Chapter 546: A Chance Encounter Outside the Mausoleum Begins
Pei Yiqing was in a good mood after sighing, looking at the strange eyes of the three people in front of him, he was like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and revisited his conversation with the old man.
Pei Yiqing was very straight to the point for the old man, and took the initiative to mention how he helped him get out of the imperial mausoleum.
The old man also seemed to react to his reminder, and the big sleeves in the black robe in front of him were not Mr. Li who was treating them.
Because he knew the true origin of Pei Yiqing, the old man did not hide it, and immediately handed over the structural map of the imperial tomb that he had secretly hidden for decades.
Lin Manliu listened to Pei Yiqing's narration, pushed the sheepskin scroll in his hand open, and a more detailed drawing came into everyone's eyes.
Shen Tingpei recalled the initial global structure diagram with his memory, and combined it with the location of the "Water Gate" in front of him.
She said aloud: "This 'water gate'...... It seems to be near the Manifestation Qilin Hall? Look at this! ”
Shen pointed to the right side of the sheepskin scroll, and on the right side of the "Water Gate" layout there was a corridor that stretched outward.
Pei Yiqing took out the structural map of the imperial tomb from his sleeve, spread out his hands and put it on the side of the sheepskin scroll.
Although there are some differences between the two drawings in the marking directions, as long as you look carefully for a while, you can also see the subtle connection between the two drawings.
In front of the right side of the main entrance of the "Xianguang Qilin Hall", a gap outlined outwards is just marked, and everyone originally thought that it was an abandoned corridor when the imperial tomb was built, but at this moment it can be associated with the "Water Gate".
Pei Yiqing thought for a while, raised his hand and crossed the doorway behind the "Manifest Qilin Hall".
He said aloud: "Every structure in the imperial tomb should have its purpose... Since there is a secret passage, we can't easily open this main door behind it..."
Lin Manliu responded: "When we get close to the Imperial Tomb, it is unknown whether we will go to the Manifestation Qilin Hall, just pay more attention later!" ”
The situation at this moment is that the soldiers led by the Dark Night Cavalry and Li Yanhe have entered the imperial tomb one after another, and Lin Manliu and his party are still in the imperial tomb, and they have no choice but to decide by themselves.
The top priority is to sneak into the imperial tomb as soon as possible to catch up with Li Yanhe to prevent accidents in this purge matter.
Secondly, it is to consider whether to go deep into the imperial tomb and explore the danger of the ancient medicine.
An hour later, with the help of the evil scouts, Lin Manliu and the four of them skillfully avoided the surveillance of the garrison on the periphery of the Imperial Tomb, and successfully approached the entrance of the Yanyang Imperial Tomb.
At the entrance of the main entrance of the imperial mausoleum, there are two tall golden figures erected on the left and on the right, the golden man on the left holds a long sword and points straight to the sky, and the golden man stands with a pestle and a knife in both hands on the right.
Lin Manliu carefully looked at the golden statue of the pestle knife, whether it was from the blade style it used, or from the heroic aura emanating from between the eyebrows, it made Lin Manliu feel a little familiar.
Why is it so like the owner of Lu Zhuang...
Pei Yiqing saw Lin Manliu's doubts, and explained in words.
"The golden armor god general on the right is taken from the military god Lu Xu, that is, the grandfather of your Lu Dazhuang master..."
After Pei Yiqing's words were finished, Lin Manliu immediately understood the intention of the golden statue, and then looked at another golden figure.
This time, without Pei Yiqing to explain out loud, Lin Manliu knew who the golden armor god general was modeled on.
The old mountain master of the Sword Casting Peak - Si Xuan.
Lin Manliu's conjecture in his heart came from the culprit who had poisoned the rivers and lakes in the south in the past few years, the already dead queen Su Qi.
From her mouth, she learned that the violent death of the old mountain master of Sword Casting Peak was not unexpected, nor was it killed by him.
It was Si Xuan who wanted to preserve the foundation of the Sword Casting Peak, so the old mountain lord himself passed away with the casting secret technique of the Sword Casting Peak.
Long before Yanyang conquered the world and won the Central Plains, the Sword Casting Peak could be regarded as doing everything, and the seventy-two sword houses of all sizes were used to cast the blades needed by Yanyang.
But after Yanyang unified the north and south and reunited the chaotic times that had fallen apart, the Sword Casting Peak, which was among the top achievements, ushered in his defeat.
With the life of the Lord of a Mountain, as well as the secret technique created by the Sword Casting Peak for a hundred years, he can exchange for today's tired state.
