Volume 1: The Smoke Festival Chapter 43 Take off your clothes
Everyone was a little tired when they reached the next level, especially Feng Da, who had a branch in his mouth, like a dejected puppy. Xiao Wei couldn't see it, so he directly raised Feng Da's face, pinched his cheeks left and right, and said with his mouth, "It'll be fine soon."
Feng Da shrugged his nose, thinking that His Highness would coax people, who can see the end of this murderous mechanism at a glance?
I knew that I should have let Cheng Yi accompany His Royal Highness and the princess to mess around.
As for Concubine Shuniang and Princess Gaoyang, whoever likes to fool will go!
He doesn't care!
Xie Wuyi didn't pay attention to Xiao Wei and Feng Da's actions, and now she was carefully observing the cave in front of herβthis was the last hurdle they were going to face. It is said to be a cave, but it is actually two cliffs far apart, connected by two bridges in the middle, and there is a lot of sand scattered on the bridges.
She estimated the distance, and she couldn't get through it with light skills alone, and she couldn't hide from it if there was a mechanism on the wall.
Fonta walked to the front, craned his neck and looked around for a moment, then turned back and gestured to ask which bridge to cross.
Xiao Wei hesitated a little, and also looked at Xie Wuyi, but found that she was also frowning and undecided.
Such an obvious bridge must not be walked, but how to cross it, Xie Wuyi can't say. She wrote the word "jade" in Hua Feidu's palm, and Hua Feidu understood and began to analyze the structure of the cave.
Xie Wuyi and Xiao Wei stood side by side, looking up at the rock wall at the same time. After a while, Xie Wuyi felt that her neck was sore, and she just wanted to hammer it, but Xiao Wei had naturally walked behind her, raised her hand to rub her shoulders and neck, and didn't even blink her eyelids.
The current situation is ...... Is there something not quite right?
It is clearly a situation of nine deaths and one life, and under Xiao Wei's careful massage, there is an inexplicable feeling of quiet years.
With the crisp breath he exhaled in her ears, Xie Wuyi was a little confused, the fire in her hand condensed into an illusory point of light, and she didn't seem to be able to see anything clearly.
It's not the first time I've had physical contact with Xiao Wei, so why is he suddenly uncomfortable.
It must be too stuffy in the cave, well, it must be.
Xie Wuyi hurriedly shook his head vigorously, took another deep breath, and tried his best to keep himself awake.
After a while, Xie Wuyi saw that Hua Feidu was waving towards him, and hurriedly avoided Xiao Wei as if he was evading, and walked over quickly. It turned out that when Hua Feidu inspected the ground, she found that the soil in one place was darker than the others, and she dug open a layer on the surface and found a pair of jade rings half buried in the soil.
Xie Wuyi suddenly realized.
Emerald, Emerald, who said it had to be an emerald bird?
Who designed Jiangnanzhuang, it's a masterpiece of ingenuity!
Xie Wuyi was excited and also aware of his carelessness, and immediately turned around to beckon Xiao Wei to come over, Xiao Wei saw that the pair of jade rings also flashed in his eyes, and there was a hint of joy and cunning in his eyes when he looked at Xie Wuyi.
You see, we are even planted with the same head, and we are really a natural pair.
Of course, Xie Wuyi read Xiao Wei's thoughts, and the awkward feeling became more and more obvious. She didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore, rolled up her sleeves, and slowly pulled the jade ring with both hands. At the same time, a drawbridge descended from the top of the cave on either side of the cliff, leading to a small gate.
Finally arrived at the exit.
Xie Wuyi nodded at everyone and took the lead on the suspension bridge.
After the four of them passed the cliff safely, Xie Wuyi stood in place and thought about it, squatting in a symmetrical position just now, and sure enough, he found a pair of identical jade rings in the soil.
A string of clear wind chimes rang, as if tempting them to move on. Xie Wuyi leaned against the wall next to the door and let out a long sigh, almost losing his strength.
"Okay, it's time to talk......"
Xie Wuyi covered his face, forcibly concealed his trembling voice, and suppressed the mixed feelings in his heart.
She did, and she managed to lead them through the trap that was meant for her.
Master......
Xie Wuyi thought about Ti Jiang over and over again, soothing the tense heartstrings.
When you taught me how to break the mechanism, this is the first time I have completed such a large and complex task, and I didn't let you down.
Holding back all the way, this time before Feng Da asked, Xie Wuyi explained: "Everything here originates from a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Zhen. She was silent before continuing to read hoarsely, "Where is the spring early, the spring is born in the birds." The magpie's nest moves to the old age, and the feathers of the kite whirl high wind. The wild geese are frightened and the sand is warm, and the mandarin ducks love to melt. The most pitiful pair of jade, flying into the small plum bush. β
Hua Feidu's expression changed. In Jiangnan Village, from the name of the Chunsheng Pavilion, to the magpie candlestick that opened the Pavilion, to the twelve wooden kites that swirled and coiled, to the picture of a hundred birds and a phoenix, and then to the jade jade ring, every step they took corresponded to in this "Twenty Songs of Shengchun: Its Eleventh".
