horror confession

Regarding the reason for the rapid aging of the grandfather after his death, the police finally failed to give the reason, and could only let the family members come to collect the body for cremation.

But after experiencing the strange incident at the moat in the morning, Sheng Shizhao was even more convinced that there was something else hidden about the cause of his grandfather's death.

He intuited that Lu Jinghong should know something, otherwise Lu Jinghong would not have suddenly appeared in the morning.And before his death, his grandfather told him several times that he must go to Lu Jinghong, and he had to ask for clarification.

But what annoyed Sheng Shizhao was that Lu Jinghong himself did not come to his grandfather's funeral, he just dragged his fellow disciples to convey his condolences in a few words through video communication.

In the video, Lu Jinghong not only said nothing about what happened in the morning, what's even more weird is that he himself is still in the UK!

"But, I saw him with my own eyes in the morning, so how could he be in England now?!"

Filled with doubts and grief, Sheng Shizhao took a flight for nearly 13 hours overnight, and finally arrived at Heathrow Airport at 9:[-] the next morning.

Walking out of the security check, I saw a group of densely packed people standing at the exit, waiting to pick up the plane.

Their eyes are full of anticipation and their faces are filled with sweet smiles. There are couples who reunited after a long absence and embrace each other cordially, and there are also long-awaited family members.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Sheng Shizhao felt a lingering sourness in his heart.In the past, grandpa would be like these people, preparing a table of delicious meals in advance, and standing at the gate of the station early to welcome him home.

Grandpa once said that there are eight sufferings in life: birth, old age, illness, death, not getting what you want, meeting with resentment and hatred, parting from love, and the prosperity of the five yins.

Perhaps the sudden departure of someone close to me should be the most unbearable of the eight sufferings.

Thinking of this, a lingering sourness suddenly surged from the throat to the eye sockets.

He quickly lowered his head, patted his cheek with his right hand, and muttered to himself: "Sheng Shizhao, you are a man now, you must not shed tears!"

The most important thing right now is to find his Lu Jinghong and ask him if he knows the cause of his grandfather's death. As for denying him as a master, that's another matter!

He took out a pair of second-hand earphones from the seam of his trousers and stuffed them into his ears, put his hands in his pockets, raised his chin, walked out of the airport quickly, and took a taxi.

After driving for half an hour, you can see Windsor Castle, which has a history of thousands of years.

After driving along Windsor Castle for another quarter of an hour, it finally stopped at the foot of a mountain in the north of Windsor Ancient Town.

As soon as he got out of the car, a strong aroma rushed straight into Sheng Shizhao's nostrils.

Looking around, patches of white roses form an endless sea of ​​flowers.On the hillside at the end of the sea of ​​flowers stands a small three-storey castle, which looks a bit lonely among the surrounding patches of oak trees.

"I heard from grandpa that there are hundreds of flowers blooming in the fragrant garden, and the fragrance is so fragrant. It should be right here." Sheng Shizhao looked around and muttered to himself.

Suddenly, a simple-minded boy came from far to near: "Are you Lu Jinghong's apprentice?"

"Who are you?" Sheng Shizhao raised his eyelids.

A middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a black suit and dressed like an aristocratic gentleman walked over with a smile.

His face was a little tired, his shiny hair curled up a few strands, his suit was stained with dust, and he was holding a tarot card in his hand.

"You are really Lu Jinghong's apprentice, I have been waiting for you here for three days!"

The man looked at Sheng Shizhao carefully, then looked back and forth at the Tarot cards in his hand, and said a little excitedly. "My name is Chris, and I am a Tarot Master of the Golden Dawn Association."

"Who is that little boy's apprentice!"

Sheng Shizhao was unwilling to admit that he was Lu Jinghong's apprentice from the bottom of his heart.

"There's nothing wrong, it's you!" Chris looked at the card in his hand repeatedly.

On the card is a young man striding forward with a pole on his shoulders, with an abyss in front of his feet, but he doesn't know it.

This card is called "The Fool".

"The Tarot card tells me that Lu Jinghong's apprentice will appear in the near future. I have been waiting here for three full days, and among the people who came to visit Xiangyuan, you are the one who best fits the image of a 'fool'." Chris said firmly explain.

Sheng Shizhao didn't understand Tarot, but thought it was a trick to deceive the little girl. The word "fool" sounded a little ironic, so he opened his mouth and said back: "You are the fool!"

Chris was not angry at all, he gave him a few meaningful glances, and said unhurriedly: "A fool represents the beginning of a new journey. You were forced to leave your hometown and travel thousands of miles here just to find an answer, but Didn't know the danger was approaching."

He speaks Chinese fluently, and he understands Sheng Shizhao's situation, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell that he just got off the plane, so it's not difficult to guess.

Perhaps it was Chris who saw the disdain in Sheng Shizhao's eyes.He sat on the ground, quickly spread out a stack of tarot cards on the ground into a fan shape, and drew three cards in a row to form a triangle.

This battle attracted Sheng Shizhao's attention, so he decided to squat down and listen to what this British guy could say.

"This formation is called the holy triangle." Chris said: "The first card is the ten of swords, which represents the cause. The person on the card has been pierced by ten swords in the back, indicating that someone in your family has been murdered recently. From the face of the card From the looks of it, he should still be a male elder.

The second eight of swords represents passing.The person on the card is blindfolded and bound to a sharp knife.This bound person is you.The murderer is all around you, but you are not yet able to see the truth clearly.The murderer is coming for you, killing your family is not his real purpose.

This third..."

Kerry hesitated to speak.

This made Sheng Shizhao a little anxious. "You did."

He annoys people who are half-talking the most, and none of what Chris just said hits his current situation.

