Text: East China Sea Volume (1), Chapter 6, Section 2
Chapter VI, Section II
It was already dark when I arrived at Yongxing Road, which is a well-known wealthy road in Lianjie, full of high-end villas and mansions, as well as several public gardens.
When Jin Yi and An Lilian found No. 86 Yongxing Road, the two of them were stunned. The granite pillar is clearly marked with this number, which is exactly the number on the title deed, but what they see in front of them is not a house, but a public garden, and the green path in the garden is designed very chic, like a separate antler, so there is a stone inscription on the granite pillar at the entrance of the street: Antler Garden, No. 86 Yongxing Road.
This garden covers quite a small area, at least two hectares by sight. Yongxing Road is not too long, there are two public gardens like this on this stretch of the road, and the other is at the intersection of Yongxing Road and Julaida Road.
There is a villa on each side of the garden, No. 84 and No. 88, at which point the lights are lit inside. An Lilian wanted to go to the concierge of No. 84 to ask, but was stopped by Jin Yi.
"It's a garden, it's useless for you to ask. Jin Yi turned to leave.
"But the deed clearly says that it is a mansion, with a construction area of 1,800 square meters. An Lilian said and went to look through the canvas bag that Jin Yi was carrying, but she didn't take out the deed, but brought the key out.
Jin Yiyi stretched out his hand and grabbed the key, and the moment he got the key, he suddenly felt that the scenery of the garden in front of him seemed to fluctuate like a water curtain.
"Huh?" Jin Yi was visibly stunned.
"What's wrong?" An Lilian took the key from Jin Yi's hand and looked at it over and over again, but she didn't feel anything unusual.
Jin Yi looked at An Lilian: "Do you think there is anything strange?"
"No, what's weird?" An Lilian played with the key, "This key is still this garden." ”
"Both," Jin Yi took the key, feeling an extremely slight fluctuation break through the water-like scenery in front of him. He walked into the garden, stopped at a corner of a rockery, and held out the key.
"It's full of rockeries over there, and there's no road. An Lilian's voice stopped abruptly.
The moment the key poked out, An Lilian saw a heavy carved copper door.
"Formation. An Lilian blurted out.
At the moment when the key broke through the illusion, An Lilian's divine sense couldn't help but extend out, and she saw clearly that the entire antler garden and mansion were shrouded in a subtle formation. As her consciousness expanded, Jin Yi glanced back at her and pushed the door open.
Behind the door is a two-storey mansion in the shape of a concave font, the driveway extends under the columns at the front of the door, in front of which is a small marble-paved plaza with a dry fountain against the wall. The sides of the driveway were supposed to be lawns, but now they are overgrown with grass.
Jin Yi waited for An Lilian to walk in, then turned around and closed the bronze door. The two walked side by side towards the main entrance of the mansion.
An Lilian said: "This is a very clever formation, which combines the functions of banning and phantom formation. ”
"You know?" Jin Yi asked, he could see that An Lilian had practiced the formation.
"I know now. ”
According to An Lilian's explanation, this formation is not a complete phantom array, and part of the garden is completely real, but the path into the garden is combined with the prohibition of the formation, and people who usually walk normally in the garden have no problem at all, while those who do not follow the preset path will be misled by the phantom array, whether it is through the lawn or around the woodery, they will always bypass the edge of the mansion, and then leave from the exit on the other side of the garden.
The unsealing artifact of the formation is the key. But not everyone can use this key. When An Lilian held the key just now, she didn't notice anything unusual. An Lilian said that unless it was a cultivator with extremely powerful divine sense who could crack this kind of magic weapon, it could only be a magic weapon to recognize the master.
"So you should be the master here. An Lilian said.
"It could also be that my divine sense is extremely powerful. Jin Yi smiled.
An Lilian felt it: "I don't think you are an ordinary person with strong blood." ”
"Then you can be regarded as a cultivator. Jin Yi said.
"Barely count. An Lilian agreed.
"By the way, why does this key recognize me as the Lord?" Jin Yi asked.
"Who knows," An Lilian shook her head, "you have a good character." ”
The main entrance was not locked, and the two of them entered the mansion, it was pitch black inside, An Lilian took out a delicate small flashlight from her handbag, and in the dim light was an empty reception hall, with two circular stairs leading to the second floor on both sides.
The two glanced at each other and walked towards the second floor. Although the mansion has been vacant for decades, the air inside is not dirty, but there is light dust everywhere. An Lilian said that this was because the formation was running all the time.
"You actually know how to form formations," Jin Yi continued his surprise just now, "I've never heard Ugina talk about it. ”
"I didn't tell her about it," Ms. Ann said, "and there's nothing to brag about." ”
"This is a great ability," Jin Yi said, "It is said that only the formation masters among the cultivators can practice the formation, and they are all powerful people in the Xuanmen." ”
"It's not that powerful," An Lilian smiled, "I'm not a formation mage, but I know a little bit about it." ”
She then added: "I know how to form a formation, don't tell me about it." ”
On the second floor there are seven bedrooms with bathrooms, as well as a study, two lounges and a small living room, all rooms are decorated in the most classical style, but there is nothing furnished and all empty.
The two men went downstairs and circled around the first floor. On the ground floor there is a large kitchen and a kitchenette, as well as a large banquet hall and two small dining rooms, two reception rooms, a café and a playroom, and four maid's rooms with toilets. The specifications of this mansion were the genus of the rich even before the extinction day.
To the left of the small living room was the entrance to the basement, and at the entrance was a carved wooden door, and when he pushed the door open, Jin Yi suddenly felt a slight fluctuation flashing below, which was attracting him, but he could feel that the fluctuation strongly repelled all living beings except him.
An Lilian stood in front of the carved wooden door, feeling dizzy for some reason. She stood against the door, as if choking on the dust, and coughed violently.
"What's wrong?" Jin Yi held her up.
"It's a little uncomfortable," Ms. Ann said, "with tightness in the chest and dizziness." ”
Jin Yi hesitated for a moment and closed the door: "Then let's go back, this house has been around for decades, and the air is definitely not good." ”
"Alright then," said Lilian, "I'll talk about it in the day." ”
"Yes, it's better to come during the day. Jin Yi put the satchel over his shoulder.
Jin Yi felt the fluctuations in the air again, and An Lilian's face suddenly turned pale.
"It's forbidden, go quickly. An Lilian gasped, she had just used her divine sense to probe, but she was immediately suppressed by the prohibition of the formation, and it was completely impossible to break.
An Lilian staggered and leaned on Jin Yi's shoulder. She found that when she leaned against Jin Yi, the suppression of her formation would be significantly reduced.
"What's wrong with you?" Jin Yi hugged An Lilian in some surprise, "I don't feel it?"
"Let's talk about it when we get out. An Lilian urged Jin Yi out of the small building, and then she gasped.
"Next time, come over and try it yourself. An Lilian said, "The prohibition here doesn't seem to work for you." ”
"Okay, find a day, I'll explore the road first," Jin Yi nodded.