Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 187: Underground Waterway

Chapter 187: Underground Waterway

Hearing the lieutenant general’s words, Song Yanlei frowned and said, "Mhm. I also didn’t see anyone either. What about the others? Did any of you see anyone?"

When asked by him, several team captains shook their heads in unison. After getting the same answer from them, Song Yanlei frowned even deeper.

Just as he was thinking, a young soldier stepped forward and said, "General Song, when I was checking the city, I found a secret passage under the prison."

Hearing what he said just now, Song Yanlei and the others looked at the young soldier in unison. Song Yanlei thought for a while and said, "Ten people come with me, and the rest stay here, waiting for the signal to open the south gate."

Then he looked at the young soldier and said, "Lead the way."

The young soldier nodded and led them to the prison of Lin Zi City. Ten minutes later, they arrived in front of the prison. The young soldier looked left and right for a few seconds, then walked towards an alley to the right of the prison building. He rummaged through the trash for a while, then stood up and looked at Song Yanlei.

He pointed to a small wooden door hidden under a pile of garbage and said, "General Song, this is the entrance."

Song Yanlei took a closer look at the door and said, "Open it."

The young soldier nodded and opened the wooden door on the ground. When he opened the door, there was no squeaking sound.

Seeing that young soldier opened the secret passage’s door but he did not hear any sound, Song Yanlei thought to himself: ’When he opened the door, there was no sound at all. It seems that this door is usually used. We must investigate this secret passage carefully.’

The young soldier stepped aside and said, "General Song, the door is open."

After taking a few steps closer, Song Yanlei looked into the secret passage. Seeing that it was too dark inside, he looked back at the soldiers and said, "Go get some torches."

"Yes, General." A soldier obeyed his order and left quickly.

They waited for a few minutes, before the soldier returned with five torches. After passing a torch to Song Yanlei, he distributed the remaining torches to others. Song Yanlei took out the lighter, lit the torch, and then climbed down the stairs of the secret passage.

He walked down the stairs cautiously, keeping his eyes on the dark ground below. It didn’t take long before he stepped on the damp ground below. He looked up and said, "You two stay outside to guard the entrance."

Two soldiers stayed behind and said, "Yes, General."

Leaving two people guarding the entrance, the rest then walked down the stairs. As the light from the torches illuminated the surroundings, Song Yanlei finally saw clearly that the secret passage was not a real road, but a large underground waterway instead.

Looking at the slightly damp ground under his feet, he said, "It seems that this is an abandoned underground waterway. Be careful not to get lost."

The eight soldiers nodded upon hearing this. After reminding the soldiers a few more words, he took out his dagger and left a mark on the wall, then started to walk to the right. Just as Song Yanlei and his party were surveying and mapping the underground waterway, the twenty thousand soldiers led by Meng Sikuan had already arrived four li away from Lin Zi City.

Looking at the closed gate of Lin Zi City, he calmly said, "Release the signal."

His lieutenant general nodded, then took out a bamboo tube and shot out the flare to the sky. After the flare exploded in the air, red smoke enveloped the small area in front of them for a while. The soldiers waiting on the walls of Lin Zi City saw red smoke as soon as the signal flare was fired.

The soldier pointed at the cloud of red smoke and said, "The red smoke has appeared!"

The lieutenant general also saw the red smoke and gave the order. "Open the south gate!"

"Yes, sir!" The soldiers waiting below accepted his order and pushed open the city gate.

From a distance, Meng Sikuan saw the south gate slowly open. After the city gate was fully opened, he still did not order the soldiers to enter the city. His lieutenant general waited for a while, only to see that he just sat on his war horse and said nothing.

After thinking for a moment, he carefully reminded Meng Sikuan. "General Meng, the south gate has been opened."

After he finished speaking, Meng Sikuan remained silent. Without his order, none of the soldiers dared to act. After waiting for a long time, Meng Sikuan finally opened his lips and said, "It’s too quiet."

Hearing his words, the lieutenant general realized that the situation in Lin Zi city was indeed too quiet. Although they knew that Song Yanlei would open the south gate for them, at least there should be some fighting sounds. Looking at the opened city gate, and then at the quiet Lin Zi City, goosebumps formed on the back of his neck.

The lieutenant general rubbed the back of his neck and asked, "Did something happen to General Song?"

Meng Sikuan gazed at the city thoughtfully in silence. After a few minutes, he said, "Send someone to investigate the situation."

"Yes, General." The lieutenant general nodded, and immediately sent someone to Lin Zi City to inquire about the situation.

Not long after, a soldier rode towards Lin Zi City. Meng Sikuan saw that the soldier was talking with several people, before he left. When the soldier was two meters away from Meng Sikuan, he got off his war horse and knelt on the ground.

He clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to General Meng. General Song’s lieutenant general said that the city had been abandoned. Now, General Song is investigating a secret passage with a small team of soldiers."