Chapter XXII
When the stone door closed and disappeared, Zhou Zhengcai slowly sat up from the ground. He didn't expect Long Fei to sneak attack him at the last moment, and he didn't take any precautions. If it weren't for the good foundation of the physical body, if he didn't die just now, he would have been seriously injured! I'm still scared when I think about it now!
Long Fei wanted to repeat his old tricks, and this Zhou Zheng knew it early in the morning. And the choice of Xun Hexagram Gate is also a trap for Zhou Zheng to calculate Long Fei.
Before, Zhou Zheng had already realized that the hexagram gates corresponding to the eight bridges were not opened, so only four bridges were left to pass normally. Although he didn't know which three of the four were correct, Zhou Zheng judged that the bridge that did not open the hexagram door and the bridge corresponding to the only one hexagram door were either not connected to the stone chamber or were a broken bridge. That's a dead end!
Although Pushi was the first to go, he chose the right hexagram. And the Gate of the Gen Hexagram chosen by Xiong Hong is obviously a dead end, but Zhou Zheng has not fully confirmed his guess at that time, so it is not good to block it directly.
It was only when he saw that the hexagram on the stone wall had completely disappeared after Xiong Hong crossed the stone gate, and then he confirmed his guess.
However, it was too late, and he was no longer able to save Xiong Hong.
There were three people left, and there were exactly three passable bridges. Zhou Zheng originally had no intention of designing Long Fei, although this person was bad, but he had his own way to deal with him, and Zhou Zheng was not in a hurry for this moment.
However, Long Fei's provocation of repeating his old tricks again made Zhou Zheng greatly annoyed. The reason why he persuaded Shengdong to go to the Qiangua Gate was not that he felt that the bridge corresponding to the Qiangua Gate was safer than the Kungua Gate, but he just intuitively felt that he should go to the Qiangua Gate. At the same time, it can be regarded as giving Long Fei another chance.
However, Long Fei obviously weighed Zhou Zheng's kindness with his filthy thoughts, and it was completely the rhythm of self-seeking death, how could Zhou Zheng not push the boat down the river and fulfill him? Therefore, he deliberately opened the door of the Xun hexagram.
However, Zhou Zheng never expected that Long Fei would suddenly use a killer on him! It seems that this Long Fei has already had the intention of killing him!
The Cold Yin Palm is really powerful, he is not only targeting the physical body, but also the erosion of the primordial spirit. Long Fei studied Zhou Zheng quite thoroughly, knowing that he was just a primordial spirit body, and that palm just now was undoubtedly a catastrophe for Zhou Zheng! If Zhou Zheng was still in the previous spirit state, it was really possible that he would have died under the hands of Han Yin now!
Why did Long Fei have to put himself to death? Zhou Zheng couldn't figure it out.
If it is said that the first time Bai Er was sent to assassinate them, it was to clear the obstacles to competition; The second interception is related to the wolf original demon pill; Even the third time he ambushed at the pass, in order not to let himself catch up with the competition. Zhou Zheng can figure these out and figure it out.
However, what he didn't understand was why Mu Su had to kill himself? He still remembered the scene vividly, and he was completely sure that no matter what he did that day, Mu Su had no intention of letting himself go alive at all!
And then this time, why does this Long Fei have to kill himself? It's definitely not as simple as crowding out competitors! Could it be that Long Fei wasn't worried about what the consequences would be if the matter was revealed?
Is this Long Fei's personal idea, or is it the meaning of the Black Dragon Clan's Demon King Long Hai? He is a dignified law and punishment priest patrol and hunting true monarch! The Black Dragon Clan is so unscrupulous and even turns itself to death, is it really not afraid of the thunderous revenge of the Law and Punishment Division? What is their confidence?
It's a pity, Long Fei has already reached a dead end, and there is little hope of survival, so there is no way to catch him and ask him!
This matter still needs to be considered in the long run, and clues will be found slowly.
Zhou Zheng stood up and patted the dust off his body. For him now, neither the physical body nor the primordial spirit can cause any damage.
Since the matter couldn't be figured out and couldn't be solved for a while, he simply didn't want to. Now it's imperative to get out of here!
Zhou Zheng walked to the stone gate of the hexagram, opened the stone door and left the stone room.
With the information sharing with Pushi about the eighteen levels, Zhou Zheng's breakthrough of the remaining levels became much easier, and he quickly passed the four levels. He believed that Pushi and Shengdong should not have any difficulties, because the three of them had the most complete grasp of the eighteen levels.
Entering the sixteenth level, you will see a courtyard, the most conspicuous thing in the courtyard is that there is a wide stone table in the middle of the courtyard, on which is placed a chessboard of the same size as the stone table, and the black and white pieces on the chessboard are densely arranged to form an endgame.
A chair is placed opposite each end of the stone table. A white chair is on the white side, and a black chair on the black side, echoing each other from afar.
Zhou Zheng glanced at the chessboard twice. He doesn't know much about chess, he can play, but he can't be called proficient. He first watched the game from the position of white, and realized that white was pressing on black step by step, and one more disc could seal the victory.
