217 Secret Room Under the Jongmyo Temple - Imprisonment
The next day, the weather cleared up early, and Qi Minghe got up early. Coincidentally, Huangfu Hanguang also got up early, and was standing at the window next to the bed, fully dressed, looking at the scenery outside the window.
Huangfu Mansion was as usual today. The sun penetrated in from the outside. From a high position and looking far away, you could see the maids waiting to be served in the courtyard on one side.
Huangfu Hanguang just looked outside, leaving only his back to the people behind him.
Qi Minghe opened his eyes and got off the bed, and saw him like this.
"Cold light..."
Huangfu Hanguang turned around at this moment, and Qi Minghe only saw the expression on his face, which was evilly silent.
"Are you up?" He moved the corner of his mouth.
"Um."
Qi Minghe quickly sat up.
"Change your clothes when you get up, and let's go to the ancestral temple."
Vaguely, I could only feel a little wave in his tone, but the wave was hidden so deeply that people thought he was just visiting the ancestral temple.
Qi Minghe was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly came back to his senses: "Yeah."
She quickly got out of bed, and the scenes from last night replayed in her mind. She found the entrance to the secret room, and he silently held her in his arms, and then...
He didn't think about anything at the moment. He had already gotten up and was waiting here. Under his calm appearance, he must have a nervous heart now.
Qi Minghe suddenly felt his heart beating loudly. He quickly got off the bed, silently walked aside, quickly put on his clothes and changed.
Because I knew what was about to happen, even though I was feeling anxious and nervous at the moment, I still deliberately chose something more formal.
Because... no one knows whether it is really possible to find Mrs. Yuxi. What if she is really found? The first time we met...
Of course you have to pay attention to it.
Huangfu Hanguang was standing by the window now, looking back at Qi Minghe. After she finished dressing, he pulled the corners of his serious mouth slightly and gave a subtle charming smile.
This smile now is like encountering something happy in a deep state of mind.
Qi Minghe suddenly felt a little embarrassed by his smile. He looked down at the dress he was wearing and pulled at the corner of his clothes uncomfortably: "Hanguang, I'm ready, let's go..."
After saying that, she walked up to him and pulled him. The next moment, the two of them walked out of the bedroom with a tacit understanding.
Outside the bedroom, Xiao Yu is waiting.
At this moment, when they saw Qi Minghe and Huangfu Hanguang coming out, they immediately came forward and said, "Master."
"Yeah." Huangfu said in a cold voice.
After looking around the courtyard, Bai Ling raised her evil eyes and said in a deep voice: "I'm sending you an order. No one is allowed to leave the mansion today. They all perform their duties and stay in the courtyard. All the servants in Huangfu's mansion are here today."
In this way, anyone who dares to leave the yard where they are doing their own business will be shot without mercy."
"Also, no one is allowed to approach the ancestral temple today. Xiao Yu, please lead a team of people to follow me to the ancestral temple and order that the ancestral temple be strictly guarded today."
The few instructions were full of majesty, and the entire Huangfu Mansion became majestic and serious.
The maids in the courtyard did not expect that the young master would give such instructions as soon as he went out. They were stunned and stood there stupidly, not daring to take a breath.
It seems that the young master is going to investigate something thoroughly and really take action...
Qi Minghe was also stunned for a moment. It was the first time he had seen him give such serious orders with his own eyes, and his murderous intent flowed out calmly. The demeanor of the master of the clan was to the extreme. Under the pretended gentle smile, he suddenly felt a little too much.
Distinguish the overbearing evil charm.
He took a few steps back: "Well... Han, Yiyu... let's go."
If Mrs. Yuxi could be found today, many things in the house would be different, and things would change.
"Yeah." Huangfu Hanguang responded lightly at this moment.
Bai Ling raised her evil eyes, glanced at the people in the courtyard seductively, and finally walked out.
At the same time, at the moment of giving the order, Xiao Yu gave the order, and the entire Huangfu Mansion was heavily guarded, following the rules of handling special events today.
There seemed to be movement next to the ancestral temple, and the guards from Huangfu's mansion surrounded the entire ancestral temple.
No one is allowed in, and no mosquito is allowed to fly out, as if everything is frozen in this moment.
Huangfu Hanguang glanced at Qi Minghe, and at the moment when their eyes met, the two people walked out one after the other.
Huangfu Hanguang walked in front, Qi Minghe held up the hem of his skirt and followed closely behind. Xiao Yu protected behind the two of them, and the others followed and went to the ancestral temple one after another.
In front of the ancestral temple.
The huge palace still shows the greatness of Huangfu's family. The approximately three-story ancestral temple has several large incense burners placed on a large empty court in front of it. Although it is not as grand as the sacrifice today, due to the siege
There were so many people there, it seemed to smell like incense, and the smoke curled up from the furnace, shrouding the entire ancestral temple, adding a bit of mystery.
