Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and their eyes were fixed on the slowly opening door.
But what they saw made everyone's expressions change, and they looked strange.
There are no vicious ghosts in the inner courtyard as everyone imagined, nor are there a huge number of black armors.
There was only a bare wasteland and nothing else.
Song Guicheng blinked, obviously he did not expect such a situation in the inner courtyard.
He put the long sword on his shoulder and walked cautiously into the inner courtyard.
The people behind him saw this but did not dare to move rashly. They just gathered at the door and watched Song Guicheng's every move nervously.
Compared with the empty and huge outer courtyard, the inner courtyard is quite small.
Of course, such compactness is only relative.
In the yard, which is about four to five feet square, there is only one patch of snow. Not to mention the house, not even a stone can be found.
Song Guicheng walked around the small courtyard, but found nothing.
He frowned, turned his head to look at Chu Qingxiao who was standing at the door of the courtyard and asked, "You brat, what's going on? Didn't you say this is Zhu Yin's lair?"
Song Guicheng had just woken up, and he didn't know much about everything in Wuling City. He learned many things from Chu Qingxiao's mouth.
The speculation that the Zhu Family Courtyard is Zhu Yin's lair is naturally the result of Chu Qingxiao's guess.
Chu Qingxiao also frowned when he heard this: "This is the most suspicious place in the entire Wuling City. Last time, people were sent to hunt us down because of our intrusion into Zhuyin."
"And here, I heard a strange cry..."
Chu Qingxiao's words suddenly stopped here.
His expression became strange, and his eyes began to scan the inner courtyard as if he was looking for something.
"I said, brat!"
"A large number of us have made great achievements by pointing to these candlelights. If you ruin someone's future, you are no different from killing your parents!" Song Guicheng didn't seem to notice Chu Qingxiao's strangeness. He inserted the long sword in his hand into the ground,
He held the hilt of the sword with both hands and said with a bit of a joke.
"Then... that's not necessary. We are not saying that we must make great achievements..." Wang Dagui hurriedly said with a smile: "If Zhu Yin is not here, it is not impossible for us to go back and make new plans now."
Everyone has experienced enough weird things from yesterday to now, and the uneasiness in their hearts has been accumulating, all supported by a trace of reason.
Everyone was naturally happy to hear that they could temporarily escape from the dangerous situation in front of them.
And Wang Dagui's words undoubtedly expressed everyone's feelings.
At this moment, they looked towards Song Guicheng, full of expectation.
"It's a pity that we failed to make great achievements, but it's really not a big problem." Song Guicheng nodded, as if he agreed with Wang Dagui's words.
"But the problem is, there are not only 10,000 but also 8,000 guys surrounding us now. If we go out now, those guys will drown us if they spit on us."
When Wang Dagui heard this, he showed a flattering look on his face: "Commander Song is joking, aren't those guys afraid of you? We have all seen it. Every time you appear, those guys outside are like grandson meeting grandpa. This
Whether you want to go out or not is not a matter of a word from you, Commander Song!"
Everyone quickly nodded in agreement.
Song Guicheng glanced at Wang Dagui: "You were afraid of me before because you couldn't beat me."
"But it's different now. Their number has increased sharply, reaching nearly ten thousand."
"Not to mention humans, even if ten thousand pigs stretched out their necks for me to chop, I would have to chop them for ten days and a half. If you don't believe it, why don't you go out and try it yourself?"
Song Guicheng spoke very relaxedly, with a hint of joking in his eyebrows, as if he was deliberately watching everyone laugh.
"Commander Song said this, how can we have the ability..." Wang Dagui was a businessman after all. After a brief daze, a smile appeared on his face again. He was about to continue to say some compliments to ease the atmosphere.
"Dad!" Wang Che stepped forward at this moment. He passed Wang Dagui and walked to Song Guicheng: "Haven't you seen it yet? This bastard is deliberately making things difficult for us!"
"Since he appeared, we have been led by his lead!"
"All kinds of threats along the way brought us here. God knows what he had in mind!"
Wang Che said, staring angrily at the man in front of him. The anger and suspicion that had accumulated along the way were all vented at this moment.
But he said it carefully, but Wang Dagui was frightened when he heard it. He pulled his son away: "What are you talking about? You little bastard!"
After scolding his son, he quickly looked at Song Guicheng with a smile: "Commander Song, my son has been spoiled since he was a child. Don't take his words to your heart..."
"Don't worry, I'm not angry." But before Wang Dagui could finish his words, he was interrupted by Song Guicheng.
After hearing this, Wang Dagui breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say thanks.
But he heard Song Guicheng continue: "Because what he said is true!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.
Song Guicheng also stood up straight, pulled out the long sword from the ground, put it on his shoulder, and scanned the people present: "Of course I know that you are no match for Zhu Yin, even those of you who have learned a lot A yamen servant with fists and feet." "A fight with Zhu Yin won't be enough to fill the gap between his teeth."
