Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

With a candle in his mouth, Shen Ci bent down reluctantly and walked between the corridors. If Xiao Beicheng hadn't condescended to enter the cave, he might be crying and complaining right now.

He is a superstitious person, although he is good at kung fu, he is terribly afraid of monsters and ghosts, and he would not do such unscrupulous things as digging graves. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be so awkward when he was in the capital. .

"My lord, do you think those children are really here? If this is really a mausoleum, you'd be scared to death. How could it be..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Beicheng lit the torch and leaned over to look at the traces on the ground.

He rubbed his fingertips, and gently twirled it in front of him to smell it, "It's blood, the color is still new, those children are indeed here."

Gentleman You, who was concentrating on covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, regained his energy when he heard this, and moved his eyes eagerly forward. Xiao Beicheng and Shen Ci looked at each other, only to realize that this guy also came in.

"What are you doing down here? The air inside is dirty, so hurry up and get out!"

"That child is my student, how can I abandon him, besides, I'm much better now, so you don't have to worry about it, my lord."

The collapse of the mountain caused a break in the middle of the corridor, and a lot of silt accumulated at the entrance. At this time, if you want to go back, you are undoubtedly asking for trouble.With Junziyou's insistence, Xiao Beicheng decided to take him on the road together after thinking that the lives of the children were hanging by a thread.

The journey in the corridor was very difficult, and water droplets seeped in from time to time, soaking the three of them to the drenching.Although it is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, it is still bitingly cold after winter. In order not to worry Xiao Beicheng, Junziyou endured coughing and panting all the way, not daring to take a breath.

"Seeing that there is more and more running water, it may be raining again. We must find those children as soon as possible, otherwise there will be danger."

Shen Ci has another level of worry, "Your Majesty, I heard that there are many secret organs in the ancient tomb. It is very likely that outsiders will lose their lives if they break in. You said those children..."

"The students taught by Ziyou will not be idiots. Knowing that there is danger ahead, they will stop and wait for adults to rescue them."

Jun Ziyou noticed Xiao Beicheng's change of address to him, and he didn't say a word, he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would just let out a few heavy gasps, and the two of them would turn around and leave in fright.

Out of the corridor, Shen Ci jumped into the ear room below first, put his hands together to support Xiao Beicheng, and the two pulled Junziyou down together.

The latter illuminated the muddy ground with candles, and found that besides their shoe prints, there were also some smaller messy footprints and bloodstains. It could be seen that these children were also frightened to escape in such a mess.

"Some of them were injured, we must find them as soon as possible, let's go down quickly."

"Wait a minute, sir, my lord, please take a look at this."

As soon as Shen Ci's tone became serious and heavy, Jun Ziyou leaned forward, he was so frightened that he couldn't hold back his breath for a moment, and he just gasped, pulling Xiao Beicheng to the side, and the latter hurriedly supported him. Stopping him, he took a distracted look, only to find that besides the silted mud and broken tiles, there was a person lying on the ground.

Junziyou fell ill, Xiao Beicheng was naturally worried about his body, and kept helping him to comfort his chest, remembering that Dr. Jiang told him to use strong alcohol to relieve his illness when he was about to leave, so he took out the flagon that he carried with him , carefully fed Junzi a little, and saw that he was getting better, and then asked Shen Ci to see the condition of the man on the ground.

"My lord, this man is already dead. His body is cold, but he hasn't stiffened yet. He shouldn't have died for a long time."

"What about the cause of death?"

"There is mud in the mouth, the nose is clean, and a rope is wrapped around the neck. Could it be strangled?"

Before Xiao Beicheng could answer, Jun Ziyou waved his hands first, panting and said: "No, if a person dies from breathlessness, he must look like a hanged ghost with eyes wide open and tongue sticking out, why would there be mud left in his mouth? Check for any injuries."

After checking back and forth again, Shen Ci discovered that there was a blunt wound on the back of the man's head, but it was covered by mud and was not conspicuous. The blood was mixed in the muddy water, and it would be difficult to detect unless he deliberately looked at it.

"Could it be that the bloodstain the prince saw just now was left by this person, not those children?"

"There are children's footprints here. I think they have been here before. If they find a dead body here, they will be frightened and panicked. It can be seen that although these footprints are messy, they are all orderly in one direction. Go, maybe this man hasn't appeared when they come down to the ear room."

Following Xiao Beicheng's reasoning, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion. Shen Ci pondered, "That is to say, this man came in after those children. Judging by the time, he died only a day ago?"

Junziyou nodded, walked a few steps with Xiao Beicheng's support, saw clearly the attire of the deceased, and murmured: "There is a pearl inlaid on the belt, this is not something ordinary people can afford to wear."

"Then, he is a rich man?"

"The big family will naturally wear silk and satin to show his identity, but he is only wearing dark cloth clothes. He is dressed in a low-key way, but he is eye-catching with a bead. If I guess correctly, he must often go to and from the black market. auction house, and is a frequent customer of offering goods."

