They were very far away from the Half-Mountain Pavilion. Platoon Leader Sun looked at his watch. Two hours had passed, and they had searched the area within two miles of the pavilion. Platoon Leader Sun informed everyone to stop their search and gathered everyone to ask,""Have you found any suspicious clues?”
Everyone said no.
"How is that possible?" Platoon Leader Sun asked. The bandits had appeared here before, so why was there no trace of them? Did we miss it?"
"Platoon leader, should we return to the pavilion and search again?" Long Kong 'er asked.”
Platoon Leader Sun raised his head and scanned the mountain. Where were the bandits in the vast mountains? The only clue left was the Half-mountain Pavilion. He said to everyone,"We returned to the Half-Mountain Pavilion.”
Everyone immediately followed the order.
It was almost noon, and the summer sun was beginning to heat up. Although the members of the special forces were sweating profusely, they were conducting a thorough search even more carefully. The group on the left searched the two ruins and did not find anything suspicious. The group on the right had also searched a cave under the hanging rock, but they did not find anything suspicious. Platoon Leader Sun's team searched a cave in the grass and found nothing suspicious. The special forces searched for another two hours, but they still could not find any clues. "These bandits are too cunning. They didn't leave any traces," Platoon Leader Sun said disappointedly.”
Ye Fei said,"Platoon leader, there might not be any bandits here." That hunter lied to us."
"The hunters wouldn't lie to us," Long Kong 'er said.”
"Ye Fei, don't talk nonsense." There must have been bandits nearby."
"Platoon leader, is it because we've narrowed down the area we're searching?" Long Kong 'er asked.”
"We'll search until we reach the Half-mountain Pavilion. If we don't find anything suspicious, we'll search again tomorrow.”
Everyone obeyed and continued to search. When they were about to reach a forest, they found that the area near the mountain was originally covered in clouds and mist, but now the clouds and mist were gone. Everyone felt that it was very strange. Platoon Leader Sun said," The forest ahead is suspicious. Everyone, be careful!”
This was a dense forest. A mountain stream flowed down from the mountain and disappeared into the forest. There were waist-deep weeds in the forest, and some of them reached his shoulders. Walking in the forest, he felt a chill on his body and the Yin Qi under his feet. He couldn't help but shiver. When they arrived at the forest that was originally covered in clouds, the weeds were even deeper. Some of them reached their shoulders, and the shorter ones would be drowned by the weeds.
Everyone searched the suspicious and terrifying forest.
Long Kong 'er seemed to have seen a stone. She pushed aside the weeds and slowly revealed a tombstone. Long Kong 'er became nervous. Was this a graveyard? But why wasn't there a grave? Long Kong 'er lowered her head and tried to decipher the words on the tombstone. Due to the passage of time, some of the words were already blurred. What could be seen clearly was the tomb of General Li of the Tang Dynasty. There was a base under the tombstone, and the base was surrounded by soil.
The special forces did not find anything unusual. They did not want to stay in this terrifying place for long and began to search in the direction of the Half-Mountain Pavilion. Ye Fei saw that Long Kong did not leave and asked,"Long Kong 'er, why are you still not leaving?"”
"Wait a little longer."
Ye Fei walked over and said,"Everyone has left."”
Long Kong 'er said,"Go to the pavilion on the mountain and gather first.”
"You like this damn place?"
"Who likes this damn place? This is a mission."
Seeing that Long Kong 'er didn't come, Platoon Leader Sun walked back and asked,""Long Kong 'er, why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Platoon leader, there is an ancient tombstone here.”
When Platoon Leader Sun heard that an ancient tombstone had been discovered, he immediately walked over. He pulled away the weeds on the tombstone and carefully identified the words on the tombstone. When he saw that it was the tomb of General Li of the Tang Dynasty, he was overjoyed and searched around the tombstone. However, the area around the tombstone was relatively flat, and there were no graves. This was strange. Could it be that someone had moved the tombstone here? Was this a fake grave? If the tombstone was moved here, then the real grave would be nearby. Sun Pai immediately informed all the special forces members to come back and search the strange forest again.
Long Kong 'er also looked around the tombstone, but she still didn't see the tomb. She squatted down to check the tombstone. He pulled away the weeds on the pedestal and found a stone slab. He immediately said,"Platoon leader, there is a stone slab under the tombstone.”
Platoon Leader Sun squatted down to take a look and stepped on it with his foot. There was nothing unusual. He said,"This is a fake grave."
"Why do you want to make a fake grave?" Long Kong 'er asked.”
"To guard against grave robbers," Ye Fei said.
Platoon Leader Sun said,"If the fake grave is to prevent grave robbers, then the real grave is very valuable."”
