Chapter 124 Underground House
Chapter 124 Underground House
Yuan Man asked, "How big is the slab?"
Manager Liu shrank his neck and said, "Some are big and some are small. The big ones are very big, and the small ones are used to fill the gaps."
Yuan Man lowered his eyes and glared at him, "So, you don't know what's under the stone slab?"
Manager Liu shook his head repeatedly, "I really don't know."
"Heh..." Yuan Man sneered. Apart from her, no one here would believe him.
He was responsible for burying the stone slabs, so how could he not know what was underneath?
"Are the tools and materials for making the Wu Shi San provided by the Lou family?" This was asked by Hui Chengyuan.
After hearing this, Manager Liu looked at Hui Chengyuan. Seeing that he had an extraordinary aura, he immediately thought of the fate of the Lou family and realized that this man must have come from Kyoto.
"Yes, after we make it, we give it to a man under Lou Ming, a member of the Lou family's side branch, who then sells it to diners."
“Since the Lou family members were imprisoned, that person disappeared, and we just sold it directly to the diners ourselves.”
Yuanman raised his eyebrows. Diner, that’s a good name.
"How many people in Xizhou are taking Wushisan?"
Manager Liu shook his head. "I don't know about that. I'm only responsible for making it. How can I know who will eat it?"
Yuan Man narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "I don't need to know who is eating, I just want to know roughly how many people are eating."
Manager Liu glanced at her, thought for a moment and said, "Probably about three to four thousand people."
Won Man and Hye Seung Won looked at each other.
It seems that what she guessed was right. Someone really used the Five-Stone Powder to incite the people. Their lives were controlled by people, so they would naturally do whatever they were told to do.
Hui Chengyuan glanced at the stone slab and asked, "Is this stone slab underground the secret you want to keep?"
Manager Liu was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately, "Yes, that's right."
Without Hui Chengyuan saying anything, Gu Cheng directly cut off one of Manager Liu's fingers. "If you lie again, next time it will be my arm, and then my head."
Manager Liu howled while holding his severed finger. When he howled, everyone in the village woke up.
Not long after, Yuan Yi came out carrying a man, "Master, this man has been peeping for a long time."
Hui Chengyuan took a look and narrowed his eyes, "Lou family."
He went to the prison to interrogate the Lou family. Although they did not look very well now, his facial features could still be clearly seen.
At first glance, this man bears 50% resemblance to the head of the Lou family. If he is not a direct descendant, he is either a bastard or a concubine's son.
Lou Yang didn't expect that the other party could see his identity at a glance. He looked at them, thought for a while, and then said, "I will tell you everything. After you listen to it, can you let me go?"
"You were obviously hiding well, why did you come out?" Yuan Man looked at him with interest.
Looking at his appearance, you can tell that he hasn't suffered any hardship during this period. On the contrary, he has been living very well. It is very strange that he suddenly comes out to get killed.
"I, I really couldn't stay here any longer, so I just came out. Who knew I'd meet you guys as soon as I came out." Lou Yang looked very aggrieved.
Hui Chengyuan and Yuan Man looked at each other, then said calmly: "Tell me, where have you been hiding?"
"There are no you, there is only me." Lou Yang said dejectedly.
"I am the illegitimate son of Lou Wei, the head of the Lou family. Before the imperial envoy arrested the Lou family, he brought me here, told me how to get in, and then left."
"That place was too quiet. I felt lonely and scared staying in there alone, so I thought about going out to get some fresh air at night."
"Is it an underground palace?" Yuan Man asked.
Lou Yang shook his head, "Not really, it looks like an underground house."
Manager Liu seemed to have just learned about it, with his mouth slightly open. When he saw someone looking at him, he immediately closed his mouth and shrank his neck.
Hui Chengyuan asked, "Where is the entrance?"
Seeing that he was a little scared, Lou Yang stepped back silently and said, "It's just at the foot of the mountain behind the village."
Hui Chengyuan looked over there and saw a small hill behind the village that was almost as high as the house.
Yuan Man looked at Lou Yang and asked, "Do you know what the Lou family built this underground house for?"
"Or rather, what's inside."
Lou Yang shook his head. "Lou Wei didn't care about me before. How could he let me know what to do? If the Lou family hadn't been destroyed, he probably wouldn't have thought of me."
"So how could he possibly tell me what it was used for."
"Let's go and take a look." Hui Chengyuan took the lead and walked towards the hill.
Yuan Yi followed, carrying Lou Yang.
Lou Yang shrank his neck and let him carry him without resisting, and occasionally retracted his legs.
Yuan Yi looked at him speechlessly and almost wanted to abandon him.
Everyone came to the hill and looked towards the center of the building.
Lou Yangda raised his hand and pointed at a large but inconspicuous stone on the side of the road. There were three words engraved on it: Boundary Stone.
One side belongs to the territory of Qingfang City Zhuangzi, and the other side belongs to the territory of Xizhou City.
Gu Cheng walked over and took a look. "It's so big, can you move it?"
Lou Yang broke free from Yuan Yi's hand, walked towards the stone, and pressed the word "田" on the stele.
Only a slight clicking sound was heard, and a patch of grass not far away sank.
Yuanman walked over and saw the lights flashing inside, so she walked straight in.
Seeing this, Hui Chengyuan hurriedly followed in.
The underground house has a total of four rooms. It is not very big, but not small either. It is far from the three hundred acres of land, and the place where this house is located is not even in the farm.
There was nothing in here, except for a room full of food and daily necessities, and only three or four boxes of gold and silver in the corner. This place should only be used to avoid disasters.
This person exposed this place probably just to divert their attention.
Hui Chengyuan went into every room and looked carefully at the walls, but did not find any other mechanisms.
It seems that we still need to clear out the stones in the ground to find out.
"Let's go, let's go up first." Hui Chengyuan took Yuanman out of the basement.
Over there, Ling Yang ordered his men to lock up Manager Liu and the villagers, and then he came over here.
As soon as he arrived, Hui Chengyuan gave the order, "Ling Yang, arrange for someone to clear out these stone slabs and see what's underneath."
Lou Yang's eyes changed, and when he saw Yuan Man looking at him, he immediately smiled foolishly.
Yuan Man withdrew his gaze and slightly raised his lips.
Hui Chengyuan acted as if he hadn't noticed anything and continued to order, "Let them spit out the Five Stone Powder where they made the move, and take people to take it away."
Ling Yang took the order and left.
Back at the farm, looking at the large expanse of wasteland, Hui Chengyuan looked at Yuan Man and asked, "Ari, what did you originally want to use this farm for?"
"Raising sheep." Yuanman took a look and thought that he could raise sheep now.
"Raising sheep, what delicious food have you thought of?" Hui Chengyuan looked at her with a smile.
Yuan Man nodded, "Roasted whole lamb, roasted lamb leg, roasted lamb chops, lamb soup, lamb hot pot."
Gu Cheng, who was standing next to him, wanted to eat it after hearing this.
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