Hearing Xie Weixing's words, Yu Chen looked surprised and blurted out: "Are you actually Young Master Liu Yun? That Young Master Liu Yun Xie Weixing who once defeated more with less and drove the North Wing Army southward out of Southern Qi?!"
With a chuckle, Xie Weixing was noncommittal. He just raised his eyebrows and looked in the dark direction ahead: "If we linger here any longer, it will be dawn."
The group of people then dropped the subject. Xie Weixing walked in front holding a torch, and An Yu supported Yu Chen and walked behind. The further inside the passage goes, the more humid it becomes. In the quiet passage, except for the occasional "pop" sound from the torch, the only sound left was the slow footsteps of the three people. On the wall of the passage, spring water continuously flows downward. There is a small ditch on both sides of the bluestones laid on the floor. The spring water flows down into the small ditch and gradually merges into a large stream of water. But the water flow could not flow very far before it penetrated downward again, so the bluestone slab was still very dry.
The three of them walked in the darkness for about two quarters of an hour, when the passage forked into two paths. Both are of average size, pitch black and bottomless. Perhaps feeling the three of them stop, Yu Chen turned his head in confusion.
"What happened?"
"The passage in front was divided into two roads." An Yu said.
"Master Yu, do you know which way to go?"
Yu Chen shook his head and said, "If they are all a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to leave no matter which one we choose."
Xie Weixing smiled: "Then just pick one!" After that, he raised his feet and walked towards the passage on the right.
An Yu silently supported Yu Chen and followed him step by step.
In this fork, a bronze sculptured child's body hangs on the wall. He holds up a candle plate with his smiling hands. However, there is no candle oil or wick on the copper plate. Going forward, the passage gradually becomes wider. Just when the three of them thought they had reached the end of the passage. The way was unexpectedly blocked by a thick stone door. An Yu frowned slightly and said softly: "Why is there a door?"
"We will encounter many more doors like this in this ancient city."
"What the hell is this place? Isn't it underground?" An Yu suddenly remembered the adventure movies he had watched before, and couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine. "Is there a treasure here?"
"Haha -" With a chuckle, Xie Weixing inserted the torch into the hand of the child beside him and turned around and said, "Are you looking forward to it?"
An Yu shook his head without hesitation, "I would rather never have been here."
Hear her disdainful tone. Yu Chen asked strangely: "Why?"
"This means that we are always in danger. Compared to these ethereal treasures, I still prefer to enjoy the days under the sun." An Yu pouted.
Xie Weixing showed a bright smile: "Whether the treasure exists or not has nothing to do with us. Now let's think about how to get through this door first!"
An Yu took back the hand holding Yu Chen, walked towards Xie Weixing, stood in front of the stone door, and knocked, the solid stone made a dull sound. On the smooth stone door. There are no handles and certainly no beginning. He frowned worriedly and looked back at Yu Chen, who was looking thoughtful, remembering what happened when he was looking for the entrance to the secret passage by the pool just now.
"Yu Chen, do you know how to open this door?"
An Yu really couldn't bear to be called "Mr. Yu", but he already knew who he was, so it wouldn't be a good idea to call him "Brother Yu" again. Think about it. Finally decided to call him by his full name. Called this way, it seems quite catchy.
Yu Chen raised his head and looked at An Yu with unfocused eyes: "I should give it a try."
As soon as his words came out. An Yu looked happy and blurted out: "I knew you had a way!"
Xie Weixing on the side raised his eyebrows and said nothing. He simply leaned lazily on the stone wall and watched what Yu Chen was going to do. An Yu helped him walk towards the stone gate. I saw Yu Chen touching the left and right of the stone gate, sometimes frowning. Sometimes it stretches out.
Just when Yu Chen was concentrating on untying the stone door in front of him, Xie Weixing suddenly hugged An Yu around the waist and rolled him aside. An Yu only felt a strong wind blow by his ears, and his hair fell gently with the strong wind. Looking up, there was an arrow stuck diagonally where she was standing, and the tip of the arrow was deeply embedded in the bluestone! How strong is this force to insert into the stone!
A drop of cold sweat fell down unconsciously, and An Yu's face turned pale. Xie Weixing held her hand and stood up, feeling scared for a while. If you neglect it, the consequences will be really...
Yu Chen was a little far away from the arrow because his whole body was almost pressed against the stone door. Feeling nothing, he only heard the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. He didn't know what happened. He turned around blankly and asked, "What happened?"
"It's okay, it's just a cold arrow." Xie Weixing's steady tone sounded, which made the worried Yu Chen feel relieved.
Xie Weixing raised his feet and walked towards the arrow. He was pulled by An Yu on the side. He turned around and met a pair of concerned eyes. He was slightly startled, but his heart felt warm. He patted her hand holding his clothes and showed a command. Her reassuring smile.
