In the darkness, Xiao Yunfan only heard the breathing of himself and Bai Ruoxuan. He held the sword in one hand and moved forward to explore the way. However, it is indeed difficult to find the direction without firelight. He pondered for a while and said to Bai Ruoxuan: "How about I change a trick for you?" Bai Ruoxuan said: "I can't see my fingers out of my hand here. Even if you change, I can't see it."
Xiao Yunfan said with a smile: "You can definitely see my trick." Bai Ruoxuan didn't believe it: "Unless you conjure fire first." Xiao Yunfan said: "Okay." After saying that, he let go of Bai Ruoxuan's hand, grabbed the skirt of his clothes and pulled it Next piece comes.
In the Ming Dynasty, most people's clothes were made of cotton, and silk and silk were mostly owned by wealthy families. Xiao Yunfan looked at this piece of cotton cloth in private, and there was a lot of lint on the edge of the cloth. Cotton wool is an excellent fire starter. He leaned down, holding the sword in his left hand and the scabbard in his right hand, and they cut each other, causing sparks to burst out.
The sparks fell on the cotton wool and became fire. Xiao Yunfan blew carefully, and little by little fire burned. He took off his coat, wrapped it around the hilt of his sword, and then lit the fire as a torch. Suddenly there was light in the darkness, and the yellow flames burned and reflected on Bai Ruoxuan's fair face.
She was surprised and delighted and said: "I really didn't realize that you still have such ability." Xiao Yunfan made the scabbard into a torch and handed it to her and said: "Here, hold it up, so you are not afraid of the dark." Bai Ruoxuan said: "It's very cold here. You have no clothes. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" Xiao Yunfan felt her concern and her heart felt warm. He smiled and said: "I have deep inner strength, these cold air are nothing to me."
The two walked forward and discovered two more stone caves. Xiao Yunfan thought: "I wonder where these two places lead to? Our current method can only finish one first and then try the second one." Bai Ruoxuan said: "Where should we go?" Xiao Yunfan pointed. The stone cave on the left said: "Let's go to this first, we can only try our luck."
After walking for a while, the two came to a circular natural stone room. Bai Ruoxuan screamed, it turned out that there were four white skeletons scattered on the ground in this stone room, and their clothes had long been weathered.
Xiao Yunfan calmed down and then leaned down to inspect the skeleton. The neck bone of the first skeleton was broken by someone, several ribs of the second skeleton were broken, and the ribs of the third skeleton were inlaid. He was holding a rusty steel knife, and the fourth skeleton had scars on its skull.
Bai Ruoxuan said: "Hey, what can you tell from the bones of these dead people?" Xiao Yunfan stood up and sighed: "These four people were obviously killed by the same person, which means that the person who killed them is naturally alive. .If that person is alive, how did he leave this place?"
Bai Ruoxuan said: "You mean there is another way out here?" Xiao Yunfan said: "We might as well search in this stone room first. If we find it, there must be an exit in another stone cave." Bai Ruoxuan held up the torch and looked around Take a photo. Xiao Yunfan stretched out his hand and patted the cave wall, but found nothing unusual.
He suddenly raised a bone-crushing leg bone and said, "Brother, I'm sorry, I can use your bones for my use." Bai Ruoxuan frowned and said, "Hey! Xiao Yunfan, what are you doing with these dead bones? You don't mind. dirty?"
Xiao Yunfan said: "These bones can be used as torches. I'll use them first. Otherwise, your torch will go out later and we can't find a way out. Wouldn't it be extremely bad?" Although Bai Ruoxuan was disgusted in her heart, she still There was nothing he could do, so he immediately laid the scabbard flat. Xiao Yunfan stretched out his hand to hold the leg bone, and green fire came out from the top of the leg bone.
Bai Ruoxuan said: "You should throw this thing away. The dead are the most important. Are you not afraid of being haunted by the ghosts of others if you desecrate other people's bones like this?" Xiao Yunfan said nonchalantly: "Not afraid. This guy is already dead. If his bones can help us escape, It is a great merit to ascend to heaven." As he said this, he strode back along the original path.
