Although the courtyard is large, the rooms are limited after all. Many rooms are locked, but they can tell from the candlelight that there is nothing important in the windows. They only found two unlocked rooms, both of which were empty, with furniture and valuables long gone.
It was emptied. Moreover, the two of them did not notice any abnormalities in their perception of spiritual power.
"Has it already been transported?" Lord Kisaragi felt strange, "No way. I asked someone to keep an eye on it. Not many people have come in and out recently. Besides, there must be some movement when moving large items."
"Then did your informant find that only people came out and no one went in?"
"Of course I have considered it, but this is not the case."
The two found nothing, but were unwilling to go back empty-handed. They decided to search carefully to see if there were any attics or cellars where things could be hidden. Liudao Impermanence's eyes had long been accustomed to the dark night, and Lord Ruyue did not need more light, only
Xie Zhe held a lamp behind him. Although he could see many things that ordinary people could not see, darkness could still trap him.
As he walked, he thought about it in his mind.
Since it is the territory of the Wuyong clan, why is there no barrier set up?
As early as when they were in Huansha City, they had heard that Wuyong's idle escort agency had a barrier. But there is no barrier here. From the time they infiltrated until now, it has been too smooth for a few people. It may also be because this place is just a place.
It's an ordinary residential area. Since everyone is dead, there is no need to set up a barrier. But didn't Kisaragi-kun say that? There seem to be suspicious puppets stored here. In this case, how could there be no defense?
Is it true that the doll is no longer here?
After turning around a few times, he fixed his gaze on an old locust tree in the backyard.
"Is there something wrong with that tree? I can't understand the flowers and plants."
Mr. Ruyue was honest and said that he could not see the reason. Xie Zhe explained:
"Generally, locust trees are not planted in backyards."
"Why?" Mr. Ruyue looked at the old tree up and down and asked blankly, "The sophora japonica flowers smell delicious and taste delicious too."
"The locust tree is in Feng Shui... well, it's considered an evil tree."
"An evil tree? A tree that brings evil?"
"Yes. Don't plant mulberries in front, don't plant willows in the back, and don't plant ghosts in the courtyard. These are all matters of residential feng shui."
"Ghost claps your hands?" Lord Ruyue really doesn't know anything about this.
"Poplar tree. When the wind blows, the leaves of the poplar tree rustle, as if something invisible is clapping."
"Then what does this have to do with the locust tree?"
"There is also a jargon saying, 'If there is a willow tree in front of the door, pearls and agates come home; if there is a locust tree in front of the door, gold and silver treasures come home'. So it's not that willow trees cannot be planted, but they cannot be planted in the backyard. If they are planted in
In the backyard, money will flow out
'. The same is true for the Sophora japonica tree. There is a word for ghost in its name, and it is a tree with a strong Yin energy. It attracts wealth in front of the yard and houses the house in the courtyard. If it is placed in the backyard, it is easy to gather Yin energy and cause unclean things.
Things, the overall fortune of the family will be very bad."
"I think... am I thinking too much? Maybe this tree was here a long time ago, and the house was built later. You see, this locust tree is so tall, and the whole house looks small in comparison.
Already."
"That's the construction method chosen deliberately."
Lord Ruyue remained silent, no longer refuting, and just wandered under the tree for a while. She vaguely felt that Xie Zhe was right. After all, he was from the Wuyong family, and every move must have a special meaning. It couldn't be like this.
They are broad-minded. What’s more, they are also proficient in Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, so it’s absolutely impossible that they didn’t take this into consideration.
"If you do this... it may be to adjust the proportion and circulation of Yin Qi and Yang Qi. But why?"
They walked around the tree. Soon they discovered one thing - this towering tree was not completely independent of the backyard. About a quarter of it was embedded in the wall, and the wall was not
It was sunken. I don’t know if the wall was destroyed and rebuilt later, or if the wall bricks were built around it. The two of them observed it for a while, and decided to go back to the room from the front to see what was wrong.
.
When they arrived at the front, they found that this room was also locked, but it had no windows. Since it was a small place, it was too narrow for a latrine, so the two thought it was a compartment for storing tools, so they didn't pay attention.
Could it really be this place? But no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a place where large items can be stored.
Lord Ruyue was about to kick the door open, but was stopped by Xie Zhe. He first tried to peek through the crack in the door, but saw nothing but darkness. Even his eyes could not see anything. Then, he put his ear against the door.
He listened, and then knocked on the door with his knuckles. Repeated several times, he stood up straight and said to Kisaragi-kun:
"Judging from the echo, it's bigger here than we thought."
"Spells from space?" Lord Ruyue tilted her head and looked at the door lock, "Is the spiritual power of the locust tree used here?"
