Chapter 10 Chapter Ten Night Thieves Sealing Treasures
Huo Xiaoxie slept in a daze for a long time, and when he opened his eyes, the big clock by the wall had already pointed to midnight.Huo Xiaoxie lifted his spirits, stood up, quickly put on his clothes, wrapped up the sacrificial supplies purchased in the afternoon, and tiptoed out the door.Huo Xiaoxie made up her mind that tonight they would dig out Lang Diben's corpses and transport them out of the city to choose a place for burial.Huo Xiaoxie didn't want to disturb Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi so as not to trouble them, so she decided to do it by herself.
When Huo Xiaoxie left the hotel, before he had walked a few steps, he heard someone coughing gently at the corner, and two people came out.
Huo Xiaoxie saw it, and said in surprise and joy: "Brother Yan Chong, sister-in-law Hua, why are you here?"
The person who came was Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi.
Yan Chong lifted the hoe in the handle and said, "You lack this thing, right? I got it, so you can prepare it later if you don't mind."
Huo Xiaoxie said ashamedly: "Brother Yan Chong, why bother you so much."
Hua Niangzi is no longer dressed in cheongsam and high heels, but has changed into a short outfit and arranged her long hair.Hua Niangzi's short dress is definitely not worn by ordinary women. Her upper body is a gray lady's shirt, a slimming jacket, and her lower body is wearing a pair of tight suit shorts and black stockings, making her thighs look even more slender.Although this kind of dress is alternative, it can facilitate travel.Lady Hua chuckled and said, "Brother Yan Chong is very concerned about the matter of re-burying your brother. After you wait for a long time, don't refuse. The three of you go together, and you can take care of each other."
Yan Chong laughed and said, "Huo Xiaoxie, if you want to take the bones out of the city for burial, I can take you to a place of good geomantic omen, which is much better than wandering around in the dark by yourself. Let's go, you still have to be polite?"
Huo Xiaoxie was moved in his heart, Yan Chong was actually a considerate person despite his unruly words and deeds, how could he refuse such a deep friendship.
Huo Xiaoxie nodded heavily and said, "Then there will be Brother Lao."
It was getting late, and there was almost no one on the streets of Fengtian City, except for groups of patrolling security guards lazily patrolling the streets.It was so late, if Huo Xiaoxie and the three of them were still walking carelessly on the street, it would be strange not to be stopped for questioning.So these three people were led by Huo Xiaoxie, let go of their hands and feet, picked up secluded and dark places, like black phantoms, and walked silently and fast.
Huo Xiaoxie is not what it used to be, seeing all directions with his eyes, listening to all directions, coupled with his proficiency in Fengtian's way, he does not allow anyone to notice their whereabouts, stop and go, relax with a degree, neither rush nor slow.Yan Chong followed behind Huo Xiaoxie, nodding again and again, the handsome Stealing Skill stealth skill, is the true inheritance of Huo's Home Stealing Skill!The little thief Huo Xiaoxie who was still timid in the three gates of the Huomen had long since ceased to exist.
The three of them hurried all the way, and within a short time, they had already arrived in the small woods.
Based on memory, Huo Xiaoxie figured out the location, and after walking back and forth in the woods for a little while, he locked on to the place where Lang's Ben, Lao Guanqiang, and Kuaihou were buried.
Huo Xiaoxie took a closer look, and there was already overgrown weeds here, not to mention the graves, there was not even a single sign of someone being buried.Thinking of Lang's Ben and the three of them being buried in such a barren place, all kinds of childhood memories flooded back, Huo Xiaoxie couldn't help feeling sad, and whispered: "Brothers, I'm late!" ! You have suffered!" As she spoke, tears poured down, and she knelt down on the ground with a thud, crying silently.
Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi knew that Huo Xiaoxie was sad at this moment, they stood six or seven steps away without saying a word and waited quietly, not wanting to come forward to disturb, so Huo Xiaoxie cried happily.
Huo Xiaoxie's thousands of words flowed out with tears.
After a long while, Huo Xiaoxie stood up, wiped off the tears all over his face, and said as happily as possible: "Lang Deben, Lao Guan Gun, Desolate Monkey, I'll dig you out and find a good place to re- Burial."
Huo Xiaoxie took out the Jing'an Talisman, burned several pieces to show his respect, and checked the location with his hand, ready to dig.
Yan Chong stepped forward without losing the opportunity, handed the hoe to Huo Xiaoxie, and Huo Xiaoxie took care of it by himself without intervening.Yan Chong took a few steps back, gave Hua Niangzi a wink, and the two walked a few steps apart, each standing in a different position, watching around, as a guardian for Huo Xiaoxie.
Huo Xiaoxie kept chanting "I'm here, I'm here" silently, and dug down one hoe at a time, and soon dug more than half a foot deep. Huo Xiaoxie was afraid that the hoe would damage the bones, so he slowed down and let it go. With light force, dig a little bit more, and it didn't take long to see the edge of the sack protruding.
Huo Xiaoxie was secretly happy, and continued to carefully expand the hole. Even though Huo Xiaoxie believed that Lang's run had left them with dry bones, it still touched them.
But the more the sack was exposed, the more strange Huo Xiaoxie became, and with all his strength, he pulled the sack out.
This time it was Huo Xiaoxie's turn to be stupefied, the sack was as light as nothing, it didn't look like it contained bones at all.Huo Xiaoxie became anxious, and tore open the sack, only a large pile of rotting clothes spilled out, no bones!
Huo Xiaoxie was at a loss, and said in a low voice: "No, no! They were buried here! Why are there only clothes? The housekeeper Liu of Mr. Zhang's mansion told me himself! What's going on?"
Huo Xiaoxie threw away the sack and dug randomly, and then dug out two more sacks, which were still just a pile of clothes.
Huo Xiaoxie sat down on the ground, unable to recover, and recalled the events of that night over and over in his mind... Shui Meier pretended to be a ghost and tricked her into the grove, and then met Liu Butler who was tied up by five flowers. Under pressure, Liu Butler said that the three of them were dead and buried in the woods secretly just now.Huo Xiaoxie asked Butler Liu to lead the way to see, and there were indeed traces of digging and burying. Shui Yaoer and Shui Meier were all present at the time, and Shui Meier confirmed Liu Butler's statement, which made Huo Xiaoxie believe it. "Front of the Grave" vowed to bury them again in the future.
But now, there are no bones!Could it be that Butler Liu lied to him?Could it be that Shui Meier also lied to herself?Could it be...
Yan Chong noticed that Huo Xiaoxie was weird, and rushed over to take a look, only to see that Huo Xiaoxie was in a daze with a broken sack, and there were no bones in the pit at all.Yan Chong frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Huo Xiaoxie, what's wrong? No bones? Did you make a mistake?"
