commoner pretty detective

Chapter 72 Cave Distress
Fortunately, with the money, she found a shop and bought a men's suit to change into.Another horse was hired, and she rode straight to the south of the city. After Gong Ziling's guidance, her riding skills are now good enough.

Lying in bed last night, she tossed and turned for a long time.From the bank, Chen Wenshan's house to the mysterious big house, the masked man, and Nangong Changtian, the scenes of yesterday's experience were like a movie replaying in her mind.When I thought of the old farmer herding sheep, a flash of light flashed in my mind, and I remembered an allusion.

According to records, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty Sima Yan had nearly ten thousand concubines and palace people in his harem. He didn't have a special favorite woman, so he couldn't figure out who he should be lucky with every day.He simply sat on the goat cart and let the goat cart pull him around the harem. Wherever the goat cart stopped, he would spend the night in the palace concubine's residence where he stayed.

Many women in the harem took great pains to let the emperor stay in their residences. They put bamboo leaves by the door to attract the sheep to eat, and sprinkled salt water on the ground to attract the sheep to lick the ground.When the sheep stopped, the car stopped, and the emperor naturally stopped.Wherever you are, there is a spring breeze.

The sheep that the old farmer herded that day were willing to eat the grass on the side of the mountain, even though the grass had been gnawed very shallow, could it be related to the salt?The salt well is just next to it, but the mountain is not the route for salt transportation.

Wu Yan ran out of the city in a hurry, and the mountains appeared in her sight.Thinking of the experience of being assassinated last night, after all, I still have lingering fears.She didn't have any medicine to make her face easier, so she got off her horse and grabbed some dust on the ground and smeared it on her face.Passing the assassinated mountain col was even more frightening, looking around nervously, for fear that a masked man would jump out from behind the boulder in the next second.

Fortunately, they arrived at the mountain where the old farmer herded sheep. Wu Yan was happy to investigate freely when the old farmer was away.I didn't pay attention to it last time, but this time I observed carefully, and I found that there is a strip of grass that is a little shallower, but it is very inconspicuous, and it is not obvious to those who are not interested.

Wu Yan searched hard in the grass, and she really found a few small white crystals.I thought to myself, looking at the length and width of the grass, it was definitely not a few passers-by, but a large amount of salt must have been transported from here.

Leading the horse along the grass trails, some local signs are too unclear, and it is even more difficult to find samples of table salt.After walking for a long time, I didn't go far, but was blocked by a cliff.Wu Yan scratched her head, not understanding why someone would transport a large amount of salt to the bottom of this cliff, and it didn't look like this place had been hoarding goods.

Reluctantly walking up to the cliff, I couldn't help laughing. It turned out that there was a trail on the side of the cliff to the back of the cliff.This trail is very secretive, and it is impossible to find it until you get close.Wu Yan walked along the path to the cliff, and the whole cliff was like a big screen, and behind the cliff was another world.

Behind that is a small valley, and there is a small cave at the foot of the opposite mountain.Wu Yan found a few grains of salt at the entrance of the cave, and she became more convinced of her judgment. Someone transported the salt away through this cave.It was pitch black inside the cave, and I couldn't see anything clearly. Wu Yan hesitated for a while, but still bravely walked in.

She didn't know that none of the villagers near this cave dared to go in.According to legend, it is very deep and the terrain is complex, like a maze, and no one who enters can come out.

The entrance of the cave is not big, but the inside is very wide and deep.Huo Yi could only illuminate a small area under his feet, and the sound of footsteps echoed between the walls of the cave, echoing far away.After walking for a short distance, Wu Yan stopped and considered whether she should go back to find Gong Ziling and send more people.At this moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed in front of her eyes, and a sharp sword with a shining cold light stabbed straight at her throat.

(End of this chapter)