The space here is relatively quiet, there is nothing strange around, and there are no weird mice or bats above the head.
I raised my flashlight and looked around. The inside of this house was the most peculiar.
"Fat man, have you noticed how weird this place is? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be so peaceful here. Think about the chain bridge we climbed outside."
The fat man's dull voice sounded next to the two maids.
I looked back at him and saw that this guy was still squatting next to the maid, staring at the two jade bracelets on their hands with burning eyes.
Obviously he hasn't given up on taking the treasure yet.
I rubbed my temples, feeling quite a headache.
Cui Hao's voice came immediately.
"Is it still peaceful here? Think about the bats on the roof of the house and the weird mice on the ground. Coupled with these movable clay and stone sculptures, these things can only be regarded as Is it average?"
I shook my head and walked to Cui Hao.
"You don't understand what I mean. Think about it carefully."
I pointed around.
"We were on the iron lock outside and encountered tens of thousands of corpses being stared at on the wall. Those corpses could even move their hands and feet. They had not decayed for thousands of years and had turned into zombies. But look inside this room again."
My eyes turned to the two polite maids.
"If you think about them carefully, isn't this weird? The layout outside is so strict that it can even be said that there is a line reaching the sky. Every inch of carelessness will kill you. But if you look inside, these clay statues are weird, but They are not murderous."
Cui Hao was stunned by what I said, and stood upright next to me.
"I seem to understand what you mean. Although these weird things we encountered looked powerful before and after, they did not kill the two of us. Although the bats in the study were overwhelming, and there was that weird mice, but they did not threaten our lives."
I nodded and felt that Cui Hao was finally not blinded by these treasures and continued to blind his eyes.
"That's what I mean, so I think the calmness here is too strange, as if I'm inviting you to join me. It's not quite right, it's too weird."
I held up the flashlight carefully and walked around the house again.
It's a pity that I didn't find the passage or the secret door hidden here.
"Cui Hao, it seems that the two of us have to go back to the study this time. There is no hidden passage here at all."
I looked around every corner.
He even took the few decorations in this room in his hand and played with them carefully, for fear that the mechanism might be on top.
Unfortunately, nothing was found.
The ground here is paved with a large piece of special material. There are no gaps in the middle, and it is impossible to hide any hidden passages.
Cui Hao couldn't help but shiver after hearing what I said.
He looked over my shoulder towards the study not far away, took a breath and took two steps back.
"Are you really going in?"
I nodded in affirmation.
"Of course, but this time we two have to be careful enough and mark the door well."
The stacks of bookshelves inside are complicated. If the two of us get lost in there, we will not be able to find the exit for a while.
Once the bats above our heads or the rats underground attack us, the two of us will definitely be unable to resist.
So the best way now is to directly make a sign to go out.
Cui Hao nodded to me, rummaged around in his backpack for a while, then took out a large bundle of white wax and stuffed it into my hand.
"Let's break the candle into small sections in a while, and then use the candle to light it as a mark, so that we can clearly find the way in the dark."
Cui Hao looked at me with a proud face.
"I specially brought a large bundle of white candles with me, just to avoid losing my way underground, so I prepared them in advance."
I took the white candle, took out a dozen of them and held them in my hand, then tied the rest back up and put them back in his bag.
"You take the rest with you first."
I used the handle of the knife to cut the white candle into five sections, each section was about as long as my little finger.
I cut off part of the top of my head to expose the wicks on each candle, and put one of them into Cui Hao's hand.
"Be careful and follow me later. First, light a candle to mark the front, because this room is relatively dark and full of books. We have to be careful to stay away from the books to avoid getting burned."
I turned back and looked at Cui Hao curiously.
"Where did you get this old-fashioned method? I rarely hear of anyone using this old method."
Cui Hao patted his chest and strode towards the door.
"Fat Master has been traveling all over the country for so many years. In short, he has heard many people's stories, and many of them have told me about going to the grave. I also learned it from an old mouse. Isn't it surprising?"
After Cui Hao pushed open the door, he couldn't help but shine a flashlight above his head.
His expression immediately became extremely strange, and he quickly pointed the flashlight at the ground.