Huo Xiaoxie murmured: "There is no mistake, I may have been deceived, maybe Lang Deben, Lao Guan Gun, and the monkey are not dead at all. But, why is it like this?"
Yan Chong whispered: "Think about it again, don't be in a hurry."
Huo Xiaoxie responded lightly, then bowed her head in meditation again.
But at this moment, Lady Hua shouted sharply not far away: "Who is it! Come out!"
Huo Xiaoxie immediately became vigilant, and when she listened, she heard rustling footsteps going away in the dark in the forest.Hua Niangzi also heard that the visitor was leaving, and was about to chase after her, only to hear Yan Chong shout: "Don't go!"
Huo Xiaoxie and Yanchong didn't dare to be careless, they quickly joined Hua Niangzi, and the three of them stood in good positions, waiting in line and listening carefully.
Huo Xiaoxie's hearing is very sensitive, and she could vaguely hear the footsteps of two people running a hundred meters away, and then suddenly disappeared. If it wasn't for the people who came, they had already entered the sky, or they stopped.
Huo Xiaoxie whispered: "Still far away, haven't left!"
Yan Chong also lowered his voice and said: "What a quick move, definitely not an ordinary person."
Lady Hua said, "To chase or not to chase?"
Yan Chong said: "Huo Xiaoxie, what do you think? Why are there people here?"
Huo Xiaoxie pondered and said: "We entered this forest, unless someone is waiting here, we will never be followed, otherwise I must have discovered it a long time ago. I think it may be because I burned the talisman just now, and the fire light made people Attract them here. The origin of these people is unknown, let's not chase after them! I'm afraid there is an ambush! Let's evacuate here as soon as possible, and then make plans."
Yan Chong chuckled and said: "It makes sense, but our identities, the other party must know. Hehe, Fengtian's master of robbery has not been caught by the Japanese!"
Huo Xiaoxie looked into the darkness and said in a low voice, "Brother Yan Chong, let's retreat."
Both Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi nodded, and the three of them moved slowly and walked away to one side.
But the rustling footsteps sounded again in the darkness, unexpectedly following behind.
Huo Xiaoxie frowned, and walked a few more steps, but still heard rustling footsteps.
Huo Xiaoxie stopped and said in a low voice, "Brother Yanchong, these people are following us."
Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi's hearing was not as sharp as Huo Xiaoxie's, but they didn't hear anything.
Smoke Worm asked, "Did you hear that?"
Huo Xiaoxie replied: "Yes, and I judge that they made the noise on purpose so that we could hear it. They are probably testing our strength."
Yan Chong snorted and said, "It's hard to say whether it's an enemy or a friend."
Huo Xiaoxie thought about it, and said: "If the enemy is in the dark, we can see. Now that this is the case, I'm interested to see what they want to do!" Huo Xiaoxie said, and suddenly stepped forward to the place where the footsteps came from in the darkness a few steps.
Hearing the rustling sound in the darkness, he immediately backed away, as if he was keeping a distance from Huo Xiaoxie.
As soon as Huo Xiaoxie moved forward, the rustling sound went backwards, and the sound of footsteps became louder, which could be heard very clearly in this silent forest.Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi also heard it clearly, Yan Chong couldn't help saying: "They seem to want to lure us to chase after them."
Huo Xiaoxie nodded and said: "Brother Yanchong, sister-in-law Hua, this matter happened because of me. I do it alone and take care of it. I decided to follow and have a look. You guys go first."
Yan Chong laughed and said: "This is out of line again. We can't afford to offend. At worst, I'll blow out the smoke and escape from Fengtian. Now we three, it's not appropriate to disperse."
Huo Xiaoxie has seen the ability of smoke insects to make smoke, which can be regarded as a unique skill. When he said this, Huo Xiaoxie felt that it was reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Then be careful, everyone, follow me."
The further Huo Xiaoxie stepped forward, the sound of footsteps receded, the faster Huo Xiaoxie walked, the faster the sound of footsteps also receded.
Huo Xiaoxie said in his heart: "Good guy! Let me see what you guys want to do!"
So, Huo Xiaoxie let go of his legs and feet, striding forward with Smoke Bug and Hua Niangzi.Huo Xiaoxie is not chasing in a hurry, but chasing at a uniform speed, neither fast nor slow, this is the best way to avoid falling into an ambush all at once.
Seeing the three of them chasing into the open field, the night was bright and clear, fifty steps ahead, they could clearly see two black figures walking backwards, their movements were very smooth like ghosts, and they kept keeping in touch with Huo Xiao. evil their distance.
Huo Xiaoxie's heart tightened, and he thought to himself: "This seems to be the Shui family's movement technique!"
Huo Xiaoxie stopped abruptly, and the two black shadows also stopped immediately, and the two people looked at each other from a distance without speaking.
I saw the two black shadows reaching out their hands, making a big "come" gesture to Huo Xiaoxie, turned around at the same time, turned their heads and ran away.
Huo Xiaoxie secretly laughed, thinking: "It seems that there is something for us to see, this kind of skill must be a big thief!"
Huo Xiaoxie didn't want to delay, so he followed and ran straight up the street, only to see these two black figures squatting on the beam not far away, and bowed to Huo Xiaoxie and the three of them. The gift-changing gesture, followed by one high and one low pointing to a direction, stretching out four fingers to make a gesture, and then jumped off the roof without a trace.
Huo Xiaoxie was startled, and stopped moving forward, standing still.The gesture of worshiping the mountain button and exchanging gifts is a kind of respect and apology in Northeast Ronghang. It probably means that they have no malicious intentions, so please bear with me.As for pointing to a direction with one high and one low, I can't figure it out.
Yan Chong leaned over and asked in a low voice: "He is someone who understands the rules of Northeast thieves, and he is proficient in hand gestures. He doesn't look like a Japanese, nor does he seem to want us to do the right thing." Seeing Huo Xiaoxie in a daze, Yan Chong asked , "Huo Xiaoxie, do you think something is wrong?"
Huo Xiaoxie said: "No. The direction they pointed..."
"how?"
"That direction is the mansion of Fourth Master Zhang of Fengtian Mansion!"
"Fourth Master Zhang... Yufengshen catch...his house is said to be a forbidden place for thieves in Fengtian City." Yan Chong didn't smoke, but only touched his lips, making a habitual smoking gesture.
"The two people are pointing in the same direction, but it is obvious that the gestures are one up and one down. What does this mean? I don't understand! Brother Yan Chong, let's go to the side first to discuss!" Huo Xiaoxie said.
"Stop chasing?" Hua Niangzi asked softly.
"Stop chasing them. They landed silently, and they didn't appear again. They should just complete the instructions to us. They don't want us to find out their identities." Huo Xiaoxie was 90% sure that the two guides were Masters of the Shui family, if they are determined to avoid Huo Xiaoxie, with the Shui family's ability to hide, don't bother.