He didn't just grab the chess with an itchy hand, but slowly went around to the opposite side and thought about how to deal with the black chess.
However, when he stood on the opposite side and looked at the black pieces again, he suddenly found that the black pieces had already formed an encirclement of the white pieces, and there was murder everywhere. Moreover, it only takes one son, and you can win through all killings!
Zhou Zheng was suspicious, and hurriedly ran to the white chess to see, and the white chess was still a winning situation. However, when we go back to black, black is also a general trend of victory.
What's going on?
Zhou Zhenghu suspiciously moved to the center to watch chess, this time he was completely dumbfounded, this was actually a game of chess! The two sides are stalemate, and it is difficult to tell the winner!
Originally, white's seemingly unstoppable attack and kill, under the unyielding resistance of black, it was difficult to move an inch. The original black chess was heavily encircled, but under the defense of white chess step by step, it seemed powerless and powerless!
Neither side can help anyone!
Zhou Zheng tried to move the location back and forth many times, and the result was the same! As long as you stand on the boundary of the two sides of the game, look at the white chess area, white chess will win, black chess will win! As long as you stand in the chess viewing area on both sides of the board, it must be a draw!
What's even more bizarre is that the position of the chess pieces has always been there, and there is no change in Zhou Zheng's moving position!
Looking at the same endgame from three angles, there will be three completely different results! It's weird! It's so weird!
Zhou Zheng raised his eyes to look around, and sure enough, there was a hidden wooden door on the other side of the courtyard, which was not locked.
Pumice was right, push open that door and you will be able to enter the next level.
Zhou Zheng vaguely understood that this game of chess represented three forces, one was white and the other was black, and he happened to belong to a third party.
This level is to let yourself choose, do you want white to win, do you want Kuroko to win, or, hope for a draw?
Of course, there is another option, which is to be like a pumice stone, give up the identity of a third party, ignore it, and leave with your hands.
For this reason, Zhou Zheng hesitated for a long time! He doesn't know which side the white child represents now, and he doesn't know which side the black child represents? At this time, it is obviously too hasty to decide the winner or loser of one side by relying solely on one's own preferences!
But if you ignore it, Zhou Zheng can't do it! I didn't see it, or I didn't understand it, but since I understood it, this is another breakthrough, and there is no result, and he is uneasy!
Eventually, he came to the middle of the chessboard viewing area and said aloud, "This game, a draw!" ”
Then, I felt a breeze floating, and the wooden door on the opposite side slowly opened.
Zhou Zheng stepped through the wooden door, and a new scene appeared in front of him. There is no iron cage, no giant beast, only a beautiful veiled woman sitting in a pavilion surrounded by water and stroking the harp, the music is melodious and clear, happy and forgetful!
The pavilion is built on the water, with only a zigzag corridor connecting the two banks.
Zhou Zheng walked into the pavilion softly and slowly, and saw that the woman was still concentrating on playing a song, and the door on the other side seemed to have opened. Zhou Zheng didn't bother, and walked through the pavilion along the corridor to the opposite bank.
On the other side of the bank is also a wooden door, and it has been opened open to expose the gap.
Zhou Zheng wondered, after breaking through so many passes, the door was almost always pushed outward, why did this door open inward?
He stepped forward cautiously, but through the crack in the door, he saw the familiar courtyard and the familiar chessboard.
Why did you turn back again?
Zhou Zheng was shocked, hurriedly turned around, and saw that the woman was still concentrating on music in the pavilion. He groaned slightly, and immediately understood that this level had a great relationship with the woman who stroked the qin! Without this woman's permission, I am afraid that I really won't be able to get out of this water pavilion!
After thinking about it, he came to the pavilion again and listened to the music with peace of mind by leaning on the railing.
At the end of the song, the woman gave a salute, "Thank you Zhenjun for listening to this little girl's song patiently!" ”
Zhou Zheng also hurriedly returned the salute, "This song should only exist in heaven, and it is really a blessing to be able to listen to it today!" ”
Zhou Zheng thought in his heart, if he can go out, will he listen to you play the piano here? However, when you think about it, the words are still very polite.
"Thank you for the compliment! Let the real gentleman see the smile! Mako, please sit down and watch the tea! ”
While talking, a few maids walked out with tea and snacks from behind the wooden door of the courtyard where Zhou Zheng had just broken through.
Zhou Zheng was shocked again, he had looked everywhere in the courtyard just now, and there was no place to hide people, how could these people come out of it?
Besides, how can there be anyone in this level?
Eighteen levels, several of them have communicated, and there is no trace of anyone at all. However, how did you meet a living person at this level?
As if seeing Zhou Zheng's thoughts, the woman smiled slightly, "These eighteen levels are actually similar to what Zhenjun guessed, they are all repeated with each other, and they have not changed much." Only this level is a variable. ”
"Zhou Zheng is rude, haven't you asked the little lady for her name?"
"Meeting is fate, why bother to know the name and surname? If Zhenjun finds it inconvenient, he will call me Qin'er in the name of Qin! ”
"Okay, Miss Qin'er, in that case, don't call me Zhenjun, just call me Zhou Zheng!"
