Chapter 1261: Chapter 1261
Uncle Long walked at the front, and this ti he seed much more reliable.
The entrance to the secret passage was amidst a dense forest at the foot of the mountain.
The entrance was a narrow cave, but once you crawled in, you found that there was more than t the eye inside.
Zhang Yang looked around carefully and said in so surprise, “This cave mouth doesn’t seem natural; this passage inside, although it appears rough, must have been artificially mined.”
Uncle Long nodded and then shared his conjecture.
“I suspect that this might be a mining tunnel inside, but I don’t understand why they apparently abandoned it halfway through.”
“At the ti, I accidentally discovered that the rock wall deep inside this mine had already collapsed.”
“That’s exactly why it accidentally connected with the secret passage inside that hidden stone cave on Changbai Mountain.”
“I’ve been here once, but it was perilous inside, so I didn’t dare venture deeply.”
“The only certainty is that if we follow the path inside, we’ll definitely reach the stone cave we visited at the beginning.”
Zhang Yang, equally curious, asked, “Who dug out the stone cave on Changbai Mountain?”
Uncle Long shook his head, “That’s unknown, but it must be hundreds, if not thousands, of years old.”
“What’s most crucial is that I suspect it might have been an ancestral tomb dug out by so significant figure?”
“Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a stone coffin like that.”
Actually, Zhang Yang was more eager to know what connection the stone coffin had with his grandfather, sensing an inexplicable link.
At this mont, the butler behind suddenly spoke, “There’s sothing wrong; so suspicious people seem to be outside.”
Previously, they had posted two subordinates outside the cave entrance for clandestine guard duty.
The main purpose was as a precaution, never expecting anyone would actually co during such a critical ti.
Uncle Long’s face changed, and he looked towards Zhang Yang, silently asking how to handle the situation.
After pondering for a mont, Zhang Yang said gravely, “Tell those two subordinates not to bother with them. Don’t alert them; if they want to et you, let them in.”
Upon hearing this, Uncle Long imdiately understood Zhang Yang’s intention.
He nodded to the butler, who then contacted the people outside through his earpiece to relay the command.
Imdiately afterwards, Zhang Yang asked Uncle Long, “Is there a place to hide? Let’s hide first and see what their intentions are.”
“There should be, there are lots of forks inside this mine, follow .”
The three of them found a relatively hidden fork in the path to hide.
Over half an hour passed when they began to hear footsteps approaching.
Uncle Long and the butler were a bit nervous, but seeing Zhang Yang beside them, they couldn’t help but feel sowhat relieved.
With Zhang Yang present, so ergencies could still be managed.
Zhang Yang focused intently on that direction, and after a while, he whispered, “Be careful, they’re here.”
Uncle Long and the butler’s expressions turned solemn; they slowed their breathing and watched the direction of the incoming people carefully.
Sure enough, within monts, seven or eight people appeared, five or six of whom were fully ard, equipped with powerful assault rifles.
It seed these people had co prepared.
Uncle Long hadn’t expected this mine to be exposed.
He worried that Zhang Yang might misunderstand that he had leaked the information, so he wanted to explain, but Zhang Yang gestured for silence.
Seeing this, Uncle Long had no choice but to keep quiet for now.
And at this mont, those people began to converse.
“Li Hu, are you sure this is the right place? This doesn’t look like the path to that underground palace under Changbai Mountain.”
“Young Master Pan, we risked our lives to discover this road, I assure you no one else knows.”
“You can rest assured, if we can’t reach that location, feel free to deal with however you like. However, we’re taking the risk of betraying the Qingyi Sect to lead you here, so don’t go back on the promised reward.”
“Otherwise, we brothers are not to be trifled with.”
Pan Xiaolong snorted coldly and said to Li Hu, “Rest assured, we won’t short-change you; as long as you can lead us to that place and escort us back, I’ll add another twenty percent.”
Li Hu was happy to hear this and said, “Young Master Pan, you’re generous.”
“But I’m curious, things in that underground palace are already empty, what can you find here?” Li Hu asked with a grin.
Pan Xiaolong’s face sank, and he said to Li Hu, “You don’t need to ask that; your task is to lead us inside and then escort us out.”
Li Hu pursed his lips but said no more; they were indeed here to earn money this ti.
Just leading the way could earn them a substantial reward, so taking so risks was worth it, as long as the Qingyi Sect didn’t find out, everything was negotiable.
The group continued heading inside as they talked.
After they had gone far, Zhang Yang, Uncle Long, and the others erged.
The conversation had also inford them that these people were from the Qingyi Sect.
And they had brought outsiders here; that person nad Pan seed to have other plans.
Zhang Yang asked Uncle Long, “Do you know that person surnad Pan? Who are they?”
Uncle Long shook his head, “They look unfamiliar, but to ntion it, there used to be a Pan Family in the northeast, a wealthy family with hundreds of years of inheritance.”
“But later, during the Japanese invasion, the family produced traitors.”
“After the war ended, the entire family was either executed or fled to Japan.”
“Of course, whether that Young Master Pan we just saw belongs to that Pan family is unknown.” Uncle Long could only speculate, not daring to be certain.
Zhang Yang pondered for a mont, then chuckled softly, “If that’s the case, it gets interesting.”
Uncle Long also laughed, “Yes, if that Pan guy is indeed a descendant of the traitor family and dares to co to our territory seeking treasure or plotting sothing else, we’ll make sure he pays.”
Zhang Yang knew clearly that soone like Uncle Long, a leader in the underground world, was imnsely principled.
Especially when it ca to loyalty and righteousness, possibly more reliable than ordinary people.
“Let’s go; since soone is scouting ahead for us, we should take advantage of it, but be careful not to expose ourselves yet, let’s see their intentions.” Zhang Yang advised.
Uncle Long and the butler grabbed their weapons, exchanged a brief glance, nodded, and continued forward with Zhang Yang.
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