Chapter 31 Chapter 30 The Temple Underground

Gao Pingying reached out and pressed a switch next to the door, and a soft light lit up at the stairs below, where a medium-sized light bulb was hung, and the wire was connected from the second room.The modern lighting adds a bit of gentleness to the ancient stone steps, and it also affirms a certain judgment. The stairs are ancient buildings that existed a long time ago, and the buildings above the stairs, including the staircase lights, are all modern things. The two looked at each other, then walked down anxiously, with Gao Pingying in front and Ye Wan following behind.The ancient stone steps exude an ancient mysterious atmosphere, and the walls on both sides of the stairs are also piled up of stones. If there is no modern lamp, such stairs are like stairs leading to a time tunnel.What kind of space will be below, Ye Wan dare not guess, she is a little timid at this moment.But she has a feeling that she is going to the past, to the history of the ruined rose garden, to the dusty world.

"I don't know if there is still a chance to go back to the top?" Ye Wan worriedly said to herself. "After the choice, you can only think about the things after the choice." Gao Pingying taught that he didn't have any worries at all, as if he had put life and death aside.He is right, either don’t choose, since making this choice is a kind of risk, you can only face and solve the problems you will face, and whether you can return to the top depends on the future situation. The stone steps are finally finished, there is no turning route, and the space below has been fully presented before the eyes.Looking at the scene in front of them, Ye Wan and Gao Pingying were completely stunned.Here is a horizontal rectangular space, an ancient Roman-style Jesus Temple.The space is not a regular rectangle, with a total depth of about four meters, a width of about nine meters, and a height of about five meters.With the soft lighting, it can be seen that the ground of the space is also paved with ancient bluestone, and its shape is larger than the stone steps of the stairs.

Standing on the ancient bluestone and looking around at the three three-dimensional surfaces of the space, people feel not only the visual impact, but also the spiritual shock.The two-meter-wide walls on the left and right sides of the space are relatively simple, except that there is a built-in candlestick window about one meter wide and one meter high in the middle of the wall, and the frame of the window is carved with delicate and exquisite patterns.There are three layers of candlestick holders in the window sill. The copper candlestick holders have gone through many years, and the rust has long covered up the original quality.

The most astonishing thing is the front of the space, which is divided into three sections, the left and right sections are inclined, inwardly inclined about 30 degrees.The middle section is semi-elliptical, and the graceful curvature highlights the architectural beauty of the space.The inside of the semi-ellipse is divided into three sides. The walls on the left and right sides are huge relief decorations. The murals in the center are very three-dimensional and protrude from the wall. It is the image of Jesus.Jesus in the painting is serene and gentle, wearing a red robe, a blue robe, and a real necklace hanging on his chest.The reason why it is called real is because the necklace is not painted, but a real chain, but the pendant on the necklace is painted, it is a red luminous object, painted very shiny.There is a halo behind Jesus' head, standing on a white cloud in the blue sky, with his right hand stretched downwards, and his left hand placed beside the luminous thing on his chest, as if giving the gospel to the world.

There is a stone column on each side of the semi-elliptical building. The ancient Roman style stone column has carved decorations, and the column body is embedded with stripes.The pillars are connected to the slope, and the slightly sloped wall is also very grand. There is a three-dimensional floor-to-ceiling window frame protruding from the wall on both sides. Inside is a relief stone with a cross carved on it. There are flower ornaments on the left and right of the window frame. There are also three square rosettes in relief.The whole space is beautiful and elegant, and those carvings, reliefs, stone pillars, and buildings are completely in the style of ancient Rome.

