When the sky was breaking, Li Tianzhen and the others had already finished the first cave, and were resting behind a huge rock near the entrance of the back cave at the moment. At the same time, they also waited for the first good news, Wu Fang and Guo Yaowu successfully found Yuan Hua, very safe, and did not meet Lao A's people during the process.

After making an appointment with the meeting place, Li Tianqi decided to take a rest, the second half of the night just passed was actually not easier than the first half of the night, before entering the cave, Ling Feng appeared twice in the dense forest, very dangerous, fortunately Tao Meng's superb marksmanship, and a ruthless person like Quan Xingguo, forced the other party away.

After entering the cave, it was much better, Tao Meng opened the way, and after Quan Xingguo was broken, Ling Feng had almost no chance. It's just that the cave is cold and damp, and it is very narrow, the narrowest place can only accommodate one person to bend over, the cave is winding, and it is extremely difficult to carry the wound on his back, but fortunately, everyone can take turns. The horse boy who was caught was honest, and because of his broken leg, his movement was inevitably slow.

In addition, Qi Baozhu's injuries have worsened, the person has already launched a high fever, and the little anti-inflammatory drugs that were turned out of Tao Meng's first aid kit have a limited effect, and they can only barely resist for a while.

The danger is much greater during the day, and the effective killing range of the * is more than double that at night, making Ling Feng even more difficult to deal with.

Setting off again, everyone was extremely cautious, but strangely enough, until they entered the second cave, they found no trace of Ling Feng. The cave is more spacious and much easier to walk through than the previous cave. Li Tianzhen noticed that there were traces of artificial trimming in some dangerous places, and it seemed that Ma Zai was quite honest. It's just that the cave is full of forks and forks, and if you don't have a guide, it's easy to get lost and get stuck inside.

"Could it be that there is a change in the mountains?" Li Tianzhen would occasionally chat with Ma Zai who led the way, although the other party had limited knowledge, but he could also feel the abnormality in the mountains, and Wu Fang's operation was unusually smooth this time, which seemed to indicate that his guess just now was not impossible.

After more than half an hour, the cave, which was nearly five miles long, finally came to an end, and the sun was already shining outside the cave. A steep slope with a slope appeared in front of everyone, and this place had already come out of the dense forest area, and there were strange rocks and strange trees everywhere, and there was almost no way to find it.

The steep slope is also a part of the mountainside, and the slope becomes gentler at the foot of the mountain, and the vegetation gradually thins down the slope, and the shrubs, grasslands, and rocky beaches are clearly layered, which is a typical river valley landform. Sure enough, looking into the distance, there is really a sparkling river, although it is not very wide, but the blue water is rippling, and the end is extremely beautiful.

At the far end of the river, two steep peaks rise from the left and right, forming a breathtaking canyon that is shrouded in mist and makes it impossible to see what is going on inside, and the jade belt of the river winds its way into the depths of the canyon.

"Just go into the canyon in front. Ma Tsai reminded.

"It's a good place! It's a pity that it's a drug den. Li Tianqi said coldly, "Xingguo, there are still seven or eight miles of road at the mouth of that canyon, let's rest first." ”

Everyone found a relatively gentle place to sit around, and after a night without eating or drinking, everyone was already extremely tired. Tao Meng took out the marching kettle and distributed it to everyone to moisten their throats, even the horses were treated equally, which flattered this guy. Li Tianzhen noticed that Kwon Heung-kook also had an identical marching kettle, but he never touched it.

After checking Wufang's position again, it seemed that he had crossed the second mountain, and he was only less than ten miles away from them. Everyone did not shy away from Ma Zai, and after a brief discussion, it was decided to go to Gukou to find out the situation first, and then wait for the convergence with Wufang.

The meeting was imminent, and everyone was a little excited, so they accelerated their march. In less than an hour, Taniguchi was already in sight. At this time, the sun is shining, the fog in the valley gradually dissipates, the scenery inside is still faintly visible, the canyon is wider and deeper than imagined, the lush vegetation is distributed on both sides of the riverbank, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, like a fairyland.

"Damn, it's a paradise! It's like a winter here, and it's completely suitable for tourism development!" Tao Meng praised.

"The valley is leeward, the temperature inside is higher than outside, and the water and light are abundant. Kwon Heung-kook nodded and commented, as if he was very good at geography.

Li Tianzhen frowned, and looked at Ma Zai, "This place is more suitable for growing opium, right?"

"Yes...... There are kinds, but not here. Ma Tsai muttered.

"Yoh, is there a hole in there?"

"This place is called Sifeng Mountain by the locals, and Taniguchi is just a periphery. There are two peaks behind, there is a big slope in the middle of the foot, and then there is a Yuwang platform on it, Brother Man said that it is like a gossip map, and that place is ...... Balls. After looking at everyone's eyes, Ma Zai wiped his forehead and simply opened up.

