After practicing with pistols for a day, everyone except Qingluan had mastered the techniques.

On the second day, Shen Li planned to let them consolidate their knowledge a little more, and that would be enough.

After all, these people all have a foundation in martial arts.

It’s very quick to learn.

Qingluan has been unable to practice these days because of a hand injury.

But she can't sit idle either.

Early this morning, she walked on the first drops of morning dew and went to the back mountain of the villa to pick mushrooms.

She heard from the servants in the yard that the mushrooms on the back mountain were big and tender, especially in the morning, they were very fresh.

Qingluan thought that if she went to pick them early, she would come back after picking a basket, and it would be almost noon by then.

Then she made a pot of fresh mushroom soup for the prince and princess.

Thinking of this, she went into the mountains carrying her basket.

The mushrooms in the mountains were so big and fresh that Qingluan was extremely happy.

Here's a big mushroom... and in the distance there's an even bigger, more tender mushroom...

Before she knew it, she had walked deep into the mountains.

"Wow, that mushroom is so special~" Qingluan couldn't help but say.

She picked up the basket, straightened her back, and took a few steps forward.

Just as she was about to reach out to pick the fruits, her feet suddenly felt empty and she fell down with the basket.

Qingluan only felt the whistling of the wind in her ears, and the scenery in front of her eyes quickly passed by. She didn't have time to think carefully. She wanted to call for help, but found that her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't make a sound.

Suddenly, she felt a shock in her body, followed by a sharp pain.

“Ah…it hurts!”

Qingluan held her right ankle tightly, the piercing pain made her groan.

Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down her fair forehead.

She looked down and saw that her right hand was also covered with hideous scars. Blood was oozing out of the wounds, staining her sleeves red.

"What the hell is this place?"

Qingluan endured the severe pain, raised her head with difficulty, and looked around in horror.

Everywhere you look, there are dense, crisscrossing thorns and rocks of various shapes, which makes people shudder.

She strained her neck again and looked upwards, only to see that the area above her head was covered with lush weeds, growing extremely profusely, like a tall green wall that blocked the sky completely, with no end in sight.

No wonder I fell from here.

With so many weeds blocking the way, anyone would fall down.

Qingluan felt a panic in her heart, she realized that she had fallen into a bottomless pit!

The pit was like a gaping bloody mouth, swallowing her mercilessly.

She was distraught.

How do I leave this damn place?

Climb up?

How do you climb so high?

The thorns above my head are covered with sharp spikes. If I try to grab them and climb up, I'm afraid my hands will be crippled.

Besides, she had sprained her right foot, and the severe pain from her ankle made it almost impossible for her to stand. How could she climb the steep pit wall with such an injured foot?

If the prince and princess can't find her for a long time, they will definitely be anxious.

Qingluan held on to the cold and damp stone wall with trembling hands and stood up with difficulty.

Her legs felt like they were filled with lead, and every step she took was difficult, but she still gritted her teeth and stumbled forward to explore the pit.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she discovered that there was a wall in front of her that was different from the other places.

This wall is actually made of stones of different sizes.

This discovery was like a ray of light that penetrated the thick fog, instantly igniting Qingluan's hope of survival.

She thought to herself, "Maybe if I take these stones down one by one, I can get out of here!"

Although the pain in her body came in waves like the tide, Qingluan still endured the severe pain and resolutely decided to remove the stone.

Qingluan first pinched a smaller stone with her fingers and slowly pulled it out.

Due to the pain from the fall, her movements seemed very clumsy and labored.

One, two... more and more small stones were taken away by her.

When she had made a hole about the size of her head, she saw light.

This is a tunnel!

At the same time, a breeze blew in through the opening.

Where there is wind, there is an exit.

There must be an exit at the end of the tunnel!

Her mood suddenly became extremely excited and thrilled, and her originally exhausted body seemed to be full of strength again.

So she quickened her movements and tried desperately to take the small stones down from the wall.

Before long, the hole was finally expanded to the width of her shoulders.

At this moment, Qingluan could no longer suppress her inner joy. She bent down impatiently, using her hands and feet to crawl towards the other side little by little.

Qingluan held onto the wall and walked inside.

The light grew brighter and brighter, but the brightness was like that of a candle.

Not long after she walked, she heard a man talking.

"Hurry up and eat. I'll watch over here."

"You go eat first, I'm not hungry yet."

......

Qingluan's heart suddenly shook, and she felt a sudden sharp pain under her feet. It turned out that she was hit by a small stone.

She couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ah..." The voice was full of panic and helplessness.

A man not far away heard the noise here, immediately stood up alertly, and walked quickly towards the narrow passage following the sound.

As he walked, he asked, "Who? Who is there?"

Qingluan's heartbeat accelerated instantly, and her brain was working rapidly, trying to find a place to hide.

But what made her despair was that there was only a straight passage around her and there was nowhere to hide.

Helplessly, she could only stand there like a piece of wood, watching helplessly.

When the two men finally came from another passage, they were shocked.

The two looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion and surprise.

One of them blurted out, "How could a woman suddenly appear here? And at the deepest part of this passage? What the hell is going on?"

The other man frowned, his gaze fixed on Qingluan, and said suspiciously, "The cave entrance is always heavily guarded, and this place is located deep in the mountains and forests. On weekdays, almost no one would set foot here. Could it be that... this woman is a spy?"

Seeing that the two of them had the same surprised expressions, Qingluan spoke first.

"My two friends, I'm not a spy. I just came here to pick mushrooms. I accidentally fell from the cave entrance. How can I leave?"

The two men looked at each other.

Then, their eyes all turned to the originally closed wall behind Qingluan.

There was actually a big hole in the stone wall at this moment.

They had mentioned to the manager many times that the stone wall was not strong and needed to be reinforced, but the manager always turned a deaf ear to them.

As expected, today it was broken by such a weak woman.

"Here...here...just keep going straight along this passage and you'll reach the exit."

One of the men pointed to a dark passage ahead and spoke with a slightly trembling voice.

After saying this, he quickly gave a subtle look to the other man beside him.

The higher-ups have already issued clear orders that the secrets here must not be leaked at all.

Since the two of them stepped into this deep mountain and entered this cave, they have not left for half a year.

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