It was one thing to be fearless in the face of imminent disaster, but as long as there was still a chance of survival, no one would be so determined to stay where they were and wait for death. Chu Menglin also listened to the young man's instructions. The three of them stood in a row in front of the mark, holding each other's arms. With every step they took, they called out the number of steps: "One", "Two", "Three". After five steps, the three of them stood still. The young man stepped aside and said, "Now I will count to six. You two take the first step with your left foot, your right foot doesn't need to follow. Six! " Looking at the distance of each step, he estimated the length of half a step. After finding their position, he turned to the right and pushed the torch forward. Sure enough, he saw a dark hole in front of him. It was located between the cracks of the wall in a blind spot. If he hadn't predicted it in advance and held the torch to illuminate it, it would have been very difficult to find it. No wonder every time he passed by this place, he would inevitably pass by it.
The young man walked out of the small hole and looked around. He saw two stone pillars with dragon carvings on both sides. One of the dragon heads was still stained with blood. He knew that this was the entrance they came from. He said happily, "Success!" He walked back into the tunnel and directed the other two to stand in the direction he was facing so that they could return to their original point of view.
Dodo was discussing the mystery of the tunnel with Chu Menglin. "I heard that in the ancient tombs of Western Zhou, there is a mechanism called the 'Suspending Soul Ladder'. Every twenty-three steps is a cycle of reincarnation. You can't go up or down. You'll just keep going in circles. But that's just a flight of stairs. What is this? Suspending Soul Dao? "
Chu Menglin muttered, "I've also heard of the 'Suspending Soul Ladder'. It's not a supernatural phenomenon. It's an ingenious mechanism that uses the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Technique. It only needs a few simple props to make people dizzy. I remember when I went to the Shadowless Mountain Villa to get the Tears of Severing Soul, a few old fellows used this formation to deal with me. They piled up big stones in the courtyard … "
The young man said happily, "Yes, yes. The Shadowless Mountain Villa was destroyed by the Demonic Cult of Sacrifice and razed to the ground. This matter was widely spread in Jianghu. Since you were able to set the villa on fire, you must know how to break this formation! Ay, little girl, you're really good at hiding your strength. "
Chu Menglin felt guilty.... Although it was rare for him to be praised, he didn't dare to take the opportunity to boast. It wasn't that he was too thin-skinned and couldn't bring himself to say it, but because he recalled the situation at the time, Jiang Jianchen said afterwards, "If it wasn't for my reminder, you would still be trapped in that stone formation right now. Even the heavens wouldn't respond to your cries and the earth wouldn't help you. ...... was.................................................................... to...... was..................... of................... to break.......... The formations that could be broken in the past suddenly could not be broken now. If he continued to brag, he would only be asking for humiliation. In order to cover up his slip of the tongue, he could only say, "Why are you in such a hurry? I still haven't had the chance to experience it. Those old fellows are afraid of trouble … "Thinking that no one would be more afraid of trouble than death, he changed his words," Those old fellows are clumsy. We had already attacked the main hall before we saw them piling stones in the garden. "
The young man was secretly amused, "To reach the main hall, you have to pass through the garden first. Could it be that you saw them moving stones and purposely avoided them to make things easier for them?"
Dodo was experienced and knowledgeable. Hearing her mention the old incident of Shadowless Mountain Villa, he thought for a moment and figured out what had happened. He had fought alongside Jiang Liechen on the battlefield to kill the enemy, and in his heart he had long admired her skill and resourcefulness, but he didn't want to speak words of praise out of his mouth. To those who were far inferior to him, he felt that there was no harm in casually saying a few words of modesty. Therefore, he didn't expose her incoherent lie. On the other hand, Chu Menglin's identity as a subordinate of the Sacrificing Shadow Sect was not revealed to the young man beforehand. When he found out, he wasn't surprised at all, which made him even more suspicious.
For a while, the three of them racked their brains. After a long time, the young man said, "Have you ever heard of a person blindfolded walking forward? In his mind he thinks he is walking in a straight line, but in reality he will deviate from the path." Chu Menglin said, "I've heard of it, but I've never tried it. So what? Why are you bringing up those irrelevant things at this time? "
The young man said, "If you haven't tried it, then let's try it. But this matter is different, the rules need to be changed a little. " He took out a rope from his sleeve and said, "You don't need to blindfold yourself. Stick the rope to the wall and hold it tight. Keep walking forward. I'll observe from behind and act accordingly. I'll try to find the correct turning position."
Chu Menglin angrily said, "You're lying, aren't you? How can you tell? Why don't you walk by yourself? " The young man also angrily said, "I've already told you, I want to find the correct turning position. If I walk by holding the rope, will you find the right turning position? You won't. Otherwise, you wouldn't have said 'how can you tell?'. As the saying goes, if you don't hold the rope, who will? Hehe, if you don't go to hell, who will? "
Dodo had spent more time with the young man and slowly saw through him. He knew that although the young man liked to talk back, he was actually a shrewd and capable person. He was completely different from Chu Menglin who would pick a quarrel for no reason. He said, "Just do as he says."
