In the deep tunnel, the couple brought a large pile of trees in front of Yu Qing.
Sun Ping asked: "What to do next?"
Yu Qing pressed his hand, motioning the two of them to put down their things, turned around and left, "Just put it here and follow me."
The three of them didn't know what it meant, so they could only follow.
Yu Qing turned his back and said again, "Take the body away and throw it into the lava lake to destroy the traces. Also clean up the blood on the ground. Those who look back can't find the body. It will make them more puzzled and help them."
Let's get away and buy some more time. As long as the people in Jian Yuanzhai don't know that Cheng Shanping is dead, if we pursue him again, we can use Cheng Shanping's method of leaving road signs to confuse the enemy."
Destroy Cheng Shanping's body? Sun Ping and his wife looked at each other and hesitated when Tie Miaoqing decisively refused, "No!"
Yu Qing stopped, turned around slowly, faced the three of them, stared at Tie Miaoqing and said, "I've already done the evil, and I've taken on the bad reputation. Let me tell you, boss lady, what exactly do you want to cause trouble?"
Tie Miaoqing was silent for a moment and gave an explanation, "I didn't know that Cheng Shanping was dead. Cheng Shanping disappeared like this and could easily be regarded as an escape. Jian Yuanzhai would never let his mother go when he was angry. Knowing that he was killed,
Knowing that he died for Jian Yuanzhai, it would be meaningless for Jian Yuanzhai to embarrass a useless old lady, so maybe he should let the old lady go... Just keep the body, I beg you!"
When the couple heard the reason, they were moved and stared at Yu Qing. Sun Ping sighed: "Miss, what you said makes sense. Ashheng, after all, he has been with us for many years and has some affection. There is an internal reason for his betrayal this time.
He is implicated and forced to have no choice. If it is not absolutely necessary, just follow the young lady's advice. If you can leave a way for his mother to survive, even if he dies in your hands, the spirit in heaven will not blame you."
The dignified Xuan-level monk even asked for help. Yu Qing curled his lips and said nothing more. He changed a torch and lit it, turned around and continued to go deeper into the tunnel.
Tie Miaoqing and the others breathed a sigh of relief and followed.
The group didn't go too far when they saw Xu Fei and Chong'er who were staying in one place after the torches had been extinguished long ago.
The two of them were relieved to see fire and people again, but they felt uncomfortable staying in the silence and darkness for a long time.
Tie Miaoqing knew this place, and she immediately recognized it when she saw the incense butt stuck on the cave wall. She immediately picked up the metal can on the ground and checked it.
The two fire crickets in the jar that had paused their collision started to collide again when they were moved like this.
Sun Ping and his wife both heard something wrong with the impact. When they asked about it, they found out it was two. After confirming, they were both surprised.
Yu Qing ignored the looks they looked at him and asked Xu Fei and Chong'er. After confirming that they were fine, he took out three more incense sticks and lit them, and observed the movement of the green smoke again.
Escape is the most important thing now. Seeing Yu Qing stop, Sun Ping asked: "What should we do next?"
Yu Qing pointed at Tie Miaoqing, which made several people stunned.
Tie Miaoqing was also accused of being confused. Just as he was about to speak, Yu Qing had already moved his hand to indicate, "Don't block it. Stand away. There are cracks on the cave wall. Feel it with your hands."
As soon as these words came out, Tie Miaoqing immediately turned around, and Sun Ping and Zhu Shangbiao also sent torches to illuminate the details of the cave wall at close range.
Sure enough, upon closer inspection, we found that there were indeed several cracks of varying thicknesses on the cave wall. It was indeed difficult to find them in this dark tunnel without looking carefully.
The three of them reached out to sense it almost at the same time, and immediately noticed the faint airflow seeping in through the gaps, which was especially obvious when they felt it with the back of their hands.
The three of them quickly put their palms on the cave wall to perform exercises to check. Zhu Shangbiao was the first to look back at Yu Qing and asked in surprise: "Is there any space behind this?"
Tie Miaoqing and Sun Ping also found out that the cave wall was only about a foot thick, and there was indeed a void behind the cave wall.
Yu Qing said: "There is a passage leading to the outside world at the back. You should be able to escape by breaking the wall of the cave."
Zhu Shangbiao was surprised, "Are you sure it's a passage and not a closed space?"
Yu Qing couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "You're really brave, show me a closed space with airflow." After becoming invincible, his confidence in speaking was indeed different.
"..." Zhu Shangbiao was speechless and understood something.
Sun Ping pulled him away, stood in front of the cave wall and asked, "Should we just break it open?"
Yu Qing sighed: "It can only be broken. Let's leave as soon as possible."
Sun Ping immediately pressed his palm against the cave wall, and with a sudden push of his luck, the cave wall immediately collapsed, thus controlling the movement.
The diffuse smoke and dust blew towards everyone from the dark opposite side in an instant, and the master and servant, who could not resist it, immediately became disgraced.
What is blowing now is not a weak air current, it can be considered a breeze.
Zhu Shangbiao jumped to the opposite side, held up a torch and looked around, and said with a slight joy: "Yes, it is a passage, there is indeed a passage!"
Yu Qing was not surprised at all. It was because he accidentally discovered the existence of this passage that he dared to go to Shanping leisurely. The people ambush outside killed people from Miaoqingtang to resist. He had a future
The road slips away first.
"There are obvious traces of excavation. It was dug out by people. I didn't expect that there was another passage separated by the wall. We went back and forth several times and still didn't find it. I'm afraid the people who excavated it didn't know it either."
