"We seemed to walk around the mountains all day, but in reality we only walked on the west and south sides, and did not enter the real north and east sides of the mountains." Song Ning said, "Because we have been changing directions, left, right, right, and right, I once felt that I was already in the middle of the mountain, and after I came out, I always believed that we walked around the new coal mountain for a whole circle." ”

Everyone was amazed.

Song Yuanshi said: "You mean, the road in the new coal mountain is like annual rings, bypassing one by one?" ”

"Not only that, first of all, he is a gourd-like, with the bear hut and the maple forest two broken bowls as the center, the new coal mountain is cut off, and the whole mountain is formed into a gourd in the direction of tree planting, and all our activities today are under the gourd." Song Ning said.

"This ...... But we had changed directions, and we had gone around the back of the stone wall, which was east of the wall. Qiao Sidao.

Song Ning took a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and drew a very simple diagram on the table.

Everybody got together.

Song Ning explained to them: "We entered the mountain from the north, and went south from the Wind Pavilion, and when we arrived at the maple forest, Qiao Si and Xiaotian entered the forest. They didn't change direction and went all the way into the mountain, so they should have gone into the mountain behind our side, which was due west, but the direction you went was what I thought was the south. ”

They are in the location of the pond, directly into the mountain, so the direction outside the forest will not be wrong, the fault is only her in the forest.

"Makes sense." Zhao Yi said, "The direction I identified, they also came in from the south at that time. ”

"This thing is too evil, is it all in the wrong direction? Where did it go wrong? Xu asked.

Song Ning thought for a moment and replied, "It should be that since we went down to the maple forest, in that broken bowl-like mountain col, the direction of each of us has been disturbed by the outside world. ”

"Then we went to the place where the bears were kept, and we always thought that the stone wall was running horizontally from north to south."

Everyone nodded, and Xu scooped up: "I've always felt like this, so I think that when I go around the stone wall, it's the east." ”

"What we thought was what the map told us, but we were already in chaos at that time." Song Ning said to Xu Scoop and everyone, "Actually, the stone wall is standing horizontally from the southwest to the northeast, and we are still moving in the south after the detour of the stone wall. ”

"Supplemented by the trees that have been planted in the woods that have been tilting to the left, plus the more than one million forest guards led by Wei Tongda, I went around in it for a whole afternoon."

"That's why we didn't see the West Garden of the Imperial Palace, and we didn't pass the Wind Pavilion again."

"Because we've been to the northeast and half of the gourd."

Xu Scoop was shocked and said: "Then, when they were looking for Lu Gongzi, everyone was also looking for them in this half of the world?" ”

"I don't know, but even if they go to the northeast, they must only walk around the periphery, layer by layer, and never really enter the center of the new coal mountain."

"So...... So the caves that King Qi and King Ning have seen actually really exist? Ding Bufan asked.

Everyone looked at Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi was also thinking about this question just now, he only entered once when he was a child, and once when he was nineteen years old, things happened on both occasions, he only remembered what happened at that time, and he didn't remember what the road looked like.

But as soon as Song Ning said this, he frowned and said, "Where is the beast raised?" ”

"This is also what I thought was strange just now, why don't the beasts on the mountain close the mountain, and people enter the south and west at will, even if there are feather forest guards guarding it, but the safety is still not enough." Song Ning said, "Actually, the beasts shouldn't come here, and the venue for those beasts to move is only in the upper half of the gourd. ”

The gate on the north side, they entered the door and walked around on the right hand, not knowing what was on the left-hand side, that is, in the north-east direction.

"So when you come out to hunt in the West Garden, it should be northeast. But what's in the northeast, you have to go and see. ”

Lu Qingqing said loudly: "So, it means that no matter how many times you go into the mountain to look for it, as long as someone leads you, walking around is the way they want you to go?" ”

"This formation is also too amazing, so many of us haven't found it."

Zhao Yi thought for a moment and said: "This formation is actually very simple, as long as you put a little effort into planting trees and stacking stones." ”

It is difficult for people to make their way in the dense forest, so there is a saying that they are lost. But if the person planting the tree is planted in a subtle tilt to one side, you will involuntarily follow the circle.

If you jump out of the woods, it's easy, all the trees are lined up, and in a circle that leads you in one direction in an imperceptible way.

This is probably to prevent someone from entering the West Garden from the new coal mountain to the relationship with the imperial palace.

