Paintings of Terror

"A certain force, in a certain way, in the long and semi-mythical era, every once in a while, hundreds of years of records of human activities have been completely wiped out. Perhaps in order to put an end to this situation, Yu made people cast Jiuding, Engraved with the power of the gods and ghosts, and on the vast ground, witch charms with the word'light' are laid to seal this power.

"Whether it’s casting a tripod or arranging witch charms, it takes a very long time. This behavior may even last for hundreds of years due to the influence of various conditions, until it finally succeeds, completely sealing this force and letting humans dominate. The history of the company was able to be continuously recorded.

"However, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, wars raged, the world was in great chaos, and Jiuding disappeared for unknown reasons. The power that was once sealed lost the magical tool that could suppress it, and he was ready to move, looking for an opportunity to reproduce the world in a fascinating form. .

"And the other force that restricts it senses its abnormality, and does its best to print the image representing Jiuding and Diwei on the bones of the painter, and the painter will continue to suppress the dark force. , And try to provide hints to the entrants through each painting in the process.

"Every time the dark power reappears, there may be a cycle, and we are the people selected for this cycle. From this point of view, the bones may only be able to suppress this dark power for a hundred years. If you want to be truly thorough It can’t turn over if the town is too small, I’m afraid we still need to find a real Jiuding.

Mu Yiran's analysis completely clarified the whole clue for everyone, so all the focus was on finding the whereabouts of Jiuding.

After lunch, everyone continued to work according to the previous division of labor. Weidong was still studying the skeleton pictures, Luo Yi added "Shan Hai Jing", and Ke Xun posted another Weibo to ask the powerful people about Jiuding's information. Zhu Haowen was responsible for Mu Yiran is also typing in his notebook on online forums and Tieba platforms with high traffic, and Ke Xun speculates that he is using his contacts from all walks of life to find clues.

The rest of them all went to the library.

It was not until the evening when everyone got together to prepare for dinner. Wei Dong rubbed his sour eyes and sat at the table, weakly saying to Ke Xun: "You may not believe it. I have seen these pictures in 3D with naked eyes. The effect is coming..."

Before Ke Xun could answer, he heard Mu Yiran ask: "What do you see in the 3D picture?"

Weidong suddenly reacted with a startled expression: "Looking at the ditch, there are mountains, valleys and trees..."

"You stare at the images of mountains and trees, don't you see that they are all mountains and trees." Ke Xun said as he shelled Mu Yiran the red braised prawns.

"It's not flat, it's 3D," Wei Dong waved his hand. "Remember the color-page picture book we bought when we were young. The pages are filled with very dense and fragmented geometric patterns. Staring at the middle point for a while, the page The patterns on it will suddenly become three-dimensional, some protruding, some recessing.

"——I spliced ​​the bones of those pages of "Shan Hai Jing Tu" into a picture. There are landscapes, trees, spirits, monsters, birds and beasts. All these patterns are put together and stared for a longer time. A whole three-dimensional picture, this picture is a mountain!

"--Attention, it is not the bone-phase diagram of the mountain that will show the mountain. It is the combination of all these pictures to form a three-dimensional mountain. The spirits, birds and beasts become part of the outline of the mountain. But This mountain is incomplete and there is still a part missing. Thinking about it now, I suspect it is because the bones of the remaining three people are still missing!

"This is a big breakthrough!" Qin Ci was also a rare excitement. "Will it be the location of Jiuding that is revealed when all of us are joined together?"

"--It's very possible!" Everyone was excited.

"Brother Dong, let me take a look at your picture." Luo Yi said, "If this mountain really exists in reality, I might be able to recognize which one it is."

Weidong looked at him in surprise with everyone, and asked him the question on behalf of everyone: "Really? There are many mountains in the country, big and small, can you recognize each one?"

"Unknown hills and uncharacteristic hills are definitely not good," Luo said. "When I was young, my dad was busy with business and couldn't take care of me and my mother. My mother liked to take me to travel around. Later, when I grew up, I played with my people My second generation ancestors continue to run around the country. We all love to climb mountains. During the second period, we also determined to climb all the mountains in the country. From that time on, every time we climbed a mountain, we used a camera to photograph a mountain to prove that we had been there.

"We not only have close-up shots but also far-reaching panoramic shots, and if conditions permit, there are also aerial shots-we all have aerial drones. So I have collected tens of thousands of photos of mountains since I was young, and the impressions are pretty good. Deep, even if I can’t remember, I can still use photos for comparison.

"And I think, if this mountain is really a mountain with Jiuding, it must be very distinctive. It is impossible to hide the nine awesome artifacts in a small mountain. If it is a mountain with a name, I am sure I can recognize it."

"Okay, you little radish head, you really surprise us again and again." Ke Xun said as he stuffed a shelled shrimp into Luo's mouth, "Let’s take a look at the picture with your Dong brother and see that we."

Luo Ling chewed the shrimp and followed Weidong to the study. The picture was on the computer in the study.

After a while when the two of them came back, Luo Yan shook his head: "The picture is not complete, it is difficult to judge, but I feel that it is the mountain on the side of Xiyuan. I understand that I have been to Xiyuan more than a dozen times. Unfortunately, the picture is not complete and there is no comparison. The key part, if the map can be assembled, I will definitely recognize where it is."

Everyone looked at each other, and at the end, Shao Ling sighed: "I think this may be the result of the intentional forces behind the scenes. If we don’t have 13 people, we will never be able to touch the final answer. For the pursuit of clues, currently It may only end here."

"There is no other way," Qin Ci comforted. "Even if the turnip can locate the accurate location now, we have no time to rush to Xiyuan to find it. We are about to enter the next painting. We still need to set aside. Time will come and go to local sites and investigations. Let’s do this for now."

