"You guys, don't be lazy, cheer up!"

"Yes!"

Not far from the small village built up of not too tall wooden walls, Tao Qian was observing the situation with Wang Li in his arms.

The stockade is not big, and you can see the end at a glance. There is a gate in the front and back, and each gate is guarded by six people.

There were more than a dozen squads lined up from the front door to the back door, patrolling according to the prescribed route, and the difference between the two squads was no more than thirty or forty paces, so it can be said that they were heavily guarded.

Inside the stockade, there are four watchtowers at each of the four corners, all of which are guarded by manpower. The tents inside the stockade were arranged in an orderly manner, and every quarter of an hour people came out of the tents to change shifts, so that they could always maintain a focused patrol.

Each squad has a captain who takes the lead to supervise his subordinates at all times to cheer up and avoid being lazy. It is also easy to observe, each captain is strong and serious, walking in front of the team, meticulously carrying out the patrol mission.

Seeing this scene, Tao Qian knew that it would definitely not work, although these people were also holding spears and spears, and they were covered with grass armor, and they didn't seem to be cultivators, but in the end, there were many people, once they fell into a siege, they would inevitably not be able to take care of the front feet and the back feet, and when the time came, they would be full of flaws, even if they had a skill, they would not be able to escape death.

In this way, it can only be outwitted, Tao Qian observed outside for a long time, roughly figured out the patrol route of these squads, and prepared to lurk in. But now it's daytime, the vision is clear, and it is difficult to lurk, so you can only wait until the night comes, preferably late at night, when people are sleepy and tired, which is the best time.

Thinking of this, Tao Qian decided to find a place to rest and rest for a while, and wait until night fell.

Time is like flowing water, rushing into the night. Tao Qian looked at Wang Li, who was knocked unconscious by himself, packed up his baggage, used a magic line and a broad knowledge, and took advantage of the darkness of the night to march towards the village.

There were noticeably fewer patrols in the stockade, but the patrol route and some important places were full of torches, and the whole camp was brightly lit, especially in the dark.

However, no matter how much the torch is inserted, there will be a dead end after all. Tao Qian found the right moment, jumped over the wooden wall with a sharp jump, and entered the stockade.

Looking left and right to confirm that there was no one for the time being, he quickly hid in the grass and secretly observed the situation.

Observing the village outside during the day, I only feel that although the village is heavily guarded, it is not big after all.

In the middle of the camp, in the open space surrounded by several tents, there was a deep tunnel, which was dark and dark, and from time to time a few people walked in and out.

It seems that the tunnel is the key. Tao Qian thought in his heart, so he began to make a plan to bypass the defense and enter the tunnel.

"Be in good spirits! Stay in formation! The squad leader shouted, and the few people who followed behind hurriedly lifted their spirits and quickened their pace.

They walked past Tao Qian with somewhat messy steps, quickly skirted the tent, and headed away.

Tao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, cautiously looked around, and saw that there was no one, so he leaned out and touched the tunnel.

There were two soldiers guarding the tunnel, and Tao Qian picked up a stone and slowly approached from behind. When you get closer, hold your breath and throw a stone forward.

"Huh? What was that? ”

"Let's go, let's see."

Successfully distracting the two, Tao Qian took the opportunity to burrow into the tunnel and disappear into the hole.

Leaning against the wall of the tunnel, Tao Qian slowly moved forward. After walking like this for a long time, suddenly there was a sound of talking in front of me.

"Eh, you said that we have been here for so long, isn't it to arrest those dozens of people in Tianjia Village, why don't you arrest people directly, but do it secretly, I really don't understand what Boss Qing thinks."

"Are you stupid! If what we're doing is known to those decent people, you won't be enough to kill ten heads. Besides, you dare to chew the root of the tongue of the young boss, don't die! ”

"Yes, yes, I'm new here, I don't know the rules, I'm talking nonsense, thanks to my brother's teachings. But it's not a good idea for us to hide in this tunnel all day. ”

"What are you worried about, there is no order from above, you just stay honest and do so much."

Tao Qian was listening, and suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

Damn it! Tao Qian scolded secretly, now that the two breads are sandwiched, if he doesn't hurry up and come up with a way, he will be discovered.

Seeing that the footsteps were getting closer and closer, Tao Qian sweated, and his brain was spinning rapidly.

"Hurry up, it's a shift!"

