"this……"

The soldiers looked at each other in confusion and did not attack the tall soldier easily. After all, they were all in the same situation now.

"hehe."

Yan Lu sneered again, glanced at the tall soldier who was kneeling on another bamboo raft and kept begging for mercy, and said calmly, "Whoever kills this man can take his place and become my confidant from now on.

It occupies a place in Yangcheng."

Sure enough, Yan Lu would never let go of the person who led the rebellion, even if he killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, he would not be able to keep him.

And as soon as these words came out.

The soldier on the same bamboo raft as the tall soldier immediately took action.

One of the soldiers had already held the knife in his hand, and said to the tall soldier with some apology on his face: "Uncle Wang, I'm sorry, you will definitely not survive anyway. If I don't kill you, someone else will kill you."

You, your life might as well be easier for me, I will definitely take care of your family from time to time."

"Uncle Wang..."

Upon hearing this, the other soldiers actually reacted and picked up their weapons one after another, fearing that they would be robbed of their credit later.

The soldiers on the other bamboo rafts were also a little ready to make a move, but unfortunately they were across the underground river and did not have the same access to the water as these soldiers. They could only watch helplessly as this opportunity to turn around passed into the hands of others.

However, despite this, these bamboo rafts were also approaching the bamboo raft where the tall soldier was, trying to find some opportunities.

"The second son of the Chen family!"

Seeing this situation, the tall soldier finally stopped begging Yan Lu for mercy. He stood up, holding his weapon and looked at the soldiers who were eyeing him. "I usually treat you well. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to do that."

My whole family may have starved to death a long time ago, and you are going to fight me for this little selfish gain? There are also some of you, you have been following me for some time, have I ever treated you badly?"

"Uncle Wang, I, Chen Laoer, will remember your kindness in my heart, but now our lives have been taken care of. I just want to live and live a better life. What's wrong with me?"

The soldier who took the initiative defended himself. The apology on his face was much less, and he even looked a little more confident.

"..."

The other soldiers said nothing and just continued to approach the tall soldier together.

The tall soldier was silent for a moment, and finally turned to look at Yan Lu, who was watching coldly not far away. He gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Yan Lu, you have hidden evil intentions and you will not die well!"

Then he looked at the few soldiers who were about to move, and revealed a contemptuous smile: "You have been controlled by his poisonous insects. In his eyes, you are not even considered human beings, and you still think about having a good life in the future?

Hehehe, you want to kill me, but I won’t teach you how to get what you want. If you really want to take my head, just let me do it if you have the guts!"

After saying this, before the soldiers could understand what he meant, he had already jumped into the underground river.

At this moment, his armor had not yet taken off, and he sank quickly when he fell into the water. In just the blink of an eye, he had lost his trace, leaving only a piece of swaying river water.

…

With this development, things have come to an end for the time being.

Under Yan Lu's order, the remaining people continued to explore the upper reaches of the underground river on bamboo rafts.

Wu Liang did not order Dian Wei to seize the ship for the time being. It was not because he lacked the opportunity and strength to operate, but because he wanted to stabilize Yan Lu and first found out whether he and Dian Wei were also bewitched.

At the same time, you can continue to use Yan Lu and Zuo Ci to explore this secret realm. After all, they must know something about this secret realm that Wu Liang doesn't know yet.

certainly.

These are not the main reasons why Wu Liang changed his plan temporarily.

The main reason is that Wu Liang has discovered a fatal weakness of this group of people. As long as he can grasp this weakness, he can easily resolve the crisis. There is no need to confront them head-on.

This fatal weakness is the poisonous insect dropped by Yan Lu.

Based on what happened just now, Wu Liang can already conclude that it was the copper bell that caused the poisonous insects in Zuo Ci and the soldiers. Yan Lu could only give orders to the poisonous insects through the sound of the bell, and he should not be able to act alone according to his own thoughts.

Control the poison in a person's body.

Otherwise, it shouldn’t have been a situation where Yan Lu’s bell-ringing bugs would collectively attack, and then the bell-ringing bugs would hibernate collectively.

When dealing with the tall soldier known as "Bo Chang Wang", Yan Lu should not have caused the Gu insects to hibernate collectively and then used words to induce other soldiers to take action.

