The last time Qi Ning came to Xichuan, he actually already knew that the mastermind behind this force was called Ksitigarbha, and this force seemed to have been entangled with him from the beginning. At the Qi family's old house, there were Ksitigarbha people infiltrated Go in.
From the Qi family's old house in Jingzhou, to Xichuan, and then to the East China Sea, an invisible rope connects this force.
Who is Ksitigarbha? Qining no longer knows that this is of course just a code name, and anyone could be Ksitigarbha.
Li Hongxin could be him, Lu Shanghe could be him, and even any pedestrian on the street could be Ksitigarbha.
"Master Marquis, I don't know what it says, but does it know the whereabouts of Eve?" Father Mangwu couldn't help but asked softly when he saw Qining thinking for a long time.
Qining came back to his senses. He knew that telling Eve that Eve had been taken away at this time would make the people in Heiyan Cave even more frightened. Since the letter was sealed before being opened, the people in Heiyan Cave obviously didn't know about Eve. After being caught, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will find Eve." Knowing that it was not easy to say anything at this time, he asked: "Apart from Eve's disappearance in the past few days, has anyone else been killed in the village?"
Father Mangwu glanced at Xi Mu and then said: "After the leader of Xi Village went to the capital, the Black Rock Cave became peaceful. Before that, people were killed every day, but since then, those gangsters seemed to have disappeared. No one was killed.”
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and was even more sure that his guess was correct. The other party's ultimate purpose of killing people and setting fires in Heiyan Cave was indeed to lure him to Xichuan. When Xi Mu left to report to the capital, the other party would know that the purpose had been achieved. There is no need to commit murder in Black Rock Ridge anymore.
He held the letter in his hand, knowing that the content of the letter should not be false. Since that group of people could kill people and set fires everywhere in Black Rock Ridge without leaving any trace, then it would be really necessary to capture Eve from here. Not too difficult.
In addition to worrying about Eve's safety, he is also worried about Xiang Baiying's safety.
According to Xi Mu, the group of people asked Bayeli for a person before, and it was naturally impossible for Bayeli to hand him over. And of course Qining also knew that the person the group wanted was Xiang Baiying.
How the group knew Xiang Baiying was hiding in Heiyan Cave is no longer known, but being able to find Xiang Baiying in Heiyan Cave was obviously one of their goals.
The purpose of massacring the Black Rock Cave was not only to lure Qining to Xichuan, but also to search for Xiang Baiying's whereabouts here. This was a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Xiang Baiying was seriously injured and was brought to the Black Rock Cave by Qining. Very few people knew about this matter. Only the Bayeli brothers and sisters knew about the entire Black Rock Cave, and the Bayeli brothers and sisters must have been tight-lipped about this matter. But that group of people have great supernatural powers. Since they can find out that Xiang Baiying is hiding in the black cave, they have a great chance of finding Xiang Baiying's hiding place.
The sky had already darkened. When Qining saw everyone around him looking at him, he knew that everyone was placing their hope on him. He said seriously: "Don't worry, everyone, nothing will happen to Eve. I will definitely let her go." Appeared in front of everyone intact. This time the Black Rock Cave was massacred by the rebels. When the emperor learned about this, he was shocked and angry, and ordered me to come and investigate the matter thoroughly." His expression became grim. , said loudly: "I can assure you that this blood feud in Heiyan Cave will be repaid for everyone. I will definitely make sure that all the criminals who participated in this killing are brought to justice, and those who were wronged will be punished." The souls of the dead rest in peace.”
When everyone present heard this, their expressions were solemn. Father Mangwu knelt down tremblingly. Other Miao people present also knelt down. Qining immediately stretched out his hand to support Father Mangwu, shook his head and said, "This must not be the case." But I felt very remorseful in my heart, knowing that Heiyan Cave suffered such a catastrophe, and in the final analysis, I needed to bear great responsibility.
"I will rest here tonight, and everyone should have a good rest." Qi Ning said loudly, "But everyone should not neglect their precautions and don't let the thieves take advantage of them."
Father Mangwu also said loudly: "Master Hou has worked hard all the way and is very tired. Please don't disturb us here. Let's all disperse first. Now that Master Hou is here, this matter will be resolved soon."
Father Mangwu was obviously very prestigious in Heiyan Cave. After a few words, everyone dispersed.
Father Mangwu then said: "Master Marquis, you rest here for now, I'll have people prepare a banquet, later...!"
"Dad, you don't have to be like this." Qi Ning said immediately: "It is not convenient to hold a banquet at this time. If we really want to hold a banquet, we will wait until the murderers are brought to justice, and then we can pay homage to the undead souls together."
Father Mangwu looked solemn, nodded, and then retreated.
Although there was no banquet, Father Mangwu still had food delivered quickly. Qining and a few of his entourage had dinner, so they had to rest in shifts and not be careless.
In the middle of the night, Qining first found a bundle of rattan ropes inside the building, then climbed down from the stilted building through the back window, and walked towards the cliff according to his memory.
