The three days that Han Qihai said passed quickly. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It's time to leave.

Early in the morning, the third son of Han who had made up his mind disappeared again.

No one knows where he has gone or when he will return.

But one thing is certain, if this Han San Gongzi does not appear in the evening, then all their original plans can only be lost.

The afternoon is very quiet, it is the autumn season, but the sky is still stuffy and makes people panic.

Ling Xue packed all the things she wanted to take away neatly, and handed them over to Liu Shuangli to hold. The package she had brought with her contained only a few pieces of silver, two changes of clothes, and a short knife that she never left with her.

Ling Feng and Li Chaoxiong, the two children didn't know where they were or what they were doing. They only knew that since Han Qihai informed them of the escape plan, his two capable subordinates no longer appeared in the bamboo forest.

It was nearly evening, and the sun had set over the western peaks.

Han Qihai is still nowhere to be seen.

Where did the wind blow from, Ling Xue quietly pulled out the short knife from her bag and held it tightly in her hand.

There was a noise in the distance outside the bamboo forest, and as time passed, the sound gradually became louder, and finally it also alarmed the two children who were slightly lighter in their ears.

Listening to such a chaotic sound, there must be a lot of people.

"What's that?" Liu Shuangli asked Ling Xue uneasily.

Ling Xue shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.

I only heard the sound getting closer and closer, and within half a moment, I was close to the place less than a mile away from the bamboo tower.

"How did they get in so easily?" Liu Shuangli exclaimed. After living here for three months, she already knew that in the backyard of this Han Mansion, there were many mechanisms at every step, and if she was not allowed, it would be difficult for ordinary people to walk inside.

"The third prince ordered most of the institutions in the mansion to be closed a month ago, leaving only the institutions in the labyrinth unclosed. Ling Xue replied.

"It's all closed, why?" Liu Shuangli was shocked again.

Ling Xue replied: "Childe said that these institutions are too dangerous and hurtful to keep them, so they are all closed." ”

"Dangerous, hurtful?" Liu Shuangli couldn't react for a while, is this Han Qihai so confused and merciful? Could it really be Mr. Dongguo?

Ling Xue smiled, glanced at Qin Siyang, who had never made any statement, and said, "Childe said that the situation is different now, and we can't provoke unnecessary right and wrong for no reason. ”

"Hmm!" Liu Shuangli replied simply, but he still didn't quite understand what Ling Xue meant by this.

Ling Xue smiled again, although she could see that Liu Shuang was puzzled, she didn't want to explain more.

Looking at the deep bamboo forest outside the window again, Ling Xue turned and said: "Fortunately, the labyrinth of this bamboo forest is still there, with it in the way, those people will not be able to enter here for a while, let's not make trouble, let's hide for the time being." ”

Listening closely, the speed of the sound approaching was much slower, and Liu Shuangli nodded in agreement with Ling Xue's suggestion to hide first. But she looked around at the bamboo building that was too simple, and asked, "Where are we hiding?"

Ling Xue didn't answer, turned around and put away the short knife in her hand, pulled Liu Shuangli over, greeted Qin Siyang again, and ran downstairs.

The open space downstairs, where there is no bamboo, is paved with dense pebbles. Ling Xue secretly counted her steps, walked to the departure position in the south corner, and stopped only two palms away from the bamboo forest.

I saw Ling Xue squatting down, groping for the cold pebbles at her feet. After fumbling for a moment, she finally stopped on an inconspicuous stone.

Ling Xue beckoned the two children to come behind her, and then secretly used her internal strength, pressing the pebble with three fingers.

After a while, I saw that the pebble that Ling Xue was pressing on began to slowly sink into the ground. As the stone completely submerged into the ground, the pebble-covered surface in front of the three of them gradually cracked a hole, a small hole that could accommodate an adult to enter and exit.

"What is this?" the two children exclaimed.

"Come in. Ling Xue beckoned, and one of them climbed into the cave first. Although the two children were still surprised, when they saw Ling Xue entering, they also leaned over and crawled into the cave. As the two children entered, the hole that had just cracked slowly closed behind them.

Strangely, when the entrance to the cave was closed, the light inside the cave did not disappear.

When Ling Xue entered the cave, she didn't light a fire or candle, but in the narrow path that stretched down in front of her, she could clearly see a touch of golden light. The path leading down the cave was not hewn into a staircase, but a slope that continued to extend downward, and the golden light shone upwards from the bottom of the slope.

