Chapter Twenty-Eight: Blowing Up the Secret Passage
We came to the burnt black tomb, and I opened the mechanism of the stele, and slowly turned it around with the stele. The stele turned in the other direction, and not a single person came out of it.
The prefectural magistrate asked on the side, "What should I do now, do I go down or, pour the oil down and burn it?" "I looked at the exit, and there was a wave of heat coming in my face, such a fire, the people inside must be uncomfortable, and now there is no other exit. The people inside are not much better, they will either die or flee, and if they escape, they will be caught, and there are still people inside.
I said, "Lord Prefectural, why don't we blow it up with explosives, and pour the rest of the oil first." "As soon as the county order heard it, he took my suggestion, and asked the soldiers to throw the remaining fire oil and other fire-causing things into the secret passage together, and threw a torch down, and suddenly the smoke in the secret passage was billowing out, and the fire was soaring to the sky, and I felt uncomfortable from afar, and when the fire burned almost, the soldiers also wrapped the explosives, a total of more than a dozen packs. We took a few dozen steps back, leaving a few soldiers to light the explosives, which the soldiers lit and threw packets into the chamber below.
After the sound of a dozen explosions rumbled, a cloud of smoke rose from the grave, and when the smoke dissipated, the grave bag was gone, and the surrounding area also collapsed, leaving only a large pit.
After such a strong explosion, it would be a miracle if there were still people alive inside, the county commander and Wei Yuanwai and his party came to the big pit together, looked at it, and the county commander said: "Dao Chief, it should be no problem now, the next thing is to collect the troops and go back, or continue to wait here." ”
I also wanted to pick up Wang Jinhuai and them in a hurry, so I said: "Lord County, it should be okay now, you can collect your troops and go back, Senior Brother Liu and I, wait here to see, so as not to let any fish escape from the net." The county magistrate looked at the sky and said, "Then we will go back, do you want to leave a few people with you." I said, "No, it is estimated that there are not many people in it now, and the secret passage has been sealed."
It was late at night, and the surrounding ground was dark, and the cemetery was lit up with lanterns and torches.
After I said goodbye to them, they left the cemetery with them, and the crowd dispersed. Before leaving, Wei Yuanwai specially explained that I would go to him when I left, and Wei An also sorted out the team of the family members and came to say goodbye to me.
After a while, there were only two people left in the lively cemetery, Liu Xiyu and me, as well as those lonely, bare, and black graves. I beckoned Liu Xiyu and walked together to the secret passage where Wang Jinhuai was hiding in the north, and when I came to the secret passage, I knocked it a few times with a brick on the stone slab.
The slate slowly opened, and as the slate opened, Wang Jinhuai walked out, and Xiaoyi held his head high on Wang Jinhuai's shoulder, and when he saw me rubbing, he rushed to my side and climbed on my arm.
Wang Jinhuai also saw Liu Xiyu, after all, he had been introduced in the secret road, and knew that it was Liu Xiyu and us who came to save him, so after seeing Liu Xiyu, Wang Jinhuai hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and Liu Xiyu also hurriedly returned the salute. I told Wang Jinhuai how we burned down the cemetery and blew up the secret passage.
I asked them to wait for me in the main hall of the Iron Buddha Temple, I entered the secret passage again, and saw that Mu Yedongxian and his soldiers were still inside, I came to Mu Yedongxian and told him that the above had been done, and let them take advantage of the night to leave quickly.
Mu Yedongxian gave me a military salute, and then led his soldiers out of the secret passage, turned into a puff of green smoke, circled around me, and floated straight to the sky.
When I came to the main hall, I saw that Wang Jinhuai and Liu Xiyu had already lit a fire in the center of the main hall, and the hall was bright. The two of them sat on a few bricks with a few bricks next to them, apparently for me. I also sat down by the fire.
"Senior brother and uncle passed away like this, I feel very sad in my heart, I didn't expect our arrival to cause you so much trouble, and also let senior uncle and senior brother Chen suffer." After I finished speaking, I saw Liu Xiyu, looked at the corner of my mouth with a smile, and said, "Senior brother, look at who it is." ”
I saw two people coming out of the back of the Big Buddha, and the firelight reflected their long figures printed on the wall behind them.