Lin Sui'an squatted in the dark secret room, listening to the noisy footsteps coming and going above his head, feeling depressed in his heart.
The secret room was seven feet deep and was still some distance from the floor of Mr. Qiu's tea room. The sound insulation was very poor and even had an echo effect. Lin Sui'an could hear everyone's voices in the tea room.
Qiu Hong sealed off Xiande Village, searched the whole place, and interrogated the members of Xiande Village one by one. He found that everyone had an alibi, and only one person disappeared inexplicably.
This person is naturally Fang An.
In Good Death, someone found several footprints in the house. The outlines were slightly smaller than those of the man. They were obviously left by women. In Good Death, Fang An was the only girl in Xiande Manor.
As a result, Qiu Hong immediately announced in a high profile that the murderer of the old owner Qiu was Fang An.
The people in Xiandezhuang were filled with indignation and rage, vowing to peel off Fang An's muscles, cut his bones, and scatter his bones into ashes.
This is exactly what it means: When people sit at home, pots come from heaven.
Her unlucky physique lived up to expectations and helped her become the number one murder suspect.
At this moment, even if my whole body was covered with words, I couldn't explain clearly. I could only find a way to escape as soon as possible, join Hua Yitang and others as soon as possible, and find another plan.
Lin Sui'an was a little annoyed. She didn't bring the luminous pearl that Hua Yitang gave her before, so she could only explore the way like a blind man. According to the touch of her hands, this secret room was made of bricks and stones, with five steps horizontally and five steps vertically. It's a fairly standard square, with a solid ground beneath your feet. It doesn't look like there's a second-floor secret passage. After staying here for a long time, I don't feel any suffocation. There are obviously vents.
There is a vent, which means there is another way.
Lin Sui'an held his breath and concentrated, stretched his arms, spread out his five fingers, and slowly turned his body, feeling the flow of the air quietly. After turning four times, he finally found the direction of the wind, and took two steps to the wall. Touching the wall inch by inch.
Soon, the heel of his palm touched a bulge and he touched it carefully. It should be a camellia-shaped relief. He pressed it clockwise according to the prompts in the memory of the golden finger. The wall cracked and the gap opened. Lin Sui'an slowly pushed it away. , fresh and moist air rushed over, and it turned out to be a new secret passage.
Lin Sui'an breathed a sigh of relief, carefully reached out with his toes, and nodded around. Seeing nothing unusual, he entered boldly. The secret passage could only accommodate one person to enter. According to the feeling of his feet, it should be all the way down. Lin Sui'an walked very quickly. Slowly, based on the previous experience of exploring the secret passage with Yun Zhongyue, I kept holding on to the inner walls on both sides with both hands, for fear of missing any mechanism.
In the darkness, the five senses outside of sight are infinitely magnified, the touch of the fingertips rubbing against the bricks, the rustling of the soles of the feet against the ground, the breathing and breathing through the nasal cavity, the beating of the pulse under the skin, the heart vibrating the lungs, thump, Boom, boom——
A vague and vague bloody murderous intention came out from the gap in his heart like cold smoke.
Lin Sui'an breathed out softly, took out the antidote given by Fang Ke, poured out one pill and swallowed it. She speculated that she was so abnormal because she was accidentally poisoned by the Dragon God Fruit and died from Qiu Qiu. Judging from the death of the old village owner, most likely he died from the Dragon God Fruit.
The state of Master Qiu before his death gave her an ominous premonition, and she couldn't help but think of Fang Ke's speculation about the Dragon God Fruit:
[Long-term use of this poison can also cause a special sequelae and serious personality changes]
I'm afraid it's not just her personality, but also her physical changes, such as increased strength and increased speed - just like her body that can "fight one against a hundred".
His heart shrank without warning, and the coldness of the secret tunnel wall penetrated his skin along his fingertips, like countless ants biting him. The bloody murderous intention seemed to have been summoned by something, and it rushed to the limbs and bones with cheers, clinging to the dense nerves. On the periphery, as long as there is an opportunity, it will scream and take over the body.
Fang Ke was right, but the antidote was very slow to take effect. Lin Sui'an gritted his teeth, clenched his hands, and cut his nails deeply into his palms. He rubbed his fists forward bit by bit against the rough wall, scraping his skin. It was broken, bleeding came out, and it hurt a little, but not enough.
Will there come a day when she, like Mr. Qiu, loses her memory, loses her mind, and becomes "not a human"...
The endless darkness seemed to be alive, coming from all directions and squeezing her. Sweat dripped down her forehead, ticking, ticking to the ground. The sound was shockingly loud. Lin Sui'an bit her lower lip and tasted the smell of rust. , sweat smeared my bangs and stuck my eyelashes. Lin Sui'an stopped.
A wall appeared in front.
Lin Sui'an wiped his face casually, raised his hand to explore, and sure enough, he found another camellia relief. When he pressed it, the wall made a clicking sound and cracked.
