Chapter 1212

"The Gusi Lan Ruins are not as simple as they appear on the surface. I’ve wanted to come here for a long time. Since we’re here now, why don’t we go together? Consider it an early honeymoon."

"Cough, cough~" Zhu Yanyi nearly choked on her own saliva upon hearing this. It took her a moment to catch her breath. She glared at Yan Aohan. "Don’t speak so ambiguously, okay? I’m only seventeen."

"Mm, you’ll be eighteen next year," Yan Aohan replied with a grin, looking like he was finally waiting for the day.

For some reason, Zhu Yanyi shivered when Yan Aohan mentioned her turning eighteen. She looked at him suspiciously. "I can’t get married even when I’m eighteen. What kind of trick are you planning?"

Yan Aohan put on an innocent expression. "None. How could there be? Alright." He then sighed. "When you are eighteen, I will be thirty. I feel like I’m really getting old."

"Bullshit," Zhu Yanyi said disdainfully. "Old? Thirty is the age of standing firm. It’s the prime of your life. Don’t play the victim in front of me."

"(⊙o⊙)…" Yan Aohan was naturally pleased by Zhu Yanyi’s words, but he was also shocked by her rough, tomboyish language. "What have you learned in the peacekeeping medical corps over the past year? Just learning swear words?"

"No way," Zhu Yanyi also put on an innocent expression. "Aren’t I solemnly declaring your goodness?"

Yan Aohan laughed and didn’t hold it against her. He said, "Alright, we rest today. Tomorrow, we’ll set off to explore the Gusi Lan Ruins."

The next day, without disturbing anyone else, Yan Aohan took Zhu Yanyi to the ruins.

The Gusi Lan Ruins were named after the ancient Gusi Lan King, who was said to have once been the overlord of this region. However, for unknown reasons, the entire Gusi Lan kingdom disappeared overnight. Only these ruins, discovered by archaeologists, remained visible to the public.

There wasn’t much in the ruins—just broken walls and tiles. Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan arrived and looked around first.

Not many people came to see the ruins. It took a long time to encounter one or two visitors, and they were from other countries.

Yan Aohan held Zhu Yanyi’s hand, and they walked slowly. "Ani, what do you think of the situation here?"

Zhu Yanyi followed Yan Aohan slowly. Then, as they walked, she stopped, tilted her head, and looked at Yan Aohan. "Why do I feel like we’ve walked into a hexagram map?" Indeed, based on the traces left by the broken tiles, Zhu Yanyi discovered that the layout here was actually a hexagram.

Yan Aohan laughed. "You noticed." He then added, "During the Third Civilization, the hexagram was used very frequently because it could be used to form magic arrays."

Zhu Yanyi’s eyes lit up. "You mean this Gusi Lan Ruins is related to the Third Civilization?"

Yan Aohan nodded with a smile. "Yes, it is related to the Third Civilization. Moreover, the fall of the Gusi Lan country is inseparable from this hexagram."

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment. "You mean the Third Civilization left a hexagram here, and one day the hexagram was triggered, destroying the entire Gusi Lan country?"

"Probably. This is just a guess," Yan Aohan said with a smile. "The real answer requires us to explore properly." He then asked, "Can your abilities tell us the specific situation here?"