Kirin family

Although the secret passage has not been cleaned up all year round, the steps inside are slippery and difficult to walk, but it is very spacious, allowing four or five grown men to walk side by side, and the stone steps are also very slow, it is not depressing at all, it is just too quiet .Fortunately, they are two people walking together now, if a person walks into this dark passage, it is indeed a bit scary.

According to Su Ning, the exit of this secret passage is in the firewood house of a farmer at the foot of the mountain. No one has walked through the secret passage in recent years, but there are occasional people taking care of the exit. It should only need a little force to open the door of the secret passage , and the guard had let the special "messenger" of Yunyang City go down the mountain.

"Do you think the bird delivering the letter will be intercepted?" Qi Guanyan was a little worried. Although the steps are spacious, there is no light after all. Winding down, he doesn't know where the end is, and he doesn't know how long it will take. He really feels very uneasy: "After all, Song Yan has surrounded Yunyang City impenetrably. Even birds may find it difficult to come and go freely."

"No." Gu Ya shook his head: "Yunyang City has a special way to send letters down the mountain, and I don't know how to use birds."

"What is that used for?" Qi Guanyan wasn't really curious, but just wanted to find something to talk about. It was too quiet in here: "Although City Lord Su is a special messenger, I always thought he was specially trained. Birds."

"It's a kind of rat." Gu Ya frowned and said, "I don't know the specific species. This kind of rat likes to make holes and will plug up the hole before it dies. There are people in Yunyang City who specially train them. , from the moment they were born, let them go down the mountain from the top of the mountain, and then stipulated that they can only go this way. Although I don't know the specific method, but generally let them travel underground, from Yunyang City directly to the various ministries below the mountain... ...But if you want to send messages to Liuyun Villa, you still need to use birds, because Liuyun Villa is too far away, so the mouse should not be able to climb there."

Qi Guanyan nodded. If the "messenger" who sent the letter was traveling underground, then the possibility of being intercepted would be greatly reduced. After all, it would be impossible to dig a hole halfway up the mountain to get to the rat's trail, even if it did. I don't know where this mouse is leading down the mountain.

This has greatly reduced the communication problems of Yunyang City. After all, being on the peak, the most important thing is to communicate with the mountain. Looking at the appearance of Yunyang City, I am afraid that Song Yan will be around for ten days and a half months. not a problem.

"That's good." Qi Guanyan nodded: "Then I don't have to worry about things when I go out."

The entire passage is extremely deep, and you can't see the way you came back when you go back, and you can only see the corner closest to you when you go forward.Moss grew on the stone steps again, and it was very slippery, Qi Guanyan even heard the sound of "tick, tick" dripping, he leaned on Gu Ya again: "Master, did you hear the sound of water? "

"Yeah." Gu Ya nodded, and seemed a little puzzled. It's rainy in the south, and it's not surprising that there are water droplets in the cave. Although Yunyang City is in the south of the mountain, it is actually already northerly, and the water is far less than the real south. What's more, the secret passage was fully prepared when it was built, and it really doesn't look like there will be any water seepage.

Qi Guanyan also felt a little strange, the moss on the ground had obviously grown for many years, it had formed a thick layer, and more and more went down, he didn't care about it at first, he just thought that the water should flow down, but now Suddenly, I realized that there shouldn't be so much water in this place.

He leaned against the wall and squatted down, and carefully looked at the moss on the ground. This moss is also very strange. The moss and ferns outside should be green according to theory, but here it is a strange blue-green color. , blue seems to be more, and soaked in water all year round, the color is very bright, but it makes people feel weird.

"Master," Qi Guanyan raised his head to look at Gu Ya, his pupils suddenly widened and he was speechless.

Seeing that his expression was different, Gu Ya quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Qi Guanyan stood up in a daze, and stretched out his hand to support the wall. The black glove on his hand was also wet with some liquid. Looking carefully, the black color on the glove had faded a little, revealing the white inside. Flesh.

Gu Ya's heart skipped a beat, Qi Guanyan had been wearing this pair of gloves since he appeared, and would only take them off when he was taking a shower and sleeping.At first, Gu Ya thought Qi Guanyan had scars on his hands and didn't ask carefully, but later he found that Qi Guanyan's hands were extremely white, with well-proportioned bones and even muscles, without any traces at all, there is really no reason to hide them.

It was later learned that because of Qi Guanyan's special status, Qian Youcheng and the old department of Qi Guan's family had always protected him very well, and this pair of gloves was also used to protect him, so it can be called invulnerable to all poisons.

