The golden bead hit the copper lotus lampstand with the ever-burning lamp accurately.
The golden beads struck the candlestick and made a soft sound, but the sound of the candlestick and the ever-burning lamp falling to the ground was louder, covering up the former.
The fire ignited the gauze with the scriptures painted on it. The monk who had just arrived here, holding a jar of lamp oil and going to add a lamp, saw that something suddenly started to burn in front of him. He was caught off guard and took a step back in panic. With a shake of his hand, the oil
The can fell.
The lamp oil was spilled all over the floor, and the fire immediately spread over it, and it started burning with a "boom"!
A corner of the monk's robe was also set on fire. In a panic, he quickly bent over and patted it with his sleeves.
"Fire!"
"quick!"
Mingluo's expression changed, he looked back, and immediately stood up when he saw this: "Go get water to put out the fire!"
She had no time to think about anything else at the moment, there was only one thought in her mind - if the Goddess Tower was burned down in front of her eyes, she would have no way to explain it to her aunt!
Not only can the tower not be destroyed, not a single important thing in the tower can be destroyed!
So Mingluo quickly ran to the place where the fire broke out, arranged for the monks to put out the fire, and moved the important things to the edge of the jade pond.
Because of praying for blessings, the pagoda was hung with sutras and cloths, and because candles were always burning in the pagoda, thick smoke soon arose as the fire spread.
Chang Sui Ning covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, coughed and retreated behind a screen, raised his head and looked around the tower, silently reciting the Qimen formation formula he had heard from Wu Jue in his heart again.
The effect of the medicine on her body was about to wear off, and she didn't have time to make any tedious deals with Min Luo. She just said those words just to divert Min Luo's attention.
What happens next is what she really wants to do.
Following the formation mystery that she had discovered after half a day of discernment, she quickly measured her feet, counting silently in her mind, and arrived at a staircase leading to the second floor.
Chang Suining tried to step on a few floor tiles under his feet, and then raised his hand to try to touch the beast statue next to the stairs, but there was no response.
Not here.
Most of what she knew were military formations, and she was not proficient in these complicated formations. She could only rely on guesswork to try them here and there.
She couldn't hold on in this tower for long. Only by trying to break the formation could she cut off the possibility of exposure from the source.
After half a day of observation, it can be seen that the formation eye is hidden in a hidden place. She broke it in secret, and ordinary people would not notice it for a while - she dared to do this not because she was indifferent, but because she was relying on it.
Act with an unstoppable stance.
Since it is now obvious that Wujue is not from Minghou, she can rest assured to break the formation without worrying that Wujue will turn around and inform Minghou about the destruction of the formation. As for the trouble in the future, she can just wait and see.
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If you don't want to surrender to this situation, you can only take one step at a time.
At this time, she needed to solve the biggest trouble in front of her first.
After another trial and error, Chang Suining came to a hidden mural. At this moment, her face was dripping with cold sweat and there was no trace of blood on her lips.
She looked up at the brightly colored mural in front of her, and saw that what was painted on it were not ordinary gods and Buddhas, but the Asura Hell where countless evil spirits were struggling.
Chang Suining raised his hand without changing his expression, and his fingers landed on the mural depicting the horrific bloody scene.
She experimented with her hands, trying to find some clues from the painting, and finally her eyes fell on the tall, green-faced, fanged ghost in the painting who seemed to be in charge of this side of purgatory.
The ghost was holding a book, but the book was being burned by fire.
Chang Suining pressed his fingers on the blazing fire and felt a slight looseness. He immediately used his hand as a fist and smashed the stone wall with all his strength.
The next moment, the mural was split into two, and the stone wall turned into a door, slowly moving away in front of her eyes.
When the heavy stone door was halfway moved, there was a sudden sound of breaking wind, and a sharp arrow quickly enlarged in Chang Sui Ning's pupils, and it came to her with the murderous intention of killing in one blow——
There was no way for Chang Sui Ning to avoid it. When she leaned back, the sharp arrow was about to reach her eyebrows.
But the arrow stopped suddenly——
The girl held the arrow tightly in her hand.
Chang Suining straightened up, turned slightly to the side, and looked steadily at the fully opened stone door.
There are no formations yet, but they are all obstacles blocking the way.
These mechanisms should be set up to protect the formation, otherwise everyone can come in and destroy the formation.
It must have been her action of opening the stone door that triggered the mechanism. At this moment, in the dim tunnel leading underground, the sound of the mechanism's rotation could be heard. Those dull and intertwined sounds gave off a sense of deterrence to those who came.
Chang Sui Ning
There are two types of Wujuesuji mechanism formations. One is a live formation that can be started and stopped. Just like a trigger mechanism, as long as you find something that can shut down the mechanism, it can be stopped. The other type is a mechanism that can be stopped once it is set up.
It is a death formation that cannot be shut down unless the mechanism is completely destroyed or all intruders are killed.
