Chapter 51: Hurry up and go to the appointment with the beauty
As he spoke, the old man had already handed the map to Deng Youning.
Deng Youning was still a little confused.
Did this old lady misunderstand her relationship with Li Tianzhuo?
"Since you can find the place, why don't you go and save people yourself?"
The sudden appearance of this crazy old woman forced Yingshi to be cautious.
"Don't joke, girl. I'm old now. I'm already in danger of death if I can figure out the way in. How can I be capable of going in and saving people?"
That makes sense.
Ying Shi and Deng Youning looked at the map carefully.
"Ladies, please have mercy and save my son!"
"He has been incarcerated for two months and his life or death is unknown."
"Once we villagers went in, no one could come out again, and we couldn't even report to our families that we were safe."
“It’s like he just disappeared from the face of the earth!”
The old man was still kneeling on the gravel-covered dirt road.
Her grief-stricken look was exactly the same as Niu Cuiqin's yesterday. Deng Youning felt that she didn't seem to be lying.
But being suspicious by nature, she still didn't dare to trust others easily.
"Don't worry too much about your son. Lord Li will definitely rescue everyone, and then you and your son will be reunited."
"As for this, you should keep it for yourself."
She returned the map to the old lady and turned back to Niu Cuiqin's house.
The place the county magistrate took Li Tianzhuo to was definitely not a real mine. Perhaps there were some clues on the old woman's map.
When they returned to Niu's house, the old lady had already gone back to her own home in disappointment.
"Yingshi, go up and see where she lives."
Deng Youning gave the order.
She took out a handkerchief and quickly drew the map on it with the charcoal pencil she used to draw her eyebrows.
The direction is not difficult to discern.
She just took a closer look and remembered it all.
She found a shady spot away from people and used the mini-Bai Lang that Li Tianzhuo gave her to call out his secret guards. She told one of them to explore the way according to the map, and the other to find Li Tianzhuo and ask him to meet up here.
The distance from Niujia Village to the mine is not too far.
It took about half an hour to walk.
The mine is halfway up the mountain and needs to be reached on foot. Vehicles and horses must be parked in the woods not far away.
The entrance of the cave that the county magistrate brought Li Tianzhuo to was still sealed by the imperial court. It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen.
"Did your Excellency believe me this time?"
"This mine has been abandoned for a long time."
How vigilant is Li Tianzhuo?
Ever since they passed the forest at the foot of the mountain, he noticed that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at them in the dark.
"Tear it up."
"Go in and take a look."
He said lightly.
Although the county magistrate looked a little unhappy, he thought he wouldn't be able to find out anything, so he was not worried.
There was not a single ray of light coming in from the cave. Li Tianzhuo originally wanted to walk in front, but was stopped by Jiang Yuan, who took the initiative to scout the way for him.
Jiang Yuan held up a fire starter, and the others followed closely behind him. In the light of the fire, they could vaguely see the road.
There were no traces of anything inside.
There were spider webs everywhere.
The dust was as thick as copper coins.
The county magistrate smiled smugly, stroked his moustache, and waited to see Li Tianzhuo make a fool of himself.
Li Tianzhuo walked around the cave.
Others might not be able to hear it clearly, but he and Jiang Yuan, who was a martial arts master, heard it clearly.
Next to this cave, perhaps just across a rock, is the real mine!
However, the entrance to the mine might not be easy for them to find without a familiar guide.
The master and servant exchanged glances.
"It seems that you really didn't mine privately. Was the conscription yesterday just a misunderstanding?"
Li Tianzhuo stared at the county magistrate and asked in a sarcastic tone.
The county magistrate did not hear his hidden meaning and said complacently:
"It is good for you to know."
Jiang Yuan chuckled. Fortunately, the county magistrate was a fool and did not alert the enemy.
"Now that we are here, I would like to take a walk around the mountain. Would you like to join me, magistrate?"
Li Tianzhuo was sure that the real mine was nearby, otherwise it would be impossible for so many people to guard it in the dark.
"Master Li, please!"
"Please come in, County Magistrate!"
According to Li Tianzhuo's idea, several people circled around the fake mine.
Although they seemed to be strolling around, Li Tianzhuo and his servant had actually memorized the locations of the people lying in ambush around them.
They guessed that the one with the most guards must be the real cave entrance.
As soon as they came down the mountain and returned to the woods, the secret guards sent by Li Tianzhuo to protect Deng Youning came forward.
"Sir, the young lady said she'll be waiting for you at Niujia Village."
The county magistrate who was standing nearby also heard the secret guard's words.
He snorted and seemed very satisfied with this.
I thought that this living devil Li Tianzhuo was a ruthless character, but I didn't expect that he was also a guy who couldn't resist the temptation of beautiful women.
If you know his weaknesses, you can easily control him!
"Master Li, please hurry up and go to the appointment with the beauty."
"I'll take my leave now."
The county magistrate got on his carriage and drove away with his men.
Li Tianzhuo ignored him and asked Jiang Yuan in a low voice:
"Do you remember the locations of the ambushes just now?"
Jiang Yuan nodded in confirmation.
He and Xiu Ming are Li Tianzhuo's right-hand men.
Different from Xiu Ming, Jiang Yuan is not only a martial arts expert but also smart. He does not have the stupidity that Xiu Ming has.
"Go and meet up with Xiu Ming quickly, and once you find the real entrance to the mine, take action!"
After giving the instructions, Li Tianzhuo rode back to Niujia Village.
He knew Deng Youning very well.
If it weren't for an urgent or important matter to discuss, Duan would not have sent someone to deliver the message.
"drive--"
With the horse galloping, Li Tianzhuo quickly returned to Niujia Village.
In the room of the Niu family, Deng Youning explained what happened to the old man he met at the village entrance not long ago.
Hearing that the other party knew the way to the real mine, Li Tianzhuo couldn't help but think more.
"Do you believe her?"
Li Tianzhuo asked nervously.
Deng Youning smiled and shook her head.
"Of course I don't believe it, but I have memorized the map and have asked your people to explore the way first."
Her words made Li Tianzhuo's eyes light up.
He knew that Ningning was the smartest and most cautious.
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
The secret guard came back dejectedly soon after.
"I am incompetent. I didn't find the mine and almost got lost in the forest."
Li Tianzhuo took the map from him and looked at it carefully.
"It's not your fault. There is something else hidden at the entrance of the mine. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get in."
What was drawn on the picture was similar to what he had just seen.
He had not found any trace of the cave entrance just now, and now the secret guards were unable to find it even after following the map.
It’s not that the entrance to the cave is well hidden, but that someone deliberately doesn’t want outsiders to enter.
"The old lady said she had been in there many times."
"Why don't we ask her to lead the way?"
Deng Youning suggested.
Although they didn't trust her, they knew that if you don't learn the tiger's teachings, how can you get the tiger cub?
A sly light flashed in Li Tianzhuo's eyes, and he also felt that this method was feasible.
"But I will go by myself."
"You should go back to the city first. If you don't go back now, you may not be able to get home before dark."
He didn’t know what he would encounter in the mine, and he didn’t want Deng Youning to take the risk with him.
Deng Youning didn't want to go either.
But the old man came to her, and she had to take care of the matter even if she didn't want to.
"Stop talking nonsense. Just think of me as a vicious woman trying to accumulate some good karma for myself."
After that, she asked Yingshi to lead the way.
When she stood up, she blinked at Li Tianzhuo. The playfulness in that moment was like a breeze in midsummer, refreshing to the heart.
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