Baili Jiu frowned, did not explain, but turned to Yuan Bao and asked, "Are there any other clues?" ”

Yuan Bao shook his head: "There must be a lot of cats in the mountain, but most of the mine entrances have been sealed, and you can't enter at all." And there is a mechanism, which is extremely powerful, and the two of us almost fell on the road, rolling this muddy body, and then dodged in embarrassment. ”

There is still a mechanism? What a capability!

"In your opinion, is it a long time ago, or has it just been destroyed?"

Yuan Bao said categorically: "Although I can't see clearly at night, according to the traces of the grass and shrubs in the mountains being trampled, I can be sure that it has just been evacuated for a few days, and it is quite hasty." ”

"Could it be that our arrival has made them fall into the trap? So a hasty evacuation? Noah was puzzled: "I walked from here some time ago, and some mountain people said that there was a guard inside. ”

"That is to say, it is not just about mining, and it will never dare to see the light of day." Yuan Bao felt that his other idea was a little too bold to say it rashly.

Baili Jiu frowned, his face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I suspect that there are not only coal mines hidden in this mountain, but also iron mines, Huang Dexing colluded with the government to mine and smelt in the mountains!" It is highly likely that there was a blacksmith inside. ”

Baili Jiu's words were like a shock, Yuan Bao and Bing Luo Rao were already suspicious, and they were also shocked: "This is a head-killing thing, is it possible that you are tired of it?" ”

Baili Jiu waved his hand at the three of them, signaled silence, sat on the chair, supported his forehead with his hand, bowed his head and pondered for a long time, before he raised his head and asked, "Have you two ever encountered patrolling guards along the way?" ”

The two shook their heads.

"Did you leave any traces when you explored inside?"

Yuan Bao nodded: "As soon as we entered the forging place, we touched the mechanism inside, if it is a clear-eyed person, we must be able to see that someone has entered." ”

Baili Jiu didn't speak, lowered his head and thought for a long time before raising his head: "If it is according to the scale you said, even if it is a prefect, it does not have such a great ability!" There must be a pull behind it. ”

Bailijiu's words are not too much to worry about, if it is just a simple mining of a small coal mine, or iron ore, and making huge profits from it, it may be a matter of collusion between the prefect and the ruffians. However, it involves smelting, forging, and large-scale organs, and as Yuan Bao said, the scale is huge, and it is not such a simple thing as a small prefect eating the ambition leopard gall. What's more, it has been kept secret for many years, and it requires the power to cover the sky with one hand.

"So, what are we going to do now?" Yuan Bao asked.

"Your entry into the mountains will definitely be revealed, so sooner rather than later, you must act immediately. Bingluo, the soldiers here can't be trusted, you take my token, quickly go to the nearest military camp to get 3,000 elite soldiers, and go directly into the mountain. Yuanbao, you hurry out of the mountain to make arrangements, and order your people to monitor the prefect, Huang Dexing and others, and don't let them run away. Also, Yuanbao, ask Master Xue if there is a master in Handan City who knows how to mineralize, and ask him to come over. ”

Yuan Bao and Bing Soul immediately received their orders and went out of the mountain overnight.

The two looked at the sky outside, it was already dawn, and it was about to dawn, so they simply stopped sleeping.

Baili Jiu asked Nuoya: "Can Guan Luo's kid crack a large mechanism?" ”

Noya knew that Baili Jiu knew a little about the things on the rivers and lakes, nodded, and patiently explained: "The old man of Tianji is not only good at making small machine crossbows, but also some large machine formations are also difficult to beat, and he is famous all over the rivers and lakes. At that time, the imperial court once asked him to go out of the mountain and serve in the Ministry of Industry. I just don't know that Guan Luo, this kid is young, and he is a child, and he has a bit of his true inheritance, and there is absolutely no problem in picking the door and locking. ”

After thinking about it, he said to Noya: "Then let's call him with him for this operation, and those agency formations still rely on him." ”

Noya replied with a "hmm": "Guan Luo is indeed a rare talent, otherwise the Killer Pavilion would not have caught him." If you have a good character, you can reuse it. ”

The two of them had finished their discussion, but they only pretended not to know, their faces were indifferent, and they were still busy directing the craftsmen to continue the construction and repair. Guan Luo asked about the whereabouts of ingots and ice spirits, and only said that they had gone down the mountain to purchase.

These days, there are a lot of raw materials that need to be purchased, and the two of them are fast, and they are often sent down the mountain, so no one is suspicious.

At noon, Yuan Bao returned to the mountain first, saying that he had already confessed, Huang Dexing and the prefect were staying in their respective mansions, and people had been sent to monitor them secretly. As soon as there is a disturbance, according to the actions explained by Bailijiu in advance, the person will be captured first and then make plans, and the two will definitely not be allowed to escape.

After lunch in the afternoon, estimating the time, Bingluo should also take people into Handan City, and just as he was about to let Yuanbao go to listen to the news, he had already received the signal to enter the mountain transmitted by Bingluo. Bailijiu and Nuoya, Yuan Bao packed up the required bags, called Guan Luo, who looked inexplicable, with bubbles, and headed straight towards the mountain.

