Soon after.

Above, there was the sound of the uninvited guests throwing ropes and people starting to climb down.

Obviously, this place has already aroused their interest, and it is destined not to leave easily unless special circumstances occur.

And if they were allowed to search this place vigorously, it would be very likely that they would find the entrance to the mausoleum that had just been hidden by Wu Liang and others.

After all, because of the limited manpower and resources this time.

Although Wu Liang ordered Dian Wei and Yang Wanli to hide the entrance to the mausoleum, it was just a cover in the ordinary sense, and at most they could hide it from passers-by by accidentally, and it was difficult to fool so many uninvited guests who came prepared.

What's more, there are also many corpses that were charred by the fire before.

Wu Liang knew that it was impossible to dispose of all of them with their current people, so he originally planned to return to the station first, and then order more soldiers of the Qiangren Army to come and deal with it secretly.

But looking at the current situation, it is obvious that there is no chance.

"Childe, what should we do now?"

In the dark tomb passage, Yang Wanli pinched his throat and asked in a low voice.

"Observe ...... secretly"

Wu Liang was naturally reluctant to give up the ancient tomb he had just discovered, but now he couldn't think of a better way for the time being, so he could only choose to stand still.

"Why don't we go first?"

Yu Ji wrinkled his old face again, and persuaded bitterly, "There are a lot of people in this group, if you send someone to search the underground secret passage after you come down, you may find us, we are just a few people now, Yang Wanli and this soldier have just woken up, the girl is a weak woman, and the old man is only an old man who is nearly 100 years old, I am afraid that the only people who can compete with this group of people are Dian Wei and Gongzi, and the two of you can't compete with so many people no matter what." ”

"Sir, although I am a woman, I am not a weak woman."

Bai Jingjing immediately corrected with empty eyes.

"Okay, okay, only the old man is weak, this is always okay, right?"

Yu Ji didn't argue with Bai Jingjing, but continued to persuade with a bitter face, "Childe, the purpose of our trip was originally to rescue Yang Wanli and this brother, but now the two of them are safe and sound, the goal has been achieved, and we are in an illusion, and it is time to retreat...... This ancient tomb can be stolen at any time, without this there are other ancient tombs waiting for us, if the life is gone, there will be nothing, please think twice. ”

"Hmm...... The old gentleman has a point. ”

These situations that Yu Ji said, Wu Liang had already thought of it.

Although he was still a little unwilling in his heart, he would not have to take his life to bear it, so he already had some retreat in his heart, but he just wanted to wait a little longer to give himself a reason to retreat willingly.

"If these people come down and find the mausoleum, or if they are going to send someone to search the underground passages, we will retreat for the time being, and then come back to check the mausoleum after they have dispersed."

After thinking about it for a while, Wu Liang finally made a decision, and said helplessly, "However, this female protector needs to pay attention to it, if this group of people really excavates this mausoleum, this person is the witness of this mausoleum, and most of the items in it will pass through the hands of this person. ”

Previously, Wu Liang had already learned about the organizational structure of "Shou Cao Dao" through the "Yin Soldier General" Han Cheng.

According to Han Cheng, under the "Great Sage Heavenly Master" of "Shou Cao Dao", there are two "Dharma Protectors" and nine "Yin Soldier Generals".

From this point of view, when Boss Cao's army breaks the "Shou Cao Dao", this "female protector" should not be too difficult to find as long as it is not far away...... And what Wu Liang needs to do is to send someone to secretly observe the every move of "Shou Cao Dao", especially the movements of this "female protector", and not give her a chance to escape.

"The son is worthy of being a husband who can bend and stretch, and the old man admires it!"

Seeing that Wu Liang accepted his opinion, Yu Ji immediately raised his eyebrows and sent a rainbow fart without hesitation.

……

So Wu Liang and the others continued to hide in the underground secret passage, secretly observing and listening to the every move of this group of uninvited guests.

There were quite a few of them, and after a short while, more than twenty people slid down the ropes that hung down and searched the underground passages.

