Lady Wan Guan

Jiang Wan Ning and Mo Yu trudged forward in the cave by the light of the fire. It was clear that the sound was in front of them, but the cave was like a maze, winding and winding, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, going round and round and back to the same place. .

Jiang Wanning secretly scolded Gu Zhouting. He didn't know how to leave a mark in a cave with such complicated terrain. Wasn't he afraid that he wouldn't be able to get out? Or maybe he left a mark and they didn't notice it.

"Mo Yu, stop for a moment."

Jiang Wanning closed her eyes and carefully recalled the path she had taken before, gradually sketching a map in her mind.

Open your eyes again and carefully observe a few forks.

"Mo Yu, how many fire certificates do you have with you, sir?"

"My lord, there is only one. The others are all with me." Mo Yu said.

They had already wasted three fire discounts just now, and now they only had two left.

Jiang Wanning pointed to the path he walked on first: "Put out the fire, let's walk this path again."

Jiang Wanning speculated that if Gu Zhouting could reach this point, he must have run out of fire seals, so he walked in the dark, with only his voice guiding him.

The place she walked through just now has many traces of artificial excavation, using the original terrain to form a maze, inducing you to keep turning in circles.

Perhaps, you can only get out of this place by walking by ear.

Mo Yu frowned: "We have walked this road three times."

Why did she choose this path instead of the other two paths?
  Jiang Wanning said: "This road is in the most correct direction. If you follow the sound, you will definitely choose this way."

So, Mo Yu extinguished Huo Zhezi, and the two entered the crack again.

Jiang Wanning blocked the map in her mind and moved forward along the stone wall. Mo Yu used a dagger to carve marks behind him.

After walking for about two-quarters of an hour, my eyes suddenly opened up.

There is sunlight filtering through the cracks in the rocks on the top.

This is a larger cave than the previous one, and the tinkling sound is clearer.

Mo Yu said happily: "Ms. Jiang, we have come out."

Jiang Wan Ning nodded and continued walking.

After walking for another half an hour, the sound of blacksmithing became clearer and clearer, and a red light shone through a gap in front of me.

Jiang Wanning looked through the gap and saw a huge cave inside, with many craftsmen smelting.

Sure enough, there is a secret iron smelting workshop here.

Gu Zhouding must have been here before.

"Mo Yu, we have found the right place. I will wait here while you go forward and see if you can find the master."

She had to rest, she couldn't walk anymore.

"Okay, I'll be right back." Mo Yu continued to walk forward.

Jiang Wanning stayed where she was and observed the people and layout of the cave.

Not long after, several people walked into the cave from the opposite passage. The leader was a man in his thirties, with a tall build and a square face and big eyes.

They walked straight in the direction of Jiang Wan Ning and stood still.

The terrain here is high and you can have a panoramic view of the cave.

"Aliao, please let people prepare and transport the refined iron as soon as possible. The blacksmiths should also evacuate as soon as possible. We will set off tonight."

"Sir, Xiao Chao and Lao He are still chasing, maybe they can catch up."

"Even if we catch up, we must retreat. This place has been exposed. Lao He and the others found traces of more than two people in the mountain."

"Besides, those two people are very powerful in martial arts, so many of us couldn't defeat them, and we let them run away."

"Sir, where do you think they are from? The Ministry of War? Or..."

"It can't be the Ministry of War. We have people in the Ministry of War. If the Ministry of War had taken action, we would have received the news a long time ago. What I am most worried about is Dali Temple. There is a problem with the weapons inspection, and Dali Temple is investigating."

The man who called A Liao hesitated for a moment: "Yes, I'll do it right away."

Bai Wu seemed to notice something and turned to look at the stone wall behind him. There was a gap two fingers wide. He always felt like he was being stared at by a venomous snake.

The moment Bai Wu turned around, Jiang Wanning immediately looked away and pressed against the stone wall, holding her breath.

This Bai Wuding is a master, and only masters have such vigilance.

Bai Wu looked through the gap, and it was pitch black inside.

He thought, maybe it was because he was disturbed by the intruders that he became suspicious.

He knew that there was another road behind the stone wall, but this road could not be walked out at all. Going in would mean turning in circles. He and his men tried many times but could not get out, so it was impossible for anyone to come in from behind.

As soon as Bai Wu left, Mo Yu came back.

Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Wan Ning shook her head at him and made a hissing gesture.

Mo Yu understood and pointed in the direction he came from.

The two left here quietly.

After walking far away, Mo Yu said: "I found you, sir. He was unconscious. I called him but he didn't respond. I don't know where he was injured, so I didn't dare to touch him."

Gu Zhouting was lying in front of a closed stone door.

Jiang Wanning took a breath first, but luckily her breath was even.

I checked his pulse again, and it was still stable.

But his hands...

Jiang Wan Ning moved up his wrist bit by bit and touched his shoulder.

"He dislocated his arm."

You can help him check other places.

Jiang Wanning was too embarrassed to touch around, so she instructed Mo Yu to check Gu Zhouding.

After some inspection, Gu Zhouting found that apart from the dislocation of his left shoulder, he only had a few bruises.

Jiang Wanning looked at his pale face and felt convinced.

Dislocation is very painful, but he actually endured the pain to find this place.

"Mo Yu, cover his mouth and don't let him make any sound."

Mo Yu did as he was told.

Jiang Wan Ning raised his left hand and pulled it away, only to hear a "click".

Gu Zhouting was awakened by the severe pain and screamed out of reflex. However, his mouth and nose were tightly covered, and he only let out a muffled groan.

"Sir, it's me and Lady Jiang."

Mo Yu let go of his hand, Gu Zhou sat up and moved his shoulders.

"How did you find me?" Gu Zhouting found it incredible.

Not to mention how secretive the deep ditch he slid down was, even the way in was like a maze. He thought about going back the same way, but when he thought of the deep ditch, he lost one of his hands and could crawl even if he wanted to. If not, he felt that his life would probably be decided here. Perhaps no one would ever know that Gu Zhouting was buried here. Unexpectedly, they found him.

"Sir, it's all thanks to Madam Jiang that this journey has been completed. Otherwise, my subordinates would still be wandering around the mountain. It was Madam Jiang who discovered that you fell into the ditch, and we followed the gap to find this place."

Jiang Wan Ning said: "Let's leave here first and then talk after we go out."

Returning to the second large cave, Jiang Wanning helped Gu Zhou stop and sit down to rest, and said to Mo Yu: "Mo Yu, you go out to find Xiao Pan first. Xiao Pan will take you to the place where we tie the horses. You go right away. Go to Zheng Guan and tell him that the people in the cave are going to evacuate tonight, don’t stop them, just keep an eye on them.”

Mo Yu saw what the adults meant.

Gu Zhouting asked: "How did you know they were going to withdraw?"

"I heard the leader ordering his men. They found Xiao Junwang and Jiuli, but they didn't catch them. They knew this place was exposed and wanted to withdraw."

Hearing this, Gu Zhou stopped and said immediately: "It's not too late, Mo Yu, you go right away."