Xu Zun was secretly surprised, recalling that after receiving Yue Jinglei's invitation, he did not call Ku Niang.
Logically speaking, she should still be in the Imperial Guard House.
But he didn't expect that she would follow him all the time?
Isn’t that right?
Xu Zun quickly thought that there was only one entrance above, and Huo Anu, Dongfang Yaorao and others were guarding the entrance.
How did Ku Niang get in?
Could it be that... Huo Anu let her in?
But seeing Ku Niang covered with a curtain and her face hidden behind the veil, she looked even more mysterious.
Because of her unusual dress, some people from the Shenqi Division had already noticed her, but Zhao Yu quickly waved to everyone, indicating that she was one of his own.
Seeing Ku Niang suddenly appear, Ani unnaturally hid behind Xu Zun.
She had previously called Ku Niang a female ghost, but now that she realized that Ku Niang might hear her, she naturally felt a little scared.
Xu Zun was also not sure whether Ku Niang had seen the scene where Yue Jinglei wanted to challenge her, and how she would react?
However, it was an important moment to search for Xuanmen traitors, so Xu Zun naturally did not bother to explain too much to Ku Niang.
Moreover, Ku Niang stood there motionless, still looking like she had nothing to do with her.
However, after seeing Ku Niang, Xu Zun felt a little moved in his heart.
He has realized that nothing matters to Ku Niang, only his own safety.
The reason why she followed him must be to keep her promise and to protect her own safety.
So, Xu Zun didn't say anything to Ku Niang, but just nodded to her with gratitude in his eyes.
Although Ku Niang still didn't react, Xu Zun still felt something instinctively...
"Sir," at this time, a policeman shouted excitedly by the ditch, "come and see, there is something here!"
Everyone heard the sound and left. When Xu Zun came closer, he saw two brand-new iron rods stuck in the stones beside the ditch. The iron rods were tied with knots, as if a rope ladder had been hung before.
These two iron rods are exactly the same as those in the dry well chamber, except they are not rusty, and it seems that they were driven in not long ago!
"Sir," the detective said excitedly, "it's obvious that they went down from here. They must have tied a ladder before this."
"Hey..." Zhao Yu smacked his lips and said, "Do you plan to go down and never come back again? How big a thing are they going to do?"
When Zhao Yu said this, everyone felt that the situation was even more urgent.
So, under Xu Zun's order, everyone began to prepare ropes and went below to check.
After a long while, the new rope ladder was set up, and Xu Zun climbed along the rope ladder to the bottom of the ditch.
The ditch here is much shallower than that in the dry well chamber, about two feet.
Although it was wet, there was no water on the ground.
Surprisingly, there were several human bones scattered on the ground!
Judging from the condition of the bones, they must be quite old.
"Presumably..." Zhao Yu guessed, "These are the gamblers who escaped back then that Dongfang Shenzhen said?
"Either he was running in a hurry and fell down to death, or he got lost and starved to death, right?
"Of course, it might not be..."
"It's broken," at this time, the leading detective said depressedly after checking the environment, "the ground is so hard, we can't find any trace of those Xuanmen rebels."
"It's okay, we have a compass..." After another agent rotated the compass, he suddenly frowned, "Oh, the palace is right ahead!"
Everyone followed his gesture and realized that the ditch ran north-south, but the palace was to the west. If you walked straight, there would be walls, making it impossible to pass.
It seems that they can only choose one direction to go around.
"Oh, it's like this again," Zhao Yu said, "There are many passages on both sides of the ditch, and you can go through them. How can you find them? It would be great if there was a map!
"Ani," he asked Ani, "pay attention and see if those Xuanmen people leave any marks or anything?"
"Hmph..." Ani glanced at Zhao Yu angrily.
"Sir, special envoy," the chief of the police asked Xu Zun, "next, shall we divide our troops into two groups?"
Xu Zun did not rush to make a decision, but stroked the slippery canal wall and thought about something carefully.
Judging from various signs, the Xuanmen rebels should have gone to the underground culvert here, and their target is most likely the imperial palace.
Through comparison, Xu Zun also came to the conclusion that the side of the dry well secret room seemed older, but the traces here were very fresh.