The three of them were at the level of thieves, and they knew what to do without needing to speak clearly, so they turned to the corner of the alley together, crouched in a dark place, and discussed again.
Yan Chong took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, did not light it, took two puffs, and said: "There are such powerful guys in Fengtian's territory. I saw their skills along the way just now. Under me. What kind of world is this? As soon as Fengtian's honor is captured, evil spirits and monsters pop out! Could it be someone from the five great aristocratic families?"
Huo Xiaoxie was inconvenient to explain to Yan Chong that these two people might be from the Shui family, so he said: "It may be from the five great families, only they are willing to do such mysterious things. And they must also recognize that we are not ordinary thieves , so first make a test, then lead us out, and then show the way for us to take a look."
Yan Chong said: "Since they have such skills, can't they see it? Or are their words unfounded, and they want us to witness it with our own eyes?"
Hua Niangzi added: "Do you want us to help them with something? That's too ignorant of the rules! Such a simple greeting without saying a word, who will help!"
Huo Xiaoxie pondered for a moment, then said: "That direction is indeed the direction of Fourth Master Zhang's mansion. Brother Yan Chong and Sister Hua, you often walk around the rivers and lakes, and their gestures are high and low. Is there any particularity?"
Yan Chong said: "This hand gesture varies from time to time. Lone thieves greet each other. If they use their fingers up and down, it usually means that the front should be looked at from high to low, and should not be leveled. The common way of saying it is to walk from the roof, go up to the house and uncover the tiles. Go down from the top and be a gentleman on the beam."
Huo Xiaoxie said, "It's the eaves robber?"
Tobacco took a puff of an unfired cigarette and said, "Roof Bandit is a name given by Fengtian Rongxing blindly. Ash, Foam Wall, Leaping Pony."
Hua Niangzi said: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang are called stepping high and falling, and Shanghai has been called pulling the head in recent years. Hehe, it's so interesting. The sayings are different in the southeast and the north. Fortunately, in the art of thieves, the gestures for notifying each other are similar."
Huo Xiaoxie said: "That's it! That's right, they stretched out their hands and made a gesture of four, which must be referring to Fourth Master Zhang!"
Yan Chong said: "This should be correct. Did Yu Fengshen arrest Fourth Master Zhang and return to Fengtian?"
Huo Xiaoxie sighed softly, and said, "Fourth Master Zhang died at the foot of Daqing Mountain."
Yan Chong was slightly taken aback, and said, "Zhang Si is dead? Cough! He's just a bit stubborn and thinks too highly of himself, but that's not bad."
Huo Xiaoxie said: "Master Zhang is a man suffering from love. When he died, he said what was in his heart. Thinking about it makes people feel a little sad. I had a relationship with him before, and he arrested me all over the world. Once it is cleared up, it will be reconciled."
Yan Chong said: "If Fourth Master Zhang dies, who will be in his mansion?"
Huo Xiaoxie said: "I don't know if Mr. Zhou who is next to Mr. Zhang has returned, but it's not necessarily true."
Yan Chong took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "The gesture of making four may be a pun. It refers to Fourth Master Zhang's house, but also means that the house is a dead place."
Huo Xiaoxie got excited and said, "Will Fengtian's thieves be locked up in Fourth Master Zhang's house?"
Smoke Bug said, "It's very possible."
Huo Xiaoxie said in a deep voice: "Looks like tonight, I have to go and find out!"
Yan Chong patted his thighs, stood up, stretched his legs and feet, and said, "That's exactly what I mean! Let's rob Zhang Sifu tonight and see what is hidden in this Fengtian Forbidden Land that no thief dares to enter." !"
The mansion of Zhang Siye in Fengtian City is also known as Fengbaozhuang. The word "feng" is a homonym of the word "feng", so it goes without saying.Ever since Mr. Zhang gave up Fengtian's family property and chased Fengtian out with hook soldiers and leopard dogs, this Fengbaozhuang has become increasingly deserted. The gate is closed all day long, and few people come out.However, few people in Fengtian knew of the signs of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhou, so these past few years, it was still a very taboo place in Fengtian thieves, and no one dared to come to inquire about the news.
It is said that Zhang Siye's Fengbao Village is connected to important places such as Zhang Zuolin's residence, Fengtian government building, police station, and detention center through underground secret passages, but this is just a legend, and no one can tell the truth.
At this time, the moon was three poles high, and the city was silent. The surroundings of Fengbaozhuang were already dark, and there were only a few street lamps on the street.However, within the towering walls of Fengbaozhuang, there are large areas of bright lights from the front yard to the backyard. Could it be that in the huge house, no one sleeps and has something to do all night?
In the dark place on the street, three figures passed by the corner of the wall, and in the blink of an eye, like a civet, they jumped onto the roof of a tall house.The three of them huddled together, motionless, squatting halfway on the roof, watching the movement inside Fengbaozhuang through the high wall.
These three people are Huo Xiaoxie, Yan Chong, and Hua Niangzi, and they have already circled Fengbaozhuang.
Huo Xiaoxie said in a low voice: "What time is it? Why are the lights still bright inside? It seems that all the places that can be lit are lit!"
Smoke insect held an unlit cigarette in his mouth and said, "This is trying to cover up! We are right, there must be something wrong inside. Hehe, the majestic Yufengshenchao in Wangjiabao has now been reduced to relying on lighting lights to guard against theft."
Hua Niangzi said: "The smell of blood is very strong in this house, I feel very bad."
Huo Xiaoxie asked: "Sister Hua, can you smell blood?"
Hua Niangzi said: "I can't smell it, but I'm a girl, and since I was a child, I've been taught the art of seductiveness, so I feel uneasy about the place of life and death."
Huo Xiaoxie thought to herself, Hua Niangzi's ability is a bit like Tujia Tianwen's, she can detect things beyond the five senses.
Yan Chong laughed and said: "Sao girl, are you afraid? Why don't you go back to the hotel and get naked under the covers and wait for me."
Hua Niangzi gave a light bait, and said: "Damn it, stinky man. I'm so scared, I'm scared to death."
Huo Xiaoxie was not surprised, and continued to wait and see.
They chose this place because Fengbaozhuang was facing their courtyard, and there was a crooked-neck tree protruding from the wall.And this crooked-neck tree was the one that Huo Xiaoxie entered the courtyard when he sneaked into Zhang Siye's house a few years ago to steal pastries from the Buddhist hall.Huo Xiaoxie entered the courtyard twice from this tree, once by himself, and once with the black three whips, so he entered from this position, he was more aware of the layout of the buildings in the courtyard.
Huo Xiaoxie saw clearly that there was no one around, so she gestured to go, brought Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi down from the roof, and came to the base of the wall.Huo Xiaoxie looked up, and on top of the wall more than ten feet high, the branch of the tree protruding from the courtyard was just above his head.
