Chapter 409: Hostage-taking
Shen Qin listened to my anxious tone, stretched out his hand and pointed to the forest next to the square, saying that the entrance was there!
I was stunned, I had been to that forest yesterday and this morning, but I didn't see any sign of an entrance to it except for the damp ground and the weeds.
Shen Qin smiled slightly, and said believe me, the entrance is there, and I will take you to find it.
With that, she led us down the mountain and soon arrived in the woods.
The stiff corpse was still there in the morning, and I realized when I saw it, of course the entrance should be near here, otherwise what is this guy doing here with food on his back?
Everyone walked into the forest and looked left and right, this place was an ordinary forest, although we didn't know much about those trees, but they were no different from the forest in the countryside.
"Where will the entrance be? Why don't you have any signs? I glanced at Shen Qin suspiciously, hoping that she could tell us quickly.
But Shen Qin walked a few steps in the forest, then turned around and walked a few more steps, still muttering something in his mouth, which made several of us confused, looking at her puzzled.
After a while, she finally stood beside a very inconspicuous cyan stone, and then said to us, "The entrance is here!" ”
I finally breathed a sigh of relief, and followed her to the stone to take a closer look, and found that it was quite large, about the size of a washbasin, but it was an ordinary stone, and I didn't see anything strange about it.
"Aunt Shen, do you mean that the entrance is under this stone?" I glanced at Shen Qin and asked.
Who knew she shook her head and said of course not, how could the entrance be so small? It's just a trap, you just kick it.
I was a little confused, but I knew that Shen Qin would not joke with me at such a time, so I tried to kick the letter suspiciously, but found that my foot went directly through the stone and did not kick it at all!
"It's... This stone is a fake. I said in surprise.
"Let's go over and have a look!" Shen Qin said with a smile.
Glancing back at her, I stepped straight over the stone, and then it was as if I had arrived somewhere else!
When I turned around, I couldn't see my friends around me, but I could hear their voices.
In front of me was a huge clearing, paved with very flat stone slabs, and on either side of the clearing, there were two rows of tall stone figures and animal statues!
Now there are some imperial tombs, and at this moment, everyone also walked into this place with Shen Qin, and was stunned by the scenery in front of them like me.
"What's going on? Have we entered another dimension? I turned my head and asked Shen Qindao.
"No, this place is just blocked by a blinding method, the stone is the formation eye, and passing through the stone is equivalent to destroying the formation eye, so we can see here!" Shen Qin shook his head and said.
I stepped forward, for there was a stone gate on the other side of the clearing, and in the entrance was a dark hole, which was supposed to be the Imperial Tomb.
When I came to the entrance of the cave, I shouted inside: "Come out, the people inside, you have been discovered, don't hide anymore!" ”
There was no response, and it was pitch black inside the cave that I couldn't see anything clearly.
"It's useless, those people must not dare to come out, it's time like this, and they still want to resist stubbornly, Qian Enhao, you go get some dry firewood, let's smoke them out with smoke!" Shen Qin said with a sneer.
Qian Enhao was about to look for it when he heard this, but I grabbed him, smoke can indeed let the people hiding inside come out, but it will also hurt the people inside, which I don't want to see.
"What then? Maybe there are a lot of mechanisms inside, should we break in? Shen Qin looked at me and asked.
She's right, if you break in, everyone may be hurt, although I don't want to hurt those ordinary people, but I don't want my friends around me to be hurt.
In desperation, I had to agree with Shen Qin's idea, and watched Qian Enhao and Yang Ning go to the bushes in the distance, and a few minutes later, the two of them each walked back with a large bundle of branches and leaves of various plants.
There is no dry wood at all this season, but fortunately, our fire charm can ignite these things, and wet wood can emit more smoke, so it is more appropriate to use this.
Shen Qin set up the wet wood at the entrance of the cave, and then sneered at the cave: "The last chance, if you don't come out, then you will have to suffer a little crime!" ”
Still no movement!
Shen Qin lit the fire talisman without hesitation and threw it directly on the firewood, and then a flame rose, and the white smoke immediately rose.
Because there are ventilation holes inside, the outside air is constantly flowing towards the cave entrance, and the smoke is quickly carried into the cave and poured into it continuously.
I'm a little anxious, I wish the people inside came out quickly, after a long time, what if those ordinary people are suffocated?
"Ahem!"
There was a coughing sound from the cave!
