Chapter 424: There is no cave
Lin Jue's heart is like a mirror, but he is not surprised. If you were yourself, I am afraid that you will not easily trust a stranger, unless he really proves his ability. That prescription is definitely effective, in Lin Jue's opinion, this lady of the village owner is just suffering from pneumonia or tracheitis, and any medicine that moistens the lungs and reduces inflammation will relieve the symptoms. As for why the two Lang Zhong did not cure this not complicated disease, Lin Jue did not know.
"It's okay to wait for a while, I'm afraid of delaying the condition. Since the owner of Dazhai has an order, please lead the way. Lin Jue arched his hand.
Dong Kui nodded, turned around and walked out, Lin Jue and Ruan Ping Gao Muqing looked at each other, and the three of them walked behind Dong Kui. Qian Leopard followed, and after going out, more than a dozen guards surrounded by lanterns, and the group walked down the cliff behind with mixed footsteps.
The more they walked forward, the more Lin Jue and the others wondered. It is incomprehensible that Zuo Zongdao did not live in the beautiful garden-like place in front of him. The further you walked behind the cliff, the darker it became, and it was pitch black all around, as if you had come to a wilderness. There were noticeably more soldiers and horses patrolling in the darkness around them, as there were more lanterns wandering back and forth. Each lantern is patrolled by a patrol squad, and the security is noticeably tighter.
Finally, there was a 'clang' in front of me, followed by a 'squeak' sound of the shaft pulling the rope. The rock wall in front of him suddenly seemed to crack open, revealing a dazzling light. The scene in front of them made Lin Jue and the others a little dazed, stunned for a few breaths, and only then did a few people react in surprise.
But under the black cliff before the meeting, like Alibaba's treasure cave, a suspension bridge is slowly falling from the cliff face. As the drawbridge fell, a bright light from inside was projected. The drawbridge conceals the entrance to a huge cave carved into the rock of the mountain wall. Looking at the semicircular and regular outline of the cave entrance, this should be an artificially excavated rock wall cave. In other words, in fact, Zuo Zongdao placed his residence in a cave dug in the mountain wall behind this main village.
Lin Jue didn't know what to say, he didn't live in the garden-like place in front of him, but he had to live in a cave in the cliff behind him, what kind of psychology was this? Everyone knows that living in a rocky cave must not be comfortable, how can it be compared to living on flat land. The reason why Zuo Zongdao wants to live here is obviously not a maverick, I am afraid it is for safety reasons. Think of the majestic walled gate, the majestic hall, and the grandeur of the 999-step stone steps. Compared to the Zuo Zongdao who lived in the cave in front of him, this was simply a big surprise. It's a deep sense of insecurity.
Lin Jue felt both funny and sad for Zuo Zongdao. But this kind of insecurity Lin Jue didn't want to see, because the more this was the case, the more Zuo Zongdao would strengthen his vigilance, which also meant that it would be more difficult to do something to him.
"Please!" Dong Kui said in a deep voice.
Lin Jue took a breath and followed him onto the drawbridge. He subconsciously looked to the sides, and the black man couldn't see anything. Qian Leopard in the rear spoke: "Be careful, there is a trench below, but there are sharp things inside, and it will be over if you fall down." ”
Lin Jue's scalp was numb, and he hurriedly withdrew his gaze and walked forward quickly. At the end of the ten-pace-long drawbridge is the entrance to the cave. More than a dozen burly bandits stood guard at the entrance, and one of them was wearing rare armor and seemed to be a leader. He stretched out a palm to the group of people who came from afar, signaling that this was the end.
Even Dong Kui stopped in front of them and arched his hand: "Captain Zhang, please go and report to the master of Dazhai, the person he wants to see has brought." ”
"The second village master will wait, and this will be reported to the big village owner." The captain returned in a deep voice, waved his hand, and a person behind him ran towards the cave.
Soon after, the person who reported it came back and said loudly: "The master of the village is invited." ”
Captain Zhang nodded, and said to Dong Kui and Qian Bao: "The second village master, the third village master, unload the blade." ”
Dong Kui and Qian Leopard had actually taken off the blade and held it in their hands a long time ago, they seemed to have long been accustomed to this procedure, and they hung the blade on the stake on the cave wall without any unhappiness. The action has long been familiar.
"Let's go." Dong Kui turned around and said.
