"But which room it is, we need to investigate it ourselves."
Sishe and others watched the three sentries carefully.
Sishe frowned: "It's a bit difficult to handle."
"These three sentries cover almost all the fields of view. It is difficult for us to avoid their sight."
Tianji also frowned slightly and said: "It is indeed difficult to handle."
Shen Lian took a look at the distance between their place and those rooms.
I took another look at the environment around the room.
He said: "This room is surrounded by emptiness."
"There are no other buildings."
"This is the only row of houses here."
"So, if Beichen discovers us, Beichen has only two choices."
"Either, rush out of here and escape... But as long as he rushes out of the house, he will definitely encounter us!"
"Either, you can use the agency to leave through a secret passage."
"But I have asked Fatty Zhang to look for Beichen's secret passage outside. With Fatty Zhang's ability, as long as there is a secret passage nearby, he will never be able to hide it."
"So, the advantage is still with us."
"And now, Beichen may discover my plan at any time in the Ministry of Officials."
"We don't have time to wait!"
Tianji suddenly raised his head, looked at Shen Lian, and said, "So, what do you mean?"
Shen Lian raised the corners of his mouth directly, his eyes shining brightly.
He said calmly: "Since we can't avoid these sentries, then don't waste any more time on them."
"My suggestion is to just kill him."
"Separate three people and stop them."
"The rest of the people rushed directly to the room."
“At times like this, it’s more efficient to go straight!”
After hearing Shen Lian's words, Tianji's eyes flickered.
Immediately she nodded directly and said: "I agree with your method."
"Beichen is as cunning as a fox. Now that we are close to him, maybe he can smell us."
"It's basically impossible to think of any way to get close to him."
"Therefore, instead of doing this, it is better to kill him directly!"
"Catch him off guard and search the room he is in as quickly as possible. In this case, maybe we will have a chance to find him!"
Si She and others did not nod, agreeing with Shen Lian's words.
Shen Lian said: "Then don't delay."
He raised his head directly, stared ahead with sharp eyes, and said: "Do it!"
With that said, Shen Lian immediately rushed out.
Sishe and Tianji followed Shen Lian.
At the same time, there was a shadow guard who instantly released arrows.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The three arrows rushed directly towards two open sentries and one hidden sentry.
The moment Shen Lian and the others rushed out, these people were also stunned for a moment.
Then he quickly shouted: "The enemy is attacking, there is an enemy attacking!"
"Shen Lian, it's Shen Lian!"
"Shen Lian is here!"
They yelled one after another.
If you take out your weapon to block the arrow, you have to stop Shen Lian.
But at this time, shadow guards had already rushed out and directly blocked them.
As a result, they could only watch as Shen Lian rushed over.
Shen Lian and Tianji separated.
Each person is responsible for a house.
They quickly kicked open the door and looked into the room.
Soon, there were sounds one after another.
"There's no one in the room!"
"No one!"
"No target found!"
Shen Lian also kicked open a door.
This is a study room.
There were not many books, and they were all dusty.
And in this room, it's also empty.
Soon, a few people looked around all the houses.
But in the end, there was no one!
Tianji frowned: "Why is there no one?"
"Has Beichen already run away?"
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes.
He said: "Maybe I heard something wrong, so I ran away."
"It's also possible that he is hiding in a secret room. These light and dark sentries may be just the first line of defense, and the secret room is the second line of defense."
Si She asked, "But where is the secret room?"
Shen Lian frowned and quickly looked from room to room.
Seeing this, Sishe said, "Sir, do you need me to call Fatty Zhang here? Fatty Zhang is good at finding traps. He can find them faster."
Shen Lian shook his head.
"Fat Zhang is currently looking for a secret passage outside the city. If Beichen really runs away, then Fatty Zhang may be our only chance to find Beichen."
"So, don't waste his time."
"And when you go back and forth, the time is enough for Beichen to disappear without a trace."
Si She asked: "What should we do?"
Shen Lian said: "These rooms have not been used for a long time, and the ground is full of dust. But if someone enters, no matter how careful they are, they will be contaminated by dust."