My spirit was shocked, this method really worked, and some people have already choked!
"Come out quickly, we won't hurt ordinary people, just catch the bad guys in the lead, and others can not be held accountable!" I shouted.
My voice must have been heard inside, and a few minutes after I finished shouting, there was a sudden noise inside!
It's a mess, it should be the villagers who are fighting with the bad guys!
What to do? Shall I rush in now? No one will be killed or injured by the bad guys, right?
Just when I was struggling, I suddenly saw the smoke being washed away, and a few people rushed out of the smoke, and then stopped in a place where the air was good, and breathed heavily!
Those few people were choked with smoke, and snot and tears flowed out, but I couldn't care so much, so I quickly stepped forward and grabbed one and asked loudly, "How many people are inside?" Say it! ”
"All... The whole village is in... They're coming out soon! The man rubbed his eyes vigorously and said.
As soon as the words fell, a lot of people ran out of the hole!
In order to prevent the bad guys from escaping among them, I quickly asked everyone to retreat to a farther place, although there were not many of us, but fortunately this place was a fan-shaped structure, and if the people inside wanted to get out, they had to pass through the location of the stone, so as long as we held this place.
The people inside should all come out, no one can stand such a thick smoke, plus the air has become thinner, if you don't come out, there will only be one death inside.
It's just that the last few people who came out stunned me for a moment!
The people in front are basically villagers and ordinary Yunmen disciples, but the ones who came out in the back are Wang Jianyuan, Li Gang, and Li Lin's current wife I know!
These people walked together, and the woman was holding a long sword in her hand, the blade of which was on Li Gang's neck, and she looked at us with burning eyes.
I thought I understood what was going on, so I stepped forward and asked, "So you guys did all this!" ”
Wang Jianyuan showed a panicked look on his face, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It's not me, it's Mrs. Li who has nothing to do with me, everything is her idea, I follow her because I don't want the young master to be hurt!" ”
I glanced at him and felt that this person didn't look like he was lying, so I nodded and said, "Then you don't have to worry about Li Gang, just leave this matter to us to solve." ”
Wang Jianyuan hesitated for a moment, but he still stepped aside, but his eyes were always on the long sword around Li Gang's neck, and it could be seen that this person was really worried about his safety.
Looking at the woman, I sneered and asked, "What's your name?" ”
She stared at me vigilantly, and said, What is my name, what does it matter to you? Now I want you to let me go, otherwise I will kill Li Gang, this is the only bloodline left by Li Lin.
"Okay, then you can kill him." I said casually.
Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect me to agree so happily, Wang Jianyuan on the side immediately shouted: "Don't, deputy master, if the young master dies, there will be no successor to our branch." ”
I glared at him and couldn't help but scold: "Useless things, can a person like Li Gang take the responsibility of being the leader?" Do you want to make my cloud gate infamous on my back? ”
He was speechless when he said a word, but he still cared about Li Gang's side very much, for fear that the woman's sword would kill Li Gang.
I know she doesn't dare, if only that woman among these people is a bad person, if she wants to live, she can only save Li Gang's life, otherwise she won't be able to live.
But I know that she can't be alone, arranging **, arranging for the villagers to take refuge in the imperial tomb, and she can't do it without a few helpers.
The situation in this village is a bit complicated, I don't know who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, even Li Gang, who is now being taken hostage, I suspect that he is in league with the woman.
Because from the mouth of the cave to the present, the boy's expression is very calm, as if the person who is holding the neck by the long sword is not him.
How did this arrogant and domineering kid suddenly become so calm? Unless he knew that the woman wouldn't hurt him!
I don't believe that this seventeen-year-old guy will have a deep city, and his current performance is completely because he has the bottom in his heart.
So I'm going to take the risk and see if the woman will actually do it.
If she dares to kill Li Gang, I am sure that I will rescue Li Gang before the long sword cuts his throat.
Now the people in the square in front of the imperial tomb are divided into three groups, the villagers are standing with those Yunmen disciples, the people on our side are standing together, Wang Jianyuan is standing very close to the woman and Li Gang, and they have become the third group.
"You should know if there is anyone else behind this woman, right?" I turned my head and glanced at Wang Jianyuan.
He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, she is the only one, and she did these things alone." ”
I stopped and sneered, turned my head to look at the villagers, then pointed to one of the young men among them and asked, "Come out and tell me if what he said is true." ”