Chapter 23 Steel Plate

Xiao Hei led the way, passing through the courtyards, and finally came to the back garden. In the back garden, the baby's cry was the clearest, and it could be concluded that it came from the rockery and stone forest in front. Xiao Hei sniffed

On the ground, continue to move forward. Look at the posture, you are planning to walk into the rockery.

Jiang Jie quickly stopped him and said, "Sir, please stay."

Yue Su stopped and Ruan Aoyue also took Xiao Hei with her and looked at Jiang Jie together.

"Sir, my subordinate has not entered the mansion during the day, but now that he sees this rockery and stone forest, he is inevitably a little curious and feels that there is something strange here." Jiang Jie said.

"Oh? What does it feel weird now?" Yue Su asked.

"This rockery and stone forest is the plaything of elegant people. Officials and officials like to display it in the garden. Although there are some wealthy gentry who like to be arty and put some of them on it, they are all extremely wealthy families. The Guo family is just a wealthy family in the countryside.

"Although he has a lot of wealth, it is not enough to enjoy the identity of this rockery and stone forest. It is really suspicious to have such a scenery in his garden." Jiang Jie said what he was thinking.

During the daytime search, Yue Su didn't enter the mansion, and he didn't pay much attention to the stone forest when he saw it. However, after Jiang Jie's reminder, he suddenly realized that this scenery was indeed not what Guo Mansion should have.

Yue Su turned to look at Yin Zhu and asked: "Yin Zhu, when we were searching during the day, you all came, did you see these things?"

"Sir, my subordinates have seen it and even came in to investigate. The terrain here is rugged, but there is a medium-sized open space in the middle of the stone forest. Other than that, nothing else was found." Yin

Zhu replied.

Su nodded, and when he looked across the way, he saw Xiao Hei trying to rush in according to the smell. It was completely conceivable that Jin Chan had indeed entered inside. Now there was a constant sound of babies crying inside, so Jin Chan must be inside.

Something happened. It seems that the only plan for now is to go in and take a look. After making up his mind, Yue Su said: "Who dares to take the lead and lead people in to investigate?"

"My subordinates are willing to go!"

As soon as the words fell, Tie Qiu was the first to jump out. He and Jin Chan had the deepest relationship. Looking at their posture, Jin Chan must have been trapped. There was no reason not to save him.

"My subordinates are also willing to go." This time it was Yin Zhu who answered. He came to Yue Su, bowed and said, "Sir, Tie Qiu did not enter the courtyard during the day. I don't know the topography of this stone forest. My subordinates, today

I've been here and checked inside, it's much more suitable than Tie Qiu."

Who has what temper? They have been together for many years, and no one knows who is who. Yin Zhu knows that Tie Qiu cares about Jin Chan. After entering, he will inevitably run into chaos. If something happens then, it will not be good.

I am much more cautious than him, and it is more appropriate than him to take action on my own.

Yue Su thought so too, and thought it would be more appropriate for Yin Zhu to go in to investigate. He then said: "Yin Zhu, lead fifty people in. If there is any trouble, shout out immediately. If there is no risk and you arrive at the center safely, you should also

Say hello. The baby is still crying, so don't be careless."

"I obey." Yin Zhu agreed, took out the guy, waved his hand and called to the fifty soldiers and five guards who were guarding the door with him at night, "Brothers, come in with me. I will lead the team myself, you guys

There shouldn’t be anything to be afraid of?”

How can these soldiers not be afraid? They all have guilty consciences. However, Master Cifu is here. If he wants to take the blame, he will probably be in trouble. The reputation of "Yue Shatou" has spread all over the country. How could the people in Yue Su's hometown not know about it?

If he disobeys orders and goes in, and "Yue Shatou" gets angry, he will definitely be in trouble. Whether his head is shaved or not is really hard to say. Although the front line is huge when entering, there are people under "Yue Shatou" who will clear the way. If he dies first,

No one is afraid of death, so what should we be afraid of? We just follow them in.

These people also showed their weapons and shouted loudly: "I'm not afraid!"

"Okay, follow me!" Yin Zhu led the way and rushed into the stone forest first. It can be said that the moment he stepped into the stone forest, the cry of the baby in the stone forest suddenly disappeared.

Yue Su was outside, clenching his fists, and he was inevitably a little nervous. He had already fallen into a capable man, what if he fell into another one?

Fortunately, after a quarter of an hour, Yin Zhu's voice came from the stone forest, "Sir, we are safe and well, but we didn't find anything inside. We are now in the open space in the hinterland of the stone forest, please."

Your Excellency, please show me."

Hearing Yin Zhu's voice, Yue Su took a long breath and said, "I'll go in. Tong Zhou, Li Haoquan, you two lead a hundred people to guard outside and respond at any time. The others will follow me in."

After giving instructions, Xiao Hei led the way and everyone walked into the stone forest together. After a while, they met Yin Zhu. Sure enough, there was an open space in the middle of the stone forest, but the open space was not big and there was no room for so many people to stand. Many people could only

Stand in the aisle of the rockery.

Xiao Hei lowered his head and sniffed around, and after a while, he suddenly barked. "Woof woof woof... woof woof woof..."

