man sanctified in death row vest

Chapter 188 Dark River (2 in 1)

Xie Luohe arranged everything.

Walking up the mountain along the road blazed by mountain walkers overcoming thorns and thorns, in the sharp gaps in the stone wall, use your hands to push away the vines covering the hole, and a hole that can accommodate two people is exposed.

"I doubt whether Gong Nie's treasury will fall into such a... poor place."

Zheng Xiu looked at the dark hole, his eyes twitched, and he said something.

Xie Luohe smiled: "'Nie Gong's treasure house is in Bashan', isn't it the answer that your great painter Gongsun came up with after he saw the mystery of the four seasons map?"

Zheng Xiu sighed softly: "As I said before, I'm not sure. Now that I'm here, I'm even more skeptical."

Xie Luohe shook his head: "If you come, you will be at ease, if you come..." Xie Luohe's voice became weaker and weaker. She tied the horse down the mountain and carried a bulging luggage. He fumbled for something, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he didn't say any more in the end.

Zheng Xiu knew what Xie Luohe wanted to say.

It's nothing more than that, I always feel unwilling to go and look for it even after I come here.

Xie Luohe took out a bunch of finger-thick hemp ropes from the luggage, she pulled it tight a little bit, tested the toughness of the ropes, and threw one end to Zheng Xiu.

Zheng Xiu noticed Xie Luohe's obsession with Mr. Nie's treasure house, so he knew he couldn't persuade him. After a moment of silence, he could only tell him, "Be careful."

"Well, you, be careful."

Xie Luohe held the other end of the rope and wrapped it around his wrist for a week.

After a moment of astonishment, Zheng Xiu came back, pointed at himself with staring eyes, with a disbelief on his face: "Wait, it's me going down?!"

Xie Luohe nodded as a matter of course: "Otherwise? I go down? Are you willing? If I am trapped inside, starving to death and thirsting to death, your Fengbei will never come back."

"He and I……"

Zheng Xiu broke the defense instantly.

"Ok?"

"It's nothing."

"You're so kind." Xie Luohe praised, and put the arrow that was showing a few points back into the quiver.

Reluctantly, Zheng Xiu tied the thick rope tightly around his waist, stepped on the protrusions on the stone wall, and carefully climbed down into the cave.

The cave is more spacious than Zheng Xiu imagined, but the light is extremely poor.

After a while, Zheng Xiu couldn't see the entrance when he raised his head, and the outside world was even darker.After Zheng Xiu walked into the cave for a few feet in the dark, he suddenly slapped his forehead and cursed himself for being stupid.

After staying in the world in the painting for a long time, Zheng Xiu gradually forgot the specialness of himself as a "foreigner", and forgot about thaumaturgy.Today, he is not only a "prisoner", but also an upright "painter".Well, great painter.

Zheng Xiu hung in the air with the thick rope around his waist, kicked his legs, and swung the rope with inertia. After swinging a few times, Zheng Xiu bumped into the stone wall.

After several attempts, Zheng Xiu finally grasped the cracks in the stone wall, and his whole body clings to the stone wall like a gecko.

"Bookworm, are you safe?"

Xie Luohe's worried voice came from above, echoing several times, forming a hollow echo in the cave and reaching Zheng Xiu's ears.

When there are no outsiders around, Xie Luohe always likes to call Zheng Xiu "nerd".

"Hehe, I can't die!"

Zheng Xiu answered angrily, then ignored Xie Luohe, took down the Luohe brush from his waist, bit his finger, got some blood on it, touched the black, and drew a painting on the stone wall with the artist's touch. "Candlestick".

As the "blood ink" on the stone wall twisted and squirmed for a while, the flame suddenly "live", swaying, emitting a faint blood-colored light, illuminating Zheng Xiu's surroundings.

"It's done."

Zheng Xiu grinned.

The happiness of a painter is so simple and unadorned.

Maybe I can draw something else in the future.

The [painter] method seems to be insufficient in lethality, but it is extremely malleable. Zheng Xiu is more and more fond of using the [painter] method.I don't know what this method can evolve into in the end.

"what have you done?"

Xie Luohe noticed the faint blood-colored light in the cave from above, and asked in doubt.

