Summary of the previous chapter: Wei Zhongxian and Li Zongyu placed many hidden cards on the road leading to Beijing, with the purpose of blocking Ma Xiaoquan and his party. Unfortunately, Ma Xiaoquan had no intention of walking on the road...
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye...
In a certain hidden bay where Wei Zhongxian had placed, squatting were several strong men with big muscles and round waists.
The surrounding woods are not very high, let alone well hidden. It is really difficult for a few strong men to nest in this palm-sized area.
"Pah!" One of them reached out and patted his arm, killing the mosquito that was lying on his arm sucking blood. He cursed in a low voice, "Didn't you say that Ma Xiaoquan was coming? It's been half an hour, why haven't you come yet?"
Come on? I'm about to be bitten by this bad little bug..."
Another person frowned and said: "This is our first secret card. Logically speaking, it only takes half a stick of incense to run from the competition venue to here. There's something fucking wrong...
.. Could it be that that bitch Ma Xiaoquan felt something was wrong along the way and stopped coming here?"
Several people looked at each other, nodded in unison, and whispered: "It's possible."
The person who was fighting mosquitoes before said: "Then why don't we stop staying here? There are many roads to Beijing."
"Don't you stay here? You are stupid. If Eunuch Wei finds out, he will cut your body off and become a eunuch with him."
"Well, forget it, really... Anyway, our people still have a lot of hidden cards ahead, but what if someone comes to ask?"
"You're stupid, let's just say there are so many roads this way, Ma Xiaoquan might not take this one."
"Oh, that's right"
...
In the secret passage, Ma Xiaoquan led a group of team members to run quickly.
Everyone ran for a while and stopped to take a break while walking.
The conditions of the secret passage leading to Beijing are much worse than the secret passage where Ma Xiaoquan was temporarily training. The air circulation in this secret passage is not very good. In addition, it has been in disrepair for a long time, and water seeped out in many places.
Fortunately, there are not many water seepages, and you can barely get through it. If you don't go too far, you will definitely be affected by it.
Li Qinghan worriedly said: "Ma Xiaoquan, if we go like this, will it delay us too much?"
Ma Xiaoquan said with a smile: "That's not true. Although this secret passage is a bit difficult to walk now, when Zhu Di was still alive, this secret passage was very organized. Li Zongyu's soldiers had to take a detour if they wanted to get to Beijing.
, but this secret passage only has a few right-angle turns...so we have a great advantage in terms of distance."
Hua Yue followed the team and asked curiously: "Ma Xiaoquan, how do you know so much? Could it be that you have been here before?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "This is my first time coming back, but I am already familiar with the topographic map here. Hey, in fact, someone originally proposed repairs to this escape tunnel to the emperor Zhu Youxiao, but the emperor was indifferent. Think of Zhu Di in the past
I really put a lot of effort into building this secret passage."
A team member asked: "Captain, why did the late King Zhu Di repair this secret passage?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "To put it simply, when he snatched the throne from his nephew Zhu Yunwen, he had a guilty conscience. Zhu Di was afraid that someone would plot to kill him or someone would raise an army to rebel against him, so he built such a secret passage. You guys
Think about it, if once the royal army cannot suppress the rebels, will this secret passage come in handy? Hey, it’s a pity. So far, the only one who knows about this secret passage is me, Ma Xiaoquan.
"
Li Qinghan said in surprise: "Ma Xiaoquan, you? What did you do?"
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged: "Of course, take away all the information about this secret passage!"
"You, you are really capable!"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "There is no way. It seems peaceful now, but it may not be peaceful in a few years. We don't know when we will leave, and it will be very troublesome when we leave, so I have to make plans in advance."
...
After everyone talked for a while, Ma Xiaoquan ordered the girls to run forward again.
The secret passage was just as Ma Xiaoquan said, with only a few right-angled turns. Although the "females" felt that the air in the secret passage was not very smooth and the smell was not good, they felt extremely happy.
After about an incense burner, everyone ran to the finish line and a wall blocked their way.
Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward, reached out and gently touched the bricks on the wall, then turned around and said: "This wall has been in disrepair for a long time. In fact, it has been described as useless, so I will kick it in a while and it will break."
." As he spoke, Ma Xiaoquan raised his leg and prepared to kick the wall.
"Wait!" A team member came out and stopped Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan looked back and said with a smile: "Xiao Yu'er, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"
The team member named "Xiao Yu'er" nodded, stepped forward and touched the wall, then turned to Ma Xiaoquan and shook his head: "Captain, you are not wrong to say that this wall has been in disrepair and has decayed, but if
If I were to kick him, I'm afraid it would cause half of the secret passage to collapse..."
"What? No way? A wall is a wall, and a secret passage is a secret passage?" Ma Xiaoquan didn't quite believe what Xiao Yu'er said.
Li Qinghan stepped forward and said: "Ma Xiaoquan, Xiao Yu'er's family is a family of masons. She has been exposed to these things since she was a child, so she should be much clearer than you and me, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan patted his forehead: "Yes, then...Xiao Yu'er, what do you think we should do?"
Xiao Yu'er smiled slightly and casually reached out and patted a wall tile. She heard two "clicks" and the wall tile was broken by her.
Ma Xiaoquan stared at Xiao Yu'er with wide eyes. This little woman was only 1.5 meters tall with small hands and feet. Ma Xiaoquan would never believe that she had the power to break bricks.
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan's surprise, Xiao Yu'er smiled and said: "Captain, this brick is actually a flaw in this wall. If I have to say the reason, I'm afraid the craftsman who built this wall was a little lazy.
..."
"How do you say this?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
Xiao Yu'er took out the wall brick that he photographed into two sections and said: "This kind of wall brick cracked when it was fired. Logically speaking, such bricks cannot be used, because once they crack, the entire wall will be damaged."
It may collapse...but this craftsman played a trick when building this wall..." Xiao Yu'er lightly kicked the wall with her foot and said again
, "This wall is actually integrated with the entire secret passage. In other words, if this wall is destroyed, this section of the secret passage may be destroyed..."