When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

Fortunately, the space below was not very large, and during the slide, Xiao Yihuo stabilized his body in time and landed steadily with Lin Lezhi on the solid ground below, so that the two of them did not fall to the ground in an awkward posture.

With the help of the light of the tinder, the two looked back.

now.

The entrance when we came in has been restored to its original state, and there is a downward cave in front.

Lin Lezhi looked at the slope they had fallen down. It was stone and led directly to the entrance. It wasn't very steep, but it wasn't flat either. There were scratches on the slope, some of which were intermittent. There were also four or five logs scattered not far from the slope, and they also had a lot of scratches on them.

In addition to the scratches, there are also uniformly spaced, less obvious horizontal lines.

Lin Lezhi looked up at where they fell, which was about four meters high.

See this.

Lin Lezhi finally realized it belatedly.

No wonder the scratches on the ground are only concentrated at the hole entrance, and the incense burner is embedded in the wall, without even an altar. It seems that the entire floor tile will collapse.

No?

It is almost impossible for outsiders to enter this canyon without a map, let alone set up such a trap.

Is it necessary to make things so difficult for your own people?

Xiao Yihuo clenched his fist and placed it under his nose. To hide his embarrassment, or perhaps to conceal a smirk, he coughed lightly and tried to liven up the atmosphere. "Just now, I heard that the floor tiles you were standing on were also empty, so I warned you, but... I didn't expect you to move so quickly."

Seeing a hint of displeasure in Lin Lezhi's glance, Xiao Yihuo immediately withdrew his hand and added, "Fortunately, there was no danger."

After checking the surroundings and confirming that there were no traps, Lin Lezhi said, "There are no traps nearby. Let's go down and take a look. Thank you for your help."

After saying that, he turned his head and scanned the cave below with a vigilant and scrutinizing gaze. It was a long cave passage that meandered downwards.

The broad and thick roots of the banyan tree meander along the walls of the cave.

After what just happened, Lin Lezhi became more cautious and did not dare to move forward rashly.

Although I think they won't set up traps to embarrass their own people, it's still better to be cautious.

The two walked slowly side by side in the cave.

In the past, Xiao Yihuo had seen Lin Lezhi, who always had a carefree personality and could make big things small and small things disappear as long as it did not involve Guan Ziheng.

From Lin Lezhi's dull voice and the unhappy look just now.

You can see it.

Lin Lezhi was really angry.

"Jiang Lian'an."

Lin Lezhi was silent for a while, then responded, "What?"

"I know it's wrong for me to say this, and what I did just now was inappropriate, but you're the only one who knows about my many poison attacks and can deduce the cause of them. And... you're the only one who can help me. I'm sorry."

Listen and.

Lin Lezhi's figure froze slightly, and the hand holding the tinder tightened.

After a moment of silence, Lin Lezhi took a deep breath and said slowly, "I understand your considerations. I know you don't want Qingchuan and Yunhe to worry about you, and I understand that. But have you ever thought about what they would think if something really happened to you, and what kind of situation I would be in if I came in with you?"

"..."

"If this is what you're sorry about, I'm not angry. Whether or not someone suspects me is not up to me."

Lin Lezhi stopped and looked at Xiao Yihuo with a serious and solemn look in his eyes. There was a hint of anxiety and hurt in his tone. He said, "What really makes me angry is that you are playing with your own life. Do you think I would risk your life to offset the favor I owe you?"

"..." Xiao Yihuo was speechless after being blocked by Lin Lezhi's words. Every word pierced his heart, and in the end, he could only utter an apology, "I'm sorry."

Lin Lezhi didn't want to be angry with Xiao Yihuo, because he could figure out what Xiao Yihuo was thinking, but he just felt depressed and unhappy in his heart.

From concealing the poisoning, putting himself in danger by using his inner strength to save himself, to playing such a joke with his own life.

Thinking of this, Lin Lezhi became more and more upset.

now.

After venting it out, I felt much better.

Lin Lezhi looked away, lowering his gaze to hide the concern in his eyes. He softened his tone and said, "You can joke about other things. But don't make jokes like this again."

Say it.

Lin Lezhi continued to walk forward. Looking at Lin Lezhi's back, Xiao Yihuo's eyes revealed extremely complicated emotions, and then he also followed.

The tunnel was not very deep, nor was it steep. It was generally quite flat. The two of them reached the bottom of the tunnel in just half a cup of tea.

What immediately appeared before the two of them was a huge banyan tree root, located in the very center of the entire underground chamber. The banyan tree aerial roots winding out from all sides protruded even more from the wall than inside the cave.

There are many treasure chests piled up around. The size and shape of the treasure chests are consistent with the wooden boxes found in the puppet cave. There are obvious dragging marks on the ground where the treasure chests are missing.

This reminds me of the few scattered logs found at the entrance of the cave.

Lin Lezhi said, "It seems that Qi Xi used logs as a supplement to transport the treasure chest out from here."

Because the treasure chests here were all sealed and had not yet been opened, there was not much of a foul smell in the air. But just in case, Lin Lezhi still asked, "Do you feel unwell?"

Xiao Yihuo shook his head and reassured Lin Lezhi, "It's okay."

After seeing that Xiao Yihuo was indeed fine, Lin Lezhi felt relieved and carefully looked around.

The banyan tree in the center took up a large space, and with the treasure chests placed around it, it was barely enough for pedestrians to pass through. The two walked around the roots of the banyan tree and observed carefully. On the back of the roots, they found a statue embedded in the gap between the tree stumps.

The statue is all black and is also in the shape of a snake wrapped around a tree.

I have seen the coffin, the inner top of the wooden box, the huge door, and the one in the portrait just now.

This is the first time I have seen a statue made of a banyan tree. The branches of the banyan tree and the white snake wrapped around the branches are even more lifelike, so realistic that the texture of each scale is clearly visible.

The eighteen small snakes coiled around the banyan tree all coiled inward, with their heads resting on the tree, in a resting state.

There was nothing else eye-catching in the basement except the statue in front of him. After looking at it carefully for a while, Lin Lezhi's eyes darkened slightly. Then he gently touched the little snake on the statue with his fingers and found that the snake's head was not dead, but could move.

It rotates slightly according to the direction of force applied by Lin Lezhi's fingers.

Lin Lezhi's eyes tightened slightly as he stared at the little snake on the banyan tree. He asked, "Do you remember what the snakes on all the snake-entwined banyan tree patterns we've seen on our way here, including the one in the painting just now, looked like?"

Xiao Yihuo carefully considered the meaning of Lin Lezhi's words, then examined the statue in front of him. His eyes tightened and he asked, "Are you saying that this statue is a mechanism?"