It was precisely because Xiao Wei and Xie Wuyi guessed the mystery at the same time that they would look for traces of the jade bird on the stone wall of the cave. And Hua Feidu only knew the word "jade" written by Xie Wuyi in the palm of his hand, so he naturally thought of jade directly.
Xiao Wei is a prince and reads poetry extensively, so it is not surprising that he has heard of this poem, but Xie Wuyi has only seen this poem in two places.
One is the handwriting left by her mother Hua Mi, and the other is a small portrait of Hua Yi treasured by Xie Zongyi.
Can...... Why are they?
Xie Wuyi quickly put aside this doubt, and then thought that just before entering the main pavilion, she found that the fish maw glue with the couplet was brand new, which indicated that the clue had just been replaced.
Could it be Chu Han?
But if Jiangnanzhuang is really Chu Han's dark room, who is the person who helped him design and build?
Why did he choose a poem that is not widely known, but Hua Mi and Hua Yi liked at the same time?
Do they have anything to do with the mysterious organization that Hua Feidu is talking about?
Xie Wuyi solved the mystery of Jiangnanzhuang's organ, but countless new mysteries came to him. But she didn't have time to hold back, and since someone threw such an obvious bait at her, wouldn't it be a pity not to meet him?
Thinking of this, Xie Wuyi closed his eyes and slowed down, and quickly calmed down.
"Princess, I still don't understand," Feng Da asked, scratching his head, "why don't we take the sturdy stone bridge, but have to go find that 'jade'?" β
"That's not a stone bridge, it should be a kind of chain flap commonly used in the imperial tomb, I have heard of it in the rivers and lakes." Hua Feidu explained, "The sand is used to cover the cracks of the flap, and there should be a blade buried under the bridge, and people will fall down when they walk in the middle, and they will never get out again after the bridge deck is overturned." β
She said it so godly, Feng Da didn't believe it. He pouted, picked up a large stone from the edge of the cave, and rolled it down the stone bridge. At first, the stone walked fairly smoothly, but when it rolled to a third of the bridge deck, the stone bridge suddenly shook, and it turned half a circle around one point, and two rows of sharp knives turned out under the bridge, and in a blink of an eye, the stone was cut into several pieces.
What a fast knife!
Looking at the white Sensen's knife array, Feng Da couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, Xie Wuyi sneered: "If a person falls and splashes blood directly on the spot, isn't it 'flying into Xiaomei Cong'?" β
She would rather fight with people, at least people will be tired and flawed, and they can always find a breakthrough, and these accurate and tireless mechanisms are really a headache.
When Feng Da heard this, he hurriedly hugged his head and squatted aside, "My subordinates don't dare to disobey the princess anymore!" β
Xie Wuyi glanced at him, looked at Xiao Wei and Hua Feidu, and nodded, "Let's go, it's all here, the people and ghosts below always have to go and see each other." β
Different from the previous mechanism, when you enter this door, there are small rooms on both sides, covered with rusty torture instruments and coagulated blackened bloodstains, probably this is where Fan Lanshu was held in the first place.
Although the arrangement of the dark prison is terrifying, it is also the realm of people, not to mention that they are all people who have seen the world, so they don't feel anything.
Xie Wuyi estimated as he walked, Fan Lanshu was right, this passage is deep and long, and it is indeed more than ten times larger than Wanchun Tower. She turned her head to look at Xiao Wei, "Chu Han has the ability to lynch? β
"Not necessarily," Xiao Wei replied in a low voice, "I think these dark rooms weren't locked up at first, but more like ......" He hesitated for a moment, his face not very good-looking, "Arsenal." β
Xie Wuyi narrowed his eyes.
Arsenal - that would mean the use of troops.
Xiao Wei's judgment will not be wrong, Chu Yufeng has been in charge of the military department for many years, and Chu Han is a private arsenal and buried gunpowder, what do the father and son want to do?
Could it be that they, as Bi'an's ministers, still want to gather the old ministry to rebel?
This feeling of being covered on the head and punched, but not knowing where to go, is too uncomfortable.
After walking for nearly a cup of tea, everyone finally came to the end of the corridor. In the furthest dark room, an unkempt prisoner was chained by chains, which rattled at the slightest movement. He was covered in wounds, but he was still tirelessly beating from side to side and with words in his mouth.
ββ¦β¦ Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain......"
