Volume 3 The Valley of Wuwei Chapter 73
Fan Butcher and Mr. Su glanced at each other, and Fan Butcher said first: "Shaoxia, although you are strong in martial arts, you are afraid that you can't go alone. It's been ten days since we came, and although we didn't rescue Doctor Feng, we didn't do nothing. This Wuwei Valley looks very scary, in fact, these disciples outside the valley don't take this place as a sect at all. Since the disappearance of Divine Doctor Feng, the contradictions inside and outside the valley have become deeper, and now we don't care much about the valley at all, otherwise how could those of us who don't know martial arts reach the entrance of the Wuwei Valley.
It's just that the entrance is the hardest, and we have made a lot of sacrifices to find out a little bit of useful information. There are many pruned dwarf trees, which are widely spaced apart, and there is a canal at intervals, which is fireproof. Therefore, setting fire can only light a few trees, and it cannot be connected into pieces, so it is of little significance. And once the fire is lit, someone in the valley will see it and send people down to kill people and put out the fire.
It is called the Poison Gas Valley because of the clumps of cotton wool tied to the dwarf trees, which emit a pungent smell and stun anyone who enters it.
There was a terminally ill person on our side, and he originally wanted to find Doctor Feng to see if there was any hope. As a result, before the illness could be seen, Doctor Feng was arrested and put into the valley. He was very sick, and he couldn't wait, thinking that he would die no matter what, so he desperately went to find someone.
As a result, the next morning he was thrown out by the people of Wuwei Valley and was already dead. Later, another person in a similar situation tried it, but he didn't go far before he was stunned on the road. Fortunately, this time, several of us were present, so we found someone who was good at water, and who was good at holding his breath to carry out the stunned one.
It didn't take long for the unconscious man to wake up, and there was no major harm to his body, so we guessed that the poison gas could only stun people. But we don't know how long the valley is, whether we can hold our breath until we reach our heads, and we don't know if there are still people guarding it at the end?"
Mr. Su said at this time: "Then why don't you ask me?"
As he spoke, he took out a hand-drawn map from his bosom and spread it out: "The contradictions inside and outside Wuwei Valley are already extremely deep, we just got the news of the disciples of the Outer Valley and rushed here, otherwise how could we be gullible." The person who sent us the letter also gave us this map, and we thought that when we were fully prepared, we would sneak in, but we didn't expect Li Shaoxia to come, so we have a better chance of success. ”
Liu Jizu looked at the two people in front of him, and felt like a god helping, with the help of these two people, his confidence increased greatly. He leaned over to see what was drawn on the map.
Mr. Su pointed to the map and explained: "That valley is about a thousand steps long, and ordinary people can't get through it with their breath, but as long as you have this to cover your mouth and nose, it's no problem." ”
After speaking, he took out a pack of handkerchiefs from his bosom, and then continued: "These ten handkerchiefs were also given to us by the man, and he also told us that there were indeed people guarding the back of the gas valley. ”
After speaking, he pointed to a place, Liu Jizu followed his finger and looked there, only to see that the end of the valley grove was drawn, the valley suddenly narrowed, and two knives were drawn there.
Mr. Su said: "There are people who know martial arts there to guard, we ordinary people are not opponents, but Li Shaoxia will definitely do it." The person who sent the letter to us said that as long as the guards here were settled, the guards inside would be loosened. Taniguchi is an office area, and no one lives at night, they all live on both sides of the valley behind, and the higher they go, the higher the status of the people who live there.
Their cell was here, at the entrance to the Herb Garden. There are several knives drawn here, and I guess it tells us that the guards are tighter there, and that our daughters and Doctor Feng are probably locked up there. ”
After speaking, he looked at Liu Jizu expectantly, and Liu Jizu was still carefully looking at the map.
This map was drawn from the town down the hill, and in addition to the pictures, it is accompanied by words, and the drawing is mediocre, but it is very humorous.
I saw that at the bottom of the painting was the town, and behind the town was a valley, and on both sides of the valley were many small dots, which were marked with the words 'Residence and External Office of the Disciples outside the valley, with a total length of 800 steps', and there was a smiling expression next to it. At the end of this valley is a valley facing to the right, and in the middle of the valley is a mountain road with many small trees painted on it, and it also emits gas, and a small skull is drawn on it, and next to it is marked 'Poison Gas Valley, a thousand paces long'.
At the end of this valley there was a sudden narrowing, where two crossed knives were drawn, and after this pass, there was a relatively wide small basin, which was long and narrow, and which was full of drawings of various buildings, all marked in small print.
On the mountains on both sides of the basin, the area is divided into different colors, among which the white area is the largest, with a ginger character written, the gray area written with a Lu character, the black area written with a Xu character, the black and white area written with a Qi character, and another area with a gray and black area written with a Shen character.
In each area, houses and roads are marked with small squares and lines. An angry expression was drawn next to the entire area, marked 'Residence and office of the disciples in the valley, two thousand steps in length'.
Liu Jizu carefully looked at the location of the Jiangzi area and the layout of the roads and houses, and then continued to look down, the end of the basin gradually narrowed, turning into a cave entrance, where several crossed knives were drawn. There is a large gate drawn on the left side of the cave, the doorway is a pair of crossed knives, and inside the door is an iron fence in the shape of a cell, where a red circle is drawn, and next to it is marked 'cell'.