"For the benefit, we are going to gather 13 people, and we are getting closer and closer to the final answer." Ke Xun smiled, "Come on, eat first. I can't just make this for you. Have a big meal, eat something good, cultivate enough energy, and get ready to enter the painting and fight again!"

When it comes to painting again, everyone is inevitably a little bit frustrated. These days, everyone's various interpretations of the main line of mystery are helpless for the next painting that is about to enter.

Wu You turned on the phone and checked the calendar: "This is the first time I have left my family to celebrate the New Year outside."

When it comes to family members, Gu Qingqing's face is not very good-looking: "I told a big lie, and my parents agreed to let me leave home for the New Year."

Obviously, everyone has lied to their family members, so that they can leave the hometown of Cat in Ke Xun's house in Nian Gener.

"To start painting on New Year's Day, we need to arrive at K City at least three days in advance to prepare for the painting." Shao Ling said.

"In order to welcome the Spring Festival, the museum has replaced a large number of old paintings. A number of new paintings will be exhibited in this exhibition. There is no specific news about this batch of paintings. I have already greeted the relevant personnel. Around the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, I will give me a clear map of the exhibition halls and the main exhibition content of each exhibition hall." Mu Yiran said, "So, we will probably leave on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month and arrive in K City on the same day, and concentrate for 4 days. Time to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the exhibition content."

Although everyone understands the cunning of painting, but Mu Yiran's words still give everyone a reassurance. Even if you can't determine the specific painting, you can understand the overall style of the exhibition hall, which is somewhat helpful to the painting.

Luo Ling scratched his head: "Is this already the time of the Spring Festival? It has already begun to count the days according to the twelfth lunar month? It seems that the New Year is really going to be."

Weidong looked at the calendar on the desk-Ke Xun did not rely entirely on mobile phones in these places: clocks, calendars, chronographs, recipe books...all must be bought physically.

Wei Dong continued to look at the calendar: "Hey, it's twenty-five today? It will be twenty-six tomorrow! We have been checking the data for the past few days and have been dizzy, and have we passed Xiao Nian'er unknowingly?"

"Brother Dong, when is it all? Are you still thinking about Xiao Nian'er?" Luo Ling saw Ke Xun and Fang Fei coming in with food, and he hurried over to help. "We will go to the New Year's Eve together. A cool..."

It is a big meal, but these days, Ke Xun has no time to prepare the ingredients. He just buys them from the convenience store, plus the existing ones in the refrigerator, and does his best to make everyone eat well.

"The staple food is mutton rice~ everyone can make it hard~" Ke Xun stirred the mutton rice in the pot, and the fragrance spread, "Everyone is exhausted these days, and it hasn't been idle for a moment since the last picture. Now, even robots have to be charged, don’t we? Let’s celebrate the New Year today~"

Luo Yu has already eaten it fragrantly. If he is not used to grasping with his hands, he uses a spoon: "Let’s spend a year here today, and we will set off for K City tomorrow, where we will continue the New Year~"

"I found that everyone's heart is getting bigger and bigger. Listening to turnips say that going to K city is like everyone is going to travel." Wu You picked up a small lamb chop and bit it down. "Oh my God, Lao Ke'er this craft The thief is pulling your head, this onion, this cumin grain, each has its own soul~"

Everyone: Who has the big heart?

...

After the meal, Wei Dong Luo Ling sent the girls to the hotel, Qin Ci and Zhu Haowen packed up the dishes, Shao Ling sat awkwardly on the lazy sofa, and read the information he summarized today again. After reading it for a while, he felt Some stiff neck...

Ke Xun and Mu were standing on the balcony. This seemed to be a rare relaxing night these days.

A homely night that seemed too ordinary, because it was so short, it was extremely cherished.

"Yan, we can celebrate the New Year together." Ke Xun stared at the stars in the cold night sky through the glass window, and felt that everything in the world has two sides.

Huatui set the entry date on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is extremely bad, but by accident, Ke Xun and Mu Yiran are about to spend their first Spring Festival.

Ke Xun felt that Mu was embracing him from behind, and his chin was touching the position of his shoulders. It was crisp and warm.

Mu Yiran's silence made Ke Xun feel a little strange. The other party kept holding his hand and did not speak. Ke Xun couldn't help turning his head back, but suddenly felt a chill in his fingertips.

There was a strange touch on the ring finger of his left hand. Ke Xun seemed to notice what it was, but he couldn't help but raised his hand to see. On the ring finger of his left hand, there was a silver-white men's ring.

Ke Xun subconsciously raised Mu Yiran's hand, and as expected, on the other's left ring finger, it was a ring exactly like himself.

Mu Yiran still hugged Ke Xun tightly from behind, his voice seemed to be buried in Ke Xun's sweater, and then floated in from his ears: "An old object in the house, I let people dissolve it and made two Ring. Nothing special, just want to do it, want to wear it for both."

Ke Xun never thought that as a man, one day he would be given a ring--even if the other party was Mu Yiran, he never thought.

Ke Xun thought that he had always been a rough man, and this kind of delicate formality had nothing to do with him.

But this ring is so firmly fixed on the finger, from the initial cold to the current warm, it is tangible, as if it delineates the future of two people.

The author has something to say:

Reader: Why did the ring come out? Hypocritical?

Yu Yue bit her pencil tip: This... I always feel that it should be a little ritual...

Reader: I rely on you not to have a wedding? You guys can't stand this!

Yu Yue: Who often ordered them to get married on the spot in the comment section?

Reader: Is that a good adjective? No marriage on the spot! You guys can't stand it!

Yuyue: _(:з」∠)_ That's it.