Guangyou turned on his portable flashlight, intending to observe, but just as the beam flashed past the eyes of the raven relief, a breathtaking red light appeared.
Guangyou was overjoyed. He knew that perhaps he was on the right track and that he should start with the reliefs. However, he couldn't push his way in, so he didn't try too hard.
After sitting cross-legged on the ground for a while, Guangyou got up and walked around the fountain. Everything around him seemed so normal, but it was precisely because it was normal that it seemed abnormal.
Guangyou glanced at it casually, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him: "There must be a mechanism, and the key to activate it might be in the middle of this fountain?"
Guangyou didn't care whether his clothes would get wet and went straight into the fountain. He stepped onto the platform carved with crows and looked up at the circular stone platform at the top. The fountain's tiered structure usually has the smallest top, so Guangyou could see the entire platform at a glance.
To Guangyou's disappointment, there were no mechanisms on it, just a nozzle. Guangyou sat on the wall, pinching his chin, and fell into deep thought again.
Am I thinking in the wrong direction?
Suddenly he felt as if he had fallen into a trap. The crow was the key, so why was he looking at the very top?
He then got up and went to the crow stone sculpture. There was a groove in the center of the four stone sculptures, but it was not as Guangyou had thought. He had originally thought that the center should be connected to the top nozzle, but after careful inspection, he found that it was not.
After another inspection, the structure of the fountain was roughly understood. The water at the bottom flows into the crow stone sculpture through a circulation system, and the sculpture splits at the center where it reaches the wings.
The water then flows into the top platform through the hollow channels inside the wings, and finally gathers together. It is then pressurized and sprayed out in an umbrella shape, thus creating a cycle.
It was precisely because of this design that Guangyou felt there was definitely something wrong with the central groove. He put the flashlight into the groove, and although the groove didn't fit perfectly, the light shone down through the holes in the groove.
After placing the flashlight into the recess, Guangyou left the fountain. No one knew how this thing would change. A few breaths later, with a faint mechanical sound, the raven reliefs in the four directions began to open their eyes. At the same time, the eyes of the raven stone sculpture on the central platform also slowly opened.
Without exception, they all exuded a breathtaking red color, as if their red eyes were emitting a faint glow under the light of a flashlight.
A few breaths later, a louder sound of a mechanism came from below, and the blue stone steps in the center of the garden slowly sank down, revealing a staircase for the two of them to pass through.
A hint of joy flashed in Guangyou's eyes: "Just as I thought, I really don't know what secrets are hidden down there."
With the secret passage right in front of him, Guangyou naturally couldn't stand still. He took the flashlight and went down the stairs. As soon as he went down, the stairs slowly rose and quickly returned to normal.
The garden returned to silence; if it weren't for the fresh footprints in the mud, no one would have guessed that someone had just been there.
Night enveloped the entire villa, and only the red glow flickered on the central fountain in the garden. Then, accompanied by a soft clicking sound, the raven stone sculpture and relief closed their eyes, and the red glow disappeared.
The secret passage was pitch black. Faced with an unknown area, an ordinary person would definitely take out a flashlight, but Guangyou didn't know if there was anyone inside. Although the possibility was small, it couldn't be ignored.
Turning on the flashlight makes things clearer, but it also exposes your location, and who knows if there are any proactive defensive measures in place.
However, it turned out that Guangyou was overthinking it. The secret passage was very safe and quiet, almost eerily quiet. The long, secluded passage, with the same decorations, would probably have driven someone with a weaker mental fortitude to a breakdown.
After walking for about two minutes, Guangyou finally came out of the secret passage. As soon as he came out of the secret passage, Guangyou's first feeling was emptiness!
The underground area, spanning several hundred square meters, was sparsely furnished with only a few items. The most eye-catching feature was a large screen in the center, divided into several sections, each displaying every corner of the villa, including the room that Guangyou felt was being watched.
After thinking carefully for a moment, Guangyou tapped his palm: "So it was installed in the eye of that raven pattern!"
There was a crow pattern on the ceiling of that room, and the crow's eyes were exactly the lights that were responsible for illumination. Guangyou did notice it; he also glanced at the light, but who would have thought that the camera was actually the light!
To be precise, the camera was installed on the decorative elements of the ornate lighting fixtures, making it appear as if it were part of the fixtures themselves, all to conceal the camera.
After leaving the monitoring station, Guangyou turned on his flashlight and began to carefully observe the underground area.
After glancing at the almost empty area except for the monitoring station, Guangyou walked directly into the depths of the area. He walked ahead for a short while and arrived at another area, which completely shocked him.
There was a large amount of "gold and silver treasures" in this area. Guangyou was stunned for a moment. He had some resistance to ordinary money, but when all these treasures were gathered together, even Guangyou couldn't help but feel a desire.
Guangyou immediately shook his head violently: "No, calm down, keep a clear mind, even if the sky falls, I won't be alarmed..."
Guangyou silently recited the Ice Heart Mantra. After taking several deep breaths, he opened his eyes. At this moment, his eyes were calm and still, like a deep pool in the forest.
Only Guangyou himself knew that the turmoil in his heart was not so easy to suppress. If others saw this scene, a fight would definitely break out. The only people who could completely ignore worldly affairs were probably those otherworldly hermits who were detached from worldly affairs.
After a cursory glance, it became clear that the sheer amount of goods in this area could easily buy a small country, including swords, spears, Chinese landscape paintings, Western paintings, and various antiques and artworks.
Any one of them could be the highlight of an auction, and selling just one could allow a family to squander their entire life with plenty left over.
I roughly counted, and there are probably around three hundred or more artworks in the entire area.
Guangyou stepped forward, took a flashlight, and strolled around like he was visiting an art museum, occasionally making various sounds of amazement.
“It’s a painting by Van Zang; it looks like an original.”
"The blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty's De-Xuan period official kiln, wow, the craftsmanship is truly worthy of our Chinese origin. It's simple and elegant, with a bright glaze and beautiful decorations."
"Wow, this must be the Tsar's crown. Some of the jewels on it are as big as pigeon eggs, and they're pure gold. Tsk tsk."
Guangyou's exclamations of praise never stopped from the very beginning. His eyes gleamed. The rare treasure before him was truly extraordinary. Although Guangyou didn't understand Impressionism or Abstract Art, he was a human being and could see the beauty in it.
For example, this round blue-and-white porcelain dish is both large and round...
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