The passage is a little damp, there is a dirt road under your feet, and it is slimy to step on, and the soil here is really strange, the upper layer is sandy, and the deep layer is clay. Through the firelight, it was clear that there were traces of the big snake moving forward underground, that is to say, the final lair of the big snake must be in front, the three of them Xiahou were in front of him, and Cao Cao was behind, carefully following the snake print.

I can't tell the southeast and northwest underground, and I don't know how long I walked, turning left and right, and there are always three or four miles of road. At first, I was worried that the big snake would suddenly attack, and after walking for so long, I didn't need to be so nervous just to see the snake print.

Xiahoudun whispered: "This passage is so long, there may be an exit ahead." It seems that the construction is a little simple, you see, at the beginning there were Han bricks on both sides of the wall as 'retaining walls', but when you get here, there is nothing. “

Guan Yu, who was walking in the middle, said: "In this way, that King Zhao Wuling is too wronged, he would have found this passage earlier, and he would not have starved to death." ”

Cao Cao in the back said: "That's not it, look at the Han bricks just now, it is estimated that it is not even ten years, and King Zhao Wuling should not have built it at that time." ”

"What Brother Cao said is that those Han bricks are indeed new, but this passage is only afraid that it will be much older, look at this shape, not round or square, how to look awkward, you must know that repairing this passage, there are no hundreds of people can not make it, no matter what the use, it will not be dug like this. Xiahoudun raised doubts.

In other words, it was basically circular when it was built at that time, but it was somewhat deformed over time, and it became what it is now. Cao Cao followed his train of thought and analyzed.

"It is precisely that when this passage was built, it must have been in a hurry, in a hurry, so it did not pay attention to quality, and there was no long-term consideration, but fortunately, the soil was cohesive here, and it was barely supported to this day. ”

In other words, someone later accidentally discovered this passage, and some Han bricks were piled up for another purpose. Anyway, if there is really an exit ahead, it will help us. ”

Guan Yu's last sentence inadvertently reminded Cao Cao: "Maybe the person who built the passage in the first place was also trying to escape for his life?"

"But how did this snake come here, such a big guy, I'm afraid it's been no less than twenty or thirty years. ”

Speaking of the big snake, the three of them raised their vigilance again. Turning to the left again, an ear chamber appeared on the right side of the passage, with an area of four or five paces square, in which twenty or thirty white bones were neatly stacked, and it seemed that they had been placed together after death.

So many corpses, could they all have died from the big snake? It shouldn't be, it's so neatly arranged, it's more like it's artificially placed, if the big snake swallows it, nine times out of ten it will even digest the bones, even if the big snake spits out the skull, it won't be so neat.

If you look closely, there are still a bunch of hoes and earthen baskets thrown in the ear room, I don't know how many years these farm tools have been here, the hoes have long been rusty, and the earthen baskets and ropes are even more rotten, leaving only a trace.

Despite this, the general outline can still be seen, and it seems that no one has been in since then, and the scene is still in its initial state, and it has not been disturbed.

So who are these people? Hoes, earthen baskets, could it be the people who dig this passage?

The big snake probably hasn't entered the ear chamber either, otherwise wouldn't it be a mess?

There are more and more doubts, but the three of them don't think much about it, it is useless to stay for a long time, it is still important to follow the big snake and find the 'double-strand sword'.

After walking for a while, we reached the end of the passage. In this way, the passage is not too long, and a torch is not half burned.

At the end of this passage, there are more white bones lying horizontally, almost 'crowding' the space here, it is estimated that there are no less than forty or fifty people, unlike the ear chamber, these people are disorganized, the big snake must have been here, because the bones are scattered, at first glance it is a 'masterpiece' of the big snake.

One thing can still be seen clearly, there are more hoes and shovels and other tools, and there is no doubt that these people are the ones who dug the passage, but for some unknown reason, they stopped digging here, and all died here.

Their clothes have long since rotted into mud, and naturally it is impossible to know what dynasty or country they are. These are not important, the important thing is that with the end of the passage, the traces of the great serpent also disappeared at the same time.

Looking around, there was no other pathway, only a large tree root sticking down, just like the old locust tree at the entrance of the passage, and there was a big black hole at the bottom of the big tree root in front of me, which went straight up.

The three of them understood that this must be the exit. Since the serpent is gone, it must have gone out from here. With the previous experience, the three of them came out in a hurry.

It's incredible, the exit of the passage is also a thick old locust tree, and it is even bigger than the one at the entrance. The three of them came out of the cave and found themselves standing at the top of a tree.

The sky was full of stars overhead, candlelight flashed in all directions, and there was the sound of the river in their ears, and the three of them looked at each other, and they escaped from the 'Qin Palace' by mistake!

Looking at the black hole at my feet, it dawned on me: those people died for unknown reasons before they dug the exit, and this exit from the root to the top of the tree was actually inadvertently 'broken' by the serpent.

Looking at the hour, it should be not long after dark, and the lights are flickering, and it is the time for the people to dinner. It was only half of the afternoon when I came in, and I didn't expect it to take so long to be in it.

The three of them looked around, but they didn't find a shadow.

