Wulin martial arts hegemony record

Chapter 337 See You Again

"Marquis Huayang, please go this way." Xu Zhaoyan led Xue Chang into a large army tent facing the cave.

There are two Zen masters Wubei and Wunu in the military tent, Ye San, Dugu Changhui, and Yang Yuanming (Yang Tongping did not participate in the investigation of the Mangshan sect's garrison on the grounds of old age and frailty, and returned directly to Huashan. will therefore ignore the Huashan faction, so Yang Yuanming, the head of the Huashan faction, will participate in the high-level discussions of the martial arts), and there is another Wang Chunyang, the head of the Mangshan faction. Cooperate.

After another exchange of pleasantries, everyone sat down, and Xu Zhaoyan said, "Xinlai Huayang Hou, let me introduce to you some things we found in the cave in the past two days."

"Okay." Xue Chang nodded.

"The entrance of this cave is paved with stone bricks, and there are stone steps inside, allowing two people to walk side by side, and there is still some room left. The stone steps run obliquely downwards, up to tens of feet long, and then turn into a narrow corridor, winding and winding. There are some traps among them, which hurt several of our pathfinders. The main trouble is here——" Xu Zhaoyan pointed to a sketch of a cave, and said solemnly: "After walking through the narrow corridor, the road Not only has it become wider, but the floor is covered with marble tiles, and there are luminous pearls hanging on the wall, making the road seem to become easier to walk.

But there are all kinds of traps hidden on this road, such as sudden poisonous arrows, huge boulders rolling out, flames spewing out, poisonous smoke suddenly spreading... In some areas, there will be rushing from the stone wall. There are even iron men equipped with traps to carry out sneak attacks, and there are even stone walls that will suddenly squeeze inward and become iron plates covered with blades... These traps are hidden very cleverly, and it is difficult to be found. Injured, and a few died because of it, even Zen Master Wunu was hit by a poisonous arrow—"

"Amitabha, I'm ashamed to say it." Zen Master Wunu clasped his hands together and interjected: "At that time, one of my Shaolin disciples was attacked by an iron man when he was exploring the way. In front of the block, who knows that another poisonous arrow was shot from the nearby stone wall, the old monk took the arrow for the safety of his disciples, if Mrs. Qiu hadn't detoxified the old monk in time, I am afraid that the old monk is still lying on the sick bed today."

"Thanks to the Tang Sect and the Shennong Gang this time, otherwise we would have died more than a few." Xu Zhaoyan said in a deep voice: "But we also know that there are indeed enemies hidden in the cave, and there must be more than one."

"Oh?!" Xue Chang raised his spirits.

"Because no matter how powerful the traps in the underground cave are, no matter how powerful the poison will be ineffective after more than 50 years, no matter how sharp the arrows will be decayed and rusted, but the poisonous arrows encountered underground are brand new, obviously It has just been replaced, and those traps are targeting us to explore the way everywhere, and the timing of the triggering makes it difficult for everyone to avoid, obviously someone is manipulating it."

"It seems that the murderer who killed the disciples of the Mangshan School is hiding inside. Have you ever caught him?" Xue Chang asked with interest.

"Don't say they were arrested, we didn't even see a single person." Dugu Changhui said in a bitter voice, "It's been spinning around in place!"

"Maze?!" Xue Chang blurted out when he heard this.

"Probably." Xu Zhaoyan handed the sketch of the cave in his hand to Xue Chang, and sighed: "We have spent a lot of effort, thinking that we have crossed this section of the road, only to find that we have returned to the starting point of this section of the road, and then returned to the beginning of the road. Walked again, this time walking more carefully, but still triggered various traps, and some people were injured or injured, but nothing was found, and finally returned to the starting point... In order to avoid further casualties, we suspended the investigation and went to the We have invited experts from Dragon Guard who are good at mechanics to break through this maze and find the path ahead."

Xue Chang looked down at the winding route of the underground palace drawn in ink on the rice paper, and asked, "Can they find a way forward?"

"Does Marquis Huayang know about Qiqiaomen?"

"I don't know."

"This sect is said to have been created by Lu Ban, the ancestor of craftsmen in the pre-Qin period. He is not good at martial arts, but good at mechanism skills. The weapons made by his disciples are so ingenious, unimaginable, and even like living things. This sect has been passed down for hundreds of years. , the resident is in Luoyang. At the beginning, Mr. Cao tried his best to incorporate Qiqiaomen into Longwei.

However, even after entering Longwei, the Qiqiao sect has formed its own faction. It is difficult to recruit them, but after the people I sent told them about the situation here, they were very excited and thought that This is most likely designed by the seniors of Qiqiaomen, so they rushed here in a hurry, and now they are busy below, with Master Su and Master Qingsong leading the disciples to protect it, the progress is relatively smooth, I believe that the exit of the maze will be found tomorrow! "

"That's really great!" Xue Chang's joy was not fake, but it was because the exploration of the underground palace had made progress, and the things here would be over soon, and he would be able to go home for his honeymoon soon.

