The air in the dungeon was not very airy, and the fire had slowed down without the traction of tung oil, but the slightly damp hay was filling with more and more smoke.

Yun Qian and Chu Xi retreated to the lowest cell where they had been held before. The smoke wouldn't be able to get there for a while, but Yun Qian and Chu Xi's breathing became heavier and heavier inadvertently.

Yun Qian seemed to get rid of some of the heavy mood, and his dull eyes became refreshed, revealing a little shrewdness. Yun Qian felt that his right hand that was tightly held by Chu Xi was a little numb, and Chu Xi's green and jade fingers were a little gentle and smooth. Chu Xi's hands were a little cold, and the palms were a little wet. Yun Qian gently tugged his right hand, and slowly said with some embarrassment: "Senior brother, you let me go first, and let's find out if there is a hidden exit here." ”

Chu Xi saw his slightly flushed face, glanced at his right hand that was tightly held by him, and shook it off with a light snort. Chu Xi seemed to be angry, took a few steps to the other end, and widened the distance between himself and Yun Qian, and then began to look down from the dome to look at every inch of the wall.

Yun Qian was a little helpless. He squatted down, groping with his hands on the ground, not letting go of every gap.

I don't know how long it has been, Yun Qian and Chu Xi still have no progress. The air was getting thinner, the crackling of the burning hay could be heard faintly becoming clearer, and the faint smell of smoke was a good smell, which was the smell of death.

Yun Qian and Chu Xi were tired as never before, and they leaned over a table where the jailer rested on weekdays. Above the table was a candlestick and some booklets that kept track of prison life.

"I used to listen to books with my eldest brother in the wine shop, shouldn't there be some secret passages hidden in such dungeons?" Yun Qian felt that the atmosphere was a little depressed, and pretended to be indifferent.

Chu Xi glanced at him angrily, and said breathlessly: "What do you think this is, this is a prison." Since ancient times, there has been no entry and exit. “

Yun Qian sighed slightly, looking at Chu Xi's eyes full of guilt. Chu Xi sacrificed himself to save him, but he didn't want to be affected by himself.

He was unwilling, got up suddenly, drew Chu Xi's saber and slashed at the stone wall. The cold light danced, the debris flew, Chu Xi held his chin with his hand and quietly looked at the crazy Yun Qian, with an indifferent expression.

The smell of smoke intensified.

Yun Qian became more tired after cutting for a while, and sat down beside Chu Xi.

Chu Xi seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he shook his head in despair, pulled up the corner of Yun Qian's sleeve, and gently brought his face in front of Yun Qian. Chu Xi exhaled like an orchid, and opened his mouth to call softly: "Xiao Qian...", but he felt choked in his chest, and it was difficult to spit out one more word.

At this time, the two were not more than a stone's throw away, and the candle shadows on the table were flickering, reflecting the clouds and shallow cheeks.

"Xiao Qian, actually I..." Chu Xi slowly opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind, but suddenly exclaimed.

Chu Xi suddenly let go of Yun Qian's sleeves and reached out to grab the burning red candle on the table. It was hard and cold to the touch.

"This candle is weird!" Yun Qian's mind was dexterous, and he reacted at once.

"When we came in, the candle was about three inches high, and we were afraid that we would be trapped here for several hours, but there was no sign of the candle encroaching on it. You see, this candle is made of fine iron, and the outside is painted with red paint, but the inside is hollow and filled with lamp oil. Chu Xi said and tried to pick up the candle again, but saw that it didn't move.

Yun Qian was a little anxious, and twisted the candlestick and candle left and right with his hand, but it had no effect. He said a little stupidly, "It seems that it is just decoration." “

Chu Xi looked at the burning candle lamp, and a flash of inspiration appeared in his heart. He opened his lips slightly, and blew into the wick. The candle flame goes out. There was a crisp "pop", but I saw the table slowly rise, revealing a passage that could only accommodate one person in and out.

Chu Xi and Yun Qian were surprised when they were born. Yun Qian turned back to the cell where he had been held before and retrieved an oil lamp. He looked at the dark and bottomless passage for a while, stretched out his hand to hold Chu Xi, looked at him and said firmly: "Senior brother, I will open the way for you in front, you follow me, don't let go." ”

Chu Xi hummed softly, and his expression hidden in the darkness was imperceptible.

Yun Qian pulled Chu Xi and slowly walked down the stone stairs. The further down you go, the more humid the air becomes. Yun Qian smelled the fragrance of some moss mixed with the smell of rotting wood. It was very humid here, and from time to time water droplets dripped from the top and hit Yun Qian's face. There was water seeping on several stone stairs, and Yun Qian and Chu Xi almost slipped several times.

"Senior brother, be careful." Yun Qian grabbed one of Chu Xi's arms, and his steps became more cautious.

Water droplets, footsteps, breathing, heartbeats, and the sound of clothes touching each other as the two of them got too close.

After doing the work of tea, Yun Qian noticed that the front seemed to be open. He felt a little relieved at the moment, and his steps towards Chu Xi became much brisker.

In a blink of an eye, when I came to the exit, I saw a hall about five or six zhang high and a radius of ten zhang. The hall was lit with torches, much brighter than the previous dungeons. There is a pool of water in the hall, which is unfathomable. There is a stone platform in the middle of the pond, and the iron chain on the stone platform firmly anchors a man with a cloak and a disheveled head, but he does not know whether he is dead or alive. Yun Qian was slightly startled, and glanced at Chu Xi.

