The years of reselling the haunted house

We stopped and listened carefully.

Sure enough, my feeling was right.The continuous sound of horseshoes disappeared without knowing when.Just because we've been walking too, our own footsteps mask the situation.

However, the carriage was still in our sight. Although the outline of the carriage could not be seen clearly, the red lantern was always there.And just after we stopped, the lantern was still moving forward, getting farther and farther away from us.

"Something's wrong. Go up and have a look."

Uncle San gave an order, and the three of us ran towards the carriage at the same time.

At this time, a strange thing happened again. The red lantern seemed to be playing a game with us. The lantern is still more than 100 meters ahead of us.

"Could it be that Wang Sihai is messing with us? Is there something wrong with this carriage?" I questioned.

The third uncle shook his head: "It shouldn't be Wang Sihai. I have observed it. He is an ordinary person. He should not have any magic or Taoism. If there is a problem with the carriage, it should be the fault of the handlebar. "

"Handlebar type?" I thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Could it be that guy? The guy in Wang Sihai's store. When we went in, I glanced at him. His eyes were very sharp, and he kept Staring at us. But then I wanted to come in with three strangers, and it was normal for him to notice us. Then I didn’t care.”

The third uncle shook his head again: "It's hard to say what's going on now. The most urgent thing is to catch up with that carriage, otherwise, we'll probably go on this road forever."

"Let me try." Saying that, Master Jiu put his fingers into his mouth and whistled violently.

The whistle sounded, and not long after, there was the sound of wings flapping from the air, and Eighth Master flew up from behind.

Originally, I thought Jiuye didn't bring Baye along this time, but it seems that Baye has been following him all along.

Jiuye waved his hand, Baye flicked his wings, and flew towards the carriage in front of him.

"Master Jiu, if there is something wrong with the carriage, Master Eight will be fine, right?" I asked.

"No." Jiu Ye shook his head: "This carriage should be a cover-up, just afraid of being hit by something. If Ba Ye can fly over, it should be able to break the cover-up."

Chapter 1716 Paper Carriage

Master Jiu is full of confidence in Master Ba, and we all watch the progress of the matter nervously.

Ba Ye flew extremely fast, and we saw it fly past and fall from the sky.

The light in the lantern flickered twice, and the carriage seemed to have really stopped.

"Quick, go over." Uncle San waved his hand, we started up again, and ran towards the carriage.

This time the lantern really didn't move any more, and we ran to the side of the carriage in one breath.I rushed to the front of the carriage, wanting to see if the handlebar was the guy.

Who knew that when we ran close, we were surprised to find an extremely strange scene.

This carriage is not a real carriage, but a paper carriage.

It is the kind of paper carriage that is often seen in white jobs.A paper-made white horse is lifelike.A two-wheeled carriage with double shafts, ornately decorated, although lifelike, but the wind blowing over, it rattled the paper on it.

The only real thing is the red lantern hanging on the front of the car.

The lanterns are made of red silk, and the candles inside are still burning.

We used to be chasing this lantern all the time.No wonder we couldn't hear the hoofbeats afterwards.

So where did the real carriage go?

Seeing this weird paper carriage, apart from being surprised, we didn't react too much. After all, we are all people who have seen big scenes.

But in sight, apart from the dense forest, the bare dirt road, and the real carriage, there was not even a shadow of it.The carriage actually disappeared in front of the six eyes of the three of us...

Just as we were looking around, suddenly the flames of the lantern rose sharply, and the flames of the candles quickly burned up, and the whole red lantern was wrapped in the flames, and it burned into a fireball in an instant.

The fire spread rapidly again, and within a few seconds, the entire carriage was enveloped in flames.

Tongues of fire swallowed the paper carriage, and the ashes of the paper that burned for a while were blown into the air by the wind and quickly dispersed.

The paper carriage burned, and the fire was not small. We didn't take action to put out the remaining fire until the fire gradually subsided.A lot of shredded paper and some unburned bamboo strips were left on the ground.

The third uncle sighed, and said: "It seems that we have oversimplified that water ghost Murong Yu. It is not so easy to find Jingjiang Ancient Village."

At this time, Master Jiu looked around and asked in doubt: "It's strange, why is Master Ba missing?"

Indeed, Ba Ye chased after the carriage and disappeared together.

The third uncle said: "Don't look at it, it must be the eighth master who found the real carriage and chased it down. But its speed is too fast, we can't keep up at all. Ninth master, can you try to recruit it?" return?"

Master Jiu nodded, and whistled again. The voice was very high-pitched, and it should be heard far away at night.