The place it pointed to was a spot in the central open space. Listening to his cry, it seemed that the smell of golden cicada was interrupted here. Yue Su is also a person who understands dogs. He immediately understood what Xiao Hei meant and said: "

Aoyue, did Xiao Hei say that there is no trace of Jin Chan here?"

Ruan Aoyue nodded and said: "That's what Xiao Hei means. Depending on the situation, there may be a cave underground here."

Yue Su pondered for a moment, raised his legs and stamped his feet lightly, and found that the soil under his feet was very soft.

"Come on, dig for me! I want to see what's down here right now!" Yue Su ordered, and the officers and soldiers around him immediately agreed and started to take action.

Even though the soldiers didn't have tools for digging, spears and the like could be used just fine. I didn't want to dig a few times before they couldn't dig anymore. It seemed like there was a layer of steel plates underneath. The spears were pointing towards

When it is stabbed, it can make the sound of gold and iron colliding.

Seeing the discovery, Yue Su ordered again to clean up the soil above. Even though it was dark, under the light of the lamps and torches, it looked like day. The soil was cleared aside, and the steel plate below was quickly exposed.

Since the steel plate has been found, it means that there must be a secret passage below. Jin Chan most likely found the trap and went down here, or the other party deliberately opened the trap to lure Jin Chan down. But no matter what,

Jin Chan shouldn't act on his own, at least say hello to me.

Yue Su was worried and a little angry, but now that Jin Chan's people have gone down, what's the use of being angry again? The only solution for now is to break the mechanism and go down to find Jin Chan.

There are steel plates here, but there may not be steel plates nearby. Forced digging is possible, but now there is really no one who can take advantage of it. Just point these swords and guns to force digging, how long will it take? Yue Su thought for a moment and said:

"Everyone is looking around to see if they can find any mechanism to open the steel plate. Others should not step on the steel plate and step aside. Soldiers with long guns should try to dig in and see if there is a steel plate under their feet."

After giving the instructions, Yue Su led his people to retreat to a place where the soil was more solid under their feet. The other people were either looking for traps or trying to dig on the ground with spears.

This steel plate is really not small, as big as two doors in an ordinary house, and the surrounding soil is solid. Looking at the posture, if there are no shovels and pickaxes, pointing at this spear and digging until dawn will be in vain.

However, Yue Su had many people, and they all searched for the mechanism together. After a while, someone suddenly heard someone say: "Huh? Why is there an iron ring in this stone?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Su's eyes immediately lit up. He followed the shout and asked, "Where is it?"

Several soldiers were looking at a strange-looking stone. One of the soldiers stretched his hand into the hole above the stone. When he heard Yue Su's question, he quickly said: "Your Majesty, it's here."

Yue Su separated from the crowd and walked over. By the light of the torch, he could see an iron ring inside the hole.

"Pull hard!" Yue Su said.

"Yes, sir." The soldier pulled hard, and then heard a soft "clang" sound, and the iron plate suddenly flipped down, revealing a big hole.

"There really is a mechanism!" Many people exclaimed when they saw the door exposed.

At this time, Xiao Hei started barking at the hole again, "Woof woof woof..."

Listen to what it means, the golden cicada smell is right down there.

Yue Su returned to the cave and looked down. Under the light of the torch, it was as bright as day. Naturally, the situation below could be seen clearly. The hole was not shallow, but it was not too deep either.

It was two people tall, and there was a ladder beside it for easy going up and down. When he saw the ladder, Yue Su smiled and said: "How can there be ghosts in this world? Have you seen this ladder? If it is really a ghost,

Do you need this thing? Someone must be pretending!"

"What you are saying is absolutely true, someone must be pretending to be a ghost." The people around him quickly agreed, but everyone also agreed with Yue Su. If a ghost wants to come up, does it need a ladder?

"Jin Chan should be down there, but I don't know what the situation is. It's still unclear whether he will attack the enemy. In this way, husband Jiang, you lead a hundred people to guard Dongkou, and I will lead the other troops and lead Xiao Hei down to respond.

Golden cicada." Yue Su said.

"My lord, no, although the cave has been found, it is really difficult to predict what will happen below. I think that it is the right way for me to lead my people down to meet Jin Chan and the others. My lord, you have a body of thousands of gold, how can you

Able to venture into dangerous places with ease." Jiang Jie quickly stopped him.

"Yes, husband. What Jiang Husband said is right. You are the second minister of the dynasty, entrusting a lonely and important minister. How can you personally handle such a dangerous matter? I think it is better for me to take Xiao Hei with me.

My husband will go down together to look for the whereabouts of Jin Chan and the others, and when they are found, we will come up and join them immediately." Ruan Aoyue also said the same.

"Yes, sir. You are a man of ten thousand gold, how can you go out and take the risk yourself, and let us do it for you?" Yin Zhu and Li Haoran also said.

Yue Suna was also one who listened to the advice. Seeing that his subordinates all said this, he had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Well, husband Jiang, you'll have a hard time. Yue will definitely be here to keep an eye on the door for you."

"Thank you, sir."

Chapter 23 Steel Plate
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