Reborn as the favorite of the cold-faced general

There are very few people passing through the winding mountain road, and the two of them don't need to wait until the dead of night to find the iron mine in the mountain.

After just a few mouthfuls of porridge and side dishes, Ye Huaiyun followed Chu Tingyun out of the temple from the back mountain, and went to the place where they met the officers and soldiers yesterday.

It is not difficult to guess that this mountain road under construction is actually a cover for mining in the mountain.The two hid in the dense forest, observing every move of the group of road construction officers and soldiers, and found the entrance of the mine almost easily.

After figuring out their patrolling rules, Chu Tingyun easily sneaked into the mine with his lightness skill of skimming Wuying.

The light in the cave was dim, and there were only a few kerosene lamps hanging on the stone wall. Unless you got close, you couldn't see the faces clearly.

The two took advantage of this, took off their brocade robes, patted some dust on the white inner shirt, rolled up their trousers, picked up the iron catalpa, mixed among the coolie men digging, and confused the patrolling officers and soldiers.

After the inspecting officers and soldiers passed by for a round, the two looked at each other tacitly and began to observe in the mine.

The sound of the iron catalpa beating the stone wall was endless, which made it easier for them to whisper and not be heard by others.

"Do you think these people are strange?" Ye Huaiyun glanced at the group of men digging from the corner of his eye as he walked.

Everyone has dull eyes and dull faces, just waving the iron rod in their hands blindly, the more they look at it, the more they seem to be...

"It's like a controlled puppet." Chu Tingyun replied following his words.

Ye Huaiyun gave a "hmm", and after confirming that there were no officers and soldiers in the mine for the time being, he walked up to a young man and said hello.

After the young man heard Ye Huaiyun's voice, his eyes froze suddenly, and the profile of his head slightly turned was full of shock.

Like the reaction of the two of them, the young man carefully looked around the mine from the corner of his eye, and after confirming that there were no people wearing official uniforms, he dared to stop his movements and look at Ye Chu and the two of them.

"You two?" The young man looked at their faces, then met his eyes and said, "Aren't you under control?"

Sure enough... they expected it to be true.

But what Ye Huaiyun was even more surprised at this time was that, hearing what the man in front of him said, he was the only one among the group of miners who was normal.

The four eyes met, the young man's eyes were pure and clear, Ye Huaiyun instinctively felt that he was trustworthy with just one glance, and he was not afraid that he would report on him, so he directly identified his identity and persuaded him to tell why the rest of the people became like this.

"Hmph, it's not that scum of Tan Jian!" When the young man mentioned this name, his eyes lit up and he gritted his teeth. Looks like a ghost!"

Ye Huaiyun naturally knew that Tan Jian was the prime minister of Zhiyang County, and asked tentatively, "How did you escape, brother?"

The young man let out a "huh", "My ancestors have practiced medicine for generations, so they can see through the intentions of that scumbag at a glance. However, due to poor martial arts, they can't escape this place, so they can only pretend to be controlled, and save their lives for the time being. "

At this moment, a loud whistle came from outside the cave. Ye Huaiyun and Chu Tingyun subconsciously thought that the officers and soldiers had come to inspect, so they immediately picked up the iron catalpa and pretended to dig the mine.

But the hand that Ye Huaiyun had just raised was held down by the young man, "Put it down, don't move." He reminded in a low voice: "This is an instruction to stop work and eat."

Ye Huaiyun put down the tool as she said, and sure enough, everyone around her stopped.The mine, which was noisy just a second ago, was immediately so quiet that even the sound of breathing could not be heard.

The two of them imitated those puppets and stood still.Waiting for the officers and soldiers from outside to come in, he threw a meal in a porcelain bowl in front of everyone like a beggar.

In order not to reveal their identities, Ye and Chu followed suit.When the others squatted aside, they squatted down too; when the others picked up the porcelain bowls, they picked them up too; Finally, he paused in mid-air, unable to move no matter what.

"Eat quickly." The young man squatted very close to them, making a mosquito-like murmur from between his teeth, reminding: "If you can't finish eating, you will be exposed."

Ye Huaiyun pursed her lips, he understood the truth, but... the food was not only cold, but also rotten!There was even dust on the dry steamed buns!

After all, he was a prince who grew up in the palace with rich clothes and fine food. Although he would eat a little bland food when praying in temples, he had never smelled such a disgusting smell.

Ye Huaiyun turned his head to look at Chu Tingyun, and sure enough he had the same reaction as himself, his brows were furrowed, as if he was about to crush the porcelain bowl in his hands at any moment.

Seeing the puppets put down their empty bowls one after another, and the officers and soldiers came to clean up from outside to inside, Ye Huaiyun saw Chu Tingyun's eyes darken instantly, thinking that he was calculating the time to kill in one fell swoop.

But in the next second, he saw Chu Tingyun gritted his teeth, grabbed the rotten rice in the bowl, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it, and when no one was paying attention, he quickly changed the bowl in Ye Huaiyun's hand, and also ate the food for him .

Ye Huaiyun was stunned for a moment, this person actually...

The person who has always been the most particular about appetite, and who doesn't want to let his taste buds feel wronged at all, is actually like this... Ye Huaiyun quietly stretched out his hand, grasped the palm under his robe, and clasped his fingers together.

