There was no movement in the dark house. Qining held his breath, held the cold blade tightly, and ducked into the house. He was wary of the treasure-holding boy ambushing him inside, and was ready to take action at any time. When he got inside the house, he found no movement.
Qi Ning closed his eyes slightly and stood quietly in the room. After a while, he opened his eyes.
He had just absorbed a lot of internal energy from White Monkey and others. After the fusion of the ice energy, his internal energy was even better than before, and his sensory power was far beyond that of ordinary people.
He was always an alert person, and now he has abundant internal energy. He can quickly detect anything amiss if there is anything wrong around him.
But there was obviously no one ambushing around. I thought to myself that the boy holding the treasure had clearly hid in the courtyard just now, but why had he disappeared in the blink of an eye? Could it be that the boy holding the treasure had not entered the house
The boy holding the treasure is extremely familiar with the terrain pattern of Fengjian Villa. If he finds other ways to escape, it is not impossible.
Qining took out the fire folder, lit up the fire, and looked around by the light of the fire, only to realize that this seemed to be a study room, but there were no books on the row of bookshelves opposite, only on the wall behind the left desk. There was an ink painting hanging on the wall. Qining checked it carefully. The layout of the room was clear at a glance. No one could be hidden. He was suspicious. He was about to leave. He took only one step and suddenly realized something. He turned his head and cast his gaze. On the painting on the wall.
He pondered for a moment and walked slowly to the ink painting. The painting was a landscape painting. On the bank of the stream, there was a fisherman fishing. The whole painting looked quite artistic, but Qining was not interested in the painting itself at this time. However, he was not very interested in the content, but found that the painting seemed to be hung a little crookedly. He frowned slightly, stretched out his hand, and gently opened the painting with a cold blade. He soon discovered that behind the ink painting, There was actually a stone brick that was obviously slightly bulging outward.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Qi Ning's lips. He stretched out his hand and pressed the stone brick. With a strong force, he pressed the stone brick down. At this moment, he heard a rattling sound. The wall with the ink painting on it unexpectedly It started to flip, and behind the wall, a secret passage downwards appeared.
Qi Ning held the cold blade tightly, thinking that it was no wonder that the boy holding the treasure was missing, but it turned out that there was another mystery in the study, and there was such an underground mechanism.
The treasure-holding boy obviously hid in a hurry. The painting outside had not been hung yet. Only then did Qi Ning see the flaw. Although Qining didn't know what the situation was in this underground secret passage, he knew that if he didn't find the treasure-holding boy, he would hide in it. Boy, I'm afraid that even Eve's whereabouts will be hard to find. Since he is not afraid of traps when he comes to Fengjian Villa, he will naturally not be afraid of a mere underground secret passage. He ducks in, but there is a rattling sound behind him, and the stone wall instantly disappears. Close it up and restore it to its original state.
The stone wall closed on its own, but Qi Ning was not worried. The stone wall was not thick. Even if he turned around and couldn't find the mechanism to open it, Qi Ning could still open a big hole in the wall with his internal strength.
He held the cold blade in one hand and the fire folder in the other hand. He found that there was a stone staircase going down in front of him. He walked down the stone ladder step by step. There were stone walls on both sides. This passage was not too narrow and walked parallel to each other. Not to mention two or three people.
He was wondering whether this underground secret passage existed since the villa was built, or whether it was rebuilt by Lu Shanghe later.
After going down fifty or sixty levels, a stone path finally appeared straight forward. The ground was paved with bluestones. Qining was on guard all the way, fearing that the boy holding the treasure would suddenly ambush in the stone path and attack suddenly, but the boy holding the treasure did not appear from the beginning to the end. , feeling strange in his heart, half of the fire stick in his hand burned out, and he walked forward along the straight stone path for a while, but he was thinking in his heart that this underground secret passage was built for more than just a purpose.
He was thinking to himself when he suddenly heard a movement behind him. He turned around immediately, knowing that something was wrong, but he saw gravel falling from the passage he had just passed. It seemed that the top of the passage had collapsed.
Qi Ning was shocked. He knew that if the road he came in really collapsed, the road back would be blocked, so he rushed forward. At this time, he heard movement coming from above his head. When he looked up, he saw only A huge boulder had already fallen down from above. In the flash of lightning, Qining finally made a judgment and immediately stepped back, not daring to rush towards the road he had just passed. The rocks were falling over there. If he had to rush over, He was just afraid of being stoned to death.
He knew that this was most likely the fault of the boy holding the treasure, otherwise the underground secret tunnel would have collapsed at this time sooner or later. He felt a little cold in his heart, and thought to himself that it was the boy holding the treasure who had just escaped, with the intention of taking him with him. Come to this trap? Of course the other party knew that he was here for Eve, and as long as he escaped, he would definitely catch up with him, so he deliberately led himself into a trap.
