Chapter 170: Array Network
"He died not long ago, and his killers should be around."
Jingtan layman's eyes suddenly looked at the top of the wall on one side.
They were suddenly startled:
"That's it?"
Everyone followed his gaze and saw a figure with a faint glow of fire standing on the wall.
He was wearing Feng Wu's clothes, but there was nothing above his neck.
"Headless ghost!?"
Tang Huayi felt his scalp numb and scolded Jiang Ran half to death in his heart.
The reason why Jiang Ran was scolded was naturally because she also went to Ruan Yuqing's room just now.
As a result, these two people were not found.
He left his sister-in-law behind and was frightened, but he ran out with another girl for a tryst. If he didn't get scolded, who would?
But as 'Li Tianxin', she couldn't show too much fear.
Suddenly everyone felt bad.
At this moment, an exclamation came:
"Feng Wu!!?"
Looking back, it was Dao Wuming and others coming out of the post.
It was Ning Jiuyuan who shouted this.
She shouted as she flew up and was about to rush over.
But he was stopped by a hand in the thorn:
"Girl, wait a minute!"
"What are you doing?"
Ning Jiuyuan stretched out his hand to push the man away: "Don't block me!"
They exchanged hands with each other and retreated. He opened it and heard the man say:
"He's not Feng Wu!"
"What?"
Ning Jiuyuan looked at the man opposite.
Tang Huayi also looked at him:
"Tianyu, what did you say?"
The person who stopped Ning Jiuyuan was Li Tianyu.
He frowned:
"Can't you see? It's just a piece of human skin...
"Moreover, there is a fire source inside. If you approach it rashly, if there is any mechanism..."
As soon as Li Tianyu said this, he saw that The figure of 'Feng Wu' began to fly gradually.
It really didn't seem like something a human could do.
Instead, it looked like a sky lantern...
"Sky lantern." "
The expressions of several people were a little strange.
Could it be that this Feng Wu had his human skin skinned and lit a sky lantern?
Ning Jiuyuan also looked pale.
Regardless of whether that person was Feng Wu or not, at least the one who appeared there now was indeed Feng Wu. Wu's clothes.
Thinking of this, she wanted to rush forward again.
However, the sky lantern had already flown into the mid-air. Suddenly, there was a loud bang!
The whole thing exploded that night.
Its momentum was unexpectedly huge. Not a bit weaker than the thunder in the sky.
"This..."
Ning Jiuyuan's eyes were blank:
"Junior brother, junior brother... how could this happen? How should I explain to my master and my wife after I go back? Dao
Wuming stared at the scene in front of him and was slightly silent:
"Miss Ning, don't be anxious. We haven't seen the body of Master Feng Shao yet, so we can't be sure of his life or death."
"Now listen to Xiaosheng's words, please be patient for a moment.
"There is something strange in this hotel... We'd better not be separated now, and go find the old man together. Maybe he can give us an answer. . Ning
Jiuyuan suddenly became energetic after hearing this:
"Senior Dao is right. This inn has been abandoned for many years. The old man has a strange origin. This matter must be related to him."
"We..."
After she finished speaking, she heard footsteps coming out of the post again.
This time it was Cheng Tianyang and others who came.
They had already heard screams just now, but as an escort, the first priority was to remain calm.
So they didn't come out to check immediately, but made sure the dart was safe.
After counting the manpower and confirming the darts, Cheng Tianyang finally heard the sound of the lights exploding that day. Only then did Cheng Tianyang leave the manpower to guard the darts and come out to check the situation.
At this time, everyone gathered together, and Tang Huayi looked at him with a strange expression:
"Mr. Cheng, the escort chief, is indeed extraordinary. His men are dead, but they are here even slower than us."
She spoke at this time, and she was very confident. It's all in a 'Li Tianxin' tone.
But after saying these words, Cheng Tianyang was stunned:
"Why did Mr. Li say this? When Cheng came out of the hotel, he counted his people. There was no shortage of people under his command. How could it be... "
When he said this, he also saw the headless body.