"Look, I understand this and you understand this too. I don't coax or coerce you. How could I bring you here?"
"After all, there are 20 or 30 of you here. I have to deal with the trouble, knock them out and carry them all, and they are very tired. This is the simplest and most effective way!"
Song Guicheng said it as a matter of course, without any fear or shame after his lie was exposed.
Everyone's expressions turned ugly when they heard this. After all, in this situation, the only thing they could count on was Song Guicheng in front of them, but the other party showed his fangs at this moment.
Everyone's minds were in turmoil, and the courtyard fell into dead silence for a while.
"Then what is your purpose?" At this time, Chu Zhaozhao stepped forward and asked.
Song Guicheng heard the sound and turned to look at the frowning girl, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "The girl is very old-fashioned and warm-hearted."
"I just don't know if this ancient road enthusiasm is because of my righteousness, or because I have fallen in love with some brat?"
When Chu Zhaozhao heard this, her face looked a little ugly. She heard something in the other person's words, but she didn't know how to respond for a while.
"Actually, you don't have to worry too much." Song Guicheng didn't seem to care about his answer. After saying this, he looked at everyone again and continued: "What I can guarantee is that the situation will not be worse than it is now. "
"Moreover, although the means I brought you here are a little despicable, my original intention is good."
"Do we still need to thank you for bringing us to such a dangerous place?" Wang Che said angrily.
"There's no need to thank you. After all, this is what you all deserve."
Song Guicheng smiled and waved his hand, as if he deserved it: "After all, what happened today is related to the future of Wuling City."
"As a member of Wuling City, I think you have the qualifications and necessity to participate."
Song Guicheng's words were ambiguous, and no one could understand what he meant.
Just when everyone fell into silence, Chu Qingxiao's voice suddenly came.
"Here! This is it!" I saw that Chu Qingxiao had reached the west corner of the inner courtyard at some point. He pointed at the ground and spoke loudly to everyone.
When everyone was arguing just now, Chu Qingxiao was looking around. He didn't really hear what everyone was arguing about, and naturally he couldn't understand the gloom in everyone's hearts at this moment.
After saying this with an excited look on his face, he lay down on the ground and used both hands to scrape away the snow on the ground. Then, a stone slab that was obviously different from the surrounding ground appeared in front of him.
He tried to lift the stone slab, but his strength was not enough, so he hurriedly said to everyone: "Here, someone can help me!"
It's just that everyone hasn't digested Song Guicheng's remarks yet, so no one will pay attention to Chu Qingxiao.
But at this moment, Mr. Luo, who had been silent during the quarrel, walked over quickly. He came to Chu Qingxiao's side. Without saying anything, he rolled up his sleeves and grabbed the edge of the stone slab with Chu Qingxiao.
Start exerting force.
After all, Mr. Luo is just a scholar, and his strength is not as good as that of Chu Qingxiao, but fortunately the weight of the stone slab is not that shocking.
Although it took some effort, the two men finally lifted the stone slab slowly.
Under the stone slab, there is a long staircase, which leads deep underground. There is no end in sight, only an endless darkness.
Song Guicheng stood at the entrance, staring at the ground: "How did you find this place?"
Chu Qingxiao responded: "What you just said reminded me. The main reason why I believe there must be something weird hidden here is because after I came here for the first time, I heard crying that no one else could hear."
"I just tried to find something suspicious through the crying, and then I discovered this place."
"Crying? Is it so evil?" Song Guicheng muttered after hearing this, trying to analyze some possible clues.
But after trying it for a while, he quickly realized that he didn't seem to be the right one. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I can't even think about it. Just go down and take a look!"
After saying this, he walked directly down the steps.
Everyone around him felt a little frightened when they saw this.
Let's go on. Not to mention what ghosts are waiting for them, and whether Song Guicheng, a guy with unknown purpose, may have any conspiracy, it doesn't make everyone worry.
"How about we just wait here... If we go down and fight, it will only cause chaos..." Wang Dagui, as the number one drummer who backed down, immediately expressed his opinion.
Everyone was a little moved when they heard the words, and were about to agree, but then they heard footsteps coming from the direction of the outer courtyard.
They looked sideways and saw that the people who had been gathering at the entrance of the Zhu family courtyard had arrived at the entrance of the inner courtyard. But this time, they seemed to be no longer willing to watch from a distance.
Several people had already taken unsteady steps and walked towards the crowd.
Seeing that the dense crowd was about to arrive, everyone's hearts tightened.
At that moment, Chu Yueshan, who was just about to agree with Wang Dagui, changed his face and pointed at Wang Dagui and cursed: "You are a greedy person who is afraid of death. Commander Song is a righteous person. He is a hero for the country and the people. How could he do harm?"
Us! You can stand by and watch, but I, Chu Yueshan, won’t agree!"
