Xu Feng didn't know how long he fell, and finally fell into a bunker. Although the fall was painful, he was not injured because of He Tingzhou's protection.
He Tingzhou helped him to stand up, and saw another dark passage in front of him, with ever-burning lamps on the four walls, and a series of stone steps appeared.
They were already at the bottom of the lake, but this secret passage meanders upwards, and I don't know if it is another exit. The two climbed up the stairs, but they didn't encounter any obstacles along the way, but water kept dripping from the cracks in the stone wall, and then it became more and more urgent, and the sound of rushing water was heard in the ears, and the accumulated water under the feet quickly overflowed. ankle.
He Tingzhou's face darkened slightly, and he had a vague guess in his heart, but he didn't say it out of his mouth.
Fortunately, this secret passage is not too long, and it didn't take long to go to the end. At the end is a natural grotto, surrounded by strange rocks, and underneath is an underground river, with only a high platform erected in the middle. There is a multicolored boulder on the top of the grotto. At this time, the moon is in the sky, and the moonlight shines into the bottom of the lake and refracts through the boulder, illuminating the surroundings.
He Tingzhou looked around and said, "This should be the place to worship heaven."
Xu Feng asked: "What about the masked man?"
He Tingzhou had excellent eyesight, pointed at the high platform and said, "It's on top!"
The high platform stood out of nowhere, and there was no other way to get there except to use lightness kung fu to climb up. The masked man didn't know when he went up, but he was kneeling on the ground, muttering to himself, and bowing his head to worship something. Then he stood up again and stretched out his hand to turn a stone pillar beside him.
As soon as the stone pillar turned, there was a "click", and a gate that originally blocked the underground river opened, and the lake surged in, instantly submerging most of the high platform.
Seeing this, He Tingzhou couldn't help but change his face slightly, and yelled: "Not good!"
With a stride, he flew up and swept towards the high platform. He is very good at lightness kung fu, this distance is not a problem, but when he was about to climb up the high platform, his body suddenly froze and he almost fell down. Thanks to his quick reaction, he turned over and stepped on the nearby stone wall, then turned back.
Xu Feng stretched out his hand to hold him, and asked, "What's going on?"
"There are hidden weapons."
He Tingzhou raised his right hand, with a silver needle between his fingers.
Seeing the blackening of the tip of the needle, Xu Feng knew that it must have been poisoned. This was more difficult to deal with than the arrow array they had encountered before.
He Tingzhou frowned and said: "It's not difficult to break this mechanism, I'm afraid it will take too much effort..."
While talking, the masked man had already turned one stone pillar, and went to turn the second one. It seems that in order to save He Tingzhou's life, he did not hesitate to flood the underground palace, and he wanted to die with them.
When the two thought of this, their hearts sank.
Xu Feng's thoughts turned sharply, and he said, "It's too late to break the mechanism, but what if you block the silver needle for me and help me climb the high platform?"
"It works, but..."
The water was fierce, He Tingzhou only hesitated for a moment, and the water was already below the bend of his feet. Now that the situation is critical, he did not procrastinate, but only told Xu Feng: "Just stop that masked man, and you don't have to fight him hard."
"good."
He Tingzhou still felt uneasy, thought for a while and added: "Brother Feng, be careful."
Xu Feng answered vaguely.
I don't know whether to respond to the sentence Fengdi or the sentence to be careful.
He Tingzhou looked at Xu Feng again, and then stretched out his palm against his vest, and pushed hard. Xu Feng has learned He Tingzhou's kung fu, so his lightness kung fu is not weak, coupled with the force of this push, his figure flew over quickly, and he reached the edge of the high platform in a blink of an eye.
He heard the sound of piercing through the air, he knew that there were silver needles coming, but luckily He Tingzhou was by his side and blocked them one by one. Xu Feng gritted his teeth, stepped on each other with both feet, and finally touched the edge of the high platform. He pressed his palm and used his strength to turn up the high platform.
The masked man had just turned the second stone pillar, and when he saw Xu Feng coming up, his eyes shone fiercely, as if he wanted to eat people.
Xu Feng was not afraid of him, he made a sword formula with his left hand, and stabbed with the sword in his right hand. The masked man didn't fight him, he dodged and ran towards the third stone pillar.
How could Xu Feng let him succeed? Quickly chasing after him, the sword flower swung his arm and stabbed several big holes all over his body.
The masked man had no choice but to turn around, and the two finally exchanged hands.
This high platform is not big, and the two are fighting on it, and there is a danger of falling down at any time. Xu Feng calmed down and used all he had learned in his life. For a moment, he saw sword energy like a rainbow.
