On May 3rd, the sky was slightly bright, and Zhang Xiaozu and his party finally walked out of the dark and long cave. The scene that greeted them as soon as they came out of the cave almost made the group think they had taken the wrong exit.
I saw that the river, big trees, mounds and rocks in front of the cave entrance were all gone. The surrounding area had been cleaned up, and the river had been greatly widened and deepened, using the surrounding valley terrain to form a
Huge embankment.
There are many people in the dam, some are digging earth, some are lifting earth, some are moving stones, and some are tamping. At a glance, there are at least five or six thousand people, all of whom are strong and strong laborers, working in full swing.
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"No wonder you can hear the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong outside all the way from the entrance of the cave. It turns out that the dam is being built." Zhang Xiaozu suddenly said to himself as he looked at the busy scene in front of him. At the same time, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the Lord of Yancheng City. He felt
This should be a wise, decisive and resolute person in power.
Zhang Xiaozu feels that if the huge dam that is beginning to take shape can be filled with water, the water shortage problem in Yancheng will be greatly alleviated. Even the refugees outside the city will definitely be able to get some water to relieve their hunger and thirst. Just be afraid.
If the underground rivers are not strong enough, they will dry up when the dams are not full.
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Zhang Xiaozu looked back at the dark cave. He couldn't help but think of the huge red-haired rotting corpse imprisoned by a giant sword and chains in his mind. He couldn't help but shudder, hoping that it was all his imagination and not reality.
Existence, if it is not an illusion, then pray for the giant sword and iron chain to be stronger and firmly imprison the red-haired corpse so that it can never come out to cause harm to the world.
As for the long-haired female ghost, he wasn't too worried, because he felt that the long-haired female ghost was easy to defend, as long as he didn't go into the water and give her an opportunity.
"Miss, you are coming out!" Zhao Quan led people to greet him as soon as he came out of the cave. His eyes fell on a few people who were still unconscious after being carried out, and he immediately frowned and asked: "What happened to them? You guys?"
Were you in danger in the cave?"
Qi Yoyo nodded and said: "They were attacked by a monster hiding in the water. Several of them were seriously injured. Fortunately, their lives were not in danger. The interception went smoothly. According to your calculations, the water will flow out in seven days.
The entrance of the cave. Is this the arrangement of the city lord?"
Qi Yoyo asked, pointing to the busy scene in the dam.
"Yes." Zhao Quan nodded and said, "After the Lord of the City learned that we had found the water source and understood the situation, he immediately ordered the construction of a dam here. A total of 10,000 soldiers came, and 3,000 soldiers were responsible for guarding the perimeter. No one was allowed.
As we approach, the seven thousand soldiers are working hard. They have only rested for two hours since yesterday afternoon. The dam has begun to take shape. If everything goes well, it will be completed within seven days."
Qi Yoyo frowned slightly: "With such a big fanfare, I'm afraid it has attracted everyone's attention."
"Not at all." Zhao Quan said, his expression suddenly became serious, and his tone was heavy: "The Lord of the City sent troops under the guise of rescuing Young Master Changkong. The major forces should not be able to react in a short period of time."
Qi Yoyo's heart suddenly thumped when he heard this, and he asked eagerly: "What's wrong with the second brother?"
"Master Changkong was suddenly attacked by a big-toothed dog when he was patrolling Yanbei. His whereabouts and life and death are unknown to this day." Zhao Quan gritted his molars and said bitterly.
"What?!" Qi Yoyo felt like a bolt from the blue, his face turned as pale as paper, and he asked with difficulty: "Is there no news at all?"
Zhao Quan shook his head and said: "I only know that Young Master Changkong was seriously injured and fled into Baihuang Mountain, and there was no news after that. The Lord of the City said that Young Master Changkong had the blind uncle's magic power to save his life, so he would not be in danger, so please don't worry, Miss.
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"Damn big-toothed dog!" Upon hearing the words "big-toothed dog", Niu Dawa immediately became furious, his face was ferocious, and his eyes were full of hatred.
