Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 130.2
Wen Chi thought that Hua Zi Zang had come back. His heart tightened and he was about to stand up and walk back, when he suddenly realized something, he stopped standing up, stuck to the stone door and shouted: “Is anyone there?”
After a while, a familiar childish voice came from outside: “Yes.”
Accompanied by the continuous tapping sound.
That little boy was here again!
Wen Chi was surprised and delighted but at the same time, he was a little vigilant: “What are you doing?”
The knocking stopped but soon resumed and the little boy said, “I’m looking for the mechanism to open the door.”
Wen Chi was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect the little boy to do such a thing. Then he remembered his subconscious vigilance just now and felt guilty for a moment. He touched his nose in embarrassment: “Do you know where the mechanism is?”
“Well, I’m not sure.” The little boy knocked around while talking and finally said, “But I guess the mechanism should be on the ground. I saw that the second uncle didn’t touch anything when he went in.”
After the little boy’s reminder, Wen Chi patted his head as if waking up from a dream.
Why hadn’t he thought of this?
Hua Zi Zang easily opened the stone gate without moving around. Doesn’t this mean that the switch of the stone gate is likely to be on the ground?
Immediately, Wen Chi groped around on the ground.
But the ground is flat and there is not a single trace of mechanism to be seen. Wen Chi groped around for a long time like a blind man on his hands and knees but still found nothing but the knocking sound outside the stone gate never stopped.
Time passed quickly and a lot of sweat oozed from Wen Chi’s forehead. He wiped it casually with the back of his hand, leaned close to the stone door and asked, “Did you find anything?”
The little boy said: “No.”
Wen Chi sighed: “I’ve almost touched this piece of ground bald and I haven’t found anything either.”
Hearing this, the little boy seemed to be angry and scolded angrily: “It’s not because of your stupidity, it’s just that Hua Zi Zang is so capable. You can only be caught by him, you are not even as good as Hua Zi Zang.”
Wen Chi: “…”
The little boy couldn’t help but add: “Idiot.”
Wen Chi felt angry and funny: “You can call me stupid but you can’t compare me with Hua Zi Zang, you are insulting my personality.”
The little boy was silent for a moment, chuckled and apologized to Wen Chi solemnly: “Sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have insulted you with Hua Zi Zang.”
Wen Chi couldn’t help laughing.
Before his laughter fell, the stone door in front of him suddenly made a muffled sound and then slowly moved to the right—the stone door opened!
Wen Chi’s smile instantly froze on his face and was gradually replaced by shock. He widened his eyes and stared at the little boy who was lying on the ground and staring at him in disbelief.
The little boy was still holding a small stone in his hand. He didn’t expect to open the stone door so soon. He was surprised for a moment and then compared to Wen Chi he was the first to react, throwing the stone to the side and climbing up from the ground.
“Let’s go, let’s go quickly!” the little boy said anxiously, “If we don’t leave, he’ll be back!”
Wen Chi didn’t dare to delay and got up from the ground in embarrassment.
The fresh air rushed towards him, sweeping away the depression accumulated in Wen Chi’s chest. He took a deep breath, followed the little boy and walked out of the room that looked like a study.
Outside, the sky was filled with rosy rays, and it was dusk. A large expanse of burning clouds stretched out in the sky, like the thickest brush in the painter’s hand.
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Wen Chi didn’t know the direction but he didn’t dare to follow the little boy blindly anymore. He no longer remembered the way he came, so he could only follow his instincts randomly.
But after walking a short distance, he was keenly aware that there was someone directly in front of him and that person was walking in their direction. Because of the extraordinarily quiet surroundings, the person made a rustling sound as he walked on the broken branches making the rustling sound especially noticeable.
Wen Chi was taken aback for a moment,he subconsciously stepped back but bumped into the little boy who was following behind him.
He hurriedly turned his head and met the little boy’s faint gaze: “He’s back.”
Before Wen Chi could open his mouth, the little boy continued, “In this wilderness, apart from me, you can’t meet anyone else. And you’re not as familiar with the terrain here as Hua Zi Zang, so it’s only a matter of lifting a finger if he wants to catch you back.”
