Lin Mengya and Lin Mengya walked down the stone stairs to the second floor.
This was the real heart of the Crescent Lake.
Lin Mengya could see the situation clearly as she got closer.
Apart from the jade white fine sand in the middle, there was a single stone bed and a stone table not far away from the stone stairs, as well as some daily necessities.
Lin Mengya walked over and picked up the lampstand on the table.
She could tell that this was the temporary residence of the priests who were sent here to be the bride of the Lake God after the sacrificial ceremony.
In fact, she had guessed that the reason why the aboriginals had deliberately sent her here was because there were some fatal traps here.
But now it seemed that she was wrong.
There were only these things here and they did not seem to be dangerous.
But this made her even more puzzled.
Since there were no problems, why did the aboriginals go through so much trouble to make her a priest?
For a moment, she could not figure it out.
At this moment, Long Tianhao's eyes were attracted by the things on the surrounding walls.
"Someone seems to have carved something here."
He reached out and touched the wall behind the stone bed.
Because this was a blind spot from the sunlight, he could not see clearly.
Lin Mengya followed him and bent down to touch the wall. After a while, she said, "It seems to be … numbers? No, eh? "
As she spoke, she held onto Long Tianhao's arm and climbed onto the stone bed.
When she got closer, she realized that there were all kinds of scratches on the wall.
She carefully touched them with her hand and at the same time, based on the arrangement of the scratches in the system, she sketched out a rough picture.
She only stopped when she reached the place where the stone bed was connected to the wall.
But when she looked back at the picture that the system restored for her, she was stunned.
"What's wrong?"
Long Tianhao asked in a low voice when he saw the stunned look on his wife's face.
"Yu, I think I know how to open that box!"
Her tone was filled with excitement and disbelief.
Long Tianhao perked up when he heard this.
"That's great! Our trip here was not in vain. Shall we go back now? "
Lin Mengya calmed herself down and tried to calm herself down.
There was indeed a drawing on the wall connected to the stone bed. If she hadn't followed her teacher's method and marked all the marks on the box, she probably wouldn't have been able to understand what was drawn on it.
But now, the box was temporarily placed in the room where she stayed last night.
She looked at the map again to make sure that she didn't miss any traces on it. Then, she followed her man out in high spirits.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, they heard the sound of the secret door being opened.
At the same time, Lin Mengya heard the sound of three stones hitting the top of the tower.
This was the secret signal they had agreed upon.
If someone were to come in as soon as the blade was fired, they would have to give them a hint.
With Lin Mengya's keen hearing, she would certainly not miss this sound.
So, someone had come!
The couple looked at each other and quietly retreated to the second floor.
It was much easier to hide here than above.
The two of them hid behind the stone stairs, listening to the approaching footsteps.
Obviously, it was the footsteps of two people, and they stopped not far above their heads.
"Steward Chang, we can't let anything go wrong with what we've discussed before," Ye Zichen said.
"Yes, yes, Miss Song, you can rest assured. I've already made sufficient preparations this time. Once the time is right, I'll immediately send someone to bring Gong Ya here. "
"But why did I hear that you can't even find her now?"
The woman's voice was full of arrogance, and even carried a hint of contempt and dissatisfaction as she reprimanded him for not doing his job well.
Lin Mengya couldn't imagine that Manager Chang, who regarded himself as her, would actually apologize repeatedly because of a woman's reprimand.
"Miss Song, you may not know this, but the master of the Gong family is really a cunning and intelligent opponent. Previously, I put in a lot of effort to make her the candidate for the priestess. Who knew that she would fail at the most critical moment. But don't worry, I've already arranged everything. "
"The master of the Gong family has something to ask of the aboriginals. She definitely won't hide and not appear. Once she appears, I'll immediately send someone to capture her!"
She really didn't expect this!
Lin Mengya's lips curled up in the darkness, revealing a cold and sarcastic smile.
She didn't expect that after all her suspicions, the real person who schemed against her was that serious-looking manager of the secret society.
It was no wonder that even though she finally found evidence of cheating, that manager refused to change the result and even advised her to accept it.
After all, it was a thief crying thief!
For a moment, Lin Mengya's hatred for this manager even exceeded her hatred for Commander Ah Dan.