As soon as he heard this voice, Xie Wuyi immediately clenched his fists.
Wenyi.
The anger burned from the bottom of his heart to the limbs, and Xie Wuyi bit his lip tightly. In front of this person who ruined everything, she didn't even know where to start hating.
Who is he, why did he enter Qiao's mansion, and why did he harm Qiao Chun?
Both fists were held by two people at the same time, and Xie Wuyi's undulating shoulders were like a lonely boat floating in the ocean, and finally docked in the harbor.
No, don't get carried away by anger and not get his heart to go.
Qiao Wei, think about your purpose.
In the past two years, you have found Zeyang from Qiongchuan, found out a deserter, and found a traitor, which is already good.
Wen Yi deserves to die, but he is locked up here because he has Chu Yufeng's handle in his hand, and the most important thing now is to find evidence to ambush the criminals.
As for Wen Yi's identity, he could have been taken out safely and slowly investigated.
Xie Wuyi's hand slowly let go, and he shook Xiao Wei and Hua Feidu. She let out a breath, her face frozen to ice, and there was not a single crack in sight.
"Hua Niang, you stay guard outside."
One step, two steps, Xie Wuyi approached Wen Yi, and approached Mr. Xixi, who made her cut her heart and cut her flesh.
Since they entered Jiangnanzhuang, there has been no light in the trap except for torches, but the top wall of the dark room where Wen Yi was imprisoned actually saw a bleak ray of moonlight. Xie Wuyi's gaze moved back to Wen Yi's face, and it happened that he also raised his head.
"It's finally here...... Ha ha! Welcome. β
Wen Yi was beaten and bruised, and his hideous wound healed and cracked, looking embarrassed. Xie Wuyi looked directly into Wen Yi's eyes through his unkempt hair, and called in a deep voice:
"Sir."
Many years ago, Qiao Chun asked Wen Yi to teach Xie Wuyi to study, and she always called him that.
Now, the talkative gentleman has become a madman.
Wen Yi was obviously stunned, and the iron chain hanging from his arm also shook. Soon, he laughed weirdly twice, and said with a grin: "It's Xiao Wei, what's the matter, you caught the golden beetle son-in-law and reported the good news to the teacher?" β
"The gentleman laughed." The corners of Xie Wuyi's mouth twitched reluctantly, and he said coldly, "I haven't seen you for many years, but I didn't expect Mr. to be down." My husband lives here alone, eats well, and still suffers from joint pain? β
"It's not good, it's not bad." Wen Yi moved his neck and giggled, "Xiao Wei finally met the teacher, she is not in a hurry to talk about the right thing, and she can still care about the teacher, and she is very happy to be the teacher......"
Xie Wuyi looked at Wen Yi expressionlessly. They quarreled in the middle of the night, and Wenyi talked nonsense for so long, and no one from Jiangnanzhuang came out, and she said that he was the only one here and was not refuted, indicating that the original manpower in this Zhuangzi had indeed been transferred. And Wen Yi has not been starved to death, someone must have taken care of him, if he is not hiding in the shadows, he came in through another entrance of Jiangnanzhuang. He and Ji Lizhu recited the same poem, and the two of them must be connected.
"Of course, we have to get down to business," Xie Wuyi crossed his arms and nodded rhythmically with his right hand, "but if I ask, will the gentleman definitely answer?" β
Wen Yi seemed to think seriously for a while, and suddenly flicked his hand. A white light flew out, and Xiao Wei was just about to step forward, but Xie Wuyi had already waved his hand and held the thing that Wen Yi had called in his palm.
She opened her palm and saw an old dice lying inside.
"I definitely won't say anything when asked by others, but Xiao Wei opened his mouth, and as a teacher, he always has to solve his doubts." Wen Yi played with the other dice in his hand, and squinted at Xie Wuyi with a thoughtful smile, "I didn't have a chance before, how about it, how about playing a few games with the teacher?" β
He wanted to bet.
It's good, if you want to bet, it means that he doesn't intend to bite the bullet and not open his mouth.
An imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of Xie Wuyi's mouth, and she tossed the dice.
"Okay."
Knowing that Xiao Wei would object, Xie Wuyi directly raised his hand to stop his movements. There is no 100% certainty in this world, and if she does not take risks, she will never have a chance to move forward.
Besides, compared to Xiao Wei and Feng Da, Xie Wuyi knows better how to deal with Wen Yi.
used to listen to his teachings, and now it is up to her to let Wen Yi know what it means to be "blue out of blue and better than blue".
"If I win, the gentleman will have to answer my question." Xie Wuyi lowered his head, "If I loseβ"
Wen Yi sat cross-legged with his chains and took Xie Wuyi's words, "If you lose, how about taking off a piece of clothing if you lose a game?" β