"It's hard to say."
Lord Ruyue nodded, rolled up her sleeves, and looked like she was about to kick in the door. Xie Zhe stopped her again and said to her:
"If the spiritual power inside is disturbed complexly and the door is damaged, trouble may occur. This door should not be an ordinary wooden door. If nothing else, the inside side must be covered with charms. Maybe it is not that
It can be opened easily.”
Lord Ruyue thought it was reasonable, but was unwilling to give in, so he stopped his strength and kicked him. Xie Zhe was really right. Under normal circumstances, even the iron door would have been shaken, but it did not move at all, like
It is firmly fixed with the entire wall. Xie Zhecong
He took out a charm from his body and folded it into the shape of a paper man. After he recited the mantra, the paper man stood up and crookedly crept into the door along the crack. After a while, the lock outside was automatically unlocked.
It fell to the ground with a "snap".
The door creaked open, and it was dark inside.
The two took a step back and felt a blast of cold air. There was no smell of dust or mold in the air, and they couldn't help but wonder. Since there were no windows and the door was locked, how could there be air circulation? The room was still dark.
It was dark, but somehow, Xie Zhe felt that the space here gave him the illusion of vastness and distance.
Is it really an illusion?
"hiss……"
Kisaragi-kun took a breath of air. What did she see? Kisaragi-kun took the lead in three or two steps and left the place where the candlelight could reach. Indeed, from the outside, this lamp was enough to illuminate the place, but in fact, the wider area
The darkness was suppressing the light, boundless. Xie Zhe turned around first and closed the door, and sure enough, behind
As he thought, it was covered with talismans. And there were more talismans than he expected. They were layered on top of each other, densely packed, some were new and some were old. Because the scene was so dazzling, he couldn't even identify the talismans at first glance.
What's the purpose? But it's no longer important. He turned around and walked towards the house.
After walking a few steps, he felt a numbness in his scalp.
There are many...many "people" here. Of course, they are all fake, but they look too real. They all have hair of different lengths and colors. And they all have their eyes open, looking straight ahead with dilated pupils.
Xie Zhe turned the candlelight closer and discovered that there were subtle differences in the color of the eyes. These dolls were not wearing clothes, but rough differences could be seen from the outlines of the bodies, such as the rise and fall of the chest and the shape of the skeleton - of course
, they have no real skeleton.
Lord Ruyue reached out and touched the temples of a female doll and said, "It's human hair, not animal fur."
Xie Zhe also plucked up the courage and gently moved the eyeball of a puppet. The eyeball was slightly tilted away and then slowly reset. Based on the texture just now, Xie Zhe made a judgment.
"The eyes... are also real."
"The eyes are real too?"
Lord Ruyue walked to him and suddenly tripped over a puppet. The puppet fell to the ground with a "snap", which shocked them. They leaned down and found that the puppet's eyes were closed.
Xie Zhe stretched out his hand and tried to open his eyelids.
"The eyelids are made...it seems to have some mechanism. They close when they lie horizontally."
"It's so realistic..."
Lord Kisaragi sighed as he helped it up. Even this level of bumps would not cause it to break. It seemed that other ingredients were mixed into the material to make it stronger and stronger. Sure enough, when Lord Kisaragi let him sit up again,
Its eyelids slowly opened again. Xie Zhe did not dare to bring the candlelight too close to its face, because there were also long eyelashes stuck on them, which would be easily burned by fire.
"Wait..." Xie Zhe became alert, "There's something wrong. I thought it was an illusion just now..."
"What?"
Lord Kisaragi observed with him. When the candle was close to the puppet's eyeball, its pupils would shrink slightly. Although it was not as exaggerated as a cat's eye, it did happen. The two of them immediately stood up and took the candle.
Huo rechecked the other puppets. Sure enough, almost every puppet whose eyes were held by a candle light would have their pupils slightly narrowed.
This is a reaction that only living people have.
Xie Zhe felt that his hands and feet were cold. Even if these things were really taken from a living person, how could they react on such a fake body? They were immersed in shock and did not pay any attention to the changes behind them. The door was covered with quilts.
After closing it, a brand new spell appeared out of thin air at the connection between the door and the wall, and the two of them were unaware of it.
It had been so long, and the two people waiting outside were somewhat anxious. The weather did not look better, and the clouds were still thick and gloomy, making people breathless. The wind had not blown for a long time, and the moon had been hiding behind the dark clouds.
"I don't know how long it will take them..."
Han Chang also shook his head: "It's such a big yard, I really don't know what to look for."
As soon as he finished speaking, the candle lamp on the ground suddenly went out.
But there is still no wind.
"Oops!"
Han Shang suddenly tensed up his nerves, making Ling Huan startled.