"Go and see which room has less dust."
After hearing Shen Lian's words, everyone quickly recalled the situation after they kicked the door.
Si She said at this time: "I found a room, and there seemed to be footprints on the dust."
"Walk!"
Everyone quickly came to the room where Si She had found.
Shen Lian walked in directly.
I saw that this was a bedroom.
The room is very simple.
A cabinet, a dressing table, and a couch.
A table and four stools.
Apart from that, there is nothing.
The whole room was covered with dust.
No one has lived here for several years, and the dust here has become quite thick.
And there are indeed some footprints on the ground.
These footprints disappeared when they reached the bed.
Shen Lian said: "Open the couch."
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Sishe and others immediately started to lift the couch.
But there was still nothing under the bed.
Shen Lian squatted down and knocked on the ground.
Boom, boom, boom.
Suddenly there was a hollow sound.
Shen Lian's eyes flashed.
Sishe said directly: "It's empty down there!"
Shen Lian raised his chin: "Lift this brick."
Si She quickly opened the brick.
At this time, you can see a dark tunnel below.
"Found it!"
Si She was immediately overjoyed.
Shen Lian said: "Torch."
A shadow guard quickly fetched a torch and handed it to Shen Lian.
Shen Lian no longer delayed and walked directly down the secret passage.
Not long after they walked forward in the dark passage, they found that the front was blocked.
And blocking this road is a stone gate.
Looking at these stone gates, Shen Lian breathed out softly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tianji and others also took a deep breath in their hearts.
Because, at this moment.
They all know it.
Behind this door.
It is very possible that it is Beichen himself!
Shen Lian waved his hand.
Sishe and Tianji also quickly came to the stone gate.
Shen Lian did not speak, but used gestures to tell Tianji and Sishe to get ready.
Once the door opens, be prepared to fight.
Both of them clenched their weapons and nodded seriously.
Shen Lian took a deep breath, and without further delay, he pressed the stone door with both hands and pushed hard!
Crunch--
The stone door was slowly pushed open.
And the moment the stone door opened.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The sound of breaking wind suddenly came from inside the stone gate.
Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he quickly fell back without any hesitation.
The body was close to the ground for an instant.
Sishe and Tianji quickly waved their weapons.
Bang bang!
Several sparks appeared.
Three arrows were cut off by them and fell to the ground.
Immediately, they rushed into the stone chamber.
But.
"No one!" Si She said.
Tianji frowned: "Why is there no one?"
Shen Lian also stood up at this time and quickly walked into the stone room.
I saw that the layout of the stone room was very simple.
There is a stone couch here.
A stone table and several stone benches.
On the stone table, there is a candlestick, with candles burning on the candlestick.
The candle was half burned, and there was wax dripping down the candle holder.
Near the candle, there is a tea set.
A teacup was placed on the edge of the table.
Shen Lian picked up the tea cup and took a look inside.
There was only half a cup of tea left in the teacup.
Shen Lian said: "The water in the tea cup is still warm, which means there is someone there and they just left not long ago."
Shen Lian looked around again.
I saw a mechanical crossbow on the wall opposite the stone door.
The arrow just now was shot by this machine crossbow.
The mechanism crossbow is connected to the stone door. If the people inside do not agree to open the stone door, then opening the stone door outside will trigger the mechanism and release the arrow.
If Shen Lian and others had not been very cautious just now, perhaps the sudden crossbow attack would have reduced the number of their team.
Shen Lian looked in other directions.
At this time, he discovered a particularly smooth stone on a wall.
That way, it was as if he had been interrogated countless times.
It is extremely different from the rough stones around it.
See this scene.
Shen Lian's eyes flashed.
He quickly came to the stone.
Then I grabbed the stone and pressed it inside, but found that it couldn't be pressed.
Immediately he broke it to the left and right.
Suddenly, when he broke it to the right, the stone moved directly to the right.
Then.
A door appeared directly on the wall in front of him.
Behind the door, there is still a dark passage.
Seeing this passage, Shen Lian quickly took the torch and said: "Let's go, Beichen must have left from here."
