Stepping on knee-deep snow, Shangguan Hong looked up at the black entrance of the cave, and felt weak for a while, "It should be here, maybe it's frozen." ”

A few years ago, Shangguan Hong heard a secret from Mrs. Meng, that there was a secret passage in the stone fort that led straight down to the river at the bottom of the cliff in case of a crisis.

For two whole days, Shangguan Hong walked around the river valley for almost half a circle, and finally found here, the entrance of the cave is three or four zhang away from the frozen river surface, it doesn't look too big, in fact, it is thicker than the commonly used water tank, and the round shape shows some traces of artificial carving.

In order to find it, Shangguan Hong's neck was about to break.

Looking from the bottom of the cliff to the top of the cliff, the height is not at the top, I am afraid that it is more than a thousand zhang high, climbing up along such a small cave, Shangguan Hong shuddered when he thought about it, and secretly prayed that the dragon king would never choose himself.

Gu Shenwei didn't bring too many people, and there were only eight killers trained by Shangguan Hong, Old Man Mu and five Hu Shining.

The old man also looked up, thinking that he was small and exquisite, and the dragon king must have a purpose in bringing himself out, so he spoke first: "Look at the size of the cave entrance is quite suitable for me, but first of all, I see that this passage has not been used for many years, maybe it is full of snakes, rats and reptiles, if I accidentally scream, I am not cowardly, let alone report to the people on the mountain." ”

Gu Shenwei took a few steps back, so that he could observe the situation of the cliff, "This passage is not all chiseled. ”

"That's right, part of it is built with mud against the cliff, I just said, King Dubu is not a god, how can he open such a long hole, but how many years have passed, and the mud is estimated to have turned into stone. Old man Mu reacted quickly.

"Go up and see. ”

Old Man Mu nodded, and suddenly understood, "Does the Dragon King want me to go up and check?"

"It's better for you to work lightly. ”

"Thank you Dragon King for the compliment. Old man Mu said with a bitter face, "But I haven't practiced the ability to drill holes, and I still can't see the end of the hole." ”

"Most of this passage should be made of dirt, so you don't need to drill holes and you can climb it from the outside. ”

"That's dangerous, if it falls, you won't even find a whole corpse. ”

Gu Shen had no intention of persuading with good words, took out a circle of ropes and two long and thick iron nails, and stuffed them into the hands of the old man Mu, "Ready?"

The old man Mu was helpless, "Dragon King, let's say it first, in case I have three long and two short, you can't forget me when you talk about meritorious deeds in the future, even if it is posthumously, you have to give me an official position, as for the reward - alas, I haven't done a few good deeds in my life, you can help the poor for me, and you must tell them who paid for this money......"

Old Man Mu's rambling couldn't end for a while, so Gu Shenwei grabbed him with both hands and threw him upwards violently.

Old Man Mu shouted in the air, but he still easily jumped above the entrance of the cave, and stabbed the iron nail in his hand into the cliff wall, "Hey, it's really not a stone. ”

The old man hung on the cliff wall, and a few pieces of gravel fell from the hole, Shangguan Hong picked up a piece, twisted it into powder casually, and said excitedly: "The dragon king guessed right, look, it has aged." ”

The old man slung the rope on his shoulder, held an iron nail in each hand, and struggled to climb up.

Not long after, the black dot gradually became larger, and the old man came down again, and wisely did not jump to the ground immediately, but said condescendingly: "If you find something, you have to tell the dragon king first." ”

Say. ”

"The hole is clean, and there is a chain that you can climb up ......"

"Don't touch it. Gu Shenwei ordered, for fear of alarming the people above.

"Oh. The old man climbed up again.

When Old Man Mu was close to disappearing, Gu Shenwei said to Shangguan Hong and the five killers: "You stay here, don't move, and don't let outsiders approach." ”

There is no need to take risks, Shangguan Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "Yes, Dragon King, we will not move a single step." ”

Gu Shen jumped directly on it for the sake of being able to perform light skills, but he still climbed according to his previous habit by picking at the gaps in the cliff wall.

The wall of the cave was pierced by the old man with iron nails, and Gu Shenwei saved a lot of trouble.

Back then, if the Great Wilderness Gate had known that there was such a passage, there would have been no need to prepare a large number of iron nails.

After a height of dozens of zhang, Gu Shenwei saw a large gap, which was obviously there a long time ago, revealing a piece of iron chain that the old man had said, Gu Shenwei reached out and touched it lightly, and found that there were no rust spots on it, indicating that there were always people in Jinpeng Fort who were maintaining this passage.

As the height rose and the wind became stronger, Gu Shenwei became cautious, keeping a barely visible distance from the old man Mu and trying not to use jumping.

Nearly two hours later, Gu Shenwei raised his head and saw a protruding stone platform, guessing that it was probably Jinpeng Castle.

The old man squatted in a shallow depression and whispered to the dragon king at his feet, "At the end of the day, the remaining section is really a stone cave carved out, what is the dragon king going to do?"

