When everyone came to the hall on the second floor, Guo Lixia was persuading Shi Zhendong about something: "Anyway, what we have to do now is to find the autograph quickly, and then quickly escape from this painting, maybe those people can be saved."
Shi Zhendong smiled bitterly, but couldn't say anything. Seeing everyone walking downstairs, he stood up without waiting for everyone to persuade him: "Let's go to the first floor for dinner, and we have to work after dinner."
Wei Dong pushed open the door of his bedroom, looked inside, closed the door again and came out.
"Is Ye Ningchenyi's body gone?" Qin Ci asked.
Wei Dong nodded and sighed: "The first time we saw Xiao Ye, we thought that she was a very good girl, warm and sensible, who knew that she would end up getting involved in the painting..."
Miao Zipei asked, "Where are the bodies of Ye Ningchenyi and He Yu?"
"Probably the painting is in the process of clearing the scene," Zhu Haowen answered him. "Perhaps for the boss, those who have been contaminated with colors are the most meaningless existences."
"It doesn't matter whether it's meaningful or not, at least it's not that painful when Xiao Ye leaves." Wei Dong thought of Xin Beibei who lost his head in the blue liquid, and felt that Ye Ningchen was much luckier.
Everyone went back to the lobby on the first floor to have a simple breakfast, and then divided the labor. After some negotiation, one person was left in each room to continue to work: the purple room is Weidong, the blue room is Guo Lixia, and the yellow room is Qin Thanks, the green room is Shi Zhendong.
Shi Zhendong didn't have the heart to continue searching, so he volunteered to stay and work.
The number of people is getting smaller and fewer, and only five people are left to look for signatures.
The five people first found the pen and paper in the drawer in the hall, and then went to the window on the fourth floor to look down and draw the maze. Because of the angle, it was impossible to look down at 90 degrees, so the north half of the maze was not drawn clearly, only Can draw an outline.
"Xin Beibei mentioned going to the maze several times. If she was really bewitched by the painting, what was the purpose of her going to the maze?" Mi Wei analyzed all the way, "After all, under the watchful eyes of the public, she would not Maybe move something."
"When she contaminated Ye Ningchen's dress with blue berries, there was no one around." Zhu Haowen said.
Mi Wei frowned and said nothing.
When everyone came to the outside of the castle, they still went to the pool to have a look.
The pool seemed to sense that someone was coming to watch it, and suddenly spouted crystal clear spring water, and the coins at the bottom of the pool sparkled.
A few people approached the pool and carefully observed the coins. Everyone was the first to find coins with their own patterns. Only Ke Xun was the first to look for the familiar curly grass pattern, and then he found his own unique wave pattern.
The little flower pattern that belonged to Ye Ningchenyi disappeared, and so did Xin Beibei's diamond pattern.
The statue in the center of the pool is still that black stone that can't see the outline, like a huge materialized shadow.
"I have a few thoughts on the shadow." Mi Wei spoke.
The crowd motioned for her to go on.
"Since Xin Beibei was dragged away by her own shadow last night, can we understand that it was her shadow that betrayed her first." Mi Wei's eyes gradually deepened, "Shadow is a thing in the field of science. , there is no explanation, but we are now in a painting that has nothing to do with science, so the shadow may be given another meaning."
"What do you mean, Xin Beibei is not completely bewitched by herself, but more by her shadow?" Zhu Haowen said.
Mi Wei nodded: "Since the painting we entered is called "Shadow", then the shadow must play a very important role in the painting."
The shadow statue in the center of the pool seemed to have been spied upon, and sprayed more and higher water to try to cover it up.
Mi Wei continued: "But what puzzles me is that the shadow can actually drive Xin Beibei's body. It can be seen that the power of the shadow is very powerful. But what is the big hand that Brother Ke said is pinching on Xin Beibei's neck? Who is that? 's hand? It will never be Xin Beibei's own."
This is exactly the question that Mu Yiran pondered just now.
Mi Wei continued: "If there is indeed an invisible person holding Xin Beibei hostage, is the person who controls the shadow the same person as the invisible person? If the shadow alone can hold the body hostage, why bother to suffocate it? It's just that To prevent it from calling for help?"
Miao Zipei, who has not spoken for a long time, also expressed his own analysis: "When a person is dragged, it is difficult for the person who is holding her neck to exert force."
"There must be something more powerful that dominates everything. When it is completely dark at night, it should be when that thing appears." Ke Xun looked at the black sculpture in the pool and felt a little uncomfortable. It was a black skin covering many people, and those people were struggling to rush out.
"Let's go to the labyrinth." Mu Yiran unfolded the blueprint in his hand and walked towards the labyrinth first.
The area of this maze is about the size of half a football field. The walls of the maze are built with dense shrubs, and the fluffy green plants are neatly trimmed. It really has the fairy tale effect that Xin Beibei said. .
The five people standing outside the maze: Mu Yiran, Ke Xun, Zhu Haowen, Miao Zipei, and Mi Wei.