On the right-hand side is a large gate, and at the door, there is also a pair of knives, and inside the door are painted shelves and boxes, and next to them is marked 'Transit Warehouse'.
The whole cave is marked with the words '200 steps in length'. Out of the cave, inside is a larger basin with flowers and plants painted on it, and next to it is marked 'Herb Garden, Medicinal Herb Warehouse and Pharmaceutical Workshop, 3,000 steps in length.' ’
Out of the Baicao Garden is another valley, in which there are five kinds of poisonous snakes, scorpions, centipedes, toads and spiders, the paintings are crooked, but they can barely be recognized, and the next side is marked 'Five Poison Valley and Poison Workshop, 1,500 steps long', and three skulls are also painted next to it.
At the end of the Valley of the Five Poisons, a lot of knives were drawn, sealing the entire intersection, and behind it was a throne, behind which was a knife and a treasure chest, and next to it was marked 'Where the Valley Lord is located'.
Liu Jizu retracted his gaze and thought about it, and Mr. Su next to him saw this and asked, "Li Shaoxia, are you optimistic?"
Liu Jizu nodded, and Mr. Su continued: "We have already planned, although setting fire in the Poison Gas Valley cannot be connected into pieces, but we can set fire to the outside of the valley to create chaos, as soon as the fire burns, it will definitely attract many people to come over, and then Li Shaoxia, you can take advantage of the chaos to take a few of us in." We have this poisoning handkerchief, it's no problem to enter the poison gas valley, as long as we kill those guards, we can rescue Doctor Feng and our daughter who are locked up in the cell. ”
Liu Jizu nodded again and said, "Mr. Su's plan is very good, I think we can make things bigger, it's April, and it's dry and flammable in the mountains and forests, let's set fire to the periphery first, create chaos, and attract disciples outside the valley." Then choose a few strong men to follow me, and each of you will take the things that cause the fire, cover your faces with handkerchiefs, and start to set fire from outside the valley of poison gas, and go inside as you set the fire, to burn a path. Otherwise, we only have ten handkerchiefs, how can so many people be enough. ”
Mr. Su and Fan Butcher glanced at each other, both felt reasonable, and nodded together to say good ideas.
Liu Jizu continued: "I am responsible for dealing with those guards, and you will continue to set fire on the road behind, as long as you can burn it, light it." When I kill the guards in the cave, you will go and save the people, and if you save them, you will leave the way you came, what do you think?"
Mr. Su clapped his hands and said, "This plan is wonderful!"
Fan Butcher asked at this time, "Then can we follow up with a few people here?"
Liu Jizu asked, "Mr. Su, how many people have you arranged there?"
Mr. Su replied: "There are only ten handkerchiefs in total, and we have already selected seven people, including me, in addition to Li Shaoxia, you can also arrange two more people to follow." ”
What else did Fan Butcher want to say, Liu Jizu patted his arm and said, "Brother Fan, you can arrange more people to set fire to the periphery, be careful not to burn people and houses, and don't be discovered, set fire and leave quickly." In addition, we also need someone to answer after we come out, so we will leave it to you to arrange, and we don't worry about handing it over to others. ”
After saying that, he took out a small gold ingot of fifty taels from his bosom, and then said: "You can use this money to buy some things that start fires, and buy some food for everyone to eat the rest.
The two were about to resign, but after listening to Liu Jizu's words, they were no longer polite, and left quickly after taking the gold. Liu Jizu looked at the sky and knew that it would soon be dark, so he sat on a stone next to him and sorted out his thoughts while recuperating.
When it was dark, Fan Butcher and Mr. Su came. Fan Butcher brought two young men, who were shrewd and capable at first glance, and the six people behind Mr. Su were also strong young men. Each of these nine people was carrying a burden, and Liu Jizu guessed that it should be something that set fire to it.
"Our men are already moving, and the place has been chosen, it is a small area separated by mountains and streams, there is no one around, it will not spread too much, and the fire will soon be able to start," said Fan Butcher. ”
Liu Jizu nodded, he stood up, put the knife under his ribs on his back, said goodbye to Fan Butcher, made a gesture of please, and asked Mr. Su to lead the way.
Mr. Su was already familiar with the road here, and he led everyone to the road behind the town.
At this time, a mountain forest in the other direction behind the town suddenly caught fire, and it was particularly conspicuous at night.
The road soon became lively, with people constantly running down from the mountains to check and organize people to put out fires.
Mr. Su just kept his head and led everyone to run in the direction of the poison gas valley inside, and the disciples outside the valley on the road were a little strange when they saw them, but they all seemed to know Mr. Su, but no one cared about them, and no one even asked.
Although I heard Fan Butcher and the two say that there are deep contradictions inside and outside the valley, Liu Jizu was still very surprised when he saw this. As he walked, he thought, now the disciples with the six surnames of the academy and the disciples with foreign surnames are also full of contradictions, and most of their peripheral guarding work is also handed over to the disciples with foreign surnames, if they encounter an invasion by foreign enemies, will it be like this?
He carefully observed the road, and found that there were several bright checkpoints on this road, and he didn't know how many there were, but now he didn't see a single guard. There were also a few places that were very dangerous, and it would be difficult to pass through if they were guarded, but they were able to move unhindered.
Soon, they successfully passed through the valley where the disciples with foreign surnames were located, and came to the mouth of the poison gas valley.