Chapter 129: Huayan Temple (5)
Qi Pan, who was already heartbroken, was in high spirits when she heard this, she broke free of Qi Heng's little hand and stepped forward to take a closer look.
"No...... No...... Mother! After seeing the woman's face clearly, Qi Pan was also slightly relieved, but then immediately became nervous.
"Second sister, Mother Zhou...... Mother Zhou, she died here, that mother...... Mother...... Will it ......?" shattered her sentence.
Xiao Yu took a deep breath, patted Qi Pan's shoulder and said, "Big sister, don't panic too much, since they took a lot of trouble to take away their mother, there should be no danger for the mother for a while." It's just that Zhou's mother ......! “
Qi Pan choked up and said, "Mother Zhou must have ...... for her mother's sake", saying that Qi Pan couldn't say any more here, and fell on Xiaoyu's shoulder sadly and cried.
Xiaoyu gently patted Qi Pan's shoulder, what happened today was very difficult for everyone to accept, and even she herself was on the verge of collapse.
It's just that she knows that the current Qi Pan sisters and brothers are supported by her, and if she also collapses, then the three of them will have no chance of escaping.
Qi Heng looked at the two sisters who were hugging each other, and said eagerly: "Big sister, second sister, now is not the time to cry, let's hurry up and think about how to get out!" With that, he walked to the middle of the room and looked around.
Xiao Yu nodded, held Qi Pan's shoulder and said, "Big sister, cheer up, you also heard what Heng'er said, now we can only find a way to save our mother if we work together to get out as soon as possible!" ”
Qi Pan wiped his tears, looked at Xiaoyu and Qi Heng and nodded solemnly, with a hint of determination in his expression.
"Big sister, you're knocking on this wall like me! Heng'er, you are in charge of that wall, I'll knock on this side! If you hear something wrong, call me! Xiao Yu quickly assigned work to the two, and each of them was responsible for knocking on a wall to see if they could find a secret passage out.
In the middle of the wall that Qi Heng was in charge of was a small Buddhist shrine, under which was a long offering table, and a long curtain hung from the table to the ground.
The wall that Qi Pan is responsible for has a Buddha statue hanging on it, and the wall that Xiao Yu is responsible for is empty and empty.
Qi Pan first opened the Buddha statue and looked at it, and the wall behind the Buddha statue was also knocked again, everything was as usual, and there was nothing abnormal. The small fish patiently taps slowly one by one, but the sound it makes is normal, and there is no empty sound like the legend.
Only Qi Heng jumped on the offering table first, and it took a long time to open the Buddha shrine, but there was no secret passage inside. He stepped on the table again and knocked on the wall one by one, but still found nothing.
The smell of fireworks outside was getting stronger and stronger, and even though Xiao Yu closed the door of the ashram, there was still smoke pouring in, but fortunately, the wet cloth strips they had prepared in advance came in handy.
"Heng'er, cough...... Ahem...... come down, get on the ground and don't have that much smoke! Xiao Yu covered his mouth and nose and lay on the ground, and greeted Qi Heng loudly.
Qi Heng jumped off the table and fell to the ground. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something, and he actually burrowed under the offering table at once. Qi Pan had knocked on all the walls she was responsible for, and now she was lying on the ground, slowly moving towards Xiaoyu.
"Heng'er! …… Heng'er ......! The little fish kept shouting. After a while, I saw the curtain shaking, and then Qi Heng's little head stretched out.
"Here! …… Sister...... Come on......! Fast...... There's an entrance ......! He shouted excitedly, coughing from the smoke from time to time.
Xiao Yu was overjoyed, she quickly moved to the bottom of the offering table, it was pitch black under the offering table, Qi Heng took her hand and climbed inside a few more times.
"Here......,...... Over here......! Qi Heng pulled Xiao Yu's hand to a protruding handle.
"I ...... I just ...... It took a long time to find it, but ...... I can't pull it! Qi Heng whispered on the side.
"Heng'er, second sister, I'm in!" Qi Pan's voice sounded behind the two, and she also got under the offering table. Xiao Yu tugged at the handle hard, but the handle didn't move.
"Heng'er, come, let's be together!" Xiao Yu motioned for Qi Heng to join her, and the two of them worked hard together, but the hand still didn't move.
Xiao Yu couldn't help but get anxious, she leaned on her side, turned her head and let Qi Pan's hand reach over and hold the hand.
"One! Two! Three! Pull! With a tooth-aching squeak, the handle finally opened a little gap, and a breeze came through the gap, and the little fish was nervous.
"Quick, keep trying!" Xiaoyu beckoned Qi Pan and Qi Heng, and the three of them continued to work together, and finally slowly pulled the heavy iron plate apart. In the faint light, a hole appeared in front of the three of them, and there seemed to be a straight ladder made of iron bars on the side.
"Quick! Go down! Xiao Yu couldn't care so much, so he let Qi Heng climb down first, and then let Qi Pan climb down slowly. The smoke in the room became heavier and heavier, and the little fish quickly climbed down, but the ladder was too narrow for the three of them to stand, and they could not pull the iron cover back to its original place.
"Let's go! Hurry up, the smoke will be poured in a while! As soon as the little fish stepped on the ground of this secret passage, he hurriedly said.
