13th (16th) of the first lunar month
Seeing Pei Min wake up, Li Ke raised his vigilance, carefully leaned in front of Pei Min, grabbed Pei Min's wrist with both hands, and was ready to stun him again at any time. Pei Min slowly opened his eyes, and wanted to rub his neck with his hand, but found that Li Ke grabbed his wrist tightly, and suddenly felt puzzled, he slowly asked, "Brother Li, why is this?" ”
Seeing that Pei Min seemed to have regained his senses, Li Ke's tense nerves finally relaxed, his hands loosened, and he hurriedly helped Pei Min up, and continued to ask: "Brother Pei really doesn't know what happened just now?" ”
Pei Min rubbed his neck, tried to recall, and finally shook his head, and said: "I really don't know what happened, I have been looking for an exit with Brother Li, but when I saw Brother Li suddenly banging on the wall all around, I was anxious... And then I don't know. ”
Li Ke looked at Pei Min, and suddenly wondered in his heart, Pei Min had indeed returned to normal at this moment, but just now he obviously lost his mind, and the whole person seemed to be crazy, what caused Pei Min to be like this? If you can't find out the reason, you can't guarantee that you won't go crazy again; Li Ke carefully examined Pei Min's arms and neck, and there were no injuries, not like he had been poisoned or bitten by poisonous insects.
Seeing Li Ke like this, Pei Min couldn't help asking, "Brother Li, what did I do just now?" Is Brother Li so worried? ”
Except for a few abrasions from the palm of his hand on the wall, Li Ke really couldn't find any traces, he sighed and said: "I don't know why, just now Brother Pei was like a crazy demon and lost his heart, no matter how I dissuade him, it was useless, Li had no choice but to knock Brother Pei unconscious, I hope you will forgive me." ”
When Pei Min heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and said in a deep voice: "Me? Crazy? But why don't I remember anything? ”
Li Ke replied: "I'm also strange, this matter is really strange! Li Ke said, looked around, couldn't help sighing, and said: "Now the lamp and candle are about to burn out, and the two of us haven't found the exit yet, what should we do?" ”
Pei Min looked at the lights and candles that were about to go out, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said, "I don't know if Brother Li has noticed that the two of us have been returning to the same place and have not gone far." ”
When Li Ke heard this, he couldn't help but look surprised, and hurriedly asked, "What does Brother Pei mean?" Why? ”
Pei Min pointed to the pattern on the wall and said: "I have been paying close attention to the pattern on the wall, and it didn't take long for me to always encounter the same pattern. ”
Li Ke said with some discouragement: "Brother Pei, I have a heart, I haven't cared about these patterns... Suddenly, a thought flashed in Li Ke's mind, and he hurriedly grabbed Pei Min and said, "Brother Pei, I know." ”
Li Ke's instantaneous change in mood caught Pei Min a little off guard, he looked at Li Ke with a puzzled expression, and asked, "What does Brother Li know?" ”
Li Ke continued: "The only difference between the two of us is whether we look at the patterns on the wall or not. Li Ke pointed to the patterns on the opposite wall and said: "Brother Pei, please look at these patterns, strange, weird, people can't help but feel anxious after looking at them for a long time, Brother Pei must have been looking at these patterns, planted the seeds of madness in his heart, and saw me crazy on the wall, and lost his mind for a while." ”
Pei Min thought about it, and felt that Li Ke's words were reasonable, and he couldn't help but be a little afraid, fortunately the two of them went together, so they were able to stop it, in case there was only one person, it must be difficult to save in this ghost city maze, thinking of this, he hurriedly bowed to Li Ke and said: "Thank you Brother Li for saving you, if you are the only one, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
When Li Ke saw Pei Min like this, he immediately returned the salute and said, "Brother Pei, you and my brothers, why do you say this?" If it weren't for Brother Pei's help today, I might have died in that sword formation; Besides, Brother Pei's deep dive into danger today is all to help me, otherwise it would never be the case. ”
Pei Min shook his head lightly and continued: "Then you and I will be very gracious, let's think about how to get out as soon as possible at this moment." ”
Li Ke looked around again through the lamp and candle, and fell into deep thought, but at this time, the firelight flashed a few times, and the lamp and candle finally burned out, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness, and they couldn't see their five fingers, and the two heard each other's soft sighs in the dark.
In other words, ordinary people fall into this labyrinth of fingers that can't see their fingers, it must be a mess of the rules, not to mention trying to find a way out of the labyrinth, they may not even have the concentration to calm down. The ghost market is not an ordinary place, no one leads it, outsiders can't get here at all, and all the ghost servants in the ghost market have been killed at this moment, if you count on others to save it, this plan is unlikely, and now the two of them can only rely on themselves.
