Chapter Twenty-Seven: Hearts and Minds

The night of the first moon. Hai time. Breeze.

I had a fun day, read a few pages, freshened up, and was getting ready to change and go to bed.

Suddenly, the door rang.

I shook my head helplessly, it must be Xiaotian who came to me again to learn embroidery. She has recently become obsessed with female workers, and she doesn't even know basic stitching, but she pesters me to teach her to embroider some peony mandarin ducks or something.

I lazily opened the door and complained, "Are you going to exhaust your sister and me when you come so late?" Let's ...... together."

Before the word "sleep" could be spoken, I immediately shut up.

Outside the door sat Cheng Hao.

"Together with what? Sleep? Not interested. He said lightly.

The lights in the room were dim, and his expression was not visible.

I swallowed silently. Sure enough, it is the legendary Ningyuan Wang Chenghao, who is not close to women, could it be some secret disease, right?

Seeing that I didn't speak, he probably didn't bother to entangle with me, and said coldly: "Pack your bags and get ready to go." ”

Let's go? Right now? Don't you say goodbye to Xiaotian and them?

Before I could ask, Cheng Hao had already turned and left.

Well, it's not the first time I've known about his moody nature.

I hurriedly packed up and prepared to walk back to the sea of flowers, but I saw that Cheng Hao was already waiting for me in front of the sand table hut. There was light in the hut, and I couldn't jump, and Cheng Hao was motioning for me to go over.

Entering the hut, the North Slope Immortal was already waiting for us inside. He held a large torch in his hand, and his expression was solemn, and when he saw us come in, he did not look at all like the usual frolicking.

The hut is still daytime, and it is not much different.

I'm wondering. But seeing that Beipo Immortal's right hand had been put on the sand table, he made a lot of effort, and the sand table actually moved forward half a step steadily. He squatted down and groped for a while with his hands on the ground, and when I looked closely, the floor looked like nothing unusual, could it be that there was a dark room? As soon as my mind moved, I immediately thought of the opportunity on the stone mountain of Ningyuan Palace.

Sure enough, Banpo Immortal found the opportunity, and with a little force, a five-foot square floor automatically sank slightly.

Banpo Immortal muttered: "This thing hasn't been used for two years, but some hands are raw." ”

After that, he nodded at Cheng Hao, who randomly turned his wheelchair to the floor.

It was just me, dumbfounded.

I only know that this old man knows the art of war, can make jade, can make weapons, can arrange formations, and can also grow flowers, I never thought that he was also an expert! Thankfully, he's not friend or foe. It's no wonder that the two often meet, but Xiaotian they don't recognize Cheng Hao, he must have come here when the night was dark and the wind was high.

I also know that in this case, it is safest to walk from here. After all, the one who wants to kill us can't just send a few dozen people.

Seeing Cheng Hao waiting, I also walked up to the plank.

As soon as his feet landed, Banpo Xian touched the bracket, and the wooden plank slowly sank.

At this time, he returned to his usual appearance, and his face was full of smiles: "Xiao Haozi, the night is long, the beauty is beside you, you have to hold it." ”

Cheng Hao snorted lightly and pinned his head to the side.

And I just glared at him. That Cheng Hao is obviously not interested in women!

The plank descended slowly, and the old man suddenly whispered, "Xiao Haozi, are you sure you won't tell this girl about the night?" Beauty is easy to get and easy to lose! ”

Cheng Hao suddenly patted the armrest with his eyebrows, and said angrily: "What's the matter with you?" ”

I was startled by his sudden anger, and suddenly I felt the plank drop twice as fast as I saw it, and there was darkness in front of me.

I only heard the North Slope Immortal shouting overhead: "Hey, Torch!" Torchβ€”"

Cheng Hao didn't seem to want to listen to him anymore, and with a snap, he waved his palm, and the plank above his head had been closed.

It's dark all around.

There is not a glimmer of light.

There was nothing in front of him, as if it were just nothing.

The heart is heavy, sullen, and can't find the direction.

There is no exit.

Frightened because I can't see it.

Luckily, I could hear the sound of long, even, breathing beside me.

It's Cheng Hao's breath.

I couldn't help but stretch out my hand, follow the sound of breathing in the void, and the moment I touched his arm, my heart suddenly felt steady.

I couldn't help but hold on tightly, afraid he would walk away.

A chuckle came from the endless darkness: "You Jinse also have times when you are afraid. ”

Fear! Of course I'm afraid!

I used to be afraid of death, but now I feel that if I can die well, death will not be so terrible. What I fear is the void, that I become one with the darkness, that I will never find myself again.

There was a sound of clothes rubbing, "pop", and a cluster of fire lit up in Cheng Hao's hand.

It turned out that he was carrying a fire fold.

I was secretly relieved. I saw that this was a fighting room, which could accommodate about seven or eight people.

There is a long passage on one side of the room, and it seems that my guess is correct.

"Take it." Cheng Hao said lightly.

"Me?"

"Do you want me to take it myself?"

I hurriedly let go of Cheng Hao's arm and took the fire fold. Actually, I wish I had the light myself!

Just as he was about to take a step, Cheng Hao said again: "Do you know the way yourself?" ”

"Didn't you go to Ningyuan Palace?" Xu was frightened before, and I actually blurted out.

