bookrebus Chapter 209 Hidden Passage
Chapter 209 Hidden Passage
"Wouldn't that be too much of a bother?" Can people with different values work together?
"No need to disturb us. We share the same path now, and it's alright for us to travel together for a while."
Li Lianhua also advised that since this was a remote and desolate place, it was best to travel together in groups.
"Then I'll gladly accept your offer. I came from this direction, and you gentlemen are coming from this direction as well. Let's head this way now."
Lu Jianchi's suggestion was approved by Fang Duobing.
"Thanks to Brother Lu's trip, we will save a lot of time."
The group paused for a moment by the roadside, then continued walking in one of the directions.
"Sigh, no, no." Lu Jianchi stared into thought as he looked at the narrow passage in front of him.
"Is there something wrong with this?" Fang Duobing asked.
“I walked this road before you came, and then we just walked it again. I’m pretty sure there wasn’t this passage when it wasn’t this dark.”
Lu Jianchi stated that his memory is definitely not that bad.
“Look at this stone wall, it doesn’t look like it was newly opened up, nor does it look like a natural passage. It looks more like a passage that has been artificially opened for a long time.”
Li Lianhua picked up a tinderbox, carefully examined the walls of the passage, and drew a conclusion.
"Perhaps you didn't notice it because it was hidden by the trees. Now that we've found it, let's go inside and take a look." Fang Duobing didn't seem to care.
“I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there at the time,” Lu Jianchi insisted.
"Why bother with all that fuss? We've come looking for it, and it's just happened to show up. Let's go in and see what's going on."
Di Feisheng took the lead and went in first.
"Ah Fei, don't be impulsive!" Fang Duobing quickly followed after him.
"Let's go." Li Lianhua and Wu You followed them inside, followed by Nanfeng and Lu Jianchi.
The passage was initially extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass through. After walking several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.
As the group emerged from the passage, the moonlight revealed numerous houses, forming a village-like structure.
Strangely, it shouldn't be time to go to sleep yet, but the entire village was completely dark and silent, as if it were an abandoned village.
"It seems we've stumbled into an abandoned village. But is this really Shishou Village? How come it's so dilapidated and there's not a single person left?"
Fang Duobing approached several nearby houses and knocked on the doors, but received no response for a long time.
"I don't know why, but even though this place used to be an abandoned village, I always feel like I'm being watched by many eyes. It's terrifying."
Fang Duobing rubbed his arms, trying to ignore the discomfort.
"You should trust your intuition; perhaps your words will come true."
Wu You: Of course! Behind this house, not only are there dozens of villagers watching you, but also many strange people hiding in the shadows.
"Hey, Wu You, don't tell such terrible, lame jokes. They're not funny at all."
"I don't know how long the owner of the house has been gone. Let's look for an inn or something to stay in first, and we can talk about it tomorrow."
Li Lianhua made the suggestion.
"Okay, let's go take a look ahead."
Di Feisheng and Fang Duobing walked ahead.
"How can this wretched place be the legendary paradise?" Fang Duobing couldn't understand it more and more.
"The peach blossoms aren't blooming this season, right?"