"You want to help me test my words?" Li Xiu looked at Master Ba with some surprise.
"It might be helpful to measure good or bad luck," said Master Ba.
Li Xiu thought for a while and said: "Even if your test is accurate, if I know the bad result, I will only feel bad and can't change anything. If the result is good, knowing it in advance will be less surprising, so I don't have to Tested."
Ba Ye smiled and said: "You think too highly of me. I don't have the ability to predict the future. I just speculate on possible problems that may arise. Just test it."
Li Xiu thought for a while, pulled out a bamboo pole and wrote the word "spirit" on the ground. This was the word written by the hostess here to Changshengtian.
Li Xiu didn't really want to hear about fortune or misfortune, but wanted to know what Master Ba would say.
He must know more about the situation of the red and blue wooden houses, so rather than say that it is a word test, it is better to say that Master Ba may tell him something about the red and blue wooden houses through the word test.
The words that Master Ba just said seemed to be telling Li Xiu this in a subtle way.
Master Ba stood inside the door, carefully looked at the spiritual characters written by Li Xiu, and said with a somewhat solemn expression: "I'm afraid your trip will be full of dangers, ranging from life-threatening to serious illness. "
"How do you say this?" Li Xiu asked.
"The spirit character goes up and down the mountain and fire comes down. The mountain character collapses, the fire comes out from the bottom of the mountain, the landslide and the ground crack and the volcano erupts. What a dangerous situation this is. Life must be in great worry. The spirit character you wrote is a simplified Chinese character. The ancient spirit character is Three mouths of witches came down in the rain, which means that the shaman prayed to heaven for rain. It was called a god. It was originally a good luck word. But if you don't write in ancient style and write in simplified style, you are giving up the protection of the gods, and this trip will definitely not go well. .”
Master Ba turned in a direction and walked to the other side of the door frame. He looked at the spiritual characters written by Li Xiu and continued: "According to the idea just now, if you enter the house of extreme yang, you will definitely encounter a disaster. If you enter the house of extreme yin, you will definitely encounter disaster. The house must also be in trouble. Look at the spiritual character you wrote. Most people write spiritual characters with a structure of "mountain" and "fire", but the structure of the spiritual character you wrote is "mountain" and "fire". This is a bit strange."
"Is there anything strange? It's just that my writing habits are different." Chu Jun was already a little unhappy when he heard that the eighth master on the left was in trouble and the one on the right was not smooth.
"The mountain is real and the fire is imaginary. The mountain is yang and the fire is yin. The yin fire forges the yang mountain. The mountain will become stronger and stronger, which means that people's energy and spirit are getting better and better. But your yang mountain is too big, and the yin mountain is too big." If the fire is too small, the mountain will overwhelm the fire and the fire will be extinguished. As the saying goes, if the sun cannot grow, the yin will not grow, the mountain will overwhelm the fire and the sun will not grow. This should have been a certain death situation, but..." Mr. Ba pondered and did not continue. .
"Eighth Master, can we finish what we have to say in one go? There is still something to do next." Chu Jun curled his lips and said.
Ba Ye smiled and said: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but the word test is a bit weird, and I can't understand it."
"Then tell me, where can't you see clearly?" Chu Jun said.
"The backing of the mountain is falling, and the fire is burning. This is also a very unlucky sign. The absence of the sun is also a very bad omen. Theoretically speaking, if this word is written here at this moment, it should be a certain death situation. But it makes sense. It's strange. It's true if you look at it alone. But if you look at the two methods of deciphering words together, this matter changes again."
Master Ba pondered and said: "If a mountain falls and the fire is extinguished, there is no need to suffer in the fire; although the sun does not arise, the anode can also produce yin. When a mountain falls, all things arise. If this word is written in a normal way, although it is ominous, there is no serious evil. Omen. The way you write it, although it is very bad, it seems to be accompanied by good luck. How can these bad luck and good luck appear at the same time? I can't understand it. "
"Since you don't understand, there's no need to read anymore. I'll go to the wooden house to exchange for what you need. When I come back, please keep your promise and give me the beads in the room." Li Xiu said and took it. Pick up the gem box and walk towards the red wooden house.
