I looked at Ling'er while I was talking, but Ling'er kept shaking her head: "Impossible. If the Tulip family traveled to China many times, they wouldn't be plagued by the curse all the time."
I said in a deep voice: "This is the most critical point. Where have the snake-turned-children of the Tulip family gone? Do you know?"
Ling'er's face changed slightly, and she stammered: "They... they were taken into the dungeon... and then... then fend for themselves..."
I looked at Ling'er: "Have you seen those tribesmen who turned into snakes in the dungeon?"
"No!" Ling'er shook her head and said, "Even after I took over as the clan leader, I never went to the dungeon."
I asked again: "Where is your mute slave?"
"I don't have a mute slave!" Ling'er's face turned pale: "Every mute slave of the patriarch was raised by the previous mute slave. Many mute slaves even grew up with the patriarch since they were young. I can take over as the patriarch completely. An accident. If I hadn't awakened my powers in the dark castle, the person who would take over as the patriarch would have been Anne. Therefore, the family hasn't had time to train me as a mute slave."
I narrowed my eyes and said, "If I guess correctly, the leader of the Tulip family has been chosen since birth?"
"Yes!" Ling'er nodded slightly and said, "I was not valued by my family when I was a child. No one except my master tried their best to train me... "
I nodded and said, "I understand. The real secret of Tulip is not in the hands of the patriarch, but in the hands of the mute slave."
I said solemnly: "Look carefully at the statue of the mute slave outside. Since that statue is placed on the bow of the ship as the guardian of the Tulip family, why is it shaped into an image with its eyes gouged out? Also, the Tulip family Why must the secret be engraved on the tongue of the mute slave?"
"The writing on the tongue means that the mute slave holds the real secret, because he does not have a tongue so he will not reveal the secret. The statue dug out the eyes of the mute slave, which is actually telling you that there are things in the tomb that the mute slave should not see. Things. Therefore, the mute slaves can only stay in the tombs. And..."
I paused and said, "I don't know if my speculation is correct, but I think there must be something related to sound in this ship tomb. After a person becomes blind, his hearing will become extremely sensitive. Perhaps, that statue is reminding the descendants of Tulip to pay attention to something?"
Ling'er shook her head and said, "I don't know. I know too little about Tulip's secrets."
I said in a deep voice: "How did the last Tulip clan leader die?"
"They died suddenly, and the mute slaves around him also died suddenly. No forensic doctor can find out the cause of their death..." Ling'er hesitated before saying: "I have always suspected that their death was related to my master. I After being appointed as the heir to the clan leader, the clan leader suddenly died. It all happened by chance. Many elders feel that I colluded with Yao Xing to kill the clan leader. This is also the reason why I have never been able to fully control the family."
Ling'er sighed and said: "I also asked my master if the death of the clan leader was related to him. However, my master has not admitted it, so I can only doubt it."
I hesitated for a moment before saying, "Who is your master?"
"My master has never told me his identity. I always thought he was a divine explorer, a very good divine explorer." Ling'er said, "Master just told me that his surname is Ren. I can call him Mr. Ren." !”
"Mr. Ren? Ren Zongheng? Yulong Bahuang Ren Zongheng?" I don't know why I think of Ren Zongheng, probably in my heart, Ren Zongheng is the third mysterious figure beyond my knowledge, the other two are Wang Zhan With my dad, I have always felt that Wang Zhan and my dad may not be the same person, so I always treat them as two people.
Mother Fox also told me that Ren Zongheng is the most mysterious person among the five secrets of exploring the gods. Ren Zongheng has always been a loner and often does things unexpectedly. According to her information, except for the other four people in the Five Jue, there are no more than one person who can come into contact with Ren Zongheng. However, the experts and resources that Ren Zongheng can call upon far exceed everyone's imagination. Moreover, Ren Zongheng rarely appears at the Detective Hand headquarters. Many people speculate that Ren Zongheng has actually left China long ago and has been exploring various restricted areas abroad.
Could Ling'er's master be Ren Zongheng
If this is the case, the death of the Tulip family patriarch becomes intriguing.
I quickly put aside the doubts in my mind and continued: "Let's not talk about these Tulip family issues for now! Let's go back to the topic just now, which is what do you think there are other guardians in this secret realm."
I said in a deep voice: "First of all, there should be some kind of guardian in this secret realm, but it may not be a human being. It is most likely a dragon, or simply a snake!"
Ling'er couldn't help but trembled: "This... this is impossible, isn't it? Snake, can it be so intelligent?"
"What if it was a snake transformed from a human?" I asked back: "You once confronted a transformed dragon in Narcissus Temple. Were you having a conversation at that time?"
