Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 342 Fully Enclosed Space

"Cousin, when you first kidnapped me, did you notice anything?" Lin Zhiqing asked.

Lin Yangyang pursed her lips: "These Jiang father and son are cunning and shrewd. I was blindfolded when I was brought here, so I really didn't see anything."

"If you didn't see anything, did you hear anything or feel anything?" Lin Zhiqing asked.

"Let me think about it." Lin Yangyang pinched her chin and began to ponder.

While she was thinking, Lin Zhiqing walked around the secret room and began to observe the furnishings inside.

This secret room seemed no different from an ordinary room, but it was completely enclosed on all sides.

Even the doors for entering and exiting were made of stone.

They're playing an escape room game right now.

Lin Zhiqing had tried it before; when she pressed her ear against the wall, she could hear some sounds from outside.

But apart from the sound of footsteps, they could hear almost nothing else.

These sounds of movement were most likely made by the guards watching over them.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing quickly walked to the stone door. She touched the stone door and found that there were almost no large gaps on it.

Previously, Jiang Yunhe and Jiang Liuyun did not deliberately open or close the door when they entered or exited, which suggests that the stone door is likely controlled by some kind of mechanism, rather than being a simple door.

Based on this information, Lin Zhiqing knocked on the wall again.

A "thump-thump" sound came from inside; the wall was solid.

Based on this information, Lin Zhiqing couldn't find any particularly interesting clues for the time being.

First of all, she was not familiar with the layout of the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence.

Secondly, the place is so quiet that it seems like no one comes here often.

If that's the case, their chances of being discovered will be greatly reduced.

Just as Lin Zhiqing was pondering, Lin Yangyang seemed to have thought of something. Her eyes narrowed, and she glanced upwards with her left eye. She had encountered something that puzzled her while recalling the past.

Seeing this, Lin Zhiqing leaned closer and asked, "Cousin, did you think of something?"

"I do have some things, but I don't know if they'll be helpful to you." Lin Yangyang stroked her chin.
“I remember when they blindfolded me and brought me here, we passed through a place where the wind was particularly strong.”

"Is it windy?" Lin Zhiqing rubbed one hand against the other, a gesture she often made when thinking.

Lin Yangyang thought about it carefully again, and then confirmed her idea: "That's right, it's just that the wind is strong, at least much stronger than elsewhere."

“When I passed by that place, Jiang Liuyun even pressed down the cloth covering my eyes, probably to prevent it from being blown away.”

After listening to Lin Yangyang's description, Lin Zhiqing thought about it further along this clue.

In windy areas, such as gardens, covered walkways, or other relatively high-lying areas, the wind is slightly stronger than in other places.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing continued to ask, "Cousin, in your memory, did you encounter any places to go upstairs or uphill when you came here?"

Lin Yangyang frowned, thought carefully for a moment, and then shook her head:

“I can still feel the terrain when going upstairs or uphill. Along the way, I walked on ordinary roads, without any uphill sections.”

She said this with great certainty, clearly indicating that she had her own judgment.

Lin Zhiqing could trust her judgment; those who practice martial arts are more sensitive to the terrain.

"Then do you think it's possible that we're in a secret room above or below the garden?" Lin Zhiqing ruled out higher places and only felt that the garden was a possibility.

Because a connecting corridor, simply put, is a walkway.

It's almost impossible for anyone to build a secret room in a corridor. Therefore, among Lin Zhiqing's options, only the garden remained.

The garden is open and the wind is stronger than in other places.

"The garden?" Lin Yangyang thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"If it were a garden, I should be able to hear some of the sounds of the plants and smell some of their scents."

"But I don't remember any of these things."

That's strange... Lin Zhiqing's brows furrowed as well.

I can clearly feel the strong wind, but it's not in the garden or on higher ground. Where else is the wind stronger?

The two pondered for a long time but could not reach a conclusion.

They got up and re-examined their surroundings, but still found nothing.

"Boom~"

"Jiang Yunhe and Jiang Liuyun, those two despicable and shameless scoundrels!" Lin Yangyang lost her patience and kicked the wall in front of her hard, trying to vent her anger.

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly and turned to walk towards Lin Yangyang's location.

Seeing this, Lin Yangyang looked like a child who had done something wrong:
“Sister Qing, I’m really angry. This place is like an isolated space, where you can’t get help from heaven or earth.”

"If Shi'an can't find us, won't we be trapped here for the rest of our lives?"

"Not even in a lifetime." Lin Zhiqing glanced past Lin Yangyang and looked at the wall behind her:

“Jiang Yunhe and Jiang Liuyun couldn’t possibly have kept us locked up for so long. They must have other intentions. But we must get out as soon as possible and thwart their plans.”

Lin Yangyang rested her chin on her hands, looking worried.
"The problem is, how are we supposed to get out of here? Since we arrived in this godforsaken place, all I've seen is that despicable father and son; I haven't seen a single other person."

"Hey, Qing-mei, do you think we're not actually at the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence?"

Lin Yangyang had just proposed this idea when she quickly rejected it:

"No, no, I was blindfolded after I entered the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence. It was only a short distance; there was no way I could have left the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence."

After she finished speaking, she found that she did not receive a response from Lin Zhiqing.

She turned her head and found Lin Zhiqing staring at the wall, seemingly lost in thought.

Lin Yangyang stepped forward: "Qing-meimei, why are you staring at this wall? Do you think you can see a flower in it?"

Lin Zhiqing did not answer her, but instead knocked on the wall.

"Boom~"

As she tapped, a sound rang out.

A hint of joy appeared on Lin Zhiqing's face: "Cousin, did you notice anything?"

Lin Yangyang scratched her head: "What did you hear? Nothing, isn't it just the sound of someone knocking on a wall?"

"No!" Lin Zhiqing grabbed Lin Yangyang and pulled her back to where Lin Zhiqing had been standing.

Lin Zhiqing repeated the action of knocking on the wall.

"Boom!"

"This time, cousin, did you hear it?" Lin Zhiqing looked at her expectantly.

Lin Yangyang carefully recalled the two sounds and seemed to realize that something was indeed amiss.

She thought for a moment before speaking, "Qing-meimei, why does the sound from this side of the wall feel more muffled?"

Lin Zhiqing clapped his hands. That's it!
That's the problem!