The three of them slowly slid down the slope. After sliding about seven or eight feet, the mud beneath their feet suddenly became flat and hard, and the cave in front of them suddenly opened up. The golden light was also instantly amplified at this time, and the eyes of the three people were unconsciously closed, and it took a while to get used to the sudden bright light and open it again.

The two children raised their hands to half-cover the bright light above their heads, and stood up straight to look around curiously.

They never imagined that under this bamboo forest, there was such a wide and bright cave.

But inside the cave, the four sides are very straight, and it is obvious that it was dug out by man. According to preliminary estimates, this hole is more than a dozen zhang square. Bright light shines through the small holes carved in the dark at the top of the cave.

At this time, it was already dusk outside, and it stands to reason that the light shining into the cave should be very dark.

But the light in the cave was so dazzling that the two children couldn't feel that it was sunset outside.

Asked in surprise, Ling Xue smiled lightly and pointed to the four walls of the cave.

The two children looked at it again, and found that most of the four walls of the cave roof, which was two people high, were cleverly inlaid with large pieces of transparent glazed tiles. These transparent glazed tiles are arranged at different angles very regularly, just reflecting the light projected from the ground into this large cave in layers, magnifying the light in this cave several times.

It's really ingenious, how much thought did the person who dug this cave spend back then!

"This is ......," Liu Shuangli asked Ling Xue in amazement.

Ling Xue raised her eyebrows lightly, shook her head and smiled: "This cave is good for everything, but it's a pity that it's a dead hole, and it's not very useful." ”

"Dead hole?" the two children looked at Ling Xue in confusion, not knowing what she meant by this.

"yes, Dead Hole. Ling Xue nodded, and said with some pity, "I think that back then, because of the heavy institutions in the courtyard of the mansion, and the fact that this place is in the depths of the most dangerous bamboo forest gossip array, there will be no danger." Therefore, when this hole was excavated, I only thought about it for the convenience of storing books and reading, and did not think about hiding or escaping for my life at all. Therefore, there is no road in this cave that leads to the outside except the one we came down from. What is this kind of hole that has entry and exit, and what is it if it is not a dead hole?"

"Ah, that's what it means," Liu Shuangli sighed lightly, "but this place is very hidden, it is extremely difficult for outsiders to find, and it is also a very good hiding place." ”

Ling Xue shook her head: "There is no water here, and it is still very cold at night, so it is not suitable for staying for a long time." ”

Qin Siyang looked around and suddenly asked, "Here, is it just a cave to store books?" This was the first time he had spoken in most of the day, but it was only for such a question.

"Yes, it's a place to hide books, can't you see it, boy Yang?" Ling Xue said with a smile.

"The underground is damp, and it is used to store books, and Yongding Hou is too good at thinking about it. Qin Siyang snorted coldly.

"Yes, but do you see a tide here?" Ling Xue asked rhetorically.

"This ......," the boy was surprised, and he had barely taken a few steps on the flat road when he noticed that the mud under his feet had suddenly turned into a smooth slate.

Looking around, I immediately found that the stone walls that were flat and smooth on all sides were actually not flat. The walls were made of smooth white jade-like stone slabs on all four sides, and rows of small holes were dug up enough to hold several thread-bound books. It's just that they were standing far away just now, and the light in the cave is still a little dim now, so they didn't find those small holes in the wall at the first time.

"There were a lot of books stored here, and there, and here, there were tables and chairs. There was also a passage where we came down, which was originally a very wide stone staircase road. Ling Xue continued, "In the past, several sons liked to come here to study in the hot summer. I have always come down with me to serve. When she moved out nine years ago, after the books, tables and chairs were removed, the old lady ordered the tunnels of the cave to be destroyed. Half a year ago, the third prince and I returned here, and the third prince found this hole with his memory and dug out the passage where we came down just now. ”

Ling Xue said, looking at Qin Siyang: "Although this is a cave, it has completely isolated the surface moisture of the ground, except for coolness, there will be no moisture.

Qin Siyang was silent, and looked around at the construction design of the cave, he had nothing to question.

Thick and solid white jade-like stone slabs are built on all sides, and the roof of the cave is cleverly designed to bring in light layer by layer. When people are inside, in addition to the cold feeling of jade, they can't feel a trace of the cold and humidity that should be underground.