The cave is in the shape of a half gourd, with a small opening and a spacious hinterland inside.
There are oil lamps, shelves, including tables and chairs for eating. The things are crude and complete. There is a pile of bowls and chopsticks next to it, which seems to be quite a few.
Feng Qing pinched her nose: "What a strange smell, it smells so bad."
Qi Shang lifted up two pieces of clothing on the ground. The source of the odor was the two pairs of burlap shoes covered by the clothes.
"Is there anyone living here?" In fact, Feng Qing knew the answer without asking. It was so obvious that there was no need to answer.
Qi Shang walked around in a circle and nodded: "I remember that the Zhou family once excavated a copper mine. The location should be near here. These are probably day laborers."
"The Zhou family is so evil that they even dare to dig mines privately?"
"We only dug for more than a month, and then we abandoned the mountain for various reasons."
Feng Qing touched her chin and nodded, kicking everything around her feet away in disgust, and casually said, "When did it happen?"
"About half a year..." At this point, Qi Shang realized something was wrong. Looking at the traces left on these things, it didn't last that long.
At this time, Feng Qing overturned something and pulled out a piece of it, "What is this? An iron chain?"
The iron chain was stained with rust and looked dark red in the candlelight. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Feng Qing always felt that it was not rust, but blood.
Feng Qing threw it away quickly, "What the hell? It's so disgusting."
The air inside was tight. After completing a circle, the two came out and went to the door of the cave to take a few breaths of fresh air.
Feng Qing glanced casually and said, "Qi Shang, what are you carrying in your hand?"
"Your shoe fell off, but these shoes look fine."
Feng Qing couldn't believe it, "Are you going to let me wear these crappy shoes?"
Qi Shang looked around and confirmed: "It's not broken."
"Kill me, I won't even wear it!"
It was difficult for Qi Shang to understand Feng Xiaohouye's persistence. Wouldn't this be more convenient than letting him carry it on his back?
To make her stance clear, Feng Qing picked up her shoes with a branch and threw them back, clapped her hands and said, "Out of sight, out of mind."
After Tianqing packed up the next day, the two set off again. The young Marquis was more adaptable than he thought. Within two days, he naturally used Qi Shang's back as his means of transportation.
When he was free, the young Marquis suddenly had a whim and said: "You said that there are traces of so many people living in the cave, and the leftover food is not as old as half a year. Could it be that the Zhou family secretly hid people here? Why are they hiding in the mountain? ?Digging for treasure?”
An idea flashed through the young Marquis, "Yes, sneaky people will definitely do things in a low-key manner, so it makes sense."
Qi Shang listened to his random idioms and shook his head: "Where is that person? The Zhou family are all dead. Where did they go?"
"The Zhou family is all dead. They must have run away." Feng Qing had a look on her face, "Didn't you see the iron chains? Now I know what they are used for. They must be chained and dug day and night." precious."
Qi Shang didn't say anything. Feng Qing then thought about it and said, "That's not right. In such a big place, there are many mountains. If the Zhou family really has a treasure map, they should look for it secretly. If they find a large group of people to make a big fuss, wouldn't it mean that someone would discover it?" .”
After thinking about it all the way, when Qi Shang thought that the young Marquis had finally calmed down, Feng Qing mysteriously leaned into his ear and said, "I understand."
Qi Shang breathed out his breath as he spoke. Half of his cheeks felt itchy, but he couldn't free his hands to scratch it, so he said seriously: "Little Marquis, please lie down."
Feng Qing gestured and said, "Could it be that we thought the opposite just now? The Zhou family wants to bury instead of digging."
Qi Shang was surprised by Feng Xiaohou's various whims and whims. Although he did not stop them, he had no intention of dealing with them.
"Didn't you say that the Zhou family dug some kind of copper mine and stopped digging it for a month or two? Maybe they didn't intend to dig a copper mine, but they just found an excuse to dig tunnels."
Qi Shang endured it and couldn't help but said: "The tunnel cannot lead to the Zhou family's residence."
"Digging...the underworld?"
"The Zhou family has ancestral graves."
Feng Qing finally regained her composure and refused to think that she was wrong, "Anyway, if you dig it up, it will be useful. If any of these suddenly prosperous families doesn't do something about pickling Zan, they might just dig it up to bury it."
"What?"
"Gold, silver, and jewelry, jewelry, or..." Feng Qing rolled her eyes, "People."
Qi Shang: "..."
At the fork in the road, Qi Shangyuan wanted to go left, but Feng Qing pointed to the right road, "No, I have a headache if I go to the left, and I will get sick."
After walking for a while, Qi Shang realized the reason why Feng Xiaohou turned this way. There was a lake in front of him and he wanted to take a bath.
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If Lu Anran and Zi Sangjin could fly into the air and look down, they would find that they were exactly on the diagonal with Qi Shang and Feng Qing. What's more coincidental is that they were also at the lake at this moment.
Although the lakes are connected to each other, they are separated by hills, so people on both sides naturally don't know.
Red Beard's body was no longer where it was, not because Lu Anran and Zi Sangjin were kind, but because they wanted to drink water, so they wouldn't have to scoop water next to the body every time.
The two of them worked together to drag him to a depression and cover him with some dead branches and grass, and the local tyrant ended the matter hastily.
