The secret passage is pitch-dark, and there is no ventilation.
If it wasn't for a martial arts master who had cultivated his inner strength and had a long breath, he probably wouldn't have the ability to climb out of here alive.
That's right, climbing - the height of the passage is too low, except for small children, adults can only crawl forward.
Meng Qi naturally considered this possibility. When he strengthened (rebuilt) the secret passage, he not only kept the curved part, but also built two more. This makes the passage have two big turns in a very short distance, and people are not snakes, so there is no way to twist their bodies into that.
In addition, the passage also goes up and down, with steps and small steep slopes.
Mo Li stepped on Meng Qi's clothes in front of him with one foot, and his body staggered forward, but he managed to stabilize in time.
"Doctor, wait a moment."
"… "
Mo Li kept his mouth shut, he would never speak unless he had to.
Only to hear someone say in a soft voice: "The front is a little crowded, you have to turn your body to pass, I will try first."
The ink carp couldn't help but wonder.
The passage was built by Meng Qi himself, but he couldn't get through it himself? what's going on
Doctor Mo silently stretched out his hand and squeezed the person in front of him.
This... not only the arms are thick, but even the flesh on the waist is puffed up.
"itch."
The small slap slapped it down quickly and smashed it on the ink carp's hand.
A snap, especially crisp.
This is the sound of meat hitting meat. To be more precise, there is always a buffer force between the fat pier and the fat pier. The sound is loud, but it does not hurt much.
"Sorry, doctor, did I hit hard?"
It's not good to be a young child, and you can't always grasp the importance of strength.
"Doctor, are you… unhappy?"
Meng Qi could guess what Mo Li was unhappy about.
The form of a young child looks too fragile and has no ability to resist danger. Although he actually possesses martial arts, he is not a child who is helpless, and he still feels uncomfortable and uncomfortable.
Maybe it's because Meng Qi lived like a gerbil when he didn't change into a human form, so he didn't think it would be like being a child. The chubby gerbil is bullied wherever he goes. There are eagles in the sky and foxes on the ground. The slightly larger animals treat it as a delicacy, and the appearance of people is much better.
Meng Qi had already thought of the Lingquan Pool in Qimao Mountain.
Lingquan Lake is like the cave of the Dragon Head Peak of Shangyun Mountain, sheltering the newly born dragon veins.
The difference is that the Taijing Longmai wants to run outside after becoming conscious a little bit, while the Qimao Mountain Longmai, as a fish, can't go ashore, and can't go to places without water at all, so it can only stay in the pool honestly.
Later, when they "grow up", due to the limitation of water, the ink carp will not have the idea of wandering around in its original shape.
Various factors have created Mo Li's calm temperament. His thoughts are not so detached. Becoming a child may be a very outrageous behavior, and it also makes Mo Li feel extremely uncomfortable.
"No, hurry up."
Mo Li could only urge in a vague tone when he saw that Meng Qi had stopped motionless.
"There is a slope in the back, it is very steep, it may roll down, you grab my hand."
"… "
In fact, the reason why Mo Li was uncomfortable was not what Meng Qi thought at all. These few days were when his feelings for Meng Qi became complicated, and he had some strange thoughts, but it was not clear.
It was as if young men and women met on a street, and in the sunny spring scenery, they looked back frequently and reluctantly after passing by.
Just like this, you want to catch up, want to get close, and suddenly - the person you love turns into a fat doll right in front of you.
Isn't that worth getting angry at
Looking at the person in front of him trying hard to squeeze through the narrow passage, and finally having to turn his body sideways, Mo Li suddenly lost his anger. He felt that if he stretched out a foot and kicked, Meng Qi would probably roll down directly. .
Of course Mo Li wouldn't do this, but that didn't stop him from thinking.
Rolled down the bone, and then disgraced...
A fat baby is better than a gerbil. The gerbil is too small to know where it will roll, and it has to search for a long time in the passage.
