青亚县的混乱比预想中的还要严重.在山脚下守卫的威武虎穴的兄弟们,甚至看到有人高举前朝的旗帜,高喊着'进军京城'之类的话.
蔡长以前也想过这样的事情,但只是在闲暇的时候,只是在做白日梦.
如果真剑与流血,他根本没有胆量去尝试——就算是十倍的勇气也不行.
但现在,青雅县那边的豪男居然做到了.虽然没有人知道结局如何,但蔡长官的第一反应是跑得快.
叛乱是那种让你整个部落都被处决的罪行!
他只是一个小强盗.他怎么敢卷入这种事情呢?
幸运的是,帝国军还没有成功镇压叛乱.当妇女,儿童和老人安全撤离后,蔡长官拿起他的大刀,毫不犹豫地转身沿着山路跑去.
至于提前去侦察青雅县的老三老七,他只能道歉.最坏的情况是,他会在节日期间为他们烧更多的纸祭品,这样他们就可以在来世过上更好的生活.
"走!"
蔡长人手拿大刀,一马当先,如风奔跑.
陈洛跟在后面.离开山地据点后,他确实看到不少士兵包围了这片区域.
在这场所谓的造反中,陈洛比任何人都更懂得真相.尽管青雅县一片混乱,但叛军实际上并不存在.为了积取战功,这些士兵无疑会横扫群山——首先,杀死一些流浪汉并增加人数;其次,看看他们是否能发现任何强盗藏身处的痕迹.
它的名字和强大的虎穴一样臭名昭著,自然而然地被列为要消灭的目标之一.
蔡长官确实没有辜负他作为土匪头子的名声,他在无数次政府突袭中幸存下来.他毫不费力地避开了搜寻山体的巡逻队,带领陈洛等人穿过一片带刺的灌木丛,在一丛茂密的低矮灌木丛下爬行.
没过多久,流水的声音就传到了他们的耳中.
"有水吗?"
陈洛的耳朵抽搐了一下——他已经听到了声音.但当他抬头一看时,他只能看到前方的一堆岩石和纠缠在一起的荆棘;根本没有河流的迹象.早些时候,他和三叔试图寻找出路时,已经彻底搜索了这片区域,没有找到任何河流的踪迹.
"这是一条贯穿山的地下河,"
蔡长从前面说道,连头都没回.
蔡长子真的很感激陈洛和叔叔及时警告了他,所以他没有对他们隐瞒这件事.
片刻之后,蔡长领着他们来到了一堆散落的石头前.
那是由几块堆积在一起的大石头组成的,长满了带刺的灌木丛.如果不从下面爬过灌木丛,他们永远不会想象这里隐藏着一条隐藏的地下河流.
"顺着这条河下去,就能到达盐湖县."
盐湖县是青牙县相邻的县城,大约二十多里地的样子.
如果蔡当家说的是真的,那这地方当真可以算是一条逃出生天的通道了.
"走!"
蔡长子带头,从岩石之间的缝隙中溜了出去.不久之后,一阵飞溅的声音——有人撞击水面的声音.之前曾多次面临帝国的袭击,强大的虎穴不止一次使用过这条地下河.他们很熟悉这条路.
剩下的土匪很快就跟着他进去了.
陈洛留在后面.只有在确定没有危险之后,他才终于在他们后面爬了进来.
穿过隧道时,陈洛回头看了一眼.
青雅县的火势现在燃烧得更加猛烈.即使从这个距离,仍然可以听到武器的碰撞声.无数平民在哀嚎,生命逐渐消失.他们中的大多数人甚至不知道自己为什么会死去.就连陈洛和他的三叔陈大河,也没弄清楚真正的原因.
他们只是在逃命.而已.
this world... was truly rotten to the core.
after passing through the tunnel, chen luo fell into the water. the water in the underground river was chillingly cold, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
"brother chen, hurry up!"
the voices of chief cai and the others came from ahead.
"coming."
chen luo quickly caught up.
the underground river was relatively wide, and the water flow was gentle. looking up, he saw that the entire ceiling was covered with stalactites. this type of underground river terrain was actually quite dangerous, as the landscape often shifted. although chief cai and the others were familiar with the river, it was a route that most others wouldn't dare take.
they had been drifting along the river for about half a day.
having fully adapted to the darkness, chen luo suddenly squinted his eyes. not far ahead, the water had become much more turbulent, and he could faintly see a light in the distance.
"be careful, we're about to exit!"
chief cai, who was swimming at the front, shouted loudly.
hearing this, the bandits immediately sucked in a breath and held it, diving underwater. chen luo followed their lead, holding his breath and submerging himself.
the water flow grew faster and faster, and their speed of travel increased as well.
finally, when they reached the exit, there was a momentary sensation of weightlessness. in the next second, chen luo and the rest of the mighty tiger lair bandits were all swept out by the rushing water. several splashes echoed, and chen luo only felt himself being carried into another pool of water. he controlled his movements, struggling to swim upward.
the light shone down again, giving them a feeling of finally seeing the light of day.
the group quickly surfaced, gasping for air.
"big brother!"
"chief!"
the bandits who had escaped ahead quickly gathered around as soon as they saw the others emerge. chen luo's third uncle, chen dahe, was among them.
seeing chen luo surface with the others, chen dahe finally let out a sigh of relief.
"xiaolo, over here!"
chen dahe squatted by the shore, extending his hand to grab chen luo's arm.
"third uncle."
chen luo took his third uncle's hand and, along with the others, crawled out of the water.
his original plan for staying behind was to collect a few more 'brains,' but things didn't go as expected. in the end, no one from the mighty tiger lair came after them, which saved them a lot of trouble.
"we used up all the barrels in front. it's much more dangerous for you to come out behind us," chen dahe said. the elderly, women, and children had used the barrels hidden in the mighty tiger lair, making their escape much easier.
this was also chief cai's arrangement.
the group left behind to cover their retreat were all elites of the mighty tiger lair. even without the barrels, they could still swim out.
"let's go, we need to leave this place first."
after getting ashore, chief cai immediately called for the brothers to gather their things and prepare to flee.
although this path was concealed, there was still a possibility of exposure. now that a wildfire had broken out in qingya county, once the thorny bushes covering the underground river were burned, the entrance would no longer be safe.
"what should we do?"
chen dahe instinctively asked.
after all, the two of them were not members of the mighty tiger lair. they had only been with them earlier to escape.
now that they had made it out, staying with them any longer might be hard to explain. if others saw them, the uncle and nephew would probably have no other choice but to head into the mountains.
"we're not far from yanhai county. before we reach a safe place, let's stick with them for now."
chen luo thought for a moment before speaking.
the two of them were unfamiliar with the area, so in this situation, it was definitely safer to stick with chief cai and his group of locals.
"alright."
chen dahe had already gotten used to following chen luo's advice.
the events of the past few days had made him unconditionally trust his nephew.
the group quickly descended the mountain and soon arrived at a village about three kilometers away.
it was clear that the villagers recognized chief cai and his group. when they arrived, several villagers even greeted them, inviting them to come into the village and rest. after fleeing for most of the day, chief cai and the others were already starving. now that they had reached a safer place, they naturally planned to go in and have something to eat.
after paying some silver, the villagers cheerfully started a fire to cook.