Ye Fei said,"Platoon leader, there will be treasures in that real grave."”
"Platoon leader, why are there so little weeds between the crevices on the ground of the gravestone?" Long Kong 'er asked again.”
Platoon Leader Sun found it strange. He pushed the tombstone with both hands, but the tombstone did not move at all. Long Kong 'er suddenly realized something and immediately pushed the tombstone with Platoon Leader Sun. She felt the tombstone moving. The two of them exerted more strength, and the tombstone slowly moved! A small hole appeared under the tombstone. In an instant, a strong gust of cold wind blew out from the cave entrance, bending a large area of the surrounding weeds. Platoon Leader Sun, Long Kong 'er, and Ye Fei were shocked! "Be careful!" Platoon Leader Sun immediately said. Platoon Leader Sun dodged to the side and pointed his submachine gun at the hole. Long Kong 'er also dodged to the side and drew her Thunderstorm Sword. Ye Fei was the closest to the cave entrance and was almost blown over.
When the special forces members saw that a dark hole had been discovered in the cemetery, they gathered around.
After waiting for a while, the wind died down. Platoon Leader Sun whispered to everyone,""There's a hidden hole under the gravestone. I'll bring two soldiers to scout it.”
"I'll go!" Long Kong 'er said.
"I'll go!" Ye Fei said.
A few other soldiers also requested to leave.
Platoon Leader Sun said to everyone,"I will go down with Long Kong 'er, Ye Fei, Liu Da Bing, and Zhang Li Jun. If we don't come up within an hour, report to Company Commander Yang immediately.”
Everyone agreed in unison.
"Platoon leader, I'll go first."”
"Alright."
Long Kong 'er shone her flashlight into the cave. She placed her hands on the entrance of the cave and stepped on the stone stairs in the cave. She walked down and reached the bottom of the cave in about twenty steps. Platoon Leader Sun and Ye Fei also followed him into the cave. They could only feel the Yin Qi in the cave assaulting them. They could not help but shiver. The five of them arrived at the bottom of the cave one after another. Everyone shone their torchlights and found that the bottom of the cave was wide. It was a rectangular tomb. Although it was the tomb of a Tang Dynasty general, it was empty. There was only a rotten coffin and a skeleton. It was probably visited by grave robbers a long time ago. Long Kong 'er shone her flashlight on the wall and saw a mural of a general in armor, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, riding a date red horse. There were also written records beside it. Long Kong 'er looked at the murals and words seriously. The ancient battlefield with golden spears and iron horses and the sound of killing appeared in her mind.
Ye Fei shone his flashlight on the ground and found a few cigarette butts. He said softly,"Platoon leader, there are cigarette butts here."
Platoon Leader Sun walked over and found a mess of cigarette butts on the ground. Some of these cigarette butts had dust on them, while others did not. He said with certainty,"Someone has been here before, and someone has been here recently.”
Liu Dabing found a piece of scrap cloth on the ground. He picked it up and looked at it. He found that there seemed to be blood on it. He said softly, Platoon Leader Sun, there's blood here."
Platoon Leader Sun took a look at the scrap cloth and felt that the blood was still fresh. It was probably because someone had stopped here after being injured. Judging from the time, the blood was not more than a month old. Platoon Leader Sun thought of the incident where the bandits attacked the town office's camp and thought that it was probably left behind by the injured bandits. "This is the secret passage!" Platoon Leader Sun said in surprise. The secret passage that the villagers have been talking about!"
"So the bandits came down from this secret passage!" Long Kong 'er said.”
Ye Fei couldn't help but say loudly,"Great, we finally found the secret passage!"”
Liu Dabing and Zhang Lijun were pleasantly surprised.
Platoon Leader Sun added,"Be quiet, be careful of bandits!"”
Long Kong 'er said," Don't be afraid. If there are bandits, just catch one and ask."”
Ye Fei also said,"Yeah, just catch one and ask."”
"Bandits are fierce," Platoon Leader Sun said seriously."They're not that easy to catch."”
Ye Fei smiled and said,"Platoon leader, you haven't seen Long Kong 'er's power. If you did, you would understand."”
"Platoon leader, don't listen to his bragging."
"I know that you two are from the Dragon Mountain Martial Arts School. You both have martial arts and are powerful, but it's best to be careful at all times.”
Ye Fei said,"The platoon leader is right, being careful makes the boat grow."”
"Don't say anymore," Platoon Leader Sun said impatiently.”
Ye Fei immediately shut up and smiled comically at Long Kong 'er.
