Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Wuyan followed the mountain wall and quietly groped his way to the cave in the center. With the help of a protruding stone wall, he looked towards the entrance of the mine.

The mine manager and a man in black robe walked out of the No. A mine.

"Lord Meng is waiting." The steward said flatteringly.

The man in black robe seemed to just respond without saying anything more. The two of them walked through the cave and entered the No. 1 mine tunnel.

Wu Yan followed.

He had a good memory and remembered the route he had taken during the day exactly. Wu Yan didn't know the details of the man in black robe, so he didn't dare to follow too closely. Fortunately, there were not many miners resting in the No. 1 mine tunnel. Under the cover of the snoring, he silently memorized the route the two men had taken.

The routes roughly overlapped. They turned left in front of the fork leading to the dark lake in the corpse pit, bypassed a stone wall that blocked the view, and the two figures disappeared into the mine tunnel.

The light of a candle could be seen faintly from behind the stone wall.

Wu Yan did not get too close, but found an empty straw mat and lay down. With his ear close to the ground, he could vaguely hear voices coming from inside.

A weak male voice said, "This is the current circulation income for this ten-day period. Your Excellency, please have a look. The vehicle carrying the silver has been transported out of the exit and is now parked in the valley."

This should be Meng Jincheng.

The man in black robes did not speak, and seemed to be flipping through the account book. Meng Jincheng continued, "The carriage has been parked for a long time. I wonder when the master will send someone to collect it? That valley is hidden and not a safe place."

The black-robed man said, "Now that the border is blocked, we can't transport the silver even if we get it. I will take one cart away today, and leave the rest here for now. Send more people to guard that valley, and kill anyone who approaches."

"But...but there are many villages around Pinghu Mountain and Mati Mountain. Many people go up the mountain at this time of year. If we kill too many of them..." Meng Jincheng said.

"This is a problem that Lord Meng needs to consider on his own. Think about how to keep this secret and keep it going for a long time." The man in black robe said with a smile.

"...You said before that when I have almost dug out all the things in this mine, you will help me escape to Xidi. Does that still count?" Meng Jincheng's voice trembled.

"Of course." The man in black robe said, "Just wait for good news. By the way, this is your share for next month..."

Wu Yan's eyelids trembled slightly, and he quickly stood up and hid in the mine tunnel leading to the dark lake.

The man in black robe and Meng Jincheng walked out together.

Meng Jincheng was a middle-aged man, dressed elegantly, but he looked very haggard and weak, and walked with a hunched back and unsteady steps. The two came out of the No. 1 mine tunnel and entered the No. 2 tunnel not far away. Wu Yan looked around vigilantly and followed.

There were no miners in the D-Tunnel, and the traces of excavation on the mine wall were very old. Seeing this, Wu Yan did not risk following, but retreated to the J-Tunnel, all the way inward, and came to the dark lake.

There is no light here at night, it is pitch black and only the faint starry sky can be seen.

Wuyan leaped forward, grabbed the thick vines on the rock wall, and climbed out from the mountain peak.

……

Gu Yue leaned against Gu Xu and fell asleep.

The ground was hard and there were small stones on it, which should not be comfortable at all. But when he woke up, Gu Yue just felt relaxed all over.

When he opened his eyes, he found that he was resting his head on Gu Xu's thigh. Above his head was the back of a parchment map. When Gu Yue moved, the yellow map moved away, revealing Gu Xu's face behind it.

Gu Xu looked down at him: "You're awake."

"What time is it?" The sky was still a little dim. Gu Yue turned his eyes and saw a small moon in the blue sky.

"Hmm?" Gu Xu didn't understand, but stretched out his hand and framed Gu Yue's eyes with his palms.

There was only Gu Xu left in his sight.

"What?" Gu Yue struggled to sit up and stretched his body. The cool morning breeze blew and he sneezed loudly.

Gu Xu handed over the cloak in his hand.

He put it on quickly.

"We didn't see the man in black go back the same way last night. I guess there are several different passages in the mine." Gu Xu said, "Although this road is hidden, it can be considered a main road. If they want to transport gold and silver, they may not choose this place."

Gu Yue squatted and said, "He probably wouldn't sleep in the mine for a night."

"It's hard to say. Let's go and see if there are any marks they left in this mountain." Gu Xu rolled up the map.

Gu Yue stood up, brushed off the dust on his body, turned around and saw Gu Xu still sitting on the ground.

"Get up?"

"My legs are numb, please pull me." Gu Xu stretched out his hand.

Gu Yue had no choice but to grab his hand and pull him up. Unexpectedly, Gu Xu did not let go, and just held his hand and walked to the woods behind the stone to find the horse.

Gu Yue didn't say anything and let him pull him. The two of them walked to the side of the horse, one in front and one behind.

I wanted to say something, but still no words came out when I opened my mouth.

Gu Xu untied the reins tied to the tree with one hand: "Get on the horse, let's go for a walk in the mountains."

"...Okay." Gu Yue thought, forget it.

The two of them still rode together, going up the mountain along the mountain path. The sky gradually became a rich orange-red, and the sun was hidden behind the layers of cirrus clouds, gilding the distant snow-capped mountains.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the mountain path in front of us was cut off, and there was a towering mountain wall in front.

Gu Yue and Gu Xu got off their horses and looked around.

"Now we are sure that the man left from another way." Gu Yue said, "This road is not suitable for large vehicles."

Gu Xu observed each tree one by one, turned over the stones on the ground, and hummed when he heard it.

Seeing this, Gu Yue also came over and asked: "Are you looking for a mark?"

"Yes. There seems to be no sign of Wumen nearby." Gu Xu said.

"There are traces of horse hooves on the grass here. Let's look in the woods." Gu Yue said, "Looking at the terrain, it's barely passable."

The two men abandoned their horses and walked into the woods on foot.

The vegetation here is not as dense as the mountains and rivers in the Central Plains, and there are exposed rocky soil everywhere. Gu Yue observed carefully, and these stones seemed to be nothing special.

After passing through the forest and pushing aside a large area of ​​withered yellow weeds, the traces of people coming and going on the ground became clearer. They no longer ventured forward, but kept an eye on the surroundings, as they were probably close to the entrance of the mine.

"Over there!" Gu Yue suddenly whispered.

Gu Xu looked in the direction of his finger and saw a black horse tied to a small tree; in front of him was a three-meter-high cliff with no way out.

"This seems to be the horse of the man in black robe." Gu Xu whispered, "You hide here, I'll go see what's on the horse."

"Be careful!" Gu Yue warned, he squatted down and hid perfectly in a clump of grass.

The greatest help to the protagonist is not to cause trouble to him!

Gu Xu nodded, took off his cloak and placed it in Gu Yue's arms, then dressed in light and tight clothes and slowly approached the horse.