"And the mountains over there are places that even hunters will not go. If there is actually a huge flat land over there that can be used for them to mine iron ore and smelt iron tools, the outside world will not notice it at all."
"Of course, these are just guesses. First, we need to determine whether there is really a cave here, and whether this is really the entrance and exit of the cave."
"Yes." Xiao Luoan nodded heavily.
If we can find clues from here, we can follow the clues and find tangible evidence.
And here is located halfway up the mountain. You can see such a forest of steles from a distance. If you put it in the eyes of ordinary people, you would not get close at all.
If you use this place as an entrance and exit, you can indeed hide your eyes and ears.
I just don’t know, if there are caves and tunnels here, how many caves and tunnels will there be in the entire Meiling?
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
Could it be that the entire Meiling has been riddled with holes and dense tunnels, so the mine has not been discovered for many years?
If this is the case, this Ruan Zhiheng is really too cunning...
While Xiao Luoan was thinking wildly, there was movement in the forest of steles in the distance.
There was a creaking sound, as if a heavy stone was being pushed away, and then a faint light came on. The light went from far to near, from dark to bright, and came out of the tombstone that was pushed away.
It was the light of torches and lanterns, and behind the light were tall figures, and even more people were complaining.
"What are you doing with this in the middle of the night? Can't you send it out early tomorrow morning?"
"What do you know? I got a letter in the evening saying that someone is going to go into the mountain to check tomorrow. I don't know how long this check will take. If this thing is kept in the cave, won't it stink?"
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"That's right, you have been eating, drinking, and urinating in the cave all the time. Now when someone comes to check, even the coolies are stuffed in. The smell becomes more and more unpleasant. If you don't dispose of these corpses, how can you still stay there?"
"But if we bury it near here, aren't we afraid of being seen by someone who comes to check tomorrow?"
"What are you afraid of? The monument is ready. Pile the grave bags and erect a monument so that everyone can see that they were specially buried in the mountain. Even if they are from the government, can they just dig up other people's graves?" < br>
"That is to say, oh, don't talk so much nonsense to him. If you say he is as timid as a mouse, that is just a compliment!"
"Anyway, I've told you all the ugly things, and if I keep talking here again, I'll bury you together, believe it or not?"
After the harsh words were spoken, the others did not dare to say a word. After placing the torches and lanterns, they took the shovel and dug the hole diligently.
There were a lot of rocks on the mountain and the soil was thin. It didn't take long to dig until it became too difficult. Those people didn't waste any effort. After throwing the body into the shallow pit, they started looking for stones from the side and piled them on top.
Since graves are used to hide people's eyes and ears, then this kind of grave piled with stones is the most realistic.
After a relatively complete grave bag was disposed of, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and stayed there for a while before picking up lanterns and torches and heading back.
Before several people entered, they first pushed one of the two smooth tombstones back hard. After a while, the creaking sound sounded again.
The tombstone originally embedded in the mountain wall slowly opened, revealing a dark hole.
A group of people filed in holding torches and lanterns, and then the tombstone at the entrance of the cave slowly closed until it completely merged with the stone wall, looking nothing strange from the outside.
Such a scene made Lu Qiyan and others' eyes widen.
Although they had guessed the general situation, what they saw with their own eyes was another scene.
"It's getting late, so the Third Prince needs to rush back early to avoid Ruan Zhiheng becoming suspicious. Tomorrow, as agreed, he will continue to come here to check on Meiling, focusing on the hidden places to see if there are any new discoveries."
Lu Qiyan took a breath and said, "The investigation of the missing persons and the number of laborers must also be carried out at the same time. Also, the Third Prince must try to get some explosives here."
"What do you need explosives for?" Xiao Luoan was confused.
"Knocking on the mountain shakes the tiger." Lu Qiyan said. When you find one cockroach, there may be cockroaches all over the house.
They found an entrance and exit, and it was so hidden. You can imagine the caves and secret passages in Meiling.
It would be very difficult to completely find out where all the secret passages are.
In this case, it is better to knock the mountain to shake the tiger and let the people hiding in the caves and secret passages come out on their own initiative.
"I understand." Xiao Luoan understood, "I will immediately arrange for people to do it, and I will also immediately go find reinforcements."
Since the mountain has been knocked down, he must be able to resist when the beast comes out.
"Besides, the Third Prince should pay more attention to the official road that passes through the mountain that we just saw." Lu Qiyan reminded.
Official way?
Is there anything wrong with that path?
Xiao Luoan frowned slightly.
But after a moment, he figured out the key, "Commander Lu, don't worry, I will have people watching over you."
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"That's all I can do. From now on, it depends on the Third Prince himself." Lu Qiyan said, leading Fang Baosheng and Wu Jin out.
Before setting off, Fan Honghui asked him to pass by Meiling and come here to have a look, but he didn't say much else.
Then he would just stop there.
But Xiao Luoan was very satisfied, and he was even more grateful to Lu Qiyan, "Thank you, Commander Lu, for your guidance."
And it’s also the most critical pointer.
Let him have a direction to work towards when he is confused and clueless.
"The third prince is polite." Lu Qiyan said with a smile, "If possible, the third prince must give the Wen family a hard blow this time."
"This is natural." Xiao Luoan agreed with a smile.
The group of people took Wu Jin back along the original route.
With this first experience of exploring the road, it was relatively easy to walk back now that I was familiar with the road.
By the time the group of people left Meiling, the stars in the sky were already somewhat dim.
Not daring to stay too much, the four of them immediately galloped on their horses and went back their separate ways.
When Xia Mingyue woke up, Lu Qiyan had already returned to the room, lying next to her with a calm face, as if nothing had happened last night.
Seeing that Lu Qiyan seemed to be asleep at this time, Xia Mingyue didn't want to wake him up, so she got up quietly.
But before he could sit up completely, Lu Qiyan held him in his arms.
"It's still early, Madam, you can sleep a little longer." Lu Qiyan didn't open his eyes, and his words were slurred, quite like a child.
"If you are so sleepy, are you going to make people laugh at you for not getting up at midnight?" Xia Mingyue pinched Lu Qiyan's nose.
"I'm a patient, so it's natural for me to sleep more. As for my wife, because I take care of patients, I can't rest well at night, and it's even more reasonable for me to feel sleepy in the morning. No one can say anything." Lu Qiyan smiled and said to Xia Mingyue's hand clasped into the palm of her hand. (End of chapter)