We all knew the things in the stone chamber, and we could tell what they were at a glance, but after seeing those things clearly, I couldn't help but say, "What is that?"

This seems to be a very contradictory sentence, but I feel that this is the only sentence that can express my emotions at that time.

There are paintings hanging in the stone room. There are many paintings. At a glance, there are at least dozens of them. They are just like the portraits of Cao Cao that I saw when I was in the house outside. The people in the paintings are men, women, old and young, and they have different costumes.

They are the same, obviously not from the same period, but these paintings have one thing in common, that is, the faces of the people in the paintings are exactly the same. Even women and children can clearly see that the similarities are highly consistent.

He Jianqiang and his son looked at those paintings, then looked at me, and I looked at those paintings, then looked at them again. They didn’t know what to say. At this time, Zhang Zuozu finally couldn’t help shouting: "How can the people in this painting be related to each other?"

Are you exactly the same?"

Yes, no matter what gender or age they are, the people on these scrolls all look exactly like me. I looked at those scrolls blankly, wondering if I really have a very similar relationship with this person in the formation.

Deep relationship? Otherwise, why are there so many portraits that look like me in this place?

I walked forward and gently touched the scrolls with my hands. They looked a little yellow and must have been there for many years. I looked at the painting in front of me carefully. It showed a young ancient man dressed as a scholar.

I tried to find in the painting the kind of painting technique that He Xiaoqiang told me was similar to hiding money, but after looking at it for a long time, I couldn't see anything. I knew that I was not the material, so I looked at He Xiaoqiang helplessly.

strong.

He Xiaoqiang understood what I meant, stroked the painting carefully, and then looked at another painting in front of him, which showed an old man. After looking at it for a long time, he pointed to the painting of the scholar and said

: "Judging from the characters' clothing and painting techniques, this should be a work from the Ming Dynasty."

He Xiaoqiang didn't explain much to me why he came to this conclusion, and I didn't ask. Anyway, even if he said it, I wouldn't be able to understand it. The most important thing is that I believe in his judgment. I couldn't help but feel a little confused: Obviously

Chao, how come there are people who look like me? There should be people who look like me, but they just happened to be painted and hung here, and there happened to be so many people who looked like me were painted and hung here, so that’s not normal.

Ming Dynasty, who can tell me about the Ming Dynasty?

After thinking about it, I still think I should first ask the question I am most concerned about: "Is there any painting technique similar to hiding money that you mentioned in this painting?"

He Xiaoqiang nodded, and I suddenly became nervous and said, "What words are written on it?"

He Xiaoqiang had a strange look on his face. He glanced at me and said, "Do you remember "The Old House"?" He looked at me for a moment, then immediately said, "It's not a house, it's a story."

Only then did I understand the meaning of his words. How could I not remember the story "Old House"? First I had an inexplicable amnesia, and then it suddenly appeared inexplicably. There was also an extra story blueprint around me, which was then revised into a mess by Henry Zhang.

Without distinguishing between true and false, what is even more puzzling is that the reason why Xiao Yang did this is said to be to avenge his sister, but Yuan Shushu had already said that there was no woman at all that day, except for the voice on the phone, and the inexplicable

There's more to it. Henry Zhang is my clone's subordinate. For everything he did, the clone said it was to prove that human nature is evil. But from what I experienced at the beginning to now, I feel that things are not that simple. It's just

There are so many inexplicable things that I can't even think of.

I didn’t know why He Xiaoqiang asked me this question, but I nodded anyway. He Xiaoqiang said: “You once said that one of your ancestors liked writing ghost stories and always wanted to write a great story?”

I nodded. In the story of "Old House", the ancestor who didn't know the truth always wanted to write a great ghost story. Later, he got the method of building the old house, the Nine Heavens, and took those jade pendants outside.

, and this led to the ghost stories that I later came into contact with in the story "Old House". Apart from this, I didn't seem to have done much, just painted a picture, and was later captured in the hypnotic world.

I brought it up from the bottom of the well.

He Xiaoqiang glanced at me and said, "I suspect that the part about your ancestors is true."

I once told He Xiaoqiang about my past, including that I didn’t know which parts were real and which parts were the illusory world after being hypnotized. When I heard what He Xiaoqiang said, my heart moved and I couldn’t help but look at it.

To the painting: "You mean..."

He Xiaoqiang said: "There is the word 'idiot' on the painting."

I looked along He Xiaoqiang's fingers, and sure enough I saw two vague words: Idiot. In the hypnotic world, when I took out the painting from the bottom of the well, the inscription on it was also the word "Idiot".

It's just that it's not hidden money.

I thought about it and said, "Could it be the same as the previous painting? This is not the signature of the painter, but the name of the painting?" I don't know much about antique calligraphy and painting, and I don't know what it should be called specifically.

