But he turned around suddenly, but saw nothing. He only saw Qiao Yan looking ahead calmly.
Gu Wenyuan was a little puzzled, but without thinking much, he led them into the dungeon.
As soon as he entered the dungeon, Ming Lanruo looked around calmly.
After looking at it, she couldn't help but be surprised——
This is not so much a dungeon as it is another dungeon!
The broad belly of the mountain was hollowed out by something unknown, or maybe it was originally an empty cave.
The first floor is where various food supplies are stored, the first floor is where weapons are stored, and the third floor stores various wood and charcoal materials in preparation for the severe cold in winter.
Further down is the dungeon.
Even the dungeon is divided into two levels, very wide, with intricate roads and numerous mechanisms.
"Follow me closely and don't be left alone." Qiao Yan whispered lightly.
Ming Lanruo said softly: "Okay."
The two of them followed Magistrate Tang cautiously and silently.
As soon as we arrived at the first floor of the dungeon, we smelled a stench.
Ming Lanruo couldn't help but frown, and when she took a closer look, she couldn't help but cursed in her heart - beast!
The dungeons on that level were all filled with disaster victims, at least thousands of them!
Men, women, old and young were detained separately.
"We just sacrificed a group of people last month. At the end of the month, this group of people will be sent to Fox Fairy Valley and Wong Tai Sin Valley to hold human sacrifices." Gu Wenyuan said to Magistrate Tang with a smile.
The victims didn't know if they had accepted their fate as "sacrifice". When they saw someone walking by, they only looked at them numbly.
Ming Lanruo couldn't help but clenched her fists after hearing this, her fingertips hurting her palms. She tried her best to suppress the spreading anger and murderous intent.
How could these beasts do these things?!
A slender, slightly cold hand on the side held her delicate palm while no one was paying attention.
He calmly loosened her pinched fingertips bit by bit to prevent her from pinching him.
Ming Lanruo took a deep breath, released her palm, and quietly shook Qiao Yan's big hand to indicate that she was fine.
Qiao Yan immediately let go of his hand and looked ahead expressionlessly.
Ming Lanruo was a little confused as to why he didn't seem to want to touch her.
But she didn't think much, Gu Er suddenly stopped.
He pointed to the cage in front of him: "Uncle Tang, take a look, these people here should be more suitable for raising willow immortals - pythons."
Only then did Ming Lanruo realize that they had reached the second floor of the dungeon.
The place here is smaller than the first level of the dungeon, but the environment is much better and there is no more stench.
She took a closer look and found that most of the people inside were being held in solitary confinement. Although they still looked miserable, they could still be seen, and some people could even be seen wearing official uniforms.
"Uncle, there are a lot of things you sent here, many of them are officials who dare to go against you. They are perfect for feeding snakes." Gu Er shook the fan in his hand, as if to say that these are just a bunch of snakes.
Like a mouse.
Ming Lanruo looked at Magistrate Tang expressionlessly.
Qiao Yan was also looking at Magistrate Tang. He even smiled a little, but that smile was a bit eye-catching.
Sweat broke out on Magistrate Tang's forehead. He didn't dare to look back and just laughed twice: "Haha, yes, yes."
After saying that, he immediately walked forward: "I'll take a look first, don't be in a hurry."
If Minglan didn't take care of Magistrate Tang anymore, they were all a bunch of scum and would not be able to escape being eliminated.
She walked calmly and intently while observing whether there was her father or anyone around her father.
When those who were held in solitary confinement saw them, their eyes revealed frightening hatred and anger.
She turned around for almost two quarters of an hour but found nothing. She could hardly help but feel anxious.
Suddenly, in a cell in the corner not far away, there were several thin figures sitting quietly. The clothes they were wearing suddenly made Ming Lanruo tense up——
Those are the clothes of the guards of the Duke of Ming Dynasty!
She tried hard to suppress the desire to rush over, and with difficulty she looked back, allowing herself to regain her composure.
Ming Lanruo suddenly called to Magistrate Tang: "Sir, you have been gone for a long time, do you want to take a rest? For the rest, my subordinates will choose someone for you and give them to you for review?"
This was the code for her to find clues about Duke Ming. Magistrate Tang stopped and glanced at her, seeing her looking at him sharply.
He immediately looked at Gu Er who was aside: "Wen Yuan, where is there a place to sit? Will you accompany me to sit there?"
Gu Wenyuan glanced at Ming Lanruo uncertainly, then nodded: "Uncle Tang, please."
Seeing Gu Wenyuan leaving with Magistrate Tang, Ming Lanruo immediately looked at Qiao Yan.
He nodded towards her.
She immediately took him to the corner as if he was wandering around. Qiao Yan looked out for her. She squatted down immediately when no one was paying attention.
"Uncle Xu!" She recognized one of them at a glance and lowered her voice.
The other party was leaning against the corner with a dejected expression, but suddenly he heard someone calling his name and immediately turned around and looked over.
He was a middle-aged bodyguard and the personal bodyguard of Duke Ming!
