Maung-mei is wrong

The rain of arrows was coming fiercely, Zhuo Yingxian waved the sword in his hand into a white light to block the incoming arrows, for fear of hurting Nie Yunhan on the ground.

The night affected his sight, he couldn't see clearly what was going on with the tree installation, he only knew that the arrows didn't stop for a moment, leaving him no room to breathe.

Nie Yunhan was kicked down by Zhuo Yingxian, rolled on the ground, took advantage of his cover to quickly get up with his knife, and fired random arrows back to back with him.

The powerful attack lasted less than half a cup of tea before it slowly stopped. Due to the high tension, the two were exhausted and out of breath, but neither dared to relax, still looking around vigilantly.

Nie Yunhan whispered: "Are you injured? Does the back injury affect it?"

"Nope, what about you?"

"I'm fine too."

Zhuo Yingxian raised his head and looked at the trees on both sides: "Why does this mechanism seem to know where we are, and it's watching us to fight. Could it be that someone is manipulating it?"

"You're thinking too much, the mechanism for releasing the arrow is wrapped around the tree trunk, leaving no dead ends."

Zhuo Yingxian wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I thought it would turn around."

"The 'Iron Shield' is mainly for defense. After the first layer of early warning network is alarmed, it will naturally spare no effort to kill the intruders. If the mechanism is set to rotate, it will definitely give people a chance to breathe." Nie Yunhan heaved a sigh of relief, and dragged Zhuo Ying leisurely to walk along the path.

Zhuo Yingxian looked back at the shadow wall anxiously, and asked in doubt: "Didn't you turn off the iron shield just now? Why did you trigger the early warning network?"

Nie Yunhan's eyes were deep, and he kept an eye on both sides as he walked: "It seems that Hirano has modified the 'Iron Shield', changing all the previous mechanism settings, and may have upgraded the defense. Next, we must be careful."

"Perhaps after Guan Ye's accident, he is even more afraid. If the enemy kills the grass, he will bear the brunt."

"Well, that might be the case. After all, I couldn't take care of myself at the time, and no one could protect him. The adoptive father was suspected of treason, and the South Korean side avoided suspicion. It was other officials who received orders to send people to interrogate him, and saw that he knew nothing about the adoptive father's situation. I know, and since I haven't been in Tangzhou Mansion for a long time, I didn't criticize him too much, and I withdrew after asking."

Nie Yunhan said: "Afterwards, Han Fang contacted Hirano in private and wanted to secretly send someone to protect him, but he refused. Hirano has a leg problem, and he still has low self-esteem in his heart. He hates the feeling of being stared at. Perhaps because of this, he I just modified the 'Iron Shield', firstly for self-protection, and secondly to prevent people who knew about it from leaking secrets, so I easily dismantled the Iron Shield defense."

Maybe some of these people include me.

Nie Yunhan felt a faint sadness in his heart. He has known Brother Guan Pingye for many years, and he has long regarded him as his own brother, but his feelings cannot be forced. Since he has no reservations about the other party, it does not mean that the other party will also trust him. .

What's more, after Guan Shan's accident, Nie Yunhan was taken into custody immediately. There was a news that he was about to be executed, but in the end he was pressed again. No one can tell Guan Pingye what happened during that time. According to Yun Han's own explanation, with his sensitive temperament, Guan Pingye still harbors grudges in his heart.

Nie Yunhan had never thought about this before, and he just found out that the iron shield had been modified, so he couldn't help but have this doubt.

If you think this way, Guan Pingye didn't mention anything about his personal situation in the letter he sent back to Tangzhou Mansion, and only said that everything is fine, then it makes more sense.

I haven't seen you for two years, Hirano, have you always doubted me?

Seeing that Nie Yunhan suddenly had a heavy heart, Zhuo Yingxian also guessed that the last sentence just now made him think wildly, so he took his hand: "I don't think Hirano did it because he doubted you, after all, he is alone and helpless, he can only rely on himself , Upgrading the defense of Iron Shield is also a matter of course."