"It's better not to look at it. The more you look at it, the more hairy you feel inside."
I nodded, followed Cui Hao, lit the first candle, and placed it next to the door.
The area within a radius of two to three meters around us was suddenly shrouded in a hazy yellow wax light.
I breathed a sigh of relief and followed Cui Hao, lighting a candle every five meters or so.
Candles are like small lights, slowly helping us light the way out.
I breathed a sigh of relief and quickly urged Cui Hao to walk around carefully.
It’s still the same path as before.
We walked through these bookshelves from beginning to end, but there were no words or logos on them that could be used as markers.
After walking around again, I still didn't find any clues.
But at this moment, my eyes fell on the easternmost corner of the bookshelf.
This should be a place specially opened for learning.
There is a long wooden desk here, with the Four Treasures of the Study placed on it, and a book placed in the center of the desk.
besides.
There are several books placed on both sides, the ink has dried, and the hanging brushes are shaking slightly vertically.
"what?"
I quickly rushed around the desk, raised my flashlight and looked around carefully.
It's extremely peaceful here, without any sound.
But the shaking of the brush on the desk told me that something had definitely touched it just now.
Cui Hao's face was also extremely ugly.
He swallowed and walked to my side.
"Do you think it could be the bats above the head or the weird mice crawling on the ground? I really can't think of anything else that could touch the brushes on this desk."
I shook my head and quickly dragged Cui Hao to the table.
"No matter what it is, just ignore the books on the bookshelf. Everything else here is the same. Only this place is interesting."
I looked at the four treasures of the study on the desk, reached out and carefully took them out one by one, and rubbed the lines on them with my hands.
I tried to find a switch or door mechanism on the table.
After Cui Hao saw the Four Treasures of the Study, he was attracted by it again.
He thought for a while, silently took out a few bamboo slips from his backpack and threw them directly on the ground. He then put all the ink cartridges, brushes and other things on the table into the bag.
"This thing looks like a high-quality utensil at first glance, especially this writing brush. The penholder is still made of jade, and it even vaguely reflects the emerald green light under the light."
Cui Hao lovingly wrapped this thing in a piece of clothing before putting it in his backpack.
"I'll definitely sell it for a good price when I take it out. I'll take all the paper and ink with me too. Maybe someone will appreciate it when I get out."
I don't care about him.
This guy always puts something good in his backpack when he sees it. If he can't fit it anymore, he throws out the less valuable items.
I don’t know what else Cui Hao can do if there are other artifacts behind him.
I continued to touch the utensils on the table, and then dug under the desk.
Just when I thought I still got nothing, I was ready to return disappointed.
My eyes accidentally fell on the book placed in the center of the desk.
I immediately took the book and held it in my hand.
I opened the book, and there were all blank pages inside, with not even a single word on them.
"Who made this thing?"
I looked at the book curiously.
The books here are all special ancient books, and they contain all kinds of texts and records.
How could there be a book here but it is empty?
When I noticed this book just now, I also saw that there was no text on the cover. It turned out to be a wordless heavenly book.
I held the book and looked up and down.
Seeing that I kept looking at the book, Cui Hao couldn't help but come closer.
"What are you doing?"
I shook the book in my hand and spread out the pages inside to show Cui Hao.
"This is a wordless book. I think it's a bit weird. There are batches of classics in it. How could there be such a thing?"
Cui Hao glanced at the book in my hand, shook his head and continued to play with the Four Treasures of the Study on the table.
"How is this impossible? You're just thinking nonsense, so hurry up and find out if there is any agency you call it? I don't want to stay here all the time."
Cui Hao pointed at the top of his head.
"The guys above are looking at us fiercely, and the big rats on the ground may be hiding in some corner and staring at the two of us in a dark way."
He pointed to the burning candle I had placed on the ground.
"There are still these, but they won't last long. We'll have to find a way to mark them again soon, lest the way out will be gone again."
Just as Cui Hao said this.
I looked up at the way I came from, and suddenly felt that the middle of the bookshelf seemed to be a lot darker.
I suddenly shuddered, and a somewhat uneasy premonition suddenly arose in my heart.
"Fat man, do you feel something is wrong?"
