Chapter 362
Chapter 164 Dead end?
Xie Yuchen and Hei Jingyan were lying on the platform panting, they were really exhausted.
"Master Hua'er, I owe you a favor. I'll give you a discount next time." I have to say that the black glasses are really tough, and I can even give you a discount for saving my life.
"No, you saved me too, so don't talk about those useless nonsense." Xie Yuchen didn't appreciate it at all.
After resting for a while, the two reluctantly sat up and looked at the place where they had just run up. All the stairs there had disappeared, leaving only a huge steep slope with an abyss at the bottom.
"It's too steep here. We can't climb down at all. We are trapped here." Black Glasses sat on the ground and shined the flashlight downwards for a few times before coming to the conclusion.
"There should be other ways out, or there may be a mechanism to restore these steps. Otherwise, how did Wu Sansheng and the others get here?" Jie Yuchen guessed.
"That's right! Look for it again." Black Glasses agreed.
Just as they were told, the two stood up and began to check the situation on the platform. It was also at this time that they had time to pay attention to what was on the platform.
There was a stone chair in the center of the small stone platform, and there seemed to be snake heads extending behind the chair. The fan shape is inlaid on the entire back of the chair, which is densely packed, and the armrests also have similar snake heads.
Black Glasses was examining the chair, stroking the eyes of the snake heads to see if there were any mechanisms.
"Master Hua'er, do you think this chair has any mechanism? Do you want to sit on it and try it out?" Black Glasses thought, if there is a chair here for no reason, will there be any other hints?
"Okay, you can go up and try it!" Xie Yuchen just looked back and said indifferently.
"It's better not to say goodbye! It makes you panic when you look at it. It feels like you are surrounded by snakes when you sit on it." Black Glasses shook his head and rejected his proposal.
Jie Yuchen shrugged and said no more. Instead, he continued to look at the stone wall behind the stool. There were still some patterns on the wall.
He guessed that there might be a stone door here, and as long as they found the mechanism that opened it, they could leave here.
The two of them searched around the small stone platform, but couldn't find any traps or tips. Xie Yuchen couldn't help but complain:
"What on earth is this old guy Wu Sansheng doing? When he was needed at the critical moment, he didn't give any hint."
"Okay, don't be anxious. As I said before, just make peace with it. We've been working hard for a long time, so let's take a rest!" Black Glasses said a few comforting words and walked to the place just now. On the edge of the cliff.
"Not to mention, the view from here is really unique." Black Glasses stood by the cliff and looked down in the direction where the previous stairs extended.
It's like a road has been cut into the entire mountain wall. There are several oil lamps every few meters on both sides of the mountain wall, extending straight down. In this dark space, the scenery here feels unique.
However, no one answered him or appreciated it with him.
Black Glasses turned around and saw that Xie Yuchen was already sitting on the edge of the stone chair and resting with his eyes closed. Therefore, the black glasses did not bother him anymore.
He also found a place, right in front of the stone chair. Black Glasses threw his backpack at the feet in front of the stone chair, just enough to rest on it.
However, his eyes froze as soon as he sat down. There was no other reason than that he happened to be sitting on the activated mechanism.
Although I don’t know what mechanism it is and what dangers it poses. But as soon as he stands up, the mechanism will be triggered immediately.
Turning to look at Xie Yuchen, who was sleeping, Black Glasses pondered for a while, then didn't say anything and simply lay down.
He didn't know how long he had slept. Xie Yuchen slowly opened his eyes and looked at the black glasses not far away from him. He didn't know what he was thinking. Black Glasses was wearing a pair of sunglasses, and it was unclear whether he was asleep or not.
"What are you thinking about?" Black Glasses suddenly said.
Jie Yuchen did not answer, but walked to the cliff and looked at where the previous stairs were.
"There are no forked roads in the entire palace. We walked here all the way. It was a long drive."
"Moreover, there is nothing else here except one mechanism after another. This is absolutely abnormal. Besides, the Queen Mother of the West's elixir is sought after by thousands of people, and her palace will never be easily accessible."
Black Glasses answered the question incorrectly: "Have you ever caught sparrows when you were a child? You just use small wooden sticks to prop up a basket, sprinkle rice inside, and lure the sparrows to come in and eat the rice, and they will be caught by the basket."
"This entire palace is the basket of the West Queen Mother's Palace. You and I, or the people who come in, are the little sparrows."
"Yes, this underground palace should be just a cover-up, not the real Palace of the Queen Mother of the West. It seems that it is not an easy task to understand the secret of the Queen Mother of the West."
Jie Yuchen had to admire the wisdom and wealth of the Queen Mother of the West. The smoke bombs and underground palaces used to confuse people could be so huge.
"Let's leave here first!" Xie Yuchen said, then walked back to where he was sitting just now and picked up his backpack and weapons.
But the black glasses were still sitting there as before, not moving at all: "There is nothing around here. Queen Mother Xi wants to starve us to death and thirst here."
"Then why are you still sitting there? Get up and find the way!" Jie Yuchen looked impatiently looking at the black glasses still sitting there motionless.
"It's not that I don't remember, but I seem to have done something, maybe it's a mechanism." Black Glasses could only tell the truth. After all, he had been maintaining the same posture since last night, and he was quite tired.
Hearing this, Xie Yuchen walked quickly to the black glasses: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I saw that you were sleeping so soundly! I couldn't bear to disturb you." Black Glasses said pitifully.
"Then do I still have to thank you?" Xie Yuchen was helpless, who asked you to be so considerate? You should take the blame yourself!
"You're welcome, Mr. Hua'er." Black Glasses didn't seem to understand Xie Yuchen's sarcastic remarks.
Jie Yuchen sighed, feeling a little moved in his heart.
"But if you're ready, I'll get up." Black Glasses looked at Xie Yuchen and asked what he meant.
Jie Yuchen didn't speak, but just stretched out his hand towards the black glasses.
Looking at Jie Yuchen's outstretched hand, Black Glasses took a deep breath, directly raised his hand to put it on, and stood up with help.
After standing up, the two people faced each other, very close to each other, and they looked at each other affectionately again.
Sudden!
Something dripped on the top of his head and fell on the black sunglasses.
"Hey, is it raining? No, it won't get wet here even if it rains!"
Black Glasses subconsciously touched it with his hand, then put it to his nose and smelled: "Kerosene?"
"First the circuit was broken, then the oil was dripped, and finally it was set on fire, right?" Needless to say, the black glasses could guess the subsequent process. It seemed that they had entered a dead end.
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