At the same time, I noticed the clothes he was wearing.
His expression suddenly changed:
"What's going on?"
The escorts under his command were also stunned.
"It shouldn't be."
"The chief escort just counted the number of people, and they are indeed there." "
Then who is this person? Why is he wearing the clothes of an escort from our Tianyang Escort Bureau?"
"Did he steal it? Want to sneak into the hotel? In a few words ,
this group of people listed a possibility.
Tang Huayi even felt that this possibility was not small.
At least in this case, the Tianyang Escort Bureau has a large number of people and is indeed the best breakthrough point.
If someone really wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble and pretend to be one of them, others wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Thinking of this, Tang Huayi thought of the sky lantern that exploded earlier, and suddenly asked Wuming:
"Speaking of which, where did you guys hear Jiang Ran's nickname?"
Mr. Big had just given him this nickname. It lasted no more than ten days.
Only the people in Benleitang knew about it, and since they claimed to be going to do something, logically speaking, they shouldn't have the time to spread this kind of thing everywhere.
When Dao Wuming heard this, he glanced at Tang Huayi in surprise.
Shaking his head slightly:
"We have met Chi Lin from Benlei Hall before.
" "I heard him talk about what happened in Wusheng Town... Only then did I know that Brother Jiang's Nine Shocking Swordsmanship has improved again." "
..."
Tang Huayi let out a breath and suddenly said:
"Besides the [Thunder Thunder Shocking Palm] and the secret "Thunder Thunder Jue", what is the most famous thing about Ben Lei Hall?" "
Tian Lei Zi!"
Almost no one has even the slightest bit of success. hesitate.
The three words Tianleizi blurted out directly.
But as soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in shock.
Cheng Tianyang took a deep breath:
"Brother Li, you mean that the corpse wearing the clothes of my Tianyang Escort Bureau is from Benlei Hall?
" Was the loud noise just now caused by Tianleizi from Benlei Hall? "
It's just a guess. Ben Lei Tang hasn't shown up yet, but now he doesn't dare to talk nonsense. " "
Tang Huayi frowned slightly.
Dao Wuming's words made her completely sure that the people from Benleitang were never far away.
It was just that they did not appear in their sight.
Thinking back to Wusheng Zhenjiangran's speculation about them that day , then I am afraid that what happened today really has something to do with them.
Unfortunately, Jiang Ran is not here now. Although she has some speculations, she feels a little unsure in her heart.
Dao Wuming pondered for a while:
"If this is really the case, what happened tonight I'm afraid it's not as simple as we think.
"We can only investigate one by one... Go to the old man first and ask. Before going outside, you must first settle down inside. If Benleitang really has intentions, they don't dare to come in now, I'm afraid they have some scruples. "There is another key point
. That is, who made this corpse? "
Tang Huayi nodded.
Dao Wuming's words make sense.
Even if it is true as she thought, the sky lantern that seems to be Fengwu was made by Benleitang, and the corpse wearing the uniform of Tianyang Escort Bureau is Benleitang's own people.
Then how did the latter die?
The two appearing at the same time can be explained as wanting to cause chaos and fish in troubled waters.
But it is impossible to kill one of his own people. Unless
, the person who killed him , in this Guanyi.
From this point of view, there is probably no peace inside and outside the Guanyi.
"Speaking of which, where did Jiang Shaoxia go?
Cheng Tianyang looked around: "Why don't you see him? "
" Where's Sister Ruan? " "
Gu Shengyan also spoke softly, but there was a bit of joking in his eyes.
After all, this man and woman disappeared at the same time late at night, which is still worthy of gossip.
Tang Huayi glanced at her and shook his head gently:
"Jiang Ran The dragon has seen its head but not its tail. Who knows if it has discovered something or if it has other plans.
"But his martial arts skills are superb. Even if he encounters any problems, it's not our turn to worry about." "
That's true."
Cheng Tianyang nodded in recognition:
"Jiang Shaoxia's martial arts is indeed powerful. People like Shi Pingzhang , there is nothing they can do to him."
"We can't take it lightly."