"Commander Song, wait for me. I will come to help you! It's dark today and the wind is high. It's the time for you and I, a good man, to make great achievements!"
After saying this, Chu Yueshan pulled Sun Kuan, who was still in a daze, and walked quickly towards the entrance of the cave.
Wang Dagui was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then came to his senses.
He slapped his forehead and was very upset that Chu Yueshan had robbed him of this opportunity to show his loyalty. He quickly caught up with him and shouted loudly: "I think so too. What I just said was just a joke!"
"I have always admired heroes like Commander Song in my heart. It is a great honor to be able to fight with Commander Song today!"
In this way, the people who were timid just now suddenly transformed into loyal and courageous heroes. They spoke loudly and eloquently while using their hands and feet to quickly keep up with the large army...
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"Dad...when did you become so aware?"
Chu Qingxiao walked on the seemingly endless steps and turned back to look strangely at Chu Yueshan, who was catching up with him out of breath.
He seemed very confused by the impassioned speech made by the other party just now.
Chu Yueshan panted heavily and glanced at Song Guicheng who was walking in front. After all, he did not dare to repeat what the other party had just said. He just coughed twice and said: "Your father, I have always been like this, with a sense of loyalty in my heart."
Gu Gu, I have peerless swordsmanship in eradicating evil, but I'm a low-key person and don't like to show off."
Chu Qingxiao heard this inexplicably and was about to ask a question, but Chu Yueshan stretched out his hand and pulled his son behind him.
While he stared at Song Guicheng's back in front of him with vigilance, he said: "If you come behind me, if anything happens, dad can take care of you!"
Chu Qingxiao originally wanted to tell his father that Song Guicheng's care seemed to be more reliable than him, but then he thought about how his father always had a good face, so he simply suppressed the words that came to his lips, and followed the large army slowly towards him.
Move forward underground.
The steps are very narrow, with smooth walls on both sides, and the passage in the middle is only large enough for one person to pass.
The steps were also very long, and people lined up in a long queue. After walking for a full quarter of an hour, they still had not seen the end.
The further down you go, the darker it becomes. Before, you could barely see the road under your feet, but by the time you reached the back, it was already so dark that you couldn't even see your fingers.
Everyone could only hold each other's clothes and groping forward slowly.
In the darkness, everyone was somewhat silent. Only the sound of falling footsteps and the increasingly nervous breathing of everyone echoed in the darkness.
"We...where are we going..." The boundless darkness and depressing atmosphere made one of the servants brought by Wang Dagui collapse.
His crying voice sounded in the darkness...
This question made everyone's hearts tremble, but no one could give an answer.
Chu Qingxiao, who had not heard the quarrel just now, did not understand the real reason why the other party collapsed at this moment. He still had the heart to express relief and turned his head to say something.
"I...I won't leave!"
"Hell is ahead! He wants to take us to hell!!!" The man seemed to have completely collapsed. He cried loudly, turned around and wanted to leave in the direction he came from.
But the steps were too narrow, and he suddenly made crazy moves and bumped into the crowd behind him.
In the darkness, the crowd behind them didn't know exactly what was going on, but their tense nerves were aroused at this moment. The crowd was pushing and shoving, and the scene was a bit chaotic for a while.
Cao Shugong yelled several times in an attempt to appease everyone, but with little success.
"stop fighting."
"arrive."
But at this moment, Song Guicheng, who was walking in front, suddenly said.
The chaotic crowd paused at this moment and looked in the direction of the sound.
Just listen to Song Guicheng's footsteps echoing in front of him, it seems that he has reached an empty area.
Then he suddenly stretched out his hand towards the stone wall on the side and pressed it lightly.
clang.
A muffled sound rose.
Two green fires lit up on the walls on both sides of Chu Qingxiao.
clang.
There was another muffled sound.
Not far ahead, there were also fires burning in the rock walls on both sides.
clang!
clang!
clang!
The muffled sounds began to follow a certain pattern, one after another.
Along with the muffled sounds, streaks of fire spread forward on both sides of the rock wall.
The rock walls on both sides in front also began to extend outward, and the distance between the fires that lit up simultaneously on both sides of the rock wall continued to increase. When they reached a node that was farthest apart, the next pair of fires started to light up again.
Keep moving toward the center.
After nearly a hundred breaths, he was facing the crowd nearly a hundred feet away.
The last firelight lit up.
The sound of the city gate echoing in the darkness also stopped abruptly.
After a short period of adaptation, the light suddenly rose, and everyone finally saw the scene here clearly.
Ahead is no longer a narrow staircase leading to the ground, but behind a not-so-long passage, connected to a...
Huge circular underground palace!
Song Guicheng, who was standing at the entrance of the underground palace, looked at everyone with a smile.
The smile on his face, illuminated by the green firelight, looked eerie and strange.