Chapter 55: The Old Mansion in the Barren Mountain
Zhao Niu was shocked, his face turned pale, and his face trembled and said: "You, you don't plan to go now, do you?
In the end, at the strong request of Chen Mu and his party, Zhao Niu took ten young and strong men to the Yan family's old house overnight with the bold torches.
Due to the noisy gathering of people in the middle of the night, the chief chef was also woken up, and when he learned that he was going to visit the Yan family's ancient mansion at night, he took the initiative to join the team.
The ancient mansion was located on a flat ground in a col on the outskirts of Mingshan Town, and the group walked mightily for less than half an hour before coming to the gate of the ancient mansion.
There were still a hundred steps away from the gate of the ancient mansion, Zhao Niu and the people in the store did not want to go any further, they used the dry firewood they carried to light two large bonfires, sat on the ground, and then they had nothing to do. For them, the campfire was a source of courage for them to stay.
Zhao Niu sighed: "Chen Mu, you are careful in everything, we are here to answer, you can go with confidence." ”
Chen Mu and the others didn't say much, they walked slowly towards the ancient mansion, looking at the high wall and the gate as they walked, such a high wall blocked the buildings inside, why did the ordinary house build such a high wall? And the strange thing was that the gate was not locked......
Summoning up their courage, the three of them pushed open the dark iron gate together, and a cold and gloomy aura hit, and the three of them shivered at the same time. After a cold wind blew not very strong, the torches in their hands were extinguished for some reason.
"Silly hat, do I think I'll come back at dawn?" Xia Xue, who insisted on coming, retreated.
"We have monks in the Yudan period, and there is nothing to be afraid of. "Since he has already come, Chen Mu can only slap his swollen face and become fat for Yan Xingyu.
Xia Xue looked at Xuan Ming'er, who was so innocent and cute, and sighed softly, Chen Mu was right, she had indeed already formed a pill, and now it is estimated that she will soon have a mid-stage cultivation.
shook his head, looked around for a while, and then took Chen Mu and Xuan Ming'er's hands and walked into the door together......
As soon as you enter, there is a huge courtyard, and the cracks of the old bluestone slabs are overgrown with unknown weeds, some of which can grow to the height of a person. Walking in such a desolate courtyard, Xia Xue and Chen Mu bit their lips tightly, and their hairs had already penetrated their clothes upside down, even if a wild cat jumped out, it would make the two of them scream completely.
After a while, a group of people stepped on the cold bluestone slab to the welcome room opposite the gate, which was slightly magnificent, almost catching up with half of the Xuanqingmen hall.
Looking at the broken roof and door, there was no sign that no one had come, why didn't the Xuanqing Sect monks who had done the task before leave any clues? This question has been echoing in Chen Mu's mind.
"This is the first room, silly hat, you go in and see it first. Xia Xue said to Chen Mu like nothing happened.
"Xuan Ming'er, please first, I will definitely help you with anything. Chen Mu pretended to be calm and said.
"Okay, you guys come after me and go into the house to see what's weird. Xuan Ming'er pushed the door open as she spoke, and Chen Mu and Xia Xue also entered the room with her back on their backs.
The moment the door was opened, four candles lit up in the four corners of the room, and the string of flames seemed to be blowing on it......
"Don't panic, this is a windward candle made without extinguishing oil, and it will naturally light up when there is air flowing. Xia Xue explained in a low voice, but it was more like saying it to herself.
Sure enough, there are a large number of exquisite calligraphy and paintings that have not been removed, and the carved utensils on those display cases seem to be priceless. But the whole room was covered with a thick layer of dust, and it didn't look like anyone had been there recently.
With a "swoop", the door of the wing room behind the three people seemed to be blown shut by the wind, the windward candle was extinguished instantly, and a terrifying aura hit again, and there was no light in the whole room, only the sound of chattering teeth.
"The three of them hold their hands tight, don't move, you must not be separated......" Xia Xue's voice didn't seem to be able to be raised, and she whispered tremblingly.
"Xuan Ming'er, lean against the door...... There was a smell of dust all around, and it seemed that there was something else in the house......" Chen Mu called out in a low voice, he was already in a cold sweat at the moment.
Step by step, the three of them walked forward in the dark, "Sister Xia, I remember that we are not far from the door, why can't we touch the door, why don't you hurry up......" Xuan Ming'er also seemed to notice that something was wrong, and said in a low voice.
"Sister Xuanming, we are following you, how can we go if you don't go......" Xia Xue's voice still couldn't be raised.
At this moment, Chen Mu didn't want to ask this question at all, but he still asked: "Xuan Ming'er...... Are you in the middle of the line......"
"Yes, you've always led the team, don't let me lead the team, I can't see anything in such a dark place, unless I use the secret method to make a ball of light out. Xuan Ming'er whispered in Chen Mu's tone, for fear of waking something up.
Xia Xue seemed to have realized something after listening to Chen Mu's words, her heart was raised to her throat, she couldn't bear the darkness anymore, "Xuan Ming'er, hurry up and make a ball of light!" This so-called shout is at most quite her normal speaking voice.