Huo Xiaoxie smiled slightly, stretched out her thumbs to Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi, leaned her body against the wall, exerted force with her feet, and climbed up to a height of more than one meter in a blink of an eye.Huo Xiaoxie was able to climb up a few years ago, and now it is even easier, and now he can suspend and lift his body with only two fingers, so it is like lightning and flint, and the whole person seems to be dragged by a rope , "straight up" to the top of the wall.
Yan Chong exclaimed: "What a handsome wall-climbing skill!"
Huo Xiaoxie climbed onto the wall, immediately crouched down, and looked into the courtyard under the cover of the branches.Although the yard was brightly lit and every room was lit, there was no one walking around, and only heard someone cursing and complaining in a low voice at the corner of the house.
"Damn it, if Fourth Master Zhang is still here, why would the little devil torment us so much?"
"Yeah, how many days has it been, and the lights are on all night, it's no money."
"What the hell! Does Fengtian belong to the little Japanese devil or Young Marshal Zhang!"
"Forget it, let's smoke one. Those of us who are servants, let's do as we can."
The two cursed in a low voice and walked away.
Huo Xiaoxie couldn't help laughing, in terms of defense alone, it was far worse than when he went into the courtyard to steal pastries.
Huo Xiaoxie waved downwards, motioning for Yan Chong to come up.
Not to be outdone, Yan Chong also climbed up the wall, only half a minute slower than Huo Xiaoxie.
Yan Chong nodded to Huo Xiaoxie, quickly surveyed the situation in the courtyard, reached around his waist, untied a belt, and hung it down the wall.Hua Niangzi jumped up and grabbed the belt, and wrapped her arm tightly with a flick of her wrist. Yan Chong took advantage of the situation, and Hua Niangzi climbed onto the wall without any effort.
Huo Xiaoxie saw that Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi cooperated so skillfully, and the timing of the fire was just right, and realized that the male and female thieves had already connected with each other.
With the help of the crooked neck tree, the three thieves went up to the roof of the courtyard without a sound, and hid in the shade of the eaves.
Hua Niangzi frowned, and said: "The Yin Qi in this house comes from there!" She pointed slightly.
Huo Xiaoxie followed Hua Niangzi's gestures and said, "It's the backyard of this house."
Yan Chong said: "I heard that the backyard of Mr. Zhang's house is the most evil. I don't think we need to bother to look around, just go directly into the backyard."
Huo Xiaoxie looked around for a while, and said: "This is the middle courtyard, but I can't see any guards. Big Brother Yan Chong, I'll do as you please, but I'm not skilled in how to move forward in this kind of big house, so please help me." Take the trouble to lead the way."
Yan Chong chuckled, and said, "I am most familiar with Western architecture, so I can't be used here. When your sister-in-law Hua was in the south of the Yangtze River, she was more familiar with the big courtyard where landlords and old fortunes were stolen."
Hua Niangzi chuckled and said, "Does the stinky man remember my benefits?"
Yan Chong squeezed his eyes and said: "You have no advantages and I don't like you, you know I don't like to show off."
Hua Niangzi covered her mouth and chuckled, she waved her hand and said, "This kind of courtyard is a piece of cake for me, come with me."
Hua Niangzi twisted her delicate body, and walked quickly along the eaves, her slender body jumped in the air, with exquisite curves, very graceful.
Hua Niangzi is indeed good at it. There are many wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. Many big landlords have mansions with an area of several acres and more than a thousand houses of various types. Compared with Zhang Siye's Fengbaozhuang, it is even worse.When Hua Niangzi was in Hangzhou, she was also known as the Pink Snitch, and she specialized in walking through this kind of mansion at high places, as if walking on flat ground.Hua Niangzi was able to rob seven or eight mansions in one night, and she was never touched by anyone, and no one even saw her skills and appearance, which shows her ability to rise to the top and walk the beam.
It's not that Hua Niangzi is better than Yan Chong and Huo Xiaoxie, but that she knows the roof structure, room connections, and Feng Shui layout of the big mansion. You can walk, how can you move quickly without disturbing others, move your body freely, and be relaxed and carefree.
A thief does not rely solely on skills, experience is actually more important. The so-called stealing technique is to apply skills and skills in actual combat, accumulate experience, and never talk about it on paper.Just like practicing martial arts, if you want to become a martial arts master, actual combat is essential. Otherwise, even if you are proficient in martial arts moves in the world, you may still be hacked to death by hooligans with kitchen knives in actual combat.
The thieves are as powerful as the Five Elements family, and they are not self-confident. For example, when the Huo family recruits disciples, the Black Stone Fire Order is definitely not just given to you if you are good at it, but first consider people with rich stealing experience and deep thieves, otherwise Sichuan will be fat Wei Wei, Nanjing Yaozigou, Beiping Zhao Shuncai and even Huo Xiaoxie will not come to the three gates of Huomen!With a wealth of experience as a foundation, and the Huo family greatly improving their corresponding skills, this is what is truly called advanced thieves.
Needless to say, Huo Xiaoxie's thieves' nature has been praised by all kinds of thieves, but the only thing he lacks now is experience.After all, Huo Xiaoxie was just a petty theft since he was a child, and he lived in the streets and alleys, small shops, peddlers, shallow houses and low courtyards. It was still a bit difficult to deal with it, and my hands were tied.In terms of skill alone, Huo Xiaoxie is already stronger than Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi. If it is only about climbing walls, Huo Xiaoxie can run across the rivers and lakes. Not many people can beat him, but you have to use the entire theft process to compete However, in terms of experience, Huo Xiaoxie still has a big gap with Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi.
If Huo Xiaoxie maintained the temper he had three years ago, aggressive and ruthless, unwilling to admit defeat in everything, he would never say that he asked Yan Chong to lead the way.And Huo Xiaoxie has experienced a lot, read all the masters of the Five Elements, knows that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people in the world, and his personality has subtly calmed down. .
Huo Xiaoxie was able to do these things when he was just in his early twenties and possessed all the abilities, and it was already destined that he would become a unparalleled thief in the future.But the world is unpredictable, Huo Xiaoxie is still facing many unknown tests, where will fate lead him?
Hua Niangzi led the way and rushed from a high place to the backyard of Fengbaozhuang, with no dangers along the way.Don’t look at the front and middle courtyards of Fengbaozhuang, where the lights are bright and the guard posts are everywhere. The actual guards are listless and drowsy. When they hear strange noises, they just hum and ask who they are. If there is no movement , even move lazily.
When they reached the backyard wall, the three of them stopped.
Lady Hua looked at the fence in the backyard, and said in surprise, "This is the backyard, right? This is the first time I've seen a fence covered in iron sheets!"