However, the picture created by the hundreds of charred corpses in the underground secret passage is still quite terrifying, plus most of these people have heard the rumors about the evil sect about the ruins of the ancient city, their faces are a little nervous, and they are also a little timid when searching, and they dare not act rashly.

In the face of the several dark passages connecting here, they also tried to keep their distance, and did not dare to easily step into them to investigate.

And because of this.

Although Wu Liang and the others were only a few dozen meters away from this group of uninvited guests, there was no risk of exposure for the time being.

A moment later.

"Dharma protector, I've already investigated."

A person who should be a small leader raised his head and reported the situation to the Dharma Protector standing above, "There are hundreds of charred corpses down here, most of them have been burned and mutilated, and they have been fused with these charcoals, and the fire that happened here last night was probably caused by someone setting a fire here and setting fire to a thousand-year-old tree, as for what the reason, I can't find out." ”

These people who came down to investigate were indeed a little perfunctory, and they did not conduct any kind of research throughout the whole process, and they looked at the wreckage with a pair of naked eyes, and then gave a report that did not make any difference if they could not go down to investigate.

"In this way, this mausoleum may be able to be preserved from the hands of this group......"

Wu Liang thought in his heart.

That's exactly what he wants to see the most.

However, the female protector above obviously did not accept such a perfunctory report, but she did not blame the people below, but after a moment of silence, she said: "Go down some more people, carry torches with you to investigate carefully, and be sure not to let go of any clues...... I also went down myself, there are so many corpses hidden here, and there are some footprints left on the soot, even if there are still people who have been here before we arrived, after the old trees were completely burned down, these people must have come here for a purpose that we don't know, and we must find out their purpose! ”

"Yes!"

Immediately there were some voices of promise.

So some people continued to climb the rope and slide down, and no longer only relied on the light shining in from the big hole at the top of the underground secret passage for inspection, but lit many torches, shining the relatively wide place where the "Yunyang" was located until the light was bright.

"Childe, there are more and more people, and we have lit torches, it's time for us to get out of here......"

Seeing this situation, Yu Ji was a little more nervous than before, and hurriedly came to Wu Liang's side to persuade him.

"Wait a little longer."

Wu Liang shook his head again.

After hearing the female protector's sentence "I will also go down in person", he had the heart to see the true face of the female protector, so that when Boss Cao's army was pressing, he could also find the female protector accurately, making it difficult for him to get out.

It was at this time.

"Childe, it seems that someone has touched us behind us!"

Bai Jingjing's ears moved, and she suddenly reminded.

"Back?!"

Wu Liang was startled, and subconsciously looked at the dark underground secret passage behind him.

As far as Wu Liang knew, apart from the big hole that the group of uninvited guests came down, the only entrance to this underground secret passage was the small hole they climbed into last night, which looked less than half a meter high from the outside.

Moreover, this small hole is also covered by dead grass as tall as a person, and it is impossible for ordinary people to find it if it were not for chance.

So......

Who is it that touches them from behind?

"This ......"

The others also instantly became nervous.

Although this underground secret passage is very complicated, and there are many forks in the road that do not know where to go, it is not easy to find them for a while, but if there are people behind them, they will not be able to exit along the same path without any scruples, otherwise if they accidentally bump into them, they will be in the urn and catch turtles inside.

"How many?"

Wu Liang then asked again.

"It's not too many, it sounds like there should be only about ten people, and the footsteps are very soft, and it seems that they are also deliberately hiding their whereabouts."

Bai Jingjing said.

"Isn't it the person of 'Shou Cao Dao'?"

Wu Conscience was puzzled.

If they are the accomplices of the "Shou Cao Dao", even if they are afraid of this unknown underground secret passage, they do not have to deliberately slow down their steps to hide their whereabouts.

Not only that, from the aspect of emboldening themselves, they should also make some noise as much as possible, and try to echo with the "Shou Cao Dao" people inside, which is more in line with the behavior pattern of normal people.

"I don't know."

Bai Jingjing frowned slightly and shook her head.

"Don't act rashly just yet."

