Chapter XXII Underground Waterways
There was a loud thud in the room, and there was a rapid breathing, mixed with the sound of a woman's babbling, and then it was as if something was gagging her mouth.
After a while, I heard the voice of a middle-aged man: "How's it going?"
"Well, I hate it, my lord, you are the most powerful man in the world, do you need to say it?" replied the woman inside in a slightly coquettish voice.
Then, I heard the middle-aged man laugh heartily a few times, and the sound of his palm slapping on the back flesh sounded. Then there were the woman's disgusting words, and she was happy.
Feng Luo laughed dumbly outside: The most powerful man in the world, has this woman tried all the men in the world?
But the current situation stumped him. If this middle-aged man stays inside, what should he do? Will he continue to wait? Maybe the battle in the palace is already fierce, and time waits for no one!
Fortunately, the people inside lingered for a while, and the woman's interest rose again, and it seemed that she was entangled with the man again. And the man obviously couldn't resist the other party's excessive needs, and escaped from the room under the pretext of business.
"Whew-" The middle-aged man, dressed in disheveled clothes, closed the door and exhaled softly. There was both reluctance and relief on his face.
"My lord, I have something to ask for, please do not make a sound. Feng Luo quietly came behind the middle-aged man, covering his mouth with his hand and holding the dagger to his waist.
After all, middle-aged people are people who have experienced wind and rain, and their bodies stiffened and immediately relaxed. He nodded obediently, then pointed to the corner next to him.
Feng Luo led him and slowly walked to the corner. I probed to the side, but found nothing unusual, and then let go of the hand covering my mouth. The dagger did not move, and continued to press against the opponent's waist.
"Those who know the times are Junjie for Junjie, I will leave after I find something, and I will not cause you trouble. Feng Luo said softly.
The middle-aged man looked surprised, because because of his position, he rarely provoked people. He really couldn't think of anyone he had offended and would send someone to threaten him. As for the robbery, the people of Quanmidu City, who doesn't know that his department is the most recent and has no oil and water.
Therefore, the middle-aged man is completely unclear why Feng Luo is looking for him.
"The underground waterways in the city, but you're in charge of building them?" Feng Luo asked.
The middle-aged man shook his head, looked at Feng Luo like an idiot, and said, "It has been hundreds of years since the underground waterway was built, and I don't dare to take this huge project on my head." ”
Feng Luo also felt ashamed, he didn't expect such a simple truth. But it didn't matter, he straightened out his thoughts and said, "It doesn't matter if you build it or not. Do you know the layout of the waterways? There are topographic maps. ”
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, and Feng Luo probed with a dagger, piercing the skin slightly. The middle-aged man was so painful that he nodded hurriedly and said, "There is indeed a layout plan of the waterway in the lower study." If you need it, you can pick it up. If you don't need to go into too much detail, I'll draw it for you. ”
As he spoke, the middle-aged man squatted down and made a gesture to draw.
Feng Luo hurriedly grabbed him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I'm in a hurry, otherwise Duke Ramil will blame him, and you can't afford it!"
"Well, Duke Ramiel?" the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and muttered quietly, "What does the Duke want this thing for? ”
"What Lord Duke means, how do I know!" Feng Luo replied coldly, staring closely at the other party's reaction.
Feng Luo didn't feel the other party's abnormality, except for some strangeness, there was no special change in his heartbeat and eyes. The middle-aged man had a fluctuation in pulse qi at the beginning, and then he was honest and obedient. From the fluctuations, Feng Luo probed the other party's pulse about two layers.
Many officials in the DPRK and China have cultivated pulse qi, but their cultivation is usually very low. Some of them have mastered the power and found heaven and earth treasures to make up for it, only to improve a little. However, the pulse qi is unstable, and the cultivation stagnates in the end, and basically the pulse change cannot be reached.
Middle-aged people only get to the pulse, and the veins are fragile. Obviously, it is also through the improvement of medicine, and it will be difficult to achieve achievements in cultivation in the future. For such a person, Feng Luo will not be too taboo.
Out of an abundance of caution, Fengluo beckoned Porkney to follow quietly, just in case, there was an answer.
At the urging of Feng Luo, he arrived at the study after a while. The study is often a place where important materials are kept, and it is also where the owner stays more often. Therefore, in the study, various mechanisms are often set up.
Feng Luo always kept a close distance from the other party, except for the dagger to resist, and the other hand was also on the shoulder. If something goes wrong, you can take action instantly.
The middle-aged man was reluctant to give in, but under the pressure of Feng Luo, he had to dig out an album on the shelf.
"This is the catalogue that was revised just last year, and unless it collapses, it's exactly the same as it actually is. The middle-aged man said proudly.
Feng Luo asked him to turn the pages and briefly explain which position it was. When he saw the page of the palace, he remained silent, and turned two more pages before he took the album.