Mo Li looked at Meng Qi's struggle to move forward, and suddenly his heart moved, Meng Qi probably hasn't walked through this passage a few times! It's not normal to be so narrow. Could it be made in the shape of a gerbil? As long as the gerbils roll happily
The more Mo Li thought about it, the more reasonable it became.
Isn't this twisting passage that flickers left and right, up and down, a place that gerbils find interesting
"... We've already delayed a lot of time." Mo Li deliberately suppressed his voice.
However, it didn't sound rough, but because he spit out too many air sounds, it seemed like he was losing his temper.
Not only Meng Qi, but Mo Li was stunned, and quickly changed his voice back.
"If Lu Zhang dies, it's all your fat fault."
"Lu Zhang doesn't die so easily." Meng Qi said dully.
The voices of the two milk dolls just fought each other in the passage.
"Since he knew that someone would rebel and colluded with people in the arena, he wouldn't stay there stupidly, not preparing for anything."
"You mean the Imperial Guard?" Mo Li asked back, "They can stop the Qingwu ancestor."
"I can't stop it, but the Qingwu ancestor doesn't know how to kill anyone he sees. He has to keep a little bit of strength. The forbidden army plus the people who are temporarily recruited, at least fifty thousand. We have already met the Qingwu ancestor. , can see what kind of person he is. He has ambition and ability, but the disadvantage is that he can't hear anyone's words. As long as it is what he believes, it is difficult to change."
Saying this in a soft and serious tone made people laugh, but Mo Li couldn't help laughing and asked with a frown, "Because of this, isn't Lu Zhang more dangerous? If you want to rebel, you have to kill the emperor first."
"The doctor doesn't know anything."
Meng Qi almost said, "The doctor has never rebelled at first glance, and he has never thought about how to rebel."
"Killing Lu Zhang is not the most important thing. Ancestor Qingwu must first determine someone to be his puppet, that is, the second prince. If the second prince dies, he needs to find a suitable candidate again. He is not Lu Zhang, he does not Bingquan is not a civilian or military general of the court, and even if he tries to become emperor, he cannot succeed."
Meng Qi turned his head and said to Mo Li, "Students are very strange beings. They always think that people who don't read books are not worthy of being officials, and naturally they cannot rule the world. Even if someone leads an army and conquers the world, in the end, it depends on the scholars to govern. The country. They may submit to the butcher’s knife of the army, or they may bend their waists for money and beauty, but it is absolutely impossible for them to kneel before a savage river and lake!”
What Qingwu Patriarch needs is a stable country, a court that can take advantage of major repairs, not a world where he was killed by fear and turmoil.
"So Lu Zhang can always wait until we go to save him." Meng Qi was a little reluctant when he said this.
He didn't kill Lu Zhang, he was already looking at the face of the people of Taijing, who would want to save him!
The fat baby walked in front angrily.
Ink carp: "… "
Still want to kick.
Could it be that after the appearance becomes smaller, the personality will also be affected
Mo Li quietly backed away a little, just in case he couldn't help but take action.
The steep slope came to an end, and after a few more turns, the passage began to turn upwards. Mo Li heard the faint sound of water flowing through the rocks and soil layers.
"Coming!"
Meng Qi said as he walked, "There are underground water veins nearby, so the secret road is relatively curved, and many places must be avoided."
It turned out that it was not for the fun of gerbils, and Mo Li felt a little guilty.
The steps in the secret passage are very narrow, many of which are dilapidated, and the children's feet are just fine to step on them.
After all, they are not real children. They can’t walk without walking, and they don’t have to climb the stairs step by step. They can still use light work. Could be faster.
As the passage gradually got closer to the ground, the sharp hearing of the martial arts master came into play.
The panicked whispers of the palace servants and the running voices of the janitorial guards were all clearly transmitted.
"Um?"
Meng Qi frowned.
He didn't speak, it was already very close to the ground, and it was impossible to guarantee that no one would notice.
Mo Li cast a suspicious look at him, no matter how dark the surroundings are, it has no effect on them.
Meng Qi looked back at Mo Li with a slightly embarrassed expression. He used a voice transmission to enter the secret and said, "That dry well has been filled."
