Just as Su Qi'an and Xie Cang were talking, suddenly, several figures ran out of the ruined temple in front of them, shouting.
"Master Marquis, the door to the darkroom is open."
After hearing the news, Su Qi'an and Xie Cang hurried forward. Because they were worried that the temple might collapse at any time, when Su Qi'an arrived, Xie Cang asked people to reinforce it in advance.
Although it cannot prevent the ruined temple from collapsing, it is at least relatively strong.
Under the leadership of the leading soldier, the two walked into the ruined temple. Inside the ruined temple, there was a collapsed statue of a god. Behind the statue, there was a secret door that was opened.
It was dark inside, and Su Qi'an and Xie Cang did not step forward. In order to protect their safety, they were afraid that there would be some traps and ambush in the dark room.
The moment the secret door opened, a group of soldiers entered holding torches.
The two of them waited patiently at the door. After about half a stick of incense, the soldiers' voices rang out in the dark room.
"Master Marquis, it's safe inside, you can go in."
Su Qi'an and Xie Cang looked at each other, and slowly walked into the darkroom under the protection of their men.
It was still dark at first, but after walking through the short corridor, there was the light of a torch in front of me.
The soldiers who went in to explore earlier hung torches on the surrounding walls. With the help of the burning firelight, the two of them could clearly see the otherworldly cave in front of them.
It is a huge basement. It is estimated that this basement can accommodate hundreds of people.
The two looked around and saw that there was nothing in the basement. It was empty. The only thing they could find was some abandoned straw mats and some old earthen jars beside the wall.
Xie Cang asked the soldiers if they had found anything else. The soldiers shook their heads. What they saw was similar to what Su Qi'an and Xie Cang saw.
Hearing this, Xie Cang had a bit of resentment on his face and whispered, "I didn't expect that we were a step too late and let this assassin escape. What a pity!"
Su Qi'an ignored Xie Cang's reluctance. He walked around and looked at the basement. From time to time, he squatted down and touched the abandoned earthen jars and a pile of rubble with his fingers.
Rubbing his fingers, he looked at the dust on his hands and frowned slightly. Seeing Su Qian like this, Xie Cang quickly asked, "Brother Su, did you discover anything?"
Su Qian stood up, walked around the basement, and said softly, "I can't say I found anything, I just think this basement is a little strange."
"Oh, weird, what's wrong? Xie Cang didn't understand.
Su Qian'an continued, "Brother Xie, think about it, if I were to use such a big basement just for hiding, it would be a bit of a waste."
"And if you look at the straw mats, earthen jars, gravel, and the dust on them, they look very old. They are not traces of recent human life at all."
"I think these things are probably designed to deliberately lure us into thinking that this place is for hiding. If I were to use such a big place to hide soldiers, it would be perfect."
"Hiding soldiers?" Xie Cang was startled, as if he had thought of something, and said in surprise, "Brother Su, you mean, there is a cave here to hide soldiers?"
Su Qi'an nodded. Although the basement looked empty and there were no traces, if you look carefully, you can still find some clues.
Su Qi'an turned his head and said to Wang Yan and Tong Zhan behind him, "I'll trouble you next."
"Since this is a Tibetan Soldier Cave, it definitely doesn't have only an entrance and no exit."
Wang Yan, Tong Zhan and the others are masters in the world, and they are also the top ones. They still know some of the secret secrets of the agencies.
With the two of them taking action, they should be able to find the exit from the basement.
With such a large basement, and the person who followed him here, he eventually disappeared and disappeared out of thin air. Su Qi'an believed that there must be other exits from this basement.
Wang Yan and Tong Zhan looked at each other, stepped forward, glanced at the wall in front of them, and groped with their fingers on the wall.
The two of them were worthy of being masters of the martial arts. It took less than half a stick of incense to lock the location of the exit.
The location is not obvious, on the corner wall near the gravel
below the wall.
If you don't look carefully, you won't notice a slight bulge on the wall.
Wang Yan raised her finger, and after a while, the ground shook, and a secret door on the wall in front of them was opened again.
It was pitch dark inside the secret door and nothing could be seen, but it was certain that there should be a long corridor behind the secret door.
Under the leadership of the guard company commander, a group of soldiers held torches and led the way.
After a while, they disappeared into the darkness, but they came back quickly, only taking about a quarter of an hour.
According to their report, there was indeed an exit behind the secret door, but when they reached the end, they found that the exit had been blocked with stones.
Although they don't know where the exit leads, the guards and company commanders are also experienced veterans.
They were lying on the stone, and they could clearly hear the faint sound of water flowing behind the stone.
According to their speculation, the location of this exit is probably a waterway leading to a waterway outside the city. Only in this way can the assassin disappear silently without a trace, either in the cave where hundreds of people gathered.
Through the waterway, we quietly left Shuixiang City. We were probably inseparable.
Su Qi'an agreed with their speculation. It was possible to build such a large cave for hiding soldiers, and even the local county magistrate did not know about it. It had obviously existed for a long time.