Although Dao Wuming likes to read local chronicles on weekdays, when it comes to critical moments, he becomes extremely cautious.
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
Immediately, the group of people did not separate and searched in this inn.
However, after searching for several times, there was still no trace of the old man.
This person seemed to have disappeared from the inn...
Just
when Tang Huayi, Dao Wuming, Cheng Tianyang and others were working together to search the inn.
Jiang Ran and Ruan Yuqing also discovered the weirdness of their place.
"Under the corpses on the ground, there are channels of blood. I thought they were just simple patterns, but when I looked carefully, I found they were connected to the outside world.
"Is killing people and taking blood to practice some kind of magic? Ruan
Yuqing spoke softly, then turned to look at Jiang Ran:
"Jiang Shaoxia, what do you think?" "
Jiang Ran nodded lightly, pressed his finger on the wall, clicked lightly, and heard a click.
A secret door suddenly appeared in this seemingly doorless room.
Ruan Yuqing's eyes lit up:
"How to find it? of?
Jiang Ran smiled and said, "
It's just luck." "
It's hard to explain the Qiqiao Heavenly Craftsmanship, but for looking for mechanisms, there is really nothing better.
Ruan Yuqing nodded slightly and did not ask further questions. When
the two people came out of the room, they found that there were indeed people in the outside world. The same pattern.
But the blood channels extending out were only on both sides of the building floor. They moved
forward along the corridor and finally disappeared into a hole.
Jiang Ran and Ruan Yuqing looked at each other and both saw that They noticed the strange color in the other party's eyes.
They originally thought that the blood channel could bring them the answer directly.
But they didn't expect that it disappeared so
suddenly. The two of them circled around the hole and looked at the surrounding environment. It was discovered that several passages were connected to this place.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Ran said:
"This should be the core of Guanyi's underground.
"Perhaps in every room with a canopy bed, there is a trap like this, corresponding to a secret room.
"The blood of people who died in the mechanism will flow here along with the blood channel.
"Eventually gathered in this hole and seeped into the ground...
"The key point is probably that there is something underground.
"But if my guess is correct, there should be other entrances to the underground."
If there is no entrance and we don't know what is underground, all this arrangement will be in vain and will be meaningless.
No matter whoever arranged this means here, what is their ultimate goal.
If you give something, you must gain something.
But if you can't even reach the place of harvest, wouldn't it be like trying to get water from a bamboo basket?
Ruan Yuqing nodded slightly:
"Then let's look for it?"
Jiang Ran did not refuse. Since they are already here, whether they are looking down or up, they have to look for it.
If you don't go find out, you have to find a way to escape.
The entrance is not as difficult to find as imagined.
In fact, there are only two paths except for the passages connecting several other rooms and secret rooms around here.
Jiang Ran and the others were lucky, the first entrance was the entrance downward.
Just standing at the entrance and looking down, I felt that this place was a bit weird.
"You said...does this look like a burglar's cave?"
Jiang Ran hesitated for a while and finally expressed his guess.
This hole is not naturally formed, nor is it repaired.
Rather, it seemed as if someone had dug it out bit by bit with a shovel.
Although Jiang Ran and Ruan Yuqing were both laymen, they could vaguely feel that the person who dug this hole must be very skilled.
Ruan Yuqing hesitated for a long time and said,
"I'm not sure about this. I've never seen it before."
"Let's go down and have a look."
Jiang Ran suddenly became interested again.
Robbery caves, ancient tombs, treasures... things like this can still make people feel uneasy.
When I was in Benma County, there was an ancient tomb.
But that area was almost trampled to pieces.
This should not be the case.
Moreover, if this is really an ancient tomb, then there is probably a reason why the old man is pretending to be a ghost in the inn.
Is he trying to protect this ancient tomb?
Or is it to protect the things in this ancient tomb?
As Ning Jiuyuan said, is the murder that happened in this inn seven or eight years ago also related to this ancient tomb?
While these questions were lingering in their minds, the two people had already jumped out of the hole.
