Liang Wude's face darkened and he said, "You and Liu Da go over and check it out."
The two pirates left in response. Liang Wude turned back to Sima Rulan and asked: "What was the noise just now? Do you know?"
Sima Rulan was secretly happy in her heart, but she did not show it on her face. Instead, she pretended to be sad and said: "I do know that Mr. Xiong probably triggered the mechanism and lowered the dragon lock gate at the exit of the secret passage. , now we are all locked in this secret cave and can’t get out!”
When Sima Rulan glanced at Hua Bushi before leaving, she hoped that he would touch the mechanism in front of the stone statue so that the secret cave could be locked. She was originally worried whether Hua Bushi could understand her hurried glances. The implication was that he did not expect that he did better than expected. Not only did he trigger the agency, but he also dragged Mr. Xiong into the water with the help of Xiong Tiannan.
However, Xiong Tiannan was a little panicked and said, "It's none of my business! How did I know there was a mechanism there, and I accidentally stepped on it."
Liang Wude's eyes showed a fierce look: he pulled out the short dagger from his waist with a "choking" sound. The cold light flashed, and the tip of the dagger was pressed against Xiong Tiannan's neck. He said sternly: "What is none of your business, you idiot? Do you want to kill everyone by doing such a stupid thing?"
Xiong Tiannan's whole body trembled, and he knelt down on the ground with a "poof!" and begged loudly: "Master Liang Wu, please have mercy on me! It's all because that boy named Hua said he wanted to compare his courage that I walked in front of the stone statue, but Don’t blame me!”
He originally thought that as long as Liang Wude came back from collecting the treasure, he would kill Hua Bushi immediately, but he did not expect that the person who is kneeling down to beg for mercy is not the evil dog master, but him, Mr. Xiong himself.
Xiong Bailing took a step forward, held up his hands and said: "Nan'er is ignorant and was deceived by others so he accidentally contacted the agency. Please be merciful to Mr. Liang Wu and spare him this time."
Liang Wude snorted coldly, but still took back the dagger. He was very angry at Xiong Tiannan for being stupid, but he knew that Xiong Bailing's martial arts was not weak. Xiong Tiannan was Xiong Bailing's only son, but he couldn't hurt him at this time, otherwise Xiong Bailing would have to turn his back.
Although Liang Wude was not afraid of Xiong Bailing, he also knew that it was not appropriate to take action against him at this time.
At this time, Chi Haigou and Liu Da, who had gone to investigate, had come back and reported that the secret passage leading to the outside of the cave had been blocked by a falling boulder.
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The secret cave passage that everyone walked down previously was not very big, but now it was blocked by a stone gate, and there was not even a single gap.
Liang Wude stood in front of the stone gate, his eyes gloomy, still holding the dagger in his hand.
He had tried it just now, and the stone gate was extremely hard, and was made of the same material as the previous stone slab outside the cave. Although his dagger cut iron like mud, he could only leave less than an inch on it when he stabbed it with all his strength. Deep and shallow marks.
In fact, the entire four walls of the cave are made of this kind of unknown but extremely hard stone, which is simply stronger than copper walls and iron walls.
At this time, everyone came to the entrance of the cave. Xiong Bailing had a livid face, Xiong Tiannan was trembling, and the four pirates also had frightened faces.
Liang Wude looked at Hua Bushi and Sima Rulan with cold eyes, but he saw that the two of them looked quite calm, especially Sima Rulan, who did not seem to have an anxious look on his face.
He said sternly: "Miss Sima, Master Hua, how dare you play tricks in front of us and use such tricks to seal the cave. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you immediately?"
Hua Bushi said: "This is a huge injustice. Since you left just now, I have been sitting on the stone platform without moving. Those pirate brothers can all prove that Miss Lan'er must also have all the shipbuilding diagrams and martial arts secrets." It was handed over to Mr. Liang, and now we are also trapped in this cave. If you don't release me as promised, why are you blaming us?"
Liang Wude said: "What secret books? Those stone chambers were filled with Buddhist scriptures and account books. I didn't see a single martial arts secret book. This girl deliberately led us to search for time, so that you, the kid, can trick us." Human, isn’t it?”
Sima Rulan said: "I have given you the shipbuilding plans. I don't know where dad put the martial arts secrets. They are probably placed together with the Buddhist scriptures. How can you blame me if you don't find them?"
Earlier, Liang Wude and Xiong Bailing escorted Sima Rulan into the stone gate. There were as many as twenty-five stone chambers inside, all of which were treasure warehouses in the past. The detailed drawings for making the dragon-slaying ship were quickly obtained, but "Shaolin" There is no trace of the martial arts secrets of the "Sect", but the many stone rooms are filled with manuscripts of various Buddhist scriptures, as well as the account books of the "Wanjintang" business over the years.
Liang Wude and Xiong Bailing searched for a long time, but could not find a martial arts secret book. However, they suddenly heard a huge noise from outside and hurried out.
Liang Wude glared at Sima Rulan and said, "How do you get out of the cave now? Tell me quickly."
