Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xiao Zirong and Mu Lin became vigilant when they heard the footsteps, and they first found a relatively small ear room to take shelter temporarily.

The ear chamber seems to be used for storing sundries, and the smell is not very good.

Xiao Zirong didn't pay attention to carefully observe the situation here, but turned off the oil lamp and listened attentively.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, it was not the same person. The two walked while talking and said, "I heard that someone got in?"

"Yeah, if it weren't for this, why would we come here to patrol?"

"Who can touch the entrance of the underground palace?"

"I heard that it was His Majesty's two male favourites. They didn't find the entrance, but used other means to get down."

"Male pet? Can a male pet be so powerful?"

"I heard that one of them is from Qi State, who knows if it is a spy sent by Qi State."

"Where can such two people be so powerful? All right, there is no problem here, let's go."

Xiao Zirong and Mu Lin were both very nervous when they heard the approaching footsteps. For fear of being discovered by these two people, Xiao Zirong had already clenched the porcelain bottle containing sulfuric acid tightly in his hand.

Unexpectedly, those two people went around and left before approaching the ear chamber.

The sound of these two people's footsteps gradually faded away, Xiao Zirong listened attentively, probably because people's senses become very sensitive in the dark, he faintly heard the two people turn to a nearby room and open the door, and soon He quickly closed the door again and said, "Just say it's impossible to find here."

The person next to him said: "It's better to be careful, here...it's important..."

As they walked farther and farther away, Xiao Zirong couldn't quite hear what they were talking about, and finally only heard two important words.

His ears moved, the important place, should he go and see it?It seems to be on the way to go.

Even though he knew it was not good to have extra problems, it was not in his personality to pass by Baoshan and return empty-handed, even if he was not sure whether it was Baoshan or not.

After the two left, Xiao Zirong hadn't made up his mind yet, Mu Lin asked in a low voice, "Shall we go?"

Xiao Zirong hesitated for a moment: "Let's go!"

Check it out anyway.

Xiao Zirong refilled the oil lamp with some oil, re-lit the oil lamp with flint, and then walked all the way forward.

Relying on the map in his mind and the steps of the two people just now, he quickly determined the location of the room.

In fact, there is nothing difficult, after all, such a long passage is just such a room.

Xiao Zirong stood in front of the house and looked down, there was a brass lock outside the door.

Mu Lin on the side was a little uneasy: "Do you want to go in and have a look?"

Only then did Xiao Zirong realize that there was still an uncertain factor around him. He turned his head and looked at Mu Lin thoughtfully and said, "You said earlier that you wanted to go back to Qi with me?"

Mu Lin instinctively felt something was wrong: "Yes... I thought so."

Xiao Zirong nodded: "It happens that you can use this as a certificate of honor."

Mu Lin's eyes widened: "What?"

Xiao Zirong said in a low voice: "You don't know your identity, do you? Do you think someone will easily believe you?"

Mu Lin was speechless, he turned his mind for a long time before saying: "I... I can just be an ordinary person, everything..."

Xiao Zirong said: "Ordinary people also have ordinary people's connections. The more ordinary people are, the easier it is to find loopholes. What's more, can you really live the life of ordinary people?"

Mu Lin really wanted to say that he could, Xiao Zirong immediately added: "Don't think that we are working very hard now, I have prepared water and food here, if you go to live by yourself, you need to plant land, if the planting is not good After paying the tax, I can’t keep food, and I can only starve to death.”

Mu Lin swallowed with some fear, Xiao Zirong further said: "You don't have to hand in the name certificate. After we go out, you and I will part ways. I have taken care of you all the way. It is my utmost benevolence. At that time, each will use his own ability."

Mu Lin almost cried from his fright. He was afraid of being alone, and even more afraid of being caught by Yuan Ke.

He thought about it seriously, at this point, he and Xiao Wen are mixed together, it doesn't seem to make any difference whether he can enter this house or not, even if he says that he has not betrayed Wei Guo, who would believe it?

Yuan Ke will definitely not believe it, and Yuan Ke may have already tired of him, so...

Mu Lin gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you... you go in."

Xiao Zirong looked at him seriously for a long while before saying, "Wait for you to go ahead."

He had to guard against Mu Lin's sneak attack from behind.

Mu Lin looked down at the lock on the door and said, "This...what should I do?"

He didn't hear an answer, but saw a slender and strong hand with distinct knuckles protruding from behind, holding a small bottle in that hand.

Mu Lin recognized that it was given to the other party by himself.

Then he saw the other party tilt the bottle and pour a little liquid on the copper lock, and the copper lock instantly broke into two sections.

Mu Lin was stunned on the spot. Yuan Ke didn't even know the existence of sulfuric acid, so how could Mu Lin know?

He turned his head and looked at Xiao Zirong in horror, Xiao Zirong looked up at him and said, "Now you should believe that I just want to leave, right? If I really want to do something, do you think Yuan Ke can still live?"

