Everyone came forward and found that a piece of the wall behind the calligraphy and painting had been hollowed out.
A small celadon bowl is placed on the hollow grid.
Qi Zhen touched it and found that the small celadon bowl was fixed on the grid and could not be picked up.
Then I tried half a turn clockwise.
Following the sound of a mechanical spring, a door appeared on the wall nearby and opened slowly. The secret passage inside the door was a bit dark, making it difficult to see what was going on inside.
"There is a secret passage here." Meng Ran said in surprise.
"This is not strange. Whether it is for escaping or hiding something, it is a good idea to install a secret door." Qi Zhen said, but her brows gradually wrinkled.
"What's the problem?" Li Qiang keenly noticed Qi Zhen's hesitation and asked.
"There are two things I don't quite understand. One is why Liao Xunli helped us, and the other is how he knew this secret passage." Qi Zhen explained her confusion to Li Qiang.
"Maybe it's the escape mechanism deliberately triggered by the system. Are you thinking too much?" Yu Liang asked.
Qi Zhen shook her head.
"Never mind this, let's go first." Qi Zhen didn't think clearly, but decided that everyone should leave here together first.
Qi Zhen found another small celadon bowl inside the door, which must be the switch on the other side.
After everyone walked into the secret door, Qi Zhen slowly twisted the small bowl, the sound of the machine spring sounded again, and the door slowly closed again.
As the last ray of light coming from the secret passage disappeared, the secret passage finally turned into darkness.
"Be careful, we have to go slowly. It's not worth capsizing in the gutter here." Qi Zhen said.
In the darkness, everyone nodded silently, regardless of whether Qi Zhen could see it or not.
The one walking in the front was Yu Liang. Because of the natural attributes of a hunter, Yu Liang's eyesight was the best among everyone. In this dark environment, Yu Liang could barely see the road ahead.
Everyone walked forward without daring to make a sound.
At this time, Lin Xiao suddenly said "huh?!"
It was tantamount to releasing a spiritual shock in everyone's hearts.
"Damn! You scared me to death." Yu Liang whispered.
"No, I suddenly realized, are we going downhill?" Lin Xiao asked.
"Yes, it seems that this is not only a secret passage, but also an underground secret passage." Qi Zhen's voice sounded.
"But where does this secret passage lead to?" Meng Ran said.
"We may never know until we get to the end," Qi Zhen said.
The air in the secret passage is not turbid, and I don't know how it is kept ventilated.
While moving forward at such a slow pace, everyone's eyes gradually adapted to the dark environment in the secret passage, and they were gradually able to barely see something.
In the almost absolute darkness, time gradually disappeared.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe half an hour, maybe an hour.
"Huh?!" Lin Xiao said in surprise.
"Damn! Are you still coming?" Yu Liang said.
"Are we going uphill now?" Lin Xiao asked.
"Yes, it looks like we're going out soon."
Qi Zhen was very nervous at this time. He didn't know what Liao Xunli's purpose was. If it was to harm everyone in the team, then this was probably the best opportunity.
However, there were no traps or traps along the way.
Everyone walked to the other side of the secret passage while trembling.
Still a door.
Next to the door is still a small celadon bowl.
It seemed as if I had walked all the way and suddenly found myself back to where I started.
Li San completed all the tasks assigned by the shopkeeper alone, but he always had to inform the shopkeeper.
The mission should be completed.
Even if there is no reward, some experience is good.
What's more, he is very satisfied with his work.
The red paint draws a pattern of a rising sun on the gray wall, a bit like Hitachi's LOGO.
In the lower right corner of the pattern, Li San also added his exclusive signature, a swallow.
Li San looked at the sky, it seemed that it was almost dawn.
At this time, the shopkeeper should not be in the clothing store, but at home.
Thinking of the mother and daughter's care for him, Li San raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
In order to hand in the task, and since these people are all NPCs, they should not be disturbed from their rest.
Li San comforted himself, walked to the house, and gently knocked on the door.
However, the door was ajar and not locked.
Li San was shocked.
He quickly hid his figure and released his camouflage skills without hesitation.
Are you waiting for me?
Li San shook his head and walked into the house softly and slowly.
There are no overly luxurious furnishings in the house, nor is it a high-rise courtyard. The lights are on inside the house, but for some reason the owner has not rested yet.
The ominous feeling in Li San's heart became more and more serious.
Walk to the front of the house, put your eyes at the window and look into the house.
Li San's pupils shrank suddenly!
Pushing open the main door of the house, Li San entered the house.
Inside the house, the shopkeeper's family lay neatly on the ground.
Li San stepped forward and tested the breathing and pulse of the four people, and found that they were indeed dead.
The deaths of the four people were not very miserable. Apart from their green and purple complexions, there were no obvious injuries visible to the naked eye.
It's a very strong poison, Li San judged.
At this moment, with the sound of a mechanical spring, a door suddenly opened on one wall of the house.
Li San quickly released his disguise skills and hid aside.
The light in the room made Qi Zhen and others feel uncomfortable for a few seconds.
Everyone walked out of the secret passage one after another.
This house is not big, and it is difficult to determine the direction in the secret passage, so everyone does not know where they are.
After their eyes adjusted, everyone naturally discovered the four corpses on the ground.
"This is..." Meng Ran looked at the livid face of the shop owner and said.
"died."
Li San's voice sounded, and his figure slowly appeared.
