Four things were in front of me.

Except for the human skull that was fished out at the beginning, the other three were not so terrifying.

They are:

A chess piece, pawn.

A bronze statue of a palace maid with a hollow interior.

A piece of wooden paperweight made of sandalwood.

On the surface, these are four unrelated items, but they are all stewed in this pot.

So, is it one of these four things that the prompt says is 'different'?

I looked at the four objects over and over again.

If you want to say something different, the first thing you feel is ...... Human skulls!

Except for the human skull, the other three things seem to be relatively normal things that can be seen in the home.

I propped up the human skull with a spoon and walked towards the wooden door.

But halfway through, he stopped again.

Is it really that simple?

Wrong.

Since it's a puzzle, there must be some deeper reason behind it.

Larger than life...... Larger than life......

I paced back and forth, words in my mouth.

Larger than life...... Larger than life......

Yes!

My eyes lit up.

The hint has already made it very clear that it is different from the 'many'!

Many, three too.

Human skulls, pawns, and statues all contain the word 'human' in their names.

Only this piece of wooden paperweight has nothing to do with 'people'.

I see!

I was overjoyed, picked up the wooden paperweight, jumped up and went straight to the big door.

Compared to the previous three questions, the puzzles this time are quite easy.

I flicked it and threw the wooden paperweight into the gulp......

His eyes glanced at the wooden sign next to him.

'It's a unique taste, please feed it something different – mind you, you only get one chance. ’

Only one chance!

I was so agitated that I jerked my hand into my mouth and grabbed it.

Kankan grabbed the corner of the wooden paperweight.

I pulled the wooden paperweight out.

It's not appropriate.

I have a feeling that I still haven't been able to grasp the crux of the matter.

If you think about it, the reason why the three items have the word 'human' in their names is a bit far-fetched.

Because whether it is a human skull, a pawn, or a statue, it can be replaced by a title that does not contain the word "human": skeleton, chess piece, incense burner.

That's right, the statue of the palace maid is actually a special incense burner.

I returned to the cauldron.

If it weren't for the fact that the pot was too big to fit into that mouth, I would have suspected that the pot would be a 'different' item.

But there's one thing that strikes me as weird.

Why put four things in a pot to cook?

It doesn't always do it for fun, right?

Perhaps, the hint to solve the puzzle is here!

I pondered for a while, but I still didn't have a clue, so I couldn't help but go to the pot and fish a few more.

Nothing new was found.

"It's a pity that this pot of soup smells so good, if it weren't for the fact that there are so many things cooked in it, I really want to drink a bowl."

I said to myself.

"Smells...... Quite fragrant? ”

A flash of inspiration flashed through my mind.

Smell!

I stood up and reached for one of the objects.

If I'm not mistaken, it's something 'different'.

Of course, if I'm wrong, it's not something 'different'.

It's really a sentence structure that can't go wrong, wahaha.

With a sneer, I threw my things into the mouth of the wooden door.

The wooden door flicked open slightly.

I guessed it.

So, let's guess what I threw into it?

The sixth floor of the Eagle Claw Scripture Pavilion.

As soon as I stepped onto the floor, I noticed something incomprehensible.

Staircase door to the seventh floor......

It's actually open?

There must be a conspiracy!

I walked cautiously over and saw three wooden sculptures in the middle of the road.

Three monkeys, one covering his eyes, one covering his mouth, and one covering his ears.

Isn't this the legendary three-non-monkey?

Don't look at indecent things, don't say indecent things, don't hear indecent things.

What do you mean by putting these three monkeys here?

I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I didn't stay long and continued to move forward.

Quack.

As my feet stepped on one of the floors, I heard a very slight noise.

Some kind of trap has been triggered!

Before I could react, I felt a strong wind hit my face—a whoosh.

Three throwing knives almost grazed my scalp and flew past.

This throwing knife didn't attack me.

Who's that shooting?

When I turned around, the three monkey wood carvings were pierced by flying knives, and then, a large hole was cracked under the wood carvings, and the statues all fell into it with a snort.

At the same time, the staircase door, which had been open, also slammed shut tightly.

This......

Before I figure out what happened, it's all over.

Well, if this is a puzzle, then obviously, the puzzle failed.

I sighed and retreated to the monkey statue, ready to study the mechanism.

Boom!

A secret door opened overhead, and three new monkey wood carvings fell.

This cold and unguarded scared me a lot.

When I turned my head to look, I saw that the staircase door leading to the upper floor had also reopened.

Looking at the open staircase door, and then at the three monkey wood carvings, I began to understand a little in my heart - the key to this puzzle should be in these three monkey wood carvings.

Is it to catch the three throwing knives that shoot to prevent the three monkey wood carvings from being shot?

It doesn't feel that simple, but you can give it a try first.

I took a deep breath and walked to the front of the trap floor.

These three knives are so powerful and fast that I can't be sure that I'm going to stop them all.

Unless......

I clenched my fists, and the internal force continued to output out of my body, forming a huge qi shell shield in midair.

Step on your feet.

Whoosh!

Three deadly knives reappeared.

Knife and shield contact.

It's a pity that the Qi Shell Shield couldn't stop the three throwing knives.

However, after breaking through the Qi Shell Shield, the speed of the throwing knife slowed down by at least two-thirds, and I reached out with both hands, caught one of the throwing knives each, and then jumped up and kicked the last knife against the wall.

All three monkey statues are saved!

I stood still and looked around.

It was quiet.

The staircase door to the seventh floor is still open.

"It's not a puzzle, is it?" I touched my forehead and muttered, "It's just a test at best." ”

But this is not a very easy test - in order to maintain the 'Turtle Although Shou' Qi Shell Shield, at least sixty of my meridians have been consumed, and then I have to connect and kick, and if I am a little bit worse, I may also have to be injured.

Anyway, the test has passed.

So, on the seventh floor of the Scripture Pavilion, what awaits me?

Is it something Zheng said he wanted to give me, or is it more of a puzzle or a test?

I pulled out the jump money I had gotten and threw it into the air, dropped, and caught it.

Whatever the case may be, we have an insurance policy here.

I strode towards the staircase.

Bang!

The wooden door leading to the seventh staircase slammed shut......

(End of chapter)