Chapter 308: Digging a Hole
On the shore, several guards felt the force coming from the other end of the rope and immediately began to exert force.
After a while, everyone worked together to pull Wen Wan and the other person ashore.
Several guards were still frightened and fell to the ground, gasping for breath.
Wen Wan was soaked all over and couldn't help sneezing after getting ashore.
Wen En frowned, glanced at her clothes, took a step forward and protected her behind him.
"Everyone, listen up! Take off your outer robes and throw them over here. Don't look over here."
Upon hearing this, several guards turned their backs and untied their robes and threw them behind them.
Wen En picked up the robe on the ground and handed it to Wen Wan, "Sister, you change first."
Wen Wan looked around. There was no hidden place for her to change clothes. Although she knew they wouldn't peek, changing clothes in front of so many men...
She was so embarrassed that she could immediately dig out a three-bedroom apartment with her toes.
Wen Wan coughed dryly and said, "No need. We'll be heading out of the mine soon. It won't be long before we change."
When Winn saw her reaction, he realized something and felt a little embarrassed.
He was so worried that she would catch a cold that he forgot that a girl couldn't take off her clothes in front of a man.
Wen En also blushed and he wrapped the clothes around her carelessly.
"Okay, we'll be out right away."
The group immediately walked out of the mine.
When we passed the place where the miners were injured, they were no longer there. They must have been rescued.
Wen Wan suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh right, when I came in, I set a bait for He Qing. I just don't know if he'll fall for it. If he falls for it and follows me in, that would be great."
Wen En frowned, "He Qing? The commander of Fengcheng, He Qing?"
Wen Wan: "Yes, it's him. He has been giving Chen Yu a lot of trouble along the way. If I find the chance, shouldn't I dig a trap for him?"
"If he follows in, he might be lucky enough to get out alive, but if he's unlucky enough to die in the mine, that's what he deserves."
When she thought of the several personal guards of Prince Anding who were tortured to death by He Qing's subordinates, she felt that the death of a man like He Qing was also a relief to the people.
Wen Wan spoke as she walked, not noticing Wen En's increasingly gloomy face.
"Sister," Winn called her softly.
Wen Wan turned around and looked at him in confusion.
Wen En asked coldly, "Sister, are you back with him again?"
Aren't we talking about He Qing's problem? Why did we jump to the question of her belonging?
For some reason, when Wen En asked this question, Wen Wan felt a little guilty for a moment and didn't dare to answer directly.
"Uh..." She licked her dry lips, "The Shen family is in turmoil now, I can't abandon him."
Winn hung his head, looking forlorn.
After a moment, he whispered with a chuckle, "Sister, if one day I am also struggling on the brink of life and death, will you stand by me and accompany me?"
Wen Wan thought about it and figured that her younger brother still needed to be coaxed.
She nodded immediately, "Of course!"
It was just a hypothetical question, and she wasn't so stingy as to be reluctant to give him even a hypothetical answer.
After hearing this, Wen En's expression eased a little.
The rumbling sounds in the cave became more and more frequent.
Wen Wan's expression grew increasingly serious. "These passages were dug temporarily and haven't been reinforced. If they collapse, it will cause a chain reaction, and they're likely to continue collapsing."
"We have to get out as soon as possible, otherwise it's hard to say whether we can get out alive."
Everyone realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately quickened their pace, retreating out of the cave as quickly as possible.
Soon, they returned to the fork in the passage.
Wen Wan had sharp eyes and noticed a lot of messy footprints in the passage next to her.
Her face lit up with joy. "It seems He Qing really did enter the mine. They must have chosen the passage on the left."
Winn stood beside her, looking into the deep passage with a sharp gaze.
"Sister, how about we block the entrance to this passage?"
"That's a great idea, you're worthy of being my brother!"
Wen Wan praised him first, then shook her head. "But it's not worth it to sacrifice yourself just to trick him. The longer we stay here, the more dangerous it will be. How can we care whether he lives or dies?"
Wen Wan pulled his arm and walked out, "Let him leave it to fate."
Only then did Winn give up the idea of blocking the entrance.
However, before she could take two steps, Wen En grabbed Wen Wan's hand.
"Sister, there's a sound."
Wen Wan was puzzled and listened carefully with bated breath.
Sure enough, I heard a faint groan coming from another passage.
Winn cautiously drew his dagger and waved his hand, asking the guards to follow him into the passage.
Wen Wan's heart was in her throat with nervousness.
Fortunately, Winn quickly turned back.
And when he came back, he was carrying someone on his shoulders.
It was an old man covered in dirt. He was unconscious, but he was holding a palm-sized compass tightly in his hand.
The old man had a wound on his forehead, and blood was still oozing out.
Wen Wan glanced at him and asked, "Is he Master Zhang?"
Wen En cheered up, "Yes. Master Zhang is in a bad condition. Let's get him out first."
More and more rubble fell from the cave ceiling. Wen Wan didn't dare to delay and could only cover her mouth and nose and try her best to keep up with them.
*
After an incense stick of time, the group managed to escape, although in a mess.
Min Zi, who was guarding the cave entrance, was so excited to see them return safely that his eyes turned red.
He rushed to Winn in two steps, "I'm glad you're safe! I'm glad you're safe!"
Wen En responded and handed Master Zhang to the other guards before saying, "Thanks to my sister for saving me, otherwise, I would have died in the cave."
Upon hearing this, Min Zi turned around and knelt in front of Wen Wan.
He cupped his hands and said loudly, "Miss Wen, from now on, Min Zi's life is yours!"
Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth and quickly helped him up, "Master Min, get up quickly, I can't accept your gift."
As soon as she opened her mouth, He Qing's two men not far away were shocked.
The two of them were originally left outside the cave by He Qing to meet them. Now that Wen Wan came out, his master did not come out.
And Wen Wan, who was originally a mute girl, actually spoke?
One of them drew his sword and pointed it at Wen Wan. "So you're not mute after all! You liar! Did you deliberately trick General He into the cave?"
Things had come to this point, and her identity could no longer be concealed, so she simply admitted it.
Besides, she wasn't afraid now that Winn was here.
Wen Wan said calmly, "Yes, I tricked him into going in and dying. So, what can you do to me?"
The imperial guard was so angry that he rushed towards her with his sword raised.
He is surrounded by Wen En's people, so how could they give him the opportunity to act so recklessly?
As soon as Wen En raised his hand, the guards around him stopped the man and pinned the two imperial guards to the ground without much effort.
Wen Wan turned to face the cave entrance, folded her arms across her chest, and smiled sinisterly.
"Let's wait and see. I'm also curious whether your general can make it out alive."
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