novelaction Chapter 305 5 stones scattered
Chapter 305 5 stones scattered
"Cooperation?" Xie Ling frowned. "Why do you want to cooperate with me?"
A cold light flashed in the boy's eyes, "Of course, I will find the city lord."
After a pause, he explained, "The city lord has many shady methods."
"Is that so?" Xie Ling raised her eyes, "Of course I can, but you have to promise me one thing."
"explain."
Xie Ling said in a cold voice, "Since we have to cooperate, we are allies. You must listen to me along the way and cannot act on your own. You also said that the city lord has many shady methods. What if I can't handle it? I don't want to accompany you and lose my life here."
The boy frowned and tilted his head to think for a moment, "Okay."
As he spoke, he played with the long sword in his hand for a while, and then said, "Don't worry, I will not let you die."
Xie Ling actually wanted to use the boy to find the warehouse.
She just walked around and didn't see any trace of the warehouse.
Apart from these buildings, there is nothing of value.
I think this City Lord's Mansion is just a cover, the really valuable things are probably with the City Lord.
What a cunning old fox.
He built such a big mansion just to lock people up, but in fact his lair is not here at all.
Would such a person be so absurd as to go around grabbing people with thin waists? He must have other motives.
As for what the conspiracy is, we have to find the city lord to find out.
Xie Ling was retracing her steps when the young man suddenly patted her on the shoulder and said, "Someone is coming from the west."
Xie Ling raised her eyes and saw nothing. The wind blew across the long bluestone road, making a whistling sound.
"Did you hear that?"
The young man nodded, then without further ado he lifted her by the collar and took her to the top of the high city wall.
"Get down."
The two men lay on the high city wall, with only their eyes exposed.
"coming soon."
As soon as the young man finished speaking, the sound of "thump thump thump" of footsteps was heard on the bluestone road.
Leading the group was still a group of guards, escorting about twenty people, all wearing black hoods.
After the group of people turned a corner, the boy grabbed her collar and led her to jump down.
"Go, follow."
The two of them quietly followed the group of guards, keeping a distance from them that was neither too far nor too close.
The young man probably thought Xie Ling was just an ordinary doctor who didn't know how to perform Qinggong, so when they came across the city wall, he naturally lifted her collar and walked away.
Xie Ling was too lazy to explain.
I'm not familiar with this young killer, so it's good to hide my shortcomings.
When we arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, two or three groups of guards appeared, escorting prisoners wearing black hoods, a total of about a hundred people.
A group of people walked straight out of the City Lord's Mansion.
At this moment, the moon is bright in the sky, and the streets that are bustling during the day have become empty, with only a few wild cats jumping over and making noises occasionally.
"Hey, where do you think they're going?"
The young man stood on the roof and asked as he looked at the guard's receding back.
"An Ning, my name. If nothing unexpected happens, I will leave the city."
The boy was stunned for a moment, surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Ten seven."
Xie Ling raised her eyebrows: "Is that your name?"
The boy looked dazed for a moment, "Forget it."
The footsteps of the guards became quieter and quieter. The young man grabbed Xie Ling by the collar again, flew up, and flew with her over the roof.
In the street, a child from a family came out to urinate.
Suddenly, two black shadows flew across the ground. The child looked up. Under the bright moonlight, the two black shadows flew past quickly, leaving a residual image on the crescent moon. The child's eyes widened and he exclaimed, thinking he had seen a god.
Just as Xie Ling said, this group of guards left the city.
They did not take the official road, but a yellow mud path, and their movements were very secretive.
About an hour later, Xie Ling and Shi Qi arrived in front of a towering green mountain.
The group of guards took the men into the mountain, and the two of them quickly followed.
There are countless mechanisms along the way, and hidden arrow traps are everywhere.
Shiqi walked through it with ease.
Xie Ling frowned as she looked at the sharp trap under her feet. "This Lord of Tonghua City must not just like thin waists. He must have some ulterior motive."
Shi Qi sneered, his eyes full of murderous intent, "If he dares to catch me, I will kill him."
There was a formation in the forest. Xie Ling pretended not to understand and let Shiqi break the formation in front.
After walking for a while, the two passed through a woods and came to a long staircase.
There are probably several thousand steps on this staircase. Looking down, it is pitch black and you can't see the end.
Looking up, the place is brightly lit and you can vaguely see pavilions and towers with exquisite shapes, which look like a palace in the sky in the night.
Suddenly, voices were heard from the bottom of the stairs.
Shiqi narrowed his eyes and took out the long knife in his hand.
Xie Ling shook her head, "Put it back, we'll hide in the woods and see what happens."
Shi Qi frowned, but finally followed Xie Ling obediently and retreated.
After a while, the people below came to the woods where Xie Ling and Shi Qi were hiding.
They were two middle-aged men, both dressed in gorgeous clothes and holding a jade tablet in their hands.
