Paintings of Terror

"In a certain way, in the long semi-mythical age, every once in a while, the records of human activities that lasted hundreds of years were completely obliterated. Perhaps in order to end this situation, Yu made people cast nine tripods, A witch map with the power of gods and ghosts is engraved on it, and witch symbols with the word "light" are placed on the vast land to seal this power.

"Whether it is casting a tripod or fabricating a talisman, it takes a very long time. This behavior may even last for hundreds of years due to the influence of various situations, until it finally succeeds, completely sealing this force, and it is led by humans. history has been continuously recorded.

"However, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, wars broke out, the world was in chaos, and the Nine Cauldrons disappeared for unknown reasons. The power that had been sealed had no artifacts to suppress it. .

"And the other force that restricts it noticed its change, and tried its best to print the images representing Jiuding and Diwei on the bones of the painter, and use the painter to continue to suppress that dark force , and try to provide hints to the painter through each painting in the process.

"Every time the dark power reappears, there may be a cycle, and we are the ones chosen for this cycle. From this point of view, the bone phase alone may only be able to suppress this dark power for a hundred years. It is so suppressed that it cannot turn over, I am afraid we still need to find the real Jiuding."

Mu Yiran's analysis completely clarified the whole clue for everyone, so all the focus fell on finding Jiuding's whereabouts.

After lunch, everyone continued to work according to the previous division of labor. Wei Dong continued to study bone photographs, Luo Wei supplemented "Shan Hai Jing", Ke Xun sent another Weibo to ask the powerful people about Jiuding's information, Zhu Haowen was in charge of Mu Yiran was also typing in his notebook when posting on platforms with high traffic such as online forums and post bars. Ke Xun speculated that he was using his contacts from all walks of life to find clues.

The rest of them all went to the library.

It wasn't until we came back in the evening, when everyone got together to have dinner, that Wei Dong rubbed his sore eyes and sat down at the table, and said weakly to Ke Xun, "You may not believe me, but I've seen these pictures in naked-eye 3D. The effect is coming..."

Before Ke Xun could answer, Mu Yiran asked, "What did you see in the 3D picture?"

Wei Dong suddenly came to his senses, his expression startled: "Looking at the ditches, there are mountains, valleys and trees..."

"You stare at the images of mountains and trees, don't you see mountains and trees?" Ke Xun said while peeling the shells of red braised prawns for Mu Yiran.

"It's not flat, it's 3D," Wei Dong waved his hand, "Do you remember the coloring book we bought when we were young, the pages are full of very dense and broken geometric patterns, stare at a point in the middle for a while, the page The patterns on it will suddenly become three-dimensional, some protruding, some concave.

"—I spliced ​​the bone phases of those pages of "Shan Hai Jing Tu" into a picture. There are landscapes, trees, spirits, birds and beasts in it. A whole three-dimensional picture, this picture is a mountain!

"—Attention, it's not that the bone phase map that shows the mountain will show the mountain. All these pictures are combined to form a three-dimensional mountain. Those monsters, birds and beasts have become part of the outline of the mountain. But This mountain is incomplete, and there is still a part missing, thinking about it now, I suspect it is because the bones of the three people are still missing!"

"This is a big breakthrough!" Qin Ci was also excited, "Would it be possible that when all of us are put together, it will show the location of Jiuding?"

"—It's very possible!" Everyone became excited.

"Brother Dong, let me take a look at your picture." Luo Kuo said, "If this mountain really exists in reality, I might be able to recognize which one it is."

Weidong looked at him in surprise with everyone, and asked the question he wanted to ask him for everyone: "Really? There are so many mountains, big and small, in the whole country. Can you recognize each one?"

"Unknown hills and mountains with no characteristics are definitely not good," Luo Kuo said. "When I was young, my father was busy with business and couldn't take care of me and my mother. My mother loved to take me to travel around. Later, when I grew up, I loved to play. My son’s second-generation grandparents continue to run around the country. We all love to climb mountains. When we were in the second grade, we also determined to climb all the mountains in the country. Since then, we have taken pictures of each mountain with a camera to prove that we have been there.

"We not only have close-up shots but also long-range panoramic shots, and if conditions permit, we also have aerial shots-we all have aerial photography drones. So I have almost saved tens of thousands of photos of mountains since I was a child, and the impressions are all pretty good. Deep, even if I can't remember, I can use photos for comparison.

"And I think that if this mountain is really a mountain with Jiuding hidden, it must be very distinctive. It is impossible to hide such a powerful nine artifacts in a small mountain of dirt. If it is a mountain with a name, I am sure I can recognize it."

"Okay, you little radish, you really surprise us again and again." Ke Xun said and stuffed a peeled shrimp into Luo He's mouth, "Go with your brother Dong and take a look at the picture, and if you see it, it's called us."

Luo Yan chewed the shrimp and followed Weidong to the study, the picture was on the computer in the study.

The two came back after a while, and Luo Wei shook his head: "The picture is not complete, so it is hard to judge, but I feel that it is the mountain on the other side of Xiyuan. I know Xiyuan. I have been there more than a dozen times, but unfortunately the picture is not complete, and there is a lack of comparison. The key part, if the picture can be put together, I can definitely recognize where it is."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and at the end, Shao Ling sighed: "I think this may be the result of the intentional forces behind the scenes. If we don't gather thirteen people, we will never be able to touch the final answer. For the pursuit of clues, currently It might just end there.”

"There is no other way," Qin Ci comforted, "Even if the radish can be located accurately now, we have no time to rush to Xiyuan to find it, and we will enter the next painting soon, and we still need to set aside Time will come and go for local scouting and investigation, so let’s do this for the time being.”

