(Foreword)

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

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June 2, 2022 at 20:50 p.m

I looked at the time on my watch, and it should be OK, so I took the paper off the wall.

Then we carefully put the paper together, and sure enough, the pattern on the wall was completely rubbed by us.

"Cheng Yin, look at these patterns..."Zhang Han walked over and looked at the rubbed patterns, showing a frightened look on his face.

I looked at these patterns, and a lot of mechanical arms appeared on the second painting, arresting those who entered the labyrinth, this mechanical arm I had seen before, it was this mechanical arm that brought Lin Yun out of the gate, looking at the depictions on the patterns, I could guess that Xia Cheng's current situation must be very critical. I also noticed a small detail in the second image that could easily be overlooked if you weren't careful.

"Zhang Han, you see that there is a wall behind this robotic arm, and there seem to be three patterns on the wall." I said, pointing to the wall above the pattern.

"Yes, could it be that the wall behind this mechanical arm is..."Zhang Han looked at the wall in front of him and did not continue.

"It's the wall in front of us now, which means that they are behind this wall in Xia City." I finished what Zhang Han didn't finish.

"There should be nothing wrong, but the biggest headache for us right now is that there is no way to open this stone wall." Zhang Han said worriedly.

I look at the current situation, there is not a single mechanism in this place, there is only the three-spoke pattern, but the first and second pictures just describe our current situation, without any hint, and now there is only one hope left behind, that is, the third pattern.

My eyes were on the third pattern, but when I saw the sum of the third pattern, I didn't speak.

How so? How so? I asked myself again and again that the third painting, which was originally the most promising, had nothing but a gate......

I can't believe what this is happening, what does that mean? Just one door? My eyes were full of despair, I really didn't know if this should continue, they were in a very dangerous situation in Xia City, they were waiting for us to go and rescue them, but we were blocked by this stone wall.

"Cheng Yin, don't be discouraged, there may be other ways." Zhang Han said.

"What else can I do, not even a little hint for me......" I picked up the paper on the ground, tore it in anger, and scattered it on the ground.

No, I have to get out of here, I have to !! I suddenly remembered the escape hammer just now, I ran to my backpack and found the escape hammer, and smashed it hard against the stone wall, if we can't find a way to open this stone wall, then I will smash this stone wall!

"Cheng Yin, you calm down, this will definitely not work." Zhang Han tried to stop me.

"There's no time, they will be in danger at any time in Xia Cheng, so I won't just wait." I swung the escape hammer in my hand and smashed it against the stone wall in front of me.

The escape hammer smashed into the stone wall, making a loud noise, but the stone wall was not damaged in the slightest, and it seemed that this escape hammer was not enough to smash the stone wall at all.

"Damn!! Damn it!!! Damn it!!! But I didn't give up, but kept repeating the action, hitting the stone wall hard.

But at this moment, suddenly the stone wall in front of him was still unmoving, but the walls on both sides began to move to the middle.

"Cheng Yin, let's go!!" But just as Zhang Han turned around and left here, the way out behind him was also blocked by the falling stone wall, so we had no way out.

"How so?" Zhang Han looked at the surrounding situation and said.

The only fortunate time was when the stone walls on both sides moved very slowly.

"Cheng Yin, this is not the way, if the stone walls on both sides are closed, we will be finished......" Zhang Han became anxious.

I stopped my escape hammer, and it looked like we were really in trouble this time.

June 2, 2022 at 21:00 p.m

Ten minutes passed, and we still couldn't do anything but watch the stone walls move on both sides.

"Cheng Yin, shouldn't we think of a way?" Zhang Han was so anxious that he walked around.

I've thought of everything I can think of. Now there is really nothing to do, I took out my phone, and there was no signal on it.

I opened my phone book and tried to call Arthur, and sure enough, the phone showed that I couldn't make a call......

It seems that I may really not be able to get out this time, I looked at the phone screen with a lot of emotion.

There was another sound of traffic in my ears......

It's as if the time has gone back to me......

"Thousands of years have passed, and I have never forgotten each other's vows..."

"The years have passed in a hurry, but you are still looking at me, and you have not forgotten our tomorrow..."

"When I remember, when you forget. The memory of this fate. ”

"I still remember our vows, memories that will never be forgotten."

"Standing quietly where you have forgotten, watching the seasons change, I am thinking about you again.

……

"Hey! What are you doing staring at the blue sky and smirking at you? Arthur walked over to me and tapped me on the shoulder.

