roccoschili Chapter 166 Night Visit to Tu's House
Chapter 166 Night Visit to Tu's House
Tu Man narrowed his eyes, and his gaze suddenly became as cold and sharp as a poisonous snake, revealing a hint of sharpness.
"It's you. I didn't expect you could come to me silently, not bad."
Xie Ling quickly took out a pistol from the space, pointed the gun at Tu Man, and walked and retreated.
Tu Man looked at Xie Ling's pistol with contempt, as if he was watching a joke.
"But today is the day you die."
As soon as she finished speaking, her long braid swung around quickly, as flexible as a poisonous snake.
Tu Man soared into the air with a fierce look in his eyes.
Xie Ling widened her eyes and dodged, but the next second, the long whip came back quickly and chased her relentlessly!
Xie Ling bent down swiftly and jumped to the side, dodging the attack.
Tu Man raised his eyebrows, "Oh, how long do you think you can hide? I'm going to skin you alive and feed you to the dogs!"
It's my turn!
Xie Ling thought to himself and pulled the trigger.
Tu Man dodged a bullet, but the next bullet was fired right after!
Ten bullets hit Tuman in a row, three of them hit his shoulder, knee and thigh respectively.
Tu Man knelt down suddenly, blood gushing out. He gritted his teeth and wondered what kind of weird weapon this was.
Xie Ling looked down at her.
This bullet was aimed directly at Tu Man's forehead!
Tu Man quickly rolled to the side and took out the gunpowder from his arms.
At this moment, she didn't want to care about what Tu An said about concealment. She only had one thought, to kill the woman in front of her!
It’s bad enough that the man’s martial arts skills are better than hers, but this woman actually dared to step on her head!
Trembling, Tu Man took out a lighter and lit it, then threw the gunpowder directly in the direction of Xie Ling!
Xie Ling narrowed her eyes.
It was indeed gunpowder.
Tu Man said sternly: "Go to hell!"
Xie Ling was well prepared and directly took out a large water pipe from the space. The other end of the pipe was connected to the lake. A vigorous column of water gushed out and hit the gunpowder directly in the air.
The gunpowder was strangled in the cradle before it exploded. After emitting a wisp of faint white smoke, it gently fell to the ground like a pool of yellow mud.
Ancient gunpowder was made of a mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. It was far from modern explosives, and enough water could extinguish it.
Tu Man was incredulous. "How is that possible! You witch!"
Xie Ling put the water pipe into the space, and quickly pulled the trigger at the moment when Tu Man was stunned.
This time, Tu Man couldn't escape.
Seeing how ruthless Xie Ling was, the remaining guards around all hid in the moonlight and tried to run away.
Xie Ling sneered.
She exchanged for a machine gun with an infrared sight from the space, and after dozens of bangs, all the Tu family guards were killed by her.
Not wanting to waste bullets, Xie Ling ran over and dug the bullets out of their bodies, rinsed the blood off them and could continue using them.
After everything was done, Xie Ling turned around, opened the door, and saw corpses all over the floor.
Gu Wei looked at her from a distance and nodded.
Xie Ling said coldly: "Move all these people's bodies to the doorstep of Tu's house!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone started to act.
Except for the children, almost everyone was out.
There were about five hundred bodies inside and outside the gate, piled up and loaded onto carts, which were driven to the outside of Tujia Village in a mighty procession.
The cart stopped 500 meters away from the village, and everyone was now hiding in a small forest.
Xie Ling took a look through the telescope and asked, "Why is there someone patrolling the Tu family so late at night?"
After thinking for a while, Xie Ling asked, "Where is the Tu family's home? Why not just put it outside the Tu family's home? It will be more intimidating to them."
Guan He raised his hand, "I know, I've been there with the Imperial Master, thank you, Miss, I'll take you there."
As he spoke, Guan He hurriedly walked in front to lead the way.
Except for Gu Wei and Xie Ling, the group, led by Wu Daqiang, turned around and headed into the city.
Jiaozhou City is destined to be unpeaceful tonight.
First there were loud bangs, followed by screams one after another.
It is now the middle of the night, and the rumbling sound of wheels can still be heard on the bluestone streets.
It was very eerie in the quiet night.
The people all closed their doors and hid in their beds, not daring to make any sound.
On the other side, Xie Ling looked at the time and nodded to Gu Wei.
There are still two hours until dawn, which is plenty of time for them to act!
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The moon is bright and bright.
Tu family guards patrol with long swords.
Even at this late hour, no one looked tired; everyone was in high spirits, holding their heads high.
Suddenly, a faint cold fragrance came.
Everyone frowned, and before they could react, they all collapsed to the ground like dead pigs.
