(Foreword)

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

(Text)

June 2, 2022 at 20:30 p.m

It couldn't be simpler here, and every detail can be seen at a glance. How could there be any clues that were not noticed. I looked at the scene around me carefully, full of doubts.

I had to figure out the connection, but I still didn't have a clue.

I shone a flashlight on one of the mechanisms, and there was no text to suggest it, but just when I was disappointed, I suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a number symbol in a very hidden place of the mechanism. I took a closer look, and there were three vertical lines carved into it.

"Zhang Han, you see there seems to be some special symbol here." I motioned to Zhang Han and said.

Zhang Han walked in and bent down to take a look: "Indeed, but what does this mean, is it some special text?" "I don't think it's words, it's supposed to be a way of counting." I said and found another mechanism. Sure enough, there is a similar mechanism on it.

"How do you count?" Zhang Han asked curiously.

"Actually, it's very simple, if you see that there are two vertical lines on this mechanism, it means that it is the number 2. The one just now has three vertical bars on it, which means that it is the number 3. I explained.

"Even if your assumptions are correct, what do these numbers say?" Zhang Han asked.

"I haven't thought of it yet...... "Indeed, these numbers don't tell the whole story.

Digit...... Digit...... I struggled in my head, but we didn't see anything to do with numbers along the way. How to unlock these mechanisms, I started to be a little impatient, and I don't know what the situation of Cui Li and Xia Cheng is now.

Everything is unknown, and the number in front of you doesn't know what it means, let alone unravel.

"What do these numbers mean exactly?" Zhang Han asked again.

I don't know anything to find out the order in which these linkages are activated. So far, all we've been able to find is the numbers on these mechanisms, and nothing else.

I carefully counted the ten traps on the wall, corresponding to the numbers from 1 to 10.

"Cheng Yin, did you say that these mechanisms will be activated in the order of 1 to 10?" Zhang Han proposed.

"Probably not, this maze is so well designed, there will never be such a simple puzzle, there must be something in it that we haven't noticed." Once again, I took a closer look around me. But there was still no hope.

What do these numbers really mean? I was alone thinking about the numbers in front of me, but no matter how much I thought about them, I didn't know the mystery.

I tried to turn the traps at random, but at this moment suddenly all the traps were turning, did I accidentally turn on the correct traps? Just as I was complacent, all the mechanisms suddenly stopped spinning again, and instead of an exit, there was a loud bang, and the entrance behind us suddenly closed.

"How so?" I tried to push the wall behind me, but to no avail, and now we really can't go anywhere.

"You can't turn these mechanisms at will, and if you make a mistake, I'm afraid next time it won't be as simple as closing the entrance." Zhang Han's analysis is very reasonable.

Our situation is so critical that we can't get out of here except for the dismantling of these organs.

"Zhang Han, in this way, we have no chance, we can only succeed once." I looked at those mechanisms, and I didn't know the bottom of my heart.

1 to 10 numbers, I don't know what the order of rotation is, and I also don't know how many mechanisms need to be turned, but the only thing I know is that I can't make a mistake next time, and if I make a mistake again, I'm afraid Zhang Han and I won't be able to leave this place.

What is the order? I thought to myself, I had never seen a number since I entered this labyrinth, and there were no hints at all. I kept doing four calculations on these numbers in my head, but no matter what method I used, I couldn't come up with a satisfactory result.

Wait, I suddenly remembered the poem, Bai Juyi's "Peach Blossoms in Dalin Temple": The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple only bloom. There is nowhere to find the spring of long-hate, and I don't know how to turn into this. Each sentence has seven words, a total of twenty-eight words, is it two and eight?

However, I didn't take immediate action to verify my suspicions, I remembered what Zhang Han said just now, if I was wrong again, it was likely that I would not be able to leave here, and in this case, they might also be in danger in Xia City, let alone rescue Li Ruina. I was hesitant in my heart. What the hell should I do?

"Cheng Yin, didn't you think of it? We can't stay here forever, haven't you forgotten their situation in Xia City?" Zhang Han looked very anxious.

That's right, since I can't think of a better answer, why don't you try my idea, maybe it's the right answer.

"Maybe I've found a way to open the trap, but it could be wrong." I said.

"Cheng Yin, when is it, don't hesitate, hurry up and make a decision." Zhang Han said on the side.

I walked in front of the second mechanism, success or failure was here, I carefully turned the mechanism, from time to time to look around the situation, as soon as there was any wind and grass, I would immediately stop, but nothing happened around, I let go of my hand, all that remained was to continue to rotate the eighth mechanism, whether it was successful or not, this and that.

I slowly walked in front of the eighth trap, and when I turned the second trap, there was no scene where I did at first spinning the trap at random (all the traps started to spin). Can it be successful this time? I clenched the eighth mechanism, and I could feel the sweat in my palms. Everything is too critical, success and failure are in a split second.

Zhang Han looked at me nervously, I could feel the anxiety in his heart, since the second mechanism had been turned, let's continue to turn the eighth mechanism, I made up my mind, and then turned the mechanism in my hand hard. Then let go of your hand and wait for the moment when fate strikes.

But this time all the mechanisms still didn't turn, and suddenly the stone wall in front of us began to slowly open, and we succeeded!! My eyes were filled with joy.

"Zhang Han, you see we have succeeded!" Before I could finish my sentence, the half-open stone wall suddenly closed again.

(End of chapter)