The secret passage was not as dark as they thought, and there was a glimmer of light ahead, allowing Xiao Yu to see the silhouettes of the other two. The air in the secret passage was fine, and from time to time a breeze blew from the front.
"Second sister, I don't know where it is in front of me, and I don't know if there is danger!" Qi Heng lowered his voice and said in front of Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu held the dagger in his hand and groped to pull Qi Heng behind him.
"Now it's only one step at a time! Heng'er, you pull the big sister, I'll go ahead, you have to protect the big sister! The little fish stood in front of the two.
"Second sister, you have to be careful yourself!" Qi Heng seemed to have grown up a lot in an instant, and Xiao Yu felt a little relieved when he heard the calmness in his immature voice.
"Second sister, don't worry, I'm fine, I'll take care of myself!" Although Qi Pan's voice trembled slightly, it also revealed her determination.
"Big sister, Heng'er, we will definitely go out safely!" Xiao Yu seemed to be cheering up the two, and said as if he was cheering himself up.
There are no forks in the tunnel, there seems to be only one, and the feet seem to be flat all the time, and there is no uphill or downhill. As he walked, he recalled the topography of Kegon Temple.
The apse is not far from the back mountain, this Huayan Temple is on the top of the mountain, this tunnel should not lead to the front hall, the possibility of leading to the back mountain is very high, but I don't know how long it will take to have an exit.
At first, there was a smell of fireworks in the tunnel, but as the three of them walked farther and farther, the oncoming wind became fresher and fresher, and later the wind carried the fragrance of earth. The little fish simply took off the strip of wet cloth covering his mouth and nose, and took a big gulp of fresh air.
I don't know how long I walked, but it felt very long in the dark, and suddenly there was a chaotic sound of footsteps in front of the tunnel. Xiao Yu secretly said that it was not good in his heart, so he clenched the dagger in his hand and pressed it against the wall tightly. Qi Heng behind her felt her pause, and also pulled Qi Pan to stop.
As the footsteps got closer and closer, Xiao Yu's heart almost jumped out of his chest. Qi Heng's little hand tightly grabbed Xiao Yu's clothes, and except for the footsteps in front of him, only the heavy breathing of the three people was heard.
Finally, a footstep came to Xiaoyu's body, Xiaoyu's eyes were closed, her heart was horizontal, and she rushed out and held the dagger with both hands and stabbed indiscriminately, her mind was blank, and she only knew how to stab mechanically.
When the visitor heard the wind coming, he directly grabbed Xiaoyu's right arm, he let out a light "huh", and then restrained Xiaoyu's left arm with his other hand.
Qi Hengda shouted: "Let go of my sister, I'll fight with you!" He also rushed up and beat up the people who came headlessly.
"Little fish! Small fish! Sober up, it's me! That person was Murong Hua, and he suddenly held Xiao Yu. But Xiaoyu had obviously fallen into a kind of frenzy, even though Murong Hua had already grabbed her arm, she still kept stabbing with a dagger.
Murong Hua was busy restraining the little fish, and at the same time, he was busy dodging Qi Heng, and the tunnel suddenly became a mess, but fortunately, someone shook the fire in time.
"Miss!" Bai Fu took advantage of the glimmer of the fire fold to see clearly that it was Xiaoyu who was struggling in Murong Hua's arms, and she hurriedly rushed forward and pulled away Qi Heng, who was still slashing indiscriminately.
"Sister Baifu! Why did you come here! Qi Heng saw that it was Bai Fu who restrained his hands and feet, but he cried out. Qi Pan has struggled to support it until now, and it is also a heart that can be lifted that can finally fall, she can't help but hug Qi Heng and cry with joy.
"Little fish! Small fish! Calm down! It's me! I'm Murong Hua! Murong Hua hugged Xiaoyu who was constantly struggling, her hands were restrained, but her feet kept kicking, and she turned her head from time to time and bit with her teeth, which made Murong Hua scramble, and she didn't dare to make any effort for fear of hurting Xiaoyu.
It was still Bai Fubai Rong who stepped forward together, hugging the legs and hugging the waist, and finally letting the little fish stop moving.
"She's too nervous, let's let her sleep first!" Murong Hua freed his hand, clicked on Xiaoyu's black sweet hole, and then handed the sleeping Xiaoyu to Bai Fu.
Murong Hua stretched out his hand and hugged Qi Heng and said, "Little Master, it's not good for me, I'm late!" It's good that you're all right! Bai Rong consciously recited Qi Pan.
When Xiaoyu woke up, he found himself lying in the familiar boudoir of Qixia Courtyard. She sat up suddenly, and Bai Fu walked in when she heard the voice: "Miss, you're awake!" But what's uncomfortable? ”
"Bai Fu, what's going on? What about Madame? How is Madame? Xiao Yu remembered the experience at Huayan Temple.
"Miss, don't worry, Madame is fine, everyone is fine, it's just Mother Zhou'......" Bai Fu's face was gloomy.
"Miss, are you hungry, I'll go to the kitchen and get you some porridge, you have slept for a day and a night, you must be hungry!" Bai Fu saw that Xiaoyu was in low spirits and looked worried, so she hurriedly diverted the topic.