When Xiang Baiying was arranged to hide in the mourning cave, it was personally arranged by Bayeli. In order to keep it secret, he took action in the middle of the night. Qining could clearly remember the path he took at that time, walking like a ghost under the night. After more than half an hour, we reached the edge of a cliff.
The night wind was cold and cold. Qining walked to the edge of the cliff and remembered to go down the cliff. The funeral cave was in the mountain wall.
Qi Ning remembered that the funeral cave was three or four meters away from the top of the cliff, and the entrance to the cave was covered up. If you didn't know where it was, it would be extremely difficult to find it. At this time, everything was silent, and Qi Ning's internal strength was amazing. With his ability, if anyone nearby If someone is hiding, it can be easily discovered.
He made sure that there was no one around, so he tied one end of the rattan rope to the stone pier on the edge of the cliff, put down the rattan rope, and then followed the rattan rope down. He estimated the distance, and not long after, he had arrived at the location of the funeral cave. , saw that the entrance to the mourning cave was sealed with stones, luck was in his right hand at the moment, and he pushed the stone away with a strong push, revealing a gap. Qining leaned forward and jumped into the cave. It was dark inside and he could not reach his hand. With five fingers, Qining turned around and sealed the entrance of the cave again with stones, and then walked a short way inside. The winding stone cave was very cold inside.
Qining took out the fire bag that he had prepared long ago, lit the fire bag, and walked along the road. He knew that there were many coffins stored here, and Xiang Baiying was placed in the innermost stone chamber. He remembered that Bayeli had Father Zhege, who has the best medical skills in the Black Rock Cave, was sent to accompany Bayeli in the mourning cave, but I don't know if this father is still here.
After walking along the stone path for a while, he finally saw the innermost stone chamber. Qi Ning felt nervous and slowly approached it. There was a cold silence inside, and the gloomy atmosphere was really permeable.
Qi Ning approached the stone room holding the fire folding piece, but saw a person huddled in the corner. Just looking at his figure, he didn't look like Xiang Baiying. He walked over quickly, reached the person's side, stretched out his hand and touched him gently. The man didn't react at all. Qi Ning used a little force to pull the man over. The man was as stiff as a stone and kept his original posture. It's Father Zhege.
It's just that Father Zhege's face is pale. Just looking at the color of his face, you can tell that he is dead.
The silence in the cave was terrifying. Qi Ning stood up abruptly, raised the fire stick and looked around. Although the cave was secretive, the layout inside was clear. Qi Ning had just entered the innermost part from the entrance of the cave, and had a panoramic view of everything along the way. , but did not see Xiang Baiying's figure. It can be seen that Xiang Baiying is no longer in the funeral cave. At this time, he saw the body of Father Zhege again, which made Qining's heart sink even more.
His expression was solemn. There was no food in the stone room, not even a drop of water. There were no scars on the body of Father Zhege, so it didn't look like he had been harmed.
He suddenly thought that to enter the mourning cave from the top of the cliff, one must use a rattan rope as a ladder. In order to protect Xiang Baiying's safety, Bayeli naturally had to take away the rattan rope after leaving to avoid being seen through. .
Xiang Baiying and Father Zhege were healing in this mourning cave, and the food and drink supply was naturally provided by Bayeli secretly. In order to keep it secret, Bayeli naturally could not deliver food here every day, but every once in a while. A batch of food and water was sent.
Qining didn't know how many days Bayali would send him, but since the Black Rock Cave was trapped, the food and drink in the cave would probably end.
The people of Black Rock Cave were killed one after another. Bayeli was naturally under high pressure at that time. In that case, the first one was naturally thinking about how to rescue those killers and protect Black Rock Cave, even if he thought of sending Xiang Baiying However, at that time, he already knew that the other party was coming for Xiang Baiying, and his whereabouts would definitely be monitored by the enemy. In that situation, in order to protect Xiang Baiying's hiding place, it was even more impossible to come to deliver food.
Xiang Baiying had said at the beginning that after using the Nijin Meridian, the meridians were disordered and recovery would not be possible in a short time. Without a rattan rope, it would have been natural for Xiang Baiying to climb up the cliff in the past. It was effortless, but Xiang Baiying, who was seriously injured, might not have the ability to climb the cliff.
As for Father Ruozhege, it is even more impossible for him to leave the mourning cave without external help.
He carefully inspected the body of Father Zhege, and suddenly realized that Father Zhege was probably starved to death here. There was no food inside and outside the funeral cave, and half the time since Bayeli was killed has now passed. In the coming month, no matter who it is, it will be difficult for them to survive without eating or drinking for half a month, not to mention that the two of them may suffer in the mourning cave for a longer time.
There are no traces of fighting in the mourning cave. According to Xiang Baiying's temperament, even if he dies, he cannot be captured without mercy. If the enemy really finds this place, there will definitely be traces of fighting, but there are no traces of fighting in the mourning cave. There wasn't a single clue left over from the fight.
If the enemy hadn't come in, how could Xiang Baiying leave the mourning cave? Where is he now