Harry Potter and the Temple of Tales

Louis followed the old man cautiously.

The road under the pyramid was winding, but as they moved forward, the torches embedded in the wall were lit one by one, which seemed to be a way to welcome them.

"The Sphinx is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. It believes that everything can be solved with knowledge, and wisdom is the key to the world." The old man talked eloquently in front of Louis.

Lewis has always expressed doubts about the identity of this old man. First of all, this old man is an Obscurial, and among all the Obscurials known in the world, except for Credence Bayerburn, almost no one can live beyond the age of ten. Oh

, of course, if you don’t count Anatolia.

Moreover, there has been no news from Credence since the fall of the previous Dark Lord. This is also thanks to Louis's love of spending time in the Hogwarts library.

Again, this old man seems to be someone from Dumbledore's era, or at least as old as Newt Scamander. But, how did he get to the inside of the pyramid and see the Sphinx through the dark latitude?

of.

Perhaps, there were servants before him as guides, but what about those servants?

"We're here."

The old man's words interrupted Louis' thoughts. He looked forward with his immature eyes, and a huge stone door appeared in front of him.

Louis stepped forward. There was no door handle on the stone door. Specifically, it was more like a stone wall. His hand gently touched the thing, and gradually lines of words flashed out from the middle, as if someone had deliberately carved it.

above:

First think about people who always wear masks, act secretly, and tell lies. Then tell me what is always patched, the middle in the middle, the tail at the tail? Finally, tell me which word is often used when I can't think of words.

Say it out loud. Now connect them and answer me, what is an animal that you wouldn't want to kiss?

Louis was speechless. He thought of the words Luna often said:

"Wisdom is mankind's greatest wealth."

He took out his wand and pointed it at the stone wall, imagining those two words in his mind, which were what Ron Weasley feared the most.

Suddenly, where the wand touched, two words appeared, which were the answer to this question:

spider.

Boom! The stone wall moved violently, and the entire ground began to shake. The entire stone wall was split into three pieces, revealing the broad road inside.

Lewis looked at the old man aside and saw the red mark appeared on his forehead again, standing there motionless.

Louis waved his hand towards him, as if his whole body had lost its color, his eyes were dull and dull.

In desperation, he had no choice but to step into it alone.

The hall of the Sphinx looks particularly noble. Different from the secret rooms that Louis has seen, it presents a completely opposite situation to the outside. The ceiling is high and the walls are covered with wall fires. The bright visual effect creates a huge contrast with the outside.

a sense of contrast.

"Challenger, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for almost fifteen hundred years."

A huge sound came from all around. Louis looked up and saw a huge creature with a human face and an animal shape on the top of the pile of rocks, looking towards Louis.

The first time he really saw the Sphinx, Louis felt that it looked abnormally distorted. It was simply unimaginable to imagine a magical creature with a human face and an animal body.

"In the past fifteen hundred years, I have seen the rise and fall of human beings and tasted the joys and sorrows of the world. However, it is a pity that human beings, as the only intelligent life in the world, do not know how to use their own wisdom and can only use

Brute force, war solves problems.”

"At this point, I rather admire the man named Grindelwald, but it's a pity that in the end he is also a person driven by desire."

The Sphinx paused for a long time, a look of wisdom flashing in his eyes.

"But sometimes war is indeed necessary." Louis said, "Conquest means there is blood and killing. This is not a sign of barbarism. In fact, war also reveals wisdom."

"Does it mean that Dumbledore's defeat of Grindelwald did not reflect wisdom?"

The Sphinx was silent, and Louis' words sounded impeccable. Indeed, wisdom does not represent civilization, and barbarism also has savage wisdom.

"You are very good, and you do have a knack for eloquence. But it doesn't prove your strength."

The Sphinx spread its wings and flew, jumping down from the pile of rocks.

"Although you just said that you are wise in battle, let me experience your fighting wisdom."

Louis was shocked, holy shit, this thing was done right away, without giving him a chance at all.

Isn’t it said that wisdom is a symbol, isn’t it said that fighting is what barbarians do, and a man’s mouth is deceptive...

No, it’s the mouth of a male beast, a deceitful ghost.

The powerful power of the Sphinx put tremendous pressure on Louis, and he tightened his grip on the wand.

If that's the case, then I'll...

It's up to you, basilisk!

Louis took out the stone with the basilisk in it and was about to throw it forward in a parabola.

Hmm, something seems wrong.

His hand that was halfway raised suddenly stopped, and then a sudden thought came to his mind, and a strong force hit the stone.

The stone glowed with green light, and a huge giant snake suddenly rushed out from it. Its whole body was covered with scales, and it stared eagerly at the prey in front of it, the Sphinx.

"Oh? There is indeed a way, but you just rely on this magical creature to defeat me?"

"You'll know if you try it." Lewis smiled, and nodded to the basilisk.

The basilisk immediately rushed forward, and Lili attacked first. It opened its bloody fangs and bit directly at the Sphinx.

However, the sphinx did not move, so suddenly, the basilisk bit into the empty space, leaving an afterimage of the sphinx in its place.

Lili twisted its huge body and whipped its tail towards it. The Sphinx did not face the enemy head-on, but its entire body was fighting and retreating. Although it seemed to be at a disadvantage, it was unable to resist the attack.

Seems to be at ease.

Louis has been observing the situation of the battle. The Sphinx's avoidance is not irregular. Every time it passes by, it seems to leave something on the ground.

Oops, Louis was horrified, it seemed to be a magic circle.

"Stop Lili, retreat quickly!"

Louis immediately shouted at the basilisk in a snake-like accent. Lili obeyed Louis' order and immediately chose to retreat.

But it was still a step too late. The Sphinx's face was filled with an evil smile. It raised its front paws and roared towards the sky.

Immediately, a magic barrier rose from the ground, trapping the basilisk inside. However, because Lili's movements were too large, he hit the barrier with a bang and almost fainted on the ground.