After a long time, Li Ke finally spoke: "Brother Pei, in your opinion, how did that Keduo leave this ghost city?" It stands to reason that he should have escaped from this labyrinth. ”
When Li Ke said this, he reminded Pei Min that the two of them had been in the maze for a long time, and they really didn't see Keduo and the others, if he was also lost, then it was definitely possible to meet in this maze; Moreover, when the two of them came, they were also brought in by Kedo's subordinates pretending to be ghost servants, and that person must be familiar with the terrain here, otherwise how could he lead the way? Whether there are other exits and secret passages in this ghost market hall for the time being, since Kedo's subordinates can easily find the entrance, it is easy for Keduo to retreat, just find the know-how to enter and exit this labyrinth.
At first, Li Ke was worried that Keduo and the red-haired Yama were accomplices, if so, it would not be surprising that Keduo was familiar with the terrain here, but judging from the fact that Keduo had killed all the ghost servants, the two were not accomplices, which means that Keduo should not have arrived here many times, presumably he must have mastered the trick when he left the labyrinth; Thinking of this, Pei Min told Li Ke everything he thought.
Li Ke fell into deep thought, stopped speaking, and after a long time, finally slowly spoke: "Brother Pei, I finally thought of it, maybe we are all misled by this lamp and candle, this maze is to have no light to get out." ”
Pei Min was still a little puzzled, and hurriedly asked, "What does Brother Li mean?" Please be explicit. ”
Li Ke continued: "Whenever we enter the maze of the ghost market, we must be blindfolded, we naturally think that the ghost servants are not blindfolded, but in fact, they may be like us, not by the eyes to find the way, but by the mantra to find the way. The patterns on the walls and the changes in the stone forks are all used to mislead people, either confusing the mind, or always turning back in the maze, which is the genius of the ghost market maze; Now that there are no candles, it is as if we are blindfolded, and we only have to walk in the opposite direction from which we came. ”
When Pei Min heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, and said in a loud voice: "Brother Li's analysis is true, it must be so!" ”
The two of them discussed and began to recall the number of steps they had taken and the direction of the left and right forks, and after a long time, the two finally had a plan. The stone path was not wide, and the two of them could each touch a wall hand in hand, and they carefully followed the steps they had agreed at the beginning. After a long time, Li Ke could feel that the wall had become damper than before, Li Ke was happy in his heart, the change in the wall showed that they had left the previous place, because it was close to the Luoshui River, so the wall would naturally be wetter, but Li Ke didn't dare to open his eyes, although he was in the dark, he was still afraid of being misled by something again, but he knew in his heart that this time he was going right, he whispered his thoughts to Pei Min, Pei Min was also happy; After walking for a while, the stone path began to become wider than before, and the two of them could no longer touch the stone walls on both sides, and according to their calculated steps, it seemed that they were almost there.
Li Ke put down his hand and whispered, "Brother Pei, it may have arrived." So he slowly opened his eyes, and it was still dark all around, but there was some light not far away, and the two of them were overjoyed, so they hurriedly walked forward. After slowly getting closer, they finally saw that the bright light just now was the boat lamp on the Luoshui River, and the two finally walked out of the ghost market maze, which made the two extremely excited by the feeling of being reborn. At the end of the path is the Luoshui River, there are several small boats parked in the river, the same as the one they took when they came, they should be the boats used to enter and exit the ghost market, the two hurriedly got on the boat, and left the ghost city along the Luoshui River.
The lights on the shore gradually changed from bustling to bright, until they became a large area, and the prosperity of the capital is indeed fascinating. On the other hand, it is surprising that such a hidden corner can be found in a bustling city. Li Ke looked around, this place is indeed difficult to find, and it is no wonder that the ghost market can still survive in Luoyang City for so long, and the person who chose the site and built the labyrinth must be a middle-high person.
Li Ke looked up at the night sky, it was already night, and he didn't know that he had been delayed in the ghost market maze until this time, there was still a day before the Shangyuan Festival, but what was this Kule Duoti, he didn't have any clues, and he didn't even have any clue who Keduo was, how should this be? Li Ke is also a genius, but in the face of Kedo, he seems so weak, as if everything is under the control of the other party, who is the other party? Li Ke couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.
The two continued to row forward with the boat, and it didn't take long to see the lights on the Luoshui River in the distance, and the bamboo platform of about 100 zhang wide was connected into a large piece on the Luoshui River, and the bamboo platform was hung with all kinds of lanterns, and the lights illuminated the entire Luoshui River. Although it is only built on the water surface with a bamboo platform, it looks majestic and magnificent, Li Kewan did not expect that the lampstand on the Luoshui River is almost completed, and this speed is simply amazing; Pei Min also saw such a grand scene, and couldn't help but praise it.
Pei Min held the boat and asked, "Brother Li, where are you going at this time?" ”
Li Ke looked at the bamboo platform in the distance and replied thoughtfully: "East Palace!" ”