readx;? It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and Luoyuan Street in front of the hotel was still full of traffic and lively. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This street is known as Jinan's Financial Street, and there are large financial institutions and luxury stores on both sides, so the vehicles are either BMW or Mercedes-Benz, and the drivers are either handsome men or beautiful women, which is dizzying.

"My future is different from these people—" I know this very well.

These people in front of me live in a prosperous and lively reality, while people like me and Tang Wan and Chu Chu live in the rivers and lakes of swords and swords, which is the other side of ordinary life, unknown and quiet, sometimes bloody and exciting, sometimes bloody and killing.

I can't judge which kind of life is better, maybe everyone can't choose their own life at all, everything is arranged by God, the hand of God is constantly playing in the dark, and we mortals will keep spinning like spinning tops.

"If someone sees the dragon, then the 'dragon is laughing' that Qi Mei and Ge Shu Shuisleeve said is absolutely valid. The ghost was crying, the dragon was laughing, they didn't see the dragon, but they had heard the dragon's laughter...... Does the dragon really exist? In Jinan or elsewhere? In ancient times or in modern times? Seeing is believing, hearing is false, the discovery of ghosts and bodhisattvas in the mirror room is real or a phantom of memory......

My thoughts are getting longer and longer, because people like Sang Qinghong live forever in the past, and her life has nothing to do with the modern world.

She set up a series of stand-ins in the cottage of the aunt, just to overturn a past public case.

"Could it be Sang Qinghong when I see the soul of the dragon? In addition to Sang Qinghong, what else exists in the body of Aunt Guan?" Thinking of the depths, I really want to call a car to catch up with Tang Wan again, go straight to the mirror room with her, and solve these doubts in my heart together. It's just that I agree with what Tang Wan said at the end, we must stay here, take into account the overall situation, and balance the situation to the greatest extent.

This is a silent underground war, and since it is a war, it is necessary to pay attention to the art of war and tactics, and balance offense and defense. Therefore, it is the best choice for Tang Wan to leave and I to stay.

"Mr. Xia, I guess Miss Tang has already relayed my words to you, don't bring any temptation to Chu Chu, it will kill her. I can see that she really likes you, as long as you look at you and hint at you, she will burn like a fire, and throw herself into your arms regardless of her life. Miao women are amorous, since ancient times, the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change. Our Miao Jiang's landscape diet is destined to only cultivate a woman with that kind of character, which is the biggest tragedy of our Miao people. "The voice of the Blood Gut Gu Woman sounded faintly behind me.

I didn't look back, still staring in the direction the taxi was leaving.

"The dragon lurks in the abyss—" Tang Wan's words echoed in my ears.

From this sentence, I thought of the joint action of Gong Tianyang and Xin Lanbai that Chu Chu said. Gong Tianyang is a master of deep diving, when he goes deep underwater, is it also a "dragon diving in the abyss" in another sense?

So, how can a real hero be willing to be subservient to others for a long time? Even if Gong Tianyang is a righteous man and a gentleman, he will not have the evil intention of embezzling it after finding the "Divine Appearance Water Mirror", and Xin Lanbai is a tomb robber, and his principle of action must be the first word. When the two of them are together, they will definitely cause other troubles.

Taking a step back, even if Gong and Xin were able to hand over the "Divine Aspect Water Mirror" to Chu Chu as agreed before, would Chu Chu really be able to retreat with the artifact under the watchful eye of the great powers? At that time, what should I do? Generously help Chu Chu leave, or ...... I'm not sure, because the "Divine Mirror" is too important for all forces, and everyone in it does not dare to pretend to be "noble".

"Mr. Xia?" the Blood Gall Gu woman called again.

I looked back at her old face.

After listening to what Chu Chu said, I can now faintly find that the Blood Gall Gu Po was wearing an ultra-thin human skin mask on her face, which was naturally to hide the ugly scars left by the Ten Thousand Gu Devouring.

"Let's go back, Chu Chu is still waiting for you. She said.

She is Chu Chu's biological mother, and I was polite to her because of Chu Chu's face: "Okay, thank you." ”

We walked to the elevator and found that the waiters on the night shift were cleaning up, two of them were spraying air fresheners, and even the elevator was filled with a faint scent of spearmint.

"When I see you talking happily, I'm happy. Mr. Xia, the grimace carved cicada tells me that you are a good person. The Blood Gall Gu woman whispered.

There were only the two of us in the elevator, and we were Chu Chu's closest people, so we were a lot less wary of each other.

"I'm sorry for my ignorance before, I shot your Gu worm. But why is it in my grandfather's ice coffin?" I asked.

On the night of the wake, the grimaceous carved cicada brought me and Aunt Guan great confusion, but at that time, no one thought that behind a cicada there was a Miaojiang master like Blood Gut Gu Po and Chu Chu.

