Happy, so happy, that's how a blind cat feels when it catches a dead mouse. So many passers-by are looking for the tortoise shell, and it's really a blessing that they can miss one spot.
Gao Pingsheng was helping Big Eyes and the others. After knowing this, they had no choice but to let Gao Pingsheng go. It was precisely because he let Gao Pingsheng go that the news about the Turtle Shell Book was leaked out, causing them to not be able to find it calmly. They regretted it. I couldn't make it, but I was still a little frustrated. I never thought that Gao Pingsheng had done some good deeds. The landslide caused by his self-destruction misled all the people who were looking for the tortoise shell of the Book of Heaven.
The rice bag I saw earlier was naturally the dry food that Gao Pingsheng carried with him. The blood in the rice bag meant that Gao Pingsheng was dead. It is unknown whether he killed the five-clawed golden dragon, but one thing can be inferred, that is, Gao Pingsheng was dead. Why did he leak the news to the Shangqing Sect in his life? Incense and affection were only a secondary reason. The main reason should be that he needed the help of the Shangqing Sect.
The secret room here is intact, which shows that the Shangqing Sect did not send anyone to help Gao Pingsheng, or it may be that Gao Pingsheng did not let the other party know what he wanted to do. So the question arises, since the Shangqing Sect is not allowed to accompany him to help, what kind of help can the Shangqing Sect provide him.
This question is not difficult to answer. He needs the high-level masters of the Shangqing Sect to help him resist the catastrophe. The last time I saw Gao Pingsheng, Gao Pingsheng was at the Great Cave level, only one step away from Jushan Lilac. He was alone, and it was extremely dangerous to cross the tribulation into Zi, but the self-destruction of San Gong was not at Jushan level or above. He couldn't do it. If Gao Pingsheng could not ascend to Jushan, he would not be able to use his energy to self-destruct. Therefore, he urgently needed to ascend to the Purple Qi. In desperation, he could only turn to the Shangqing Sect and thank him with clues from the Heavenly Book.
The eighth master could see the south wind from the south. Seeing that the south wind remained motionless for a long time, he felt uneasy and flew towards him with fluttering wings.
Nan Feng made a gesture to Ba Ye, telling him to stay away, and then pressed the yin and yang bulge on the door again. The stone door slowly opened. This time, no arrows were shot out of the round holes on the north side. This mechanism had already It has been more than a thousand years. The mechanism spring may have failed over time, or the previous huge explosion caused certain damage to this mechanism. In short, this mechanism is no longer easy to use.
Taking advantage of the opening of the door, Nanfeng put his head in and looked around. There was also a Tai Chi pattern on the right side of the stone wall inside the stone door. It was much smaller than the yin and yang on the stone door. It must be the mechanism for opening the door.
After throwing a few pieces of bluestone in and seeing no movement, Nanfeng stepped into the stone room.
Ba Ye also wanted to follow in, but was left outside by Nanfeng. He was not sure whether the protrusion inside was a mechanism to open the door. If not, he might be blocked inside. By then, Ba Ye could still go back and bring in reinforcements. .
When the time came, the stone door closed automatically. Seeing Nan Feng not letting it in, Master Ba screamed angrily outside.
Pressing the bulge inside, the stone door reopened. Without waiting for Nanfeng to greet him, Ba Ye squeezed in and yelled at Nanfeng.
"It's very dangerous here. I'm going to explore the way here first." Nanfeng pointed at the Tai Chi pattern and explained to Master Ba that Master Ba had a grudge and couldn't be misunderstood. If he was disloyal, the consequences would be serious.
Gaga was angry, and Gugu understood, at least that's what it meant on this occasion.
Seeing that the stone door was about to close again, Nanfeng picked up a stone that had been thrown in before and blocked the stone door, leaving a gap. If this stone chamber was completely closed, one would probably be suffocated to death if he slept in it for a night. Although there was some ventilation, it would not Not very cold.