Nie Yunhan squeezed his hand and smiled at him: "Well, I understand."

The two of them walked through the hanging flower door carefully and entered the second entrance courtyard. The warning network was not triggered again, but they were a little afraid to act rashly, and they stood by the arch and did not dare to move.

The courtyard is very wide, with many phoenix trees planted on the courtyard wall, east and west wing rooms on both sides, hall room on the north side, the middle space is divided into four parts by paths, one part is planted with loquat trees, there are stone tables and benches under the tree, and the other several The next block is a flower garden. The evening primrose is rich in fragrance and charming.

At this time, the full moon is approaching, and the moonlight is shining brightly across the courtyard, which looks like a contented scene. If it weren’t for the fact that there are no candlelights in the wing rooms on both sides, it would be a bit weird. Just looking at the courtyard, it doesn’t make people feel that there is nothing wrong with it. OK.

Zhuo Yingxian looked at the yard, and said in a low voice: "The yard doesn't look like it hasn't been cleaned for many days. If there was an accident in the plains on the tenth day of the lunar new year, it would be reasonable. The gate was bolted from the inside. People are actually hiding here?"

"Well, Hirano must have explained that if something happens to him, the others must hide." Nie Yunhan said, "The mechanism can be changed, but the cellar should not be moved. Let's go to the back yard as soon as possible to avoid accidents." Be careful to trigger the second-tier early warning network."

Although he didn't say anything, he always felt a little weird. If Guan Pingye had upgraded the iron shield, the defense here should be even tighter. The first layer of hidden arrows has been triggered, and the subsequent mechanisms should be activated automatically. Nothing?

Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, and they are definitely not afraid of confronting them head-on, but the opponent always stands still, which inevitably makes people feel uneasy.

According to the design idea of ​​the iron shield, ordinary thieves will definitely not follow the right path, and will hide their whereabouts along the corners of the wall and the end of the courtyard, so the defense at the back door courtyard wall will be tighter than that at the front door, and the more upright it is Where people walk, there will not be too many traps.

Nie Yunhan looked around and decided to go straight through the courtyard.

Zhuo Yingxian followed him, and asked softly, "Will the entrance to the cellar be in the Hirano room? When the early warning network is alarmed, he can directly hide in the cellar."

Nie Yunhan looked back at him and said with a smile, "Why are you so smart?"

Zhuo Yingxian rolled his eyes: "Don't say you didn't think of it, I don't believe it."

"I really didn't expect it, and when I came back, the entrance to the cellar was only in the backyard, but according to Hirano's cautious character, it is reasonable to dig an entrance in the house. A Xian, don't think that I am useless just because you like me." Impossible." Nie Yunhan blinked at him.

Zhuo Yingxian: "...you should show some face."

Linyuan is a four-entry house, not as compact as ordinary houses, and relatively speaking, it is not small.Nie Yunhan deduced that Guan Pingye was so quiet that he probably lived in the main house in the main courtyard at the back, which was closer to the cellar in the backyard and it was easier to dig a tunnel.

When the two passed the loquat tree, Zhuo Yingxian turned his head to look at it and said, "This loquat is really big, it's ripe, they haven't picked it yet..."

Before he finished speaking, Nie Yunhan realized that something was wrong, and quickly pulled him away: "Get out of the way!"

It was too late and then it was too late, the fresh and tender loquat fruits suddenly burst one after another, the juice splashed everywhere, and the spread was about half a foot away.

The two of them hid in the corner of the side porch and hall, which happened to be the small door leading to the back yard.

With his back to the loquat tree, Nie Yunhan held Zhuo Yingxian in his arms, but he couldn't push him, so he put his arms around his waist in desperation, carried him and ran forward for a few steps, and put him down when he felt almost safe. Turn around and look back.

The loquat fruit was still bursting, Zhuo Yingxian was horrified to see the juice splashing on the tuberose next to it, the plant shrank rapidly, the fragrant flowers just now withered, and the flower branches quickly turned black and shrank, being affected The severe part has almost turned into a puddle of liquid!

