Chapter 5: Barren Mountains and Stone Walls
Murong Lingfeng's words were concise and to the point, and it was not appropriate for Yun Mo to pretend that he didn't understand. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
A copper basin full of scorpion eggs shocked the entire city.
Meizhou Mansion has more men than women, disproportionate, and some are strong men with singles. Suddenly, a group of scorpions ran out and grabbed their daughter-in-law with them, and that's okay!
The prefect's yamen investigated one by one, but they did not find any girls with symptoms like the eldest granddaughter of Lao Chen's family, but a more difficult situation appeared. I didn't care about it just now, thinking that the scorpions were all children, but it doesn't matter if you check it, more than a dozen flower girls are missing.
"It seems that catching children is just a pretense, and their real purpose is these sixteen or seventeen young girls. ā
The situation is getting worse.
Yun Mo, Chu Jin, and Mo Ying gathered around the table, staring at the map of Meishan on the table and frowning.
"This is an official road, and no abnormalities have been found in recent days, so it shouldn't be here. "Ink Shadow drew a big cross on the south side.
Chu Jin also circled a large area in the northwest, "This place belongs to Yongzhou Mansion and is under the jurisdiction of the Qinglin Army, so we can let them assist in the search and rescue." ā
"Scorpions like to move in cold and damp places," Mo Ying nodded to the easternmost Chiyan Peak, "There is molten slurry under the Chiyan Peak, the temperature is extremely high, and the rocks, sand and soil are all hot and hot, which is contrary to the living habits of scorpions. ā
Chu Jin couldn't help frowning when he looked at the Tianzong Peak he pointed out, "It seems that it was no accident that Su Ying saw the big scorpion in the Tianzong Peak that day. ā
Yun Mo propped his head with one hand, listening to the analysis of the two of them thoughtfully, "Song Ye hasn't come back yet?"
As soon as the words fell, he heard anxious footsteps outside the door, Su Ying pushed the door open, held on to the door frame, and shouted breathlessly, "Lord Wang, no, it's not good, General Song...... Entered Meishan. ā
Chu Jin looked at the dark night outside, "At night, what is he doing in the mountains when the lights are blinding, didn't he say that he would search the mountains tomorrow morning?"
"Song Xiao is gone!" Su Ying stretched out his right hand, and a silver button was lying in his palm, "General Song found it in a dirt pit, let me hand it over to the prince." ā
Yun Mo picked up the button and glanced at Chu Jin, the button was engraved with the Song family's family crest, and every piece of Song Xiao's clothes was used with this kind of button.
It's true that they can't get into the dirt crossing, but Xiaoxiao is not big, it should be no problem, this little kid loves to make fun and always causes trouble, I don't know if he was caught by a scorpion or got into it by himself. No wonder Song Ye was in a hurry to go into the mountains to find his younger brother, and he was too late to really have an accident.
"Did Song Ye go by himself?"
"No, he's listening. ā
Yun Mo nodded, Song Ye was still measured.
It's a pity that Su Ying's words are not finished yet.
"Murong Gongzi is also going to climb into the dirt road to take a look, Scarlet Sakura and Dai Mo are stopping her, and I don't know if I can pull it. The prince ...... "As soon as he got up, he felt a cold wind blowing in front of him, and then he looked at the house where there was his lord."
Chu Jin touched his chin and smiled meaningfully, "It's time to inform the princess, it's time to get ready." ā
When Yun Mo arrived, Scarlet Sakura and Dai Mo were huddled at the mouth of the dirt road and stretched their arms in a hurry, "Childe, Childe, come out quickly, it's weird and dirty inside." ā
"Yes, Childe. This dirt road is not strong, you come out first, let's find a master to dig a bigger pit and then it's not too late. The two little girls were so anxious that their faces were red, and they didn't dare to try too hard for fear of hurting her, and they didn't dare to let go.
Just as he was worried about this, a hand stretched out between the two of them, grabbed Murong Lingfeng's ankle and lifted the person out of the dirt road, shook it up and down, and a large piece of linen fell down.
Yun Mo kicked, "What is this?"
Murong Lingfeng propped his hands on the ground and scratched his paws, "Ah, let me down." ā
Yun Mo glanced down at her, his face full of puzzlement, squatted down and gently put her on the ground, "What kind of demon are you doing?"