It turned out that in front of the three of them was a courtyard in the middle of a courtyard, not to mention that the courtyard wall was half high, and the most strange thing was that the wall was covered with a thick layer of iron sheet, which was smooth and abnormal, and there was no gap for a handle.The top of the wall is densely covered with barbed wire, making a slight hissing sound.The location where Huo Xiaoxie and the others are located is not high, and they can only see a few clusters of lights in the backyard, which are far less bright than the front and back yards, making them look gloomy.
Yan Chong said in a low voice: "There is still a power grid in the place where the turtle is?"
Hua Niangzi also said: "Why can't you even see a door on this side? It's really strange!"
Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi all looked at Huo Xiaoxie, and Huo Xiaoxie said helplessly in a low voice, "This is the first time I've seen the backyard, and it looks like this."
Yan Chong laughed and said, "The anti-theft is really tight. It makes me itchy to see it. I have been stealing things from the Russians. This time, I will also try the little Japanese devils."
While talking, they heard the footsteps of many people in the distance, and the three quickly calmed down and observed quietly.
I saw a group of people, all men, walking towards the wall of the backyard led by a man in a coat.They were all dressed as martial artists in Zhang Siye's residence, carrying or carrying more than a dozen pots and pans, listlessly followed the leader to the courtyard wall.
The leading man in a long robe knocked on the iron sheet on the wall and said loudly, "Masters! I've brought you supper! Please open the door! I'm Steward Liu!"
A round hole clicked open on the iron wall. It seemed that someone had looked inside, responded with a sound, and then closed the round hole again with a click.
Butler Liu took a step back, and then heard the creaking sound again, the ground sank at the base of the wall, revealing a slanting passage, someone inside yelled loudly, motioning for Butler Liu and the others to come in.
Steward Liu waved his hand, and those martial artists filed in with rice bowls in hand, and quickly retreated out.
Butler Liu walked at the end, kept nodding and bowing, and said, "Eat and drink well, and if you need anything, let's go, let's go."
No one replied to Steward Liu's words, Ka Ka Ka Ka, the ground closed again.
A martial artist cursed in a low voice: "Fuck their ancestors, they treat us as servants! Occupying our backyard and playing with our anti-theft mechanism, I really want to poison these bastards to death."
Butler Liu scolded: "What are you talking about! Keep your voice down, if the Japanese don't understand you? Go back quickly, and lend the backyard to the Japanese. Fourth Master Zhang nodded and agreed."
A martial artist continued to mutter: "If Zhang Siye hadn't lost the mirror and was sad and didn't want to go into the backyard, why would he lend it to them casually! Butler Liu, you are the master, just let us patrol outside with lights on day and night, you see See what the backyard has been tossed by them? Don't let us in!"
Butler Liu said anxiously: "Go, go! Don't talk nonsense! After the death of Marshal Zhang, now Fengtian is the world of the Japanese, and we can't afford to offend them."
A group of martial artists cursed in a low voice rather unconvinced, and walked back.
Butler Liu was at the end, suddenly looked in the direction of Huo Xiaoxie and the others, and smiled, his temperament was completely different from before.Butler Liu just laughed it off, retracted his eyes, and walked away quickly.
Huo Xiaoxie, Yan Chong, and Hua Niangzi were so frightened by Butler Liu's sudden smile that their hairs stood on end. Did this unattractive man discover them?Or was it unintentional?
After the sound of these people's footsteps faded away, Yan Chong asked, "It's so evil! Who is this man named Steward Liu?"
Huo Xiaoxie was also full of question marks, and replied softly: "This man is the housekeeper of Mr. Zhang's house. I have met him several times before. He is right. It's just that I have never seen him make such an expression." !"
Hua Niangzi said: "This person suddenly changed his expression just now, his eyes are so sharp, I almost made a sound in fright."
Huo Xiaoxie recalled what happened in the woods, and recalled the incident of catching Butler Liu in the woods a few years ago, and gradually understood in his heart that this Butler Liu was probably from the Shui family, why did he bury his little brother? The feelings were all lied to by the Shui family's co-authors.Why did the Shui family want to lie to him that they were dead?Could it be related to obtaining the Black Stone Fire Order?
But Huo Xiaoxie didn't come to this conclusion, but said to Yan Chong and Hua Niangzi: "It's possible that this Steward Liu is the one who led us to Mr. Zhang's house."
Yan Chong snorted: "I also think it is probably him. And I think he is the Shui family of the Five Elements Family! See how good he is at concealing things. He looks like a grandson in front of others, but changes his face when he is in front of him. Leave him alone, at least he He didn't expose our intentions, I just wondered, with his ability, it is necessary to lure us here?"
Huo Xiaoxie said: "I'm a little hesitant now, should we go in again, don't really fall into the trap."
Yan Chong lightly touched Huo Xiaoxie with his arm, and said: "It's okay, from my experience, if he wanted to harm us, there was no need to smile at us just now. And he won't deliver food early or late, The delivery of food at this time and the chirping are all for reminders. So he must have recognized the three of us, understood our abilities, and at the same time predicted our behavior through the items we bought, so he waited in the woods Edge, choose the opportunity to show up and lead us over, he has concluded that we have the ability to enter the backyard, and we can also escape unscathed, otherwise he will not pay attention to us at all and expose our identity."
Huo Xiaoxie was a little surprised and said, "Brother Yan Chong, you can see so many things with just one look?"
Yan Chong smiled lightly and said, "I have been the leader of the Northeast Four Thieves for more than ten years, and I am not in vain. I dare not say that my speculation just now is completely correct, and at least it is almost inseparable. Thieves, especially A lone thief must always remember to observe the situation and judge the situation. These things, just relying on intelligence is not enough, you must observe a lot, experience and summarize a lot, and use it to accumulate experience. The process of stealing is indeed important, but the details determine success or failure. The treasure in the meaning room is holy, that is to say, you can accurately estimate how many treasures are inside without entering the house, which is called holy! How did the holy come from? Didn’t you learn some clairvoyance? Supernatural powers are obtained by observing the details, pinching the slightest changes together, and chewing repeatedly. If you develop a habit, you will really have infinite uses. Huo Xiaoxie, your skills are already stronger than mine. I can only teach you the principles of thieves, let us accumulate experience tonight!"
Huo Xiaoxie listened with admiration, stealing Tuo Tuo is the basis for teaching him to live a safe life, and he was taught in a cram-style manner in order to achieve quick results. , They have never taught Yan Chong how to be a thieves so earnestly.What Yan Chong said is based on the actual situation, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, so that the principles are easy to understand and leave a deep impression.After hearing this, Huo Xiaoxie really felt that it benefited a lot!
Seeing that Huo Xiaoxie was engrossed in listening, Yan Chong smiled happily and said, "Let's go!" As he spoke, he swayed and sneaked towards the wall of the backyard.
The three of them picked up the dark place and hurried to the wall on one side of the backyard.
