And behind the broken stone that had been pried open, the winding underground passage gradually became relatively straight and spacious. After probably following the messy footprints and walking a hundred or so steps, you can clearly feel the terrain rising upwards.
The dark, damp and faintly stained walls gradually became dry and hard; there was also the faint sound of wind blowing due to the obvious air flow; and then, the walls became seriously decayed and worn. Bricks and the like, traces of artificial construction.
The next moment, as the explorers in front exclaimed, a new underground space similar to an underground palace suddenly appeared in front of everyone. After several special talents faced each other, one of them looked a little premature and couldn't help but said;
"With such a large layout and structure, isn't it the tomb of an ancient prince?"
"No, I'm afraid this place has already been a lair for some people to harbor evil and evil."
However, Lin Jiulang said decisively: As he lit it smoothly, he suddenly threw a torch forward. In an instant, it illuminated the dark and deep underground palace. It was more than ten feet long and wide. It was just a few stone structures. The pillars are as high as more than ten feet high, and there are two huge stone bed coffins.
However, the places beside the coffin that should have been lined with cloth curtains, offerings and burial utensils were already empty; only some worthless stone tools and pottery were left. On the coffins, beams, pillars and the ground, there were many snakes and insects that were stirred up and were scurrying around in the firelight.
The murals and colorful painted tiles on the four walls, which were originally used to describe the tomb owner's life and deeds, have also been repainted with background colors, turning into a series of ferocious and strange snake-headed bodies, scorpion-shaped human faces, and thousands of legs that look like a group of demons dancing around. A huge portrait of a human head, a man above and a spider below.
The only offerings in front of these ferocious portraits are piles of bones that have been there for who knows how many years. There are also all kinds of colorful insects, meandering in and out; each one is full of fat and larger than the same kind visible on the ground, which is creepy and frightening.
"Five Immortals Sect? It's actually the remnants of the Five Immortals Sect!" Someone next to Lin Jiulang shouted hoarsely: "No wonder I have searched all over the city for so many years and never found the location. It turned out to be hidden in the underground tomb and is still alive today. .”
"I'm afraid I'm not dying!" However, Jiang Tian interrupted unceremoniously; "Maybe he's still alive and well. Look at these worship objects and furnishings, as well as the traces of burning offerings. How can there be any resemblance to them? A lingering gopher?"
"What does the verdict mean?" Lin Jiulang took a deep breath, and sure enough, in addition to the fishy stench, he also smelled the faint smell of burning spices and the residue. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Is it possible that there has always been help and support, or even protection? Are these thieves working secretly?"
"In any case, only by catching the absconding real owners can we know the truth behind them. I'm afraid there will be nothing left if it's too late."
Jiang Tian urged:
"Yes, come on, come on, clear a path so we can catch up."
When Lin Jiulang heard this, he quickly shouted:
So, after the lamp oil was sent and poured on them, several pieces were soon spread out in the underground palace, and the isolation area was filled with bright fires and scorching flames. Amidst the screams of the extremely large poisonous snakes and insects, which were smoked off the beams and burned to death, and the dense sounds of people scrambling to escape, everyone was able to pass by quickly.
However, when the kerosene flowing down the ground burned the edge of one of the lacquer-painted coffins of unknown age, it seemed as if something suddenly ignited; in an instant, a spring came from the gap in the open coffin. Swarms of tangled snakes and insects emerged and flowed on the ground.
Obviously, even the two coffins left behind were used as a symbiotic breeding ground for snakes and insect poisons. And as the poisonous snakes and insects scurrying around were burned and extinguished in a hurry, they were used to cover the firelight on one side of the temporary corridor, and the ground was even covered with a layer of light green smoke.
Then a soldier who stepped on the scorched corpse of a snake and insect accidentally slipped and fell to the ground. He held his body and coughed twice, but suddenly he fell down again. He was quickly pulled aside by his companions to the high steps. I went to check, but I was already unconscious.
"People in front, move quickly, move quickly," Lin Jiulang saw this and couldn't help shouting: "People behind, stop for now, don't go any further. Be careful that the smoke is poisonous..."
Fortunately, nearly twenty people, including Jiang Tian and Lin Jiulang, had already crossed the central axis of the underground palace and arrived at the corridor at the other end. Therefore, after asking Jiang Tian for instructions, Lin Jiulang decided to continue the pursuit with his existing manpower. See if you can find anything.
Next, as everyone moved away from the increasingly obvious peculiar smell in the underground palace, the air became fresher with the faint sound of wind. The only special talent who followed could not help but said: "Yes. The smell of water vapor and ditches, I'm afraid it's getting close to the ground."
As if to confirm his words, not long after walking along the corridor, everyone could already hear a sound similar to the gurgling water coming from the outer wall. And on the hypotenuse at the end of the closed corridor, there was a crack where the light suddenly appeared, and there were steps that were dug out.
Jiang Tian and his party climbed out of the deliberately widened crack one after another. A foot-wide horizontal ditch with rushing water appeared in front of everyone; and among the wet moss marks on the edge of the horizontal ditch, the footprints of rushing people were still vaguely visible. Lin Jiulang's face also widened:
"It's time to catch these thieves!"
