The old man with cloudy eyes had no reaction on his face, as if he was chopping firewood. Then he grabbed a monk, ripped out his heart and threw it into the cellar.
The last monk who looked frightened could not escape this disaster and followed in the footsteps of the first two.
After killing three monks, the old man shook his hands and immediately shook the blood on his hands clean. He covered the cellar with a flap, moved piles of firewood branches to cover the cellar, and then left with a bundle of firewood. He went directly into the kitchen.
Throwing down the firewood, he went to the stove and opened the lid of the pot. After scooping out the water, he moved a basket and placed it on top of the pot. He opened the lid and took a look. There was a large piece of cold and hard dough inside. After putting on the lid, he walked to the stove and sat down. Then he put a pile of dry firewood into the stove, lit it at the mouth of the stove, and then put a fork into the stove.
Soon, the fire inside the stove was blazing.
The dirty old man put down what he was doing, took out the cigarette rod from his lower back, took out the tobacco residue, filled the cigarette pot and lit it. He stood in front of the stove and smoked in front of the fire. The fire light illuminated his face. , two eyes of fire...
The sky has turned white. Ning Chaoyi and the thieves Yuanyang and his wife touched the vicinity of the target person's home. They saw the smoke rising from the kitchen and couldn't help but look at each other.
They first found a villager and found out about the target person.
Everyone in the village knew about that dirty old man who smoked dry cigarettes. He was indeed the highest-ranking man in the village. Even the three owners of the villa were polite to him when they saw him. He was known as Mrs. Wu, and he was a widower.
This is not a secret. If you ask casually, you will know where you live.
It is said that Mr. Wu is the master of one meal and rarely cooks by himself. But today he happened to see smoke from the cooking pot. In other words, there is someone at home who has returned from the entrance of the village.
This made it a little difficult for the three people hiding in the corner of a house, because they were reminded by Yu Qing that Old Mrs. Wu was someone to be wary of, and that there might be some masters. Could Old Mrs. Wu be there? Are you a master?
After much hesitation, there was still no way. In fact, it was not up to them to choose, otherwise they would not come to this Rift Valley Villa to cause trouble.
Ning Chao Yi said: "I'll go."
Nie Pinlan said: "Let's go together. If anything happens, we'll have someone to take care of us."
Ning Chaoyi did not refuse any more and reminded: "Control the people first after entering. If there is any master, or if there is any master that Mr. Wu is, we will definitely be discovered when we go in. With things like this, it is better to be straightforward and save trouble. If there is not No matter how master you are, if you control the person first, you can avoid making any screams and alarming the surrounding people."
"Okay." Nie Pinlan nodded in agreement.
Ning Chao Yi observed the surroundings, and quickly slipped under the wall of the target's house without the villagers' attention, and slid in like a snail against the wall.
The thieving Yuanyang couple also followed closely...
The water boiled for a while, and steam filled the stove. Mr. Wu, who was smoking a dry smoke in front of the stove, began to use tongs to pinch out the unburned firewood in the stove, letting the fire go out on its own and saving some firewood.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he emptied the stove and put down the tongs, a sword was placed on his neck. The person who took action was Zhu Kuanzhen.
Old Mrs. Wu looked back and saw the three people entering the room, looking very angry, "Are the three guests trying to scare me, this old man? I don't have anything valuable for you to rob."
Zhu Kuanzhen grabbed him and quickly struck him, placing a restraint on him. The sword never left his neck and he was always on guard.
Despite this, Ning Chaoyi still worried and reminded: "Be careful of Wu Xieshan's incident happening again."
The fact that Wu Xieshan ran away was obviously a heavy restriction on Wu Xieshan, but in the end it was of no use at all.
Nie Pinlan had already done it himself. After checking it, he replied: "It should be fine. Wu Xieshan has a cultivation base. This old man Wu has no cultivation base and is an ordinary person."
Ordinary people? Ning Chaoyi remembered Yu Qing's reminder and couldn't help but cast a spell himself to investigate. It turned out that he was indeed an ordinary person with no cultivation level. Then he felt relieved. He walked to the stove and opened the lid of the cage. , looked at the steaming pancake, and closed the lid.
After that, Mrs. Wu was handed over to Zhu Kuanzhen to watch, and Ning Chaoyi and Nie Pinlan began to search everywhere.
The two searched the house carefully and found nothing unusual. When they searched the stables outside, Nie Pinlan's nose twitched and she smelled the smell of blood. She opened the piles of firewood and saw the cover. She reached out and slowly opened it.
The movement here attracted Ning Chaoyi, who assisted in the alert and cooperated with opening the floor cover. A stronger smell of blood immediately poured out from inside.
It was pitch dark in the cellar. Ning threw a glowstone down towards Yi and immediately saw three corpses below, and they were obviously the corpses of the monks in the villa.
The two of them looked at each other and subconsciously looked in the direction of the kitchen. They found that there was indeed something wrong with the old man Wu. How could there be the body of the mountain monk in the cellar of a normal person?
"Look, he died after his chest was emptied, and the blood is still wet."
Nie Pinlan pointed to the situation in the cellar and said.
Ning Chaoyi was shocked and confused, "It's another way of death by ripping out the heart. It couldn't be Lou Yushu's doing this time, right?"
Nie Pinlan: "He obviously died not long ago, how could it be Lou Yushu who did it? Even if Lou Yushu was alive, there is no way she would have gone to the cellar of this shabby place to do this."
"Did a monster do it? There are so many strange things happening in Rift Valley Villa."
