Shangguan Yan had never been to Ghost Mountain, let alone Mu Qingchen. Among the people accompanying them was a native of Pucheng, but he only knew the road on the ground and knew nothing about the underground passage.
Those who entered were dizzy.
The group came to a fork, with passages on both sides.
"Now... which way are you going?" Shangguan Yan asked.
Mu Qingchen lifted the lantern, looked at the sheepskin map in his hand, and said, "On the right."
Gu Jiao didn't care how well she wrote, the pictures were drawn in an extremely standard manner, and there was nothing confusing about it.
Mu Qingchen continued to walk at the front, while Shangguan Yan was anxious to see his son and followed closely behind.
After walking for a while, Mu Qingchen noticed that her breathing was not right. He stopped and turned to look at her: "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Shangguan Yan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, shook her head and said, "I'm fine, I'm just a little breathless."
Mu Qingchen raised his head, looked around, and explained softly, "This kind of underground passage should be equipped with vents, but it has rained, and some of the vents may have been blocked by silt."
They are men and warriors, and it is not too difficult to breathe.
Shangguan Yan is different, she is a woman, and she is already injured.
Mu Qingchen looked at the map, and said to Shangguan Yan, "Your Highness, hold on for a while, and after walking for a while, the passage will be opened, and it won't be so boring."
"Yeah." Shangguan Yan covered her heart and nodded.
The group walked for a while, and the narrow passage really became much wider, able to accommodate two people side by side.
Shangguan Yan's breathing gradually became more comfortable, and her mind became clearer. She began to have the energy to look and think about this passage.
She said sincerely: "I don't know who built such a long passage?"
Mu Qingchen agreed: "Yes, it's really shocking."
The Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court was in charge of water conservancy, agriculture, and engineering, but it could not create such a magical tunnel.
More importantly, why create such a tunnel
If it is said to be built in the city lord's mansion or military camp, it can also be said to be a convenient route for the army to evacuate.
But Ghost Mountain is a rare place.
It really makes people wonder why the channel was built there
It's as if... Somebody had anticipated the disaster of Ghost Mountain and built a tunnel in advance to save them.
Mu Qingchen shook his head.
He's been fighting a lot recently, and he's stunned. What kind of mess is this
Zibuyu was in a state of confusion, focused on identifying his way, and rescued His Highness the eldest grandson as soon as possible!
The passage was extremely dark, and they couldn't tell how much time had passed, but they finally reached the last passage on the map.
Mu Qingchen said: "Your Highness, after turning right in front of you, you can enter the cave in the back mountain. There is the cave where General Xuanyuan Qi once lived."
He also knew about Xuanyuanqi and his son.
"Okay." Shangguan Yan supported the armor on his waist.
Seeing her inadvertent movement, Mu Qingchen said, "I forgot that Your Highness is still injured. Why don't Your Highness rest here for a while, I'll go over and take a look first."
Shangguan Yan said, "My injury has long since recovered, but I haven't traveled this far, and I have some backache."
She couldn't wait to see her son and didn't want to sit there.
Mu Qingchen couldn't stop her, so she could only let her go.
They quickly arrived at the cave in the back mountain. It was important to save people. They didn't stop there. They directly followed the instructions on Gu Jiao's map, pressed the switch on the stone wall, and entered another passage.
Mu Qingchen said: "Liu Lang said that this place is very close to the village, and we should be able to hear the movements of the Jin army."
Shangguan Yan listened carefully: "But it's very quiet upstairs."
Mu Qingchen nodded: "That's right."
Shangguan Yan frowned: "Is it possible that the troops have already withdrawn?"
Mu Qingchen analyzed: "This is also possible. I just watched the sky from the cave in Houshan, and it was getting late. When we entered the South City Gate, the Han family was already ruined. The gate should have been completely captured. General Wang Man and General Chang Wei also fought against the east and west gates. Although the north gate is far away, General Xiao and Tang Daxia should be approaching soon."
Under the embarrassment on all sides, it was difficult for the Jin army not to withdraw the troops of Guishan.
"what?"
In another small cave that could accommodate more than a dozen people, Mu Qingchen stopped.
"What's wrong?" Shangguan Yan asked.
Mu Qingchen looked at the wall in front of him, then looked at the parchment scroll in his hand, and said, "It was drawn on the map, there should be a passage here, but it's gone now."
Shangguan Yan asked, "Did something happen that caused the passage to be closed?"
The words fell, the wall in front of him moved slowly, the stone gate was opened, and a familiar figure walked out.
Shangguan Yan's eyes lit up: "Qing'er!"
Shangguan Qing was dressed in plain white brocade clothes, neat and neat, handsome and suave. The mask on his face was removed, revealing a handsome face that was almost identical to Xiao Heng, with a charming tear mole under his right eye.
Even if the faces are the same, Shangguan Yan can still distinguish the two sons at a glance.
Seeing that her son was intact, she showed a delighted smile.
But the next second, she couldn't smile anymore.
Because in the passage behind his son, another figure walked out.
Shangguan Yan's smile cooled down: "Gongsun Yu."
Gongsun Yu stood beside Shangguan Qing, and behind him, five more masters came out, one of them was Elder Lu and the other was Xie Xingzhou.
Xie Xingzhou's long sword was against Shangguan Qing's back.
