The more cowardly a person is, the more wild they are; I've driven the villainous minister craz

They'd rather die than be apart?!

Yu Wan and Yun Shang were both startled.

In other words, no one who was captured and forced to mine underground has ever left this place unscathed, which is why this place has never been exposed to the public.

If Prince Chen hadn't inadvertently discovered counterfeit coins filled with lead in Huicheng County, he probably wouldn't have imagined that there were hidden mines in Wushaoling, so close to Huicheng County.

Yun Shang remained calm, then subtly feigned fear, looking like he wanted to back down. "Can't we escape?"

"Escape?" Duan Tong chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Escape to where? You were blindfolded when you came here, weren't you? Do you even know which mountain peak you're on in Wushaoling now?"

He smiled, but the smile was somewhat forced. "It's not that no one tried to escape with a fluke mentality, but without exception, they were all caught and brought back."

Do you know what happened to these people?

Duan Tong seemed to be thinking of an extremely horrific scene, and his voice trembled slightly, "Those who were captured had their tendons cut short and were hung up on the road we had to take every time we went to work."

"At first, we could hear their wails and pleas for mercy every day. Gradually, the sounds stopped, and then there was a nauseating stench. Only when the hanging corpses rotted and became infested with maggots would they drag the bodies away..."

"After that, no one dared to run away anymore."

Yu Wan felt a surge of emotion in her chest.

Just imagining the scene made her feel nauseous.

With such inhumane punishments being implemented, even if the people here were to die from exhaustion, they probably wouldn't dare to escape.

Yu Wan couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Duan Tong's words were not without merit.

They arrived masked and had no idea where they were being taken. Based on what they saw before entering, there must have been guards hidden in the shadows around them.

Escaping from here would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Seeing that Yun Shang and Yu Wan remained silent for a long time, their faces pale, Duan Tong stopped talking. He gave them a final reminder: "Staying here and doing your job well may not necessarily mean you can't survive, but if you try to escape, that's another story."

Yu Wan and Yun Shang nodded simultaneously, "Thank you for informing me, Brother Duan."

The three of them remained silent for the rest of the journey.

Yu Wan secretly observed the surroundings. Yun Shang beside her remained silent. Judging from his expression, Yu Wan guessed that he was also secretly memorizing the route.

As Yu Wan walked further, she could clearly feel that the surrounding stone walls became darker and damper, and the moisture in the air increased dramatically, making it very sticky and uncomfortable.

Yu Wan rubbed her arms and held Yun Shang even tighter.

Yun Shang glanced at her sideways, then gripped her hand tightly in return.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, light gradually appeared before our eyes.

The faint sound of knocking on the stone wall could be heard.

Yu Wan and Yun Shang exchanged a glance.

Duan Tong stopped ahead, turned around and said, "We're here. You two come with us to dig. You must dig 100 catties of raw ore every day. If you don't reach that amount, you can't eat or sleep."

When this matter was brought up, Duan Tong was no longer as polite to the two of them as before. "I don't want to die yet. Don't slack off, both of you. Use all your strength, understand?"

Yu Wan kept an eye on the miners around her. Seeing them wielding their shovels with a numb expression, she began to have second thoughts.

They used to complain about having to work as laborers all the time, but now they've actually been forced to mine cryptocurrency.

Duan Tong handed them two shovels, said nothing more, and turned to dig into a rock face.

The sound of iron striking the stone walls echoed through the cramped cave.

Yu Wan lowered her voice and asked Yun Shang, "Are we really going to dig along?"

Yun Shang nodded, glanced at her, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."

This statement surprised Yu Wan. Looking at the shovel in her hand, she felt that she could actually swing it a few times.

When Yu Wan actually started digging, she discovered that the mountain had quite a lot of mineral resources.

There are clear black silver veins on the rock face. Once you find this silver vein, you can dig deep in this direction. Normally, you would have to dig ten or twenty meters deep, but here you can dig just a few meters down and find a silver mine that can be mined on a large scale.

Mining silver is purely physical labor. Coupled with poor air circulation in the cave and the use of the lowest quality lamp oil, Yu Wan quickly felt weak all over and had a tightness in her chest.

Yun Shang noticed her unusual behavior and his heart tightened. He went over to support Yu Wan and whispered, "How are you?"

Yu Wan's lips were dry and pale. She shook her head at Yun Shang and said weakly, "It's okay, I can hold on for a little while longer."

Duan Tong had already noticed that they had stopped. He was very dissatisfied that the two of them were so weak. "If you guys drag us down, I can't stop them from doing what they want."

This is a blatant warning and threat.

Yu Wan said, "Understood, understood, we understand."

She tugged at Yun Shang's hand. "I can hold on for just one more day. Try to find what you want as quickly as possible."

Yun Shang's eyes were full of worry, but he didn't say anything more.

For the next half day, the two of them diligently mined, and Yun Shang quickly became acquainted with several miners.

Seeing this, Yu Wan didn't stay idle either, and went to talk to several other female miners.

It was impossible for the two of them to figure out the layout of the entire mine in a short time. They could only try to find a breakthrough by talking to the miners who had been in the mine for a long time.

When it was time for dinner, Yu Wan and Yun Shang parted ways and did not return to their cave to rest until they finished eating.

There is a 15-minute break after dinner.

There were many miners resting in the surrounding caves, so Yu Wan could only keep her voice very low, her lips close to Yun Shang's ear, "I found out that there are three routes out of this cave. One of them is the route we came in, and the other two are in the southeast and northwest directions. We'll have to go and see for ourselves to find out exactly where they are."

The girl's warm breath brushed against his ear, and Yun Shang suddenly clenched his hands, trying to steady his breathing in the darkness, and whispered, "Yes, I'll find a chance to go and see."

Yu Wan nodded, feeling the man's chest vibrating right next to her, and her ears turned red uncontrollably.

She silently recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra in her heart.

Yun Shang said, "I'll find a chance to wander around tonight. You stay where you are and don't wander off."

If the two get separated, an accident could happen at any time.

Yu Wan naturally understood this. "Don't worry, I'll just stay with Duan Tong and the others. I won't go anywhere."

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and the two had to pick up their shovels and go back to mining. Perhaps it was because they shared the same fate, or perhaps it was because Yu Wan was very approachable, but some of the female miners around them liked to talk to Yu Wan.

They couldn't talk often while mining, and they only exchanged a few words occasionally, but that was enough for Yu Wan to learn more information.

After chatting with the female miners for a while, Yu Wan turned around and found that Yun Shang was gone.