Azi of Tianlong Gaiden

I nodded and walked into the tunnel together with him, with several Beggar Sect disciples following behind us.We lighted a fire and pointed forward. There was a long section of stairs leading down. When we stepped on the flat ground again, we were already surrounded by darkness.The surrounding area was very quiet, and I wondered if Zhang Yizhi and the others ran in here.

There is only one passage ahead, we have no choice but to go down, and the sound of dripping water from copper leaks can be heard from somewhere around, recording the dark time here.I thought that at least Zhang Yizhi's people would surround us and fight us, but we didn't even see a ghost.Absolute silence makes people feel uncertain.Someone kicked a stone, and the stone rolled and made a sound, which made us alert all of a sudden, but when the stone settled down, there was silence again.I said to my brother-in-law: "Are we..."

He made a gesture of restraint, and then quickly pulled me back. Two or three cold arrows passed by my ears, and the people behind immediately took out their weapons to defend. organ."

At first I thought this was just an escape route prepared by Zhang Yizhi in advance, but I didn't expect it to be so complicated. Maybe he was hiding in the dark and observing us, waiting for an opportunity to strike us fatally.Just as we were concentrating and holding our breath to observe the surroundings, a figure flashed past in a corner where the light was out of reach and the darkness began to spread.

Almost at the same time, my brother-in-law flew after him, and I tried my best to follow behind him.The sound of footsteps was chaotic, which interfered with people's judgment of the direction, and suddenly there was the sound of swords clashing behind me. I was a little slower, thinking to myself, is there someone lying in ambush in the dark?I slid back, just at this moment, a sharp knife passed by my chest.I took the opportunity to grab his right hand, he was very strong, and when he closed the move, he led me to fall forward. I turned around and hit his chest with a palm. He took two steps back, and I saw this clearly. The man was dressed in black and hid in the darkness, looking like a ghost.He raised his knife and slashed at me again, the tip of the knife slashed across the tunnel wall, sparking lightning and flint.At this moment, the brother-in-law suddenly appeared and grabbed him in the back. He dodged the move with a backflip. Seeing his brother-in-law, he stopped fighting and ran into the darkness instead.My brother-in-law followed him forward, and I looked at the long road behind me, seeing nothingness, so I had no choice but to chase after him.

There was a stone gate at the end of the tunnel, the figure slid into the stone gate, and the brother-in-law followed him into the stone gate very quickly.I was a little slower, and the stone gate slowly closed.At the last moment, I rubbed sideways into the stone gate, and fell forward due to too much momentum. My brother-in-law hurriedly supported me.The stone door closed heavily behind me, bringing up a cloud of dust, as if it hadn't been opened for years, opened once, and then closed forever.

In short, I looked at the stone gate, and a very bad premonition arose in my heart.I held my brother-in-law's hand, and just about to say something, there was a fire in the darkness, and the sound of footsteps was getting closer and closer as the fire moved. A stone lamp in front of me was lit, and the yellow fire immediately filled the room. Zhang Yizhi reappeared in front of us.He actually dared to appear in front of us, and his expression was very calm, not at all like a person who was defeated and fled for his life.

The brother-in-law didn't seem surprised at all, but had an expression of being too lazy to play with him any longer, and said, "Zhao Yi and Elder Wu and his party, where are they?"

Zhang Yizhi turned to us slowly, looking calm and breezy, as if we were not in a dark secret room, but in Luosong Hall.He bowed to the ground and said, "I pay my respects to King Xiao of the Southern Courtyard."

It seemed that he did already know the identity of his brother-in-law.

He said: "I distract others and invite Brother Xiao to come here to gather together to say a few words of truth." As he spoke, he turned his eyes on me: "This girl..." Of course he also knew that I was a woman disguised as a man , paused, as if weighing, and then said: "It's okay, this girl is not an outsider."

Brother-in-law said: "I won't help you."

He took out a sheepskin envelope from his sleeve, and said solemnly: "It's not for helping me. Here is a letter, brother Xiao please have a look."

The brother-in-law took the letter and read it again, with a touch of emotion on his face, and said, "This is a letter written by Emperor Daliao."

Zhang Yizhi said: "Yes, King Xiao, I have been with the Liao Kingdom in private for a long time, and I am very aware of the grand plan of the Liao Emperor, and I am willing to help him achieve his wish, let the Liao Dynasty dominate the Central Plains."

The brother-in-law said: "I saw the special envoy of the Liao Kingdom in the garden that day, and it seems to be true." He showed shame: "You are a Han, why do you sell your master for glory?"

Zhang Yizhi didn't take it seriously: "Brother Xiao is from Liao, why did you help the Han people? Don't you know Zhao Yi's true identity?"

When I heard him say this, I was shocked. What he meant, Zhao Yi, a noble boy who came from Bianjing for sightseeing, is actually the emperor of the Han family?I thought of Zhao Yi's appearance, he was too young to be the emperor.

