[Rat cat] Mirror City

Although Zhan Zhao knew the location of the entrance to the secret room marked on the map, it was very difficult for Zhan Zhao to lead a few people to find it quickly.

First of all, the map recorded only a small part of the hollow island. If I guessed correctly, it should be the secret room set up around the main house of the Five Rats.

But Zhan Zhao and the others went to the island randomly, Pang Yan and Zhou Shen just went to the island, and left the rest of the work to him.This was a pain for Zhan Zhao. Facing the empty island that was out of sight, and being threatened by so many people behind him, Zhan Zhao could only bite the bullet and walk in.

The empty island has been deserted for so many years, and weeds are overgrown. When Pang Yan saw that Zhan Zhao didn't go to the flat land next to him, but went to the weeds in front, his expression was very bad.In fact, such a reaction not only appeared on Pang Yan, but also on Zhou Shen.

Even Pang Yan and Zhou Shen's subordinates have already experienced countless times of oil pans in harsh environments under the orders of Zhou Shen and Pang Yan, but they all avoided the worst environment under Song Qianxun's instructions .Walking directly through the weeds like this is a bit difficult for them.

Therefore, although Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun were bound to have their hands tied, they were both very used to this kind of thing, and their pace was not slow. On the contrary, the guards had to step up their pace a little to keep up with them. Follow in the footsteps of two people.

Soon, Song Qianxun changed from being half a step behind Zhan Zhao to walking side by side with Zhan Zhao. The two helped each other push away the branches and weeds that blocked their vision, and their pace actually accelerated a lot.

Pang Yan soon noticed that Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun were moving faster and faster.Gritting his teeth, Pang Yan signaled everyone to step up, and then asked others to stop Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun.

Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun were stopped for no reason, and both Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun turned their heads to look at Pang Yan in bewilderment.Pang Yan warned the two with a dark face: "Don't try to escape by taking advantage of the environment here."

"Escape?" Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun repeated the word, looked at each other, and showed ironic smiles on each other.Zhan Zhao didn't care about Pang Yan's warning gaze, "The map doesn't record the route of the whole island, I need to find a familiar location. It's your fault if you can't keep up."

After finishing speaking, Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun ignored Pang Yan's and the others' reactions, then pushed aside the branches and weeds in front of them, and walked through step by step.Pang Yan had no choice but to ask his subordinates to take a closer look at Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun.

After walking through it for about ten minutes, Zhan Zhao pushed aside the branches that blocked his view.Walking through the bushes where it was difficult to walk, Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun were numb to what would appear in front of them and had no expectations. It was a kind of being blinded by the greenery in just a few minutes.

So, when Zhan Zhao casually flicked away a layer of weeds that blocked their vision, what appeared in front of them suddenly became clear.Both Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun were already a little tired, and they were stunned when they walked out suddenly.

It turned out that the hollow island was covered with tall trees and weeds on the periphery, blocking the progress of outsiders.But behind this circle of greenery, it turned out to be a piece of flat land.

In front of Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun, there is a broken bluestone road.Although they haven't seen any traces of roof tiles yet, this bluestone road clearly tells them that people used to live here.

And Zhan Zhao has already remembered that this place is already within the range recorded on that map.But Zhan Zhao was not in a hurry, he just stepped on the bluestone path and closed his eyes.

Closing his eyes, losing the light, and the feeling of being unable to see things briefly enveloped Zhan Zhao's mind, and his footsteps stopped for a moment because of confusion, fear and hesitation.

But that was only for a moment.What followed immediately was the enlargement of the other four senses after the vision was blocked.The wind here is much milder than when I first landed on the island and the sea breeze at sea. It is heart-warming and gentle when it blows over the body.

After the wind picked up, the bushes and bushes rubbed against each other. It was a delicate sound that stirred people's nerves. One sound entered the ear, and the other sound passed the ear. Sing melodious ballads.

Accompanied by the soft sound is the fragrance of grass and trees, which is strong at first smell, but not suffocating.Approaching again, hugging the aroma, mixed with the ancient smell of soil and bluestone road, immersed in the body, imprinted into the memory.

In an instant, all senses were revived.

Zhan Zhao's pause did not attract any urging from Pang Yan and Zhou Shen.Pang Yan and Zhou Shen moved a little slower than Zhan Zhao. After so long in the bushes, even Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun were a little numb, so they were even more tired.

When they walked out of the bushes, Pang Yan and Zhou Shen leaned against the tree and rested with their eyes closed, unable to recover for a long time.So Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun stopped suddenly without being urged by Pang Yan and Zhou Shen.On the contrary, Pang Yan felt that it was normal for Zhan Zhao to stop, and it was good to be able to rest.

Since the master didn't speak, the subordinates didn't move either.What happened just now made several people feel a little embarrassed, and they simply rested in place.

