"Little Marquis, there may be some relevant records hidden on their corpses. Why don't we restrain them first and take a look at them."
Xue An suggested.
"That's fine."
Li Ao thought for a moment and then agreed.
Because they knew each other's weird characteristics in advance, the two did not act rashly, but used a special crossbow to shoot at each other.
The arrowheads of that crossbow are made of silver and contain enough power to restrain the dark gold demonic body.
There were only a few puffs heard, and the silver arrow sank into the body. The demon that Zhong Ke had transformed into immediately seemed to have lost its activity and froze in place.
This special material can restrict the growth and movement of the dark gold demon's flesh and blood. Once it is nailed into the body, it will be like an electric shock, completely blocking the function of the nerves.
Therefore, the characteristics he displayed at this moment were as if he had been hit by a restraining spell, completely unable to move.
If someone who didn't know what was going on came here, a fierce battle would definitely be inevitable. In this narrow and cramped space, he might not be the opponent of the Dark Gold Demon.
But Li Fan and Xue An easily avoided the unnecessary battle, and soon saw something hidden in Zhong Ke.
There are indeed some records of actions left.
"Little Marquis, they had already obtained the Yangmu Statue, but on their way back, they encountered a group of people from the Gu Heart Demon Cult who came here to hunt for treasure.
A conflict broke out between the two parties. As a result, Zhong Ke's injuries worsened, causing the dark gold demon body to lose control.
In the end, although Zhong Ke repelled the opponent, he was still trapped alive inside..."
After Xue An read the mission note left by the other party in the secret language of the department, he briefly explained it to Li Ao.
Li Chuan asked: "Who is the enemy? Is it possible that he is from the Zhongzhou Branch of the Gu Heart Demon Sect?"
Xue An said: "It's basically confirmed, but Zhong Ke doesn't know them. I only know that they appeared very suddenly, as if they had another purpose."
Li Chuan was slightly startled when he heard this.
Soon after, the two dug a big pit not far away and buried Zhong Ke's trapped body on the spot.
At this time, Li Fan used the Tianxing Stone to draw out the dark gold demon flesh and blood from Zhong Ke, then put it in a silver box and sealed it completely.
The remaining flesh and blood has completely turned into a dead corpse. Except for the slow decay, the rest should be intact.
"I didn't expect that the attack would be in vain. In this case, I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble to recapture the Yangmu statue."
"Perhaps we should report it to the Marquis immediately and ask him to use special means to detect his whereabouts."
"That's all it can do now."
However, just as Li Fan and Xue An were talking and planning to go back, they suddenly discovered that there were some man-made traces hidden deep underground.
Many people seemed to have set up camp here and lived for a long time.
"Didn't they come here for the Yangmu statue? Why did they stay here for so long?"
Based on everything he had seen before, he was more likely to believe that the two parties met here by chance.
But what he saw in front of him seemed to negate his previous guesses.
Combined with the clues left by Zhong Ke...
"Come on, let's go over here and take a look."
With some curiosity and doubt, Li Ao and Xue An came to the flat ground below and found a winding passage through here. They found that there was a cave inside. ….
It turned out to be a lava cave that led deeper, more than ten feet wide.
"The map my father gave me doesn't seem to have this thing. The imperial army has visited Qianlongyuan several times before, and the exploration has been very complete. It is impossible to leave such a large empty space without any discovery."
"It looks like it was once flooded by water. Look, little Marquis, there are still traces of water erosion here."
Xue An pointed forward.
Li Fan also agreed with him that only the miraculous workmanship of nature could create such a huge underground space quietly.
If it were to be excavated by hand, let alone whether the structure next to it could support it, even the amount of work would be out of reach.
Not to mention this era, even hundreds of years later, it may not be possible to do it.
The two people's footsteps gradually deepened into it, and they found more traces of human activities. Someone actually wanted to pass through here, and used knives and axes to carve out a path.
Someone drove pitons into the nearby rock wall and used iron ropes to secure one place after another to allow for temporary passage.
It can be seen that the people who dug the way forward used treacherous methods similar to those of Li Fan and Xue An. Only strangers with some special methods can easily fly through the air and wander in such a dangerous space.
But if he only passes by himself, there is no need to hammer in those iron nails or tie those iron chains.
Obviously, this is so that the following troops can keep up and even bring in some supplies.
Li Fan and Xue An walked all the way in with some dignity, and sure enough, they found a pyramid-shaped platform deep in the cave.
The huge rocks mined from unknown sources were piled up to a height of more than ten feet, and they were extremely conspicuous in the huge space below.
"Why does this look like an altar? What on earth are they doing here?"
Li Fan and Xue An looked confused.
"Little Marquis, these things seem to be a bit old. Judging from their scale, it seems that they were not completed within a year or two."
"I can see that they have probably been operating here for many years... It seems that all the previous guesses were wrong. People from the Demon Cult come in and out here for other purposes!
On the contrary, the encounter with Zhong Ke was like an accidental collision. Zhong Ke did not know that they were operating here and rushed in headlong. "
The two thought for a while and felt that they couldn't ignore what was going on here, so they tried to walk down and take a look. They were surprised to find that the nearby area was the place where many undercurrents must pass.
The special migratory current gathers debris from all directions as well as dead bodies floating down from the upper reaches, creating a place where materials are extremely rich.
A large number of corpses accumulated, and as the water flow slowed down, a strong fishy odor emitted.
Some traces of unknown animals crawling appeared on the gentle slope to the west of the altar. For some reason, they actually gave people the illusion of a feeding port.
It's as if someone is raising something in here...
Suddenly, Li Fan looked up and discovered a tall hanging tower. It was suspended more than ten feet across the entire cave, which was contrary to common sense. Together with several nearby high platforms, a tower was built to connect the upper and lower spaces. Huge tower.
It seemed to be the roof of the entire underground space, and there were faint voices floating down from above, echoing in the wide underground space.
At the same time, Li Fan also began to feel vaguely that the nine yang wooden nails on his right hand were itching and hurting, and there seemed to be an inexplicable resonance coming from above.
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