"What are those things? Why are they so powerful?!" He asked in surprise.

Nie Yunhan said in a deep voice: "It's not surprising, your master should have this kind of thing."

Zhuo Ying thought for a while: "Green oil?!"

"Almost, it may be mixed with other things. Sometimes these are used in the army to make some powerful offensive weapons." Nie Yunhan stared at the loquat tree that had stopped bursting, and said in a deep voice, "Those 'loquats' should be made of porcelain, filled with vitriol oil and movement, worn on wood, disguised as loquat trees, and when the mechanism is triggered, those movements will spin up rapidly, turning the 'loquat fruit' 'Cut it open and shake out the vitriol inside."

"The concentration of these green vitriol oils should be very high, otherwise it would not have such a great lethality." Zhuo Ying looked at the "loquat tree" in fear, "If it is splashed on people, the consequences will be unimaginable."

He couldn't help but took two steps back, saw Nie Yunhan's back, his eyes were dazed, he didn't notice the noose that appeared under his feet at an unknown time, and stepped in impartially: "Brother Han, on your back... hey! "

Nie Yunhan hurriedly looked back, and saw that Zhuo Yingxian's feet were bound, and his whole body was hung upside down on the sycamore tree at the small gate!

"A Xian!"

"I'm fine!" Zhuo Yingxian said as quietly as possible, "Be careful, the ground is full of nooses!"

Nie Yunhan just looked down, and sure enough, the ground was covered with nooses somehow, if he acted rashly, he would be caught. Fortunately, Zhuo Yingxian was close to the tree, if he was farther away, he might be dragged for a short distance , hit the eaves again, and they will be hanged from the tree, and good people will lose half their lives.

Zhuo Yingxian struggled to draw out his sword, and was about to cut off the rope, but at this moment, another big net hung down from the tree, and engulfed him in it. Tighter!

When Nie Yunhan saw the net, his pupils constricted immediately: "Ah Xian, don't struggle, that kind of net gets tighter and tighter!"

Zhuo Yingxian had just made a few strokes, and he realized that something was wrong, so he stopped quickly, but the net rope did not stop because of his stopping, it was still tightening continuously, and the knot made a "clack" sound.

Nie Yunhan touched the ground on his toes, jumped onto the roof of the living room, approached the tree, and looked at Zhuo Yingxian nervously: "Ah Xian, how are you? I'll let you down right away!"

"Don't...don't panic!" Zhuo Yingxian felt as if his bones were being strangled together, his chest was so heavy that he couldn't breathe, and he almost rolled his eyes, but he was hanging upside down, and by the moonlight, he could see the situation on the ground. It was clear, "There are thorns on the ground..."

Hearing this, Nie Yunhan immediately lowered his head and looked down. He saw a row of steel thorns protruding from under the tree, covering a ten-foot square of ground. Under the moonlight, it can be clearly seen that the thorns are black, obviously poisoned.

If he hastily cut off the rope net hanging Zhuo Yingxian, Zhuo Yingxian would definitely fall on those steel thorns, one can imagine what will happen to him!

Nie Yunhan was sweating profusely. He looked at Zhuo Yingxian: "Axian, hold on, I will try to save you!"

Zhuo Yingxian's whole body ached from being strangled, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Be careful... be safe, I... am fine..."

"How could it be all right? Do you think that if you don't tell me, I won't be able to see that the rope is still tightening?" Nie Yunhan jumped onto the sycamore tree, clamping a thick branch between his legs, Hanging upside down, cut a rope hanging from a tree.

After the rope was touched, the mechanism was triggered, and it was retracted "swish". Halfway through, a similar large net was lowered from the end. Nie Yunhan quickly turned over and rode on the branch just now, avoiding this net.

Although the net didn't catch anything, it still started to shrink spontaneously, and quickly shrank into a ball.