The masked man was already injured, but when he ran away just now, he ran wildly, at this moment his physical strength was gradually exhausted. He used to have a pair of fleshy palms, but only then did he draw out his sword.
Xu Feng saw the sword's stern light, like a pool of autumn water, and he already recognized it as his own sword. He knew the strength of the sword, and knew that the green steel sword in his hand would be broken as soon as the two swords were crossed, so he could only avoid its sharp edge and use lightness kung fu to walk around.
The masked man had the upper hand, and became even more mad, his swordsmanship was mixed with palm techniques, opening and closing, with the potential to split mountains and rocks.
Xu Feng couldn't stand it anymore, and was forced to retreat step by step.
If you step back, you will fall off the high platform.
Xu Feng knew that He Tingzhou would not be able to make it for a while, so he could only rely on himself at the moment. When life and death were hanging by a thread, he calmed down instead, glanced at his left hand, and then concentrated on drawing the sword. He also used a desperate move, and after he swung his sword, there was a big flaw in his right hand.
The masked man laughed loudly, and immediately slapped him.
Xu Feng took a step forward, received the palm abruptly, and then switched the sword to his left hand. He has practiced the left-handed sword for more than a year, and his sword skills are equally proficient, especially the moves He Tingzhou taught him, the sword is only faster than the right hand. At this time, he saw the tip of his sword slanted, and the sword light flashed like a ray of cold light, stabbing the masked man's right wrist.
The masked man screamed in pain, and the sword in his hand came out, obliquely inserted into the mountain wall beside him. Xu Fengjian's momentum was still unabated, and with this breath, he picked up again, and the mask on his face fell off.
This face, which had been hidden under the mask for a long time, finally showed its true colors.
Xu Feng recognized who he was with just one glance, and was extremely surprised.
It turned out to be him? !
When Xu Feng lived in Murong Mansion, he had dealt with this person, and even later when he ambushed He Tingzhou in the valley, this person was present.
At this moment, He Tingzhou had already broken the mechanism, so he turned over and went up. Of course, he saw his face clearly, and said in a deep voice, "...he is the housekeeper of Murong Mansion."
For a martial arts family like the Murong family, even a housekeeper would never be an ordinary person. When Xu Feng dealt with him in the past, he could see that his eyes were bright and introverted, and he walked silently. He must be a master of inner martial arts, but he never thought that he was the masked man he had been looking for.
If it were him, it would be a breeze to tamper with the wedding party. I just don't know if he betrayed Murong Shen and has another master, or... the master in his mouth is...
Xu Feng's left hand holding the sword trembled slightly, and said, "Why you?"
After the identity of the masked man was exposed, he no longer concealed it, and laughed wildly: "No matter who I am, you will all be buried here today anyway!"
After all, he suddenly rushed towards a stone pillar. He was still rational in his moves before, but now, as if he was desperate, his inner strength was concentrated in both palms, and he struck the stone pillar with one palm.
He Tingzhou pressed Xu Feng's shoulder, leaped over, blocked the masked man first, and slapped him. This palm used 100% strength, it can be said to be very powerful, after the palm passed, the two of them retreated a few steps each.
He Tingzhou shouted: "Brother Feng!"
Xu Feng had already held the sword in his hand, and as soon as the tip of the sword was pushed forward, the sword body sank into the masked man's chest.
The masked man looked down at the long sword piercing through his chest, and made a "ho ho" sound, as if he didn't believe that he would die in Xu Feng's hands, his eyes were full of unwillingness.
Xu Feng was relentless and pulled out his sword.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The masked man stepped back a few steps, stepped on the ground, and fell off the high platform.
Xu Feng took a breath, and only then did he feel a sharp pain in his right shoulder, but it was because of the slap he had just received.
He Tingzhou held his arm and asked, "How is your injury?"
"It's okay, let's find a way to go out first."
Surrounded by the sound of water, the way we came here was already submerged by the lake, so it was impossible to turn back. Fortunately, the stone pillar was not destroyed by the masked man, seeing his last full blow, there must be something mysterious about the stone pillar.
There are four stone pillars on the high platform. He Tingzhou looked at them one by one, and found some ways. There are complicated patterns engraved on the stone pillars, and each one is different, it looks like some kind of characters. Of course Xu Feng couldn't understand it, but He Tingzhou looked at it very seriously. Finally, he closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, then cut a hole in his palm with his sword.
Xu Feng's eyelids twitched and asked, "What are you doing?"
"fine."
