Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 169 involves a lot
Salt is a necessity. Without other spices, the food will just not taste good, but it is not possible to eat without salt.

No matter which country it is, the control on salt is very strict, and selling private salt is a capital crime.

Yang Yiyi has already said that the official announcement mentioned that the Taoist priests in this Taoist temple were practicing Taoism on the surface, but in fact they used the temple to store and transport private salt.

But Yang Yiyi also said that this Taoist temple was not a place where no one had been visiting for a long time. Because it was quite effective, there were often pilgrims visiting.

In this situation, it is indeed a good cover, but it is difficult to transport private salt, and it is easy to be caught.

So, if you want to continue the illegal salt trade, you have to think of other ways.

For example, digging a tunnel.

There are secret doors on the walls near the four pillars of the Taoist temple's main hall, and these secret doors are all in the dark. Unless you hold a lamp and look closely, you can't see where they are at all.

Yang Yiyi opened the secret door according to Li Chengxi's instructions. They even found a huge basement underneath the secret door. There were sacks of contraband salt piled up almost as high as a person and still placed inside. The sacks had already clumped together. Perhaps even the soldiers who arrested the Taoist priest back then did not find this place.

The rustling sound that Zheng Yinping had heard before was actually the sound of Qin Yan making her way through a large number of sacks of contraband salt and trying to go out through the secret door on the other side to pretend to be a ghost and set up wire.

Although this martial arts script does have monsters and ghosts, at least this time it’s not true. After they are exposed, it’s like entering science.

After figuring this out, Yang Yiyi and the others, especially Zheng Yinping, felt relieved.

But it is not time for the people from Xingyuan Escort Agency to relax yet.

It is not uncommon for escorts to encounter robbery. No matter how prestigious or well-connected an escort agency is, there will always be some ignorant types.

However, the people who robbed the escort not only knew themselves, but also mentioned that there were other people besides them who were targeting the escort, which made the escort agency frown.

The thing about hidden darts is that it's hard to tell whether the things you're transporting are just antiques, calligraphy and paintings, or something much more far-reaching.

It can be seen that Wang the escort leader is also very conflicted. He doesn't want to get into any trouble in his escort business, but if he loses the dart, he will no longer be able to make a living as a escort and he will have to pay a large sum of money to his employer.

Feeling that he was indeed involved in trouble, Li Chengxi warned Yang Yiyi in a low voice not to join in the fun, and to let them worry about it.

Yang Yiyi's current skills are slightly better than those of a small fry, but she is definitely not at the level of a master.

Not to mention others, even the worried escort leader Wang Zhen could not be defeated by Yang Yiyi. Even he was so worried, and Yang Yiyi insisted on getting involved in the muddy water. Isn't this just looking for trouble?
Compared to this, Li Chengxi was more concerned about why Qin Yan rushed to grab the Sky-supporting Stone when she saw it.

At first glance, this Sky-Reaching Stone is just a piece of relatively translucent jade. It is quite valuable, but for those who do not know its true value, that is all.

Qin Yan came to steal it, it couldn't be because she saw that this thing was valuable and wanted to make some extra money while working, right?

This contradicts what the people from the Sixteenth Village said about the important cargo that Wang Biaotou was transporting. For such an important matter, he actually tried to make money first. It didn't seem right no matter how you looked at it.

Besides, how could the Sky-supporting Stone be placed in the statue of the Three Pure Ones?

Of course it couldn't have fallen in there. Someone must have put it there on purpose.

This move is very noteworthy.

As mentioned just now, the Sky-lifting Stone is only valuable to people who don't know its details. It was placed so carefully in the statue, and the only way to take it out is to smash the statue.

The Taoist temple used to be frequented by pilgrims, which means that the Sky-supporting Stone could not have been taken out often, and the person who put it in must have been someone from the Taoist temple.

If you just keep it as a high-value item to exchange for money later, you will never put it in such a troublesome place.

