Rou Gu paused, raised her eyes and looked at him. https:// on mobile phone
Shen Xu is very tall. From this angle, only the side of his jaw can be seen.
He was covered with a veil, so his brows appeared deeper, his eyes were like stars, and his eyelashes were long and thin.
The word "nonsense" that he said was still ringing in Rougu's ears.
Nonsense...
He spoke briskly and... dotingly.
It's been a long time since I heard Shen Xu speaking in such a voice, even if this "pampering" was just a casual comment without any other intention.
"White turtle paper," Rou Gu looked at Shen Shu and said, "Sir, that might have been written three hundred years ago. After all, only one country has perished in these hundreds of years."
"Did you know that white turtle paper has another name?" Shen Xu said.
Shen Shu shook his head: "The white turtle paper has a little-known alias called Baigui Zhi. Although not many people know about it, this name has a long history."
"Do you have any explanation?" Rou Gu has never been involved in this area.
"It's not a big deal, it's just unlucky," Shen Xu said. "Some people believe in signs of good fortune and misfortune, and some don't. It varies from person to person, but those who are skilled in the art will not disbelieve in it."
Rougu nodded: "I understand. I heard that the alchemists who are well versed in alchemy are very particular about everything. They try their best to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. They even have to divination to light a fire and add firewood to determine the best time and place. So ," Rougu looked up at the calligraphy and painting in front of her and said, "It seems inappropriate for this white turtle paper to appear here."
"Well, it's not like those who are skilled in Fang don't know the name of White Turtle Paper," Shen Xu withdrew his gaze and walked forward holding the torch, saying as he walked, "It's just that it was three hundred years ago again, and everything I have encountered in the past two years is similar to It was related three hundred years ago. In times of trouble, things can change easily."
"Nowadays, the world is also in chaos." Rougu said.
"It's a good thing," Shen Shu said, "Circumstantial events create people. In peaceful and prosperous times, only wastes who eat all day long and are indolent will emerge. Many great achievements can only be made in troubled times."
As he spoke, Shen Xu stopped and looked forward.
Rougu followed his gaze and saw a small stone door.
"I'm going to take a look, young master." Rougu said, took out her dagger and walked towards the stone door.
The stone gate is said to be small, but in fact it is not small. It is half taller than Shen Shu, but it is much smaller than the large stone gate they entered.
Shen Xu followed behind. The firelight in his hand illuminated the stone door. There were many patterns carved on the stone gate that were the same as those on the cliff outside, and they were covered with dust.
The stone door was very heavy, so Rougu stretched out her hand to push it open, holding the dagger in front of her chest. The gap widened, and a strange smell came out.
Suddenly, a black object jumped out from the stone door. Rougu let out a low cry and jumped back.
The black object jumped towards Shen Xu, and Shen Xu retreated quickly, lowering the torch at the same time. It was a fat rat, very big, five times larger than the ordinary rats they had seen.
Rougu's eyes widened and she looked at Shen Xu in disbelief: "Sir, am I right? Is that really a mouse?"
"Keep pushing," Shen Xu stepped forward and said, "Give me the knife."
Rou Gu nodded, handed the dagger to Shen Xu, and placed her hands on the stone door with strength.
Another black object jumped out, and this time Shen Shu, with quick eyesight and quick hands, quickly caught it with the torch in his hand. The mouse bumped into the torch with its head, making a sizzling sound.
Shen Xu didn't let the mouse escape and chased him through the door. The torch burned the mouse's back. The mouse stretched out in pain and screamed.
"Master!" Rougu's voice exclaimed from beside him.
Shen Xu raised his eyebrows, straightened up and looked forward.
A huge stone chamber, very large, more like a palace than a stone chamber. With the torch in his hand, it was difficult to even see the walls on both sides.
The mouse that was burned twice by Shen Xu squeaked, turned over and ran away.
There was darkness and vast emptiness ahead. Many tiny sounds could be heard in the darkness. Those sounds were rats.
"There are so many!" Rougu said, "But how is this possible? Where do they come from? What do they eat?"
There is too little possibility of decay in this place. As for plants, there is no sunlight in such a large desolate deep palace. Even if there is food that does not need sunlight to grow, it cannot support so many rats, especially the size of these rats. , the food seems to be very good.
"And it's winter," Shen Xu frowned, "it's rare to see rats in winter."
"Sir, don't go in any further. I'll close the stone door. You can rest first." Rougu said uneasily.
Shen Xu said nothing, looking into the deep darkness.
After waiting for a long time, Rougu urged in a low voice: "Young Master..."
"Okay," Shen Xu nodded, "Let's go back."
Turning around, he looked back again, feeling a faint uneasiness in his heart, which was very strong.
When Rou Gu half-closed the stone door, Xia Zhaoyi pushed open a stone door outside the mountain nearly a mile away from her.
She searched for a long time, but couldn't find a wooden board or long piece of cloth that could allow her to slide across the rope bridge, so she simply stopped looking and walked down the stone steps to the bottom.
To Xia Zhaoyi's expectation, there were six levels of cable bridge in total. The top four levels were badly damaged, but the bottom level was slightly better.
She walked along the rope bridge, stopped at the first platform, and saw the stone door.
The stone door was ajar on the cliff, and she pushed it effortlessly.
The air inside was turbid and had a strong musty smell. Xia Zhaoyi took out her handkerchief and covered her face, then walked inside holding a small oil ball lamp.
The corridor is very narrow and becomes wider as you go inside.
There are steps going up in front of you. The stone tiles on the platform are smooth and very neat.
At the top of the steps, she found a lamp holder that was much taller than her, even much taller than a grown man.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at the terrain, jumped up on the high ground, then put his foot on the wall, and climbed up easily. He paused when he took out the fire break, and found that the lamp holder actually contained half a pot of oil.
After lighting the lamp, Xia Zhaoyi jumped down and looked up at the lamp with some wonder.
Lamp oil will evaporate if exposed for a long time.
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyes and looked elsewhere.
Has anyone been to this place in recent years?
Where the lamp illuminates, the wall is old and mottled, full of dust. There are also lamp holders on the other side, and there are lamp holders at regular intervals as you go up the stairs.
Xia Zhaoyi went up to several more lampstands to look at them. Some lamps had more oil, and some were dry and colorless.
It seems that someone has really been here. Who could it be?
A person from the Yuanhe Sect?
Nearby villagers?
Forget it, let's not think about it for now, she will go find Shen Lie first.
Shen Lie had already followed the path Shen Shu took to the drainage outlet.
After entering, he had to hunch over. He held the torch abandoned by Shen Zhu's men in his hand. After coming out of the drainage outlet, he stood on the spacious corridor. It was dark all around and he couldn't tell which way he was going.