If he could control the worms in a person's body alone, doing so would be like taking off his pants and farting.

so……

Wu Liang had reason to believe that as long as he could get the bell in Yan Lu's hand, he would control the fate of everyone present except Yan Lu, including Zuo Ci.

Compared with ordering Dian Wei to rise up and seize the ship, it is safer for him and Dian Wei to venture deep into this unknown secret realm, while also avoiding the pursuit of Yan Lu and others, and they can also use these people to their advantage.

Extreme.

besides.

If possible, Wu Liang actually doesn't want to give up on Zuo Ci so easily.

Based on his understanding of history, Wu Liang still insists that Zuo Ci is the person who unlocks the secret of this secret realm and is closest to the opportunities in this secret realm.

This was a river he had never crossed before, and crossing the river by feeling Zuo Ci's "stone" was undoubtedly the best choice.

As for the missing Zhang Liang.

No one mentioned it anymore. From Yan Lu's words, it can be heard that at this moment, Yan Lu has taken his place in a majestic manner, completely treating himself as the master of Zhang Mansion and even the entire Jinyang City.

This makes one have to wonder whether Yan Lu had some ulterior motives due to Zhang Liang's efforts. Otherwise, how could the transfer of power be so smooth? It seems that it has been rehearsed in his mind many times before.

Even Wu Liang had to doubt.

Since Yan Lu was able to deliberately poison all the soldiers present, the soldiers outside might not be immune. Even the master Zhang Liang might have been tricked, but Yan Lu had other purposes.

It has not been completed yet, so it will remain dormant until then.

After all, since entering the Zhang Mansion.

He also inquired about some things related to Yan Lu, but he had never heard anything about Gu magic from anyone. Everyone thought that he was just a mediocre slave with only loyalty.

Therefore, the Gu technique is most likely a secret that only Yan Lu himself knows...

Just when I was thinking about it.

The fleet suddenly slowed down, and the soldier on the bamboo raft at the front loudly conveyed a message to the back.

It turns out that the channel of the underground river has begun to become narrow and low at this point, so narrow that it can only accommodate a bamboo raft passing through it lengthwise, and it is also so low that everyone standing on the boat has to bend down, otherwise they will hit their heads.

degree.

Hear the soldier's description.

Wu Liang leaned out and looked ahead. Sure enough, as the soldier said, the river in front had turned into a relatively narrow cave.

Although the water in the cave is connected to the underground river.

But it is not difficult to see that with the size of the strange beast they encountered before, there is obviously no way to pass through this cave.

In other words, once you enter the cave, you shouldn't have to worry about the strange beast coming back.

When Wu Liang and others arrived here, they had already exceeded the distance of a stick of incense, which meant that the soldiers originally sent to explore the upper reaches could not have reached here.

As for what happened to them and that bamboo raft.

Naturally, it’s hard to say.

Wu Liang felt that he might have encountered that strange beast that could swim around. In this case, the behavior of the strange beast seemed to be guarding this secret place, especially guarding the upper reaches of this underground river, trying its best to protect the secret place.

Prevent all outsiders from intruding.

"Keep going."

After listening to the soldier's report, Yan Lu waved his hand and shouted softly.

So the fleet continued to move forward.

Before entering the cave, everyone had already lowered their bodies and squatted on the bamboo raft, so it was relatively smooth.

After continuing to drive along the cave for about tens of meters.

"Wow"

Everyone heard the sound of water again.

However, the sound of water this time was not violent, nor did it appear suddenly, but continued from light to heavy. It should be the sound of water flowing somewhere in front.

And now they are swimming against the current.

There was no need to worry that a waterfall with a steep drop would suddenly appear in front of them. It would only rise steeply, which did not pose much of a threat to them.

"Master Zuo Xian, what do you think?"

Wu Liang suddenly heard Yan Lu ask Zuo Ci again.

At this moment, six bamboo rafts were traveling in this narrow cave one after another. The ends of the bamboo rafts were almost connected together, and the bamboo raft Zuo Ci was riding was right in front of Yan Lu. They were able to talk face to face.

"It's hard to say."

Zuo Ci shook his head and said, "But I can clearly feel that the Yin Qi here is slightly lighter, which means that we may have entered the center of the formation, and perhaps you can see what you are interested in through this cave.

.”

The two of them still spoke so vaguely.
To be continued...