Although Wang Chengen wanted to be the last one to leave, his brothers insisted that since they were the youngest, they would not be of much help if they stayed behind, so they insisted that he go first. Wang Chengen received assurances from his brothers along the way, and then entered the tunnel with hesitation.
He had just taken a few steps forward and was about to turn back to urge him a few times when he heard the senior brother's always calm voice with a hint of panic: "Someone is coming, hurry up, hurry up."
Wang Chengen quickly took a few steps to make room, and looked back nervously: "Hurry up, master, senior brother, it's safe to go out from here."
Senior Brother gave a rare smile, and Wang Chengen seemed to only see him mouthing: "Take care, junior brothers."
Immediately afterwards there was a loud "bang", and the entrance to the secret passage had disappeared. Wang Chengen was also affected, and his eyesight went dark and he knew nothing.
When he woke up, Lu Wenxuan was sitting next to him uneasily, hugging his legs and looking aggrieved. Wang Chengen was covered with Lu Wenxuan's clothes.
"Ahem...master and senior brother...ahem, where are they?" Wang Chengen shouted in panic as soon as he woke up, shaking off several stone fragments.
Lu Wenxuan shook his head: "I don't know, I've been guarding you here since you passed out."
Wang Chengen was about to get up to dig out the collapsed earth and rocks at the exit. Lu Wenxuan stood up and held him, slowly shaking his head: "It's useless, let's leave through the secret passage first."
Wang Chengen was stunned for a moment, and then he subconsciously looked at Lu Wenxuan's hands. Although Lu Wenxuan had been deliberately retracting his hands in his sleeves, Wang Chengen still saw the exposed part.
He was stunned, and suddenly remembered what his senior brother said to take good care of his junior brother. His nose felt sore, he took Lu Wenxuan's arm, rolled up his sleeve and checked the injury.
Lu Wenxuan saw that Wang Chengen looked like he was about to cry, and quickly waved his hand: "It doesn't hurt at all, huh~" He waved his hand too much, and quickly held his other hand and inhaled.
Wang Chengen made him laugh. There were only two of them now, and one of them was disabled. If he tried to dig here, he would starve to death before digging.
"Let's go down the mountain first and find a doctor to treat the injury on your hand. Then I'll go back and see what's going on."
Lu Wenxuan stared: "My hand is fine, I want to go to the mountain to see what happened."
Wang Chengen led Lu Wenxuan through the increasingly narrow tunnel with difficulty, and finally breathed a breath of fresh air before suffocating to death. By this time, it was already dawn.
It rained heavily that night, and Wang Chengen was secretly happy. The fire would probably be extinguished, and the master and the others could find a way to get down the mountain.
Lu Wenxuan was still young, but he dug a hole in the tunnel and starved, and almost suffocated in it. How could such a young child endure so much? By now, he didn't know whether he had fainted or fallen asleep.
Wang Chengen hugged him and ran to a door that was still tightly closed: "Open the door, Doctor Zhu, it's me, Wang Jiu, open the door quickly."
As the sound of "Come on, come on" came from inside, and after a burst of hurried footsteps, the door was slowly opened, and a face that was obviously not awake yet poked its head out: "Xiao Jiu? Is this so early?
What's wrong...Oh, come in first, come in first."
Because Wang Chengen was ranked ninth among his brothers, the people at the foot of the mountain were accustomed to calling him Xiao Jiu or Wang Jiu. Now they saw him running over in a hurry, holding a fainted figure in his arms, and the old doctor couldn't even make it.
I got angry with him and quickly let the two of them into the house.
"Old doctor, it's a long story. I have something very important that I need to confirm. I've been asking you to take care of me for a while. I'll come here to take him away when I understand the matter."
The old doctor was busy checking Lu Wenxuan's injuries and responded casually: "Don't worry, he just fainted, there is no serious injury. I will bandage the wound on his hand and he will wake up soon."
Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his hands to the old doctor, glanced at Lu Wenxuan who had not yet woken up, and left in a hurry.
He must go back quickly to confirm the situation of his master and senior brother, and he must ask what is going on.
The heavy rain all night failed to completely extinguish the fire. You can imagine how big the fire burned. There were still small clusters of flames still breathing. If it hadn't been for the fact that the rain was still falling even though it was light,
I'm afraid this fire cannot be controlled at all.
Wang Chengen took advantage of the chaos and beat down an officer and soldier who had gone to a secluded place to relieve himself, put on his clothes and ran up the mountain.
The whole mountain was so empty. If Wang Chengen hadn't lived here for a long time and was so familiar with every plant and tree here, he wouldn't have been able to believe that the barren mountain in front of him, which had been burned beyond recognition, was his home.
He walked around the house on the mountain, his eyes wide open. The corpses of several of his senior brothers fell in one place, surrounded by a large circle of corpses. The expressions on their staring eyes and faces were extremely angry, with determination to die together at all costs.
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Wang Chengen walked over tremblingly. He couldn't believe the scene he saw in front of him. This must be a nightmare. All of his senior brothers are among the best. They are good people and have great abilities. How could it be...
This is probably a nightmare... Wang Chengen sat on the ground and sobbed.
"Xiao Jiu?" A weak voice came into his ears.
"Master!" Wang Chengen suddenly jumped up and looked around. He saw the cabinet in front of him moving slowly. Lu Youfeng was leaning on a stone and could not move. He could only make a weak voice: "Who asked you to come up!"
Wang Chengen's tears couldn't stop falling. He had never been so scared before, afraid that everything he saw was true.
"Quickly, untie my acupuncture points and don't shake your hands. How do I usually teach you?"
While holding his right hand to keep it from shaking, Wang Chengen replied in a low voice: "You are worthy of the sky and worthy of the earth. You live up to the sages and the people."
This sentence was like a switch, finally allowing him to calm down: "Master, what should I do now?"
"Take this, you and Xiaoxuan, surrender." Wang Chengen's eyes widened and he couldn't believe what he heard.
Lu Youfeng took out two identical envelopes: "Stay alive and let the Holy One see this thing. This is what your eight senior brothers risked their lives to protect. Master...I'm sorry for them, and I will make it up to them in the next life. Live well and take care of them."
Good Xiaoxuan, leave this to him... I failed to fulfill my responsibility as a father..."
Wang Chengen shook his head vigorously: "If you want to say anything, tell him in person, and we will go together."
Lu Youfeng shook his head. He had a short knife stuck in his chest, and blood stains were all over his clothes. Not to mention that Wang Chengen had no ability to take him out. Even if he escaped Wei Zhongxian's eyes and ears, he would not be able to get down the mountain.