Tang riddles

"Chishi, it's Annayi!" Zhang Ruohan rode behind Shen Sui's side and reminded loudly.

"I know, she followed me all the way. Not only her, but also a few old acquaintances. That Fushi knight, Tang Shisan, and the leader of Dongpu ninja. Come this way, follow me closely, don't fall!"

Shen Sui rode his horse into the bend on the right, Zhang Ruohan hurriedly turned the rein of the horse, beat the horse to follow, and Hutuo followed closely behind.Zhang Ruohan, who had just learned how to ride a horse for a short time, faced the complicated terrain with a delirious person with him, and it was indeed very difficult.But she tried her best to control the horse, trying not to burden Shen Sui and Hutuo.

After running like this for a long time, everyone looked back and found that the pursuers had disappeared.Shen Sui breathed a sigh of relief, and said:

"It's a temporary escape. But we don't have much time. They have a map of the maze, a compass, and a distribution map of the organs. It will be a matter of time before they find us. We must find the exit as soon as possible."

As she spoke, she rode her horse to a passage on the left.Zhang Ruohan and Hutuo followed, and Zhang Ruohan's gaze involuntarily fell on Wu Ya who was in Hutuo's arms, seeing her frowning in pain, her complexion was pale, her abdomen was wrapped around Hutuo's outer robe, red blood was already oozing , Zhang Ruohan was very worried:

"Wu Ya will be okay." She asked.

"I have tried my best to stop her bleeding, but it must be treated as soon as possible, otherwise there will be danger of life." Huta's voice sounded hoarse and difficult.

"Chishi, you said you know the way, but you have already solved the maze?" Zhang Ruohan asked Shen Sui.

Shen Sui didn't look back, but while observing the situation around him, he distractedly explained:

"Well, I haven't fully cracked the secret of the labyrinth until just now. This is how I found you." While speaking, she suddenly stretched out her hand from the arms of the black-robed man lying on the horse's back in front of her. One thing was taken out.At this moment, the man in black was in a coma, before Shen Sui threw him on the horse, he pinched his dizziness point and knocked him out.To prevent this person from struggling on horseback and causing trouble.

Zhang Ruohan took a closer look and remembered that this was the reward bag that Chishi gave to the old Sogdian merchant not long after entering the maze.

"This... How could this thing be on this person? Could it be that this old Sogdian businessman was pretended by this person?" Zhang Ruohan asked in surprise.

"That's right." Shen Sui pulled back the skirt of the man in black robe, and everyone saw the old Sogdian merchant's clothes he was wearing underneath.

"Because the master didn't reply for a long time, I suspected that the two Sogdian merchants might be suspected, so I deliberately let him go, and then made some tampering with the reward bag I gave him. This bag is my entrustment. It was sewn overnight, and there was a layer in it, which contained some special spices—the nectar of jasmine. The fragrance is very light, and the human sense of smell can hardly smell it. But in this desert where plants are scarce, jasmine is almost unique. .Then, this nectar, is capable of attracting a very specific creature."

While talking, she suddenly blew a whistle, which was softer and more delicate than the voice she used to call birds.After waiting for a while, Zhang Ruohan heard the sound of wings vibrating in the quiet environment.Then, she saw Shen Sui stretch out her right index finger, and a small flying insect-like thing landed on her index finger.Zhang Ruohan took a closer look, only to find that it was not a flying insect, but an extremely delicate bird. The feathers shone with a faint green light in the dark, as if they were stained with a little crystal powder, reflecting the luster.The bird's beak is very slender and tubular, and a pair of small eyes are like sesame seeds, which looks really cute.

"This is..." Zhang Ruohan's eyes lit up. She had never seen such a small bird before, and she couldn't help feeling very novel.

"I call it a hummingbird, and it likes to suck nectar like a bee. I was able to train this little thing, but it took a long time. It is very rare, and it was brought from the far western continent, and it hardly exists in the mainland. Even I only have two, and this time I only brought one. This time I went to the Western Regions and went deep into the enemy camp, and I made all the preparations I could, you see."

