"But they also had a backup plan. Considering that they would have a chance to come back in the future, they left the square stone mechanism and hid the key to activate the square stone in a special ever-burning lamp. Only the key to activating the square stone downstairs was activated.
Only with the square stone device can it be possible to break through the corresponding stone door."
"Your conjecture does seem to be more reasonable - but there is also a problem. Why did the square stone device downstairs activate inexplicably today? The two of us shouldn't have accidentally triggered any key mechanism, right?" Zhang Ke asked, "
If the device downstairs can be activated casually and the square stones are transported up, it will easily be thought of as a door-opening mechanism, and wouldn’t there be no confidentiality?”
"I don't know about this, maybe - it's not us who activated the mechanism downstairs, but someone else, such as..." Ye Suling hesitated for a moment and did not say the name directly, but Zhang Ke already understood it instantly.
"Yuan Qiushi...really? It's not impossible. After all, he seems to have studied the secrets of this ruins very thoroughly." Zhang Ke nodded and said, "What's more important is that the book "The Secret of the Blue Sky" in his hand
"Records" is a classic written by Qingtian Cult Master, so it will naturally describe the mechanisms in the ruins and know how to activate the square stone mechanism."
"In this case, what is more interesting is his purpose." Ye Suling said, "You and I were sent underground by him, and then he opened the square stone mechanism for us and induced us to open the stone door. This is what he wants to do.
what to do?"
"It must have something to do with what's behind the door."
Zhang Ke looked at the dark door of the sacrificial room again, and felt a shuddering awe, whistling in his heart.
If possible, he really didn't want to go in, he just wanted to escape this weird place far away. However, after trying several times before, the six-in-one threaded brick hidden grid still couldn't be pushed, which meant that the only shortcut to the ground was blocked.
They can only continue exploring underground.
If all of this was really done by Yuan Qiushi, then he was obviously forcing himself and Ye Suling to help him explore the secrets of the core sacrificial area. I am afraid that for some reason, he did not dare to enter without permission alone.
If he doesn't accomplish his intended purpose, he probably won't be able to get out forever, but if his wish is really fulfilled, the two of them are likely to encounter risks that Yuan Qiushi doesn't dare to face - what should they do?
"Officer Ye, wait here for me." Zhang Ke took a long, deep breath and seemed to have made a decision, "I will go to the room and search for any clues worth noting. In ten minutes,
If I neither come out nor make a sound, you should quickly stay away from here and find a way to escape."
"You want to go in alone?" When Ye Suling heard this, she immediately raised her eyebrows, widened her eyes, and said with her hands on her hips, "Who do you think I am? How could I leave you alone and run away - don't forget
After all, I am a police officer who specializes in serious cases. I have experienced critical moments and dangerous missions much more frequently than ordinary people. You can’t even imagine taking all the risks by yourself.”
"Sure enough, you will still say that." Zhang Ke said with a wry smile, "But promise me, once I shout that there is danger and run away, you will ignore anything and rush forward directly."
"Okay, then I also have conditions." Ye Suling said with a smile, "You must do the same. If you encounter danger, just leave me alone and just run outside."
After listening to each other's words, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other and smile. They understood that neither of them were greedy for life and feared death, and there was no point in continuing to shirk them like this, so they walked into the dark door side by side.
"Tch, it turns out it's just a curtain..." After walking about ten meters, they realized that what was in front of them was a huge soft black velvet curtain, blocking the doorway.
No wonder it looks so dark from the outside that even the bright light of a mobile phone can't illuminate it clearly. It turns out it's just a mystery.
"But there is a curtain hidden behind the stone gate to cover it up, doesn't it mean there is really something extremely confidential?" Zhang Ke stretched out his hand and pushed open the heavy curtain, and what appeared in front of him was a bright light!
"It's so bright, so dazzling." Ye Suling, who followed closely behind, also sighed similarly, "Why is it so bright? Is it open-air here and it's already dawn outside?"
"No..." Zhang Ke murmured, "It's an electric light."
"Ah???" Ye Suling opened her eyes, which were suddenly stung by the bright light, and then showed a dumbfounded expression.
It turns out that in the center of the ceiling, there is a chandelier hanging. The style is extremely simple and elegant, which should be the European art style of the 17th and 18th centuries. However, the brightness of the lamp is extremely bright, especially in a dark environment that only relies on the constant light for lighting.
After a long time, seeing the lights for the first time really made my eyes a little sore.
If you squint your eyes carefully, you can still vaguely see the tungsten filament inside, proving that it is an electric lamp.
"Why are there electric lights here? Isn't this the core sacrificial area of ​​Qingtian Sect?" Zhang Ke's head was full of questions.
"In the late Qing Dynasty when the Qingtian Sect was mainly active, electric lights did already exist." Ye Suling was relatively calm, "It is said that the palace of the Empress Dowager Cixi was also equipped with electric lights and telephones, but the brightness at that time was really not that high.
Is it dazzling..."
"I think what's even more incredible is that even though there were already electric lights at that time, why can this light stay on until now? What is it that continues to provide electricity to it and prevents it from being damaged?" Zhang Ke said strangely, "Or
, this light was activated by some mechanism the moment we blew open the stone door?"
"I'm not sure... but the altar of an ancient folk sect actually uses electric lamps instead of candles and oil lamps. It's really a bit funny."
The two decided not to think about the light problem anymore, and turned around to see what else was in the room, only to find that the surroundings were almost bare.
Yes, it is a "house with four walls" in the true sense. Except for the electric light above the head, there are basically no furnishings and displays in the house, and even items related to sacrifices are gone.
The only thing that can still draw people's attention are the huge colorful stickers posted all over the wall. They are full of colorful and changeable colors. It seems that the colors will flow on their own depending on the viewing angle, showing a variety of colors.
It changes like a mass of stirring... colored ink stains.
Ink stain?
Chapter completed!