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"My lord," Chen Jin knocked on the door outside.

"Come in." Liu Ran's gentle voice sounded from the room.

Chen Jin pushed the door and entered, only to see Liu Ran pouring tea, "Sit down. Is Vice General Chen in trouble?"

"Master Xie, it's like this," Chen Jin took the tea ceremony that Liu Ran handed over, "Recently, Qingcang Mountain is very foggy, does your lord really want to go to the mountain these days?"

"We can wait, but others can't wait," Liu Ran said slowly, "it's been so long since Honglian entered the mountain, the earlier we go, the less danger we will have. Tomorrow is already late."

"Alright, I'll go get ready now, I wonder when will your lord enter the mountain?" Chen Jin asked.

Liu Ran's fingertips slowly stroked the rim of the porcelain cup, and suddenly smiled, "Tonight," he said and looked up at Chen Jin, "I also hope that Vice General Chen will transfer ten people to me, let them go now." Get a good night's sleep, cheer up and follow me into the mountains at night."

"..." Chen Jin knew that Liu Ran had his own reasons for doing things. Although it was only the first time he followed Liu Ran, Chen Jin could intuitively feel that Liu Ran in front of him was definitely smarter than what he saw, and also If you want to be strong, you will never do anything you are not sure about, "Yes. The last general will resign, my lord, you can rest well." After saying that, he withdrew.

Liu Ran put down the cup and looked at the dark sky outside the window, feeling a little melancholy.

Shi Yu brought five people, prepared some supplies, and asked a few locals to lead the way to the depths of the sea of ​​clouds desert.

The dry wind was blowing unhurriedly, and Zhang Wei and Li Shui also followed.Li Shui felt that he must destroy Ba Zhe himself, so he followed him.As for Zhang Wei, since he sent the letter to Liu Ran, he never received any news from Liu Ran again.

The only explanation is that Master Liu is really going to Suizhou.

He can't let the general have an accident, otherwise he can't explain to the adults.The border army was temporarily handed over to his brothers.

A layer of sand floats in the air, and the deeper one goes, the bigger the sand becomes, making it difficult to move.

Suddenly, deep ahead, the sand dunes in the desert seemed to move, like phantoms.

"My lord, we really don't dare to leave in front of us. There are several people in our family waiting for us to raise!" A person who led the team tremblingly said.

"Let's go, we can walk the road ahead by ourselves. After returning to the barracks, someone will pay you money." Shi Yu sighed.

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!" Several locals were very grateful, "May the Lord bless you all!" After speaking, they left immediately, unwilling to stay for a moment.

Shi Yu looked ahead. With years of experience, he was sure that the entrance to the underground palace was here, but he didn't know how to find it accurately.

It would be nice if Liu Ran was here.

So smart, it must be easy to find out.

Shi Yu came back to his senses and said to everyone, "We have to move forward. If anyone regrets, he can go back now."

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. I don't know who said "Don't regret it, follow the general!"

"General, we trust you." Zhang Wei said.

"Yes, General, we will never back down!" Li Shui also echoed.

"Thank you everyone, let's go!" Shi Yu took the first step, followed by everyone.

The yellow sand is soft and does not reach the abdomen of the calf. The deep footprints seem to show their hardships.

"General, are we going to the underground palace to save people first?" Li Shui asked.

"Well," Shi Yu took a deep look at Li Shui after finishing speaking, and continued, "I know you want revenge, but revenge depends on the situation and finds an opportunity."

"Hehe..." Li Shui smiled wryly, "I know. General, you don't have to worry. Master Liu also told me that if you are reckless, everyone's life may be lost."

He had the foresight and knew to talk to Liu Ran first.Shi Yu smiled and replied, "It's good that you know."

"Hey, but when we walk like this, when will we find the entrance?" Li Shui looked at the surrounding sky wrapped in yellow sand, with visibility of no more than three steps, and asked a little doubtfully, but after a while, Li Shui seemed to step on What was empty, "Ah!" He sank deeply into it.

