Chapter 444: The Dispute over First and Last
The gentleman did not look at Lu Xun's face, but he could guess that his face must be full of surprise.
Logically speaking, with your ability, sir, there is no place in the world that you cannot go.
What on the top of the mountain could be able to stop you, sir?
“If even Mr. Lian can’t come and go freely, could this be a very dangerous place?” Lu Xun thought to himself.
The gentleman turned around, waved his hand slightly and said, "Xiao Wu, you don't need to think too much. It's not as complicated as you think."
He continued, "There is a door on the top of the mountain, which is connected to the entire courtyard. I can force my way through this door, just by waving my sleeves, but once the door is destroyed, the entire courtyard will be destroyed along with it. Therefore, I can't get in, and there is no point in getting in."
Hearing this, Lu Xun heaved a sigh of relief. This made him feel more relieved: "It turns out that I was thinking about something else."
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel curious.
What does the door on the mountain look like? Even Mr. can only force his way through it, and there is no other way to open it.
"You three go up the mountain, I'll be waiting here," the gentleman ordered.
"Yes." Lu Xun responded, then took Ji Li and Lin Chan towards the top of the mountain.
This mountain is not particularly high, but it is not low either. The altitude is estimated to be around one thousand meters.
The three of them did not walk fast, nor did they choose to fly.
Lu Xun tried it and found that flying was prohibited here. He probably thought there was a formation in the mountain, making this a no-fly zone.
“Let’s walk slowly, just think of it as taking the two girls out for an outing.” Lu Xun said in his heart.
Along the way, he and Ji Lilinchan looked around at the scenery. When passing by a fruit tree, Lu Xun cast a [Detection] and after making sure there was no problem, he picked three bright red fruits.
The fruit looks a bit like an apple, but is rounder than an apple .
It is obviously a fruit, but it has a crystal-like texture.
For some reason, it looks like there is a lot of water.
The advantage is that it is rich in water, and men like this kind of fruit.
Lu Xun took the lead and took a bite, praising it highly: "It's very juicy."
This fruit is not very sweet, but it has a refreshing feeling after entering the mouth. After swallowing, a cool air flows through the limbs of the body, which is very comfortable.
It is obvious that this fruit is just like the fruit in the back mountain. They are all spiritual fruits and not ordinary ones.
The three of them ate as they walked, and finally reached the top of the mountain.
Standing here, Lu Xun could already see the door that the gentleman mentioned.
This door is just an ordinary wooden door. It doesn’t look grand and majestic, but rather has a very simple feeling.
The wood doesn't look precious, it's probably just some board found anywhere.
There are two one-meter-high stone pillars in front of the door, with two palm-sized statues on them.
Lu Xun initially thought it was a miniature stone lion, but after observing it carefully, he found out that it was a Pixiu.
Ji Li and Lin Chan looked at the Pi Xiu, but didn't seem to recognize it.
Lu Xun smiled and said, "This is a Pixiu, also known as Pixie, Tianlu, and Baijie. It is a kind of auspicious beast."
Hearing this, Ji Li looked at Lu Xun and said, "Lu Xun, you know a lot."
The little licker never misses any opportunity to lick Lu Xun.
Lin Chan stood on tiptoe and looked at the miniature auspicious beast on the mountain. She thought it looked quite cute.
Lu Xun glanced at Ji Li. He didn't want to show off his knowledge in front of the girls, he just wanted to popularize some knowledge to them.
He stood proudly beside the two women, with his left hand behind his back, and pointed at the Pixiu on the top of the mountain with his right hand, and said, "The so-called Pixiu has a body like a tiger or leopard, but its head and tail are like a dragon. It swallows everything without excreting, so it means to attract wealth and treasure, but only take in and never give out."
"Ah? Swallowing everything without defecating, only taking in but not giving out, doesn't that mean there is no that...that..." Ji Li said, her face slightly red, she really couldn't name that organ.
Hearing this, Lu Xun coughed slightly and didn't want to continue this topic with the two girls.
He continued pointing at the Pixiu and said, "Look, there are two types of Pixiu: one with one horn and two with two horns. The one with one horn is Tianlu, which is related to wealth, and the two-horn Pixiu is called Pixie. The one on the top of the mountain is the two-horn Pixiu, which is meant to protect the house."
Lu Xun had some knowledge about Pixiu. In his previous life, he was tricked by a friend into buying a jade Pixiu, but later he found out that it was actually fake jade.
