After persuading Long Tianhao with much difficulty, Lin Mengya bypassed the traps alone and slowly approached the mine.
After all the ores were mined, they would be transported to an open place to be selected.
Although the security there was very strict, because of the selection of ores over the years, there were many small mountains of gravel.
Using the gravel mountains as cover, she quietly approached the miners who were working.
She saw that although there were men and women, they were all as thin as a stick.
Everyone's face was the same numb, as if they had long been used to such a life that was worse than death.
"Hurry up!"
The man in charge of the guard swung his black leather whip.
The workers who were responsible for transporting and selecting ores shrank their shoulders and tried to speed up their movements.
They did not dare to resist at all, but the overload of work made them exhausted.
For a moment, except for the sound of turning stones, no one could be heard at all.
Lin Mengya looked around and soon found a good opportunity.
Not far from where she was hiding, a woman with a yellow face was struggling to transport a small cart of ores with the help of two children.
The three of them were so weak that they couldn't even stand a gust of wind.
But the woman's face was a little anxious.
She must not fall down!
Here, children without the protection of their parents would only end up with death.
But although she clenched her teeth, her body was still swaying.
Just when she was about to faint, suddenly, a figure ran to her side quickly.
The man put something in her and the two children's mouths and whispered, "Hold it with your tongue, don't swallow it!"
The mother opened her eyes wide, and the children did the same subconsciously.
Soon, their cart arrived at the destination steadily.
However, there was a young lady beside them.
The mother looked at her warily, but the thing in her mouth brought a burst of coolness, so that she could keep her drowsy head awake.
Lin Mengya gave the mother and the children a look, and the four of them continued to push the empty cart back as if nothing had happened.
The guard did not feel strange.
He just glanced at the four of them and shouted impatiently, "Don't think about being lazy! If you don't finish the work today, don't think about eating! "
Lin Mengya lowered her head even more, just like the other workers here.
The four of them quickly returned to the mine. However, as Lin Mengya's mother, she did not directly bring Lin Mengya to work. Instead, she pulled her aside when the guards were not paying attention.
"Miss, who are you? What are you doing here? "
There wasn't much wariness in the woman's voice.
Perhaps she had already sensed what was in the pill that Lin Mengya had given her.
For miners like them, it was something they could only dream about.
Lin Mengya also took the opportunity to say in a low voice, "Big sister, I'm here to help you."
"Help us?" No one knew what she was thinking, but the woman's expression didn't look good, and she didn't seem happy at all.
Instead, he shielded the two children behind him and said to her tentatively, "We're fine, we don't need your help. Hurry up and leave before they find out! "
Why was he reacting like this?
Lin Mengya suddenly thought of the three masters who went up to the Duck Mountain.
From the looks of it, they should have fallen into a similar trap, right?
This was difficult. She had to dispel these people's vigilance first.
Only in this way could she take them out.
"Big sister, I'm not from the Black Evil Deity."
She rolled her eyes and said, "Have you heard of Master Huo?"
"Master Huo?" The slightly older child behind the woman suddenly said with some excitement, "Mother, she knows Brother Huo!"
The woman was startled and immediately covered the child's mouth with all her might.
"What Master Huo? We don't know anyone. Miss, you've got the wrong person! "
It was obvious that the woman knew Master Huo, but for the purpose of self-protection, she had to disassociate herself from him.
"Yes, I'm Master Huo's friend. I think the Black Evil Deity doesn't know that you're all fortune-tellers, right? "
The woman was obviously stunned, and then looked at her in confusion.
"You know fortune-tellers?"
She nodded.
"I also know that Master Huo and Wang Yan are looking for you secretly.
Of course, it's understandable that you don't believe me, but as you can see, I'm just one person.
If you think what I said is false, you can go to the guards and report me now. I won't implicate you and your children. "
Her attitude was frank and open. The woman looked at her doubtfully a few times, and then she calmed down a little, no longer like a frightened bird.
But there was still distrust in her eyes.
"Even if you're Master Huo's man, what are you doing here?"
"To save you, of course."
"You're alone. How can you save us?"