Lin Jue and the others were about to leave, but Captain Zhang suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Can these three have blades on them?" ”
Qian Leopard said: "It was unloaded at the gate of the main village." ”
Captain Zhang frowned and looked the three of them up and down, stretched out his hand and said, "You can't bring a short blade, if you have it, please hand it over yourself, I don't want to search your body." ”
Ruan Ping frowned, but he was helpless. Reach out and pull the dagger out of the boot and hand it over. Seeing this, Gao Muqing also had to bend down and pull out the dagger in his boots. But she didn't plan to take out the dozen or so flying knives in the armor on her body. Lin Jue spread his hands and said, "I don't have a blade on me, and I don't have a boot." ”
Captain Zhang said unrelentingly: "You'd better take the initiative yourself, if I find out, you can violate the mountain rules of my Shiren Mountain Village." ”
Ruan Ping, Gao Muqing, Lin Jue and the other three were silent, this situation was really unexpected, especially Lin Jue, he didn't want the two Wang Eight boxes to be taken away. In that case, how else can you assassinate Zuo Zongdao? Even Ruan Ping and Gao Muqing can't take away the short blades hidden in their bodies, otherwise will they fight with people with their bare hands when the time comes?
Lin Jue frowned, looking very unhappy. As soon as Captain Zhao waved his hand, several soldiers stepped forward to search his body. Lin Jue suddenly shouted coldly: "I am here to treat your wife of the lord of the village, and you are so rude." We are also guests from Beishan Dazhai, and we have all handed over the blades you want us to hand over, and now we have nothing on us, and you still have to search your body? It's just too deceitful. You can search, after the search, don't think that I will treat your wife again, and the soldier can be killed, but not humiliated. Dong Zhai Lord, Qian Zhai Lord, I put my words here, even if we are big Zhai Lords, they have never treated us like this. Today is an eye-opener. ”
Captain Zhao was stunned and glared at Lin Jue. Dong Kui hurriedly leaned into Captain Zhao's ear and whispered a few words, Captain Zhao was stunned and hesitated. Qian Leopard also hurriedly stepped forward and whispered a few words, and Captain Zhao nodded slightly.
"Let's go inside." Captain Zhao waved his hand.
Dong Kui and Qian Bao hurriedly thanked each other and motioned for Lin Jue and the three of them to go inside. Lin Jue sighed and walked in quickly.
Qian Leopard in front whispered in Dong Kui's ear: "Zhao Zheng's guy is getting more and more dragged, damn it, rely on the master of Dazhai to value him, look at his dog-like virtue." Lao Tzu is an upright second village master and three village masters, and he gives Lao Tzu a look. It's long since you didn't take us seriously. ”
Dong Kui said coldly: "Third child, don't worry, sooner or later he will be good-looking." And patience is. ”
After walking a short distance ahead, a fork in the road branched off from the left and right at the end guarded by several mountain bandits. The west head leads to another hall, and there is a fire in it, and the east head is a long road. Everyone walked through the corridor, and the footsteps echoed and noisy in the passage, giving people a strange and grotesque feeling.
This situation evoked Lin Jue's memories, this road is similar to the warehouse leading to the cave in the underground warehouse of Peach Blossom Island, long and closed. Walking in such a corridor, it seems that the mountains and rocks are pressed from all sides, and people have a feeling of breathlessness. And this pattern also made Lin Jue a little worried, whether he would be able to come out safely later.
Fortunately, everyone soon arrived at the end of the corridor, and after pushing open a heavy gate, the scene ahead suddenly opened. It gave people the feeling of coming out of drowning, and everything in front of them surprised Lin Jue and the others. In front of it is an exquisite courtyard with a cloister circling, rockeries and lush flowers and trees. The red lanterns between the pavilions and corridors swayed slightly, reflecting the shadows of the flowers and trees and pillars in a deep and hazy way. The air here is circulated, with cool currents blowing through the pavilions. What's even more strange is that Lin Jue saw a thick layer of snow covered with a rockery in the middle of the corridor. Lin Jue subconsciously looked above the black man, and through the corner of the corridor, he saw the starry sky. Lin Jue was stunned.
The top of here is actually empty. The creation of heaven and earth created a small sinkhole in the middle of this mountain wall. And this exquisite courtyard takes advantage of this, and connects it through a cave and a road, and it is hard to find this depression between the rocks and open it up into a beautiful garden.
It's really like a small peach blossom paradise, which is not boring and cramped, but also ensures safety. No wonder Zuo Zongdao couldn't live in the good house outside, and chose to live in this mountain wall. However, there is a question that Lin Jue is a little puzzled about, in such a pattern, if someone throws stones down in the crack in the mountain wall above, it will not be that the people below will have nowhere to hide. Or throw burning trees and firewood, and the people below will be burned into roast pigs one by one?
However, Lin Jue quickly dispelled this idea. Since Zuo Zongdao dared to live in such terrain, it showed that he had already taken precautions against this. Either the mountain wall above is heavily guarded, or no one can reach the top of the mountain wall at all. After all, this Shiren Mountain is steep, and the mountainside is almost a steep terrain where no one can set foot on the mountainside, and in some places, even apes and beasts may not be able to reach it. I'm afraid I'm thinking too much.