Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

The rain and snow in winter moisten everything silently, but the lingering chill penetrates into people's bones.

Gan Hu looked up at the sky above the tiankeng, with a gloomy look in his eyes. The temperature below the tiankeng was slightly higher, and fine snow was drifting down, but it turned into a thin mist and dissipated before it hit the ground.

He had been feeling uneasy ever since the cave entrance was sealed. The rain continued to fall today, and it stands to reason that someone at the bottom of the mine should have collapsed long ago.

"Boss, there's no sound over there now!" the long-faced man came to report.

Gan Hu frowned: "Go and keep an eye on it." This movement was very different from previous years.

The bandits huddled in the hall to warm themselves by the fire. "What are we doing here in this horrible weather when the cave is sealed?"

"That's right. Let's go back early and divide the money among ourselves so that we can have fun in the city."

"They're afraid those peasants will run out!" someone sneered.

"How can they get out without even a pickaxe?" someone was unconvinced.

The long-faced man said quietly, "Don't forget, this time we threw Mr. Naqu in with us!"

Everyone fell silent, but in their hearts they all looked down on Gan Hu's behavior of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. They could also guess it.

Gan Hu was afraid that the higher-ups would investigate the young master's guilt. Now that Qu Qing was 'missing', he could naturally put the blame on Qu Qing. After all, the dead cannot speak.

After all, they stayed here just in case. If those people really escaped, their place would be exposed, so they had to be on guard.

"Hey! You think there's nothing wrong with the wealth up there?" someone started a conversation.

"Everyone is too lazy to move, so just move. Anyway, we will be back in the city in two days, so we can save some energy. Don't worry, there are brothers guarding up there!"

"That's fine. But we can't let anything go wrong at this critical moment."

At the top of the tiankeng, Siji wiped the blood off the dagger on the corpse beside him, curled his lips in disgust, and said, "You said he was well-trained, but this is it!"

He leaned over and looked down. The people below didn't notice anything, and he didn't know if the bandits had any secret codes to communicate with each other.

But after waiting for a long time, it seemed that he was overthinking.

"Lady, when do you say we should start?" Liu Yu also leaned closer.

Niu Er touched his head and said puzzledly: "Let the sun come out tomorrow! The lady said that there is too much moisture and it is inconvenient." He couldn't understand what this thing had to do with moisture.

"I just follow orders, but you're the only one who talks too much."

"Hey, why am I the only one who talks so much? Are you two ostracizing me?"

A group of Black Stone Guards set up camp on the top of the mountain and cooked a meal. They were moved to tears by the treasures that Qionglou Village had moved up during the day and had not yet taken away. They finally reaped the rewards of their campaign against the bandits.

God knows how tormented he must have been when he had been under such pressure from Mr. Weng and had gained nothing in half a month.

Now, even if we fail to suppress the bandits tomorrow, our trip will not be in vain.

At this moment, Xie Xian met an unexpected person in the camp.

"Chu Mo! Why are you here?" Xie Xian was a little surprised, but then she thought that he must be worried about his best friend.

"Mr. Qu, it's in the tent next door!" Xie Xian kindly pointed the way.

"I just met Qu Qing," the young man looked at Xie Xian's rosy face and breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you okay?"

When he heard that Xie Xian had opened up a passage in the mountains and was able to escape, his heart was in a mess. He couldn't help wanting to see Xie Xian, so he rushed over overnight.

Now that he saw that the beauty was safe and sound, he finally felt relieved. Facing Xie Xian's inquiring eyes, he said softly with his ears slightly red, "I heard that you used lightning and fire to break the boulder?"

Xie Xian understood, "This thing is called gunpowder. Taoist Qingxuan gave it to me for self-defense." She would never say that she came up with the formula herself.

But when she thought about the day when she went to get the things, the half beard of Taoist Qingxuan was burned, and the resentful look in his eyes, well! It should be okay, after all, she told him all the precautions.

Every failure makes you wiser, and you will be more careful next time.

Chu Mo was speechless, but he was secretly happy that Ah Xian was willing to tell him these.

"This thing is extremely powerful, Ah Xian must be careful." He didn't say anything else. If this thing is used on the battlefield, it will definitely be a powerful weapon.

But according to the rumors among the refugees, there was some goddess's magic, some demons' help. Xie Xian didn't even need to order to confuse people. The matter of opening up the tunnel was completely lost after it was spread among the refugees.

Xie Xian chuckled and said, "Of course I know that this thing is harmful to the harmony of nature and has a very serious backlash. The old Heavenly Master hasn't even grown half of his beard yet!"

So don't worry, this thing comes at a price.

She found it funny when she thought of Taoist Qingxuan's current appearance.

But Chu Mo didn't think so. He took two steps forward nervously, staring at Xie Xian from head to toe, and asked anxiously, "Ah Xian, are you feeling unwell?"

The tall figure of the young man overshadowed Xie Xian. After a month of having no worries about food and drink in Taozhuang, Chu Mo had become much stronger.

"I'm fine!" Xie Xian smiled and shook her head. Gunpowder would still be used in the future, but the output had to be linked to the old master's health index. Such a precious thing naturally could not be taken out casually.

She was a little unaccustomed to Chu Mo's caring attitude towards her, and suggested seriously: "Go eat something quickly and rest early!" Seeing how tired he looked, it must have been hard for him to travel so long.

"When we return to Taozhuang, I'll find a chance to get one for you, but this thing is very dangerous." Xie Xian comforted him.

He is indeed the scientific research giant she admires. He traveled so far just for a piece of gunpowder. She cannot even begin to match his spirit.

Seeing her seeing the guest off, Chu Mo could only obediently go downstairs to find Qu Qing.

The next day, the weather was good as Qu Qing had predicted, and the sun was shining brightly. The fog on the mountain had dissipated, and even the bottom of the tiankeng could be seen clearly.

Xie Xian was satisfied. She had finally gotten out, so how could she not give Gan Hu and the others a big gift package!

Because the entrance to the mine was sealed, there were only a few corridors at the bottom of the sinkhole that could be lived in, and two or three hundred people were crowded in the meeting hall.

All of them had serious brows.

"Boss, there's still no sound over there," the man said with a gloomy face. The water in the underground river had already flooded to their place. If there were people over there, there would have been chaos long ago.

Now there was no sound at all. Either they had hidden themselves or they had found a way out.

"That's impossible. We have already explored that tunnel. Once the underground river floods, no one can escape! It was like this last year!"

Gan Hu closed his eyes and said nothing. At this moment, he felt an ominous premonition growing stronger!

At this time, there was a noisy sound outside, it was very noisy.

"what happened?"

"You don't know?"

A man stumbled in and said, "Boss, there's an accident on the top of the mountain. Someone is throwing flour down!"

The man's head and face were covered with white powder, and he sneezed twice after he finished speaking.