But after calling three times in a row, he couldn't wait for Ba Ye's response.

Master Jiu's expression also became ugly, and he asked, "Dong Bin, do you think we are taking a closed road?"

"Looks like it is. Someone deliberately set it up like this. The purpose should be to prevent someone from following the carriage to find clues to Jingjiang Ancient Village."

I also nodded: "I now feel that the handlebar style should belong to Murong Yu. And there is a high probability that it is the guy in the shop. Uncle, can we only wait until dawn for this closed road?" go out?"

The third uncle squatted down, looked at the end of the road, and said, "That's right. We have two ways now. One is to wait for the dawn to go out. The other is to find a way now. I think as long as we find this way You should be able to find the real carriage."

Master Jiu said: "We can't wait until dawn. It's been a whole day now, and there are still three days left. Even if we can go out safely at dawn, it will be difficult to find Murong Sturgeon. Dongbin, do you have a way to find the exit? ?”

The third uncle nodded: "There is a way, but this situation is different from ghosts hitting the wall. It is a puzzle created by someone based on the terrain here. I can only try to break this puzzle. .”

I urged: "Third uncle, if you have a way, just say it. It doesn't matter if you try."

The third uncle stretched out three fingers and said, "My method is very simple, use three points to break the position."

"Break position at three o'clock?"

"Yes. Everyone knows that to form a closed line, at least three points are needed to complete it. There are just three of us here, so I can try my method. As long as we spread out and reach a certain distance, we can Can you tell whether the three of us are on a straight line or a closed circle? If it is on a straight line, it means that there will be an exit if you go forward on this road. If it is on a circle, it means that we Still trapped in a maze."

"Then what is the specific method to solve this puzzle?" Jiu Ye asked.

Uncle San took out a stack of talisman papers from his bag, gave me and Master Jiu a few pieces, and said, "Can you make Kongming lanterns? Let's make three Kongming lanterns from local materials."

When Uncle San said local materials, he meant some bamboo strips left over from the chariot burning.Unexpectedly, these unburned materials were used by us.

We all know the principle of Kongming lanterns, and it is very simple to make. Soon we made three simple Kongming lanterns.The bottom is supported by very thin strips, and enough fuel is placed.

Each of the three of us took one, and the third uncle looked at the time and said, "Nephew, you stay where you are. Master Jiu and I will run along this road. The three of us stand at different places." OK. After 15 minutes, release the Kongming lanterns in your hand. If the three lights are in a line, you can continue to run along this road, and we will definitely meet you. If not in a straight line...then It's more troublesome, and I will come back to find you."

Hearing this, Master Jiu was a little worried, and said, "Dong Bin, I don't think it's that simple. The route and scenery we see now should be real or fake, but it's just that even if we see It’s just impossible to judge the real route. If we are really trapped in the maze, I suggest that we each follow our own route, and maybe someone will walk on the right road. Otherwise, even if we wait until dawn, It will also miss the opportunity. It is better if someone finds it than no one finds it. So I suggest that everyone prepare another Kongming lantern. After finding the real carriage, release the Kongming lantern. Direction to assemble."

The third uncle nodded: "Okay, let's do it like this."

Chapter 1717 Kongming Lantern

We started quickly again, and each made another Kongming lantern to bring with us.

Afterwards, Third Uncle and Jiu Ye took the Kongming lanterns and ran down that road together.

The light on this road was not clear at all, and they disappeared not long after they ran out.At first, their footsteps could still be heard, and then the footsteps became lighter and lighter until they disappeared.

I don't know if Uncle San's method will work.At least in my opinion, this method can only test whether we are in a puzzle at present.If it wasn't for the maze, it's okay, we still have the possibility to go out.If it is a puzzle, then we have been on this road for a long time, and no one has a clue whether we can get out.

Of course, if we just wait for the dawn, the puzzle will naturally be broken, but we don't want to delay the work in the middle of the night, after all, time is getting tighter and tighter.

I counted the time silently in my heart. According to my third uncle, we will release the Kongming lanterns at the same time in 15 minutes.

This does not need to be accurate to the minute and second.Just being able to see the other two lights in the air is fine.

At this time, the night wind should be blowing very tightly, because I can hear the rustling sound of the leaves around me being blown by the wind.But the strange thing is that there doesn't seem to be any wind blowing in front of me.

Is the wind blocked by those dense bushes?