Murong Lingfeng took off the burlap bag tied to his head, "Isn't it okay for the little master to be dirty?" she pulled the snow satin shirt she had just changed, and the last one was dirty, so she didn't have to change it. The hair can't be dirty, and the little boy loves to be clean. Murong Lingfeng specially asked the villagers for two pieces of clean linen, one large and one small, the big one was made into a cloak, and the small one was sewn into a bag and dug three holes and put on his head.
Not to mention, she really has a rut, but ...... "You still drill into it if it's dirty!"
So, this is a combination of cleanliness and curiosity?
Murong Lingfeng was angry and didn't speak.
Yun Mo raised his hand to pluck the twine from her hair, "You're not afraid that the scorpion will come back and bite you." ā
Murong Lingfeng subconsciously touched his nose, "Wouldn't it?" How could the scorpion know that she was in the dirt road?
"That's not ready!" Yun Mo dragged the person up, patted her clothes, and dusted off the remaining twine, "You go back to the house to rest for a while, the sky will be almost dawn, and you are not in a hurry in this hour or two." Song Ye took Di to listen to the mountain, and there should be clues soon. ā
"What is the truth?" Obviously, the little boy has a new focus.
Yun Mo saw that she was finally willing to go back to the room without being mischievous, so he patiently explained to her, "Di Ting is the captain of the reconnaissance team of the Black Cavalry Battalion, and he is a person. His ancestors made a living by robbing tombs, and they have developed a good pair of ears over the generations," Yun Mo pointed to his ears, "No matter where it is, you can tell if a few meters underground are empty, whether there is a water source, whether there is an ancient tomb or ......something hidden, no matter where it is, if there is an ancient tomb or something hidden."
Scarlet Sakura and Dai Mo stood behind and looked at their backs, their mouths opened in disbelief, is this still their cold-faced and cold-hearted prince?
"Who is that little boy? The prince is so gentle to her?" As soon as the two of them came, Su Ying called over to help drag people, and they still can't figure out the situation around the clouds.
Chu Jin raised his eyebrows and smiled on the side, "At present, it should be regarded as our prince's daughter." ā
Scarlet Sakura and Dai Mo were shocked, is the little county lord? It looks like there must be fifteen or sixteen, so how old is the prince of her family to have a baby? The two girls crossed their fingers, and they couldn't count it.
"I don't know when my dad will become a lover. ā
Song Ye and Di Ting took a small team of people around Meishan, and they really let them find some clues.
Di Ting glanced at the small button that Song Ye was clenching in his hand, "This should be the last one, right?"
There are only a few buttons on Song Xiao's body, and it is not easy to point them to this place, and it depends on them later.
This kid got into it by himself, but when he thought of the obvious traces of struggle on the ground just now, Song Ye's heart was twisted. Is it easy for him to have such a worry-free younger brother on the stall? How much hair has he lost for him! Yesterday, Chu Jin shook his head and said that if he fell out again, he should be bald.
Di Ting patted Song Ye's shoulder comfortingly, "Don't worry, Xiaoxiao is smart, it's fine." ā
As he spoke, he fell to the ground again and chiseled with a sledgehammer, "Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Song Ye asked.
Di Ting listened again uncertainly, "This place is complicated, it seems that there is an ancient tomb. ā
"Isn't it normal to build a tomb in the mountains?"
Di Ting shook his head, "The tomb is to be built in a treasure land of feng shui to comfort the dead and pray for future generations." In front of the Buddha and behind the gods of this day, they are the heavens and demons, and the main murderer. Moreover, the soil here is not conducive to the storage of corpses, which will speed up the decay. Is the tomb here to facilitate the deception of corpses?"
Feng Shui said, Song Ye didn't understand it very well, but since there was an ancient tomb, "Could it be that the Scorpion Army is hiding in the ancient tomb?"
Di Ting touched his chin, and seemed to be a little embarrassed, "This is exactly what I want to say, just now when I went down with the hammer, there were three echoes, two of which were more dull and one of which was longer. ā
"What do you mean?"
"The duller the echo, the longer the tomb has been repaired. So there is not only a tomb here, but more than one. One of them must be hundreds of thousands of years old, and the other is a new tomb, set within a hundred years. As for the length, it means that the road has not been completed, and the time to dig through it is not long, and it is very likely that the Scorpion Army walked. ā
The two discussed it for a while and decided to go down the new path. The more he listened, the deeper his brow furrowed. The three corridors have been entangled all the time, could it be that the Scorpion Army is looking for the entrance to the ancient tomb?
