Chapter 18 The Secret Path
Looking at Tianshan Mountain from afar, most of the mountain was covered by clouds and mist, and half of the exposed one was also snow-white.
The clouds and mist looked like the fairy mountain in myths and legends.
Seeing this familiar and unfamiliar mountain, Jiang Ji walked down from the carriage.
"This is Tianshan!"
With a slight sigh, Jiang Ji ordered, "Everyone should speed up and take back the sect as soon as possible."
A large area before Tianshan Mountain was full of plains. With Jiang Ji's eyesight, since he had not seen the enemy yet, the distance between the two teams was at least five or six miles.
This distance is not long, but it is enough to make Jiang Ji fight a time difference.
"Master, we know your eagerness, but you should know better than me how steep the terrain of Tianshan Mountain is. If you rush up in a hurry, many people will die!"
At this time, only Fu Li dared to speak like this to Jiang Ji.
Jiang Ji turned his head and looked at him, "What do you think you should do?"
Fu Li had long considered this issue. "Wait until night, with our familiarity with Tianshan Mountain, even if the terrain is steep, it will not be difficult for us. We can directly use the cover of the night to launch a surprise attack."
Jiang Ji shook his head, "Since you can think of it, will Jia Zhengdao not think of it?"
"this……"
Fu Li was speechless for a moment. He kept thinking about the feasibility of various methods, but forgot that the enemy also knew Tianshan very well and people very well.
"Come with me!"
Jiang Ji was ahead and took the lead, and the entire team began to speed up.
Soon they arrived at the foot of Tianshan Mountain.
Looking up at the tall and majestic Tianshan Mountains, Jiang Ji took the lead in starting the mountain road.
As time went by, the entire team was about to reach the hillside, but it was not blocked.
It seems that I know that the section from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain is not dangerous enough and I can't stop it even if I arrange people, so I simply don't have anyone to shrink my defense.
Looking at the "fortress" not far from them in front, Jiang Ji stopped, and then left the mountain road and walked towards the side. Although the others were puzzled, they followed closely.
After leaving the mountain road, with most people's cultivation, they should focus most of their attention on their feet, otherwise the dangers hidden by the snow and ice will be enough to make them fall to their heads and blood.
The "fortress" is a fortress that lies across the mountain road. It is made of huge rocks. It has many holes on it. It is specially used to launch arrows. In the middle is a stone door with a weight. If someone guards it inside, it will not be possible to pass through it unless it is forcibly destroyed.
Both sides of the fortress are smooth mountain walls at least two or three meters high, and there are ice, and there are still people on the platform above the mountain walls.
Equipped with a huge killing weapon that specializes in breaking blood and energy, it is really hard to cross the birds.
In the fortress, many disciples of the Xieji Sect who were originally ready to welcome the attacks of their fellow disciples in the past looked at each other.
"The one who led the leader just now seemed to be the sect leader?"
“It is indeed.”
"With the sect leader's martial arts, even if we attack from the front, we cannot stop it. At most, we can delay the time.
Now we are taking a detour from the side, as if we are planning to raid from behind, aren’t we even more unable to stop us?”
"We have to stop it even if we can't stop it. This beast Jia Zhengdao threatens our family, and we have no other way."
"If this is not the case, whoever is willing to come here to guard it, is basically dead. The sect leader will definitely not spare us traitors."
"The mysterious crossbow is ready, at least you have to resist it, otherwise those dog legs who don't know where they are hiding will probably tell Jia Zhengdao about the situation here. Our relatives will not feel good at that time."
The fortress suddenly became quiet, and many people regretted why they had not discovered the true face of Jia Zhengdao early, so that they fell into such a field now.
The many disciples of the Xieji Sect stationed at this level had no idea of moving. No one planned to report Jiang Ji and his group's strange behavior, but just watched them disappear from their sight quietly.
As for the secret son sent by Jia Zhengdao who was hidden among the many disciples, he did not dare to do anything unique, otherwise these disciples who forcibly suppressed their anger would tear them apart in an instant.
Now there is a powder barrel inside the fortress, which can explode at a glance.
Leading his team across a long and dangerous road to a place located on the back of Tianshan Mountain, Jiang Ji continued to search for the location in his memory and finally found a special place.
Pressing the mechanism, a hole that was one person tall appeared in front of everyone.
"Master, what is this? The Secret Way?"
Li Ruofei asked everyone about the doubts.
Jiang Ji nodded, "No long-term thinking will lead to immediate worries, so the ancestors of the sect once imagined how to easily retake it if one day the sect is occupied by the enemy, so this secret passage was established.
This secret passage leads directly to the sect on the top of the mountain. The exit is in the lobby of the meeting, and the other exit is in my room.
Although our whereabouts have been exposed, it will take a long time for them to react.
Now move quickly and go straight to the lobby with a secret passage and catch them off guard.”
"Yes, the sect leader!"
Everyone whispered, minimizing the possibility of exposure as much as possible.
Under Jiang Ji's leadership, everyone entered in a row, and then they found that in addition to this upward passage, there were also secret rooms, which were piled up with a large number of weapons, food, gold and silver.
"These are all accumulated over the years, just in case of the numerous materials left behind, to ensure that the sect can revitalize quickly even if it declines for a while.
Also, if the sect is compromised by the enemy, we can hide in the secret passage and try our best to preserve our vitality."
Jiang Ji explained casually.
After today, this secret passage will be known to many people and thus lose its effect.
Therefore, these things that only leaders of all generations of dynasties could know were not hidden. Jiang Ji did not hide them.
"Master, now that we know this, will this secret path be useless in the future?"
Jiang Ji glanced at him and nodded slightly, "That's true. After taking back the sect, he will transport the things placed there and then bury the secret passage.
It’s not that I don’t trust everyone, but that this matter is of great importance. If someone accidentally lets go and the enemy knows it, the sect will be in a desperate situation.”
Jiang Ji's words were very frank, which was equivalent to explaining to them, which surprised many disciples who knew Ye Wugui's temperament. What followed was the feeling of being respected, which made them feel a little happy.
Walking through the winding passage, everyone finally approached the top of the mountain. Without Jiang Ji's instructions, everyone tacitly restrained their breath and took their movements lightly, for fear of being discovered.
"It's almost here, success or failure is here!"
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Chapter completed!