Walking with Ning (Part I)
After breakfast, Yu Siqi and the others began to march towards the village with Luo Ning.
Because of the help of Luo Ning, a local, Yu Siqi and they did not take a rugged mountain road, but another more personal 'official road'.
"Originally, it was irregularities for me to do this, but since I have kept the rules all my life, then at the end of my resignation, I should not be blamed for violating the rules a little." Luo Ning led everyone around to the back of the lighthouse, where there was a very hidden secret door. Following the secret passage that had been opened, they officially entered the interior of the mountain. Originally, under Siqi's assumption, they might need torches or something. This is also why Gong Chen would break a few branches when he came in, and began to tear off the strip of cloth that he had found out of the 'universal pocket', wrapping it around it, and planning to light it to make a torch.
Who knew that the road surface here is not only smooth, but also much brighter than the outside. This made Gong Chen's mood fluctuate slightly, and he hurriedly threw the torch to the ground, stepped on it, and then put it in his pocket, admiring the beauty of the 'official road' with the others.
To say that this 'official road' is indeed a bit different. It stands to reason that they are in the interior of the mountain, and the air circulation should be a very worrying problem, but Yu Siqi and they have walked for nearly twenty minutes, and there is no such suffocation that may occur.
What's more, what makes Yu Siqi even more concerned is that they can observe the situation outside through the air walls on both sides at any time, which is very incredible.
After staring at the turtle laying eggs for two or three minutes, Gong Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "I didn't even know that buddy had a hobby in this area." ”
"What? I've never seen a turtle! Yu Siqi was stunned for a moment by Gong Chen's words, and then hurriedly explained.
"Well, you don't need to explain it to me, I understand this. But I'm quite concerned, after all, turtles are supposed to lay eggs in the middle of the night. Gong Chen smiled evilly, revealing a very intriguing expression.
"These are daytime turtles, and they were forced to evolve to lay eggs during the day in order to avoid being targeted by the Night People."
After hearing their doubts, Luo Ning hurriedly gave an answer. At the same time, he added: "We are almost there, and we can go up when we get to the lift platform in front." ”
"So fast?" Yu Siqi asked in surprise, this has not been an hour yet. According to their previous estimates, it will be at least the afternoon to get there!
"Between two points, the straight line is the shortest." Luo Ning turned to look at Father An and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”
At this time, Yu Siqi noticed that Father An seemed to be several meters away from them, and fell into solitary contemplation.
"I guess it's the old mistake again." Gong Chen yawned and scratched the back of his ear.
No, according to Yu Siqi's understanding of Father An, he must have discovered something, or thought of something, so he couldn't help but enter that state of 'self-forgetfulness'. Therefore, unlike Gong Chen's indifferent attitude, Yu Siqi walked over very concerned. Waiting quietly beside the other party, waiting for the 'wise man' to speak again.
However, to Yu Siqi's surprise, after Father An woke up, the first sentence was: "Sorry, I seem to be wasting everyone's time." ”
"Anyway, aren't you thinking about the 'problem'?" Yu Siqi was unwilling to accept such a 'too cruel' fact, and thirsted for a 'false' answer with a hint of expectation. Even a perfunctory excuse may make him feel better now.
"I never finish thinking about the problem, I'm just figuring out how this channel works. As a result, I suddenly realized that this was not the 'problem' to think about now, so I gave up. After noticing that Yu Siqi was a little lost, Father An blinked and said, "What's the matter, is this answer difficult for you to accept?" If that's the case, I'm willing to apologize to you. ”
"That's not necessary, just forget it, let's keep going." Yu Siqi waved at Luo Ning, who continued to lead them forward until they all came to a marble slab.
The blinding light above his head already suggested that this should be the way up, but Yu Siqi didn't see anything that would allow them to ascend. unless
Luo Ning stepped on the marble first, and turned to the others and said, "Stand up, I'm going to start the lifting platform."
Sure enough, after everyone was standing on the marble, Luo Ning read out an obscure word. As the words were read out one by one, the marble under their feet glowed and snorted.
In a few moments, they came to the depths of an empty courtyard. There was no sign of any living people around, and the fruit trees in the middle of the yard were all over the ground because no one had picked them. Not to mention the fallen leaves scattered on the ground, Yu Siqi bet that there were even more of them than all of them combined for hair.
Stepping on the dead leaves that submerged his feet, Luo Ning walked around the yard with a little dissatisfaction and muttered: "Sister Nan is really, even if the tax officer doesn't usually come here, you can't be so lazy." What's more, this kind of civilized fruit is very delicious, and it is a pity that it all fell to the ground and rotted. ”
Then, he froze, staring blankly at Yu Siqi's blind spot. In order to confirm what kind of 'surprise scene' could scare Luo Ning, they also bypassed the stout tree. As a result, in a very inconspicuous corner, they saw another dry skeleton.
Will a dry skeleton shock Luo Ning? Obviously impossible, Yu Siqi has known him for a long time. This guy is very calm most of the time, unless the white bone is someone he knows.
Wait, next to the dry bones, Yu Siqi saw the broom head and dustpan that had weathered out due to the passage of time. Could it be that this guy is the 'Sister Nan' in Luo Ning's mouth, if that's the case, then everything makes sense.
"Isn't it safe even here? I'm sorry, Sister Nan, I'll borrow your key. Luo Ning bent down and groped for a while in the bones of 'Sister Nan' and picked up a string of copper pieces.
Luo Ning, who stood up again, walked back to them, shook the copper plate in his hand and said, "I didn't expect that even the enchantment here is invalid, and the tax officer has forgotten it, let's not judge what the other party has done casually." Anyway, the keys were in hand and we could go straight to the office area. ”