"Hahahaha! I drew a lamp!"

Zheng Xiu continued to climb down and answered with a big laugh.

"Don't forget, you are using a Luohe pen."

Hearing the unconcealed pride in Zheng Xiu's words, Xie Luohe reminded.

"Thank you for being arrogant."

Zheng Xiu lowered his voice and muttered.

Zheng Xiu was speechless, but Xie Luohe's words instantly exposed the nature of bandits.

"If you scold me again, you really let go. Hmph, I've killed you, it's over, and I don't need to look for Nie Gong's treasure house anymore." Xie Luohe's voice came slowly.

Zheng Xiu immediately shut up, didn't dare to say any more, and was a miner honestly.At intervals, Zheng Xiu drew a lamp on the stone wall, drawing more while the wound on his finger was not healed.

Although Zheng Xiu was no longer afraid of pain and death in the process of "reopening" many ghosts, looking at the five miserable fingers that were bitten repeatedly, Zheng Xiu wanted to cry without tears, and the good-looking scholar's hands became In this way, there is suffering.

Finally, Zheng Xiu came to the end.The cave was not as deep as Zheng Xiu imagined, and a lamp was drawn on the wall to provide light. Zheng Xiu frowned and relaxed after seeing the scenery at the bottom.

Branches on the moon.

Zheng Xiu crawled out of the cave with a disheveled face, looking at Xie Luohe's expectant eyes, Zheng Xiu slowly shook his head.

In the darkness, Xie Luohe's bright eyes dimmed slightly, and she bit her lower lip lightly, with a bit of disbelief on her face, asking: "What's the matter?"

Zheng Xiu patted the ashes on his body, and said helplessly: "The six skeletons have been dead for a long time. The clothes have long been rotten. Maybe they are trekkers who came to explore the treasure. They stumbled and fell to death. There is nothing else except the corpse."

Zheng Xiu's description was so clear that Xie Luohe had no choice but to believe it.She looked up at the night, silent, then took a breath, and was about to say something.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Xiu predicted Xie Luohe this time, before she could speak, Zheng Xiu said with a straight face: "Xiaotao is still in the inn."

Xie Luohe stared blankly, looking at Zheng Xiu's serious face.Soon Xie Luohe looked away, his long hair covered his right face, and said softly: "Then, let's go back."

On the way back, the two of them were very quiet and didn't say anything.

Zheng Xiu once again felt that something was wrong with Xie Luohe, except for the obvious "anxiety", Zheng Xiu couldn't taste anything else for a while.When they arrived at the inn, the watchman was banging the gong in the next street, Xie Luohe jumped, opened the window and entered the room.

At first Zheng Xiu didn't think there was any problem, but when he trotted to the door, Xie Luohe's laughter came from the closed door: "It's late at night, please come back, this anxious young man."

Xiaotao lowered her voice and said urgently: "Miss, but it's getting so late, if you let the young master sleep on the street..."

"Why are you... rustling..."

"Squeeze..."

"You……"

Inside, the master and the servant were arguing, and finally Xiao Tao's mouth was covered.

It's obviously my son's house!

The money I spent!

"Bandits! Bandits! Bandits will never change!"

Although Zheng Xiu didn't plan to do anything, he was always upset that the room was occupied, so he left cursing.

Fortunately, it wasn't too cold tonight, so Zheng Xiu found a place on the side of the road under the eaves to keep out the rain, and stayed overnight until dawn.

Early the next morning, Zheng Xiu felt someone slapping his face.Opening her eyes, Xie Luohe was squatting in front of Zheng Xiu with a smile, still wearing the same Fengbei attire, with black gloves on her hands.

The sky was gray and misty, and the heavy humidity condensed into a cloud of fog that could not be blown away on the street.At the corner of the street, Zheng Xiu curled up miserable, his hair was covered with crystal clear dew.

When Zheng Xiu stood up with sleepy eyes and patted the dew on his body, the sound of cocks crowing in the city came and went.Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiu said angrily, "You actually got up earlier than the chicken."

Xie Luohe smiled, pointed in the direction of the stables, and pulled Zheng Xiu to the stables.

