It can be seen that Li Poxiao actually didn't want to stay in the underworld for a long time, that ghost place is dark, and it is indeed not a place for people to stay.

The reason why he agreed to Ma Mian's request and risked his life to go "undercover" under Niu Tou's command was to a large extent, because he was afraid that he would be able to leave the underworld one day!

No, now that he had finally waited for such an opportunity, he left here with me without hesitation.

"That's good!"

Since his body was fine, I was relieved and did not hesitate any longer, so I continued along the passage with him.

After about half an hour, we finally arrived near the previous ferrata.

A few months have passed, and the broken iron cable has already been completely repaired by the people of the "Pao Brothers", and even pulled an extra iron cable and built a pontoon bridge directly on the edge of the cliff.

Revisiting the old place, Li Poxiao's mood was undoubtedly complicated, he was not in a hurry to leave here, but took out an iron plate from his pocket, and then knelt on the ground and respectfully recited an obscure incantation.

And as the incantation in his mouth continued to be recited, there were faint wisps of strange light on the plain iron card.

"Huh?"

I was shocked, and I suddenly found that there was a capital "three" on the iron card, and I had heard before that Li Poxiao's master seemed to be the third among the elders of the "Robe Brothers' Club". It seems that this plain iron plaque should be a token left to him by his master.

If I'm not mistaken, the incantation he was reciting at this time should have been used to awaken the other patriarchs who were in retreat, such as the "sloppy Taoist" we had seen before.

I didn't go up to disturb Li Poxiao, let alone urge him, in fact, I also wanted to meet those veterans of the "Pao Brothers' Association".

Whether or not the matter of the "Pao Brothers' Association" can be resolved peacefully this time depends on the attitude of these elders, and if we can obtain their consent, it will almost play a decisive role in our next affairs.

At that time, it is very likely that we will be able to completely solve the hidden danger of the "Pao Brothers" without spending a single soldier, and we may even gain a group of powerful allies to resist the invasion of the "Huidaomen".

However, it is a pity that until Li Poxiao finished reciting the spell, the light on the iron plate has been restrained again, but there has been no reaction around him, and no one has come out to respond to Li Poxiao's call at all.

It was only at this time that Li Poxiao's face became a little ugly, and he said with a look of surprise: "Strange! Where have all the uncles and uncles who are in retreat here? Why didn't anyone show up? ”

While speaking, Li Poxiao couldn't help but look around carefully, making sure that there was indeed no one around, so he couldn't help but say worriedly: "Could it be...... They have all been murdered by Boss Qi and others, right? ”

"Probably not!"

I subconsciously shook my head and said, "Boss Qi has already been killed by me, where did he have the opportunity to murder your uncle and uncle?" Besides, with the strength of your uncles, even if Boss Qi wants to do something to them, he has to have such strength! ”

"That's just as well!"

After listening to my explanation, Li Poxiao was really relieved, and nodded subconsciously, but then his face couldn't help but change, and he said in disbelief: "What did you say?" You...... You...... Kill Boss Qi? ”

“……”

Speechless, I pouted, I said in my heart that this guy's reflex arc is really not ordinarily long, and he actually reacted now?

"Yes!"

Nodding affirmatively, I don't have anything to hide, so I told him some of the recent situations of the "Robe Brothers' Association", and at the same time showed him the attitude of our Religious Affairs Bureau!

Li Poxiao is also a member of the "Pao Brothers' Club", and he was also very disgusted with some of the practices of Boss Qi and others before, if possible, we can actually stand on the same front.

Behind the religious bureau is the state apparatus, and no sect can compete with the state. Therefore, as long as the people of the "Pao Brothers' Association" are not fools, then peaceful coexistence with the Religious Affairs Bureau is undoubtedly their only way out.

"Great!"

As expected, when he heard that Boss Qi was indeed killed by me, and the Religious Affairs Bureau also wanted to resolve the matter peacefully, Li Poxiao's eyes were suddenly full of surprise, and he couldn't help but ask again: "Really?" As long as we part ways with the 'Huidaomen', will the Religious Affairs Bureau really be blamed for the past? ”

"Of course! This is what the old director meant, so can it be fake? ”

Li Poxiao is a smart person, I only mentioned it a little, he actually fully understood what I meant, nodded excitedly, and then said: "Then let's go quickly!" Since Uncle Shi is not here, I think they must have gone to the main altar, and I can't wait to tell them the news! ”

"Good!"

Nodding happily, I naturally would not object, and with Li Poxiao, I quickly passed the pontoon bridge and rushed straight to the main altar of the "Robe Brothers' Association".

All the way to the hurried, under the leadership of Li Poxiao, we easily came to the vicinity of the dungeon where the two of us were imprisoned last time, and were shocked to find that there were still a large number of righteous people in this dungeon.

"This ......"

Seeing so many righteous people being imprisoned here, my brows couldn't help but frown again, judging from the current situation, it seems that the "Pao Brother Society" has not become somewhat restrained because of the fall of Boss Qi, and even intensified a little!

