Chapter 48: Confusion
I helped him carry the balance bar. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Monk Info drew the knife from his waist, cut off the decayed parts around the crossbow machine, and then took out the crossbow machine.
"This thing must be at least a hundred years old. The single-groove copper crossbow machine is not half as old as it combined. The crossbow machine, which was eliminated more than a hundred years ago, did not expect to appear here. ā
I also find it strange how this weapon of mass destruction, which is suitable for the battlefield, can appear in such a place? Besides, how was such a big guy transported in the first place? What is the purpose of putting it here?
"But then again, how did this crossbow machine end up here?" The monk was a little confused.
I looked at the sinkhole under my feet, and a thought popped into my mind. Could it be that there is something under this sinkhole? That's why this kind of heavy repeating crossbow machine was guarded here?
And at this moment, I suddenly heard something coming from a distance, and the monk also heard it. This movement came from the position behind us, and the monk looked at it for a long time, and suddenly his face changed, and he said urgently: "Someone is coming!" Put out the fire! ā
Since I didn't know who it was, the monk and I took up our burdens and quickly hid at the exit of the cave before. The movement in the distance was getting closer and closer, and I wondered, how could anyone come in this place? Could it be the gang that arrested us before?
It didn't take long for me to see four slow-moving fire points appear in the darkness. It was a torch in their hands, which meant that there were at least four of them.
The monk and I hid at the exit. The men walked slowly, and it took about two pillars of incense before the silhouettes of the men gradually emerged from the darkness. That's when I confirmed that they were indeed four people, two in front and two in the back. The two who walked behind seemed to be carrying a lot of things on their backs, so their footsteps sounded very heavy.
And just as I was pondering the identities of these people, the monk next to me suddenly whispered: "No, these people... Isn't it Han Qiye's team? How? How did they end up here? ā
"Han Shichang?"
I thought it was unlikely. On the night when the monk and I were arrested, Han Shichang and the others must have gone straight to the vicinity of the Prince Corridor to find the entrance to the underground palace. Couldn't have been here.
But then, all of a sudden, I heard one of them talking.
"When things are ready, it's almost there."
I'm not sure if I heard it wrong, but I recognized this person's accent at once! That person is Han Shichang, and I am very impressed by his southern accent.
"Sure enough, it's them! Aren't they supposed to be near the Prince Gallery? How did you come to this place? ā
I couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. Didn't they find the entrance and got lost?
The monk said: "What a lost! It must be that the entrance to the underground palace is nearby. Han Shichang is an old fox, plus he also has a shrewd master. I'm sure they're definitely coming for the dungeon, and the entrance must be nearby! ā
"So what do we do now?"
I thought to myself, I can't just go straight to them, right? You know, Han Shichang and they have always wanted to secretly get rid of me and the monk. And they probably didn't expect the two of us to be alive.
The monk said: "Don't be impatient, stare at them first." These two old foxes, I want to see, how did they find the entrance to the dungeon? ā
The two of them hid in the shadows like this, but I always felt like a thief in my heart. When they got to the vicinity of the sinkhole, the monk and I were staring at them closely to see what would happen to them.
But at this time, the monk suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Oh no, the pile of things on the crossbow machine is still there!" Now it's going to be discovered! ā
I slapped the door of my head, and my heart said how could I forget this stubble?
But what happened next was completely unforeseen for the two of us. They looked like they had been prepared for a long time, and at this time, Han Shichang was methodically directing the others to place ropes along the edge of the sinkhole. And the crossbow machine that the monk had fiddled with before, they didn't notice it at all.
The monk was puzzled: "Are they going to prepare?" Could it be that the entrance to the dungeon is not on the other side, but under the sinkhole? ā
Now I am beginning to wonder if the position that Master told me was true. And if the entrance to the underground palace is really near here, then where did Han Shichang and them know about it?
At this time, the preparations on Han Shichang's side had ended. His two buddies first carried the equipment on their backs, followed by the white-eyed master, and finally Han Shichang climbed down the sinkhole with torches.
Soon, the group disappeared from our sight. The whole process lasted less than half an hour, and the cave fell into dead silence again.
When the monk saw that they were all gone, he hurriedly blew out the fire fold and said, "Follow them quickly." ā
But as soon as I went out, I suddenly saw another group of figures in the cave! My heart said what's going on today? Seeing that the monk was about to be exposed, I immediately pulled him back and blew out the fire fold in his hand.
The monk asked me inexplicably what I was doing? If they don't keep up, Han Shichang and they will run away completely.
I hurriedly asked him to be quiet, there is a group of people behind him, don't you see?
When the monk heard me say this, he craned his neck and looked outside. Only then did he realize that there was a group of figures in the cave outside.
"It's really weird, why is this hellish place so lively today?"
I dragged him in and said, "Stop talking nonsense, hide first." See who they really are? ā
The team that appeared this time was obviously more numerous than Han Shichang and them. But judging by the number of torches, there were at least a dozen of them. The men moved very quickly in the darkness, and soon the silhouettes of the few people walking at the front of the group were roughly discerning.
But these people seemed to have black scarves over their faces, and as I carefully identified them. The monk suddenly patted me, pointed in the direction of the group of people, and said incredulously: "Lao Tzu shouldn't be dazzling, right?" Chang Shan, look at the person at the front, is it the woman we brought out of the Dushan Underground Palace? ā
I said, where are you going? This black light is blinding, and besides, they all have black scarves on their faces, you must be mistaken.
The monk retorted: "Absolutely! Such a beautiful woman, I will never admit that I am mistaken! It's definitely her! ā
At this time, I also found that the person who walked in front was indeed different from the people around him. I don't think it's good, I won't really let the monk say it right, right? Could it really be Miss Pan?
The monk continued: "That's right, that's right, it's her! You look at her left hand. ā
I took a closer look and saw clearly the cross-firing short crossbow on her left arm! This time, the short crossbow was not hidden in her cuffs, but directly lit up.
Sure enough, it was her!
Suddenly I felt that today was really chaotic, why did all of a sudden everyone gather in this place?
The monk said: "It seems that she also knows the news of the Yelang King's underground palace." The third treasure should be in her hand. ā