Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Mine

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: MineThe carriage quickly left the inner city, and several official horses were led by the white servants waiting at the city gate.

Xu Qi'an and his party changed to fast horses, passed through the streets and downtown of the outer city, and left the outer city in just half an hour. The six riders immediately sped up and rushed to Dahuang Mountain.

"Official horses run fast, this is close to fifty yards, can my horse in my previous life run so fast..." Xu Qi'an muttered in his heart.

The difference caused by different spiritual energy content that often appears in novels?

This guess makes sense, because practicing qi is a method of breathing.

The group arrived at the edge of Dahuang Mountain at noon, stopped by the official road, tied the horse rope to the tree trunk on the roadside, ate dry food, and took a narrow path into the mountain.

The six people ran wildly on the road, and after a quarter of an hour, they came to the river flowing at the foot of Dahuang Mountain.

After searching along the river for a while, they found several vague footprints, about three feet long, one and a half feet wide, with four toes. Searᴄh the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Lv Qing and two colleagues took off the packages on their backs, took out the explosive packs, and distributed them to Xu Qian'an and the other two:

"With the claw marks as the center, we will go downstream to throw the explosive packs, and you go upstream to see if you can force the monster out of the river."

This was a plan that had been planned long ago.

The Dafeng Dynasty had very strict management of gunpowder, the formula was kept secret, and the materials needed to make gunpowder were all monopolized by the court.

Even the night watchmen and the quick hands of the government office such as Lv Qing only knew a little about the composition of gunpowder.

It was still smelled out.

Both sides ignited the explosive packs and threw them into the river. "Boom!"

A dull explosion sounded, and the river water splashed several feet high.

Soon, the explosive packs were exhausted, and a group of people stood on the shore, watching the rolling muddy waves, waiting for a long time, but did not see the monster float out of the river.

"It would be great if there were sorcerers from the Imperial Observatory to help." Xu Qi'an sighed.

The Qi-watching technique can locate the location of the monster by observing the evil spirit.

Song Tingfeng uttered a "huh" and whispered: "The sorcerers from the Imperial Observatory are more noble than us night watchmen. They only obey the orders of the emperor. Don't expect to use them for such a small case."

The sorcerers from the Imperial Observatory are noble? Why don't I think so? You haven't seen their expressions when they look at me with reverence.

Xu Qi'an nodded.

The two sides met, and Song Tingfeng shrugged: "It seems that it will not come out. My suggestion is to go into the mountains to see. If there is really something in Dahuang Mountain."

Xu Qi'an added: "First check the area where the gray households collect limestone." Lu Qing nodded after pondering.

The two groups entered the mountain in batches, one in front and one behind, dozens of meters apart.

Song Tingfeng pointed at Lu Qing's back and pursed his lips: "This female constable in the government office has an amazing figure. Look at her buttocks, tight and firm, and her legs are strong, which can make you fly away. Although the girls in the Jiaofangsi are beautiful, they are still too weak."

Agreed, and this kind of woman who practices martial arts has a vest line, smooth curves and tight thighs, and maybe even shallow abdominal muscles... This reminds me of my wife Tifa... Xu Qian'an considered: "But she seems to be used to wrapping her chest, which is not good. It will cause her breasts to deform and sag."

Song Tingfeng was stunned and laughed: "You really noticed it. I just lack a companion as interesting as you. Zhu Guangxiao is a dull person who can't fart even if you hit him with three sticks."

For men, chatting about dirty things is always an interesting and time-killing entertainment. Zhu Guangxiao glanced at him and said nothing.

The ash households mainly collect ash from the main peak of Dahuang Mountain. The group saw the exposed stone mountain from a distance, just like white spots on a person's face.

Years of mining have destroyed this towering main peak.

Both sides searched aimlessly in the mountain for a long time, but did not find anything valuable.

When they gathered together to drink water, Lu Qing said: "Dahuang Mountain not only has high-quality limestone, but also rich vegetation, which can be cut on the spot to serve as dyes. It is very convenient for ash households to open kilns, digging and burning, and crushing as they burn.

"There is a river at the foot of the mountain, and it is convenient for water transport. Firewood is saved and ash is beautiful, half the effort and high profits."

