The sky was getting dark, and the afterglow of dusk sprinkled the whole land, Zhang Qian and Li Maicheng rode horses, walking on this desolate land, and from time to time there were broken walls in the fields, and there were decaying statues of generals.

Li Maicheng rode his horse and said to Zhang Qian's envoy: "Master, I'll go ahead and find a place to stay, and you can wait here to rest." ”

Zhang Qian said: "Okay, Maicheng, you and Chengxuan, you two go together, go and go back quickly." ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Okay, Master." ”

Then Li Maicheng and Su Chengxuan flew away, and while they were flying, they looked around, and as they flew, Li Maicheng suddenly saw a dilapidated earthen house in front of them.

Li Maicheng immediately shouted to Su Chengxuan: "Chengxuan, look, there is an earthen house in front, let's fly there." ”

Su Chengxuan nodded and said, "Okay, senior brother." ”

Then Li Maicheng and Su Chengxuan quickly flew to the dilapidated earthen house, and when they entered the earthen house, they saw that it was still very spacious inside.

Li Maicheng said: "Chengxuan, let's stay here tonight." ”

Su Cheng said: "Okay, senior brother, then you wait here, I'll go and call the master and the soldiers of the mission." ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said, "Okay, Chengxuan, let's go." ”

Then Su Chengxuan flew away, left the earthen house, and went to call Zhang Qian and them.

Li Maicheng, on the other hand, looked carefully around the corner of the earthen house, and he suddenly found that there were many footprints on the ground, of different sizes, and he saw that it was very strange.

Li Maicheng didn't think much about it, so he found some firewood from the dilapidated earthen house, and then piled it up and lit a bonfire, the desert at night was so cold, Li Maicheng was shivering from the cold, his body trembled, and he put his hands together in front of the bonfire to roast the fire.

After a while, Su Chengxuan rushed to the dilapidated earthen house with Zhang Qian and their Han mission.

Wu Shitong and Zhou Xiaotian saw that there was a bonfire in this earthen house, so they quickly tied their horses to the trunk of a nearby tree, and then ran over to rub their hands and bake the fire.

Bai Ruoxue also came over, Li Maicheng's hands were already warm, he pulled Bai Ruoxue's cold hand, and put Bai Ruoxue's hand next to the bonfire to roast.

Li Maicheng said: "Ruoxue, is it cold?"

Bai Ruoxue shivered and said, "Maicheng, I'm cold." ”

Li Maicheng said: "You come closer, come in my arms, my arms are warm." ”

Bai Ruoxue whispered shyly: "Maicheng, so many people, all watching." ”

Li Maicheng smiled: "Then bake more by the bonfire." ”

At this time, Zhang Qian said: "Maicheng, where are we here?"

Li Maicheng scratched his head and said, "Master, I look very desolate in this area, we are still in the wilderness, and we don't know where this is." ”

Zhang Qian said: "Then you all eat some dry food with you, there is no inn to live in tonight, so we will sleep in this dilapidated earthen house." ”

Li Maicheng said, "Okay, Master." ”

Then they gathered around the bonfire to eat dry food, drink water, and eat and eat, and there was not much firewood in the bonfire, Li Maicheng saw this and said: "Senior Brother Giant Ape, get the grass from the haystack in this earthen house and burn the fire, I don't see much firewood." ”

The giant ape monster nodded and said, "Okay, senior brother, I'll go to the grass." ”

Then the great ape monster went to the haystack in the earthen hut, and picked up a large handful of dead grass, and when he picked up the grass, he saw a huge hole under the haystack.

Seeing this, the giant ape monster was surprised and said, "Master, Maicheng, come and see, there is a big hole here." ”

When Li Maicheng heard this, they hurriedly gathered around and saw that the entrance of the big cave was two meters long.

Seeing this, Wu Shitong said curiously: "Senior brother, this cave is not the wine cellar of the residents who lived here before. ”

Li Maicheng shook his head and said, "Shitong, I don't think it's that simple, let's take a torch and shine it." ”

Wu Shitong nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Then Wu Shitong took a torch from the bonfire, came to shine at the entrance of the big cave, and shone it down, only to see that there was no bottom below.

