Chapter 4: Stone Room in Distress

The Lingyang City Sea Festival is about to start in two days. Every household in the city is preparing for the festival and praying for good weather in the coming year.

On the day of the festival, fishermen would put offerings such as wine and silver coins in small boats and throw them into the sea. Let the sacrifice float down the ocean current to the sea where the Kraken is infested. When the Kraken sees the sacrifice, it will surface, open its mouth larger than a fishing boat, and take all the sacrifices with it. In this way, the fishermen hope that the Kraken will no longer make waves, destroy fishing boats, and not eat human lives in the coming year.

But that's just the psychological comfort fishermen are looking for. In the tavern on the street, several people are talking about the merchant ship that was swallowed by the Kraken yesterday. From their conversation, it was learned that this was a merchant ship from the Nihong Kingdom to pay tribute to the Nanyu Kingdom, and the ship was full of rare treasures.

The conversations of several people were all listened to by Yao Qingshu at the next table. Although he had also heard the legend of the Siren, he couldn't help but sigh that this monster had such magical abilities, and a big ship was enough for him. At the moment, my stomach is hungry to eat, so I will listen to it as a story.

Since Yao Qingshu went down the mountain, he has searched all the streets and alleys in the city, but he has not seen his junior brother. The people in Lingyang City were mixed, mainly because they were afraid that Luo Xiaotian would cause any more trouble, so as not to go back and be scolded and grounded by the master.

"Master, did we just let the two of them go? I look at that kid's fists and feet, but they look like people from the Apocalypse Palace, they can't run away. ”

"You idiots, people have run away, an afterthought! Are you sure you saw that they entered the Wenhui Temple through the main entrance? ”

The guys nodded in response. Looking at their appearance, it doesn't look like they're lying, but Luo Xiaotian hasn't been to Wenhui Temple, so the guys must have looked away.

Conversations came from the attic. The person who spoke was the person in the gambling house who had just had a friction with Luo Xiaotian and them. Shen Kun and a few of his subordinates were drinking and eating upstairs, and several of his subordinates were humiliated by Luo Xiaotian, and they still don't forget to save face.

The words of the people upstairs happened to be heard by Yao Qingshu. The disciple of the Heavenly Apocalypse Palace they were talking about should be Luo Xiaotian. Yao Qingshu continued to listen, wanting to get more information from this group of people.

Shen Kun estimated the amount of the silver money he had just taken back, threw it on the table, and said to the guy with a blue nose and swollen face: "These silver coins, that kid has also returned, and you will each take ten taels." That's it! ”

Shen Kun also knows that he is in the gambling house business. When a gambler wins too much and exceeds the limit of the casino, the bookkeeper will try to stop the loss. Chen An'an was so lucky, the guys were just looking for an excuse to get the loss back, and then kick her out of the gambling house. Now that the money has been returned, it is not a loss.

"Master, the little ones are also trying to save your face......"

Before this uninteresting guy finished speaking, Shen Kun slapped him in the face, and with a "snap", the other guys didn't dare to make a sound.

"What kind of place is Wenhui Temple? It was the temple of the imperial court, and the two of them could easily enter through the gate, and it was not easy to get your little head! Do you want to rebel against the court? Shen Kun was furious, the fat on his face trembled with anger, and he shouted: "Get out!" ”

After listening to the conversation of everyone upstairs, Yao Qingshu inevitably had many doubts in his heart, but at least he had the only clue to Luo Xiaotian's whereabouts. After settling the account, he left the tavern and went towards Wenhui Temple.

Yao Qingshu didn't know that Luo Xiaotian was trapped in the abandoned garden of the Bei'an Palace.

Inside the palace garden.

Luo Xiaotian and Chen An'an, who were looking for Xiao Xiao, stumbled and fell into a hole. The distance between the entrance of the cave was more than ten meters, but fortunately, many dead branches and weeds fell to the bottom of the cave, and the two of them were fine after falling into the hole. It's just that with such a high hole and no one entering or leaving this abandoned courtyard, how can the two of them get out.

After getting used to the temporary darkness of entering the cave, Luo Xiaotian took advantage of the light coming in from the entrance of the cave to look around and found that there was a cave inside.

It turns out that there is a secret passage with light in the cave, but I don't know where it leads.

"Hey, look! It seems that there is an exit here. ”

Chen An'an was a little overjoyed, next to Luo Xiaotian, holding his arm, and pointing to the secret passage with his finger. Luo Xiaotian had seen it a long time ago, but at this moment, he felt that this place was too unusual, a little incredible, and he felt uneasy in his heart.

The two of them walked down the secret passage towards the light. When I entered the inside, I found that there was a spacious and bright stone room in front of me.

There were lights and candles lit inside the stone room, and it was obvious that someone came often, and the hole they fell from was supposed to be the vent of this stone room.

What is even more surprising is that there are many gold and silver piled up in the stone chamber, which is a rare treasure. All kinds of gold and silver utensils are neatly arranged. Looking at the exquisite ornamental patterns above, some are from the Northern Guardian Kingdom, some are from the Rainbow Kingdom, and some are from the Southern Yu Kingdom, and the rest should be the style of the Western Regions.

Luo Xiaotian looked at Chen An'an, who was stunned beside him, pushed her with his hand, and said, "Are you dumbfounded?" This is supposed to be the secret room where the king of Bei'an stored his belongings. ”

Chen Anan smiled. She finally understood why Xiao Ji ran out and didn't come back.

"It turns out that this little fellow is for me, seeing that I have just lost my money in the street, and now, I have found so many treasures to find me happy. Haha"

"Don't be whimsical, we just accidentally fell and happened to be in this secret room. Don't bother with the idea here. With me, I won't let you make mistakes. Luo Xiaotian felt that Chen An'an's idea was simply inexplicable.