Such buildings are rare to see in China, and only some ancient scenery in the West have this kind of elegant demeanor.Ye Wan felt as if she had come to a certain temple in a foreign church. For a moment, she forgot that she was in a dangerous situation. Facing the building in front of her, she couldn't find any other way to express it except admiration and shock. "Could it be that the building of this underground chamber is still a building of the ancient Roman era?" Ye Wan looked up at the exquisite corner carvings and asked the person next to her, but the person next to her didn't answer her.Ye Wan looked back and saw that Gao Pingying was squatting in the middle of the hall looking at the bluestones on the ground. She walked to his side and realized why he was paying attention to the ground.On the bluestone at this location, there is a smear, which is not very obvious, but a faint red.

Ye Wan was not interested in his curiosity, she walked to the Jesus mural in the semi-ellipse to admire it seriously.The real chain was a one-centimeter copper chain with holes punched on both sides of Jesus' neck, and the copper chain went through the neck, just like the real necklace.This mural protrudes more than ten centimeters from the wall. I don't know what the purpose of this design is. From an aesthetic point of view, Ye Wan personally thinks it is not beautiful, but the three-dimensional effect is quite strong. "Why do you want to highlight this mural? Why do you need a real chain?" Ye Wan asked a puzzled question.

"It means there must be a mystery in it." Gao Pingying said as he walked over to check, he also had doubts about this design. "Could it be another door to a secret room?" Ye Wan asked. "Yes, this is not a mural, but a bronze door." Gao Pingying has already concluded from inspection that the reason why the mural protrudes from the wall is because it is a bronze door.The ancient copper door immediately reminded Ye Wan of the ancient copper key found in the fish tank.But there was no keyhole on the door. Gao Pingying reached out to pull the copper chain. Maybe he thought the copper chain was the mechanism to open the door, but the copper chain did not move, and the copper door did not open.

The chain is not the mechanism for opening the door, and there is no keyhole in the door, so they have found nothing.Even if the keyhole is found, it is meaningless to them, the copper key has already been taken away.Thinking of the copper key, Ye Wan felt that it was a pity that she got the key so cleverly, but lost it unintentionally, and now it is not easy to get it back. "You said, when was this secret room built? It can't be a modern building at all." Ye Wan asked Gao Pingying again. She was really confused by the endless underground secret rooms, and she didn't know what kind of space was behind the copper door.

"Although I don't know when it was built, it was definitely not built in ancient Rome, nor is it modern." Gao Pingying looked at the space and said with emotion, "It's a very nice building, it's a pity to keep it underground." Gao Pingying's regret awakened Ye Wan's regret. This hall of Jesus is too deserted. She originally expected that there would be some people here, such as Zhang Ma, Wu Meilan or the thirteenth person, but now there is only an empty hall, and this hall, Can't help them uncover any mystery, but increase the difficulty of the puzzle.When did it exist?Why does it exist?What is the space behind the bronze door?Everything is unbelievable.There is a basement under the house, which is completely understandable, but it is difficult to understand if there is a religious temple.Everything in front of me proves that the once ruined rose garden still has an extraordinary past.