Obviously the latter is more powerful. Once an intruder breaks in, there is no way to deal with it in a roundabout way. People and institutions can only exist as one.
Chang Suining, who came with bare hands, tried to hold the long arrow she had just borrowed in her hand. The effect of the medicine on her body had worn off, and she regained pain and other sensations.
Now that your consciousness has been restored, you might as well give it a try.
She still has some understanding of Wujue's mechanism.
Chang Suining glanced at the arrow in his hand: "It depends on you."
Although it is a bit shabby, it is better than nothing. After she breaks in, she will use other better ones.
The girl held the arrow and raised her feet, walking into the secret passage.
And the next moment, her feet suddenly stopped.
wrong……
In the darkness, Chang Sui Ning listened carefully, only to hear the sound of the rotating mechanisms suddenly stop.
The next moment, there was another sound, but it was like the sound of all the organs everywhere being powerless.
After a while, everything returns to silence.
When something went wrong, Chang Suining subconsciously exited the secret passage, wanting to observe quietly first.
When she walked out of the secret passage, she suddenly froze.
The invisible sharp blades that had been in her body to tear and strangle her since she entered the tower seemed to have suddenly lost their strength just like those mechanisms.
Soon, Chang Suining noticed that the pain and discomfort on her body were obviously gradually reducing, and she was moving away from her.
After a few breaths, she shook her head subconsciously.
My head doesn't seem to hurt anymore.
Looking at the dim secret passage again, Chang Suining thought of the sound of the mechanism being destroyed just now, and a guess couldn't help but arise.
Could it be that someone broke in before her and...destroyed the formation?
The formation—has been broken?!
When the arrow flew towards her just now, it could be seen that the mechanism at the entrance was still there, which proved that no one had entered from here. So, did someone break in from another entrance?
Or did Wujue use some other method that she couldn't think of to temporarily stop the formation in the tower?
Or, besides Wu Jue, is there someone else helping her?
Chang Suining had numerous guesses in her mind, but when she heard footsteps approaching here, she immediately pressed the mechanism on the mural, and when the stone door was about to close, she did not forget to throw the arrow in her hand.
Then she jumped up, grabbed the colorful beam above, and used the prayer flags hanging on the beam to hide herself.
The person coming is Mingluo.
She didn't call out, she only searched with her eyes, but Chang Suining knew very well that Mingluo must be looking for her.
Before seeing Chang Sui Ning here, Mingluo left the place quickly.
After they were far away, Chang Sui Ning jumped down from the beam and patted the dust on his hands.
The fact that Mingluo was able to recover enough to come to her meant that the fire should be under control.
There is a jade pond inside the pagoda, and water surrounds it on three sides outside the pagoda. When building the pagoda, great attention must be paid to avoiding fire. In addition, the fire was discovered in time, so it was destined not to burn too big.
Chang Sui Ning never thought about burning the tower, it was just to create chaos.
At the end of this chaos, Chang Suining found a window and climbed out.
As expected, she was soon "discovered" by the chamberlain guarding outside the tower.
When Mingluo hurried out of the tower, he saw Chang Suining covering his face and coughing, as if he was choked by fire smoke.
She asked tentatively: "Where did Mrs. Chang come from?"
Even though the tower was once in chaos due to the fire, the chamberlains who were ordered to guard outside the tower door did not go away.
The girl coughed and her voice became hoarse: "You climbed out of the nearest window. If you don't come out, are you waiting to be choked to death?"
The monk on the side recited Amitabha.
There was a fire in the tower, and everyone was busy putting out the fire, but the female benefactor would escape alone, she said so confidently.
Mingluo looked at the girl and said, "The fire has been put out. Mrs. Chang, please go back with me."
Chang Suining: "Don't worry, wait until the fire smoke dissipates."
Mingluo frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more and just stood outside the tower door with Chang Suining.
Anyway, as long as she entered the tower courtyard and was within that formation, she would not be derelict in her duty as long as she watched Chang Sui Ningbu leave the courtyard.
The servants and monks quickly carried out the burned things, wiped them with water and cleaned up the traces of burning in the pagoda. Fortunately, the burned things were all scriptures, prayer flags and the like.
Seeing that it did not cause any serious trouble, Mingluo sent people to report the news to Emperor Ming Shengce, and told everyone not to say a single word about the fire at the Heavenly Girl Tower.
The monks and servants all agreed.
Today, the saint was praying in the pagoda, but a fire broke out at such a juncture. If the news spread, it would definitely attract countless speculations and criticisms.
The monk who came to deliver fast food walked into the pagoda courtyard, carrying two food boxes in his hands.
"Thank you, little master, please put my food here." Chang Suining pointed to the stone table in the courtyard.
Mingluo, who was still arranging follow-up matters, turned to look at her after hearing this.
"I can't bear to be hungry. If I'm even slightly hungry, my mood and complexion will get worse, so I won't wait for the Ming Dynasty to have dinner with me."