"Li Xiu, let's go to a room alone. Although Master Ba's words are not credible, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart." Chu Jun stopped Li Xiu and said.
"We're all in, what should we do if something goes wrong? If you stay outside, if something happens, we won't all fall into this. You can still go out and find a way. This is your Chu family's place. I'll do anything you can. It can’t be done, and I can’t use any of the methods you can think of, so it’s only useful to leave you outside.”
"Be careful." After hearing what Li Xiu said, Chu Jun let go of his hand and warned him with some worry.
"Don't worry." Li Xiu knocked on the door, but no one answered in the red wooden house.
"Is anyone here?" Li Xiu shouted while knocking on the door.
"No need to shout. People inside can't hear you. Even if they can hear you, they won't answer you. Just push the door open and go in." Master Ba said in the middle room.
Li Xiu didn't say anything after hearing this, and tried to push the door gently with his hand. The door was really unlocked, and it opened with a slight push.
"Above Heaven"
Everything in the red wooden house is red, the walls are red, the tables are red, and the chairs are red. Everything that can be seen is red.
Facing the door is a red bead curtain. Behind the bead curtain is the inner room. Through the bead curtain, you can vaguely see a woman dressed in red with her face covered with red gauze sitting behind a low table. Embroidery collapses. There is a white jade vase placed on the low table. There are three flowers in the vase, one white, one red and one black.
In front of the jade bottle are three jade bowls, one white, one red, and one black.
"Excuse me, Master Ba asked me to exchange gems for a bowl of water?" Li Xiu stood at the door and said several times, but the woman in red in the inner room behind the bead curtain didn't say a word and closed her eyes. Sitting there, it was as if he hadn't heard anything, and he hadn't even opened his eyes.
Li Xiu frowned and walked directly into the house. Stepping into the house, it was clear that nothing had changed in the house, but it made Li Xiu feel a little different, but he couldn't tell what was different.
The wooden door behind him closed automatically, and Li Xiudao didn't care. He just continued to look at the things in the house, wanting to know where his different feeling came from.
"Who's here?" The woman in red didn't seem to hear her calling so many times outside the house just now. Now she just took an extra step and came to the house. The woman in red not only opened her eyes, but also took the initiative to speak. asked.
"Could it be that the inside and outside of this house are separated by one step, just like what the Eight Houses said, the people inside the house can't hear the sounds outside the house, nor can they see the things outside the house?" Li Xiu listened carefully, and sure enough he couldn't hear the sounds outside the house. , feeling more and more surprised, he pushed the door, but it didn't move at all and couldn't be opened.
"Master Ba asked me to exchange this box of rubies for a bowl of water." Li Xiu opened the box in his hand and pointed the rubies in the box towards the woman in red.
"Which bowl of water do you want to change?" the woman in red asked.
Li Xiu was slightly startled. Master Ba only asked him to change a bowl of water, but he didn't say which bowl of water he wanted to change.
Li Xiu thought for a moment and realized that it would be useless even if he went back to ask Master Ba now. If he knew about such an important matter, how could he not tell Li Xiu which bowl of water to change.
Master Ba didn't say anything, either because he was deliberately trying to embarrass Li Xiu, or he didn't know, so there was no point in asking, and the door couldn't be opened, making it impossible to get out.
"Which bowl of water can I change?" Li Xiu asked.
"You can change it to any bowl you want, but you have to drink the remaining two bowls of water first before you can take the bowl of water you want." The woman in red said with a smile.
"What are the consequences of drinking the water in the bowl?" Li Xiu asked tentatively. He didn't have high hopes, and it was estimated that the woman in red would not tell him.
Surprisingly, the woman in red actually said: "The water in the white jade bowl is called destiny, the water in the black jade bowl is called destiny, the water in the red jade bowl is called personality, if you only drink one of the three bowls of water, It’s all a great benefit. If you drink all three bowls, you will have great fortune. But if you only drink two bowls, it’s hard to say.”
"Why is it so hard to say?" Li Xiu asked.
