Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Mystery and Unpredictability

She pushed the door open, and there was still darkness in front of her eyes. When she turned on the flashlight, she couldn't help but take a deep breath. In front of her, there was still a large cellar.However, the cellar is filled with Buddha statues.Those Buddha statues were just placed casually, and some of them even leaned on the ground or on the rosettes. There are stone, copper, and wooden Buddha statues, and they vary in size, but without exception, almost all stone statues are inlaid with various gemstones. The light of the flashlight was very weak, but in the dim yellow light, all kinds of precious lights reflected were dazzling. Bai Su immediately turned off the flashlight, but her eyes were still full of all kinds of precious lights. A splendor of colors!

Bai Su stayed for a while, then slowly walked forward through the many priceless Buddha statues. Not long after, she found an iron ladder leading to the top, Bai Su looked up and saw that at the end of the iron ladder, there seemed to be a stone slab that could be pushed up to make people leave the cellar. Bai Su quickly climbed up the iron ladder, reached the end of the iron ladder, and listened carefully for a while. She couldn't hear any sound, so she began to lift the stone slab that seemed to move with her hands.Bai Su used quite a lot of strength, and she was able to support the stone slab by an inch.

As soon as the stone slab was lifted up, a ray of light shot down directly. That ray of light, like a sudden flash of lightning, startled Bai Su abruptly, and when he let go, the stone slab fell down again.As soon as the stone slab fell, her eyes turned into darkness again, Bai Su's heart was beating wildly, because she never thought that going out from here would be an open space! She thought that if she was in the cellar, if she went out, she must be at the bottom of the shrine, so the sudden sunshine made her very surprised. She regained her composure and slowly raised the stone slab again.

After the stone slab was raised about three inches, she looked out. It took a while for her eyes to adjust to the light outside, and she first saw a high stone wall.At the foot of the wall, there are weeds two or three feet long, and along the wall is a row of stone altars, all of which are carved stone Buddha statues. It was very quiet outside, there seemed to be no one there, Bai Su pushed the stone slab higher. When she was sure that there was no one outside, she raised the stone slab with all her strength, jumped out sideways, put down the slate, jumped forward, jumped onto the stone altar, and hid in front of a Buddha statue and the stone altar.

Only then did she see clearly that the place where she emerged was a courtyard. The four sides of the courtyard are all high walls, and there is only one alley that can lead to other places. Bai Su doesn't understand why there is such a patio in the shrine, but she knows that she has officially entered the shrine! At the mouth of the alley, go forward.At the end of the alley, there is a wooden door. Bai Su pushed lightly, and the wooden door made a "squeak" sound, and she pushed it open. The shrine was very quiet, and the "squeak" sound was enough to make her nervous, and she flashed into the door.

It was very dark inside the door, and it took her half a minute to see the current situation clearly.It was obviously a temple, with many Buddha statues sitting dignifiedly in the altars. And these Buddha statues obviously have not been taken care of for a long time, because they are full of dust.But even though the Buddha statue is full of dust, the various gems inlaid on the Buddha statue still shine with mysterious and strange light. Bai Su stuck to one Buddha statue after another, walking slowly forward, surprisingly quiet, making the atmosphere even more mysterious. She passed through the temple and came to another door. She listened carefully, and there were footsteps outside the door.

Bai Su didn't dare to go any further, she found a hidden place in this temple, lay down, and chewed a few mouthfuls of dry food. She really needed a break, so she fell into a semi-sleep shortly after she lay down.She was awakened by the sound of footsteps. She sat up and looked out, and saw a small group of soldiers walking through the temple.Bai Su guessed from the fact that the soldiers were all holding flashlights in their hands, it was already dark. As soon as the small group of soldiers passed through the temple, Bai Su immediately jumped out from behind the Buddha statue, ran forward, and entered another door, there was also a temple outside, one temple after another, Bai Su really didn't know How to find the stairs, how to get to the seventh floor!

She ran a few steps, and heard footsteps coming from the front, Bai Su hurriedly hid her body in a dark place, she heard a person calling loudly, it was Qian Wanwan's voice!Qian Wanwan was roaring loudly: "It must be her, she must have sneaked in, you searched all night, but you still haven't found it, have you tried your best?" The boss of another voice said unwillingly: "Of course I tried my best, but you should know that there are tens of thousands of rooms in the shrine, and there are countless unknown secret passages, how can it be so easy to find." Qian Wanwan continued to roar: "But you have two divisions!"