Lu Anran looked at the lake and pondered for a moment, then asked, "Can your highness catch fish?"
Zi Sangjin was the crown prince, and he was full of plans but did not have the skill of catching fish, so he shook his head as a matter of course.
Lu Anran: "What a coincidence, I don't know how to do it either."
Zi Sangjin: "..."
Today they were not as lucky as last night to have food delivered to their door. They found a half-ripe fruit tree and used stones to knock down a few wild fruits to satisfy their hunger.
Speaking of rabbits, Zi Sangjin said: "Other girls will be reluctant to do anything when they see such cute creatures, but you are good at peeling them and cramping them more neatly than the chef."
Lu Anran pointed out in a calm tone: "Your Highness enjoyed the meal very much."
Zi Sangjin leaned back on her arms, "I realized that you are not a normal woman."
As he spoke critical words, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Falling off the cliff this time was not part of his plan. He knew that Shi Shui and Huajian must be extremely anxious, but after avoiding the world, they were alone in the deep mountains and old forests. , making him feel a sense of long-lost tranquility.
It was the time when the spring breeze blew through the red flowers, when summer nights alternated with autumn frosts, and when the first snow fell between his brows, the normal things that were happening every day in the world were long gone to him.
Zi Sangjin rarely had such a relaxed moment, which suddenly seemed very precious, because he knew that when he walked out of this forest, he would have to put on his 'armor' again and become a prince who was cautious in his words and deeds, full of calculations, and careful at every step.
When it was quiet, the wind was blowing and the trees were shaking, and occasionally there was the sound of a rumbling stomach.
Zi Sangjin turned his body and covered his ears, "Lu Anran, take care of your stomach, it's so noisy."
"Isn't it Your Highness?" Lu Anran asked in a confused voice.
Zi Sangjin felt something was wrong and opened his eyes, listening carefully to the movement of the wind, his face became serious, "Something's wrong."
Lu Anran raised his index finger and stroked his nose, "To the northeast, there is the smell of blood."
"You don't need to tell me, I've already seen it." Zi Sangjin's voice was calm, but his face became more and more cold.
At this moment, Lu Anran naturally saw that not far ahead, an injured hungry wolf raised its head to drink water and stared at them in both directions.
Zi Sangjin stood up holding the tree and frowned: "Wolves like to move in groups."
If one appears, will there be more behind?
It found its prey and threatened it step by step. Its ferocious eyes were like sharp knives, its mouth was slightly opened, and water droplets flowed down in lines. It was not clear whether it was the lake water it had just drank or its saliva.
I can't say whether this wolf was unlucky or lucky. He was injured while chasing the deer Taotao, so he moved slower than the others. Therefore, he did not follow the wolves to chase Feng Qing to the sky, and accidentally fell off a path.
So, it met Lu Anran and Zi Sangjin, who were also alone.
Lu Anran pulled out the dagger, and a cold light flashed in the wolf's eyes, which seemed to further arouse its animal nature. He opened his mouth and roared at them, pressed down with his two forelimbs, and his body was in the shape of a bow. This was a beast. Preparing to attack and hunt.
"There is good news." Lu Anran looked at the hungry wolf's hind legs and abdomen, his dark eyes bright, "He is injured, and he is still a lone wolf."
Zi Sangjin chuckled: "That's really good news, but how do you think the two of us can deal with a wolf that is hungry and maybe even in a state of rage because of injury, given our current situation?"
The dagger in her hand reached across her chest. Lu Anran's whole body tensed up. She stared at the hungry wolf that was walking slowly and tentatively, and then pounced on it at the right time. Her face was solemn and she said: "Winning or losing is the same. A lunch.”
Zi Sangjin turned a corner and realized that if they win, the wolf will become their lunch, and if they lose, they will become the wolf's lunch.
"If you fell off a cliff and died, I will not die in the hands of an animal." Zi Sangjin gritted his teeth and straightened his eyes, like a scraper, "Bring it here."
Without giving Lu Anran any time to hesitate, Zi Sangjin took out the dagger in her hand, sprinted two or three steps, and pounced forward.
At the same time, the hungry wolf lost patience and kicked towards the two of them.
Zi Sangjin knocked the hungry wolf down first, then stabbed the dagger in with his backhand. He didn't know where it was, and warm blood sprayed all over his face, and he felt sharp pain in his legs.
Zi Sangjin was exhausted. He took a breath and pulled out the dagger. He was about to stab him again, but the hungry wolf counterattacked and threw the dagger to the side. He lay on his back on the ground, facing a pair of red and ferocious wolf eyes, and the stench of the open eyes. mouth.
The hungry wolf lowered its head and bit his arm, and Zi Sangjin strangled its neck. In the struggle between one man and one wolf, Zi Sangjin was gradually at a disadvantage. Zi Sangjin even felt the sharp teeth touching his neck. .
The moment was short, but his senses were infinitely magnified and stretched. Zi Sangjin slowly lost strength, his eyes full of unwillingness.
At this moment, the hungry wolf suddenly fell on him.
Zi Sangjin moved his head and saw the woman kneeling on the ground, holding the dagger that had just flown out in both hands. Half of her face was covered in blood. When she looked up, her eyes were cold.
The hungry wolf roared twice and turned angrily towards Lu Anran. She held the dagger tightly and her eyes were firm.