Wu Liang pondered for a moment, and then said, "Dian Wei, be ready to break through at any time, if we are accidentally discovered by the people behind, if there are only about ten people...... Don't show mercy and try to kill them all in the shortest possible time, so that we have a chance and time to escape from here. ”

Wu Liang was well aware of Dian Wei's strength.

If there is no burden around him, and the other party does not have some more powerful long-range weapons, dozens of people don't want to leave him!

And there are only a dozen or so people, and in such a narrow secret passage, Dian Wei has the courage to fight a bloody road.

The biggest problem right now is.

Most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled at the moment, once they fight, they will definitely alarm more "Shou Cao Dao" believers behind them, only by escaping in the shortest possible time, and leaving him and Dian Wei at the entrance of the cave to delay as much time as possible, it is possible to escape from all of them.

"Yes."

Hearing this, Dian Wei was ready for battle, and turned on the dual-wielding berserker state, with two sapper shovels on his chest.

Meanwhile.

"Dharma protector, please be careful, if you are accidentally injured, the Heavenly Master will definitely not spare us and others."

On the other side, there was another voice.

Wu Liang poked his head out of the corner of the wall in the darkness again, just in time to see a fluttering white robe gently falling down the rope from top to bottom.

Coupled with the light projected from the big hole, it actually creates a beautiful picture of the heroine or goddess appearing in the costume drama of later generations, which is really refreshing.

Wu Liang was a little stunned.

He hadn't seen a woman dressed up like this since he had traveled to this era.

Even the scholars I saw before, and even Boss Cao's family members, were relatively plainly dressed, at least they wouldn't be so eye-catching...... In troubled times, it is still necessary for women to keep a low profile, otherwise they are easy to be remembered, and they are often the kind of worries that cannot be resisted.

Just like Boss Cao in history, although some of Na's wives are women from famous families, they have never failed, and no one dares to disobey.

But soon this beautiful picture is defeated by reality.

When the female protector slid down the rope, there was already an extremely obvious stain on the white robe, especially when it fell to the ground, the snow-white robe swept lightly on the ground covered with carbon ash, and it was already a large black ......

It turns out that the spotless goddesses in white in costume dramas are just a showcase.

Unless no matter where you go, there are eight sedan chairs to carry, or dozens of sets of clean clothes to change, otherwise such a goddess does not exist, especially those goddesses who are high and low at every turn, and there are no dozens of servants at home to help change clothes, so they can't wash at all.

"As long as you do your part, how can the Heavenly Master blame you?"

After landing on the ground, the female protector shook the white robe on her body, and found that the more she shivered, the dirtier it became, but she still shook it a few more times before she said in a very uncomfortable tone.

And while speaking.

She was still trying her best to wipe the smudge of the rope with a white handkerchief, but unfortunately, the stain did not wipe off, but stained the handkerchief as well.

In the end, the female protector had to give up, folded the handkerchief upside down, and pinched it in her hand.

At this time, the female protector had already turned around, but Wu Liang still didn't see her face clearly, because she was wearing a veil on her face, and she could only see the part of her eyes and clothes.

However, through the white and clean forehead, as well as the smart and bright peach blossom eyes, and the delicate figure wrapped in the white robe, Wu Liang still gave her a score of seven.

The temperament is really stable.

And the remaining three points are mainly to prevent unexpected abnormalities in the facial features below, what if it's a bucktooth?

But.

Wu Liang was also not sure if the image of the female protector in front of him was his hallucination......

"What the Dharma Protector said is, please make it clear to the Dharma Protector, where should we start investigating now?"

The leader who had reported earlier immediately stepped forward with a smile and asked.

"Let's start from here, first clean out the corpses one by one, and then move the charcoal remains away from the original place, and only after cleaning can this place be restored to its original appearance, I can naturally distinguish one from the other."

The female protector waved her hand and said in a voice, "If you go to some more people to explore these passages, you may be able to find something." ”

"Fake clean!"

Bai Jingjing, who poked her head out from Wu Liang's side, also saw the dress of the woman in white and Fang Cai's every move, and immediately snorted coldly and said softly, "If you are really afraid of dirty clothes, why do you want to come down?" ”