Wu Shidao: "Senior brother, it won't be the tomb of any prince and nobleman in this cave, it will be so deep." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Shitong, your analysis is possible, but I think it is definitely not easy here." ”

Zhang Qian said: "Maicheng, I don't think we will talk about this big hole, the night is already deep, let's have a good rest, we have to hurry tomorrow." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Okay, then this big hole should be covered with grass." And after everyone eats dry food, let's go to bed early. ”

Then Li Maicheng covered the big hole with grass, ate some dry food, and then fell asleep.

After a night, at dawn the next day, Li Maicheng slowly opened his eyes and saw that a fire had risen in the earthen house, and the soldiers of the mission were roasting around the bonfire one by one, and porridge was boiling on the bonfire.

Li Maicheng saw that the fire was not burning, so he said to the koi monster: "Senior brother koi, go and bring the grass that covers the big hole and burn it." ”

The koi monster nodded and said, "Okay, senior brother." ”

Then the koi monster walked to the haystack, maybe he forgot for a moment that there was a big hole under the haystack, he went directly to the haystack and hugged the grass, and for a moment he was confused and fell directly into the big hole.

He cried out as he fell, and gradually he looked down and saw that he had fallen into an open field, and there were many pavilions and pavilions, and many big trees and small bridges.

Seeing this, the giant ape monster suddenly came back to his senses, flew up, flew and flew, and flew towards the big hole again, at this time Li Maicheng and they all gathered at the big hole mouth and looked down, and the giant ape monster suddenly flew out of the hole, scaring Li Maicheng and them.

Li Maicheng said: "Senior Brother Giant Ape, you scared us to death. ”

The giant ape monster gasped and said in surprise, "Master, senior brother, what do you guess I saw under that cave?"

Li Maicheng said: "You saw the tomb of the prince and general?"

The giant ape monster said: "Wrong, senior brother, I saw a dungeon under that cave, and there are many palaces and buildings in that dungeon, as well as big trees and small bridges, which are no different from the big cities on the ground." ”

When Li Maicheng heard this, he said in surprise: "Senior Brother Giant Ape, what you said is true?"

The giant ape monster said: "Senior brother, what I said is true, if you don't believe it, you can fly down to have a look, and then fly up." ”

Li Maicheng felt that the giant ape junior brother was not lying, so he said to Zhang Qian: "Master, there may really be a dungeon under this cave, should we go down and have a look." ”

Zhang Qian thought for a while and said, "Okay, then everyone should go down to the dungeon from this hole." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Okay." ”

Then Wu Shitong picked up a large stone beside him, turned the stone into a very long and strong rope, and then he fixed one end of the rope at the entrance of the cave and threw the other end into the hole.

Then Li Maicheng said: "Master, you and the soldiers of the mission should slide down this rope, and my junior brothers and sisters will fly, so let's just fly down." ”

Zhang Qian said: "Okay, Maicheng." ”

Then Li Maicheng, the giant ape monster, and Wu Shitong all flew down from the entrance of the cave one by one, while Zhang Qian, Gan Fu, and other soldiers of the mission slowly slid down the rope.

Li Maicheng flew down, flew and flew, looked down, and really saw a large dungeon, only to see that there were many pavilions and pavilions in the dungeon, and there were many ordinary people cooking in the dungeon, and the dungeon market was brightly lit, just like the ghost market in Shengyue City.

Seeing this, Li Maicheng quickly flew down, but they flew down from above the dungeon, quickly attracting a large number of soldiers defending the city.

And Zhang Qian and Ganfu were still sliding down the rope, and the soldiers guarding the city saw that outsiders were coming from the sky above the dungeon, and they all quickly gathered with weapons and surrounded the rope landing site.

As soon as Li Maicheng, Wu Shitong and the giant ape monster landed, they were arrested, and Li Maicheng and they did not resist, for fear of hurting the innocent.

Zhang Qian, Ganfu and the soldiers of the mission all slipped down the rope and were all arrested as soon as they landed.

The leader of this group of defenders was General Chen, and he asked Li Maicheng, "Who are you here?"

