Knight line GL

【Fangfu】

In late summer, clear clouds and wind, green trees and green vines.

The furry squirrel poked its head out to look around, its small eyes rolled around, its tail fluttered, and it ran up and down the tree trunk.The sparrow flapped its wings, jumped from the branch to the tip, and chirped with its short neck raised.

"Tong, are you busy?" came the old man's steady voice.

Qin Gutong turned around when he heard the sound, and bowed to salute: "Master, I think the sun is almost up, and I want to take back the books that I put in the sun."

The books to dry in the courtyard are arranged neatly in rows and rows.Master Fang glanced over, showing satisfaction: "A-Tong does things safely, unlike Wei Ai, let's go."

"Yes." Qin Gutong took the carved lacquer-filled gold carrying case from Master Fang.The box is heavy in the hand, the surface is densely covered with water droplets, revealing a chill, and faintly revealing a fruity fragrance, presumably it is a seasonal fresh fruit.

Qin Gutong led the way and pushed open the carved door.Although she cleaned it frequently, the stale smell in the library never dissipated.The locks were opened one by one, the doors were pushed open one by one, and the two walked to the innermost room on the first floor of the study building.Qin Gutong pulled down the cover, pushed open the bookshelf to reveal a secret door, three feet long and wide, big enough for one person to pass through.

She took out the colored silk palace lantern, lit it and bent down to get in.Even though he has come down more than ten times, Qin Gutong still held his breath, as if he was walking on ice, afraid of touching the mechanism.After walking about a hundred steps, the passage ahead was blocked by an iron door.There is no gap between the iron gate and the mountain wall, except for a small window one foot square below.Qin Gutong stopped and stood by the door waiting for Master Fang.

Master Fang didn't come forward, he stood in the dark and stared at her with his hands behind his back: "A Tong, you came to the mansion when you were seven years old?"

He asked a question suddenly, Qin Gutong was puzzled, and replied: "Yes."

Qin Gutong's father, Qin Rui, was a well-known hero in the world.As a result of investigating the extermination of his brother Xiang Tianqing's family, he annoyed City Lord Ling Tai and ended up with the death of his wife and children.The father and daughter were rescued by Master Fang, and Qin Rui became the guest secretary of the Fang Mansion.After his father left, Qin Gutong still stayed in Fang Mansion, and was appointed by Master Fang to take care of the library.

"It's been ten years, and you were only this tall back then." Master Fang made a gesture, and a smile appeared on Fang Zheng's face.Although he is over sixty years old, his tiger eyes are powerful, making people dare not despise him.

Qin Gutong bowed his head and remained silent.The old man in front of him relied on the "Nine-turn Dragon Pill", and in just ten years, let the down-and-out family rule the roost, and became the famous Heming Fangfu in the southwest, even the commander-in-chief of the Junhan Mansion gave three points of courtesy.He has the grace to save Qin Gutong's life, and Qin Gutong respects and appreciates him but also alienates and fears him.Looking down at the light and shadow on the ground, she said respectfully: "Master's kindness in saving my life, Gu Tong will never forget it."

Master Fang sighed softly: "You child is like your father. Brother Qin is all for our Fang family... Oh, I am old, I am really old." He said, took out the key and approached the iron gate, "Ah Tong , you also come in this time."

Qin Gutong was surprised, bowed his head and replied: "Yes."

She carried the colored silk palace lantern and the carrying case, and followed behind Master Fang.The moment she stepped through the iron door, her heart skipped a beat, like when a key was inserted into the lock and it clicked open, the lock cylinder would vibrate at that moment.

Behind the iron gate is a well-repaired corridor, and behind it is a mountain path opened by a natural cave.Holding the palace lantern, Qin Gutong stared at Master Fang's footsteps, keeping every step in his mind.The layout of the organs in the second half and the first half should be made by the same person.They seem to be different, but in fact they all fit the numbers of the four images and eight trigrams.According to the secret path, up, down, left, and right, it is divided into Taiyang [-], Shaoyin [-], Shaoyang [-], and Taiyin [-].The layout of the organs is deduced from the eight types of Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun.

Qin Gutong had nothing to do before, and he calculated the formula for the first half of the mechanism.The number of forty-eight can only change thirty and two.Seeing the situation at this moment, I knew it in my heart, and couldn't help but feel a little more relaxed.She used up all her thoughts and thought to herself that Fangfu was built on the mountain, this secret road must lead to the valley in Heming Mountain, and she didn't know who was hiding in it.

The spot of light in front of him was getting bigger and bigger, Qin Gutong stood at the entrance of the cave and blinked his eyes—it was like a valley surrounded by mountains and lush greenery.

She raised her head and looked around, and saw the cloudy blue sky, and the peaks of the mountains.The waterfall is like a jade dragon flying down, and the spring is singing in the sky.Xiu Huang swayed in the wind, and bamboo waves filled the mountains.Here, every stone, every water, every flower and every leaf are beautiful, as if they have condensed the aura of the entire Heming Mountain Range.

