The corridor is long, and there are traces of artificial excavation on the four walls, but this trace is not the same as the mine hole above.

The excavation marks in the upper mine are dense and complicated, and there are also many small knife marks, as if they were slowly cut off with something, little by little.

On the four walls of the road below, the knife marks are scribbled, and at first glance they are hastily chiseled, and in some places they are still exposed with deep shades of black.

Han Changwan stepped forward to take a closer look, and picked out some powder with his hands, thinking: "It's also iron ore, but it doesn't look as good as the top one, and it's sparsely distributed, very little." ”

Wang Xian looked left and right for a long time: "No, digging is so wasteful, it seems that these people are not rare for this bit of iron ore." He paused slightly, puzzled: "Since this bit of iron ore is not rare, why do you bother digging such a mine road, who dug it?" ”

Han Changdui pursed his lips and said nothing, patted his hand that was soiled by the dust, and walked forward with his hands down.

There was a very slight wind blowing in the corridor, and the smell became stronger and stronger, as if something had been buried in the ground for a long time, and suddenly saw the light of day, and the rotten, damp smell suddenly gushed out.

Wang Xian twitched the tip of his nose, frowned and muttered to himself: "What kind of place is this, why is the smell so big?" ”

Han Changdu's brows became tighter and tighter, and he looked around with some feeling.

The knife marks on the stone wall are messy, and the thick branches and leaves are lying on it, as if the people who are digging this place are very panicked, and the excavation is also extremely urgent.

And on the messy knife marks, there are faint traces of finger digging, some deep and some shallow, which looks very weird.

Wang Xian walked ahead, and the more he walked, the more frightened he became, and suddenly with a bang, he stumbled under his feet and almost fell to the ground.

He was startled, looked down, and saw a white bone under his feet, and couldn't help screaming in panic: "My lord, my lord, dead man!" There are dead people! ”

"What's the panic, do you see fewer dead people?" Han Changdui put his hands behind his back and walked over with an indifferent expression.

"No, my lord, there are a lot of dead people." Wang Xian pointed ahead and muttered in horror.

Han Changdui looked up at the lamp in the direction of Wang Xian's finger, the scene in front of him was too shocking, and it was difficult for him to maintain the indifferent expression on his face.

Under the shadow of the lights, in the depths of the bright and dark corridors, I don't know how many people are lying down, the rags cover up the white bones, the lights slide by, and the cold light is particularly dazzling.

Han Changwan gasped, gritted his teeth and spit out two words: "Beast." And he hurried forward.

Wang Xian also recovered from the shock, followed Han Changdui quickly, and asked, "My lord, I'm afraid these people have been dead for many years, and they are all bones left, what kind of people do you say they are?" ”

Han Changdui pursed his lips, squatted among the chaotic white bones, picked up one of the corners of his clothes, which were still complete and could still see the color, and looked at them carefully.

The garment, made of the cheapest coarse cloth, was dyed a stain-resistant indigo, but over time it had faded a little, and was covered with dust and clumps of dry mud.

Peeling back the tattered sleeves, the finger bones were exposed, and the bones were white, without a single bit of flesh and skin, and these people had obviously been dead for many years. After a while, he said coldly: "These people are poorly dressed, and the joints of their fingers and arms are thicker than ordinary people's, if I expected it to be good, these people should be miners, miners who dig the iron ore here." ”

"Miners! How did they die here, and who killed them? Wang Xian screamed.

Han Changwei gritted his teeth: "I think it was Li Sheng who killed these miners in order to kill people and kill them, so as not to leak the news." ”

He stood up on his knees, cruising the stone wall, the finger digging marks on the stone wall were even denser, and the black and purple blood stains that had dried up were embedded in the cracks, which was particularly shocking.

He slammed the stone wall hard, only to feel that since he entered Beijing, all these incidents have subverted his previous beliefs.

Wang Xian also felt a chill in his heart, looked at the dense corpses lying on the ground, and asked in a cold voice: "My lord, how did these people die?" ”

Han Changdui uncovered a piece of clothing, revealing a complete white bone, only to see that the bone was intact, there were no defects or knife marks, and there was no artificial breakage.

He pointed to the bones and said, "You see, these bodies are all intact, there are no signs of poisoning or injury before they died, I think, they must have been starved to death." ”

Hearing this, Wang Xian's heart jumped, before the heinous people went to the execution ground, they gave a full meal, how innocent these miners were, they were going to die so aggrieved and miserable.

He couldn't bear it, and suddenly thought of an ominous result, and couldn't help but shake his lips: "My lord, they drove these innocent absentees here to starve to death, does that mean that there is a dead end ahead and they can't get out?" ”

Han Changdui raised his eyes and looked at the endless corridor, the lantern in his hand was still shaking, and he said firmly: "They were not driven in, they walked in by themselves." ”

"Themselves, who walked in, are they crazy?" Wang Xianhu asked suspiciously.