"I have been stationed in Jinan for more than a year and a half, and my daily work is to release Gu worms to search for clues related to the 'Divine Appearance Water Mirror', and the Grimace Carving Cicada is only one of the eighteen Gu worms. The survival characteristic of the cicada is that it is born in summer and dies in autumn, and compared to other Gu insects, its life is quite short. So, it always smells death keenly. Your old home, the funeral parlor's incinerator has its favorite smell, so it's on track. The Blood Gall Gu replied.

I remembered the cicada lying under the incinerator stretcher cart, no need to ask, it was also a Gu worm cultivated and driven by the Blood Gall Gu Woman.

The Gu Refiner was able to refine an insect to the point where she was not afraid of high temperatures and flames, and for that alone, she was worthy of my admiration.

"If Mr. Xia is interested in Gu worms, we will have a chance to communicate more in the future. The Miao Jiang thaumaturgical sword is on the sidelines, but it is still slightly inferior to the thaumaturgy of the Central Plains. Just now, Miss Tang showed her 'bone touching technique' kung fu, which made me envious. She added.

I understand that the hotel has a sophisticated surveillance system installed to monitor every part of the building around the clock and without any blind spots. As long as there is enough money to open the way, the Blood Gall Gu Po can watch the video footage of any location "for free".

In this way, what Tang Wan said to me in the elevator also fell into her ears.

"Miss Tang is a master of thaumaturgy, I am not. I quietly took a half step back, slightly distancing myself from the Blood Gall Gu Po.

I don't like to spy on people, and I don't like people spying on me.

"Why aren't you? If you're not, so many thaumaturgical masters will take the initiative to cooperate with you?" the Blood Gall Gu woman smiled.

As he spoke, the elevator had reached the fiftieth floor.

As soon as the door opened, I strode out.

"Mr. Xia, don't forget what I said......" The elevator door slowly closed, and the words of the Blood and Gall Gu Po were also cut off.

I returned to the table, and Chu Chu was holding the bottle and pondering.

"I'm back, big brother. She heard footsteps and turned her head to look at me.

I nodded, still sitting in my same position.

Looking due west, a ring of colorful neon lights appeared on the outer wall of the tallest building in Jinan, flickering and rising, jumping from the ground floor to the top floor.

Overlooking the western section of Luoyuan Street, the traffic gradually thins out, and the night gradually becomes quieter.

"I'm thinking about the meaning of 'Dragon Diving in the Abyss', I'm sorry, my ears are too sensitive, and I've heard the content of Sister Tang Wan's call. She smiled and apologized.

Since everyone is already playing cards, I simply told the truth: "I don't know either, the truth will only be clear when Tang Wan comes back." ”

The original meaning of "dragon lurking in the abyss" comes from the Book of Changes, which means that even a huge creature like a dragon knows that it is deep and lurks at the right time.

The first hexagram of the Book of Changes is the hexagram, the dry is the sky, and the dry is the upper one.

The first line of the hexagram says like this - the ninth day of the first month: Hidden dragon, don't use it.

The explanation of the elephant is: don't use the hidden dragon, and the sun is also below.

It is recorded in the "Sayings": Latent, hidden.

It is recorded in the "Wenyan": The ninth day of the first month says: Do not use the hidden dragon. Zi said: The dragon is virtuous and the hermit is not easy to be in the world, and it is not famous; there is no boredom in the world, and there is no boredom when you don't see it; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there is no boredom in the world; there

The ancient philosopher Cui Jing's remarks recorded: Nine, the number of the old yang, the moving occupy, so the yang is called Yan. Latent, hidden. The dragon is hidden, and the hidden virtue is not shown, and it is a gentleman who waits for the time, and he has not succeeded. Therefore, it is said not to be used.

The ancient philosopher Wang Bi recorded in his remarks: It is not easy for the world.

I also have a little bit of my own superficial opinion on the Book of Changes, and by synthesizing the remarks of ancient books and ancient philosophers, I can clearly understand the meaning of "the dragon is hidden in the abyss" - the first nine lines of the Qiangua warn diviners not to do anything like the hidden dragon. When it is in the incubation period, it cannot play a role, and it is necessary to have firm beliefs, be patient and wait, and not act rashly. Before the time comes, it should be like a dragon diving into the abyss, and it should be clumsy and waitby. Then, "don't use the hidden dragon" does not mean not to use it, but to use it when it should be used. The premise is to grasp the right time and use it just right.

Combined with the current chaos, if the signal from the ghost bodhisattva and Tang Wan is "the dragon is lurking in the abyss", it means that some kind of force is taking the opportunity to move and break out.

In my opinion, because of the advent of Yan Gexing, Chu Chu and others, the situation in Jinan's rivers and lakes has undergone turbulent changes. If new forces come in, the situation will collapse out of control.