There wasn't much room to live in, and it looked like it had been dug out with shovels.
The two of them could only crawl forward inside the cave.
This feeling is actually quite awkward.
The air circulation in the cave is not good, it is narrow and cramped, and it seems to have no end, which will bring a lot of psychological pressure to people.
That is to say, Jiang Ran and Ruan Yuqing are both people with profound internal skills.
You won't feel dizzy just because the air is bad.
Otherwise, it would be really unbearable over time.
"These ground rats, just dig a hole, even a bigger one." "
A fat man probably wouldn't be able to get through such a small hole." "
Jiang Ran crawled forward without forgetting to scold him.
Ruan Yuqing sighed:
"At least it means that the person who made this hole is definitely not a fat man.
"Miss Ruan, who would you say would build an ancient tomb here? " Who discovered it again? "
Jiang Ran crawled forward and said,
"Who was the court official who died here seven or eight years ago?
"When I heard Ning Jiuyuan tell it before, I felt that the story was a bit weird...
"An official died and a follower was lost.
"Do you think it's possible that the official didn't die, but just his entourage?
"And that high official was actually hiding secretly?
"Pretending to be a confused old man, guarding an ancient tomb passed down from an unknown age, wandering around like a ghost all day long for his own ulterior purposes?" Ruan Yuqing was stunned after hearing this, but nodded seriously
. :
"Don't mention it yet. After listening to your analysis, it still makes sense.
" According to Ning Nuxia, this case has never been solved.
"That is to say, even now, no one has found the head from back then, and it is impossible to authenticate it.
"So whether the person who died was an official or a follower... So far, it is still a mystery. "
That's it..."
After Jiang Ran finished speaking, he fell silent again:
"Miss Ruan, do you think there is a Nine Nether Purgatory in this world?" "
...I don't know." Ruan
Yuqing was stunned: "Young Master Jiang, don't scare me. You know I'm timid...is there something in front of me?"
"We seem to have reached the exit. " "
Jiang Ran said:
"It's just that there is such a strong fire in this underground place.
" Firelight? " "
Ruan Yuqing was confused when Jiang Ran suddenly disappeared.
Ruan Yuqing was quite surprised and hurriedly stumbled forward a few times before noticing that there was indeed an exit in front of him.
At the exit, dark red firelight came into view.
When she came to the exit, she found that Jiang Ran had jumped from the entrance of the cave and was standing on a platform. He raised his eyes and looked forward. In front of him was
a circle of underground lava.
"This is..."
Ruan Yuqing He was surprised: "There is such a place under this inn? "
This scene is really beyond the expectations of the two people.
Moreover, there are artificial traces on the lava.
You can see bluestone paving on both sides, with huge swords standing on them, and these swords are then chained The weapons were connected to form a large net.
In the middle of the lava sword net, there was another platform.
On the platform, there was a coffin faintly visible.
Ruan Yuqing came out of the hole at this time, and Jiang Ran reached out to pick her up. He stopped and patted the dust and soil on the two people's bodies.
After looking at each other, they both saw the look of astonishment in the other's eyes.
Neither of them acted rashly. This place was not a good place at first glance, so they had to be careful.
Jiang Ran pondered slightly, found a stone from the ground, and threw it away.
The stone hit the chain between the swords, making a clanging sound.
As the chain rattled and shook, there was suddenly a fire shooting into the sky, and Jiang Ran However, the area hit by the stone was completely covered in lava.
"Sure enough, there is something strange. "
Ruan Yuqing took a deep breath.
"It's a formation. "
Jiang Ran frowned slightly:
"I don't know where this underground lava came from. Someone used it to set up a formation, using the right time and place to connect the lava, and then hung iron ropes to form a formation.
"If you don't know the root cause and get involved rashly, you will definitely be burned to death by the lava.
"If we came here ten days ago, we could only turn back the way we came. But now, I am a little bit nervous and want to see what can be done. I can't break this formation..."
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ps: My physical condition has started to change again. I'm so worried. I have a little cold. Why are I so unwilling to get better?
(End of this chapter)