"I thought someone would be here, but I didn't expect it to be an empty secret room." Ye Wan complained regretfully. "If there is someone, it must be behind this bronze door." Gao Pingying looked at the bronze door. "What do you think is behind the copper door?" Ye Wan also looked at the copper door, "Could it be a treasure house?" Gao Pingying laughed when he heard her conjecture. He didn't think it was a treasure. Based on the outside hall, he guessed that there might be something related to religion inside.After finishing speaking, he was studying the copper door again, and knocked it a few times with his fist to hear the thickness of the copper door.The copper door makes a dull sound, indicating that the copper door is a bit thick. Although the gorgeous underground secret room is worth admiring, after the admirable emotion passes, the mind will tell people that now is not the time to visit.Ye Wan's consciousness quickly awakened. She thought of a terrible hypothesis, and she couldn't help but feel chills running down her back. If someone above seals the password door, then the two of them will fall into the arms of death and die in silence. Underground, no one can come to rescue them, and there is no chance of survival. "Let's go up, it's too cold and lonely here." Ye Wan glanced at Gao Pingying in panic. "Okay." Gao Ping responded, and after being helpless on the bronze door, he also planned to go back to it. The two of them walked towards the stone staircase, but before reaching the entrance of the stone staircase, they heard a slight and heavy sound from behind, which seemed to be the sound of the door opening.Ye Wan and Gao Pingying turned their heads at the same time, and there was a change in the silent space. The portrait of Jesus was changed, and the bronze door really opened. After opening a third of the way, a figure walked out from inside. The bronze door closed automatically after the man walked out, and the two people standing beside the stone ladder watched the figure coming out of the bronze door motionlessly.This person looks tired and haggard. He wears dark gray pants and a black autumn and winter snow jacket. Under the few gray hairs, there is a skinny face with bones covered in dark skin. I don't know if it's because of the lighting problem at the stairway, that thin face looks very sallow, like an African refugee suffering from malaria. Suddenly, a skinny black and yellow face appeared from the silent underground space, with unnatural eyes and a scrawny figure, making one feel like a mummy crawling out of a coffin.Ye Wan nervously looked at Gao Pingying beside him, he frowned and stared at the "mummy", he didn't act rashly, as if he was waiting for the other party's action. The skin on the "mummy"'s face twitched a bit, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying, not so much a smile as a bitter expression.He tremblingly took two or three steps forward, closing the distance with them. The eyes of the "mummy" slowly moved to Ye Wan's body, looking at her face, he let out a few crying and laughing sounds sadly and sadly, those haggard eyes suddenly overflowed with sadness and pain. He stretched out his right hand towards Ye Wan, his skinny fingers trembled a few times in the air, then fell down again, hanging powerlessly beside his thin body. "Mummy" looked at Ye Wan and sighed heavily and helplessly, as if talking to himself, but also as if complaining: "Why are you alive again, why are you still so beautiful and young?" This "mummy" of unknown age seemed to know Ye Wan, but she couldn't understand what he said, and she didn't understand why he said that to her. If the stone ladder just now was really a time tunnel, this "mummy" "Maybe it was someone from her previous life, but she was afraid of the emotion in his eyes, which made her uncomfortable. "She's not Ye Caixia." Gao Pingying looked at the "mummy" and indifferently corrected the other party's illusion. After hearing Gao Pingying's words, Ye Wan realized that the "mummy" mistook her for Ye Caixia. "Mummy" knows Ye Caixia and has unusual feelings for her. Who is he?Out of curiosity, Ye Wan went to see the "mummy" again. After careful identification, there was one organ on the strange face that caught her attention. That was the other's nose. The cold hooked nose finally reminded her of the first room. Photos from the altar.He is Shen Huawen, because his face changed after he lost weight, he was almost unrecognizable. "Then who is she?" Shen Huawen looked at Ye Wan troubledly and asked. "She is the daughter of Ye Caixia and Shen Huawen." Gao Pingying told the other party in a very calm voice. Ye Wan glanced at Gao Pingying, alarmed at his straightforwardness, she couldn't adapt to such a direct announcement of her identity, let alone Shen Huawen, how should he accept his sudden extra daughter.Sure enough, the ugly face of the person opposite was a little annoyed, and he felt that Gao Pingying was teasing him. "What nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Huawen's voice trembled in anger. "Twenty-four years ago, a woman lost her reason and replaced her daughter with someone else's son. That woman was Ye Caixia. She gave her daughter to her brother to raise her, and changed the relationship between mother and daughter into a relationship. The daughter has lived in an unhappy environment for twenty-four years, and this poor lady still uses someone else's surname. Now, she is standing here, and her father doesn't know her." Gao Pingying was almost cold to explain. The explanation was like a knife stabbing Ye Wan's heart, touching the pain and hatred that had been suppressed before, her heart couldn't help but ache, and she almost shed tears.What an embarrassing, surprising and sad meeting between father and daughter. In the strange underground palace, meeting the dead father is really like meeting a ghost.