Spring Forest Evening

Shen Fu took Zhou Heng's hand, pointed to the dark hole below, and explained to her in a low voice:

"There is a ladder at the entrance of the cave. I will go down first later. There are flints at the bottom. You can come down after I light a fire. Don't be afraid. I have someone prepare a lantern inside. There are also torches along the way. I will tell you later."

"I've said it all, what's there to be afraid of following you!" Zhou Heng was actually more curious than afraid, and didn't know what was going on, not to mention that Shen Fu was doing things safely. Since he was going to drag himself along now, The inside must have been cleaned up beforehand, so what's so scary?

Hearing what she said, Shen Fu expected it. Indeed, compared to what she had experienced before, this matter was nothing terrible, so he let go of her hand with a smile, groped to find the ladder, and went down slowly up.

Zhou Heng squatted at the entrance of the cave and waited for a while. When he saw a little light at the bottom and saw Shen Fu's upturned face clearly, he called down in a low voice: "Then I'll come down?"

The entrance of the cave is a bit narrow, and it would be difficult for two adults to go down together. The ladder is also a bit steep. It feels that the secret passage is still a little far from the ground, but when you go down to the bottom, you find that it is quite spacious, and the two are side by side in the secret passage The walking is actually more than enough, and although it is a bit earthy, the air is considered to be circulated, and it does not feel cramped and stuffy as imagined.

Shen Fu held the lantern that was lighted just now in one hand, and clasped her shoulder with the other to explain to her in detail:

"You also know that during this period of time, the mansion has been excavating day and night. The housekeeper is in charge of the ground part, that is, Chun Yu's father, and Chen Feng and Mu Yun are leading a group of brothers underneath. Don't worry, everyone is responsible. He is a person who has followed his grandfather since his ancestors, and he knows how powerful he is, so he keeps his mouth shut and can't make mistakes."

"Before going to court this morning, Mu Yun told me that the underground has been opened up, and even the secret passage leading to the mansion next door has been cleaned up. I just walked around after I came back in the evening, thinking about taking you tonight. come and see."

This can be regarded as explaining the reason for the late return. Zhou Heng was relieved a long time ago. After hearing this, he naturally didn't think about it. He only thought about the secret way, thinking about the depth of the ladder just now, and asked Shen Fu:

"So the secret path on the side of Liufeng Pavilion actually leads to the bottom of Shangyun Pond?"

Seeing Shen Fu nodding, he asked about the destination: "Are we going to the exit of the next house now?"

"It seems that I don't need to say anything, you have already guessed it!" Shen Fu turned to look at her with a smile.

"That's right, my girl, Lan Xinhui, is so kind!" Zhou Heng expressed his complacency. Now that his stomach is full and his sweetheart is by his side, he is in an unusually good mood.

Seeing her looking up at him, Shen Fu couldn't help feeling a little moved in his heart, so he lowered his head and kissed her. : "Such a smart girl, she should be rewarded!"

Zhou Heng had been looking forward to him for a long time, and just let him put on the shoes with his own hands. Now that he kissed him like this, he immediately turned around and responded generously with his face up. It was Shen Fu himself who felt a little uncomfortable later. Sorry, although the secret way is private, but because of this, even slight voices can be heard clearly. The two of them acted so intimately, with their lips and teeth touching, it was inevitable that some voices would come out.

Then the two hugged each other again and walked forward, Shen Fu gradually calmed down, and continued to explain the secret way to Zhou Heng:

"This secret passage connects everywhere, and it doesn't go straight. It's quite a way to walk from our courtyard to the exit of the mansion over there."

"It's okay, I can walk." Zhou Heng didn't care.

Shen Fu smiled, then raised his head to look at the height in secret, thinking that if he couldn't walk when he came back, it would be okay to carry her on his back.

"Are you planning to carry me later?" Unexpectedly, when Zhou Heng saw his action, he immediately guessed it, nodded and said happily: "Okay, okay, I am very happy!"

...Thanks to the gag in the middle, the secret road is quite long with twists and turns, and there are forks in the road from time to time. Relying on the marks made by Mu Yun before, the two of them still walked for a full half an hour, and finally reached the other side. In front of a ladder, both of them were sweating, and Zhou Heng raised his head full of expectation and sighed:

"Ah, I hope there's a cool breeze up there!"

"Just be patient, I'll go up first." Shen Fu handed her the lantern while wiping the sweat from her forehead: "Maybe I have to wait a while, I'll check the situation outside first, don't be afraid if you're down there .”

"It's okay." Zhou Heng raised the lantern towards him: "Be careful yourself."

Having said that, when Shen Fu stepped up the ladder, he was suddenly the only one left in the secret passage, and the candle light in the lantern was dim. Zhou Heng only felt that the long secret passage behind him was dark like a silent monster, and suddenly he became a little scared. Hurry up with a lantern in one hand and a ladder in the other.

He didn't dare to call out to Shen Fu, slipped his foot in the middle and almost fell, and hit his face on the ladder's rung, so he finally climbed to the entrance of the cave with his hands and feet, and immediately put the lantern on the ground next to him, and jumped halfway. Kneeling on the ground and pulling her into Shen Fu's arms.

Because it was too urgent, Shen Fu was caught off guard and couldn't help being thrown back by her, so he simply took advantage of the situation and sat on the ground next to her in his arms, while stroking her back in a warm voice. :

"What's the matter? But you feel scared?"

"I want to go up first when I go back." Zhou Heng said softly, a little embarrassed.

After thinking for a while, Shen Fu understood Zhou Heng's thoughts, put his chin against her head, responded to her first, and then talked about the topic just now:

"Do you feel cooler now? It seems a little windy."

When he said this, Zhou Heng sat up straight in his arms and felt it: "How can it be? It's still quite hot."

"That's because the two of us just came up and sweated again." Shen Fu fanned her with a handkerchief.

"Oh, that's right," Zhou Heng grabbed his hand, and the fearful look just now disappeared: "Isn't there some kind of Xiayun Pond near here? Is the wooden plank road and water pavilion you visited when you were a child far away from here?" ?”

Shen Fu didn't know what he meant, and replied honestly: "I haven't thought about this, I'll check it out in the daytime."

Zhou Heng hugged his neck with a giggle, with a mischievous smile on his face:

"Okay, then come over and take a look when you have time during the day, oh no, there is a secret passage now, I can follow along during the day, let's look for it together then!"

Shen Fu thought to himself who was the person who said he was afraid just now, the secret path is actually pitch black in the daytime, but anyway, he will be with him at that time, and he will be familiar with it for the first time, so he will not say anything, but he will inevitably be perfunctory when answering, Fortunately, Zhou Heng had a new idea in his mind right now, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and just raised his head with a smile and said:

"Also, when the time comes, bring our water lovers too!"