Xia Jing glanced sideways at her son and said with a low smile: "Where did the treasure cave come from? If it were really a treasure cave, would the entrance of the cave be open like this?"
"Not a treasure cave?" Li Chengmu was disappointed.
Xia Jing's heart softened and she comforted him: "Looking at the entrance, this cave should be very big inside. We can go in and see what it's like inside."
The entrance of the cave was still seven or eight meters away from where they stood. The guards took the lead and several people climbed up.
The road is not steep, but due to the rain a few days ago, the road surface is slippery and difficult to walk on.
After several people finally climbed up, the guard walking in front suddenly stopped.
Xia Jing asked softly: "What's wrong?"
"Princess, there are fresh footprints at the entrance of the cave."
Xia Jing squeezed to the front and lowered her head to look at the entrance of the cave: "There are a lot of footprints."
Looking at the extended footprints, we entered the cave from the other side.
In other words, they are now standing on the left side of the cave entrance, and the identity of this group of people is unknown. They entered the cave from the right side of the cave entrance.
When Li Chengmu saw so many big footprints, the first thing he thought of was bandits, and he nervously asked: "Mother, is it possible that this cave is a bandit's den?"
The guard was the first to answer. He pointed around and said, "It may be a bandit's nest, but it's not a bandit's den. There are no traces of life at the entrance of the cave."
Xia Jing nodded, "His analysis is very correct. Let's go in and take a look. Everyone, please be careful and don't speak loudly in the cave, because there will be echoes in the cave, and it is easy for people inside to discover us."
This was mainly said to Li Chengmu. This kid's wilderness survival skills were completely lacking.
Everyone nodded, and at the same time, there was an inexplicable sense of excitement in everyone's heart.
The cave is large and high, a typical limestone cave.
The ground inside the cave is full of rocks. You can still see some mud marks at first, but as you walk further in, there are no footprints on the ground at all.
"Concubine, it's dark inside, do we still have to go in?" Li Chengmu walked to Xia Jing and asked in a low voice.
Xia Jing looked back at him and asked for his opinion in a low voice, "If you are afraid, will you stay outside the cave and wait for us?"
How could Li Chengmu admit that he was timid in front of others? He puffed up his chest and said, "Who said I'm afraid? I will definitely follow you, and my son will protect you."
Xia Jing laughed dumbly, "Well, if you're not afraid, just follow closely and don't make any sound!"
As the group of people walked inside, the light became darker and darker. They didn't walk long in the darkness when they heard voices coming from inside the cave.
Several people slowly approached, and dim light came from the cave. They hid behind a protruding rock, not daring to get too close for fear of being discovered.
Xia Jing was full of energy, and the passage inside the cave was winding. After turning two more turns, she saw a slightly spacious stone hall filled with people and many torches lit.
Looking at their attire and weapons at hand, Xia Jing initially judged that they were bandits.
Further forward, I noticed a few men who were better dressed than others. They were also treated better than others because there were many men around them.
Judging from their aura, he should be the leader of this group of bandits.
While Xia Jing looked at them through her mental power, their conversation also aroused her interest.
"Boss, Xiaojiu said that he saw a small group heading straight for the back mountain, so we are just going to hide in this cave, or should we just go up and kill them?"
"No, let's avoid them for the time being. We'll wait until they leave before we go up. When their team passes the natural barrier, we'll go up and throw rocks or tree sections. This way, we can win without having to fight head-on. We'll wait for them to die."
Those who died, those who were wounded, those who escaped escaped, we will go back to clean up the battlefield."
This trip is a sure profit!
"If you ask me, this team is really cautious. In order to survive the natural danger, they even sent a team of guards to the top of the mountain to check the situation. Boss, do you think they doubt us?"
"It shouldn't be possible. We haven't met them before. At most, they have heard about caravans that were hijacked before. So they act more cautiously."
Xia Jing withdrew her powers after listening to a few words of their conversation, and now basically concluded that these bandits were here to rob them.
There are a lot of them, and it is impossible for the few people around me to confront them head-on. They can only go back temporarily and discuss countermeasures.
Xia Jing waved her hand, indicating that everyone should go back out of the cave first.
Several people nodded and turned around to walk back.
But when Li Chengmu turned around, the end of the tall bamboo shoot he was carrying on his shoulders hit the stone wall, and he happened to scratch off a small loose stone on the stone wall.
When a small stone falls to the ground, the crisp sound is infinitely amplified in the cave, and the resulting echo spreads far away.
"who!"
There was an explosion from inside the cave.
Lying on grass!
"run!"
It was very dark inside the cave. In the dim light, the figures could be seen clearly, but the road under their feet could not be seen clearly.
Unable to see the road clearly, Xia Jing ran ahead to lead them.
But as the bandits who were alarmed in the cave came over, the torches in their hands successfully illuminated their way forward.
Xia Jing stopped and let Li Chengmu and the guards run first. She ran last, taking out a pistol from the space as she ran.
With a backhand shot, the bandit who was running at the front fell down with the sound of gunfire.
The sound of gunshots amplified infinitely in the cave, and the brother in front fell down. The bandits who were chasing him were shocked!
The bandit leader squeezed from behind to the front. When he saw the brother lying on the ground, he became furious and kicked the dazed brother next to him.
"Why are you so stunned? Why don't you hurry up and chase me!"
"Brother, but" what kind of hidden weapon is that?
The sound was too loud and scary.
And that hidden weapon is so powerful that it can knock down a brother with just one sound. It’s a perfect shot!
The bandit leader roared: "Chase!"
"Ah, oh!"
Forced by the order, the bandits could only hold up torches and chase forward.
Xia Jing and her son ran far away with the guards, and they heard the bandit leader's roar.
If you see them chasing you again, run away quickly.
Running to the entrance of the cave, Xia Jing fired a shot into the air. She believed that the team not far from here would hear the gunfire and come over to check the situation.
"Mother, they are chasing us. Let's run down the mountain quickly."
Xia Jing signaled the guards to take Li Chengmu and run away first, "You go back the way you came, and I'll lead them away."
"No, concubine!"
Li Chengmu grabbed her sleeve and refused to let go. He estimated that there were at least a hundred bandits in the cave. How could a weak woman like mother and concubine deal with so many men!
"Time is running out, obey me!"
Xia Jing pushed him towards the guards without any doubt and said in a commanding tone: "Take him away quickly!"
The guards hesitated, and neither of the two masters could have any accidents.
Let them protect the young master and give up the princess. They dare not make a decision.
Xia Jing turned around and fired another shot into the cave, urging: "Hurry up!"
I pushed them. The ground was slippery and the guards had to protect Li Chengmu as he slid down the steep slope.
Xia Jing watched them run away, turned around and ran to the other side, shooting while running.
None of the bandits who rushed out of the dark cave paid attention to the footprints on the ground, and they all chased Xia Jing where the gunshots were heard!
The bandit leader's eyes were fiery, "Brothers captured that girl alive. Whoever gets the hidden weapon in her hand will be the third boss of our village!"
"Ouch! Come on!"
There are currently only two heads in the village. When the bandits heard that they would be promoted, they rushed towards Xia Jing's left direction as if they had been given a shot of blood.