The echo stopped abruptly not far away, indistinguishable and unexplained, as if it had been struck on a solid piece of iron, with only a crisp sound. Di Ting stood up and looked into the cave in front of them, as if something was calling to them.
Song Xiao took the lead in entering the cave and held a torch to illuminate the entire cave. The cave was not big or deep, overgrown with weeds and dilapidated, the wet mud stuck to the shoes, and the water droplets on the moss on the stone walls gave off a damp and moldy smell. The rotten air eroded the skin, and the itching immediately spread all over the body from below.
Di Ting subconsciously wanted to quit, not because of this harsh environment, but because of the inexplicable fear in his heart, he didn't know what was inside, but the intuition that had been hidden in his bones for several lifetimes kept reminding him that this was by no means a place to stay for a long time.
"Song Ye ......"
Before he could finish speaking, Song Ye waved his hand and interrupted him, "Mu Ling, come and see." ā
Mu Ling is the real name of Di Ting, the Mu family has lived by robbing tombs for generations, and the family has a lot of wealth, but it was washed by the blood of the enemy in the previous generation. Mu Ling was picked up by Yun Mo from the pile of corpses. Since that day, he is no longer the eldest young master of the Mu family, and has willingly become the ear of the holy prince. They were accustomed to calling him by his ears, both for protection and for fear that he would remember the past.
Song Ye shouted out Mu Ling at this time, and there was only one situation......
Di Ting stepped forward and stood side by side with Song Ye, his eyes staring directly at the stone wall opposite, and the hand holding the hammer tightened unconsciously, until his fingers turned white and his finger bones hurt so much that they were about to crack.
The totem exposed in the center of the stone wall overlapped with the broken fragments of the secret room in his memory, and Mu Ling suddenly seemed to return to that fire-filled night, hissing and mourning endlessly.
The weight on his shoulders woke him up from his nightmare. Song Ye grabbed him by the shoulders and dragged him aside, and instructed the black rider behind him, "Clean up the stone wall." ā
"Yes. ā
Di Ting looked intently at the stone wall, and the smiling face that he usually grinned on weekdays had long been replaced by seriousness and restraint. He had a feeling that perhaps the mystery of the extermination that he had remembered for twelve years was about to be solved in this desolate cave.
Song Ye also stood silently aside, for twelve years, they inquired in many ways, but they only got a few words, what secrets are hidden in this stone wall in front of them, it is really frightening and expectant.
Watching the totem gradually be cleared out and displayed in front of them, both of them unconsciously held their breath.
Meizhou Mansion Inn.
The little boy who was still arguing with Yun Mo about eating supper and didn't want to sleep suddenly shook his senses, and Yun Mo, who was grabbing the quilt with her, almost fell to the ground because of her sudden release.
"Hey, it's too mean!" Yun Mo stood on the table, just about to scold her, but found that Murong Lingfeng's expression was not quite right, and his eyes looked out of the window blankly.
The little boy was stunned for a long time, suddenly gasped, jumped off the bed, put on his boots, and rushed out of the door.
Yun Mo looked at the shaking door helplessly, "Can't you let me know in advance?" complained and complained, he still grabbed his cloak and chased out.
Murong Lingfeng whistled, the sound of the horse's hooves behind him sounded rhythmically, Mu Tangtang ran over like a cloud, the little boy grabbed the reins and turned over, and the white robe drew an elegant arc and fell on the horse's back. The white horse did not stop in the slightest, rushed out of the inn and disappeared into the night.
Behind him, Jueying also followed out in wonder, chatting well, why did the girl suddenly run away?
Yun Mo patted its head at the right time, and kicked it lightly with both legs, "Don't keep up yet!"
Needless to say, the shadow will not fall, shake off the mane, scatter the hooves and go away-[Beauty, wait for me!].
Murong Lingfeng ran wildly all the way, no matter how dangerous the night mountain road was, he crossed the city gate and headed towards Tianzong Peak. The heroic eyebrows under the white jade mask were tightly locked, and the reins were secretly held in both hands, and the muscles in the whole body tensed unconsciously.
The white horse under him also seemed to feel the nervousness of his master, and did not dare to relax at all, and as Murong Lingfeng took the reins in his hand, he quickly ran towards the cliff and rushed into the cave.
Murong Lingfeng followed the momentum of the white horse and lifted up on the horse's back, raised his leg and kicked it, and the heavy force unceremoniously smashed on the heads of Song Ye and Di Ting, directly kicking the two to the stone wall.
"Look for death!"