Qi Minghe was standing in front of the ancestral temple, looking at the huge hall in front of him, his heartbeat was speeding up for no reason.
He quietly glanced at Huangfu Hanguang beside him, and saw that his thin lips were tightly pulled into a smile that didn't look like a smile.
Qi Minghe seemed to see the heaviness in his heart from his expression at this moment.
In fact... even though I don't show off anymore, I'm still nervous.
I have been dormant for two years just waiting for this moment.
"Go in." Qi Minghe said calmly.
At this moment, he took a deep breath, paused, then stepped forward and took his hand, pushing him forward slightly.
At this moment, Qi Minghe felt his hand moved by her hand, and suddenly he held her hand in his palm.
The next moment, before she could react, he took her in directly.
Go in early, go in late, you have to go in after all, so go in early and find someone earlier...it's fine.
Qi Minghe took a sharp breath, then his mind went blank, and he let him lead him inside.
Xiao Yu didn't follow him in at the moment. He stood outside and looked around, taking a look... His eyes finally stopped at Sunset Lake not far from the side of the ancestral temple.
This is the closest place to Sunset Lake. If you overlap it with the memory of diving into the lake last night, you can still vaguely find the corresponding location.
Xiao Yu's expression gradually became strange, as if something was clear in his heart.
He had already expected the answer, and Huangfu Hanguang and Qi Minghe must have known better.
That's why I enter the ancestral temple so cautiously now.
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In the ancestral temple, because the ancestral tablets are enshrined all year round, it has a somewhat solemn atmosphere. Each shrine is placed on the altar table, and each tablet has a corresponding name. The inside of the ancestral temple is similar to the outside of the ancestral temple. There is strong incense, but it is quiet.
many.
Because the ancestral temple was surrounded, the people who usually served in the ancestral temple had been cleared out. At this moment, in the huge hall of the ancestral temple, only Qi Minghe and Huangfu Hanguang were walking side by side.
Huangfu Hanguang walked in front, holding Qi Minghe's hand, and the two of them were looking around the hall.
The murals on the eaves are painted with portraits of the ancestors of the Huangfu Mansion, carved with golden lotus flowers and auspicious clouds, and painted into a solemn scene in the nine heavens.
As soon as anyone from the Huangfu Mansion enters the temple, they will unconsciously slow down their pace and become cautious.
At this moment, Huangfu Hanguang's sword eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and the corner of his mouth had a dull and evil look.
After walking around and taking a look, he simply freed up a hand and pulled off the silk ribbon from his eyes, looking at everything in the ancestral temple with his dark and deep eyes.
The top of the palace is definitely impossible...
It is impossible to hide people behind the Buddha statue, but this hall does not look strange at this moment.
"Hanguang, where do you think Mrs. Yuxi might be hiding?"
Is there any place in this hall where someone can hide?
On earth...where can I hide it?
At this moment, I walked around and couldn't find anyone, so I was feeling depressed.
Huangfu Hanguang continued to hide his evil eyes, and his eyes were a little more evil, staring at the altar table at the back of the main hall.
The two sides of the main hall are empty. In the middle is the ancestral tablet, followed by the painted wall. Apart from this, there are two four-ding incense burners for offering incense to the ancestors. Other than that, there is nothing else.
"Let's take another look."
The charming voice showed no intention of giving up.
Qi Minghe bit his lip lightly and stopped asking now. He might as well look for it first.
He walked from the east side of the hall to the west side, and then from the west side to the east side.
There are still so many things in the temple, and I don't dare to move the ancestral tablets, so I can only look at them with my eyes at this moment, and pay more attention if there is anything different.
So I looked around like this. Half an hour passed, and I still didn't find any trace of the secret room.
"Could it be...in the corner?"
After asking this question, I couldn't help but walked to the corner.
Huangfu Hanguang paced, followed from behind, and watched Qi Minghe carefully tiptoeing on the bricks in the corner, as if he wanted to hear the sound and identify something strange in the hall.
From the time I entered the ancestral temple to now, I have seen the ancestral tablets, the offering table, and the paintings on the wall behind the offering table.
Tibetans will naturally not hide in walls, but...
The entire ancestral temple is very normal, nothing out of the ordinary, so where is the secret room?
Mrs. Yuxi... where is she hiding again?
There seems to be no suspicious place in the mansion, but the most suspicious place now is the ancestral temple.
In the past two years, Pu Liuzhi has been coming here every full moon night, and the location of this ancestral temple is so close to Sunset Lake...
Qi Minghe suddenly felt his heart beat a little heavy and said, "Hanguang... what if... we can't find the secret room?"
"..." He fell silent.
The current situation is very similar to what it was like yesterday in front of Sunset Lake.
