Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

The description of the treasure palace in the original text was just words after all. In reality, it was not quite the same as what Gu Yue had imagined in his mind at the time.

Since the original author used the word "underground palace", Gu Yue imagined that this was a large underground palace, but now it seems that this is not the case. There is also no mention of the engravings on the ground or the bodies of the treasure thieves. Gu Xu and Wumen entered through the main gate.

The hidden entrance with many twists and turns was described in detail, which was consistent with what Gu Yue actually saw.

How did Gu Xu leave?

It is always difficult to describe the sense of space clearly with words. Gu Yue only remembered that in the original text, Gu Xu opened a mechanism on a stone wall, and the stone door opened. After passing through a long corridor, they came to a complex maze-like space with stone slabs erected everywhere. Finally, they opened a stone slab on the ground, walked down the stairs, and came to the room where the treasures were piled.

Gu Yue thought at the time that this underground palace must be exquisite and huge, and there must be unique patterns on the stone door. But now it seems that is not the case.

What information is hidden in this?

But at least he had a new clue: this underground palace was designed based on Gu Xu's former residence.

Thinking about the floor plan of northern gardens he had seen, Gu Yue started from the "gate" facing the stone screen wall and walked into the "courtyard".

The first row should be the back house, parallel to the gate. The screen wall is next to the mountain wall on the right, and on the left is a large rectangular space. Gu Yue touched the stone wall and found some rectangular marks the size of doors and windows.

Is this a hint?

"What did you find?" Gu Xu walked up to him.

Pointing those carvings to Gu Xu, Gu Yue imagined that this was the back house, so the small crack in the mountain wall opposite it was the door to the courtyard.

Gu Xu seemed to be reminiscing.

Going through the gap is a corridor about three meters long, and further inside is the "yard".

Does this corridor represent the Chuihua Gate?

But the depth of the door wall needs to be three meters? Isn't this a bit too long?

Gu Yue went into the "yard" again.

There is a road in the middle and trees on both sides, that's right.

But I always feel like something is missing...

"Xiao Xu, is the layout of the yard in your memory the same as the one you see now?" Gu Yue asked Gu Xu who had come in with him.

"I can't remember clearly." Gu Xu frowned, "What did you think of?"

"Look, the stone outside is a screen wall, and behind it is the door to the courtyard." Gu Yue pointed to the dead end room in front, "After the door is the courtyard, and then the main hall. On the left and right are trees and bamboos..."

Gu Yue was suddenly stunned: "What's behind the bamboo?"

Thinking back to some of the large mansions he had visited, Cheng Hou Mansion was of a Jiangnan style, so it was ruled out; Boss Sun’s house, they entered through a side door and had never seen the main hall, so it was ruled out; finally there was He Le’s mansion.

Hele's mansion is not completely in the northern style. There is a row of houses in the back, a northern layout, but there is a hint of Jiangnan charm inside. The two sides of the main courtyard are not majestic walls or wing rooms with doors that can be seen at a glance, but corridors shaded by bamboo leaves.

What is that called? A copycat gallery, right?

Bamboo leaves... Jiangnan...

Gu Yue suddenly realized.

"Here, Xiao Xu!" He walked excitedly to the wall on the right.

"What?" Gu Xu was curious about what he was thinking about.

"Do you still remember the main courtyard of Hele's house? There are corridors on both sides of the courtyard, not walls, and there are bamboos planted in front to block it."

Are these bamboos a kind of style? Gu Yue only knew that ancient garden design focused on the shade of the landscape, and would not let people see anything directly.

He began to feel around on the wall: "There should be a space behind this...it definitely won't be a dead end."

He didn't notice that Gu Xu was looking at him with inquiring eyes.

This was not the first time that Gu Xu felt this person's intelligence.

He has meticulous observation, thorough thinking, a long-term vision, and can use minor details to analyze the root causes of things.

But when it comes to his affairs, there is a kind of trust that is almost foolish.

Is he playing dumb?

Gu Xu was very clear that until now, they had revealed countless flaws to each other, but both of them maintained a delicate balance, never saying anything too clearly, and even the occasional reveal of true feelings was just right.

This person is so tactful.

He couldn't figure him out.

only hope……

Gu Yue knocked on the wall, hoping to find the location of the trap door from the echo of the cavity behind the stone wall. But he tried the walls on both sides and pressed every suspicious stone protrusion, but there was no clue.

The sound... maybe it's because the stone wall is too thick, there is no echo, it sounds solid.

Could it be that he reasoned wrongly?

Yes, the structure is not particularly standard compared to that in Yuefu, so it doesn't make sense that the Prince Shen's Palace far away in Yunxi, Jiangnan, would have the same structure.

Is it really not feasible to just apply a formula randomly?

He was squatting in a daze when Gu Xu put his arm around his shoulder.

"The entrance is not here." Gu Xu said.

"Why, you remembered?" Gu Yue was very surprised and stood up from the ground.

"If there is a corridor, there will not be only two entrances on the left and right sides of the courtyard." Gu Xu said, "The entrance usually leads directly to the main hall, or is connected to the main gate."

Gu Yue thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be the case. If both ends of the corridor were blocked, what was the use of it? It must have flowed back from both sides of the gate, around the courtyard, and then connected the main hall and the two wing rooms.

"We just checked the main hall and didn't find any traps. That means..."

Gu Yue's gaze fell on the stuck stone door.

He asked why the corridor that served as the door was so long, and it turned out there was a mechanism on it!

Shi San walked into the corridor with a torch.

He followed the two men for a long time, but his mind was not on solving the puzzle.

He has been observing Gu Xu.

Gu Xu squeezed in through the crack in the door. As if he already knew the location of the mechanism, he didn't even look at the wall on the right, but squatted in front of the left wall and groped around a little bit.

Shi San stared at him closely. Gu Dashi came in late, so he might not have noticed, but he saw everything clearly.

Gu Xu was looking for something with a purpose.

He skipped the part near the door. It was obvious that there was still a long distance between the stone wall and the two protruding spaces, but he seemed to believe in something and skipped that part.

Gu Xu happened to look up.

Two pairs of cold eyes looked at each other at this moment.

Shi San had the urge to draw his sword.

"How is it?" Gu Yue leaned over and asked, "I think it's reliable. I'll look for it this way."

Gu Xu retracted his gaze and hummed. Gu Yue went to the other side of the stone wall to look for clues. The corridor was not wide, and it was easy for two people to squeeze together.

"Shi San, please help look for it too!" Gu Yue called out.

Shi San did not move.

What was he looking for? This mysterious adopted son must have been prepared, and he felt that there was no need for him to waste his time.

What is his purpose?