Huo Xiaoxie looked up, reached out to touch, and couldn't help frowning.The iron plate on the wall should have not been placed for a long time, it is very smooth, and there is no place to grab it.Humans are not lizards, and there are no dishes on their hands and feet. No matter how good their skills are, they can't go up such a smooth wall.
火小邪不禁说道：“爬墙看来不行啊。我去看看还有什么攀爬之地。”
烟虫倒是一笑，说道：“不妨事！这种布置我有办法。呵呵，在墙壁上装铁板，是个防盗的好办法，可惜他们碰到的是我烟虫李彦卓。”
火小邪问道：“烟虫大哥，你是带了抛索吗？”抛索是荣行里的说法，其实就是一头带倒钩的绳子，抛上高处，钩子钩住墙头，便能爬上。
烟虫笑道：“没顾得上带抛索这种东西，我也不喜欢用。”说着烟虫走近墙边，抬手四处摸索一番，又笑道，“百密必有一疏，日本人小瞧了中华盗术的本事。”
火小邪不得其解，只能略退一步，看着烟虫要用什么办法。
烟虫从怀中摸出几件东西，忒的一声拉开一把，向火小邪示意了一下，说道：“我用这几根钢刺上去。”
烟虫手中的钢刺，约有两拳长短，一端是个尖刺，一端则象个刀柄，若不仔细看，还以为是一把小刀。
花娘子娇笑道：“又要卖弄你的杂耍啊。”
烟虫呵呵一笑，并不答话，手中钢刺在头顶上的墙壁上轻轻划了一下，便选准了位置。烟虫手中变戏法似的亮出一块厚厚的布条，将钢刺四周墙壁盖住，随即猛的一发力。只听咔的一声微响，钢刺的尖端已经直没如墙内。
烟虫转头一笑，说道：“这些铁板没有焊住，尚有细小的缝隙，正好方便了我。而且用布盖住，能够不发出声音。”
火小邪知道烟虫这是说给自己听的，算是传授盗术的经验，所以专心致志，并不发问。
烟虫摇了摇钢刺，十分的牢固，深吸了几口气，单手握紧了头顶上的钢刺，身子陡然一跳，整个人竟团成一团，脚朝上挂在了墙壁上。烟虫用另一只手按住墙壁，保持着平衡，单手再发力，竟然以一根小小的钢刺做为支撑，单手倒立在墙上。
火小邪心中有惊有喜，暗喝道：“这是高下悬的功夫！好厉害！从没见过这样的高下悬。”
何为高下悬？这是盗术中的一门本事，和火小邪早年就会的拿盘儿一样，专门考量贼人的盗术而设。通常高下悬是用墙壁上突起的一根木桩，让人双手抓住，不借用其他外力，只凭自身的动作，尽量快的使双脚站上木桩，稳住身子，不能跌落。之所以有这门本事，是因为贼人又称梁上君子，经常要在高出攀檐走避，而屋顶上多是一些木梁，抓手着力之处少之甚少，不比平地。能把高下悬练的精熟，穿梁过户就便利多了。说上去简单，要想完美的做到，就难上加难了。
烟虫只用单手，还是在仅够一拳握住的钢刺上，完成整套动作，更是不易！
烟虫单手倒立，身子微躬，一只脚飞快的撇下来，就在整个人几乎无法把持住的时候，手脚换位，居然稳稳的单足站立在钢刺之上。
这一番动作，看似漫长，但烟虫只用了不到五秒的时间，一气呵成，速度之快，简直无法想象。火小邪看得下巴都要掉下来，张着嘴大气也不敢出，直到烟虫站定，才呼的喘了口粗气。
烟虫单脚蹲在钢刺上轻笑道：“呵呵，火小邪，你也可以做到。有空我教你！”
花娘子也轻声笑道：“臭男人不是只会抽烟嘛。”
烟虫调笑道：“那当然，东北大盗烟虫，没点本事怎么混？”
火小邪欣慰的一笑，想那烟虫在火门三关，虽然吞云吐雾的本事了得，并没有显露出太多的身手，仅在第三关秋日虫鸣术中，点破破解的步法是“如履薄冰”。再回想起烟虫曾在奉天城外护城河冰面上行走锻炼，一练就是大半日，方明白烟虫此人虽浪荡形骸，盗术的基本功却非常扎实，从不懒惰懈怠。
烟虫上了第一层，下面就依样而为，一共用了三枚钢刺，便已经能够摸到墙头。
烟虫并不立即上去，而是又从腰侧摸出一把木柄的钳子，在通电的铁丝上一夹，双拳狠握，就夹断了一根通电的铁丝。然而铁丝虽被夹断，两头仍挂在钳子上，显然钳子有特别的设置，不让铁丝弹开。烟虫把木柄钳子一分为二，分别牵着铁丝，无声无息的引开一边，露出一个可以过人的口子。这番动作，真是考虑的异常周到，不得不让人佩服。
烟虫继续工作，很快就剪开了铁丝网，身子一挺，就上了墙头。烟虫伏低了身子，向院内观望一番，这才探回身子，把腰间的皮带抽下，在几个中间部位拽了一拽，那根皮带变长了一倍有余，垂了下来。
花娘子分外了解烟虫，盈盈一笑，握住了皮带。
花娘子轻声对火小邪说道：“我上去后，再拉你上来。”
火小邪点头称是，面对烟虫、花娘子，火小邪偷窃的经验还差了不少，言听计从、不敢有违。
花娘子上去后，烟虫又把火小邪拉上，收了皮带。三人都静静的向院内打量。
张四爷的风宝庄后院，与前院、中院差别巨大，不像是住人的地方。后院里占地虽大，房屋却没有几栋，还都是颇为低矮，彼此相隔甚远。后院中除了房屋，满眼所见，全是一块一块的空地和杂草树木，好像久未打理，十分的凌乱。
有几盏大灯挂在屋外的电线杆上，虽说亮度甚强，可被房屋周围一层层的树木遮挡，不过能照亮房屋一侧罢了。院中一共有五六组日军士兵来回巡视，一组两人，拿着电筒，走走停停，行动缓慢，并没有向烟虫他们所在方位巡视过来的意思。
烟虫问火小邪道：“你觉得他们为何不过来巡视。”
火小邪看了看脚下全是杂草，说道：“是因为杂草太多，没有路？”
烟虫答道：“这是其一，更重要的原因恐怕是下面杂草中有防盗的机关。”
