Chapter 223: Defeat is like a mountain

Some horses are faster and more likely to attract the attention of others, after all, the sound of horses' hooves is much louder in the snow than in people.

But according to Zhuang Siyan's logic, Ye Yuanpei had already come in front, and they didn't see his horse outside.

He may have brought a lot of people with him, but it's hard to say, the two of them are just following the past, and there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, in this kind of matter, especially at a critical juncture, Zhuang Siyan has always been very knowledgeable about current affairs.

She asked Qing Ran, who had already flipped off the horse, handed the reins to him and said, "It's not easy to hide horses here for most of the day." ”

Qing Ran didn't answer this, and had already walked inside first.

The whole mountain is quiet, there is not even a hint of wind, and the shoes make a slight "creaking" sound when they step on the snow.

Obviously, I can't see anything on it, but that feeling that is not so good is like a weed, growing quickly in my heart.

Zhuang Siyan is a very keen person, as soon as she discovered this kind of psychology, she asked Qing Ran: "Something is not right here, have you already discovered it?" ”

Qing Ran nodded, and his eyes quickly looked around: "Well, although General Ye has cleaned up the people in the racecourse, but now this mountain is barren, not far from the capital, and there is no one guarding the periphery, so it is inevitable that someone will come in again." ”

"Who would be coming in?"

Qingran shook her head, but Zhuang Siyan had a rough idea in her heart, after all, after Ye Yuanpei analyzed the entire situation with her, the first place that came to mind was here.

Also, this is a very dangerous place in the first place, even if ordinary people don't know it very well, but they also know what happened here not long ago, and ordinary people will not come easily, unless they are very aware of what happened here.

She had quietly held the short sword at her waist in her hand, and even the cloak on her body was loose.

The two soon walked to the venue of the dueling at the horse farm.

The footprints here are even more chaotic, and the white snow is either mud-colored by the mud or red by blood, and the red area is very large, if you look at it from a different angle, it looks like a sea of flowers blooming in the snow.

Zhuang Siyan only glanced at it slightly, then quickly looked away and said to Qing Ran: "I heard General Ye say that there is still a forbidden cell here, do you know where it is?" Let's go there and have a look. ”

Qing Ran replied: "I don't know, but there must be more than one place in this place, such a mountain, it's hard to say whether there will be something else hidden in it." ”

How many places there are and what will be hidden, they don't know, but the two of them have been walking in it for so long, and they haven't even seen Ye Yuanpei, which is really puzzling.

Looking out from the horse farm, there are footprints on all sides, and it is really difficult to see which one has a problem for a while, and maybe there is a problem with each one.

Qing Ran pointed to a slightly higher mountain and said, "Mr. Si, do you want to go over there and have a look?" ”

Zhuang Siyan glanced over there a few times, shook his head and said, "Let's change it, let's come up from the foot of the mountain, enter this mountain col, and then go to the four sides, all of which are small hills." In this way, we start on the right and go through the order in order. ”

This is easy to say, but it is a big project to really walk.

Wangshan ran dead horses, not to mention that they were still two people, plus the mountains were full of snow, there was no obvious road condition at all, and they barely knew that they would not fall into the valley by relying on the guidance of footprints, but when they acted, they were much slower.

However, Zhuang Siyan knew in her heart that although the mountain in front of her was high, it felt safer for her.

On the right, she only glanced there a few times, and then she noticed some special markings.

Others don't know these marks, but Zhuang Siyan understands them at a glance, they were left by Ye Yuanpei.

The two of them have worked together many times before and are familiar with each other, not to mention a mark, if it weren't for too many footprints, as long as Ye Yuanpei had a trip here, Zhuang Siyan might be able to recognize his footprints.

So when they walked up the hill on the right, Zhuang Siyan's pace quickened quickly, and he surpassed Qing Ran in a short time.

Qing Ran still remembered what she said to her at the bottom of the mountain, and when she saw that she had overtaken, she immediately chased after her and said, "Did Mr. Si find something?" ”

"Well, there's a bit of a problem, let's go up and have a look."

She sent out Ye Yuanpei's footprints.

This is already halfway up the mountain, and the chaos under the mountain seems to have slowly stopped after arriving here, and there are only a few left, and Ye Yuanpei's footprints are particularly obvious in the snow.

He was obviously walking with his breath, so the footprints were particularly light, leaving only a shallow layer on them.

Qing Ran saw Zhuang Siyan staring at the ground, so he also glanced there, and then whispered "Huh".

Zhuang Siyan didn't answer him, his feet sped up, and he rushed up a few meters along the footprints in a few minutes.

Qing Ran followed, and two new rows of seals remained in the snow.

"If you go in here, there should be something, be careful and don't make a sound."

Zhuang Siyan said as he pointed to a path on their side.

Actually, it can't be considered a path, just a few footprints, but it's strange that the places where those footprints pass are bloodstained, and the saplings next to them are also broken, which is already an obvious mark compared to other places.

Of course, it is not ruled out that it was left behind when someone fled before.

