Chapter 256 Claustrophobia
There was no time to waste in returning to Kyoto, so Huo Gannian and Yun Chen had a Hunyuan vegetarian meal and said goodbye to Guanxu before leaving.
Before leaving, Guanxu pointed out a small path hidden in the mountain, saying that they could go directly through the mountain through a cave, saving two days of travel.
When the two of them walked out of the gate, Huo Gannian suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Guanxu:
"Master, I still want to know the answer to the first question."
Guanxu smiled in no surprise, folded a piece of paper, handed it to Huo Gannian, and said:
"Open it when you need it."
He thanked him again and left. After taking a few steps, Huo Gannian turned back and insisted on taking the small package at the door, which made Yun Chen blush.
He held her hand without any concern and said with a smile:
"I am a mortal, and food and sex are my nature."
The two of them went down the mountain along the way they came, and found the wolf-slaying colt and the water dragon staring at each other boredly. They walked into the cave that Guanxu pointed out.
As soon as we entered the cave, the temperature dropped suddenly. It was a rare cool and comfortable feeling in the scorching sun of early autumn.
At first, they were worried that the cave was too low and narrow for two horses to pass through.
Now it seems there is more than enough space.
The cave was like a huge crack caused by a landslide. It was dozens of feet high and deep, and wide enough for more than a dozen horses to run side by side.
As we gradually went deeper into the cave, all the light at the entrance disappeared.
Huo Gannian took out a torch to illuminate the area.
In the dim light of the fire, you can see the deep and endless road ahead and the bare mountain walls around it.
In such a strange and dark place, the two did not dare to ride their horses fast, and chose to walk and lead the horses. All they could hear were the sound of horse hooves and the echoes.
Since this was the path Guanxu had pointed out, the two of them were more relaxed and not as vigilant as usual, chatting casually.
"A Nian, I received a letter from Kyoto two days ago, saying that the Eastern Palace had awarded me a Major General's Mansion."
"Well, I've chosen a place about a quarter of an hour away from the Huo Mansion. It's a former general's mansion, and I've had it completely renovated. Even though you won't be living there, you'll be seeing guests coming in the future, so it still needs to be presentable."
"You knew this before me? Did you choose it for me? Why don't I stay here?"
"Don't you want to stay with me in the Huo Mansion? I've also had Qiyunju cleaned up. There are now two beds in it, side by side. It's quite large."
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"If you feel uncomfortable with too many acquaintances in the Huo Mansion, I will go with you to live in the Major General's Mansion."
"I guess the bedroom in the Major General's Mansion is also 'very big'..."
"Chen'er is smart!"
The two of them walked while talking. Estimating the time, they had walked for more than an hour and had reached the center of the mountain.
At this moment, three forks in the road suddenly appeared in front of us, and they seemed to lead to different directions.
How to choose one of the three? Guanxu didn't say.
Huo Gannian and Yun Chen checked the entrances of the three roads one by one.
The same mountain walls, the same deep darkness, there seems to be no difference.
The two of them discussed it and realized that since Guanxu asked them to take this path, he must have already calculated which one they would choose.
Change and constancy are all constants.
Since that was the case, the two of them chose the rightmost path with confidence.
But after walking a few steps, the wolf-slaying colt and the water dragon suddenly became restless for some reason and kept spinning in circles.
These two horses are excellent horses that are very human-like and will not lose their temper easily.
The two of them couldn't help but wonder:
Is there any danger ahead, and the horse has already sensed it?
The two men were always cautious. Seeing this situation, they immediately took their horses out of the right road and took the middle road instead.
But after walking for a while, the horse started to circle around in agitation again.
The two of them had no choice but to change to the left path.
But no matter which road he took, the horse seemed unwilling to move forward.
Yun Chen suspected that the two horses were claustrophobic.
She yelled at the dragon in the water: "Little Six, dog! Stop it!"
Huo Gannian followed suit and said to the wolf-killing colt, "Huo Yun, be obedient!"
The two horses were scolded and continued to follow the two men reluctantly.
Since neither road suited the horses, the two men simply chose the right road at the beginning and pulled the two horses forward.
Unexpectedly, after walking for less than half an hour, a dark mountain wall suddenly appeared in front of them, and they had reached a dead end.
Huo Gannian held the torch and approached the cliff. He looked at it for a while and said curiously:
"This mountain wall is covered in scale patterns. Is it a mural?"
Yun Chen also came over to check it out, reached out and touched the "pattern", scratched it again, and was also puzzled:
"Why does it feel a bit slippery? Could it be another trick of Guanxu, a fake dead end? Let's try a couple of strikes with our swords."
After saying that, Yun Chen wanted to get the sword from the horse's back, but when he turned around, he saw that the wolf-slaying colt and the water dragon had hidden far away without him knowing it, looking very frightened.
Huo Gannian leaned the torch against the cliff and prepared to go and bring the horse back.
Yun Chen watched his movements, his eyes naturally sweeping behind him.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that the black wall seemed to move.
Immediately afterwards, the torch fell to the ground with a clang, and the flame went out instantly.
With the extremely weak firelight, Yun Chen saw the wall twitching slowly as if it were alive.
A huge head slowly emerged from the wall and stopped in front of the two of them.
At this time, the fire that had originally dimmed began to burn brightly again.
The two finally saw clearly that what was in front of them was not a black mountain wall at all, but a giant black python as thick as a water tank, with a long body coiled and sleeping!
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