Chapter 278: The Giant Pit of Corpses
Looking at the cave dozens of feet away, Xiahou Qing hesitated slightly.
Although it was not the first time he had come here, the thought of the mountain of children's corpses in the cave and the disgusting smell made Xia Houqing feel that his legs were extremely heavy, as if they had been filled with lead water, and he could no longer move forward.
Ning Xiaotang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said to the two people beside him: "Let's go, let's go in and have a look." ”
As he spoke, Ning Xiaotang took steps and walked forward.
Su Miaoyun did not hesitate, and immediately followed behind Ning Xiaotang.
Seeing Ning Xiaotang and the two walking towards the cave, Xiahou Qing gritted his teeth and followed after all.
As we got closer and closer to the cave, the faint smell of corpses became stronger.
Su Miaoyun and Xiahou Qing couldn't help frowning.
"It seems that there really is a corpse hidden in the cave. This smell is really ......" Su Miaoyun didn't know what words to use to describe it, she had never smelled such a strong smell of corpses.
And this kind of smell is by no means something that one or two corpses can emit.
It's hard to imagine how many corpses were hidden in that cave.
By the time the three of them reached the edge of the cave, the stench was already intense.
The cave is dark and forested, as if it is the bloody mouth of a beast in the primeval old forest, and a disgusting stench is constantly wafting out from it.
Ning Xiaotang said: "Let's go in and out quickly, this smell is not good." ”
Su Miaoyun and Xiahou Qing both nodded slightly.
Then, despite the extremely disgusting stench, the three of them stepped into the cave.
Along the winding narrow road, the three of them walked quickly all the way.
After a while, the corridor gradually became wider.
After turning a corner, the front suddenly cleared.
What appeared in front of Ning Xiaotang's three eyes was a huge karst cave.
Above the cave, there is a long gap. Light from the outside penetrated through the rift, bringing a faint glow to the cave.
The light was weak, but it was enough to make a clear view of the cave.
At this moment, the attention of Ning Xiaotang and Su Miaoyun was all attracted by the huge pit in the center of the cave.
The diameter of the huge pit was about ten zhang, and the depth was about seven or eight zhang.
In the huge pit, it was filled with dense corpses, piled up like a mountain, making people feel goosebumps and chills all over their bodies, as if they had come to Abi Hell, and the whole space was filled with the breath of death.
As far as the eye could see, the corpses were all the bodies of children. Most of them were rotten and smelled of foul odors.
And the corpses near the bottom of the pit were only white bones, revealing a chill.
The tragic scene in the giant pit made Su Miaoyun feel shocked, and a cold air rushed from the soles of her feet to her head.
Su Miaoyun's face was full of horror and said, "This ...... How many bodies must have been there? Oh my God, how many children did they kill?"
Xiahou Qing said: "Although I don't know when Wan Antong started doing such angry things, but over the years, with the increase in the number of displaced people, there are still hundreds of children killed by Jishitang, if not thousands. ”
Su Miaoyun's face was gloomy like water, and she said angrily: "This matter, my Emei faction will definitely investigate it to the end." No matter how powerful Wan Antong is, I am determined to remove this tumor from the world!"
Hearing Su Miaoyun's words, Xiahou Qing was slightly stunned and said, "If the Emei faction can really send a sufficient number of senior masters down the mountain, I think it will definitely be able to get rid of Wan'antong and Jishitang, and return Lecheng to peace." ”
Xia Houqing also knows a little about a famous faction like the Emei faction, and knows that such a faction has a deep heritage. If you really make up your mind, it is more than enough to take action to solve Wanantong.
It's just that he doubts, how much force will the Emei faction send to deal with this matter?
After all, Wan'an Tong is the head snake of Lecheng and has a huge influence in Lecheng. The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, if there are fewer people sent by Emei, maybe the boat will capsize in the gutter.
Ning Xiaotang quietly looked at the giant pit in front of him, his face expressionless.
After a moment, he said, "Let's go out first." ”
The smell in the cave is really bad.
Every corpse smelled strong. When the stench of hundreds of corpses gathers together, and it is still in an impermeable place like a cave. It's hard to imagine, what kind of smell is that?
Soon, the three of them escaped from the cave.
When outside, all three took a few deep breaths.
Ning Xiaotang glanced at Xiahou Qing, and suddenly said, "That secret underground palace is nearby." ”
Xia Houqing raised his head suddenly, his eyes flashed with astonishment, as if he couldn't understand why Ning Xiaotang knew that the secret underground palace was nearby.
Seeing Xiahou Qing's expression, Ning Xiaotang knew that what he had guessed was correct.
After all, with such a large number of corpses in the cave, it was not easy to carry them. If the place where the body was hidden was too far away from the secret underground palace, it would obviously be a troublesome matter.
In order to save time and effort, Jishitang will naturally look for a hidden place to hide the corpse near the secret underground palace.
Ning Xiaotang said calmly, "Next, you can take me over to see that secret underground palace." ”
Xiahou Qing refused: "I won't take you over, just the three of us, going there is looking for death." ”
Looking at Xiahou Qing's stubborn appearance, Ning Xiaotang was a little helpless.
He thought for a moment and said, "We just went in and looked at it from afar, and we won't be discovered." Anyway, we need to know where the enemy's lair is before we can plan our next steps, right?"
After several persuasions, Xiahou Qing finally reluctantly agreed.
"Just look from afar, and don't be discovered by the people there. Xiahou Qing admonished again.
That secret underground palace is only a mile away.
Turning over a hill and standing halfway up the mountain, Ning Xiaotang and the three of them looked at the farm in the field below the mountain from a distance.
Ning Xiaotang said, "Is that where the underground palace is located?"
Xiahou Qing said: "Yes, that's it." On the surface, it is just an ordinary farm under the name of Wan'an Tong. In fact, under that farmstead, a huge underground palace was built, where Wan'antong was the real lair. ”
Ning Xiaotang narrowed his eyes and said, "Since that's the case, it's easy to do." Today, I will completely destroy this old nest. ”
Hearing Ning Xiaotang's words, Xiahou Qing was slightly stunned, then reacted, and said in astonishment: "What, you plan to break into that underground palace? No! You can't go to death! Didn't you just say it, just look at it from a distance! Why are you ......?"
Ning Xiaotang's expression was indifferent, and he said, "You just stay here, I'll go alone." ”
Su Miaoyun said: "Senior, I'll go with you." ”
Ning Xiaotang's martial arts, Su Miaoyun has seen it.
I think that at the beginning, in the Lufeng Temple of Huiji Mountain in Yuezhou, she saw with her own eyes that the white-haired Yin old Li Kun of the Heavenly Yin Sect died in the hands of this senior.
In her opinion, with the strength of this senior, it is nothing to break into the nest of Wan'antong.
Maybe in the end, it can really destroy the other party's nest, it's not certain.
Ning Xiaotang thought for a while and said, "Okay, try to stay by my side then, otherwise I won't be able to protect you." ”
Su Miaoyun is self-aware, knowing that with his own strength, it is not enough to force his way into the Wan'antong lair.
She nodded and said, "Okay, that's troublesome senior." ”
Listening to the conversation between the two, Xiahou Qing on the side was anxious.
"Don't go there!"
However, Ning Xiaotang and Su Miaoyun ignored him, and directly performed light skills and swept towards the farm under the mountain.