Li Maicheng said: "In Lower Li Maicheng, it is the envoy of the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions, passing by here, accidentally discovered your dungeon. ”

General Chen said: "In Xia Chen Wanshui, he is the general who guards the city of Jikang, I see how many monsters there are in your mission, what does the rhinoceros spirit, koi spirit, and white ape spirit have to do with you, and what kind of monster is the person with horns on his head?"

Li Maicheng said: "General Chen, you misunderstood, they are not monsters, they are my junior brothers, and they are a few apprentices accepted by my master Zhang Qian, they will not hurt people casually." ”

General Chen said: "Li Maicheng, if you say that they are not monsters, I will believe it, anyway, we can't have monsters in Jikang City, so we will escort you all to the main hall of Jikang Palace City in a while, and let King Jing decide." ”

Li Maicheng said suspiciously: "Why can't you have monsters in Jikang City?"

General Chen sighed and said, "I, the people of Jikang City, hate monsters to the core, and if it weren't for their scourge, we wouldn't have fled underground to survive. ”

Li Maicheng heard this and said: "General Chen, you said that you escaped here because you encountered a monster disaster in Jikang City, we are demon hunters, and I promise to help you eradicate those monsters." ”

General Chen shook his head and said, "Li Maicheng, you guys hurry up, don't say it, if you want to say it, when you go to the main hall, just tell our King Jing." ”

Li Maicheng said helplessly: "Okay then." ”

Then General Chen ordered the soldiers, escorted Li Maicheng and a large group of them, and entered the palace hall of Jikang City.

On the main hall, I saw a row of civil and military officials standing on each side, some were generals with armor, and some were ministers with white beards.

Li Maicheng and Zhang Qian went up to the main hall and kowtowed one by one.

General Chen said: "Your Majesty King Jing, I just caught more than 20 outsiders, and there are monsters among them, may I ask what the king should do?"

King Jing saw Wu Shitong with the head of a rhinoceros, as well as the white ape spirit and the big fish monster, and said: "General Chen, you have worked hard and caught it well, lock up those monsters, and behead them at noon tomorrow to show the public." ”

When Li Maicheng heard this, he said: "Your Majesty King Jing, by all means, they are not monsters, they are my junior brothers, please calm your anger." ”

King Jing said, "Why did you come to my dungeon?"

Li Maicheng said: "Your Majesty King Jing, in Xia Li Maicheng, we are the envoy of the Han Dynasty to the Western Regions, passing by here, please be merciful." ”

As soon as King Jing heard that it was the Han Mission, he said: "The Great Han is a great country, with millions of soldiers, what are you doing in the Western Regions?"

Li Maicheng said: "Your Majesty King Jing, we came to the Western Regions to find the Yue Clan Kingdom, and we want to join them to fight against the Xiongnu. ”

When King Jing heard this, he said: "The Yue clan is north of the Xiongnu, and if you want to find the Yue clan, I am afraid it will be extremely dangerous." ”

Li Maicheng nodded and said: "Yes, this is the task given to us by the Emperor of Han to send an envoy to the Western Regions, no matter how difficult it is, we will also go." ”

King Jing said: "Okay, Li Maicheng, there are monsters in your mission, I have to kill them before I can give an explanation to the people, because we and the monsters are not in the same place, and they are incompatible." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Your Majesty King Jing, you hate monsters, you should go to find the monsters that plague your Jikang City, not us." ”

King Jing sighed and said, "Li Maicheng, do you know why we moved to this dungeon? It's not that those monsters captured Jikang City on our mountain, and then we had no choice but to flee here. ”

Li Maicheng said: "Your Majesty King Jing, we are willing to help you get rid of the demons, but you have to let us go." ”

King Jing sighed and said: "Those monsters are very powerful, you are not their opponents, with your little ability, it is easy for my subordinate General Chen to catch you all." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Your Majesty King Jing, we are thinking of not harming the innocent, so we didn't do it, you can rest assured that we will help you eradicate those monsters, if you don't eradicate it, it won't be too late for you to cut us again." ”

King Jing thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll believe you once, you go down and eat something, I have ordered someone to prepare a side room for you to live in." ”

Li Maicheng said: "Thank you, Your Majesty King Jing. ”

Then Li Maicheng and Zhang Qian retreated and went back to the palace room to rest, and the maids in the palace brought them delicious food, and they ate happily.