Mao Xiaohu didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, so he could only shrink his head and walk forward in small steps, while pricking up his ears to listen to the 'invisible immortal master' beside him.

Qi Ci saw that although he was frightened and timid, he still had reason and courage, and the dissatisfaction in his heart dissipated a little.

"Do as I say, and we'll keep you from dying." He spoke.

Mao Xiaohu was getting closer and closer to the upper third layer of the mine, and the guards around him were also tight, he knew that this was his only way out, and hurriedly nodded slightly: "The little one knows." ”

The guard who led the way in front of him turned back suspiciously: "Who are you talking to?" ”

Mao Xiaohu hurriedly lowered his head: "No, no...... The little one just wanted to ask, can you let me go back to see my family? ”

The guard sneered: "It's beautiful, I think you're taking the opportunity to run." Where can you run to the territory of Thousand Machines Pavilion? To be honest, you can suffer less flesh and skin. ”

Mao Xiaohu lowered his eyes and stopped talking. The two of them followed suit, and soon returned to the upper three layers of the mine, where each area was classified and strictly guarded, and different mines had different enchantment prohibitions.

The guard gave Mao Xiaohu a rough wooden sign to wear on his body, and in front of him was the mine cave with the number 'A' written on it.

A few old-dressed laborers could be seen grinding and cutting ore in the cave, but there were no guards around. All the guards stood outside the forbidden place, their faces quite fearful, and they did not dare to approach the mine, as if there was some kind of flood beast inside.

Mao Xiaohu stood at the forbidden door, holding the wooden sign in his hand and looking stunned, never daring to raise his legs and step in. Although he has not been in the Songcheng mine for a long time, he has also heard horror stories on the upper three floors, especially when a lot of corpses are transported out here every now and then, and it doesn't look like a natural death at all, and he doesn't know what he's doing.

Could it be that what kind of pill is being refined by taking people?

Another guard glanced at his appearance and said disdainfully: "How can I send a coward this time, it doesn't look like it will last long." ”

The guard who came over with Mao Xiaohu glanced at the other party: "What can I do, there are so many prisoners in the surrounding cities, and one has to die every three or five here, how can I afford to wear it?" ”

The other pouted: "But this looks too weak, maybe we will have to make up for it tomorrow, we have to go in and deal with the corpse, how troublesome." ”

The guard hooked his lips and sneered: "It's good to have it, in this place, even the death row prisoner who kills people without blinking an eye has not lasted for half a month, how long do you expect him to suffer." As he spoke, he kicked Mao Xiaohu lightly or heavily, "What are you stunned, don't go in and work quickly!" ”

But Mao Xiaohu was so frightened that he almost peed his pants and could lift his feet.

"Adults, adults, spare my life, I still have an old mother at home, my wife has just given birth, and the family can't live without me!" Mao Xiaohu grunted and knelt on the ground crying, and went to pull the trouser legs of the two guards.

"Look for death!" The other party was directly furious, and he was about to beat him with a whip, "Why is there so much nonsense, if you don't want to die here now, go in and work immediately, if you delay this month's output and annoy the big guys, it won't be a matter of you dying alone!" Your whole family has to be buried with you! ”

Mao Xiaohu knelt on the ground, clutching the soil with both hands, sad and desperate in his heart.

At this time, a faint breeze blew in his ears, and there was a hint of the fragrance of flowers. Fang Cai's clear and gentle female voice sounded again: "Don't be afraid, we are by your side, and we will definitely let you see your family again." ”

Hearing her voice, Mao Xiaohu seemed to have a backbone, he beat his spirits, swallowed his saliva with difficulty, slowly got up, muttered words like "blessed by the gods and Buddhas", and walked into the mine step by step with the wooden sign.

The barrier at the entrance expanded into a round gap the moment it touched the wooden card in his hand, and Mao Xiaohu staggered by. No one noticed that two breezes drifted behind him, carrying up the hem of his ragged clothes.

Huo Rongdong remained invisible, followed behind Mao Xiaohu, and walked in lightly.