Zhang Xiaopou also had a sharp breath, full of anger and hatred, and his fists clenched loudly. If he hadn't known where the big-toothed dog was, he would have definitely rushed to seek revenge on the big-toothed dog.
Qi Yoyo calmed down and asked, "How many days has it been?"
"Almost four days." Zhao Quan replied.
"Four days?" Qi Yoyo frowned and pondered, his brain working rapidly, and said: "Although this Baihuang Mountain is huge, it is impossible for there to be no news in four days, unless it is premeditated."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Quan asked confused.
"There was a premeditated ambush, and they were determined to win." Qi Yoyo said with certainty, "But because they underestimated the second brother, or due to other unexpected circumstances, their ambush failed and the second brother escaped. They were afraid that we would get the news.
We came to the rescue, so we chased and erased the traces so that we had nowhere to look. It must be the case, otherwise there would be no news for four days. It must be the case!"
Qi Yoyo was extremely certain of his guess.
"Baihuang Mountain?" Qi Yoyo frowned deeply and paced back and forth while whispering the name of Baihuang Mountain. The complete geographical view of Baihuang Mountain emerged in her mind.
Everyone held their breath subconsciously, for fear of disturbing Qi Yoyo's thinking.
Suddenly, Qi Yoyo's steps stopped, her eyes flashed, she looked at Zhao Quan and said, "Zhao Quan, can you give me five hundred elites?"
"This" Zhao Quan hesitated, with a confused look on his face: "Miss, the Lord of the City has given special instructions, saying that Baihuang Mountain is a dangerous place, and asking you to return to Yancheng immediately after you come out. Miss, have you guessed that Master Changkong is here?
No matter where, why not tell your subordinates and they will lead people to rescue you."
"Okay, I understand." Qi Yoyo nodded, and then said: "Zhao Quan, arrange for the injured to recover and rest. Qu Kai, the four of you follow me."
"" Zhao Quan couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. He knew Qi Yoyo's temper very well and had expected it to be like this, but he still couldn't help but cursed in his heart: "You understand what? What do you understand?"
"Miss, give me some time for a cup of tea, and I'll order five hundred elites right away." Zhao Quan resigned helplessly, mentally prepared to be scolded by Qi Wuwei when he went back.
"Excuse me, Brother Zhao." Qi Yoyo smiled happily, showing a victorious smile, then looked at Qu Kai and ordered: "Qu Kai, the four of you arrange for the injured to heal and rest, and use the best elixirs."
"Thank you, Miss!" Qu Kai and the others said.
"Chunlan, please stay and take care of Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou's vitality is seriously injured. We will arrange for him to go to Tingyaxuan in the North City to rest and heal his injuries. He will use the best medicine." Qi Yoyo ordered again.
"Yes." Although Chunlan was reluctant and wanted to follow Qi Yoyo, she saw the look in Qi Yoyo's eyes that refused to refute, so she could only obey the order.
Qi Yoyo looked at Zhang Xiaopou and asked, "Master Zhang, can you help me?"
"It would be a great pleasure to kill a big-toothed dog." Zhang Xiaopou said in a deep voice.
"I'll go too!" Niu Dawa volunteered.
"Thank you both!"
In less than a cup of tea, Zhao Quan ordered five hundred elite soldiers, and Qi Yoyo gave the order to head northwest.
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Crossing the Baihuang Mountain and heading northwest, there is a low-lying Badwater Swamp thirty miles away. However, since the severe drought, the Badwater Swamp has long lost its water, leaving only the cracked ground.
At noon, flames were blazing in the sky. In the dead reeds of Badwater Swamp, there were more than a dozen people covered in blood crawling. They were wearing the military's standard armor, but they were all in tatters.
The tragic condition of this team showed that they had experienced several life-and-death battles.
"Sir, my second son has died!" Suddenly, a muffled and low wail sounded from the reed marsh.
This chapter has been completed!