Chapter 33: Into the Cave Alone
On the official road, a horse galloped past, and the horse's hooves trampled on the ground, bringing up patches of dust.
At the foot of the mountain forest, Xiao Yueming pulled the reins, and the four hooves of the ball slowly stepped on the spot, Xiao Yueming took the lead in dismounting, and then helped Chen Ling off the horse.
"This is it, and it will take about a quarter of an hour to go up the mountain from here to find the cave. "
Xiao Yueming stood at the foot of the mountain and pointed to the lush woods above.
"No wonder my father couldn't find porcelain after looking for a long time, it turned out that the old fox of Guan Tie Township was hidden in this kind of wilderness, which is really hateful. "
Chen Ling said as he waved his saber fiercely, the crimson color on his face had not yet faded, and his appearance was very cute.
After taking a closer look at Chen Ling's delicate face, Xiao Yueming secretly shouted in his heart Amitabha, the big war is coming, how can he be distracted by the love of his children, after calming down a little, Xiao Yueming took Qiuqiu to the edge of the woods, tied the reins to the tree, patted Qiuqiu's horse's head, and said:
"Miss Chen, let's go up the mountain, and when we go to the mountain, everything is under the command, don't surprise those people. "
Chen Ling nodded and replied, "Brother Xiao, don't worry, Ling'er will definitely not hold back Brother Xiao." "
After getting Chen Ling's affirmation, the two of them got up and went up the mountain, this time the speed of travel was much faster than last night when Xiao Yueming came alone, after all, there was no need to follow this time, because after walking through it, it was considered a familiar road.
The two of them walked through the woods, and the more they walked inside, the denser they became, although the march was more difficult, but it was still relatively easy for a warrior like them.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Yueming, who was walking in front, suddenly raised his hand to Chen Ling, who understood and knew that he was approaching the cave, so the two of them immediately lowered their posture and moved forward cautiously, avoiding the dead branches and stones with their feet as much as possible to reduce the sound.
After a while, a small clearing appeared in front of him, and the stone wall clinging to the vines was close in front of him, Xiao Yueming and Chen Ling hid in the woods not far away, secretly observing.
"Miss Chen, after a while, you will touch into the cave, you will stay at the entrance of the cave, so as not to escape from the net, remember, you must cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and you can't leave a living mouth, lest these people confess that it is the porcelain hidden by the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce privately, if the Fanhong Dart Bureau still wants to survive in Juyang County, you can't directly tear your face with them, and pretend to be the goods recovered from the six bandits in Mangshan. "
Chen Ling listened to Xiao Yueming's instructions and agreed: "Ling'er still has this little thought, Brother Xiao can rest assured." "
Looking at the hole in front of him, Xiao Yueming's eyes narrowed slightly, and he pulled out the short blade that had been prepared from his ankle and slowly approached the hole.
Standing close to the entrance of the cave, Xiao Yueming lay on the stone wall and listened, and there was any sound, thinking that the entrance of the cave was unguarded, after determining this, Xiao Yueming gently lifted the vines and walked into the cave.
As soon as he entered the cave, the darkness suddenly hit, Xiao Yueming walked with his back against the stone wall, the inside of the cave looked bigger than the outside, there was no trace of artificial excavation of the surrounding stone wall, it was a pure natural cave, which made Xiao Yueming's spirit more tense, the pure natural cave may have passages extending in all directions, and it is a natural hiding place for the enemy.
Raising his spirit by a factor of twelve, Xiao Yueming was not afraid of the attack of the enemy in the cave, but was worried that after he was exposed, someone would take the opportunity to destroy the porcelain, which would lead to the complete failure of this plan.
The visibility in the cave is not low, the tunnel is relatively straight, after walking about seventy or eighty steps, there is the first turn in front, the stone wall at the turn is imprinted with dim candlelight, Xiao Yueming carefully walked to the corner, poked out the short blade in his hand, using the reflection of the knife body, you can vaguely see that a table and a few wooden chairs are simply placed in the center of the cave, and the two men are leaning on the wooden chairs, looking like they are about to fall asleep.
After observing the situation clearly, retracting the short blade, Xiao Yueming was determined in his heart, there were only two guards, and he wanted to solve it quietly, it was not difficult, his eyes looked around, and then he quietly picked up a stone beside him and flicked his fingers towards the opposite stone wall.
"Bang"
The sound of stones hitting the stone wall was very obvious in the cave, and the two people in charge of guarding them instantly woke up.
"What sound?" one of them wondered.
"I guess it's the same as a few days ago, what kind of little animal ran in, if so, we can fight the tooth sacrifice again, I'll go over and take a look. "
With that, the man walked in the direction where the stone had fallen.
Xiao Yueming leaned against the stone wall and heard the conversation between the two clearly, and then, the sound of heavy footsteps gradually became clear.
The man in charge of the guard stopped around the corner and muttered, "Did you run outside?"
With a mouthful of words, he walked around the corner, and Xiao Yueming, who was hiding in the corner, saw the man appear in front of him, and immediately reached out with his palm and covered the other party's mouth, and at the same time, the short blade of his right hand was directly inserted into the man's temple, accompanied by the agitation of the front and back, the man rolled his eyes and died completely.
Gently placing the corpse in his hand on the ground, Xiao Yueming looked around the corner and saw that the remaining person had fallen asleep against the wooden table.
Slowing down, Xiao Yueming approached slowly, covered the man's mouth with his left hand, put the short blade against his neck with his right hand, and said in a low voice:
"Don't make a noise, or you'll bear the consequences!"
The man woke up suddenly, his eyes showing a deep look of fear, he was just an ordinary servant, in this case, he was already bold without a diaper crotch.
"Now, let me ask you, if you dare to tell your companions, you should know the consequences. "
After Xiao Yueming finished speaking, the man let out two slight whimperes and agreed, although he knew that after answering the question of the man in black in front of him, he would still be unable to escape death, maybe there would be a glimmer of life when he sent out a call for help, but he didn't dare to gamble, after all, the difference between taking the initiative to die and being forced to kill is worlds apart.
Slowly let go of the left hand covering his mouth, the short blade was still on the man's neck, and the sharp blade cut a bloody mark on the man's skin, Xiao Yueming asked in a deep voice:
"In addition to the two of you guarding this cave, how many people are there, how are the martial arts? Where is the porcelain hidden?"
After hearing Xiao Yueming's question, the man immediately replied: "In addition to the two of us, there are three other people, all of whom are third-rate masters, and one of them is Master Ge of the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, but he left after a trip last night, and as for the porcelain, it is hidden in the innermost, and you can see the porcelain if you go straight inside." "
After the man stammered, Xiao Yueming nodded, and said secretly: "There are only three people who are guarding it, and the guards left last night for some reason, this is indeed good news, otherwise the guards will be let go, so that although the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce will not rashly turn its face, it is also a hidden danger for the Fanhong Dart Bureau." "
Xiao Yueming thought in his heart, the blade in his hand slowly left the man's neck, just when the man was secretly happy, he suddenly felt that his head was hit hard, and then the scene in front of him gradually turned gray, and his consciousness completely dissipated.
Pulling out the short blade on the man's head, looking at the originally bright dagger full of red and white brains, and wiping it clean with the corpse's clothes with some disgust, Xiao Yueming continued to walk forward cautiously.