The next day, before Jing Yu even woke up, he was woken up by Chen Xueyun's vigorous shaking. He suppressed the anger in his heart, squinted and saw the scribbles on the map. Chen Xueyun didn't care whether the other party was awake or not, and directly explained her thoughts to Jing Yu last night.
Jing Yu's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he immediately got dressed and got up, asking Chen Xueyun to wake everyone up and gather in the lobby of the inn.
"Chen Xueyun's idea was very helpful. He guessed that the map might not be Sushui County on the surface, but underground." Jing Yu ordered a drawer of steamed buns, dipped them in vinegar, and said while eating.
"In other words, all members of the Yixin Sect are hiding underground?" Huang said incredulously.
Chen Xueyun nodded, he spread out the map and took out the charcoal: "First of all, I found that the layout of the tunnels is very similar to the layout of the city. It seems that they are arranged along each neighborhood. Secondly, all the tunnels converge to one point, that is The west gate is the entrance.”
Everyone nodded in unison: "That makes sense."
"Without further delay, let's go quickly." Jing Yu ate the last bun and turned to greet the people in the inn.
Xicheng Gate is a side gate in Sushui County. Even so, the strict guard makes it difficult for anyone to take advantage of it. Chen Xueyun began to research which place is the secret entrance of Yixin Sect. Jing Yu thought of the secret passage in Dingming Division. There was a mechanism next to the door. When stepped on, a door would pop up.
Adhering to the same principle all over the world, Jing Yu also decided to look for mechanisms near the city gate. He groped around the wall and found no loose bricks. Could it be that these guards know the organization and are members of the Yixin Sect? However, Jing Yu had no way to communicate with the guards, so he had to leave in anger.
"How is it?" Chen Xueyun asked, squatting in the grass.
Jing Yu shook his head and spread his palms: "There is no mechanism. I think those guards are suspicious. The Yixin Sect may have bribed most of the people nearby."
"Then how about knocking them unconscious and then searching them?" Song Qian pulled Jing Yu's shoulders.
Jing Yu subconsciously rejected this idea: "The agency is near the city gate. What useful things can the guards have on them? They are still guards. The Yixin Church will not be stupid enough to throw key items to a bribed person."
Chen Xueyun was silent. He and Qiao Xu were reading the map together. There might be missing information on it. There is only a dot drawn on the west city gate on the map, and the rest is unmarked.
Tunnels...not just Dingmingsi, they had entered tunnels in the city where they solved the incident of out-of-control spiritual power last year, but at that time there were only two people, Jing Yu and Qiao Xu. An idea broke into Jing Yu's mind, and he suddenly had an idea and clapped his hands.
"Is there a mansion near the west city gate? Maybe the tunnel is inside the house." Jing Yu asked Huang.
The answer given by Hei Yao is an inn. Many messengers go from the West City Gate, so the place closest to the West City Gate is an inn. It was more than enough for the Yixin Sect's power to infiltrate an inn, so Jing Yu took five people to that inn.
On the way, Chen Xueyun handed out several improved escape talismans to everyone, and they came and went without a trace.
The inn is not big, with only a few people inside, and most of them are still napping. Jing Yu and others used the escape talisman to go all the way to the inner courtyard of the inn, where there happened to be a well.
Without time to think, Jing Yu turned over and jumped into the well. Hearing from outside, there was a sound of heavy objects hitting the wooden board below.
The tunnel was very spacious, with arrows painted on the walls. Jing Yu threw out two fireball talismans. There is only a deep road ahead, hiding countless crises. He raised his head and motioned for everyone to come down later, and Jing Yu decided to explore the way alone.
He leaned on the wall on the right side and walked forward slowly. His boots were soaked by the water pool in the tunnel, and the biting coldness extended from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai. Jing Yu just shuddered and continued to move forward. Behind him, everyone jumped down one after another.
Because Chen Xueyun often goes to the weapons inspection, she needs a lot of tools. For example, he is holding a fire folder in his hand now, wrapped in unknown grease, which can be used as a temporary lighting. There are slanted arrows painted on the walls, and there are a few quotes from the church on each section of the road.
Jing Yu thought to himself: Isn't this the text on the signboard at the roadside construction site in his previous life?
Before he could complain, the sole of his foot touched a hard protrusion, and due to his pressure, the protrusion gradually sank until it merged with the ground.
Three rockets shot out from the gap in the wall. With his senses that were different from ordinary people, the moment Jing Yu heard the sound of breaking through the air, he quickly fell to the ground. The rockets whizzed past and inserted into the mud wall behind. The mechanism was a one-time use, and Jing Yu did not encounter any strange protrusions in the future.
Next, there was a fork in the road in front of him. He waited there until everyone arrived before starting to decipher it. There is a puzzle on the wall - parallel ribs and heavy ears should have merit.
This was a crossword puzzle. Jing Yu twitched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment and let Chen Xueyun play. Chen Xueyun glanced briefly: "On the left."
Continue walking along the tunnel on the left. Although there are many traps behind them, they were all easily destroyed by everyone. There is an iron door at the end, but it has been pushed open, and six people can line up and squeeze through.