The other party obviously became impatient: "No, we have two teachers." Qian Wanwan scolded: "That's a disgrace, it's a disgrace that the two divisions can't catch a reactionary." At this time, Bai Su could also see those two people, Qian Wanwan walked in front, followed by a general, wearing the uniform of a major general. Qian Wanwan said again: "A larger-scale search should be carried out, each floor, with a battalion as the unit." The major general turned and walked away, but Qian Wanwan still stopped in the temple. He paced back and forth a few steps, kicked away a Buddha statue, and sat down on the Buddha seat.His back is facing Bai Su, only six or seven feet away from Bai Su!

In an instant, Bai Su felt that it was an excellent opportunity! She doesn't need to sneak around to find the way up to the seventh floor at all, she can blackmail thousands of people and take her to the seventh floor! When Bai Su thought of this, her mood suddenly became tense again, she thought about it, and considered whether it would work.If she didn't take this method, how could she get to the seventh floor? The result of Bai Su's consideration is: act now! When she was thinking this way, due to her nervousness, her breath became thicker, Qian Wanwan straightened her figure, as if she felt something, at this moment, there was the sound of footsteps again, Bai Su shrank back, and shrank back to the Buddha statue After that, a small group of soldiers walked over quickly.

The group of soldiers who were walking forward stopped when they saw Qian Wanwan. Qian Wanwan snatched the submachine gun from the squad leader's hand, and swept row after row of soldiers towards the Buddha statue where Bai Su was hiding. bullet. The bullets roared in the temple, making a thrilling sound. The big Buddha statue, in an instant, turned into a honeycomb, and finally, with a loud bang, it fell down. As soon as the Buddha statue fell, Qian Wanwan prostrated himself and shouted, "Turn on the flashlight!" Every soldier patrolling the shrine has a powerful flashlight by his side.At Qian Wanwan's order, more than a dozen flashlights lit up and shot forward. Under the light of the flashlight, there was no one behind the fallen Buddha statue. Qian Wanwan was stunned for a moment, he had an extremely keen sense, he was sure that there was someone behind him just now, and he was even sure that it was the Bai Su he was looking for, so he ordered: "Spread out, search, call more people, Surround this temple. The enemy is armed, so move carefully." The squad leader rushed out, and within ten minutes, at least a hundred people rushed in. Every Buddha statue was knocked down, and bayonets were stabbed in every hole. Some holes couldn't hide a person at all. But the search soldiers still refused to let go. Qian Wanwan only thought that he had swept out a row of bullets, and Bai Su would not be spared.If Bai Su could avoid his strafing shots, it would not be easy. But now, Bai Su not only escaped his shooting, but also disappeared suddenly. Qian Wanwan really couldn't imagine where Bai Su had gone, because Bai Su was still behind him half a minute ago. And in this half minute, he fired at least a hundred bullets, what can Bai Su do with this half minute? How could she escape?If she had not escaped, where had she gone? After more than 100 people searched for fifteen minutes without any results, Qian Wan knew that Bai Su must have escaped in some kind of secret passage, but where was the secret passage? After Qian Wanwan came to the Buddha statue, he searched carefully with several military officers, but they couldn't find the location of the secret passage. Bai Su seems to have completely disappeared into the air! Qian Wanwan knew that Bai Su was still in the shrine, but where was she in the shrine?But I don't know! Where did Bai Su go? Just as Qian Wanwan expected, Bai Su entered a secret passage. And the reason why Bai Su was able to enter that secret passage was also a very accidental opportunity, otherwise, she would have been captured without a fight! When she dodged and got behind the Buddha statue, she pushed hard towards the Buddha statue.She originally wanted to push the big Buddha statue down, causing a mess, and then took the opportunity to leave. However, she pushed hard with both hands, but opened a hidden door. The Buddha statue was actually hollow!Bai Su hurriedly stepped forward, at that moment, the thrilling gunshots had already rang out. As soon as Bai Su entered the inside of the Buddha statue, she immediately fell down, and fell into several flaps in a row. She guessed that she had passed through the bottom of the Buddha statue, then passed through the Buddha seat, and fell straight down. What Bai Su didn't know was that the secret passage was exquisitely made. After a person fell down, it turned out to be a movable flap, which immediately stopped moving, so Qian Wanwan couldn't find the entrance of the secret passage. Bai Su fell straight down, she scratched with both hands, trying to grab something, but couldn't. It was pitch black in front of her eyes, she had to curl up like she did when she just fell into the shrine, trying to relax her muscles, so as not to hurt too much when she hit the ground. However, to her surprise, when she finally fell and hit