On the way, Xie Luohe was afraid that Zheng Xiu would be worried, and said that Xiaotao was much better after taking the medicine, so there was no need to worry.Knowing that Xie Luohe would not joke about such things, Zheng Xiu sighed softly and followed Xie Luohe out of the city.

Riding a horse, going out of town, up a mountain, down a cave.

five days in a row.

The topography of Mount Ba is far more complicated than what Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe thought at first. In the past five days, they went down to seven caves, but found nothing.

On the sixth day, two expected guests came.

It was Cheng Xiao and Bai Xiaosheng.

Cheng Xiao was still dressed as a down-and-out knight, wearing a thick cloak, messy hair, pale face and the black scabbard in his arms remained unchanged, forming a stark contrast.

After a few days of tossing, Zheng Xiu didn't get up before the cock crowed.This morning he and Xie Luohe were drinking porridge at the same table in the inn, Bai Xiaosheng and Cheng Xiao sat down.

"Meat buns, four."

Cheng Xiao coolly ordered a breakfast.

Then he looked at Zheng Xiu: "I am not making trouble."

"You still eat so much without money?" Zheng Xiu glared at Cheng Xiao.

Soon the meat buns came up, and Cheng Xiao ate them in big mouthfuls.

Bai Xiaosheng looked at Xie Luohe and Zheng Xiu with a half-smile.

"You guys, have you found the entrance to the treasure house?"

Xie Luohe frowned.

Zheng Xiu was not surprised that Bai Xiaosheng knew that they were going up and down the mountain every day these days.Seeing Bai Xiaosheng winking and looking like he deserved a beating, Zheng Xiu pondered for a moment, then laughed dumbfoundedly: "Do you know where the entrance is?"

Bai Xiaosheng shook his head when he heard the words, his expression was very complacent.

Xie Luohe frowned: "Say."

Bai Xiaosheng snorted twice.

Xie Luohe smiled slightly, and slowly pressed his palms on the table.

click.

The wooden table cracked, and when Xie Luohe raised his palm, a clear palm print was left on the table.

"Cough cough." Bai Xiaosheng immediately said: "Don't worry, I, Bai Xiaosheng, am I a person who forgets righteousness because of wealth?"

Zheng Xiu smiled and added: "It's hard to say."

Bai Xiaosheng gave Zheng Xiu a hard look, and took out a pair of sheepskin maps from his arms. The map was covered with mildew spots, and one could tell the age at a glance.Zheng Xiu curiously snatched the map from Bai Xiaosheng's hand. The year number was written on the lower right corner. Zheng Xiu looked at it and was stunned for a moment: "The map of Yanzhou from the previous dynasty? Fat Jiang, where did you find it?"

"Old man, I have my own way!" Bai Xiaosheng proudly pointed to a place near Bashan Mountain on the map, and tapped: "Can you see the clue?"

Xie Luohe's eyes fell, and after a while, Xie Luohe's eyes lit up: "During the previous dynasty, there was a river here?"

Bai Xiaosheng nodded and said: "In fact, I arrived nearby two days earlier. I learned that the two of you were alone and went up the mountain to enter the cave, so I didn't bother you. After I got this ancient picture, I compared it with the history books, and learned from the few words in the history books. , noticed a coincidence."

After Cheng Xiao finished eating four meat buns, he put on a straight face again, holding the black scabbard and listening quietly.

"Hey, I don't know if I don't check. After checking, the old man discovered a big secret. Tens of years ago, there was a flood in Yanzhou. At that time, it can be said that there were countless casualties. It was horrific..."

Bai Xiaosheng talked endlessly.

"Get to the point." Xie Luohe stared intently, murderous.

"...At that time, it was said that Mr. Nie was in charge of fighting floods in Yanzhou. You said Mr. Nie was a good corrupt official, so he had to come to remote mountainous areas to fight floods." Bai Xiaosheng paused, squinting his eyes: "Unless you The Ministry of Industry's allocation of funds to combat floods is huge and profitable, otherwise, what do you think Mr. Nie is planning?"

"go!"

When Xie Luohe heard it, he rolled up the ancient picture, rushed out like a gust of wind, and disappeared at the door of the inn in the blink of an eye.