火小邪恍然大悟，说道：“原来是这样！”
烟虫轻笑一声，说道：“这也难不到我。”
烟虫依旧把他的腰带取出，在皮带头上摆弄了一番，将皮带头别在墙头，用力一拉，十分的牢靠。
烟虫从怀中摸出一根香烟来，叼在嘴上，索索吸了几口。香烟并未点着，但烟虫嘴中却喷出一股子细细的白烟，很是神奇。
烟虫说道：“我先下去！你们等我的手势再下来。”说着烟虫头朝下一翻，整个人倒悬着，用足尖支撑，无声无息的顺着皮带向下滑去。滑至中途才鹞子翻身，正了过来。
烟虫并未下到地面，只是接近地面时，才单手牵着皮带，脑袋向下探去，猛抽了几口嘴里叼着的香烟，用腾出的一只手拿走香烟，慢慢的向下方一吹。这一吹不要紧，黑暗中的杂草里立即显现出二条明亮的细线，忽明忽暗。
烟虫轻轻嘿了声，念道：“狡猾啊。墙角一圈全是暗线！御风神捕有两下子。”
烟虫伸出手来，在细线上轻轻弹了一下，再念道：“是勒马绳，过时的玩意！还以为能新鲜点！没劲！”
烟虫袖子一抖，用手指在袖中勾出一个剪指甲的小钳子，在细绳上一绕，啪的一下便剪断了，毫无异常反应。
烟虫嘿嘿一笑，再喷了口烟，凝目细看，便下到了地面。
烟虫向上方招了招手，示意火小邪、花娘子下来。花娘子还是先下，在皮带上滑了几尺，一蹬墙壁，就向烟虫跳去。
烟虫一把将花娘子临空抱在怀中，贴着花娘子的耳朵坏笑道：“骚娘们，胸脯真有弹性，弹的我差点站不住脚。”
花娘子刮了一下烟虫的鼻子，媚笑道：“臭男人，这是什么地方，还没个正经。”
烟虫将花娘子轻轻放下，顺便拧了把花娘子的屁股，说道：“这才刺激嘛。”
火小邪听不清这两人的耳语，见烟虫放下了花娘子，向他打手势，也不想卖弄，老老实实的顺着皮带滑下，三人再度聚在一起，蹲了下来。
烟虫说道：“我走前面，你们两个离我二步开外，不要太靠近。”
花娘子、火小邪都点头称是，烟虫便转了个身位，半蹲着行去。
有烟虫在前方探路，便有惊无险。烟虫又连续破了三道防盗的机关，分别是半高铃、埋地虎、吱呀叫，这才来到后院中看守巡视的路线旁边隐藏下来。依烟虫的意思，这时才算略微安全了点，该做“正经”事了。
火小邪看着身旁始终嬉皮笑脸，毫不紧张的烟虫，心中感叹不已。这张四爷的风宝庄后院，若是自己来，没准刚刚费力的进来，就会被杂草中的几道机关难住，让人发现。自己就算身手超群，也难免落荒而逃。盗术盗术，就和做学问一样，学无止境，绝不是想当然的事情。回想自己和潘子帮助三姨太防乔大、乔二偷盗，纯属瞎猫碰上了死耗子；又想起和潘子在安河镇段老爷的院子里，装模作样的伏地而行，紧张的要死要活，设想了一大堆可能，狼狈不堪，结果是院子里根本没有机关；筋疲力尽进入锁龙铸的刀海中心，结果是锁龙深陷，不得不服输退出；还有五行地宫中自己能够破解火照日升和十里纵横，一个是地宫被废，明摆着机关硬碰硬，一个是毫无胜算，死中求活，没田问在的话，早就死了千百遍。
如此种种，看着好像风光，许多巨型防盗阵法，烟虫可能从来不曾见过，可这一趟进入张四爷的后院，火小邪才明白过来，自己虽说起步很高，见识不凡，身手超群，但落在平常处的时候，反而高不成低不就，颇有些眼高手低的尴尬。
要学的东西实在太多了！火小邪心想，如果有时间，一定要向烟虫、花娘子虚心讨教，哪怕有机会再见到水妖儿、林婉，也不要只顾着谈情说爱，多多问些做贼的经验才好。
火小邪甚至觉得，连郑则道这么让他讨厌的人，都做的比他好太多。郑则道是苏北大盗，名气不在烟虫之下，在王家堡见了他这种小贼，还是不耻下问，一点点的细心讨教。而自己在上海，虽说见不到乾金王，可金大九总是陪伴着，为什么就想不到向他取取经呢？去五行地宫盗宝，尽管田问不说话，但林婉总是天天在身旁吧，又为什么不多多请教一下她呢？哪怕是乔大、乔二这两个棒槌傻子，别人毕竟是东北四大盗中的两个，也应该虚心求教一番啊。
火小邪越想，越是后悔的背脊发凉，遇见过这么多优秀的老师，怎么就那么的死要面子，屁都不问一下呢！难道以为齐建二传授的那些三脚猫的经验够用了不成？
火小邪骂了自己千万遍，更是留意烟虫、花娘子的一举一动、一颜一笑，他们两人别看一路上并没有太多言语商量，但眼神中一直彼此交流，手中还有细小的手势不断比划。
眼下三个人趴在暗处不动，火小邪也逐渐看出，他们两人不仅仅在等候时机，也在用各种方式商讨对策，只不过是火小邪看不懂罢了！
果不其然，半晌以后，烟虫向花娘子打了个细小的手势，花娘子回了个手势，两人都露出笑意，看来是有主意了。
烟虫转头对火小邪低声说道：“火小邪，我们左前方那间屋子，应该就是这里的关键所在。我们一会要过去上房顶，你务必跟着我！你的花嫂子断后，她会提示你。”
火小邪聚精会神的点头应允。
烟虫微微一笑，再往外看，说道：“就是现在！走！”
三人逐一跃起，从灯光照亮的边缘处一晃而过，绕着空地、房屋周围四处游走，看起来毫无规律，实际上都有深意。
这一番行动下来，约莫花了半柱香的时间，烟虫曾说：“不得已多费一些时间，我们事先没有太多准备，后院我们也不熟悉，属于盲盗刺探，所以花的这些时间，是必备的功课。磨刀不误砍柴功！”
等三人上了屋顶，烟虫倒挂下去，从窗檐上方一看，再回来时，神色已然严肃了许多。
烟虫低声道：“我们一路看到的地面上的东西，全都是摆设，张四爷的这个后院，地下一定有庞大的防盗机关！只是奇怪，这里看着守备严密，屋里的人却都是没什么能耐的普通士兵，甚至有几个连士兵都不象，倒像是……医生。”
“医生？”火小邪、花娘子都有些惊讶。
烟虫说道：“这个事越来越有趣了！我们要设法下到地下去才行……咱们有三人，我看可以这样。”
烟虫拉过火小邪、花娘子，低声耳语起来。