Zhang Yizhi said: "He is Zhao Xu, Emperor of the Song Dynasty."

Brother-in-law said: "So what?"

Zhang Yizhi said: "So what, Brother Xiao, as a warrior of the Liao Kingdom, has been greatly favored by the emperor, he should be loyal to the imperial court, cut off his head and offer it to the Emperor of Liao, and then send his troops south to flatten the Song Dynasty."

Brother-in-law said: "You want to kill the emperor and overthrow the Song Dynasty? Do you really think that you, a mere scholar, can do it? Kill the emperor, and you can become an extremely human minister and enjoy the glory and wealth? You have tried your best to win him over. Are your subordinates and allies really reliable?"

Zhang Yizhi's face was filled with excitement, his expression changed again and again, he thought about his words, and said, "Brother Xiao, do you know how much I have endured to get to where I am today?"

"My ancestors have been craftsmen for generations. Their status was low and they were despised by others, but they worked hard and accumulated a lot of wealth. I was fed up with looking at people and made up my mind since I was a child. To get rid of this identity, I worked hard. After studying, I finally obtained fame and became an official in the imperial court. I originally had an ambition to assist the Holy Master and make contributions. I abide by the Qing Dynasty, speak out and give advice, but I have been relegated many times, and I have been imprisoned for crimes. Disappointed, I resigned and came here to live in seclusion. I didn’t expect God to take pity on me and give me another chance. The court is incompetent, the emperor is incompetent, and the traitor is in power. I want to help the world at the same time. Why not? The fall of the Song Dynasty is a matter of days. People have to act according to the number of days, Brother Xiao, you should do the same. Regardless of the glory and wealth, this is fate, and it is also your responsibility."

When he said this, the expression on his face was sincere and eager, as if it came from the heart.

The brother-in-law said: "If you did something wrong, how can I help you? If you do something wrong, no matter what your original intention is, you will be punished."

Hearing what he said, Zhang Yizhi's face turned cold, and he said slowly: "Brother Xiao insisted on stopping me?"

The brother-in-law said: "You let Zhao Yi and the others go, don't continue, I can let you live."

Zhang Yizhi said: "This kind of thing, if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent. Either you die or I die. It's a pity that Brother Xiao still has this girl beside you." He looked up at the space we were in, and seemed to sigh: "Brother Xiao, do you know who my ancestor was? It was Zhang Bayan who was known as a supernatural craftsman."

I have vaguely heard of this person, he seems to be a very powerful craftsman, good at repairing and ingeniously setting up mechanisms, even the court's dungeon can be easily entered and exited.

Zhang Yizhi retreated slowly, to the side of a big stone chair, and said: "I built this place to keep my secrets, Zhao Yi and Elder Wu are here, don't even think about it when you come in this time." Go out again." He pressed the guard on the stone chair, as if activating some mechanism, the wall behind him turned away, and he retreated into the wall.Almost without the blink of an eye, my brother-in-law grabbed me, moved like lightning, and ran in after me. The stone wall closed behind me with a bang. I reached out to feel it, but couldn't even find the original gap. And can't push it away anymore.There was no trace of Zhang Yizhi behind the door, nor was there the sound of his fleeing footsteps. He seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

My brother-in-law re-polished the torch and said, "This is his territory, we have to be careful." I got a little bit, and walked carefully, lest another man in black would come out and attack us with a knife.After walking for a while, I heard a whispering voice: "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?" It was very quiet here, and the voice came through the air, like a ghost crying.We walked over looking for the sound, and finally saw Elder Wu in a cage surrounded by rough wood in the depths of the tunnel.I haven't seen him for a while, and his whole body turned into a pickle. It took me a long time to recognize him.

Seeing his brother-in-law, he almost burst into tears, and said, "Master Qiao, why are you here?"

Brother-in-law broke open the big lock of the cage, and said: "Let's go out and talk, this place is not suitable for staying for a long time." Elder Wu could barely walk, brother-in-law helped him out, and he suddenly said: "Hurry up, it's too late." Then he pointed to a direction in the darkness and said, "Over there."

If he hadn't pointed it out, none of us would have seen that there was another road around the corner.We walked over and came to the entrance of the stone cave, and saw Zhao Yi lying flat on a stone bed, and the sharp blade was only an inch away from his heart. My brother-in-law broke the blade with his palm wind, and I rushed over to grab it and stood aside. Zhang Yizhi, several people in black guarded him, but with his brother-in-law around, they were quickly brought down, and I easily grabbed Zhang Yizhi.

Zhao Yi was lying on the big stone bed, her face was flushed, she seemed to be fine.My brother-in-law took out a small cloth bag about the size of a palm and put it under his nose for him to sniff. He slowly came to his senses, rubbed his temples, looked around, and then looked at us: "What happened, Brother Li, Why am I here? Where is my servant?"

Brother-in-law said: "You were brought here by Zhang Yizhi's bewilderment, and your servant was also bewitched."

