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Chapter 70
Shen Xiu looked uncertain, and suddenly said coldly: "You are sure that the secret way is in the well, then just go down." Gu Zhen shook his head and said: "You and I have to go down, or we can't fool Zuo Feiqing."

Shen Xiu was startled and angry, and in a blink of an eye, Yao Qing looked down the well silently, as if she had been persuaded, if she didn't follow the crowd, she would not only lose the love of the beauties, but also become a target of public criticism.Thinking of this, I regret that I have lost my mind and got involved in danger.

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "How about it, can't you go down?" Shen Xiu thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Go down and go down, this well mouth can only allow one person to go up and down, you go down first, and we will come later."

Lu Jian's heart sank. If the Japanese pirates were hidden in this well, the one who went down first would be the one to take the lead, and hurriedly called, "No." Shen Xiu glanced at him, and was about to retort, Gu Zhen waved her hand and said, "Arguing first is hurtful, Why don't we compare luck." Shen Xiudao: "How do you compare?" Gu Zhen said: "I also borrow the pearl necklace from the great beauty." Yao Qing untied the bead chain, Gu Zhen took it and pulled it, piercing the pearl The golden thread was broken, and the pearls were scattered all over the place.

Shen Xiu felt distressed when she saw it, and shouted: "This necklace is not named Gu." Gu Zhen smiled, returned the azure gem to Yao Qing, picked up the pearl, and filled his palms: "There are thirty pearls here, everyone understands. " Shen Xiudao: "So what if you understand?" Gu Zhen said: "The three of us toss up the pearls and catch them with the back of our hands. Whoever catches more pearls will be the one who catches them last, and whoever catches fewer pearls will go first. Down."

Yao Qing suddenly said, "Is this Zhuazier?" Gu Zhen nodded with a smile.This "grabbing stones" is originally a children's trick. First throw the stones up, and then catch them with the back of your hand. The one who catches more stones wins.It's just that stones are rough and have an indeterminate radius, so they are easy to catch. Pearls are smooth and round, and they slip away when they touch them, which is ten times harder than catching stones.

"Come on slowly." Shen Xiu frowned, "Why are there only three of us?" Gu Zhen said, "How can we let the women go down first? This bet is only for men, and Yao Damei is the last to go down." Lu Jian nodded Said: "That's right."

Unexpectedly, Shen Xiu said a few words, but she seemed to be narrow-minded, and she laughed in a moment of anger: "Okay, Shen will catch it first." She snatched the pearl, took a look at Lu Jian, and thought that this kid should not be underestimated when he picked up Qianlin with his bare hands. ; This guy surnamed Gu climbed the vines to enter the house, he was clumsy, and he obviously didn't know much about martial arts.

The calculation was made, he took a long breath, held the pearl in both hands, and threw it up. He had practiced "Xing Luo San Shou" and his hand skills were superb. When the pearl fell, he submerged his inner strength. The muscles were sunken in, creating a suction force that held the pearls firmly. Afterwards, there were 26 pearls.When everyone saw it, they all sighed in a low voice.

Shen Xiu pretended to pick up the pearls that had fallen to the ground, and secretly hooked five pearls into her sleeve with a swipe of her fingers, and handed the remaining 25 pearls to Lu Jian, saying, "It's your turn." In this way, if Lu Jian didn't lose a single one, he would be considered a loser.As a result, Gu Zhen must go first, followed by Lu Jian, and he and Yao Qing will be behind. At that time, we only need to find an opportunity to restrain Yao Qing, and then cut the well rope to block the mouth of the well. Whether he is Xu Hai, Gu Zhen, Lu Jian Whether gradually, there is no way out in the well, and it is bound to die.

Shen Xiu made up her mind, looked at Gu Zhen coldly, saw that he didn't notice anything, and said with a smile, "Lu Jian, don't lose." Shen Xiu sneered to herself, shaking the pearls in her sleeves off her palms.

Lu Jian took a look at Shen Xiu. For some reason, a ball of fire seemed to be ignited in his chest, and he had the idea of ​​fighting for victory. He gritted his teeth, threw up the pearls, turned his hands, and the pearls fell. Pay attention to Lu Jian, and sprinkle the pearls in his hands on the ground, so as not to show his feet when the count is over.

After the pearls were sprinkled, Shen Xiu raised her eyes and was stunned for a while. Lu Jian's hands went up and down, left and right, stacking phantoms, like a big net, wrapping the sky full of pearls on top, letting them bounce Up and down, but none of them landed.In contrast, the five pearls on the ground were pale and glistening, looking extremely eye-catching.

Shen Xiu didn't expect that Lu Jian possessed such supernatural skills, she was startled and anxious, and said sharply, "What is this? Is it a kick?" Gu Zhen and Yao Qing looked down, and Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Okay, Brother Shen Secretly hid the beads."

