Midnight, Zhuge family.

Sha Li returned to the guest room and probed Xiao Dan, who was still asleep. Wu Lao was meditating in another room, obviously cultivating.

He came to the courtyard and paced, gradually digesting what Zhuge Zixin had mentioned to him. Due to his innate strong soul power, he could naturally detect that Zhuge Zixin's emotions were not like a disguise when he said those words.

But that doesn't mean everything she says is true.

Even if everything a person says is true, the combination is not necessarily a signpost to find the truth, and it may be a driving force that leads people astray into the abyss.

"Also, who is the person hiding behind the curtain of Zhuge Zixin's boudoir? ”

Sha Li thought about it, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and couldn't help but think of Kaifeng. pinched his chin and laughed a little weirdly.

"When will Kaifeng be as ...... as she is," Sha Li gestured up and down with his hands to the moon in the sky, "Convex and backward?"

"Boss, what are you practicing, why do you look weird?"

Hearing the words coming from behind him, Sha immediately stopped the movement of his hand, and shook his hand in embarrassment without turning around.

"During the banquet, you and Xiao Dan both beat people, but I didn't beat them, isn't this a little itchy?" Sha Li turned around and asked, "Aren't you cultivating?"

"I was already aware of it when you came back, but I didn't finish my work at that time, and it was inconvenient to get up. Wu Lao nodded.

"By the way, Zhuge Zixin is looking for you, but it has something to do with Vermilion Finch?"

Sha Li informed Wu Liao about the interview with Zhuge Zixin.

Of course, there are some details that he should be saved. After all, Wu Lao is still young.

After listening to what Sha Li said, Wu Lao pondered for a long time and said, "Boss, why don't we go to the Vermilion Bird Hall and have a look?"

"Vermilion Bird Palace, what are you going to do there?" Sha Li didn't expect that after Wu Liao heard his words, the first thing he wanted to say was this.

"Master once said that if you want to know the truth, you have to get the closest place to the truth. Aren't we looking for Vermilion Bird Stone? Since Aunt Zhuge , ah no, Zhuge Zixin has said that the Vermilion Bird Hall is the last place where the Vermilion Bird Stone appears, maybe we can find any clues there. ”

Wu Liao was obviously deviated by Xiao Dan's previous name for Zhuge Zixin.

Sha Li glanced at Wu Lonely, but he couldn't laugh or cry. Every word Master Wu Lao said was right, but why did it always feel very inconsistent when used here?

"Having said that, the Vermilion Bird Hall was just a place to store the Vermilion Bird Stone after all, and according to Zhuge Zixin, there was no fierce fight that night. Besides, even if there are any clues left, so many days have passed, and they have already been cleaned up by the Zhuge family. I went, but I guess I couldn't see anything. ”

"The boss is analytical. However, there may be some surprises to discover. It's okay left and right, so I'm just going to take a look. ”

Shali: "......"

After listening to Sha Li's analysis, Wu Lao still insisted on going to the Vermilion Bird Palace, which made Sha Li a little difficult to refuse.

"Oh well. Since you're so insistent, let's take a trip. However, after all, the Vermilion Bird Hall is an important place of the Zhuge family, and it is possible that someone will guard it. We have to be careful. ”

"Then boss, let's go!"

Looking at Wu Lone's expectant look, Sha Li had to wonder, could this kid not come out to play for too long, and find it particularly novel and exciting to sneak in in the dark?

"But what about Xiao Dan, I'm a little worried about leaving her here alone. ”

"Tsccha, I'll go too!"

As soon as Sha Li finished speaking, his left leg was hugged tightly by a ball of softness.

"Little Dan!?"

Sha Li and Wu Liao exclaimed at the same time.

"Where did you come from?" little Nizi became more and more elusive. Sha Li glanced at the void where Xiao Dan had just appeared, "Tell me honestly, how long have you been hiding here?" ”

"Hello Cha Cha, I woke up when Brother Sha came back to tighten the quilt for me, but I happened to dream of delicious food at that time, so I continued to sleep. ”

"Later, I heard Brother Sha and him in a daze...... Wu Lonely was talking about the Vermilion Bird Palace, so he secretly got closer. ”

"It's rare to encounter such a fun thing, Brother Sha doesn't plan to take me with him, hum!"

Xiao Dan crackled and spoke, and finally complained about Sha Li.

Sha Li looked at the two of them speechlessly for a while, and said helplessly: "Okay." Then let's go together, but don't make a noise. ”

Xiao Dan nodded like a green bird pecking at the valley. Wu Lao said: "But boss, this Zhuge family is so big, it's not easy to find the Vermilion Bird Palace." ”

Sha Li smiled without saying a word, took out a yellow brocade stone, and said mysteriously: "Fortunately, I have this." ”

When he was led to Zhuge Zixin's boudoir by the maid before, he passed by many mansions along the way, and on a whim, he casually asked the maid if he had any drawings of the Zhuge family's mansion. Unexpectedly, the maid actually printed a copy for him on the spot.

At that time, Sha Li was indeed a little surprised, but thinking about it, he knew why this waitress was so generous.

So the three of them suppressed their breath to the lowest, and on this bright and clear night, they began to infiltrate the Suzaku Hall according to the map given by the maid.