"Hey, don't underestimate people. Xiao Ji is smart, it has the ability to smell gold and find silver, but it doesn't want to tell you. Now that I've seen it, it's all the ones it helped me find. Hum! ”

"Huh? Miss, you two are really good partners, it is responsible for finding, and you are responsible for stealing? ”

"Shut up, little Taoist! As I said, don't take ill-gotten gains, do you really think I'm a thief? Chen Anan was a little angry, and raised his fist to hit Luo Xiaotian.

"Stop! Did you hear that? Luo Xiaotian stopped the noisy Chen An'an, and pricked up his ears to listen carefully to the sound outside.

It turned out to be the voice of Xiao Ting, and although it was through the wall of the stone room, it could still be heard faintly.

The two of them searched from another entrance in the stone chamber in the direction from which the voice of the little trumpeter came. Through this newly discovered secret passage in the stone chamber, the two finally walked outside.

It was only when I arrived at the entrance of the secret passage that I found that there was a cliff in front of me, and it turned out that this secret passage led to the sea. Where they are now is a naturally formed deep-water port surrounded by rocks. The sea water must have poured in from under the mountain on the side of the sea, that is, there was a gap hidden under the surface of the sea under the rocks on the opposite side. And a dozen meters above their heads may be the fence of the courtyard just now. Although I found the exit, I could only rely on the broken rocks of the cliff below to go down, and the cliff above my head was bare, and there was no way to go to the top.

"Xiao Ding!"

Chen An'an finally saw Xiao Ji and shouted excitedly.

Underneath the cliffs. I saw Xiao Ji squatting on a lonely black stone that had been submerged by the sea, and only part of it was exposed to the sea.

"Xiao Ji should also find the stone room, but he can't get out, like us everywhere to find an exit. Then I ran to the beach, and after the high tide I couldn't come back. Luo Xiaotian looked at the little one that was still chirping, and felt that it was cute and pitiful. Let's go down from the broken rock here and bring it up. ”

The two came to the beach through layers of broken stones, but there was no way to get close to Xiao Ding. Luo Xiaotian looked around, hoping to find a tool to rescue Xiao Ding. I accidentally found an iron cable buried in sand and gravel, the size of the sole of the foot, submerged under the sea, and extended to the black stone where Xiao Ji was squatting.

Luo Xiaotian found that things were getting more and more bizarre. The stone chamber on the cliff, the treasures in the stone chamber, as well as this strange sea area and this thick iron cable.

With the help of this iron cable, Luo Xiaotian stepped on the sea water and came to Xiao Ji. When he picked up Xiao Ji, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

A black-pressed behemoth loomed along the waves, like a Kunpeng in the abyss, with no head or tail in sight.

Luo Xiaotian relied on those memories he was born with. I remembered a book called "Collecting Memories", in which there is a record: "There are people of Wanqu, who came by spiral boat." The boat travels like a snail, sinking to the bottom of the sea, and the water does not immerse, a boat that falls into the waves. ”

Luo Xiaotian linked the behemoth in front of him with the description in "Collecting Memories", isn't this a spiral boat and a boat that falls into waves?

Luo Xiaotian stayed on the surface of the sea and was a little confused. He was a little confused, and the mysteries in his mind were growing more and more.

In this era, who has the ability to build the giant ship under the sea. In his memories, there were indeed many giant submarines, but those were obviously not on this continent. Where did those memories in his mind belong, illusory but so real.

Could it be that these memories in my mind are images from the future? What kind of secrets did my mother know back then?

"Hey! You're coming back soon. Chen Anan saw Luo Xiaotian standing still and shouted at him, "Are you fascinated by the mermaid?" ”

Luo Xiaotian came back to his senses at this time, turned around and walked back.

Chen Anan hugged the lost and regained Xiaoji, all kinds of intimacy. I didn't know what Luo Xiaotian had just seen.

The two returned to the stone chamber and continued to look for an exit. In the stone chamber, there are three passages, one is the vent where the two people fell; One leads to the sea; There is no way to go, and it is the only way to go. The two of them could only try their luck by following the secret passage.

"Is it true that Xiao Ji has the ability to smell gold and find silver?" Walking in the secret passage, Luo Xiaotian thought about it and wanted to confirm Xiao Xiao's ability.

"Do you think I'm making fun of you? That's certainly true. ”

"Do you know why he went to that reef in the sea?"

"Didn't you say it, it can't find an exit, it's turning blindly, and the tide can't come back?"

"It doesn't make sense, it hasn't been gone for long, and the tide hasn't risen and fallen that fast. Also, it should be in the stone chamber full of gold and silver. The only possibility is that there is something in the boat just now. ”

"Little Taoist, what nonsense are you talking about? How I don't understand! Did Xiao Ji find a treasure under the sea? Do you want to keep it to yourself? ”

"I said I saw a kraken, do you believe it?"

"Do you think this girl is scared? The Kraken is also seafood, just a dish. ”

"It's big, too big you can't imagine."

"That's a lot of dishes!"

"That's right! Lots of dishes, are you a foodie? Ha ha! ”

Luo Xiaotian was amused by the sharp-toothed Chen An'an, staying with this optimist, he had forgotten that he was still in danger and hungry.

I didn't expect this secret passage to be so long, it should have been dug out along the coastline, and there is a lighting opening every other section, and you can smell the sea breeze. Such a large project was built under the palace, including everything I saw just now, is it closely related to the king of Bei'an.

When I walked to the end of the secret passage, I finally saw the steps that snake down from above, and the top of the steps is the stone gate.

The two were overjoyed and came to the stone gate at the top. Looking around, I touched the mechanism, and the stone door rumbled open.