The dart car has been found, but what about the goods?

"It appears that the goods were stolen by those who set the fire." Ling Zexu said, "You don't need a dart car, you can directly move the goods by manpower, you can control the movement to a minimum and avoid alarming the defenders." ”

"But those darts are pretty heavy." I said, "I don't know how much, but I have to get three or five hundred pounds." ”

"If that's the case, ten dart carts, at least ten masters with more than sixty veins need to do this......," Ling Zexu muttered, "With the strength of the Eagle Divine Palace, it can afford these manpower." ”

"If it's really ten masters of this kind of cultivation, then the guards didn't find them, but it's a kind of luck." I said thoughtfully.

Among the soldiers stationed in the Aquila Fort, the highest cultivation is the commander of the army, who has opened thirty veins, the two captains below, who have opened twenty veins, ten captains, who have opened ten veins, and the rest of the average has about six veins.

If calculated according to the number of meridians, the overall strength of a hundred soldiers is stronger than that of ten masters who open sixty meridians.

However, it is limited to the formation of troops, and the two sides face each other head-on, if the martial arts master suddenly attacks or engages in a short battle indoors, the situation can only be a one-sided slaughter.

So the masters did not choose to assassinate, but secretly set fire and left, these soldiers should really go to burn incense to return to their spirits.

"I guess the situation at that time was like this...... Ling Zexu analyzed, "the prisoners infiltrated the Aquila Castle, first set up the fire oil, and after lighting the fire, they took advantage of the fact that the defenders were attracted by the fire, and then took the opportunity to steal the dart goods. ”

"The dart goods are very large, and they should not be able to escape through the small door with them." I said, "So ......."

"They'll jump over the wall." Ling Zexu answered.

Ling Zexu and I moved our gaze to the courtyard wall.

Although the courtyard wall has also been burned down, there is still a good part of it.

Some people may think it is strange that the courtyard wall is made of stone, how can it be burned down?

You know, the stones are not magnets, they don't stick together automatically, they have to be glued to each other by the blended clay.

And these slimes, after being roasted by the fire, will become very brittle, lose stickiness, and then under the influence of a certain degree of external force, it will collapse violently.

What external forces will affect the courtyard wall?

The house collapsed!

Therefore, the courtyard walls near the house have all collapsed without exception, and those far away from the house have survived.

"I'll go up and have a look." Ling Ze leaped into the void and landed lightly on the top of the blackened courtyard wall.

If I am not good at light work, I will not go up, lest I go up and knock down the wall with one foot and make a big joke.

I saw Ling Zexu bending down and bowing his head on the courtyard wall, observing for a while before jumping down with something in his hand.

"What is this?" I craned my neck to see what was in Ling Zexu's hands.

"Mud." Ling Zexu said.

Sure enough, it was mud, and it looked black and dry because it was smoked by the fire.

"Muddy walls?" I said, "Is this a clue?" ”

"Tell me, why is there mud on the wall?" Ling Zexu did not answer the rhetorical question.

"The dust is big, and it accumulates on it." I said.

"The difference between the dust in the sky and the dirt on the ground is obvious." Ling Zexu pinched the mud in his hand, "You see, this mud is very large, and it is mixed with grass clippings and plant seeds—this is the mud from the ground, and it has been brought to the wall. ”

"Oh, mud soles!" It dawned on me.

"That's right, carrying such a heavy dart, it is difficult for even a master to directly cross the wall, and he has to stop at the head of the wall first, so there are several mud marks of this kind left." Ling Zexu said.

"So, we can trace their footprints?" I rejoice.

"You're going to the other side of the wall?" Ling Zexu said.

I hurried around to the other side.

A closer look revealed no footprints.

"They're not stupid, of course they have to get rid of the footprints." Ling Ze turned around in the void and landed beside me.

"Then we've been checking for so long, won't we check in vain?" I'm a little deflated.

"It's not in vain." Ling Zexu sneered, "Although these people are quite clean, they still miss this small detail on the wall. ”

"Could it be that there is a doorway in the mud?" I wondered.

"Think about it, the weather in Yuzhou is dry, the soil is hard, and it hasn't rained recently, why do those people's soles have mud sticking to them?" Ling Zexu prompted.

"Because...... Did they pass through a place with mud? I hesitated, "And, it's damp mud...... Wetland! It's a wetland! ”

In the dry rocky area of Yuzhou, low-lying wetlands are very rare.

On the way here, we once saw a place from afar, and walked down the grassland where I fought with the Yuzhou Dao martial artist for 300 rounds.

"Let's go, let's take a look." Ling Zexu whistled and summoned his mount.

I don't have to whistle, and the black wind is rushing over.

"You dark horse, it's a miracle." Ling Zexu exclaimed.

"Without it, I would have died of thirst in the desert." I touched Black Wind's mane and said.

Without further ado, Ling Zexu and I rode all the way, and soon came to the low-lying place mentioned earlier.

I saw a small stream flowing here, and eventually formed a small pool of water, and there were half-man-high reeds everywhere.

"It's a good place to hide your tracks." I dismounted and looked around.

If the prisoners did pass by, it would not be easy to find their traces in the dense grass......

"Found it." Ling Zexu immediately made a discovery.

"So powerful?" I heard the sound and looked over, and sure enough, there were a few deep footprints on the mud floor.

"There's that too." Ling Zexu said again.

There are a few other footprints nearby, but much shallower.

"It seems that they passed by here when they came, and passed by here when they left." I said.

"No matter how tall a master is, it is impossible to carry hundreds of pounds of goods all the time." Ling Zexu said, "If they don't have another vehicle to transport goods, then their hiding place is likely to be nearby." ”

"So let's split up?" I proposed.

"No, you don't." Ling Ze smirked, "Come with me." ”

He didn't look at the ground, he just threw his head up and strode north.

Turning a mountain pass, he suddenly said, "Do you want to make a bet with me?" ”

"Bet on what?" I asked.

"I bet that there must be a small village ahead." Ling Zexu said.

"I'm also betting there's a small village up ahead." I laughed.

How can this little trick scare me?

Judging by the topography, there is an upstream stream in front of you, and there is a mountain shade to cover it, so it must be a good place to live, and the possibility of a village is quite high.

"Then ......," Ling Zexu said, "I'll bet there is no small village ahead!" ”