Paintings of Terror

There is no gain from the magnifying glass for the time being, and a few people carry their lunch and prepare to go back.

"There must be a reason why roosters and dogs can't bark." Luo Kuo seemed to think of something, and looked at Ke Xun, "Brother, does this also have something to do with time?"

Ke Xun is looking up at the building city above the courtyard. The buildings here are ingenious, each floor has its own shape, or a platform is protruded, or a jumping staircase is built. The angle is tricky and the design is ingenious.

Ke Xun stared at the top of the roof, which was completely covered. At this time, a ring of lights was lit along the roof, illuminating the entire building as if it were daytime.

"No wonder my Xinchun can't bark! It's because I don't want it to play the role of a dog!" Luo Wei suddenly figured it out, "The original role of a dog is to keep watch at night! It's said in the Three Character Classic: Ji Sichen, Dog Watching Night !"

Everyone was stunned: "The chickens and dogs here have forgotten their original responsibilities. Does it mean that this world has no concept of time!"

Wei Dong patted Luo Kuo on the shoulder: "You really have the radish, you actually compiled all the three-character scriptures! That is to say, there is no morning, no night, and no time in this world."

Cao Youning looked around, and suddenly felt scared: "Is it because the outside is gray and there is no sunlight? Without the sun, there would be no day and night."

A world without the alternation of day and night and the flow of time is like a spaceship that has lost its track in space, floating there forever, and will never pass away—at this time, "eternal" is no longer a commendatory word .

Ke Xun: "However, time is always there, and it will not disappear because of intentional neglect."

Even if the room is covered with heavy black curtains, even if the sun is always covered by dark clouds, the time will still pass by every minute.

"If people could really escape time, then Su Shi wouldn't have written such words as 'Life is like a journey against the road, and I am also a pedestrian'." Fang Fei pointed out the title of "Adverse Journey".

Perhaps it is precisely because of the indifference of the people here to the concept of time that this strange social group that lives against the road is the eternal residence.

Several people analyzed all the way, and returned to the ninth floor where they lived without knowing it.

The members in the room seemed to be concentrating on chatting about something, and they stopped talking for a while when they saw the lunch everyone was carrying.

"We're talking about Bi Di." Qin Ci hurriedly took the big steaming paper bag from Ke Xun's hand, "What delicious food did you buy?"

"I thought this place was quite cold, so I bought mutton cakes. I don't know if everyone has any taboos." Ke Xun said.

Weidong also put the things he bought at the market on the table: "There are some vegetable dumplings and a few dried radishes here, and the vegetables here don't seem to be very fresh."

The smell of mutton cakes has successfully captured everyone's sense of smell, and the sound of stomach growling keeps coming and going. After washing hands, everyone is ready to eat.

In the face of this "delicious meal", several new members, except Cao Youning, hesitated. Qin Ci said: "If this world wants to poison us with food, there is no need to spend a lot of trouble."

A few people felt that it was reasonable, and when they were about to eat, they found that the mutton cake had already gone down by half.

"Are you used to eating mutton?" Lu Heng asked Xi Shengnan.

Xi Shengnan took a small pancake and tasted it: "This kind of roasted mutton is okay, it doesn't have any smell. I'm not used to eating mutton dumplings." Xi Shengnan seemed to have remembered something, and took out a small jar from the common cabinet Condiments, "I saw this just now, which one of you wants to eat?"

It's a small porcelain jar with "extra hot chili sauce" written on the paper attached to it. Everyone laughed, and no one planned to try it. It’s already very flavorful, and there’s no need to add any seasonings at all!”

"Gulouzi?" Shao Ling interrupted Cao Youning, "You mean, this kind of mutton cake is called Gulouzi?"

Luo Wei replied: "That's right, that's how the boss introduced it, and his shop sign also says 'Gulouzi', what's the problem? Brother Shao, I don't know what kind of poison code Gulouzi is, right? !"

"No, don't worry, eat at ease." Shao Ling explained before continuing, "Just now we mentioned that Bi Di has a group of very famous Dunhuang photographs, and also said that he is very interested in the Tang Dynasty. The light brigade has some relics of the Tang Dynasty, such as the patterns on our clothes, such as these candlesticks, and the Gulouzi mutton pie, which is a delicacy from the Tang Dynasty. One catty of mutton, layered on a giant Hubing, with pepper and soy sauce in the middle, moistened with crisp, pressed in the oven, and eaten when the meat is half-cooked, it is called "Gulouzi".

Everyone listened carefully, combined with the mutton cakes being eaten, no matter the shape and materials were very similar to the description of the ancient building in the Tang Dynasty, everyone could not help admiring Shao Ling's profound knowledge, Du Lingyu couldn't help asking: "Where is the Tang Dynasty going?" Any clues? But our world already has cameras and developing tanks."

Shao Ling said: "The world is obviously influenced by Bi Di in various ways. Whether the Tang Dynasty can be used as a clue remains to be traced."

Xi Shengnan stopped chewing, and the ancient building covered with bright red chili sauce in his hand was particularly eye-catching: "My novel is from the Tang Dynasty, and it is a story that happened in the heyday of Tang Dynasty."

It turns out that Xiayu's story is also related to the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps it is because of this coincidental similarity that she was "selected" into this world?