"Is Sister Tang Wan coming back tonight?" asked Chu Chu.

I was speechless, because Tang Wan didn't say anything about not coming back at all, but just repeatedly told me to drag Chu Chu and the Blood Gall Gu Po so that they would not have the time and opportunity to invade the mirror room.

"Big brother, I want to tell you that nothing tonight is as important as what Gong Tianyang and them do. So, I wouldn't go anywhere, and after I finished drinking, I would go back to my room and wait for news. Chu Chu said firmly.

She had an astonishing amount of wine, and the bottle of Lafite was soon bottomed out.

"Let's go back to the room, drink tea, talk slowly, even if the eldest brother has Yaxing to chat all night, I will accompany him to the end. She stood up gently, and although she had drunk the whole bottle of wine for a short time, she was not drunk.

As we left our seats, some waiters turned off the lights from the north side in turn, preparing for closing.

When we arrived at the elevator door, the waitress who had just greeted us was not there.

I pressed the elevator button on the line, but the elevator's control panel was black, and it seemed that something was wrong.

"The elevator is broken? This is on the fiftieth floor, if you have to walk downstairs, you have to carry me, big brother. Chu Chu leaned on my shoulder, holding my arm and coquettishly.

I pressed it several times, convinced that the elevator was out of order, and called to a waiter on the right with his back to me.

He hurriedly lowered his head and walked over, first looked at the elevator control panel, and then apologized humbly: "I'm sorry sir, the elevator is out of applause, so I can only trouble you to go down the stairs." I'm really sorry, but I will report to the leader tomorrow and make compensation to you. ”

I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It seems that it is really happy and sad, from the fifty floors to the eighteenth floor, these thirty-two floors can only be measured by two legs." ”

"Excuse me, sir, please come with me. The waiter walked to the right.

Chu Chu and I followed, went out through a spring door, and stepped onto the empty walking ladder.

There are about 20 stairs on each floor of the building, and there are 640 stairs on the 32nd floor, which is about the distance from the foot of Qianshan Mountain to the top of the mountain, which is enough for us to walk slowly for a while.

Chu Chu looked at his watch while walking, and suddenly asked me: "Big brother, what did Yan Gexing say besides asking you to help him send materials?"

I weighed it in my heart, hesitated for a few seconds, and then decided to tell her the truth: "He also told me that there was a 'kill Chu' plan before, although it was not clearly stated against whom, but I observed and thought from all sides, it should be used against you." Also, Qi Mei also said the same thing. Maybe they're too jealous of you, so they're going to cut you off first. ”

We have already made a sworn prayer, which is equivalent to a family, and this kind of thing should naturally tell her the truth.

"Hehe, Yan Gexing thinks too highly of himself, with his wisdom and strength, he is not qualified to stand on the big stage of Jinan City. The Yan family in the capital is full of talents, and I really don't understand why he should be elected as the future leader. As for Qi Mei, it's even more ridiculous. His specialty is to operate up and down the official plane, rather than really getting involved in the struggle. Therefore, he is really not smart enough, and before deciding on something, he must at least look at his own strength. Therefore, he is only worthy of being the 'first guest in the provincial city', but not the first high-roller in the rivers and lakes. Big brother, thank you for informing me, I know what to do next. Chu Chu laughed, and it seemed that he didn't take Yan Gexing and the others seriously at all.

After descending a few floors, the waiter in front of him walked faster and faster, and soon disappeared into the corner of the stairs three floors down.

I shouted, "Hey, little brother, wait for us." ”

Strangely, my voice was so loud that it had already caused echoes in the corridor, but I didn't get a word response from the waiter.

Originally, he only had to lead us to the entrance of the staircase, and there was no need to walk down with us layer by layer. It's just that he walked away so quietly halfway, which is indescribably weird.

"Let's speed up, that kid thinks we're slow, and we go first. I told Chu Chu with a smile.

The corridor is brightly lit, and this is the most luxurious hotel in the center of Jinan, so it stands to reason that I don't have to worry too much, I just need to go up to the eighteenth floor layer by layer.

"Good. Chu Chu responded.

We went down three floors, and the waiter was indeed far away, and his footsteps could no longer be heard in the hallway.

"Let's go, let's go back to tea, the ones we didn't finish just now are gone, and I have better ones in my suitcase—" Chu Chu said.

I squeezed her hand and quickened my pace downward.

I didn't look closely at the number of each floor as I continued to descend, but I knew clearly that every two turns, I would descend one floor. In other words, as long as you turn sixty-four times, you can reach the eighteenth floor safely.

At this time, I realized that after entering this building, the meaning from the first floor to the eighteenth floor is very beautiful, and the homonym of "eighteen" is "to be made". On the contrary, going down from the top floor of the 50th floor to the 18th floor is likely to go deep into the "18th floor of hell", which means that it is extremely terrifying.