"It's best for two people to go in, and the other three people to guard outside." Zhu Haowen suggested, and looked at Ke Xun with his eyes, as if he had a premonition that this person would rush forward bravely.
This time, Ke Xun planned to seek the opinion of Mr. Mu first: "Mi Wei is a girl, not suitable for navigating the maze, Miao Zipei is bookish, thin and weak, and it is not suitable for the remaining three people, the most suitable for sitting It's only you."
Zhu Haowen: Guessed wrong, this guy Ganqinger not only volunteered, but also took me along.
Zhu Haowen didn't wait for Mu Yiran to speak, and directly handed Ke Xun a step: "Then let's go in two."
Mu Yiran didn't say more, and directly handed over two rope ends: "Be careful, the rope must be kept stretched, and in the event of danger, pull the rope."
"Don't worry." Ke Xun's words seemed to be heavy, and he lowered his head and tied the rope tightly around his waist.
Zhu Haowen also tied the rope and held the blueprint in his hand.
When the two walked into the maze with the rope, Ke Xun felt like he had released two good dogs...
The two people followed the drawings and slowly probed into the inner circle of the maze. The two not only relied on the drawings and ropes, but also made marks on the way they walked.
But the actual experience is different from the talk on paper. After all, the two of them still go the wrong way.
When the two walked into the first blind alley, they were surprised to find that there was an imperceptible door at the end of the blind alley.
It is indeed a door, a door made of plants.
Ke Xun and Zhu Haowen looked at each other: Is there such a door in every cul-de-sac
"Come on, the door is green." Zhu Haowen still remembers the color he belongs to - green.
Ke Xun raised his forehead and smiled: Hao Wen'er is too serious.
Zhu Haowen pushed open the plant green door. Inside was a small space where some ropes and maintenance tools were placed. The most striking one was an entrance on the floor.
"This place leads to the underground." Zhu Haowen said to Ke Xun standing at the door.
"We don't have time to go underground now, so let's find a way to get out of the maze first." Ke Xun felt the rope around his waist tighten and couldn't help shouting, "We're fine, we just went the wrong way!"
The end of the rope was loose, as if to signal that it was heard.
The three people outside were reserved enough, and no one responded aloud to him.
Ke Xun and Zhu Haowen continued to look at the drawings and moved forward. Every time they passed the wrong intersection, they had to stop and take a look. Sure enough, there was a door made of plants hidden in every dead end. Zhu Haowen only opened two of them, and found that inside The structure is similar, and there is an entrance to the ground on the floor.
The two people gradually arrived at the center of the labyrinth, because they entered from the northwest corner of the labyrinth. According to the top view, the exit of the labyrinth is at the southeast corner.
"It's a pity that there is no sun in this world, otherwise we can identify the direction according to the sun." Zhu Haowen looked at the drawing in his hand. The north mentioned above is just the north in everyone's imagination-according to Chinese custom, buildings usually sit north and face south. Yes, so everyone marked the direction of the castle as north.
"If the exit is in the southeast corner, that's exactly what I saw last night..." Ke Xun suddenly fell silent, and looked at Zhu Haowen, who was also cautious.
If these green plants of the labyrinth can be called walls, then the current situation can be called: partition walls with people.
It was a sound of light footsteps, walking past the road of the partition wall.
Although it was broad daylight, it was still scary.
When did this person appear in the maze? When everyone looked down at the labyrinth from a height just now, they didn't see anything unusual in it.
The footsteps stepped on the grass on the ground, making a unique sound, which gradually disappeared in the distance.
"Is this person passing by, or has he been following us?" Zhu Haowen asked softly.
Ke Xun can only judge by intuition: "I think this person appeared suddenly just now, maybe he passed by here, maybe he lives in the labyrinth."
There are some words Ke Xun did not say: there is another possibility that this person came after us.
The two walked slowly forward while talking, only then did they find that the rope was getting tighter and tighter, it seemed that the length was not enough.
Mi Wei's voice finally came from outside the maze: "Come out first! Not enough ropes! Come out! Don't take risks!"
At this time, no one dared to take risks easily, so the two of them walked back along the way they came. When they passed the center of the maze again, they couldn't help but stop.
The center of the maze is easy to identify. From the top view, it can be seen that there is a small circular space in the center of the maze.
On the wall of this circular space, a door can be vaguely seen.
Zhu Haowen stepped forward and gently opened the door.
It was actually a simple living room, but what attracted the attention of the two people was the glass bottle placed against the wall, which was filled with pure red liquid.
This glass bottle is not large, less than one meter in height.
The two of them squinted their eyes for a long time, but the red liquid was so thick that they couldn't see what was in it at all.
"Go back first." Zhu Haowen looked at the big entrance on the floor of the room and seemed to think of something.
Ke Xun also thought of it. The two of them didn't say it explicitly, but walked back along the way they came. Because there was a rope as an index, the two quickly returned to the entrance of the maze.
The three people waiting at the entrance had concerns written all over their faces.
Ke Xun's voice was low: "The labyrinth and the castle are probably connected underground."