"Thinking about the bright side, we are going to gather thirteen people, and we are getting closer and closer to the final answer." Ke Xun smiled, "Come on, let's eat first, you can't let me make this for you in vain. Have a big meal, eat something good, keep your spirits up, and get ready to fight again in the painting!"

When it comes to entering the painting again, everyone can't help but feel a little bit disappointed. These days, everyone's various solutions to the main line of doubts, for the next painting that is about to enter, it is far from being able to solve the helplessness of near thirst.

Wu You turned on the phone and looked at the calendar: "This is the first time I have left my family to celebrate the New Year outside."

When it comes to family members, Gu Qingqing's face is not very good-looking: "I told a big lie, and my parents agreed to let me leave home for the New Year."

Obviously, everyone lied to their family members, so that Nian Gen'er left his hometown and Mao Zai Ke Xun's house.

"We need to arrive at K City at least three days before the painting starts on the first day of the Lunar New Year to prepare for the painting," Shao Ling said.

"In order to welcome the Spring Festival, the art museum has replaced a large number of old paintings. A batch of new paintings will be exhibited in this exhibition. There is no specific news about these paintings. I have already greeted the relevant personnel. Around the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, I will give me a clear distribution map of the exhibition halls, as well as the main exhibition content of each exhibition hall." Mu Yiran said, "So, we will probably leave on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, arrive in City K on the same day, and spend 4 days focusing on the exhibition A comprehensive analysis of the content."

Although everyone understands the cunning of painting push, Mu Yiran's words give everyone a reassurance. Even if you can't determine the specific painting, knowing the overall style of the exhibition hall will help you to enter the painting to some extent.

Luo Kuo scratched his head: "Has it already entered the Spring Festival time? Has it started to be counted according to the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month? It seems that the Chinese New Year is really coming."

Weidong looked at the calendar on the table——Ke Xun didn't completely rely on his mobile phone in these places: clocks, calendars, chronographs, recipe books... all had to be bought in real form.

Wei Dong continued to look at the calendar: "Hey, it's 25 today? It's 26 tomorrow! We've been searching the information for the past few days, and it's dark and dark, and we've passed the young years before we knew it?"

"Brother Dong, what time is it? Are you still thinking about the young year?" Seeing Ke Xun and Fang Fei coming in with food, Luo Wei hurried over to help, "When the time comes, let's go to the painting together to celebrate the New Year. A cool..."

It is said to be a big meal, but these days Ke Xun has no time to prepare the ingredients at all. He just buys them from the convenience store, plus what is in the refrigerator, and tries his best to make everyone eat well.

"The staple food is mutton rice with hands~ everyone can make it~" Ke Xun stirred the mutton rice in the pot, and the fragrance permeated, "Everyone is exhausted these days, and I haven't been idle for a moment since the last painting Now, even a robot needs to be charged, right? Let’s celebrate Chinese New Year today~”

Luo Xie had already tasted it deliciously. He was not used to grasping it with his hands, so he used a spoon: "Let's celebrate the New Year here today, and leave for City K tomorrow, and continue the New Year there~"

"I found that everyone's hearts are getting more and more gritty. I heard from Luobo that going to K City seems like everyone is going on a trip." Wu You picked up a piece of lamb chops and bit it down, "Oh my god, old Ke'er's skills The thief is amazing, this onion, this cumin grain, each has its own soul~"

Everyone: Who has the big heart?

……

After the meal, Wei Dongluo sent the girls to the hotel, Qin gave Zhu Haowen to clean up the dishes, Shao Ling sat awkwardly on the lazy sofa, read the information he summarized today, and after a while, he felt that My neck is a little stiff...

Ke Xun and Mu Yiran stood on the balcony, this seemed to be a rare night to relax these days.

A seemingly ordinary night at home, because it is surprisingly short, it is extremely cherished.

"Of course, we can celebrate the New Year together." Ke Xun stared at the stars in the cold night sky through the glass window, feeling more and more that everything in the world has two sides.

Huatui set the date of entering the painting on the first day of the new year, which is extremely bad, but by accident, Ke Xun and Mu Yiran are about to spend their first Spring Festival.

Ke Xun felt that Mu Yiran embraced him from behind, and his chin rested on the position of his shoulder, which was numb and warm.

Mu Yiran's silence made Ke Xun feel a little strange. The other party kept holding his hand and didn't speak. Ke Xun couldn't help turning his head, but suddenly felt his fingertips go cold.

There was a very strange touch on the ring finger of his left hand. Ke Xun seemed to be aware of what it was, but he still couldn't help raising his hand to see that there was a silver-white men's ring on the ring finger of his left hand.

Ke Xun subconsciously picked up Mu Yiran's hand, and sure enough, on the other's left ring finger was a ring exactly like his own.

Mu Yiran still hugged Ke Xun tightly from behind, his voice seemed to be buried in Ke Xun's sweater, and then wafted in from his ears: "An old thing in the house, I let people melt it, and made two A ring. Nothing special, just want to make it, want both of you to wear it."

Ke Xun never thought that as a man, he would be given a ring one day—even if the other party was Mu Yiran, he never thought about it.

Ke Xun thought that he had always been a rough old man, and that such delicate formal things had nothing to do with him.

But this ring is firmly fixed on the finger like this, from the initial coolness to the current warmth, it really seems to define the future of the two people.

The author has something to say:

Reader: Why do you still make a ring?Hypocritical?

Yue Yue bit the tip of her pencil: This... I always feel that there should be a sense of ceremony or something...

Reader: I rely on you not to have a wedding, right?Moms can't stand this!

Xing Yue: Who often orders them to get married on the spot in the comment section?

Reader: Is that an adjective that is easy to cut?Not allowed to marry on the spot!Moms can't take it!

Yue Yue: _(:з」∠)_That’s fine.