Ba Ye fluttered his feathers and shook off the ice and snow clinging to his wings. It was warm and sheltered from the wind, and he felt very satisfied with having such a place to spend the night.
Nanfeng walked to the corner and sat down, then took some dry food out. The pancakes were as cold as slates and he couldn't bite them, so he could only nibble them bit by bit.
Master Ba was too tired. After fluffing his feathers, he squatted down next to Nan Feng and closed his eyes to fall asleep.
After it warmed up, Nanfeng stood up and walked towards the west side of the stone room with the pancake that had not yet thawed, where there was a round stone table.
The stone table was covered with dust. After brushing off the thick dust, I found that there was a "main" pattern in the middle area of the stone table. It was divided into ten grids. The top grid was empty, and the other nine grids were all palm-sized square stone slabs. , there are numerical graphics on the stone slab. The numbers have not changed much since ancient times, ranging from one to nine, which is easy to identify. However, these numbers are not arranged in order and are chaotic.
The stone slab below the space is engraved with nine. If you try to push it, you can push it to the space above. The other ones can also be pushed.
"It's fatal." Nanfeng said to himself. Anyone with a little knowledge of Yishu will recognize this thing. This is a nine-gong diagram. To be precise, it is the Luoshu River diagram. It is the originator of magic numbers. If the order is correct, no matter whether it is up or down. Left, right, southeast, northwest, no matter how you arrange them, the final result will always be fifteen.
This thing itself is not difficult. What is difficult is that you can only move one stone slab at a time. This is difficult, at least for him. He is good at understanding esoteric mysteries and is most afraid of such detailed and specific numbers.
I had nothing to do at night, so I tried to move the combination. After tossing it for a while, I could only arrange two groups of fifteen at most, which is far different from the nine-square pattern of wearing nine shoes and one, three on the left and seven on the right, two and four as shoulders, and six and eight as feet. .
As the saying goes, there is specialization in skills. People's energy is limited. They can only do one thing well in their whole life. The so-called all-rounders must be mediocre. He is really not good at this thing. Fortunately, although he is not good at it, he is good at it. Yes, Yuan Anning must be good at it, go find her.
After making up his mind, Nanfeng did not leave immediately. Instead, he searched the stone chamber carefully and found no potential entrance on the four walls. The entrance should be in the center of the stone chamber. There were two larger rectangular bluestones on the floor. It is similar in size to the door leaf outside, parallel to the ground, and has no handle. The Luoshu River map on the stone table should be the mechanism that opens this stone gate.
Determined not to let Yuan Anning's journey go in vain, Nanfeng wanted to leave immediately, but Master Ba was still asleep and couldn't bear to wake him up, so he sat back in the corner and waited patiently.
What people lack most in this life is time, and waiting is also waiting. While waiting, you can think of something to avoid wasting time. The first thing Nanfeng thought of was that Zhuge Chanjuan would be jealous if he invited Yuan Anning over.
Zhuge Chanjuan is jealous and has always been hostile to Yuan Anning. If she knew that he invited Yuan Anning over, she would definitely become jealous.
There are three ways to avoid overturning Zhuge Chanjuan's jealousy. The first is to stay away from Yuan Anning. This path will definitely not work. This is what Yuan Anning learned. There are special skills that are most suitable for the disease.
Another way is to go back and discuss it with Zhuge Chanjuan and ask for Zhuge Chanjuan's consent first. Not to mention that Zhuge Chanjuan is not his wife yet. Even if she is, doing this will feel useless. There is nothing wrong in the first place. What is the need? It made me tremble. Besides, even if Zhuge Chanjuan reluctantly agrees, she will definitely come with her to supervise her. This place is far away and cold, and she needs to be carried back and forth by the Eighth Master. The Eighth Master is not yet an adult. According to his age, he is at most eleven or two. He was a naughty boy who was not even half-grown. Carrying two people on his back was already the limit. Three people would definitely be overwhelmed. It was unrealistic for three people to travel together.