He Tingzhou pressed his palm on the stone pillar, the blood from the wound flowed out, and after staining those patterns red, the pattern on it changed unexpectedly.
He Tingzhou's eyes also changed, and he whispered to himself: "I see."
Then he walked to another stone pillar and still smeared his own blood on it. The pattern on the stone pillar also changed, so He Tingzhou changed another one, and when the last stone pillar was also stained with his blood, after the pattern changed, there was a loud noise in the grotto, and on the mountain wall opposite the high platform, a The stone door slowly opened.
The terrain there is higher and has not been flooded for a while.
Xu Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It should be the way out."
Unexpectedly, when the stone door was opened halfway, there was a pause, and then it closed again.
"Turn two stone pillars, it seems that the mechanism has been damaged." He Tingzhou took Xu Feng's hand and said, "Let's go."
As he spoke, he performed lightness kung fu and rushed towards the stone gate.
Fortunately, the stone gate was closed very slowly, when the two landed on the ground, there was still room for one person to pass through. He Tingzhou pushed Xu Feng in and said, "Brother Feng, you go first."
Seeing that stone gate was about to be closed, he suddenly said such a sentence, Xu Feng was startled and anxious, he couldn't help shouting: "He Tingzhou!"
He Tingzhou turned his head and smiled, tapped his toes, but climbed up the mountain wall beside him. It turned out that the sword snatched by the masked man was still inserted obliquely in the crevice of the stone, thanks to He Tingzhou's superb lightness kung fu, he jumped up a few times, raised his hand to take down the sword, and hurried back.
Naturally, Xu Feng didn't go first, and kept pawing at the edge of the stone door, trying his best to reach out. He Tingzhou ran to the nearby area, and also stretched out his hand.
Clasping his hands, Xu Feng pulled him in with all his strength, and the two of them almost fell into the door by brushing the gap.
The stone door closed heavily behind him.
He Tingzhou and Xu Feng looked at each other, their eyes met, feeling both thrilling and soul-stirring.
Water was still pouring in all around, the two of them didn't dare to stay longer, they struggled to get up and continued to move forward. This secret passage is not very easy, but compared to the danger just now, it is not worth mentioning.
After walking for about a stick of incense, another upward stone step appeared in front of my eyes, with a thick stone slab pressed on the top of the stone step. As soon as He Tingzhou moved the stone slab away, he suddenly felt that the sky was clear and the air was clear, and he finally saw the sun again.
It has been a day and a night for them to toss in the underground palace. At this time, the sky is gray and it is just before dawn. The two went out of the secret passage, only to realize that they had turned to the other side of the big lake. There were little ripples on the surface of the lake, but it was raining from the sky.
"Let's find a place to shelter from the rain first." He Tingzhou walked a few steps, then turned around, threw the sword in his hand over, and said, "Keep it for self-defense."
Xu Feng took the sword in his hand, seeing that there was still a bit of He Tingzhou's blood on the hilt of the sword, he couldn't make up his mind. The underground palace was full of dangers, and the two had to join hands to fight against the enemy, but now it was different outside.
The person in front of him was still the Mistress of the Palace of Bliss who committed all kinds of crimes. Or, also his long-lost biological brother.
In any case, it won't be his brother Zhou.
Xu Fengding stood in the rain, remembering that day in the treasure cave of the Palace of Bliss, when Zhou Yan took the risk to take off the sword and turned to look at him. Then, when his life was hanging by a thread, He Tingzhou turned back to get his sword.
The sword's edge is sharp and cold like water.
Xu Feng slowly raised the sword, feeling that the sharp blade seemed to be cutting across his heart. His eyes were sour, and he praised loudly: "What a good sword!"
Then he raised his hand and threw the sword forcefully.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and with the sound of the rain, this unparalleled sword just fell into the bottomless lake.
Listening to the sound, Xu Feng felt that the injury he had suffered earlier seemed to erupt only at this moment. He staggered a step forward, the sweet smell of blood welled up in his throat, and he almost couldn't stand up.
He Tingzhou didn't even look at the sword, he just looked at Xu Feng. The wound on his hand has not been bandaged, and the blood is still dripping mixed with the rain, but his face is beautiful, standing like this by the lake, he is still a dusty appearance.
Xu Feng didn't dare to look any further, turned his head and said, "Your Excellency and I will go our separate ways, so I'm taking my leave."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
For a moment, the sound of the rain seemed to grow louder.
With a thought in his mind, Xu Feng couldn't help turning his head away, but he saw that there was no one by the lake, and the figure of that person had long since disappeared.
One day at a time, it is full of rain.