"… "
As the Taijing Dragon Vessel, I have a clear understanding of the situation at the bottom of Shangyun Mountain. Although it is also affected by the Dragon Vessel, I only know a general idea without using aura to investigate.
For example, the channel did not collapse, nor was it flooded, etc.
In order not to be discovered, the exit and entrance of the secret passage were blocked by boulders. For Meng Qi, this was not a problem, just move them away. But now not only are there rocks on the well, but the walls of the well are filled with gravel and dirt.
"There is no way?" Mo Li also used sound transmission to enter the secret.
The voices I heard in my head and ears were still soft and soft, as if someone was whispering in my ear.
The ink carp's ears trembled slightly, and the entire auricle was red.
Meng Qi was next to Mo Li, he did not intend to take advantage of it, and the fat baby didn't have any advantage to take advantage of. In fact, when he saw the plump Qimao Mountain dragon veins like himself, Meng Qi suddenly felt that he had once imagination came true. You can't have two gerbils in a warm sand pit, and you can also hold a soft doll in the sun.
You can do nothing and just fall asleep lazily.
The arms are soft, the stomach is soft, and the legs are too short.
Meng Qi looked down at himself, and then compared the ink carp, and found that he was still a bit rounder.
Forget it, then he will suffer a little, and let the ink carp rest on his pillow.
Meng Qi squeezed the flesh on his body and nodded in satisfaction.
"What are you doing?" Mo Li was puzzled.
"... Prepare to break the secret passage." Meng Qi looked solemn.
Mo Li believed it to be true, and asked, "Forcibly break it open? Would it be too noticeable?"
"It doesn't matter, it's best to attract the ancestors of Qingwu. Let's take out the clothes first, so that we won't be able to go out later."
Meng Qi's words touched Mo Li's heart. He didn't want to use his current appearance to confront the Qingwu ancestor, and he couldn't change and dress in front of everyone's eyes, so it's better to prepare in advance.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and suddenly there was the sound of someone digging soil above the secret passage.
"Bury a little deeper. Now the whole palace is searched, and the Imperial Guard will dig up any suspicious places to look at it. If you don't hide it more tightly, you won't be able to keep this thing. Your life and my life are small, and disappointing the prince is a big deal."
The speaker's voice was very high-pitched, and it should be a servant.
Mo Li thought to himself that he was not the second prince, why did he suddenly become the prince.
Except for the sound of shovels shoveling earth, it seemed that someone was crying.
"Okay, why are you crying! It's life!" the leading servant scolded in a low voice.
The choking sound not only did not stop, but got louder.
"I heard that dozens of people died in Wanhe Palace. How long can we survive? When His Highness is gone, we still don't know who will be in the East Palace."
"It's the same for everyone, just dig."
The shovel slammed into the stone.
"No, dig this way, time is running out, and if you drag it on, there will be a forbidden army coming."
The servants in charge of the excavation were probably very strong. They stood at the bottom of the pit and shoveled down. Meng Qi's expression changed slightly and he let out a bad cry.
As soon as the voice fell, a water column sprayed out from the bottom of the pit.
All the servants were shocked, knowing that they could no longer hide their things, and hurriedly threw their shovels and fled in all directions.
The secret passage was also affected. The strong water flow continuously washed one side of the stone wall. Mo Li had only time to put on clothes with Meng Qi, and then slammed his palm upward, and the soil flew out high.
The ink carp jumped out, and quickly changed back under the cover of the water.
The sleeves and trousers didn't have time to put down, and it was a little uncomfortable to be trapped inside.
"Brother Meng?"
Meng Qi was also tugging at the sleeves of his shirt, and he pointed directly in the direction: "Go!"
The jet of water was so high that it immediately attracted the attention of the Imperial Army.
By the time they arrived at this desolate palace, the water flow was already small, and the accumulated water had merged into a small pond.
There was no one around, and there were shovels and other objects scattered in the water.
"This, could it be yesterday's dragon... Someone dug up the dragon..."
"Nonsense! Check it out!"