In this way, the two groups of people kept a short distance safe and sound.And the person holding the Juque sword wooden box was standing not far behind Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao could feel that the Juque in the wooden box resonated with himself, and he felt that he could hear the sound of the sword blade.It didn't come from the outside, but it was directly recalled in his own mind, not stimulating, but lightly and soundly arousing Zhan Zhao's nerves.

It seems that there is a feeling coming to me, but I suffer from being blocked by something, and can only touch the edge of memory lightly. There is always an unbreakable barrier between the two.

Zhan Zhao could feel the impact, he knew that it was "Zhan Zhao" running towards him, but was blocked by reality.He felt the voice in his head quiet down.

Startled, Zhan Zhao opened his eyes.Why, no sound?Did "Zhan Zhao" disappear?Why do you want to cut off contact with him?

The calm mood was shaken by this sudden change, Zhan Zhao turned around and looked in the direction of Juque Sword.Zhan Zhao didn't expect that after this short period of silence, he finally won a gentle voice, "Go forward."

Zhan Zhao's eyes widened, and even his breathing was out of rhythm.These three words were clearer than all the previous voices, and this voice was very familiar to him, so familiar that he was about to cry.

It was the voice of "Zhan Zhao".He tried his best to convey these three words to him. "Zhan Zhao" doesn't have much ability to talk to him a lot, explain it clearly to him.

So he only said these three words.Go forward.Zhan Zhao couldn't help thinking, what's ahead?Zhan Zhao couldn't help asking in his heart, imagining that "Zhan Zhao" could give him a reminder.

In answer, feelings of nostalgia and sadness welled up.Even if "Zhan Zhao" couldn't tell Zhan Zhao the answer, Zhan Zhao already understood it.

This is Trapped Island.This is where Bai Yutang used to live.This is the place where "Zhan Zhao" and "Bai Yutang" once had memories, and it is their other belonging besides Kaifeng.

Perhaps, it is the only affiliation of the royal cat "Zhan Zhao", because there is Bai Yutang there.As long as Bai Yutang is with you, on this empty island, "Zhan Zhao" can temporarily let go of the responsibilities of this body, and walk along the seaside with "Bai Yutang", drink wine and look at the sea, look up at the stars, and live a relaxed life. young people.

Zhan Zhao found himself immersed in this imaginary memory of his own, and couldn't wait to take a look at his home on Trapped Sky Island.

"Zhan Zhao?" Pang Yan's doubtful and warning voice came out, which pulled Zhan Zhao out of his fantasy.Only then did Zhan Zhao remember that he had been in a daze since turning around just now, and in Pang Yan's eyes, it was Zhan Zhao who was looking at them.

Naturally, Pang Yan asked Zhan Zhao in dissatisfaction and doubt.Zhan Zhao smiled, trying to hide his lack of focus just now, instead he teased a few people, "Have you rested enough? I just didn't expect that you would have to rest for so long."

Saying that, Zhan Zhao also made a fist movement in coordination with his tied hands that were too tall.The rope was tied tightly. Although he moved his hands at intervals, his hands were a little stiff now.

No matter how they could withstand Zhan Zhao's provocation, Pang Yan and the others stood up vigorously.Zhan Zhao stopped looking at them, and motioned to Song Qianxun, and the two walked forward in unison.

Halfway through, Zhan Zhao didn't care about the people behind him at all.This place is already flat, Zhan Zhao is sure that no matter how fast he walks, Pang Yan and the others can catch up to him.As long as he doesn't look like he's running away, Pang Yan and Zhou Shen won't hurt him.

Zhan Zhaoquan rushed forward at his own pace.Along the way, he had already seen some collapsed and damaged houses, which made him excited.

The empty island is the place where "Bai Yutang" and his five brothers live, and there are servants and so on living on the island.They are all distributed near the main house, being able to see these means that Zhan Zhao is not far from the former home of "Bai Yutang".

Zhan Zhao is full of anticipation, he is thinking about what kind of home the once wealthy Five Rats will have.What kind of home will make them miss this small island and live happily for the rest of their lives.

But all expectations were dashed in an instant.Zhan Zhao knew that the thousands of years of precipitation could not leave him a complete home, but Zhan Zhao never imagined that this place would become the dilapidated look it is now.

Zhan Zhao believed that the ruins in front of him were the place he was looking for.But here, it no longer looks like it used to.Zhan Zhao couldn't believe it, and walked into the ruins.

With trembling hands, he picked up a tile on the ground.Broken and ancient, it will turn into dust when touched, and then dissipate in the wind, completely disappearing.

Zhan Zhao walked into the depths of the ruins little by little, and found a fact that shocked him even more. This place was actually burned down by a fire.

Angry, puzzled, confused... It's like a wanderer who travels far away and returns to his hometown, only to see from a distance that his home has long since disappeared, whether relatives or home, are all gone.

