When setting off again.

The Hu army has uniformly put on the black robes of the "Yin soldiers", and each one is also equipped with a captured bronze mask, but they are not worn on their faces for the time being, just in case of emergency.

This is naturally what Wu Liang meant.

From now on, whenever it comes to night, the Hu army will transform into the Yin soldiers of "Shou Cao Dao".

In this way, if you meet other "Yin Soldier" teams, you will be treated as one of your own, and conflicts will most likely be avoided.

The "Shou Cao Dao" seems to have no other armed forces except the Yin soldiers. This means that the Hu army will basically not be threatened by the "Shou Cao Dao" during the day, at least not by the "Yin soldiers."

"threat.

But even so, Wu Liang still will not take it lightly.

Now the "Shou Cao Dao" is doing everything possible to plunder supplies. The carriages and supplies accompanying the Hu army are just a big piece of walking fat in the eyes of those poor and brainwashed believers.

If Han Cheng can keep an eye on them tonight, then others can also keep an eye on them.

Something may not happen next time. After all, this place is near the main altar of "Shou Cao Dao", and you may encounter "Shou Cao Dao" believers everywhere.

In the eyes of these believers, they are heretics who can be sacrificed at any time...

Therefore, before he was sure to find the tomb, Wu Liang planned to hide the Hu army and the accompanying carriages and supplies to reduce the risk of the trip.

With this thought.

While Wu Liang led the Hu army to march along the path towards the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu, he kept ordering Yang Wanli and others to disperse into the nearby dense forests and valleys to find suitable hiding places. The walking speed was not very fast.

About an hour later.

Yang Wanli finally brought him good news: "Sir, we found a valley two miles away from here. There are cliffs on both sides of this valley to provide shelter from wind and rain, and it is surrounded by dense forests.

It is impossible to see the situation in the valley while walking on this path, and there is no sign of any human activity, so it is a good hiding place."

"How far is it from the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu?"

Wu Liang asked.

"Roughly estimated, it should be less than ten miles away."

Yang Wanli made an estimate and said.

"Okay, lead the way, let's go see this Feng Shui treasure place you mentioned first."

Wu Liang nodded.

Less than ten miles... if you walk, it's less than an hour's journey, which is completely acceptable.

As long as the Hu army and supplies can be settled well, relying on this hiding place, the Hu army can act separately by pretending to be refugees.

While going to the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu to check the situation, they also went to surrounding villages and towns and even Qiancheng County to inquire about folk rumors about Duke Aigong of Qi or the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu.

As for the strange thing Han Cheng said before...

Wu Liang felt that it must be true, because Han Cheng had no need to lie about this matter, but it was hard to say exactly what caused that strange thing to happen.

Take the two unlucky guys mentioned by Han Cheng as an example.

In fact, no eyewitnesses could prove that the two men had entered the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu. The villagers' statement was just speculation based on their appearance.

So it’s really hard to say what exactly happened.

In short, just be careful when exploring.

No matter what the situation, Wu Liang did not want his people to be harmed, let alone their deaths.

…

Soon after.

The Hu army reached the valley where Yang Wanli was with great difficulty.

There were some places where the carriage could not pass, so the soldiers of the Hu army unloaded the supplies from the carriage, untied the horses, and hid the bare carriage with local materials.

Then lead the horse or carry supplies by yourself.

At this time, the advantage of numbers came into play. It was still feasible for fifty people to carry the materials on nine carriages.

certainly.

It is precisely because this valley is difficult to walk that Wu Liang becomes more and more satisfied with this hiding place.

In this way, ordinary people would not wander around in such a place, and naturally there would be no way to discover the whereabouts of the Hu army. This was exactly what Wu Liang wanted.

“This place is really nice.”

After entering the valley, Wu Liang observed the surroundings and found that the environment here was basically in line with Yang Wanli's description, and the terrain in the valley was relatively flat, so he nodded with a smile and ordered to the soldiers of the Hu army, "You can set up camp.