Mai Peng had no appetite due to a bad cold, so he only ate a little and then stopped eating. At this time, he also said: "I remember that when I was young, a photography magazine once published some things about Bi Di. He seemed to have a wish to use photography. He searched for the relics of the Tang Dynasty in the same way, but he passed away after only realizing a small part of it.”

"When did Bi Di die? Is there a specific time?" Mu Yiran also finished his lunch early.

Several new members all set their sights on Mai Peng, and Mai Peng thought about it carefully: "It was less than a year after that photo magazine published his interview. It seems that he died of some disease. I was young at that time. , That was originally an old photography magazine in my house, a magazine from the 90s, it was already old news when I saw it. Knowing that the photographer is dead, I will read the interview records and some rhetoric about his scenery at that time , I really think it's a pity. The magazine was either in 95 or 96, I really can't remember."

Everyone couldn't help but sigh after hearing it, but more importantly, they analyzed the connection between the information and the painting in their hearts.

After dinner, Xinchun couldn't stay in the house, so she wanted to go out.

Luo Xie had no choice but to walk the dog in the corridor on the ninth floor, and told himself in his heart that he should talk less when meeting NPCs, try not to talk, and pretend to be dumb if it doesn't work.

After walking around the corridor twice, one person and one dog, they met an NPC who was also walking.

This is a short, fat and slightly bald man who loves to laugh, and his laughter is ambiguous and viscous, as if he is laughing in ventriloquism.

"What a dog." The man said with a smile.

Normally, Luo Kuo would politely say 'thank you' if he didn't like this person, but at this moment, he didn't want to cause trouble, so he just nodded and planned to take the dog away.

The man followed all the way, and said in a private tone: "This dog is really white, didn't he grow up in the lamp brigade, he looks good anywhere."

Xinchun seemed to be able to read his master's mind, and when he saw his master speeding up, he started to run along with him.

Although the man has short legs, he is not walking slowly: "This dog's legs are also good, and the eyes are good?"

Seeing that the man was about to lower his body to catch Xinchun, Luo Kui hurriedly hugged Xinchun, gestured all the way with his mouth open, and kept shaking his head. Ah" with the master.

The man kept laughing, feeling that there were big pearls and small pearls falling on the jade plate in his stomach, and it was as if skittles could pop out of his ears with a shake of his head: "What a beautiful eye! Brother, your dog is a spirit dog! How much do you pay for it?" Can you give it to me? I’m going on a cold night trip.”

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that which is so frightening", he didn't feel at ease until he saw Ke Xunmu standing at the door not far away.

The man smiled stickily. He was short and short-legged, so he tiptoed over to touch the dog's head and look at the dog's eyes: "I bought it for a lot of money. I really asked you. I'm not kidding."

Luo Yuyun was so full of breath that he yelled four words: "Yu Nu Wu Gua!!!"

The short and fat man was obviously frightened, he probably really thought Luo Xi was a deaf-mute before.

Luo Kuo Sa Huan'er ran back with the dog, panting and reporting: "Brother, brother-in-law, there is a wretched man over there..." Luo Kuo pointed while talking, and suddenly realized that the man had disappeared at some point , "No, wretched male ghost..."

Ke Xun: "What did that fat man tell you just now?"

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."

Luo Xie recounted the situation just now, and Mu Yiran listened very carefully, and after filtering out many adjectives and particles, he said slowly: "It's similar to our previous guess, the dogs here may really be vehicles. "

"Oh my god, brother-in-law, you have the heart to ride Xinchun?!" Luo Kuo was anxious.

Mu Yiran: "...the world in the painting often has surprises. The man mentioned the cold night travel just now. I think that place should be colder than here. Maybe we really need to use dogs to pull the sled."

Xinchun listened to Mu Yiran's words very carefully, and now she wanted to yell twice, but unfortunately she could only utter a few "woo woo woo".

Ke Xun tilted his head and looked at Mu Yiran: "Of course, we are a caravan of 13 people, and we have a large amount of goods. The weight cannot be carried by a dog, let alone we only have a small heart." spring."

Mu Yiran couldn't figure it out for a while, looking at the eyes of the two and the dog in front of him, he felt like a BT trying to abuse the dog, Mu Yiran wanted to reach out and touch the dog's head, but he was not used to it, so he folded his arms and smiled lightly All of a sudden, this smile reveals a rare innocence and cuteness.

Ke Xun felt that a part of his heart seemed to become soft and transparent, he cleared his throat with a smile and changed the subject: "By the way, our magnifying glass may be lost."

"Woo?!" Before Luo Kuo could speak, Xinchun rushed to ask.

"The pattern of the man's clothes just now is the same as ours. They are all from the Light Brigade. They may also be businessmen. We may be able to buy a magnifying glass from them, or even borrow it." Ke Xun said.

"Which man? Brother, the word 'man' from your mouth makes you look very silly..." After finishing speaking, Luo Yu realized that he was wrong. He really couldn't bear the look of Ke Xun and Mu Yiran looking at him together. "Ah Ba Ah Ba" a few perfunctory words.

Ke Xun: "It's that fat uncle just now. He should belong to the Light Brigade. We have to find a good reason to find him, because this guy is likely to offer Xinchun in exchange."

Before Ke Xun finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the top floor: "Turn off the lights—"