"He left not long ago, maybe we can catch up."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly chased after Shen Lian.
Shen Lian is very fast.
He kept lighting the way ahead with his torch.
As I walked, my brain was spinning crazily.
He needs to guard against possible traps in this secret passage.
Therefore, Shen Lian seemed to be walking very fast.
But actually.
He has gone through the process of lighting up the front with a torch, quickly turning his brain to confirm whether there is a mechanism, and then moving forward with confidence...
The whole process consumes brain cells extremely.
But Shen Lian had to do this.
Otherwise, in this narrow secret passage, if there are any traps, they may have to finish them off.
Just like that, Shen Lian and others quickly pursued him.
Chasing the chance to have half a cup of tea.
Shen Lian's steps suddenly stopped.
Sishe and others were also busy looking ahead.
Then their expressions changed.
All I saw ahead was a double intersection.
Si She said: "Why is there a fork in the underground passage?"
"How did Beichen dig this!"
"A secret passage is difficult enough."
"He even dug a side road!"
Tianji took a careful look at the two roads.
There are no clues that can point to the direction Beichen went.
Tianji looked at Shen Lian and said, "What should we do? Which one to choose?"
Everyone also looked at Shen Lian.
Shen Lian frowned. He kept observing the two intersections, his brain running wildly.
However, there were too few clues. No matter how smart he was, it would be difficult to determine Beichen's whereabouts in this dark secret passage.
And just then.
Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps coming from the secret passage ahead.
The sound of footsteps made everyone stunned.
Si She hurriedly said: "Someone is coming!"
"Is it Beichen?"
"Has he returned?"
Shen Lian frowned.
"Be prepared to fight," he said.
Everyone looked nervously at the secret passage ahead where footsteps could be heard.
Then.
Not long after.
Footsteps came closer.
At the same time, two figures appeared in front of them.
I saw two torches emerging from the dark dark passage ahead.
Sishe and the others were holding their weapons nervously.
Always be ready to fight.
But.
As the footsteps get closer and closer.
As the two men came completely in front of them.
Sishe and others were stunned.
"Fat Zhang, is it you!?"
Si She said unexpectedly.
Tianji and others also looked surprised.
Shen Lian squinted his eyes, with a hint of understanding in his expression.
Walking out of the dark passage ahead were Fatty Zhang and Wang Junyan who had been ordered by Shen Lian to investigate.
Fatty Zhang also looked surprised when he saw Shen Lian and others.
Both he and Wang Junyan clenched their weapons, and it could be seen that they were very nervous just now.
It was obvious that they also regarded Shen Lian and others as bad guys.
Fatty Zhang bowed to Shen Lian and said, "Master Shen, my subordinates discovered the exit of a secret passage outside the city."
"So my subordinates came down to investigate and see where this exit leads."
"Unexpectedly, halfway through, I suddenly heard footsteps in front of me. The footsteps paused at first, and then quickly moved away."
"My subordinates felt there was a problem and hurriedly chased after him."
"I didn't expect that I would meet you, Mr. Shen, here."
When Shen Lian heard this, a light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Have you heard footsteps before you met us, and the footsteps retreated after discovering you?"
Hearing this, Fatty Zhang couldn't help but said: "Isn't that you, Mr. Qin?"
Shen Lian shook his head.
He said: "We just arrived here and were thinking about which direction to go, and you came here."
Tianji widened his eyes and said, "Beichen!"
"Beichen just wanted to leave Chang'an City from this direction and escape from the city."
"But he didn't expect to find that there were other people in this secret passage. He was worried that they were people from our court, so he didn't dare to delay, so he quickly turned around and walked away by another way!"
Shen Lian made a decision immediately and said: "Since Fatty Zhang said that we just met him, it means that Beichen has just left not long ago. Let's speed up."
With that said, he directly chose the road that no one had ever taken and turned around.
"Fat Zhang, you go ahead and judge whether there are any traps."
Shen Lian said.
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"Fat Zhang, you go ahead and judge whether there are any traps."