By this time, the excavators had been working in the rain for an entire afternoon, and everyone was exhausted, cold and hungry.
But Pang Xiao refused to stop. He pursed his lips like that, carefully cleaning up the silt and muddy water, carefully looking for clues in the dim candlelight, not even wanting to let go of a thread.
Seeing that he suddenly looked so carefully, the Jinghu guards all squatted beside him.
"My lord, aren't we looking for someone?"
Pang Xiao said in a dry voice: "I'm trying to determine if there are any accessories for Sister Yi here. You guys should also look carefully. Not only do we need to find someone, but we can't let go of any clues."
"Yes." The four Jinghu guards took the lead, earnestly rummaging through the mud, and they really refused to let go of the slightest details.
The originally exhausted Longxiang army, after listening to the conversation between Pang Xiaocai and Li Qitian, and looking at Pang Xiao's affectionate and unrepentant appearance, did not feel tired and cold for a while, and they all volunteered to help. .
Li Qitian was watching someone count the large boxes that had just been brought up, and found that most of the boxes were empty, only a layer of silver ingots were placed on them, and the whole person was discouraged.
There is no treasure in this cave!
In order to find the treasure, he would rather give up the lives of so many Jinghu guards, but now he has fled, not only exposing his own mind, but also possibly being hated by Pang Xiao!
Li Qitian looked at Pang Xiao, who was rummaging in the cave, and saw that he was so crazy, he couldn't help clenching his teeth, and he felt nervous.
They fought the world together, Pang Xiao's character was unknown to others, but he did. Losing the princess this time, Pang Xiao may not necessarily love Qin Yining so much, but since it hurts decency and involves his reputation, this matter will not be taken lightly.
If Qin Yining could find it, it would be great, but he could also arrest him for a good interrogation, and then he would be considered reasonable.
But if Qin Yining really died like this, not only is there no proof of death, but now that these big boxes are in front of him, he is also suspected of killing his wife for the treasure.
Qin Yining's father is Qin Huaiyuan who he always wanted to reuse, and her husband is a military general who intimidates one side. If these two men had a disagreement with him together, the consequences would be disastrous.
Thinking of this, Li Qitian only felt regretful. He had known this earlier, and this time he should investigate clearly before taking action. Now that the hole has collapsed, there is no evidence of death.
However, picking up the silver ingot and observing it carefully, Li Qitian found that the silver was indeed made by Dayan in the past, and felt a little better in his heart.
In this way, it can be more proved that the silver is from that batch of treasures.
It appears that the real treasure may be nearby.
Without any hesitation, Li Qitian waved his hand and instructed Longxiang's army not to gather here, and began to investigate nearby. An hour later, the entire underground cave appeared in front of everyone's busyness without panic.
There is no treasure, only the corpses in Longchung's service and civilian clothes.
After counting the points, Li Qitian found that the Longchong army he dispatched was completely wiped out!
Without the whereabouts of the money, and the loss of so many people, Li Qitian was stunned and angry.
Big hands clapped these fake boxes, such a small amount of money is not a drop in the bucket for the now depleted treasury and internal funds.
I heard that Pang Xiao took out 50,000 taels for disaster relief? A prince can get this amount of money, but he, an emperor, has been slow to send rice and money, which makes outsiders think of him!
Pang Xiao cleaned up the entire cave here, and did not find Qin Yining's corpse, so he felt a little more relaxed.
At least this can prove that Qin Yining may not be dead.
Pang Xiao immediately instructed Jinghuwei and Huzi who were beside him: "Dispatch people to surround this area, don't let go of any clues, and be sure to find the whereabouts of the princess!"
"Yes!" Huzi and Jinghu guards answered in a deep voice, and went down to work one after another.
Seeing that Pang Xiao was naked and covered in mud, Li Qitian couldn't hold back, and said, "Come up and rest for a while, and have a cup of hot tea to warm up your body. Didn't you find Qin Shi now? Maybe she is still alive. , maybe something important got you in the way. If you want to find her, you must first make sure that you are in good health."
Having said that, before Pang Xiao could answer, Li Qitian already had a guess in his heart.
Qin Yining might be looking for treasure!
It seems that Pang Xiao still needs to be closely guarded here!
Pang Xiao had no intention of resting now, and politely rejected Li Qitian's arrangement, so he continued to search around the underground cave with people, and even went into the cave where Bingtang and Jiyun hid before, but there was no whereabouts of Qin Yining.
Pang Xiao expanded the scope, using the borrowed Longxiang Army to cooperate with Jinghuwei, and the expanded search circle around this area was a carpet-like search, not letting go of any grass or tree, just to find some clues.
A day later, Pang Xiao found Jing Zhe, Xiao Xue, Xiao Man and Da Han who were seriously injured.
They were all unconscious and were placed in a cave. The injuries on their bodies were simply treated, and it was obvious that someone placed them here.
Pang Xiao's heart was pounding, and he really wanted to know the situation at that time, but Bingtang and Jiyun hadn't woken up yet, and the four secret agents were also unconscious.
At this time, the relief for the disaster area finally arrived.
Although there were not many, many of the victims had already died, and the rest of Li Qitian was still able to support himself. Because of the disaster area, Pang Xiao completely let go and concentrated on finding Qin Yining's whereabouts.
However, after hearing the sobered Bingtang and Ji Yun describe the situation in the cave in detail at that time, Pang Xiao still felt a chill in his heart, and fear swept his whole body.
"She was slashed?"
"Yes, in order to protect the servant, the princess hid the servant behind the box and said that she couldn't escape, so I must survive, find the prince, and remind the prince to beware."
Pang Xiao closed his eyes, the pain in his heart was like a knife twisting.
Ji Yun weakly described the situation at that time in detail, and finally said: "I don't know who is more brave than the dead man brought by Erye Lu, we were all injured at that time, and the cave collapsed too badly. , It was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything clearly. I wanted to rush over, but the roof collapsed and blocked the road. Bingtang called me at this time and pulled me to hide behind the box. Although there is ventilation and water at the entrance of the cave, we really can't get out, but fortunately, the lord came and rescued the slaves."
Speaking of this, Ji Yun was already in tears, "It's useless to be a slave. If you didn't protect the princess well, the slave is really ashamed of the king."
Ji Yun knelt on the ground in shame and kowtowed again and again.