something, it was not a hard rock, but a soft cushion!Bai Su's shoulder hit the mat first, and her body even bounced upwards. Bai Su was overjoyed, he straightened his body and immediately stood up straight. However, just as soon as she stood up straight, there was a "hoo" from the left side, and a strong wind came out, as if someone rushed over! Compared with when he fell down, there was actually a soft cushion underneath, which made Bai Su even more astonished! But at this time, it was pitch black in front of her eyes, and it was impossible to see who was rushing towards her.Her body suddenly turned to one side, and she moved aside, bringing the person who was rushing towards her to the side. Also at this time, her keen sense told her that there were people rushing towards her in all directions around her body, and surrounded her in a big way.Bai Su immediately dodges her body to the side, and just as soon as she dodges, someone hugs her right leg suddenly.Bai Su quickly raised her leg and shook it upwards. She hoped that with the force of this shaking, the person who was hugging her right leg would be shaken away. However, the man hugged him very tightly, Bai Suyang kicked him out, but did not throw him out. On the contrary, because her right leg was tightly hugged by someone, her center of gravity was unstable, and she fell down abruptly. As soon as she fell down, someone pinned her head down.Although Bai Su struggled hard, but there were too many people on the other side, she was finally bound back tightly by her hands. Then, another wet towel was stuffed into her mouth, making her speechless. She was carried by several people and walked forward, zigzagging forward for a long time before stopping.Along the way, no one spoke, no one lit a lamp, and those people's actions were silent, which made Bai Su feel like he had fallen into the hands of a group of ghosts. After finally stopping, he heard the sound of "cha", the eyes lit up, and a small oil lamp was lit. The light from that small oil lamp was pitifully weak, but in the almost pitch-black environment, it was enough to make people see the surrounding situation clearly. The first thing Bai Su saw was one after another, full of wrinkles, rough skin, but firm expressions, there were about thirty or fifty faces.Sitting next to the oil lamp on a big rock was a middle-aged man in his fifties. His body was covered with a piece of old sheepskin, revealing an arm, which was full of bulges. The coiled muscles. He looked at Bai Su, and everyone looked at Bai Su. There was a very surprised look on everyone's face.Two people called out in a low voice.Bai Su couldn't understand what they were calling, but Bai Su could know, it was because they never expected their captive to be a woman.That middle-aged man is obviously the leader of this group of people. He stood up, came to Bai Su, took the wet wipe from her mouth, and the expression on his face was extremely indescribable. He shook his head and said: "Bodhisattva Ah, you can't be... you can't be Miss Bai, right?" Bai Su heard the other party call her "Miss Bai", and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I am." The middle-aged man stamped his feet, and said repeatedly: "Damn it! Damn it!" He turned his head and kept scolding a few people. The faces of those people showed terrified expressions, and they lowered their heads and said nothing. out. Bai Su hurriedly said: "You don't have to blame them, the environment at that time was so dark, how could they know who I am?" The man was still full of anger: "If it weren't for the time when we need to employ people, I would cut off their hands, how dare they treat our benefactor like this!" Bai Su was taken aback, shaking his hands incessantly: "Don't do that, I'm not your benefactor, and they didn't make any mistakes." As the middle-aged man spoke, he untied the tendons on Bai Su's hands and feet, and those people took turns to come over and bow down in front of Bai Su, making Bai Su not know what to do. After arguing for a while, Bai Su had a chance to speak, and she asked, "How did you manage to hide here?" The middle-aged man said: "We have been hiding here. We used to manage the secret passage of the shrine. When the enemy came, we hid in the secret passage. We have contact with the outside. Two days ago, we received news from the carrier pigeon. I introduced you, but we couldn't get in touch with you, but unexpectedly..." Bai Su quickly waved his hand and said: "Don't talk about it anymore, let me ask you, is it possible to lead upstairs in the secret passage?" The middle-aged man said: "Those who know the secret passage can extend in all directions, while those who don't know often can't get out of the secret passage, and starve to death in the secret passage. Miss Bai, you may not believe it if you tell me, our work , is to clean up the dead bodies and even bones found from time to time in the secret passage." Bai Su felt a chill in her heart, she hurriedly said: "Could it be that the monks in the shrine also don't understand?" The middle-aged man said proudly: "Of course, we have to lead the way. Our sacred duties are hereditary. We have a child. When the child starts to walk, we let him walk in the secret passage. Therefore, we don't If you need any light, you can come