Gu Wei clapped his hands and emerged from the night.
He is a top master who can hide his aura.
No one could find him.
Xie Ling also jumped down from a tree in the distance.
Gu Wei bent down and picked up Xie Ling, then lightly stepped on his toes and floated over the five-meter-high fence.
Xie Ling secretly made up her mind that she must learn Qinggong and martial arts well!
The Tu family’s farm is very large, and you can hardly see the end of it at a glance. All you can hear is the sound of the sea rushing against the rocks, which comes from afar, like the roar of some ferocious beast, mixed with faint shouting. But when you listen carefully, the shouting is gone.
Every few steps they took, they could see a big house. They didn't know what was inside, and all the doors were locked with thick locks.
Time was running out, and the two were too lazy to explore. They stayed against the wall and lit incense in every corner they passed.
Soon, the ground was filled with guards lying all over the place, with their eyes closed as if they were dead.
This is an upgraded version of the incense that Xie Ling carefully prepared. It is enough to make them sleep for three days and three nights without being awakened even by thunder.
After walking for most of the way, the shouting ahead became louder and louder.
After they charmed a team of guards, they came to the seashore with surging waves and hid behind a reef.
Seeing the scene before them, both of them were shocked.
The Tu family actually dared to do this—secretly refining salt!
I saw hundreds of pools of different sizes dug on the wasteland not far away, and workers standing around them, some were drawing water, some were digging holes, each doing their job in an orderly manner.
There were also hundreds of large iron pots placed around, and workers were carrying baskets and filling them with sea water.
There are two types of refined salt: raw salt and cooked salt.
It seems that the Tu family practices both.
There was still more than an hour before dawn, but the workers were already busy. You can imagine how big the Tu family's business chain is!
Xie Ling thought that it was no wonder that the Tu family was so arrogant. They refined so much salt that they could be said to be rich enough to rival a country.
Among the seven countries, no country was allowed to refine salt privately. The technology of salt refining was monopolized by the government and the court. Anyone who refined salt privately would have their property confiscated.
No wonder the Tu family refused to let anyone from the government come in. It turned out they were afraid that the salt refining business would be exposed!
Gu Wei frowned, but this gave the government an opportunity to search and confiscate the Tu family's property.
After looking at the sky, Gu Wei quietly lit the incense.
After a while, all the workers fainted one by one.
At this time, everyone in the Tu Family Manor fell into a coma and everything was silent.
Xie Ling walked forward and put the salt-refining tools into the space.
There is also a sea in Lingnan, and then she can try to make salt herself!
After taking a quick look around, Xie Ling half squatted down and looked at the salt refined by the Tu family.
There are large chunks, some of which are even more than two or three meters wide, with hammers and other tools scattered around.
I guess I need to use a hammer to break it into small pieces and carry them out one by one.
The ancient salt-making methods were really crude.
And without iodine, it is easy to get goiter.
She will practice it herself in the future!
After clearing the surroundings, the two began to look for the source of the Dragon Auspicious Symbol.
When passing by a sealed house, Xie Ling frowned, "Why is this house different from the others?"
No matter how many houses there are, they all have several windows, are built high for ventilation, and have solid foundations.
This house... looks weird no matter how you look at it.
It's more like a prison.
The enemy of the enemy is the friend.
Xie Ling knocked on the wall, "Is anyone there?"
No one responded from inside.
Just as the two were about to leave, a hoarse voice sounded, "Who are you?"
It was clearly only Xie Ling who was speaking, but this person could detect Gu Wei's presence!
Master!
But why would such a master be imprisoned?
Xie Ling said half-truthfully, "The Tu family's enemy."
"Enemy? Save me, I know a lot about the Tu family."
Xie Ling raised her eyebrows. "You are in prison, how can you know what is happening outside? But it is not impossible to rescue you. Tell us where Long Rui is?"
In the silence, there was a sudden rustling sound of chains.
Then, the man's footsteps got closer and closer.
"I know. Three hundred and fifty meters southeast, dig down. I hope you don't forget your promise."
At this time, the three of them were only separated by a wall.
Xie Ling winked at Gu Wei.
"Do you believe him?"
Gu Wei nodded.
"He has no reason to harm us now. We are his only hope."
The two turned around and went straight to the place the mysterious man mentioned.
It was a wasteland.
There was not a single blade of grass, and there was a lot of sand and gravel, which was very painful to walk on.
Xie Ling put away the measuring tape and stepped on the ground beneath her feet.
"Three hundred and fifty meters, right here."
Gu Wei squatted down and knocked on the ground.
"There is no mechanism, so you can just dig it."