Wen Chi couldn’t hide the panic in his eyes: “Then I…”
The little boy said with a sullen face, “If you don’t want to be caught by him, follow me.”
After saying this, the little boy turned around and walked in the opposite direction.
Wen Chi stood where he was, hesitated for a while, and followed after gritting his teeth.
The little boy walked very fast and it didn’t take long for him to lead Wen Chi through the narrow path to a house that looked more dilapidated. Obviously, no one had cleaned it and the open space in front of the house was full of weeds. You can also see a few white snows that haven’t had time to melt.
The little boy went straight into the house but found that Wen Chi hadn’t followed. He turned around and fell back and saw Wen Chi standing silently among the weeds in the open space.
Wen Chi stared at the little boy with complicated eyes: “Hua Zi Zang doesn’t know you’re here, does he?”
The little boy’s face darkened a bit but he quickly returned to normal, shrugging his shoulders indifferently: “You guessed it so quickly.”
As soon as these words came out, Wen Chi was stunned.
He thought the little boy would refute but he didn’t expect the little boy to admit it openly.
In fact, he wasn’t sure about this but only noticed that the little boy was more active than himself in avoiding Hua Zi Zang, as if he didn’t want Hua Zi Zang to find out his whereabouts.
The reason why he asked the little boy was just to swindle an answer out of the little boy.
“Are you living here alone? No, it doesn’t seem like anyone has lived here…” Wen Chi was beyond surprised, “Where are those Hua family members? They value you so much, why let you stay in this kind of place alone?”
The little boy didn’t intend to solve those puzzles for Wen Chi. He waited for Wen Chi to finish asking and beckoned to Wen Chi rather mysteriously: “You’ll know when you come in.”
Wen Chi didn’t move.
He didn’t know what was waiting for him in that hidden room.
By now, the sky was getting late, the flaming clouds were gradually coming into the sky. Looking up, one could see several stars twinkling in the sky.
Wen Chi knew in his heart that this stalemate was not an option. They say that curiosity killed the cat. He didn’t have the courage to follow the little boy into the house but he also didn’t want to risk his and the child’s lives.
Thinking of this, Wen Chi shook his head, planning to find another way out.
“Wen Chi, don’t you really want to know? Those things about Shi Ye.” The little boy’s sudden voice stopped Wen Chi’s retreating steps only to see the little boy half immersed in the darkness of the room, his cute and flawless face still exposed to the only orange haze left in the sky. He looked at Wen Chi for a moment and his voice seemed to carry some kind of temptation, “Shi Ye’s life experience, Shi Ye’s parents, and the poison on Shi Ye’s body. Oh yes, I wonder whether he told you that when he was poisoned, there was no antidote and now all he has to do is wait to die.”
Wen Chi was shocked and suddenly raised his eyes to stare at the little boy: “What do you know?”
The little boy smiled slightly: “You will know when you come in.”
After saying this, he turned around and merged into the darkness behind him.
Only Wen Chi remained in place and reason told him to think twice but when he heard Shi Ye’s name, it was like he could no longer think, he could not control himself, his legs quickly walked towards the house as if he was possessed.
The room was extremely dark and full of debris.
However, the little boy was very familiar with the structure of this room and walked through the clutter with ease. He led Wen Chi through one room after another and finally came to a dusty bookshelf.
The little boy waited for a while and seeing Wen Chi approaching, under Wen Chi’s surprised gaze, he raised his hand to touch a book in the fifth row from the top on the right side of the bookshelf. The book was hidden between two other thick books and it was not easy to spot at first glance.
When the boy put his hand down, the bookshelf in front of them suddenly and silently separated from the center.
He didn’t expect that there was also a hidden room behind the bookshelf.
Wen Chi glanced at the little boy in surprise.
The little boy looked as usual and slightly raised his chin towards Wen Chi, then turned his head and walked into the darkroom.
Wen Chi followed hesitantly.