This No. A mine is not large, you can see the end at a glance, and there are no dead ends, and no matter what the laborers inside do, they can't escape the eyes of the guards outside, so there is no such thing as secretly digging a secret tunnel.

She and Qi Ci looked around silently, this place was not so much a mine cave as a prison cell. Several pale laborers sat on the ground, their robes covered with dust, some using files to polish the outer layer of the rough stone, others polishing it with sandpaper.

The dim cold fire lights on the wall are flickering and shadowing.

When those laborers saw Mao Xiaohu come in, they looked at him numbly, and no one spoke. Mao Xiaohu was very scared, but he couldn't stop working, so he could only choose a piece of rough stone that had not been treated, and learn from others to polish the stone skin.

Huo Rongdong leaned over curiously, and saw that their movements were meticulous and serious, and the tools in their hands took a long time to polish a complete piece of turquoise. These stones are no different from those sold outside, except that they are generally large in size, and their green colors are mixed with dim lighting, which is quite quiet.

Qi Ci was also in the cave, and he always felt that there was something wrong with the strange atmosphere in this cave. With a glance in his eyes, he suddenly paused.

I saw a hole above the mine, about the size of a basin, he thought it was a natural gap at first, but not long after Mao Xiaohu came in, the hole suddenly lit up, and someone was hanging something.

It was a basket with a pile of swarthy pearls.

Mao Xiaohu looked at it and didn't know what these "pearls" were used for.

Qi Ci behind him had a dark gaze and a serious expression.

Huo Rendong didn't notice anything at first, but she soon felt the wisps of black qi wrapped around the surface of these black beads, just like in the previous several thrilling encounters.

The other people in the cave were not surprised by this, and they stepped forward in a daze, and one of them grabbed a "pearl" and walked away, and came to the large rough stone that had been polished, and began to press the black beads against the surface of the turquoise.

As they rubbed it, the turquoise slowly absorbed the turbidity on the black beads, and the color gradually became more gorgeous, and the black gas wrapped around the surface of the black pearls also decreased.

After their action came out, Huo Rendong completely understood the tricks of Qianji Pavilion.

This black pearl is simply the contaminated Demonic Beast Neidan in the Black Domain! It is the main ingredient for making the poison Moyu Dan!

They used the turquoise to absorb turbidity to force these laborers to deal with the Demon Beast Neidan, and in the process, these people had no protection at all, and were always exposed to miasma and demonic energy, and their lives were in danger at any time.

Huo Rendong saw with his own eyes that a large rough stone of more than twenty catties could barely absorb the excess demonic qi of a demonic beast inner pill, and this process would take almost two sticks of incense.

After a large rough stone has completely absorbed the miasma, the color will become extraordinarily bright and bright, and the laborers will cut it into small pieces with a saw and sell it outside, becoming a so-called "high-end product".

Mao Xiaohu is not a fool, of course he can tell what is a normal Neidan. He pointed to the black "pearls" and stammered in fright: "This, this is ......"

Beside him, a blind one-eyed old monk smiled coldly, revealing a mouthful of broken teeth, and his spirit looked not very normal: "If Qianji Pavilion does this kind of thing, sooner or later he will go to hell with me!" ”

The guards outside kept staring inside, shouting: "What are you talking about, don't talk to each other!" ”

Although they could not enter, the whip in their hands was extraordinarily long, and they could reach the people inside with a single whip.

Mao Xiaohu trembled with fright, and rolled to the corner of the mine with a grunt.

Qi Ci and Huo Rongdong stood in place with cold eyes. The guards were guarding the entrance to the mine, they didn't come in, but once the laborers inside got into the way, they would deal with it immediately.

If there is no problem on this day, the processed Neidan and the turquoise that has been used will be sent out for further processing and sale.

Huo Rongdong glanced at the hole above the mine cave and transmitted a voice to Mao Xiaohu: "Don't speak, I say you listen." ”

The other party lay on the ground, busy and nodded slightly.