Fish are stupid.
It seemed like it had never seen a human being before. After seeing him, it not only did not run away or hide, but also opened and closed its mouth as if to kiss him.
Luo Qingzhou stuffed a finger into its open mouth and threw it aside.
Since the fish are fine in there, there shouldn't be any monsters or great dangers hidden in there, right
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment and went in.
At first, I could only crawl and swim, but after more than ten meters, the passage suddenly became spacious.
And the water in the lake began to gradually decrease.
Luo Qingzhou stood up, stepped into the knee-deep water, and walked inside carefully.
The passage became wider and wider, and even if you stood, your head was still some distance from the top.
The lake water on the ground has begun to disappear, and the stones above the head are glowing faintly.
After walking for a few dozen meters, another road suddenly appeared next to it.
The ground was a little damp and filled with messy stones and dirt.
On the right side of the road, there was a broken stone door.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment and walked over.
When he walked to the stone gate, he discovered that there was a spacious stone chamber of about 100 square meters inside.
There are stone benches, stone tables, stone beds and many animal statues in the stone chamber.
However, many statues have been broken, stones are scattered all over the ground, and the place is in a mess.
In the corner, there are actually two wooden dummies.
The wooden man was intact.
Luo Qingzhou walked closer and suddenly punched one of the wooden dummies.
"Bang!"
The fist that could crack even the tree trunks outside, when hitting the wooden man, only made a low muffled sound, and there was no damage on it at all.
I don’t know what wood this wooden man is made of, but it’s so tough.
Moreover, when his fist hit it, unlike hitting a hard stone, there seemed to be a slight elasticity on it, as if it could absorb his force.
Luo Qingzhou observed carefully for a while but could not see any clues. He then looked around the entire stone chamber but did not find anything else.
After exiting the stone chamber, I walked onto the main road and continued walking forward. Suddenly, a three-way fork appeared in front of me.
But every road seemed to be blocked by collapsed rocks.
Luo Qingzhou walked into one of the passages and was observing the stones blocking the road when he suddenly found something hard under his feet.
Looking down, I found that it was actually a piece of bones.
The bones were slightly bent and did not look like human bones.
When he looked down, he found several more skeletons in the corner, all of which were animal skeletons.
"Strange, how come animals come to the underground?"
Moreover, it seems that these skeletons are not like ordinary animals. They have thick bones, fangs as sharp as knives, and claws that are very sharp and slender.
Could it be a monster
It seems that these bones have been here for many years and some have become powdered.
Luo Qingzhou observed carefully for a while, but couldn't figure out what was going on.
The road ahead was blocked again and we couldn't move forward.
He stepped out again and looked into the two passages, and unexpectedly found many bones of unknown animals on the ground.
At the same time, the road ahead was completely blocked.
What exactly was this place? Why were there so many secret passages and so many bones
And it’s at the bottom of the lake
These secret passages are hidden deep under the lake. Where do they lead to in the front
Luo Qingzhou was thinking secretly in his heart, and suddenly he had an idea.
Bottom of the lake
lake
He suddenly remembered the lake in Chengguo Prefecture.
The lake in Chengguo Mansion and the lake in Qin Mansion are both warm all year round, shrouded in mist, and have lotus bushes. The area seems to be similar, but there are no attics there, so no one cares about them.
Is there any connection between the two lakes
Could it be that this underground secret passage actually runs through the entire streets of Mo City, connecting the two lakes and two mansions, and even connecting to other places
If this is true, do the owners of the two families know about it
Luo Qingzhou's mind was full of questions. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that these two lakes and the secret passages at the bottom of the lake were unusual.
But he didn't dare stay longer.
Xiaodie is still waiting upstairs.
He looked around again and saw that there was nothing useful, so he immediately walked out of the passage, entered the lake, and swam up quickly.
“Wow!”
When he saw two snow-white and slender legs of a girl under the water, he suddenly floated up.
Xiaodie was worried and dazed. When she saw him suddenly appear in front of her, she was startled and covered her mouth with her hands and screamed.
"Wow... Sir, you scared me to death..."
Xiaodie whimpered, opened her arms, threw herself into his arms, and said in a sobbing voice: "Master, you have been gone for so long, I thought... I thought you would not come up."
Luo Qingzhou was hugged by this tender and smooth body, and his heart was suddenly moved. He quickly pried her arms open and said, "It's okay, I held my breath for a long time, but I didn't find Yuyu."
"Young Master..."
"What's wrong?"
"I want to..."
"Want to pee? Or do you want to eat fish?"
"Neither... I want to..."
The little girl's cheeks were red and hot, and her delicate and smooth body seemed to have no strength left. She lay softly on his chest, trembling slightly.
"You're dreaming!"
Luo Qingzhou picked her up, walked quickly to the shore, put her on the shore, and said unhappily: "I said it will take another year, why are you in such a hurry?"
The little girl was naked, with her slender and straight legs together, not covering up, standing there gracefully, blushing and saying, "Sir, then... then can it be next year?"
Luo Qingzhou went ashore, threw the dress on her, put on the clothes himself, and said casually: "Well, next year."
"Sir, you must keep your word, next year!"
Xiaodie immediately put on her clothes happily.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, looking at her, always feeling that something was wrong.
