readsfreenovel Chapter 313 Aqi's Adventure (Tracing)
Chapter 313 Aqi's Adventure (Tracing)
Everyone was puzzled and wondered if the bandits who were heading in this direction had disappeared inexplicably?
The few people walked around several times, but still couldn't find any traces.
Yu Aqi looked at the gurgling stream and suddenly realized something. He said, "They must have walked along the stream!" Everyone thought so too. Unless those people could fly, they could only walk in the stream without leaving any footprints in the mountains.
The forest was dark, and after searching carefully in the creek for a while, we finally found traces of people and horses' footsteps in the creek about 70 to 80 feet upstream.
Everyone was very happy. The bandits were walking so secretly. They guessed that Liu Yingzi was also heading in this direction, so they followed her upstream. The weather in the first month of spring was still a little cold, but the stream water was very warm. It seemed that the source was a warm spring.
The stream meandered from northeast to southwest, and everyone followed the stream to the northeast. There were large and small stones in the stream, and although it was not difficult to walk, everyone was leading the horses, so they could not walk fast.
Fortunately, the traces of the bandits could be found from time to time, and everyone did not lose them. Even if Liu Yingzi was not there, as long as they caught one person, they could find out where she was.
After walking for about an hour, I estimated that I had walked along the stream for fifteen or sixteen miles.
A sergeant looked at the sky and said, "Captain Kuang asked us to meet up in two hours. It's almost time to go back now."
Liu Chenggui and the square-faced young man naturally refused, saying that they would never turn back until Yingzi was found. The square-faced young man was even more excited, gasping for breath while speaking, and almost came over to grab and beat the soldier who said he wanted to go back.
Yu Aqi said, "Why don't we walk for another half an hour and see. If we still don't see anyone, we'll have to go back. Captain Kuang and the others might have found him." Niu Shishu and the other three soldiers quickly agreed, and Liu Chenggui and the square-faced young man had no choice but to agree as well.
Seeing that the horse was moving slower, Yu Aqi came across a slightly open area and simply led the horse to the shore and tied it next to a tree.
The group of seven only traveled lightly with spears, bows and arrows, so they could go much faster.
After walking another two or three miles, we saw the mouth of a warm spring.
The spring mouth was located at the stump of an old tree with bulging and twisted roots, which was extremely strange. Looking around, there were strange old trees everywhere. The bandit's footprints also landed here, winding between the old trees and entering a forest on the right.
Everyone followed the footprints and went in. After walking about 15 or 18 feet, they suddenly heard someone say, "Sixth son, you must guard this entrance well. No one can be let in unless Third Brother and the others come back." It was the bandit who had previously said that he would capture the soldiers and horses of Bicheng.
Aqi hurriedly asked everyone to slow down and not make any noise.
The bandit named "Liu Zi" said: "Don't worry, Lao Ta Ge, I will not let anyone in except Sanba Zitou and his men. Besides, this place cannot be found by ordinary people. Even if we find it, if someone wants to force his way in, I will kill one if one comes, and I will kill two if two come! This is called 'One man guarding the pass, ten thousand men cannot open it', hehe..."
When Aqi and others heard him say "Sanbazitou" or something like that, they realized that these people were indeed bandits who committed many evil deeds such as robbery and theft. They didn't expect that they would rob people in broad daylight today.
Lao Ta also laughed and said, "Sixth son, I didn't expect you to know a few words from books. You are quite capable."
Liuzi said: "Of course. I was originally planning to find a record of Yancheng to do, but unfortunately, things happen unexpectedly. Alas..." After that, he sighed deeply.
Lao Ta pouted and cursed, "You useless thing, what's the point of keeping records in Yancheng? Now you are following the big boss and the second boss in the village, eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks every day, isn't it good?!"
Liuzi said quickly, "Yes, yes, it's more comfortable to follow the three of you."
Lao Ta said, "Third brother and his men are going around in the woods. They will probably be back soon. You guard this hole well. I will send the things in first to avoid the Spirit Master's blame."
Liuzi agreed.
Then there was a slight sound of footsteps. It seemed that the bandit named "Lao Ta" was taking the "thing" to give to the Spirit Master.
Ah Qi was shocked. Could it be that the "thing" he was talking about was Liu Chenggui's daughter Liu Yingzi? He didn't dare to say this thought out loud. If Liu Chenggui knew that his daughter was given to some spiritual master as a "thing", he would definitely become anxious, and it would be even more difficult to accomplish his goal.
After Lao Ta left, the seven people quietly walked to the "opening" mentioned by the two bandits. They thought there would be a road or a cave entrance here, but they found none. Instead, there was an ancient wall that looked like wood but not wood, and stone but not stone.
The surface of the strange wall is uneven and bulging, just like an old face full of wrinkles.
The crowd searched the area but found no other accessible place.
Liu Chenggui asked in a low voice: "Where is the opening? Where is the opening?"
The square-faced young man looked very anxious and said, "From what they said, Yingzi was caught in that hole!"
Liu Chenggui was anxious, "Then...what should we do? What is the hole those two people are talking about?"
The rest of the people were also puzzled. They had clearly heard a conversation between two bandits not long ago, which meant that there must be a road or some passage in and out of this place. However, after everyone searched here, they found nothing. They really didn't know what was so strange here.
Ah Qi whispered, "That Liuzi said that this place is not accessible to ordinary people, which shows that the 'opening' must be very hidden. Let's look carefully and maybe we will find something."
The crowd was helpless and had to search slowly once again, inch by inch.
After searching for a while, Aqi found that there was a nearly circular uneven area on the strange wall that seemed different from other places. He used the Force, stretched out his palm and gently probed it, and found that it was hollow inside, as if there was a secret door here.
He gathered a few people aside and told them what was on his mind.
The square-faced young man said, "Then let's quickly break down this secret door and force our way in!"
Aqi said, "I'm afraid it's impossible to force your way in. I see that the secret door is quite thick, and it's not an ordinary wooden door. Swords and knives can't cut through it at all."
The square-faced young man asked anxiously, "What should we do? Are we just going to let it go like this?!"
Liu Chenggui panted and said, "If we don't rescue Yingzi today, we can't go back!"
Aqi stared at the secret door in a daze, and he couldn't think of any good solution for a moment.
Everyone else was also at a loss. Everyone looked at each other and could only sigh.
Niu Shishu suddenly said, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work..."
Everyone asked him what the method was.