Deep underground, Fu Tianyu and his companions had been trekking for several days without finding an exit. During these days, they had to subsist on the fish caught in the underground river. The fish were called "fish" by the old man, and their meat was very tender with almost no bones. Just by patting it with their hands, they could eat it. Although Fu Tianyu found it somewhat disgusting, after being unable to bear the hunger, he finally tasted it.
"Master, how much longer will we have to walk? We still don't know how far this river will flow." Fu Tianyu, crawling on the ground, asked again. The riverbed here was less than half a meter above and below. Fu Tianyu and his companions had to crawl through it. This feeling was truly very suffocating.
"Shut up and keep crawling forward. There will be a way ahead." With the help of the old man's nightlight, the three of them didn't lose their way. Anyway, they were following the flow of the underground river.
The Iron Fool was big in size and almost passed over the rock top. The flow of the underground river wasn't very large, fortunately, it didn't require them to fully immerse themselves in the water. Otherwise, it would have been really troublesome.
After turning through several narrow river deposits formed by the river, it finally became spacious. The three quickly climbed to the dry riverbank. They had been soaking in the water for a long time, and all three felt a bit cold.
"Master, do you see any light over there?" Iron Fool suddenly pointed in a direction and asked. In that direction, in the dark place, there was a thin line-like light.
The old man's eyes lit up, and he walked a few steps forward.
"Good, it's light. We can get out now." The old man was extremely excited. From his position, that line of light had already become as big as a pillar. Clearly, it was the exit.
Fu Tianyu and Iron Fool shouted in joy. Anyone who had walked for several days in the pitch-dark underground river would surely be looking forward to the outside world.
The three rushed across the riverbed and followed the light's guidance, finally arriving in an extremely secluded canyon. This canyon had a small stream, which was the branch of the underground river.
"Finally out. I thought I would have to stay in here for a lifetime. Thanks to you guys, we made it." Fu Tianyu shouted excitedly. After surviving a near-death experience, he was now very precious to his own life.
Looking at the sunlight shining from above the canyon, Fu Tianyu felt it was so warm.
"Iron Fool, get some stones and seal this exit." The old man walked around the canyon and suddenly said.
"What? Master, what are you doing? You're just wasting your energy. This exit is fine. Why seal it? If someone else comes to the underground river, won't they be trapped inside? " Iron Fool looked at the over one-meter-high opening and pouted.
"Idiot, we want the people inside to not be able to get out. Don't you think? The gang of bastards from Leijian Villa will definitely realize that we weren't buried alive but escaped through the tunnel. They will definitely come after us. Understand?" The old man slapped Iron Fool on the head with a palm.
"Oh." Iron Fool was also an experienced escapee. He no longer complained. Besides, he was the strongest among them.
There were plenty of large stones in this canyon. Iron Fool didn't hesitate and started filling it from the inside. Just like cutting a wall, the original narrow exit was piled up three meters away. Even at the back, it was tightly filled with soil. Except for the water still flowing out below, the entire exit had been sealed.
The old man finally relaxed. Now they didn't know where they were, but one thing was certain, they definitely hadn't left the territory of Leijian Villa.
"Alright, Iron Fool, disciple Fu Tianyu, hurry up and go. Leave the territory of Leijian Villa as soon as possible and be safe." The old man seemed to have an extremely abundant energy. He didn't have the usual weakness of an old man.
Fu Tianyu had also dried his clothes. This was the first time he had seen the sunlight outside since he arrived in this world. His heart felt a bit more at ease. Following the old man, Fu Tianyu and Tie Lingzi wound their way around and around, finally making their way out. The old man seemed to be quite familiar with this place.
Suddenly, the old man stopped and made a gesture for the two of them to be quiet. Then he began to listen intently.
Fu Tianyu was still wondering when suddenly, the old man walked into a thicket of bushes and, with one swift motion, parted the thick foliage. There was a person lying straight there, with blood all over the ground, looking at them in terror.
"Oh, this isn't Captain Wang Tong of the Lu Jian Villa, what a tragic end he has come to," the old man said coldly, and then pulled the man out.
Fu Tianyu had never seen Captain Wang Tong before, but Tie Lingzi was not unfamiliar with this guy. Before meeting Fu Tianyu, the two of them and his master were being chased by Captain Wang Tong and the people from the Lu Jian Villa. They had fought a few rounds and then watched the very painful Captain Wang Tong with caution.
The old man crouched down and tapped on Wang Tong a few times. Finally, Wang Tong's expression was no longer so painful.
"Wang Tong, your life can't be saved anymore. All the internal organs are shattered. You were able to hold on until now, it's already a miracle. Considering this encounter, if you have any last words, perhaps I can relay them to the Lu Jian Villa," the old man said without his previous harshness. For a dying person, the old man also showed some restraint.
