NOVEL NEXT Chapter 650: Divine Lamp
Dou Dou was very curious about the suddenly appearing temple ruins and immediately ran out from behind Shen Siyuan, heading towards the dilapidated temple.
But after running a few steps, she quickly ran back and hid behind Shen Siyuan.
"What are you doing?" Duoduo asked in surprise.
"What if there's a monster? Let Potato go first." Dou Dou said immediately.
"I really have to thank you, who exactly is the protector child?"
Shen Siyuan felt a bit speechless but didn't say much, he simply strode towards the temple.
Xiao Yue and the other two hurried to catch up, staying alert.
Shen Siyuan stepped over broken bricks and tiles, entering the ruined temple.
Only to see that most of the walls had collapsed, just one carved window remained, the beam had fallen and crushed the statue on the shrine, obscuring its features.
Yet even with only half of the statue remaining, its past majesty was still evident.
Shen Siyuan bent down to pick up a fragment, still showing color that hadn't completely faded.
He was quite puzzled by this piece of Netherworld, it seemed more like a fully independent real world, lacking the Qiongzhou Netherworld's illusory, unreal feeling.
Just then, he saw Dou Dou squatting nearby, digging through the rubble.
"What are you doing?" Duoduo asked curiously.
"I'm looking to see if there's any treasure." Dou Dou replied.
"In this broken place, what treasure could there be? You're dreaming." Xiao Yue said disdainfully.
"I found it."
Just then, Dou Dou pulled something out from the rubble.
Shen Siyuan: ...
Duoduo: ...
Xiao Yue: ...
Did she actually find a treasure? Are you a Treasure Hunting Rat?
"Treasure Lotus Lamp."
Dou Dou held up the item in her hand, full of excitement.
"Let me see." Shen Siyuan said.
Hearing this, Dou Dou immediately handed the item to Shen Siyuan.
Shen Siyuan took it and examined it carefully, it really was a Lotus Lamp, no wonder Dou Dou called it a Treasure Lotus Lamp, its shape was very similar.
Gazing at the offering table, Shen Siyuan roughly understood its origin. This Lotus Lamp was supposed to be the lamp on the offering table, but due to the temple's collapse, it was buried under the rubble, now fortuitously unearthed by Dou Dou.
Withdrawing his gaze, he looked down and saw Dou Dou holding it in her hands, looking at him with hopeful eyes.
"I'm not taking it from you, here you go."
Shen Siyuan, bemused, handed the Lotus Lamp back to her.
"Who knows." Dou Dou mumbled quietly.
"What?"
"Nothing, nothing... hehe..."
Dou Dou, holding the lamp, ran out of the broken temple door, and Duoduo curiously followed.
"Let me see..."
Shen Siyuan carefully examined every part of the temple, with Xiao Yue following closely behind.
Shen Siyuan found that a wall was intact, and it even had beautiful murals, though still damaged, hints of its meaning could be seen.
There weren't any Taoist immortals, nor any enlightened monks, but rather several graceful women, though their faces were destroyed, making it impossible to see their exact features.
Shen Siyuan looked back at the altar, at the half-statue, and finally realized that this temple was dedicated to a goddess.
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Duoduo flipped the Lotus Lamp in her hands, examining it carefully before handing it back to Dou Dou.
Dou Dou quickly took it and let out a sigh of relief, worried Duoduo might borrow it and not return it.
"Try and see if you can light it up." Duoduo said.
"Light it up?"
"Yeah, I just saw there's a wick inside." Duoduo said.
When she was little, there was already electricity at home, but power was unstable and prone to outages, so lighting candles and kerosene lamps was common, and this Lotus Lamp, aside from its pretty design, wasn't much different from a candle or kerosene lamp to Duoduo.
"But I don't have a lighter." Dou Dou said seriously.
"Dummy, aren't you always spouting fire?" Duoduo said speechlessly.
"Oh right, hehe~" Dou Dou giggled foolishly.
"How do you light it?"
"Obviously, by lighting the wick." Duoduo pointed to the very center of the lamp.
So Dou Dou immediately stuck out her chubby little finger, and naturally, a small ghostly blue flame was burning on it.
But poking it at the wick had no effect, it did nothing.
"Is it broken?" Dou Dou was puzzled.
She shook the lamp up and down, as if that would fix it.
Duoduo also tried activating her Netherworld Fire, but the wick still didn't react at all.
"Turns out it's a useless little Lotus Lamp."
Dou Dou fiddled with the wick, like she was teasing a pet.
Dou Dou wasn't actually disappointed, she cared more about fun and beauty than practicality.
This Lotus Lamp had a beautifully elaborate design, even if it wasn't functional, it was pleasing to look at as a decoration.
But as Dou Dou kept flicking the wick with her little finger, the bright red flame above her head seemed to come alive, trailing from her neck, shoulder, and arm, finally reaching her finger.
The originally ghostly blue flame on her finger turned bright red in an instant.
And the wick was suddenly ignited.
Immersed in "teasing" the Lotus Lamp, Dou Dou was startled, involuntarily flinging the lamp away.
But the lamp floated in mid-air, not falling, emanating rings of golden light that spread outward, accompanied by ethereal music, where golden lotuses bloomed in the fiery glow, beautifully divine.
Shen Siyuan and Xiao Yue heard the commotion and rushed out, witnessing such an awe-inspiring scene.
"What's going on?" Shen Siyuan asked seriously.
"It's all Dou Dou's doing." Duoduo immediately pointed at Dou Dou upon hearing the question.
"Hehe~"
Dou Dou smiled sheepishly, thinking she caused trouble again, making Potato unhappy.
"See if you can take it back." Shen Siyuan said.
Dou Dou, hearing this, waved her little hand at the Lotus Lamp floating in the air.
"Come back, little baby."
The Lotus Lamp instantly vanished, reappearing in Dou Dou's palm.
Dou Dou was startled again, but this time she didn't toss it away.
"So pretty."
She gazed at the light from the wick, her eyes filled with fascination.
"What are you doing?"
Worried that something might have happened to her, Shen Siyuan tapped her little head.
"Oh~"
Dou Dou snapped back to reality, hiding the Lotus Lamp behind her back.
"This is mine."
Shen Siyuan: ...
"I know it's yours, I wasn't planning to take it from you."
"Potato is the best." Dou Dou said happily.
Actually, among the three little ones, it was Dou Dou who had the fewest protective means, Xiao Yue had the Soul-locking Chain and Three Pure Ones Bell, both with notable origins, Duoduo had the Qiankun Umbrella and Gourd Shake Shake.
The Qiankun Umbrella's origins were mysterious, not only could it reverse heaven and earth, but it also had powerful defensive and concealing abilities.
And the Gourd Shake Shake was a legacy from a Bloodline Inheritor, naturally extraordinary.
Only Duoduo, her little axe, was just a trinket casually crafted by Shen Siyuan to amuse a child, though it did have some ability to harm dead souls, it wasn't anything special.
And now Dou Dou had acquired this Divine Lamp, filling in her weakness.
But it's unclear what abilities this Lotus Lamp really holds, thinking of this, Shen Siyuan said to her, "Let me have a look at it."
Dou Dou: →_→