sbdcsierra Chapter 271 Underground Garden
Chapter 271 Underground Garden
Inside the cave, the top was inlaid with countless luminous pearls.
At this moment, these gems are emitting a soft light, giving people a hazy and dreamy feeling.
Meng Ning took a deep breath and activated the third level of Reverse Life. The coldness in his chest was dispelled a little.
Looking at Hao Guang who was shivering with cold, Meng Ning rubbed his hands again, lightly stroked the air with his fingertips, and a ball of fire appeared out of thin air, dancing on his fingertips.
The Three True Dharmas, the Small Glazed Heart Fire Dharma!
The flame grew bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a fist-sized fireball, floating above the two people's heads, emitting warm light to drive away the coldness on Haoguang's body, and also illuminating the scenery inside the cave.
The two of them were finally able to take in the scenery inside the cave, and they saw that the originally empty cave was actually an exquisite garden.
There was a small pavilion located in a corner of the garden, with several stone benches placed around a stone table.
A clear stream runs through the garden, and the river banks are full of unknown flowers, colorful and gorgeous.
In the center of the garden, there is a huge peach tree with lush branches and leaves, and pink petals blooming all over the branches. A cool breeze blows, and the petals fall, which is a beautiful sight.
"What...what is this place?"
"It's simply a fairyland!" Hao Guang's voice trembled a little. He looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
Meng Ning was also full of admiration. This cave was magnificent, isolated from the world, and a world of its own. It was truly amazing.
After praising it, Hao Guang scratched his head and said, "But why is there a garden under this well? It's so strange."
Meng Ning also frowned: "I don't know either. Looking at the styles of these stone benches and stone tables, I can guess some information."
However, the two looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
They knew nothing about historical antiques and couldn't tell what they were worth.
"Damn it, if Erguo were here it would be great. His family is in the antique business, he must know these things." Hao Guang sighed.
Hearing this, Meng Ning's eyes lit up: "Yes! We can call our second brother over!"
Meng Ning acted immediately and used the illusion barrier again to sneak into Lu Mansion silently for the second time.
They traveled quickly and soon arrived at Erguo's room in the Lu Mansion.
At this time, Huang Erguo was sleeping soundly with his arms around a pillow, completely unaware that two uninvited guests had sneaked into his room.
Seeing this, Meng Ning and Hao Guang smiled at each other and quietly walked to the bedside.
Afterwards, Meng Ning used magic to make the two of them surrounded by black air, and instantly transformed into two horrifying undead corpses, with green faces and fangs, and sneering red light flashing in their eyes.
"Jie Jie Jie..."
Then Meng Ning deliberately lowered his voice and laughed eerily, "What a delicious smell of human flesh..."
Hao Guang also stretched out his "sharp claws" and gently stroked Huang Erguo's face: "This white and plump thing must be delicious!"
Erguo suddenly felt a chill in his sleep, opened his eyes dazedly, and then...
"Ah—ghost!"
He let out a shrill scream, and after seeing who was coming, he jumped up from the bed, rolled and crawled to the corner, his whole body shaking like a sieve.
"You two...you two 'corpse' masters, please spare my life! I...I don't taste good. I've been trying to lose weight recently and I'm not as fat as before. My body is just bones and it hurts my teeth!"
Huang Erguo's teeth were chattering and he began to beg for mercy incoherently.
Meng Ning and Hao Guang continued to suppress their laughter and continued to approach in a pretentious manner: "Really? You little fat boy, you are lying with your eyes open. You are so fat and you dare to say you are thin?
I don't believe it! I want to taste you!"
"No, no, no, Master Corpse, I... I'll lead the way for you. I have two fellow apprentices. They are white and fat, and have decent talents. It will be more cost-effective for you to eat two of them than just one of me, okay?"
Huang Erguo was almost crying with anxiety. He had the habit of sleeping naked, and all his talismans and magic tools were placed on the table when he slept. At that moment, he was truly unarmed and felt extremely humble.
"Hmph, I didn't realize that a little fat guy like you is a guide! At the last minute you even want to bring trouble to Dongshui. I hate traitors like you the most! We are going to eat you!" When Hao Guang heard that the leader of the Erguo disaster actually wanted to betray him, he immediately threatened again viciously.
"Mr. Corpse, I...I...wow wow wow wow, Xiao Ning, save me wow!"
Finally unable to bear it any longer, Erguo started yelling. Seeing him about to shout, Meng Ning and Hao Guang couldn't help it anymore, revealed their true forms, and started laughing.
