Chapter 5: The Treasure Pavilion
"You're the new handyman who came up?" At the gatekeeper of a forbidden place in the Imperial Sword Sect, two gatekeepers wearing outer disciple robes were looking Wang Zhi up and down, and they lost interest for a moment.
"Senior Brother Hui, it is indeed a handyman who came to the Treasure Pavilion to clean, this is the elder's warrant, and please take a look. ”
As he spoke, Wang Zhi took out a jade order from his bosom and handed it over, and the latter believed his identity after checking it.
"Alright, follow this path twenty paces, seven steps to the left, and sixteen steps to the right, and you will see the Treasure Pavilion. But remember, don't wander around, the rest of this forbidden place is not qualified for you to enter. If you fall into a dangerous place, be careful that your life is at risk!, do you hear me?" the gatekeeper admonished.
"Hear me clearly!" Wang Zhi nodded again and again, and silently memorized the route to the Treasure Pavilion.
Seeing that he already understood, the disciple outside waved his hand and said, "Then let's go, don't get in our way." ”
"Yes, thank you, brother!" Wang Zhi nodded his thanks, then hurriedly walked in, meticulously following the instructions of the two senior brothers.
Soon, he saw the three big characters of the Treasure Pavilion, but the scene in front of him made him feel a little confused.
"Forehead ......"
Wang Zhi only felt a wow-wowing crow flying above his head, leaving a string of black dots, and a whining breeze blew, rolling up a few fallen leaves on the ground, making the scene feel even more desolate.
This is...... Treasure Chamber?
It's nothing more than Wang Zhi can't believe it, it's really the place in front of him that is shabby.
A pagoda-shaped five-story attic sits in the weeds of a person's height, the vermilion pillars have become mottled by the washing of time, and the carvings of exotic beasts on the four corners of the eaves of the attic seem to be trying to tell the glory of the place, but they are now mutilated, unable to witness the longevity and ruthlessness of the years.
Wang Zhi shifted his gaze down to the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion.
I saw that the half-hidden door seemed to be half crooked, and a gust of wind blew it to squeak and shake, and the carved patterns on it had been blurred, as if it had been sealed by the dust of time, not to mention the dirty plaque.
How long has it been since this place has been cleaned!
If it weren't for Wang Zhi's confidence that he hadn't made a mistake, and he had been engrossed in distinguishing it, the messy three big characters of "Treasure Pavilion" were really not recognizable to ordinary people.
Well, since it's right here, let's go inside.
Wang Zhi cautiously pushed open another relatively intact wooden door, the grinding squeak was simply a kind of destruction of the eardrums, not to mention the dust that fell while shaking.
"Ahem, the disciple is a new handyman. Anyone, please?"
Wang Zhi covered his mouth and nose, blocking the dust, and at the same time saw the scene in the Treasure Pavilion clearly.
Well...... Visually, no one.
"Anyone, I'm a new miscellaneous disciple, and Elder Wu asked me to come. Wang Zhi asked again tentatively, but still did not get a response.
No one, this is the conclusion that Wang Zhi came to at this time.
There is no way, if it comes, it will be safe.
Of course, Wang Zhi did not stand there stupidly, and soon he began his own work.
Sweep.
As a handyman who has been in the field for nearly two months, Wang Zhi already has his own unique views on cleaning.
In the final analysis, cleaning is all about making a place look neat and clean, so the order of cleaning is very important.
For things like wiping tables and sweeping floors, the order must not be reversed. The first is that the cleanliness of the table can be seen at a glance without being suspected of being lazy, and the second is that wiping the table will inevitably cause the cleaned dirt to fall to the ground, even if you are careful, you can't avoid it.
Of course, there are many similar tips, such as adding a little powder of some kind of herb to the bucket to make the cleaned floor more tidy, or cleaning up the dirt buried deep in the crevices, using special tools and skills, which Wang Zhi summarized himself or learned from other miscellaneous servants.
In fact, all of this is due to the village chief's grandfather's daily teachings, if it weren't for his grandfather who taught him to learn more and see more, he wouldn't have the ability to come up with so many things.
I don't know how the village chief and grandfather are doing now, how are they doing?
Wang Zhi shook his head, drove away the memories, and then grabbed the rag and wiped the wooden frame, revealing the smooth vermilion paint.
I have to say that Wang Zhi's movements were very fast, and the space on the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion had been completely cleared, and there was light everywhere.
Wang Zhi looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction and exhaled lightly.
"The first floor was cleaned, and then ...... Go up to the second floor?" Wang Zhi said to himself, his brows furrowed.
At the same time as cleaning just now, Wang Zhi had already found the stairs leading to the second floor, but Wang Zhi still had doubts about whether he wanted to go up.
This is a treasure chamber!
There are no formations or prohibitions on the first floor, which is very surprising, and I don't want to risk my life to test the second floor.
Looking around the first floor again, Wang Zhi didn't see any rare treasures, the imaginary scene of spirit stones everywhere and spirit treasures littering did not exist at all.