In other words, it is very likely that someone knows its true value, but unlike Li Chengxi, he cannot use the Sky-lifting Stone to shave the hair and cleanse the marrow of others, so he stores it in a safe place first.

The fact that Qin Yan rushed to grab the Sky-supporting Stone when she saw it showed that she also knew what this thing was used for. And before the statue was smashed, she didn't know there was a Sky-supporting Stone inside it, otherwise she would definitely not have led Yang Yiyi towards the statue. It would have been more reasonable for her to wait until everyone else had left and then take it secretly.

Unfortunately, the Taoist temple has been abandoned for seventy or eighty years. Even if someone escaped the pursuit of the soldiers back then, he would have been buried by now, and there is no place to ask.

But if that's the case, the cargo that Wang Biaotou and his crew are transporting becomes even more suspicious.

Combining the above inferences, Li Chengxi suddenly had a bold idea.

Could it be that the stone inside is also the Sky-shaking Stone? –-——-

The next morning, the sky was just beginning to turn white, but the heavy rain that had lasted all night had disappeared, and it should be a good day.

Due to the heavy rain and strong winds last night, even though they knew that the people from the Sixteen Villages might come again, the people from the Xingyuan Escort Agency did not dare to carry the boxes on their journey. It would be even more dangerous to be targeted in the middle of the night during a rainstorm, so they had to stay in the Taoist temple for the night with caution.

At this time, the sun was slowly rising and it was time to set off. The group put the boxes on the carriage and didn't want to stay any longer.

"Thank you three girls for standing up for me last night. Otherwise, I would have to keep only one of me and the dart."

If the people from the escort agency want to leave, they will not just walk away. In line with the idea of ​​more friends, more paths, they still have to say hello.

"No need to thank me. I can't just ignore it if I run into it."

"Haha, Miss Yang, you do have a chivalrous heart."

Seeing that his escorts were ready, Wang Biaotou clasped his fists and said:

"If there is another trial today, I will thank the three girls when we meet again next time. Goodbye."

"Take care of yourself."

The three of them also bowed and watched the people from the escort agency lead the carriage out of the Taoist temple and go farther and farther away.

"Brother Li, can't we go and take a look?"

Seeing the carriage disappear behind the outer wall, Yang Yiyi couldn't help but say.

"I think they will probably run into people from the Sixteenth Village along the way."

"You really think you're a hero."

Lee Seong-gye said through Yu-gyu with a headache in his voice:

"They said yesterday that there was more than one group of people coming to rob the escort. The things that Captain Wang and his men were transporting were very important. You can't get involved in such a big event now."

"Oh, but..."

"Just listen to what Brother Li says."

Li Yingluo also advised:

"Captain Wang's trip is extremely dangerous. You and I have nothing to do with it, so we can't get involved. Don't forget, we are not completely safe yet. Maybe the Liu family will send someone to look for us."

Don't even think about helping others when you haven't dealt with your own affairs yet. Trying to do so may only make things worse.

In fact, Li Chengxi wanted to follow Wang Biaotou and the others. What if their boxes really contained Sky-supporting Stones? Judging from the size of the boxes, there must be more than one or two pieces.

If all of these were used up, Yang Yiyi's basic attributes would soar directly, and she would become a hexagonal warrior.

But after thinking it over again and again yesterday, Li Chengxi finally gave up this plan.

The risks are simply too great.

Whether he followed Wang Biaotou and his men and waited for an opportunity, or he launched a surprise attack himself, it would be difficult from either angle.

Besides, since there is no evidence to prove that there is a Sky-Reaching Stone in the box, it is unlikely that Yang Yiyi would agree with Li Chengxi's idea.

I am unable to do it, so I have to let it go for now and continue my journey.

After all, I had already obtained a piece of Sky-supporting Stone yesterday, so it would be wise to quit while I am ahead.

(End of this chapter)