The figure in the painting is dressed in an khaki jacket, a round hat and a hiking bag on his back, looking very modern. He was reaching out to touch the lotus lampstand on the incense table.

For some reason, looking at this person, I feel a little familiar.

"Lin Cong, look." Wang Yue held a table lamp and shone it on a corner of the picture, which was the entrance to the temple, and there were several people about to enter the temple. They were dressed in the same way as the people who touched the lampstand, all of them were uniformly modeled jackets and yar-caps with logos.

Who are these people? And what does this painting mean? Could it be some kind of hint that it can appear in the bardo realm?

I looked closely, my eyes scanned every inch of the picture, and I had a faint feeling in my heart that this place and this scene seemed to be not unfamiliar, and it was inextricably linked with me.

When I was looking, I suddenly shook my whole body, my eyes were locked on the people who entered through the door, the light of the picture seemed to be changing, it turned out that their faces were not really seen in the black shadows, the light changed, the side faces were brightened, and the outline of the facial features gradually appeared. I could see the face of one of them, and an inexplicable chill came from the back of my neck.

How does this person look like my mother!

I hurriedly called Wang Yue's name, pointed to the person in the picture, and said, "Wang Yue, who do you think this person looks like?" ”

Wang Yue brought the lamp closer, and the light was even brighter, shining on the man's face, and she exclaimed: "Is it Auntie?" ”

"Yes, my mom." My throat moved.

As soon as the words fell, I suddenly heard the sound of "Gada, Gada" in the room. As if remembering something, Wang Yue suddenly raised the lamp above her head, and we saw a clock at the top of the wall. This clock is very strange, the hands do not go forward, but push backwards, turning counterclockwise.

Wang Yue's face turned pale, and she said softly: "The countdown has begun, and the secret room has been triggered. ”

"What's the countdown?" I asked.

Wang Yue said: "Each level in the Bardo Realm is only 24 hours, and if you can't crack the secret within this time limit, you will be trapped here forever." ”

My face was as dead as ashes, and the room was silent, and I could hear the needles falling. Before I came in, I was mentally prepared, but when I was really there, the anxiety was indescribable.

I tried to calm down, gathered my thoughts, and said, "You mean, this secret room should have been designed especially for me. ”

Wang Yue nodded: "It seems that this is not my card level, but yours." ”

"In this way, the difficulty of the first level is not very difficult." I say.

Wang Yue nodded again.

I muttered, "Is the secret in this painting?" ”

Wang Yue thought for a while: "Lin Cong, I have experience in this area. Our thoughts should not be on this painting in the first place. ”

I asked, where should that be?

Wang Yue said: "Our purpose is to get out of this secret room, so we must find the door to get out first." Find that door, and then think about how to crack the mechanism of the door, and push it backwards little by little, so that it is better and can be targeted. ”

"Causal cause?" I say.

Wang Yue nodded: "You are very smart. Don't worry, the first level won't be too difficult, and we'll definitely get out. Let's split up and find out where the door is. ”

The room was dark, out of range of the lamp, and you would not be able to see your fingers. The only lighting tool, the lamp, has a limited length of wires and a radius of movement that is only half a room. If you are too far away, you can't use the light.

In a hurry, I thought of a way to let Wang Yue stand in the middle of the room with a table lamp, which is also the maximum length that the table lamp can move. In the middle of the room, the light can radiate to the surrounding area, and the rain and dew can be evenly stained on all sides, which is better than nothing.

I went to the south side of the room first, and by the faint light, I barely managed to reach the south wall. Disappointingly, there are no doors and it is completely enclosed. There is a shrine against the wall, on which a black Buddha statue is enshrined, I don't know what kind of Buddha it is. Cold ash was piled up in the incense burner in front of him, and the ever-bright lamp next to him had long been extinguished. In the faint light, I could barely see what the words on the Buddha statue were, which read, "The spirit of Meng is immeasurably like the sea."

I was a little creepy, and slowly retreated, telling Wang Yue what I saw.

Wang Yue said: "The god Meng is Meng Po. She's reminding you that you've entered her territory. You take the lamp, I'll look for it. ”

I held the table lamp, and Wang Yue's figure quickly disappeared into the darkness. At first, she could still be seen in the shadows, but then her figure flickered and disappeared.