After Xiaodie put on her clothes, Fang suddenly opened her arms and hugged his arms tightly, looking up with a shy face and giggling: "Sir, the New Year is only a month away. A gentleman's word is as good as a promise, so you can't lie to me!"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
On the way back.
Luo Qingzhou couldn't help but ask, "Xiaodie, what on earth are you learning from Xiaotao and Qiu'er every day?"
"Needlework, playing the flute, the guzheng, and dancing."
"That's all?"
"besides… "
"what else?"
"No more..."
"hehe."
"Sir, what does hehe mean?"
"Hehe, what I mean is that the young master knows that you are a little liar."
"Wu... Sir, I don't have any."
The master and servant talked all the way back to the courtyard, hugging and pushing each other.
"Sir, let me hug you and kiss you, and I'll tell you, okay?"
"No need, I can think of it."
"ah?"
"No more talking. I'm going to pay my respects to them now."
Luo Qingzhou changed his clothes and went out.
Xiaodie blushed as she muttered to herself in the room: "Master, do you know everything? Do you know that I am learning those... those... wuwu, so embarrassing, so shameful..."
When Luo Qingzhou passed by the "Lingchan Moon Palace", he just took a look and did not stop.
He decided to pay his respects to his mother-in-law first, then come back to pay his respects to Miss Qin, and by the way, talk to Bailing.
When he arrived at his mother-in-law's residence, he found that the atmosphere was not right.
Mei'er led him into the hall.
Song Ruyue sat upright on the chair, with a stern face, looking at him coldly.
"Luo Qingzhou! You are so brave!"
Without waiting for him to bow, Song Ruyue began to scold him harshly: "What story did you tell Wei Mo today? Who told you to tell her such a vulgar and shameless story? That's your sister-in-law, your sister! As a brother-in-law and a scholar, how could you tell such a dirty and shameless story that violates morality and etiquette? What on earth are you thinking?"
Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and was about to explain when he heard her say, "Tell me! Tell me again the story you told Wei Mo today, The Romance of the West Chamber, word for word! I want to see what is so magical about this obscene story that my Wei Mo would listen to it with such gusto that he would lose his appetite!"
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"Are you mute? Did you hear me when I told you to speak? Speak now, immediately!"
Song Ruyue slammed the table and glared.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to lower his head and said, "Yes, mother-in-law."
He had no choice but to repeat the story of "Romance of the West Chamber" that he had told Miss Qin Er in the morning.
This time I was more careful. I didn't dare to fool my mother-in-law the same way I fooled Miss Chanchan.
He lowered his head and spoke carefully.
"Finally, the two of them gave birth to several big fat boys and several lovely daughters, and lived a happy and sweet life..."
After he finished speaking, the hall was silent for a while.
When he looked up, Song Ruyue slammed the table and shouted angrily, "It is indeed a vulgar story! A man and a woman met secretly and decided to spend their lives together. They had no respect for their elders and dared to corrupt my Wei Mo! Luo Qingzhou, you are so bold!"
Then he said angrily, "Mei'er! Take him to my back garden and make him loosen the soil for an hour!"
"Yes, ma'am."
Mei'er immediately responded respectfully and walked to Luo Qingzhou's side.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, Mei'er grabbed his arm, took him away, and whispered, "Son-in-law, don't be stubborn."
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to shut up and follow her to the backyard.
Soon after the two left, Song Ruyue immediately stood up, walked to the door of the side room, opened the beaded curtain, walked in, and asked anxiously: "Have you written everything down?"
An old gentleman with gray hair was sitting at the desk, holding a wolf hair brush, writing quickly and sloppily on rice paper, ignoring her.
After a while, Fang put down his pen and couldn't help but sigh: "What a good writing! What a good story!"
Song Ruyue said angrily: "I asked you if you wrote it down?"
The gentleman finally realized what was going on. He stood up and said, "Madam, I have written it down. It doesn't matter if a few sentences are missing. I have read all kinds of books, but I have never heard of such a story. I am afraid that it was really written by the son-in-law himself. The son-in-law's talent is really unfathomable! Congratulations, madam, congratulations, madam, the Qin family has picked up a big bargain!"
Song Ruyue rolled her eyes and said, "Stop flattering me! I'm asking you, can this story compare to that "Story of the Fragrant Boudoir"? Can I use it to earn face?"
The gentleman said quickly: "Yes! Definitely! This story is much better than "The Story of the Fragrant Boudoir", but..."
"But what? Say it!"
Song Ruyue frowned.
The old gentleman bowed his head and saluted, "But obviously, the uncle didn't tell the whole story. The ambiguous parts between Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying should be more exciting than the "Story of the Fragrant Boudoir", but... the uncle was bothered by the fact that the second young lady and the lady are women, so he just glossed over it. What a pity, what a pity."
Song Ruyue's eyes flashed, and a hint of thought appeared between her brows.
And at this time.
In the back garden, Luo Qingzhou was digging the ground in the flowerbed with a hoe when a surprised and childish voice suddenly came from the side: "Brother!"
Then, another surprised voice sounded: "Brother! It's that brother! It's really him!"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned and turned to look.
Two figures, one tall and one short, ran over with excitement on their faces.
They were holding flower pots in their hands.
A little boy and a little girl, they looked to be about seven or eight years old.
The two of them ran closer, immediately put down the flower pots in their hands, and looked at him with excitement and surprise on their faces.
Luo Qingzhou was confused: "You are..."