"Don't worry, I probably won't come again."
Indeed, there are no more hidden weapons. And that arrow feather, despite the precipitation and corrosion over the years, still remains very sharp. An Yu looked at the triangular arrow tip and couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the ancients. Iron is extremely easy to rust underground, but the feathers of this arrow have not changed. The stab just now has no arrow hilt. Moreover, there must be more than one institution in this ancient city, and they don’t know what else is waiting for them next.
There was a muffled "creak" sound, and the two of them looked back and saw that the stone door that had just been tightly closed slowly opened to both sides. Xie Weixing and An Yu looked at each other and stepped forward in unison. Behind the stone door is indeed a stone room, only a dozen square meters, with a stone bed, a stone table, and four stone benches. There was a tea set placed on the stone table, but the tea set was covered with dust and could no longer be used.
"There are actually people living here!" An Yu glanced at the stone room in confusion and said.
Xie Weixing's face was very serious: "Look for any other exits here."
The stone door opened, and the formation inside the stone chamber was clearly visible, but how should they get out? There is no trace of a door at all on the four walls. Besides, since this is a room, is this the end of this passage
"There's no need to look for it. There's another exit at the entrance." Yu Chen stopped the two of them. "Don't run away. There should be other hidden switches in this stone room. If you accidentally step on it, we'll all be out." not going!"
When An Yu heard this, he retracted the foot he had just stepped out and stood there upright, not daring to move. Seeing her like this, Xie Weixing curved the corners of his mouth and looked very relaxed.
"Brother Xie, your Piaoying should be at level six, right?" He didn't ask him if he knew the Piaoying technique, but directly asked him what level he had reached. Such confirmation made Xie Weixing raise his eyebrows. Yu Chen paused, not hearing his answer, and then said, "The switch for the ** passage is at the bedside. But we can't walk there. We must move forward according to the distribution rules of the Five Elements and Bagua Array."
The three of them were standing at the door of the stone room. An Yu just wanted to go in and find a way out, but after hearing his words, he took it back. When she heard Yu Chen's words, she felt a little depressed: "Even if he can open the passage, we can't get through!"
"Don't worry, I'll tell you how to go in a while." Yu Chen smiled.
An Yu breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
"There are various mechanisms buried under these floors. If you accidentally step on them, the entire stone chamber may disappear, and we won't be able to get out again. Moreover, these passages cannot be turned back. So be sure to be careful!"
She knew it was not that simple. She sighed helplessly and An Yu said a little irritably: "If I can, when I go out, I will have a good meal! Then I can sleep comfortably all night!"
"Okay!" Xie Weixing responded with a smile, "Let's take action. If I remember correctly, the stone gate will automatically close after a certain time."
Xie Weixing swept past like the wind, and An Yu just blinked and saw him squatting on the stone bed.
"The switch is just above the left side of the stone bed. There is a shallow convex stone. You can't press it. You can only turn it gently three times to the right of the stone. After the stone bed is turned on, Xiao Yu, help me to move to the row on the left. Walk on the square slate and don't touch the slate next to it." Yu Chen said slowly, with a focused and serious look on his face. Fortunately, it's not that difficult, An Yu thought to himself.
Xie Weixing followed his instructions and found the small raised stone, turned to the right three times, and a one-meter-wide passage suddenly appeared above the stone bed. On the floor of the stone chamber, a row of square stone slabs on the left side slowly rises higher than the stone slabs on the side. Upon seeing this, An Yu quickly helped Yu Chen step onto the stone slabs and walked cautiously in the direction of Xie Weixing.
"Are there any hidden weapons down here?" An Yu looked at the dark secret passage and asked worriedly.
"No." Yu Chen held An Yu's hand and took the lead in walking towards the secret passage under the stone bed. This place was also like the secret passage next to the pool, but it could only accommodate one person walking here. An Yu was worried that Yu Chen couldn't see that he would fall down and held his hand tightly. As soon as they stepped into the secret passage, there was a dull sound in the stone room. Xie Wei walked at the end and lowered his head dangerously, and the secret door was tightly closed.
The three of them paused under the stone bed, breathing lightly, and no one spoke. Xie Weixing raised the torch and took a look at An Yu. Seeing that her face was still pale, his heart ached. He walked forward and said in a low voice: "Let's go."
The three of them walked forward again, but this time, the passage seemed to be sloped downwards. Yu Chen walked in the middle. He was used to darkness, so he walked smoothly. An Yu walked in the front, and Xie Weixing held the torch as high as possible so that An Yu in front would not be in the dark.
The passage was narrower than the previous one, and there was no spring water emerging from the stone wall. In the empty tunnel, there were only the unhurried footsteps of three people.