Chapter 2: Rosewood Wood, No Tricks
The two of them saw a pool of water not far from the stone gate, and a ball of light floated on the pool.
From a distance, the ball of light was the size of a bucket, and the whole body was yellow. If the lanternworm outside is a small starlight, this ball is the big starlight of the lanternworm. It's really a miracle shock, I don't know what it is?
Yu Qi whispered to Sanxi and said, "You pick up a stone." β
Sanxi shrank and didn't move. She elbowed her against her, so she squatted down and touched a stone on the ground and handed it to her.
Yu Qi took the stone, put it on the side of the door, and threw the stone into the door.
She thought, if there are people or mechanisms inside, this side throws rocks to lead the way, and if there is movement, she will run, and if there is no movement, she can go in and have a look. Sure enough, the stone fell inside, except for the echo of the ground, the light inside dimmed for a while, and there was no other abnormality.
I wanted to ask Sanxi to find another stone, but I was afraid that she wouldn't dare to move. At that moment, Yu Qi quietly retreated from the door, groped for the candle lamp in the corner, picked up two stones on the ground according to the light, and held one stone in one hand.
The stone weighed in Yu Qi's hand, and it weighed slightly.
Yu Qi secretly thought: If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get a tiger! When you go in and take a look, you will know what is strange in it. I came in a few times, and I found a lot of things every time, and I am afraid that this is the hinterland in the secret passage of Zhuangfu. Since it is the hinterland, it must be the weight of the central center of gravity, and there are hidden things that are unseemly, and all of them are naturally running.
Sanxi was frightened and looked at Yu Qi, begging not to throw stones again. Yu Qi whispered, "You are guarding the light here." β
Sanxi shook his head and refused, squatted down to pick up the candle lamp, and followed closely behind.
Yu Qi was also afraid, in case Sanxi didn't follow, he didn't have the courage to take the next step.
Seeing that Sanxi did not give up, Yu Qi became courageous. Rubbing against the door, he slowly leaned into the door.
The stone is in the hand, not to be thrown to guide the way, but to be used as a weapon.
Feet slowly stepped over the stone gate, lifted in the air and did not dare to land, Yu Qi was afraid that the underground would cause a mechanism, and the mechanism at the fork in the road outside was not also set up like this? After thinking for a while, he slowly lowered his feet and touched the ground gently.
The ground is solid, like the black-faced stone floor outside, and the ball of light in front of it reflected in the oily light, as if it were a mirror.
Confirming that there was no danger, Yu Qi moved his foot in again. Sanxi saw that the girl had entered, so he followed a flash into the inside, and behaved much more rudely than her girl.
So the two of them were in the stone gate, and only then did they see every scene inside.
Here, don't go out of the cave. The ground is staggered and high and low to grow out of the bamboo shoot-like crystal jade white stone, and the top is also inverted to grow out of different forms, craggy stones, the tip of the stone is like a sword, and the bubbling dripping water gathers in the pool. It's no wonder that there is a pool of water, and it's no wonder that there are lantern worms outside, and sure enough, the mild and moist place promotes their growth and reproduction.
Sanxi said: "Girl, this doesn't seem to be the same as the last time I saw it. But these jades seem to look similar. β
Yu Qi handed a stone to Sanxi to hug and exchanged for the lamp in Sanxi's hand.
Holding the lamp close to the erected spar, I saw that it was purple all over, and the surface was either granular or strip-like, all of which erupted from the inside out.
Look at the underground, soaked with water, and there is a quiet moss. There are all kinds of gold and jade between the moss, which are dazzling and eye-catching.
Yu Qi was shocked by the scene in front of him, squatted down quickly, put down the stone in his other hand, and then brushed away the moss.
I saw that the moss was continuous, and it could be uncovered by a gentle pull, such as lifting a thin quilt, and the bottom showed gold nudes, gold ingots, pearls and gemstones, as well as all kinds of jade-inlaid fans, altar pots, cups, daggers, and countless others.
In the distance around the ring of light, all the moss covers it so convexlyprisingly. Yu Qi knows that there are treasures underneath.
Sanxi was obviously dumbfounded, threw away the stone, squatted down to pick up the gold ingots, and said, "Girl, there are all treasures here!" β
Yu Qi naturally knew that they were all treasures, but they didn't respond to what he thought, the people in this house were so rich and noble, and they were supported, and these gold and silver jewels were hidden here, maybe they were ill-gotten gains. Otherwise, these things are left here to be moldy and mossy and covered with no one to use, why?
Yu Qi replied to Sanxi and said: "Ill-gotten wealth is dirty and filthy no matter how precious it is!" Put it back. β
Sanxi obediently put it back in its place.
Yu Qi stepped aside again, lifting the moss on the ground, where there were neatly placed chests underneath. When he went to open the box, suddenly, a jade on it loosened and fell, smashing on the box with a loud noise.
Sanxi hurriedly went to pull away from Yu Qi, and the two quickly retreated to the pool.