Seeing me frowning, Li Poxiao's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly explained: "This must be something done by those remnants around Boss Qi, and it must not represent the will of the vast majority of people in my 'Brother Pao Society'!" ”

"Oh—I hope so!"

Now, I don't know what to say, I thought that after the fall of Boss Qi, the group of people in the "Robe Brothers' Club" would be leaderless, even if they were not disbanded, they should never dare to take the initiative to stir up trouble again, but now it seems that it is just our wishful thinking.

"Let's save people first!"

Since I was bumped into it, it was naturally impossible for me to stand idly by, so I quietly touched it with Li Poxiao, solved the guards in the dungeon in a few moments, and then quickly opened the cell door and rescued the righteous people inside one by one.

"Are you Wang Lin?"

Unexpectedly, some of the righteous people in this group actually recognized my appearance, so they hurriedly stepped forward to greet me.

After inquiry, I found out that this person was actually from the Southwest Bureau, and he had seen my file in the Religious Affairs Bureau, so he recognized me.

He and several colleagues from the Southwest Bureau were originally sent by Deng Lao and them to deliver a letter to the "Pao Brothers' Association", but they were unexpectedly detained on the spot by the "Pao Brothers' Association" and thrown directly into the dungeon.

As soon as I heard that they were from the Southwest Bureau, and they happened to be working under Deng Lao's men, I couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly asked them about the situation on Deng Lao's side.

It has been more than half a month since Deng Lao came to Xichuan, but I have never received any news from him, and until now, I don't even know what the situation is on Deng Lao and the old director's side.

It stands to reason that not only did Deng Lao personally come out this time, but even the old director also came to Xichuan on purpose, and the matter should be solved soon, but so far there has been no news from them, and they are obviously in trouble.

According to this person, Deng Lao's side has actually negotiated with the high-level of the "Pao Brothers' Association" once, but the process was not smooth, and the other party seems to have put forward some very harsh conditions, so that the two sides have never been able to reach a consensus!

And because after the collapse of Boss Qi, the "Pao Brothers' Association" wantonly arrested many righteous people as a threat, so far, there has been no progress on the side of Deng Lao and the old director.

First of all, the negotiations between the two sides have reached an impasse, and considering the safety of the hostages, they are not easy to storm the mountain, so they have dragged on until now, and there has been no progress.

In this way, then I came at the right time, as long as my side successfully rescues the hostages, then Deng Lao and the old director will naturally be able to break this embarrassing situation!

Without hostages as a threat, the "Pao Brothers' Association" will naturally lose their bargaining chips, and at that time, if they continue to be obsessed, then we can only storm the mountain!

But I soon ran into difficulties, because there were not only many righteous people who were being held here, but also many ordinary people!

With my strength, it is not difficult to take away this group of righteous people, after all, they themselves have a certain ability to protect themselves, but it is too difficult to take away that group of ordinary people! Some of them couldn't even stand on their feet, let alone protect themselves, and even if no one pursued them, it would be difficult for them to leave this place.

And since I want to free the hostages, I can't leave them alone, otherwise, my rescue operation can almost be said to be meaningless.

"What to do?"

After hesitating, I still couldn't think of a perfect solution, and the righteous person who had just been rescued next to me had already exploded the pot, urging me to leave quickly! Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the worse the situation will be for us, and maybe in the end, no one will be able to escape from here!

"So be it! Why don't you take them away first, and I'll go talk to my uncles and uncles?" ”

"Don't worry, I will ensure that the remaining ...... of these hostages will be as much as possible."

"No way!"

Before Li Poxiao finished speaking, I had already interrupted him directly: "This risk is too great, we can't afford to take such a risk!" ”

I haven't thought about the method Li Poxiao said, but the risk is too high. Since the other party has captured so many hostages, it is obviously impossible to surrender so easily!

In other words, whether Li Poxiao's trip can be negotiated or not, we actually don't have any confidence in our hearts, and it is impossible for me to pin so many people's lives on the results of the negotiations between Li Poxiao and his uncles!

If this collapses, it will be dozens of lives......

But if Li Poxiao is not allowed to negotiate, it seems that we have no better way than this.

Alas, it would be nice to be able to get in touch with Deng Lao now......

If it really doesn't work, let them lead people to storm the mountain now, while I stay here, plus these righteous people around us, if we command it properly, it will not be difficult for us to hold the dungeon for a day or two!

As long as Deng Lao and the others storm the mountain and join us, the safety of these hostages is naturally not a problem, the crux of the problem is, how can we contact Deng Lao at this time?

This ghost place has long been shielded by the "Mountain Guarding Array" of the "Robe Brothers' Association", not to mention electronic products such as mobile phones, even the "Divine Fire Order" given to me by the old director before may not be able to send a signal, at this time and a half, how can I contact Deng Lao and them?