"My ancient map!"

Bai Xiaosheng was in a hurry, but he looked at the palm prints on the table and didn't dare to attack.

Zheng Xiu had no choice but to look at Cheng Xiao and Bai Xiaosheng. Bai Xiaosheng wondered, "Is this treasure hidden in Mr. Nie's treasury so attractive?"

"maybe."

The three chased them out and rode out of the city.

Near noon, we arrived near Bashan Mountain.

On the way, Zheng Xiu was thinking about the issue of Mr. Nie's treasure house.No wonder he and Xie Luohe went to the hole every day and found nothing.It turned out to be the wrong direction.From the very beginning, Nie Gong's treasure house was not hidden in the mountain of Bashan, but hidden underground.

Relying on his memory, Bai Xiaosheng came to the place where the river used to be.The ground is undulating. If you look from above, you can vaguely see a river bed covered with shrubs and piles of gravel. If you don't know in advance that this place used to be a river many years ago, how can you tell it from the topography? Clearly.

There was no way ahead, and the three saw Xie Luohe's horse tied to a tree trunk, so they could only dismount and walk.

boom!
boom!
boom!
A hundred steps away, the three of Zheng Xiu felt an earthquake and the mountains shook in front of them.On the top of the mountain, pieces of rock were peeled off due to violent vibrations, and fell down with rustling.

"Xieluo River!"

Startled, Zheng Xiu quickened his pace and sprinted to the end of the river bed.

Cheng Xiao and Bai Xiaosheng were faster, and Cheng Xiao even glanced back at Zheng Xiu curiously, frowning, as if wondering why the man who broke his precious sword with a slap was so weak in lightness kung fu.

A figure flew up and down, hitting the steep stone wall frantically.

Xie Luohe's face was crazy, when he struck out his palm, sand and rocks flew away, and a strong wind blew up.After Cheng Xiao and Bai Xiaosheng were born, Xie Luohe did not hesitate to reveal her biggest secret. Black lines instantly covered her whole body, and black shadows loomed behind her. At this moment, her posture was like a demon, extremely frightening.

"What the hell is she...!"

Bai Xiaosheng, who compiled the "Weapon Spectrum", looked in horror at Xie Luohe, who was beating the mountain wall crazily. The terrifying posture made Bai Xiaosheng sit on the ground with his buttocks frightened, his eyes were distracted, and he kicked his legs forward. The butt kept retreating, as if instinctively avoiding the beast named "Xieluo River" in front of him.

Even Cheng Xiao's "dead face", which has always been calm, had a rare obvious fluctuation, pop!Cheng Xiao opened his mouth, but couldn't close it, and the scabbard fell from his arms to the ground.

boom! boom! boom!
Xie Luohe was still crazily outputting towards the stone wall. Seeing that only a pair of fleshy palms was not efficient, Xie Luohe sneered, took off the longbow behind his back, and his technique was as fast as lightning. Zheng Xiu didn't see what Xie Luohe was doing. On the bowstring of Xieluo River.

Tick, tick, tick.

Red blood dripped along the arc of the longbow, and Zheng Xiu, who was dumbfounded, noticed that Xie Luohe's gloves had long been worn out, bloody and bloody.But as if she didn't feel any pain at all, she fully drew the bow.

The twelve arrows were silently covered with a layer of black light, and Xie Luohe's long hair was blown by his temples without any wind.The long hair that had been covering the right eye was blown up by the wind.

"Xieluo River! Enough!"

There is definitely a problem with Xie Luohe's mentality at this moment.

Zheng Xiu didn't know why, Xie Luohe, who was looking at this crazy posture, suddenly felt a dull pain in his chest as if he was being grabbed by a hand.He rushed forward, hugged Xie Luohe tightly from behind, and said loudly: "Enough! Xie Luohe! Enough!"

Xie Luohe was shocked.

The tensed bowstring was slightly loosened, and Xie Luohe stared blankly at the pitted stone wall in front of him.

The long hair fell down again.

Zheng Xiu didn't see the word "Ding Wei" flashing away in Xie Luohe's right eye.

(End of this chapter)