Chapter 619 Mysterious Cave
A cold wind blew into the mountain temple from the vast snow-capped mountains in the distance, blowing away the dust raised by the collapsed statue.
Looking at the cave entrance in front of them, Yang Liushi and Lu Huang looked at each other, and their expressions gradually became serious.
It was obvious that this hole could only have two functions.
It's either a secret passage leading somewhere or the entrance to a secret room.
We have to go in to find out what the situation is. As for whether we should go in now, "General Lu, didn't Captain Huang say that this place was once the sect of a small sect?"
Without rushing to make a decision, Yang Liushi looked up and asked, "Later, several wealthy families in Liangzhou City paid to turn this place into a mountain temple?"
"Yes, Captain Huang did say so."
Lu Huang nodded, as if he understood something: "Madam, do you mean that this mechanism was secretly built by those wealthy families?"
"right."
Yang Liushi nodded slightly: "Since this temple was built later, if this cave existed long ago, it would have been impossible for it not to have been discovered, not to mention that the statue is cast above the cave entrance."
"Madam, that's a good idea."
Lu Huang flattered him and relaxed: "In this way, there won't be any great danger in this cave."
"Maybe it's just a place where those rich families secretly store their property and treasures."
"Well, that's how it should be."
Yang Liushi looked at the cave entrance again, and could not see anything more except a few stone steps leading to the depths.
There is actually nothing wrong with their analysis. This place is most likely a secret warehouse where the wealthy families in Liangzhou City store their property.
Even if it has other uses, I don't think it will contain any lethal devices.
In other words, no matter how powerful the traps set up by these ordinary wealthy families were, they could not harm Lu Huang, who was of the third rank.
"General Lu, I want to go in and take a look."
After repeated consideration, Yang Liushi finally made a decision.
She was not interested in ordinary property, but she was afraid that the little fox was hiding among them.
If we don't go in now, but wait to get help from Liangzhou City, the little fox would have disappeared long ago.
Taking a step further, even if the little fox was not inside, the Eclipse Pearl might have come from there.
Anyway, there's no harm in going in and investigating right away.
The only risk is the white light just now.
If it really is the treasury of an ordinary wealthy family, then why would there be such a strange sight as white light?
Yang Liushi couldn't figure it out, but after comprehensive consideration, she decided to enter the cave and find out what was going on.
But Lu Huang didn't think so much and nodded immediately after hearing her words.
"Okay, then I will go in and investigate first. If there is nothing unusual in the cave, Madam can go in again."
"Well, General, be careful."
"I understand."
“.”
Soon, Lu Huang walked into the cave with a torch in one hand and a knife in the other.
Yang Liushi stood outside the cave waiting, while listening carefully to the movements inside the cave.
The steady footsteps became quieter and quieter, and after a dozen breaths they could no longer be heard.
However, there were no other sounds apart from this, which meant that Lu Huang should not have encountered any emergency.
Bending over and squatting at the entrance of the cave, Yang Liushi had no intention of going in. Instead, she planned to wait for Lu Huang to return safely before making any plans.
Although this approach may seem a bit unfair at first glance, Yang Liushi does not feel any psychological burden.
In her heart, the only person for whom she was willing to take risks and even sacrifice her life was Wei Changtian.
If Lu Huang was replaced by Wei Changtian, Yang Liushi would never let the former go into the cave alone to explore the way, and would definitely take the initiative to ask to go in first.
Even if Wei Changtian disagreed, she would at least go into the cave with Wei Changtian.
But now, of course, the more secure the better.
The wind is still cold and the moon is dim.
Yang Liushi, squatting among the rubble and tiles, did not wait too long.
After about an incense stick of time, the footsteps appeared again, gradually getting louder and louder, and soon Lu Huang walked out of the cave.
"General Lu."
Yang Liushi asked softly, "Are you okay?"
"fine."
Lu Huang shook his head with a strange expression.
"Ma'am, there are indeed a lot of valuables stored in this cave, and it's not dangerous."
"But, Madam, you should not go in."
“.”
Hearing Lu Huang say this, Yang Liushi was stunned.
"General Lu, what happened in the cave?"
"Ma'am, it's not that I'm hiding anything on purpose."
Lu Huang smiled bitterly: "It's just that the scene in this cave is really... Alas, in addition to the gold and silver treasures, I have seen no less than a hundred corpses, including both human bones and animal bones, scattered all over the ground."
"Really?"
Yang Liushi widened her eyes slightly.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up and walked into the cave.
"General Lu, please come in with me and take a look."
“.”
On the other side, the extreme north of Tianshan Mountains.
Just as Lu Huang accompanied Yang Liushi into the cave for the second time, Wei Changtian and the other two, who had been traveling for most of the day, finally stood on the peak closest to the border of Ji State in the entire Tianshan Mountains.
Just as Huang Sheng said, standing on the top of this peak you can indeed see a big city in the distance.
It's just that it's late at night now, and the lights in the city are sparse, so it's hard to see clearly.
"Sir, that is the Nanshan County City of Ji State, and it is also the only way for the enemy army to enter the mountain."
Huang Sheng's face was full of fatigue, but his tone was somewhat excited.
His mission on this trip was to bring Wei Changtian here, and now he can be said to have accomplished his mission.
“.”
"good."
One step ahead, Wei Changtian nodded.
He looked at the blurry black shadows and dots of light in the distance for a few more times, then turned and asked Zhang San.
"Liu Shi and Lu Huang haven't returned yet?"
"Well, General Liang hasn't sent any message yet."
Zhang San shook his head: "So Madam and General Lu should not have arrived yet."
“.”
It's been three days.
The place where the two groups separated was only a day's journey away from the mountain temple. Even if Yang Liushi and Lu Huang rested on the way, they would definitely be able to arrive there in one day at most.
Adding the time it took to get back to Liangzhou City from the mountain temple, Yang Liushi and Lu Huang were at least a whole day late.
More importantly, they haven't gone back yet.
So, what was the reason for the delay? Shaking his head, Wei Changtian still felt that nothing unexpected would happen, but he was still a little worried.
"Send a message to Uncle Liang and ask him to send someone to the mountain temple to take a look."
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang San immediately took out the mother-and-child jade and quickly sent a message to Liang Zhen. Then he received a reply an incense stick later.
"Sir, General Liang said that he would immediately order the scouts near the mountain temple to investigate the situation."
"good."
Wei Changtian responded and slowly sat down cross-legged.
"Okay, we're exhausted these past few days, let's have a good rest tonight."
"The three of us will take turns on duty, one hour each."
"We'll make other plans tomorrow morning."
(End of this chapter)
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