But no matter what, he didn't dare to take the risk, so he had already thought of a plan.
He didn't explain too much to Lin Shu. Instead, he found a thick tree, processed it simply, and then started digging under the cliff where they were.
As an excellent architect, he was very familiar with the structure of buildings. The reason why he found this place to hide was because he discovered that there was no stone underneath, but soil. If he dug down, as long as he was careful, it would not collapse.
He didn't plan to dig too much, as long as there was enough space for both him and Lin Shu.
Lin Shu didn't understand what Zhou Chen was doing at first, but after a while, he understood what Zhou Chen was thinking and a look of anxiety appeared on his face.
In his opinion, if someone really came down to search for them, this method would be too simple and would be easily discovered.
Zhou Chen heard Lin Shu's voice and saw him pointing at the place he had dug. He understood his thoughts, but he still did not explain and continued with his actions.
Digging is not an easy task, but fortunately Zhou Chen's internal strength has recovered a lot. Even though he was injured, he still spent nearly two hours digging a hole that was big enough to accommodate him and Lin Shu.
In the end, he even used his hands to dig the soil, and all ten fingers of his hands were bloody, but this kind of pain was nothing compared to the previous pain.
Zhou Chen found a large flat stone and fixed it above the pit. He also found a few thick trees, covered the pit with them, and then covered it with a layer of soil.
After doing all this, he stepped on it hard and found it was quite solid and did not sink.
However, he did not feel relieved, but continued to increase his strength. Finally, he used his inner strength to break the thick branch and his foot sank into the pit.
Zhou Chen showed a satisfied expression. The skills given by the system were indeed powerful. Even though it was just a simple construction, the sturdiness was at least increased by more than double.
He certainly knew that simple potholes were easy to spot, but he had a skill.
Master Builder: The solidity of buildings built by the host himself will be greatly improved.
This is a skill he acquired a long time ago. He has never tried it by building a house himself, but he has triggered this skill several times when accompanying his children.
He played beach games with his children, and when they built houses, the houses he built were much more solid than those built by others.
It was precisely because of this skill that he boldly wanted to play the dark game. Since he couldn't run away, he wouldn't run away. By using this skill, there was a great chance that he and Lin Shu would avoid being searched.
Unless the people who came to search for him were masters with profound internal strength who could identify directions by listening to breathing from a distance, he felt that this possibility was very small.
Although this was a helpless move, it was definitely safer than dragging his crippled body and the even more crippled Lin Shu away step by step.
After placing Lin Shu in the pit, Zhou Chen began to clean up the place where they had just been, wiping away all traces with snow.
As for the route they had just moved in the snow, it had long been covered by heavy snow, but he still walked it again out of concern and cleaned it up again. After making sure there were no traces, he hid in the pit and covered the pit with a roof made of trees, soil and snow that had been prepared.
Lin Shu had calmed down by now, or rather, he was no longer afraid. The worst outcome would only be death. He had already died once, and now he had good brothers by his side. What else did he have to be afraid of?
Zhou Chen naturally left a place for breathing, which is the corner of the flat stone. There is a distance of about a palm there, covered with a layer of white snow, which can connect to the outside air. If someone is found coming, it can be blocked with soil in time.
It could be said that he was now betting his life on the system skill Master Architect. Unless Xia Jiang and Xie Yu conducted a carpet search, it would be difficult to find him and Lin Shu in this large area at the bottom of the cliff.
The heavy snow was still falling, which was very strange. When they were fighting on the cliff before, there were only scattered snowflakes, but at the bottom of the cliff, snowflakes were flying everywhere and the ground was covered with white snow.
In just a short period of time, the heavy snow had already covered the place where Zhou Chen and the others were hiding.
The pit was dark, and Zhou Chen and Lin Shu could only barely see each other. Since both of them could no longer speak, it was inconvenient for them to communicate, so they could only remain silent.
Their stomachs started rumbling again, and this time it wasn't just Zhou Chen who felt the same way, Lin Shu did as well. However, given the situation, they could only endure it.