Bai Ruoxuan glanced back at Gu Hai and couldn't help but feel her scalp numb. He shouted to Xiao Yunfan: "Hey, wait for me." As he said that, he ran forward. The two of them walked to the second cave. As expected, there was a stone door at the end of the cave. On the left and right sides of the stone door stood a three-foot-sized monster. The monster held a bowl in both hands.
The stone door was full of dust. Xiao Yunfan fanned it with his rags to remove the dust. Strange patterns appeared on the stone door. He reached out and pushed forward, but the stone door did not move at all. He guessed that there must be other mechanisms that could be opened. Bai Ruoxuan raised the torch and glanced around. Suddenly her eyes fell on the stone wall.
On the stone wall is written: When the wind wrinkles the face and encounters the fire, the swords are pinched without leaving a trace. Bai Ruoxuan said: "Xiao Yunfan, if you want to open this door, I'm afraid you have to decipher the poem on the stone wall." Xiao Yunfan turned around and said: "Guess the riddle? Unfortunately, Mr. Xiao's knowledge is limited, so I'm afraid he won't be able to guess it."
Bai Ruoxuan's eyes flashed, and suddenly she said, "I know what these two lines of poetry are about?" Xiao Yunfan said, "Oh, tell me quickly." Bai Ruoxuan said, "The answer to the mystery is water. You Think about it, if the wind blows across the water, it will turn up circles of lines, and if the water encounters fire, it will naturally turn into air, so it should be called annoyance."
Xiao Yunfan nodded and said: "The last sentence 'the swords are clamped without leaving a trace' indeed refers to water, cutting back and forth on the water surface, but there is indeed no trace after the water surface calms down. In this way, if you want to open this door, We need water." Bai Ruoxuan said, "Yes, but how can there be water here?"
Xiao Yunfan lowered his head and thought for a while, then his eyes turned to the little monster. As soon as I thought about it, I had to unbutton my pants. Bai Ruoxuan's face turned red and she spat: "Shameless." Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "I'm sorry, Miss Bai, I bother you to step back and turn your back. To open this door, you need water, but the only water Xiao can think of is This thing.”
Bai Ruoxuan turned her back and walked far forward. Xiao Yunfan unzipped his pants and peed into the bowl held by the monster. There is a small hole at the bottom of this bowl. Once water is poured into it, some mechanism can be triggered. Sure enough, there was only a chirping sound as the stone door slowly rose. A lot of dust fell from the top of the cave.
Xiao Yunfan reached out and picked up the torch stuck in the mud, and said behind him: "Hey! Miss Bai, I'm going in." Bai Ruoxuan said: "Have you raised your pants?" Xiao Yunfan said: "You won't turn around. See for yourself." Bai Ruoxuan blushed and said angrily: "Xiao Yunfan, I didn't expect you to be a shameless person."
Xiao Yunfan laughed loudly and said, "If you don't come, I'll go in first." Bai Ruoxuan turned around, looked at his back and said, "If you bully me again, I'll kill you." After the two of them got together, , came to the cave. After the stone door rose, it fell by itself within a short time.
The two walked for a while, and their eyes suddenly opened up. Dots of light flickered in the distance, and Bai Ruoxuan asked curiously: "What is that?" There was a creek at their feet. Xiao Yunfan squatted down and stuck the torch in the mud. He stretched out his hand to pick up the water. The strange thing was that the water was warm, not bone-chilling like the spring water in the mountain.
Xiao Yunfan washed his face and suddenly felt very refreshed. He said to Bai Ruoxuan: "Miss Bai, don't you drink some water?" Bai Ruoxuan raised her eyebrows and said: "Huh, you have touched the bones of the dead with your stinky hands, and this stream is also yours." If it's dirty, I won't drink it." Xiao Yunfan said: "This stream flows from west to east, and the water I use to wash my hands is dirty, so why don't you just stand on my left and wash your hands?"