Fu Tianyu and Tie Lingzi approached. Sure enough, there was a handprint on Wang Tong's chest. His internal organs had been shattered completely. Now he was just hanging on by a thread.
"Ah, the Lu Jian Villa? Ah, the Lu Jian Villa has been wiped out by the army. We managed to evacuate in advance, but were then attacked by people from other sects. Old swindler, thank you for your kindness. You, you should... be... be careful..." Wang Tong's words didn't finish before he passed away.
"Master, what happened? How did the Lu Jian Villa end up getting involved with the army and other sects, and making us be cautious?" Tie Lingzi asked with a sigh. Although these people from the Lu Jian Villa had chased them before, now they were in such a situation, which really puzzled him.
The old man laid Wang Tong down. He didn't know exactly what had happened. But since Wang Tong asked them to be cautious, it must be related to them.
"Tai Lingzi, bury this guy," the old man stood up.
"General, Cold Ao Tian, Cold Lu Tian, and the six elders of Liao Jian Villa have all escaped. Most of the others were killed, only some old, weak, and elderly people were captured. What should we do now?" Feng Guan looked at Du Er. Just last night, the people of Liao Jian Villa actually escaped through the underground passage, and they were discovered by the scouts scattered around. After a fierce pursuit and siege, Cold Ao Tian and others still managed to escape. Now Feng Guan recalled the cold look in Cold Ao Tian's eyes as he fled, and Feng Guan knew that his days ahead would probably not be easy.
"Issue an arrest warrant for Cold Ao Tian and the other eight. I don't believe they could have escaped to anywhere." General Du Er made a decision.
Now the collapsed area has been excavated, and it turns out to be a cave-like place. The large and small depressions on the stone lotus platform left there made Du Er guess that it must be the place where the treasures were stored. However, after they dug there, the treasures had disappeared without a trace.
"Has the underground passage been verified?" Du Er looked at Li Ruotang and asked.
Now they can basically confirm that the person who took the treasures escaped through that underground passage. This also indicates that the people of Liao Jian Villa could have avoided this incident. But since they have done it, they can only do it even more ruthlessly.
"Sir, we are still investigating. We have found the traces of the person who entered the underground river. The preliminary judgment is that there should be two people." Li Ruotang replied immediately. There were two pairs of footprints on the underground passage, giving them a preliminary judgment. However, the passage was too narrow, and they couldn't send many people down. If they wanted to search, it might take a long time.
"OK, no matter what, we must find these two people and interrogate the people of Liao Jian Villa to see if they know who entered that underground passage.
"Yes, General." Feng Guan and Li Ruotang looked at each other and left. This matter has become increasingly complicated. Now they don't even have the treasures in sight, only knowing that it might be a set of ten round-shaped objects, but there are no clues as to what it is.
Several miles away from the military camp, in a creepy underground cave.
"Grass Lord, the people we intercepted from Liao Jian Villa, one of them knew that the underground passage that the army dug had been entered by two people before. I think it must be these two who took the treasures from the underground palace." The spirit elder of the Burial Spirit Valley reported. This time, the spirit creatures that came to the Burial Spirit Valley were not many, but their natural concealment ability and swift speed allowed them to set up surveillance around the entire Liao Jian Villa very easily.
"I want the portraits of those two people. We will conduct a full search for them. Additionally, send the Heavenly and Earth Dual Spirits into that underground cave. Those two people might still be underground." The Burial Spirit Valley's lord said coldly. For the people of Liao Jian Villa, they have no mercy for the spirit creatures. Just as humans treat spirit creatures as objects of destruction, spirit creatures, although most were souls transformed from humans, are no longer human and naturally don't care about human lives. If it weren't for the fact that there are too many strong humans in this world and the formation of spirit creatures is extremely difficult, otherwise, with the power of spirit creatures, they might not have to be so cautious.
"Brother, once we figure it out, on that day, two fraudsters were chased by the people of Liao Jian Villa into that underground passage. They were sealed and buried by the people of Liao Jian Villa, and then there was that strange phenomenon. I think the treasures must have been taken by those two fraudsters. Now the military people are searching through the underground passage, but we can't get in. What should we do?" In the valley where Tian Jian Fort is located, Deputy Fort Commander Zhang Lan reported.
The night the people of Liao Jian Villa escaped, they intercepted the people who escaped and thus obtained the exact information. Now this news is likely to have been obtained by many forces. If no arrangements are made, the treasure might be beyond their reach. Yang Zaitian looked at the two portraits in his hand. They depicted an extremely ugly old man and a stout young man, both with distinct features.
"Conduct a thorough search for the whereabouts of these two individuals. As for that cave, our people won't be able to go down there. We'll just wait and see what happens." After a moment, Yang Zaitian gave the order.
"Yes, big brother." Zhang Ran immediately went down to make arrangements.
(First update today. Hope everyone supports me. Thank you in advance.)