Chapter 555: Peak Loop

Yingli's attitude was very resolute, and what she said was not all nonsense, and Chen Yin knew that if she didn't comply, it would inevitably cause a stalemate.

Chanyu's side looked like 'anything is good', so Chen Yin had to follow Yingli's wishes and agreed to go to Rongcheng to figure out his affairs first.

Because Rongcheng and Shanghu City are at the top of two adjacent mountain ranges, they directly cross the mountains and forests from now on, and less than ten miles are the official road that can go up to Rongcheng.

Although the army of the imperial court is mainly attacking Shanghu City, Rongcheng is secondary. However, Chen Yin thought that although the garrison of Rongcheng would not be as tight as that of Shanghu City, there would be some officers and soldiers guarding the official road here.

However, the situation was the opposite, and from the time they walked up the official road to Banyan City, they did not encounter a single soldier.

Not just soldiers, not even a single figure was seen.

This official road seems to be abandoned, and it can even be said that the road is extremely quiet.

Although this is more beneficial than disadvantageous to Chen Yin. But the official road is so quiet, before he knows the reason, such a situation will make Chen Yin feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, the three of them did not continue to blatantly stay on the official road, but retreated into the mountains and forests and marched in the same direction towards Rongcheng.

It is no exaggeration to say that they are really taking every step of the way with a cautious mentality of 'all grass and trees'.

Fortunately, after half a pillar of incense, the reason was found, otherwise it would really be a nervous breakdown for the three of them.

This place is similar to the side of Shanghu City, and a few miles into the mountain is a gorge.

Although there was not a garrison on that side, the road was still impassable - the mouth of the gorge was tightly blocked by rocks and broken logs - and the traces of man-made were obvious.

And judging from the fact that there are no officers and soldiers stationed here, most of them are the work of the imperial army's own troops. They blocked the only passage to the outside of Rongcheng, so they were relieved to use almost all their forces to besiege Shanghu City.

"Isn't there only one way to Banyan City?" said Yingli as she looked up at the stone and wood barriers, which were almost the same height as the mountain walls on both sides, and complained, "Those who don't know think that this was originally a big dam. ”

"The terrain of the two cities is almost identical," Chan Yu said, "The only people who are familiar with the topography of this place are those imperial court defenders, but if they dare not send a person to guard this place, it means that they have enough confidence that those guys will not be able to come out of Rongcheng." ”

“...... It also means that we don't want to go through this place...... Isn't it?" Yingli sighed.

This gorge mouth is much smaller than that of Shanghu City, but the blockage in the middle is several times stricter than that side.

The three of them went separately to inspect every section of the 'Stone Wood Dam', hoping to find a path that they could climb without exertion—but unfortunately they didn't.

"What now?" The three of them got back together, and Chan Yuguang knew that just like herself, she had nothing to gain from just looking at the expressions of the two of them.

Chen Yin was about to speak, but suddenly closed his eyes, buried his head at his feet, and motioned to the two of them not to speak.

"Wait...... I feel the breath of people......" Chen Yin opened his eyes, as if even he didn't believe what he was saying now, "It's ...... under our feet"

Yingli was startled and hurriedly jumped to the side: "They are ambushed underground?"

In contrast, Chanyu is much calmer. She slowly moved a few steps to the side and asked in a whisper, "Did they spot us?"

Chen Yin shook his head: "There are only two people, who have already walked under our feet, and the ones who are walking outside should not be officers and soldiers." ”

"There is a passage underground," Chanyu said, "Brother Yin follows them to see where they will come up to the surface." ”

There was no need for Chanyu to remind, Chen Yin had already followed.

The two girls also quietly followed him.

Chen Yin walked with his eyes open for a while, and then closed his eyes to confirm for a while.

They don't know exactly what the underground looks like, but just by looking at the route they took left and right on top, you can imagine how winding it was below.

About half a cup of tea, they were like three headless flies, one to the east and the other to the west.

But he didn't have to wait long, Chen Yin stopped: "They're coming up, hide quickly!"

Although they followed it for a long time, they were actually just going back and forth left and right. The straight-line distance from the mouth of the gorge is less than 100 steps.

Chanyu and Yingli followed Chen Yin to the side.

It wasn't long before a bush near them—about ten feet in front of them—a bush on the side of the roadway made a rustling sound and began to move on its own.

A head 'grows' out of the bush alive - an unkempt middle-aged man.

The man climbed up from the bush to the ground, reached back and pulled a sack out of it, and then carefully set it up.

"Didn't you say there were two people?" asked Yingli in a whisper in Chen Yin's ear.

Without waiting for Chen Yin to speak, Chanyu pointed to the moving sack: "The other one is in there." ”