Zeng Lai finally recovered from the negative states such as fear and pain, and put away the scissors.

Six points of luck, although it did not allow him to avoid the arrival of the death point - this anomaly comes from the rules of deduction itself, and cannot be controlled by him - but it succeeded in allowing him to meet Yu Xing before entering the ground, and successfully sobered up.

With this accident as a foreshadowing, his sensitivity to time is now higher than Yu Xing, who was already numb from pain in the cold, at this moment, he felt that he was doing it again, so he gently tugged Yu Xing's arm: "Eh, I'm fine, let's continue walking?" Judging from the current situation, the sooner we leave, the better. ”

After asking, Zeng Lai didn't wait for Yu Xing to answer, but he remembered: "No, I don't know where I'm going, and you haven't told me what happened...... What happened to you? ”

Under his hands, Yu Xing's arms were trembling slightly.

Just looking at it with the naked eye, Yu Xing will not show flaws with his strong endurance, but as soon as Zeng Lai gets started, Yu Xing's state can't be hidden.

"I'm fine, just a little ...... Side effects of using offerings. Yu Xing said lightly, except for the wrong face, his expression was natural, which made people unconsciously choose to believe.

Zeng Lai let out an "oh".

The person in front of him just saved him, he couldn't show the appearance of his predecessors, it just so happened that Yu Xing didn't look a few years younger than him, Mr. Gambler had a big heart, and he thought that he would be the same as Xing in the future.

He coughed twice, didn't ask, and quietly let go: "Where are we going now?" ”

"Go back." Yu Xing answered quickly this time.

Zeng Lai: "Oh...... What? ”

What did he hear?

He had an idea: "Do you know how to get up?" ”

"No, I don't go up." Yu Xing half-pushed and half-pulled Zeng Lai and walked back, explaining the current situation to Zeng Lai in detail along the way.

By the time they walked back to where they had fallen, the explanation had come to an end.

Zeng Lai was even more puzzled, forgive him for not being able to concentrate too much now, his mind had just relaxed, and it was a little difficult to enter the rhythm of thinking for a while: "Since there is the original pot of roses you are looking for in the rose tunnel, why don't you continue to walk inside?" For something so important, Alice won't hide it too shallowly. ”

“…… Hopefully, the gambler seniors can recover their IQ as soon as possible. Well, no permanent damage, right? Yu Xing wanted to be in a wheelchair at this time, and then someone pushed him forward, but he could only stand like this, and his mood was not much better. So hearing Zeng Lai ask stupid questions that didn't fit his experience, Yu Xing couldn't suppress his mocking soul for a while.

Zeng Lai: "...... "Okay, I know, I'm disliked."

Fortunately, Yu Xing's taunt was ridiculed, and he still kindly gave a hint: "What's the point of the rose hiding too deeply?" ”

Zeng Lai said: "To prevent being discovered? ”

Yu Xing: "How far did you go just now?" Do you have sacrifices, did the 'people' before you have them? Can they get to where you and I just arrived? ”

Zeng Lai actually only had to answer the last question, he said, "...... No. ”

After saying that, he also understood.

Because of his caution, he walked a little slower, but this slowness was relative to himself. But in fact, when others stand here, they will never be faster than him, and the place he reaches in fifty minutes should theoretically not be reached.

If Alice had been trying to prevent intruders, it would have been almost time to put the first roses where Zenlai had arrived, because they would have been placed further down...... It doesn't make sense.

All those who could theoretically find roses will become nutrients until then.

But Zeng Lai didn't find anything, which means that this guess is wrong.

"What do you mean......" he suddenly realized, looking at Yu Xing, "The pot of roses we are looking for is actually not far from the entrance?" ”

Yu Xing nodded lazily and looked straight ahead.

Zeng Lai followed his gaze, and was dumbfounded for a while.

It was a wall of thorns, and the thick thorn rattan blocked the thick scene, so anyone who came down would subconsciously think that there was a dead end behind the wall.

Dead ends and tunnels leading to nowhere are located on both sides, and anyone will know how to choose, and it is exactly what if...... Roses are a great place to hide if they are hidden behind thorns.

Yu Xing stepped forward and touched the surface of the thorn with a light force, and the thorn failed to leave a wound on his finger.

