Chapter 14 (2/2)

“Listen! A ht co is over, I won’t be able to talk again So I a to say this once There is a hidden roo rooet those treasures but in return I need your help One of the treasure can reic cast on me”

Duwei’s eyes widen, staring at the portrait, “Is that you talking to me?”

“Yes No ti rate became faster “Start from the third portrait on that wall There will be directions Follow them and if you aren’t an idiot, you should be able to find it”

Dong

Midnight passed along with the last ring of the clock The light on the portrait’s eyes faded away as with it’s voice

Duwei looked at the portrait again The face was looking at hi for help

“So you said aa treasure that could reht?”

The face nodded with every line he said, with an expression of desire

“Ok then, what good will this do to me? Why should I help you?”

The face’s expression changed It wanted to say so but no word came out of it

“Whatever, I a ain and started inspecting the third portrait

This was also a portrait of an ancestor He was dressed in a navy unifor far away Duwei carefully checked everywhere but couldn’t find a clue, he even took it off and looked behind the painting

He thought for a ain He did this for three tiain He followed the direction of the portrait’s eyes They were looking at a sword hanging on the wall across them

Duwei pushed the ladder over the other side of the roo for a boy but his curiosity was driving him

After inspecting the sword, he noticed it was pointing to the shelf by the side Then he finally found it! There were so it for a while, he found that those traces ords These words ritten in reverse If someone didn’t accidentally touch this area, and carefully inspect these carvings, they would probably assume this was normal decorations

He carefully read the words “The answer lies in the sky at night, the drinking gourd is the key toforward”

What is this? A riddle? Duwei sighed and descended the ladder He sat on the floor pondering this riddle

“The sky at night The drinking gourd”

Finally, he stood up with light on his face

What is there in the sky at night? The stars! And the gourd? ItDipper!

After thinking through, Duwei started searching the shelves for books on stars It h the catalogue, he found where the subject was located and started flipping through every book on it

Then there was one book that was especially heavy This book was made ofsound came from the wall

At last, the whole shelf began rotating on its own and exposed a dark entrance behind the shelf