As Chang Suining spoke, he raised his feet and walked towards the stone table.
There was a trace of thought in Mingluo's eyes.
Will your complexion get worse if you get a little hungry?
She thought of the slightly white lips of the girl in the tower when she approached her just now.
Mingluo looked at the girl quietly, who seemed to have never understood the meaning of women's manners. After helping the monk set up the meal, he picked up the rice, picked up the chopsticks and started eating, and soon put a bowl of rice and two plates together.
Eat all the vegetarian dishes.
After putting down the bowls and chopsticks, he turned around and went to get water from the wooden bucket nearby to wash his hands.
Chang Suining, who was cleaning his hands with his back to everyone, opened his palms and looked at the black stone finger ring.
This was given to her secretly by the monk who just delivered the vegetarian meal when he and she were serving the meal together.
Did Wujue make a special trip to have it brought to her after he realized that she hadn't taken it?
Realizing that Min Luo had been staring at him, Chang Sui Ning used the action of wiping his hands to put away his finger.
Seeing Chang Suining returning to the tower on his own, Mingluo's eyes became even more thoughtful.
The inside of the tower has been cleaned up, but the doors and windows are still wide open for ventilation. The sky is already gloomy and windy, so the inside of the tower seems to have been washed away by the coolness, and all the warmth from the candles has been washed away.
Mingluo entered the tower and saw that the girl had fulfilled her promise to copy scriptures after eating. She was sitting upright and looked very serious.
Mingluo walked over and sat down.
In the next half day, it can be seen that the girl opposite her did not slack off at all. Except for occasionally getting up to move and stretch, she spent the rest of the time copying scriptures seriously.
When the sky darkened outside the window, another monk came to deliver a meal, and Chang Sui Ning put down his pen.
Mingluo also stood up, and when passing by Chang Suining's case, he stopped and glanced down, feeling ironic.
She smiled half-heartedly and said, "It seems that Mrs. Chang really likes the calligraphy of Princess Chongyue."
Chang Sui Ning, who had just taken two steps, did not look back when he heard the words. He just said casually: "Don't you think the Ming Dynasty women like it?"
Mingluo sneered silently.
Although she felt that she couldn't see through the other party's true thoughts at this time, she didn't have to worry about anything else. Throughout the whole day, there was really nothing unusual about the other party that was worth mentioning, right?
Since there is no difference, then it is not.
Since it's not, it's best never to be.
After finishing his fast meal, Chang Suining pretended to burn a stick of incense in front of the statue of the goddess, and then, under the guidance of the monk, went to a private room in the pagoda to rest.
This is a place specially prepared for her to stay in the afternoon. During these three days, "to show her sincerity in praying for blessings," she must stay in the tower for food and accommodation, and is not allowed to leave without permission.
After Chang Sui Ning rested, Mingluo left the Tiannv Tower.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! She waited for a long time outside the study room where the Holy Emperor temporarily handled political affairs, and then she saw the door of the study room was opened, and a group of ministers came out in twos and threes.
Most of these officials looked bad, and they seemed to have had a quarrel.
Ming Luo was not in a hurry to let people know because there were still people in the study.
The Holy Emperor left Cui Jing alone to talk.
"This is a secret message from Bingzhou in the afternoon... Cui Qing, please take a look." Emperor Shengce's face was a little solemn: "I want to hear Cui Qing's opinion on this matter."
Bingzhou is where Cui Jing leads.
Cui Jing took the secret letter from the servant.
Two quarters of an hour later, Cui Jing came out of the study.
Mingluo stepped forward and saluted him: "Captain Cui."
Cui Jing nodded with her.
"I wonder if the refugees from Daozhou have been properly resettled. Have they done any harm to others and caused trouble?" Mingluo asked.
"It has been placed properly and I have informed the saint." Cui Jing didn't even stop as he answered.
Mingluo pursed his lips slightly and could only say: "Master Cui, walk slowly."
Only then did she go to see the Holy Emperor.
The door to the study room was closed tightly, and Mingluo reported all the details of Chang Sui Ning's behavior in the tower to the Holy Book Emperor, except for the fact that the other party said he wanted to exchange secrets with her.
The Holy Emperor, who had not had a moment of rest all day long and was overwhelmed by many urgent tasks, was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, showing no emotion other than exhaustion.
Until she asked: "...why did the fire happen? Have you found out?"
This question made Mingluo become nervous silently.
Her survival instinct told her that she could not hide anything in front of her aunt. Even if there was no evidence, she should tell her guess for her aunt to judge.
She thought about it over and over afterwards. Just when Chang Suining approached her and said those words that made her lose her mind, she suddenly got angry... This timing is too coincidental, isn't it?
Sometimes, the word coincidence means many possibilities.
Should she say that this would lead to many possible coincidences?
Just when the Holy Emperor opened his eyes and looked over, Ming Luo calmed himself down and knelt down.