He said, "Alice created this place to protect her flowers, but on the other hand, every time she takes out the pot of flowers, she also has to walk through these boring places. ”

The senior gambler who was almost killed by a boring place: "......"

Zeng Lai can see it, fortunately, the good temper shown by this person is temporary, and he can always anger others inadvertently and without any psychological burden in small details.

"'Levels' are created to disgust others, and as for the creators themselves, of course they will try to leave enough privileges for themselves." Yu Xing glanced at Zeng Lai, and probably guessed what Zeng Lai was thinking, revealing a gentle smile that was no longer very convincing, "Is there anything more comfortable than watching others go to the tunnel to die one after another, and you can get things as soon as you turn around?" ”

As the words fell, he brought the lighter in his hand to the side of the thorn, and the faint flame tentatively approached, and the moment it touched the skin of the plant, the flames cracked, like a grassland burning a little spark.

From close quarters, it spread rapidly in all directions, until the entire wall of thorns turned a swaying orange and burned.

[The thorns are burned, Alice is already on her way]

The system prompted that he was drowning in flames, but Yu Xing only raised his eyebrows and didn't take it seriously.

He had known the result for a long time.

The extremely high heat came to his face, Yu Xing took a few steps back, looking at the scene of being licked by the flames, feeling the warmth of baking, only felt a lot more comfortable, and the lighter that had been burning for a long time in his hand was finally exhausted of oil, and he struggled twice to extinguish it.

The thorns twisted together and clamed apart, letting out an overwhelmed moan, and a few strands of flying skin and sparks fell from above, falling to the ground, quickly cooling into white ashes, similar to the transition when entering the deduction.

The dark rose tunnel was really lit up for the first time, and the red roses around it looked a little fragile in the firelight.

No, maybe it's the second time it's so bright.

In short, the first and second times were accompanied by the sound of burning crackling, crackling and coming out far away, like an irreversible inheritance.

"Tenk." Zeng Lai looked at this scene and sighed.

There was a smile of unknown meaning on the corner of Yu Xing's mouth: "The butler said that Alice originally hated fire, and there were so few things that could light fire in the castle, and all we found was an inconspicuous fire fold hidden in many collections, and I borrowed the lighter from the housekeeper." This shows that Alice is really afraid of such things as fire. ”

On the way back, he explained to Zeng Lai in detail, including the information that the butler had revealed to him.

So now, the two have the right amount of information and can communicate comfortably. Yu Xing said: "I think that when Shen chose to set fire, he also learned about this fact through some means, so he chose to take advantage of this weakness, that person should be quite interesting." ”

"Maybe, judging from the appearance and name alone, I have never heard of such a person, at least not a famous person." Zeng Lai thought about it and was very sure.

If you want to say that Yu Xing, people who don't know much about star deducers are not sure, even a star deducer like Zeng Lai, or a semi-academic deducer who often writes data analysis and strategies, say that they have never heard of Shen, so it is probably really difficult to find such a person.

Yu Xing shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, and at that moment, a large piece of the thorn was burned away, finally revealing what was behind it.

Through a layer of flames, both of them looked in at the same time.

Behind the thorns was a secret room, not large, with a heavy display table in the center, and under the glass cover, the pot of roses that the nun had carefully held was quietly placed.

The glass reflected the orange-red fire and a long figure, the figure stood behind the flames, the dark pupils seemed to be stained with burning light and shadow, and the slightly raised eyes seemed to be smiling, but a trace of coldness could be seen in plain whiteness.

This is what Yu Xing saw, himself on the glass.

It doesn't look like it's easy to get close to.

The next moment, he retracted the sharpness in his eyes and said to Zeng Lai, who was standing farther away: "There is one point, we should be grateful to Shen." ”

"What?" Seeing that the rose was found, Zeng Lai was happy and at the same time on guard.

Although he didn't receive a system prompt, he also learned from Yu Xing that Alice could sense the state of roses, so it was time for her to come down. The longer they spend, the easier it is for Alice to catch them.

It's the rhythm of facing the boss! Even if the acacia and desolate white above can be delayed, they can't be delayed for too long.

So hearing that Yu Xing was still mentioning Shen, Zeng Lai's reaction was a little perfunctory.

There were more thorns that fell to the ground, and they broke in different places, piling up in large chunks on the ground, revealing several large holes.

