Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 512
"People never come here again, but the pot can be taken away intact. Sure enough, there are strict disciplines in Wuyou Cave."

Li Yan stood at the spot where Han Xing's Soul Seizing Thorn was auditioned before, his eyes swept over the surrounding bones, and then landed on the empty space in the middle.

After cleaning up the thieves that night, he came to practice three more times, and the number of desperadoes harvested has exceeded two hundred.

But the location where the enemy is encountered is getting deeper and deeper, and the efficiency is gradually decreasing.

It is obvious that the thieves began to shrink inward, entering a range that the map could not reach before.

Fortunately, at this moment, when Li Yan reopened the map, the map has been updated with many new areas, and it has also gone deeper into the interior.

Xiao Hei wandered around beside him, his voice full of admiration: "Meow woo woo!"

Li Yan said with a smile: "Thanks to your hard work these days, you are a great hero!"

Xiao Hei raised his neck triumphantly: "Aww!"

The update of the map is indeed the credit of Xiao Hei. These days, it walks cautiously inside. After exploring an area, it will come out and use its paws to draw a rough terrain on the ground, and then Li Yan draws it on the map.

Only Xiao Hei can do this method, not only because of his keen sense of smell and spirituality, but also with considerable fighting power and ghostly speed.

The lynx was originally a pet to help noble children hunt, not a purely cute ornamental pet. It can deal with ligers and tigers. After Xiaohei is strengthened, his speed is getting faster and faster. Plus he is smart enough. Everywhere is beneficial.

Of course, when we reached the deep core area, Li Yan would not allow Xiao Hei to explore, to avoid danger, and let him do it himself.

However, he did not rely on force to go on the rampage, and he still maintained his vigilance and went deep.

Every time you walk a distance, update the map a little bit, and at the same time look for the nearest entrance and exit.

After advancing steadily like this for more than an hour, Li Yan's nose twitched, and he suddenly smelled a sweet and greasy smell.

He frowned, and his eyes sharpened: "Is the little Tianshui Lane up there?"

I still remember that when I walked past the brothel street, there was this kind of smell in the air. This is the smell that must remain after using too much rouge and gouache.

For ordinary people, they may just vaguely feel a bit fragrant and think it is a psychological effect, but for Li Yan who has opened his nose, it is extremely clear.

He could tell that a nearby vent must be connected to the Fireworks and Willow Lane.

If there is an entrance and exit, it is very likely that this is the key passage of Wuyou Cave.

Because this group of thieves would sell the kidnapped women from good families to prostitutes after being abused.

At first Li Yan thought it was a woman from another state who did this. After all, the people of Bianjing might find the victim, but after reading the case records of the Kaifeng government office, he realized that the group of beasts didn't care about them at all.

People from Bianjing found in the brothel, what about the wives or daughters who have been tortured beyond recognition, can they get the Wuyou Cave?

Sensing Li Yan's anger, Xiao Hei jumped out immediately, and quickly found the extremely hidden entrance.

The walls here have been trimmed to be quite flat, and there is even a ladder going up and down, as if it was used as a secret room passage.

Li Yan took a closer look at the ladder, then jumped up straight to the top of the stone wall, with a strange radiance flowing from his hands, he gently grasped it, and began to look for a way to open it.

However, he tried for a while, and found that this should be a secret tunnel opened from the other end, so he could only choose to forcibly destroy it.

In order not to startle the snake, he did not do anything, but listened to the movement outside.

It was quiet at first, only the faint sound of footsteps, and the sound of breathing was hard to hear because the stone wall was too thick, but they waited patiently.

Finally, there was a clear voice of conversation: "We are here again today, and we can't even earn the reward money from the guests. We still have to curry favor with Brother Liang..."

Another voice sounded: "The key is to stay here all night. What is the purpose? I heard that this leads to the county palace. Is it true?"

The former said with a smile: "Our building belongs to the Prince's Mansion. How can we use a secret passage to our own brothel? It must be leading to the palace city. Brother Liang is so nervous. He ordered us to find him as soon as we hear the movement." ..."

The latter's tone was nervous: "If this secret passage is opened, will the new officials come out?"

The former obviously guessed, but his tone was very firm: "Well, which lady do you think the official will order?"

The latter became excited: "How can it be Miss, it must be Mrs. Sun, the oiran!"

Li Yan listened silently.

The prostitutes in the Song Dynasty were called Miss, and those who could be called Niangzi had an extraordinary status, and the oiran must be called Niangzi, and the oiran was later divided into Xingshou, Shangxingshou and Shangting Xingshou.

Like the Duzhi lady in the Tang Dynasty, the appearance of prostitutes at this level is secondary, mainly talent and adaptability, but the Duzhi lady is more inclined to host, and needs to maintain the reception and lively atmosphere. Artists who lead a class can lead a large group of people to perform on stage.

