Chapter 231: Suzaku Bronze Lock
The damp earth was turned over, and the smell was mixed with musty smell. The beams of torches swept across the ground.
There was a bronze plate on the ground, and the front panel looked like a lock.
Deng Yan'an swept away the remaining dirt with his palm.
The overall shape of the bronze plate became clearer and clearer, and it turned out to be a Bagua pattern.
Moreover, the sundial on it will move.
At this time, the sundial is located between the Qian and Kun hexagrams.
But for some reason, this Bagua diagram has countless holes of different sizes.
"Give it to me, you must hand it over!"
"Hey, give it to me..."
Suddenly, the two soldiers who had just entered the cave to dig came with a handful of colorful gems and wanted to give them to them.
"This is……?"
Deng Yan'an took it curiously.
"My Lord, this is the stone we just dug up. Erdan almost took it for himself."
The soldier explained as if seeking credit.
Han Xian's face turned pale when he heard this.
Why do the Han family army still have soldiers who are thinking about enriching themselves?
"You will be fined one month's salary."
He directly ordered the punishment.
The soldier did not dare to complain and was dragged away by the soldier who voluntarily handed over the gem.
Deng Yan'an looked at the gems carefully.
There are seven in total.
It is extremely consistent with the number of holes on the bronze plate.
He placed the gems into the holes one by one and swept away all the dust that could block the shape of the stone city.
These stones are connected to the dots and lines on the Bagua diagram, forming the shape of a bird.
"This is... Suzaku!"
Li Tianzhuo recognized the guardian beast of Nanxin Kingdom at a glance.
And isn’t this picture exactly the Seven Stars of the South?
His words instantly reminded Deng Yan'an.
He quickly turned the sundial to the Li hexagram.
There was a loud bang, as if the ground had collapsed, and the bronze plate turned into a bronze door that opened automatically on the ground.
The four of them retreated outside.
The guards who were in charge of guarding the Wang Courtyard were all very familiar with the rumbling sound.
"My Lords, we heard similar sounds during the day."
"After the sound was heard, I went to check on Siwang and found that he was gone."
The captain of the guards bowed and stepped forward to report.
Deng Youning nodded. It seemed that Wang and the other two must have activated the mechanism here.
I just don’t know if there is a secret room or a secret passage underneath.
After the door was completely opened, they sent a few soldiers down to explore the way.
Soon, the soldier came up disappointed.
There is a secret passage underneath.
It seemed that Wang and the other two had already escaped, and they had no way of tracking them down.
Just as everyone was clenching their fists unwillingly, Deng Youning chuckled.
She raised an eyebrow and said, "That doesn't necessarily mean you can't find it!"
She had been infected with a Gu by the King, and as long as she used her own blood as a guide, she would be able to successfully track down the whereabouts of the Gu.
If there were no members of the Blood Moon Cult around Wang and the others, the poisonous insect would not be easily taken away from him.
Doesn't that mean that if they find the poisonous insect, it is equivalent to finding the king?
"Everyone listen up, get down the cave!"
Deng Youning gave an order and took the lead in flying down the cave using Qinggong.
Li Tianzhuo and Deng Yan'an, along with the envoy's guards and the Han family army, followed behind.
"I'll go inform my second uncle and grandfather."
Han Xian wanted to report the news to General Han and the others first, so he didn't go with them.
The tunnel is very long, leading from the mansion all the way to outside the city.
After everyone climbed up, Deng Youning looked around and felt that this place looked familiar.
"Azhuo, this place looks like the mountain outside the Ten Thousand Snake Valley?"
Deng Youning asked Li Tianzhuo for his opinion.
Li Tianzhuo was not unfamiliar with this place. After all, five years ago, he and Deng Youning were hunted here for several days.
While hiding everywhere, he had already fully understood the terrain of the mountains.
"Yes, this place is indeed outside the Ten Thousand Snake Valley."
"Why does the secret passage of Liangcheng City Lord's Mansion lead directly to this place?"
Li Tianzhuo was a little curious about this.
"I can't care less."
Deng Youning drew out the sword in his hand, cut his palm, and let the blood spray onto the ground.
In a moment, several insects the size of fingernails crawled over and sucked the blood on the ground.
Deng Youning was very happy to see them coming.
"This way."
Following the direction of her finger, everyone quickly chased forward.
Indeed, I saw shoe prints with the same lotus pattern on the side of the road. They were definitely left by that woman.
"Tian Zhuo, your fourth brother is quite popular with women."
"From Xitong to this one, why is it that every time someone comes to risk their life to save him, it's always a woman?"
Deng Yanan did not forget to tease.
Li Tianzhuo: ...
He has really severed his relationship with Si Wang. What happens to Si Wang in the future has nothing to do with him.
He didn't want a brother who usually had problems with his behavior.
The three of them used Qinggong to run quickly in front, chasing all the way and finally came to the river.
There were originally two boats parked by the river, but Wang and his men were afraid that someone would catch up with them, so they deliberately cut the rope of the other boat.
This time, the few of them could only stare helplessly as their ship went further and further away.
Even if we go to find a boat now, it's too late.
"No, if the king is lost, what can we in Dongji say to Nan Yin?"
Deng Youning wanted to dive into the river, even if she had to swim across, she had to catch up with Si Wang and the others.
Li Tianzhuo and Deng Yan'an held her arms on both sides, telling her not to be impulsive.
Of course, we can't just let them go like this.
"Ningning, don't be impulsive. Look, their boat doesn't seem to be floating normally."
"If my guess is correct, they were most likely in a panic and boarded a broken boat."
"If they continue like this, they won't be able to control the direction of the boat and can only follow the current all the way down."
"We can just go downstream and block them."
Li Tianzhuo calmly analyzed and arranged.
In order to prevent Si Wang and his crew from temporarily docking, Deng Yan'an and other people followed the boat on the shore, and captured them immediately if they showed any signs of docking.
Of course, everyone did not forget to send a few more people to find a boat.
We need to be prepared for both land and water routes.
Everyone acted according to Li Tianzhuo's plan.
Deng Youning and Li Tianzhuo used their martial arts skills to quickly reach the downstream of the river, where they waited for their prey.
Not long after, Si Wang and his crew's boat were indeed being carried by the current.
The clothes of the two people on the boat were also soaked.
He looked in a very miserable state.
"Your Highness, would you like us to help you?"
Li Tianzhuo asked with a wicked smile, grabbed a vine from the side and used it as a rope, threw it into the water, and let them grab the vine to get ashore.
Having failed to escape, Si Wang glared at Deng Youning and Li Tianzhuo on the shore.
"Are you here to save me, or to harm me?"
It seemed that the king could not control his anger and vented it on the woman beside him.
The woman glared back at him with her cold eyes and asked, "Your Highness clearly chose this boat, how can you blame me?"
The king seemed so depressed that he couldn't utter a word.
The woman just now was covering his retreat from behind, and he was indeed the first one to jump onto the boat.
Of the two boats, he chose the leaky one.
He also wondered if this was his fate and he couldn't escape it?
"Why are you panicking? They are just two little kids. I can still rush out with you."
The woman didn't take Deng Youning and Li Tianzhuo seriously at all. She grabbed Si Wang's shoulder and flew ashore directly using her lightness skills. She wanted to fight with them and leave by force.
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