When the sound stopped, I looked at the place where the stone had fallen, and there was a slope above it, and the stone had fallen out of the collapse. The collapsed slope was originally covered with moss, but now the moss was torn apart by the pile of stones. There was a mountain of chests full of jewels and silverware, one of which was smashed open and pouring out jewels.
The beads that rolled down were round, of different sizes, and of various colors, hitting the ground, rolling or bouncing. Dang Ear heard the sound of "Knock Knock", and the beads fell into the pool.
Yu Qi stood by the pool, watching the beads sink.
Still water.
Water splashes, beads sink.
This scene is really singing "Du Shi Niang Caisson Jewelry" in the play! It's a pity!
And the loud noise just now made the master and servant of Yu Qi see another landscape in shock.
The ball of light in the center of the pool trembled, flickered and dimmed, and Yu Qi didn't know why for a while. When the loud noise just happened, the two turned their heads to look, and they saw a bee lantern worm scattering and falling. It turned out that the light was emitted by the gathering of lanternworms.
The beads disappear with the waves. At this momentβ
Return to stationary.
The ball of light is as before.
Sanxi suddenly exclaimed: "Girl, look." She pointed to the water.
At the moment, the corpse of the lanternworm floats on the surface of the water.
Yes, they also have lantern bugs scattered and falling under their feet. Yu Qi squatted down and picked it up to see. I saw that the glowing part of the lantern insect was gone, and the body of the insect was torn apart in two sections.
Yu Qi was shocked, looked at the ball of light tightly, and said silently: "How can there be demons and monsters in the world?" It's all about everyone disturbing themselves, thinking about it and scaring themselves. β
Sanxi said: "Is the girl talking about this light?" β
Yu Qi said: "Look at this worm, it has been torn in half. Just now I could see clearly outside, only the light on the tail. Now these dead tails are gone, guess where? β
She said this, reminding Sanxi not to be afraid, but also to remind herself not to be afraid.
Sanxi said: "Girl, where do I know? Miss Su is careful and knows a lot, she should know if she is there. If Hui Yuan is there, he can also know. Why do you ask me? β
Yu Qi smiled faintly. Yes, if Huiyuan was here, he must have known. Now, Huiyuan is no longer Huiyuan, she is the grandmother of this Zhuangfu, and the things in front of her are all her family.
Looking at the ball of light in front of me like jade, I can't help but think of the gold-inlaid jade hanging around Huiyuan's neck in the past when I was in Xianyuan's Nunnery, isn't it also shiny? Because of that piece of gold and jade, they got married? It's a pity that the evil nun of pure light was finally taken away. It can be seen that the world is impermanent, and the jade is not this jade.
After all, I can't help but think about the past.
Sanxi saw that Yu Qi was stunned for a moment, so he said, "Girl." β
Yu Qi threw away the insect in his hand, brushed the hair on his forehead, and said, "Let's see what else there is, I can go out and call Mr. Yao another day." If we want to fight the snake, we must hit it seven inches. also made Huiyuan leave this kind of place early. β
Sanxi nodded worriedly.
At this moment, a noise was heard. It was sent from behind the stone directly opposite.
Yu Qi didn't think elsewhere, and felt that another stone had fallen. So he slowly moved forward. Before he could get closer, he heard a faint humming sound.
Yu Qi slowed down and listened clearly, he really heard it, but he stopped and didn't dare to move. Sanxi came over with a lamp, pulled her girl's clothes slightly, and said softly: "Girl, what's wrong?" β
Yu Qi made a booing silence.
Sanxi raised the lamp and looked at the stone in front of him, only to see a crescent-shaped jade door behind the stone.
Yu Qi motioned for Sanxi to follow. The two of them walked close to the edge of the jade gate.
As soon as I stopped my feet, I looked down at the ground, and I saw that there was light on the ground, and I squatted down and looked, and the light was reflected by two half-dry wet footprints.
Yu Qi broke out in a cold sweat and gasped a few breaths of cold air.
There were not just the two of them, there was one more. From the footprints, it was surmised that someone had just come, but I don't know if the person in the dark had seen them. The words show that the gun is easy to dodge and the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, at this moment, these wet footprints are more poisonous than the dark arrow!
Sanxi was visibly trembling.
Yu Qi also began to gasp.
After calming down a little, Yu Qi said, "Let's go!" β
Yu Qi meant to leave immediately. When Sanxi got the order, he lifted his skirt and ran in front of him. Before he could get around the pool, he heard a few hoarse coughs and footsteps from inside the jade gate.
This time, I heard it really, there were really people! The man is still here.
Yu Qi grabbed Sanxi and motioned to hide behind the stone next to him.
The two hid it.
After about a while, the sound of heavy footsteps approached, and at the same time, the sound of a "doodoo" hard object hitting the ground was heard. After about a cup of tea, the crescent moon jade door showed a black shadow.