"Wait until it's dark. Gu Shenwei said that using the old man Mu to play the forward is the most risky part of this operation, and he has never trusted this demon who has changed his ways, but he does not have many choices.

Old Man Mu had already tied the rope around his waist and threw the other end to the Dragon King, "Hehe, we're really two on the same rope...... Hero. ”

Gu Shenwei also tied a rope, found a place nearby where he could hold his feet, stood against the wall, listened attentively, and there was no movement except for the whirring wind.

Old Man Mu stared at the Dragon King intently, with a smile on his face, "The Dragon King got the Dead Man's Scripture in Jinpeng Castle?"

"Hmm. ”

"People are not as good as heaven, there is a providence in the dark, the Shangguan family has occupied the secret of Jinpeng Fort for nearly a hundred years and has not been discovered, and it was casually taken by the Dragon King, alas, what is going on?"

"You're not convinced?"

"How dare I?" Old Man Mu's eyes widened, revealing a hurt look, "I just want to say that the luck of the Dragon King is really good, how many times have you escaped death, and the dead have passed the sword [***]. ”

Gu Shenwei didn't squeak.

Old Man Mu refused to shut up, and turned his head to look at the sun that had already set halfway, "We are in the northeast of Jinpeng Castle, is the Dragon King familiar with this area?"

The northeast should be the scope of the inner house, Gu Shenwei hasn't been here much, "It's okay." He said.

"The dragon king has already thought about the plan after going up, right?" After waiting for a while, the old man Mu asked himself, "Of course, the dragon king has never fought unprepared battles. ”

After a moment of silence, Old Man Mu seemed to suddenly remember something, "There is a small question, I have always wanted to ask the Dragon King." ”

"Hmm. ”

"You told me that there are several ways to practice the Sutra of the Dead, indeed, the Dragon King and the Lotus Girl learned the same kind of swordsmanship, but they are completely different, usually the water and fire do not melt, and when facing the enemy, they can combine swords - it's really strange, is there any secret in it?"

"You're interested in the Book of the Dead?"

"Hehe, curious, the Dragon King also knows, I like to study martial arts, the Dead Man Sutra is such a profound and mysterious martial arts, how can I not be interested?"

"There's no secret. Gu Shenwei said that he didn't understand the reason why he could combine with the Dutch girl's sword, "I believe this set of swordsmanship is it." ”

Old Man Mu was very satisfied with this somewhat perfunctory answer, and nodded again and again, "Believe in swordsmanship, this is probably the most difficult step in cultivating the Dead Man's Sutra." Uh, did the Dragon King ever think about it...... If a person adopts two cultivation methods at the same time, and combines his own swords? Just like Xiao Chu, wouldn't it be more powerful?"

Gu Shen was stunned, he had never had this kind of thought, "One mind may be able to be used twice, but belief must be the only one, and the two practice methods are not confident in either practice method." ”

"Makes sense. "The sky is getting dark, and Old Man Mu has completely disappeared into the cliff, and his existence can only be determined by the rope and the voice, "But since there are many ways to practice the Dead Man's Sutra, maybe there are two suitable for cultivating at the same time." ”

Gu Shenwei remained silent, and then said coldly: "Break this thought." ”

"What thoughts?" Old Man Mu asked in surprise, "The idea of two practices for fellow practitioners?" I'm just thinking about it......

"You will never get the Book of the Dead. ”

"Hehe, the dragon king always thinks of me so greedy, I'm just curious, really. But...... Shangguan Hong and Mustang are some things, they can actually learn the Book of the Dead. ”

"You want to go to the Dutch girl?"

"That wicked woman?" Old Man Mu was indignant when he mentioned her, "Even if she kneels down and begs me, I don't want her Death Sutra." ”

"Wild horses, they don't learn the dead man's scriptures, and there are likely to be hidden dangers. ”

"It's too much like what a lotus girl can do, so she doesn't even touch the things she gives, that woman is very scheming, so she won't do a loss-making deal. ”

Gu Shenwei agreed with Old Man Mu's statement, but he never understood what the purpose of the Dutch girl "sent" Han Fen to him.

It was completely dark, the moonlight was bright, Gu Shenwei pulled the rope, and motioned to the old man Mu to follow him, he had already chosen a safe route, he could bypass the obstacles above his head and climb to the top from the other side.

Gu Shenwei returned to Jinpeng Fort again, and by the moonlight, he saw a wasteland, only a lonely stone house built on the edge of the cliff, and more than a hundred steps away was a towering stone wall.

He had no impression of it.

The two untied the rope and quietly walked along a solid snow track, and the old man finally closed his mouth.

There was a locked portal on the wall, Gu Shenwei didn't try to open it, and crawled slowly along the stone wall, the old man Mu was not so cautious, and jumped to the top of the wall in two vertical jumps.

Inside the walls is a narrow alley, flanked by small mansions that resemble the residence of the Master of the East Fort Killer.

There were no lights, but Gu Shenwei could feel that many courtyards were inhabited.

This is Qingmian's residence, Gu Shenwei suddenly understood.

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