"Isn't that right?"
"no no."
"Where's that black mass over here?"
"No way, it's round and the key is pointed!"
…
The children were all talking, looking around vigorously and reporting their "discoveries" with surprise.
However, Xin Wu was worried that the moonlight illumination, which was moving faster and faster, was gradually becoming thinner and weaker.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the moon to show little interest in visiting this small cave, and soon turned its face to shine on other places.
The children were once again plunged into complete darkness, and some of the younger children were frightened and cried softly.
During the brief "moonlight illumination" just now, Xinwu made full use of the wandering weak reflective illumination, observed carefully, and silently memorized all the scenes:
Although the children were separated into shackles and arranged in a row, there were only two long iron chains running through all the wooden shackles, one with the leg shackles and the other with the restraints. The top parts of each short chain on the hand were locked together at the legs of the small wooden table; and the small wooden table was tied to the bottom of the scaffolding, or in other words, this so-called The small wooden table is actually a step or a step up and down the large scaffolding.
The place where the children are trapped is the location of the focus point. The child closest to that critical point, even if he turns over and stretches his arms to the maximum range, is still at least two or three meters away, which is not enough. Not.
In terms of texture, these iron chains are obviously stronger than wood, but the position at the end of the cluster is locked to the load-bearing wooden beams at the base of the wooden frame, which is the thickest and strongest, and there are four or five For the stable tower structure above the first floor, each piece of wood should be over a hundred years old, thick and strong, but their combined weight is enough to make this supporting wood as stable as Mount Tai and cannot be easily shaken.
Unless there is a huge force that can lift a corner of this "stable" scaffolding, it is possible to take out the iron chain head locked at the "root" of this main load-bearing bracket.
Of course, this refers to the most effective and direct method if there is no key. But who can have such great power!
There is another way, and that is: fire.
Of course, this doesn't work. After all, fire doesn't recognize people. Once a fire breaks out, there is no way to escape. What's more, the only open flame just now, the weak flame of the oil lamp, has been blown out long ago. It would be fanciful to find another kind of fire now!
Xinwu went through all the scenes he saw in his mind countless times, feeling that his brain was on fire. In desperation, his lips were bitten to pieces, and a trace of warm blood oozed out. Let him calm down a little in the salty and a little sour "home-made drink", and he didn't care about the burning pain that followed.
In addition, the cries and noises of other children were mixed with the high-speed operation of the brain, causing Xinwu's heart to go blank. For a while, he couldn't think of any ideas.
During this mess, a strange sound came from the darkness in the innermost part of the cave: like a wooden stick tapping the ground, followed by the rhythmic sound of a string of chains dragging the floor. , slowly, bit by bit, approaching the slipway where the children are.
This sound was particularly loud at night, scaring the children so much that they couldn't help but stop crying and shouting. They all held their breath and dared not take a breath. A deeper fear brought by the unknown was planted in every child's heart. In my heart, as the sound gets closer and closer, it continues to grow and spread.
"Could it be that the guard is dead? His ghost is here asking for his life?"
Xin Wu knew that this kind of "theistic" superstitious explanation was completely impossible, but he couldn't help but come up with this "inner truth". When people are really in danger, anything scientific or unscientific may be thrown aside.
It was terrible. This sound was getting closer and closer to him, and it seemed to be accompanied by a very heavy breathing sound. This breathing sound could literally pull Xin Wu's little heart out of his chest, whether he wanted to or not, This person--it must be a person, is infinitely close to them, and is getting closer to them.
"Om mani padme humshe——"
The visitor was groping in the dark, and the wooden stick touched the body of the smallest child in the innermost place, and he immediately shrank back with the greeting.
"Ah! It turns out he's a monk, now I'm relieved!"
A voice added a "narration" in Xinwu's brain, which made him feel a little calmer. His brain, which had suddenly gone blank due to anxiety, seemed to have cooled down and began to function normally.
"God help me! Maybe this person can help us."
I have long heard that this "six-character motto" can have the miraculous effect of "eliminating the fear of illness, punishment, and untimely death, increasing life span, and enriching wealth." At this moment, Xin Wu really felt it!
"Master! Save us quickly!"
Xinwu didn't know whether this expert was a "master" or not, but the appearance of this person at this time was like a straw that suddenly floated to his hand when he was drowning in the sea. He had to grab a handful whether it would work or not. Anyway, first There's no harm in calling him a higher person!
"Om mani padme humshe——"
In the darkness, this sentence came again, answering.
Next, each child was touched by the "master" one by one from the end of the shackles. The "master" also took the trouble to recite "Om Mani Padme Hum She" to each child. ———", touching and moving until he reached the outermost part. There was nothing left to touch. Then he straightened up and said the phrase "Om Mani Padme Hum She——" and sighed. , recited it again seriously.
Xin Wu suspected that this "master" knew nothing except this sentence. He was probably not a monk suffering from dementia!
Regardless of whether he is demented or not, this person is the only hope of getting out of trouble now, so let’s give it a try! Xin Wu cleared his throat, raised his voice, and shouted to this person:
"Master! Behind you, there is a high frame. In the leg under the frame is the source of the chain. Can you please think of a way to take the head out from there? There is another person at the door. He is very fat. He may have fainted due to injury. Yes, he is the bad guy who caught us! There may be a key on him. Can you help us find it and throw it to us? 'Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda.' There are more than ten lives here. Ah! Please be kind and save us!"
