Chapter 279: A Mysterious Word
How could he not hear his suspicions, Duanmu was silent: "This is common sense." β
Yu Wenheng was choked for a moment, but after thinking about it, he had to nod and say, "Anyway, I still want to thank the princess." But the hidden weapon has been launched, so this door should be opened, right?"
Duanmu smiled quietly, and reached out and pressed it on the stone wall a few times in a row. A moment later, there was another dull creak, but this time no more hidden weapons were shot, and the originally intact stone wall suddenly began to vibrate, and after a while, it slowly moved to both sides, like a sliding door in modern society!
What is displayed in front of everyone at this moment is a forest path with green grass and flowers, lined with trees, lush and green, indescribably pleasing to the eye!
Yu Wenheng was overjoyed at first sight: "Style Valley?! This is really the Style Valley! Great!"
Everyone was very excited when they heard this, but they didn't dare to move forward rashly. Duanmu Youning looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally nodded: "You can go in, but you have to follow my instructions." Xunhuan, give me the circuit map you drew earlier. β
Suo Tianli presented the route map, Duanmu Youning unfolded it and looked at it, and then said: "Go straight from here, turn right after twenty miles." β
At present, the three kingdoms are in their own rectification, and they are entering in an orderly manner, and they soon enter the Valley of Customs. Although inaccessible, the valley does not feel desolate, and is full of life. Among the flowers on the side of the road, bees collect honey, butterflies fly, and birds chirp in the sky overhead, and the song is crisp.
As the large army marched in, the antelopes and fawns in the valley were alarmed, but they were not afraid, but instead of fleeing, they stood aside with their heads sideways and looked at everyone curiously. Xiao Zhanfei looked funny, and deliberately stepped forward to tease, so they panicked and fled separately, causing him to laugh and even say it was funny.
According to Duanmu Youning's instructions, everyone turned left and right, and only stopped temporarily when they reached the depths of the valley. Looking around, this place is indeed leeward and sunny, like a huge bird's nest, safely placed in the Langyu Peak.
But seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes: this place covers such a vast area, do they have to turn over inch by inch to find the underground palace?
At this time, Duanmu Youning had already spoken: "Everyone, the route map on Hua Jinse's dress ends here, I think the entrance to the underground palace is near here, and there is only one word next: find." β
In that case, then look for it. Everyone sighed in resignation, and then listened to Yu Wenheng ask: "It's natural to look for it, but I don't know what hints there are? For example, will there be any signs at the entrance of the underground palace? Otherwise, I am afraid that it will be a little difficult to find it aimlessly." β
Duanmu Youning pursed his lips, took out the portrait of Hua Jinse again, pointed to a certain point on her skirt and said, "Lord Wang, Prince Yuwen, Xunhuan, have you noticed? Although the route indicated by this treasure map ends here, there is a line of words written in the ancient characters of the Fish-Man Clan next to the arrow. β
A few people looked at it, and sure enough, they found some twisted patterns, and Suo Tianli continued: "Yes, I found it when I drew that route map, so I traced these words!"
"I know. Duanmu Youning nodded, "I saw this sentence that day, but to this day I still don't understand what it means." This sentence reads: When the dragon takes off, the sun is just right, and the scenery on the top of Langyu Peak is infinite. β
The three of them were stunned, and in an instant they felt that this valley seemed to be covered with a veil of mystery, which made people have no chance to get a glimpse! What mystery is hidden in this mysterious sentence?
Suo Tianli frowned, and muttered unconsciously: "The scenery of the peak of the jade peak is infinite, isn't the underground palace in the Valley of Customs, what does it have to do with the peak?"
"Could it be that we have found the wrong place, the underground palace is actually at the peak," Yu Wenheng instinctively guessed, "but if so, what does it have to do with the Valley of Customs? This is not the only place to reach the peak. β
Tanglin Guyun groaned and spoke: "I don't think this sentence necessarily means that the underground palace is on the peak, but has another meaning. β
When the two heard this, they asked in unison, "What does it mean?"
"I don't know. Tanglin Guyun looked natural, "If I knew, I would have said it a long time ago." β
Scratching their heads, the three of them looked at Duanmu Youning in unison. The latter was even more innocent: "Don't ask me, I've already said it, and I don't know what it means until today." β
Yu Wenheng twisted his eyebrows and thought about it, and guessed randomly: "That...... Could it be that this sentence has no meaning at all, and it is just that Murong Liao was happy and wrote it down casually?"
"Do you think it's possible?" Suo Tianli was the first to object, "Murong Liao tried his best to set up this mystery, on the one hand, to prevent others from finding the underground palace, and on the other hand, to prevent himself from dying early, then only Hua Jinse could understand these clues. Such an important thing, he would scribble it casually?"
Yu Wenheng nodded immediately this time: "It makes sense, I was reckless." Let's do it all over again: does this sentence remind us of the exact location of the underground palace?"
