Chapter 129 The Secret Passage in the Ancestral Hall
Chapter 129 The secret passage in the ancestral hall
Chu Yan's eyes fell on the ground behind the sacrificial altar.
There is dust everywhere, but this floor tile is cleaner than the nearby floor tiles.
It was as if someone had knocked the dust away when someone came.
The man squatted down, knocked on the floor tiles, and made a hollow sound: "It's empty inside, look for the switch to open it."
"good."
When she saw a secret passage, Jian Anran immediately became energetic.
The two groped around for a while, and finally found the switch under the sacrificial altar.
The floor tiles made a heartbreaking sound, revealing a downward path.
"Sure enough, there is a secret passage here, let's go in and take a look."
Jian Anran felt happy and raised her feet to go down, but was held back by Chu Yan.
Facing Chu Yan's disapproving look, Jian Anran smiled sheepishly: "Then you go first."
Normally she would handle it by herself, and she was used to going straight down, but now she suddenly had a man protecting her, which was a bit unaccustomed to her.
The stairs inside the secret passage are made of mud and look a bit uneven.
Chu Yan walked ahead with one foot deep and one foot shallow, not forgetting to hold Jian Anran's hand tightly and whisper: "Be careful where you step, don't miss the mark."
"OK."
The stairs are not long, but the road ahead is still very narrow.
Chu Yan could only temporarily let go of Jian Anran's hand.
The softness in his palm suddenly disappeared, and Chu Yan's heart felt empty for no apparent reason.
"The soil on the wall of this secret tunnel is very old. It feels like it has been repaired for a while and is not newly dug."
Jian Anran observed the surrounding area, holding the talisman in her hand tightly. If there was any danger, she could react immediately.
"Well, it's over."
Chu Yan suddenly stopped.
Jian Anran walked over and saw a small space of about ten square meters in front of her, with some daily necessities placed in it.
"It seems like someone usually lives here."
Jian Anran walked in and looked around. She touched the towel that was lying here: "The towel is wet. Someone must be staying here."
"I just don't know where they are now."
Chu Yan also walked in. The two of them were a little crowded in this small place.
"Look for useful clues."
It's a pity that even though the two of them almost lifted up the ground, they still found nothing.
It's as if I really just live here alone.
"Let's go out first."
Jian Anran looked at the time, it was already late at night, and she didn't know when the people living here would come back. It would not be good if they bumped into each other here.
"I feel that Millennium Candle may have disappeared as well,"
On the way back, Jian Anran sighed, her bad premonition getting heavier and heavier.
"But I don't understand why the people in Honglie Village didn't report such an important matter to the association. Their duty is to protect the Millennium Candle. Now that all the town objects have been lost, they have no reaction at all."
"Maybe that's why they're overly enthusiastic."
Chu Yan said sharply: "If it weren't for their lack of purpose, they wouldn't be so enthusiastic about us. Now that Qian Qian Zhu is gone, we still have to see what they say tomorrow."
"Anyway, I don't feel very good in my heart. Do you think they are colluding with those who stole the golden cicada cassock?"
Jian Anran sighed.
The two came out of the secret passage. Jian Anran was still thinking about Qianzhu, when she suddenly heard the sound of soft footsteps.
Her expression changed slightly, and she took Chu Yan and hid in a corner.
"Shh-"
Jian Anran stretched out her index finger and touched Chu Yan's lips.
The man understood, and stretched out his hand to wrap around Jian Anran's waist, bringing the two of them closer so that they could better hide behind the pillar.
Almost at the next moment, two sneaky people ran into the ancestral hall.
"I really didn't expect that the higher-ups would actually send someone to our place right now,"
The speaker was an unfamiliar voice, and his tone was a little urgent: "Village Chief, what should we do now? What should we do if they break our secret?"
"Don't worry, they must still be sleeping now, we still have time."
Village Chief Lin Tu's voice was also a little anxious, but more solemn: "Our secret must not be exposed anyway. We will find a way early tomorrow morning to get this matter out of the way."
secret?
What secret?
Jian Anran and Chu Yan looked at each other, and both saw the confusion and solemnity in each other's eyes.
It seems that there are many things in Honglie Village that they don't know.
And the Thousand-Year Candle must have something to do with this secret.
"Remember tomorrow, you must find an excuse to stop them and not let them come here,"
The village chief continued to explain: "When the time comes, we will find another way to let them go back first."
"good……"
The voices of the two people talking became softer and quieter, until later Jian Anran and Chu Yan couldn't hear clearly.
They didn't dare to move. If they made any noise, they would be discovered.
Soon, the secret conversation between the two men ended.
"Okay, go back quickly. It's almost dawn, but we can't let them find any clues. That Master Jian is quite capable. People in the city are very smart."
The village chief Lin Tu warned again worriedly, and then the two of them hurriedly left the ancestral hall.
After confirming that they were gone, Jian Anran and Chu Yan came out from behind the Cai Zhuzhu.
"Let's go back first, so that they don't find out that we are not in the room."
Jian Anran put a talisman on Chu Yan and herself, which allowed them to blend into the darkness better.
"There's still some time now. Let's take a good rest. The werewolf will definitely not dare to come after being injured by me. I just want to see what tricks they will play tomorrow."
"Okay, you should also be careful and call me if you have any questions."
After Chu Yan said this, he paused.
It's so remote here that their cell phones don't have much signal most of the time.
Jian Anran thought for a moment, then found a sound transmission jade stone from a small gourd and handed it to Chu Yan: "This is a sound transmission jade stone. The two jade stones are a pair. If there is any problem, you can hold the jade stone and say directly, I am
You can hear the sound."
"good."
Chu Yan carefully put away the jade.
After separating from Chu Yan, Jian Anran quickened her pace and returned to the widow's home.
As soon as she opened the door to the room, she was startled.
I saw Jian Xingxing, who should have been asleep, sitting next to the bed, looking at her with wide eyes: "Mom, are you going on a date with cheap dad? You don't even want to take me with you?"
Jian Xingxing spoke angrily, with an expression as aggrieved as possible: "And you chose a time when I was asleep. Do you think I'm a light bulb that affects your relationship? Woohoo, I'm so pitiful, no.