Ling'er nodded silently: "At that time, I did understand what it was saying? But... But I didn't dare to tell you, because I was afraid of being regarded as a monster by you. And... I was also very scared myself. I had never been afraid of it before. Something similar happened.”
Ling'er looks strong, but in fact her inner self may not match her capable appearance.
In fact, many people are like this. In the martial arts world that adheres to the law of the jungle, no one will show their vulnerability at will. There are many people who have to stand tall and raise their heads even in the face of desperate situations. This is not just a martial arts person protecting himself. , also represents their final dignity.
Once upon a time, I wanted to lean on someone and cry loudly, venting my vulnerability freely, but I couldn't. The moment the detective hand started to cry, it meant that his tears would corrode the edge of his knife. When it becomes rusty and the person becomes decadent, the world will naturally cease to exist. Sometimes, I have to show off my strength, block the world in front of me, and protect the love behind me.
At that moment, I seemed to be able to understand Ling'er, and seemed to feel that she was more like a mystery.
Ling'er didn't know what I was thinking, so she continued: "That snake keeps asking me, who are you? Where are you from? I can understand, but I don't know how to answer. I can only respond to the other person with the same syllables." "
I roughly recalled the scene at that time, and the syllables in Ling'er's mouth were indeed exactly the same as that of the snake. It was like a parrot copying the snake's words back and forth.
Ling'er said: "I asked that snake many times, but it never answered me?"
I nodded and said: "If the guardians of this secret realm are humans, they will definitely leave clues. At least they need to go out to find food and fresh water. If they are snakes, they may not eat or drink for many years, or they may prey on fish in the water. Human survival. Just like the golden snake in the crack of the stone. When it spat out messages to me, it was not a demonstration, but to distinguish the smell of my body."
"If you hadn't come in with me, the snake wouldn't have given way to us. Perhaps, the snake thought I was your mute slave, so it let us enter the grotto."
When I said this, I raised another finger and said: "The second reason that makes me think that the guardian of the secret realm is not a human being is that you told me that the Tulip Tomb cannot be followed the normal path. It must be walked Mechanism, this means that there must be some kind of fatal ambush on the deck. But the detective hand followed us and went down to the second floor without losing any blood. It means that the mechanism on the first floor has not been activated. "
Ling'er nodded repeatedly and said: "That's why I suspect there is a guardian in the secret realm. Otherwise, how could the other party choose to intercept and kill the detective hand when it retreats?"
I shook my head and said, "This is the scary thing about Tulip Ancestor, and it also proves that he is an extremely terrifying Feng Shui master."
"If I guess correctly, the trap left on the first floor of the cabin is either some kind of living corpse or a sleeping poisonous snake. It is roughly similar to the headless corpse of the gray robe warlock we saw under the shark reef. It requires some external force. To activate it. The thing that activates the gray robe warlock is the human head, and the thing that activates the tulip guard is the aura exploded from the sand table."
I couldn't help but stop at this point: "Actually, we are very likely to have been deceived by your ancestors. Maybe the Erlong Xizhu game outside is just a scam. No matter what kind of Feng Shui game we regard it as, the final The result is that the earth will collapse and the spiritual energy will leak out."
"Once something happens on the second floor, the real leader of the Tulip clan will definitely know how to hide in the secret room of the statue and escape. However, the first reaction of outsiders is to suppress the earth veins or rush out of the cabin to escape. The spiritual energy blasted from the earth veins will pass through Passing through the gap in the cabin activates the guards on the first floor, and those who rush onto the deck will only face a dilemma. This is the calculation of the ancestors of Tulip."
I raised my finger and pointed at the ceiling of the secret room: "This place can only accommodate two people, which is the best proof. Because Tulip's ancestors knew that the only people who could enter the secret room were the Tulip patriarch and the mute slave, and no one else would appear. .”
Ling'er thought for a while and then whispered: "But didn't you bring us down after cracking the two dragons' fight for the beads?"
I said solemnly: "This is the second thing I want to say. Don't you think it's strange that the hatch of our secret room has not been opened for a long time? The ancestors of Tulip should have calculated that there is a possibility that Feng Shui masters will enter the tomb. Therefore, she deliberately set up a second trap to make the Feng Shui bureau outside false. I estimate that even if Old Man Lin tries to crack the Feng Shui bureau according to the Two Dragons Fight for the Pearl, the result will be the same. Because Tulip Ancestor wants to give his opponent It created the illusion that he had cracked the Feng Shui bureau, in order to get the master who could forcefully pass through the spiritual energy whirlpool to the third floor and trap him in a secret room."
I said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid the real killing move is coming soon."