Although the two of them weren't good people, at least Commander Ah Dan was targeting them on the surface.
But this Manager Chang was like a venomous snake, entrenched behind her and looking for an opportunity to kill her!
But there was one thing that she still couldn't understand. Why did those people deliberately want her to be the priestess?
Could it be that it had something to do with this strange woman?
"What's the use of waiting here? Hurry up and send someone out to look for her."
The woman was obviously not satisfied with Manager Chang's progress.
"I'm warning you, if you delay my important matters, even your Pavilion Master won't be able to save you!"
"You should know that the quota on your side is in the hands of our Song Family this time, and I happen to be the organizer in charge of the selection. If none of you can become an official candidate this time, then I don't know if you will still have this chance next time!"
The woman didn't hide the threat in her words at all, scaring Manager Chang so much that he immediately apologized and promised that he would definitely settle this matter in the shortest time possible.
The woman seemed to hate his promise and said coldly, "You better do as you say. I think we should also make some preparations here. I want a result within three days."
"What? Three days! "
Manager Chang seemed a little surprised.
"So what if it's three days? Even if I ask you to do it immediately, would you dare to disobey? "
The woman's voice was filled with impatience.
Manager Chang didn't dare to talk back and only dared to agree. But he really didn't have much confidence.
After all, up until now, they still didn't have any news of Gong Ya. Even the people they sent out had gone missing one after another.
Although he knew that the other party couldn't possibly escape so quickly, he more or less felt a little unconfident.
But the person he was facing wasn't reasonable at all, and he also understood that this person definitely couldn't be offended.
"Alright, then we'll do as Miss Song says. I'll definitely give you an answer within three days, but I hope that Miss Song will also do as you say. In this selection, please be magnanimous to our people."
Manager Chang gritted his teeth as he raised this condition. He knew that once he agreed, he would have to use his final trump card.
And once this trump card was used, it meant that the aboriginals were going to face a great upheaval.
But if he didn't agree and no one from them could become an official candidate in this selection, then it would mean that their clan was about to be forgotten.
Perhaps some people felt that being forgotten wasn't scary, but he knew very well how dangerous a forgotten clan was in the eyes of those people.
That meant that they were abandoned. In the eyes of those people, it meant that they could be plundered, enslaved, and even ordered around at will or directly exterminated!
Thinking of this, even Manager Chang couldn't help but shiver.
No, he definitely couldn't let such a thing happen!
"Do your job well and don't ask or think too much about other things."
But Miss Song didn't directly agree to his condition.
In her opinion, the people here would be abandoned sooner or later.
Therefore, they had no right to negotiate with her.
But now, she needed these people to work for her and help her achieve this goal, so she had no choice but to use these conditions to keep them hanging.
If she was in a good mood after this, then she could naturally let them go.
But if she was in a bad mood, then she would leave them to fend for themselves. Anyway, all of this had nothing to do with her.
This group of useless people didn't deserve any sympathy at all.
Eager for quick results, Manager Chang didn't know that the result of his sacrifice was indeed that he was being played like a clown.
But even if he knew, he could only pinch his nose and accept it. After all, the fate of their clan was in the hands of this woman.
As the voice above them faded away, Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao slowly appeared.
But the two of them just looked at each other and didn't say much. But after they got out, they would definitely investigate this matter.
The two of them were very cautious and waited for a few more minutes.
It wasn't until the sound of two stones hitting the top of the pagoda came from outside that they knew they were safe now.
Soon, the two of them were at the door, waiting for Ren Yi who opened the door for them.
The three of them didn't talk much, but climbed over the wall along the route that Ren Yi and the others used to escape.
At this time, Qian Jinzi was also anxious. Seeing that they came back safely, the big stone hanging in his heart was finally relieved.
"You're finally out. If you didn't come out, I would have rushed in to save you!"
Seeing his anxious look, Lin Mengya asked in confusion, "What happened to you guys? Why are you so anxious? "
Before Ren Yi could open his mouth, Qian Jinzi immediately told him everything that had happened between them, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.
"This person's martial arts is quite powerful. Even Ren Yi couldn't beat him. I was afraid that he would find you and harm you again. "
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