There was a hole in the tomb that led up the mountain. There were stairs that led up gradually. The secret passage was not big, more than one meter wide, and could allow two people to pass side by side. Long Kong 'er and Platoon Leader Sun walked in front while Ye Fei followed behind. Liu Dabing and Zhang Lijun walked at the back. In order to conserve batteries, only three flashlights were used to illuminate the road, and two were left in reserve. Some of the secret passages were made of stone, some were made of earth, some were man-made, and some were naturally formed. It was easier to walk in the secret passage than on the mountain road outside. This was indeed a good secret passage for transporting troops. The five of them walked in the secret passage for half an hour, but they did not find an exit. Platoon Leader Sun didn't know how long the secret passage in front of him was, so he didn't dare to continue forward. He led everyone back the way they came.
The special forces team members guarding the entrance were very worried when they saw that Platoon Leader Sun and the others had not come out within an hour. They were about to report to Company Commander Yang of the special forces. Ye Fei dashed out, followed by Platoon Leader Sun and Long Kong 'er.
A member of the special forces guarding the entrance asked anxiously,"Ye Fei, how is it inside?"
Ye Fei said mysteriously,"There's a secret passage inside."”
Platoon Leader Sun said to the radio operator,"Contact Company Commander Yang immediately."”
"Long Kong 'er, Ye Fei, put the tombstones back." We will wait for Commander Yang's orders. Be alert."
The members of the special forces formed two circles. The people in the inner circle watched the movements of the tombstone, and the people in the outer circle watched the movements around them.
There were dozens of mountains of different sizes on Dragon Mountain. Company Commander Yang led a small team to a mountain peak and saw a magnificent thousand-year-old temple. Above the vermilion gate of the ancient temple hung a plaque with three golden characters: Longquan Temple." This ancient temple was very particular. The main buildings were distributed on three central axes, including the Maitreya Hall, the Great Buddha Hall, and the Sutra Hall. There were two buildings on each side of the east and west. The ancient pines inside and outside the temple were tall and straight, green and lush like a cover, surrounded by five peaks. There was a stone dragon spring behind the house. According to the inscription, this peak had a very refreshing spring, which was why it was given the title of Longquan Temple.
Commander Yang saw such a majestic ancient temple, but very few people burned incense and worshipped Buddha. He felt strange and brought a guard into the temple. A young monk suddenly saw a troop of dozens of people and hurriedly ran into the temple to report to the abbot,""Abbot, bad news. The army is here.”
The abbot was reciting Buddhist scriptures in the Great Buddha Hall. When he heard that the troops had arrived, he immediately came out to welcome them. When he saw Company Commander Yang, he put his hands together and raised them to his chest."Amitabha. Please forgive me for not welcoming you.”
Commander Yang sized up the old monk. He was wearing a yellow kasaya and a red shawl. He had a kind face and was probably the abbot. He smiled and said,"Abbot, you're too polite. I came to disturb you today for one thing.”
"Benefactor, it is my honor to visit this temple. If there is a need, please tell me."
"I'll just take a look inside the temple."
"Welcome, welcome. Patron, please follow me."
Company Commander Yang followed the abbot as they talked. Walking into the Maitreya Buddha Hall, he saw a five-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha statue with a golden face and a golden body. The Maitreya Buddha sat cross-legged. His posture was solemn and natural. His expression was kind and full of charm. His backlit halo was shining brightly. Commander Yang was overjoyed." Abbot," he asked," why are there so few visitors in such a good ancient temple?"”
"Amitabha, thank you for your praise. In the past, this place had been bustling with visitors. A few days ago, after the People's Liberation Army at the foot of the mountain was attacked, there were fewer visitors.”
Commander Yang said angrily,"These bandits are a scourge. They should be eliminated as soon as possible!"”
"Destroy the bandits and bring benefits to the people.”
"Abbot, may I ask if there have been any bandits harassing us recently?”
Patron, not recently."
"If the bandits come to harass you, what will you do?”
"Benefactor, if the bandits come to harass us, we have sixty martial monks in the temple. We can hold them off for a while.”
A signalman hurriedly ran in and said,"Company commander, Platoon Leader Sun has an important situation.”
Commander Yang said,"Abbot, if there are bandits coming to disturb us, please report quickly."”
"I'll do as you say. Thank you for your concern, benefactor.”
Commander Yang said,"Abbot, farewell."”
"Patron, take care."
Company Commander Yang walked out of the ancient temple. The radio operator walked to Company Commander Yang and handed him the microphone. Company Commander Yang heard from Platoon Leader Sun that he had found a secret passage in the cemetery 500 meters away from Banshan Pavilion. His eyes lit up and he said excitedly,"Very good. You guys stay there. We'll be right there.”
Company Commander Yang opened the map and checked the location of the mountain pavilion. Then, he led the special forces to the mountain pavilion.
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