Cheng Hao looked at me with a smile, and in the jumping firelight, the meaning of his smile was unknown.

"Then don't go, the fire fold will run out in a while, and you should tear the king's clothes again!"

I'm about to plead, but on second thought, he's right.

He's in a rare good mood right now, so it's best not to mess with him. If he were to leave me alone in the ground, I would be a pile of dry bones that no one would notice.

I slowly stepped out of the ground, and the soft dirt was under my feet. Walking slowly to the passageway, I couldn't help but hold on to the wall. The soil on the walls is also soft and wet. It seems that this place should be near the river behind the house, and further on, it should be below the sea of flowers.

After walking about fifty or sixty steps, my eyes suddenly opened up, and as far as the eye could see, my mind was churning.

The sides of the passage suddenly widened a lot, forming two rooms of the same size on the left and right.

And in these two rooms, all kinds of weapons, large and small, of all kinds, are faintly glowing with cold light!

Most of these weapons were actually described in detail by Banpo Immortal in "Military Strategy". From the material, advantages, the method of use and the method of restraint, there are all of them.

I couldn't help but step forward and take a closer look at the weapons.

Wraith Gun, Moon Shadow Sword, Water Sweeper, Floating Cloud Whip...... The weapons I had seen in the book were now in front of my eyes, and I carefully rubbed them, recalling the descriptions in the books.

Cheng Hao was not in a hurry, just waiting quietly behind me.

Suddenly, I seemed to see a sword engraved with small characters, and when I held it up and looked closely, it was actually the words "King Ningyuan"!

No wonder Qinghe said before that Cheng Hao put away all the weapons in the room, and it turned out to be here.

I turned to the other side again, and my eyes saw a weapon in the corner, but I was stunned.

That's an emerald dagger!

The size of a hand, bent like a crescent moon.

I hurriedly took out the one that the Night King had given me, and they were so similar! It's just the one that the Night King gave me, the gem is set on the left, and this one is set on the right!

I suddenly turned to look at Cheng Hao, who was also looking at me. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes!

"How can there be this dagger here?" I asked eagerly.

Cheng Hao seemed to be fixed: "These two daggers are originally a pair of male and female, the female is called Qionghua, and the male is called Ling Xiao." Ling Xiao was originally here, and in recent years, I have been looking for this Qionghua, but I never thought that it was in your hands. ”

Is that really the case? I looked at him fixedly, and my heart was sad.

"If you are willing to cut your love, you are willing to give Qionghua to this king, and this king is willing to reward you with a lot of money!" He hooked his lips and smiled, smiling nonchalantly. It seems that he really loves this dagger.

I fixed my head and walked slowly. After a long time, the sound of the wheels rolling sounded.

And I never looked back at him.

After walking for a long time, I suddenly stumbled under my feet, and I stumbled forward.

A voice came from behind him: "Jinse! There was anxiety in his voice.

By this time I had already thrown myself to the ground, and the fire broke and fell far away.

It was darkness again.

The man behind me was still in a wheelchair, and his anxiety seemed to be delusional. And with his skills, it is not difficult to get up and hold me......

It's just him, it's not him!

Jinse, Jinse, what are you expecting?

"Smack", Cheng Hao lit another fire fold.

In the cramped passage, our ghostly shadows immediately appeared.

I still haven't looked back. I was afraid that he would see itβ€”my face was full of tears.

I don't know how long I walked, but the fire broke and went out again.

By this time I had calmed down a lot, and I looked back in astonishment. His countenance flickered in the last glimmer of light, and then vanished.

Somehow, I saw my thin lips slightly open, as if to say something......

But nothing was said.

Just standing in the dark.

"Jinse, come here." I heard him say.

I think maybe he ran out of fire. Then he touched the wall of the cave and walked towards him. If you touch it in the dark, you will not be so afraid.

A hand held mine. Lenient. Warm. Coarse.

He slowly turned his wheelchair and walked forward, while I was held by him and walked behind him.

I don't know if he has excellent eyesight at night, or if he is extremely familiar with this passage, but after a while, the mountain walls on both sides suddenly disappeared, and the surrounding area was empty, presumably another fighting room.

After walking about two feet, Cheng Hao stopped.

"Here we are." There was no emotion in his voice.

It's just that I can't see anything, and in this bottomless underground passage, I can only walk by touch and smell.

At this time, I also smelled a familiar smell, which of course came from Cheng Hao.

When people are in darkness and quiet, their thinking will be extremely clear.

All the memories rolled in, the details that had been overlooked before resurfaced, and they were strung together in a complete line in my mind, and I thought I had found the answer.

I burst into tears in the darkness.

But I dare not say. I can't say either.

Because, there are still many mysteries to be solved......

Cheng Hao took my hand and led me to a stone wall in front of me, which was rough and piercing. However, under his guidance, I soon noticed that there was a piece of the stone wall at the bottom of my left that was extremely smooth.

"Hold and push to the left." Cheng Hao said.

His voice was in the dark, and suddenly seemed extremely gentle.

I immediately forced myself back to the tears that I was about to shed again,

Did as he said.

Suddenly, a blinding light shone in from the right side. First there was a slit, then there was more and more light......

I instinctively closed my eyes and my head was dizzy.

A pair of large hands came from behind my back and covered my eyes......

My tears began to disobey again......