Chapter 171: Acquaintances
With the withdrawal of the rebels, Xicheng became quiet again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info On the streets here, you can see some traces of the remnants of the army everywhere. The surroundings seemed empty, with a few skull flags scattered on the side of the road, dancing in the wind and making a rustling sound. Somewhere near the city wall, two figures suddenly appeared, alarming several crows that were feeding on the trees.
"The formation here has really disappeared. Qiushui looked around vigilantly, but found nothing suspicious. Originally, he was worried that the two of them would open the formation in the city if they entered the city, but nothing happened, which made him breathe a heavy sigh of relief.
Haodong nodded, his expression was serious, and he did not relax a little because of this. Years of combat experience had taught him that places that appeared to be safe were often the most likely to harbor murderous intentions. At such times, the only effective way is to maintain a high degree of vigilance and never be careless.
But at this time, the two also encountered the same dilemma as Yan Feng and them, in the face of many forked roads, which one should they take first? But Haodong is not a person who hesitates, he thought for a while, then turned his head and said to Qiushui: "You go to the left, I go to the middle." Remember, our goal is to make sure that the hostages are still in the city, so be careful not to let go of any corner. ā
In this way, the two men acted separately and soon disappeared from each other's sight. Looking at the dense houses that suddenly appeared around him, Qiushui was also a little overwhelmed for a while. At first, he would push the door in one by one to look, but later found that this was too inefficient, so he chose to shout as he walked, hoping to get a response. However, until he had walked the whole way, he found no clues. In desperation, he had to turn around and enter another path to find clues about Wang Gang and others.
On the other side, Haodong unexpectedly sensed a fluctuation of energy coming from somewhere not far away. He quickened his pace and walked in that direction, and soon found the passage that had been pierced by the Tiger Roaring Daoist. After a moment's hesitation, he stepped into it, stepping on the shattered sawdust on the ground, and walked forward step by step.
"Ah, this is ......." Looking at the scene in front of him, Rao Yihaodong's heart was shocked. I saw hundreds of stone statues standing on a circular square. They come in a variety of forms, each maintaining a fighting stance, and most of them are mutilated. The ground was littered with broken stone statues, some of which were so large that their heads alone were nearly half a man's height. Not only that, but the square is full of large and small potholes, which are clearly vandalized. From this point of view, it must have been Shao Yi and the others who inadvertently triggered the formation, and then fought to the death with these monsters here. Unfortunately, they were not able to get out and ended up in the hands of the rebels.
"Yo yo yo, I didn't expect five small bait, but I caught a big fish. Suddenly, a cold voice came from the front.
"This voice seems to be somewhat ......familiar," Haodong frowned, only to see him leap forward, and suddenly jumped over the dense stone statues and came to the center of the square. I saw a blue spar standing there, and it was it that exuded faint energy. And on the right side of the spar, there is a familiar figure, looking at Haodong with a smile on his face. And the moment he saw that person, Haodong's face was also gloomy.
Qiushui almost shouted hoarsely, but the search still did not make the slightest progress. It seems likely that the rebels had taken the five with them when they left. Thinking like this, Qiushui suddenly looked like a deflated ball, and the whole person lost his spirit. At this moment, he heard a slight noise coming from behind him.
"Is it there?" Qiushui turned around happily, only to find that on the road, a black cat appeared out of nowhere, playing with a stone with its paws. As if frightened by Qiushui, the cat let out a hoarse meow, then turned and ran backwards, quickly disappearing from Qiushui's field of vision.
Qiushui sighed, thinking that it was not a way to go on like this, so it was better to return to the place where he entered the city first, and then discuss countermeasures with Captain Haodong. Speaking of Captain Haodong, I don't know if there is any progress on his side. Qiushui raised his head and looked around, and he found that the layout here was quite strange, the fork between the roads only appeared around the city walls, while the center was full of dense houses, and there was no intersection between the roads, which seemed unusual. But that wasn't something he needed to think about, so he continued to walk, shouting as he walked forward.
This time, not long after he walked out, there was a slight noise next to him again.
"Is it a cat again?" Qiushui stopped and looked in the direction where the voice came from. It was an ordinary house, with doors and windows closed, and it was dark inside, and there was nothing to be seen. After a moment's thought, he turned and walked over there, and the closer he got to the room, the clearer the voice became. Just as he walked to the door, the voice suddenly disappeared.
Qiushui hesitated, and was about to reach out and push the door open, but found that there was much less dust on the door compared to the surrounding walls, and it was obvious that someone had entered and exited the room. He frowned, pulled the Celestial Shath out of its scabbard, held it in his hand, and gently pushed the door open. As with the rest of the room, the door was unlocked, and Qiushui stepped into the house with one foot in it, and at the same time looked around vigilantly, and found that there was nothing unusual, before slowly walking inside. It was dark inside, but with the starlight pouring in from the window, Qiu Shui could still tell that it was an ordinary house, with a few tables and chairs simply placed inside, covered with a thick layer of dust. At this time, the sound sounded again, a rhythmic thump, as if something was tapping against the wall. Following that voice, Qiushui pushed open the bedroom door.
"Ah, so you're here!" Qiushui shouted happily. I saw that in the room, the original bed had long disappeared, and Shao Yi and the others were leaning against each other, and they made a whining sound when they saw the autumn water. Their hands and feet were shackled by heavy iron locks that connected to their houses and restricted their movements. Their mouths were also sealed with strips of cloth, and the sounds they made were inaudible. There are many footprints on the walls, probably in this way, sending a distress signal to the outside world.
"Don't worry, I'll help you. Qiushui lifted the Heavenly Evil, and was about to help them break the chains, but a strong wind suddenly hit behind them. Fortunately, he reacted in time and dodged the attack.
"What people!" Qiu Shui shouted angrily, obviously not expecting anyone else to stay here. In the darkness, a figure slowly stepped forward, and the moonlight through the window illuminated the familiar face.
"It's you!"