Seeing that the guards arranged by the prefect hurriedly left their guard posts and trotted down the mountain, Bailijiu and Noya only pretended not to see them. Sure enough, before he got out of the mountain, he was caught by the ice spirit who rushed over with the troops.

On the way down the mountain, Bingluo arranged martial law, he controlled the people of the prefect and counted the number of people, but there was only one missing Master Wu, and he didn't know when he got the news that slipped. He didn't have time to pay attention, and led his troops into the mountain to meet Bailijiu and others, and the group marched towards the mountain with lightning speed.

Only then did Guan Luo realize that this was a big move, and he was so excited that he was jumping around, gearing up, and chattering excitedly. The title of Noya is also polite, a "sister".

Yuan Bao head in front of the road, along the rugged mountain road to the inside, at first there have been abandoned for many years of thatched huts, and then inward, it is already inaccessible, overgrown with weeds, only a sheep intestine path, winding to the inside, the roadside weeds have just been trampled messy traces.

Entering the hinterland, there began to be abandoned mines, the entrances of which were blocked by rubble, but the traces of mining were clearly visible. The old miner who accompanied him stepped forward to check the terrain, drilled in and tinkered, and came out and said, "This should be a coal mine, it was mined about five years ago." ”

The further he went, the old miner began to get excited, and he found scattered iron ore powder on the ground and in the nearby grass, and felt staggered: "There must be iron ore near here, and it should be less than a few dozen miles away." Unexpectedly, there are such rich mineral deposits in the west of Handan City, no wonder Huang Dexing has been fat in the past two years. ”

Bailijiu was not in a hurry to check the specific situation in the mine, followed behind Yuanbao, and went straight to the place where he said to smelt ore.

Here is a very hidden place, located in the belly of the endless Taihang Mountains, the locals call it Handan Mountain, the scale is large, about hundreds of zhang square, it should be a natural cave originally, and then it was dug artificially, and there are also stones built around it to climb high and overlook the lookout platform of the guard, which can warn the situation in all directions.

The contents of the mountain have been looted, and all the things that cannot be moved away have been smashed, scattered all over the place, and scattered everywhere. From the scattered slag, ore powder, and the remains of the stove, as well as the traces of smoke and fire around it, it is not difficult to see that this is a place for iron ore smelting.

Carefully observing the clues at the scene, it is not difficult to see that the other party did not evacuate in a hurry. On the contrary, it is methodical, extremely organized and organized. There was nothing useful left, and it was completely destroyed.

There is a passage around the belly of the mountain, and there is no cave after entering, which should be the original storehouse, but now it is empty, and there is not even a single iron foam left.

The ingots prevented the soldiers from entering, and walked cautiously, saying that there were many mechanisms inside, and it was very dangerous.

This is the time for Guan Luo to show his skills, he took the lead, put the ingots aside, first investigated himself, and then said confidently: "A small matter, you just wait to see how I show my skills." ”

Nuoya was a little worried, and told him repeatedly, Guan Luo said nonchalantly: "Most of the organs in this are used for defense such as Shimen and Iron Walls, and the methods of hurting people are clumsy, so there is no need to worry about it at all. ”

Then he took out a few strange-shaped tools from his treasure bag, ran to a stone wall, knocked left and right, listened to it for a moment, pinpointed the place, and did not know how to move, the stone wall separated, revealing a piece of gear on it.

He drove all the people out of the hall, held his breath, and dismantled it, and then heard the sound of "poof", and for a time in the belly of the mountain, bows and crossbows were fired together, dense as locusts. If there is a person standing in the middle at this time, you can definitely shoot into a hedgehog.

"Alright." He wiped the sweat from his face and beckoned to a few people at the entrance of the cave, signaling that the danger had been lifted. A few people came in, and when they saw that he was still tinkering with the mechanism, they asked uneasily, "Is there anything else wrong?" ”

Guan Luo turned his head, his face full of excitement and pride: "You just wait, I'll give you a big surprise in a while." ”

"What surprise? It's good not to be frightened. Yuan Bao said casually.

Guan Luo was still immersed in the tinkering, focused and serious: "After this mechanism was destroyed by me, I didn't expect that another mechanism would be reborn, connected to other places, that is, there is an ambush here." ”

"What ambush?" Yuanbao, who was still apprehensive, was startled, and looked around vigilantly, lest a cold arrow come from behind him coldly, and he would be cold.

Guan Luo saw Yuanbao's jealous look, and became more and more proud: "Even if these people are unlucky, they met his grandfather and me, otherwise any layman would not know that there is a doorway in this organ." ”

His smuggling appearance made Yuan Bao extremely unhappy, and he coldly "hissed" to express his disdain.

As soon as the words fell, I heard the sound of "Zaza", and there was a stone door on the stone wall that slowly opened, and there was a cave inside, which was exactly the same as the mechanism used to detain Tiansha in the Killer Pavilion.

Several people were all bold artists, and when they saw that the light inside was dim, they had to light the torches and walk into the stone gate, only to feel that their eyes were bright, and Nuoya and Bailijiu, who were walking in the front, couldn't help but look at each other, full of shock.

What's the surprise here? It's just a scare!