"Hehe, so to speak, there are hidden forts and dark sentinels all the way in, right?"

"Two miles ahead, the river bends to the right, and is an entrance, and behind it there is a secret sentry, and behind it there are a few dilapidated houses in the woods, where we peripheral horses sleep temporarily. Ma Zai wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead again, peeked at Li Tianzhen's face, and then continued: "I won't let it in in the future, I really don't know what the situation is inside." Really, I'm just a perimeter and don't have the qualifications to go inside. ”

"Since you can't get in, what are you so-called peripheral people doing in the mountains?"

"Well, there are usually small shipments, and we are responsible for escorting. ”

"Small shipments?" Li Tianzhen was quite surprised, "Could it be that there are still a large number of them?!"

"Then I don't know, I really don't know. Ma Zai shuddered, "When there is nothing to do, we usually stay in Yunshan, usually what Brother Man says, what do we do, and the others really dare not ask." ”

"Xingguo, let's go first to investigate the situation, and trouble Brother Tao to take care of the injury. Li Tianzhen lost interest in talking to Ma Zai, but turned his head to discuss with Quan Xingguo.

The two had no objection, settled Qi Baozhu, Li Tianzhen checked the gun, and then escorted Ma Zai to set off first. Quan Xingguo carefully checked the terrain around him again, and waited until Li Tianji's figure in front of him was about to disappear before he pulled his legs to follow.

The road was lush and green, and due to the horse's familiarity with the terrain, there were few obstacles to reach the vicinity of the dark post at the entrance. After careful observation, Li Tianzhen confirmed that there was no one in this secret post, and after he made a safe gesture to Quan Xingguo behind him, he continued to move forward with Ma Zai, and not long after, several simple grass houses built under the cliff appeared in front of him, obviously without people.

There was a strong musty smell in the hut, and the furnishings inside were extremely shabby and simple, except for the beds and tables and chairs with missing arms and legs.

"You usually sleep in this place?" Li Tianzhen frowned, watching his surroundings vigilantly. It is far from the river bank and at the foot of a dangerous peak on the left. Except for the entrance just now, the other three directions are cliffs, but after repeated checking, I can't find a passage to go further into the hinterland.

"Well, the main thing is that I don't come often, and it's really not a coincidence that it's going to be one night. ”

"How do you go inside?"

"Over there. Ma Tsai pointed to the cliff on the west side of the thatched hut with his hand, "There is a vertical cave where you can go up, but I haven't been up to it?"

Li Tianzhen looked up, the cliff on the west side was actually a huge mountain rock, more than 20 meters high, the whole mountain rock seemed to be inserted obliquely from the mountain, and the horizon was at a reverse inclination, without professional tools, it was extremely difficult to climb. The top of the rock is covered with dense vegetation, and the condition of the rock top is not visible from below.

"Is there any secret sentinel mechanism up there?" Li Tianyi frowned.

"It used to be guarded, but now it'...... It's not clear. ”

"Here it is. Kwon Heung-guk, who was looking around, suddenly shouted, and he was squatting under the rock, picking up the dead branches and rotten grass around him with his hands.

When Li Tianji arrived with Ma Zai, Quan Xingguo had already uncovered the stone slab under the vegetation, revealing a cave that was not too deep, which was only more than one person high, and the bottom of the cave was diagonally deep. There is no rotten, moldy smell in the cave, on the contrary, there is a strong air flow at the entrance of the cave.

"Grandma's, it's so hidden, it seems that this mountain rock is hollow. ”

"You keep watch, I'll go down and see. Kwon Heung-kook said as he untied the spear on his back.

"I'll go, you look at him. ”

"It's all here, what are you fighting about. Quan Xingguo took the lead, threw the spear to Li Tianzhen as he spoke, and then hunched down and jumped into the hole.

"Stay safe. Li Tianqi smiled, and then ordered Ma Tsai to sit down against the rock wall next to him, while he was on guard with a spear.

It didn't take much effort for Kwon Heung-kook to poke his head out of the cave, "It's quite big inside, and it can be reached to it, but it is lifted by rollers and ropes." Damn, they broke the rope. ”

"Sabotage?" Li Tianzhen felt a little unusual, "What about that wheel?"

"It's too tall to see. As he spoke, Quan Xingguo had already crawled out of the hole, "But it's hard for us, I have to find a helper, Brother Wu has tools there." ”

"Well, that's fine. It's almost time. Let's go back and join Wu Fang and come back. Li Tianqi agreed, there was only one Tao Meng fighting power outside, and if Ling Feng suddenly appeared, it would be extremely dangerous.