Was it a coincidence, or was it an artificial temptation?

Through this pursuit, what I saw and felt reminded Yu Qi everywhere: This is a bureau! A puzzle in an urn.

Chasing a cat is not to chase the fish, but to chase, vent, and have fun. What other living creature can invigorate people's hearts at this time?

Except for cats, if any, snakes.

However, Yu Qi did not love snakes, was afraid of snakes, and hated snakes, just like the people who hated Zhuangfu. So, she is willing to chase cats.

The stone road was winding and potholed, and Yu Qi didn't have the heart to be careful, and she only had the cat in her eyes. Running all the way, laughing all the way and saying hello, telling the cat not to run.

The cat's courage is about to be frightened, and a monster is chasing after it, how dare it stop?

I don't know how long I chased and where I chased it, but I only knew that my feet were crooked, and I stepped on a pile of dense grass, and my body fell forward.

At the foot of the foot, there is a dark hole, and the mouth of the cave is overgrown with flowers and plants. If it weren't for stepping on the air, who would have seen it at a glance, and who would have thought that there was a hole here?

Yu Qi fell.

The hole is not deep, up and down the bottom, there are two or three people standing up and down, it is dark inside, fortunately the grass on the top has been trampled over, leaking a hollow, and the light is shining from above.

Yu Qi fell to the ground, up and down his body, numb in pain. She frowned, gritted her teeth and endured, not daring to turn her body for a while, for fear that it would hurt even more if she moved.

After a while, she slowly sat up and looked up at the entrance of the cave. At the entrance of the cave, there was a meow, the breeze was blowing, and the flowers and plants were next to each other, making a slight friction sound, and it seemed that the flowers and cats on it were laughing at her.

Yu Qi looked around with the light of the sky.

The periphery is a ring of cave walls.

She stood up and groped for a place to rest her hands and feet so she could climb up. However, the walls are weathered and dry soil, and when you grasp it, it rustles and peels off. She was anxious, and thought to herself: "What should I do now?" I can't go up down! I really shouldn't be chasing this cat! The curious cat killed me! ”

Then he thought, "This place is like a dry well." Look for it, and there are ropes in case you find them. ”

Then he opened his eyes wide and looked for the rope.

However, where there is a rope on this earth, there is only a thick layer of dead leaves, and when you open those dead leaves, you will smell a choking musty smell.

She was deflated. finally couldn't help it, crossed his waist and stretched his neck, yelled at his head, and called for help.

The sound, the back and forth in the cave, I don't know if anyone outside hears it.

Yu Qi knew in his heart: I knocked on the door at the door of Shizhai and no one came, let alone this dry well?

Just scream and comfort yourself.

So, after calling for a while, I sat down and closed my mouth to think. Thinking about what? Thinking about how to get out, but she didn't think about going out, but thinking about whether the snake would come out.

What if the snake comes out?

By the way, I just ran after the cat, didn't I have a wooden stick in my hand? At the moment, where is the stick?

Thinking of the stick, she quickly got up and crawled on her knees to look for it. I searched around and found it. Holding the stick, I feel that the world is beautiful and extremely safe.

Suddenly, she thought of the clothes on her body, tore them open, twisted them into ropes, and might be able to get out. Think of it, and execute it immediately. She took off her coat in a few strokes, bit it with her teeth, and then tore it through the hole, and her heart was beaming to form a rope.

As soon as the knot started, a wind blew from nowhere, raised the strip of cloth, and slid across the face, cool.

Yu Qi stopped the movement of his hand, and his heart beat faster.

Feelings, ominous sensations arise spontaneously.

I couldn't help but hear the sound of the wind in my ears, the sound of snakes crawling, in short, I couldn't calm my ears.

He stood as far as he could, and turned his gaze alertly to look around. She was afraid that if she didn't pay attention, the snake* would come out and gnaw at her.

If you don't forget, you will respond.

Perhaps, the serpent heard her call and thoughts. That is, all of a sudden, the light around, the sound of brushing, and in the blink of an eye, the black and shiny snake scales, reflecting the skylight, were caught by Yu Qi.

One, two, three, four......

They surrounded her, but, holding their heads high, they did not attack.

Yu Qi was almost scared to pee, his legs trembled and numb, and he didn't listen to the call anymore.

In great fear, I heard the sound of leaf music again, caught in the cool breeze. This time, I heard it very clearly, as if it were blowing around her, and if it weren't for the terrifying scene at the moment, the music would have been made in heaven, and it would be so ghostly.

Of course, the music sounded, and the snake responded. They all turned their heads and went in one direction.

It is also a blink of an eye, the snake is like flowing water, and the brush is lost.

Yu Qi couldn't help but think: "Is there an exit here?" Is there still a passage to the dry well? Someone in the passage? Did people raise these snakes? That...... The cat outside must have been raised by the people in the cave. Oh my God, I've been invited into the urn. ”

I also thought: This place is the realm of Xifu, and I put snakes and cats, and use them to intimidate and seduce myself, just to drive her crazy or force her to death.

She was firmly sure in her heart: Who else is the person who dealt with her, besides the third wife of Xifu? On weekdays, as far as the people of Xifu are concerned, she has not offended any of them. But Mrs. Xifu was lukewarm to herself, and ordered herself to be locked in, which shows that this lady has long seen herself unpleasant, just like the second wife of Beifu. The women of Zhuangfu are one race and one is vicious.

People are in a desperate situation and are prone to cranky thinking. That's the case with Yu Qi.