Lin Manliu sighed secretly in his heart, and Pei Yiqing, who was beside him, asked out loud.
"Presumably, Senior Brother Lin has seen the identity of another Golden Armor Divine General?"
Lin Manliu nodded, and a wry smile appeared on his face.
It is said that it is the most ruthless imperial family, which is not unreasonable.
If the parents and ancestors of the owner of Lu Zhuang did not retreat bravely, it is not certain whether the Lu Mansion can be safely located in the city of Hangzhou, let alone the existence of Yijian Villa.
Pei Yiqing sighed again: "This is crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, unloading the mill and killing the donkey... In the future, Senior Brother Lin still needs to pay more attention..."
Lin Manliu replied: "The kid knows, and he will definitely pay attention to proportion." ”
Just as the two were talking, the entrance to the main entrance of the Yanyang Emperor's Mausoleum suddenly became a little noisy, and the soldiers who were scattered in all directions seemed to be looking for something?
"Everyone move, get out the thief as soon as possible, and don't let him get a step closer to the imperial tomb!"
"That person is probably a rebel scout, find him out quickly, as long as you see the trace of that person, you don't need to report it after stopping it! You'll have to be killed! ”
"I clearly saw that person approaching the imperial tomb before, what about people?!"
The shouts at the entrance of the imperial mausoleum became louder and louder, and even the dirt slope where Lin Manliu and his party were hiding could be heard clearly.
Seeing this, Shen Tianpei muttered in a low voice: "Could it be that except for us... Is there another group of people? ”
Pei Yiqing was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "According to the news from the scouts just now, except for us and the besieging defenders, no one has approached the Yanyang Emperor's Mausoleum today..."
At this moment, a scorpion like purple jade suddenly broke through the ground, and the position of the scorpion's tail spine showed a touch of oozing blood red.
Pei Yiqing reacted the fastest, only to see that his black and red sleeves were mentioned, and he wanted to strangle the scorpion of unknown origin in front of him.
But just when his sleeve was only three or four inches away from the purple jade scorpion, a soft voice sounded from behind everyone.
"Don't! I hope that the eldest brother will raise his noble hand! ”
Listening to this voice, it seems that a childish girl?
Soon, with a flick of Pei Yiqing's wrist, the black and red sleeves that were supposed to strangle the purple jade scorpion on the spot seemed to have become a lock binding immortals, and the purple jade scorpion was instantly wrapped, leaving only the blood-red tail thorn exposed.
He made a look with Lin Manliu beside him, and did not turn to look at the person who spoke out behind him, still paying attention to the change in the location of the entrance of the Yanyang Emperor's Mausoleum.
Lin Manliu looked sideways at the back of everyone.
I saw that behind the small soil slope, I don't know when there was a girl dressed in Miao Village, and behind it there was a xylophone wrapped in cotton.
The girl from Miao Village looked at the purple jade scorpion with its tail spines swaying in the air, and she looked at Pei Yiqing with an anxious face.
"Uh... Good big brother, can you let my little six go... It's just a little playful..."
Little Liu?!
Lin Manliu asked out loud, "Your scorpion... Just playful? ”
As he spoke, he looked at the dress of the girl in Miao Village, how strange it looked...
With what Senior Sister Jiang Qingze said, as well as what Xia Xin and Huan Yunxia met in Southern Xinjiang, this untimely Miao Village girl in front of her should be able to turn into a black Miao family...
But what is the reason for the entanglement, to appear in broad daylight with a xylophone hall on the periphery of the Yanyang Emperor's Mausoleum?
Except for Lin Manliu and his party, I'm afraid that only the inverted Doulang who intends to rob the tomb will observe the terrain here!
The Miao Village girl could naturally see that none of the four people in front of her believed her words, and then the Miao Village girl raised her hand and shook the bell at the wrist position.
Ding-ding-ding-
The sound of the bell shaking was very small, but with the sound of the bell, the purple jade scorpion, which was still struggling desperately in Pei Yiqing's black and red sleeves, quieted down.
She went on to explain: "I'm here... There is no malice, just passing by here, but I heard that many villagers have been arrested here, so I came up to take a look..."
Lin Manliu looked slightly sideways at Pei Yiqing, who shook his head to show that the information in the mouth of the comer was inaccurate.
In the mouths of the scouts arranged in advance, they had not heard of anyone in Maolin County being taken to the imperial tomb, from the dark night rider who didn't know the intention to the Li Yanhe people who came to clear up, they had never arrested people from Maolin County, except for the thatched hut they had just visited...
