Seeing that everyone believed it, Xie Xian added, "There are many taboos about this thing. It cannot be exposed to water, otherwise it will become ineffective. And because it is so powerful, it will explode when it encounters fire, so everyone should think of a way to ignite it from a distance."

Everyone was in awe of what Xie Xian said, but they really couldn't understand how powerful it was.

Xie Xian had no choice. She was the only one who had experienced the power of gunpowder at the scene, so she had to do these things herself.

"Also, this method has to wait until the mine is sealed before it can be used. And it can't be discovered by them, otherwise..." Xie Xian didn't finish her words, but everyone present understood.

That meant they only had this chance. The old chief nodded and said, "We have no other choice, and we can't tell you about this in advance." He knew that only if everyone showed their true despair could they deceive the bandits.

Sure enough, on the second day, someone from the city came to redeem Du Xin. Mu He supported Du Xin as he walked, looking back every few steps, as if he was reluctant to let him go, but everyone knew what was going on.

Seeing that the trouble had finally been sent away, Gan Hu scolded, "What are you looking at? Go get some work!"

"It's a pity for Madam Xian, but it's better for her to leave." Women who entered bandit dens never had a good ending when they got out, and the more powerful the family, the more they cared about this.

"Well, those who are collecting the treasures, are you ready? You must hide the treasures well and don't ruin the leader's plan."

"I see. I just heard that the flood will come earlier this year!"

The man who answered the call had a flash of pity in his eyes, but he immediately straightened his expression and said, "Hey! It's better to be earlier!"

"Who said it wasn't? I've already said it, a kind-hearted person can't do this job!"

In the meeting hall, Gan Hu confirmed again and again, "The water level didn't rise this early last year!" His triangular eyes showed a skeptical look.

Just after seeing Du Xin off today, Qu Qing came to report that the underground water level will rise soon this year.

But he remembered that the water level started to rise after the first month of the lunar calendar last year.

"Boss, the water level is rising too early this year, so we might as well make plans early," Qu Qing lowered his head, half of his face hidden in the darkness.

Gan Hu thought to himself that this strategist was just like that and that nothing big could be accomplished by being too soft-hearted.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qu, there is a way to resolve the matter." He has been feeling uneasy these past few days, always feeling that something bad is going to happen. However, although Qu Qingren is smart, he is not the same kind of person as him.

A fierce look flashed in his eyes. It was just right. The sooner the better. The sooner the better.

Over the next few days, the atmosphere at the bottom of the tiankeng became increasingly tense. Not only were the refugees feeling uneasy, but even the bandits began to get nervous.

I don’t know if God is helping them, but it has been cloudy and rainy these days, and the water in the underground river has indeed begun to rise slowly.

Xie Xian looked surprised and stared at Qu Qing: "Can you observe the sky?" She couldn't understand. The sky that could be seen from this tiankeng was only the size of a palm. It was a bit ridiculous to predict the weather based on such a small field of vision!

However, Qu Qing just looked like it was nothing special. Xie Xian gritted her teeth and let this guy pretend.

Everyone was on high alert, waiting for the day when the door would be sealed. What Xie Xian didn't expect was that it would happen in a way that they had never anticipated.

When they woke up one morning, they found that the door had been sealed.

Everyone stood beside the boulder, feeling a little dazed. They thought that blocking the door would definitely lead to a fight between the two parties, and they took the opportunity to make some demands. Gan Hu's face was ferocious, and they argued with him.

Unexpectedly, everything happened in silence. Xie Xian narrowed her eyes, and the old chief sighed heavily: "What a bunch of bastards!"

"Didn't we arrange for people to be on night duty these days? Why is it still like this?"

"We don't know either! We stayed here after dinner, but somehow we fell asleep!"

A familiar voice was heard: "The food has been drugged." Everyone made way for each other and they could see clearly that the person who spoke was Qu Qing.

Everyone had different expressions on their faces, some were surprised, some were gloating.

"Why is Mr. Qu here?" The old chief finally couldn't help asking.

Manager Fu, who was following behind Qu Qing, had a sad face and said, "Don't mention it. It was because I was trying to say something good for you that I angered Gan Hu, so he just threw me and Mr. Qu down with me."

No one can put on a good face if he wakes up and finds himself thrown by the river.

He was extremely annoyed at the moment. Why did he have such kind intentions and yet was so rude? Now he was doomed.

Qu Qing asked the deputy steward to pass on the message, asking them to save themselves. Many people knew about this, and they all looked guilty upon hearing this.

At this moment, Xie Xian was surprised. Who told her about her future? She laughed out loud. You didn't expect that, did you? Now she is really in my hands.

Xie Xian was not so worried, because in order to solve the problem of the passage, they had secretly collected some tools in the past few days. They probably knew about this matter and they were afraid of more trouble, so they took action so quickly.

Seeing that everyone was trying to pretend to be calm, Xie Xian knew that everyone had not yet recovered from the incident of the door being sealed.

The final frenzy will only occur when they truly realize that there is no way out.

Xie Xian winked at the old chief. Everyone had already made a clear division of labor. The old chief had great prestige, so he was in charge of calming the people, while Xie Xian and others were responsible for blasting the boulders and opening up the passage.

Tu Zhen followed Xie Xian, and the group headed towards the corridor. Qu Qing followed behind the group and said in a casual manner, "Madam Xian, do you know how I inferred that it would rain?"

Xie Xian stopped and looked over, "You can tell if you want to." She hated keeping people in suspense.

Qu Qing wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but he suffered a setback right at the beginning.

"I made a guess based on the climate map provided by the lady!" Facing the murderous gaze of his future employer, Qu Qing readily followed suit.

Xie Xian's face froze. How could this be derived from a climate map? How come she didn't know?

So I came here to bring warmth to people? Xie Xian felt a lump of anger stuck in her chest, unable to get out or down.

Everyone saw that she had a gloomy face, didn't say anything, just lowered her head and rushed forward. They glanced at Qu Qing who was at a loss, and said, "Tsk tsk!"

The day was just talked to death.

When she arrived next to the boulder, she saw that a hole had been drilled where she had marked it.

Xie Xian used a wooden stick to measure the depth of each hole. It was OK. She was not sure. It was explosive! She had only seen it on TV. It was not obvious on her face. She took off the bamboo tube from her waist.

Just as I was about to stuff it in, I heard a flurry of footsteps behind me.

It was the dark and thin man who led the way the first time, "Madam Xian, the river water is starting to rise!"

Everyone looked at each other, and panic began to spread: "The terrain here is lower than the tiankeng, and the river water at the entrance has already reached our calves."

"Hurry up," Xie Xian said expressionlessly, but she was panicking. She was worried that she would be buried too.

She gritted her teeth and cursed in her heart, thinking that when she got out, all the Ganhu bandits would be killed, and it would be best if she didn't meet that scoundrel Du Xin again.

Everyone in the cave suddenly felt that the rising water was not scary at all. They didn’t see Madam Xian’s current expression, which was scary!

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