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

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Gu Xu to find the location of the mechanism.

It was still a carving in the shape of a heart knot, but it was covered by the vines on the stone wall, and the traces were so shallow that it was difficult to detect. Gu Xu's fingers rubbed it and pressed it down.

The mechanism rumbled and a crack appeared on the irregular stone wall.

This is a stone door. There seems to be some track underneath. The door sinks inwards and then retracts into the stone wall, revealing a dark space behind.

Shi San gripped the knife handle tightly and was still the first to walk in.

This was an even narrower passage, not even enough for two people to walk side by side. But the air inside was flowing, and the torch flickered for a moment, but did not go out.

There seems to be a breeze.

There was nothing unusual along the way, except that it was a little dark and narrow, making people feel uncomfortable. After walking for less than a cup of tea, Shi San, who was leading the way, walked out of the corridor.

The firelight illuminated the front, this is...

The huge maze-like space mentioned in the original text!

...It wasn't that big, it seemed to be about the same size as the courtyard in Yuefu. It was just very dark all around, and I couldn't see the edge of this space.

They seemed to be in a corner of this space. Behind them was a corner of the wall, and in front of them was an open space. The stone wall on the left was still crudely made, with things like tree roots and vines crawling on it; the stone wall on the right was suddenly flat, as if it had been carefully cut and carved, and there were faint patterns on it.

"Is the difference here a bit too big?" Gu Yue reached out and touched the wall on the right.

There is also an iron frame with torches on it, but it is badly rusted.

Can it be lit?

Gu Yue was thinking about the possibility of these torches being connected by a mechanism.

Shi San glanced at Gu Xu, raised the torch and ignited the torch head stuck on the stone wall.

This corner suddenly became much brighter.

Gu Yue was so scared that his hair stood up, but after a while, nothing happened and he finally felt relieved.

"Since this place is covered with so many complex stone walls, there should be no dangerous mechanisms." Gu Xu said.

Gu Yue was completely settled.

He picked up the torch stuck on the wall and tried to light up the entire row.

But it felt wrong when I started.

This torch... is new.

The wooden handle showed some signs of use, and the head of the torch was charred, but it definitely didn't look like it had been sitting there for nearly a decade.

He still remembered the appearance of the wooden-handled tools beside the four skeletons. They were badly eaten by insects and even a little rotten.

A chill ran down my spine and into my hair.

"Xiao Xu!" Gu Yue shouted.

"What's wrong?" Gu Xu was about to walk towards the stone wall in front of the open space, but when he heard Gu Yue calling him, he turned back.

"This torch is new, someone has been here!" Gu Yue whispered.

His voice was trembling.

Perhaps it was the darkness of the underground palace that intensified people's inner fear.

Gu Xu was silent.

"The village chief of Tongshan Village said that the man named Zhou Qiong comes here once every six months. Maybe he came in to take a look." Gu Xu shook Gu Yue's hand.

Gu Yue calmed down a little.

That's right, you can just leave all that treasure here without any hesitation? Of course you have to come and check it out from time to time.

He was overthinking it.

He then went to light the torch on the stone wall. The entire flat wall on the right was completely connected, leading all the way to the innermost part of the entire maze-like space, about 20 meters. In the middle, there was a very obvious closed stone door with extremely exquisite patterns carved on it.

It seems to be a horse, various beasts and people. In the center is a circular totem of a bird.

Gu Yue stared at the carvings in a daze.

Does the original text mention this?

He wanted to turn around and call Gu Xu over, but when he turned around, he saw that Gu Xu and Shi San were blocked behind the walls and could not be seen.

But Shi San soon showed up. Gu Yue called them.

The three of them stood in front of the door together.

"Could it be that behind this door is something that King Shen left for you?" Gu Yue guessed, "This whole wall is different. It's so exquisite that the ones outside look like childish graffiti."

"Really? This is equivalent to telling others that there are good things behind this wall. Then what's the point of setting up these stone walls?" Gu Xu said.

"Maybe it's the puzzle to open this door." Gu Yue scratched his head, "Let's take a look at these walls again."

Returning to where they first came in, they made a preliminary exploration of the entire space.

There is also a "corridor" corridor symmetrical to the corridor we came from, but it is a dead end. It is obviously only half built, and there are some pieces of earth and rocks scattered around, making it completely shapeless.

There are still crude carvings on the open space, roughly trying to indicate that this is a courtyard. In front is a group of stone walls, each of which is against the top of the cave, and I think it also plays a supporting role.

Next to the open space were four stone walls that formed a rectangular shape. The three agreed that this also represented a room.

Behind it were two stone walls, one horizontal and one vertical, which separated the entire "yard" and "room" into the left and right sides. Gu Yue guessed that this meant the East and West Courtyards?

There are intricate stone walls inside, but it is much smaller than a normal-sized mansion courtyard.

After walking around the walls several times, Gu Yue still had no clue.

He only knew that in the original text, Gu Xu opened a certain mechanism, and then a door appeared on the ground, and the treasure was inside. But he didn't know exactly where on the floor it was.

He squatted down, searching inch by inch for any obvious cracks between the stone slabs on the ground.

Gu Xu did not investigate the maze, but looked at Gu Yue, thoughtfully.

Shi San followed Gu Yue closely. He was afraid that this man would accidentally trigger some trap or fall into Gu Xu's trap. Gu Xu seemed to be harboring evil intentions, but Shi San didn't know where to start, and he had no evidence, so he could only carefully protect Gu Yue.

The Wumen group should not have seen the mark, but they have not been seen yet...

Shi San grabbed Gu Yue.

"?" Gu Yue looked at him in confusion.

"...Be careful." Shi San said.

"That's for sure. I'm most afraid of death." Gu Yue grinned. It's good to have your own people!

However, after searching around, I found nothing.

Gu Yue couldn't help but wonder, would the entrance be inside these spaces enclosed by stone walls that represented buildings?

It seems impossible for the cannon fodder to guess the correct answer by himself, and he can only pin his hopes on the male protagonist.

Gu Yue returned to Gu Xu's side.

"Dad, have you finished reading it?" Gu Xu smiled.

"Yes, but I didn't find anything." Gu Yue looked at the pile of rocks and felt overwhelmed. "Xiao Xu, think about it again. Was there anything very important to you when you were a child? Do you remember where you put it? Or where did you live at that time?"

Gu Xu was also in deep thought.

If it weren't for Gu Yue, perhaps he would never have discovered the clues to the layout of this underground palace in his lifetime.

But... he just couldn't remember much about his childhood. It seemed as if there was some fog covering everything in the past, preventing him from peeking into it.

When I was a kid...

Gu Xu suddenly remembered something.