Shen Sui took off her gloves and rolled up her sleeves. Zhang Ruohan found a miniature long wire cage tied to her forearm. The cage was not big, almost integrated with her arm, but it was enough to accommodate the little hummingbird.

"I have a button here on my thumb. It only takes one button to open the cage, and another button to close it. This little hummingbird is locked in the cage above my arm. At that time, I gave Nasu Behind the Sogdian reward bag, I once flicked my sleeves just to let this little guy out. This little guy, attracted by the smell of nectar, will follow the Nasog merchant for me. I just need to whistle, and I can recall it and lead me to the Sogdian merchant. In addition, the same pouch with nectar was also found on Kuta. The reason why he gave it to Kuta was because he had a direct relationship with the old Sogdian. I am not sure if the old Sogdian will get paid directly from me. If he asks Kuta for it, let Kuta give it to him, the same. In addition, in the desert, the first to find Kuta Tuo, obviously can play the biggest role. Facts have proved that the hummingbird helped me find Kuta first, and then we found the man in black robe together. I was very worried that the Nasog merchant would lose the reward bag. We were once worried that Hummingbird would not be able to lead us to the Sogdian merchant, but unexpectedly, we found this man in black."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Zhang Ruohan complained, "If you tell me, I can feel more at ease."

Shen Sui apologized and said: "I have no choice. The nectar we brought is limited, so we can only make at most two pouches. If you make too many, the fragrance will be thin and useless. Of these two pouches, one of them must be given as a gift. to the Sogdian merchant, and the other to stay on Hutuo. The rest of the people had better not know the secret of this pouch. This black-robed man is very cunning. I am afraid that other people in the team will not be able to suppress their expressions if they find out. , showing flaws, arousing the suspicion of the Sogdian merchant, and discarding the pouch, then all previous efforts will be wasted. In fact, even Kuta does not know the secret of this pouch. Moreover, I am not sure whether the Sogdian merchant is real. There is a problem. Before I have conclusive evidence, I don’t want to cause panic in the team. If you realize that there is a problem with the Nasodian merchant, you may pay too much attention to him, which will arouse his vigilance instead.”

Hu Tuo pursed his lips and smiled embarrassedly, Zhang Ruohan sighed:

"You, what should I say about you, at least let me know. Do I seem to be someone who will reveal my secrets?"

"I'm sorry, Lotus Maid, I really don't want you to worry. Besides, you were in a bad mood before, and I was a little..." Shen Sui hesitated.

"Okay, stop talking." Zhang Ruohan interrupted her, and then changed the subject, "Let's talk about the solution to this maze."

"En." Shen Sui nodded, took out the maze model, and said, "My initial thinking was wrong. This maze is not as complicated as I thought. At first, I understood the maze as a three-dimensional combination of hexahedron and pentahedron But in fact, that is the misleading that the labyrinth model brought me. The sphere must be fully unfolded to see. These hexagonal and pentagonal lines, after regularly omitting useless parts, are actually The connection line connecting the star points of the constellation.

The small red cylinder and the small blue cylinder on the surface of the sphere are the so-called pale and red points, which are actually the reference points for unfolding the sphere. It means that the blue and red points cannot appear at the same time.The stars corresponding to the sky actually refer to the two constellations of Shen and Shang.As the saying goes, there is no such thing as the speed of business, but the speed of business.Participating in two stars has long been synonymous with being difficult to meet.

Sansu is one of the seven constellations of the white tiger in the west, and Shangsu refers to the heart of the seven constellations of the blue dragon in the east.I happen to have a star map of the 28 constellations here. You see, I have marked the two constellations of Shenshang on the map.According to the direction we entered the maze, we came in from the east, that is, from the position of Xinsu. What we are looking for is actually Sansu, and there is the exit.The maze itself is arranged according to the star map of the 28 constellations.The more troublesome thing is that I have some difficulty judging the direction now because I don't know the reference point from which we entered the maze in the first place.The compass on my body was probably taken away by the enemy. Right now, I can only roughly judge the location nearby. This is because I followed the man in black. I witnessed the process of him opening the secret door of the maze, and heard him muttering 'Dou, east, and horizontal three rows and eight', I can probably judge that this is near the east of Dousu among the seven Xuanwu places in the north.That is, the northeast direction of the maze.Now we have to go west to find out where Sanjuku is.I'm heading roughly west now, I hope I'm right. "

Hutuo had long been convinced by Shen Sui's reasoning, and hearing what Shen Sui said, he couldn't help but ask:

"Dalang, how do you judge that this direction is from the west?"