He slowed down for a while, came to his senses, and said, "So you guys saved me." His eyes looked at Zhang Yizhi who was kneeling on the ground: "How dare you..." He stood up and walked towards Zhang Yizhi, who was lying on the ground. The man in black on the ground raised his body at this moment and slashed at his leg. The brother-in-law pulled him away and kicked the man in black at the same time. The man in black hit the wall and groaned. One sound, no more movement.At this moment, a dagger swept across my eyes, I hurriedly turned sideways to avoid it, Zhang Yizhi stabbed in the air, but took the opportunity to break free from my hand, escaped from the side opening of the cave, and we chased after him.

Going out of this path, it is a very open space. Zhang Yizhi stood there, waiting for us, with one hand on the stone wall. Seeing our group coming in, he showed a smile, but he was very resentful, and said: "In this case, let's stay here together forever." His hand pushed down, and it seemed that a mechanism was activated, and then somewhere above our heads began to collapse, and our feet began to shake.

The brother-in-law frowned and said, "What did you do?"

Zhang Yizhi said: "I ruined this place, and I ruined you too." He turned to Zhao Yi and giggled: "Young Master Zhao, it seems that you still can't get out."

Zhao Yi's complexion was pale, not knowing what to do, she looked at her brother-in-law, who said: "Let's go back, there should be a way out here."

Zhang Yizhi's laughter came from afar: "The way out, up here is the way out leading to the back mountain, but it has... collapsed."

Regardless of what he said, we backed away. It didn't look like it would take long for this place to collapse completely.There was also a shaking in the tunnel, with sand and stones falling from the head one after another.

My brother-in-law escorted me away, and I looked at him sideways, thinking that even if I die here, it would be nice to be with him.At this time, Elder Wu, who was following us, broke the atmosphere and said, "Master Qiao, go back to the dungeon. There is a waterway nearby, and there may be a way out."

We returned to the rough wooden cage in the confusion. Due to the severe collapse on the top, the rough wood could not bear the weight and had begun to break. Elder Wu put his ear on the stone wall and said, "Listen, there is someone on the other side of this stone wall." The sound of water is running water, maybe there is an outlet."

The old man was probably nervous, and his surroundings were falling apart, how could he hear that?

My brother-in-law held on to the stone wall and leaned forward, so I had no choice but to follow him.Elder Wu and Zhao Yi followed behind us.At the other end of the stone path, there seemed to be a huge boulder rolling down, causing my feet to shake for a while, and I could hardly stand still.The brother-in-law finally stopped, and also leaned on the wall to listen, with a look of excitement slowly appearing on his face.He told us to back off, raised our palms, and hit the stone wall with such force that it seemed to shatter our hearts and lungs.

Zhao Yi was stunned watching from the sidelines.

The collapse of the tunnel happened to spread here, coupled with the strength of my brother-in-law, the stone wall instantly shattered, exposing a large hole.Water gushed out and covered our feet in no time.It turned out that there really was a water channel. I looked into it, and I didn't know how deep the water flowed.But also no choice.Brother-in-law looked at Zhao Yi: "Master Zhao knows how to swim?" Zhao Yi nodded, but she was not so confident.

The scope of the collapse of the tunnel is getting bigger and bigger, and soon this place will also be buried.My brother-in-law said: "Let's go." Elder Wu and Zhao Yi stepped into the water first, then me, and my brother-in-law was last.Just when I stepped into the water, I saw Zhang Yizhi appearing among the broken wood and ruins. He was walking towards us, but someone held him back. I saw a corner of a skirt dragging the ground. Her voice was never so clear. "Father, how long are you going to be wrong, stop now." The following words were covered by the authentic crash, I quickly jumped into the water, and my brother-in-law also jumped in.

I looked back and saw that the opening had been blocked by collapsed sand and stones, and we had no way out, so we could only swim forward.The water in this underground river is bone-chillingly cold.The waterway became narrower and narrower, forming a small water outlet, which was only enough for one person to pass through at a time. We held our breath in the water and swam out one by one. There was an undercurrent under the water, and it was a bit strenuous to swim. There was a faint sky above, and I was overjoyed for a while, and I wanted to float up. Zhao Yi was beside me, looking like he was about to lose his breath, and his hands and feet were a little flustered. world, out of the water.My sight widened for a while, and I gasped for breath. Beside me, my brother-in-law and Elder Wu also surfaced.When we got ashore, we found that the place where we came up was a spring, and the sun shone into the forest, and the four of us were very embarrassed.Then someone from afar shouted, "There they are!"

I looked over, and it was a disciple of the beggar gang.From here, you can see the houses of Wuxi Villa, the flames are soaring into the sky, and they have been burned into a sea of ​​flames.The underground has also collapsed, and Zhang Yizhi should never be able to get out again.But when I thought of Miss Zhang's family being buried underground with him, I couldn't bear it for a while.I asked my brother-in-law, "Where did you get that pack of peppermint powder that saved us?"

He said: "Miss Zhang planted it in the yard."

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