Qin Gutong only felt that gods deserved to live in this fairyland on earth.

"A Tong." Master Fang called her, pointing to the kind woman who came from a distance, said humanely, "Come, call Aunt Ci."

Qin Gutong quickly regained consciousness, took a step forward and bowed to salute: "Aunt Ci."

Aunt Ci is not very old, she is dressed in cinnabar color, her hair is combed in a cloud bun, and a golden phoenix pearl hairpin is inserted obliquely on the side of her cheek.She looked at Qin Gutong and nodded, smiling kindly and kindly: "It's so cute."

Qin Gutong smelled a faintly identifiable fragrance from Aunt Ci's body, spreading from the tip of her nose to her chest, and felt that she was very kind for no reason.Qin Gutong's heart moved, and he looked up quickly, but saw a completely unfamiliar face.

Master Fang turned around and said to Aunt Ci: "I'm going on a long trip recently, and my return date is uncertain. If you have something to do in the future, you can tell this child as much as you want. Ah Tong was raised by me alone. He has a good temper and works steadily."

"Well, just looking at her, you can tell that she is steady and steady." Aunt Ci looked her up and down, and said with a smile, "She is slender and handsome, and I am not good enough for others."

"Of course, A-Tong is my half-daughter, so we should choose a son-in-law carefully..."

Qin Gutong lowered his head to listen to their conversation, and carefully looked at Aunt Ci's hand.The white is plump and plump, and the nails are dyed the color of phoenix.She would regularly deliver food and daily necessities to the iron gate, but she had never seen anyone pick it up.Until the latest time, she heard slow and sluggish breathing from inside the iron gate, she put down her things and pretended to leave, and saw a pair of female hands stretched out from the small iron gate, presumably it was the Aunt Ci in front of her.

"A Tong, you go around. I'll talk to your aunt Ci." Master Fang said, and Aunt Ci stepped forward to take the suitcase from Qin Gutong's hand, and the two walked towards the hillside along the winding path.

Seeing them walking away, Qin Gutong sat down on the ground.

It's not that she is curious, on the contrary, at the age of 17, Qin Gutong is interested in everything.It's just that the secrets of this valley are like the books in the library, which let her pass the time.

She is in no hurry.

Master Fang and Aunt Ci walked up the gentle slope, where there were several wooden houses half hidden behind the bamboo forest.There are big trees behind the wooden house, the cloud cover hangs down, and the green shade invades the eaves.There is a cliff on the side of the house, and the waterfall falls in vain, flying to the secluded pool.The pond water overflowed, and a gurgling brook broke through the green grass, winding and winding around the wooden house, flowing quietly.

In the valley, so quiet, so peaceful, without any disturbance in the world.Qin Gutong was lying quietly on the grass, looking at the clear sky, white clouds drifting by occasionally, and flying birds passing by, he couldn't help thinking: Living here, you can become a fairy.

Wandering away, the white horse passed by, and the footsteps of the master and auntie could be heard in the distance.

Qin Gutong stood up like a carp, straightened his clothes, and stepped forward to take the box from Aunt Ci.The box was a little lighter, and I don't know what was put in it, but there was a strong fragrance.

Aunt Ci glanced at Qin Gutong who lowered his head and brows, smiled at the other master and said, "What a good boy."

Master Fang nodded and said to Qin Gutong, "A Tong, let's go."

Qin Gutong bid farewell to Aunt Ci, and took the lead to walk beside the dark cave.Master Fang entered with his hands behind his back, followed by Qin Gutong.Even though her steps were steady, the candlelight in the palace lantern was still flickering as she walked.The old and the young stayed silent all the way until they left the cave.Qin Gutong pushed the bookcase back to its original position, Master Fang looked around at the stack of account books on the bookshelf, and sighed slightly: "A Tong."

Qin Gutong extinguished the palace lantern and put it in the cabinet. Hearing Master Fang calling her, she quickly agreed, "Yes."

"Do you remember clearly?"

Qin Gutong knew that he was asking about the mechanism layout of the secret path, and replied: "Nine out of ten."

Master Fang's face was solemn: "This is the way of the underworld, there is no room for any mistakes."

Qin Gutong thought about it carefully, and then said: "A Tong remembers clearly, master don't worry."

Master Fang knew that she was talented and a good seedling.Hearing the words, he nodded slightly, and paused for a moment before opening his mouth and said: "I leave the mansion this time, and I don't know when I will return. You can help Fang Xing in all matters in the mansion."

Qin Gutong was puzzled, Heming Fang's family had a big business, and there were dozens of people in charge, so how could she help the young master of the Fang family.Although she was puzzled, she did not hesitate: "The young master is steady and sensible, and he will definitely not disappoint the master."

"...He, is a little softer."