After saying that, Xie Ling quickly took out two shovels from the space, and the two of them started digging down.
After digging for almost thirty meters, Xie Ling was sweating profusely.
An excavator was taken out directly from the space. The reason why the excavator was not used at the beginning was that I was afraid that the thing was too shallow and the excavator would dig it up.
We have dug thirty meters and there is no shadow at all. What is there to be afraid of?
Gu Wei stood aside, looked at the petite figure sitting in the huge excavator, and blinked.
Is there anything in this world that A Ling can't do?
Xie Ling's face was cold, and her eyes were fixed on the ground in front of her.
I have to say that the excavator is very useful. After shoveling four or five times, Xie Ling touched something hard.
She stopped and motioned Gu Wei to jump down.
After Gu Wei jumped into the pit, he also used his wind-based abilities to reach the bottom.
Gu Wei bent over and kept touching his surroundings.
The mud on the beach is wet and salty.
Gu Wei fumbled for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, he picked up the shovel in his hand and dug down, only to see a small rectangular gap suddenly appeared in front of him.
What they were standing on was actually an extremely thick stone slab!
The moment the stone slab was opened, a long-lasting musty smell instantly emanated!
Xie Ling quickly covered her own and Gu Wei's noses.
Sometimes, poison gas can kill people!
Especially for this kind of cave that has been buried for who knows how many years, it is unknown whether there are ancient bacterial toxins in it.
Once it enters the body, the consequences are very serious.
To be on the safe side, Xie Ling took out the disinfection mask and protective clothing from the space to make sure that her skin would not touch any air.
After putting them on quickly, the two jumped in.
This is a very spacious stone chamber.
It was silent and dark, with no light inside except for a glimmer of moonlight leaking through the small opening they had just opened.
Xie Ling took out a high-power flashlight.
The moment it opened, an extremely huge chime appeared in front of the two!
It is about seven or eight meters high, and is hung with countless pieces of iron armor, which are bronze in color, simple and heavy.
As the flashlight illuminated, the patterns on the armor also became apparent. Each piece was different, perhaps Lady Xiang praying for blessings, or a cloud god priest, or a mountain ghost riding a red leopard... There was everything, it was dazzling.
As the two were looking at it, a faint cool breeze blew from the side and hit the iron block at the top of the chimes. A chain reaction instantly started, and the iron armor shook one piece after another. Finally, the entire chimes shook, emitting clear dragon roars!
The sound is quite shocking when heard from the ground, and it is even louder when heard in person!
The two quickly covered their ears.
After listening to the whole set, I still felt dizzy and it took me a long time to recover my hearing. I almost became deaf.
Xie Ling shook her head and said loudly, "I just felt a gust of wind. It was that gust of wind that made the chimes sound. Let's find where the wind vent is."
Gu Wei nodded.
The two of them took flashlights and began to grope around.
This place looks like a mausoleum, but it is not.
Without all the elements of a tomb, it is just an empty stone chamber.
Xie Ling held up the flashlight, and suddenly a drop of water fell on her forehead.
She looked up.
There was a tiny crack in the stone slab above my head, and water dripped through the stone. The cool drops gathered and slowly fell down.
"Gu Wei, come and see!"
Gu Wei came over quickly and looked up.
After looking around for a while and thinking about the structure of the stone chamber, Gu Wei moved his feet, touched the ground beneath him, and felt the breeze blowing gently.
He quickly ran to the southeast corner and saw a small windmill.
Thousands of years of dripping water wore away the stone, creating a small hole. Wind poured into the hole, and the wind gathered in the southeast, hitting the chimes, making the sound of a dragon!
The person who constructed this stone chamber can only be described as ingenious!
Xie Ling couldn't help but smack her lips, "It's amazing. As for why the dragon shadow occurred, it is probably because the sound waves vibrated the upper ground, and the frequency of the sound was different, which produced the floating dragon shadow. Really, the constructor is amazing."
Gu Wei fumbled for a long time and opened a small hole, "A Ling, there is another entrance here."
"Come in, now that you're here."
The two entered through the small opening.
This is not a stone chamber but a cave. No wonder there is wind.
The ceiling of the cave is covered with stalactites of varying lengths, and the underground river beneath your feet is surging with water that is bone-chillingly cold.
Xie Ling swept the flashlight in her hand casually, and the cold white light just happened to hit a skeleton.
I saw a tall skeleton sitting upright on the bluestone right in front of me. He was wearing a simple wide-sleeved robe, a tall crown on his head, and a long sash hanging behind his head, reaching the ground.
Even though he is just a pile of bones, one can still see how handsome and elegant he was when he was alive.
"A Ling, what does he seem to be holding in his arms?"