My heart pounded, and darkness spread like a swamp in all directions. I can't hear a single sound, and the anxiety makes people scratch my heart.

After waiting for a while, Wang Yue did not come back. Cold sweat began to break out on my head, and all the chaotic thoughts were pouring out, and there was one thought that I couldn't control no matter what, that is, would I fall for Wang Yue, and she led me here and left by herself?

Once this idea comes to mind, it grows like a weed, and it is a little difficult to breathe.

I looked up at the watch on the wall, and it had been half an hour, and I told myself that if she didn't come back in five minutes, I would have to figure it out myself.

Time passed minute by minute, the hands gradually approached five minutes, I couldn't wait any longer, and was about to make a move, when I saw Wang Yue come out of the darkness. I breathed a long sigh of relief.

She was holding something in her hand, a box of matches. "This is what you found?" I question.

Wang Yue nodded: "This is not the only room here, there is a corner there, and there is another bedroom after entering." I looked at it, and there was a big closet in the room, and a writing desk and a bed, and I pulled the writing desk open, and there was a pack of matches in it. ”

"And what about the door to get out?" I asked.

Wang Yue shook her head: "I didn't find it." Coming out of that room, there was a corridor outside, leading to the innermost part. But it was too dark for any light to shine through, and I was afraid that I would never be able to get out again...... Hurry back. ”

"Why can't you get in and out?" I say. I thought that maybe the girl was too timid to go in when she saw a black place.

Wang Yue said: "You don't know, every detail here has a purpose, not just casually." The corridor is so dark that it defies common sense, there must be something wrong. ”

So what's next? I asked.

Wang Yue thought for a moment: "The door to go out is hidden in the depths of that dark corridor, and we must enter the darkness. But it definitely won't work like this, it's too simple, there must be rules here. ”

I suddenly had an idea: "Is it the darkness in the herald?" ”

She looked at me, a little confused.

"That's it," I said, holding up the lamp in my hand, "use it for lighting." ”

Wang Yue said: "The line of the table lamp is very short, and it can't pull the corridor inside. ”

It was as if I had discovered a new continent, "and that's the heart of the agency." We must have found something missing, a tool that allowed the lamp to extend into the hallway. ”

Wang Yue spread out her hands and said, "What about the matches you found?" And the paintings on the wall, how do you explain these? ”

I said, "There's a cause." Let's push forward from the end, these things will definitely work. ”

I discussed it with her and did a simple division of labor. Wang Yue was in charge of inspecting the room, no matter how small, to see if she could find wires or plug-ins. And when I examine the bedroom where she just found the match, I may be able to find a blind spot that she has overlooked.

I felt the darkness and followed the direction indicated by Wang Yue, the surroundings were very dark, and the light of the table lamp could rarely shine here. I felt for the wall, managed to find the corner, walked in, and sure enough, I found a half-closed door.

I pushed the door open and went in, and it was really a bedroom. There is light here, a red chandelier is lit on the ceiling, and everything in the room is an ambiguous dark red, which makes people feel like sleeping.

The room is not big, about 30 square meters, with a double bed in the middle, a desk and mirror in front, and an old chest of drawers in the back. The writing desk is covered with a white tablecloth and a round vase, which can be seen to be in the style of an ordinary working-class family in the 90s.

I felt all too familiar in a trance, as if I had been here. The feeling grew stronger and stronger, and it seemed to be able to blurt out.

I didn't rush to rummage through anything, but sat on the bed and tried to remember if I had ever been to this place.

It seems to be on the lips, but I just can't say it.

I stood up and walked back and forth on the floor, underneath which was an old-fashioned floor, in disrepair and making a slight "crunch" sound when stepped on. I stood there, as if I had caught a trace of the tail of memory, and I thought about it, and after a moment I slapped my thigh and remembered!

It was probably before I was ten years old, I can't remember exactly what I was, but I lived in a compound with my parents for a while. Where the compound is, I don't remember it at all. The south side of the courtyard is the gate, and the other three sides are two-storey houses, all connected by a large circular corridor. Because of this special structure, all the residents were close neighbors, and the relationship was very good at that time, and the doors could be opened during the day and at night.

I remember being very happy and happy at that time, playing with the children in the courtyard, playing crazy and all kinds of games, and only waiting for the rest of the day.

Until that day, something big happened in the courtyard.