After walking for about an hour, there were steps up in front of me.

Qi Shun caught up and grabbed Lu Bu.

"Brother Tang, don't go up here."

"Why?" Lu Bu asked.

"You and my brother are not familiar with this place, and if someone secretly sets up an ambush up there, will you and I not be going to be a headless ghost." Qi Shun said.

Lu Bu sneered.

"Brother Qi Xian is so cowardly, how can he find the lost property? You can all follow behind Ben Hou, and if you encounter an ambush, Ben Hou will resist alone. After Lu Bu finished speaking, he walked briskly onto the steps.

The steps were not high, and soon a heavy plank of wood was seen overhead, from which a thick rope hung down and attached to the wall on one side.

Qi Shun fumbled to find the joint of the rope, thinking that he could pull the rope to open the plank.

Lu Bu didn't understand the mechanism, so he raised one hand high and pushed it hard against the wooden board.

The plank made an unpleasant sound, slightly off the ground, but fell down again. It turned out that the two sides of the plank were also connected by an iron chain, and, in order to facilitate camouflage, the plank was also covered with mud, and the weight was more than seven or eight hundred catties.

Lu Bu was aroused, put the halberd in place, supported the plank with both hands, and pushed hard again.

I only heard a "gaba", and as the plank was lifted again, the two iron chains were unexpectedly broken by Qi Brush.

The rope that Qi Shun was holding in his hand flew straight out with the plank in an instant, and the skin on Qi Shun's palm was also worn out.

Lu Bu's tall body flashed and drilled out of the hole.

In front of him, there is a dense jungle, and the ground is full of dead leaves, making people feel like stepping on cotton balls.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing to be seen except the heavy darkness and the large trees that were closely arranged.

Lu Bu turned around and pulled Qi Shun and the others up.

Although they drilled out of the hole, several people also lost their tracking targets in an instant.

"Brother Tang, it seems that these people have already run away, according to the younger brother's opinion, let's rest here for one night for the time being, and then go to find some villagers nearby to ask after dawn." Qi Shun proposed.

Looking at the darkness in front of him, Lu Bu had no idea for a while.

After arranging for the men to go back to look after the horses and vehicles, the rest rested against the trunks of the trees.

"That little nun looks very cute, but she doesn't want to be so vicious? If it weren't for Brother Tang's vigilance, it would be difficult for you and my brother to return to the capital. A man hugged the knife and complained.

"After losing so many belongings, you and my brother are not in danger, how can we go back to the capital to see my uncle?" Qi Shun said.

Lu Bu glanced at Qi Shun.

This guy just said the name of the "Zijin Pot" in a lost mouth just now, and then refused to mention it again, only said that it was Uncle Guo's property, and it seemed that among all of them, only this Qi Shun knew what the group was escorting.

Lu Bu didn't want to ask anymore, if he couldn't find these people and took the box back, even if he knew the many secrets of this purple gold pot, what was the point?

A ray of light from the sun shone on Lu Bu's face.

Lu Bu stood up.

The dense layers of trees around him obscured his vision.

Lu Bu did not give up, patrolling around the entrance of the cave, and finally he found a shallow drag mark.

Wake up Qi Shun and the others, Lu Bu waved his hand.

"Brothers, follow me." Lu Bu shouted, following the direction of the drag mark and chasing quickly.

In fact, the forest is not very large, and after a few people walked more than 100 meters, they saw a clearing, and standing in the clearing, they could vaguely see a towering mountain in the distance.

At the foot of the hill, there are scattered low houses, and at this time, smoke is rising.

"There are people here, just to ask for some food and drink." One person said.

After walking for about half an hour, a few people came to the entrance of the village.

Qi Shun sent someone to the village to buy some wine and food, and by the way, he asked if there were any bandits in the vicinity, and he pulled Lu Bu to sit on top of a boulder.

"Brother Tang, I expect that this property must be robbed by the bandits on this mountain, and it may be difficult for you and me to recover it." Qi Shun revealed a trace of unconfidence.

Lu Bu sneered and was silent.

Sure enough, not long after, the people who had entered the village returned, and he brought the news he had heard:

There are indeed mountain bandits on this mountain, and there are hundreds of them, and the leader is named Xie Tianshun, nicknamed - Xiao Da Worm. He still has a sister named Xie Ying, nicknamed Pretty Rakshasa.

"Brother Tang, I think these two are vicious criminals, and there are a hundred and ten accomplices, so it is difficult for us to go up the mountain alone. It is better to wait for the younger brother to rush to Chuzhou Mansion first, and ask the prefect to mobilize people and horses, and then it is not too late to go up the mountain. After listening to this, Qi Shun thought for a while and said.

Qi Shun's ability was already superior at that time, but in Lu Bu's eyes, he could only be regarded as a reptile. Saying such a thing was naturally something that Lu Bu expected.

"Brother Qi Xian doesn't need to panic, the foolish brother is not talented, go up the mountain alone to ask for money." Lu Bu said.

"Brother Tang can't, if you anger the howling worm, not only will you not be able to claim your property, but I'm afraid that Brother Tang's life will also be lost, not to mention that we are not 100% sure that this property is on the mountain." Qi Shun blocked.

Lu Bu didn't want to delay too much.

"In this way, Brother Qi Xian can go to Chuzhou Mansion first, and wait for Brother Yu to go up the mountain to investigate, if the property falls into the hands of the mountain bandits, it will not be too late to inform Brother Qi Xian to transfer troops. So as not to misunderstand the people in the cottage and cause some trouble. ”

"This is the best, Brother Tang must not act recklessly." Only then did Qi Shun put his mind at ease and left with two people.

Lu Bu looked at the four people beside him.

"You wait here."

The four of them wanted to say something, but they didn't say anything.

After a brief meal, Lu Bu skirted the village and walked along a narrow dirt road towards the mountain.

There is indeed a gang of bandits on this mountain.

The leader Xie Tianshun is in his forties, born tall and mighty, and the reason why he has such a nickname of "Howling Worm" is to take the meaning of the tiger roaring in the mountains and forests.

His sister Xie Ying is more than ten years younger than him, and she had promised a man under the mountain before, but this Xie Ying couldn't bear the hardships of life under the mountain, so she took the man back to the mountain, but unfortunately, not long after, the man died.

At this time, just behind this mountain, under a mountain col, Xie Ying was leading two mountain bandits to carry out a terrifying sacrificial activity here.

In the middle of the col is a bottomless pool, a raft improvised by several tree stumps, floating on the water only about two meters from the shore, on which a person is tied with a rope.

A little nun wearing a gray monk's robe and a gray monk's hat with a snow-white face.

It's the guy who claims to be Miao Ling.

At this time, she was like a lamb bound hand and foot waiting to be slaughtered, and she could only look helplessly at Xie Ying kneeling on the shore, like looking at a man-eating monster.

Xie Ying's mouth kept whispering something.

After a while, she stood up and shouted "start" to the two bandits behind her.

One of the bandits quickly put a goat on his shoulder on the ground, drew a sharp short knife from his waist, and the knife fell in his hand, and the goat had its throat cut before it could even make a sound.

The man was extremely agile, and in less than a stick of incense, the goat had been skinned and eviscerated, leaving only a bare torso.