"You said that if that mechanism was cracked just now, what would have come out?" Crush looked back and asked with an interested look on his elbow as he pounded me.

"Hmm...... Maybe it's this box of film? I shook the black film box in my hand and deliberately teased her.

As a result, she really believed it, and her face was full of eagerness: "Huh? It's really possible! Then we're so smart! Quick, open it and take a look, this is our trophy, we have to take advantage of the sunshine here to see it quickly, there will be no chance for a while. ”

I suddenly didn't know how to continue, so I had to change the subject: "Aren't you worried about your father?" Do you want me to take you to the other side of the island to see him after that? "As soon as I said it, I regretted it a little. His father is injured and unconscious, what child would not be worried? Didn't I mean to expose people's scars?

As a result, her face darkened suddenly, but she quickly shook her head and returned to her original look, and said to me with a smile: "Okay, but my father is actually quite relieved to have your uncle with him." Now let's think about your parents, they must have been back for a while now, right? Do you think they're going to run around? And then already left that island? ”

I shook my head, "Actually, there was no evidence that they were on that island in the first place, but I always had a vague feeling that they must be there." I still feel that way now, so even after all this time, I still want to go there and have a look. I paused, touched the dragon boat flowers on the side of the backpack, and hooked the corners of my mouth, "Besides, I have something here that they must be interested in, so I'm not afraid that they will be too far away from me." "That "mom and dad" have a very sensitive sense of smell.

Crushed tilted his head and looked at me for a while, then covered his mouth and smiled: "Glutinous rice, you really love your parents, I actually envy you for this." ”

I glanced at her strangely: "Your parents are no worse than mine, what do you envy." ”

She smiled and shook her head, not saying anything more.

At this point, we came across another fork in the road, this time choosing one of the three.

"Go here." Without lifting his eyelids, he walked to the intersection on the left.

I hurriedly grabbed her and asked with some anxiety, "How do you know?" ”

She put on an innocent expression: "But, the road sign on here says to go this way?" As he spoke, he pointed to the ground.

That's when I noticed that there were some strange patterns painted on the ground at each intersection. The one on the left is a bridge, the one in the middle is a wave of water, and the one on the right is a cave.

"Look, isn't what we're going to now be a bridge hanging in the air? Then it should be this way. "Shredded the pattern of stepping on that bridge.

I frowned and shook my head hesitantly, "But is this really going to show us the way so easily?" It doesn't fit the style of this secret passage all along...... Do you think it's a trap or something? Or is it another new puzzle to solve? ”

Broken pouted and knocked me on the head: "Have you become suspicious after staying here for a long time?" There are so many roads on this side that the designer himself may not be able to remember which roads to take, so he must also make some road signs. Don't guess, let's go, aren't you in a hurry to find your parents? It's a big deal, the situation is not right, why don't we just go back the same way? ”

I thought about it, shook my head, and said, "What if there is a trap ahead?" The designer deliberately designed such a dense passage, don't you think it's strange that such an obvious road sign suddenly appears at this time? Even if the designer really wants to make a road sign, it must be a road sign that only the designer or someone in the know can understand, how can it really expose such important road information so easily? I think it's better to be safe here, we only have one life. ”

"Then we can't crack these things." Shattered said helplessly, "Bridges, water waves, caves, how can this be understood except for where the front leads?" ”

I walked around the three patterns, looked up and thought for a moment, then stood for a moment back at the junction of the cave, and suddenly turned back to Shatter with some excitement and said, "I know what this means!" ”

Then he walked up to her, pointed to the three patterns, and said to her, "You think, bridges, in those days, were generally made of wood or iron; Water waves, which must be made of water; The cave is made of stone. These materials can be found in this passage, and it is obvious that the stone content is the largest, so the cave mark refers to 'much', the water content is second, which refers to 'medium', and the wood and iron content are relatively small, which is considered more precious, and refers to 'little'. ”

"And in this secret passage, 'more', 'medium', and 'less' should refer to the number of forked roads, after all, after going around here for such a long time, the number of forks at the intersection of the fork road has appeared at most three, followed by two, and the rest is a straight route. In other words, 'bridge' refers to a straight route ahead, 'water wave' refers to two forked roads, and 'cave' refers to three forked roads. Isn't that reasonable? I said as I excitedly gestured in the air.

After listening to this, his expression became very subtle, and then he shook his head with a flat mouth: "...... That's too far-fetched, isn't it? It's better to take it literally, as I said. ”

I also wilted: "I thought it was reasonable...... Why is there so much to guess in this secret passage? ”

Shaking his head, he said, "And even if your guess is correct, it won't help us in the slightest about the direction." We still don't know which way to go. ”

I was silent. Indeed, the key now is to find that path to another aerial walkway, and perhaps we should put aside those strange patterns and find clues elsewhere to determine the direction.

I said to Shatter, "Shatter, can you help me see if there's anything noteworthy at that intersection in the cave?" Anything, I'll come here. ”

Shattered sighed, muttering "Why do you do so much when the bridge is marked above?"

I also went back and began to look closely at the intersection where the bridge was drawn, and found nothing except a slight moss on the lower part of the wall inside the intersection.

Next, I turned to the intersection where the waves were drawn. There doesn't seem to be anything special, no mechanisms, no footprints, the only thing that's remarkable is that there's no moss on the walls inside this intersection. This immediately aroused my alarm: why is there such a stark difference in the growth of mosses when they are two intersections that are so close to each other? Could this be something implied?