Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 122
And behind the broken rock that had been pried open, the winding underground corridor gradually became relatively straight and spacious.Probably following the messy footprints, after walking a hundred steps away; you can clearly feel the uplift of the terrain.

The dark, damp, and slightly water-stained walls gradually became dry and hard; there was also the faint sound of wind passing through the hall caused by the obvious air flow; and then, the severely decayed and worn walls appeared. Bricks and the like, traces of artificial construction.

The next moment, following the amazement of the pathfinders ahead, a new underground space similar to an underground palace suddenly appeared in front of everyone.After several special talents faced each other, one of them, who looked a little prematurely, couldn't help but said;
"With such a large layout and structure, isn't it the tomb of an ancient prince?"

"No, I'm afraid this place has long been a lair for some people to hide their filth."

However, Lin Jiulang said decisively: After he ignited it, he suddenly threw a torch forward, and instantly illuminated the dark and deep underground palace, which was more than ten feet long and wide, just a few stone structures The pillars are as high as more than ten feet, and there are two huge coffins with stone beds.

However, the places beside the original coffin, where the cloth barriers, offerings and funerary artifacts should have been placed, are already empty; only some worthless stone tools and pottery are left.On the coffin, beams, and ground, there are many alarmed snakes and insects, scurrying around in the flames.

The murals and colorful painted bricks on the four walls, which were originally used to describe the situation and deeds of the tomb owner during his lifetime, have also been repainted with the background color, and turned into a series of hideous and strange snake-headed human figures, scorpion-shaped human faces, and thousand-legged figures resembling a group of demons dancing wildly. Huge portraits of human heads and spiders.

And the only offerings in front of these hideous portraits are piles of bones that have been placed for an unknown number of years.There are also all kinds of colorful insects, winding in and out of the space; all of them are full of fat and bigger than the same kind that can be seen on the ground, and they are creepy and frightening.

"The Sect of the Five Immortals? It's actually the remnants of the Sect of the Five Immortals!" Someone beside Lin Jiulang yelled, "No wonder I've searched the whole city for so many years, but I haven't found it. .”

"I'm afraid it's not lingering!" However, Jiang Tian interrupted unceremoniously; "Maybe he is still alive and well, look at these objects and decorations, as well as the traces of burning offerings. A lingering gopher?"

"What does the verdict mean?" Lin Jiulang took a deep breath, and sure enough, besides the stench, he also smelled the faint smell of burning spices and leftovers, and he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Could it be that there has been sponsorship, support, and even cover-up for a long time?" Are these thieves working in secret?"

"In any case, only by catching these absconding masters can we know the truth behind it. I'm afraid there will be nothing left if it's too late."

But Jiang Tian urged:
"That's right, come on, hurry up and make a way so that we can catch up."

Lin Jiulang hurriedly shouted after hearing the words:

So, under the follow-up pouring of lamp oil, a few pieces were spread out in the middle of the underground palace, and the flames were bright and the flames were fumigated.Amidst the groans of the extraordinarily large snakes and insects being smoked and burned to death from the beams and pillars, and the dense sound of Sisuo scrambling to escape, everyone was able to pass through quickly.

However, when the kerosene flowing smoothly spread to one of the lacquer-painted coffins that had been painted for many years, it seemed as if something had suddenly ignited; in an instant, from the gap between the opened coffins, there was a gushing spring Crowds of tangled snakes and insects came out and flowed on the ground again.

Apparently, even the two remaining coffins were used as a symbiotic hotbed for feeding snakes and insects.And following the scurrying snake poisons, they were burnt to death and crushed in a panic. After being used to cover the fire on the side of the temporary passage, the ground was even covered with a layer of faint green smoke.

Immediately, a soldier who stepped on the scorched corpse of a snake and insect on the ground accidentally slipped and fell on the ground, supported his body and coughed twice, but suddenly fell down again; he was quickly pulled aside by his companions to the high steps Check it online, but it's already a personnel accident.

"People in front, go, go," Lin Jiulang couldn't help but shouted in shock when he saw this, "People behind, stop for now, don't go any further. Be careful of the poisonous smoke..."

Fortunately, including Jiang Tian and Lin Jiulang, nearly 20 people have already crossed the central axis of the underground palace and reached the corridor at the other end; therefore, after asking Jiang Tian for instructions, Lin Jiulang decided to continue chasing him with his current manpower. See if you can spot something.

Next, as everyone moved away from the more and more obvious peculiar smell in the underground palace, the air also became fresher with the faint flow of the wind; the only special talent who followed couldn't help but say: "Yes The water vapor and the smell of the ditch, I'm afraid it's getting close to the ground."

As if to confirm his words, after walking along the corridor for a long time, everyone could already hear the sound of gurgling water coming from the outer wall.And on the slope at the end of the closed corridor, there is a crack in the sky suddenly, and there is also a footstep that was chiseled out.

And Jiang Tian and his party climbed out of the gap that had been deliberately widened.A zhang-wide horizontal ditch with rushing water appeared in front of everyone; and between the wet moss marks on the edge of the horizontal ditch, the footprints of scrambling were still faintly visible.Lin Jiulang also turned pale:
"The boss is catching these thieves by the tail!"