Zhou Chen was still able to move a few times, but Lin Shu didn't dare to move, because he was covered in wounds and the slightest movement would cause severe pain. In order not to cause any noise, he curled up stiffly.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 806: Escape from Danger and Meet Again
In the dark pit, there was only a faint ray of light, and apart from the breathing of the two people, the silence was terrifying.
It was difficult for the two people who were unable to speak to communicate in the darkness, so they both began to recover their internal strength and waited quietly.
The feeling of hunger forced Zhou Chen to hypnotize himself and slowly put himself into a meditative state.
Feeling Zhou Chen's steady and long breathing, Lin Shu looked at Zhou Chen in surprise. He himself was an extremely talented internal martial arts master, so he naturally knew what was going on with Zhou Chen's situation.
But just because of this, he felt strange. He knew that his childhood friend had average talent in internal energy cultivation, so he was puzzled as to how Zhou Chen could enter a state of meditation so quickly.
But he didn't think too much about it. Too many things had happened in the past few days, and his mind could no longer hold more things. He was still thinking about everything that happened before he fell off the cliff.
He has accepted the reality and understood that the biggest reason why they have fallen to this point is because of His Majesty the Emperor who sits on the throne, high above everyone else. Only he can achieve this.
Thinking about the emperor to whom his Lin family had been loyal, and how he ended up treating them, he felt desolate and sad.
He just couldn't understand why Emperor Liang could be so cruel. His mother was Emperor Liang's sister, his aunt was Emperor Liang's concubine, his cousin was the highly respected Prince Qi, and his father was Emperor Liang's comrade-in-arms and minister who had shared life and death with him. How heartless and cruel could Emperor Liang be to do such a thing?
He was loyal, but in the end what he got in return was betrayal and death. At this moment, his heart was truly filled with resentment and unwillingness.
Even he and his son had fallen into such a situation. He simply couldn't imagine what would happen to his mother and the Lin family who stayed in the capital.
But he still held out a glimmer of hope in his heart. His mother was the biological sister of Emperor Liang, and he also had his aunt and brother Prince Qi. So, it should, maybe, maybe everything would be alright, right?
I don’t know how long it took, but Zhou Chen woke up from his meditation. It was not because he wanted to wake up on his own initiative, but because he woke up because of hunger.
The feeling of hunger is really uncomfortable, especially at a time like Zhou Chen who urgently needs food to replenish energy. Without eating, the feeling of hunger will be even more intense.
Now he didn't even want to move, because any movement would consume his energy and increase his hunger.
Following the ray of light, Zhou Chen saw that Lin Shu also had his eyes closed, silently recovering his internal strength.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Zhou Chen and Lin Shu opened their eyes at the same time, their bodies tensed and they held their breath. Zhou Chen even propped himself up and pricked up his ears to listen.
The people who came here were indeed the Xuan Jing Division led by Xia Jiang and a group of Western Border Army soldiers.
After they destroyed the Chiyan Army, cleaned up the battlefield, and checked the roster, Xia Jiang led his men from the top of the cliff all the way around to the bottom of the cliff.
With thousands of people, especially after a bloody battle, it was naturally impossible for them to march quickly, so it took a long time to reach the area below the cliff.
But Meiling is extremely vast and the area is covered with dense jungle. He doesn't know how many people from the Red Flame Army jumped off the cliff, nor does he know where they fell, so he can only search one place at a time.
Unfortunately, he did not find any remnants of the Red Flame Army during his search, and there was heavy snow along the way, and the environment was extremely harsh. Not to mention the traces of the remnants of the Red Flame Army, even they themselves suffered great marching difficulties, and the search efficiency was extremely low.
Although there was no gain from the search along the way, Xia Jiang did not get discouraged and remained calm and vigilant.
He is a very cautious person, and what he is doing this time is of a particularly huge magnitude, so in order to be absolutely sure, he has to continue even if it means suffering and takes a long time, otherwise he will feel uneasy.
