(Foreword)

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

(Text)

June 2, 2022 at 15:20 p.m

"Gossip ......?" Lin Yun looked at the contents of the drawing, "You mean that the layout here is built according to the principle of gossip?" ”

"You're right, but what you prepared should be the gossip array improved by Zhuge Liang of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was an ancient military formation used to trap enemy forces and eliminate them. Xia Cheng explained carefully.

"You say the layout here is an ancient military formation? So how do we get out? Zhao Yuyu looked at us.

"In fact, it is not difficult to crack this formation, the Bagua Array is laid out according to the eight gates of rest, life, injury, Du, Jing, death, shock, and opening. We just need to walk in through the raw gate and then walk out of the closed door, and then walk in through the open door to crack this formation. "Lin Yun is really knowledgeable, and he even knows how to unlock the Bagua Array, which really has to be admired.

I looked at the layout here, and it was indeed not difficult to crack the Bagua Array as recorded in the history books, but the only difficulty was how to confirm which of the eight entrances was the Shengmen, which one was the Closed Gate, and which one was the Open Door? It's a real headache. ”

I came to one of the entrances and looked closely, there was no sign here, nothing special, it looked exactly like the other entrances, it was too difficult to distinguish between the eight gates.

"Lin Yun, what you said is simple, walk in from the Shengmen and then walk out from the Hugh Gate, and enter and open the door again, but can you tell me which one here is the Shengmen? It's all exactly the same here, and you can't tell the difference at all! Cui Li said helplessly.

Just when we were headless, Xia Cheng looked at his watch, then took a few steps to the left and a few steps to the right, as if testing something. He stood at one of the entrances and said to us, "The birth gate is here." ”

"Wait, wait, Xia Cheng, I know you're smart, but you can't just walk to an entrance and say it's a birth gate, if you go wrong, we won't be able to come back." Cui Li's expression was nervous.

Xia Cheng was not in a hurry, looked at his watch again and said: "In ancient times, heaven and earth were divided into eight combinations, that is, eight directions, that is, the southeast, northwest, southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest that we are familiar with. The eight gates in the Bagua Array are also arranged in accordance with these eight directions, just like the Shengmen we are about to enter now is due east, so it will not be wrong that this must be the Shengmen. Xia Cheng looked at Cui Li and said.

"Xia Cheng, even if what you said is correct, but there is neither the sun, moon and stars here, nor the markers, how can you be sure that the entrance you are at is due east?" Zhao Yuyu asked rhetorically.

Xia Cheng looked at the watch in his hand again and explained: "Actually, if you want to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, you don't necessarily need to look at the sun, moon and stars, as long as you have a compass. ”

Cui Li suddenly stared at Xia Cheng's watch and said, "This ...... It's not ...... A mountaineering watch from the UG collection? It can not only check the time, but also the perpetual calendar, direction, temperature, time difference, etc. can be accurately displayed, which is one of the indispensable equipment for mountaineers, and we have it at home. ”

"Yes, yes, is your family a mountaineering family that has everything?" Zhao Yuyu glanced at Cui Li.

It turned out that Xia Cheng's watch had its own compass effect, so it was no wonder that he could determine the direction and know where the direction was due east.

So all of us followed Xia Cheng into that entrance.

June 2, 2022 at 15:23

Led by Xia Cheng, we walked through the corridors, which were more of an underground labyrinth than an underground palace, with winding corridors and many forks in the road. Whenever a fork in the road appeared, Xia Cheng would carefully confirm the direction on his watch, and then take out the drawing just now to compare and choose what he thought was the most reasonable route, and all we had to do was trust his judgment.

We walked for about ten minutes, but we still didn't find the exit, and it was strange to me that the road we had traveled before would suddenly disappear, as if the maze would move on its own, and gradually some people began to lose patience.

"I said Xia Cheng, are you sure you're taking the right route? But how do I feel like we're all just spinning in circles? Zhao Yuyu questioned Xia Cheng's judgment.

Xia Cheng didn't answer her question, but held the watch in one hand and the drawings in the other, it seems that this underground labyrinth is not as easy as we think. It's like a simple route that knows where it will go, but the unknown sea can always trap countless ships. As the saying goes, never underestimate this sea, it can change at any time.

"Zhao Yuyu, don't rush Xia Cheng, I feel that this maze is more complicated than we imagined. Don't you notice that the walls around you change depending on where we move? We thought we were walking according to our own ideas, but in fact we were just walking according to the layout of the maze. As long as Xia Cheng has the slightest mistake, it is impossible for us to get out of the rest of the door, and it is impossible to leave this labyrinth, so his judgment is very important to us now. Lin Yun looked at Xia Cheng with trust.

"What? You say the walls here will move? So how are we going to get out? When Cui Li heard this, he immediately showed a frightened look.

I look at Cui Li's appearance is really angry and funny, sometimes he is really reckless and not afraid of anything, sometimes he is timid as a mouse, the slightest change will make him frightened.

"Cui Li, don't be surprised, we all have to believe in Xia Cheng, he will definitely take us out of here."

The aisle began to become narrower and narrower, from two people who could walk side by side at the beginning, to barely one person now.

"Cheng Yin, do you think there is really no problem? How do you feel that this road is getting narrower and narrower? You won't be able to get to the front and run out of road, right? And you look behind you. Cui Li showed a terrifying expression: "The road we just walked is now blocked by the wall, which means that it is impossible to return the same way. ”

Indeed, as Cui Li said, our current situation is becoming more and more difficult, if there is no road ahead, we will be trapped here, let alone rescue Li Ruina, I am afraid that even we will not be able to save ourselves. But I always believed that Xia Cheng would take us out of here, so I continued to walk.

June 2, 2022 at 15:45

In this way, all of us followed Xia Cheng, walking in the narrow corridors. At this moment, Xia Cheng, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. I still can't figure out the situation ahead, but I heard Zhao Yuyu say in horror: "No...... No way......"

Seeing this, I stood on tiptoe and looked forward, and sure enough, there was no way to walk in front of Xia Cheng. A huge wall stood in front of us.

"What?! Not...... No way?! What to do? Cui Li heard Zhao Yuyu's words and became even more frightened.

We were stuck here, unable to move forward or backward, the narrow aisles seemed more oppressive, making people feel breathless, and everyone became agitated.

(End of chapter)