Chu Tingyun came over and shook his head and smiled at him, as if saying nothing, but his brows were uncontrollably flattened into the word Chuan.

When the officers and soldiers finished collecting their things and went out, the young man finally let out a long sigh of relief, "It was just so dangerous."

Ye Huaiyun held Chu Tingyun's hand tightly, and was finally able to speak, but he opened his mouth, and only uttered a broken "You..." and didn't know what to say.

Chu Tingyun pulled him to stand up, held back the nausea that wanted to vomit in his throat, and said after a while: "It's just a stomach trouble, now I'd better think about how to save these people, and then seal up the whole building." Mine."

Although Ye Huaiyun was worried, he still nodded, then turned to the young man and said, "I just forgot to ask this brother what to call him?"

The young man said: "Just call me Zhao Chuyang."

"Zhao Chuyang?" Ye Huaiyun was startled when he heard the words, and asked tentatively, "Are you... Sibai's fiancé?"

Zhao Chuyang's eyes lit up immediately, and he subconsciously grabbed Ye Huaiyun's wrist with excitement, his voice trembling: "Do you know Si Bai? Is he okay?"

"Not good." Before Ye Huaiyun answered, Chu Tingyun told the truth without euphemism, then took away Zhao Chuyang's hand that accidentally touched Ye Huaiyun's wrist, and then continued to briefly explain what they encountered in Luxia City again.

Zhao Chuyang lowered his head and listened to him, his mood fell to the bottom, and he said in a hoarse voice: "At first I was looking for the rumored Qin Sebi, but when I arrived at the foot of Linsui Mountain in the neighboring county, I was attacked by someone I fainted. Then I woke up...and I was caught in this dark mine."

This was indeed the same as the clues they found earlier. Ye Huaiyun looked around and asked again: "Then, do you know what Tan Jian dug up so much iron ore for?"

Zhao Chuyang shook his head, "They never talked in the mine, only once, it seems that they vaguely heard what some officers and soldiers said... Hurry up and send it to the master in the southwest."

Southwest... Ye Huaiyun looked at the person beside him, his eyebrows frowned, and it turned out to be the restless one again.

Then I thought it would be to dig iron ore, make iron tools, and equip the army with swords, guns, swords and halberds.

Ye Huaiyun patted Zhao Chuyang on the shoulder, "Brother Zhao, please endure for another two days, the two of us will find a way to rescue everyone."

Having said that, both Ye Huaiyun and Chu Tingyun knew that it was not easy to seal up the mine and rescue such a large number of unconscious puppets.

Thinking about it, Tan Jian has already become the minion of Changxin Wang Ye Huaizhang. In order to achieve success, he did not hesitate to poison Ding Jishui, so that he naturally became the top leader of the entire Zhiyang County, tricking the officers and soldiers in the city for no reason to do everything for him. thing.

Ye and Chu avoided the guards and went back to the temple meditation room to think about countermeasures.

"Is there any way for those living puppets controlled by Gu insects to return to normal people?" Ye Huaiyun asked.

What he thought was that if so many people revolted at the same time and accused Tan Jian of his evil deeds, it would surely spread the matter widely.In this way, Tan Jian can be investigated and dealt with in a legitimate way.

But Chu Tingyun shattered his hope in an instant, "Have you forgotten what happened in the Xiucai Building in Luxia City?"

At the beginning, Lu Feihuai was killed by the Gu insects in the water chant jade, and then his corpse became a living puppet.But this person is dead in essence and cannot be revived no matter what.

Ye Huaiyun rubbed the center of his brows, and couldn't think of a safe solution for a long time.Feeling depressed, he poured a cup of tea, but when he was about to drink it, he remembered that the tea contained heavy metals, so he put down the cup again.

It's really... everything is not going well.

After being troubled by troubles for most of the day, the sun has gradually set, and the young monks in the temple are also bringing porridge and side dishes again.

Chu Tingyun scooped up a spoonful of hot porridge and fed it to his mouth. After experiencing the bowl of cold rice in the mine, Ye Huaiyun only felt that this bland white porridge without any salt taste was extremely delicious.

When the bowl of clear porridge was finished, Chu Tingyun put a cloth towel on the back of his hand, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "I have two ways, but I'm not sure it will work. Do you want to listen?"

"Of course." Ye Huaiyun didn't think about it.

Chu Tingyun chuckled, "First, go back to the county guard's mansion and find the poison Mrs. Ding sent to Ding, and let Zhao Chuyang see if he can cure it. His medical skills are no worse than that of the old man in the pharmacy, and he has even studied Southwest Gu insects and Gu insects. Poison, maybe there is a way.”

The county guard has a bronze talisman in his hand that allows the officers and soldiers of Zhiyang County to obey orders. Once Ding Jishui signs the order with soldiers, the people who were originally working for Tan Jian will immediately turn against each other.Ye Huaiyun nodded. Although the hope was slim, it was indeed a solution.

He asked again, "What about the second method?"

"Second..." The corner of Chu Tingyun's lips twitched into a playful smile, and the end of his eyes also raised calculatedly, "I guess Duan Ye will have something different, after all...his cat can talk. "