The Miao Village woman saw Lin Manliu's eyes, and the whole person was even more panicked.
As she squatted down with her head in her hands, the silver bell at her wrist rang again, this time more rapidly than before.
In just a breath, on the left and right sides of Lin Manliu and the four people, among the bushes, in the mud, behind the trunks... These objects that can be used to cover the body are invariably emerging from the back.
There are small snakes with red scales and slightly flat heads, toads with strange lines on their backs and cheeks, butterflies lingering back and forth beside the girl in Miao Village, and centipedes that keep pouring in and sinking in the mud...
Aren't these the most convenient and practical Gu things in those Miao villages in southern Xinjiang?
The girl in Miao Village held her head tightly with both hands, and her face was still the same anxious look as before.
She muttered, "Someone has really been caught... Many people have been arrested, Uncle Li and Old Man Zhang on that mountain... And the son of the village chief of the king in the mountain ahead..."
Pei Yiqing finally turned his head to look at her, and with a lift of his wrist, the purple jade scorpion was lifted to the front of the girl in Miao Village.
"In those villages, did you say when and where and by whom were captured?"
The girl from Miao Village said eagerly: "They all say that they are some officials wearing armor, and most of the villagers have never seen anything in the world, so they haven't made it clear..."
Lin Manliu remembered something, and he asked out loud: "Do you have a family that you are relatively familiar with in the captured person's family?" ”
The girl from Miao Village moved her gaze to Lin Manliu, perhaps because of Lin Manliu's fierce eyes, which made her take a step back uncontrollably.
But it was such a subtle action of the girl in Miao Village, and the Gu creatures who were still waiting for her to give orders actually rushed towards Lin Manliu and the four people as if they had discussed it.
Pei Yiqing's other sleeve immediately swelled, and he just swept around the four people, and a strong wind blew up and forced all the Gu things that were close to the four people back.
The girl in Miao Village also realized that something was wrong, and while crying and saying "Don't...", she shook the bell on her wrist again.
"Primary Three, Primary Six, Primary Eight... Come back! Come back soon! ”
After a few breaths, except for the little red snake, the rest of the toads, butterflies, and centipedes all retreated to the feet of the Miao Village girl.
At the same time, at the entrance of the Yanyang Emperor's Mausoleum, not far from everyone, there was another shout.
"It's caught! The big guy came to take a look, I thought it was the rebel scout, but I didn't expect it to be a pheasant! Brothers, let's have a meat feast! ”
"Captain Wang! That's not a pheasant, it's a peacock! This is a rare auspicious bird! ”
"Yes, Captain Wang! How can you call a peacock a pheasant, but if you can make a meat dish for a few brothers... Call it an auspicious bird, an ominous bird! ”
Listening to these shouts, the girl in Miao Village suddenly turned extremely pale, and she ran to the edge of the small dirt slope with a roll, and looked up in the direction of the Yanyang Emperor's Mausoleum.
Until she saw a peacock with a plain white body and no dust, being choked by the neck by those officers and soldiers, and ravaged wantonly in her hands, her whole body trembled.
"No, you can't... No, you can't..."
The girl from Miao Village was like a mad demon and was ready to rush down the dirt slope, but just as she was about to emerge, the back neckline was grabbed.
She looked behind her in grief and indignation, and found that it was the man who had captured her Xiaoliu.
"Hurry up and let me go! I'll apologize to you later, can you let me save the old one first... Let it go! ”
Pei Yiqing said loudly: "Do you think... Will they be polite to a stranger who suddenly appears in the imperial tomb, and will they listen to your honesty and release that peacock? ”
Without waiting for the girl in Miao Village to refute, the black and red sleeves threw her back to the position she had just placed.
Pei Yiqing turned his head to look at her and said loudly: "You'd better stay here, I have some questions to ask you later, and I will take that peacock back." ”
Then he looked at Lin Manliu's position again, and whispered: "See you in the imperial mausoleum later!" ”
The next moment, I saw this man in black and red sleeves slowly walking up the dirt slope, and after putting the purple jade scorpion back on the ground, the whole person was exposed to those soldiers.
Pei Yiqing put his hands in his cuffs, and walked towards the entrance of the Yanyang Emperor's Mausoleum without slowness or hurry.
"But the evil was ordered to come here to assist General Li Yanhe in clearing out the rebels together!"
As soon as these words came out, the soldier who was still playing the peacock looked in the direction of Pei Yiqing almost at the same time.