi held her breath and tiptoed into the darkness with her long sword in hand. It was so dark that she couldn't even see her own hand in front of her face.

Even if there was someone here, she couldn't see them clearly. The darkness seemed to sweep over her like a tide, and Shen Qiqi couldn't help but scream silently to herself, "This is turning into a haunted house!" She cried out for help, "Senior sister, where did you go?"