This is just Shuixiang City. Are there such caves for hiding soldiers in other remote counties? This is debatable.
Who built the Tibetan Soldier Cave? How many such Tibetan Soldier Cave are there in Yuezhou? What is their purpose? These are all mysteries that Su Qi'an cannot solve at present.
I thought that after tracking the whereabouts of the mysterious assassin, I would be able to capture him, but the assassin was not caught, but instead brought so many new problems.
Su Qi'an's eyes flashed and he was thinking. At this moment, a soldier came from behind to report that the King of Yue was coming.
This news surprised Xie Cang and he quickly asked. According to the soldier's explanation, His Royal Highness the King of Yue wanted to discuss something with Su Qi'an, so it happened at this time.
Su Qi'an was not found at first. As long as he asked the county magistrate, he would probably know where Su Qi'an was.
Xie Cang waved his hand to indicate that he understood, looked at Su Qi'an and said, "Brother Su, how about I take someone to stop him."
Xie Cang knew that Su Qi'an was very wary of the sixth prince. The two sides seemed to be polite, but in fact it was just superficial.
Su Qi'an had many things that he didn't want the Sixth Prince to know about, especially some of his arrangements in Yuezhou.
Now, such a strange soldier-hiding cave was found in the ruined temple. Who knows if people will think that this soldier-hiding cave was built by Su Qi'an himself, which will bring him some trouble.
Xie Cang's kindness was rejected by Su Qian, and he waved his hand and said, "It's not necessary. If we try to stop him, it will make us feel guilty. It just so happens that since the King of Yue has bumped into him, let the King of Yue see his fill."
Xie Cang looked thoughtful, nodded, and left with the others.
Not long after Xie Cang left, the King of Yue and others soon arrived in the dark room.
This time it was not just the King of Yue, but also some Yuezhou officials. Among these officials was Zhou Tai, whom Su Qi'an was familiar with, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Su Kang looked at the darkroom in front of him with a surprised expression and said, "I didn't believe it at first, but I didn't expect that there would be such a basement in this abandoned ruined temple. It really surprised me."
"I wonder if Marquis Dongshan has discovered anything? Has the mysterious assassin been caught?"
Su Qi'an looked calm, shook his head and said, "We arrived late. When we arrived, there was nothing left, only traces of the assassin's past life, and even the only exit was blocked."
"Well, that's really a pity." Su Kang lamented.
"I wonder what happened when the King of Yue came here?" Su Qian asked.
"I am here to reward the Marquis of Dongshan and Marquis of Lingdong for their performance in the Yuezhou war. As you know, the Yuezhou war has been settled, and I have too many things to keep away from, so I will pay tribute to the two Marquises. The reward was somewhat neglected, I hope the Marquis of Dongshan and Lingdong won’t be offended.”
"Your Highness is interested, I will take your place
Soldier, thank you Your Highness. "
Su Kang nodded, "Well, since there is nothing found here, we should go out and talk. After all, it is a ruined temple, and there is inevitably a risk of collapse."
The two nodded, and then everyone was about to turn around and leave. At this moment, one of the Yuezhou officials who came here suddenly said something sinister.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's such a waste to use such a big basement just to hide an assassin. It's quite suitable for hiding soldiers."
As soon as these words came out, Xie Cang's face turned gloomy and he whispered, "Who is this sneaky person who is worthy of being an official? Get out of here."
Xie Cang's roll call made the Yuezhou officials obviously dissatisfied. After a while, one of them, a fat middle-aged man, walked out with an unconvinced look on his face.
This man's surname was Zhao, and he was the newly appointed state captain who succeeded Xiang Yan. Although his power was not as great as when Xiang Yan was the state captain, he was still a state captain at any rate.
No matter where the status is, even when facing a first-class man like Xie Cang, he is on an equal footing.
Xie Cang's scolding was somewhat insulting, which made the newly appointed Zhaozhou Lieutenant very dissatisfied.
He snorted coldly, "Lingdong Marquis, I respect you for your contribution to pacifying the war in Yuezhou. I won't argue with you about what I said before, but what I just said was wrong?"
"Such a large basement was built just to house an assassin, and the exit that was finally found was blocked. The locals stayed there for so long without discovering this secret room, but the two princes discovered it as soon as they came. Can such a coincidence happen in this world?"
Lieutenant Zhaozhou stepped forward, this time he was not as sinister as before and spoke his mind directly.
He is also used to Xie Cang. After all, this is the border of Yuezhou. He is the newly appointed state captain after all. If he gives in today and is suppressed by Xie Cang, and the news spreads, how can he command the military of Yuezhou.
"Humph, I also respect you as a state captain and won't argue with you. But what do you mean by throwing dirty water? Come up with evidence. If you can't, don't blame me for turning against you."
Xie Cang's voice fell, and instantly, the soldiers around him looked tense, with their hands on the handles of their swords. If they had any disagreement, they would draw their swords towards each other.
The harmonious atmosphere between the two parties just now turned cold instantly.