"That would be rude. I'll call you a son. ”
"That's fine!" Zhou Zheng didn't care too much about this, he had important doubts to solve. "Miss Qin'er, you just said that there are variables in this level? Why? Is there a different level depending on the choice? ”
"Childe is smart! Pumice chose to ignore it, so he was put in an iron cage. Childe chose to draw chess, so he went to the little girl. ”
Zhou Zheng heard the woman talk about the pumice stone, and he suddenly became alert, thinking that their conversation in the stone room must have been overheard.
At the beginning, seeing that each bridge had the same style of bronze mirrors, Zhou Zheng had already guessed that all the scenes in the level must be monitored by people at all times. It's just that he doesn't know that the bronze mirror can still listen to sounds.
"What happens if White wins, or Black wins?"
The reason why Zhou Zheng asked like this was that he wanted to test whether the woman could tell him Shengdong's choice or Shengdong's current situation.
Today, there are only three of them left, and at least two of them have chosen the right path. And now that he has basically broken through to the last hurdle, it is estimated that his choice is good. So, he was a little worried about Shengdong. Hopefully, the bridge chosen by the Holy East is also the right bridge to the Holy Snow Palace.
However, Qin'er was not fooled, "Childe is so greedy!" Whether White wins or Black wins, there will naturally be different levels. Childe still wants to try it? ”
Zhou Zheng hurriedly waved his hand, "No need! It's good to be here with Miss Qin'er! There are also tunes to listen to, and there are tea and fruits. If every level is like this, I really can't bear to go out! ”
"Childe laughed! The calmer the surface, the more the undercurrents surge. Doesn't Childe understand this truth? ”
"Understood! I just don't understand why Miss Qin'er would poison my tea if she is so gracious? ”
"How did Childe know that the tea was poisoned?"
"The tea between the two of us, the color of the tea is different, the fragrance of the tea is different, if it weren't for the fact that Miss Qin'er couldn't think of committing suicide, I can only guess that it was specially poisoned for me!"
Qin'er sneered, "Childe has such keen senses! My poison is colorless and tasteless, how do you feel different? ”
"The so-called colorless is just that the color is transparent, and the so-called tasteless is just that its own smell is easy to be covered by other smells. But, at the end of the day, the poison itself is still colored and smelly. I have read a few medical books and happen to be interested in poison, so I always pay attention. ”
"Qin'er admires! Come and change tea for your son. ”
"No more trouble! Miss Qin'er, this is a test? Did you pass under it? After that, what else needs to be done? How do I pass this level? Please also tell Miss Qin'er! ”
"Childe dislikes Qin'er so much? Don't even give time to say a few more words to Qin'er, and leave in a hurry? ”
"Miss Qin'er laughed, how dare you dislike the girl? It's just that I was aimed at by these ten thousand arrows, and I was restless. Again, it's better not to bother! ”
Qin'er looked up at the surroundings of the pavilion and said helplessly, "I know that these organs will definitely not be able to hide from the child, but this level is designed like this, and the little girl has no choice." Please also ask the son to take care of it. ”
"Don't dare to wait, Miss Qin'er still tell me how to leave!"
"Well," Qin'er hesitated for a long time, "Okay, I'll tell you." As long as you can make me happy, even if you pass the level, you can leave! ”
Zhou Zheng's eyes couldn't help but widen. Funny? What makes you happy? Want to tell jokes? Or do you want to do some weird things to make this woman laugh?
"Dare to ask, what does Miss Qin'er like?"
"Childe wants to do what he likes? The idea is very clever. It's just that for Qin'er, if you want to make me happy, Childe must do one thing! ”
"Please also ask Miss Qin'er to speak up."
Qin'er reached into the veil and took a delicate and smooth pendant from her neck and held it in her hand. "Childe, this pendant is Qin'er's beloved thing, I need Childe to jump into the water to find it!" After saying that, you have to let go and throw the pendant into the water.
"Miss Qin'er, slow down!" Zhou Zheng stopped it in time. "If, guess right, the pendant is the love object of the demon woman. Once a woman willingly gives her pendant to a man, the man must marry the woman. Otherwise, the woman will either commit suicide or never remarry for the rest of her life! Miss Qin'er, am I right? ”
Qin'er nodded.
"Miss Qin'er, this time I broke through to marry the princess, and I really can't afford Miss Qin'er's love! I don't dare to take this pendant! I also asked the girl to change the subject. ”
Qin'er shook her head, "It's a pity that there is only this one question for Childe." Moreover, I can tell Childe clearly that the bridge you chose is a dead-end road. If Childe chooses to give up marrying the princess and marry me, I can guarantee that Childe is safe! ”
"Thank you, girl, for telling me the truth! In this case, there is no need for Miss Qin'er to test it again! After a while, the girl pressed me without passing this level to come to me, and then I fell. It's over! But don't worry about it now, change the tea and let me have a cup of tea and some snacks! I haven't eaten and drunk so leisurely in days. ”
"There's an abyss down there! Your cultivation is now imprisoned, and if you fall, you will be seriously injured at the lightest! Have you figured it out? ”
"I can't die anyway, it's okay!" Zhou Zheng was very optimistic and drank the new tea.