The mountains are deep mountains and the forests are old forests.
Natural villages are mostly villages that live together in remote and desolate areas. There is of course a big gap in living standards between natural villages and administrative districts formally planned by the government.
The transportation is not convenient and the population is not dense, which also leads to insufficient development efforts. Around this kind of village, most of the original landforms are quite intact, and even some more remote places may not even have driving roads, and can only be accessed by animal-drawn vehicles or on foot.
The group of people walked on the mountain for almost an hour. The surrounding trees gradually became denser and lusher, and the originally flat mountain road gradually became overgrown with shrubs and grass, which greatly increased the difficulty of walking.
Fortunately, the others were all young people, but Fifth Master might be old. Even with the support and care of four young men, he was still panting from exhaustion.
"As I get older, my legs and feet are not as flexible as when I was young." In the end, Master Wu and his men stopped at the entrance of an abandoned mine, wiped a handful on his forehead and sighed: "If only before..."
Forget it, let’s not talk about the past. Ye Shuang couldn't help but roll her eyes. She had heard the word "thinking about those days" five or six times along the way, and it was still not considered a synonym.
After perfunctorily coaxing the Fifth Master to express his interest in remembering those days, Ye Shuang first went to the entrance of the cave and took a look inside - it was pitch black and the visibility could not exceed ten meters.
"Are the arms hidden in here?" Ye Shuang turned to ask the others.
One of the young men glanced at Master Wu, and after getting a nod from the other party, he walked out and replied: "It's inside. This is a black mine. No one knew about it when it was originally mined, and the tunnels that were dug out are also intricate. Yes, anyone who is not familiar with it can make himself faint... It is inconvenient to walk in, and no one dares to do anything in a place like this, so it will be hard to say if you fill it in yourself. "
With the geographical advantage and the restriction of firepower, one can imagine how difficult it would be to forcefully transport and smuggle arms inside.
If it weren't for the local snakes and our own people, it would be impossible to get anything out of here.
The young man was well prepared. As he was talking, he took out a strong flashlight from his travel bag. As soon as the switch was turned on, he got in first to illuminate the road ahead: "Don't look at the desolate outside, but there is actually a trap inside. Yes. They are all wild stuff, very rough, but if you don’t know the ropes, you will fall for them accidentally, and it will be difficult to figure them out again."
Sure enough, Ye Shuang followed behind and followed the path the young man took. He discovered several unnatural places on the ground and mountain walls under the strong light of the flashlight. Although I can't tell what kind of doorway is arranged, it is very tricky to imagine.
After Master Wu walked onto the flat road, he felt obviously much more relaxed than when he climbed the mountain just now, and even his heavy breathing became much calmer. He walked leisurely in the tunnel with his hands behind his back, not paying much attention to the ground environment. It seemed that he was quite familiar with this place.
Han Chu didn't have a flashlight, but he had a mobile phone. It was no problem to turn on the light and illuminate his feet: "What kind of mine is this?"
Fifth Master teased him: "What kind of mine do you think it looks like?"
"... I can't tell." Han Chu frowned, and the light shone around him: "Looking at the layout, it looks like a coal mine."
Before Fifth Master said anything, several young people around him were already laughing. Ye Shuang was also happy: "Brother Han guessed wrong, the air here doesn't smell right."
Some of the young people glanced at Ye Shuang curiously. They didn't think there was anything wrong with Ye Shuang's strong sense of smell. At most, he thought he was gifted. Then he nodded and said, "It's definitely not a coal mine." He couldn't help but smile as he said: "Actually, this was a mistake. There was originally a big boss who hired people to find the pulse. He found that there was a mine here. He didn't apply for a certificate at the beginning, so he hired people to dig secretly... You can probably guess the final result. The digging was messy and nothing valuable was found at the end, so the boss lost all his money."
The Fifth Master also laughed hard: "This is also the old man's calendar. In the past, there were many bad guys on the road. The Eight Immortals crossed the sea and showed their magical powers. It is natural for someone to be plotted against."
The unlucky boss was actually tricked into it. The so-called mining was just a cover. The real purpose was that the enemy hired people from the Qian sect to punish his competitors.
Although Mr. Wu was not involved in this scam, he was already well-informed, and he also heard some inside information about the transaction afterwards.
"But it's all for nothing. This place has been dug out and it's impossible to fill it up again. The old man just thought it would be good to use it to deceive people, so he simply arranged it and pretended to be a coal mine to bluff people. ." Fifth Master smiled.
True and false, false and true. What Qianmen is best at is deceiving, so it is not surprising that they would use this method.
The geographical advantage of the mine is on the one hand, and the most intimidating thing is its identity - who dares to use an open fire in a coal kiln
So as long as anyone enters here, at least an important means of force will be sealed. Naturally, the next step is to go up with bare hands. In addition to the level of hand-to-hand combat strength, the battle is also about who knows the path in the cave better...
The young man guarding the road in front pursed his lips and smiled: "Fifth Master has not mentioned this to outsiders for decades. Please keep it a secret after you two go out. Although it is not worth it, the more worries we have, the more we will worry. layer of protection.”
Han Chu was speechless: "...There won't be any other ways here, right?"
The Fifth Master smiled: "I've told you the traps, I've told you the tricks, what else do you want to know? The old man is here to provide for his retirement, and he hasn't done anything in the surrounding area at all. It's better to keep some cards in case in the future."
Han Chu and Ye Shuang looked at each other, but neither of them continued to ask further questions. They changed the topic and chatted casually for a while. As they were talking, it didn't take long before they reached a dead end.
The young man walked to the wall at the end of the road, turned around and laughed at the people behind him.
Ye Shuang frowned and thought about it. She looked up at the top of her head along the weak wind and said thoughtfully, "Above...?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a rope ladder hung down from the three-meter-high ceiling above everyone's heads. At the top of the wall, close to the dark corner, a man leaned out half of his body. He was pulling on the rope while looking at Ye Shuang curiously: "This is the first time someone has seen this, Fifth Master?"
The fifth master was also surprised. He looked Ye Shuang up and down for a long time, and then said solemnly: "The eighth master can't make much money in this business. Do you want to hang out with me instead?" (To be continued)