"That, then, so Yu Linwei's people have been taking us around in circles all day today?" Ding Bufan roared.

Everybody's face collapsed, because that's what happened.

"Break the meeting, go home and sleep well, let's go into the mountain again tomorrow!" Song Ning slapped the table and said.

Everyone immediately geared up, on the one hand, they were angry that Yu Linwei didn't do anything, and on the other hand, they were excited about the secret they had discovered.

"Besides, let's know about it, if anyone leaks the news, the official will knock out his teeth!" Song Ning grinded his teeth.

Everyone covered their mouths, and even Xiao Tian, who was lying on the ground, put away his teeth and walked away cautiously.

"Not only for this case, but also for the new coal mountain to connect to Xiyuan, which is also a threat to the safety of the palace."

Everyone knew the severity and went back.

Tang Xingye and Qiu came back from the mountains one after another, the two of them were exhausted, so they ate seven or eight steamed buns with tea before they breathed a sigh of relief, Tang Xingye said: "Speaking of which, we went around today, but we didn't encounter the beast, and I don't know if there were too many people to move so much that the beast didn't dare to come out." ”

Song Ning explained to the two of them, and the two of them were also surprised, Song Ning said: "Go back and rest early, let's gather here early tomorrow morning and set off." ”

Tang Xingye went home, and as soon as he arrived at the door of Dali Temple, he met Pan Dexiang, who clasped his fists and saluted: "Mr. Pan." ”

"Tang Zhutou is now Lord Xiao Song's right-hand man?" Pan Dexiang asked, "I heard that I entered the new coal mountain today to investigate the case, have you gained anything?" ”

Tang Xingye shook his head: "I searched the mountain for a day and found nothing. ”

"Remember to remind you Lord Xiao Song that there is more than one backlog of cases in Dali Temple, and it is too slow to gather everyone together to investigate and handle a case." Pan Dexiang said, "When the time comes, the political achievements will not be enough, don't blame you for not reminding you." ”

Saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Tang Xingye stood in place for a while, waiting for Pan Dexiang to walk away before leaving.

Song Ning waited for Ma Santong until midnight, but he didn't come back, and ordered Qiuyi, if he saw Ma Santong, he called him to wait for them in Dali Temple.

Early in the morning, she dragged Lu Miaomiao, who was absent from work yesterday to play, and Zhao Yi invited Xiaotian, who didn't eat chicken legs yesterday.

The group came to the foot of the new coal mountain again.

But this time they didn't plan to go around to the north gate, they went directly into the mountain from the place where Su Lao Wujian went up the mountain.

When Wei Tongda and a dozen Yu Lin guards arrived, Song Ning and the others had already entered the mountain, and Wei Tongda shouted: "Lord Wang, how did Lord Xiao Song go up the mountain from here today?" ”

"Can't go up here?" Zhao Yi asked him.

"No, no, no." Wei Tongda replied, "It's the same from where you enter the mountain. ”

"The prince is worried about his feet, and the minister will show you the way!"

Wei Tongda said and walked forward.

Zhao Yi suddenly stopped and looked at him, his face was cold, and Wei Tongda was stunned.

"This king is not blind, what kind of ghost road do you want you to take?" Zhao Yi walked in front with his sleeves brushed.

Wei Tongda looked startled, and gave the people around him a look, and that subordinate immediately went to command Yin Zhi to Yu Linwei.

Wei Tongda followed.

Zhao Yi didn't go to Xiyuan, he followed the direction he had identified, walked north, and when he was halfway there, he saw the top of a little stone wall standing diagonally in the depths of the forest.

Song Ning was not wrong, the stone wall was indeed not north-south, but horizontally interspersed in the southwest and northeast.

Everyone didn't speak, they went straight to the north, and when they walked for three quarters of an hour on the periphery, Zhao Yi smelled a faint fragrance of incense.

This fragrance is familiar to him, and it is the daily incense gas of the inner temple of Xiyuan.

"Lord Wang." Wei Tongda shouted Zhao Yi in embarrassment.

Zhao Yi looked at Wei Tongda.

"Lord Wang, if you plan to go to Xiyuan, here, here will be a little further east." Wei Tongda Road.

Zhao Yi asked him, "Take a look at the map you saw yesterday." ”

"Lord, you, do you still need it? You—Don't you already know the direction? Wei Tongda said.

Zhao Yi looked at him.

Wei Tongda trembled and took out the map and handed it to Zhao Yi.