On the first floor, except for some tables and chairs, that is, a few wooden shelves, it seems that although most of the seats on it are empty, there are probably still some spiritual treasures, but Wang Zhi doesn't know them at all.
In addition to some spiritual herbs, pills, and a few quaint cheats, Wang Zhi still carefully observed these "inexplicable" things.
An ordinary stone with cloud-like patterns on it, a flying sword with unusual agility, from time to time emitting bursts of sword groans, and when Wang Zhi tried to approach it, he could always feel a dangerous aura, and a broken copper coin, just by placing it there, there was green smoke rising, and something was conjured in the air, but before Wang Zhi could see it clearly, it completely dissipated.
In addition to these things, what interests Wang Zhi the most is a piece of tortoise shell, which is placed in the bottom corner of the shelf.
When he was a child, the village chief's grandfather always told him the story of the Ryoma negative picture and the turtle negative book.
Wang Zhi can't remember the story of Ryoma, but the story of the turtle is vivid in his mind.
Legend has it that the ancient water gods worked together to knock down Buzhou Mountain, causing the mountains and rivers to collapse, the heavenly rivers to fall, and the world was attacked by the flood, and the corpses were floating all over the field.
At this time, in Luoshui, a divine turtle emerged, carrying a divine book.
With the help of the miracle on the Luo book, the human race calmed the flood and saved the world.
Wang Zhi still remembers that when he first heard this story, he asked the village chief's grandfather, why did the turtle come out with a book?
At that time, the village chief's grandfather smiled, touched his head and said, for the peace of this world.
Therefore, Wang Zhi has always felt that the creature of the turtle is the embodiment of the selflessness of the Grand Duke, although he has never seen it so big, but he still has a dream, that is, to raise a turtle, and then take good care of it.
It's a return to his ancestors!
At this time, the tortoise shell that Wang Zhi saw was different from the ordinary tortoise shell, and the original color of this tortoise shell should be white, because some edges of the tortoise shell revealed this color. But somehow it was smoked by the smoke and fire to make this terrible appearance, and now the whole tortoise shell is a terrible gray-black, looking lifeless.
However, what attracted Wang Zhi was the inexplicable patterns on the tortoise shell.
Is there some mystery in this?
Just as Wang Zhi was expectantly pondering the pattern on the tortoiseshell, he didn't expect that there was a sudden movement behind him, and he launched an attack without being prepared.
Only hearing the sound of "bang", Wang Zhi felt that the sky was spinning, his cheeks made intimate contact with the ground, and at the same time, his hands were grabbed behind him, making him unable to resist.
"Let go of me!" Wang Zhi wanted to struggle, but his waist was pressed against him with his knees, and he couldn't even turn over.
"Hehe, I'm lucky today, there is a thief in this place where chickens don't lay eggs and birds don't on weekdays!? A hoarse voice sounded from behind Wang Zhi, with a slight drunkenness, but the palm of the hand tightly held Wang Zhi's hands behind his back, like a shackle made of steel, firmly imprisoning Wang Zhi.
"Hey, let me go! I'm a new handyman, it was Elder Wu who asked me to come! I'm not a thief! You've caught the wrong person!" Wang Zhi struggled, but the huge disparity in strength made him feel powerless.
When the man heard Wang Zhi's words, he seemed to be a little confused, and muttered, "Elder Wu? Is there an elder surnamed Wu in the sect? Miscellaneous servants? There are also miscellaneous servants in this Treasure Pavilion? Why don't I know! You're not lying to me, are you?"
Wang Zhi felt that the person behind him didn't seem to be very conscious, and he suddenly became anxious: "I'm not lying! I'm a small handyman, if it weren't for the order of the sect elders, how could I dare to come to this treasure pavilion without permission? Besides, even if I ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, the two outer sect brothers guarding the door are not something I can deal with!"
Speaking of this, Wang Zhi suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly shouted: "I still have the warrant given by Elder Wu in my arms, if you don't believe it, you can take it out and take a look!"
The man did not hesitate when he heard this, and went directly to Wang Zhi's arms and took out a jade order.
"Shhh...... It seems that it is indeed a token issued by the sect, so to speak...... Are you really a handyman who came here to do something?"
At this time, the man had already let go of his hand, and Wang Zhi also got up from the ground proudly, and turned to look at this "indiscriminate" guy.
I saw a tattered robe loosely draped on the man's body, and the jagged skinny bones were faintly visible in the holes, but the man's face was flushed, his eyes were blurred, and he was holding a wine gourd in his hand that was constantly shaking.
Just standing in front of him, Wang Zhi was about to be so smoked by the sky-high smell of wine that he couldn't stand up straight, and it was hard to imagine how much wine this person had drunk.
It's just that those who can manage things in this treasure pavilion know with their toes that they must be old qualifications in the sect, and their cultivation must be unfathomable.
So no matter how unkempt the person in front of him was, Wang Zhi had no choice but to brush his sleeves and say respectfully.
"Miscellaneous disciple Wang Zhi, meet the seniors. ”