Of course, the woman didn't believe her.
Lin Mengya stretched out her hands and gave each of them a specially made ginseng pill.
"So, I want to see someone among you who can be in charge."
The woman looked at the small pill in her hand and struggled for a long time.
In the end, she took two pills and gave them to the children.
"I can take you there, but you have to be careful. The guards here have already harmed many girls. "
She smiled at the other party and accepted the woman's kind reminder.
Judging from their behavior, the inhumane torture didn't completely break their spirit.
This was good news for her.
In the dark mine, the woman led her to avoid one guard after another.
Finally, they came to a mine that seemed to have been abandoned.
The woman looked left and right, and then whispered to her, "Follow this path. If anyone asks you, tell them you're going to see Eldest Grandpa."
She nodded to show that she remembered.
The woman thought for a while and said in a pleading tone, "If you're really sent by Master Huo, please take my children out!"
She had no reason to refuse a mother's pleading.
"Okay. Don't be afraid, I'll get you out! "
The woman's eyes blurred with tears.
She hugged her two children tightly, but her sobs were barely audible.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Soon, the three of them left.
After making sure there was no one around, Lin Mengya walked in.
There were gravel everywhere in the mine. If it were anyone else, they would fall after a few steps.
But with the help of the system, she walked into the depths of the mine as if she was walking on flat ground.
"Master, there's movement in front!"
Xiaoyao's warning and the subtle voice in the space reached her ears at the same time.
She thought for a while and stopped.
"I'm here to see Eldest Grandpa."
The voice inside suddenly disappeared without a trace.
She didn't wait long before a cold blade appeared on her neck.
"Who told you about this place?"
The voice above her head was cold and murderous.
But Lin Mengya was not afraid.
"I'm Master Huo's friend. I'm here to seek help from Eldest Grandpa."
Master Huo's name did not make the blade move away from her neck.
But the voice hesitated for a while and then spoke again.
"The person you're looking for is not here. Get out now!"
Would he let her go?
Lin Mengya thought it was impossible.
"Brother, even if you want to kill me, you have to wait until I see Eldest Grandpa.
Master Huo is now outside to buy time to save you. If you miss this opportunity, it won't be so easy next time. "
The man was silent.
Just when she was considering whether she should restrain him, he suddenly said, "Okay."
Then she felt her wrist was firmly held by a big hand that looked like an eagle's claw.
"Behave yourself!"
The man was still on guard and continued to pull her inside.
After walking for a few minutes, she finally saw the flickering candlelight.
At the edge of a relatively large mine, she saw a few similarly skinny men, all of them looking at her warily.
And in the middle of them was an old man with white hair.
"I heard that you want to see me?"
The old man seemed to be in poor health and his voice was weak.
But even in the dim light, his eyes could not hide the sharpness in them.
When he was outside, he must have been a person who could summon the wind and summon the rain.
Unfortunately, he was old and trapped here. He had long become a toothless old cat.
"Are you Eldest Grandpa?"
The old man coughed and said calmly, "That's how they call me. You don't look familiar. You don't seem to be from here."
Even though she deliberately made her clothes dirty and had a slender figure.
But compared to the miners here, who looked like they had been toiled dry, they were indeed much healthier.
"Eldest Grandpa is indeed wise."
But the old man just shook his head.
"You are different from them. I don't see any fear in your eyes.
Miss, no matter who you are, this old man admires your courage and insight. "
Everyone here, no matter what they did before, was terrified and helpless.
There were very few people who looked as calm as her.
The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at her carefully. He was probably thinking about her true identity.
"Eldest Grandpa, you flatter me." She stepped forward, and the people's gazes became even colder.
"Actually, I came this time to send a message to everyone on behalf of Master Huo.
He is now fighting with the mountain bandits at the front of the mountain, and my people will soon come here to pick everyone up.
But we don't know the situation of the defense here. Please tell us, Eldest Grandpa, so we can deal with it. "
Hearing that someone was coming to save them, everyone was very excited.
But soon, they thought of the countless times they had been disappointed, and their expressions became solemn again.
Some of them even started to size her up with hostile gazes.
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