The "Tian Si Er" stone chamber is another huge space besides "Di Qi Si" that can be used to station troops.

There are not only dozens of weapon racks filled with swords, guns, swords and halberds, but also sandbags, small bucket trucks, hooks, shovels, shovels, hammers and other construction equipment.

Several large water tanks of shoulder height were held up by bamboo baskets. The tanks were filled with clean water, and iron pots and large wooden spoons were placed next to them. If a team of three to five hundred people stood guard in this stone room, the enemy would be afraid.

It couldn't be broken through for ten days and a half.

Lan Qiao walked with emotion, thinking about what it would be like if this military fortress, which was as exquisite as an anthill but was not put into use in the end, was actually put into battle.

After a long time, he felt a chill on his feet. It turned out that the accumulated water had finally completely submerged the stone chamber on the "ground" layer, and began to overflow from the hollow connecting the upper and lower floors.

He knew that Hua Yuxi and Zhang Zhongjie would appear soon, so he listened carefully, and sure enough he heard the footsteps of two people coming from far and near.

Lan Qiao's heart moved, and he hid in a large water tank, fastened the bamboo basket again, peeked out from the gap in the bamboo basket, and waited quietly for the arrival of his prey.

Not far away there was the sound of the sound of swords and sickles being struck, and after a few sparks burst out, a bright flame ignited.

Hua Yuxi lit a torch and walked over soaked to the skin. Like Lan Qiao just now, she looked around at the various military facilities and weapons and tools in the stone room.

Her bare feet had been immersed in the water for an unknown period of time. Under the firelight, they only looked as thin as white paper, making people pitiful.

Zhang Zhongjie followed closely behind, sitting on the ground leaning on a small wheelbarrow, as if he wanted to rest for a while.

Hua Yuxi looked back at Zhang Zhongjie, sighed softly, and sat down next to the wall, "Why, I'm tired now."

Zhang Zhongjie gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "What the hell, the water keeps rising like this. Before we could figure out what was going on with the mechanism here, we were rushed to the third floor like ducks. Now.

Both the character layer and the herringbone layer have been submerged in water, and it is impossible for us to go back."

Hua Yuxi said softly, "Like you, I thought that the rising water level was a problem with Ji Zhidao's project. But since we saw Lan Qiao and Bai Xueyin, we have reason to suspect that they are causing trouble."

"This" Zhang Zhongjie was horrified and confused, "how did they do it?"

"Any mechanism formation like this usually has a mechanism room as the center of the formation, which controls all mechanisms and access channels." Hua Yuxi said quietly, "According to my guess, they should have found the mechanism room."

Zhang Zhongjie was silent for a moment, and said bitterly, "We have had a feud with Boy Lan for a long time. It's not surprising that he came to make things difficult for us. What's surprising is that Boy Ling also came after him. Is it really because of that little Xixia princess?"

"Ling Yufei debuted not long ago, and he has never done anything bad with girls in the capital before." Hua Yuxi said as she picked up a long sword from the weapon rack and played with it, "Heroes love beauties, beauties cherish heroes, Ling Yufei

Maybe he really has feelings for Li Zhuer."

Zhang Zhongjie chuckled "hehe", glanced at Hua Yuxi, and teased, "We were in Hezhou at that time. You said you had a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. You could make Lan Boy and Ling Boy fight each other without hindering our treasure hunt.

The plan is good now. We don’t know what kind of bad luck we have. Less than six hours after we came in, these two lingering boys were chasing after us."

Hua Yuxi looked as usual and said, "Things are planned by people and accomplished by God. I think it was Princess Nanping who mediated the matter and turned their hostility into friendship."

Zhang Zhongjie smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

Hua Yuxi took out a piece of sesame cake soaked in water from her arms, broke it into half and gave it to Zhang Zhongjie and said, "Let's have something to eat."

Zhang Zhongjie glanced at her gratefully, took the sesame seed cake and ate it. After a while, he asked, "There is something that I have been doubting in my mind for a long time. I don't know whether to ask it or not."

"I said you shouldn't ask, can you hold back what you said?" Hua Yuxi said with a smile, "Just ask."

"Is that really the kind of relationship you have with Hall Master An?" Zhang Zhongjie said hesitantly, "I mean the relationship continues."

Hua Yuxi was startled. She obviously didn't expect that Zhang Zhongjie would ask her such a question. She stayed for a moment before saying, "Sister Xiao made the nonsense last time. This is none of my business. If we really want to talk about it, I am actually the master of the hall."

Where’s my distant niece?”

Lan Qiao recalled the scene in Luzhou when Hua Yuxi gave An Xiaohan medicine and called herself "niece", and secretly thought that she and An Xiaohan were really uncle-nephew.

When Zhang Zhongjie heard what she said, he immediately became excited, "In that case, why don't Miss clarify her relationship with Hall Master An to avoid misunderstandings by others?"

Hua Yuxi shook her head and said, "I'm busy all day long with things in the meeting, and I don't have time to think about this. If others want to misunderstand, just let them think about it."

Zhang Zhongjie blinked, and suddenly said with an ambiguous expression, "Whether you are busy or idle, everyone has emotions and desires. I wonder if the young lady is also thinking about someone else's son."

Hua Yuxi was startled and her cheeks turned bright red. She hurriedly covered it up and said, "No, I am a brothel owner with a low status. How many serious young men can like me?"

"Young lady is so humble." Zhang Zhongjie laughed loudly, but suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I wonder if I will be lucky enough to become the lady's subordinate."

"Ah" Hua Yuxi obviously didn't expect that Zhang Zhongjie would suddenly say such words, her expression gradually calmed down and she said, "Let's wait until we have the chance to transport the treasure back."

Zhang Zhongjie hit a nail and stepped away, pretending to go aside to check the equipment used in the construction of the stone chamber. At this time, the water level in the stone chamber continued to rise and had begun to cover Hua Yuxi's feet.

She didn't know what she was thinking. She stood alone in a trance by the hole where the water came out, letting the water gushing from the "Disi Si Er" stone chamber wash over her feet.

Lan Qiao's heart moved, and he realized that now was the opportunity for a surprise attack that he had been waiting for.

He summoned up his true energy and jumped out of the water tank, leaping straight towards Hua Yuxi who was standing by the stone hole.

Hua Yuxi was caught off guard, and when she saw clearly that the person coming was Lan Qiao, she had no time to dodge. There was a hole with water gushing out next to her, and she couldn't stand, so she had to reluctantly raise her hands to parry.

With a "pop" sound, the torch in her hand fell to the ground and went out.

Lan Qiao's red medicine sword was unsheathed, and he slashed away at Hua Yuxi based on his memory of Hua Yuxi's position. Hua Yuxi heard the wind of the sword, ducked, and at the same time swept her leg towards Lan Qiao's lower body.

Lan Qiao had already experienced Hua Yuxi's wit and cunning, and the sword only used 30% of the force. When he heard the sound of Hua Yuxi's jade legs crossing the water, he quickly stretched out his hand, and his palm hit Hua Yuxi's ankle.

Hua Yuxi staggered in pain, and just as she was about to hide again, she found that her ankle had been caught by Lan Qiao's backhand. In desperation, she flew up with her other foot and kicked Lan Qiao's wrist.
Chapter completed!