It can be inferred from this that the Xuanmen rebels were looking for passages in this underground culvert, and it shouldn't be a day or two.
Even though they have Cao Ding's map to help them, they still need to keep exploring to find the right path.
But despite this, Xu Zun still couldn't figure out what they were going to do underground?
This big bluestone is extremely hard. Even if it is blown up with explosives, how much force will it take to blow it up?
Even if you can shake the palace, how can you make that solid palace collapse?
Besides, even if the palace really collapses, are they so sure that they can kill the Queen Mother?
The so-called heavenly calamity of Xuanmen, the change of heaven as mentioned by Ye Hanchen...
In Xu Zun's mind, there is always one of the most important questions lingering in his ears, that is, even if Xuanmen really has the ability to kill the Queen Mother and the Emperor, what can it do?
There will be new queen mothers and emperors who will ascend to the Golden Luan Book. This Daxuan Dynasty will always belong to the Li family, right?
Could it be that all this effort was just to launch a terrorist attack?
Is there a more terrifying force hidden behind this?
"Sir, special envoy..."
Seeing that Xu Zun remained silent for a long time, the police chief couldn't help but press him again.
Only then did Xu Zun stop thinking, nodded to them and said, "This has to be the case now. Let's divide the troops into two groups. Everyone will make a mark and arrange the manpower to deliver the message.
"Then watch the compass and send a message back once you find the way to the palace."
"yes!"
Everyone agreed and immediately started to divide into teams.
"Old Zhao," Xu Zun said, "Ani, Ani, and Ku Niang will stay here while you and the police chief search separately!
"If you have any questions, please give us feedback in time..."
"This..." Although Zhao Yu was a little reluctant, he still clasped his fists and agreed.
After following Xu Zun for so long, he seems to have developed a habit. As long as Xu Zun is by his side, he feels confident.
After everyone left, Xu Zun stood there and continued his thinking.
He felt more and more that the explosives were just a cover.
Because, he noticed that the footprints left on it were relatively shallow, and there were no signs of being dragged by heavy objects.
Moreover, the entrance to the cave is so narrow that explosives cannot be transported down.
Unless there is a more suitable entrance elsewhere...
Tsk tsk...
He quickly remembered what Lin Chaofeng said. The palace was heavily guarded. Even if these Xuanmen rebels could really break into the palace, how much trouble would they cause?
Lan Qizhi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said that there is a layer of diamond wall underneath the palace, and it is more difficult to enter the palace from underground than to climb to the sky.
There is no water in the Jinyin River, and there are no buildings that reach the sky inside or outside the palace. If Xuanmen wants to cause a catastrophe, how should it be done?
"Sir," Ani saw Xu Zun thinking hard and asked quickly, "What's wrong with you? Do you think something is wrong?"
"Yeah..." Xu Zun sighed, "I can't figure out what big move they can make?"
"I really hope Ani can help you, but..." Ani said anxiously, "I really told you everything I know!"
"I know, I know..." Xu Zun pressed Ani's shoulder and said, "You have tried your best!"
Looking at Ani's stunning appearance, Xu Zun couldn't help but feel a flash of fear.
However, after the throbbing, his thoughts suddenly stopped at a certain point, and then, his whole body suddenly froze.
Ani thought that Xu Zun was looking at her in trance, and her cheeks were slightly red with embarrassment.
"Huh?" Xu Zun glared at Ani and asked, "Ani, I heard you say before that these young assassins were not trained using the model of Qinglanguan, right?"
"Yes!" Ani nodded, "They are all the same as me, either they were abused and bullied since childhood, or they are all official women who had their homes confiscated or exiled.
"Because I have hatred towards Daxuan, I was used by Xuanmen..."
"Why!!?"
The next second, Xu Zun seemed to have fallen into trance, and seemed to have thought of an extremely important question.
And this problem is exactly the flaw he has been looking for!
"My lord, my lord..." Ani was startled and asked quickly, "What's wrong with you?"
"I...my mother is such a bear!" Xu Zun said in shock, "All this time, I have only seen Qinglan Guan training female killers. I only stared at those female killers, but completely ignored another important thing!!
