Chapter Twenty-Six: The Market Town in the Valley
"Niangniang, my subordinates are willing to accompany Wu Guard." A sturdy guard immediately stepped forward.
"The subordinates are okay, and they are willing to go with them!"
"Subordinates are their leaders, and it is incumbent upon them to do so." The leading guard has just improved, and he is not to be outdone.
"And me, and my ยทยทยทยทยทยท" There are many guards vying to get into the water, and it seems that everyone is full of confidence, and all of them are brave and good at fighting.
Hui Di laughed and praised Wei Wei, "Cai Wei still has a way, her head turns quickly, fortunately I brought you out." โ
Wei Wei was also very happy, smiled at Hui Diwan, and then asked everyone: "Do you all carry water bags with you?" โ
The guards all untied the water bags from their waists, In ancient times, when people went out to walk, water bags were necessities, basically one per person, and more people would prepare several water bags for occasional needs on the road.
"Very good, now everyone pours the water in the bag and fills it with air, and tries not to use a blowing." Wei Wei saw someone blowing directly into her mouth, worried that the oxygen content in the water bag was too low.
A clever guard immediately ran to the valley vent, and the howling mountain wind immediately puffed up the water bag.
The piston plugged the mouth of the water bag, and it was a small oxygen bag, "Wait a few people who follow Wu Guards into the water, each of you will tie a few of these air water bags to your body, and when you can't hold your breath at the bottom of the water, you will pull out the plug, and quickly bite the mouth of the water bag into your mouth, and the oxygen in this bag can allow you to change your breath underwater." โ
"What a solution!" So everyone acted according to Vivi's method.
In order to ensure the physical strength of the guards underwater, Wei Wei instructed the entourage to make a fire and make a meal for several of them to eat to replenish some energy, and take a proper rest before going into the water.
"Okay, everyone warm up, get ready, and go down with Wu Thinzi." Take the lead and give orders from the guards.
"Yes, Leader!" Everyone responded in unison, and their blood boiled instantly, and they took off their heavy armor, and each of them tied a few air water bags to their waists and went into the water.
Wu Slender took the lead in swimming, like a nimble fish scurrying in the water, and several other people followed, and their figures did not enter the bottom of the pool.
Everyone on the shore silently prayed around the waterhole, hoping that their entry into the water would go smoothly and that no one would have any accidents.
Wei Wei secretly counted the time in her heart, one minute, two minutes, ten minutes, half an hour passed, and the pool was still calm.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and there was still no movement, and everyone began to get anxious.
"Why haven't you looked back? Wu Slender said that two people can go back and forth in a quarter of an hour, how long has it been since this? โ
"I'm afraid of that whirlpool, I guess some of them won't be able to get through!"
"Wait, wait, maybe it'll be fine."
Just when everyone was waiting for almost no hope, a splash suddenly appeared on the surface of the water, it was Wu Shouzi and three other people, two people in a team each dragging an iron chain out of the water.
The crowd cheered and hurriedly rushed up to help drag out the chains.
Wei Wei saw that each of these chains was as thick as a strong man's thigh, and tried to drag it, but it was extremely heavy, it was really embarrassing for Wu Slender and their hard work all the way in the water.
"A few people have worked hard, take a break." Wei Wei beckoned Wu Slender to them.
A total of nine people went into the water, and four people came up first, "Are there still five people behind?" โ
Wu Slender looked a little ugly, he faced everyone, and said heavily, "This time we went down at a very fast speed, but when we encountered the whirlpool, we were swept away by several huge waves, and when I rolled with the waves and rushed to the shore of the cave, I found that two people failed to keep up, so I turned back to look for them, but I have not been able to find them at the bottom of the pool, and I have been delayed for a lot of time. โ
"I can't blame you, this matter is extremely dangerous!" Emperor Hui said, "Then there should be three more people?" โ
"Back to the emperor, the remaining three people are already physically exhausted, and their subordinates are worried that they may be in danger when they go back and forth in the water again, so they let them stay in the hole over there to rest, and they have just dragged back two iron cables, and fixed them on iron stakes, the four of us can climb the iron cables back and forth, and the remaining four should be much easier."
"The four of you have made a great contribution this time, and I will definitely be rewarded when I return to the palace, so take a short rest first, don't worry." Emperor Hui said to the four of them.
Wei Wei is directing everyone to fix the iron cables, and with these two iron cables as support, it must be able to greatly increase the probability that everyone can successfully pass through the vortex.
The four of them drank some hot water, refilled the deflated water bag around their waists with air, and bolted it up.
"Niangniang's method really works, it can save lives at critical moments!" One of the guards smiled and complimented.
When the four of them dived underwater again, this time there were a few more guards who dared to go over with the help of iron cables.
The next two trips were really much faster, and the six iron cables were all fixed, and many people had climbed the iron cables one after another, all of which were smooth, and no one had any accidents.
Wei Wei and Emperor Hui also went into the water, Wu Slender and a few guards with the best water nature carefully escorted them back and forth, and Wei Wei directly took the water bag in her mouth and went into the water.
Everyone arrived safely in the cave, went ashore, and walked out of the cave, and saw a huge market town at the foot of the cave, with dense stone houses, roads and streets, and all kinds of shops spread out on the street, presumably once prosperous. But I don't know how such a small town of tens of thousands of people hidden in the valley suddenly became empty? Some stone houses are still drying outside the door and have not packed up the clothes, what happened to them and suddenly left in a hurry?
"Let's go, let's go down and have a look!" Emperor Hui immediately walked down the stone steps.
The lower the temperature, the warmer it is, no wonder there are many rare plants and trees here, the temperature and humidity here are constant, the four seasons are like spring, just like a large greenhouse flower shed, the air is filled with an indescribable smell, Wei Wei cautiously sniffed, found that it is harmless to the human body, and it is no longer entangled.
Time is urgent, everyone hurry up and look around.
All the stone houses are made of the stones in the mountain, including the larger furniture, stone beds, stone tables and chairs, etc., all of which are made of local materials and used to the fullest.
Sure enough, everyone found that a large number of yellow and white belongings were piled up in the cages, lockers, etc., left by the owner of each stone house, and none of them were locked and hidden, just like ordinary objects placed at will, which is not just reflected in the word "Hao".
"It seems that the people who live here have turned money into dung." Wu Slender sighed.
"The property left by any family here is money that is impossible for a few people in our court to earn in a few lifetimes." The leading guard said sourly.
"The night is not closed, the road is not forgotten, and the perfection is interpreted in this stone house town. The quality and realm of the people living here have reached a certain height. Vivi said.
Emperor Hui looked at everything in front of him, thoughtful, and then said, "I think that the reason why we see these possessions being put on hold in this way can only prove that these things in front of them belong to a tiny and only a small part of what they have. The real treasure behind it should be huge. โ
"Oh my God! The property of every family here is rich enough to rival the country, or is it just the tip of the iceberg, which they ignore it? The lead guard exclaimed in shock.
Some of the guards had quietly put their belongings into their waists because of Emperor Hui's promise, and more people saw that tens of thousands of households in the entire Shiwu Town, all of them had gathered piles of money, which was no longer a rare thing here, and it had gone from the initial surprise to a stunned look.
"So, Your Majesty, isn't this the treasure spot we're looking for?" Vivi asked Emperor Hui.
"At least the belongings they see in front of them are not, they should have a bigger place to put their money." Hui Di replied.
Vivi looked at the compass in her hand and said affirmatively, "But at least it's near this valley." "Because the compass hands shook violently, it was obvious that they were subjected to a great magnetic field.
"Good! Then let's hurry up and take a look in this valley. โ