As soon as they saw the torch opposite, Li Guohao and others shouted repeatedly.
Zhang Ji and others frowned.
The smell in the secret passage was no longer pleasant. As the cave was smashed open, the stench of rottenness came from the wine cellar opposite. It penetrated directly through the thick cloth covering their mouths and noses and penetrated into the nostrils.
"Where are you?" Zhang Ji said, "Why are you here?"
The hole at Li Guohao's end was too small, not as big as his face, so he leaned his face against the hole and looked around.
"The cause of this incident was the body found on the road this morning!" Li Guohao said.
He found the corpse on the road, sent people to inquire, and then found the purple su dyeing workshop in Sanbai Mountain.
After saying that, he ordered his men to call the boss of Zisu who had followed them down, and asked him to tell him about this wine cellar.
Zi Su's boss had never seen such a posture before, and said tremblingly: "Master Jun, six years ago, there were troubled times, and Hengxiang was also in chaos. At that time, many people wanted to follow the emperor to Hejing, so they were eager to sell their property! On the second day, Hengxiang was sitting in Dongping Academy. Some people said that the emperor wanted to express his anger. Rumors spread in the market that Hengxiang was going to be slaughtered, so a large number of merchants sold their properties at a low price! The former owner of Zisu Dyeing House was named Zhang, and his name was He. He was a congratulatory congratulation. He was also eager to sell, so he offered a very low price, which made the people excited, so they raised money to buy it. Seeing that he had made the perilla dyeing workshop famous, the people did not plan to change the name, so they borrowed his name. Keep going! There are so many weird things in this wine cellar that the common people have no idea about!"
"When the wind blows down here, there are strange noises. Do you really know that?" Zhang Ji said.
"Afraid!" Zi Su's boss was about to cry but had no tears, "Master Jun, the common people are really scared of this voice. They have already invited many alchemists and warlocks, but it's useless! The common people don't want to be too public about it. I want to open the door for business, but if someone thinks I’m unlucky, what should I do?”
"It sounds like this place is used to scare people." Ye Zheng whispered beside Shen Lie.
"General Shen," Zhang Ji walked up to Shen Lie and said, "It's the corpse of the soldier who was guarding the place in Hengxiang again. The night when the accident happened in the Chen family ancestral hall, the second lady sent someone to find the body who was the first to find it. Girl. But the girl disappeared without a trace, and no one knew who she was. Now, these soldiers are buried directly in the middle of the road in and out of the city. This seems to be a bait."
Ye Zheng frowned: "Master, what should we do next?"
Shen Lie looked at the corridor ahead of them that they had not reached yet, paused, and said in a deep voice: "Li Guohao."
"Yes!" Li Guohao responded immediately on the other end.
"Immediately go back to Hengxiang Mansion and find the clerk to investigate this Li He. At the same time, send an additional 300 people to control the perilla dyeing workshop."
"Yes!" Li Guohao accepted the order.
Boss Zisu opened his eyes wide: "Master Jun! No! This dyeing house is all my wealth and life! I bought this dyeing house..."
Li Guohao's men immediately stepped forward, dragged him down, and ordered him to shut up.
"How long will it take to get to the Chen Family Ancestral Hall from here if we walk from the surface?" Shen Lie asked again.
Li Guohao did the math and said: "The way back to General Shen will be winding and hilly. It will take about an hour and a half!"
Shen Lie turned his head and looked at Ruan Guoliang, who immediately clasped his hands into fists without waiting for him to speak: "General, please give the order!"
Shen Lie said: "Take ten people back from Zisu Dyeing House, and then take a hundred people back down the secret road. This time you don't take the main road, go north when you meet it, turn back when you reach the end, return to the main road, and continue going north."
"I obey my orders!" Ruan Guoliang said.
Two big men were still standing in front of the rock wall. One of them pointed at the small hole: "General, from here?"
"Keep digging," Shen Lie said.
"yes!"
"Zhang Zhi ordered," Shen Lie looked at Zhang Ji, "You can use this place to return to the city. There must be many things in Ali that need your help."
"So, what about General Shen?" Zhang Ji said, "The general has many important things to do. Do we have to move on?"
"Um."
"But," Zhang Ji frowned and spoke in a very low voice, "General Shen, we know that someone is deliberately leading the way. If there is danger ahead, then..."
"We knew it before the Chen Family Ancestral Hall was about to enter the secret passage," Shen Lie said.
Zhang Ji was slightly stunned and said: "Okay then."
The two big men had already picked up the sledgehammer and hit it hard again.
The scream became even more eerie due to its deformation.
Shen Lie led his people away without stopping, leaving Zhang Ji and his two deputies, as well as ten people led by Ruan Guoliang, waiting for the two big men to dig a hole in the mountain and leave the secret passage.
After walking far away, Ye Zheng asked softly: "Master, if the road ahead is endless, do you have to keep walking?"
"We'll arrive at Dian Qingjiang soon, it won't be endless," Shen Lie said.
Ye Zheng nodded and said, "Young master, do you want to explore this entire tunnel?"
Shen Lie had this intention, but seeing Ye Zheng's tone, Shen Lie said, "Are you tired?"
"Not really, but..." Ye Zheng paused and looked at the cave wall opposite.
Shen Lie followed his gaze and slightly knitted his thick eyebrows.
The cave wall was no different from other cave walls, but it seemed to have moved just now.
The people following them all looked around. Some people suspected that their eyes were deceived, so they raised their hands and rubbed them again and again.
Ye Zheng took out the big knife on his back and walked towards the cave wall step by step.
After getting closer, he stretched out his hand to touch the wall, and his expression changed drastically.
With his fingers tightened, he grabbed the "cave wall" and pulled hard. With a "crash", the huge curtain fell from the sky.
Ye Zheng quickly retreated, and Shen Lie stepped forward to protect him. Fortunately, there were no traps here.
The dust scattered everywhere dispersed, and the torches in everyone's hands finally penetrated the sea of sand, and the nearly extinguished flames illuminated the vast and huge space in front of them.
Six peaceful and kind stone statues sit on gold thrones edged with red sandalwood and covered with rocks, osmanthus trees, and flower and butterfly carvings.
The stone statues were coated with insect-proof paint, but they were badly damaged, and holes had been drilled out in many places. In addition, they were also mottled and old due to time, making these six stone statues look kind and kind. , it is difficult to distinguish the face.
Ye Zheng lowered his head and glanced at the gray and extremely lifelike rock wall-colored curtain in his hand, and then looked at Shen Lie: "Master, it must have been a mouse that made the curtain move just now."
Shen Lie looked at the six stone statues and said calmly: "The color of this curtain should be difficult to buy on the street."
"Yes, who would buy this kind of cloth, and it and the surrounding rock walls..." Ye Zheng paused and said, "Ah, Master! I understand, you are referring to the Perilla Dyeing House! Could it be? That Zhang He?!"
Shen Lie didn't say anything, his eyes fell on one of the stone statues, and his black eyes turned dark and cold.
This stone statue is also the one with the best preserved features among the six stone statues present.
Ye Zheng looked towards the stone statue, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled.
"This stone statue," Ye Zheng murmured, "Why does it look so much like the old man!?"
There is only one old man in his mouth, the current largest patriarch of the Zuilu Guo family, Mr. Guo, Guo Shu.
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Thank you April Weiyu for the tip! Thank you~~~ヾ(??▽?)ノ
