After observing for a moment and confirming that there were no traces of poisonous insects around, Chen Wenxuan directly jumped down from the roof of the hall.
There was a blocked hole in the cliff in front of the hall.
The hole was filled with large bricks and gravel, making it difficult to see.
However, one thing was certain. The location of the passageway was relatively important. It might be the place where the pills were refined. Otherwise, the Yuan Dynasty general would not have sealed the passageway.
He could use it as a spare tire and come back if he could not find another passage.
In front of a team of hundreds of people, a sealed passage was nothing. At most, it would take more time.
Before he could explore further, he heard footsteps behind him and his brother's voice.
"Wenxuan, be careful!"
He turned around and saw that his brother had already caught up with him. He was holding an oil lamp and looking at him from the top of the hall.
Chen Wenxuan nodded." Don't worry. With so many chrysanthemums burning, the strong smell will make people choke. The centipede swarm won't dare to come for a while."”
"Did you find anything?"
Chen Yulou also jumped down from the roof and looked around.
Hearing this, Chen Wenxuan pointed at the sealed hole in front of him.
"When everyone is here, let's explore the surroundings first.”
Chen Yulou shook his head after glancing at the entrance of the cave.
This dead hole was very tightly blocked. They didn't know how long it was. It was very likely that they wouldn't be able to finish digging in two or three days. When digging, they had to be on guard against danger at all times. If it wasn't for the fact that there was no way out, they couldn't waste time here.
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Half an hour later.
Hundreds of people had gathered.
Because they had brought more than 300 roosters, the bottom of the cliff became lively all of a sudden.
Those roosters seemed to be competing to see whose cry was louder. They cried one after another, turning the bottom of the cliff into a chicken farm.
"Brothers, split up and scout the way. Look carefully for any secret passages.”
"In addition, sprinkle lime cinnabar on the cracks in the walls and the ground. Inform me immediately if anything happens!”
Chen Yulou waved his hand.
The motivated people spread out and carefully searched the surroundings.
"Wenxuan, don't be like that again this time."
"Boss, there's something here!"
Just as Chen Yulou was about to remind Chen Wenxuan, he heard Hua Maguai shouting from the side.
Something?
The moment this sentence was shouted, the group of people became spirited and rushed over to the source of the sound.
On the right side of the hall was a small garden with a pond and rockery. The pond had long dried up and looked lifeless.
Hua Maguai was standing in the pool, dragging a piece of torn cloth in his hand.
Seeing that Chen Wenxuan and Chen Yulou had arrived, Hua Ma Gua quickly extended his hand.
The torn cloth was originally a cloth bag. There were several rotten pills inside, all of which had shrunk into small lumps of mud.
"Chief, Second Master, this is a medicinal pill!”
"It should be a useless pill left behind by a Yuan person.”
When Chen Yulou saw this, he lost interest.
This place used to be the place where the emperor refined pills. When the Yuan Dynasty generals occupied this place, it was impossible for them to take a fancy to pills that had been stored for many years and had lost all their medicinal properties.
"No!"
At this moment, Chen Wenxuan's eyes lit up. After looking around, he smiled.
"Kidnapper, look around. There should be a secret passage here!”
"Yes, sir!"
Hua Maguai was a little puzzled, but he still called a group of people to search the small garden.
"Wenxuan, did you discover something?”
"Tell me directly. I'll send someone to help you!”
Old Luo was an impatient person. When he saw Flower Mat Claw leading his men to search the surroundings, he immediately asked anxiously.
Not only him, even Chen Yulou, Zhe Gushao, and the others looked at Chen Wenxuan in confusion.
"There's something wrong with the bag."
Chen Wenxuan grinned and explained to everyone.
"This is the Emperor's treasured land for pill concoction. Even that Yuan Dynasty general is a character, so how could pills be packed in coarse cloth?”
"This place is abnormally humid. What kind of coarse cloth and medicinal pills can remain unmelted for hundreds of years?”
Chen Yulou and Zhe Gushao were both extremely astute. They immediately reacted when they heard Chen Wenxuan's words.
"Someone has been here!"
"Not bad."
Chen Wenxuan continued," That person should have been here for about a hundred years. He's not an alchemist or a Yuan person. He can only be a herbalist or a fellow traveler who's looking for medicine on the cliff.”
"It's normal for farmers and fellow travelers to carry medicinal pills with them.”
"If they had left alive, it would have been fine. But if they had died, they would have left behind some relics.”
"On the bright side, if a fellow traveler is unwilling to return empty-handed, and there are no relics around, where could he be?”
Bang!
All of a sudden, a muffled sound was heard.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Huamaguai leading his men to push down the nearest rockery against the rock wall.
Behind the fake mountain, a small dark and narrow hole appeared.
Seeing this, everyone looked at Chen Wenxuan with admiration.
What Chen Wenxuan said earlier was very straightforward, implying that there might be a thief's cave here.
However, no one expected Chen Wenxuan to hit the nail on the head.
Looking at the gazes around him, Chen Wenxuan was secretly pleased. His face was calm as he nodded.
"You can't hide your petty tricks from me."
"Let the brothers explore first, then open up the cave.”
(I finished smoking last night. It's too uncomfortable to write 3,000 words in one night...)
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