It would be best to go back and call the fat man back, and the four of us go together, but this will waste a lot of time on the way. Even if this place is not exposed now, when the news of the Turtle Shell Book of Heaven spreads, whoever gets the pieces will be the winner. It has surfaced. After making a calculation, everyone knows how many pieces are missing. They also know the general direction where he was when everyone was searching for the tortoise shells. They can roughly estimate how many pieces he has in his hand. Anyone who is interested can just do a little bit. If you use your heart, you will immediately know that he has not come here. When the time comes, there will be a swarm of people, let alone a swarm. Even if they come randomly, he will not be able to handle it.
No, we can't waste time. We have to do it quickly. We finally got such a huge bargain, but don't let others take it away before we get it into our mouths.
The last way is more dangerous, that is to directly hide the truth from Zhuge Chanjuan. To be precise, it is not a secret, but it is because there is no time to explain it to her now, and I will tell her later. It is a frank thing to say to her in the first place.
After thinking about the details and weighing the pros and cons, Master Ba also woke up. At this time, just after the second watch, a strong wind was blowing outside. As one wishes, it was not only a strong wind, but also a north wind, not only a north wind, but also a northwest wind. Heading to Chang'an Have a nice trip.
Birds need airflow to fly. Whether it is a headwind or a tailwind is particularly important for birds. The speed of flying with a tailwind can reach three to four times that of a headwind. Setting off at the second watch, it took only two hours to reach the sky above Chang'an.
It was cold and freezing, and there was no light in the dark night. The south wind checked the direction and directly ordered the eighth master to land at the front bell tower to the west of Yuan Anning's residence. He froze in the sky for two hours. His whole body was numb, and he could hardly walk. .
It might have snowed in Chang'an earlier, but it hasn't snowed in the past few days. There was snow on both sides of the road, but not on the road. The south wind stepped on the ice ballast frozen by the ice water to reach Yuan Anning's residence.
It was already past the fourth watch, but there was still candlelight shining through Yuan Anning's residence, so he probably hadn't fallen asleep yet.
But when I walked to the door, I found a lock on the courtyard door.
There was a gap in the wooden door. When I followed the gap and looked in, I found that the door was closed. The window paper let light through, and I could see two candles burning in the room.
Candle? Candles are usually used by wealthy people. In order to hide their whereabouts, Yuan Anning and others did not reveal their wealth and always lit oil lamps. Furthermore, even if they lit candles, they should only have one candle, instead of two.
I had doubts in my mind, so I looked sideways again. I saw clearly that there was a copper basin next to the door. The copper basin was turned back and leaned against the wall next to the door. You could see several holes in the bottom of the basin. Taoist priests all knew about funerals. In funeral matters, we are no stranger to this kind of copper basin. It is used to burn money for the dead. There are rules for burning paper money. You cannot use an iron basin, but a copper basin. There must be a hole underneath, otherwise the deceased underground will not be able to receive it. .
Yuan Anning did not live here alone. She was accompanied by an old palace maid. The old palace maid was very ill when he came last time. He even tried to ask Zhuge Chanjuan to see her. As a result, Zhuge Chanjuan hated her. Wu, if you don’t agree, the old palace maid is probably dead.
When he and the fat man came here for the first time, the old palace maid baked dry food for them. Thinking of the impermanence of life and death, they were not without sadness, but they were more confused. The lock hanging on the door meant that Yuan Anning was not at home. What's more, what did this guy do
Yuan Anning studied public transportation and was good at arranging traps. For fear that there were traps in the room, the south wind would not dare to enter the house to avoid the cold, so he could only squat in front of the door with his hands folded.
People think that people with spiritual energy are not afraid of cold and heat, but this is not the case. People with spiritual energy are just more resistant to freezing than ordinary people, and they are not completely immune to the cold. It didn't take long for the south wind to be unbearable, and I got up to stretch my legs and feet.
As soon as I stood up, I heard a cry from the east, "The assassin is going south. Let's chase him separately..."