At this moment, Huang Erguo realized that he had been fooled, and stamped his feet in anger: "Okay, you two bastards, you tricked me, I'm going to complain to Master!"
"No, no, we were wrong."
When they heard that Erguo was going to tell tales, they quickly admitted their mistakes and begged for mercy.
"Tell me quickly, what do you want from me?" After being fooled, Huang Erguo spoke in an unfriendly tone.
Meng Ning briefly recounted what happened. Erguo immediately became interested after listening to him: "Thousand-year-old antique? Come on, take me to see it!"
The three of them came to the garden at the bottom of the well again. As soon as they entered the garden, Erguo's eyes widened.
He walked around the stone benches, stone tables, and porcelain vases, jumping up and down, exclaiming in amazement.
"Authentic, really authentic! The door opens wide at first glance! This style is definitely a typical style of Song Dynasty gardens!"
Then he pointed to one of the stone tables and said, "Look at this tabletop. It is made with the craftsmanship of assembling edges and grooving boards. There are through grooves inside the tabletop frame, and the tongues and tenons around the panel are embedded in the grooves. This method can effectively prevent the tabletop from cracking and deforming.
Look at the table legs, which are called 'three-bend legs', with smooth lines and beautiful curves, which is also a classic shape of Song Dynasty furniture."
"There are also these stone benches. Look at the bench tops. They are round on the outside and square on the inside. This is called the 'inverted bucket style', which symbolizes the roundness of the sky and the squareness of the earth, and harmony and unity.
The stool legs are made of 'shoulder tenon', which is tightly integrated with the stool surface, making it stable and durable.
These shapes were very popular in the Song Dynasty, but are rarely seen now.”
Huang Erguo talked endlessly, listing all the treasures:
"The carving technique of the stone carving is also classic. The pattern is simple but not simplistic, with smooth lines and sharp knife techniques. This is called 'reducing the ground and leveling the stone', which is a carving technique that carves out convexities on the surface of the stone. It is a great test of the craftsman's skills."
"Indeed, you are not kidding me, these are all treasures, any one of them can be sold for a good price!"
Suddenly Erguo looked regretful, "But the overall layout is even more exquisite, the arrangement of rockery, ponds, flowers, plants, and trees is well-arranged and appropriately sparse and dense.
I am reluctant to move it. If it destroys the overall artistic conception, it would be a sin.”
Listening to Erguo's endless chatter, Haoguang raised his eyebrows and said to Erguo, "We didn't ask you to come here to appreciate antiques. Think about it for us, why is there a garden in this place?"
Erguo touched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, my family's occupational disease has come back.
The underground garden is indeed strange. But it is not impossible to explain. "
After saying this, he walked around the garden, stopping from time to time to carefully examine the stone benches and tables, and gently touching the bark of the peach tree with his fingers.
Hao Guang was a little impatient and urged: "Don't keep us in suspense. Tell me what you found."
Erguo chuckled, "Don't worry, don't worry. This place is a little weird, but it's not too unusual.
Did you know that Yangzhou City is a flood-prone place and has been flooded countless times in history? "
Hao Guang thought for a moment, "You mean, this garden was originally on the ground?"
"That's right!" Erguo snapped his fingers. "It's not uncommon for a mansion to be destroyed and rebuilt and for a garden to sink into the ground. It's just..." He suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on the peach tree.
Hao Guang followed his line of sight and asked, "Just what?"
Erguo stroked his chin, frowning, "It's just that this peach tree doesn't have much sunlight, it shouldn't be alive."
Meng Ning suddenly thought of something and asked, "Erguo, you just said that these stone benches and stone tables are in the style of the Song Dynasty, right?"
Erguo nodded: "Yes, it has a history of at least a thousand years."
Then the two saw Meng Ning walking quickly towards the stone pavilion. He ran his hand over the surface of the stone table and carefully examined the stone chair.
"Come and have a look," Meng Ning called to the two of them, "there is almost no dust on these stones."
Hao Guang also reached out and touched it, and said in surprise: "Really! Logically speaking, the underground cave should be full of dust."
Erguo looked around and added, "Have you noticed that the air here is not turbid, but very fresh and pleasant."
The three of them looked at each other and came to the same conclusion: this place must be taken care of regularly!
The moment the three of them came to a conclusion, Tong Yueling suddenly floated into the air. Then, a scene slowly came into the eyes of Haoguang and Meng Ning.
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