The deerskin gloves wrapped in silk, the dye on them is also the secret formula of Qi Guan's family, no matter how much they rub and wash, the color will not fade.

But now, not only has the color of this pair of gloves faded, but the innermost layer of sky silk also faintly shows signs of melting.

Qi Guanyan took off the glove with his other hand and threw it on the ground. Even with the protection of the black glove, he still felt a burning sensation on his hand: "Master... There are living things inside."

"What did you say?" Gu Ya was taken aback: "A living creature?"

Qi Guanyan nodded: "When I got up just now, something soft swam past the wall, and I was surprised. Looking at these gloves now... I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with." He glanced at the ground with lingering fear. His black gloves had already burnt a hole where the unknown liquid was splashed. The liquid was probably extremely strong acid or alkali, otherwise it would have been impossible to become like this so quickly.

Qi Guanyan stretched out the back of his hand, where there was originally a small patch of red, but now it has spread into a large area, so it doesn't look serious for the time being, the glove blocked most of the corrosion for him, but it was slightly burned.

Gu Ya looked at Qi Guanyan's hand, naturally he was also secretly afraid, if Qi Guanyan didn't wear gloves just now, he was afraid that this hand would be useless.He handed the torch to the wall, but he didn't see anything on the wall. He stretched out his hand a little and passed the torch forward, but it was still dark in front of him, and he couldn't see anything behind him. .

Qi Guanyan said in a low voice: "Why don't we open another fire book, anyway, we have brought several more."

Gu Ya responded, and lowered his head to unpack the bundle, but his hand slipped, and the lighted torch fell to the ground with a "poof", and all the light immediately disappeared without a trace.

Qi Guanyan's eyes widened in horror, but he didn't yell like the woman, he just grabbed Gu Ya's arm tightly and pulled him tightly. In his long and short 20 years of life, he rarely When panicking like this.Gu Ya calmly lowered his head and slowly lit another torch.

The light bounced twice and returned to normal, the newly lit Huozhe was brighter than the old one, Gu Ya looked down at Qi Guanyan who was still unable to make a sound, and couldn't help whispering: "Ayan? Don't be afraid. "

Qi Guanyan swallowed, and said with a trembling voice: "Master...I...I just saw the light."

Gu Ya was taken aback: "What?"

Qi Guanyan seemed to be really scared, and his whole body was trembling slightly: "I see, there are two big lanterns in front... Although the light is very dark, there is light... In this kind of place... there are two hanging lanterns... Lanterns..."

Gu Ya doesn't believe in such ghosts and gods, but Qi Guanyan once said that he is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is a little afraid of lonely souls and wild ghosts. The grievances of those who died in vain should not be appeased until the vengeance of the Qilin family is avenged.

"It's okay, Ah Yan..." Gu Ya was not very good at talking about love, so he handed over the Huozhezi to Qi Guanyan, wrapped his arms around Qi Guanyan's waist with one hand, and grasped Liuyun's sword hilt with the other: "Zi Silence Strange power, maybe it's something else."

Qi Guanyan also knew in his heart that there might be no such thing as wronged souls in this world, otherwise how could Zhou Yunfeng and Zheng Shaoheng have survived until now to be killed by Song Yan?He was afraid that the vain members of the Qilin family could drown them with a single spit, but at this time, he was really a little scared.

"Master..." Qi Guanyan slowly turned his head to look at Gu Ya: "We came all the way just now... the sound of water we heard is from below, right?"

Gu Ya nodded, then was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly looked back, but saw nothing.They had stood here without moving a single step since Qi Guanyan began to observe the moss, but the sound of dripping water in front unexpectedly ran to the back by itself.He and Qi Guanyan walked all the way down from the top, and they didn't come across any weird places around here. If there was water dripping somewhere, he must have discovered it long ago.

Qi Guanyan didn't want to show weakness, so he withdrew from Gu Ya's arms a little bit, and pulled out the Qilin sword from the scabbard on his back.Although he doesn't have much internal strength, he still knows how to move, which is better than empty-handed.

Gu Ya suddenly grabbed Qi Guanyan and jumped a few steps forward, pulling away a distance of about tens of feet.Before Qi Guanyan could ask the question, he saw water drops falling from the place where they were standing just now.

Qi Guanyan raised his head slightly, and first saw the two huge orange lanterns he had just seen hanging in the air, and when he took a closer look, it turned out to be a huge black snake entrenched at the top of the secret passage.