and go in the dark passage." After hearing this, Bai Su was even more amazed secretly, thinking that this group of people is not only the strangest guerrilla in the world, they also undoubtedly have the strangest profession in the world! She said happily: "Then, you must know where the golden ball is? Don't you?" The middle-aged man shook his head seriously and said: "No, we never know everything in the secret passage, we don't even touch those things." Bai Su knew in his heart that in the secret passages of the shrine, there were countless priceless treasures hidden. These people must be 100% loyal, so they were selected for such important positions. Bai Su said: "Then, please take me to the seventh floor, I have been entrusted to come to pick up something." The middle-aged man bowed to Bai Su: "Yes, I will lead you there personally." Bai Su couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, and asked: "The army in the shrine, didn't they find the secret passage!" The middle-aged man said: "Of course there are, but they are wandering around in the dark secret passage, and they still can't go out. Most of them have been dealt with by us. Unless they blow up the entire shrine, they will never be able to rule the shrine." The secret passage in the middle!" It was only at this time that Bai Su was completely relieved, and she said again: "Then, there must be a secret passage that can lead out of the palace?" When the middle-aged man heard this, he couldn't help showing hesitation on his face, he hesitated and didn't answer. Bai Su was stunned for a while, then asked again: "After I get something, I must leave by the secret passage immediately, is there such a secret passage?" The middle-aged man hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Yes, yes, but...but..." Bai Su said impatiently: "But what, why don't you just say it directly." The middle-aged man sighed: "But that is a channel for us to deal with the dead. When we find dead people or bones, we throw them down from there!" Hearing this, Bai Su couldn't help gasping for breath, unable to say a word for a long time. After a while, she continued: "Where does that secret passage lead to?" The middle-aged man said: "It leads to a cave. From that cave, you can climb out along a very narrow tunnel. After you go out, you will be in a wilderness on the outskirts of the city." Bai Su nodded and said: "Okay, after I get the things, you can take me out that way." The middle-aged man said with a very respectful attitude: "Yes..." Bai Su said: "Okay, we should go to the seventh floor." The middle-aged man said again: "Please come with me." As he spoke, he walked forward, and after turning a corner, his eyes were completely dark.The middle-aged man handed a belt to Bai Su's hand so that Bai Su could follow him. The middle-aged man in front of her seemed to have night eyes, and walked very quickly, beating around the bush. After a while, he heard him say: "We have to climb up an iron ladder, Miss Bai, be careful." Bai Su agreed, and she was still holding the belt with one hand, because if the middle-aged man wasn't leading the way at this time, she really didn't know what to do in this boundless darkness. After climbing more than two feet, he began to walk on the dark passage again.About every time you climb up, you must walk in the dark passage for nearly ten minutes before continuing to climb up. Finally, the middle-aged man said: "Miss Bai, we are now in the secret passage on the seventh floor." Bai Su hurriedly said: "I've seen the map of the secret passage on the seventh floor, it has a big statue as the entrance, isn't it?" The middle-aged man said: "That's right, that's a statue of the Madonna Bodhisattva ten feet eight feet high. I'll take you there first, and then you can tell me where to get things." They walked forward again, turned a few corners, and the middle-aged man said: "Here we are." Bai Su's memory is not bad, and when she was in France, she spent half a month studying that map, so she is very familiar with the secret passage on the seventh floor, and she also remembers where the "golden ball" was placed. place. Therefore, she immediately said: "Our back is facing the entrance, we should turn left, turn left all the way, turn up seven times, and then there is a ramp that leads slightly upwards." The middle-aged man said: "Not bad." Bai Su said again: "Then turn right, turn up...nine times, and go down an inclined passage, and you will come to a small dark room. The golden ball I want to take is in that small dark room." middle." The middle-aged man said: "The secret path you said is correct, but we don't know whether there is a small dark room, because this is not something within the scope of our responsibility." Bai Su said: "Please take me there, I really want to finish the matter earlier and leave here." The middle-aged man continued to walk forward again, this time, even though he was in the dark, Bai Su could still feel that the path he was walking was exactly the path he had just mentioned.Because she is more familiar with this path, she walks much faster. Twenty minutes later, when they slid down a 30-degree slope, the middle-aged man asked, "Miss Bai, do you need lighting?" Bai Su hurriedly said: "Of course I need it, otherwise how can I see it?"