"Miss you." My eyes were still on the horizon.

The clouds on the horizon shone through the sun's rays and spread over the streets beside the road.

"Miss me? What are you doing looking at the sky? Arthur was visibly amused by my answer.

"Whenever I miss you, I look at the blue sky and smile. It seems like I can feel that you are going to be there for me. I turned my head to look Arthur in the eye.

At this moment, I can't seem to hear the engine of the car on the road, I can't hear the laughter of pedestrians, I can't hear the wind blowing the bell in front of the coffee shop, I can't seem to hear anything in the world.

"Really?" Arthur asked, half-incredulous.

"Of course, you see, aren't you right next to me?" I said with a smile.

Like a breeze blowing through the rain and dew, this moment stopped in my mind as if it were still.

……

"Cheng Yin, what are you thinking?" Zhang Han's words woke me up.

"It's nothing, it's just remembering someone." I said.

"When you think of someone at this time, it means that this person must be very important to you." Zhang Han looked at me.

I didn't answer, and I don't know how to answer, but none of this matters anymore, and it's impossible for us to get out of here anymore.

"Gave up?" Zhang Han asked in a serious tone.

I don't want to give up so easily, but the current situation makes me have to accept this fact.

"Do you still think it's more difficult to be Ouyang Yu's 'Odd Array'?" Zhang Han seemed to be very concerned about Mr. Ouyang Yu's 'odd array'.

"It's really hard to say......" I smiled wryly.

But then again, whenever I have a problem in the odd formation, there is always that middle-aged man, and then I play a chess game to solve the problem in front of me, but not here. I don't know why......

The stone walls on both sides are getting closer and closer to us. Our hopes are also getting smaller and smaller.

Cheng Yin, did you give up?

Who?

I looked around, but Zhang Han didn't speak.

Cheng Yin, have you forgotten that you once said that you wanted to change the world?

Who?

Who's talking?

There seemed to be a voice in my head that was constantly asking myself.

I'm going to give up? I suddenly remembered the scene when I promised Arthur. How can I give up now, Arthur is still waiting for me to change all this, I can't just fall here.

I stood up suddenly.

"Cheng Yin, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Han asked curiously when he saw my move.

Just a few minutes ago, I looked hopeless, but now, my eyes are full of hope. It's not time to say give up, how could I just fall here. I haven't found Professor Z yet, the world hasn't changed, there are so many things waiting for me to complete, how could I just give up here.

I walked to the front of the stone wall, carefully searching for new clues.

There are three patterns on the wall, two of which can be said to match the scene we are facing now, but there is only an ordinary door on these three paintings, what does this mean for us?

I touched the third pattern, and I could clearly feel the shape of a large door.

Wait!!!

Something suddenly occurred to me, and I quickly picked up the rubbed paper, but fortunately I only shredded the third pattern, and the second pattern was still intact.

I looked closely at the pattern on the paper, and it turned out to be like this!! I finally knew the meaning of these three paintings.

"Cheng Yin, what's wrong, have you found anything?" Zhang Han asked puzzled.

"Look here!" I pointed to the second pattern and said: "There is a stone wall behind this huge mechanical arm, which should be the stone wall in front of us now, and the most important thing is that there are also three patterns on it, but because it is too small, the painting on the stone wall of the second pattern is not very clear, but it is obvious that the door on the third pattern is open, and the door on the paper we just saw is closed." ”

"Cheng Yin, that means that the gate on our third pattern is different from the one on the second pattern? One is open and the other is closed? But what does this mean? Zhang Han looked at me and asked.

"Quite simply, that's an important clue that we can get out of here." As I spoke, I walked to the front of the third painting, then pressed my hands against the stone wall and pushed hard.

Suddenly, I felt the stone wall slowly pushed open, and the door leading to the front was opened by me.

"Cheng Yin!! You did it!!! Zhang Han shouted happily.

The gate was completely opened by me, and Zhang Han and I left there before the stone walls on both sides closed.

I thought there was no hope, but I didn't expect that there would always be hope, depending on whether I was still trying to find it.

Just as I walked out of the stone gate, the smile on my face suddenly retracted, and I looked at the scene in front of me, with an indescribable solemnity.

Several huge mechanical arms captured Xia Cheng and them all.

"Cheng Yin!! Come on!!! "As soon as he saw me, Xia Cheng suddenly shouted.

Before I could react, a huge robotic arm was thinking about me.

(End of chapter)