Thinking along these footprints, everyone soon came to a place, which was specially used to dump garbage, but was abandoned for a long time; Amidst the yelling and cursing, several figures were climbing up one after another.

Immediately Lin Jiulang gestured to the left and right, lightened his hands and feet one after another, and held his breath, raised his bow and hung the string, and suddenly shot at the shaking figure at the mouth of the shaft; after hearing a scream, the long ladder that lost its upper support suddenly shook Shaking, the few people who were climbing fell down.

Afterwards, the Jinwu disciples rushed forward with low shouts, but they did not hesitate to seize and control those escapers who were like drowning mice; they also directly seized the pair of long ladders.Then, under the cover of several sergeants strung with crossbows, Lin Jiulang went up the ladder himself with his head on the edge.

So after a while, when Jiang Tian also went up the long ladder and was pulled out of the shaft, he found himself still in a dead end alley surrounded by incomplete earthen walls.Several prisoners with disheveled faces and bloody mouths and noses were pushed to the ground with their hands tied behind their backs, and were guarded by two sergeants.

But Lin Jiulang, the team that came out first, had already crossed the gap in the wall and chased into a courtyard separated by a wall on the side;Then, Jiang Tian saw a smoke arrow, used to mark the direction and ask for help, rose into the sky.

Lin Jiulang and others actually encountered trouble?Although, after sending out the smoke arrow, he could wait for the backup sooner or later; but the current Jiang Tian didn't want to wait any longer; because the task progress reminder in his vision resurfaced again.

According to his consistent understanding of this broken auxiliary system without subjective initiative, there are people and things nearby that can trigger clues for the follow-up of the mission.Afterwards, he saw a group of Jinwu disciples who were blocked in front of the atrium building, and Lin Jiulang who was injured.

On the other hand, there is a group of gray-shirted domestic servants with big arms and round waists, surrounded by an old man with a goatee and puffy eyes in the middle, who are speaking righteously and sternly:

"This is the private residence of the vassal family. Even if you are a member of the government, without the witness of the vassal court's attendants, you are not allowed to break in without any reason!"

"Is there any reason for this? Could it be that the king's land in the whole world gathers people to resist the law and protect the bandits? Is this a rebellion in the capital?"

Lin Jiulang, who was attacked in the process of chasing the thief, spit out a mouthful of blood angrily, and said without showing weakness:
"At present, there are female family members of the feudal family who are ordered to fast and bathe here. How can I allow you to be insulted and disturbed. Even if it comes to the middle palace, the family will also vow to seek this justice."

The goatee, however, did not give in at all, agitating left and right and said:
"Everyone listens to the order, the master humiliates his ministers to death, and those who dare to offend the family, even if they step over our corpses."

"Swear to the death to protect the family..."

"Do you dare to be a dog thief!"

"Family is not to be insulted!"

The servants could not help but hiss when they heard the words; then an unexpected voice interrupted:

"Then I will fulfill you!"

The next moment, the old man with the goatee suddenly screamed, and fell to the ground with an arrow in his chest; after that, a figure flashed and rushed to the servants, and amidst their unexpected screams and wailing, they fell to the ground one after another. Blood splattered and fell to the ground.

"Come on, support Judgment...block them."

Seeing this, Lin Jiulang couldn't help shouting eagerly:

However, before these Jinwu disciples grabbed a knife and took down a few of them with their swords, they saw that the dozens of domestic servants who were still full of momentum had already collapsed on their backs, and only a few sporadic ones were frightened. Yes, without looking back, he turned around and fled away without his life.

However, if you look carefully, there is no danger of life; it is just that the thigh was pierced, or the joint was hit by a sword, and a large amount of blood was smeared amidst the wailing and screaming of the writhing and struggling; The old man with the arrow also propped up his body and said in a trembling voice:

"How dare you, how dare you."

The next moment, Jiang Tian sneered and stepped on him in the mud. He couldn't speak for a while, so he said slowly:

"Didn't you want the lord to humiliate the minister to death, I have already fulfilled you!"

Then, he turned to Lin Jiulang and the others, and shouted loudly: "What are you waiting for? After finally chasing here, are you going to let the credit and opportunity go to waste?"

"Yes!" Lin Jiulang couldn't help but keep quiet when he heard the words: "Boys, come with me quickly, and make sure that no one is allowed to leave before the backup arrives."

A moment later, the Jinwu disciples who broke into the atrium building, after a crowd of women screamed and screamed, shouted in surprise and excitement one after another:

"Caught it."

"Stop him..."

"Don't let the thief run away."

Afterwards, Jiang Tian, ​​who was introduced to this atrium building, also saw some documents and letterheads burned in the large smoker; there were also a few men who put on skirts in a hurry, intending to dress up as maids , being pressed on the wooden floor.

And beside these captives, there was a stout servant woman whose arms had been cut off, and she didn't know whether she was alive or dead; and a woman who fell to the ground in a daze, with tattered skirts and disheveled temple hair, which could not hide her handsome figure, and her pretty face was slapped A few red palm prints, a beautiful woman who was completely swollen.

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