The polite shopkeeper took Ruyi to the backyard of the wine shop.

The flowers and plants in this yard are pleasant and fragrant.

But these flowers and plants are planted in a mess, except for the fragrance, there is no beauty at all.

Speaking of which, Tang Yuerong has been here many times, and it is the first time he has seen this dark place, and there is such a scene of flowers and plants.

"Ruyi Spear Fairy, please."

The shopkeeper led Ruyi to walk between the flowers and plants, crossed a path, and immediately saw a well standing here.

The three of them also stopped in front of the well.

Ruyi paused, raised his eyebrows and said, "The person you want to show me is some kind of rat in a dry well?" If that's the case, then I won't see it. ”

"The spear fairy laughed, this is just a secret passage."

"Hey, I'm pretty well prepared."

"Let's go."

When they went down into the well, they saw that there were several paths under it, as if they were leading to various places, and the roads were connected to each other, like a spider's web.

Tang Yuerong was stunned when he saw this, and couldn't help muttering: "How the hell is this built......

You know, this is the capital!

The slightest disturbance may alarm many people, let alone dig such a secret passage under this in all directions.

The shopkeeper said: "Miss Tang misunderstood, this secret passage was created by the secret guards of the palace in the old years, in order to prevent sudden incidents, this secret passage started from the palace and went straight to the outside of the city, but after the scene was destroyed, few people knew about it." ”

"I see."

Tang Yuerong understood, and she said, how could this group of people create such a secret path under their noses, it turned out that the predecessors planted trees.

"This way."

The shopkeeper led the way and led the two of them through the underground.

A lamp illuminates the deep, narrow passage.

Inexplicably, it's a little unsettling.

As he walked, Tang Yuerong paused.

"Click."

But I heard a cracking sound and remembered.

She looked down and saw a skeleton at her feet, broken by a few ribs.

Tang Yuerong's face suddenly changed, and he turned slightly pale.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Miss Tang was frightened, I forgot to mention this matter, there are indeed some bones left in this secret passage, and they have not been taken care of." ”

Ruyi stepped forward and grabbed Tang Yuerong's hand and comforted her a little.

Then she asked, "Look at these bones seem to have existed for a long time, what did you do?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "When we found out here, these bones already existed, but later we also went to check and verified, and it was basically certain that these people were Jing Shi's inner palace guards, and perhaps they were the people left here when Emperor Jing fled the capital." ”

"Do you know how he died?"

"It must have been caused by a miasma."

"Huh?"

The shopkeeper said: "This dark passage has not seen light for many years, it is inevitable that there will be miasma breeding, when we first found out here, we also lost a few good hands because of this miasma, but this miasma has long been solved, we together with a few dry wells in the capital, to maintain the ventilation of this place." ”

I don't know how long I walked forward, the light in this underground is not good, and I can't see the way forward, which always makes people feel at a loss.

One after another, I saw some light in the distance.

"It's coming soon."

When they come out of it.

Ruyi and Tang Yuerong realized that they had actually come to a valley.

That is, they have already arrived outside the city.

Tang Yuerong raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Where is this?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled, but did not explain the matter.

"Please, both."

Ruyi's eyes looked into the distance, but he saw a hut at the bottom of the valley.

Outside the house, there were many flowers and plants, and the waterwheel rustled the stream on the mountain, and there were copper pillars hanging next to the door, and the wind blew and collided with each other, tinkling.

"Ahem......"

On the chair in front of the wooden house sat an old man with gray hair.

His eyes were white, listening to the sounds around him, smelling the aromas around him.

The old man was now wrapped in death.

At the same time, it also means that his limit is approaching.

The shopkeeper stayed outside, casually signaling Ruyi to go over with Tang Yuerong.

Ruyi was a little uneasy, so she asked Tang Yuerong not to follow her in for the time being.

Although the old man looked like he was going to die, she could feel that this old thing was definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Ruyi walked over, and she stood in front of the white-haired old man and looked at it for a moment.

Blind?

The old man raised his head, but his empty eyes were on Ruyi.

Ruyi paused for a moment, and then asked, "Senior looking for me?" ”

The old man breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Not bad." ”

Ruyi looked at him, but frowned, and said, "But, the junior doesn't seem to know you, right?" ”

The old man coughed and said, "I know your brother, and he asked me to come to you." ”

"Peace?"

Ruyi paused for a moment, recalled the letter that Ping An sent her before, and immediately reacted, saying, "It's you!" The blind man in the peace letter? ”

The old man smiled and nodded, "It's me." ”

Ruyi lowered his guard a little and said: "I sent a letter before Ping'an, saying that you have helped him a lot over the years, but shouldn't you be in the North and South Towers, why did you come to Shangjing?" ”

"The north and south buildings are not peaceful, so I came here to stay, like a clean one."

"Not peaceful?"

Ruyi became worried after hearing this.

But I heard the blind old man say: "Although it is a little uneven, but don't worry, the landlord can deal with it, otherwise I won't come here with peace of mind." ”

Ruyi pursed her lips and asked, "So Ping An asked you to come to me?" Why bother? ”

The old man shook his head and said, "It's not him looking for you, it's me." ”

"Aang?"

"To be precise, it should be Mr. Chen."

Ruyi frowned slightly and asked, "Are you looking for Uncle Chen?" ”

The old man nodded and said: "The landlord has no way to contact Mr. Chen, and I can't find him, but in comparison, if it is you, maybe I can see him, the landlord told me so, so I came, it stands to reason that I should go to find you, but the world is not peaceful recently, my body is not as good as a day, it is not good to go south, all you have to invite you to come." ”

Ruyi then asked him why he was looking for Uncle Chen.

The blind man was silent for a moment, and then said, "I already feel that the end is near, so I want to ask him something." ”

Ruyi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, and I can't find where Uncle Chen is." ”

The blind man nodded slightly and said, "I naturally understand, so I just want you to see him and pass on a word on my behalf, because when he comes to the world, maybe he will come to see you, but he will not go to see the landlord, let alone me." ”