Traveling through ancient times to survive

"I am not good at fighting, so I can only use my brain. If I want to accomplish great things, I still need a general like you."

After the two men finished their compliments, the second in command ordered, "Come here, take this man to the cell and interrogate him carefully."

Zhao Qing was carried into the belly of another mountain, which was heavily guarded. Craftsmen were refining iron ore and making weapons day and night.

Without waiting to be carried into the cell, Zhao Qing opened his eyes and kicked out with one leg, sweeping around. The four people who were kicked flew several meters with Zhao Qing as the center and fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood and losing consciousness.

The second in command was knocked to the ground by Zhao Qing's knife before he could react, and Captain Wu had just put his hand on the knife at his waist and had no time to pull it out when Zhao Qing punched him in the chest.

Captain Wu retreated more than ten steps, his sternum was broken, his internal organs were shattered, and he followed the fate of his predecessors and fell to the ground unconscious.

The soldiers around them finally reacted, and someone immediately took over the team and rushed over. These people were the Sixth Prince's secret troops, and they had been trained for a long time, so when the leader fell unconscious, they did not panic, but quickly organized an effective resistance.

Groups of soldiers surrounded Zhao Qing, but Zhao Qing did not move. However, these people a few meters away fell down like wheat being cut, without any sound.

"Monster!"

Such a strange way of death frightened the soldiers behind. They began to hesitate. The commander shouted angrily: "Everyone, come at me! Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed!"

Hearing this, Zhao Qing took special care of him, and the next moment he fell to the ground with his eyes open.

Another round of people died. Some timid soldiers screamed and ran away. With someone taking the lead, the team began to disintegrate instantly. More and more people fled in panic. Zhao Qing ignored those who fled and concentrated on dealing with those who rushed towards her without repentance.

In less than a cup of tea, there was no one standing in the cave anymore, and there were more than a hundred bodies lying on the ground. Only by looking carefully could one find scars as thick as cow hair near the temples of these bodies.

After taking back the golden needles, Zhao Qing took out a basin of clean water from the space button and washed the golden needles slowly. After all, they had been going back and forth in people's brains several times, and she couldn't help but feel disgusted.

After collecting the golden needles, Zhao Qing carried the only survivor and walked a few steps, finally finding a satisfactory place among the pile of corpses on the ground.

The slap came without mercy, and the unconscious second in command was awakened by the pain. Zhao Qing's expressionless face gradually emerged in his vision.

The second in command's face turned pale, knowing that something had gone wrong. He glanced around and saw the corpses all over the ground, making him sweat profusely.

"Master, spare my life! I will tell you everything!"

There was no need for Zhao Qing to torture him severely. This man was very tactful and begged for mercy.

"Name?"

"Villain Wang Hai."

"identity?"

"I used to be the housekeeper of Lord Wang Yuan, the governor of Yingzhou, and now I am a sixth-rank staff member."

"What else?"

"Oh, yes, on the surface he is still the second in command of the village."

"Who is the boss? Where is he now?"

"The head of the family is Wang Xun, the legitimate son of Lord Wang. He should still be resting in the village."

Zhao Qing sneered, and the second in command was shocked and began to explain quickly. And this point could not be concealed at all. With Wang Xun's dandy look, who only cared about women, anyone with eyes could tell that he was a fool.

"Prince Wang doesn't care about anything. He is just a figurehead. We are the ones doing all the work."

"Why are you here?"

The second in command hesitated for a moment, Zhao Qing snorted coldly, the second in command trembled all over, and immediately recalled this man's fighting ability. He dared not hesitate any more and confessed everything honestly. Moreover, there were traces of weapons casting here, which could not be concealed.

"There is an iron mine here. My master reported it immediately after discovering it. After the court learned about it, they sent people here to secretly forge weapons. Because of your meritorious service in reporting it, I was also given a sinecure."

Zhao Qing smiled: "Do you think I'm a fool?"

After saying this, he immediately turned cold without waiting for the second in command to reply, and tapped the second in command's waist. The second in command's expression changed, and he couldn't control his laughter. The empty mountain was filled with the second in command's laughter.

The second in command couldn't stop laughing until he cried and his whole body was weak. He looked at Zhao Qing with pleading eyes. In the eyes of the second in command, perhaps a long time had passed. He had laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, and Zhao Qing finally showed mercy and let him go.

The second in command looked at the top of the cave with lifeless eyes and gasped, never knowing that a smile could be such a terrible thing.

Zhao Qing kindly waited for the second in command to recover before continuing the interrogation.

"Why are you here?"

The second in command no longer dared to play any tricks. The person in front of him would not let him go anyway. He just wanted to die quickly.

"This place has become the Sixth Prince's private mine. These soldiers are all under the Sixth Prince, forging weapons for him and waiting for the right time."

"What about the people who disappeared on the official road?"

“They were captured to mine.”

"I heard that you deceived many surviving people in the disaster-stricken areas?"

"Yes, they were all captured to mine."

“Where are these people being held?”

"One mile southeast of this cave."

"What's the situation with that demon willow? When did you collude with it?"

"The disaster had just passed, and we were ordered to come here. When we were checking the surrounding environment, we found this unusually tall willow tree. We were planning to cut it down directly, but its branches were able to move. We suffered a great loss."

At this point, the second in command swallowed his saliva. Recalling that battle, there was still fear in his eyes. That was the first time he witnessed the horror of a monster. The branches were as flexible as snakes. It took less than a quarter of an hour for the person to be tied up and sucked into a dried corpse. Not only that, the dried corpse was not spared and was buried underground by the demon willow.

"Later we prepared to attack with fire, but the branches of the demon tree were so flexible that they threw back all the rockets we shot. Also, we were afraid of attracting other people's attention, so we didn't dare to set fire to the mountain directly, so the fire attack was put on hold."

The second in command paused for a moment to take a breath, then continued his explanation.

"Later, this demon willow seemed to become even more powerful. It didn't need to attack directly. Our people were inexplicably out of control and attacked the people around them. They suddenly became extremely powerful and were not afraid of death. We lost a lot of people again."

Zhao Qing sneered, "You discovered that the demon willow can actually control humans. Considering that the controlled people are not afraid of death, fatigue, or complaints, this is a great tool for mining. And if it is really broken, it is easy to replenish. There are a lot of disaster victims outside, so are you tempted?"

The second in command looked embarrassed and didn't dare to refute because that was the fact. If they didn't worry about Yao Liu, not only the miners, but even the soldiers under his command would become mindless puppets. No, it was certain.