Shen Sui pointed to the top of the hole above, and said:

"Look at the rocks hanging from the top, isn't one side more humid than the other?"

Hu Tuo and Zhang Ruohan looked carefully and found that it was really the case.

"There is a water source near here. I guess it is the underground river of the Kongque River. Generally speaking, the direction of the underground river is roughly consistent with the direction of the above-ground river. If we were on the ground before, we must be transferred to the underground in a short time , this underground space should be right under the stone forest. In this way, the direction facing the wet side of the rock is the northeast where the Kongque River is located, and its dry side is the southwest.”

"So it is." Hu Tuo sighed, and Zhang Ruohan nodded suddenly.

"However, I still don't understand. How do you know that the maze is arranged according to the 28 constellations?" Kuta asked again.

"This... I am also a dead horse as a living horse doctor. I guessed it out of thin air. The main reason is that the master inspired me. He said that Biluo and Huangquan are both Taoist languages. I thought, why did the maze maker use Taoist language? Just to give a hint, could it be that this maze was also built with some knowledge background of Taoism? After thinking about it, I lost my way in the desert. If I want to get out of the way by means of Taoism, probably the best way is stargazing. "Shen Sui laughed rather self-deprecatingly, then she looked at Zhang Ruohan and said:

"The dream that the lotus maid had before giving birth to Huang'er also made me very concerned. It was also related to the maze and the stars, and it coincided with the current situation. I don't think it was a coincidence, so I chose to believe in the lotus maid's dream." intuition."

She paused, sighed and continued: "From the looks of it, the younger Sogdian businessman may also be one of the henchmen of this group of people. Master and the others are in a bad situation right now. I turned around in the maze like this After a long time, no traces of them were found. Even Huyan Zhuoma, Congyun Congyu, and Yanniang seem to have disappeared."

"Could it be somewhere else in the maze?" Zhang Ruohan asked, "I'm also very surprised why they moved the people in the carriage underground, leaving me, Qin Nu, Wu Ya and Qian He behind. , but only took away the bride."

"No... This maze is actually not very big. After walking for such a long time, it is time to meet the traces they left behind. This place should be built using natural caves formed by underground rivers. The flow of the Kongque River is gentle, The underground underground river that emerges from the impact has a limited area and will not be endless. It is inconceivable that a cave of this scale can be formed. This cave may also have traces of artificial excavation. Judging from the old and new soil of the building materials on the walls of the maze, the time span of the building But it is quite large. Some of the walls are very new, not more than 20 years old, but some have gradually evolved in a long-term humid environment. There is even a layer of salt crystals inside the walls, which is estimated to be hundreds of years old. I It is conjectured that the old walls that have been in the past may have been buildings similar to city walls, and this maze was built on the basis of the old walls of the city walls. Year."

Zhang Ruohan's eyes suddenly lit up, and said:

"Could it be...the ancient site of Loulan?"

Shen Sui nodded: "Yes, I'm afraid Loulan was really destroyed by the sandstorm that destroyed the world. When the disaster came, the last batch of descendants fled to the underground of the old capital to avoid the sandstorm, but they were buried by the sandstorm and could no longer get out Such a lingering existence for a period of time, until they all die, will leave such relics. Hundreds of years later, this underground dead place was used by cults. There must be an exit here. Once you find the exit, you will find the total The location of the altar, and, I think, I already know how to use this model of the labyrinth."

The author has something to say: As the saying goes, there is another village in the dark, and in the first few chapters, you may have seen the protagonist group be confused and frustrated after repeated frustrations. I am afraid that I did not expect such a situation to appear later.Don't worry, the protagonist group will not destroy the group easily.

The next chapter should be the day after tomorrow.