"Brother Zhang, this is my first time here. If I don't understand something, please give me some advice."
"There is nothing taboo in the Nine Palaces. As long as you have the jade token, it will be fine."
"So how much do you plan to order?"
Listening to their conversation, Xie Ling immediately had an idea in mind and whispered, "Knock them out and drag them in."
"Row."
After two muffled thuds, Shiqi dragged someone in.
"now what?"
Xie Ling squatted down, snatched the jade tokens from the two men's hands, and began to tear off their clothes.
"Put on their clothes and go up with the jade token."
Shiqi tilted his head. "Why not just kill them directly?"
Xie Ling shook her head, "The less trouble there is, the better."
"That's right." Shiqi said and started to take off his clothes.
The man's clothes on the ground were a little big for Xie Ling, but with her slender figure, she looked more elegant.
After taking a look at Shiqi, Xie Ling asked, "Can the lotus between the eyebrows be blocked?"
There was doubt in Shiqi's eyes, but he still obediently wiped his forehead.
The bright lotus dimmed and gradually disappeared.
Xie Ling pretended not to know his identity as a killer, "You are too eye-catching, I'm afraid someone will remember you and seek revenge on you."
Shiqi blinked, "Are you concerned about me? Don't worry, I won't leave anyone alive tonight."
Xie Ling finally couldn't help it, "Some people are innocent, why do we need to commit murder?"
Shi Qi seemed to understand, "If you don't like it, then I will just kill the city lord."
Xie Ling was a little surprised.
This Shiqi was unexpectedly obedient.
Looking at the jade token in his hand, Xie Ling said, "Let's go."
At the end of the stairs stood two young ladies with pretty faces, wearing wide-sleeved robes, and their long hair was tied up with two white jade belts, making them look like fairy concubines.
The sound is also ethereal like water.
"Please show us your divine tablets, gentlemen."
After looking at the jade token, the two men surrounded Shiqi, vying to take him to the main hall.
Xie Ling stood aside and coughed twice, but no one paid any attention to her.
Shiqi crossed his arms across his chest, his face looking cold and distant. He endured again and again, and finally suppressed the urge to draw his sword.
It was only when Xie Ling pinched him secretly that he softened his cold expression and said, "We can go by ourselves. We don't need a guide."
The two of them looked a little regretful, and kept calling out "Brother Shiqi, Young Master" for a long time before reluctantly leaving.
As soon as the two of them left, Shi Qi turned his head and asked Xie Ling, "Did I get exposed? That's why they kept surrounding me."
Xie Ling wanted to laugh, "No."
Shiqi was still confused, "Then why not follow you, follow me?"
Xie Ling discovered that this world's number one killer seemed to have no idea about the ways of the world and was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper.
"Because I am not good-looking, but you are. Don't think about it, and don't forget the purpose of our trip."
After a brief exploration, Xie Ling discovered that this was a very luxuriously built palace.
But it is not like the red walls and glazed tiles of the imperial palace, but instead has carved railings and jade bricks, with a fairy-like air, a bit like the legendary fairy palace.
The two walked towards the palace in the center with the brightest lights.
The melodious sounds of stringed instruments and wind instruments could be heard from afar.
When they reached the door, two fairies came as usual, took a look at their jade tokens, and led them in.
"The jade cards of the two gentlemen are of lower rank. Please follow me."
This is a large circular hall with a wide center where about a hundred chairs are placed.
There are seven floors of private rooms above, and each room has curtains so you can't see inside from the outside.
This is a standard auction venue layout.
What are you selling here?
"Welcome everyone to Jiugongque. There are not many goods in this batch, so the highest bidder will win.
Now, please take the first batch of Xian Yi San, the fairy degree of this batch is not high, and the starting price is 5,000 taels. After taking Xian Yi San, you will have a long life and be as light as a fairy. "
When Shiqi heard this, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
Xie Ling asked in a low voice: "Is there any problem?"
"Five stones scattered."
Xie Ling’s eyes widened.
Isn’t Wu Shi San the mineral found in the mountain behind the county magistrate’s mansion?
What is being auctioned here is actually Wu Shi San?
Xie Ling felt around and found that the man was carrying a thick stack of silver.
She offered 20,000 taels of silver and was barely able to buy a small piece.
The auction was still going on, and Xie Ling pulled Shiqi out.
Shiqi watched her tinkering quietly.
After a while, Xie Ling figured out the raw materials.
Wu Shi San contains hallucinogenic drugs, addictive ingredients, and most importantly, raw ore.
It can really make people feel as if they are floating in the air and enjoying the happiness.
This thing will make you addicted once you get a little bit of it, and it is extremely harmful to your health. It is equivalent to a chronic poison and there is no cure.
Xie Ling's eyes turned cold.
She originally wanted to make money from Wu Shi San, but now it seems impossible.
Gentlemen love fortune, in a proper way.
She would never use this kind of thing to make money.