"If you drink destiny and destiny, then destiny is destined and you lose the opportunity to change your destiny, and your future achievements will stop here." The woman in red seemed to be afraid that Li Xiu wouldn't understand, and explained: "That is, It is said that your body has been finalized, and no matter how much you practice in the future, it will be impossible to continue to evolve."
After a pause, the woman in red continued: "If you drink destiny and personality, then personality is determined by heaven, and you can only leave it to fate. From now on, whether your achievements will be good or bad, you can only gamble on luck."
"What if I drink fate and personality?" Li Xiu asked.
"Personality is destined, and external factors cannot be changed. In the future, any external force will be of no use to you. It is also said that no matter how good the world is, it cannot change your body. You can only gain something by practicing hard on your own." The woman in red smiled and said, "Which two bowls do you want to drink?"
"Can you drink all three bowls?" Li Xiu asked.
"Of course, but Xiaoba has been stuck here for decades, and all he thinks about is escaping day and night. Without this bowl of water, he can't leave here. If you drink all three bowls of water, go out He will definitely fight you tooth and nail after that." said the woman in red.
Li Xiu pondered and said nothing: "If you only drink two bowls of water, according to the woman in red, there will be three results. Either the level will be permanent and it will be difficult to upgrade. Or you will leave it to fate and the level will increase randomly, and you will still not be able to upgrade in the future. .The last one is that I cannot use external objects, which means that I can no longer use magic cores or gems to improve my level and abilities. These three paths are all dead ends, and no one will be better off no matter which one I choose. "
"Is there really such magical water in the world?" Li Xiu asked with some disbelief.
"If you don't believe it, you can give it a try." The woman in red smiled.
Of course, Li Xiu would not try it casually, so he had to ask again: "In that case, I'd better not change it."
"When you enter this house, you cannot leave here without drinking the water from the bowl. If you are willing to stay and take my place and guard this place for me, then I couldn't be happier." The woman in red smiled.
"How can a wooden house trap you?" Li Xiu asked.
The woman in red looked at Li Xiu with a half-smile and said, "You are really good at talking. You want to say how can this mere wooden house trap you, but when it comes to your mouth, it turns into if you can trap me, how can you? A young man who is not annoying. Seeing that you are not annoying, I will remind you that the person who built this house is a man of great fortune. It is only a matter of a thought to change the world. If you want to go out here House, it is better to drink the water in the bowl. I would rather offend that Xiaoba than touch this wooden house and anger the mistress of this house. Although the world is big, there is no place for you. Look at that Xiaoba, After all, he is also a supersoul tester, and he doesn’t just stay in the house obediently, not daring to take a step out.”
Li Xiu was right when he thought about it. Bai Ying had said before that Master Ba was a super-soul tester. If even super-soul testers were trapped in the wooden house and there was nothing they could do, then even if Li Xiu put on the magic suit, It may not be possible to break out of the wooden house. After all, the energy limit of the magic equipment is only the super soul. What's more, the light speed gun is not around yet and is still being repaired by Ximen Guan. The destructive power of the light speed one is greatly reduced.
"It only takes a thought to change the world. This is a bit exaggerated. How can there be such human beings in the world?" Li Xiu said with a frown.
"I've told you everything that needs to be said. Believe it or not, that's your own business. Your death won't do me any good. What should I do to you?" The woman in red was a little angry when she saw that Li Xiu didn't believe her. road.
"I just can't believe that there is such a powerful person in the world." Li Xiu was not angry and said with a smile.
"Before I met the owner of this room, I thought so too, and so did Xiaoba, so we are all trapped here. We say we are guests, but in fact we are just prisoners who look after someone else's home." The woman in red said Sighed.
"What was your previous identity and how could you be trapped here?" Li Xiu asked curiously.
"What identity I am, I tell you, you don't know. That Xiaoba used to be one of the ten elders of Changshengtian. He thought that with the light of the heavenly talisman, he could run rampant in the world, seek good luck and avoid disaster, but ended up here, here The owner only wrote one word for him to test, and he was bleeding from all seven orifices and almost died on the spot. But they were kind enough to spare his life and let him become a watchdog obediently. The owner also gave him a chance. , if he can get a bowl of water and a leaf, he can leave here and regain his freedom." The woman in red curled her lips and said.