Han Changwan pointed to the hastily excavated knife marks on the stone wall, and said lightly: "These miners should have learned about Li Sheng's intentions, knowing that after they finished mining the iron ore here, they would be killed and wiped out, they wanted to escape, so they tried to dig such a secret passage to hide people's eyes and ears, who expected that the secret road had not been dug through, Li Sheng and others would kill the miners' mouths in advance, they panicked, so they ran here to hide, I think they originally wanted to escape a few days later, when the inventory on the mountain is not so strict, they escaped from this place, It may be that after they entered, the entrance was blocked, or it may be that the inventory in the mountains has been very tight, and they have not found a chance to escape, so they are trapped alive and starved to death in this place. ”

Wang Xian nodded in agreement: "In other words, the entrance may have been found and blocked, or it may have never been discovered." ”

Han Changdui said lightly: "Looking at Li Shengfang's fearless appearance, I think the entrance to this place has not been discovered, or this secret passage has never been discovered." ”

These words were like a beam of light, shining on Wang Xian's heart, making his dark heart suddenly open up and see hope.

"Then, my lord, let's get out quickly." He couldn't wait to walk forward, and he couldn't bear to look at the tragic situation in front of him anymore.

Han Changdui nodded: "Let's go." ”

It was still Wang Xian who opened the way in front, and he walked cautiously past the corpse, trying not to touch any bones or any corner of his clothes.

Every time he walked past a corpse, he muttered in a low voice: "Go in peace, I will seek justice for you." ”

When Han Changdui heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't expect Wang Xianchang to look like a thick branch, but he was born with a soft and compassionate heart.

The two of them cautiously walked through the corridor where the remains gathered, and after seeing the same kind of remains scattered in front of them, they turned a corner, and finally came to an empty place.

"It's kind of coming out." Wang Xian let out a long breath, his clothes were already soaked in cold sweat.

Han Changdui sighed slightly, although he didn't show any clues, the tense nerves along the way slowly relaxed.

The two of them walked forward one after the other, and they didn't know the days and years in the belly of the mountain, both of them were a little anxious, and the time they had delayed here was enough, too much, I don't know what changes have happened in the cottage, and whether the people in the cottage are still safe.

In the long corridor, there were only two people's rustling footsteps, light and fast.

After turning a corner again, the originally thin wind in the corridor suddenly became stronger, blowing the flames almost to extinguish.

Han Changwan hurriedly put his hand together and said in a low voice: "Lighter, I'm afraid it's almost the exit." ”

Wang Xian nodded silently, the two of them deliberately lightened their pace, but their speed did not slow down in the slightest, and as they walked forward, there seemed to be a little glimmer of light in the dark corridor in front of them.

With a "poof", Han Changdui hurriedly blew out the lights and walked over to meet the light.

The pale white moonlight sprinkled down, and the vines drooping from top to bottom resembled a handful of turquoise waterfalls, just hiding most of the narrow hole.

And the wild grass on the ground, which is more than a man tall, grows extremely luxuriantly, intertwined with the vines, like a natural barrier, covering the hole very secretly.

Han Changdui and Wang Xian did not rush out, but lay at the entrance of the cave, listening to the situation outside the cave.

The entrance of the cave is not flush with the corridor, but the entrance is slightly higher and the tunnel is lower, so it is not very convenient to climb in and out, but it is more suitable for hiding the entrance of the cave.

Han Changdui sighed silently in his heart, it's a pity, the person who excavated this secret passage is an expert.

There was no movement outside the cave, and in the silence, even the slightest sound of wind was like thunder.

Wang Xian turned his head to look at Han Changdu, and moved his lips silently: "My lord, there is no one outside, go out and have a look first?" ”

Han Changdui pondered for a moment, and said silently: "Go ahead, be careful of everything." ”

Wang Xian nodded, slowly pulled out the short knife in his boots, rushed out with the tip of the knife, held it with one hand and put it into his sleeve, and then crawled out of the hole cautiously.

After a squirming sound, Wang Xian climbed out of the cave smoothly.

After he climbed out, he did not stand up directly, but lay down in the dense barren grass, a pair of small eyes were particularly bright at this time, his gaze was like a torch, and he looked around cautiously.

After a while, he stood up against the entrance of the cave, covered his figure with wild grass, looked at the height, and after confirming that there was no third person here, even the sky was clearer and more empty than the bottom of the mountain, and he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had indeed escaped, and there was an imperceptible joy in his low voice: "My lord, there is no one." ”