He looked at the young man squatting outside the cage with some confusion. After a while, his eyes widened slightly and he said hoarsely: "Miss?!"
Ming Lanruo nodded immediately, and asked in a low voice with red eyes anxiously: "Father, father is here!"
Uncle Xu came over with difficulty and whispered: "Here, the Duke of Guo was kidnapped here by that woman, but I don't know where he is being held..."
She was about to say something else when she suddenly heard Qiao Yan's voice: "Second Young Master Gu."
Ming Lanruo immediately stood up and looked at Gu Wenyuan, who was walking over not far away.
She walked over calmly: "Isn't Second Young Master Gu accompanying us adults? Why are you here?"
Gu Wenyuan smiled politely and pulled her forward: "Uncle Tang asked you to come over. He has something to tell you."
Ming Lanruo's cold eyes flashed slightly and she avoided his hand: "Okay, my brother and I will go there right away."
Why would Magistrate Tang suddenly call her at this time? It was probably what this poisonous snake-like Gu Er was going to do!
Qiao Yan's eyes turned cold and he immediately reached out to pull Ming Lanruo.
But the guards around Gu Wenyuan suddenly reached out and stopped him: "The Second Young Master and Magistrate Tang only called brother Xiao Qiao over."
Qiao Yan moved and easily dodged the opponent's arm blocking him.
But Gu Wenyuan seemed to have known that he would follow him, he just raised his eyebrows, smiled, and lightly knocked on the railing on the side.
"Bang!" A fine iron fence fell down instantly, locking Qiao Yan in a cage.
"Gu Wenyuan!" Qiao Yan narrowed his eyes dangerously, but did not panic.
Ming Lanruo's face darkened and she looked at Gu Er: "What do you mean, Second Young Master? Why do you want to lock up my eldest brother?"
Gu Er shook his fan, looked at the tall and tall Qiao Yan, and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Xiao Qiao, how could I be willing to hurt Da Qiao?"
Wouldn't it be a pity to kill such a beautiful guard with excellent temperament and skills?
"What on earth do you want to do!" Ming Lanruo looked around calmly, looking for Magistrate Tang.
"I heard that Uncle Tang asked you to interrogate the Duke of Ming to see how much he knows about King Qin and Concubine Ming." Gu Wenyuan suddenly smiled and said.
Ming Lanruo paused, was Magistrate Tang using a reason to ask Gu Er to take her to find her father?
Her thoughts moved slightly, and she responded calmly: "The prefect has already given me this task."
"Then come with me, I'll take you there." Gu Wenyuan looked at Ming Lanruo and said.
"Why can't my brother go?" If Minglan wasn't a fool, she looked at Gu Er suspiciously.
Gu Wenyuan tapped the palm of his hand with a fan: "Because Ming Guogong is in the hands of my eldest sister. He is my eldest sister's trophy and no one else is allowed to get it. I will take you there, but it will be a risk for my uncle's sake."
Ming Lanruo fell silent.
She knew that what he said was half true and half false, and she also knew that there would be danger in going there.
"Xiao Ming." Qiao Yan suddenly said: "Go ahead, brother is waiting for you here."
Ming Lanruo looked at him, the two of them exchanged glances silently, and she nodded gently: "Okay."
Seeing Ming Lanruo no longer resisting and walking with him, Gu Er's slender eyes flashed with joy.
He even gave Qiao Yan a gentle and appreciative smile - he likes people who know their faces.
As he walked, he thought in a good mood.
If the eldest brother doesn't cause trouble, he might even stay with Da Qiao.
As the saying goes, Tongquechun has a tight lock on Er Qiao, so can he not?
Ming Lanruo followed Gu Er and his two guards through several caves and alleyways, which became more and more remote and even lacked cages.
She quietly clasped a few poisoned silver needles in her hands and asked calmly: "Second Young Master Gu, where is the Duke of Guo? Why did it take so long? Are you lying to me? Mr. Tang is still waiting for my reply.
Woolen cloth."
Seeing her pause, Gu Er seemed a little helpless. He opened his fan and covered his lips with a smile: "Shh, keep your voice down, how could I lie to you, Xiao Qiao?"
As he said that, he suddenly took a few steps forward, held her wrist, walked a few steps tightly, and whispered in her ear: "Look at the front?"
Ming Lanruo originally wanted to shake off his wrist, but as soon as she followed his gaze, she froze——
Not far away is a lonely stone chamber with an iron railing at the door.
The stone interior is exquisitely decorated, like a room, and in the room, someone is locked to the wall with a black iron chain, and there is a slender figure in plain white, who could it be if he is not the Duke of Ming Dynasty!
Ming Lanruo clenched her fists, trying not to tremble, and almost burst into tears.
"What I said is right, I didn't lie to Xiao Qiao." Gu Wenyuan looked at the beautiful young man who was stunned on the spot, and he reached out and gently put his arm around the young man's shoulders.
Holding the young man in front of him at such a close distance, there was a secretive and greedy light in his eyes. Xiao Qiao's skin was so good.
