Chapter 463: Cold Iron Ore
Lu Zheng and the others came down at a coincidental time, the team of Hun soldiers stationed here happened to go out to transport cold iron, and before they came back, only two soldiers were left here to guard the entrance of the cave.
As the secret guard thought, these Hun soldiers have been here for a long time, and they have never seen the Nanzhao people coming, and they have already relaxed their vigilance, thinking that the Nanzhao people will never come over, and this is the "blessed land" given to them by the true god.
Who would have thought that just now, there was a Nanzhao man, who went into the mine they dug from the top of their heads, and took away a piece of the "treasure" in the "blessed land" given to them by the true God.
At this time, Lu Zheng, who had already succeeded, was already climbing up the road with the secret guard.
However, it is much more difficult to climb up.
But no matter how difficult it was, Lu Zheng and the dark guard never stopped, and they just relied on their own willpower to climb up.
When they climbed to the end, the two of them were obviously exhausted, the ice surface was no better than the rocks, it was too difficult to borrow strength, and seeing that they were about to see the top, the dark guard was relaxed, and his hand was out of strength, and he almost fell.
Fortunately, Lu Zheng was clever and grabbed him fiercely, so he didn't let him fall.
However, this time, Lu Zheng's entire right hand was torn at once, and the blood was left on the wrist along the back of his hand.
Lu Zheng was afraid that the blood stains would arouse the suspicion of the Huns, so after grabbing the secret guard, he wiped his hand on his body fiercely.
They were all wrapped in a layer of sheepskin jackets, and when they went down, they rubbed on the ice, and they had already been frozen cold and hard.
The dark guard's eyes turned red in an instant, and his heart was pounding even faster.
Some are frightened, and some are moved.
In the face of death, no one can really be indifferent.
Even though the dark guard is professionally trained, he is still scared in the moment of life and death.
If Lu Zheng hadn't dragged him, he would have fallen to pieces.
This is still light, and it will expose their whereabouts this time because of him, and then affect His Royal Highness the Prince's entire plan.
Then, he will become the eternal sinner of the entire Nanzhao!
"Hurry up." Lu Zheng whispered, and then motioned for the dark guard to go up first.
The dark guard held his breath, gritted his teeth, and desperately climbed up.
In that short distance, the dark guard felt as if a long time had passed.
When he finally went up, he lost his strength and lay on his back on the ground, unable to get up again.
Lu Zheng was a little better than the dark guard, but he was also panting heavily, and his hands were shaking badly.
Hu Laohan, who was hiding in the leeward port, and another secret guard, saw Lu Zheng and the two of them coming up, and hurriedly ran over.
"It's not good to stay here, leave quickly." Lu Zheng gasped and said to the two who came over.
Hu Laohan and the other secret guard saw that Lu Zheng and the secret guard were exhausted, and without saying a word, one of them picked up one on their backs, and quickly ran towards Ji Miaoshan and them.
Although Ji Miaoshan was waiting outside, the worry in his heart was not lighter than that of Hu Laohan and them.
He behaved firmly in front of Hu Laohan, just to provoke Hu Laohan to lead the way for Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng Their trip is not easy, how can Ji Miaoshan not understand, how can he really rest assured?
Just when Ji Miaoshan was anxious, the voice of the secret guard suddenly sounded outside the carriage, "It's back, Mr. Ji, boss, they're back!" ”
When Ji Miaoshan heard this, he hurriedly lifted the curtain, and jumped off holding the wheel.
Seeing that Lu Zheng was carried back, Ji Miaoshan's face suddenly changed, and his heart couldn't be seriously injured, right?
Just about to ask, Hu Laohan and a secret guard had already carried Lu Zheng and another secret guard to the front.
Ji Miaoshan's eyes were sharp, as soon as he saw the blood stains on Lu Zheng's body, and then looked at the back of his hand that had been frozen and condensed, and hurriedly asked, "Is the injury serious?" ”
Lu Zheng shook his head, "It's okay, it took a little effort when I came up, and I was a little bored, just slow down for a while." ”
When Ji Miaoshan heard this, his heart was put in his stomach, and he hurriedly beckoned Hu Laohan to put Lu Zheng and the others in the carriage.
After Lu Zheng and the secret guard were put into the carriage, Ji Miaoshan also hurriedly climbed up.
Without waiting for him to speak, Lu Zheng took out a black and shiny "stone" from his arms and handed it to Ji Miaoshan.
"Sir, look, this is cold iron?"
Ji Miaoshan took it and looked at it carefully, and then nodded with a smile, "It's true, it's no different from the description in the book, I think it must be the cold iron hidden in the extremely cold place!"
Lu Zheng heard this, but he couldn't laugh.
This cold iron mine was occupied by the Huns for so long, and so many soldiers of Nanzhao were killed with this, and even his father and uncle were injured by this heavy arrow, and the medicine was ineffective, so they died on the northwest battlefield.
How could he laugh in such a situation?
"Sir, I have to rush to Huai'an to meet Lu Wen as soon as possible, this matter of cold iron, please leave it to Mr., these secret guards will protect Mr. to return to Beijing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is ready, as soon as Mr. enters Beijing, he will be able to meet His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness is magnificent and strategic, worthy of trust and follow."
"Don't worry, I know the severity, but you still take someone with you, there is a good response on the way, I can rest assured, I will take three people back, it's enough." Ji Miaoshan introduced Lu Zheng's father as a confidant, and naturally had a little more love for Lu Zheng.
He knew that Lu Zheng had other errands on him and had to leave, but no matter how Lu Zheng looked at it at this time, the situation was not so good, so it was better to find someone to follow him to reassure.
Along the way, he also saw that these secret guards knew a lot and were good at kung fu, so with one of them following Lu Zheng, how could they be safer.
Lu Zheng knew that Ji Miaoshan had good intentions, so he didn't shirk and nodded in response.
Ji Miaoshan's trip is top secret, and his identity is rarely known, and there are three secret guards to send him back to Beijing, so there will be no danger in thinking about it.
"Mr. Hu's ......"
"He's there, I'll tell you." Ji Miaoshan nodded at Lu Zheng and signaled Lu Zheng to rest assured.
Hu Laohan now knows their identities, and there are some things that must be talked about.
However, Ji Miaoshan is not worried about this.
Although the old man is a person from the previous dynasty, he is not a traitor at first glance, and there is no need to say much about the truth, it is enough to talk about human feelings, and the old man is willing to keep secrets.
Lu Zheng knew Ji Miaoshan's ability, and seeing that he was sure, he didn't say more.
Soon, the group was back in the valley.
They hurried back, and without delay, they still hurried through the valley.
After leaving the valley, it was getting dark, and the group walked forward for a while, stopped at the foot of the mountain, set up camp, and prepared to spend the night.