At that time, Ye Yuanpei led his troops to suppress the mountain, and the people here scattered and fled, such a mountain, some people went to the east and some people went west, and it was normal to leave some traces.

Only Zhuang Siyan could see that this branch was broken by Ye Yuanpei, and he was in a hurry, he should have chased here and found something, so he ran all the way forward and broke the tree all the way.

In the newly folded place, there was still the sap of the branches of the tree flowing out, and although it was frozen by the cold air, the break was obvious at a glance.

The two of them followed this line, followed the slope of the mountain, and walked forward for dozens of meters in one breath, and sure enough, they saw a few people in the snow.

All dressed in black, which is especially noticeable in the snow.

There is also a person around them, and that is Ye Yuanpei.

One of Ye Yuanpei's sleeves was cut off, there was a wound on his arm, and the blood stained the outer fur-edged sleeve red.

He looked up and saw that Zhuang Siyan was coming, and he was also carrying a master of the rivers and lakes, and the nervous mood just now was suddenly retracted, and he glanced at those few people and asked, "Are you stupid, wearing night clothes in the middle of the day?" Or walking in the snow? Brains are a good thing, but it's a pity that you don't have any of them. ”

The men ignored him, and before he could finish his sentence, they threw themselves all at him.

Qing Ran flew over after a few jumps, the sword was unsheathed, and one person followed and fell.

His skills are very good, better than Ye Yuanpei and Zhuang Siyan, and he was originally mixed with the rivers and lakes, so he was ruthless.

By the time Zhuang Siyan walked slowly to them, the two of them had already put down all those people.

She glanced at Ye Yuanpei's arm and said, "How did you do it, such a few rookies, and hurt you?" ”

Ye Yuanpei didn't respond to her words, only gritted his teeth and endured the pain, lifted the broken sleeve up, covered the wound, turned around and walked forward.

There were people running in front, and these few just stayed behind and broke off.

Several people are people who have passed through things, and it is clear at a glance like this situation, so no one talks nonsense anymore, and then chases forward.

They soon saw a place without snow in a snow-covered area.

In fact, it is very hidden, using the silhouette of the mountain to almost completely cover it, and some people deliberately want to spread some snow on it.

It's a pity that the snow sprinkled by people is not the same as that sprinkled by God, Ye Yuanpei and they noticed the difference here as soon as they arrived, and then quickly pulled it twice on the ground with their feet, and saw the dry ground below.

"There may be a mechanism." Ye Yuanpei said.

Qing Ran had already stood up first and searched in all directions.

In fact, it was easy to find, but the people who came were in a hurry, leaving many flaws, including footprints, blood stains on the ground, and even things that fell.

The mechanism was a stone in the mountain, and when they found it, they only shook it lightly twice, and a crack opened in the artificially paved place, and the stairs that zigzagged forward could be seen.

"Is this group of rats or not, how to make holes everywhere, there are them in Taichang Temple, there are dealers, and even Luo Ke's family has ......"

When she said this, she was complaining, but as soon as she said it, she immediately realized that something was wrong.

Zhuang Changyuan, Luo Ke, and later the Li family, gambling house, Lu Xiao and Lu Lin, Sun Youhe, this was originally one, they paved such a large area, but they used a routine, and they all like to put things underground.

In other words, this is the work of a designer, a leader, and this person probably thinks that it is safest to hide things underground.

Before they could get in, the people inside rushed out first.

I guess I didn't go far, and then I found that my last lair was discovered, so I turned back.

He was also wounded, and his face was cut by the sword, and the blood was frozen by the cold air on it, and it was warmed by itself, and it flowed everywhere, which was very hideous.

Qing Ran didn't talk nonsense to him, and stabbed him with his sword.

"Leave him alive" Zhuang Siyan shouted at the same time that the tip of his sword touched the other party, and Qing Ran also deflected the sword an inch and stabbed the other party's left shoulder.

The man snorted and fell to his knees with his hands on his chest.

At the same time, Qing Ran and Zhuang Siyan exchanged glances, and then chased after him into the depths of the cave, while Ye Yuanpei dragged the people on the ground up and dragged them to a place too far from the entrance of the cave.

He sacrificed himself for others, and even took out a medicine bottle from his arms, sprinkled some on the other party's wound, and simply tore off his sleeve to help him entangle the wound.

Only then did he look up at Zhuang Siyan and said, "Don't stand still and watch, if you have anything to say, ask quickly." ”

Zhuang Siyan: "Who are you?" ”

The man's face was covered in cold sweat, and the blood on his body and face had lost most of his previous murderous aura, and he looked embarrassed and pitiful at this moment.

But he didn't mean to return to Zhuang Siyan, he didn't even look at them with his eyelids down.

Zhuang Siyan didn't panic, and then said: "The general trend has gone, since the day Zhuang Changyuan failed, you have been defeated like a mountain, and it is not easy to get up again."

Now that you have told what you know, you may be able to make meritorious contributions and atonement for your crimes, and it may not be difficult to save your life.

But if you are obsessed, then the situation will be very difficult to say.

You know, if we can find you, if we find you, we will definitely find your family, and we can dig up all the things in the past, it's just a matter of time. ”