Jing Yu was the first to pass through the gate. Inside was an extremely open space, apparently inside a certain mountain. There are bamboo mats placed beside the mountain wall. In the center of the open space is a statue, which is more than three feet high. The left half is a human figure and the right half is a demon statue. The statue holds a lotus in its left hand and a sword in its right hand. It has a strange shape and shows its teeth and claws.
There are many believers kneeling in front of the statue. Behind the statue are two rows of wooden beams with iron nails on them. The iron nails are covered with corpses and their appearance has been destroyed. The bloody smell that hit his nostrils made Jing Yu's pupils shrink suddenly. This was the headquarters of the Yixin Sect. It was completely different from what he had imagined. He thought it was some kind of Notre Dame Cathedral, a bloody cult.
The smell of blood was so thick that it was so intoxicating that Jing Yu had to squint his eyes to observe the environment. Something seemed to be moving in the lotus of the statue. The lighting of this cave is entirely provided by candles floating on the top. The erratic light reflects the devout backs of believers, and the crouched human bodies look like tombs.
For example, a young lady like Qiao Xu couldn't bear the smell here. She covered her mouth and vomited, almost vomiting out all the bitter bile before she knelt weakly on the ground. Song Qian used Qing Qi to protect his body. He was shocked by the scene in front of him. Hundreds of believers were kneeling in front of a strange statue.
"Religion is terrible." Huang said this with compassion.
His voice lingered in the empty cave, attracting attention. The believers no longer knelt down, but stood up at the same time, turning their heads little by little, and their sharp eyes seemed to pierce the bodies of the six people. Jing Yu subconsciously wanted to retreat, but Song Qian took the lead.
He had one sword per man, and his sword energy was decisive in killing. The crowd erupted in shrill screams. Jing Yu covered his ears and did not dare to look. It was only when Song Qian got closer that he discovered that after the originally dull believer stood up, there were wriggling "bean sprouts" growing in the middle of his back.
The sword energy floated wildly, leaving clear traces on the surrounding mountain walls. Huang and Ningqu released barriers to resist the excess sword energy. It didn't take long for Song Qian's cultivation to recover, and he planned to attack with ease, just in time to sharpen his sword. With just a stick of incense, all the believers in the cave were killed. Song Qian had no intention of leaving anyone alive from the beginning.
Jie Jie Jie's laughter came from the depths of the cave. Hearing the sound before seeing the person, a believer in a yellow cloak flew from the depths of the cave. Huang took a closer look and quickly reminded Jing Yu: "This is the elder who is chasing me."
"Song Qian, there is someone else!" Jing Yu shouted to the figure in the distance.
Song Qian raised his sword and pierced the elder easily. Then he swung his sword and blood splashed to the ground, steaming.
"ah?"
The elder was thought to be beheaded within seconds of appearing on the scene. Isn't the strength of this Xinjiao too low? Jing Yu was stunned, while Song Qian moved his bangs and pretended to be a trick.
It seems that the base camp is deep in the cave and only requires a short walk.
As a result, the ground suddenly began to shake violently, and the gravel above fell. Someone seemed to have activated the mechanism, and they planned to destroy this place and bury everyone in the ruins. Jing Yu and others ran out as hard as they could, but they had to use all four limbs to climb out.
The huge boulder behind her was chasing after her. Poor Chen Xueyun's clothes were scratched on the back again, leaving a piece of smooth skin exposed.
Everyone returned along the original path, regardless of whether there was any mechanism on the way, until they saw the vertical light.
Although they narrowly escaped death, the Yixin Sect was still at large. They just destroyed a small stronghold. The Sushui County Magistrate didn't think so. Ding Mingsi's visit was like a life-saving straw, solving his urgent need in recent months. It's not that the Sushui County government is incapable of suppressing the rampant cult, but most of its believers are from the common people in the county. If the government rashly suppresses it, they will inevitably launch an uprising, and then the gains will outweigh the losses.
So the magistrate of Sushui County asked external forces to intervene. He first went to the Huayangmen, the Jianghu force closest to Sushui County, to take action. Unexpectedly, a few days later, Dingmingsi in the capital was also involved. Now the county magistrate's frown relaxed.
He generously rewarded Huayangmen and Dingmingsi, and Qiao Xu had a reason to go to the restaurant every day. That afternoon, the young sect leader of the Huayang Sect came to the door and invited Jing Yu and his party to visit, just as they were preparing to continue tracking the whereabouts of the Yixin Sect.
Huayang Gate is located three hundred miles south of Sushui County. It is a mountain villa with pleasant scenery, which is very suitable for a few people to live in the open air. Jing Yu's focus is on the word free, public-funded travel plus free vacation. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too.
So as soon as Huayangmen left, Dingmingsi followed behind. Jingyu was already immersed in the dream of fine wine, green mountains, green water, and the fragrance of flowers, unable to extricate himself. Qiao Xu had a tacit understanding with him, jumping and jumping in the sea of chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs. (To be continued)