Following these footprints, everyone soon came to a place, which was specially used for dumping garbage but had been abandoned for a long time. They even saw a long ladder that was too late to be put away, as well as vague urging and warning. Amidst the yelling and cursing, several figures were climbing up one after another.
Immediately, Lin Jiulang gestured to the left and right, relaxed his hands and feet one after another, and raised the bow and hung the string without holding his breath, and suddenly shot the figure shaking at the entrance of the shaft; after hearing a scream, the long ladder that had lost its support above suddenly shook. It shook, causing those who were climbing to fall down.
Then the Jinwu disciples who swarmed forward with low shouts, grabbed and controlled them without hesitation, and those few escapees who were like rats in water also directly seized the long ladder. Then, under the cover of several sergeants holding crossbows and strings, Lin Jiulang personally climbed up the ladder.
Therefore, a moment later, when Jiang Tian also went up the long ladder and was pulled out of the shaft, he found that he was still in a broken alley surrounded by incomplete earth walls. Several prisoners with disgraced faces and bloody mouths and noses were pinned to the ground with their hands tied behind their backs and guarded by two sergeants.
However, Lin Jiulang, the leader of the team who came out first, had already crossed the gap in the wall and chased into a courtyard separated by a wall on the side; again, there was a lot of shouting and movement. Then, Jiang Tian saw a smoke arrow rising into the sky, used to mark the location and call for help.
Lin Jiulang and others are actually in trouble? Although, after sending out the smoke arrows, it would be possible to wait for backup sooner or later; but at the moment, Jiang Tian did not want to wait any longer; because the task progress prompt in his field of vision reappeared.
According to his consistent understanding of this broken auxiliary system that has no subjective initiative, he is afraid that there are people and things nearby that can trigger clues for the follow-up of the mission. Then, he saw a group of Jinwu disciples blocked in front of the atrium building, as well as the injured Lin Jiulang.
Opposing them were a group of big, round-waisted servants in gray shirts, surrounded by an old man with a goatee and bubbly eyes in the middle, speaking righteously and sternly:
"This is the private residence of the vassal family. Even if you are a member of the government, you are not allowed to break in without a witness from the vassal academy!"
"Isn't this reasonable? In the whole world, it is not the king's land. The vassal mansion gathers people to resist the law and protect the thieves. Are they planning to rebel in the capital?"
Lin Jiulang, who was attacked while chasing the thief, spat out a mouthful of blood angrily and said without any sign of weakness:
"There are female members of the vassal family who are ordered to fast and bathe here. How can I allow you to insult and disturb me? Even if the trouble comes to the middle palace, I will seek justice."
Goatee, however, encouraged him without giving in at all:
"Everyone listens to the order. The Lord will humiliate his subjects and die. Anyone who dares to offend our family can just step over our corpses."
"Swear to protect our family to the death..."
"How dare you, thief!"
"The family is not to be insulted!"
The servants couldn't help but hiss when they heard this; then an unexpected voice interrupted:
"Then I will help you!"
The next moment, the old man with the goatee suddenly screamed and fell to the ground with an arrow in his chest. Then a figure flashed and rushed among the servants, and amidst their unprepared screams and wails, he fell to the ground one after another. Blood spurted out and people fell to the ground.
"Come on, support the judge... stop them."
Lin Jiulang couldn't help but shouted anxiously when he saw this:
However, before these Jinwu disciples could catch a few of them with knives and swords, they saw that dozens of servants who were still full of momentum had fallen to the ground, leaving only a few who were frightened. Yes, he turned around and ran away without looking back.
However, upon closer inspection, there was no danger of life; only the heel of the thigh was pierced, or a sword was hit in the joint, and a large amount of blood was seen in the midst of the writhing and struggling screams; and the man's arm was shot The old man holding the arrow also propped up his body and said tremblingly:
"How dare you, how dare you."
The next moment, Jiang Tian sneered and stepped on him in the mud. He was gnawing on the dirt and couldn't speak, and then slowly said:
"Don't you want me to humiliate my subjects and die? I've already made it possible for you!"
Then, he turned to Lin Jiulang and others, and yelled loudly: "What are you waiting for? You have finally managed to catch up here. Are you going to let your credit and opportunity fall by the wayside?"
"Yes!" Lin Jiulang couldn't help but keep silent after hearing this: "Come with me, sons and daughters, and make sure that no one among us is allowed to leave before backup arrives."
A moment later, the Jinwu disciples who broke into the atrium building, followed by the women’s screams and screams, successively let out shouts of surprise and excitement:
"Caught."
"Stop him..."
"Don't let the thieves escape."
Later, Jiang Tian, who was introduced to the atrium building, also saw some documents and letterheads being burned in the large incense burner; there were also several men who hadtily put on skirts and shirts with the intention of dressing up as maids. , being pinned to the wooden floor.
Next to these prisoners, there was a stout servant girl whose arms were cut off, and her life or death was unknown; and a girl who fell to the ground in a daze, with a tattered skirt and messy sideburns that could not hide her good figure, and a slap on her beautiful face. A beautiful woman with several red palm prints and a completely swollen look.