烟虫他们所在下方的房间内，分散着坐着七个日本人，有五个穿着士兵的衣服聚在一边，三人在不住的嬉笑说话，二人则睡衣浓浓，靠在墙上打盹；另外两个日本人穿着白大褂，坐在桌边，一个拿着张纸念叨，另一个不断的记录，显得很是认真。
旁边的日本兵调笑声渐大，惹的一旁穿白大褂的日本人啧啧几声，其中一个抬起头不高兴的骂了两句。日本兵暂时一静，但嘴里还是不情愿的嘟囔，颇为不快的压低了交谈的声音。
没过多久，只听房间的咔啦咔啦做响，正厅中沉下一大块地面，露出一个斜向下的通道。脚步声传来，有两个日本人提着十多个铁皮饭盒，从下面走出。
日本兵一见，立即露出喜色，有二个人忙不迭的跑过去，将饭盒接过，揭开了盖子，拿起勺子一边走一边大吃大嚼起来。
送饭的两个日本人算得上敬业，分开两边去给几人送饭，穿白大褂的人抬头看了一眼，并不接过，只是指了指旁边的桌子，示意放在上面。
送饭的人把所有饭盒都放好，问了声好，便要走回到地下去。可就在这时，两个白大褂面前，忽的一下一团脏兮兮的东西直砸到桌面，噗的一弹，直落一个白大褂的怀中。
那白大褂正在纸上记录着什么，这突然一击，吓的他手中钢笔都甩掉一旁。这人哇的一声大叫，低头一抓，在身上抓起一个吃了半拉，油腻腻的馒头。
这个挨了脏馒头袭击的白大褂忽的站起，大声的嚷嚷起来，气的脸都涨成了猪肝色。另一个白大褂也站起来，愤怒的指责日本兵。
所有日本兵瞠目结舌，送饭的也停下了脚步。面对这个情况，大家彼此看看，都露出一脸的无辜状，有的人按捺不住，还以为就是自己人偷着干的，所以还幸灾乐祸的笑出了声。
这下如同火上浇油，白大褂气的一跳三尺高，将手中的脏馒头唰的一下，向那群日本兵直直的砸了过去。日本兵赶忙避让，其中两人的火气也上来了，把饭盒啪的一放，指着对方就要上前打架。送饭的赶忙上前拦住，连说好话，不想让他们冲突。可是哪里拦的住，两边人眼看就要冲突起来。
就在双方僵持不下的瞬间，屋里的电灯闪了一闪，居然灭了！顿时屋内一片漆黑！
只听到哐啷哐啷饭盒落地的声音，两边人几乎同时叫嚷开，都认为是对方借着黑暗使坏，立即不甘示弱的乱打，皮肉声啪啪做响。
一群人乱打了一气，灯又闪了几闪，亮了起来。几队人正张牙舞爪的撕扯着，厉喝连连，拧成一团。
门外的巡视士兵听到响动，立即赶来，随行的还有一个军官打扮的人，一见到这种场面，大喝不止，冲上去将两边人分开，首先不由分说的给了日本士兵几个耳光。那几个挨了耳光的日本兵大声哈依，站直了动也不敢动。
军官又转身向两个白大褂鞠躬道歉，听这两人气鼓鼓的说了半天，才不冷不热的解释几句，将他们安抚下来。军官见地面的入口还打开着，一挥手命令送饭的赶快回去，这两个人送饭的才点头哈腰的退了回去。
地面再次合拢，这两个送饭的日本兵低声叨咕着，快步离去。
他们刚走，便从阴暗处闪出了三个人影，如同鬼魅一般随行了两步，就转入一侧的分叉路上去了。这三个人还能有谁？自然就是火小邪、烟虫、花娘子。
火小邪喜不自胜，凑在烟虫身边低声耳语道：“烟虫大哥，你怎么做到让灯忽然熄灭，又忽然亮起来的？真是太奇妙了！”
烟虫低声道：“我经常和通电的东西打交道，这事并不难。刚才用的是两种草根的混合物，嗯，一下不好解释，以后再和你说。呵呵，只是这帮日本人，没想到这么快就狗咬狗起来了，比我预想的容易，要不你花嫂子又要牺牲点色相了。”
花娘子轻点了一下烟虫的脸颊，低声骂道：“臭男人，我要是脱光了给人看，你吃不吃醋！”
烟虫一把握住花娘子的小手，坏笑道：“那我怎么舍得，点到即可。”
花娘子骂道：“那下次轮到你使臭男计。”
“没问题！我是八万，叉开了玩！”
"Pooh!"
三人安静下来，细做打量。这里的地下结构果然庞大，四通八达，斜向通往更深处，一眼看不到头。墙壁上每隔几步，就点着一盏灯，照的分外明亮。墙壁上亦有不少嵌在墙内的铁门，黑洞洞的，不知通向何处。
整个地下，充斥着呜呜呜的风扇转动声，却并感觉不到风的流动，似乎是从更深的地方传来。同时，隐隐约约的，还能听到说话和脚步的声音。
烟虫打了个手势，独自一人快步闪出，贴着墙边走了几步，就横穿通道，藏在对面微险在墙壁内的铁门旁。烟虫再打了一个手势，示意火小邪、花娘子随后跟上来，便又向前行去。
如此这般往复，虽然先后见到有十多个日本兵走动，却没有碰到什么风险。三人前行了约一百米的距离，穿过一道敞开的石门后，眼前豁然开朗，竟是一个方方正正的大厅，地面铺着巴掌大小的砖石，前、左、右各有一扇石门，同样敞开着。
说来奇怪，那地面上的砖石上，乱七八糟的立着许多各色小旗，均插在一个圆形的木托上面，红黄绿紫均有，不少小旗上还写着数字。
烟虫看了几眼，低声道：“这是明代皇家的九宫络防盗阵，已经很少见了。看样子已经被破解了！快走！不要踩地上的小旗！”
烟虫贴着墙壁，侧耳一听，有说话声隐隐传来，烟虫一指右侧，说道：“这边！”放开了脚步，带着大家向右侧走去。
火小邪跟着疾行，多看了地面几眼，却见到许多红色小旗的下方砖石上有大片的殷殷血红，似是人血染的，只看血色的话，应该不超过十多天。
烟虫并不停留，带着火小邪、花娘子持续向前，日本人渐多，许多墙壁上的铁门亦被打开，里面亮着灯，隐约能看到有穿着白大褂的人在里面忙碌着什么。
好在这些日本人都没有太大本事，巡视的虽然勤快，烟虫他们想避过前行还是轻而易举，不须多时，就又来到一间大屋。
这个大屋也不简单，地面深陷成一个池子，里面噗噗噗翻腾着绿色的液体，池子正中的液面之下，好似有一座圆形的石台。而在整个液面之上，还架着一张大网，好像是怕人吊下去似的。池子周围，还有一圈仅够两人并行的道路，不过这一圈道路边的墙壁，巨大的砖石不是凸起就是凹陷，凸起的砖石伸出墙面近二米长短，足够将人从道路上推下池子，而砖石的正面，同样用各色油漆刷满，标着各种数字。
烟虫轻赞一声，说道：“子午进庚防盗阵