Chu Menglin's eyes dimmed for a moment, but he still nodded and said, "Okay." He glared at the young man and said angrily, "If you find it, tell me immediately. If you fail, see if I won't settle the score with you!" He picked up the end of the rope and walked away quickly. The young man called out from behind, "Hey, slow down. Remember that the rope has to be stuck to the wall at all times!" He then said to Dodo, "Sir, one person is not as good as two people. Help me pay attention to where the rope suddenly … isn't straight enough."
Dodo nodded. The young man consciously explained, "It's the same principle as' those who are closely involved can't see clearly '. Only by substituting a tangible object into the situation, as a bystander, can one see the mystery." Dodo seemed to understand and asked, "Is that rope long enough?" The young man said, "It's enough, it's definitely enough. Can't you see it? In fact, we're just trapped in a very small area. At first, there were no signs, so we didn't feel anything. Later, didn't we calculate the number of steps? Leave this to me, you can rest assured. "
At this time, Chu Menglin's figure had already disappeared. The rope within the range of the fire was still straight. The young man said, "Let's go, follow him." His right hand first pressed on the top of the rope and he slowly walked forward. Then, his hands constantly alternated to keep the rope in its original position.
After about eight or nine steps, the two simultaneously saw that the rope in front of them had slightly caved in. Since it was taut, it must be the wall itself that was caved in. The young man said happily, "It's here!" After saying that, he pressed his body against the wall and looked straight ahead. Indeed, from that point onwards, the rope caved in deeper every few steps, forming an arc that was flat to the right. The change in angle was extremely small. When he walked forward, he would see a straight line again. Thus, he said, "Sir, I'll have to trouble you to take about three steps forward and help me draw a vertical line on the wall."
Dodo took three steps forward and pressed the stone against the wall, saying, "Is it here?"
The young man squinted his eyes and looked carefully, shouting, "No, no, it's too far! Take a step back … closer, forward a little bit … just a little bit more … Ah, okay! " He let go of the rope and ran forward, explaining, "The wall is supposed to be straight, but now it's caved in in an arc to confuse our eyes and lead us to unknowingly move to the right. The blueprint tells us to walk straight and turn left, but it's doing the opposite. Because the blueprint is never wrong, if it says to go to the left, it will definitely go to the left. When this tunnel first showed signs of going to the right, it was already a lie. Therefore, when it first showed signs of going to the right, it was the correct position of going to the left according to the blueprint. "He knocked on the wall and said," Just as I expected, it is indeed hollow! " He clenched his fist and knocked all the way to the left of the vertical line to distinguish between the real and the false. He then used the stone to make a few marks, took out a Luoyang shovel and dug at the base of the wall. He pretended to ask casually, "Now that we've found the correct position, shouldn't we try to inform Miss Chu?"
Dodo said, "Since this mechanism is an endless loop, when she has taken enough steps and circled around, she will naturally come back here. There's no need to waste time."
The young man smiled, saying, "Sir, you're right. This one has always been curious, what is the relationship between you and Miss Chu? I'll be honest, she is very, very, very good to you. She is so good that it's beyond the equality between lovers, but it's different from the respect a maid has for her master. It's clearly due to the love between a man and a woman. If it's said that she loves you so much that she's willing to lower herself, it's still acceptable. But your attitude here is completely confusing. It's as if you don't care about her at all, but you don't want her to die either. It's fine as long as she's still breathing. What's strange is that these two attitudes come from the bottom of your heart. It's not out of shyness that you're trying to hide. Could it be that you have an important matter, or perhaps something very important that is related to Miss Chu, and you can't do without her? I'm ashamed, ashamed, this one is really muddle-headed. After guessing for half a day, I still can't figure out the main point. "
Dodo's heart trembled when he heard this, thinking to himself, "This person's thinking is really meticulous!" Although the young man said that he couldn't figure out the main point, every word he said was on point. He was just short of saying that it was something important. He had always hated having his thoughts seen through by others, so he said sternly, "Don't you think you're meddling too much? What do you know about true and false feelings? "
The young man buried his head in his work and didn't answer. Dodo also felt that his tone was too harsh. He only hoped that the young man wouldn't be suspicious. He wanted to say a few words to ease the atmosphere, but he didn't want to lower himself to a mere grave robber. Just then, Chu Menglin walked back from the other side. He was about to settle accounts with the young man and scold him to vent his anger when he saw that the young man was holding a Luoyang shovel. He was sweating profusely as he dug the wall. There was already a small pile of dirt by his feet. He walked forward and looked at it again and again. He said doubtfully, "You … you've found it?"
The young man didn't raise his head and said, "Nonsense, why would I dig the dirt when I'm bored? Is digging the wall fun? Do you want to play? " Chu Menglin threw the rope and said angrily, "I already told you to tell me when you found it. Why did you suddenly disappear without a trace?"
When the young man heard the word "told", his heart was slightly sullen. He sneered and said, "I didn't tell you, but didn't you still come back safe and sound? Do I even need to waste time? Besides, how would I tell you? Yelling your name here? I don't know if I'm crazy or calling for a ghost. Or pulling the rope? This place is deceiving people. Who knows what's at the other end of the rope? If you pull back a headless female corpse and ask me to return the face on the wall to her, wouldn't it be scary? "
Duo Duo heard him laughing and taking the blame for him, and immediately felt a lot more relieved. Since he dared to say it, he wasn't afraid that Chu Menglin would find out. However, he didn't want to make her angry before he found out about her background.
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