Chapter 23 Successful Infiltration

the other side.

When there was no more noise in the courtyard, Lin Xiao took the lead and stood up sideways, using a dagger to carefully pry open a small opening in the wooden lattice window adjacent to the landscape.

Seeing that there was no one inside, he carefully made a "shh" gesture to the three people beside him.

Upon seeing this, Qin Fang, Fang Yan and Feng Buqi nodded.

Then Lin Xiao gently tiptoed, pressed the window frame with his left hand, and slid sideways into the study.

The three people behind him also followed Lin Xiao's method and entered the east study room in Zhang Mansion one by one.

Ancient people, especially those from scholarly families, paid the most attention to Feng Shui.

Especially for wealthy landowners like Zhang Sheng, opening his study in the east usually means "purple air coming from the east", in order to make money for businessmen. When the sun rises from the east, the sunlight will When it is illuminated indoors, it absorbs the purple energy from the east, which can protect the dweller, collect wealth and bring good fortune, and reach the sky in one step.

When everyone walked into the study, they were instantly surrounded by a faint scent of sandalwood.

The walls of the room are decorated with traditional classical kidnapping patterns, and the landscapes and Chinese paintings outlined in suitable shades of ink make it seem like you are on the scene. An exquisite wooden carved antique lamp hung from the ceiling, but it was not lit at this time.

The desk is made of mahogany, with a simple book and the Four Treasures of the Study placed on it.

There are all kinds of books on the bookshelves, including literary classics and historical classics.

Lin Xiao casually picked up the book on the desk, and the system's built-in recognition function directly completed the scan.

[Congratulations on obtaining the ordinary skill: "Basic Palm Technique"]

[Basic Palm Techniques: As the name suggests, these are the basic movements of boxing techniques. Practitioners can strengthen their bodies, and advanced practitioners can prolong their lives. 】

He casually threw this useless exercise book to Qin Fang.

Of course Qin Fang knew what Lin Xiao meant, and directly uploaded this "Basic Palm Technique" to the guild's skill warehouse.

"Hey, what is this?"

Feng Buqi curiously pulled out a wax-stamped letter from the bookshelf.

"There are intact eggs under the overturned nest. The Tianmen Town Yamen thanks Jin for opening it!"

Feng Buqi whispered and read out word for word.

"Eh?"

When Lin Xiao heard the last sentence, he immediately reacted and said in a deep voice: "Put this letter away, it will be useful later!"

Feng Buqi looked at Lin Xiao in confusion. Although he didn't know why Lin Xiao said that, seeing his solemn expression, he still put the letter into his backpack.

[Congratulations to the player Feng Buqi: Obtained a mysterious letter]

Fang Yan and Qin Fang looked over, and Lin Xiao explained in a low voice: "Xie Jin is the mayor of Tianmen Town, and this letter is most likely an affair between Zhang Sheng and him. Keeping it may be helpful. Our next actions will be useful!"

"What should we do now?"

Qin Fang couldn't help but wonder when he saw Lin Xiao looking around the study.

"I'm looking for a trap."

Lin Xiao looked left and right.

Players in the previous life broke into Zhang's Mansion and discovered the secret passage leading to the underground by chance during the raid. According to the guide friends on the forum at that time, there should be some mechanism that could open the secret of the underground treasure house. Door.

After hearing what Lin Xiao said, everyone started to look for him separately.

The study room is not big, only about ten square meters in size, so it is a bit crowded with everyone gathered inside.

What's outrageous is that several people searched in the study for more than ten minutes, but they couldn't find any so-called mechanism.

Lin Xiao carefully recalled the strategies he had seen, but he could not remember many details.

It was so long ago that even a master with a superb memory like him couldn't remember it clearly.

The search was fruitless, and everyone leaned on their seats a little tired.

Qin Fang: "I don't know what happened to Li Fei and Yao Ting..."

Feng Buqi murmured at this time: "That boy Li Fei is so boring. As long as he is here, nothing will happen."

At this moment, Fang Yan pondered for a moment, suddenly thought of something, stood up immediately, wiped the dust off his butt, and walked towards the grid bookshelf filled with books.

"Lin Xiao, I think we can take out all the books here. What if the agency is behind the bookshelf?"

Lin Xiao thought for a while and did not refute.

It's getting late now, and it won't be long before the birthday banquet is over.

Qin Fang and Feng Buqi also came over. The four elders looked at the bookshelf in front of them.

The player's built-in scanning system in the "Jianghu" game cannot scan facilities such as traps, adventures, and secret realms.

Everyone began to carefully move the books on the bookshelf. If there was no mechanism to catch the pulled out book, they would put the book back.

I fumbled up and down for four or five minutes.

finally--

At Qin Fang's confusion, everyone looked over.

Qin Fang squatted on the ground. In front of him were two volumes of "Historical Records". When he wanted to take out the two volumes of "Historical Records" just now, he found that he could not take them out.

Qin Fang thought it was because the bamboo slips were heavy, so he lowered his waist and used a little force on his hands.

But these two books are like welded to the bookshelf and cannot be moved!

When the three of them heard Qin Fang's confused voice, they immediately bent over and tried to pull, but found that they couldn't.

Lin Xiao said calmly: "We should have found it!"

"What did you find?"

Qin Fang was still confused. When he heard Lin Xiao's nonsensical words, he immediately reacted and whispered excitedly: "Could it be that this is an agency?"

"Kacha!"

A sound of gears clashing gradually sounded.

It's Fang Yan!

He retracted his hand in shock.

Only then did the three of them realize that Fang Yan had pushed two volumes of "Historical Records" into the wall!

Along with the slight sound of the machine, there was a slowly moving floor.

There was nothing under their feet!

The entrance to the cave was less than one meter away from them.

The darkness below let out air, and the cold wind made everyone wake up instantly.

Lin Xiao tentatively looked down and found a narrow staircase leading directly to the ground.

[Congratulations to player Lin Xiao for discovering the exploration area: Zhang’s Mansion Darkroom! 】

The other three people also looked at each other in surprise.

Obviously.

Everyone has received the system prompt!

This is the location of their hidden mission!

"Walk!"

Lin Xiao took the lead on the downward stairs.

Behind him, Qin Fang, Fang Yan and Feng Buqi followed closely behind.

As everyone walked into the darkroom, the floor above their heads slowly closed. As expected, the mechanism should have returned to its original state.

To everyone's surprise, there was a faint halo of light not far from here!

At this time, they finally calmed down and had time to observe the surrounding environment.

The cold air scraped against their skin, causing goosebumps.

The walls below were made of rough stone and were riddled with cracks, obviously showing their age.

Slowly walking down the stairs, Lin Xiao discovered that the glowing thing was the candlestick embedded in the wall. Due to the air that had just been poured into the basement, the candlelight began to sway in the wind, disappearing and appearing, barely illuminating the dark room. A corner.

What surprised Lin Xiao was that although this darkroom was very old, the ground was very clean. With the help of candlelight, he found that there was no dust here and it was very dry. There was not even a few moss in it.

His heart sank.

This is not a good sign!

Although the darkroom was a place where treasures were hidden, people probably didn't move around here very often, and he didn't think Zhang Sheng, a stingy man, would let his family slaves come here to clean it!

It’s even more impossible for him to clean it himself!

So……

There is only one possibility!

"Hu~hu——"