After the four of them jumped down, they discovered a hidden world below. It was a mountain cave, about fifty to sixty square meters in size. Inside, there were tables, chairs, and a stone bed, resembling a man's bedroom. A tiger skin lay on the stone bed.
However, the stone room was peculiar. After walking around for a long time, they couldn't find any door.
"Why is there no door in this room? How did the person living here get in and out?" the second one patted all around. The sounds were all muffled, indicating solid stone walls. "Read books."
"Yeah, who would live here?" the fifth one prodded some clothes with his knife and couldn't help but ask Su Muqing.
"Who knows! Could they be bandits?" Su Muqing guessed casually and prepared to use her detector to scan the area.
"Come over here, it looks like there's a stone door!" Lu Yuzhi pointed to two very faint cracks on the wall, preparing to see if it could be pushed open.
"Wait! It seems someone is coming, let's hide first." Su Muqing saw several small dots moving towards them on the detector screen in her space. She quickly stopped Lu Yuzhi.
But for some reason, ever since they entered the mountain, the screen in her space had become very fuzzy, like a weak signal. Could the thick stone walls here be affecting the detector's signal source?
So, the group hid back in the protruding stone room above, lifting the wooden planks slightly to peer down.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, a rumbling sound came from the cave, followed by the voices of several men.
Although the men did not enter the stone room, their voices were very loud. Therefore, Su Muqing and the others hiding above could clearly hear what they were saying.
Man A: "Big brother, you had a very fruitful trip this time!"
Suspected Leader: "Hahaha! It's alright, I did get some good things, worth my trip. How about your side?"
Man B: "The scouts reported that the group of fat sheep he was eyeing are now at the foot of our Kanzi Mountain, setting up some strange makeshift shelters. I've already sent brothers to keep an eye on them. Once big brother gives the order, we'll make our move!"
Suspected Leader: "Do those people have a lot of things? In this scorching weather, is it worth me going personally?"
Man C: "Yes, a lot. I heard they have not only silver but also a lot of food and women. Oh, and also treasures from foreign lands!"
Suspected Leader: "Oh? Treasures? What kind of foreign treasures?"
Man C: "I don't know about that. The scout said he hadn't seen it, but it's definitely a treasure. It runs very fast!"
Man D: "Big brother, let's go quickly. It's been a long time since we had good goods in the village. This time, I must snatch the prettiest one."
Man C slapped Man D on the head: "Spit out your mother's words, the prettiest one naturally belongs to big brother."
Man D apologized with a sheepish grin: "Right, right, I misspoke, of course, the prettiest one belongs to big brother!"
Suspected Leader: "Hahahaha! Good! Then what are we waiting for? Gather the brothers, we'll go straight down the mountain and rob them clean, to give the brothers in the village some variety!"
Hiding in the small stone room, the group looked at each other, a bad premonition in their hearts. These people really seemed to be bandits! Who were the "fat sheep" they spoke of? The strange makeshift shelters at the foot of Kanzi Mountain?
Suddenly! The group exchanging glances said in unison. "We're in trouble! Hurry back..."
The second and fifth ones channeled their inner strength and used their Qinggong to carry the two up the previous straight passage. The group quickly climbed up.
The third one heard a sound coming from the passage and went to check. "Muqing, why are you back so soon?"
The third one directly reached out and pulled Su Muqing up, then pulled the others behind her. "What's down there?"
"Don't ask, let's hurry back. The villagers might be in danger." Su Muqing said as she went to help Su Cuiping and Su Cuilan.
Climbing up the previously folded stairs. The second one pulled Lu Yuzhi, the fifth one pulled Su Muqing, the seventh one pulled Lin Rongrong, the third one carried Su Cuiping on his back, and the tenth one carried Su Cuilan on his back. The group ran and flew, quickly heading down the mountain.
On the other side. A group of bandits, under the scorching sun, hid behind the scattered rocks at the foot of the mountain. They looked at the people cooking and living in the distance and began to discuss in low voices.
"Damn it, are these people refugees? Why are they all dressed so cleanly? I've robbed so many refugee teams, but I've never seen refugees who are so particular about eating."
"Who said that? Did you see it? Those women just now actually used so much water to wash their pots! Damn it, I'm so thirsty, and they dare to waste water like this."
"Look! Isn't that a piece of meat in that old woman's hand? Where did they get such a big piece of meat? Could it be white meat?"
"No way, right? They don't seem like people who eat white meat..."
"Tsk! Who can say for sure?"
"Ge Da, look quickly, what is that thing sitting under that person's butt? Why does it look like a vehicle?"
"I don't know, I've never seen it. It looks like something from overseas. This should be the foreign treasure that Chen San Lai mentioned."
"Pah! Who cares what treasure it is! When big brother arrives, we'll rob them all. Then we'll kill all the men and keep all the women."
"Hehehe, let me tell you! I've taken a liking to that woman wearing the indigo褂子. Brothers, you can't snatch her from me!"
"You damn guy, over there are a few wearing indigo褂子, who do you know you're talking about?"
"He wants them all! Hahahaha..."
As the group of bandits was chatting enthusiastically, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from behind. "Giddy up~ giddy up..."
"It's big brother and them coming."
"Quick, quick, quick, get up..."
The bandits responsible for surveillance scrambled up and got on the horses of the group that had just arrived. Then they galloped towards the direction where the tents were set up.