Everyone immediately got busy, and after a while of hard work, they finally cleared an open space.
There is actually soil underneath.
This surprised Chen Xiaobei.
Suddenly I remembered that the bottom of the canyon near the mountain temple is also soil. Is it possible to get there?
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but get excited.
Looking at the dejected people, he knew that he had to use psychological tactics to cheer them up.
"Everyone, I think we should go out soon. I remember that the canyon under the mountain temple is made of soil. I believe we can walk back there."
Upon hearing his words, everyone's eyes flashed with excitement again.
Ma Biao cheered up, looked around, and brought over some wild game.
There are ready-made dead branches and leaves around, so roasting them is not a problem.
While eating delicious barbecue, everyone was talking to each other, and the atmosphere became lively again.
Only Liu Rumei quietly pulled Chen Xiaobei aside and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure you can get to the mountain temple?"
Chen Xiaobei knew that Liu Rumei was worried about taking the wrong path. He laughed and cried, "Actually, I don't know, but I feel like it should be possible."
After hearing his words, Liu Rumei suddenly straightened up and said, "Thank you, your words just now gave everyone great confidence. Do you know what to do next?"
Of course Chen Xiaobei understood, and the next step was to continue drawing the pie.
"I know, don't worry, I know what to do."
At this time, Hetou Village is at the foot of Qingniu Mountain.
Ma Xiaoyi was arranged by Liu Rumei to stay and guard the house, and there were seven or eight Liu family members with him.
While we were eating, suddenly a homing pigeon flapped its wings and landed in the yard.
Ma Xiaoyi put down his chopsticks, walked to the yard, took the carrier pigeon, took out the secret message, put the carrier pigeon back into the cage and returned to the house.
After taking a look at the secret message, Ma Xiaoyi was stunned and stayed there for a long time without moving.
Seeing him like this, Ma Xiaogang asked in surprise, "Brother Xiaoyi, what's wrong with you?"
Ma Xiaoyi said nothing, but handed over the secret letter in his hand.
Ma Xiaogang took it and couldn't help but read softly, "The coffin of the second young master was robbed. Except for Liu Ziming, the whereabouts of the others are unknown."
What?
Everyone present almost exclaimed in unison.
"Brother, what should we do?" Everyone surrounded Ma Xiaoyi.
Ma Xiaoyi was still a few years older, and he quickly calmed down from his panic.
"Get ready to go up the mountain immediately to find the lady."
"But it's late at night!" Ma Xiaogang looked a little worried.
Ma Xiaoyi shook his head, "I have to go at night."
"By the way, let's go ask Chen Xiaobei for help." Ma Xiaogang suddenly had an idea.
Ma Xiaoyi ran outside without saying anything.
They didn't know that Chen Xiaobei had not come back, so they came to Chen Xiaobei's courtyard door. Ma Xiaoyi raised his hand and knocked gently on the courtyard door.
In the courtyard, Cui Hongyu, Shen Ziyan, Huang Ying, Chen Qiaoer and others were having dinner.
Seeing that it was Ma Xiaoyi, Cui Hongyu smiled and asked, "What can I do for you?"
"I'm looking for Chen Lichang. Where is he?" Ma Xiaoyi looked very polite.
There was a hint of surprise on Cui Hongyu's face. Don't you know?
"My husband is on Qingniu Mountain, and he should be with you, Miss Liu, right now."
Ma Xiaoyi was a little surprised when he heard this. He clasped his fists again and said, "I have something urgent and I want to go up the mountain to find my lady. I want to find a guide. Can you help introduce one?"
Cui Hongyu frowned upon hearing this.
"It's getting late, and we have to go into the mountains tomorrow. By the way, you might as well ask Brother Lidong."
After Ma Xiaoyi thanked him, he left with a disappointed look on his face.
Watching him leave, Huang Ying suddenly asked, "Brother Xiaobei should be back tomorrow, right?"
Cui Hongyu nodded, "Yes, tomorrow is the third day, and it's time to come back."
Hearing what he said, Huang Ying's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Very good."
Just when he was about to say a few more words, Shen Ziyan quietly kicked his foot again.
Huang Ying then gave up.
At this time, Chen Lidong felt a little embarrassed after hearing Ma Xiaoyi's request.
"Brother Yi, I'm really sorry. No one dares to go up the mountain this late at night. How about I go with you personally early tomorrow morning?"
Ma Xiaoyi was a little anxious, so he took out a banknote from his pocket and said, "I'll give you five hundred taels of silver. Let's go to the head office. Five hundred taels of silver is enough for you to buy a house in the capital."
As the saying goes, one's eyes open when one sees money. Seeing this generous bounty, Chen Lidong's heart was moved.
"Okay, but there's one thing. I have to make arrangements for going into the mountains in the middle of the night."
"Okay, then I'll go back and clean up. We'll see you later."
It wasn't until the sun shone into the canyon the next day that Chen Xiaobei and the others woke up one after another.
The reason why I slept so hard was because I was tired from the long days, and also because I slept here, the leaves were very warm and comfortable, so I slept well.
Everyone got up lazily and ate something before continuing to move forward.
But within a short while, everyone became discouraged again.
The leaves were still deeper than the knees, making it impossible to move forward. Every step was very strenuous.
Liu Rumei was also a little discouraged at this time, but now he knew that everyone was discouraged and he had to persevere. He came to Chen Xiaobei and asked with a smile, "Xiaobei Li Chang, how far do we have to go?"
Chen Xiaobei smiled calmly, "It's coming soon, I guess it'll be almost noon."
Upon hearing this, everyone gained confidence again.
But the leaves were still so thick until noon. Taking advantage of lunch, Liu Rumei called Ma Biao to the side and whispered a few words.
Ma Biao nodded. He stood up and said to everyone, "You guys rest while I go ahead to explore the road."
As he spoke, he jumped up to the top of the tree. Using Qinggong, he jumped three times and disappeared.
Everyone rested for a while, but seeing that Ma Biao still hadn't come back, Liu Rumei said with a smile, "No wait, let's move forward slowly."
Because of the support of Ma Biao's belief in exploring the road ahead, everyone worked hard to move forward.
After walking for about an hour, I saw Ma Biao approaching from the front, "We can't go further for a few miles, and the fallen leaves will gradually become shallower. We should be out soon."
Hearing this, everyone regained confidence and accelerated their pace.
Don't tell me that Ma Biao really didn't lie this time. He walked forward for another two or three miles, hoping to feel that the fallen leaves were getting lighter and heavier, and finally got out of this fallen leaf area before it got dark.
Walking out of this area, there are rugged rocks and not many trees in front.
It looked like he was about to go out, but this also made Chen Xiaobei's heart sink instantly. It seemed that he could not reach the mountain temple.
Because he didn't know how far they had gone, Chen Xiaobei couldn't estimate where they had gone.