Yes, we have been living here recently."

"yes!"

The soldiers of the Hu army got busy one after another, setting up camps and lighting fires.

Wu Liangze called Yang Wanli aside again and made next arrangements: "After dawn, you first take a few smart people to the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu to investigate and see what is going on there and whether there is anything irrelevant.

The people are getting in the way, so I would like to inquire about the scope of activities of 'Shou Cao Dao'."

"yes!"

Yang Wanli responded.

"In addition, you must pay attention to safety. If you find something strange in the ancient city ruins, or encounter any special circumstances, be sure not to act without authorization. Come back and report to me first before making a decision. Do you understand?"

Wu Liang added very solemnly.

"clear."

Yang Wanli responded again, and then said with a shy smile, "Sir, let me tell you something that shouldn't be said. Do you know what is the biggest difference between you and other generals?"

"What?"

Wu Liang glanced at him.

"Other generals regard the lives of soldiers as a tool to gain merit. Only you regard the lives of soldiers as human lives. In this aspect alone, no one can compare with you."

Yang Wanli's expression suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "When I followed you, it was undoubtedly the most correct decision I made in my life..."

"Go, go, go, you're so pretentious!"

Before he finished speaking, Wu Liang interrupted him, shivered numbly, and turned back to warm his hands with his "girl Jingjing."

…

The next day.

Near noon, Yang Wanli, who had gone out to inquire for information, finally came back and reported the information to Wu Liang in detail.

Now he has confirmed that their hiding place is actually only six or seven miles away from the ruins of Qidu Ancient City.

This is much closer than the estimated distance last night.

And indeed, as Han Cheng said, the ancient city of Qidu is now only a piece of ruins.

However, about 50% of the overall architectural structure has been preserved, and we can roughly see the scale and layout of this ancient city thousands of years ago. Some broken pottery shards and paint chips can even be seen among these ruins.

In addition, the ruins are overgrown with weeds, and thick trees have grown in some places.

The roots of the trees have deformed the bricks and stones that were originally laid neatly underground, and have even turned over in some places, further damaging the architectural structure of the ancient city ruins.

As for the evil things that Han Cheng mentioned, they did not appear.

Otherwise, Yang Wanli would have said nothing when he came back this time, and he might not even recognize Wu Liang. How could he make a report?

besides.

Yang Wanli has also discovered the situation of "Shou Cao Road".

Nowadays, the main altar of "Shou Cao Dao" is indeed in Qiancheng County, and believers are indeed mainly active in Qiancheng County. Even the county magistrate is a believer of Shoucao Dao, which not only opens the door to Shoucao Dao

, Shoucao Dao doesn't care what government office he has.

Several existing large households in the city also have a close relationship with Shou Cao Dao.

As for those wealthy households and ordinary people who had no contact with Shoucao Road, their homes had either been confiscated, or they were poor and had no value to Shoucao Road. If they were captured, they would have to flee with their families and their families early.

You can say that.

Qiancheng County is now full of smog. In this county, the status of "Shou Cao Dao" is much more transcendent than that of the government office. The so-called "Great Sage Heavenly Master" is a veritable master, and it depends on life and death.

He alone has the final say.

In addition, Yang Wanli also discovered a shocking thing in Qiancheng County.

The "Great Sage Heavenly Master" even claimed that if a virgin who is over ten years old can break his virginity under his sole spell, his name will be transferred from the "death register" to "Shou Cao" first, and not only will he live a long life.

At this age, even the family members can receive God's blessings and become prosperous, healthy and longevity from now on.

As a result, the followers of "Shou Cao Dao" actually rushed to send their unmarried daughters to the main altar to pray for the favor of the "Great Wise Heavenly Master".

Yang Wanli and others saw with their own eyes a pair of parents beating and scolding their still young daughter, dragging her to the main altar. The little girl's cries could be heard far away, and the people around her watched indifferently.

Someone came forward to persuade the little girl to obey...
To be continued...