The two slowly approached the edge of the pool. Yun Qian called out to the man a few times: "This... Predecessor! Are you alright? ”

"I'm afraid this man is dead." Chu Xi looked at the man and said lightly.

Yun Qian felt a little disappointed. I finally found this place, but there was no way out, and I met a person, who was still a dead man.

Chu Xi gently grabbed Yun Qian's arm and comforted: "Xiao Qian, it doesn't look small here." Let's go around the four corners first, and maybe the way out is hidden in this.

At that moment, Yun Qian and Chu Xi searched around. The two slapped on the wall and ground for a while, and Yun Qian said to Chu Xi, "Senior brother, I think there should be some clues on the platform in the middle." Let's go over and take a look. “

"There are four or five zhang away from the stone platform, and there is no place to stay in the middle, although I can leap over with light skills, but if there is a trap on the stone platform, it is difficult to dodge." Chu Xi said with some scruples.

Yun Qian smiled confidently, patted his sleeve and said: "I grew up in Jiangling since I was a child, and the water is good, I'll swim over and have a look first, senior brother, you can just press for me here." ”

After Yun Qian finished speaking, he was ready to take off his robe and jump into the water. Chu Xi was checking by the pool, but suddenly saw a small basket hanging on a wheel made of filament, and the device went straight to the stone platform connected to the center of the lake. When I took it off, I saw that there were still some unspoiled food in the book-sized basket.

"It's shallow and slow!" Chu Xi chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly trotted towards Yun Qian.

"You see, the food in this basket hasn't rotted yet, I'm afraid it's a fraud," Chu Xi persuaded Yun Qian, had a plan, and then said loudly to the stone platform: "This senior, yesterday was delicious food." The juniors were ordered to bring you food, and I ask the seniors to agree! ”

I saw that the strange man suddenly raised his head, and two sharp rays shot out of his eyes. His face was full of wrinkles and wrinkles and slowly squirmed together, and he said, "Why did you suddenly change people, what about the kid who delivered the food before?" You go and call Yun Lingsong to me. ”

Chu Xi smiled slightly and said, "Senior, that colleague felt a cold today, so we came to replace him." I don't know what the predecessors are looking for Master Yun? “

The strange man said angrily: "You can just find Yun Lingsong for me, I have something to ask him!" “

Yun Qian and Chu Xi have the same thoughts, but they are not good at lying. He said a little stiffly: "Senior, Master Yun is busy with official business, what can you tell us to convey on your behalf." ”

The strange man shouted violently: "Two boys who don't understand the rules, don't think they have a long life!" I saw that his hands shook, and the iron chains around him picked up a few stone chips and shot towards Yun Qian and the others. Chu Xi was not in a hurry, and shot them all down as soon as the sword flower bloomed.

"There are two hits." The strange man smiled strangely, and then asked coldly, "Who are you?" This kung fu is not like the person sent by Yun Lingsong's straw bag. ”

Chu Xi saw that the man was alert, and he no longer deceived him, and said to the strange man: "Don't hide what my predecessors said, the two of us are disciples of Mr. Xu Yiyang of the Qinghe Ce Academy in Jiangling, and now they have been killed by Yun Lingsong's traitor and trapped in the dungeon. We've been looking for this all the way, and we're sorry to disturb the rest of our seniors! ”

"Oh? The Xu Yiyang you are talking about is the court lieutenant of that Dayan? The strange man asked.

"Yes, it's the family teacher."

"Hmph, that's half a character." The strange man snorted, and then said sharply: "But this Great Yan Kingdom is all soft eggs, and if it falls into my hands, it will only be an ant." The two of you just broke into here recklessly, and deceived the old man first, you really deserve to die! ”

Chu Xi's face was flushed with a faint anger, and he sneered: "No matter how soft the Dayan people are, it's better than your dog chained!" With your little ability, you dare to talk nonsense here, I'm afraid that you will die under my sword in the next second. Chu Xi said that the long sword shook and pointed straight at the strange man on the stone platform.

The strange man was happy when he saw Chu Xi's anger, and said slyly, "Do you two want to get out of here?" “

"I wonder what the seniors have to say?" Yun Qian saw that Chu Xi's expression was abnormal, so he took over the conversation.

"The old man knows a way, but you need to untie the chains on the old man's body first." The strange man's voice was softer, and he said to Yun Qian.

Yun Qian pretended to be a little embarrassed and said: "These iron chains seem to be unusually strong, and they can't be untied with the skills of the seniors, and the younger generations are probably more than capable of doing so." “

"The old man's meridians are locked, and it is difficult to untie them with his bare hands. But if there is a sharp weapon for the old man to use, it is easy to untie these chains. After that, the strange man looked at Chu Xi with a smile.

Chu Xi said coldly: "My sword is not a divine weapon, and it can't break through the cold iron Xuansuo on your body. “

The strange man laughed and said, "Well, the young man has good eyesight and some knowledge, not bad!" The old man naturally knows the power of this cold iron Xuansuo, but in front of your sword, I am afraid that it is no different from silk. If these two young heroes are unwilling to help, then it is not bad to be a companion with the old man here. Anyway, the old man has been here for more than ten years, and he has long been used to it. “

"Xiaoqian, let's go, let's go and rest for a while before we figure it out." Chu Xi no longer bothered with that strange man.

Yun Qian believed that Chu Xi must have his own considerations, but he was also very strange in his heart. The old man spoke like a man of knowledge. But Chu Xi's sword had also been used before, although it was sharper than ordinary swords, it was not a divine weapon.