Bai Ruoxuan thought about it for a moment, then stuck the torch on the ground. He leaned down to scoop up some water and washed himself. At this time, she suddenly felt water splashing towards her, splashing all over her body. She looked back and saw that it was Xiao Yunfan who was causing trouble, so she also picked up water from the stream and threw it at him.
The two played for a while, their bodies were all wet, and a gust of cold wind blew by, making them shiver. Xiao Yunfan pointed at her and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the dignified Lord of the Ghost Sect would be so naughty." Bai Ruoxuan retorted, "I didn't expect that the famous Jade Lion would be so naughty."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Bai Ruoxuan looked at him quietly and said: "I haven't been this happy for a long time." Xiao Yunfan said: "Me too." Bai Ruoxuan said: "I am unhappy because I have always lived in intrigues and fights. Why are you unhappy? Is it because of your girl Qing'er?"
Xiao Yunfan said: "I'm not happy because I see too many unfair things in the world, but I can't do anything about it. I always thought I could change everything, but there are some things I can't stop." Bai Ruoxuan said: "People sometimes He can be arrogant and proud. But sometimes he is very small."
Xiao Yunfan saw that her face was illuminated by the fire, and she looked extremely charming. His heart couldn't help but he hurriedly avoided her eyes and said: "Maybe so. In the world, humans are almost the same as ants, but we still have to divide them into Han people and Tatars. For the sake of petty profit, the corpses of snails and horns are everywhere in vain. , blood flowed like rivers. Sometimes I get tired of this kind of fighting."
Bai Ruoxuan picked up a stone and threw it into the stream and asked: "If you are really tired, why do you still meddle in so many other things?" Xiao Yunfan said: "Maybe it's nature. I don't want to see people suffering, nor do I want to bully the weak. ." Bai Ruoxuan sneered and said, "You are just like a Bodhisattva."
Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "It would be great if I were really a Bodhisattva. Sitting in the temple, someone would bring food and drink. Someone begs me. If I am in a good mood, I will use my magic to help him. If I am in a bad mood, I will turn a blind eye." Bai Ruoxuan said: " Bodhisattvas are not as lazy as you say. If you were a Bodhisattva, there would be many more suffering people in this world."
Xiao Yunfan closed his eyes and said, "Sometimes I think about life as if it were a big dream. Yesterday you and I were enemies, but now we are sitting together talking and laughing." Bai Ruoxuan picked up a stone and threw it at him, Xiao Yunfan reached out and fished it out. "Is what I said wrong?" Bai Ruoxuan said, "I'm curious about what you and your girl Qing'er will talk about when they are together?"
Xiao Yunfan was at a loss for words and thought: "What would I say to Qing'er if I saw her?" Seeing Xiao Yunfan silent, she just thought that what she said hurt his heart, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry. , I didn’t mean to bring up your sadness.”
Then she asked again: "I'm asking out of curiosity. You must be thirty years old. Didn't you like other girls before?"
Xiao Yunfan opened his eyes and looked at her rosy cheeks and asked: "What about you, have you ever liked a man?" Bai Ruoxuan shook her head and said: "No. I have been following my grandmother these years, except for practicing Wushu, playing the piano and painting on weekdays, dealing with those ghosts and ministers, but I haven't met the person I like." She said with a trace of sadness in her eyes.
Xiao Yunfan nodded and asked: "Is there no man with outstanding appearance and good conduct among the ghost ministers?" Bai Ruoxuan said, "Even if there were, I wouldn't even look at him." Xiao Yunfan thought for a while and said loudly: "Don't you like women?" Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoxuan angrily grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at him and spat: "You are talking nonsense, be careful I will kill you."
Xiao Yunfan hurriedly dodged, pointing to the dots of dim light in front of him and said, "Let's go over there and have a look."