It wasn't until the cave became big enough for one person that Yu Xing continued: "Shen set fire to the entire tunnel at the beginning, even affecting the fifth floor, but did not burn the most important rose, which already shows one thing......

"This flower that the Great Wizard gave Alice is not afraid of fire."

Before Zeng Lai's voice could be heard, he raised his hand to cover the dazzling firelight, and stepped into the hole exposed in the wall of fire against the surrounding fire.

"Aren't you afraid of being burned?" Zeng Lai muttered, not to be outdone, bent down and got in.

The tongue of fire licked the wound on his skin, causing him to bare his teeth for a while, and when he looked up, he saw that Yu Xing had lost the lighter that had lost its effect, opened the glass cover, and pulled out the fire fold that impressed him from his pocket.

After a quick shake, the fire fold lit up tenaciously, and Yu Xing did not hesitate at all, so he put the fire on the rose.

Nope.

The rose was completely non-combustible, and did not move after touching the flames, in stark contrast to the wall of thorns that was still "screaming".

Yu Xing handed the fire fold to Zeng Lai, and tried to destroy it directly, however, just like a prop box that could not be opened with brute force, each petal of this flower was soft to the touch, and in fact could not be destroyed at all.

Even Yu Xing's action of inserting his hand into the soil of the flower pot and digging out the rhizome directly was blocked by the system.

[You feel the special curse contained in this pot of roses, unfortunately, you can't change its state]

Curse is a state.

Yu Xing was thoughtful, and his groaning appearance fell in Zeng Lai's eyes, but he was mistaken for feeling pressure.

Zeng Lai said: "Don't worry, there must be a way, or, try if the sacrifice can be used?" ”

Yu Xing nodded, and pulled out the [Shooting Green Dream] from his waist, the dagger containing the ghostly aura was sharp and cold, and at first glance, it was not a problem to cut off a small sprig of roses.

The dagger that shimmered with cold light and the blinding fire almost fused into one, with a slight tremble, and stabbed at the rose quickly.

And left a loneliness on the roses.

“…… No way. Looking at the unscathed rose, Yu Xing put away the dagger and laughed, "But I have a way." ”

He raised the watering can that he had been holding in his hand: "If the curse is a state, it means that this state can be broken. This flower grows by absorbing human sin and life, and it should be a picky eater. ”

Zeng Lai: "Picky eater? ”

"Yes, such a noble flower, I must not be able to stand being fooled~ It's like a pampered young master who is used to eating dim sum made by the chef at home, and suddenly fell to stealing other people's leftovers. This eldest young master...... Can you really live? Yu Xing's metaphor made Zeng Lai feel a little awkward, but the effect was very good.

Zeng Lai put himself in his shoes and thought about it, if such a big young master was really in the middle of the road, arrogant and expensive, and couldn't stand a little hardship outside, I was afraid that he would die quickly.

He immediately knew Yu Xing's plan: "You want to water it?" ”

"Hmm."

The watering pot was rounded off from the nun, and normally it would have taken a lot of effort for the deducer to get it.

The nun took it and poured blood on the roses in the castle, and Yu Xing smelled it when she got it, and it was not human blood, it should be some kind of animal blood.

Come to think of it, the roses in the entire castle are under the influence of this pot of "origin" in front of her, and they need blood to water them to bloom, but the number of tourists who come to the castle is limited each time, and not everyone will die, so in the case of blood scarcity, Alice has to retreat to the second best thing and let the nun's animal blood irrigate the other roses.

True sin and human blood can only be absorbed by this most important rose.

All this is the premise of its "cursed state", if ...... What about the blood it absorbs?

Not wanting to waste time, Yu Xing had already tilted his wrist and poured the liquid from the watering pot on the rose's head when he answered.

System prompts are in place quickly.

[Rose felt discomfort and resistance. 】

[You are pleasantly surprised to find that the rose seems to have a tendency to wither, but if it only withers a little, it will not be long before it recovers.] 】

[Please hold on for 30 seconds, and do not stop watering the roses during this time.] 】

Yu Xing shook the kettle in his hand, silently leveled his wrist, and reduced the amount of water.

The system wants 30 seconds, not the amount of watering.

The next moment, a loud bang came from behind the two of them.