Looking at the ancestral temple in silence, his expression now was exactly the same as when he suddenly jumped into the lake last night.
The corners of his raised mouth formed an unspeakable arc.
While he was deep in thought, Qi Minghe's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, suddenly afraid that he would do something unexpected again.
"Hanguang..." she called him softly.
At this moment, I just came out of the corner, wanting to catch him and find some peace of mind...
Afraid that he would suddenly disappear in the blink of an eye, rush out of the ancestral temple, and then suddenly order the entire ancestral temple to be demolished...
This is no joke, he can definitely do it!
Qi Minghe was just about to touch his hand, but suddenly he forgot that he was still standing in a corner of the ancestral temple. There were huge tiles on all sides, and it was empty. The only difference was that the four corners of the temple were empty.
The corner is pressed with four Suani cornerstones whose purpose is unknown.
The Suanni foundation stones are small, each one is about the size of a fist, and they are carved lifelike.
Because they were too small, and they were parked at the four corners of the floor tiles, like something to suppress Feng Shui, Qi Minghe subconsciously did not touch them.
But now...because I was anxious and wanted to grab his hand, I accidentally stumbled and fell.
After falling down, there was a burst of surprise: "Cold light!"
The moment he shouted low, his whole body rushed towards him.
In panic, he supported her, but she accidentally stomped her foot and stumbled towards Suanni.
Originally, it was just a small thing standing quietly on the floor tiles. It looked no bigger than a fist, so it could not withstand a knock from someone. Qi Minghe suddenly shrank in fright, but now his movements slowed down, and he fell forward.
, when he was barely trying to hold himself up, he stumbled, and with a "clang" sound, Suanni's cornerstone suddenly fell down.
At this moment, I unexpectedly heard a sound that was not a collision.
The floor tiles under my feet seemed to "click".
Qi Minghe's heart was hanging in a knot!
He was already nervous enough, but now his heartbeat couldn't even beat. He looked at Huangfu Hanguang with a pale face, biting his lip.
"Cold..." Light.
Don't touch the things belonging to your ancestors. Although you have to find the secret room, you won't search around until you find any clues. Not to mention this... It seems to be a sacred object that suppresses Feng Shui. The cornerstone is pressed in this corner, like
No one had touched it for decades, and now it was kicked over by her.
But now, what’s going on with this “click” sound?
He narrowed his eyes in panic and looked at Huangfu Hanguang blankly.
His silent evil eyes also flickered, casting a terrifying charisma.
At this moment, at the critical moment, before she could react, the floor tiles under Qi Minghe's feet reacted first and sank with a loud roar. Such a sudden situation suddenly shook her soul.
I was completely frightened. The first moment was not joy, but fear!
"Han Guang, save me!"
The whole person suddenly fell down, and Huangfu's cold eyes also filled with coldness: "Hold on!"
It turned out that the mechanism was opened, revealing something similar to a cemetery.
The ancestral temple is also a place where ancestors’ tablets are enshrined. This feeling is really creepy.
Qi Minghe bit his lip and almost bit off his tongue. He was going crazy. He was so nervous that he grabbed Huangfu Hanguang's hand hard. But at this moment... he just felt that it was too late. He couldn't get out of this corner, but instead
It fell straight down!
"ah--"
Huangfu Hanguang's eyes darkened, looking at the place that seemed to be a bottomless pit, he calmed down for a moment and jumped down after her.
Qi Minghe went crazy: "..." His face turned pale with fright and he could not speak.
It felt like my whole body was being slid down, and somehow... it was this familiar embrace again, the same feeling...
Just like on the autumn mountain, when falling off the cliff... that feeling of dependence on life and death, he would never let go of her hand, no matter how dangerous it was...
The sudden accident made Qi Minghe burst into tears, and she immediately threw herself into his arms.
Feeling him hugging her, she instantly adjusted her falling posture, pushed her feet against the wall of the basement, and finally changed from passive to active, changed her posture, and fell steadily.
Feeling a strange smell coming towards him, Qi Minghe felt dizzy for a moment, and the nauseating feeling from yesterday came back again: "vomit——"
"Minghe."
"No...I'm fine..."
At this moment, he was saying this, but his face was completely pale, and he was holding on to Huangfu Hanguang's robe so tightly.
In the darkness, he lowered his head and saw her current appearance as if he had night vision.
His eyes stayed on her hand tightly grasping the corner of his robe.
Qi Minghe was trembling, and suddenly she felt a pair of big hands fall on her shoulders.
Finally, I became slightly accustomed to the smell in this basement, smelling it... This should be the smell of the lake water seeping in, along with the yin and humidity that has not seen the sun all year round... and a faint smell, like...
Suddenly, my whole body froze, and I wanted to cover my nose, not daring to smell it again!
"I'm afraid...!" Finally confessed.