"Master, this area seems to be facing the cliff above."
After hearing his subordinates' report, Xia Jiang nodded silently, then raised his head and looked upwards.
However, there was heavy snow in the sky at that time, and there was fog even during the day. You could see the cliffs, but you couldn't see the top.
"Search. Have someone search immediately. Don't miss any place."
In fact, after searching for so long, he no longer had much hope. The weather and environment were both very bad, and a few days had passed. Even if there were any remnants of the Red Flame alive, it was impossible for them to stay there and wait for them to catch them.
What's more, the cliff is so high that jumping from it is basically a risk of death. Even if you don't die, you will not end up well.
The sound came from far away and then got closer. When Zhou Chen and Lin Shu heard someone approaching, they held their breath and dared not make any sound. Zhou Chen even held up the ceiling above his head with his hand just in case.
The Xuan Jing Division and the Western Border Army searched everywhere, but any traces left behind had long been covered by the heavy snow. In addition, Zhou Chen cleaned it up later, so they couldn't see any trace at all. This was simply an uninhabited place.
"First Master, nothing was found."
Xia Jiang looked gloomy, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded and said, "Let's go to another place."
He just had some doubts in his mind, but he was not sure whether anyone had jumped off the cliff. Since he didn't find anyone, he would go to another area. It would only be a waste of time.
Zhou Chen and Lin Shu both heard the sound slowly disappearing, but they did not move, just breathing slightly.
About half an hour later, both of them changed color at the same time because they heard bursts of noises, and finally the footsteps fell on their heads.
The two of them were instantly nervous, and Zhou Chen even cursed in his heart.
These bastards were really cautious. They clearly didn't find any traces, but they still came back to attack. If they hadn't been cautious enough, they would have been caught red-handed if they had just gone out.
"First Seat, it seems that there is really no one here."
A voice came into Zhou Chen's ears. Because they were right above his head, he concentrated and calmed down, and was able to hear the other person's voice clearly.
Then a mature and steady voice sounded: "It's not that there is no one, but they may have left. Or, they are not the people we are looking for. They may be the mountain people around here."
"Master, have you discovered something?"
“The branches here show signs of being cut by humans.”
"What about us?"
"Find the local mountain folks and ask if anyone comes here to chop wood. At the same time, search all the mountain villages in this area to see if there is anything found."
"Yes, first seat."
Xia Jiang's eyes were deep, if they were just ordinary Chiyan soldiers, he would not be worried. What he was afraid of was that a Chiyan general would escape. Anyone who could serve as a lieutenant general or above in the Chiyan Army should not be underestimated.
In the entire Daliang, the Chiyan Army is the second most powerful army. I am afraid that no other army dares to claim to be the first. Only the cavalry of Prince Mu's Mansion on the southern border can barely be compared with the Chiyan Army. Other local armies, in terms of combat effectiveness alone, are not as good as the Chiyan Army.
For example, the current Daliang military has many outstanding generals, such as Meng Zhi, who were trained in the Chiyan Army.
This was partly why Emperor Liang was so ruthless. Lin Xie had too much influence in the military, coupled with Prince Qi's power in the court.
To put it bluntly, if Prince Qi and Lin Xie really wanted to usurp the throne, the possibility of that happening is very high.
Under such circumstances, how could Emperor Liang not be afraid?
Not long after, Xia Jiang and his men left, but Zhou Chen and Lin Shu still did not move. This old bastard was too sinister. He could come back once, but who knew if he would do it again.
They hid for more than half an hour, and finally both of them had difficulty breathing. Zhou Chen opened a hole again, and the snowflakes immediately slid down through the hole, and the air became smoother. The two of them could finally breathe deeply.
After not moving for a long time, Zhou Chen felt his body was stiff. It might be because he was poisoned by the fire and cold poison. In this cold pit, he didn't feel much cold.
