White Jade City didn't like to travel at night. There were very few people at night, and it was easy to get lost without light. Therefore, White Jade City didn't go out at night most of the time.
It was already dark when they left Old Dog Wu's house. When they were about to get lost again in White Jade City, they asked around. Fortunately, Second Master was a famous figure in Long Sand City. Many people pointed to the pear garden and said that it was the most lively place in Long Sand City.
White Jade City went to the pear garden. When they reached the entrance, the door was already closed. However, they heard that Second Master's Red Mansion was behind the pear garden. White Jade City went to the back of the pear garden along the wall. Looking behind, it was really a grand and imposing mansion. The walls were red and glazed, and the pillars were painted with vermillion wood. There were seven floors of bluestone embossed on the steps. Two majestic stone lions were squatting at the door, and a black Taishan stone dare was pressed beside the stone lions.
Compared to this house, Old Dog Wu's house was like a kennel. No, Old Dog Wu's house was a kennel.
White Jade City knocked on the door, and someone quickly answered," Who is knocking outside the Red Mansion in the middle of the night? Don't you know that this is Second Master Red's mansion?"”
Outside the door, White Jade City smiled and said," I'm White Jade City. I'm here to see Second Master on Fifth Master's orders."”
As soon as the voice was heard, the vermilion door creaked open, and an old servant walked out. The old servant sized up White Jade City and said with a reproachful expression," Why would Fifth Master send someone to look for Second Master in the middle of the night? Are you lying?"”
"Absolutely." White Jade City said," There's something urgent. Fifth Master can't spare his time, so he asked me to summon him."”
"Really?" The old servant twirled his beard." If you dare to lie to me and cause trouble for my master, I won't let you off easily!”
White Jade City stood there with a smile." Can we go in now?"”
The old servant mumbled," Yes, come with me. We can wait in the study in front. Don't go to the backyard and disturb Chen Shaoye and Madam."”
White Jade City didn't say anything and followed the old servant to a courtyard. As they walked, White Jade City looked around. Along the way, there were pavilions, small bridges, flowing water, flower baskets, and bamboo forests. Although it was said to be a frontier, this courtyard was completely like a small Jiangnan.
It had to be said that Second Master's living standards were higher than Old Dog Wu's. Thinking back to Old Dog Wu's house, the yard was full of dogs running around. White Jade City sighed that Old Dog Wu deserved to be single for so many years, while his pear garden was getting bigger and bigger. This was not without reason.
Creak! The old servant pushed open the door to a study." Wait inside for a while. I'll go to the backyard to inform Second Master."”
After saying that, the old servant left. White Jade City walked into the study room. The study room was decorated in a very stylish way. It was a vermilion color, with a redwood screen, a small table made of red tea wood, and a stack of bookshelves...
Wait a minute!
Why did this bookshelf seem a little off?
What was wrong?
This bookshelf was too big!
It was really too big. It was as big as a wall, covering the entire back wall of the house tightly. It could be understood that the owner of the house liked to read, but the books on it were old and dusty. The entire bookshelf seemed to have not been cleaned for a long time. It was simply out of place with the clean house. This strange feeling gave Xiaobai a familiar feeling.
What feeling?
It felt like a trap.
As a tomb robber who had been underground for many years, besides having ample experience in opening coffins, White Jade City also had unparalleled skills in traps. This skill had to be mentioned by the master of the deputy dragon head in White Jade City.
The vice dragon master was a Yanshi!
What is Yanshi? There is an article in the Spring and Autumn Annals that Lu Ban made a wooden chicken, which circled the Liang Dynasty for three days without falling. His reputation spread far and wide. The son of Liang State saw it and gave Lu Ban the name Yanshi! After that, a secret manual of mechanisms was spread, and the name of this book was Yanshi!
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Without further ado, Bai Yujing looked around the bookshelf. Carefully, his right finger gently slid across the edges and corners of the mahogany bookshelf and slowly moved down. Bai Yujing's body was very low, almost touching the ground, and his little finger was pressing against the bottom. Little White smiled." Leather, wood, glue, paint, white, black, cinnabar, green, life, death, shock, injury, scenery, opening, rest, Du, all of them are present. It will be like the first time we met…"
White Jade City's eyes were bright." Secret arts of traps are inherited from Yanshi. The book once said that Yanshi's art can detect traps in minute detail. Every color represents a hint of the human heart. The paint is red, and red is blood. It is a warning and a mechanism to kill. The bookshelf is painted red, so there must be a trap behind the bookshelf. A deadly trap! There should be a secret chamber behind the trap!"
Bai Yujing's eyes suddenly focused, and he looked like a bowstring that had been wound tightly. Bai Yujing's left hand felt a little itchy, and he lowered his voice." This bookshelf is covered in dust, but the surroundings are clean. It seems that Second Master must have instructed the servant girl not to touch the bookshelf!" I dare to say that the old servant definitely didn't know that this study was a secret chamber. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have brought me here. The second master hiding the secret chamber here was undoubtedly the action of a smart person. The most dangerous place is the safest place. No one knew that the second master had hidden his most precious secret chamber in the most conspicuous study. Tsk tsk, good plan! Second Master is indeed a character!"
White Jade City stood up slowly." Second Master may come at any time, and I'm not fully prepared. This is not the best time to enter the secret chamber. I'll go down and see what's hidden here in the future."”
White Jade City didn't have to wait for long before they heard rapid footsteps coming from outside the door, mixed with the voices of a master and servant.
"Second Master, that kid is inside. He said that he came to ask for your help under Fifth Master's orders. Moreover, Fifth Master seems to be in big trouble.”
"Didn't you ask what trouble No. 5 encountered?”
"No, that kid looks like he's tight-lipped. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do anything.”
"Forget it, you stay here and guard. I'll go and see that kid.”
“……”
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