Sha Li was exploring the way in front, Xiao Dan was in the middle and followed closely, but Wu Lao was looking forward to the left and right at the end, looking quite experienced. However, the long "strange stick" behind him is too conspicuous.

"This is, Suzaku Hall?"

Wu Liao looked at this hall, which was not connected to all the mansions, and looked puzzled. The main hall is also majestic, and the design style and construction materials are quite quaint.

However, although the hall was bright and transparent, it was quite conspicuous in this corner, but there was no one around to guard it. This made Wu Lao wonder if they had come to the wrong place.

"According to the map, it's a good place. ”

Sha Li pinched his chin and said thoughtfully.

"Wouldn't it be better if there was no one to guard it? Little Dan's little face shone with excitement in the moonlight.

"Let's go!" said Sha Li with a nod.

Now that I'm here, I'm sure I'm going to go in and have a look. Anyway, they were ordered to come to Zhuge to investigate the case. And the Suzaku Hall is the scene of the crime.

"I'll just go in with Brother Sha. Stand guard outside, and give us a good look. Xiao Dan crossed his waist with one hand and stretched out one hand to stop Wu Lone, who was following him.

Looking at Xiao Dan's very experienced appearance, Wu Liao was a little speechless. Her words are not bad, but the night visit to the Vermilion Bird Hall was originally proposed by herself, but at this time, Xiao Dan wanted him to look at the wind here, and he was unwilling in his heart. He glanced at the Suzaku Hall, and for some reason, suddenly, it was like an unknown place full of mysteries, which deeply attracted him and made him full of reluctance.

Seeing this, Sha Li shook his head and chuckled, hugged Xiao Dan away, and said to Wu Lone: "Don't listen to Xiao Nizi's nonsense. ”

When the three of them entered the temple, the first thing they saw was an altar standing quietly in the center of the main hall.

The altar is octagonal in shape, gradually smaller from the base upwards, and only a staircase is made on the side facing the main entrance for people to go up.

"Boss, it seems that this hall is also in the shape of an octagonal shape like the altar. ”

After Wu Lao came in, he first glanced at the octagonal altar, and then looked around the entire hall. As soon as he spoke, although the sound was not loud, there were indeed several echoes one after another, which shook the ears of the three people.

"Phantom Stone?"

Sha Li thought lightly, looked at his feet, and had a plan in his heart. He beckoned Wu Lao and Xiao Dan to his side and whispered in their ears not to speak loudly.

Wu Lone asked, "Boss, what's going on with this weird echo?"

"It's called a phantom stone, and it amplifies the sound several times before returning to the speaker's ear. But there's a bottom line to its effect, as long as we try to whisper as softly as possible. Look at your feet, this blanket is made of a special material, which basically does not make the sound of footsteps for pedestrians. ”

Fang just entered the hall, just looking at the octagonal altar, and listening to Sha Li's reminder at this moment, Xiao Dan and Wu Liao felt the softness under their feet.

"Bah, cha, sha, brother, brother, you, look, good, big, one, one, bird. Xiao Dan's eyes stared at a wall made of phantom sound stone, and his small mouth opened and closed exaggeratedly, saying word by word.

"You use Transsound. Sha Li glanced at her lightly and looked at the wall.

With the help of the huge lighting brocade stones placed in all corners of the main hall, Sha Li could clearly see the slender bird feathers extending outward from the wings and tail of the bird on the huge painting. The painting depicts the belly side of a red bird, which seems to spread its wings upwards in the air, and each feather seems to have a red flame on it. In the painting, its eyes are filled with arrogance and disdain, as if they are about to break through the sky.

"How did you get a small piece of this bird's wings?"

Wu Lone, who was standing in front, attracted Sha Li's attention, and he took a closer look, and there was indeed a circular blank space on the left and right wings and tails of the red bird on the mural. The upper edge seems to be filled with some kind of light-transmitting material, and under the soft light of the illuminating stone, it is faintly shiny.

"T'Chat, there are also here, these are big birds!"

Xiao Dan's transmission made Sha Li and Wu Liao tilt their heads at the same time, but they saw her quickly walking around the corner of the wall, and her little head maintained a posture of looking up.

So, they also walked in the direction of Xiao Dan. It turned out that except for the wall where the main entrance and the back door were located, the other six walls were painted with this red giant bird.

In these six-sided murals, the giant bird flies or stands, or raises its head to the sky, or curves its feathers, no matter what the posture, there are always one or two circular blanks on the body.

Sha Li looked up at the giant bird on the mural over and over again, to be precise, looking at the circular blank space on the bird's body, and fell into thought. He always felt that the place where these blanks appeared, as if he had seen them somewhere.

"Ahh

A cry of pain came from the hall, followed by several deafening echoes, and Shali recovered from his contemplation, hurrying to shut down his hearing.

When silence returned to the hall, he saw Wu Liao fall to the ground, covering his mouth with his hands, as if he didn't want to make a sound.

In front of him, about a foot away from the octagonal altar, a red transparent barrier appeared out of thin air, in an eight-sided form, enclosing the altar.

The eight-sided barrier continues to extend into the air and narrows.

Eventually, they intersect on a suspended side of the Bagua light map.