Taking advantage of the starlight, I saw that this old locust tree was growing in front of a temple, and the lower right was the main entrance, and the three big characters of 'River Ancient Temple' could be vaguely seen.

The temple sits north and faces south, covering an area of thirty or fifty acres, surrounded by low-rise bungalows, which appear to be located in a small village.

Since the big snake often shuttles between the two old locust trees, and this temple is adjacent to the exit of the passage, maybe the big snake entered the temple.

The three of them jumped from the tree to the top of the wall and walked along the roof to the back hall. Because it was pitch black in front, only this hall was brightly lit, and there happened to be a patio on the roof, so the three of them could see the inside of the hall clearly.

There were actually quite a few people in it. On the left stood two men: one was seven feet long, wearing a scarf and a cloth coat, and his face was as white as jade, and the other was slightly taller than him, with a beard, a round face and big eyes, and a black dress, but his face was covered with blood, and his hair was as messy as grass, and his clothes were torn open a few small cuts. In front of them sat on the ground, also dressed in black, and because he had his head down, he could not see his appearance, but he could see that his left arm was missing, and he was a one-armed man.

There are six people on the right side, three of them are in front, all of them are tall and big, with big shoulders and round waists, and from the way they are dressed, they can be recognized at a glance as being dressed as foreign races. The three people in the back were obviously much shorter, but they were wearing a hedgehog crown and a group silk coat, like people with status.

The statue of the deity enshrined in the main hall is strange: a naked man with a disheveled head, holding a harpoon in his left hand and a large fish in his right hand, stands on top of a large turtle.

There was an old monk kneeling in front of the statue, and only his back could be seen, and next to him stood a little monk, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old.

Guan Yu trembled, a small half of the people inside knew each other, the two on the left were Liu Bei, the eldest brother of the alliance, and Zhang Fei, the third brother, and the three people in front of the right also knew each other, Ke Bineng, the deputy leader of the beggar gang, and Yu Wengui and Tuoba Shi, the hall masters of Xuanwu and Suzaku. As for the others, they have never seen them.

Guan Yu was excited for a while, and wanted to jump down, but Cao Cao grabbed him, shook his head slightly, and signaled to observe first.

From Guan Yu's mouth, he learned that the following were Liu Bei and Kebineng and others, and immediately thought that it was related to the 'double-strand sword', they were not in Julu City, but came to this ancient temple in the suburbs, and there must be a reason for it.

I don't know when they came to the ancient temple and what they said before, since Liu Bei is safe and sound, you might as well wait and see what happens.

I saw that Kebineng in the hall laughed: "Second Master Zhang is really clever, this is the place where you will die." “

Before Liu Bei could speak, Zhang Fei next to him was furious: "I'm really blind, how can you let someone like you be the deputy gang leader, what kind of hero is it to hurt people with secret arrows, you have the ability to fight with the third master for 300 rounds." ”

Kebineng said with a smile: "Becoming a big thing is not informal, for the great cause of restoring the country, even if it is pointed out by Qianfu, I don't care." ”

Liu Bei said: "For your own selfish interests, you do not hesitate to assassinate the gang leader and conspire to seize the position, even if I Liu Bei fights for my life, I can't let the beggar gang fall into the hands of people like you." “

"Haha, the 'Desert Tequila' blooms in thirty years, and it just so happens that Fan Lao'er meets it, he has been in the desert outside the Saiwai for decades, and he doesn't know the toxicity of the 'Tequila', and he can only blame himself for being careless, so I got it. ”

"Liu Bei swore in front of the river god today, if something happens to the old man, I will not let you go. ”

"Don't worry, I have already fed him half an antidote, as long as Fan Lao'er is willing to give me the Great Throne Zen in front of the beggar disciples, it is not a big deal to spare his life. As for the few of you, you will have to die. ”

Zhang Fei couldn't hold it back for a long time, jumped over and exchanged hands with Kebineng, he had an iron spine spear in his hand, so that he was very skilled, and Kebi was able to use his bare hands, using a right arm as a weapon, flesh and blood, and Zhang Fei's iron spine spear collided frequently, it seemed that the arm was harder than steel.

I saw that Kebineng roared, his right arm seemed to be a lot thicker, the original yellow skin turned purple-red, the blood 'gurgling', and white smoke rose from his arm.

"Qilin Arm!" Cao Cao on the roof was taken aback, could it be that this Kebi Neng was really a royal descendant of the 'Buyeo Kingdom'? He had heard his master say that in those years, the 'Overlord of Western Chu' Xiang Yu was a prince of Dafeng, and among them was a Xianbei leader named Ke Luo, who was famous for the invincible 'Qilin Arm'. Later, Liu Bang founded the country, in order to stabilize, he was named 'Fuyu King', of course, after Liu Bang's foundation was stabilized, he eliminated the vassal king, and also sent a large army to conquer Keluo, but unfortunately the expeditionary force did not get used to the harsh climate outside the Saiwai, and finally returned in vain.

Later, Ke Luo took advantage of the chaos of the Empress Lu and the opportunity that the central dynasty had no time to take into account, proclaimed himself emperor in Saibei and established the 'Buyeo State', but since then he has formed a bond with the Han Dynasty, and the two sides have been tug-of-war for hundreds of years, and finally the 'Buyeo State' was destroyed.