It was a black world, everything was so gloomy and dark, and the pearls dotted around lit it up, but when the light hit the rocks, it was absorbed and did not bounce off the light. For a while, such a situation made people feel as if they had come to the Nine Hells, and they didn't even dare to take a breath unconsciously, for fear of attracting the pursuit of bulls and horses. At this time, where can people imagine that this is under the ground in the sea of sand, as far as the eye can see, and where is there still a shadow of yellow sand in the sky?

A dark river flows quietly, across the entire cave, looking up, even the river came from clearly, looking at the past, the river is not known where it is going, it can be seen that the cave here is so wide, it really makes people wonder if they have hollowed out the entire underground, faintly even more worrying, will this place collapse because of no support.

"Senior brother, is this where the ore veins are?" Zhang Jichang also seemed to be taken aback by the scene in front of him, and asked with some surprise.

Lao Dao nodded and said: "This is the hole left after the mining of Wushi Gold Mine, where we are at this moment is the earliest mining place of the year, and now after so many years of mining, the width of the underground space is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people." However, what is even more surprising is that the abundance of ore veins here is still only 12/10 after so many years of mining. After speaking, he waved the dust and said, "Let's go, the resting place is in front, let's go there and talk in detail." ”

The resting place that Lao Dao said was actually a hole cut out in the stone wall, and I don't know if this was the place where the ore was mined or the miners rested, but the large and spacious space made them feel a little more comfortable than in the town. However, there are also no furnishings here, and it is very simple, and it can be seen that this old man is not a person who is greedy for pleasure.

After sitting down on the stone bench, looking at the disciples standing on the side, Lao Dao nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Zhang Jichang: "Senior brother is really timely this time, if it is a few days late, the old man will be very anxious here." ”

Speaking of business, Zhang Jichang couldn't help asking, "Senior Brother Shen, what is the situation here in Wuzhen?"

Lao Dao shook his head, and instead of answering his question directly, he muttered, "Senior brother has just arrived here, and he may not know how this place works. The old man has been here for a few years, so he will explain it slightly, and the junior brother doesn't think the old man is too old to be verbose. After Zhang Jichang was a little polite, he said: "Wuzhen is actually two defense locations here, Wuzhen is naturally one, with the elders on duty sitting in the town, and the ore veins here are guarded by two disciples of the Qi cultivation period. It is said that it is a garrison and guard, but in fact, the main task is to transport back the rough ore mined in the mining area, after all, the monk can use items such as ruyi bags, which is far easier than carrying people on his shoulder. For a long time, because of the special environment of this area, the sand beasts are not suitable for survival here, but it has always been calm, but this time for some reason, there are frequent changes in the sand sea, and the old man has to come here to sit down, for fear that something will happen. ”

Zhang Jichang couldn't help asking, "Senior brother, are the sand beasts staying away from here because of that gust of wind?"

Lao Dao nodded and said: "I don't know what the reason is here, the wind and sand are rolling all the year round, the yellow sand is all over the sky, and there are only two or three hours of rest every day until late at night." The growth of the sand beast mainly relies on absorbing light and spiritual power to enhance its strength, so the environment is naturally not liked by them, so in the sand sea outside Wuzhen, there is no trace of the sand beast within thousands of miles. ”

"Senior brother, has the situation changed now?" Zhang Jichang asked puzzled.

Lao Dao sighed and said: "The disciples stationed here are Zhang and Wu, when they were transporting ore back as usual, they were attacked by the sand beast, but fortunately, Zhang Shi's nephew was superb in cultivation and strong strength, so the sand beast was successfully repelled and returned." However, I originally thought it was just an accident, and it didn't happen before. But not long after, another Wu nephew was also attacked and almost fell here, which made the old man feel that something was wrong. If it was just an accident, it would not have happened twice in such a short period of time. Sand beasts are such demon beasts, their own intelligence is low, and they have no spiritual wisdom at all before they are enlightened in the Jindan period, so frequent attacks can only show that there are a large number of sand beasts gathered not far away, which is what worries the old man. ”

Zhang Jichang asked with a solemn expression, "Senior brother has already investigated?"

Lao Dao shook his head and said: "When the senior brother has not arrived, the old man is weak, how dare he have the slightest carelessness and risky moves? It is not that the old man cares about this life, but there are still thousands of miners and people here, once there is any mistake, the impact is very amazing, and the old man does not dare to make any big moves. "Little Snail Chinese Network

Zhang Jichang said: "Senior brother is rigorous and kind, which is really admirable. ”

Lao Dao shook his head and said: "I'm ashamed to say it, if I don't really have to do it, where do you need to trouble my junior brother to come here to take risks, I heard that the situation in Nansha City is also grim now, and there is a shortage of manpower, the old man is really ashamed!"

Zhang Jichang replied: "Senior brother is polite! I don't know how senior brother plans to arrange next? I and all my senior nephews are willing to obey Senior Brother's arrangement." ”

Lao Dao pondered for a while and said: "Senior brother and all the junior nephews have rushed all the way here, I am afraid that the physical wear is extremely high, so you might as well rest here for a few days before making plans." ”

Zhang Jichang glanced back at everyone, thought about it and said, "Senior brother, the current situation is tense, I'm afraid it's difficult to settle down." Besides, we monks can recover after just a few moments of meditation, and we really don't dare to waste our time. Although the senior brother arranged it, if the matter here was solved as soon as possible, I would be able to rest at ease as soon as possible, and then I would make rest adjustments, so that I could really rest at ease. ”

Lao Dao couldn't help but hesitate to look at the disciples, Shen Tong and others didn't dare to slack off, and immediately suppressed his fists and said: "Listen to the arrangement of the senior uncle (uncle)." ”

Seeing this situation, Lao Dao couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, he obviously had a case in his heart, but he was polite at first, but now seeing this scene, he couldn't help but say: "That is the case, then the old man is not welcome." Senior Brother Zhang, after dawn tomorrow, how about you and I each choose two disciples to disperse among the sand sea to find out the details?

Zhang Jichang nodded and responded: "Senior brother's arrangement is that the junior brother only has to obey orders, anyway, my life is in the hands of the senior brother." ”

Lao Dao laughed and said: "Senior brother's words, but it makes the old man feel more pressure, if something goes wrong, the old man can't afford it." ”

Zhang Jichang also smiled and said: "Who let my senior brother's mana be profound, and he has been here for a long time!

Lao Dao smiled and said: "Even so, the old man doesn't dare to refuse, but the junior brother has already chosen which two junior nephews to accompany him, and which junior nephews are left to be stationed here?"

Zhang Jichang couldn't help but turn his head to look at the five of them when he heard this, and his move suddenly made them uneasy. Although they had just arrived here and were still confused and unable to understand the current situation, they had listened to their conversation word for word just now, and they also had a certain understanding of the current situation. Not to mention anything else, just this master in the middle stage of foundation building didn't dare to go out to investigate the situation, but he could know about the dangerous situation outside. In this case, after being swept by Uncle Zhang's gaze, they couldn't help lowering their heads, just like avoiding the teacher's gaze during class, and their hearts were nervous.

It was Shen Tong's calm face, because he vaguely knew that no matter what his expression was, Senior Uncle Zhang would definitely call him by name, and even so, it was better to be more direct, so as not to appear stingy.

Sure enough, the next moment Zhang Jichang opened his mouth and said, "Senior nephew Li, senior nephew Zhang, how about you two work hard to accompany me on a trip?"