Sixty-four
Inside the cottage, flames flew and smoke filled the air.
Lange and Shirthai commanded their men to chase up the mountain road. The Han bandits in the cottage have retreated to the top of the village, and they also set fire to it indiscriminately along the way, and the second village was set on fire without defending it at all, and its purpose was obvious, that is, to block the enemy with fire.
There must be a hidden retreat on this mountain, otherwise how could he run so resolutely. Lange was so anxious that his scalp was numb, and he couldn't wait to fly up the mountain immediately and capture the Han man he was looking for. In fact, he didn't know if Yue Xiang was really on it, some scattered Han people ventured to the steep cliffs and dense forests on both sides, and they were basically killed by falling, and now he has sent someone to control the scene, and there is no one who catches it, so the biggest possibility is that it is above.
It's just that the mountain road is rugged, although these bannermen are strong and brave, but they are used to riding horses and walking, and now although there is no difficulty in dismounting and fighting, it is not as good as being on a horse after all. Coupled with the rugged mountain road, wearing armor, and from time to time there are thick smoke and fire all kinds of obstacles blocking the road, although constantly in the danger of forging ahead, but the speed can not be improved, can only barely follow the tail of the Han people's team is not thrown away, want to catch up with the battle but is powerless.
Shirtai rushed forward with an iron axe and a huge shield, screaming and scolding loudly while chasing, no matter what obstacle he encountered, he raised his hand directly and was an axe, like a tireless human chariot, indestructible.
"Grandma's, Han dogs, don't run if you have a kind, compare with your master, what kind of ability is it to only set fire?! Where did you go!? Your pussies have been fucked by grandpa, you fucking don't even dare to fart, what a fucking green-haired king, you Han people are all fucking kings! ”
Shiertai couldn't catch up with people, so he had to exert all his strength and scold loudly. He is big, and the volume of his voice is like ringing a bell, but the Chinese language is not standard, and the tone is weird, and it sounds a little funny. However, no Han people were really willing to stop and fight him to the death, the only difference was that the cold arrows that came back from the front from time to time seemed to be more dense.
"Look, Look! It's time to reach the top of the mountain! These dogs are out of the way! In the frenzied pursuit, I don't know how many bends there were on the mountain road, and Ishltai's physical strength had to stop to catch his breath. Just as he poured water into his mouth, the soldiers beside him suddenly pointed up with a smile, and when he looked up, he saw a corner of the wooden wall on the top of the mountain, and it seemed that it was not far away.
Lange said that these Han people have a secret way out, don't let them take advantage of the opportunity to escape!
Shiertai immediately threw the water bladder and shouted, "Children, rush up for Lao Tzu!" Except for the person who Lord Belle wants to catch, the rest of the chickens and dogs are not left! When the tired flagmen heard this, they immediately burst out like a beast roar like a stimulant, and threw their fatigue out of the clouds, and rushed up in a frenzy.
However, they were still late in the end, and before they had run a few steps, they could hear a red light from above, and then see the fire rising from above, Shiertai was so anxious that his eyes were bloodshot, but when he ran closer, he could not do anything, the whole village had turned into a sea of fire, the sky was full of drifting flying ash and sparks, and the rolling heat wave forced people to not be able to move forward, and the footsteps of the bannermen were forced to stop.
Shi Ertai jumped to his feet and scolded, but he never ordered his subordinates to go into the fire with their bodies, and there were no fire-fighting equipment at the scene, so they had to watch the whole village be engulfed in flames, and the only thing they could do now was to wait for the fire to be smaller. But as things stand, the wait will not be short......
In the dense forest, a group of people made a way through the branches and thorns.
Ma Sandao and Li Shoucai had already joined Yue Xiang's team, and Yue Xiang believed that these two people were probably just treasure patrol maniacs. Moreover, their sacrifice of their lives just now had already made him wary of it a lot, and in that case just now, the first thing they said was not to care about their own lives, but to ask about the treasure, which showed the openness in their hearts. You know, they couldn't have just shown up.
And in case of any accidents, it would be good to have two more helpers. After such a long period of fighting side by side, he really didn't think that two people with ulterior motives would work so hard.
Maybe their purpose is very simple, they just want to follow him to find the secret of Gao Huai's hidden gold.