, I could only say this according to my usual speaking habits. Fortunately, He Xiaoqiang also understood it, shook his head and said, "No."

He pointed at the painting of an old man he had just seen and said, "This should be a painting from the Tang Dynasty, and there is also the word 'idiot' here." Then he didn't explain to me why he said "no" and just continued.

Walking forward, because everyone's hands were held together, and I was leading the way, it seemed extremely awkward. I quickly took a step back and walked side by side with him. If I had seen two people before,

A man's posture would definitely make him want to vomit, but he didn't care so much now. He knew that He Xiaoqiang must have deep meaning in doing this, so he didn't rush to ask.

Every time He Xiaoqiang comes to a painting, he will stop and look at it carefully, and then leave a comment: "Idiot from the Tang Dynasty", "Idiot from the Song Dynasty", "Idiot from the Yuan Dynasty"... until all the paintings are included.

After reading all the paintings, every painting has the word "idiot" on it.

After looking at all the paintings, He Xiaoqiang explained to me: "In traditional Chinese paintings, the purpose of hiding the title is generally to avoid destroying the overall harmony of the picture. It is rare to hide the title. If there is, it is to hide the person in the painting."

identity, but the latest painting should have been painted a few years ago. If the word 'idiot' refers to his identity, I don't think it makes sense, because no one knows who they are.

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I have also seen the painting that He Xiaoqiang mentioned. It can be said that the people on it are almost exactly the same as me. The first few paintings have a somewhat strange feel due to their costumes, but the last one can be said to be exactly the same.

He Xiaoqiang continued: "Another reason for concealing the money is that he doesn't want people to know who painted the painting, but the person who painted the painting couldn't help but want to put his name on it, so he would use this method.

This phenomenon was very common in ancient times. Based on everything we have encountered, I think this 'idiot' just didn't want people to know that he painted these paintings."

I remained silent, thinking about He Xiaoqiang's words, which seemed to be reasonable. The village that could not be easily entered, the hidden seventy-third room, and the mysterious hole-defending formation all showed that someone did not want to give up easily.

The things inside were discovered, and I was the only one who could come and go freely, but I happened to look exactly like the person in the portrait inside.

I don't know how to explain this phenomenon. At this time, I have nothing to do with the owner of this stone room. Even I can't believe it. I have only traced it so far. Not only did we not solve the mystery we wanted to know, but we encountered it.

There were more unexplainable phenomena. At this moment, He Jianqiang, who had been silent since entering the stone chamber, suddenly said something: "Buddhism talks about the experience of the world of mortals, and there is also a saying that the Buddha has countless incarnations. Could it be that everyone here has experienced something like this?"

A person is an incarnation, and each incarnation goes through a human experience?"

I laughed bitterly, thinking that you and your son really think highly of me. Not long ago, He Xiaoqiang joked with me that Buddha has thousands of incarnations, saying that I might be destined to be Buddha. Now that it is in the hands of He Jianqiang, it is even more outrageous.

It is said that I may also be the incarnation of Buddha. The question is, will a Buddhist use Taoist formations to defend the cave? Let alone a Buddha?! Even if he has the same color, empty space, and no different color, he probably won't do this.

He Jianqiang was immediately stunned by my question, but after thinking about it, he felt that it seemed unexplainable, so he simply shut his mouth. Since he couldn't think of the reason, he had to put the question aside first, and carefully searched everywhere in the stone room.

I looked at it and didn't miss any corner. Of course, it all depends on He Jianqiang and his son. I can't tell if there is any hidden secret.

But after searching for most of the day, I found nothing, which was a bit disappointing. He Xiaoqiang squeezed my hand hard and said, "Don't worry, there's still a place I haven't been to yet."

Hearing what he said, I immediately became energetic and said immediately: "Go over now." Then I passed through the entrance first and went straight to the opposite entrance. Because I was always in front, I didn't know this.

The formation at the entrance can only allow me to pass through it, but I don't have the heart to test it at the moment. Let's see what's inside first.

The inside is large, but empty, and there are no pictures on the surrounding stone walls. There is only a stone machine in the center, and there seems to be a box on it.

I immediately raised my legs and walked over. Because there were too many people and we hadn’t agreed to walk together, I didn’t walk very fast in the first few steps, but after a while everyone caught up.

At the end, He Jianqiang, I couldn't help but glance at him, only to find a hint of excitement and confusion on his face.

My heart moved, and I suddenly remembered what He Xiaoqiang told me about the scene when his ancestor first got the jade pendant. When he first found the jade pendant, it seemed that it was also in a large tomb, which was full of murals.

, there seems to be only one stone machine.

I recalled what He Xiaoqiang said to me when his father asked me how I could get down from above. He said: It's possible that the people on those murals look exactly like you.
Chapter completed!