"The guy with no eyes!" Nie Yunhan muttered, and followed the same pattern, cutting off another length of rope, using one of the ropes to tie himself to the branch, and then tied the remaining rope to the adjacent branch. Leading the other end, he crawled carefully to Zhuo Yingxian's side.

The trunk of this sycamore tree was so thick that even Nie Yunhan's arm span couldn't hold it in his arms. He raised a knife and cut a few notches in the tree so that he could grab and step on it, and moved it to Zhuo Yingxian's side little by little.

It's a pity that Zhuo Yingxian was hanging upside down with his head down, and it was not convenient for Nie Yunhan to meet him face to face, so he patted his calf lightly: "Axian, I'm going up to destroy the organ first, so that you can breathe. So I have to tie you up first, lest the mechanism break down and throw you down."

"It's okay, I... my bones are weak... I can hold on..." Zhuo Yingxian said with all his strength, his face flushed at the moment.

As soon as Nie Yunhan touched it, he knew how tight the net was at the moment, it was almost strangling into the flesh, even if Zhuo Yingxian was gifted and able to last longer than others, it should be the end of his strength by now.

But the other party pretended to be easy, and he didn't want to poke it, so he quickly tied the rope around Zhuo Yingxian's ankle, teasing him: "Your bones are not soft, they are very hard!"

Zhuo Yingxian couldn't catch his breath, and his mind started to feel a little dazed, but he didn't want Nie Yunhan to worry, so he subconsciously retorted: "...You, you are the tough..."

Nie Yunhan giggled: "At the moment of life and death, what are you talking about. Wait for me!"

After saying that, he quickly ran to the top of the tree, and found a small device on the branch along the net rope. It was a set of rather sophisticated gear mechanism, which was slowly twisting several live ropes in the net to form a The knots keep this web continuously contracted.

Now that the net has been received to the extreme, the gears have turned extremely slowly. Nie Yunhan took out a small porcelain bottle from the cloth bag hanging on Baichuan's belt, poured some powder from it and sprinkled it on the gears.

The sycamore tree was luxuriant, and some dew accumulated, and the mechanism was also damp. The powder melted quickly and began to corrode the gears. After a few breaths, the small device turned black and discolored. The tightly twisted rope was suddenly loosened, and it fell down with a whimper.

Nie Yunhan couldn't pull the rope, so he could only remind Zhuo Yingxian: "Axian, the rope is loose, be careful!"

Zhuo Yingxian was so strangled that he couldn't breathe for a long time, all the blood rushed to the top of his head, his face was swollen uncomfortably, his mind was dizzy, Nie Yunhan's voice seemed to come from far away, he felt that he should react , but no sound could be made.

Then the next moment, all the weight on his body seemed to disappear.

Instinctively, Zhuo Yingxian began to take a big mouthful of breath, coughing repeatedly due to the sudden intrusion of air into his chest cavity.

The strength that hung him was gone, his body first fell down suddenly, and then was pulled to the other branch by the rope tied around his waist.

Nie Yunhan climbed on the tree, watched him dangling under the branch in fear, and said nervously: "A Xian? A Xian!"

"I'm fine..." Zhuo Yingxian reluctantly replied, although his body loosened a lot, his whole body hurt from the strangulation, and he didn't have the strength to break free from the rope net for a moment.

"Don't move, I'll go over and untie it for you."

Nie Yunhan crawled towards Zhuo Yingxian while pawing at the bark, but suddenly his feet slipped, he didn't have a firm grip on his hands, and he fell from the tree.

He was startled suddenly, and just as he was thinking "It's okay, luckily there is still a rope tied around his waist", he realized that he was getting closer and closer to the steel thorn on the ground!

Zhuo Yingxian squinted his eyes, heard the voice here, turned his head to look in panic, and let out a heart-piercing roar: "Brother Han!"