Shen Xiu's face became hot, and she argued forcefully: "Who hid it privately? He missed it, hmph, he won't let the pearls fall, how do you count them?" Yao Qing glanced at the pearls on the ground, and said coldly: "What else is there to count?" , if he doesn’t lose a single one, he’s considered a loser.”

Gu Zhen frowned, and was thinking about how to deal with it, when Lu Jian suddenly said, "It's okay." With a flick of his hands, the pearls stopped bouncing, and on the back of his right hand like a stack of arhats, they formed a radiant pearl tower.Seeing Gu Zhen and Yao Qing, they applauded in unison.

Shen Xiu's face was ashen.Gu Zhen counted the pearls, no more than 25, he couldn't help laughing, "Lu Jian took 25 with one hand, and fifty with two hands. What's the point of having five pearls on the ground?"

Shen Xiu regained her composure, and thought: "I should lose to this kid, but the one with the surname Gu is absolutely incapable of doing so, so I should be second." Seeing Yao Qing's displeasure, she was afraid of losing the heart of her beautiful woman, so she simply said generously. : "Brother Lu is amazing at his skills, and Shen was convinced after losing."

"Okay." Gu Zhen picked up the pearl, "Then brother Shen, do you want to go down first or second?" Shen Xiu snorted coldly: "If you have the ability, tell me to go down first."

"As you wish." Gu Zhen turned around with a smile, took out a handful of clay from the flower bed, and kneaded it into a ball with the pearls. Shen Xiu was surprised and said, "What are you doing?" Gu Zhen said, "We agreed to hold the pearls with both hands." Throw it up, and then catch it with the back of your hand, right?" Shen Xiu said, "That's right." Gu Zhen said, "Then did you say that pearls are not allowed to be wrapped in mud?"

Shen Xiu was dumbfounded, seeing Gu Zhen split the mud ball into two, threw it left and right, turned his hands over, and gently caught it, the pearls were stuck in the mud, there was no reason for them to roll, and none of the thirty pearls fell to the ground .

With Yao Qing's arrogance, seeing this situation, she also covered her mouth and smiled, secretly convinced Gu Zhen's ingenuity.Shen Xiu's face turned red, and she gritted her teeth and drank in a low voice: "This doesn't count, it's cheating!" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Where did I cheat?" Yao Qing also said: "Senior brother Shen, I would like to admit defeat and don't be underestimated." gone."

Shen Xiu said anxiously: "Junior Sister, you don't know, they are trying to kill me!" Yao Qing said: "Even if the pirates guard the secret way, with the ability of senior brother, they are nothing to be afraid of." Shen Xiu said: "If there is no secret way down the well These two thieves are jealous of my close relationship with my junior sister and have repeatedly opposed me. Once I go down, there is no guarantee that they will not cut the well rope and seal the well mouth. Wouldn’t Shen be a wronged ghost at that time?"

"It's absolutely unreasonable." Yao Qing was slightly annoyed, "I'm at the top, how can I allow them to mess around?" Shen Xiu sighed, "Although junior sister's martial arts are high, but two fists can't beat four hands..." Yao Qing was feeling troubled, when she suddenly heard Gu Zhen He smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll go first."

Lu Jian was surprised and said: "How can that happen? I'll go down first!" Gu Zhen said: "I have my own measure." Lu Jian knew that he was scheming, and if he dared to go down first, he must be sure. Thinking of this, he stopped trying to persuade him.

Gu Zhen pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, and said with a smile, "I am number one, brother Shen is number two, if not, Yao Damei, Lu Jian, you put him down for me." Shen Xiu sneered: "Don't worry, There really is a secret way, Shen will never be a descendant."

Gu Zhen nodded, held the dagger in his mouth, and descended by the rope.The three people above waited with bated breath, and there was no movement for a long time. The three of them took a closer look under the light of the moonlight, but they couldn't see Gu Zhen's shadow.

Lu Jian couldn't help but said: "I'll go down and have a look." Turning over, he was about to go down the well, but was suddenly grabbed by Yao Qing, and said coldly, "Don't worry, the order is in order." After finishing speaking, he looked at Shen Xiu, "Senior brother Shen, what should I do?" is you."

Shen Xiu had no reason to back down, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go down into the well, but she felt the cold air coming from below, she couldn't feel her whole body trembling, and she felt fear in her heart.

He intentionally slowed down, gliding for more than five feet, suddenly felt a cold on the soles of his feet, and dipped into the well water. For some reason, he still couldn't see the entrance of the secret path. Dial the four walls with your feet, sink to the depth of the waist, the soles of the feet are hollow, and reach a hole.