Sima Rulan said: "As soon as the Dragon Lock Gate is lowered, the entire secret cave is closed. It cannot be opened from the inside. It can only be opened with the Panlong Jue outside the cave. However, Lan'er seems to remember that the Panlong Jue has been opened by Liang. The fifth master brought him into the cave, so there is nothing we can do!"
After getting the Panlong Jue at the entrance of the cave, Liang Wude brought it into the cave and put it in his pocket. Liang Wude waved his arm, and the dagger was pressed against Sima Rulan's throat, and he said angrily: "You little girl, you dare to lie to others. I will kill you now and then dig out this stone gate. I don't believe you can't get out."
Sima Rulan was not afraid, and said: "If you want to kill, go ahead. From the cave entrance on the top of the mountain to here, there are ten stone gates, and they have all fallen down now! If you have the ability to dig them out, you can get out. go."
Liang Wude had not only tested the hardness of the stone gate with his dagger before, but also slapped it with his palm. He could feel that the stone gate was at least a foot thick. Although his dagger was sharp, it might not be able to dig it open. And if it was true, As Sima Rulan said, if there are ten stone gates along the way, it is obviously hopeless to break through the gates and get out.
The fifth master in "Nine Dragon Sons" is good at calculations. He immediately thought that although Sima Rulan said that there was no way out of the cave, he was probably not telling the truth. If he could kill Sima Rulan and Hua Bu without any scruples before, Shi Erren, because the detailed plans for making the dragon-slaying ship and the "Shaolin School" martial arts secrets are not crucial to him. Under the current situation, he can't get out after being locked in a cave. When it comes to life, he can no longer kill people casually.
Thinking of this, Liang Wude took the dagger away from Sima Rulan's throat and inserted it back into the sheath. The anger on his face disappeared instantly, and he said kindly: "Miss Sima misunderstood, I just suffered." Lord Dragon King ordered us to come to get the shipbuilding plans, but he actually had no intention of killing anyone. Now everyone is trapped in this cave. If you have a way to get out, you might as well tell us. As soon as you come out of this cave, I will let you and the others go. Mr. Hua, what do you think?"
Sima Rulan pouted as if sulking, but did not answer.
Liang Wude added: "If Miss Sima doesn't believe it, Liang will definitely not break his promise if he is willing to swear."
Sima Rulan said: "Although I can trust the fifth master Liang with his promise of a thousand dollars, it is absolutely true that the dragon gate can be opened from inside the cave as soon as it is lowered. Lan'er did not lie to you."
Liang Wude said: "Even if the stone gate cannot be opened, there must be other ways out of the cave, right?"
Sima Rulan said: "Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, I don't know."
Liang Wude frowned, and when he was about to say more, Xiong Bailing who was standing aside said: "Niece Lan'er, I heard Brother Sima mention that when he first entered this secret cave, he also triggered the mechanism and was locked up in the cave. Unfortunately, my sister-in-law died because of this. Later, the disciples of the 'Feiyan Sect' who stayed outside the cave dug a passage and were able to escape. Now that we are trapped here, we can probably use that passage to escape."
Sima Rulan's face sank and she said: "Xiong Bailing, do you still have the nerve to call my parents your eldest brother and sister-in-law? Are what you did today worthy of them?"
She had always called Xiong Bailing Uncle Xiong before, but now she called him by his first name. It was obviously because Xiong Bailing mentioned her mother, which made her feel sad and angry. Facing Sima Rulan's scolding, Xiong Bailing lowered his head and said nothing. Because his face was already dark and full of beard, it was impossible to tell whether he was blushing or not.
Liang Wude's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly became hopeful and said: "It turns out there is a passage to the outside of the cave, but I don't know where it is."
He glanced at the four pirates and ordered: "You four, go to the four walls of the cave and search carefully to find the passage for me."
Before the pirates could respond, Sima Rulan said loudly: "No need to look for it, I will just take you there."
Liang Wude said happily: "Okay! Then there is Miss Lao Sima."
The passage was quickly found.
The passage is at the corner of the rock wall on one side. It is actually not difficult to find. The entrance to the cave is very narrow, only about three feet high and low. It can barely fit a person in. Previously, it was only because the stone door leading to the treasure house was too big and conspicuous. , no one noticed that there was such a small hole in the corner.
A person could barely get through the hole, but after walking a few feet into the hole, not even a mouse could get through because the passage was blocked by stones.
"What's going on? Could it be that this small hole is not the passage dug by the disciples of the 'Feiyan Clan' back then?" Liang Wude glared at Sima Rulan and shouted loudly.
Sima Rulan looked leisurely and replied: "Of course this is the passage, but after my father escaped from this passage, he had it blocked."
Liang Wude said: "It's blocked."
Sima Rulan said: "Yes! My father wants to use this place as a place to store things. Of course he will not leave any tunnels that can be entered and exited at will. If Mr. Liang Wu doesn't believe it, he can search again and see if he can find it again. The second hole."