(Foreword)

The road ahead was thorny and bumpy, but there was no turning back.

(Text)

June 2, 2022 at 22:30 p.m

"That's what you're saying, but how do we put these landscapes together with these verses? If you calculate it in the way of permutations and combinations, there will be tens of millions of possibilities. Cui Li asked rhetorically.

From Cui Li's question, it can be reflected that his liberal arts are not as good as science. In fact, the method of arrangement has already been presented to us for a long time.

In fact, the answer has appeared in front of us for a long time, but we are not aware of it. I looked at the landscape calligraphy and painting in front of me, and I already had the answer in my heart.

"Cui Li, your question is the key, let me tell you this. The so-called landscape calligraphy and painting with poems, the landscape needs to contain the artistic conception of the poem, and the poem needs to show the style of the landscape, and the two can only complement each other if they complement each other. So just like this Li Bai's "Wanglu Mountain Waterfall", the landscape he is paired with should be this majestic landscape and waterfall painting. Zhao Yuyu explained in detail.

"So that's the case, no wonder there is only one pair of calligraphy and painting in all the calligraphy and paintings, both landscapes and poems, and this "Peach Blossom of Dalin Temple" has always been the key to solving the puzzle, and this time it is all calligraphy and painting - 'word copy'. It seems that this puzzle has been solved in this way. Cui Li said proudly, as if he had solved the puzzle.

Although there is some truth in the method Zhao Yuyu said, I always feel that there is something that doesn't make sense, but anyway, let's try it first.

"Let's look for the corresponding landscape painting according to the artistic conception on the poem now, and then put these two calligraphy and paintings together." Xia Cheng commanded everyone according to Zhao Yuyu's thoughts.

At this moment, I deliberately looked at Murong Feng who was standing aside, his expression was a little awkward, as if he was trying to restrain his emotions. Could it be that Zhao Haoyu has really found the right way? But it's not easy to say right now.

"Have you ever seen the poem "The moon falls and the sky is full of frost?"

"Here, here!"

"I can't understand what this verse means."

……

In a short time, everyone was already busy, and the originally quiet hall became noisy.

Everyone scattered in search of the corresponding poems and landscape paintings, but slowly questions that we had not thought of before popped up one after another.

"This ...... These two landscape paintings are pretty much the same. ”

"Yes, these two poems describe the same scene."

"This ...... How can we tell the difference? ”

……

Suddenly, everyone exploded like a pot again, and a series of questions appeared in front of us. Landscape paintings with the same scenes, poems with the same meaning, make us lose our direction. No matter how we arrange and put them together, we always feel that something is wrong.

"I said Zhao Haoyu, you can't do this method. You see, these two landscapes are high mountains and flowing water, so how can I tell the difference! Cui Li walked in front of Zhao Yuyu with two similar landscape paintings.

"This ...... This ......" Zhao Yuyu's face was also embarrassed, and she didn't expect to encounter such a problem. Originally, I thought that by simply combining and arranging these calligraphy and paintings, I could solve this labyrinth, but who knew that this would not work at all.

"Let's stop for a moment." Xia Cheng motioned for everyone to put down the calligraphy and painting in their hands for the time being.

It is true that we have encountered great difficulties now, and it is undoubtedly a waste of time to continue to find the corresponding calligraphy and painting in this way.

"Xia Cheng, the method that Zhao Yuyu said is not at all good." Cui Li said.

Zhao Yuyu didn't refute it, and she had no way to solve the difficulties she was encountering now.

"Hah! Ha! Hah!" Suddenly, there was a loud laugh of Murong Feng in our ears, this voice was particularly harsh, and it made us hate it from the bottom of our hearts.

"I'll just say that you are naïve, and you practiced calligraphy when you were young. I really don't understand how you can break through the 'strange array' of old guy Ouyang Yu with your IQ? Could it be that the old guy recently designed the 'Three Odd Arrays Children's Edition'? You've let me down so much!" Murong Feng sneered at this and said.

"What's so funny? I told you we'll find a way out of here sooner or later, and we'll see how you laugh!" Cui Li fought back.

"Huh...... I don't have the ability, and my mouth is quite hard. I'm going to see what you people have to get out of here. When the time comes, you don't have to obediently choose the first plan I give you. ”

Murong Feng looked at us with a look of disdain in his eyes, in his opinion, we would never succeed in leaving here.

"Cui Li, don't waste time fighting with him, we have more important things. Although Zhao Miyu's method was not successful, we must not be discouraged, we must find a new method as soon as possible, Li Ruina is still waiting for us. Xia Cheng said.

As far as the current situation is concerned, our situation is very dangerous, and Zhao Yuyu's method seemed to work, but in the end, it still failed.

Although everyone didn't react much on the surface, they definitely took a heavy blow inside. It's like when you see that you're about to succeed and suddenly you are told that you've failed, and it's really uncomfortable.

I didn't continue to look for clues, and the original calligraphy and paintings were put back in their original places as much as possible, and everyone also collected their own feelings.

Xia Cheng returned to his original position without saying a word, looking at the drawings in his hand and falling into deep thought. I can feel the pressure on him right now, and all the hopes are focused on him.

"Cheng Yin, there's nothing you can do?" Lin Yun walked up to me.

"Hmm...... There's nothing good to do, and my brain is messed up right now. There are only countless questions in my mind, but there are no right answers. Murong Feng is indeed the same maze designer as Mr. Ouyang Yu, and the puzzles he designed make people even more headaches. I looked at Lin Yun and said.

"It's okay, Cheng Yin, I'm sure you and Xia Cheng will definitely find a way to get out of here." Lin Yun said in an encouraging tone.

I also hope that things can be as Lin Yun said, my heart is still always worried about Li Ruina's safety, every second we stay here, her danger will increase by one second.

I blamed myself deeply for my own powerlessness, how small I was.

"Lin Yun, I'll do my best." I said.

I watched and I was going to get out of here with them anyway.

(End of chapter)