"Thank you, His Majesty will reward you again, but for now, ......" Feng Luo smiled slightly, turned the dagger around, and slammed it on his head with the handle. The middle-aged man snorted and fell limply.
After getting the atlas, Feng Luo greeted Pokney, and the two of them quickly left.
Fink and the others waited anxiously outside, but there was nothing else to do except regain their pulse. The fierce battle before, which consumed light pulse qi, was a little difficult to recover at this time. However, in the process of recovery, there are faint signs of improvement in cultivation.
Such a discovery made them a little happy. It turns out that in a life-and-death battle, you can quickly improve your cultivation!
Feng Luo understood the truth a long time ago, and several young people who were placed high hopes on by the family only now understood. But it's no wonder that they, the family focuses on training, and they will also let them go through the training, but they have always been protected by others, and there are few threats to life and death.
However, this was not a good time for them to experience their cultivation experience. The underground waterway atlas brought by Feng Luo is the direction of their next action.
Feng Luo spread out the album and let people light up a fire fold. They were in a hurry, and they didn't even take the jade for lighting.
"The palace is here. Not surprisingly, there should have been many eyes and ears of Duke Ramier, and even the troops sent nearby. Feng Luo pointed to a location in the atlas, "If we rush over, we will be caught in the net." ”
Everyone knew that Feng Luo was not untargeted, so they continued to listen quietly.
"But no matter how tightly they deploy, it's only on the ground, and as for the underground, there shouldn't be any settings. Even if you think about it, you don't have the ability to fortify everywhere. Feng Luo's finger slid across the map, and it was a series of thin lines crisscrossing him.
Feng Luo pointed to the thicker waterways and said, "These are the main waterways, we have no problem standing in them, and here are branch lines, which are thinner, bending or crawling, you can also pass through." ”
Everyone understood at this time, they had to enter the palace through the underground waterways!
Such a whimsical idea, the rising stars of several families, can't come up with it anyway. Because they could not imagine such a complex structure underground, and they were even more reluctant to walk in the stinking waterways.
But now, they don't have a better choice. Compared to the two opposing sides, the five of them were so weak that they were simply negligible. In a head-to-head battle, the overall situation is not affected at all.
The best results can only be achieved by surprise. Others don't have this kind of idea, only Feng Luo, who was trained to be an assassin, is this way of thinking. Minimal force, maximum impact.
But the risks they take when they go in this way are also enormous. If the king takes control of the situation and they suddenly appear again, there is no guarantee that they will not be misunderstood. And if the position where they appear is not well controlled, they will also die if they encounter Ramiel's army.
The greater the risk, the greater the gain. This simple truth is understood by several people. If he can help the king to put down the rebellion, the future is needless to say.
Therefore, after Feng Luo explained the stakes, several people still did not hesitate. Even, he was very excited, and he had a look of "Lao Tzu finally waited for the opportunity".
Facing such a comrade-in-arms, Feng Luo could only shake his head and smile bitterly. He was afraid that a few people would retreat if they hadn't experienced a big scene. How do you know that one by one is like being beaten with chicken blood, and more than 20 people, like children seeing delicious food.
"Several, let's go on an adventure, it can also be said that there is great wealth waiting for us. I hope that my brothers can all live, regardless of success or failure, there is always a chance to live. Feng Luo explained solemnly.
Feng Luo's experience in Fute City and through the sewers, he naturally became a leader. According to the brochure, find the nearest entrance.
The entrance is covered with stone slabs, and no one will notice unless you look closely. Feng Luo used a dagger to dig up the dirt in the gap next to him, and several people exerted force at the same time, and with a "creaking" sound, the stone slab was lifted.
A foul stench greeted them, sending them back several steps. Although Feng Luo had been prepared, he was also smoked and coughed a few times. It is more difficult to pass through such underground waterways than to face the enemy head-on.
The stench cleared a little before they slowly looked over. The entrance is almost straight down, made of stone. And on the surrounding stone wall, a circle of steps is carved, spiraling downward. By following the steps, they can enter the waterway.
Birkney was about to take a torch to shine it, but Feng Luo stopped him and said, "You can't use fire, because the filth in it will ignite when it is fired." ”
Then, one by one, they entered the waterway. When the last person entered, he had to support the stone slab with one hand and slowly shrink inside. After the whole person entered, he pulled the stone slab over and covered the entrance.
If no one sees it, they won't notice that a stone slab on the road has been moved. Not to mention that under the slate, there are five people in action.
Began to walk in the waterways, barely breathing. After getting used to it, they felt that it was not a big deal. The biggest difficulty is not seeing, you can only rely on groping.
With their cultivation, they can also detect the surrounding situation by relying on their pulse qi. But they had been fighting fiercely before, and their pulse had not yet fully recovered. And in the future, it is likely to face a vicious battle, and the pulse qi cannot withstand consumption.
"Stop!" Feng Luo, who was leading the way at the front, suddenly said to the people behind him.