Not long after, Su Fan arrived at the second vein of the Iron Forging Mountain. Most of the trees in this vein had been cut down, leaving behind stumps. Halfway up the mountain, there was a very obvious cave entrance.
At a glance, it was dark inside. There was nothing inside.
As he took another step forward, Su Fan felt an invisible force stopping him.
"There should be some kind of formation protecting it." After all, the mine was the most important weapon, resource, and source of funds for a sect. Setting up a formation had no disadvantages.
Su Fan couldn't wait here any longer. He walked in and entered easily.
A moment later, a white light flashed from the entrance of the cave, and a small opening appeared. A trace of light could be seen from within. Su Fan quickly entered through the small opening.
"Cheers, Senior Brother Cai."
"Drink…drink it out…"
As soon as they entered the cave, there was a large stone table. Two Houtian Realm Level Two Jianghu people were sitting there. In front of them was a plate of beef, peanuts, pickled bamboo shoots, and other dishes. They were eating and drinking.
Even if Su Fan appeared in front of them, they didn't seem to see him.
Looking at their inner sect uniforms, Su Fan knew that he was in the right place. He said respectfully,""Senior Brothers, I just came from the sect to take up the task of supervising the mining.”
"Newcomer? " Hehe…" One of them laughed, his mouth reeking of alcohol.
"Su Fan, Houtian Realm Level 1." The other person looked at Su Fan's contribution token and threw it to him.""Go over there and find the manager."
"Thank you, Senior Brothers." Su Fan took the contribution token and walked around the table to the mine. Seeing the two drunk, Su Fan knew that he wouldn't get any useful information from them.
After walking for about ten feet, Su Fan could hear the sounds of hustle and bustle, quarrels, rock-paper-scissors, drinking games, and the screams of women.
Su Fan continued to walk forward with a lot of questions.
After walking for four to five feet, the cave suddenly became spacious. A hall that was more than 100 feet wide appeared in front of Su Fan. There were many torches embedded in the hall, illuminating the entire cave as if it was daytime.
There were dozens of stone tables and chairs in the hall. Most of them were filled with people, just like taverns in the secular world. Four or five people sat around a table, playing rock-paper-scissors and drinking.
There were even a few women with heavy makeup at a few tables. They were snuggling up to a few disciples and flirting.
Su Fan looked around and saw a young man wolfing down a bowl of noodles in the southernmost part of the country. He looked as if he had never eaten in his life.
However, the pickaxe beside his table was a necessary tool for digging. This person should be an ordinary miner.
Su Fan quickly walked over and sat down opposite the person. He cupped his hands and said,""This senior brother…"
"If you have anything to say, ask someone else. I don't have time to take care of you.”the man said in a rough voice.
This person gave Su Fan two impressions. First, there seemed to be something wrong with this person's throat. He was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he spoke in such a rough voice. Second, the man's face was dark, but it seemed that he had deliberately blackened it because the skin on his wrists and neck was very white, which was a far cry from the color of his face.
Su Fan looked at the disciples who were either drinking or hugging women in the distance. He couldn't help but shake his head. It wasn't easy to find out what he wanted from those people in the martial world. However, the person in front of him was more reliable.
Su Fan took out a piece of gold and handed it over. He whispered,""Senior brother, I just came to the mine. I asked the two senior brothers guarding the entrance to look for the manager. I don't know where to find one. There are other matters that I hope Senior Brother can tell me as well.”
When the man saw the gold, his eyes lit up and he immediately put the gold into his bag of holding. He said in a hoarse voice,"Your cultivation isn't high, but you're quite sensible. Take out ten pieces of gold and I will tell you where the manager is. I can also tell you some secrets of the mine.”
Su Fan's expression changed slightly. He thought to himself, This person might think I'm a fool. Although 10 gold pieces were not much, Su Fanran wanted to expose his identity because of these 10 gold pieces.
However, this person was alone, so Su Fan wasn't that worried. Moreover, Su Fan had heard from Li Kai that he had formed cliques in the mine. If he could understand the situation in advance, there would naturally be no harm. He handed over another ten pieces of gold and said with a bitter expression,"Senior Brother, this is all I have…"
The man grabbed the gold from Su Fan's hand at lightning speed. A rare smile appeared on his face as he pointed his mouth to the left."Where are you looking? There are two stone doors over there. The one on the left is it. But before you go in, I hope you know if it's the right time to go in.”
After saying that, the man swallowed the last mouthful of noodles and let out a big burp.
Su Fan didn't notice the man's lowered head earlier, but now he realized that there were two tiny holes in his ears. This was the first time Su Fan had seen a man with ear holes.
The man's face turned red, and even his neck turned pink. He said angrily,"What are you looking at?"
Su Fan was confused.
" I'll give you a piece of advice," the man said coldly." If you don't want to die quickly, after you pay your respects to the steward, offer him all the valuable things you have and ask him to let you go."”
The man picked up the pickaxe and left quickly, leaving Su Fan dumbfounded.
Su Fan thought about it carefully. Why did this woman ask him to leave? Could it be that there was something dangerous in the mine? This should be impossible. If there was, the inner sect disciples of the Purple Robe Gang would definitely not sit idly by.
Su Fan still couldn't figure it out, so he decided not to think about it. It wasn't easy for Su Fan to come to the mine, so he wouldn't leave so easily.
Su Fan walked through the noisy crowd and came to the door of the chief steward. The door was made of iron ore, so even if he kicked it, there might not be any sound inside.
Su Fan looked around and pretended to pat his ears, but he didn't hear anything.
He pushed hard, and a small crack appeared on the stone door.
"Who dares to disturb my mood!”A furious roar came from inside,"Are you tired of living?"”
The sound was so loud that Su Fan's ears were ringing, and it drowned out the laughter of dozens of people in the hall.
The entire hall fell silent as everyone looked at Su Fan.
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