Although the stone house had thick walls and a roof to provide shelter from the summer heat, and even some old talismans inside to help cool it down, the actual temperature inside was still as hot and stuffy as the outdoor temperature during the height of summer in reality.
The moment Li Nian took off her soft armor, a fine layer of sweat immediately appeared on her forehead.
"What the heck, this damn place is too hot," Li Nian stuck out her tongue, but still tossed the soft armor to Lin Yu, "But wear it... it's too hot outside, Sister Zhu Ming, I'm afraid you'll die on the road."
Lin Yu took the soft armor and felt it was light, thin, and cool to the touch, as if it were clothing woven from silk spun from ice and snow.
He didn't decline out of politeness, because the outside temperature did look ridiculously hot.
"Thanks, A'Nian."
Lin Yu said, putting on the soft armor directly, instantly feeling much refreshed.
The cool feeling constantly transmitted through his skin, completely isolating him from the outside heat.
Although he could still feel the heat on his exposed skin, having such a piece of clothing would indeed eliminate most of the difficulties in dealing with the Fire Hell of Prison Mountain Realm!
Lin Yu couldn't help but marvel that Li Nian, this 'God Thief,' was indeed more versatile than the average 'Tier 2' player!
After all, she could directly steal any useful [item] she saw, so her reserves of various functional [items] must be much larger than those of ordinary players.
After putting on the soft armor, Lin Yu followed Wu San and Yue Zhenqiao to the door.
Just as he was about to go out, Li Nian called out from behind Lin Yu: "Hey, Sister Zhu Ming—remember to return this clothing when you get back."
"I'm dying of heat, so go quickly and come back quickly!"
As she said this, Lin Yu waved his hand.
"Don't worry, it won't take too long—it's so hot outside, I don't want to stay out there for long either."
Saying that, he and Yue Zhenqiao and Wu San pushed open the stone house door and walked outside.
Then...
An unprecedentedly intense light poured down, making it impossible to open one's eyes.
Although it was unknown what principle governed the sun's trajectory in Fire Hell, Lin Yu finally understood why the escort team was so insistent on finding a resting place at noon.
Because noon in this world was far from being like the early morning, late afternoon, or noon of summer in other worlds, with only a temperature difference of a dozen degrees.
Although the perceived temperature was forty or fifty degrees Celsius earlier, it was still within the category of "extreme climate."
But at this moment, the outside world was like the end of the world!
In the sky, three blazing suns were as huge as wheels, reflecting each other, and the scorching light pierced through the clouds like blades, directly hitting the earth.
The distant mountains were distorted and deformed in the heat waves, like an illusory mirage.
Even with the soft armor, Lin Yu still felt like he was almost going to faint from the sun.
He remembered that Jia Yi of the Han Dynasty once wrote a a form of Chinese rhymed prose, in which there was a famous line that has been passed down for thousands of years.
"The heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman; yin and yang are the charcoal, and all things are the copper!"
At this moment, Lin Yu actually felt that this philosophical famous line was like a plain description.
Every breath was like swallowing smoke and fire, and swallowing saliva was like drinking boiling hot soup!
The current temperature was at least seventy or eighty degrees Celsius!
This was definitely not a range in which humans could safely be active, not even for martial artists who practiced martial arts.
Lin Yu turned to look at Wu San and Yue Zhenqiao, and saw that these two escorts also did not resist stubbornly.
Yue Zhenqiao carefully took out an exquisitely crafted wooden box, took out a talisman that looked very precious from it, tore it open, and stuck it on his body.
The talisman emitted bursts of white smoke, seemingly helping them resist the invasion of high temperatures.
Even so, Wu San and Yue Zhenqiao were still parched from the heat—in just a few seconds, their clothes were soaked with sweat.
And the sweat was almost instantly evaporated, leaving only a thin layer of white frost.
"Madam, this is the 'Ice Heart Talisman' from 'Deqing Temple,' please stick it on!"
Lin Yu took the talisman from Yue Zhenqiao, did not decline, and directly tore a slit and stuck it on his forehead.
After all, he had Li Nian's soft armor on his body, so he didn't need it for the time being.
After tearing it open, Lin Yu instantly felt a burst of coolness coming from the top of his head.
"Good talisman."
He praised, rolled the talisman up and clipped it next to his hair with a hairpin, then waved his hand: "Let's go, this talisman should have limited duration and is very precious, don't waste it."
After all, Lin Yu had just glimpsed that there were only a few of these talismans in Yue Zhenqiao's box, only a thin layer.
And if this talisman lasted a long time, Yue Zhenqiao and Wu San certainly wouldn't have needed to stick it on again after coming out.
Bearing the scorching sun, the three immediately set off towards the direction where the armored carriage had been left.
Yue Zhenqiao looked solemn: "I don't know what happened, but it forced Lao Liu to ignore everything at noon and directly release a signal arrow for help!"
Wu San also nodded: "Liu Chengyang has been following you for a long time, only joined the industry one year later than me, and is extremely stable in his actions, he wouldn't release an arrow rashly."
"Something unexpected must have happened to him to resort to this!"
Although walking inside Chenjiabao, it was extremely quiet at the moment—not a single sound could be heard from the houses on both sides.
Although it was noon, the excessive silence was also like a sign of something.
Especially since Lin Yu was very clear that there were essentially no living people in Chenjiabao!
Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but urge Lao Zheng again.
"You also scout out the situation, it's cooler now, work more efficiently!"
Lao Zheng quickly said: "Don't make noise, I'm investigating—the moment you came out, I felt a certain presence, a very powerful presence, seemed to glance at you—I'm discreetly counter-tracking."
"Okay, as long as you're working."
After Lin Yu finished instructing Lao Zheng, he then looked at Yue Zhenqiao and Wu San.
In the conversation between the two just now, Lin Yu also had a question.
"Head Escort Yue, Escort Wu... why are you so sure that the signal arrow was fired by that escort named Liu Chengyang?"
After all, Lin Yu remembered that the deputy head escort and the two escorts in charge of guarding were all equipped with bows.
Although the deputy head escort seemed to be more skilled with a saber—he used a saber when blocking the mountain demon earlier, and the bow was just casually placed on the horse.
But... since they brought bows and quivers, they should be able to shoot arrows.
Hearing Lin Yu's words, Yue Zhenqiao was rather strange.
"Madam's words are very strange... naturally because Liu Chengyang was the only one guarding the armored carriage."
Hearing Yue Zhenqiao's words, Lin Yu sighed and said.
"Then Head Escort Yue, I think I know why the signal arrow was fired over there."
"Would you make an arrangement for only one person to guard the armored carriage?"
Yue Zhenqiao's face changed slightly.
"You mean..."
"Two other people are also missing over there. In my memory, you arranged for three people to guard the carriage—one of them was still your escort agency's deputy head escort!"