The group behind them walked by where Tao Qian was just now, and suddenly the captain stopped, looked at the wall on the right with a little confusion, and muttered, "When did this passage get narrower?" ”

However, the captain didn't see why, shook his head and walked away.

After a long time, the wall suddenly moved, and a pile of earth fell, revealing pottery. It turned out that just now, Tao Qian used a deep digging charm to temporarily suck some soil from the wall next to him and cover himself, so as to avoid being discovered.

Tao Qian patted the dirt on his body and continued to walk forward. Dodging the two who spoke, he continued to walk deeper, only to find two forks in the road.

Tao Qian squatted down to observe, the road on the left was full of footprints, but on the right there were only one or two marks extending into the cave.

It seems that the left side is where the group of soldiers often pass by just now, but on the right, it may be where the two hall masters walked, and the soldiers did not have an order, so they did not dare to step on it at all, so the footprints were scarce.

Go right! Having made up his mind, Tao Qian walked into the hole on the right.

The further you went in, the more cold it became, and the torches were gone, and there was an eerie atmosphere throughout the passage.

Just when Tao Qian thought he still had to walk a long way, the tunnel came to an end here.

"Huh? Am I guessing wrong? It's a dead end here, so no one comes? But how to explain those two footprints? Tao Qian looked at the end and said with some doubts.

"Could it be that there is a mechanism or a secret grid?"

Tao Qian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought that this might be the two hall masters who had laid some kind of secret trap in order not to be discovered.

Tao Qian then groped around, touched the walls here, knocked on the ground there, and probed left and right, but found nothing.

Did you really guess wrong? Tao Qian couldn't help but think a little lost.

He stared at the end of the tunnel, frowning, thinking about something. Suddenly, he felt as if there were lines carved into the wall in front of him, which he hadn't noticed in the darkness before.

Lines? Tao Qian leaned close to the wall and carefully examined the lines, but found that the lines seemed to be chaotic and disorganized, but if you looked closely, you would find that the lines would eventually cross at one point.

And that's probably the key! Tao Qian touched this with his hand, but with a light touch, the wall in front of him suddenly turned into a round door, rolling to the side, revealing the space behind him.

"It's done!" Tao Gan's face was happy, and he dodged into the door.

There is a hole in the door, there is not much space, but it is fully furnished, a long wooden table, on which are placed a few books, a few pieces of paper full of words, a few pens, and some bottles and cans at the end of the table, exuding a smell similar to rotting fruit.

Tao Qian came to the table, picked up the books, and saw that these books were written: "Fu Shui Jie Zhen", "Baicao Collection", and "Ancient Fu Ji Fragments". This first book is a guide to how to mix rune water, the second book is a collection of paintings and property records of plant medicinal materials and so on, but the third book is different, recording a few talismans from ancient times, but unfortunately the record is not complete, only some records of the corners and corners, and there is no complete picture.

Looking to the side again, several pieces of paper were full of words. Pick up one and it reads: Edict 776 April, this damn ancient talisman! My experiment failed again, and the captured villagers turned into monsters, or demons. The monster had no human mind, and only knew how to attack everything that came into its sight. No, it shouldn't be, I've been preparing for this day for so long, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't be......

Looking at the next one, the handwriting is obviously a lot messy: "Damn! Damn it! Damn it! Failed again! Again! No matter how I put it together or how I mix it, I can only create runic water that turns people into monsters, and the villagers are already in prison. ”

The third one was completely scribbled and unrecognizable, and he only vaguely understood a few words "crazy", "killing", "death" and "burial", and the rest were all difficult to recognize.

As for the remaining ones, they are completely ghost-drawn, only the lines are messy, and they can't be called words at all.

Putting down the paper, Tao Qian frowned and thought. Wasn't it three months ago in April 776? The time when the evil began to appear in Hetianjia Village was just right. It seems that the person who wrote this note used the villagers as an experiment, trying to redraw the ancient talisman and use it to mix some kind of talisman water, but unfortunately all failed, and the captured villagers also became monsters like Tian Laoer.

At this point, many questions have been solved, three months ago, these people from Mina Hall were brought here by two hall masters, the two hall masters secretly conducted some kind of experiment, and the villagers were captured as test subjects, but the experiment was not successful at all, but caused the villagers to become monsters.

There is only one question, if it is just to use the villagers for experiments, why do you want to travel thousands of miles to the boundary of Shouyang Mountain? Wouldn't it be easier to arrest people around their Jiecuo Mountain?