The highest level of the head of the upper hall is the protagonist who can be included in the banquet held in the official hall and the finale of the performance. Regardless of whether Li Shishi has a tryst with Song Huizong in history, she is the most famous head of the upper hall. There should be no mistake in this point.

At this time, the two Guigongs in the brothel were chatting and laughing, Li Yan listened carefully, remembering the name and characteristics of the oiran they said.

In this way, it would not be difficult to find out exactly which brothel was outside.

After a while, he loosened his hands and fell down.

After stepping on the ground, his eyes became sharper.

In Wuyou Cave, if there really is an organized association, it would not be surprising to have collusion with Bianjing. After all, there is lawlessness here, and it can be regarded as a huge force.

But Li Yan didn't expect that the other party would be so bold as to directly open the entrance to the inside of the brothel in Xiaotianshui Lane.

On the one hand, it must be greedy for profit, and on the other hand, it is confident. After all, since Bao Zheng failed to suppress the Qing Dynasty, the Kaifeng government has never organized an official action, and it has been more than forty years.

In order to make it perish, must it be made mad first?
It doesn't seem right either...

After all, the cause of Wuyoudong's demise in history was not because of internal madness, but the Jingkang Rebellion.

When the prosperous Bianjing was going to ruin, the cancer attached to the back disappeared without nutrients to absorb.

But at this moment, the god of death has come, and it will come more often.

Li Yan clenched the Hanji spear, and continued to walk deep with Xiao Hei.

Gradually, there were more traces of human activities.

When those whistles crawling around, Li Yan knew that he was approaching a new stronghold.

He switched places with Xiao Hei, quickened his pace a little, and after silently killing many whistlers, finally there was a clear shout from ahead.

Li Yan listened to his breath, approached slowly, poked his head out and glanced, his pupils contracted immediately.

The place where he appeared was in the middle and upper layers of the stone wall. Looking down, a huge cave appeared in the field of vision.

At least a few hundred people were densely packed below, and while the crowds were crowded, one could clearly see the simple stalls selling goods, forming a simple gathering place similar to a square market.

"Salt! Salt!"

"The wine and food in the main store are stored in the food box, and they are still warm. Exchange them for a white knot!"

"Rescue the wanted criminals in the Kaifeng government office, and reward three white festivals!"

"It's a big business. If you are looking for a replacement for a murdered criminal, check your slaves to see if there is anyone similar to this portrait..."

Li Yan listened for a while, and at the same time he became interested in the transactions here, what made him more concerned was the sound of water flowing not far away, as if there was an underground river, and many desperadoes were actually transporting goods by boat .

"This is no longer an underground cave, but the prototype of a dungeon. Is it because the overall strength of the people in this world is so strong? It's really a climate in such a dark place!"

"Organized and premeditated to accept thieves, and even took the initiative to help them escape the arrest of the government. No wonder the Kaifeng government has accumulated so many cases. If it continues like this, it is quite scary!"

Li Yan's eyes showed a stronger killing intent, and he was more cautious in his actions, so he observed again.

Then it was not surprising to find that there were strong outlaws guarding every key point, and there were even sporadic crossbows in their hands, which were much stronger than the blowing arrows before.

His eyes moved slightly, not surprised but happy, and took Xiao Hei back.

When he was far away from the underground city, he opened the map, drew a big circle at this location, and raised his eyebrows: "It really is the center of Wuyou Cave, extending in all directions, no wonder I chose to trade here... Good!"

Xiao Hei shook his paw and asked, "Meow?"

Li Yandao: "Don't be surprised, the tighter the enemy's defense, the more it proves that this is good news. I was afraid that they would keep running deep, so every time I found the thief, I would have to spend a lot of effort. Now I have an excellent location. In Fangshi, we can gather around and fight for aid."

Xiao Hei didn't fully understand, but pretended to understand, and pressed his paw: "Meow, pat, si!"

"I have gained a lot today, and I am more motivated to practice. Let's go!"

Li Yan rubbed its head with a smile, turned around and went to the unexplored area on the other side.

If he guessed correctly, there should be many thieves' strongholds around this square city.

He came from the northeast, practiced three times, and cleaned three places. The others were frightened, and the possibility of fleeing to the southwest was the highest.

Sure enough, when the whistle in the southwest was removed, a stronghold similar to the previous one appeared, with another cauldron in the center.

It's just that this time there is a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks hanging from the pot, pleading earnestly: "This little one is skinny, how much meat can he have? How about listening to the little one, there are rare treasures in the county prince's mansion, how about the little one stealing them to honor you all?" Hot hot hot hot, please forgive me!!"

(End of this chapter)