Even if Zhan Zhao knew that he was coming back here, he still couldn't find traces of the people who lived here.But even if there is no one here, Zhan Zhao still hopes to have a place where they can have a complete sustenance.

But not even here.Zhan Zhao trembled with his hands, this place was completely burned down by a fire.Who the hell...why would they do this?

Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth, even biting the corner of his lip with excessive force, and blood flowed down the corner of his lip like this. "Hello……"

But Pang Yan and the others didn't even give Zhan Zhao this moment of thinking time, so they abruptly interrupted Zhan Zhao from his shock.Only then did Zhan Zhao remember his current situation, and wiped away the blood from the corner of his lips with his back to everyone.Only now did he know what it was like to be irreversible just by looking at it.

"Zhan Zhao, don't play tricks." Pang Yan approached Zhan Zhao with a cold face. When he stepped on this layer of ruins, Zhan Zhao frowned. He didn't want this person to set foot on this place. "Don't try to procrastinate." .”

Of course Pang Yan thought so.It had been such a long time since they set off, Bai Yutang would probably catch up, and that would be trouble.

As long as he gets the things here, the subsequent matters can be resolved quickly, so that he has status and fame, whether it is Bai Yutang or the Pang family, he will run over without mercy.

But Zhan Zhao looked at Pang Yan and thought of - he is not worthy.These three words just surfaced without warning, this is a contempt-like emotion that Zhan Zhao has never had before.not worthy.This is a word that Zhan Zhao never thought of before.

On weekdays, even if he meets people who don't understand history, don't know how to respect history, and don't think about it, he will just shake his head, sigh with emotion, and leave with a smile.

He never cared about the issue of being worthy or not. Everyone has his own aspirations, but he chose different paths for each other.Zhan Zhao will do his best for those who have aspirations, but he will not waste his energy on impossible people and things.

But only here, Zhan Zhao doesn't want this person to come here, Zhan Zhao feels that they are trampling on this place if they take a step here.

And Pang Yan didn't know Zhan Zhao's psychology at all, and his only feeling about the ruins was that it was messy, dilapidated, and not worth stepping into. How could anyone be willing to stay in these places for a long time.

Thinking of this, Pang Yan suddenly kicked a piece of broken brick on the ground, he frowned and kicked the piece of broken brick away.But it was his action that broke Zhan Zhao's calm surface.

Zhan Zhao took a step forward irresistibly.Song Qianxun was also disgusted by Pang Yan's behavior, but his first reaction was to pull Zhan Zhao forward, and then shook his head at him when Zhan Zhao looked at him.No, not yet, not yet.

How could Zhan Zhao not know.He gritted his teeth to suppress the anger in his heart, turned around and left here.Because he knew that only when he left, Pang Yan would leave with him unconditionally.This is more useful than any words, much more useful.

Annoyed at his own powerlessness, angry at his own powerlessness, frantically trying to find the past, but can only watch it wandering away from his eyes.

But now I can only bear it.Zhan Zhao could only keep his head down and walk quickly, this was already the starting point recorded on the map.And the entrance to the chamber of secrets is near here.

Sure enough, these four brothers... that secret room was built by them for Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao. The relationship between these five brothers is so behind, how could they let this place be too far away from them.

The route on the map has been deeply imprinted in his mind, Zhan Zhao walked almost by instinct, every corner, every entrance.

Then, he saw a sky-climbing tree.Curved tree roots are deeply rooted in the soil, tightly clinging to the earth; vigorous and thick trunks stand upright, towering into the sky; dense branches and leaves are stretched, forgetting the greenness of the four seasons.

Next to the tree trunk, the old staircase has been built for an unknown amount of time, and it twists upwards, connecting the tree trunk, and leading directly to a tree house above.

Yes, the small house just fell on the tree trunk, covered by branches and leaves, quiet like a beautiful dream.Zhan Zhao knows that this is the entrance marked on the map.

"Is it here?" Pang Yan looked at Zhan Zhao suspiciously.

"You don't have to believe me." Zhan Zhao's voice was neither happy nor sad, he didn't care, he had already brought them to this place, whether they believed it or not was their problem.

Sure enough, both Zhou Shen and Pang Yan hesitated, and finally Pang Yan seemed to have made up his mind, and said to Zhan Zhao, "You go up." In this strange place, they would not let themselves take such a risk.

So let yourself go first?

Zhan Zhao looked at them mockingly, in this place, he was fearless, but they actually flinched, they are really "daring" people.

Zhan Zhao looked at them mockingly, and gave Song Qianxun a look. Song Qianxun nodded, and walked up the stairs with Zhan Zhao.

This ladder has been built for a long time, and when Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun stepped on it, it would make a sound of breaking.But Zhan Zhao didn't care, he had a feeling that this place would not be in his hands.

Moreover, no matter what happens, Zhan Zhao is willing to accept it.