Everyone nodded in unison: "Definitely!"
Yu Wenheng scratched his head: "Where is that?"
Okay, go around and around, and go back to where you came from. If you know where it is, do you still use this mysterious sentence so entangled?
After pondering for a moment, Duanmu Youning said: "Since it can't be solved, the most suitable way now is to crack it while looking for it." Maybe when the time comes, we'll understand, or maybe we don't need to understand, and we'll find it?"
Now it seems that this is all there is to it. Yu Wenheng was helpless, so he had to order everyone to try their best to find it, and Suo Tianli also ordered people to search carefully, but on the premise of ensuring safety. In the absence of any clues, 30,000 people had to carry out a carpet search, groping inch by inch, hoping that a miracle would appear.
However, it turns out that miracles are not so easy to happen, because what is too easy is not called a miracle. Until night fell, I got nothing but sweat on my hands. This was also expected, and everyone was not so disappointed, and each dragged their tired bodies back to the camp to rest.
The next few days were almost all the same as the first day. On the premise of not being able to find the exact location, everyone did not dare to dig rashly, otherwise it was very easy to waste their physical strength in vain. But if you just wander around like this, wouldn't it be easy to miss it?
After another day of searching ended in disappointment, Yu Wenheng couldn't help gritting his teeth and decided to let everyone start digging from any place early tomorrow morning, digging forward inch by inch, I don't believe I can't find it!
When night falls, piles of bonfires have been lit, shining dazzlingly in the night, and everything around them is reflected in the shadows, especially the shadows of those thousand-year-old trees are a bit eerie, as if silently telling the vicissitudes of time.
"I've begun to wonder if the underground palace still exists. Duanmu Youning added firewood to the fire, and said with a wry smile, "Maybe in a thousand years, that palace will have already collapsed and turned into dirt!"
"Possibly. Xiao Zhanfei nodded, "Even if those gold and silver jewels still exist, they must be buried deeper, and I don't know if they can be dug up." β
Xue Jingyue sat quietly roasting the hare, and was silent for a moment before saying, "It's not a way to find it like this, I think maybe we will go back empty-handed and be busy in vain." β
Duanmu Youning looked up at Yuwen Heng, who was giving orders to the guards, and said with a faint smile: "If that's the case, we don't care, I'm afraid that Prince Yuwen will never be willing to be busy for so long and have no results." After looking forward to it for a thousand years, in the end, it was a mirror and a moon, how could he accept it?"
Xue Jingyue couldn't help but laugh: "Princess, are you making fun of me? My name is not used like thisβbut don't say it, it's really appropriate." β
Hearing her say this, everyone couldn't help laughing, and everyone next to them couldn't help but look at each other, and they were curious: Could it be that the prince and they have already found the underground palace? Otherwise, why are they smiling so happily?
In the midst of laughter, Xiao Zhanfei then spoke: "Then what can be done? After all, it was a thousand years ago, we can only see the back of that dynasty, whether it is true or false is not completely certain, who said that it will definitely be able to make a windfall?"
"That's right. Duanmu Youning nodded, "The dynasty thousands of years ago, it was originally like Miss Xue's name, it was a flower in the mirror, a moon in the water, but it was just a shadow projected in front of us, and the dynasty itself was far away from us......! Shadow?!"
Speaking of this, the corners of Duanmu Youning's lips smiled, and something flashed through his mind, and his eyes immediately became as bright as the morning star!
Seeing this, Tanglin Guyun's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Youning, did you think of something?"
"Wait!" Duanmu Youning raised his hand to stop him, "I just said shadow, there is light and there is shadow, the so-called light not only refers to firelight, but also moonlight, sunshine...... Do you remember that mysterious sentence?"
"Naturally remember. Tanglin Guyun nodded and immediately repeated, "When the divine dragon takes off, the sun is just right, and the scenery on the top of the jade peak is infinite. Condensation, what's the problem?"
Duanmu's gaze was still flickering, but a hint of excitement gradually emerged: "I think I know what this sentence means!"
After a moment of silence, everyone couldn't help but rejoice, and asked in unison, "What?!You know?!What does it mean?!"
Duanmu smiled inwardly: "Lord Wang, we used to wonder if the 'Infinite Scenery on the Peak of Langyu Peak' meant that the underground palace was at the peak, but the clues left by Murong Liao showed that the exact location should be the Valley of Customs, which means that the two are contradictory, isn't it?"
Tanglin Guyun nodded: "Yes, that's why I said that this sentence should have another meaning." β
"Yes, the two may seem contradictory on the surface, but they should be the same thing. Duanmu Youning picked the corners of his lips, hooked a wise and unparalleled smile, and finally revealed the final mystery, "Because at some specific moments, the peak of Langyu Peak and the Valley of Amorous Styles should be able to coincide!"