Chapter 40 Two parallel paths
Li Xuan and Lin Mo returned to the sea of flowers at noon.
After getting off the carriage, Lin Mo returned to the backyard of the supervisor's house and went to sleep in his room.
Although this trip was safe and sound, Lin Mo felt very tired. After all, Lin Mo almost lost Li Xuan.
After Li Xuan saw Lin Mo return to the supervisor's house, he did not go back to the supervisor's house to rest, but went directly to the North District to check what happened to his courtyard.
Half an hour later, Li Xuan returned to the North District and saw his courtyard from a distance.
The wall of the courtyard was still there, but the thatched house inside had disappeared.
Pushing the door open and walking in, Li Xuan saw the four brothers Liu Li and Bai Wen in a big pit, tamping the soil and filling the pit with stones.
"Uncle Liu, Brother Bai Wen!" Li Xuan called out to several people.
After hearing Li Xuan's voice, the people in the pit also stopped their actions, raised their heads and looked at Li Xuan.
"Brother Xuan, you're back!" Liu Li and Bai Wen greeted Li Xuan in unison.
"Yes, the building materials have been purchased and will be delivered to us in two or three days. But Uncle Liu, we are progressing very quickly." Li Xuan smiled at Liu Li and said.
"Haha, we brothers haven't used proper building materials to build a house for several years. Our hands have been itching for a long time. Now that we finally have the opportunity, we naturally hope to build the house as soon as possible." Liu Li smiled at Li Xuan.
"Uncle Liu Li has been working hard during this period. So, take a day off tomorrow, go to the supervisor's house to have a good meal, rest, wait for the building materials, and continue to build the house when they arrive." Li Xuan thought about it, and then said to Liu Li with a smile on his face.
"That's great. We brothers have been craving for the food in the supervisor's house for a long time. Now, thanks to Brother Xuan, we can finally taste it!" Liu Li's eyes lit up when he heard Li Xuan's words.
The food in the North District was really bad, and there was basically no time to eat a full meal, so Liu Li was naturally very excited to be able to eat good food and wine and meat now.
"Uncle Liu, let's stop here today and go back to rest. Brother Bai Wen and I have some things to do." Li Xuan directly ordered Liu Li to leave.
"Okay, Brother Xuan, let's go back early today to rest, and go to the supervisor's house early tomorrow morning to have a good meal!" Liu Li didn't say much, just nodded, and then agreed to Li Xuan's order.
Then, Liu Li and the four brothers left Li Xuan's courtyard with tools.
"Brother Xuan, what's the matter?" Bai Wen also asked Li Xuan curiously.
"Let's talk about it in the basement." Li Xuan lowered his voice and said to Bai Wen.
Bai Wen nodded, then found the entrance to the basement, opened the cover, and Li Xuan and Bai Wen entered the basement.
At this time, the basement was brightly lit under the illumination of the Star Fire Vine.
Li Xuan and Bai Wen sat directly on the chairs.
"Brother Xuan, what's the matter?" Bai Wen asked Li Xuan curiously.
"I want to start digging the tunnel now." Li Xuan's expression became serious, and he looked at Bai Wen seriously.
"Are you in such a hurry?" Bai Wen was stunned for a moment after hearing Li Xuan's words, and then looked at Li Xuan with a puzzled look and asked.
"I feel that Ju Douluo is still not too confident in me. The sooner the tunnel is dug, the sooner I can feel at ease." Li Xuan sighed and said helplessly.
Ju Douluo brought too much pressure to Li Xuan, and Li Xuan learned from Lin Mo that as long as he cultivated the Qirong Tongtianju, Ju Douluo would kill him without hesitation.
If the tunnel can be dug successfully, he will have a way out at that time. "Okay, Xuan, I'll listen to you. In that case, I'll start digging the tunnel today and get it through as soon as possible." Bai Wen nodded seriously, then patted his chest and assured Li Xuan.
"It's not that urgent. This tunnel will be very long. Let's wait until the building materials are delivered. Let's start digging the tunnel. Otherwise, it will collapse easily." Li Xuan waved his hand and said.
If it is a tunnel that is only a few meters long, it doesn't matter whether there is a frame support or not, but the tunnel that Li Xuan wants to dig is several kilometers long, or even more than ten kilometers long. In this case, a stable frame is needed to ensure that it is foolproof.
Otherwise, once the tunnel collapses, Li Xuan and Bai Wen's idea of digging a tunnel to escape will definitely be discovered.
At that time, Li Xuan is afraid that it will be too late to run.
"That makes sense... But Liu Li and the others still have some remaining building materials in their hands. I can use those building materials as the support of the tunnel first, which will be enough to hold on until the new building materials are delivered." Bai Wen thought for a while, then said to Li Xuan.
"That's really possible." Li Xuan's eyes lit up. In this way, the tunnel excavation can indeed be started a few days in advance.
"However, Brother Bai Wen, if we are underground, we will have to dig tunnels day and night in a dark place." Li Xuan frowned and told Bai Wen the difficulties of digging tunnels.
"What's the big deal? As long as we can leave the flower sea and suffer a little, freedom is the most desirable!" Bai Wen waved his hands quickly and said to Li Xuan with longing in his eyes.
"Since Brother Bai Wen is not afraid of hardship, I will thank you here. I will prepare enough food and water for you to ensure that you can eat enough underground, but the best food is still bread, so I'm sorry for it, Brother Bai Wen!" Li Xuan nodded to Bai Wen and said.
"What's wrong with this? As long as I can eat enough, it's fine." Bai Wen smiled and said.
"By the way, Brother Bai Wen, I got another good thing when I went to Sara City this time. Look." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he took out the map in the Kongming Pearl and placed it in front of Bai Wen.
"This is... This is a map! A map that includes the flower sea!" After looking at it for a while, Bai Wen's eyes lit up, and then he said to Li Xuan with a look of surprise.
Li Xuan nodded, and then based on his memory, he began to determine the direction, and then studied a tunnel that could be dug.
Soon, Li Xuan had an idea in his mind, grabbed a charcoal pencil, and drew a straight line on the map.
This was the end point and direction of his tunnel estimated by
Li Xuan. The length of the tunnel was more than eight kilometers, and the key point was a low mountain. As long as an exit was opened on the back of the low mountain, Li Xuan and Bai Wen could leave the flower sea.
"Eight kilometers, much shorter than I thought, great!" After seeing the estimated distance, Li Xuan's eyes lit up and said happily.
"Let's go, Brother Bai Wen, you move the building materials down first, and I'll get you some supplies." Li Xuan smiled at Bai Wen and said.
"Okay, Brother Xuan." Bai Wen nodded, then walked out of the basement and prepared to move things.
Li Xuan took out a bag of black bread and a dozen jars filled with water from the Kongming Pearl, which were enough for Bai Wen to eat and drink for a while.
After placing all these things in the basement, Li Xuan began to dig the tunnel leading to the stone wall again.