(Foreword)

Cold ice can't break the water, and dead wood can meet spring again.

(Text)

"Cui Li, we're not here to look for treasures, but to see if there are any other exits to leave here." I looked at Cui Li.

"I'll just say it. I'll go and see if there are any other exits now," Cui Li continued to look for the exit from the cave.

We are now trapped in this cave, and although we don't have to worry about the enemy soldiers outside the stone gate for the time being, it is not a long-term solution for us to be trapped in this cave, and we still need to find a way out as soon as possible. Minutes ticked by, but we still hadn't found a way out of the cave.

"Frost... Mo'er... Frost... Mo'er..."Master Wang, who was leaning against the stone wall, suddenly shouted softly.

"The frost is here, the frost is here. Daddy, how are you doing now? Wang Ningshuang helped up Master Wang.

"Frost... Water... Water...", the king cried out weakly.

Wang Ningshuang took the water bladder from his body and put it to Master Wang's mouth.

"Daddy, drink some water, drink some water," Wang Ningshuang helped Master Wang to drink the water in the water bladder.

"Cheng Yin! The old man woke up!! Cui Li said happily.

The cave is very tight all around, it doesn't look like there is any exit at all, but fortunately the old man woke up at this time, and only he is the one who knows this cave best among us.

"Master Wang, how are you feeling now?" I came to Master Wang's side and asked.

"Shaoxia, the old man is much better now." After speaking, Master Wang looked at the surrounding environment, and suddenly his face became heavy. "This ...... Frost ...... How did we end up here? ”

Master Wang was shocked by his surroundings, but he could see that he must know this place.

"Daddy, you forgot, the thieves broke into the palace, and we were retreated to the abandoned courtyard, but I didn't expect that this abandoned courtyard for many years had a secret mystery, but fortunately, with the help of Cheng Shaoxia and Cui Zhuangshi, we came to this stone cave and blocked all those thieves from the stone gate." Wang Ningshuang told Master Wang everything about Fang Cai.

"You actually found this cave? It's hard to believe! The old man has been waiting in the palace for many years, although there are many people who come to the palace to look for treasures, but most of them are in vain, but I didn't expect the young man to look young and be able to find this stone cave. "Master Wang looked at me with admiration.

"The old man praised it, the younger generation can find this stone cave because of the help of Miss Wang and Zhao Yan, otherwise the younger generation alone will not be able to find this cave." Naturally, I didn't dare to take credit.

"Shaoxia, be humble. When the old man saw the two of them at the celebration that day, he knew that you were not ordinary people. Sure enough, the hero is a boy! Hahaha!! He also looked very happy. But when he looked around again, he suddenly withdrew his smile. "Shuang'er, what about Zhao Yanren? Why didn't he go into the cave with you? ”

Wang Ningshuang didn't answer, but tears flowed down her face.

"Frost!! What's going on? Where is Zhao Yan now? Although he is casual on weekdays, his martial arts are not wasted, so that he will not be able to defeat a few bandits. You say!! Master Wang became anxious as he spoke, and his heart ached again.

"Daddy, don't worry, Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan..."

"Zhao Yan, what's wrong with him? What's going on? Master Wang seemed to have guessed the answer, and tears flowed out of his eyes.

"Master Wang, in order for us to enter the stone cave safely, Zhao Yan and the family of the palace guarded each other with their lives, blocking the thieves from the stone gate, but..."

Zhao Yan !! Zhao Yan!! "Master Wang is very sad." Although the old man always disciplines you strictly, in his heart, he regards you as his own son. Unexpectedly... I didn't expect it..."Master Wang couldn't stop crying as he spoke.

"Daddy, don't be sad, Zhao Yan is also for the palace, and the palace will never forget him." Wang Ningshuang said.

The torches lit up the whole cavern, but we didn't say a word, and everyone's face was full of sadness.

"Old man, although the bandits outside the stone gate have not yet opened the stone gate, we are not here for a long time. Listening to what you just said, you seem to recognize this cave. My words shattered the silence of the entire cave.

"What the young man said is good, the old man not only recognizes this stone cave, but the mechanism on this stone gate is also designed by the old man." Master Wang said slowly.

"Daddy, you said that you designed the mechanism on this stone cave, but at that time, due to the heavy rain for several days, the courtyard was not built in the end, and you were furious about it, and drove all the craftsmen who built it out of the palace." Wang Ningshuang looked at Master Wang in puzzlement.

"That's right, Shuang'er, but you only know one thing but you don't know the other, in fact, this courtyard was built long before this palace was built." What Mr. Wang said is basically the same as what I thought.

"It seems that the designer of this palace is none other than you, right?" I continue with my speculation.

"That's right, the designer of this palace is the old man, and the so-called other designers are just made up by the old man to hide people's eyes." Master Wang's expression calmed down a little.

"Sure enough, the layout of this palace is carefully designed by the old man, if the younger generation is not mistaken, the world only knows that the palace is just the guardian of the treasure, but only knows the location of the treasure, and cannot be opened. This is also made up by the old man. "I put my speculation out there.

"Hahaha!! That's right!!! The young man didn't expect you to be able to guess this, in fact, the old man didn't just know the location of the treasure, but the old man chose the location of the treasure. Master Wang looked at me and said.

"Therefore, the palace just chooses the location of the treasure and sets up layers of mechanisms to test whether the treasure hunter really has the ability to take the treasure. I think the real purpose of the old man bringing us into the house was to see if we had the ability to find the treasure. "I feel like my speculation is getting closer.

"The afterlife is terrifying!! The afterlife is terrifying!! Mr. Wang stared at me and said, "The old man really didn't see the wrong person. But there is one more thing you don't think about, in fact, the people who are guarding the treasure are not only my palace, but also a group of people. ”

"And a group of people guarding the treasure? How come I've never heard my dad talk about it, and I've never seen it? Wang Ningshuang asked.

(End of chapter)