No one spoke again along the way, but just walked with their heads bored, for fear of encountering pursuers again. Layers of dense forests and cliffs were gradually left behind, and there were several very dangerous places on the road, but fortunately, there were two more helpers who knew martial arts, and they finally dealt with the past, Yue Xiang was even a little glad that these two people came in time, otherwise it would be difficult to pass by himself.
"It's finally time ......" When the broken courtyard wall of the eunuch temple crawling with unknown vines and plants appeared in front of everyone, Wang Yining couldn't help but let out a long breath. His foot had bumped on the road, and although it wasn't very serious, it was painful to walk for so long in such a situation. Seeing the destination, he finally couldn't help but sit on the ground, take off his shoes and socks, and then see that his feet and necks were swollen.
Although the other four people were also tired, their eyes lit up when they looked at this inconspicuous ruined temple that was almost buried by barren grass and trees. Yue Xiang's heart was beating hard, if I was not mistaken, this was the location of the legendary Gao Huai Tibetan Gold, and all the bloody killings, dangers, and hardships he had endured since he came here were due to this.
Are you going to succeed? Are you going to uncover this secret that has not been buried in the history books? If you do succeed, will it affect the history you know?
Is this possible? Although he had thought about it many times in advance, when it came to the end, he still had some doubts and seemed to feel a little unreal. Could it be that there really is a providence in the dark? Is he really the chosen one who bears the destiny of heaven?
Suppressing the inexplicable excitement in his heart, his eyes drifted to Ma and Li's bodies, but he saw that these two people were also looking at this broken temple in a daze, the look on their faces was excited and awe-inspiring, Li Shoucai's hands were trembling slightly, his lips moved slightly, as if he was silently reciting something. And Xiao Wan has a little melancholy and sadness in her eyes, and at the same time a little curious. Yue Xiang guessed that she saw things and thought about people, and remembered the days when she was by Gao Huai's side before.
He turned his gaze back to the small ruined temple in front of him, only to see that this temple was probably built because of the remote and gloomy location, and there were usually no people coming, the cracks in the walls were full of weeds, and the layers of rotten leaves on the roof and the walls were a foot thick, and the courtyard was too, but the surrounding trees were not dense, forming a natural clearing. Looking across from here, you can vaguely see the location of the cottage on the opposite side.
"It should be here......" Yue Xiang seemed to be talking to himself, and as if he was asking Xiaowan. Xiao Wan didn't know how to answer, everyone was here for the first time, and no one could be sure. Even Ma and Li were a little hesitant and didn't know whether to go in or not. I used to try my best to find this place, but now that I have found it, I can't take the first step.
"Go in and take a look, what are you doing standing stupidly?"
Wang Yining sat on the side holding his feet and rubbing them, watching the other four people stunned in front of the temple gate in a daze, frowning and shouting to them. "It's going to get dark after a while, and the forest is so deep that there will be wild beasts." As he spoke, he limped to his feet and walked into the temple gate first.
No one expected this guy to be so bold, Yue Xiang didn't pay attention, Wang Yining had already entered the courtyard.
"Slow down!" Ma and Li shouted in unison, "Beware of an ambush!" As soon as Yue Xiang heard this, he immediately blocked Xiao Wan behind him, thinking about it, since Gao Huai had hidden his treasure here so carefully, how could he not take precautions in advance. Wang Yining's feet had already stepped into the bluestone slab ground in the courtyard, and when he heard this shout, his body suddenly stiffened, and he didn't dare to breathe when he stood there, and his feet still maintained the posture of stepping on the ground, but I don't know if he stepped on it.
For a while, the air seemed to be frozen, and no one dared to make a sound for a minute, as if they were waiting for the scene of Wang Yining being strangled into pieces by countless hidden weapons. It's just that there was no movement after a while, Wang Yining slowly retracted his feet, looked left and right with an extremely nervous expression, but didn't dare to move forward anymore, but slowly retreated.
It wasn't until he withdrew that he let out a long breath. Turned his head and scolded: "Why didn't I say it to you birdmen!?" The harmful Lao Tzu almost got hit! After scolding, he looked back at the courtyard and said suspiciously, "Why is there no movement?" ”
Ma and Li also came over to look at each other, and saw that the bluestone slab ground in the courtyard was basically intact, and wild grasses grew in some places; Although the appearance of the land temple in the middle is dilapidated, the house is still intact, and it is still standing here after more than ten years of wind and rain.
Who would build such a high-quality land temple in the middle of this mountain where birds don't? What is it if it is not used for other purposes?