The painting on the outer wall seemed to be accidental, but it was deliberately discovered by me. The purpose was to let me find this underground secret passage.
The secret passage is sealed, which blocks his way out.
The sound of falling rocks lasted for a while, and finally stopped. Qining looked at the passage in front of him with a grimace. The rocks had blocked the passage, and it was extremely difficult to get out from here.
There is quite a stretch of road from the blockade to the entrance. Even if you have a cold blade in your hand, you can break through the rocks bit by bit and dig out a road. It will not be completed in a short time. Even if it can be done, it will not be completed in a short time. Is there food and water here to last until that time
Now he only hopes that there will be other exits from this underground secret passage.
If the purpose of this underground secret passage is to hide and take shelter here when a powerful enemy attacks, then the designer will definitely provide another escape route. Otherwise, once discovered by the enemy, it will be sealed as it is now. Exit, wouldn't that be a dead end
It's just that since the treasure-holding boy used this underground secret passage as a trap, he naturally knows this underground secret passage very well. Even if there is another exit, I'm afraid it will be blocked by the treasure-holding boy.
Qi Ning looked solemn, thinking that instead of worrying here, it would be better to look for other exits first. Holding the fire folder, he turned around and walked along the secret passage. The passage was blocked, so Qi Ning was not worried about the boy holding the treasure. He would ambush and attack him here, but he was still cautious because there were hidden weapons and mechanisms in the underground secret passages that could hurt people's lives.
After walking inside for a while, he felt that the underground air was getting more and more turbid, and he frowned. At this moment, he heard a burst of singing. Qining was startled. When he came over, it seemed that a woman was singing. There was no musical accompaniment, but a female voice singing a cappella, but the voice was soft and the melody was slightly sad. Qining was surprised and wondered if there were other people trapped in this underground secret passage
He immediately thought of Eve, but after listening carefully, he found that the voice was obviously not Eve's. He was very confused. He followed the sound and approached in that direction. After walking for a short distance, the voice became clearer and clearer. The singing It's gentle and gentle, and although it's not accompanied by musical instruments, it's still indescribably beautiful.
This underground secret passage was not as criss-crossing as the secret passages under the East China Sea Island, but there were occasional forks. Qining just followed the direction of the sound and soon heard the sound nearby. I walked over and suddenly found a stone door in front of me. It was already at the end. When I arrived in front of the stone door, I saw a small round hole in the middle of the stone door. I walked closer and peered into the small hole with my eyes. I discovered that There was a firelight inside, and the small hole could see only a limited area. It seemed that there was a stone chamber inside, and the singing was coming from the stone chamber.
Qi Ning didn't know what was going on inside. After pondering for a while, he finally looked into the small hole and asked, "Is there anyone inside?"
As soon as he asked, the singing inside suddenly stopped.
Qi Ning knew that the woman must have heard his voice, so he stopped singing. He took two steps back and held up the fire folder to look for the mechanism to open the stone door. He searched for a moment, but never found it. He frowned and thought for a moment. Finally, he put away the cold blade, held the fire stick in his left hand, and made a palm with his right hand. He pressed it on the stone door, focused on the palm of his hand, and pushed it inward. Although the stone door was heavy, it was still pushed inwards by Qining's palm. .
Qi Ning was happy in his heart, thinking to himself that his internal strength had really improved a lot. When he activated his internal strength, the stone door made a "crack" sound, and soon, it was pushed open to a gap that could accommodate one person in and out. Only then did Qi Ning He stopped, he didn't know what was going on inside, and although the woman's voice was gentle and sweet, it was still unclear whether he was a friend or an enemy. He took the cold blade in his hand again, and then cautiously stepped into the stone chamber.
As soon as you entered the stone chamber, your eyes lit up. There were two lamp pillars in the stone chamber, one on the left and one on the right, both of which were lit with oil lamps, so the room was very bright.
In the center of the room is a round stone table with two stone piers on the left and right. There are fruits and snacks on the table. There are several sealed wooden barrels in the corner. One of the barrels is opened, and it is filled with fruits. There is half a bucket of clean water. Qining knows that the other wooden buckets should also be filled with clean water. There is a stone bed on the left foot, which is covered with clean bedding. There is even a light fragrance in the air of the stone room. road.
Next to the stone bed, there is a dressing table against the wall, and in front of the dressing table, a woman is sitting. Looking from the back, the woman is wearing a palace bun, covered with light purple thin veil, and her shoulders are thin. The waist is straight and the figure is slim and graceful.
Qi Ning's eyes moved and soon changed color, but he was shocked to find that the woman's left ankle was locked by an iron ring. A chain tied the iron ring, and the other end was embedded deep in the wall.
This woman was obviously imprisoned here, and for fear of her escaping, she was not only locked in a secret room, but even chained.