Lin Shu raised his hand with difficulty and opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly remembered that he could no longer speak, so he waved his hand at Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen understood what he meant. He was reminding him to be cautious and not go out for the time being, but to wait a little longer.
Zhou Chen actually had the same idea. Although he was very hungry now, he could breathe normally. For safety reasons, it would be better for him to stay for a while.
This wait lasted for most of the day, and the sky had turned from dark to light. During this period, Zhou Chen and Lin Shu never heard any sound of anyone appearing nearby.
It was not until this time that Zhou Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xia Jiang and others had not appeared for such a long time, and they would probably not come back.
Just when Zhou Chen and Lin Shu relaxed and were about to leave the pit, they suddenly heard sporadic footsteps not far away, which made them both change color.
"No way?"
Zhou Chen was extremely shocked. How could Xia Jiang be so patient? Almost a day had passed, and he was still waiting here? Wasn't this a bit too ridiculous?
Lin Shu was no less shocked than Zhou Chen. Even with his intelligence, he was confused by the noise. Was Xia Jiang really so cautious?
The two held their breath again, not daring to make the slightest noise, concentrating and calming their breath.
Not long after, voices were heard above their heads.
"This trace cannot be mistaken. It was definitely left by the young marshal. The young marshal has been here before, and may even be nearby."
Zhou Chen was not familiar with this voice, but when Lin Shu heard it, his expression changed. If he heard it correctly, the person who spoke should be a member of his Chiyu Camp.
As the commander of the Akabane Camp, he, like his father Lin Xie, is very familiar with his subordinates. With his extraordinary memory, he may not be able to distinguish all the people by their voices, but he is familiar with the voices of many people.
More importantly, the person above could actually recognize the mark he left behind, which meant that the other party was most likely a subordinate of his Akabane Camp.
Zhou Chen was very surprised, because when he was cleaning up the traces before, he didn't find any traces left by Lin Shu. It seemed that he was careless, or the traces left by Lin Shu were too hidden, not only deceiving him, but also deceiving Xia Jiang and others.
"Yes, this is the sign that the young commander once taught us. The young commander has definitely been here."
Another voice sounded, and this time Zhou Chen and Lin Shu could no longer remain calm, because they both recognized who the owner of the voice was.
Wei Zheng. Even Zhou Chen, who had just traveled through time, could clearly recognize this voice as Wei Zheng.
Lin Shu was so excited that he almost rushed out, but Zhou Chen grabbed him.
He was more cautious because he had read countless martial arts novels and knew that there were people in the world who could imitate other people's voices, so he thought it would be better to be cautious. What if the person above was impersonated by Xia Jiang's people? If they went out at this time, wouldn't they be walking into a trap?
Lin Shu was also an extremely smart person. Zhou Chen's sudden interception made him understand the key. The expression on his face restrained and he became silent again.
But the accident came so suddenly that Lin Shu had just given up the idea of going out when he suddenly felt severe pain in his internal organs and even his bones and muscles. The sudden pain made him unable to control his emotions and he wailed in agony.
This sudden action really scared Zhou Chen. By the time he wanted to cover Lin Shu's mouth, it was too late.
"Oops."
Zhou Chen was shocked, knowing that they were exposed, but this shock did not last long.
The people above were already above Zhou Chen and the others, so they could naturally hear Lin Shu's loud wailing. So he immediately jumped off the boulder and landed in the direction of the pit where Zhou Chen and the others were hiding.
"Who's down there?"
Lin Shu clenched his teeth and forced himself to keep his mouth shut and not make any sound, but his face was bruised and purple, his whole body was shaking and twitching, and even his eyes began to turn white, as if he was suffering from epilepsy.
Zhou Chen knew that there was no point in hiding any longer, so he exerted force suddenly and pushed open the wooden ceiling above his head. Light shone in, and Zhou Chen, who had been hiding for a long time, couldn't help but squint his eyes.
The next moment, Zhou Chen saw several people standing around, one of whom was the familiar Wei Zheng.
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