"Let's go up and take a look." Lu Xun said to the two girls, and then he went up first.
When he arrived at the door and the two small Pixiu, Lu Xun stopped.
There was a wooden plaque on the door. Originally, there was no words on it. After someone approached, words appeared on it.
Three large ink-colored characters appeared on the wooden plaque, leaving the three of them stunned.
It's not that they were stunned by this magical sight, Lu Xun and the others were not so unsophisticated. It was mainly because of the three words on the wooden plaque that really aroused their imagination.
What is written on the wooden plaque is——【Big Study】!
The corner of Lu Xun's mouth twitched, he felt that this name was against our small study in the back mountain!
We call it the Small Study and you call it the Big Study. What do you mean?
He took two steps back and looked at the small courtyard at the gate. It was indeed larger than the small study in terms of building area, but not by much.
"It seems that the owner of this place has a close relationship with the gentleman." Lu Xun thought to himself.
Looking at the way this name was given, he already had a guess in his mind.
The three of them stood there and saw the two little Pixiu emitting a golden light, and then two big words appeared above the Pixiu's head.
One is [call], the other is [I].
“When put together it means call me. What does that mean? Call me by my name?” Lu Xun was puzzled.
Fortunately, he retained the good habits he had when he was a player - when in doubt, cast [Detection]!
He directly sent a [Detection] signal over , but he didn't know if he could get detailed information.
The system gave feedback very quickly and a lot of information popped up.
With his current authority, he is unable to access specific information related to the two little Pixiu and this wooden door.
However, there is an explanation for the two words "Huanwu" in the pop-up prompt message.
Lu Xun looked it , and then complained in his mind: "It looks quite advanced, isn't it just a voice-controlled password?"
Yes, it requires everyone to enter a voice control password. If the answer is correct, the door will open and you can enter.
So, the question is, what is the password?
Lu Xun turned his head and glanced in the direction of the halfway point of the mountain, wondering whether he should shout from a distance to ask the gentleman what the password was.
But he didn't end up doing that.
The gentleman is still on the mountain, so he is naturally paying attention to the three people's every move.
He didn't say it on his own initiative, so either he didn't want to say it, or... he didn't know either.
"Maybe... this is also a test?" Lu Xun thought in his heart.
“Call me, call me… That should mean calling the owner of this courtyard. Then, the voice control code is either the person’s name or a title.” Lu Xun analyzed in his mind.
In other words, it is not necessarily a fixed password.
Assuming that these two little Pixiu are spiritual, they can be regarded as doormen or security guards of a luxury manor.
When people go to someone else's house to play, they just call for someone outside to open the door. As long as their identity is recognized, the door can be opened.
"The most important thing should be the recognition of identity." Lu Xun guessed.
After seeing the three words "Big Study", he could basically conclude that the owner of this courtyard should be the gentleman's younger brother.
After all, these two brothers seem to love to fight. I have said it countless times before, these two brothers are twins, but they don't know who was born first, so they both want to be the older brother.
It is for this reason that Mr. is fond of the title "Mr."
From this, it can be inferred that these two brothers often compare with each other. Their relationship is actually a bit like the relationship between Yijian Mountain and Wanjian Mountain.
“Perhaps, the master named his room the Small Study, and after his uncle knew about it, he changed his room to the Big Study.” Lu Xun thought.
The most direct relationship between him and the owner of the house is that of an uncle and his nephew.
“In other words, if my nephew’s identity is recognized, the door might be able to open?” Lu Xun decided to give it a try.
He stood outside the door, straightened his black robe, and then coughed lightly. He put on a respectful attitude of a junior visiting an elder, bowed politely, and said:
"Nephew Lu Xun, come and pay your respects to your uncle!"
The two little Pixiu remained the same as before, without any change, and the door did not open.
Lu Xun frowned slightly and wondered, "Could it be that I am wrong?"
But when he thought about it carefully, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his idea.
"Do I really have to tell you the name of the owner of the yard?" He thought to himself, "Then I can only ask the master, otherwise how can I guess it?"
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that the gentleman said he could not enter the room.
This gave him inspiration!
"I understand! I understand!"
An idea suddenly flashed through his mind, and he bowed and tentatively spoke again:
"Nephew Lu Xun, come to see your uncle!"
In an instant, the two little Pixiu shone brightly, and jade light flowed!
——The door opened.
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