Chapter 82: Clues to the illegal casting of copper coins plus one: "Hand over the totem." Leading...
Qin Yuqing and his group of four hurried along the recently winding and dried-up river.
The forest vegetation along the way became increasingly dense, so much so that on both sides of some narrow river channels, the view was almost blocked by the dense trees, making it difficult to identify the road ahead.
As they moved forward along the dried-up riverbed, Qin Yuqing and his group unexpectedly arrived at the foot of a steep cliff. Just as Pu Qinghe had said, there was indeed no way forward, only a thick stone wall.
Qin Yu tapped the stone wall lightly with one hand, and heard a dull echo, which proved that there was indeed no hidden space inside.
"It's really strange." Qin Yuqing squatted down. She did see traces of smelting in some corners, but they were very small and not enough to prove anything.
Park Qinghe did not give up. He took a small shovel and kept digging something under the stone wall, but apart from the soil, there was only indestructible rock.
Qin Yuqing stared at the cliff again, and a bold idea suddenly popped up in her mind.
If only there was a □□...it would all explode with a bang.
However, Qin Yuqing rejected this idea the moment it appeared. This is not the modern world, and even if there really is a □□, it cannot be blown up.
She turned her gaze back to the river, and Qin Yuqing had a vague feeling that the problem lay with the river.
Although she didn't know much about Qimen Dunjia, there was a boy of the same age as her among the other younger generations in the family who studied it every day.
For a while, he may have watched some strange TV series, and excitedly took Qin Yuqing to do some experimental research.
At that time, just when Qin Yuqing's patience was about to run out, the boy actually did it.
Qin Yuqing followed the boy at a normal fork in the road. It was a foggy day, and Qin Yuqing clearly remembered that she was following closely behind the boy.
But when the fog cleared, she found herself back to where she came from, and the boy was waving at her on the street not far away.
Qin Yuqing suddenly realized that perhaps the fork in the road here was the same as the fork in the road in modern times. She recalled the messy trees along the way, which had the same effect as the fog.
"Let's go back along the river and give it a try." Qin Yuqing made a quick decision. She walked back along the river and watched the trees become messy again.
This time, Qin Yuqing was concentrating on watching the river, while Pu Qinghe and Chuntao were responsible for clearing the messy trees, and Xiaolu was watching the river extend forward.
At the beginning, everyone was on the same road, but as they walked, Park Qinghe, Chuntao and Xiaolu gradually moved away from Qin Yuqing, and the distance between them became larger and larger.
However, the change was too subtle and not obvious at first, so no one noticed that Qin Yuqing was getting farther and farther away from them.
It was not until Qin Yuqing bumped her head against a thick tree that she subconsciously cried out in pain.
"Chun Tao, Xiao Lu, Park Qinghe, are you still there?"
"Princess, what's wrong with you...Where's the princess? The princess is missing!"
Chuntao spoke out immediately when she heard Qin Yuqing's voice, but turned around but did not see Qin Yuqing.
Upon hearing this, Pu Qinghe and Xiaolu hurriedly turned back, but also failed to find Qin Yuqing.
Panic began to spread among the three of them.
"Princess, where are you!" Chuntao called loudly and anxiously.
"Don't panic, Xiao Taozi." Similarly, Qin Yuqing didn't see anyone else when she turned around, but she could hear the voices clearly, which meant that they were not far away, so she spoke to comfort Chuntao as soon as possible.
If one more person gets lost because of panic, it will not be worth it.
"I can hear your voices, but can you hear me?" Qin Yuqing thought for a moment and said, "Pu Qinghe, you answer me. Chuntao and Xiaolu just follow him."
"I can hear you. We are all holding onto the same branch now. Stand still and don't move." Park Qinghe's voice came, "We are coming to find you."
Qin Yuqing nodded: "Okay, that's exactly what I mean." Chuntao gets easily flustered when encountering things, especially when it comes to her own affairs, she is more likely to act in a panic.
Park Qinghe has been through a lot, so he is much more steady than Chuntao in dealing with emergencies.
"You backed away from the sound of my voice and walked towards it."
The moment Qin Yuqing opened his mouth, Pu Qinghe began to walk back: "I'm already retreating."
"Don't look at the river. We must have split up at a fork in the road. It's just that this fork is very hidden and the road splits gradually."
Qin Yuqing looked at the sturdy trees in front of her, then looked at the lush forest behind her. She probably understood how she got lost.
"Park Qinghe, you should be able to see that there are many trees on one side that are taller than a person. These trees will block your view, giving you the illusion that this road is blocked."
Following Qin Yuqing's guidance, Pu Qinghe indeed noticed the unusually messy and thick trees on one side. They were like natural barriers, which made people involuntarily detour.
When he and Chuntao saw it, they subconsciously went around it and headed for a part where the trees were more sparsely populated.
"Human instinct drives us to avoid complexity and the unknown, so you will unconsciously avoid here." Qin Yuqing could already hear Park Qinghe's footsteps and continued to analyze.