Soon, a metal ball of light lit up, and the three of them looked around, their mouths wide open......
The three of them were at least two by two and three feet apart, facing each other in three directions of the room, and they couldn't hold each other's hands at such a distance, but they were obviously holding each other's hands just now......
"Sister Xia, I finally learned the feeling of being frightened today, and it feels really uncomfortable. Next, you will lead the team, okay?" even Xuan Ming'er's voice at this time seemed to be a little strange.
"Two sisters, no matter whose hand we held just now, from now on the hands of the three of us can no longer let go. Chen Mu whispered, and then arranged for Xia Xue to be in front and Xuan Ming'er in the middle, and he was in the final formation.
"Let's go...... I don't want to stay in this room for a minute, let's quickly find the exit and go to the other wings to have a look......" Xia Xue shouted in a low voice again.
With Xuan Ming'er's ball of light, this eerie room seemed to be a little more normal, and there was nothing strange to be seen.
When he was about to get to the back door, Chen Mu stopped in front of a landscape painting, what seemed to be the sky in the painting, and he tried to narrow his pupils to see clearly......
"Chen Mu, the front is almost here. Xia Xue looked back at Chen Mu and said, surprised, how could there be Chen Mu's shadow! And Xuan Ming'er's hand was still curved, when she also found that Chen Mu was missing, the expression on her face changed several times, and the expression of the final freeze frame could be seen that she was no longer afraid of anything, and the serious eyes that she had never had before also appeared.
"Come out!" The metal ball she took out instantly turned into a ball of light through her palm, and in the blink of an eye, ten metal balls of light were released in a row, quietly levitating in front of her. She is a metal Linggen, and making this metal ball of light is a matter of hand.
"Go!" a loud voice sounded, and ten balls of light quickly dispersed to all corners of the room, illuminating the place as bright as day, and even the darkest things could not be hidden.
"Whatever you are, hand over Chen Mu, or I'll ruin this place!" Xuan Ming'er shouted loudly, and at this moment Xia Xue didn't seem to be afraid of anything, and she was also thinking about why Xuan Ming'er had such a strong reaction to Chen Mu's disappearance.
Is it just because of Chen Mu's request?
Smiling slightly, Xia Xue lifted her spirits, no longer thinking about anything, and now the top priority is to find out Chen Mu.
"Sister Xia, is there something missing on the wall near the place where Chen Mu disappeared?" Xuan Ming'er said as she looked at the slightly abrupt yellowed white wall.
"Well, it should have been full of calligraphy and paintings, but now it's missing. Xia Xue seems to have found the reason for Chen Mu's disappearance.
"Let's go, go to the back room, there seems to be a black shadow of calligraphy and painting floating out just now. Xuan Ming'er said a little anxiously.
"Hmm. Xia Xue answered and followed, looking at Xuan Ming'er's anxious back, she suddenly felt that there seemed to be something more subtle between Xuan Ming'er, who was in love with her sisters......
Xuan Ming'er took away nine balls of light, leaving only one in the living room. Shortly after they left, the ball of light was completely engulfed in darkness.
Seeing that there were several neat rows of small houses behind them, they decided not to be stingy with mana and use the body protection exercises to protect themselves, and went to find them separately.
In this Mingshan Town, the spiritual energy is thin, and there is not even a branch of the spiritual vein underground, and if the mana is lacking in the supply of spiritual energy, it will be less if it is used a little more, and it cannot be replenished in time. If you absorb the spiritual power of the spirit stone, it will take a little more time, and now in order to find Chen Mu as soon as possible, the two of them have no time to waste.
Xuan Ming'er divided five balls of light for Xia Xue, kept four for herself, and the two girls told each other and searched separately. Chen Mu was in danger, and Xia Xue found that her courage had grown......
At the same time as Chen Mu disappeared, a group of glowing fireflies flew out of nowhere at the main entrance of the old mansion. And the head chef of Wanfu Restaurant happened to be standing at the door and peeking inside, he didn't seem to be as afraid of the mansion as the others.
"What is this?" he sighed, looking up at the fireflies, and saw that the fireflies formed nine balls in the air, and then the nine balls formed a straight line, pointing to a not too obtrusive attic in the depths of the old mansion. Suddenly, the nine firefly balls converged into one large ball, which lasted for a moment, and all the green light dimmed one after another, and the insects scattered and flew away.
"Nine stars are a sign of succession, this house is really not ordinary, isolated from nine days of sunlight...... The night of the ninth day of extreme darkness will be the sacrifice of those children......" The chef muttered to himself with a deep face, and surprisingly, he stepped into the gate of the ancient mansion despite the shouts of Zhao Niu's gang.
The moment the chef entered the gate, the door of the mansion slammed shut, and at the same time, nine star markings appeared on the door, and the crack in the door completely disappeared, connecting with the wall.
"I've met all the bad luck now, the two lucky stars have been locked in, I really didn't expect that house to be so evil tonight, it seems that I have to go to Xuanqing Gate again to ask for help! Among those children, there should be no problem in holding on for a few days......" Zhao Niu cried out both worried and depressed, sighed and complained after speaking, and took a group of people back to the inn.