"Li Shui!" Shi Yu shouted, and stepped forward to grab Li Shui, but unexpectedly, he also missed, as if there was a suction force, he held Shi Yu tightly.

"General!" Zhang Wei who followed behind was shocked.

"Don't come here!" Although Shi Yu felt that this was the entrance, if there was any danger, he didn't want everyone to be buried here.

"General! How are you?" Zhang Wei was a little anxious, desperately trying to find a tool that could drag Shi Yu up.

The yellow sand has covered Li Shui's head and Shi Yu's chest.Shi Yu ordered, "Everyone, wait for us outside, no one is allowed to come down..." Before he could finish speaking, Shi Yu was already swallowed by the yellow sand.

"Master Wei, shall we go or not?" An unsure soldier asked tentatively.

"You talk about you! What are you asking! That's the general! Of course we have to go down! Could it be that the general and that Li Han are down there!" another older than him began to reprimand.

Zhang Wei was silent for a while. The terrain here is complicated. I don't know how big the Huangshakou is. The brothers must not go any further.But he couldn't leave the general alone, Master Liu had told him to take good care of the general.

After making up his mind, Zhang Wei immediately said to the five people behind him, "You two, go back and report the situation to the hidden guards brought by the general, and let them see if they should report back to the emperor and Master Liu... The three of you are waiting outside. Come on, I'll go down and have a look!"

When this statement came out, everyone was lost.

"Master Wei, this is too risky, you can't..." The soldier who asked if he wanted to go down stopped him at this moment.

"Little San'er, I've already made up my mind about you, Master Wei! Keep guard outside for Master Wei!" Zhang Wei patted Xiao San'er's head.

"...Okay!" Xiao San'er said reluctantly.

"Master Wei, be careful!" Everyone urged before taking action.

Zhang Wei waved his hand, "Okay, okay, it's like going to die. Everyone act now!"

"Yes!"

Looking at the yellow sand flowing in front of him, Zhang Wei gritted his teeth and stepped into it.Just like meeting at the same time, Huang Sha slowly engulfed Zhang Wei.Before Zhang Wei lost consciousness, he kept thinking about Shi Yu——

General, you must be fine.

At the foot of Qingcang Mountain, Liu Ran was ready, followed by Xiao Ding and ten other people.

"My lord, why did we go in in the dark?" Xiao Ding was puzzled.

"When you collected information, you came in broad daylight? Besides, the fog during the day is not good for us. It is easy to hide at night." Liu Ran looked at him with a smile.

"That's right." Xiao Ding understood.

"Go in, everyone try not to startle the snake." Liu Ran ordered.

"Yes!"

Qingcangshan mountain road is more dangerous, Xiao Ding and the others wanted to say that they would take Liu Ran to use light work to pass by, but Liu Ran said that light work is too fast, some clues are easy to ignore, and they insisted on walking, so it became everyone's bitterness. not out.

"My lord, how long do we have to go?" Xiao Ding was miserable.

"I don't know." Liu Ran looked at the unusually calm surroundings, and couldn't help feeling a little puzzled in her heart. Hearing Xiao Ding's slightly complaining voice, she turned her head and smiled, "You don't have to accompany me. When I was young, I went to Yaogui Valley to collect herbs. , I am used to walking on mountain roads.”

Xiao Ding immediately turned serious, "How can that be done! Young master, it's dangerous for you to go alone! It's so gloomy and quiet here, I don't know what will happen!"

Liu Ran's thoughts drifted away, and she murmured, "Indeed, it's too peaceful. If there is no clue about anything, how could Hong Lian disappear?"

"So, Xiao Ding, you take three people along the straight line and go to the front to see if there is anything unusual. If there is nothing, we will go in another direction." Liu Ran ordered.

"Okay!" Xiao Ding pointed at a few people casually, and disappeared with a 'swish'.

Liu Ran sat on the rock and smiled at everyone, "Let's rest at the same place for a while, you must be tired after walking the mountain road for so long. Let's talk about the next step when Hall Master Ding comes back."

