Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 409 The Executioner Can Sharpen His Knife

"Brother, this is an iron mine!"

Shu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide. They had been rushing down the mountain for a long time. When they heard the noise, they thought they had run into other bandits again. But it turned out to be iron ore!

Some are mining, some are transporting ore, and some are directly smelting iron and casting weapons. It’s a complete one-stop service. No wonder there were so many weapons in the village before!

It turns out that they produce weapons directly. You should know that in ancient times, iron and salt were strictly controlled by the imperial court. No matter which one was touched, the Nine Clans would have to shake it, not to mention raising soldiers and mining privately. No, it is mining to raise soldiers. This is like walking a tightrope with the Nine Clans. Of course, it may also be that they want to make the Nine Clans bigger and stronger, but the risk is indeed not small!

Especially since they have discovered it, well, the executioner can sharpen his knife now.

"It's iron ore, and it looks like they've already dug up quite a bit. Mining without permission is a serious crime. We need to report this to the Emperor as soon as possible, and we also need to send troops to take control of this place as soon as possible."

Yun Qinghan thought secretly, it was fine before, but now that the iron ore has appeared, we must pay more attention to it. The emperor’s food should be almost ready now, and the only thing missing is weapons. Aren’t they being delivered now?

The iron mine here should be related to the people in the village. There are people and weapons, and it seems that it has been quite some time. There should be a lot of people involved. He needs to be more careful if he wants to dispatch people.

There is a military camp nearby, but it is impossible for them not to notice such a big commotion. Even if the commander-in-chief is unaware, there may be people who know about it. Even if troops are to be dispatched, the commander-in-chief's intentions must be confirmed first, otherwise the consequences may be even more serious.

When Tiger Pilan, Du Laoda's buddy, rushed over, he saw that everything was normal, but he didn't dare to take it lightly, so he quickly went to find the person in charge here and asked, "Has anyone been here before?"

Wu Zhitai, who was still sleepy, woke up immediately after seeing Boss Du: "No, what happened?"

Boss Du: "Two people broke into the village yesterday..."

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Wu Zhitai scratched his messy hair and immediately looked around.

"I don't know the way to your place from under the cliff. Now they are either watching us nearby or they have gone somewhere else!" Boss Du analyzed.

"Don't be complacent. We have to prepare for the worst. Send people to seal off this area now. As long as they can't get out, we will still be safe. We can't stop here. You send everyone out and try to find them out. And Lord Ding, we have to get him to support us. Now is not the time yet. What's happening here must not be leaked, otherwise we're all finished." Wu Zhitai said anxiously.

They had discovered this iron mine not long ago. They had previously thought that their master had ascended the throne, and the discovery of the iron mine would be a good omen, indicating that their master was appointed by heaven. However, the old emperor's health was getting better and better, so they decided to offer the iron mine directly, but their master was unwilling to do so.

Not only did the emperor's health improve, he also became more and more dependent on the Sixth Prince. So the master began to train his troops and mine the iron mine. In this way, it would be fine if the emperor favored the master at that time. Even if he didn't, with these, the master would still be able to compete.

They have put in a lot of effort to achieve such a scale. If they are discovered, the loss will be something no one can afford.

Several people acted separately, and the large area of ​​forest became lively. From time to time, a group of birds flew into the sky, and unknown prey also ran away into the distance.

Huo Feng and his group realized something was wrong and hid immediately, but they were relieved to see them looking for someone, as this meant that the Crown Prince and Lord Ye were still safe. The most important thing for them now was to reunite with the Crown Prince.

Thinking of this, everyone turned their eyes to Dabai!

Dabai: Just don’t act like human beings!

Although it has just felt the breath of its friend, it still remembers what its friend said, that it cannot appear in front of strange humans. Now the mountains are full of strange humans, how can it appear? It has no interest in being a sieve. Didn’t it see that the group of people next to it are hiding aside and dare not show up?

But seeing how anxious these people were, it changed direction and walked forward. It had already explored the area yesterday and had a general understanding of it. It was not like these stupid humans would wait for it. Humph! It was useless!

Huo Feng and the others, who had originally held out hope, brightened up when they saw Dabai's movements and immediately followed. With Dabai around, they saved themselves a lot of effort!

This is the road. We are going a little too far! The secret guards who had gone around for a long time were collectively silent. Shouldn't they pin their hopes on a tiger? They were almost around the mountain.

Shu Xiaoxiao was also a little nervous here. After they discovered the iron mine, they evacuated immediately, but the people behind them caught up quickly and in large numbers. Even people from other villages were their people. Almost the entire mountain was filled with their people. Even with the help of the plants, they still needed to make a larger circle.

There were too many people on the other side, and they were only two of them. No matter how powerful Senior Brother Yun's kung fu was, he couldn't withstand the constant attack of so many people. In addition, there was also Shu Xiaoxiao, who was not a burden but more of a burden. When they met people, they could only stay away from them.

Someone even discovered their tracks, so they could only try to hide. Now Shu Xiaoxiao would walk by herself for a while, and Yun Qinghan would carry her on his back for a while, hoping to get out of the mountain as soon as possible.

It was at this time that Shu Xiaoxiao discovered that her senior brother was actually injured. It was also because of her carelessness. He jumped down from such a high cliff before. Even with the help of vines, he was still bound to have some bumps and bruises. Shu Xiaoxiao was almost unharmed under Yun Qinghan's protection, while Yun Qinghan had quite a few scratches on his arms and back alone. Although he had applied medicine, Shu Xiaoxiao was still a little worried. They still had to go out as soon as possible to meet up with Huo Feng and the others.

At this time, even if Senior Brother Yun was willing to carry her, Shu Xiaoxiao was not so selfish. Although she was not good at fighting, she was not the kind of person who was powerless. At least she could still hold on. She was not willing to let Senior Brother Yun carry her.

Fortunately, there was ready-made food in her space, otherwise they would be so tired and hungry that it would be even more difficult for them to hold on.

Just when Yun Qinghan was about to hug Shu Xiaoxiao, Shu Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped. Yun Qinghan immediately asked with concern: "Are you tired? Senior brother will carry you!"

Shu Xiaoxiao panted, smiled and waved her hands: "No, brother, it's Dabai. Dabai is here to pick us up! He's right in front!"

Oh! Finally, she had at least four blisters on her feet. She really didn't want to move a step. If it weren't for the people following her, she would have wanted to lie down right now.

She was still sleepy. Who could understand? It had been a long time since she had stayed up all night. It was bad enough that she didn’t sleep the whole night, but now she had run such a long distance. If her mind hadn’t told her not to do that, her body would have gone on strike long ago, okay!

Hearing this, Yun Qinghan immediately bent down, picked up the person and walked forward. It’s good that Dabai is here, and my junior brother can have a good rest!

Shu Xiaoxiao did not stop him. Knowing that Dabai was not far away from her, all the anger in her heart was almost gone. She decided to just hold him. Being able to rest was the most important thing. She really couldn't hold on any longer.