After returning to Shenzhen from Mobei last time, Seawolf also prepared a gift for each of us, which is a precision military watch.Not only can you see the time, but it also has functions such as a guide, azimuth and altitude.The third uncle also has a piece in his hand. I saw from the watch that 15 minutes had come, so I started to prepare to light the Kongming lantern.

After the Kongming lantern was lit, the fuel burned, the lampshade was propped up, and after a while it began to float up and down.

I stared at the Kongming lantern, and it rose into the air bit by bit.

At the same time, I am more concerned about the orientation of the other two Kongming lanterns.

When my lamp rose to a height of more than ten meters, I also saw a lamp rising at the far end of the road.The two lights should rise at about the same time. I guess it was the third uncle who let them fly.

The two light spots became smaller and smaller, and after about two or three minutes, the third Kongming Lantern also appeared in the sky.

Seeing that lamp, my heart sank, I was really afraid of something.

That lamp was not on the same straight line as the previous two lamps, but appeared on the side of the two lamps.

The locations where the three lamps are located are connected, forming almost an equilateral triangle.

But the road under our feet is straight all the way, and we can be sure that we have not passed any detours.

Obviously, our judgment is correct, we have been repeating the road under our feet.If you go on like this, you will keep turning in circles until dawn.

Looking at the three Kongming lanterns rising in the sky, my heart sank like water.Obviously, it is impossible to get out of this puzzle with normal routines.

I remembered what Master Jiu had said. What he meant was that the scenes we saw were not all fake, and there must be some real things mixed in.

For example, the three of us are now separated, and the road we see may actually exist.As long as you follow the true path, you may get out of this puzzle.

It's just that none of us know if what we see is real.So he suggested that we try separately, and if we find a way out, we should release another Kongming lantern in our hands to notify the other two.

So, as long as the fourth light rises in the sky, it means that someone has found the exit.

I squatted down, looked around the surrounding environment, and decided to make a judgment before acting.

There was a theory in the past, which I often used, that ghosts can be seen below three feet.So squat down and use this height to see some hidden things.

It's a pity that I only saw a faint fog on the road, and there was nothing unusual about the others.

That is to say, I can't judge whether the road I see is real or not.

In this case, I can only bite the bullet and go down this road to see if I can make a breakthrough.

I stabilized my mind, packed my things, found a flashlight, illuminated the road, and ran straight down the road in front of me.

Tread, tread... the sound of my own footsteps finally broke the tranquility here.

I ran out for more than 200 meters in one breath, but the road ahead still had no end, just like what we had experienced before.

It seems that I can't go out this way, I have this premonition.

As a result, at this moment, I suddenly heard another strange voice.It seems to have passed from the front.

I hurriedly stopped in my tracks and held my breath to listen.

Sure enough, from the front direction, came the sound of horseshoes.

The sound of hoofbeats is very rhythmic, unhurried, just like when we followed the carriage in the Four Seas Store.

My heart moved, did I finally catch up with that carriage?

If the real carriage is found, doesn't that mean I have come out?

I hurriedly ran up and chased after it. Sure enough, after chasing for a certain distance, the outline of a carriage appeared in front of me.Also on the carriage, a red lantern was lit.

I was ecstatic, but soon calmed down.

This is not another paper carriage, is it?If it is, it is another empty joy.

I wanted to catch up to see what happened, but the result was still the same as last time. Since I saw the carriage, no matter how hard I tried to chase it, I always kept a certain distance from the carriage.

But this time we don't have the help of Eighth Master.I can only figure it out on my own.

Looking at the carriage in the distance, only about 20 meters away from me, I gritted my teeth and touched the slingshot on my body.

If it is really only 20 meters, I am sure to hit it with a slingshot.

I loaded the projectile, raised my hand and fired a bullet.At this distance, the carriage's target is big enough, so there's no reason why I can't hit it.

But in fact, when I fired a bullet, the projectile was shot out like a stone sinking into the sea.The sound of neither hitting the target nor hitting anything else came out.There should be a sound even if the projectile hits the ground.

I shook my head, it seems that what I saw was not the truth, this is definitely not a real carriage.

At this moment, I suddenly felt a flash of light in the sky.

He raised his head hastily, and found another Kongming Lantern appeared obliquely in front of him.

The three lanterns we flew before have long since disappeared.This light was newly raised, looking bright, especially dazzling in the night sky.

The fourth light!

It was Third Uncle or Jiu Ye who discovered the exit.

I was overjoyed, quickly judged the direction, and confirmed it with the watch I was wearing. The direction where the fourth Kongming lantern rose should be southeast.

Chapter 1718

As long as I walk in that direction, I should be able to get out of this puzzle.