Xue Chang returned the sketch of the underground palace to Xu Zhaoyan, and said, "If Master Xu needs my help, please do so."

"Okay." Xu Zhaoyan didn't refuse, and said with a smile on his face: "According to the current situation, this cave may really be the underground palace of Tianzun Sect. It may not be easy to thoroughly investigate it. With your joining, Marquis Huayang, we have a little more confidence in success. If we really discover the treasures and secret books of Tianzun Sect, according to the prior agreement, you will also share a share, Marquis Huayang."

Hearing this, Xue Chang glanced at the expressions of the few people in the tent, and knew that they probably thought that he came here in a hurry on the first day after the big wedding, and must be greedy for the treasures in the underground palace.

Xue Chang didn't bother to explain much, nodded noncommittally, and asked, "Where is my residence?"

"Oh, Lord Xue, according to the previous agreement, all of you warriors who protect the country will stay in the square, so as to... prevent the murderer hiding in the cave from escaping!" His face was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and his words were full of hatred. It was obvious that most of the disciples in the sect were killed. He said, "We have already vacated a tent. I will ask my disciples to take you there in a while."

"Why don't Master Xu take me there, I happen to have something private to tell you."

Xu Zhaoyan froze for a moment, then responded: "Okay."

When the two left the military camp, Xue Chang said to him through voice transmission: "The reason why I came to Mang Mountain this time is mainly at the request of the Empress Dowager, and she hopes that I can protect the safety of Palace Master Gu." , and after the matter here is over, I can take her back to Luoyang."

After hearing this, Xu Zhaoyan's mind immediately recalled the embarrassment of Gu Shijing when he rushed to Mangshan that day, and he immediately had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't ask anything, but took the initiative to say: "Master Gu lives in the In the wing room behind the Jade Emperor Hall, I have been staying in the room since I came here, does Hua Yanghou want to meet?"

The reason why Xue Chang quietly mentioned this to Xu Zhaoyan in private is that he did not want the family affairs of the Goddess Palace to be known by the martial arts people and spread the uproar. At the same time, he also hoped that Xu Zhaoyan could arrange him and Gu Shijing when he next explored the underground palace and assigned tasks. together for easy protection.Now that Xu Zhaoyan understood his intentions, he said, "That would be great!"

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Gu Shijing was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the roof...

There was a "bang bang" knock on the door outside the house.

"I've already said, don't bother me unless you arrange for me to explore the cave!" Gu Shijing shouted angrily.

"Master Gu, it's me, Xue Chang." A familiar male voice came in, and Gu Shijing turned over and sat up in shock: Why is he here? !
She was suspicious in her heart, but she walked towards the wooden door involuntarily, and reached out to try to pull the door bolt, but stopped halfway.

The knock on the door continued, Gu Shijing stood by the door hesitantly, but finally she opened the door.

"It turns out that you were inside, and there was no response after knocking for a long time. I thought you had gone out." Xue Chang expressed his dissatisfaction tactfully.

"Why are you here?" Gu Shijing asked directly, with a very bad tone.

Xue Chang said seriously: "The Empress Dowager asked me to come. She said that you came to the Mangshan School alone and was very worried about your safety, so she asked me to come so that we can take care of each other."

"I don't need her to send you to take care of me. I can take care of myself." Gu Shijing said bluntly.

"That's what I told your uncle at the time, but she was still very worried. You don't know that she stayed at my house last night and didn't go back to the palace. I heard that she didn't sleep well all night. I saw her in the morning She had a bad complexion and coughed a little, I was afraid that she would ruin her body because she was too worried about you, so I agreed to come." Xue Chang said solemnly.

"She has practiced the secret formula of internal strength you taught, and her energy has been better than usual during this period of time, how could she have broken her body." Gu Shijing snorted lightly, and her tone really eased a lot.

"No matter how good your uncle's martial arts skills are, he is already old after all. Once his life is irregular and he worries too much, his health will only deteriorate in a blink of an eye."

After Xue Chang finished speaking, Gu Shijing stopped talking, subconsciously stroked the sword hanging around her waist with her right hand, Xue Chang remembered that this sword was brought to her by Liu Lingying from the palace before the martial arts conference started.

"Master Gu, I came all the way here for you, and you just blocked me at the door and didn't let me in?" Xue Chang said while the iron was hot.

Gu Shijing didn't speak, turned and walked into the house.

Xue Chang walked in after him, and took the initiative to find a chair and sit down.

Gu Shijing sat on the side of the bed, looked at him, and suddenly asked: "Master uncle asked you to come and help me, but you came here, and you are willing to leave your new wife at home?"

Xue Chang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled casually: "Although Palace Master Gu, you are a generation older than me, I regard you as a friend, and it is only natural that you come to help friends. Besides, after finishing the affairs here, you must In a few days, we will be able to go back soon."

(End of this chapter)