Probably no one expected that Gongsun Yu did not go outside to defend the city, but instead came to Ghost Mountain!
Mu Qingchen and the accompanying masters drew out their long swords in unison, and surrounded Shangguan Yan in the middle.
Shangguan Yan took away her mother's tenderness and regained the aura of a maid of honor. She said coldly, "Gongsun Yu, what are you doing?"
Gongsun Yu said calmly, "His Royal Highness, Dayan's princess, I haven't seen you for many years, thank you for remembering."
Shangguan Yan smiled lightly: "My cousin's defeated generals, just happen to remember."
When the Jin State was envoy to the Yan State, Xuanyuan Sheng fought with Gongsun Yu, and Gongsun Yu was defeated.
Gongsun Yu was not provoked, he said with a sloppy arrogance: "It's a pity that Xuanyuan Sheng was shot to death on the tower. If he is still alive, I don't mind having another test."
Xuanyuan Sheng's tragic death was the eternal stab in Shangguan Yan's heart. He was not killed by the enemy's knife, but was nailed to the tower by his own red tassels.
What a tragedy this is!
Shangguan Yan's fingernails under Kuan's sleeves almost dig into the flesh, but his face is still calm: "The lonely cousin is gone, but the lonely seventh cousin is still alive, if you have the life to go out, you can also have a test with him. But Gu Guess, the ending will not be different from many years ago."
Gongsun Yu snorted softly, "Arrogant."
Shangguan Yan said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense, go out and fight if you can."
Gongsun Yu smiled lightly: "With you all in my hands, what kind of battle do I have to fight? Madam, will you be obedient and capture you, or will my people come to arrest you?"
Mu Qingchen raised the long sword in his hand.
Gongsun Yu didn't look at Mu Qingchen, but continued to look at Shangguanyan: "You should understand that your people are not my opponents. If you really let them die, I don't care."
Shangguan Yan said: "Qingchen, you step back."
Mu Qingchen turned to look at her: "Your Highness!"
Shangguan Yan nodded slightly: "Listen to me."
She said, looking at Gongsun Yu, and said sternly, "Gu and the eldest grandson of the emperor go with you, you let them go."
"Okay." Gongsun Yu responded generously.
Elder Lu said: "General, let them go, in case they go to rescue soldiers..."
Gongsun Yu said arbitrarily: "If you move to rescue soldiers, then move to rescue soldiers. If I have the princess and the eldest grandson of the emperor in my hands, what if there are thousands of troops? Are you right, the princess of Dayan's highness?"
Shangguan Yan turned his face away angrily, ignoring him.
Gongsun Yu waved his hand.
Xie Xingzhou's long sword pointed at Mu Qingchen and his party: "My lord has promised to let you go, why don't you leave? If you don't leave, I'm going to do it!"
Shangguan Yan said: "You all go, this is a military order!"
The military orders are like mountains, do not disobey!
Mu Qingchen clenched his fists, knelt down on one knee with his sword, and bowed: "Qingchen retire!"
The group went back the way they had been.
Shangguan Yan came to his son, raised his hand and touched his thin cheek, and asked worriedly: "You are thin, who told you to come to the border? Didn't you want to live in Zhuangzi? disobedient."
Shangguan Qing lowered his head: "My son is wrong."
Shangguan Yan said again, "Have you been taking medicine?"
Shangguan Qing said aggrievedly: "I haven't eaten today's."
Shangguan Yan hurriedly asked, "Why didn't you eat?"
Shangguan Qing glanced at them.
Shangguan Yan frowned, and looked at Gongsun Yu coldly: "You took my son's medicine? Give it back to me! If my son has three strengths and two weaknesses, I will die here! I see what else do you guys use to threaten Yan Guo? army!"
Gongsun Yu said lightly, "Give it to him."
Xie Xingzhou opened the baggage he snatched from Shangguan Qing, and turned it over. It was full of bottles and jars: "Which is your medicine?"
Shangguan Qing pointed, "That."
Xie Xingzhou: "Which one?"
Shangguan Qing: "That."
"Find it yourself!" Xie Xingzhou searched for the daggers and hidden weapons in his baggage.
Shangguan Qing took the burden over, squatted on the ground and found a medicine bottle, removed the cork, and raised his head to drink it.
Xie Xingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking he was going to cheat...
Shangguan Qing suddenly covered his heart and fell to the ground in pain: "You... you poisoned me..."
Xie Xingzhou's face changed: "I didn't!"
Shangguan Qing rolled on the ground in pain, Shangguan Yan Huarong rushed over: "Qing'er—"
"Ah—" Shangguan Qing's eyes were split in pain, and he couldn't hold it anymore, he slapped the stone wall with a slap!
With a bang, the ground suddenly opened, and he and Shangguan Yan fell down together!
Xie Xingzhou flew and slammed down with both hands to hold the stone gate that was closing vigorously in the card slot on the ground.
Then he saw a playful and sarcastic handsome face.
Shangguan Qing was lying on the soft haystack, holding a fire gun in his arms.
He raised the corner of his right lips and smiled evilly: "Goodbye, General Xie."
Bang!
Xie Xingzhou was shot and flew away!
Just ask Brother Qing if he is a bull!
(End of this chapter)