"Thank you, my lord!" "Thank you, sir!" After receiving the order, everyone immediately sat down in a relaxed manner.

Why is there nothing in this forest, but he asked about a rancid smell, mixed with the smell of dung.It wasn't there at the beginning when I entered the mountain, but the smell became stronger the deeper I went.He couldn't help but think of Xiaoer who died in Suizhou City.

But if they are really Qi Jin's people, why hasn't anyone come to take care of them after they've been gone for so long?Or is there some conspiracy ahead waiting for him?

No thoughts.

Liu Ran sighed, looking at the moon in the sky, the bright light reflected half of the sky, as if covered with a layer of light veil, hazy and beautiful.

I don't know what happened to Shi Yu?Why does this general always like to do things by himself?

There was a sound of footsteps, and Liu Ran stood up immediately, did Qi Jin's people come?

Under the moonlight, Xiao Ding's face was slowly revealed in front of everyone.Xiao Ding grabbed Liu Ran's sleeve and panted, "Mr...Mr., there is...a grave in front of you."

"Grave?" Liu Ran frowned and asked, "Are there still corpses that have been doused in dung?"

"That's right..." Xiao Ding nodded, and asked again, "Huh? How do you know, my lord?"

Qi Jin's people, then Hong Lian's disappearance must be Qi Jin's fault.Liu Ran had already confirmed it, and walked towards Xiao Ding's direction without looking back, and replied lightly, "It smelled."

"The nose is so good?...Hey! Young Master, wait for me!"

Pulling aside the layers of branches and leaves, what comes into view is a small graveyard.From a distance, the cemetery seemed to have a faint blue light. The tombstones were crooked and damaged. Several dead bodies were lying on the mound randomly, covered with half-dried dung.The original face can no longer be seen clearly.

"My...my lord, are you still investigating?" Xiaoding covered his mouth and nose and said, in fact, no matter how many people he had killed, this was the first time he had smelled such a stench.

Liu Ran walked to the corpse/body closest to him, and poked the corpse/body with a long stick.This person is wearing Jiangnan cloth, the kind that ordinary people often wear, his face has changed completely, and he can't tell who he is.However, the bones are larger than those of ordinary people, probably because they have practiced martial arts.

Suddenly Liu Ran seemed to have poked something hard, so she quickly pushed it away, and carefully pulled it out.Xiao Ding caught fire, covered his mouth and nose and approached Liu Ran.With the light of the fire, Liu Ran could see clearly that it was a piece of jade pendant, made of a material produced in the southwest, with a word engraved on it——

"show".

King Xiu's soldiers.

The corner of Liu Ran's mouth twitched, and responded to Xiao Ding's words, "Check! But you don't need to turn over the corpse, check if there is an entrance hole or something like that."

"Yes!"

Both died here, this place is either at the door of the house, or at the opposite place, but Liu Ran is more sure that it is the former.There were no traces of dragging or tools along the way. It must have been dragged directly from the house, and I dared not drag it in order to cover up something.

At this moment, a little soldier shouted, "My lord! My lord! My lord! There is a hole here!"

After hearing the sound, I found that there was a hole in the mound behind a tombstone that could accommodate half a person's height.Looking carefully, the tombstone next to it is more complete than the other tombstones, and there is a smooth and flat place, which must be used as a handrail.

"Let's look down!" Liu Ran took a torch and got in after speaking.

"Hey, my lord, wait!" Xiao Ding, who came to his senses, snatched the torches from the people beside him, and pointed casually, "You five, stay outside! The others follow me in!"

"Yes!"

"Hey! Young master, don't go so fast! Wait for me!"

Entering the entrance is a long and narrow dark path.Liu Ran walked carefully, while Xiao Ding behind him kept chirping, "My lord, let's switch places. It's too dangerous to go ahead. You see, you are a scholar, not as rough and thick as us, and you Knowing medical skills, it’s okay if we have an accident, you can treat it, young master, if you have an accident, then..."

"Hush!" Xiao Ding was interrupted before he finished speaking.