Yu Qi and Sanxi saw it, and the shadow was moving with the light. The two snuggled up tightly together, forcing them to close their eyes and not to look. I don't know how long it took, but I heard the sound of the pool.
Yu Qi couldn't help but open his eyes and looked sideways at the edge of the pool slightly.
I saw a white object squatting by the pool, like a human shape. Not daring to look at the real thing, Yu Qi quickly closed his eyes again and snorted.
At that moment, the pool side coughed again, and the sound was fierce. When the coughing stopped, the sigh returned.
Yes, the white thing by the pool is a person, definitely a person! If it weren't human, how could it cough, how could it be so sad and sighing?
Yu Qi knew that even if he wanted to run at the moment, he couldn't run away, so it was better to wait for that thing to go before running. So, pretend to be calm, and see what the white thing wants to do.
After a while, a few hoarse words came from the white object, and I listened:
"The silver candle autumn light is cold, and the small fan flutters fireflies. The night is as cool as water, and you can sit and watch the morning glory Vega. β
Yu Qi knows that this poem is "Autumn Evening" by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu.
After listening to this poem, Yu Qi couldn't help but think, who is this person? I couldn't tell the difference between a man and a woman when I heard the voice, and I was hoarse like this. Thinking about these poems, they are poems of resentment! If the guess is correct, this person is a woman.
Because of this thought, Yu Qi's heart was a little relieved, and he had the courage to open his eyes and poke his head out to look.
This time, it is more clear and detailed.
It was a white-covered man, squatting by the pool and drinking water. I saw that her silver hair was long and dragged to the ground, and her body was almost unclothed, only a rotten white rag was hung, and the skin on her exposed head was really dazzling from a distance, although it reflected the warm light of the ball of light.
Yu Qi wondered in his heart that there were such white-skinned people in the world. When I was in the south, I occasionally saw overseas foreigners, all of whom were white-skinned, but they couldn't be so white! It can be seen that this person is not an ordinary person.
The man drank enough water, and was half-lying there resting, motionless. After a while, the man scooped up a jade staff from the side, supported himself, and coughed again before he could straighten his waist.
Sanxi didn't dare to open his eyes, and he was close to Yu Qi's shoulder, shaking his teeth all over the place.
Yu Qi subconsciously hugged her.
Or maybe Sanxi couldn't suppress his humming so much that the man heard it.
I saw that the man suddenly turned around and faced Yu Qi's side. Looking at it, the man's facial features actually looked like this! There is no need to repeat the miserable whiteness, but those eyes are the most terrifying, where are the eyes open? It was two white balls embedded in the eye sockets, and there were no black beads.
Yu Qi was so frightened that his scalp was numb and he had pimples all over his body.
At this time, the man approached step by step with a jade staff.
Yu Qi hurriedly covered Sanxi's mouth, and bit his lip fiercely, not daring to exhale.
Seeing that the man came nearer again, he came to him. Yu Qi gritted his teeth ruthlessly, grabbed a few beads from the ground in a panic, and threw them towards the pool on the other side.
The beads fall into the water, splash and make a sound. That's what drew the man's attention.
I only heard the man's "heh" smile and turned away.
Yu Qi rejoiced in his heart: It's really dangerous!
In the blink of an eye, the man dragged his tired steps back towards the Crescent Jade Gate. It didn't take long for the person to disappear.
Here, it is back to normal.
Yu Qi shook Sanxi and whispered: "Go, go!" β
Sanxi burst into tears and said with a crying voice: "Girl, I'm afraid!" β
Yu Qi didn't agree to her, helped the stone body up, and pulled her hard. But where did Sanxi have the strength, it was as soft as tofu.
Sanxi begged: "Girl, my legs are weak. β
Yu Qi's legs were also weak, so he squatted down again. It took about a cup of tea for the two to calm down.
Yu Qi was afraid that Sanxi still didn't dare to move, so he said excitedly: "If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave later." β
Sanxi cried: "Girl, what is that?" I...... I just took a sneak peek, and that face ...... The eyes were white. β
Yu Qi naturally saw it clearly and knew it. She avoided the important at the moment and said lightly: "Do you have the strength?" β
Sanxi swallowed his saliva, nodded fiercely, and shook his head again, looking shocked.
Yu Qi comforted: "We can change our clothes when we go out." Because she saw Sanxi wetting her dress.
Sanxi nodded, his face full of horror and shyness.
So the two of them stopped and went, searched the original way and walked out. Out of the stone gate, there was a starlight outside.
Yes, back to the lanternworm place. Running along the road I just came, it won't take long to reach the stone chamber, and when you get out of the stone chamber, you will be safe.
However, have the troops withdrawn from the Zhuang Mansion? Is it safe outside?
All the way out, Yu Qi thought wildly, and couldn't help but feel sad: the sky is so big, there is no place for me to hide!
Before he got out of the dark place of the lantern worm, a movement came from the outside to the inside.
Immediately after, they heard a sharp call, and the master and servant were so frightened that they hurriedly stopped their steps.