"As for me, I was so focused on the river below that the outside world interfered with me much less. So, we parted ways without noticing."
In fact, this situation is very similar to train tracks. Some tracks separate silently, and then the two cars drive onto different tracks. Some tracks can also be remotely controlled, which can change the train's trajectory without anyone noticing.
After a while, Qin Yuqing saw Pu Qinghe holding a branch in his hand, and Chuntao and Xiaolu followed closely behind him. The three of them saw her throw the branch on the ground together.
"Princess, I'm so glad that you're okay. I was scared to death!" Chuntao hurried over, stood beside Qin Yuqing, and carefully checked Qin Yuqing's whole body. She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no problem.
Xiaolu was different from Chuntao. She ran up with red eyes and hugged Qin Yuqing tightly, as if she was afraid of losing her again.
Qin Yuqing rubbed Xiaolu's head with amusement. This girl had become more and more dependent on her since coming to Yanyun City.
"Okay, it seems that this river channel is the real river channel." Qin Yuqing stood on the dry river channel, looking through the dense branches, and said firmly.
"Go and take a look at this illegal copper coin minting case that has been planned for many years."
Park Qinghe kicked the thick branch on the ground hard, picked up another particularly long branch on the ground, handed it to Qin Yuqing, and said somewhat awkwardly.
"I don't want to look for anyone anymore. This place is creepy. Take everything."
"Oh, thank you very much." Qin Yuqing did not expose Pu Qinghe's inconsistency and held the branch.
She calculated the time in her mind and thought that people should have arrived here, so Qin Yuqing walked to the side and carved a unique mark on a tree.
"What is this?" Park Qinghe looked at the strange thing on the tree. It looked like a dog and a cat, but from another angle, it looked a bit like a pig?
Qin Yuqing didn't explain, but smiled mysteriously and said, "This is a huge surprise."
Park Qinghe only felt his eyes twitching, and a strong and very uneasy premonition came to his heart, and the hairs on his back stood up.
As the group continued to go deeper, Qin Yuqing moved sideways around many thick trees, and the river channel gradually narrowed, and finally entered a dark cave where there was almost no light.
Qin Yuqing stood at the entrance of the cave, holding a torch in his hand and throwing it forward. The flames cut through the dark space, startling a group of bats that had been living in the cave for a long time and were roosting there. They flew out.
Qin Yuqing hugged Xiaolu tightly. She looked at the torch that had fallen on the flat ground not far from the cave. If she smelled it carefully, she could still smell the scent of heavy metal, although it was very faint.
"Light up the torches, the fun has just begun."
Qin Yuqing's lips curled up into a smile. She had not forgotten that the person behind the trouble in Ling County had not been caught yet. The one caught that day was just a small fry who followed orders.
Otherwise, her whereabouts wouldn't be revealed so easily, right?
Qin Yuqing's eyes swept behind her. To her, this place was unfamiliar and complicated, and it was easy to get lost.
But for those who are familiar with this place, it is very simple and they can go anywhere they want.
These trees can not only hide the river, but also hide many people.
People from all over the world.
Each of the four people held a torch in their hands. Qin Yuqing saw an unused oil lamp on the stone wall nearby. She tentatively moved the torch closer, and instantly, the sky-high flames illuminated the cave.
Seeing this, the remaining three people also lit the oil lamps on the stone wall.
"I didn't expect that." Qin Yuqing looked around the empty cave, secretly regretting that she had underestimated the speed of those people. However, sometimes, emptiness does not mean there are no clues.
"Look carefully and don't miss any trace."
Qin Yuqing began to search carefully in the corners of the cave. Since this was once a large "processing plant", there must be a "manager", that is, the person in charge of the overall affairs.
Therefore, there should be symbols such as flags or totems here.
Following this idea, Qin Yuqing indeed saw a strange object in a place covered by sand and dust. She half squatted down and carefully dug out the thing buried in the sand and dust.
It's a torn piece of cloth.
"Come and see." Qin Yuqing opened the cloth, her face suddenly changed, and she took a breath. She said with disbelief in her tone, "It turned out to be him. The evidence has been found."
As Qin Yuqing finished speaking, her figure flashed and she quickly turned sideways. Then she drew out the longbow from her back with her backhand, turned it around in her hand, and shot it directly with the string.
"Catch it!" Qin Yuqing gave the order with a chuckle, reaching out to pick up the long arrow on the ground. This was the arrow that someone had just shot at her wrist from the dark corner of the cave.
"Thank you very much." Qin Yuqing drew his bow and arrow again, "I'll give it back to you."
In the darkness, the sound of something heavy falling could be heard again. Apparently, those hiding in the shadows had realized they were exposed, and they emerged one after another, surrounding Qin Yuqing and his group.
"Hand over the totem." The masked man in white, who was leading the group, lowered his voice and threatened, "Otherwise, I will kill you."
Qin Yuqing clenched the cloth in her hand, sneering in her heart. Can't this be hidden?
But she pretended to be scared, kept backing away and said.
"I won't give it to you."
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