Another constable in the government office added: "So the tax is also heavy. If you can't collect ash, you will lose your way of life."

So they reported it to the government office...Xu Qian'an was silent for a while, and sighed: "Exorbitant taxes give rise to refugees, and the fat of the people is the most delicious food. "

Everyone was silent for a moment, and no one dared to answer.

Song Tingfeng coughed and changed the subject: "The monsters don't come out of the water, and there are not enough people to search the mountain. Captain Lu, what suggestions do you

have?"

Although he was still craving for her body just now, Song Tingfeng would not look down on this woman just because she has big breasts and a round butt.

Lu Qing considered: "We will divide our troops into three groups, two people in a group, and go to the head of the nearby village; go back to the capital to gather people to search the mountain; I will go to the prefect to ask for a sorcerer from the Si Tian Jian to help."

"That would be a waste of time," Xu Qiyan waved his hand and said: "Choose one person to go to the head of the nearby village, and the rest will stay here."

Lu Qing frowned.

Xu Qiyan glanced at her: "If there is no harvest, I will be responsible for going to the Si Tian Jian to find a sorcerer. "

He sounded very confident... Would the sorcerer of the Imperial Observatory listen to him?

Lu Qing examined Xu Qian'an for a moment, nodded slightly, and sent a companion to ask for help.

In less than half an hour, the constable at the peak of the Refining Essence Realm returned with an old man.

"My surname is Zhang, and I am the head of the village of Waihegou Village in Dahuang Mountain." The old man saluted in an unstandard way, and said excitedly:

"I have finally waited for you adults. If you don't come, the villagers will not be able to make

ends meet."

This matter has been delayed for half a year.

Lu Qing stared at him with sharp eyes and a dignified look: "I want to ask you, where did the last dozen people who entered the mountain die?"

"In the south..." The head pointed to the south of the mountain range: "They entered from the opposite direction of the river."

Song Tingfeng's heart moved: "Are there kilns burning ash over there?"

After the exploration just now, they found that the most densely populated area for burning

ash was not far from the river. The ash households would definitely not dare to choose this

place to burn ash if they took a detour into the mountains.

Because once the monster comes ashore, no one can escape.

The head of the village nodded: "There are a few scattered spots, not as many as here."

"Take us there." Lu Qing said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The head of the village seemed to be very afraid of this female head constable.

The group walked southward. The mountain road was rugged and extremely difficult to climb. They also had to take into account the head of the village, an old man, so they did not

walk fast.

"It's here. "The headman stopped on the narrow path and pointed to the front, which was a piece of excavated open space.

There were piles of rocks, vegetation was cut down, and there were several cave-like kilns

used to burn ash.

Several people searched the scene, but found no valuable clues. This place had been cleaned

up long ago.

Song Tingfeng and Lu Qing looked at each other and shook their heads.

Xu Qian'an said: "Go into the kiln and take a look."

Several people used local materials, lit torches, drew their swords, and entered the earth kiln

cautiously.

Originally thought that the kiln was just used to burn ash and would not be too deep, but as they walked, Xu Qian'an and others realized that something was wrong.

This is not a kiln, it is clearly a tunnel dug by the population, and it took a cup of tea to reach

the bottom.

Song Tingfeng squinted and said: "The kiln does not need to be dug so deep. It is obvious that something is being dug. There is no trace of smoke and fire on the stone wall."

Lu Qing called the headman and asked: "What's going on?"

The headman was confused and said, "I, I don't know..."

Xu Qi'an held a torch, observed the rock wall, and carefully surveyed the ground for a while.

He picked up a palm-sized white ore.

Is this what is being mined?

This doesn't seem to be limestone.

Xu Qi'an exerted force on his palm, and the energy surged. With a "crack", the white ore was

crushed into powder by him.

He held the torch and sprinkled the powder on the flame.

Whoosh!

The torch instantly burst into flames, bright yellow with a faint purple.

Saltpeter?!

Xu Qi'an's pupils shrank.

The sudden rise of the flames startled everyone in the cave, and the sound of the saber being

unsheathed came one after another.

Seeing that it was Xu Qi'an who did it, Lu Qing was slightly angry: "What are you doing?"