"There's no chance that there is an ambush in this courtyard, don't rush in yet, let's explore the way first." Ma Sandao picked up a stone and threw it into the yard, and the stone fell on the stone floor and rolled out of the distance, making a series of crisp sounds, and then there was no movement. Then a larger stone was thrown in, making a loud noise, and there was no response after that.
"Strange things? Isn't there a little bit of precaution here? Impossible. Ma Sandao frowned and muttered to himself. He couldn't believe that there was no ambush in a place like this, unless he was in the wrong place. But there's no reason to be wrong here, and he doesn't want to believe he's in the wrong place.
Gao Huai is from Hongyang, and the Hongyang Sect is famous among their White Lotus sects for Qimen Dunjia and the Five Elements Organ, and he really can't imagine that Gao Huai will not make some fragments here.
Later, Xiao Wan also went over to investigate, she is a descendant of Baiyang, but she grew up with Gao Huai, and she also knows a little about the techniques of the Hongyang School, and after the test of these three people, she came to a plausible conclusion: Looking at the layout of the building here, there should be an ambush, but I don't know why it didn't respond, maybe it was invalid.
"Invalid? Is it not or is it invalid? Don't be unresponsive now, and start it as soon as you get in, that's. Yue Xiang was really dissatisfied with this answer, but he couldn't come up with any more intelligent opinions.
In his mind, what clever mechanism can be made in this era is not the industrial age of the future. At most, it's just some flap trap secret door dark crossbow and the like, after more than ten years, probably the metal parts inside have long been rusted, but even this is lethal to the human body, he doesn't know much about this field, and now he really doesn't dare to take risks easily.
"There's no way, I've finally found here, even if it's dangerous, I'm going to break in."
Ma Sandao and Li Shoucai looked solemn, one left and one right slowly walked into the courtyard, each step had to carefully calculate the direction, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes diagonally, it seemed that there was an invisible route leading to the main entrance of the main hall of the Land Temple on those stone slabs. Every time they walked past a safe stone slab, they made a mark on it.
Yue Xiang glanced at Xiao Wan, only to see that she was also carefully staring at the route of the two, and there were words in her mouth. After the two of them successfully stepped into the final step and entered the main hall of the Mountain Temple, she nodded to Yue Xiang, indicating that the route of the two was consistent with his calculation, and there should be no problem.
According to the route that came out, Yue Xiang was in front, Xiao Wan was in the center, Wang Yining was limping behind, and the three of them slowly entered the main hall of the Land Temple. Although Yue Xiang didn't really believe that there would be any ambush or something, he didn't step outside either.
The area inside the main hall is not large, and the light is very dim, giving people a very gloomy feeling.
The ground is rammed earth smashed out of the ground, very porcelain, the outside of the stone slab ground courtyard and weeds drilled out, but there is no grass inside, it can be seen how strong the original ramming is. The shrine offering table and incense burner in the middle are all available, how thick the dust on it is, and the top of the curtain is also gray, the image of the land lord looks quite hideous, completely different from what Yue Xiang imagined in his mind, and it is quite similar to the angry King Kong.
Ma and Li stood in front of the statue of the god, looking at the statue of the lord of the land in a daze. Yue Xiang walked around inside, and found that there was nothing else in it except these, and he couldn't find a hollow sound at the foot of the ground, so he couldn't help but feel anxious. shifted his gaze to the body of the land lord, but saw that the statue of the god was also a wood carved clay sculpture, not like a golden treasure.
"Fuck it, why isn't there anything here? Are we in the wrong place? Yue Xiang blurted out. And Wang Yining next to him was amazed when he looked at the statue.
"Which unskilled guy is this land lord who made it, how to shape it like this, the land lord I have seen is a kind old man, how can this one be angry and cross-eyebrow, it looks like a Dharma protector King Kong."
The words fell, but when he saw Ma Sandao and Li Shoucai, their faces suddenly showed joy, and they pointed to the land elephant and laughed: "That's right, yes, this must have been built by Gao Huai, we must have found the wrong place." God forbid, we have finally found it. "The expression on his face was definitely very confident, and it didn't look like a bluff.
"How do you know?"
"Because the land is like this! Of course, this land elephant is different from what you have seen, because it is not a land elephant at all, but an evil god worshiped by the Hongyang Sect, a lifeless old mother! ”