Under the sunshine and the biting mountain wind, the surroundings were still deathly silent.
Through the gap between the thick iron door and a faint warm light, a row of black coffins, as many as ten, were clearly placed in the stone chamber.
It turns out that this is just a place where coffins are placed. But what are all these coffins used for? Of course, everyone knows that coffins are used to contain the dead.
In the dark stone chamber, apart from these ten coffins, nothing else could be seen.
Zhao Qingzhu carefully paid attention to the movements around him, looked around, and said warily: "I thought there were some secrets hidden inside, but it turns out it's just a place where dead people are kept. Brother Liu, we don't want to stay here, hurry up and take a look in those rooms." ! It’s not advisable to stay here for a long time, if someone discovers you, you’ll be in big trouble!”
Liu Ruyan looked away from the crack in the door, looked up and down the stone room again, and said quietly: "I'm afraid this stone room is not just a morgue. I think there must be a bigger secret in it. Okay, let's get there. Look ahead! Remember, don’t make any noise.”
The two of them looked around to make sure there was no one around them, then they stretched out their bodies and sprinted across the center of the empty courtyard. With a tap of their feet, they jumped up and arrived under the eaves of the first house.
The two quickly reached under the bay window near the corner of the corridor. The wooden window was tightly closed, with black curtains hanging inside, and nothing could be seen inside. Liu Ruyan leaned against the wall and tried to push the window lattice lightly. The window was loose but not locked.
His heart moved, a slight smile appeared on his face, and he whispered to Zhao Qingzhu: "This window can be opened! Let's climb in!" He looked at Zhao Qingzhu and nodded. Liu Ruyan slowly pushed open the window lattice, placed half of her head on the window, and cautiously peeked inside.
There was no one in the room, and the furnishings were extremely simple. There was only a single bed, with the bed curtain open from the middle to both sides. There was a coarse cloth pillow at the head of the bed, a thin white quilt neatly folded, and two pairs under the bed. Cotton shoes. There is a narrow wooden table in the west corner. On the table are a round kettle, a few exquisite tea cups, and a black leather bag. The bag is bulging and seems to contain something. thing. There are four round stools placed under the wooden table, and a strange-shaped thing hangs on the east wall, wrapped in black cloth, but you can't tell what it is. There is a closed inner door in the east corner.
The two of them couldn't help but jumped in. Liu Ruyan looked around and said, "This is an ordinary bedroom. Let's see if we can find any clues! Remember not to make any noise." The two of them looked around in every corner of the room. After groping around, except for some daily household items, I didn't find anything of value.
Zhao Qingzhu smiled bitterly and sighed slightly: "Oh, I can't find anything! Brother Liu, let's go look elsewhere!" He suddenly felt that his behavior was like a thief breaking into a house, and he felt a little awkward in his heart. At the same time, my nerves were tense, and I was always worried that someone would catch me if I wasn't careful.
Liu Ruyan raised her sword eyebrows, looking extremely alert, and said: "Let's reset the items and don't leave any traces. If they notice it, it will be bad. Let's go, let's leave quickly."
He dodged to the door and listened for what was going on outside, but felt it was quiet outside. He felt a little calmer. He stretched out his hand and slowly opened the door. He carefully poked his head out and looked around to make sure there was no one around. He sighed quietly. With a tone of voice, he turned around and glanced at Zhao Qingzhu, then nodded. The two of them were light on their feet, and their figures jumped out to the eaves of the corridor with great agility.
They always felt a little uneasy in their hearts. After all, this was someone else's territory, and it was also a legendary place where demons were rampant. It was really risky and reckless to have the courage to break in like this. But now that they are inside, they can't care so much anymore.
But what they didn't expect was that this huge courtyard would be so deserted, and they didn't even encounter any so-called hidden weapons. This was a bit unexpected, and they always felt that the quiet courtyard was full of weirdness. .
The mountain breeze rustled in the deserted yard, and the air was filled with the thick fragrance of flowers and plants. The leaves on the ancient trees were flying in all directions, giving the mountaintop courtyard a sense of desolation.
Liu Ruyan and Zhao Qingzhu's tense hearts did not dare to relax at all, fearing that a deadly hidden weapon would suddenly fly out from a hidden corner to greet them, after all, they were in such a completely unfamiliar place.
Obviously, the situation here was very different from what they had expected. I originally thought that this hell gate must be heavily guarded and dangerous, but what I saw before me was that it was so easy to break in.
The two of them carefully reached the door of the second room. The doors and windows were still closed, and it was quiet inside without any human voice.
Under the sun, two figures dragged on the ground for a long time, which was particularly eye-catching. The light and shadow suddenly flickered. Liu Ruyan and Zhao Qingzhu had already ducked under the window, and a white curtain swayed gently in the mountain breeze.
Suddenly, there was the sound of a door opening in the room, followed by the sound of light footsteps, followed by a woman's delicate voice: "Why do you think the door owner only sent Xiao Ran?"
A man's rich voice said: "The sect master has always thought highly of Xiao Ran. I expected him to be sent for this business in Shu. Xiao Ran has a calm mind and a sharp mind. It would be the best to leave this business to him." But." He said, letting out a sigh.
The woman chuckled and said: "I think the sect owner is biased. Xiao Ran gets all the credit for such a big deal. The sect owner must have done this intentionally. The purpose is to establish Xiao Ran's reputation in the Hell Sect. I want to assist him in becoming the successor of Hell Gate in the future!" He said with a cold snort.
The man sighed and said: "Third sister, you are overthinking it! Xiao Ran is the son of a disciple of the sect. It is reasonable for the sect leader to look at him differently. Moreover, Xiao Ran's martial arts is the best among the ten of us. , the Flying Eagle Castle in Sichuan is already a master like a crouching tiger, hidden dragon, and Lu Hongxuan is the master of the Divine Eagle Hall, so his martial arts is naturally not weak. It is not easy to kill him. He has been out for more than half a month and has not come back yet. There’s no telling what might have happened.”
The woman continued: "A few days ago, I heard that the sect master sent people to capture an old man in the pass and came back. He said he was one of his early enemies. I wonder what the sect master will do with him?"
Hearing this, Liu Ruyan and Zhao Qingzhu, who were cowering outside the window, were suddenly startled. They looked at each other, their hearts in suspense rising to their throats.
Liu Ruyan opened her eyes wide, pricked up her ears and listened carefully, being careful not to make any movement. Her heart was raging like a raging flame, and she thought to herself: Could it be that the old man they are talking about is the master? How could the master have a grudge against this hell sect leader? I must find out clearly. Listening to what they said, the master must be still alive! If that were the case, that would be great.
While they held their breath and eavesdropped, they carefully paid attention to the movements around them, for fear of being suddenly discovered.
Liu Ruyan's heart was filled with excitement and beating. It seems that this trip was not in vain.
Suddenly, the room became quiet again, and the two people stopped talking. After the room was quiet for a moment, there was another rustling sound, like the sound of hands touching the quilt, and then there was a subtle collision sound of debris.
Liu Ruyan frowned, exchanged glances with Zhao Qingzhu, glanced at the partition wall in front, and signaled to slip over there. Zhao Qingzhu glanced over there, and then understood. The two of them rolled on the spot and floated under the window.
Since they couldn't hear anything anymore, they decided to explore deeper and more secret corners.