Nie Yunhan's mind went blank for a moment, the poisonous black steel thorn was poking at his face, he didn't even have time to turn over to climb the rope, so he had to instinctively close his eyes, ready to meet his fate——

Then he felt a tightness in his lower back, and the rope grabbed him tightly, throwing him in an arc from the trunk to the branches.

Nie Yunhan was hung by the rope, his upper body was slightly tilted down, so he watched the steel thorns pass by the tip of his nose, and any more points could poke his nose!

Zhuo Ying watched him swinging back and forth like a pendulum, and felt a little relieved: "Are you all right?"

Nie Yunhan had already grasped the rope around his waist, stood up and turned over, climbed up a section, and gasped for Zhuo Yingxian's face trapped in the net: "Next time, we must calculate the length." Just be precise."

Seeing that Zhuo Yingxian was already hanging upside down and blushing, he didn't dare to take a breath, climbed up the rope to the top, stepped on the junction of the branch and the trunk, carefully pulled Zhuo Yingxian up, then cut through the rope net with a knife, Untie people from inside.

Nie Yunhan hugged him tightly: "How is it? Are you feeling better?"

Zhuo Yingxian leaned against his neck, and said honestly: "I'm tired all over, just rest for a while and it will be fine."

"I'm carrying you on my back, let's leave this tree first." Nie Yunhan carefully dragged Zhuo Yingxian to his back, pulled his two arms and locked his neck tightly, before he dared to loosen the rope around his waist, and jumped forward. With one leap, he jumped from the tree to the roof of the next hall.

Only then did the two of them dare to relax completely, with their hands and feet spread out in a "big" shape, lying on the roof tiles, each gasping for breath, no one said a word for a long time.

The weather was clear in the middle of the night, and the moon was hanging in the sky like a big disc, shining brightly on the roof. Nie Yunhan thought of something, and suddenly laughed.

Zhuo Ying got up slowly and turned to look at him: "What are you laughing at?"

"Thinking of how you were tied up by the net just now, you looked like a pupa." Nie Yunhan kept laughing to himself.

Zhuo Yingxian curled her lips: "This can be done successfully, it seems that your daily life is really boring."

"Since I have you, I live happily every day. You are really my happy fruit."

"It's good that you can be happy." Zhuo Yingxian's heart suddenly softened when he said it, and a warm feeling surged up, so he groped and held Nie Yunhan's hand, recalling what happened just now, he couldn't help sighing, "I This is the first time I have seen a net that can shrink automatically, is this also a mechanism? It can't be the 'Pearl and Brocade Sweatshirt' mentioned in "Journey to the West", right?"

Nie Yunhan laughed again: "I've never seen a Zhu Bajie as handsome as you."

"It's the right thing to say."

"There are several twitching ropes on the net, which are tied into a loose buckle at the mouth of the net, and then pulled by a rope. This rope is twisted on a gear mechanism, and it will be tightened continuously." Nie Yunhan said Zhuo Yingxian gave Zhuo Yingxian a rough description of the organs seen on the tree.

Zhuo Yingxian asked: "Is this Hirano's own invention?"

"It doesn't count, my adoptive father has used it before." Nie Yunhan said, "Pirano has really exhausted his thoughts on modifying the iron shield this time. We didn't know when the second layer of early warning network was triggered. If I didn't understand these things There is a smattering of knowledge, and the two of us reacted quickly enough, so it’s hard to say that it’s really here.”

"I still feel that there are people manipulating this mechanism, but I don't know how they hid in the cellar to observe the situation outside."

Nie Yunhan sat up: "This shouldn't be too difficult. Maybe Hirano installed a lookout in the courtyard, using the folding mirror we used on the 'gill'."

"Since there is such a possibility, why don't we reveal our identities as soon as possible?" Zhuo Yingxian also sat up, "So as not to torment each other."

Nie Yunhan thought for a while: "That's fine, I'm afraid they won't believe it."

He stood on the roof of the living room, looking at the yard behind, and shouted: "This is Nie Yunhan, brother Hirano, if there are relatives and family members of Lin Yuan hiding here, please come out and meet them."

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