Chapter 339

The carriage quickly left the inner city, and a few horses used by the officials were waiting at the city gate, led by the white servants.

Xu Qi 'an and the others changed to fast horses and passed through the streets and busy streets of the outer city. It only took them half an hour to leave the outer city. The six horses immediately sped up and rushed to the Great Yellow Mountain.

"The horses used by the officials are so fast. This is almost fifty yards per hour. Could the horses in my previous life run so fast …" Xu Qi 'an murmured in his heart.

Was it because of the difference in the amount of Reiki that often appeared in novels?

This conjecture was reasonable, because the Qi Cultivation Instinct was a kind of breathing method.

The group arrived at the edge of the Great Yellow Mountain at noon. They stopped by the official road and tied the horses' ropes to the trunk of the roadside. After eating some food, they took a narrow path into the mountain.

The six of them ran like crazy. After a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the river flowing at the foot of the Great Yellow Mountain.

After searching along the river for a while, they found a few vague footprints about three feet long and one and a half feet wide. There were four toes.

Lü Qing and two of his colleagues took out the bags on their backs and distributed them to Xu Qi 'an and the others.

"With the paw prints as the center, we will throw the explosives downstream. You go upstream and see if you can force the monster out of the river."

This was a plan that had been made long ago.

The Daibun Dynasty was very strict with the management of gunpowder. The recipe was kept secret, and the materials needed to make gunpowder were all monopolized by the imperial court.

Even the night watchmen and Lü Qing and other government officials only knew a little about the composition of gunpowder.

They could only smell it.

The two sides lit the explosives and threw them into the river.

"Boom!"

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

Soon, the explosives were used up. The group stood on the bank and looked at the rolling turbid waves. They waited for a long time, but the monster did not come out of the river.

"It would be great if we had the help of the Celestial Commissioner's warlock." Xu Qi 'an sighed.

The Qi Observation Spell could detect the monster's position by observing the monster's Qi.

Song Tingfeng snorted and said in a low voice, "The Celestial Commissioner's warlock is more noble than us night watchmen. They only listen to the emperor. Don't expect them to help with such a small case."

"Are the Celestial Commissioner's warlock noble? I don't think so. It's because you haven't seen their expressions when they look at me with reverence.

Xu Qi 'an nodded his head.

Both parties met up. Song Tingfeng shrugged. "It seems like it won't come out. My suggestion is to enter the mountain and take a look. My suggestion is to go into the mountain and have a look. "

Xu Qi 'an added, "First, check the area where the grey households are collecting limestone."

Lu Qing pondered for a moment before nodding.

The two groups of people entered the mountain in batches, one at the front and the other at the back, separated by dozens of meters.

Song Tingfeng looked at Lu Qing's back and pursed his lips, "This magistrate's female constable has an incredible figure. Look at that butt of hers, it's tight and firm, and her legs are so powerful that they can squeeze your soul out of your body. "Although the Musical House girls are beautiful, they are too weak." Song Tingfeng looked at Lü Qing's back.

"I agree. Women who practice martial arts have a waistline, smooth curves, tight thighs, and maybe some abdominal muscles … It reminds me of my wife, Tifa …" Xu Qi 'an said, "But she seems to be used to binding her chest. That's not good. It will make her chest deform and droop."

Song Tingfeng stared blankly for a moment before bursting into laughter. "As expected, you've noticed as well. I'm lacking an interesting companion like you. Zhu Guangxiao is a taciturn gourd that can't make a single sound."

For men, talking dirty was always an interesting and time-killing entertainment.

Zhu Guangxiao looked at him and didn't say anything.

The Hui Clan mainly collected on the main peak of the Yellow Mountain. They saw the bare mountain from afar, like white spots on a human face.

The long years of mining had damaged the towering main peak to the point that it was riddled with holes.

Both parties searched aimlessly in the mountain for a long time but didn't find anything valuable.

When they were drinking water, Lü Qing said, "The Yellow Mountain not only has high-quality limestone, but it also has rich vegetation. We can cut it down and use it as dye. It's easy for the Hui Clan to open a kiln.

"There's also a river at the foot of the mountain. It's convenient for transportation. Firewood is cheap and the ash is beautiful. Half of the labor is rich. "

Another constable added, "That's why the tax is heavy. We can't cut off our livelihood after collecting the ash."