Mu Lin didn't know if he was numb from the fright, so he said blankly, "Then why did you go in?"

Xiao Zirong paused, stretched out his hand and slowly pushed the door open, trying not to make too much noise, and said, "Everyone is here."

Mu Lin was persuaded almost instantly, and no one could escape these four words.

Mu Lin walked in front with an oil lamp. After entering, he found that the inside was very empty. There was only a row of bookshelves, and there were not many books on the shelves. There were only a few books and some scrolls.

Xiao Zirong tied a cloth towel on his hand and began to simply flip through the books, only to find that the books were written in a language he had never seen before.

He searched in his mind, but fortunately his library was powerful enough to search for pictures, and soon he came to the conclusion that it was written in Xianbei.

Xiao Zirong did not choose to ask Mu Lin, he was worried that even if he asked Mu Lin, he would not tell the truth.

He simply put all these books into the rattan box, and took a look at the scrolls again.

Although he still couldn't understand the text on it, he could tell that it was a map of the entire Northern Wei Dynasty, but it was so simple that it could hardly be used as a strategic map. locations.

One is in Luoshui, two or three are distributed along the Yangtze River, and the rest are near the Western Regions.

Xiao Zirong was a little strange: "What is this? A treasure map?"

Mu Lin shook his head: "I haven't heard of it, shouldn't it be?"

Xiao Zirong also felt that it should be impossible. If it is really a treasure map, these things are all in the territory of Wei State, and Yuan Ke would have sent someone to dig them out.

As for Yuan Ke hiding it himself, it is even more impossible. Why did he hide this?What is the use?

And he compared the maps in his mind, and found that the one beside Luoshui was almost the same as their destination.

Xiao Zirong instantly concluded that Yuan Ke must be doing something there.

Xiao Zirong also put the map into the rattan box, and wrapped the book and the map in tarpaulin.

They might have to jump into the water to escape for their lives, and they can't let the water drown these things.

In order to pack the books and scrolls, Xiao Zirong picked out the food and put it in Mu Lin's bedding package.

Mu Lin looked at him in surprise: "Aren't you afraid that I'll part ways with you after taking food?"

Xiao Zirong asked, "Then do you have clean drinking water?"

Mu Lin choked. Indeed, although their goal was Luoshui, they generally would not drink that water unless they had to. Even if they did, they would have to filter or boil it.

Mu Lin has no other skills, but he still has self-knowledge, at least in this respect.

He knew very well that his chance of surviving in the wild was zero, and they not only had to survive, but also survived the pursuit of soldiers.

Xiao Zirong packed the things and said: "Let's go, it would be bad if people find out if we drag it on."

If it wasn't for time constraints, he might have to look at the map in detail, but it's a pity that he doesn't have time now.

Xiao Zirong dragged Mu Lin out, and before leaving, he used chopsticks to pick up the lock on the ground and put it on the door.

Although it looks fake, but the light in the tunnel is dim, obviously Yuan Ke is not rich enough to install torches in the whole underground palace, so he can lie for a while.

Xiao Zirong and Mu Lin continued to walk forward side by side, because they heard footsteps just now, both of them subconsciously lowered their footsteps.

Mu Lin, the unlucky boy, is a bit of a loser, but he is also from aristocratic background, and he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, but he didn't like it and didn't practice it. It didn't make much movement.

Not to mention Xiao Zirong, when Taoyuan City was first built, he also went out hunting with others, and these are all basic skills.

The two of them faintly discovered a light source as they walked.

Xiao Zirong and Mu Lin looked at each other, first extinguished the oil lamp, and then hid at a corner nearby to listen to the sound from outside.

I don't know if it was Xiao Zirong's illusion, he seemed to hear the painful groans faintly, and couldn't help feeling a little strange for a while, did Yuan Ke really regard this place as a prison for torture?

The groaning sound was relatively loud at first, but after a while, it gradually decreased, and finally became silent.

During this process, Xiao Zirong did not hear any other voices.

He was even more surprised, if it was torture, why didn't anyone ask questions?

Just when he was wondering, he faintly heard someone say: "How long have you persisted this time?"

"Five days."

"Two days more than last time, but it's still not enough. Five days won't spread."

"It's because the onset is a bit fast. It seems that because it's humid and warm here, it's very suitable for the development of this disease, so people can't last long."

"Hey, it would be great if I could get the plague body from Qi."

"It happened in Nanyanzhou before, but it's a pity that the regent of Qi was there, and the stupefaction soon subsided. I don't know when the next time will be."

"Forget it, this one came here first, dragged it out and burned it, and changed it to another one tomorrow, and we added something else."

The voices of the two people gradually decreased, because there was another way, so they didn't approach Xiao Zirong's side.

And Xiao Zirong stood at the corner, as stiff as a stone sculpture.

He heard the two men mention the plague.

Yuan Ke... is actually studying the plague!