Lin Sui'an was sweating profusely, her heart was pounding, and her muscles were trembling all over her body. She pressed her palms against the secret door and pushed it open with almost her remaining willpower. At this moment, she heard a faint breathing. There was someone in the secret room!
Lin Sui'an's pupils shrank violently, and the killing intent that he had tried so hard to suppress erupted, as if wildfire in the wilderness instantly burned every cell in his body...
Lin Sui'an killed him and even laughed out loud.
kill! kill! kill!
Kill everyone!
Use your nails to tear apart the skin and flesh, pull out the muscles and bones, mash the internal organs, and the hot plasma splashes into your mouth. It must be extremely sweet——
Fragrant...sweet? !
It’s fruity and woody!
Lin Sui'an's heart twitched violently, and a harsh whistle sounded in her ears. The darkness in front of her eyes suddenly dissipated, and a clear white jade hairpin appeared in her sight, with long black satin-like hair. It was the symbol of her extreme Envy of hair quality.
The person in front of him suddenly turned around, his eyes as bright as stars flashed away.
Lin Sui'an's color changed in shock, and he slapped his right shoulder hard with his left hand. The huge impact forced his body to a halt in the air, and he spun around several times before landing hastily.
His heart almost burst out of his cavity, his eardrums bulged painfully, and Lin Sui'an's feet couldn't help but tremble.
She was just a hair away from killing...
Kill Hua Yitang!
"Lin Sui'an!"
Suddenly, a warm white mass rushed up and hugged her tightly. Her vision and nose were filled with the colorful fruity wood fragrance. Lin Sui'an was stunned, and her heart touched another heart through the thin clothes. , the same rapid heartbeat, the same hot temperature.
A night-glow pearl the size of a pigeon egg rolled to her feet, and the gentle light soothed her frantic heart. Gradually, her heartbeat slowed down, and the killing intent floating with the smell of rot and blood faded layer by layer, revealing the It is clear and clean after getting to the bottom of things.
In contrast, the other heartbeat was getting faster and faster, pounding in the chest, shaking half of Lin Sui'an's body.
Hua Yitang was trembling: "It's so dark, so dark, so dark, so dark!"
Lin Sui'an blinked, laughed, and patted Hua Yitang on the back.
"Are you afraid of the dark?"
"Of course I'm afraid of my majestic seven-foot-tall man!" Hua Yitang tightly wrapped his arms around her waist, tightening the grip tighter and tighter.
"Ahem, your luminous pearl fell off."
Hua Yitang reluctantly let go of Lin Sui'an, picked up the night pearl and took a look at it, his face changed drastically, "You are injured!"
Lin Sui'an then remembered that his body was probably stained with the blood of Mr. Qiu. He smiled and shook his head, "It's someone else's blood——"
Hua Yitang held Lin Sui'an's wrist and raised it high, staring at her with stern eyes.
The skin on the back of Lin Sui'an's hand was badly bruised.
Lin Sui'an: "Ah, I forgot."
"Where's the medicine I gave you last time?"
"oh."
Lin Sui'an took out the small porcelain bottle from his arms, and Hua Yitang snatched it up, holding it in one hand and holding the medicine in the other. The ingredients of the ointment were unknown. It was very effective in stopping bleeding and pain. It was ice cold. Lin Sui'an An felt a little itchy and moved his eyes around uncomfortably. Under the light of the night pearl, he could barely see that this was a larger secret room, almost one-fifth of the tea room of Master Qiu. Their location happened to be In the center of the secret room, on the left side is a bookshelf, which is empty without any books or furnishings. On the right side is a tea table. On the tea table are a teapot and two tea cups. They are heavily dusted and must have been unused for a long time. pass.
There was a double bed, two pillows, neatly folded quilts, and a thin red gauze hanging above the bed.
"How did Master Qiu die?" Hua Yitang suddenly asked.
"It should be that he was poisoned by the Dragon God Fruit and died from a heart attack." Lin Sui'an said, "Before he died, he was unconscious and had a different constitution. It was very strange."
Hua Yitang tore off two pieces of his underwear, held Lin Sui'an's hand and bandaged it carefully, with some hesitation in his tone, "You just..."
Lin Sui'an sighed, "I was poisoned by accident."
Hua Yitang suddenly raised his eyes with fear in his eyes.
"It's okay. I just took Doctor Fang's antidote and I'm feeling much better." Lin Sui'an hurriedly comforted him.
Hua Yitang pursed her lips and took half a step closer, her breath almost blowing on Lin Sui'an's ears. Lin Sui'an was so itchy that she took half a step back, not wanting Hua Yitang to suddenly pull her back with force. Pulling, the two people were almost touching each other again.
Hua Yitang's neck turned red at a speed that could be visually detected, but he still held Lin Sui'an's wrist firmly, "Stay closer to me."
Lin Sui'an swallowed unconsciously and glanced meaningfully at the bed, "Huh?"
"The incense of the silver toad bathing me is the antidote."
"..."
Lin Sui'an rubbed his nose with his bandaged hands, "Ahem, um, why are you here?"