"I just observed that the Five Stone Powders all came from the back. The City Lord is not in the front and may end up at the back."
Shiqi nodded, "Okay. Let's go and take a look."
There were guards everywhere in the palace, but Shiqi was a skilled martial artist and he easily got around them.
Behind the main hall is a long road.
The two walked in carefully.
There are no mechanisms here. When you walk to the end, you can see bright lights in the distance. A mountain that has been dug down to its shell stands tall.
Below were people working, some were digging stones, some were carrying water. Despite the cold wind, they still felt hot. Everyone was lightly dressed and looked tired.
Shi Qi pulled Xie Ling up, put her on a tall tree, and pulled out the knife that had been hidden at his waist.
"It's safe here. Wait for me here. I'll go find the city lord."
After saying that, he added, "Don't worry, I won't kill anyone randomly. I'll only kill him."
"Do you want me to go with you?"
Shiqi shook his head, "No need."
After he finished speaking, the young man curled his lips in a cold smile, revealing his little fangs.
"Dare to provoke me? Today I will make his place a ruin."
"Okay. Be safe."
We met by chance, and it's time to go our separate ways.
She went to find her warehouse, and Shiqi went to kill his men.
Seeing the young man's figure getting farther and farther away, Xie Ling used Qinggong to jump down.
After taking off her gorgeous clothes and smearing some yellow soil on her face, Xie Ling walked towards the mine with a tired look on her face.
There are so many people here, and it’s late at night, so it shouldn’t be difficult to get in.
As expected, no one paid any attention to Xie Ling.
Xie Ling picked up a shoulder pole, scooped up some water and mixed in.
There were so many people, but not a single sound of people talking.
There were only the sounds of breathing, footsteps and wheels.
And the sound of the guards' whips.
Everyone was exhausted, there was no light in their eyes, and their backs were almost at a 90-degree angle to the ground.
There is a very majestic building on the east side of the mine. It looks like a warehouse and seems to be able to store a lot of things.
Xie Ling was carrying water while quietly moving towards that side.
When she reached the foot of the mine, Xie Ling saw the group of guards she had seen at the City Lord's Mansion, as well as the masked "man with a thin waist".
At this moment, the black cloth bags on their heads had been taken off, and the guards were pointing at the ground and explaining something to them.
Many people knelt down and begged for mercy, and their crying sounds could be heard here.
The surrounding workers are not surprised.
Still out of curiosity, Xie Ling quietly moved over there.
There happened to be an empty bucket cart nearby, and Xie Ling pushed it over.
"Why are you shaking? Don't pick up the wrong rocks when you go down, or I'll beat you to death."
The guard shouted and continued, "Take off all your outer clothes, otherwise you won't be able to get in."
The group of people did not dare to disobey and took off their coats crying.
Xie Ling lowered her head and discovered that the mine was surrounded by many bottomless holes!
The entrance of the cave is very narrow, with a diameter less than two palms.
At this moment, after the ropes were put on those people, they were sent headfirst into the cave, each holding a hoe in his hand.
Some of them said they felt dizzy and wanted to leave as soon as they entered.
Some of them bumped into something or lacked oxygen and gradually became silent.
The city lord loves thin waists, which is a lie from the beginning to the end!
He just wanted to find a thin and petite person to go down the well to fish out the ore!
In ancient times, science and technology were not well developed, and the wells were not dug properly. They were dark, lacked oxygen, and the terrain was rugged.
It is estimated that few people can come out alive after entering.
That's why he keeps arresting people!
It should be very cold in winter, but it is steaming hot here.
In addition to the need for fire to refine ore, there might be magma underground!
One can imagine what kind of torture those who entered the cave were suffering.
A loud rumbling sound disturbed Xie Ling's thoughts.
She looked up and saw countless huge rocks suddenly rolling down the hillside at such a fast speed that they appeared in front of her in an instant!
The guards had already run away.
Xie Ling gritted her teeth, turned her head, and pulled up the ropes on the ground one by one as quickly as possible.
Now that she had seen it, she couldn't just sit there and watch.
Save as many as you can!
The rocks were getting closer and closer, and the rumbling sound seemed to explode in his ears. Xie Ling's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Smoke and dust billowed, and huge rocks appeared one after another. Each one was more than ten meters high, making people look as small as ants.
Xie Ling stepped lightly on her toes and flew up, but the corner of her clothes was still pressed down and her entire outer robe was torn.
"Cough cough cough."
The smoke and dust were so thick that I could hardly see what was in front of me.
Why did a huge rock suddenly roll down from the mountain? Is Shiqi in danger?
Looking at the warehouse in the east, Xie Ling frowned.
Now is the best time to empty the warehouse.
The guards were lax, and Shiqi was dealing with the city lord.
They met by chance, so she shouldn't care about Shiqi. She should empty the warehouse and leave quickly.
But there is magma under the mine, the terrain is complex, and Shiqi is as simple as a blank sheet of paper...