Zhu Shangbiao was chattering excitedly across from him.
Sun Ping and Tie Miaoqing looked at each other and finally understood the reason why Yu Qing ordered a tree to be cut down into the tunnel, so as to buy more time for everyone to escape.
Yu Qing waved to Xu Fei and Chong'er. He never forgot to take them with him, and the group of people immediately switched to the underground passage...
A piece of sunset stretched across half of the sky, with thick and colorful clouds, and the light and shadow were stunning.
Next to the official road that crosses the mountains, in a large post station, teams from various states heading to Beijing to take the exam have just arrived. People and horses are checking in, and items are being moved, and there is a lot of excitement.
The officers and soldiers are still making arrangements, and the candidates who have found their own rooms have come out in twos and threes to enjoy the scenery.
I have to say that the scenery along the ancient tomb wasteland is quite good.
When the team was first attacked, a group of candidates were so frightened that they did not dare to go out. It took several days to gradually recover. In addition, the court sent people to comfort them and announced good news to calm them down.
Only then can we truly live.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing with the fire next to the stable? What are you going to do if you set the fodder on fire? Do you want to burn the entire inn?"
A group of candidates were burning paper next to the stables. When the relevant staff of the station found out, they were so frightened that they wondered if the candidates were crazy, so they rushed over and scolded them.
After a burst of fighting, the fire was extinguished, and the gathered candidates were in a state of disgrace. Some officials accompanying the team also came to ask what was going on and why the candidates set the fire here.
Naturally, a group of candidates quickly defended themselves. They were not setting fire, but were mourning the deceased candidates.
In the past few days, as everyone recovered, Su Yingtao, Fang Wenxian, Zhang Manqu, and Pan Wenqing suddenly had a whim, and encouraged and promoted Zhan Muchun as the leader, and called on the candidates to write memorials for the deceased candidates. The four of them became Zhan Muchun
A great assistant in this matter.
So, while they were on their way during the day, a group of candidates pondered over poems to commemorate them. When they arrived at the station, they wrote them down and gave them to five people headed by Zhan Muchun. They commented and then burned them to the ghosts in heaven.
It has been quite interesting these days, but who would have thought that the rough people at this inn didn't understand the customs, yelled, and made a scene, which made the group very embarrassed and insulted everyone's politeness.
The officials who came to inquire felt that this was an elegant matter and did not blame anything. They only said that a group of people were negligent and did not stop the burning of the memorial rites. They asked them to burn it in another place and asked the staff at the post station to point out a suitable place.
So a group of people moved behind the fence near the gate, and the people at the inn specially brought a brazier.
"Brother Zhan, look, this is another article about Brother Xu Fei. The sadness between the lines is moving."
Pan Wenqing handed a memorial article he had read to Zhan Muchun and asked him to comment.
Since the writing of memorial tributes came out, many people have expressed their nostalgia for Xu Fei.
It may not be that some of them sincerely miss him. There are actually so many candidates that it is impossible to get to know them all. Xu Fei was the one who stole the limelight and everyone noticed it. It is easy to write if you have impressions and observations. Those dead people who have no impressions let go.
How do you write it?
On the other hand, after all, it was Lord Zhou Mu’s first choice. Since you want to pursue an official career, why don’t you think about Lord Zhou Mu’s foresight?
The dead at certain times are valuable to some people.
Of course, many people do feel that it is a pity that Xu Fei died. He finally had a promising future, but his life was so short. It is sad that this is life.
Among the candidates, Zhan Muchun had the most complicated feelings towards Xu Fei before. Xu Fei overshadowed him in a crossword puzzle. Master Zhou Mu's favor obviously transferred from him to Xu Fei, and he was really not in his heart.
taste.
Now that Xu Fei is dead, all the unhappiness has become a sad past, so naturally he has become magnanimous. He examines the memorial text and nods slightly, sighing, "Heaven does not leave the New Year, God does not leave the New Year!"
"Brother Xu... Xu... Xu..."
Su Yingtao, whose head was broken by a stone and whose wound was still tied with a white cloth, was about to echo a few words when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves outside. He glanced casually outside, but his eyes froze and he started to speak.
He also stuttered.
The five cavalry came galloping all the way, it was none other than Yu Qing and Tie Miaoqing and their entourage, riding the wind and dust from the rivers and lakes.
After crossing from the ancient tomb wasteland to the official road, they found an inn and paid a lot of money for their mounts. The six of them galloped all the way, constantly changing trains at the inn and traveling day and night. Finally, they arrived just before the examination team was about to leave the ancient tomb wasteland.
Not only were they chasing the exam team, Tie Miaoqing and the others were also rushing to escape in a hurry. By this time, Jian Yuanzhai must have discovered that Cheng Shanping was dead.
Outside the gate of the inn, the five riders came to an emergency halt. Chong'er and Yu Qing rode on the same horse, hugging Yu Qing's back and jolting all the way.
There is a reason for this. Chong'er can't ride a horse. Tie Miaoqing and Sun Ping are daughters who are unable to ride with them. People from Miaoqing Hall really don't have the right to ride with them. Logically speaking, Xu Fei's scholar should be Xu Feiguan, but
Xu Fei was big, and it would be difficult for a horse to travel long distances, let alone a person.
In order to save his strength and avoid any accidents, Yu Qing took this burden with him without hesitation.
As a result, Chong'er felt more and more that Mr. Shiheng was a good person, and he did not find the bumps along the way difficult.