Shen Xiu's spirit was greatly lifted: "This secret way is actually in a six-foot-deep well, no wonder Xue Er can't hear it." But thinking that if he could catch Xu Hai, it would be a great achievement, so he put his heart on his back and dived down .

After entering the cave, I realized that the so-called entrance of the cave is a small door that is as high as a person. Behind the door, there are steps going up, and the water is very shallow. After walking two steps, the water is already out.

Shen Xiu was afraid of ambushing the enemy soldiers, so she was in the water, ready to go, but after coming out of the water, the surroundings were silent, it was pitch black and she couldn't see her fingers.He groped and walked up six stone steps, and came to a corridor.The corridor is higher than one person, and the ground wall is built with square bricks. Trying to figure out the direction, it should have crossed the Luozhai wall and reached the bottom of the street outside the wall.

Thinking of Gu Zhen's entry into the secret way first, Shen Xiu's poisonous thoughts suddenly arose: "Although this guy has many tricks, he doesn't know martial arts. Now there are only him and me in the secret way, so we can kill him and blame the pirates... ..." Thinking of this, he held his breath and listened, but there was no sound in the secret passage. After a while, he couldn't help lowering his voice and calling softly, "Brother Gu, where are you?"

She called twice, but no one answered. Shen Xiu became anxious, afraid that Lu Jian and Yao Qing would come, so she stepped forward a few steps, and called again in a soft voice. There was a soft bang, as if the accessory hit the wall.

Shen Xiu chuckled: "Brother Gu, play a puzzle with me?" He was talking and joking, his body flew towards the sound like the wind, his left foot landed, and suddenly he felt a piercing pain from the sole of his foot, he let out a miserable snort, and his right foot was suspended in the air , his right hand leaned towards the wall, trying to stabilize his figure, but unexpectedly, there was another sharp pain, which went straight through the palm of his hand.

Shen Xiu almost passed out from the pain, but he has been steeped in wisdom since he was a child, and he still has a gleam of clarity in his heart when he encounters such a dangerous situation. When he thinks about the darkness and darkness around him, he doesn't know how many powerful traps are still in place. Ten thousand changes, if you move rashly, your hands and feet will be injured, and you will never survive.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and endured it, but he felt blood flowing from the wound, and his injured hands and feet trembled.At this time, he also found that the awl had barbs, which hooked the flesh and blood, and he couldn't pull it out.

Time passed, although it was only for a moment, Shen Xiu seemed to have passed through thousands of years. He tried his best to clear his mind, thinking that the time for Gu Zhen to enter the secret path was very short, so there should be no time to set up traps. Jie, why can't I hear him screaming and moaning in pain, could it be that he was hit by a more powerful trap and was killed immediately?
Thinking of the death of her enemy, Shen Xiu felt relieved even though she was in pain, and then became more afraid, fearing that if she moved a little, it would affect the mechanism and end up in the same end as Gu Zhen.

Thinking wildly like this, the energy drained faster, Shen Xiu exchanged blood and sweat, drenched her clothes, and wanted to scream wildly.Just as he was exhausted, he suddenly heard the slight sound of water. He was in a state of fear, and his senses were extremely sharp. Any sound that fell on his ears would be amplified several times. He immediately hissed, "Help...help."

Hey, it sounded like it was Lu Jian, Shen Xiu was alert when he heard it, then he heard the sound of water, and then Yao Qing said: "Lu Jian, what's wrong?" Shen Xiu said ecstatically, "Junior Sister Yao, help me. "

After Lu Jian entered the well, he found the entrance and told Yao Qing loudly that Yao Qing was afraid that Feng Junhou would arrive, so she also went down the well quickly, so the two followed each other and entered the secret passage almost at the same time.

Before approaching, the flames flashed in front of him, and Gu Zhen lit a candle with a smile, illuminating the corridor brightly.When Shen Xiu saw him, she was stunned, and Ai Ai called out: "You...you..."

Gu Zhen tutted his tongue and said with a smile: "Brother Chen is so hardworking, are you still practicing golden rooster independence?" Lu Jian and Yao Qing saw Shen Xiu's strange appearance clearly by candlelight, and saw his left foot on the ground, right foot curled up, body The surrounding ground and walls are densely filled with slender steel cones with barbs.

Seeing that Gu Zhen was unharmed, Shen Xiu's heart was clear: "Yes, this guy set up a trap first, and then led me here to frame me." Thinking of this, he calmed down and stared at Gu Zhen with a very scary expression .

Yao Qing also guessed the reason, her eyebrows frowned slightly, Lu Jian couldn't bear to watch, stepped forward and pulled out the steel awl, and let Shen Xiu down.Shen Xiu was rescued by him when she was in trouble, she was shocked and ashamed for a moment, and said shyly, "Thank you, Brother Lu."

(End of this chapter)