"What's going on?" Qi Zhen looked at Li San who appeared in front of everyone, but she didn't show any particular surprise.
"I just arrived too." Li San said.
"It looks like he was poisoned." Meng Ran, as a criminal police officer, made the first judgment.
Qi Zhen crossed her arms around her chest, placed her right hand on her left hand, and pointed her forehead with her middle and index fingers.
"It should be Mulberry Snake."
"Mulberry snake? What is it?" Li San asked.
"It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time. Let's talk while walking." Li Qiang said.
Half an hour later, I entered the room where I first entered the game.
"I see." After listening to Qi Zhen's story, Li San finally understood why there were less and less silk in Yuemeng Mountain and why there were rumors of monsters hurting people.
"Let's sort out the information we have now." Qi Zhen said slowly.
Three years ago, for unknown reasons, the Sangshe clan moved into the area around Yuemeng Mountain.
Because the shed skin was picked up by chance and discovered its magical properties, more and more people came to pick up Yuemeng silk.
The government was finally alarmed, closed the mountain to collect silk, and even opened an official road for this purpose.
From that time on, in the annual Suzhou Embroidery Competition, in addition to competing on silk embroidery skills, the imperial court also sent imperial envoys to collect Yuemeng silk every year and pay tribute to the imperial court.
Among the soldiers sent by the City Patrol Division to Yuemeng Mountain was Zheng Sinan.
Because the shopkeeper surnamed Zhao was related to the commander of the City Patrol Department, he was able to organize some people to do smuggling work.
The shopkeeper of the Fashion Clothes Shop is one of the customers of the shopkeeper surnamed Zhao.
Zheng Sinan fell in love with a mulberry snake that turned into a human form, so she obtained more Yuemeng silk than others.
Then being suspected and imprisoned by others, Zheng Sinan told Zhao Xuance the whole story.
Yuemeng silk became increasingly scarce, so Zhao Xuance began to kill chickens to obtain eggs.
Zheng Sinan couldn't bear it and went to find Zhao Xuance to argue with him. He has been imprisoned ever since.
Rumors of monsters hurting people began to spread in Yuemeng Mountain. Zhao Xuance was preparing to send troops into the mountain to eliminate the monsters. In fact, he wanted to capture the mulberry snake alive and kill the snake to obtain silk.
The imperial envoy will come to Suzhou immediately.
I don’t know whether it’s because the silk in Yuemeng Mountain is getting scarcer today and it’s not enough to meet the imperial quota, or because there’s a lack of people’s support.
At this point in time, the team came into this world.
And by "chance", he met the shopkeeper of the clothing store.
Because of the strange clothes, he was brought to the Xuchengsi Yamen, and because of the request of the shopkeeper of the clothes and quilt shop to complete the commission.
In the end, all clues point to Yuemeng Mountain.
"As soon as the city gate opens at dawn, we will go to Yuemeng Mountain." Qi Zhen made a conclusion.
No one had any objections.
"But I still feel that there are some things that cannot be explained." Qi Zhen said.
"What's going on?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Think about it, first of all, why did Sang She choose the shopkeeper of the clothing store? Second, why did Liao Xunli help us? Third, Zheng Sinan's description is completely different from the Zhao Xuance we saw. Man, is there something hidden in this?" Qi Zhen said slowly.
"There may be more questions than these, but based on the clues we have obtained so far, it is still difficult for us to determine that things are what we have described. I always feel that it is not that simple." Qi Zhen said.
"To be honest, I think this game is much more interesting than Plants vs. Zombies." Lin Xiao said.
"Indeed, this is actually one of the problems." Qi Zhen said.
"Ah? Is this also a problem?" Lin Xiao asked.
"Yes, do you still remember what is the most important thing in this game space?" Qi Zhen asked.
Lin Xiao looked confused, but Li Qiang, Yu Liang, and Jiang Yan were thoughtful.
"The most important thing in this game is survival, and there are crises everywhere." Qi Zhen no longer despised Lin Xiao for being an idiot, but told him directly.
"You mean, this game is too peaceful?" Meng Ran asked.
Qi Zhen nodded.
"What will happen to us if we don't complete the acquisition of these clues as the system is designed to do?" Li Qiang asked.
"Yes, what will happen?" Qi Zhen murmured.
A night of silence.
It was daylight, and the group of people waited at the city gate before it opened.
They left the city without any questioning and headed towards Yuemeng Mountain three miles away.
Yuemeng Mountain is said to be a mountain, but in fact there are no towering peaks, just a series of mountains and hills.
But the scope is extremely broad.
This is probably the reason why the Mulberry snake migrated here.
Because of the tree cover, except for the official roads opened by the government, other places entering Yuemeng Mountain are mostly small roads. If you are not an experienced hunter or herb gatherer, you will easily get lost entering the mountain.
Even these professionals who have lived under the mountains for generations have only a few roads to get in and out of the mountains, and they dare not rush into an unfamiliar forest.
Many people die in it every year. As the saying goes, those who are good at swimming drown. Most of the people who die are professionals.
These small roads are now strictly guarded by the government, and no casual visitors are allowed to approach them.
The distance of three miles is not long, but it can be seen in Suzhou city.
Following the official road, Qi Zhen and the others soon arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw the soldiers from the city patrol department.
From a distance, it can be said that it is heavily guarded.
The group of people walked down the official road, followed a dense forest in the wild, and entered Yuemeng Mountain.