In front of you, no matter how you imagine it, you can't break through the predicament. Now, the snakes have retreated, and there is no guarantee that they will return in a while. It is imperative to keep the light on and carefully probe where the snakes are coming and going, so as to be prepared.

For example, the entrance of a cave the size of a human body, covered by grass, does not expose much light, and it does not illuminate the entire belly of the cave.

Yu Qi crouched down, thinking about what to do. Because I saw the stones under my feet, I thought to myself, when I was a child, I played with Zisu and Xuanyu players in my hometown, grinding stones to make a fire, and when the fire started, I used tiles to make a pot to fry sweet potatoes. At that time, I was so anxious that I couldn't make a fire because I broke the skin of my hands, and I quarreled with Zisu because of that matter. But she was clever enough to take a stone and drill into the wood, and the flames came out.

Thinking of that time, Yu Qi was sad and excited.

So, he found a stone, picked a thin one, wrapped it in a strip of cloth, and drilled it on a stick.

Keep turning, lifeless turning.

The sky is pitiful, the skin of the hand is like that of childhood, broken, sweat soaked the palms of the hands, and the muscles, bones, skin and flesh are astringent and uncomfortable. Her persistence, isn't it a success?

First I smelled a burning smell, and then I saw a notch under the stone cone, and there was obviously black ash on the edge of the opening, and the scattered charcoal left by the fire.

Yu Qi didn't dare to stop, held his breath, and rubbed hard.

Finally, I was sore and sore after holding my breath. She lay down and learned the movements of Yu Xuan, blowing the drill hole in the wood with her mouth.

While blowing, I saw the green smoke rising.

Yes, there is fire, there is salvation. Wood, the more it blows, the more it blows.

Slowly, the red flames floated. Yu Qi grinned happily, his eyes couldn't help but be sour, and tears came out. She wiped her tears and blew on the other, grabbing some dead leaves with both hands and covering them over the flames.

After a while, a bunch of leaves and flames were born.

Because I think that there is grease on the stick, it is a torch effect.

She was afraid that she would burn the rod, so she quickly pulled the rod out of the fire with dead leaves, opened her mouth to spit on the drill hole, and slapped it with her hand to extinguish the fire on the pole.

The fire on the pole was extinguished. Then, place the tip wrapped around the cloth into the dead leaf fire.

When you get it, you get a bright torch.

This firelight, for Yu Qi, can shine all over the world and warm her faint and cold heart for more than ten years.

Now. Translucent.

Then you can see it clearly.

The first thing to see is the direction in which the snake is leaving.

In that direction, a thick layer of mud had accumulated, and the mud was piled up on the walls, and above the walls, dry moss and some unknown weeds, clinging there, lifeless. She stared intently at the pile of dirt, which was dotted with holes the size of fists.

Yu Qi sighed: No wonder, they come in and out from here.

So she wanted to block the holes and prevent the snake from coming out again, and when she stepped on the dirt with her feet, she fell down so hard that the dirt "pounced" and collapsed, and even the dry mud on the walls collapsed.

She screamed in fright and retreated.

After the dust settles.

Where it had just collapsed, a small arch appeared. It was pitch black, and it was impossible to see what was inside. The fire shone on it, and the mud on the walls peeled off, and the blue bricks that were wrapped in it were built artificially.

It turned out that this well was not dug and drilled, but built of green bricks, which was unused for a long time, and became dry, and the accumulated soil covered the original green bricks.

She crept forward, raised the torch towards the archway, and then, at a glance, saw clearly that there was a path in the arch.

The cold wind, blowing out of it, blew the flames and scattered her forehead.

She didn't care about brushing her hair, and her palms hurriedly covered the fire to prevent it from being blown out. Later, she slowly crouched down and picked up a stone and threw it into the arch. Only the sound of "wide gurgling" was heard, and after a while, the sound of the stone rolling stopped.

And so, throw a few more stones.

Nothing but the sound of stones. The serpent is not coming.

Yu Qi secretly thought: I'm afraid that I can't go out, maybe this is an escape road. The heavens will not destroy me, but let this way guide me out.

Now, take a bold step and go to the arch.

and when he came to the door, he still did not enter. Remembering the allusion that the ancients said "throwing stones to ask for directions", she quickly turned around and squatted down to pick up stones. After that, he moved his feet in a panic and threw stones in a flash.

Step by step, walking on thin ice, for fear of stepping on a poisonous snake, or stepping on the ground and falling into another deep hole.

Fortunately, in the end, nothing unexpected happened.

When we got here, there was a wall, and the stone that had just been thrown rolled to this place and stopped at the base of the wall. Facing the wall is the entrance path, the left side is still the wall, extending from the entrance, the right side is pitch black, to the right is facing the torch, it is pitch black, you can't see the wall, but you can see the steps under your feet.

At the bottom of the stairs is a neatly paved passageway, arched like the outer entrance.

Yu Qi is extremely curious, the realm of Zhuangfu is really mysterious, one world above, and one world below. I can't help but think of the secret path of Jinghua Xie, and silently thought in my heart: Maybe this road can lead back to Jinghua Xie.

She was ecstatic at the thought.

Looking at the steps under my feet, I suddenly felt strange, the snake has no feet, how to climb the steps to get out?

Just thinking so, a cold wind blew, and then I heard the slightest sound. Yu Qi thought that the snake had moved.

She didn't think about it anymore, lifted her skirt, gasped for breath, and ran down the stairs for her life.

Suddenly, the sound of leaf music sounded again, as if in my ears.

Yu Qi stood still, covering his mouth and nose with one hand, not daring to exhale.