"Xiande Village said that you killed Mr. Qiu, the village owner, and sent people to Simian Village to arrest him. The Zhu family owner hid me in a secret passage in the private treasury. There is a mechanism inside, and I ended up here unknowingly." Hua Yitang. After bandaging the other hand, he held Lin Sui'an's wrist carefully, as if he was afraid that she would run away, "Did you come from the secret passage of Xiande Village?"
Lin Sui'an nodded, "When Master Qiu died, I saw the entrance to the secret passage in his memory."
Hua Yitang puffed up his cheeks, like a puffy puffer fish.
Lin Sui'an was innocent, "He happened to die in front of me. I didn't look into his eyes on purpose."
Hua Yitang sighed and looked around, "Why do Simian Village and Xiande Village need to build a connecting secret passage? And also build a secret room in the middle?"
Lin Sui'an: "Only the heads of the Qiu and Zhu families should know about this secret passage."
"Qiu Hong doesn't know?"
"When Qiu Hong succeeded as the head of the family, Mr. Qiu was already confused. He probably forgot to tell him."
The two looked at each other and started to search around, but after searching for a long time, they couldn't find any useful clues except their gray hands.
Lin Sui'an picked up the red gauze gown at the head of the bed and shook it. The dust flew up, making her choke and sneeze. Hua Yitang suddenly looked embarrassed, snatched away the gauze gown and threw it on the bed.
Lin Sui'an looked at him confused, Hua Yitang wiped his hands with the lapel of his clothes uneasily, "This clothes is called Linwan Jingsha Yi, it is a close-fitting clothing, mostly used to enhance friendship..."
The red gauze clothes are as thin as cicada wings. Not to mention one piece, even if you put on ten or eight pieces, it will not have any blocking effect. Wearing it close to the body, it is naturally ventilated and cool, half|hidden and half|transparent, elegant and graceful.
Lin Sui'an raised his eyebrows, "Shiro Huajia is indeed very knowledgeable and well-informed."
Hua Yitang suddenly blushed: "I, I, I'm not, I just read it in books, books, books -"
"Wait a minute," Lin Sui'an suddenly thought of a ridiculous possibility, "Could this secret room be actually a place used by the heads of the Qiu and Zhu families to secretly have trysts?!
"..."
For a moment, the atmosphere was awkward.
Hua Yitang pulled out a small fan and fanned wildly. While fanning, he looked left and right, but he didn't dare to look at Lin Sui'an, but he still held Lin Sui'an tightly with his hand. The palm of his hand was so wet and hot that it could almost steam buns.
Lin Sui'an laughed and poked his shoulder. Hua Yitang's whole body tensed up. He turned around and his Adam's apple rolled rapidly, "You, you, you, what are you going to do?"
Lin Sui'an rolled his eyes, "Let go, I'll move the bed and take a look."
The bed was made of solid wood and was heavy. In addition, the area inside the secret room was limited. Lin Sui'an could only lift the bed and stand it beside the wall. Hua Yitang held up the night pearl and carefully explored the ground and the bottom of the bed. Sure enough, he found another place. relief.
But this relief is neither a camellia nor a grape, but a strange plant. The stems are long and slender, with three short leaves in a cluster, two symmetrical clusters, and two fruits on the top, like two eyes. The whole plant looks like a dragon going out to sea.
Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang looked at each other and saw the answer in each other's eyes: it's the Dragon God Fruit!
Lin Sui'an signaled Hua Yitang to take two steps back, pressed down the relief, and the relief moved sideways, revealing a palm-sized bronze vessel with a tiny keyhole on it, which was exactly the same as the machine lock encountered in Longshen Temple.
Lin Sui'an was at a loss for words: "It's over, Yun Zhongyue is not here, we can't open this machine lock."
Before he finished speaking, Hua Yitang squatted down, pulled out the hairpin from the top of his head, pushed the end of the hairpin with his finger, and a thin steel needle popped out of the hairpin head, about one finger long, and inserted it into the keyhole and slowly moved it. , there was a clicking sound in the machine lock, and with a "ding" sound, the machine lock sank, and the whole ground shook. Lin Sui'an hurriedly pulled Hua Yitang to hide aside.
The floor tiles moved aside, and a new entrance to the secret passage appeared. It was very spacious, with stairs extending downwards.
Lin Sui'an looked at Hua Yitang in surprise. Hua Yitang snorted and said proudly, "Even the little thief Yun Zhongyue has unlocked the locks. How can it be rare for me, the number one dandy in Yangdu, to live here?!"
Lin Sui'an suppressed a smile and raised his hand, "Let's go."
Hua Yitang: "Eh?"
"Aren't you afraid of the dark?"
Hua Yitang smiled, his big white teeth sparkling like pearls in the night, and he carefully held Lin Sui'an's hand, and the two walked side by side into the deep darkness.
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Hua Yitang: If a man's dignity is blocked, the lock will be opened no matter what! :,,
