The Ancient Kingdom of Biqian Chapter 13 The House of the Underworld

The "shōbi" directly in front of it is wide, resulting in narrow passages on both sides. The two sides of the "Zhaobi" of ordinary people's homes are just roads; The Yin Mansion is different, and the passages on both sides of the wall are equipped with doors.

The paintings on the wall are extremely colorful, and the birds and beasts are lifelike, which is a symbol of wealth during his lifetime. It can be inferred from this that the identity of the ship's owner is not ordinary.

"Lao Fan, this door can't be opened." Big Anchor said.

"This is the Yin Yang Gate, there are in and out, you try the one over there." I pointed to the door on the left.

"What's going on with you there?" Hu Mei asked.

"It's fine." I replied.

"Lao Fan, you can do it! Sure enough, it came from this side. Big Anchor said. The passage is so narrow that only one person can pass at a time.

Big anchor this brain...... There are only two doors, and if you can't get in, it's the other, unless the owner seals the door before he dies! But for now, the owner of the ship seems to be "hospitable".

"Lao Fan, did you say there was anyone inside?" Big Anchor asked as he walked.

"There shouldn't be any living people. Are you afraid? I asked.

"What's there to be afraid of? We've experienced life and death. Big Anchor said.

"It's different, at least sensory." I say.

"What are the senses?" Big Anchor asked. I didn't bother to explain to him, I replied, "You ask Xiao Miao".

Behind the wall was a house, as wide as the hull of a ship, without a single gap on either side, and the only way to get past it was to take the main entrance.

The door is unlocked, just a push. The "creak" sound from the friction of the door shaft is particularly harsh.

We walked around the house a few times, and it was so empty that we didn't even see a single chair. The layout of this room is equivalent to the "Great Qing Gate" of the "Forbidden City" - at the front of the whole building.

"Why are there no cobwebs?" The big anchor took a flashlight and shone it on the beams of the house.

"Maybe spiders can't swim." That's all I can say.

Passing through this house, there is a short stone path. The trees on both sides of the slate are all made of white marble, and the "branches" are hung with paper-tied leaves or flowers. This decoration has no beauty in the slightest, but makes people more depressing.

Further back, the building resembles a courtyard house, but it is more regular than a courtyard house. Inside the "Courtyard Courtyard" is the tallest central building. I counted it again, skipping the blocked floors, and there were six floors above, that is to say - the building was at least seven.

"Old Sail, this door is locked!" Big Anchor said.

"I'll see." At this time, Da Anchor gave me a flashlight, and Xiao Miao turned his back to me.

This door lock is not an ordinary "horizontal lock" in ancient times. There is only one opening in the door, separated from the crack in the door, half on one side.

"What kind of lock is this? Is it easy to get? Big Anchor asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's supposed to be a kind of 'branch lock', and the eye in the middle is just a 'channel', and the mechanism is on either side of it." I say.

"What's the mechanism? Tell me? The anchor urged.

I coughed twice and said, "In layman's terms: its structure is like a branch of a tree, and if you want to open a lock, you need to know how many branches the lock has and where the branches are." ”

"So complicated?" Big Anchor said.

"If we run into a chain branch lock, let's just rest outside." I say.

"No matter what lock it is, I can't open it if I don't believe it!" Big Anchor patted his chest and said.

That being said, this door still can't be slammed unless it is absolutely necessary. If something is touched, I'm afraid the gains outweigh the losses.

"Try your luck." I took a piece of wire out of my bag and coiled it into the shape I needed. I was just about to insert the wire into it, when I suddenly noticed that there were two holes the thickness of a little finger around the keyhole.

"Big anchor, plug these two holes." I say.

"Why?" Big Anchor asked.

"Just in case."

"Defend against what?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense, or if you open the lock, I'll block it?" I glared at him.

"Hey...... Eerie ...... around Just kidding, liven up the atmosphere......" Anchor said.

"Old sail, let it go." The big anchor took my dagger.

"What are you doing with it?" I asked. As soon as I finished speaking, two daggers plunged into the hole, a finger deep.

"Okay, now we're not afraid of what's in this hole." The big anchor was as happy as if he had won a military medal.

"With such a big move, I thought you were going to 'give birth'." I quipped.

I put the wire back in, and before I could find a feeling, I heard Xiao Miao shouting, "Who's there!" As he shouted, the anchor instinctively turned around, and the long knife in his hand almost slashed me.

"What's wrong?" Big Anchor asked.

"Just ...... Just ...... Someone...... Stand there! Xiao Miao trembled and looked scared.

I turned on my flashlight and shone it back and forth. This piece is made of stone trees and flowers, and the volume is too small to cover a person.

"You're scared of me...... Anchor said.

"You may be mistaken. Nothing. Don't be afraid, there's a brother. I said.

"There was actually someone standing there, right around that corner. He stared at us with his eyes open, his pale face, and his blood was still there! Xiao Miao insisted that he had seen someone.

"Xiao Miao, you help me take care of it; Big anchor, you guard the back. "I turned off the flashlight and continued to unlock it.

I threw the wire in again, and I heard a "click" - the door opened......

The big anchor looked back and said, "Old Fan, you really can!" "But I know for myself that I never opened this lock. I thought: The owner of this ship is also redundant.

"Let's go! Follow my brother in to explore the way! The big anchor pushed Xiao Miao, and Xiao Miao staggered into the house.

"Don't make jokes like that!" I said to the big anchor.

"Ah——!h This is Xiao Miao's voice.

I flew into the threshold with the anchor, and the anchor asked, "What's going on?" ”

Xiao Miao pointed to the main hall, but the flashlight didn't dare to shine there.

"You're reluctant to let you be with people outside, and now you're scared, right?" Big Anchor said.

"You don't have to say a word." I and the anchor were heading towards the main hall at the same time, and when the light hit the seats in the main hall, there were two people sitting on it! staring straight at us......

This scene really scared me and the anchor, no wonder Xiao Miao was so scared. The seeds of this fear have taken root in your subconscious. When the door is opened, there is no movement inside, and the heart will hint: there is no one inside, but as soon as the door opens, there is someone! Then, for a moment, fear was in the mind - "blossoming and bearing fruit".

I stood there for a while, and found that the two people in the main hall were still not moving, and the anchor asked in a low voice, "What should I do?" ”

"What else can I do, come forward and see!" I say.

"The two of us?" Big Anchor pointed to his nose.

"I'm a child! No one should act alone. I said.

I was in front, the big anchor and the small seedling were behind me, one left and one right, padding my feet and slowly moving forward.

"Ah...... Sneeze! ”

"I'll go! Do you want to scare the two of us to death? I said. It always feels like something is alarmed by the slightest sound. Luckily, everything is working fine.

When I got to his door, I found that it was two paper figures! It is a villain made of paper by the dead in the countryside. It's just that these two "people" are very particular about their size and appearance, and if they don't touch it, they can't tell the truth from the fake.

"What a musty smell!" Big Anchor said.

"Maybe it's the smell of the paper figurine." I say.

"Old Fan, you see, there's another couplet here." I looked up, and sure enough, there was a couplet hanging behind me. The couplet is a bit twisted, which roughly means: the door is locked, and if someone comes in, it is not forced by us; If something happens, it is entirely their own doing, and the gods testify. Horizontal batch - become an immortal!

"Fuck, and this couplet? It's an eye-opener......" said Anchor.