Ning Chao Yi said something, and he jumped down. The cellar was not big, but it was quite deep, almost three feet high.
Nie Pinlan also jumped down.
Ning Chaoyi picked up the glowstone on the ground and explored the three corpses again. He touched the corpses and explored the wounds. He rubbed his fingers with blood on them and smelled them. He came to the conclusion, "They were indeed dead not long ago."
Nie Pinlan, who lit the fire and looked around, suddenly whispered: "The back here is empty."
Ning Chaoyi turned around and stood up, only to see Nie Pinlan touching a wall. The walls here were reinforced with logs split in half to prevent collapse.
Creaking, a part of the wall suddenly opened slowly like a door.
Nie Pinlan found the mechanism. A wooden stake fixed at the four corners in the corner was stepped on by her, so the door of the darkroom opened, and it was dark inside.
Ning Chaoyi quickly put the glowstone in his hand in for lighting. The first thing he saw was the stone steps, sloping all the way down. The steps were also reinforced with better stones. At a glance, it was clear that a lot of money had been spent. A place of effort.
Nie Pinlan: "If it hadn't been for Lin Erqing's reminder, who would have thought that there would be such meticulous fortifications under the dilapidated houses in this village. Could it be that what we are looking for is really there?"
Ning Chaoyi didn't dare to go in easily, "Let your man invite the master over."
Nie Pinlan immediately flew out, and Ning Chaoyi carefully closed the door of the secret passage.
After a while, the couple got the old man Wu down.
Ning Chaoyi personally untied Mrs. Wu's mute hole, "Mr. Wu, tell me, what happened to the three corpses that just died in the cellar?"
Mr. Wu glanced at the corpse on the ground, and Lao Heng said: "What else could happen? You must have killed me!"
Nie Pinlan immediately gave a stern warning, "I've seen a lot of tough guys, and it's not your turn to be arrogant yet. I advise you not to toast or eat as a fine, otherwise I guarantee you will regret it."
Old Mrs. Wu immediately frowned and closed his eyes, looking as stubborn as he was willing to kill.
Ning Chaoyi immediately walked to the corner, stepped on the stakes, opened the secret door of the secret passage, and turned around and asked, "Did we also dig this secret passage?"
Old Mrs. Wu opened his eyes and immediately became excited. He yelled like crazy, "What do you want to do? This is not a place you can break into without permission. Whoever dares to go in will die and will be punished!"
Ning Chao Yi frowned and tilted his head to signal. Zhu Kuanzhen immediately tapped Mr. Wu's mute point to shut him up. He was afraid that his loud noise would disturb the people outside. Who knows how many secrets are hidden in this village? .
Ning Chaoyi stepped away from the secret door, "If you don't want to give an honest explanation, then we can only let him lead the way. No matter who dies, let him take the lead."
Zhu Kuanzhen immediately grabbed the collar of Mrs. Wu's back and pushed him forward to clear the way. Mrs. Wu was obviously reluctant and kept humming in his nose, showing an obvious sign of resistance.
The three of them didn't know whether they had forgotten Yu Qing's instructions to "find out the clues and don't act rashly", but they actually forced Mrs. Wu to get into the secret passage and go all the way down.
This secret passage indeed took a lot of work and materials, and the steps, stone walls and edges of the vault are all neatly aligned.
After the zigzag steps went down more than ten feet underground, everyone stopped in front of an exquisite stone door.
"Isn't there an underground palace built underneath this place?" Ning Chao Yi muttered.
Seeing this stone door, the three of them began to feel a little unsure. The exquisiteness of the workmanship in this place was obviously better than that in the villa they stayed in. What was behind this door? Is it possible that there is really some expert guard hidden there?
And those three corpses without hearts, what caused them? It seems likely that it has something to do with it here.
Looking at Mrs. Wu's reaction, his eyes were full of fear, and his eyes were swaying from side to side instead of shaking his head.
In short, the three uninvited guests felt tremendous pressure facing this silent stone gate, and there was a sense of fear of the unknown in their hearts.
Nie Pinlan suddenly unlocked Mrs. Wu's mute hole, "What's behind this stone door?"
Mr. Wu said in a deep voice: "He is a God who cannot be blasphemed. It's too late for you to exit now. When the door opens, it disturbs God's dream. When God is angry, you will turn into ants. No one can save you!"
Nie Pinlan: "God? Whose god would hide in a secret room underground, and let an old village man like you guard the door? Stop pretending to be a ghost here and say, what is behind it?"
Mr. Wu was angry at first, then laughed, and said hehe: "You know there is something behind that that scares you. You are already afraid, why do you still pretend not to believe it?"
It was pure nonsense. Nie Pinlan immediately tapped his mute point again to shut him up.
After the three uninvited guests looked at each other for a while, Ning Chaoyi suddenly said: "Do we still have a choice? Even if we go back to discuss it with that Brother Lin, believe it or not, we still have to take the lead."
His eyes fell on the stone door, "If there is such a terrifying existence inside, I don't believe that we broke into someone's door and they couldn't find it. We know the secret of this place, can they let us leave easily? I bet this old man can't find it. This guy is scamming us!"
Before he finished speaking, he took action directly and slowly pushed the stone door open. The stone door made a dull buzzing sound, and there was darkness again inside.
Nie Pinlan immediately handed the fire folder in his hand to the front for lighting, and golden light shimmered inside.
The three of them saw at a glance a golden halberd standing on the ground, visible through the door.
Under the firelight, behind the golden halberd, the outline of a jade couch gradually appeared, with someone vaguely lying on it.