"What about you? How can you leave here?" Li Xiu asked.
"When the three bowls of water are gone, that's the day I will be free again." The woman in red said.
"This doesn't seem to be difficult. Just find a few more people to come here to drink water." Zhou Wen thought.
"It would be great if it were that easy. The three bowls of water of destiny, destiny and personality are not something that just anyone can drink. Only those who have been selected by Xiao Ba can go to the house to drink water. I don't know what the owner of this room will give to the little one. What kind of rules does he have? Over the years, you are the third person he has let in to drink water."
"Didn't the two people in front drink water? How did they get out without drinking water?" Li Xiu asked, looking at the three bowls full of water.
"They drank it, but they didn't finish it, so they all died. When they died, the water in the bowl automatically filled up again." The woman in red said calmly.
"Will you die before you finish drinking?" Li Xiu frowned. The woman in red had never said this before.
The woman in red did not answer, but said with a smile: "Did you see the three flowers in the jade vase?"
"I saw it. Is there anything wrong with them?" Li Xiu asked.
"Three flowers correspond to three bowls of water. If the water in one of the bowls dries up, the corresponding flower will kill someone." The woman in red sneered and said, "When the first person comes to drink water, I won't Knowing that the flower could kill people, he drank the water from the white jade bowl, and the white flower dropped a petal, and the man died on the spot without any warning."
"When the second person came to drink water, I told him this taboo. He was very smart. He drank two-thirds of the water in each bowl, and then divided the remaining three bowls into three parts. one bowl of water."
Li Xiu was thinking the same way just now. It seemed like this was the only way to get out of trouble.
"It's a pity that after he drained the water in a bowl, he was also killed by the flowers." The woman in red sighed.
"Can't we take all three bowls out again?" Li Xiu asked with a frown.
"If you can take him out, he won't die. Either you drink all three bowls of water, or you can only drink two bowls of water and take one bowl of water away, otherwise the door will not be opened." Hongyi The woman said somewhat depressedly: "I have thought about it for a long time, but I still haven't figured out how to get people out alive."
"After talking for a long time, it turns out that it doesn't matter what effect the two kinds of wine have together. What really matters is how to get out alive." Li Xiu said.
"That's right." The woman in red nodded: "The most important thing is to get out alive. As for the impact that water will have on your body, it is nothing compared with death. It's a pity that this is a useless thing. To solve the problem, you must drink up the water before you can leave, but if you drink up the water, people will die again. This is an endless cycle."
Li Xiu lifted the bead curtain and walked to the small table with the three bowls of water and the three flowers in the jade vase. He sat down directly and stared at the three bowls of water and the three flowers in the jade vase.
The three jade bowls, one red, one white, and one black, are all crystal clear as if carved from crystal jade. The water in the bowl is crystal clear, no different from ordinary pure water, and there is not even a trace of smell.
The jade vase is the color of mutton-fat white jade. The three flowers in the vase are all delicate and beautiful. You are the rose in full bloom.
"You will die if you drink water. If you don't drink water, you can't get out. This is interesting." Li Xiu muttered to himself while looking at the three bowls of water.
"You still find it interesting? Don't you understand that if you can't break this situation, your life will be lost?" The woman in red looked at Li Xiu in surprise.
"I haven't asked my sister what her name is yet?" Li Xiu said with a smile.
"You can be such an interesting person between life and death. I will make an exception and tell you my name. My name is Wan Chaochun." The woman in red thought for a while and replied.
"Wan Chaochun? What is the relationship between Wan Chaoxin and you?" Li Xiu asked, slightly startled.
"The Wan Chaoxin you are talking about is a young man, right?" the woman in red asked.
"Yes." Li Xiu nodded.
"Although I have never met him, according to the genealogy of our Wanchao family, Xin should be my grandson. He should call me sister-in-law." The woman in red looked at Li Xiu and said, "You Do you know Wan Chaoxin, are you his friend?"
"He gave me things before, but I don't know if he is considered a friend." Li Xiu said with a smile.