Xiao Beicheng glanced at the corpse, and found that this person was not tall, and his skin was too fair, so he didn't look like a man, and he looked like he hadn't been exposed to the wind and sun.

This appearance also reminded him of the fake cook he saw in Langhua Pavilion earlier.

"He's a native."

"He died inexplicably in a place like this. He should have been murdered by his accomplices. Let him be ignored. The most important thing is to find those children first."

Uncharacteristically, Jun Ziyou didn't go into the cause of this person's death, took a candle and looked around, saw the low door in the opposite direction of the corridor, and went in without thinking, causing Xiao Beicheng to sigh helplessly.

Shen Ci asked: "My lord, then this corpse..."

"Forget it for now, the living is always more important than the dead, and it won't be too late to find someone to take him out after we go back."

Just now he looked half-dead, Jun Ziyou, who had regained his spirit, didn't know where the strength came from, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment.

But the deeper you go, the less muddy the ground is, and the shallower the footprints left. When you reach a fork in the road, you can't see the traces left by the children at all.

He seemed not paying attention, so he went to ask Xiao Beicheng, "My lord, what should I do?"

"This king has never done any immoral things like digging graves. Even if you ask, this king doesn't know how to answer you. Why don't you use the most stupid way."

As he spoke, he winked at Shen Ci.

The latter understood, cleared his throat with a cough, and let out an earth-shattering roar from his dantian.

"Li Xiaosan—are you here—"

The energetic voice echoed in the deep tomb passage for a long time, and when there was no response, and the gentleman's mind was cold for most of it, a distant cry came from one of the roads.

Without saying a word, he rushed into the tomb passage leading to the source of the sound. Xiao Beicheng was afraid that he would bump into some mechanism by mistake, so he and Shen Ci immediately followed.

Only at this time, Jun Ziyou will show an appearance that does not match his usual appearance. Seeing how he is walking like flying, who would have thought that he is plagued by serious diseases?

Looking at his back, Xiao Beicheng's mind was complicated. He always felt that on the road of life, he seemed to be running ahead like this, and he accidentally left him, and he was never found again.

"My lord, the situation ahead is not quite right, have you heard anything?"

Shen Ci's reminder brought Xiao Beicheng back to his senses, he stopped to listen quietly, and found that besides the sound of Junziyou's hurried footsteps, there was also the sound of gurgling water coming from the depths of the tomb passage.

"No, there may be groundwater ahead, Ziyou be careful!!"

Thanks to his yell, Jun Ziyou stopped in the nick of time, and saw that he had run into the Nether Palace at some point, and there was a broken bridge in front of him, if the man yelled a moment later, he would have stumbled He lost his life.

Junziyou took a few steps back, fell to the ground and panted heavily, trying to see the situation around him clearly, but the faint light of the candle was not enough to illuminate the huge space.

Xiao Beicheng rushed over, and then gave him another sip of wine. Hearing the cries of the children close at hand, he walked to the edge of the broken bridge and looked down. He couldn't see the situation below clearly, but he could vaguely hear The movement of splashing water.

"The broken wooden bridge is very new. It must have been in disrepair for a long time. When walking up, the rotten wood collapsed, and the children fell down. Since these children are all fine, they should not be very high. Does the Shenci Temple have ropes? "

"With the prince, you and your husband will pull those children who fell into the water on the shore, and I will go down and pick them up one by one."

While talking, Shen Ci wrapped the rope around his waist and fixed it on a relatively safe bridge pier. He was about to go into the water when he heard a scream from behind, which made him stop quickly. I thought it was Jun Ziyou who jumped down.

"Sir! I've agreed and I'll go. If you're eager to save people, you won't be able to..."

Suddenly realizing that something was wrong, Shen Ci suddenly turned around, and saw Xiao Beicheng's self-defense dagger hidden in his sleeve had been unsheathed, and the man in black who was one step away from him was the real culprit who pushed the defenseless gentleman into the water .

"I dare to make a mistake in front of the king, and it's against you."

Seeing that Xiao Beicheng was about to make a move, Shen Ci was eager to protect the Lord, and immediately stepped forward to fight with him.

Jun Ziyou, who was struggling after falling into the water, could barely utter a few words: "My lord, save..."

Hearing his call, Xiao Beicheng was eager to save someone, bent down on the bank and stretched out his hand, and accidentally held a small hand.

Jun Ziyou was soaking wet and floating in the water, clutching the rough stone wall, he desperately lifted up the scooped child, and pushed him towards Xiao Beicheng.

"My lord, quickly pull them up, there are two more below, two!"

"Don't worry, come one by one, let Shen Ci go down and help you."

When he pulled the first child ashore, the man in black just ran away because he lost to Shen Ci. Beicheng ordered him to come quickly to save people, so he had no choice but to give up the best chance of chasing him.

"Ziyou, give me your hand!"

Jun Ziyou was obviously exhausted. He was exhausted when he insisted on pushing the last child up, and he was unable to reach out his hand again. He just slipped through Xiao Beicheng's fingers and sank into the water with his eyes closed.