That's why they reported it to the Yamen … Xu Qi 'an was silent for a while. He sighed. "Harsh taxes increase the number of refugees. The people's blood is the most delicious food."

Everyone was silent. No one dared to say anything.

Song Tingfeng coughed and changed the topic. "Demons don't come out of the water. We don't have enough manpower to search the mountain. Constable Lü, do you have any suggestions? "

Although Song Tingfeng was greedy for her body just now, he wouldn't despise her just because she had a big chest and a perky butt.

Lü Qing thought for a while and said, "Let's divide into three groups. Two people in a group will go to the village leaders in the nearby villages. We will go back to the capital to gather people to search the mountain. I will go to the prefectural magistrate and ask for a magician from the Celestial Commissioner to help."

"That's a waste of time." Xu Qi 'an waved his hand and said, "Choose one person to go to the village leader in the nearby villages. The rest stay here."

Lü Qing frowned.

Xu Qi 'an looked at her and said, "If there's no harvest, I will go to the Celestial Commissioner to find a magician."

He said it as if he was very confident. Would the magician from the Celestial Commissioner listen to him?

Lü Qing looked at Xu Qi 'an for a moment. She nodded slightly and sent a companion to ask for the magician.

In less than half an hour, the constable who was at the peak of the Spirit Refining Realm came back with an old man.

"My surname is Zhang, I am the village leader of the river village outside the Yellow Mountain." The old man gave a bow and said with excitement:

"I have been waiting for several daren. If you don't come, the people in the village will not be able to eat."

This matter has been delayed for half a year.

Lü Qing stared at him with sharp eyes and a dignified look: "This official wants to ask you, where did the last ten people who entered the mountain died?"

"In the south … …" Village Head Li pointed to the south of the mountain range: "They went in from the opposite direction of the river."

Song Tingfeng's heart moved: "Is there also a brothel for burning ashes over there?"

After the exploration, they found that the place where the ashes were most concentrated was not far from the river. The gray households took a detour to the mountain, so they certainly didn't dare to choose to burn ashes here.

Because when the monsters came ashore, no one can escape.

Village Head Li nodded his head: "There are only a few, not as many as here."

"Take us there." Lü Qing said with a deep voice.

"Yes!" Village Head Li seemed to be afraid of this female constable.

The group of people walked to the south. The mountain road was rugged and extremely difficult to climb. They also have to take care of Village Head Li, so they can't walk fast.

"It's here." Village Head Li stopped on the narrow path and pointed to the front. It was an open space that was excavated.

Rocks were piled up, vegetation was cut down, and there were several cave-like brothels that were used to burn ashes.

Several people searched the scene, but they didn't find any valuable clues. This place has long been cleaned up.

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

Xu Qi 'an said: "Let's go to the brothel and have a look."

Several people lit a torch, pulled out a knife, and cautiously entered the kiln.

They thought that it was just a brothel used to burn ashes, so it won't be too deep. But as they walked, Xu Qi 'an and others realized that something was wrong.

This is not a brothel, it's clearly a tunnel dug by people. After walking for a cup of tea time, they finally reached the end.

Song Tingfeng squinted his eyes and said: "You don't have to dig so deep for a brothel. It's obvious that they are digging something. There are no traces of smoke and fire on the stone wall."

Lü Qing called Village Head Li and asked: "What's going on?"

Village Head Li was stunned, he murmured: "I, I don't know … …"

Xu Qi 'an held the torch and observed the rock wall. Then, he carefully examined the ground for a moment. He casually picked up a palm-sized white ore.

This is what they mined?

This doesn't seem to be limestone.

Xu Qi 'an exerted force on his palm. His qi surged, and with a cracking sound, the white ore was crushed into powder.

He held the torch and sprinkled the powder, trying to ignite the flame.

Whoosh!

The torch suddenly burst into flames. The bright yellow flame had a dim purple color.

Saltpeter?!

Xu Qi 'an's pupil shrank.

The sudden rising flame surprised everyone in the grotto. The sound of a knife condensing qi came one after another.

When Lü Qing saw that it was Xu Qi 'an, she was slightly angry: "What are you doing?"