Chris paused, "The third picture is the Two of the Holy Grails, which represents the result. The golden snake flying upwards is Kundalini, which is a symbol of strength. The two people holding wine glasses on the picture imply love, and you will be here To meet your destiny, you have to gain strength from this love in order to break through the danger and completely solve the mystery."

What the hell? !

Will I meet love here?

Chris looked at him with a smile on his lips, and slowly got up: "You should be a Leo, and Master Lu is a Scorpio. The combination of the water sign and the fire sign corresponds to the combination of yin and yang in your country."

Chris' nonsense completely broke the trust that had just been established.

Only ghosts and Lu Jinghong become lovers!

I am a straight man!

"Sorry, I have something to do, I have to go first." Sheng Shizhao replied bluntly, he didn't want to waste time on this strange British guy.

"Wait for me!" Chris got up quickly, chasing after his back and said. "I've been here for three days, but I haven't been able to go in."

Sheng Shizhao ignored him, and muttered to himself: "Is this Lu Jinghong so difficult to get close to?"

Except for the last time, he only saw Lu Jinghong once, and his impression was a little fuzzy, but it seemed that this person was indeed a bit taciturn.

Passing through the sea of ​​flowers and climbing halfway up the mountain, the ancient castle comes into view.Only then did Sheng Shizhao know the reason why Chris couldn't get in.

It's not because Lu Jinghong was withdrawn by nature, but because he didn't give anyone a way at all!

In front of the castle is a maze formed by natural bushes. Each bush is about two people tall, and the path left in the middle can only pass one person at a time. The roots are intertwined and intricate.

"Besides the hedge maze in Australia, this is the most spectacular."

Afterwards, Chris raised his head and sighed, his words were full of admiration for Lu Jinghong.

"If you want to see Master Lu, you must first crack this maze. It took me three days and I couldn't get in. It is rumored that this maze uses the essence of your Huaguo, five elements, eight trigrams, and Feng Shui. People here, if Without Master Lu's invitation, basically no one can go in by themselves. Aren't you Lu Jinghong's apprentice? Call him quickly and ask him to send someone to invite us in!"

Sheng Shizhao pouted.Where would he have Lu Jinghong's contact information, even if the two passed by face to face, he couldn't guarantee that Lu Jinghong would take care of him.

Faced with such a magnificent scene, Sheng Shizhao suppressed the shock in his eyes, and replied calmly: "He has money and leisure, and he built such a big maze. I don't know if it is to prevent people or ghosts!"

"What do you mean?"

Chris, who is proficient in Chinese, didn't understand this time.

"Don't do anything wrong, and don't be afraid of ghosts coming to your door." Sheng Shizhao whispered, and then said impatiently: "Forget it, I can't explain it to you. Do you know why Suzhou Gardens designed the Jiuqu ileum? It is to prevent ghosts."

Chris listened seriously, after all, the person in front of him was Master Lu's disciple.

Sheng Shizhao rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let me break his Five Elements and Eight Diagrams formation today."

"You...could?" Chris was deeply skeptical. "Even the president of our Golden Dawn Association couldn't get in."

Sheng Shizhao remained silent, took a few steps back, and looked around the entire castle.

The white-gray stone wall is covered with dark green vines, and some branches have even penetrated into the cracks of the windows, making it look even more gloomy under the not-so-clear sky, like a dying old man.

The castle sits west to east, and according to the principle of the Eight Diagrams, it belongs to the "Dui" hexagram, which is Dui Zhai and "Xi Si Zhai".

He remembered that Lu Jinghong was born in 98 and is 22 years old this year. He belongs to the Xun hexagram and is the "Four Eastern Fate".

"Strange!" Sheng Shizhao scratched his head and said to himself after the deduction.

"What did you find?" Chris asked quickly.

"According to the theory of 'Eight Mansions Feng Shui', people with four lives in the west should not live in the four houses in the east. This is called the hexagram of fate and the hexagram of the house, and the aura of the five elements. Don't even understand this?"

"Oh?" Chris raised his eyebrows and said in thought: "I don't understand Feng Shui, but I used Tarot cards to divination this house before, and the one I drew was 'Reaper', which means that the energy level of this castle is very low. ,and......"

With that said, Chris closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and murmured in a low voice: "I can clearly feel that there is a breath of death lingering in this room..."

The two discussed each other one sentence at a time, and their voices were blown into the white wooden windows on the second floor of the castle by a gust of wind following the sudden raindrops.

The raindrops passed through the white screen window, dazed the rice paper spread on the desk, and scattered the handwriting on it - "Zhuang Shengxiao dreamed of the butterfly".

With a "squeak", the door behind was pushed open, and an old man in a modern Delos suit pushed the door and entered.

"Mr. Lu, are you sure you don't want to invite the young master of the Sheng family?" The old man asked respectfully to the person sitting at the desk.

Lu Jinghong slowly put down the Langhao brush in his hand, supported the sides of the wheelchair with both hands, turned around slowly, did not speak, and shook his head firmly.

"But?" The old man frowned, "I think Sheng Shizhao is a good seedling, Ba Zhai's Feng Shui is well-spoken, and he is studying our Feng Shui here."

"It's far away." Lu Jinghong spoke in a very soft voice, but it was not difficult to hear the disdain in it. "Playing with axes in class, not asking for deep understanding, peeking at the leopard, arrogant and conceited."

"This... he is still young after all, he is still a child. I think he has extraordinary appearance, extraordinary courage, and integrity. He is the material to be your apprentice." thumb.

Lu Jinghong laughed out loud, couldn't help coughing a few times while panting, and then waved his hands: "Let him go back and forth wherever he comes from."

Uncle Cheng hastily stepped forward to cover the half-open window, muttered, "I'm going to catch a cold again." When looking out of the window, he shook his head in Sheng Shizhao's direction: "This child is so pitiful! .”