Chapter 342 Entering the Tunnel
At the same time, poisonous smoke was coming out. The two were quite lucky that it was just poisonous arrows and poisonous smoke. Yes, the tips of those arrows were all soaked in poison. As long as they were shot, they would die from the poison if not killed.
If there are poisonous snakes and insects in large numbers, two people will not be able to deal with them all at once.
"Murongli, don't go down yet. Let's go check out the things in the other rooms, okay?"
Su Yue grabbed Murong Li who was about to jump and asked him.
Murong Li immediately stopped, looked at her lovingly, and sighed, "Okay."
Anyway, Gang Leader Ma and his group have already escaped. It doesn't seem to make any difference whether we chase them earlier or later. Let's satisfy Yue'er's request first.
The two of them went out to the room on the right. After Murong Li opened the door, there were no mechanisms or poisonous smoke in the room because it was a study.
Su Yue also put away all the things in the study, and the two of them actually discovered that there was an underground secret room, which did not have any formations or mechanisms arranged in it.
Look at the door of the secret room. It is often opened. The button for opening the door is smooth and shiny, which shows that someone goes in and out every day.
The two guessed that Gang Leader Ma didn't want to bother with anything, so he didn't set up any traps.
After the two entered, they found shelves in the secret room, on which were placed some sandalwood boxes and jade boxes. They opened a jade box at random and took a look. Inside was a priceless jade.
This jade is as big as an adult's palm, and is full green in color. It is a piece of top-quality imperial green jade.
Su Yue clicked her tongue a few times. Such a large piece of imperial green was very rare. If she used silver to buy it, it would cost at least one million taels. It was really a bargain for her.
She quickly threw it into the space, and then looked at the other boxes. The sandalwood boxes were basically filled with calligraphy and paintings, the jade boxes were filled with antiques, and there were also some women's jewelry. These jewelry were exquisitely crafted, and each piece could be said to be priceless.
Su Yue was dazzled by what she saw. She didn't like wearing jewelry, but when she saw these jewelry, she couldn't help but took a gold hairpin and put it on her head. She also shook it twice. The pendant on the hairpin made a tinkling sound, which was very pleasant to hear.
Murong Li looked at her lovingly. It was rare to see her showing the innocent side of a girl, so he let her play. He opened the boxes one by one and looked at what was inside. When he saw what was inside a box, his face turned ugly.
In these boxes are placed land deeds and house deeds, some of which are in the capital, and some are in the major county cities.
These shops and houses are undoubtedly not located in the best locations.
What surprised him even more was that the title deed to Dawu Mountain was also here. Dawu Mountain and Hutou Mountain were on the same mountain range. Logically speaking, it belonged to the public, and even the government had no right to buy or sell it. However, Gang Leader Ma not only bought it, but also registered it in his name.
Murong Li also knew the full name of the leader of the Ma Gang - Ma Chunsheng.
Land deeds like this could not be sold by local officials without the support of officials from the capital. This meant that Ma Chunsheng's power had already invaded the imperial court.
Thinking that Gang Leader Ma's influence had already penetrated deep into the imperial court, Murong was terrified when he thought about it. The Flying Eagle Gang had been established for over a hundred years, and it was unknown how many people in the imperial court belonged to him. He quickly called Su Yue and said, "Yuer, quickly collect these things first. We will take a look at them when we have time."
I'm afraid that this time I'll provoke Ma Chunsheng into a corner and cause trouble.
There are two days left before the palace banquet. That night, all the officials in the capital, their families, and members of the royal family will attend. A palace coup at that time will be the best way to catch them all in one fell swoop.
So I have to quickly deal with things here and return to the capital.
Su Yue didn't know what Murong Li saw, it must be something very important. She didn't ask why, nodded and quickly looted everything here, then checked to see if there was any secret room. They came out and opened the doors of other rooms and emptied out everything inside.
Of course, there were mechanisms in every room, but they were of no use to Su Yue, and they emptied the things in the yard smoothly.
Murong Li asked Su Yue to wait for him here, and he flew away.
He went to find An Liu and told him to dismiss those who could be dismissed and send those who had nowhere to go to Northwest County.
"Your Highness, we have already controlled the Flying Eagle Gang. What should we do next?" asked An Liu.
Murong Li expressed his thoughts and added, "Send someone to guard this place. This will be my private place from now on. No outsiders are allowed to enter."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will make the arrangements right away."
"Well, once the arrangements are made, return to the capital immediately and make sure to arrive before the palace banquet. Also, try to transfer as many of our men back as possible. Also, have An Qi select some of the best ones from those who were trained in Northwest County and send them back. They should be arriving soon. You will reunite there and follow the Marquis's instructions."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
An Liuchao bowed to Murong Li and left. Murong Li came back to the yard and came to the entrance of the tunnel with Su Yue. Su Yue collected the arrows at the entrance, and then the two jumped down.
As soon as she came down, Su Yue used her mental power to check and found that this tunnel had been built for quite some time. Of course, compared with the one at the foot of Yunwu Mountain, it was still shorter.
The tunnel was wide and high, enough for a carriage to pass through. There were ventilation holes and places for lamps on both sides of the tunnel. At this time, all the lamps were off and not lit, but there were traces of having been lit.
Su Yue took out a lighter and lit the first lamp. After it was lit, the entrance to the tunnel became clearer.
The two looked at the ground at the same time. The ground was paved with bluestone slabs. There were no footprints on it. It was clean, as if it had been wiped with a rag.
"Let's go."
Murong Li took Su Yue's hand and left.
After they walked for a while, footprints appeared on the ground, some big and some small. The small ones were naturally children's.
Although this tunnel can accommodate carriages, there are no wheel marks, only footprints, which shows that they were all walking, and there were children among them. In this case, they could not walk fast.
So the two of them sped up.
After walking for a long time, the tunnel finally reached the end.
The entrance to the tunnel was blocked by a huge rock. Murong Li pushed the rock away with a light push. Su Yue first used her mental power to scan the outside. After seeing that there was no danger, the two of them came out.
When the two saw this place, they couldn't help but be surprised. It turned out that they were already at the foot of Hutou Mountain. The exit was at an inconspicuous corner. People who were not familiar with the tunnel entrance would not be able to find the entrance at all.
The two looked at the exit and saw many footprints leading straight to the official road at the foot of the mountain.
The two followed the footprints, but they lost them on the official road. They must have left in a carriage.
It was not dark yet, and the two of them had been on their way. They were hungry, so they found a secluded place to enter the space, eat first, and then continue their journey after dark.
(End of this chapter)
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