Now my mind is full of questions about where on earth is this... There is a vague answer in my mind, but the front is unknown. What should I do?
Huangfu looked forward with cold eyes, only looking at the dark basement, which seemed like a long and narrow passage connecting the huge space.
This is the secret room under the ancestral temple, hidden in a corner, basically covering the entire Sunset Lake. Who built it and why it was built is unknown...
If I hadn't accidentally tripped over the Suanni cornerstone just now, I might never have been able to get in.
Huangfu Hanguang suddenly raised his head. The "click" sound just now was the sound of the mechanism starting up. It seemed that everything was not as simple as kicking over the cornerstone. It should be coincidence and luck. He happened to kick the right one and the right position.
Otherwise, the four cornerstones are there, and with so many maids cleaning the ancestral temple in the past two years, why can no one discover this secret room?
"Cold light..." Qi Minghe was slightly mute.
"Yeah." He suddenly lost his composure and walked in from this path.
Although the road was dark, the two of them walked together and now they were able to accept even the unpleasant smell.
At this moment, I just felt nervous. From not being able to find the secret room, to entering the secret room by mistake, what was waiting for the two of them now... was only the unknown ahead.
Qi Minghe suddenly plucked up the courage and walked forward with watery eyes.
From walking behind him in fear, to now having the courage to walk beside him.
"I'll look for it with you."
"Um."
There seemed to be a "click" above the head, and the secret passage was closed.
Such a subtle sound startled Qi Minghe again.
Although I mustered up the courage, the environment here is too scary right now...
It was eerie, without any light, and filled with a faint smell of lake water, mixed with... the smell of dirty daily life.
Suddenly, just as I was walking forward step by step, just when I seemed to see a light ahead, I felt another strange voice coming from the air: "Shua la——"
The sound of the iron chain touching the slate tiles echoed for a long time.
It's like there's some man-devouring beast ahead, imprisoned here.
Huangfu Hanguang's steps stopped, and this moment only made people feel terrifying.
At the bottom of this cold water, it seems that every breath is so terrifying, and it is also accompanied by this weird sound...
He had never encountered such a thing before. Qi Minghe bit his lip. At this moment, he bit his lip without knowing it. It seemed that there was a faint smell of blood spreading in his mouth...it hurt...
But at this moment, because I was fully focused on the front, I suddenly felt that my mouth no longer hurt.
At this moment, with the sound of the chain dragging on the ground, I walked forward step by step, and finally...
"Ah——" It was like a heartbreaking and shrill voice coming from the ground. The woman's voice was like a broken gong, hoarse and unpleasant.
It suddenly made people feel extremely terrifying. Coupled with this gloomy environment, it was like entering the Forgotten River Hell by mistake.
The further we walked to the front, the more disgusting the smell became.
The fishy smell penetrated into his nose bit by bit. No matter how much he tried to cover it, he couldn't stop the invasion of these smells at this moment.
Qi Minghe suddenly felt difficulty breathing, and his whole body began to feel weak and weak.
However, in such an environment, Huangfu Hanguang's straight back could only be felt as stiff as loose. Even the hand holding her seemed to be frozen in place, and his whole aura had changed...
It's not fear, but hatred, murderous intent... it's anger, it's a feeling approaching cruelty.
"..." The closer he got, the more violent he became when he heard the man's voice, which was neither human nor ghost.
As if bloodthirsty...a pair of evil eyes stared ahead mercilessly.
It's too cruel. If the thing imprisoned by the chains in front is really a person...
Then the person imprisoned is really vicious to the extreme.
As if because he understood, Qi Minghe gradually turned pale at this moment and let go of the hand covering his nose.
At this moment, both hands were held in his hands and clasped tightly...
He said in a low voice: "Han Guang..."
She wanted to say that with her here, no matter what lies ahead, she would accept it with him.
The closer he got to the sound of the iron chain rubbing against the ground, the slower Huangfu Hanguang's steps became. Qi Minghe held his hand tightly and tightened the grip.
Finally, in these last few steps, I finally saw the dark light ahead.
At this moment, I was just looking at a person at the corner in front of me, checking my head, lowering my head so that I couldn't see the face clearly... It was like I was bound and could never get out of this circle, imprisoned in place.
He ate, drank, and defecated all in the same place. "He" could not lie down and sleep. He could only stand for hundreds of days and nights, closing his eyes and struggling crazily.
It seemed that he heard the sound of someone coming, and the imprisoned man in front showed an "irritable" mentality again. He kept struggling in place and waving his hands, and the chains that restrained "him" were swaying.
Qi Minghe's heart tensed up and he couldn't help but hold his hand hard.
Huangfu Han's eyes were cold and he paused deeply.
"Ah! Crunch -" a weird roar.
The person in front finally raised his head wildly, and the two of them finally saw "him".