Shengjing Noble

Chapter 533 Giving Orders

"Don't worry, I'll hand him over to you after the matter is done."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Notify the brothers that we will be taking action tonight, so get ready quickly."

"Yes!"

……

As night falls, the forest becomes silent.

A team of about thirty people formed a line in the dark and groped their way forward.

Finally, a faint light appeared in front. Fu Wuyang, who was in the lead, stopped. The people behind him also stopped moving forward and stared intently at his next move.

Su Lanyin looked up at the situation at the entrance of the cave. Everything was normal and no action was taken.

She turned around and whispered to Fang Hengzhi, "Take all your things with you. Don't make any noise."

"Don't worry, everything is ready, just waiting for the prince to give orders."

"Okay, then wait."

A group of people squatted in the grass and watched carefully what was happening at the entrance of the cave.

Finally, when the guards on duty at the cave entrance changed shifts, Fu Wuyang immediately waved his hand, signaling for action.

Taking advantage of the air raid during the shift change, Su Lanyin quietly walked over and hid behind a big tree closer to the cave.

Then, she raised her hand and shot the hidden arrow soaked in sleeping pills at the guard at the entrance of the cave.

"Swoosh, swoosh" two silver needles hit the back of the necks of the two guards, and they fell to the ground without any reaction.

Seeing that the rest of the people had not come out yet, Fu Wuyang immediately waved his hand and a group of people rushed forward and piled the firewood in their arms at the entrance of the cave.

Su Lanyin took out the sleeping pills and sprinkled them on the firewood, and then Fang Hengzhi was responsible for lighting the fire.

Some people took the antidote to the drug, and then used the fans in their hands to fan the smoke into the cave.

Another small group of people searched further back along the cave to see if there was any escape route and blocked it in time.

About an incense stick of time later, someone came to report.

"The part of the cave that leads to the bottom is blocked by huge rocks. No one can escape. The smoke has also drifted out through the gaps and should have filled the entire cave."

Su Lanyin said: "It's about time. Everyone has been knocked unconscious. Once they take the antidote, we can go in!"

"Okay!" Fu Wuyang nodded, and then ordered the people behind him: "Everyone take the antidote, then go in, control everyone inside first, and then look for other things."

"Yes!"

Everyone quickly took the antidote and put on face masks to prevent themselves from being choked by the smoke, then rushed into the cave.

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang were the last to enter. When they saw everything in the cave, they were completely shocked.

I saw that the inside was divided into several caves of different sizes, almost each of which was locked with a prison door made later, and inside were all the tools used for iron smelting.

Many of those who had already fainted were still holding hammers and other tools for forging weapons.

Su Lanyin was extremely surprised: "They are actually forging weapons here, they are planning a rebellion!"

"Dasheng has a regulation that private individuals are not allowed to mine iron ore privately. So where does the ore they forge come from?" Fu Wuyang found it incredible.

"They wouldn't choose to forge weapons on this mountain for no reason. It must be because there are iron mines here."

"You are right. I will send someone to track down the location of the iron mine."

After saying that, Fu Wuyang turned and walked out, while Su Lanyin stayed to check some details.

The cave was dark. She looked through the cell door at a person who had fainted inside, but she couldn't see anything clearly.

So, he took out the night pearl and looked at it closer.

This sight almost frightened her to the point of screaming, but luckily she managed to hold it back.

Because she found that not only the man closest to her, but also the one next to her, had almost all of their faces covered with scars from burns by the iron.

They wore a black chain on their hands with a number on it.

For example, the number of the man in front of you is "37", and the one next to him is "38".

Su Lanyin was a little surprised and couldn't help but wonder, "These people... are probably slaves who were forcibly abducted and locked up here all day to forge weapons... Who is so cruel?!"

"Miss Su!"

Fang Hengzhi suddenly ran over, his face pale, and looked at her nervously, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"What's wrong?" Su Lanyin asked puzzledly.

"You come with me."

"it is good."

She followed Fang Hengzhi out of the cave, and then followed a small path outside to the back of the cave.

"What did you bring me here for?"

"Look."

Fang Hengzhi pointed in a direction. Su Lanyin walked over and saw that it was a huge pit filled with countless corpses.

Some were already bones, some were already rotten, and quite a few looked intact as if they were corpses that had just been thrown in.

A gust of cold wind blew, and a foul odor came to Su Lanyin's nose. She frowned in disgust, covered her nose and took two steps back.

"Fang Hengzhi, check if they have license plates."

"it is good."

Fang Hengzhi walked down with a face towel on, but still felt the stench was extremely bad and he almost vomited several times.

Finally, he used the moonlight to see clearly what was on the wrists of the corpses, and then immediately returned to Su Lanyin.

"Girl, there really is a license plate. How did you know?"

Su Lanyin frowned, her expression serious but with a hint of sadness: "They are all slaves who were captured here. They have probably been locked up in this cave forging iron tools for many years. You should take a few more people with you to Wutong Town to settle down all those with badges."

"What about the rest of the people?"

"Leave two alive and kill the rest."

"Yes!"

……

After a night of hard work, all the slaves were finally settled in Wutong Village.

Fang Hengzhi counted them and found that there were thirty-six people. If those who died were included, there might be hundreds of people.

According to one of them, more than a hundred people were taken underground to mine, and no one knows what their situation is now.

However, they didn't know the location of the underground mine, so they couldn't provide any clues.

After questioning, they also learned a key piece of information.

All of these forged weapons were obtained by Zhao Zide through someone else. Some came from Wutong Town, and some were from other places.

However, all the slaves in Wutong Town had died and were thrown into the pit behind the cave.

Su Lanyin ordered: "Fang Hengzhi, you register them. For those who know where their home is, give them some money to go home. For those who don't know and are willing to go with us, take them directly into the team. For the rest, give them some money to stay in Wutong Town for resettlement."

"Girl...you are really the kindest person I have ever met." Fang Hengzhi looked at her, his eyes full of emotion and admiration.

"I'm not a kind-hearted person. I just have a little money." She smiled and turned to leave the house.

Fu Wuyang had just come back from outside. There was a trace of blood on his cheek and his clothes were also stained with blood.