C23

Actually, this place was originally a rock mountain protruding from the cliff. Thus, the bandits had built this stone stronghold on this rock mountain. The bandits' supplies would be carried up the mountain by a special rope halfway up the cliff, then carried up to the cliff on the stone stronghold. After that, they would be carried down from the mountain and stored in the stone stronghold.

The interior of the stone stronghold was mysterious and unpredictable. The large amount of wealth that he had looted was stored in the cave. It was indeed safe and reliable, so he was not afraid of the government's encirclement.

Anyone who wanted to reach the mountain stronghold had to obtain the permission of the guards at the intersection, and they had to pass through these 12 checkpoints before reaching the stronghold.

If Guo Xiaobing wanted to enter the city from here, he would have to pass through these 12 checkpoints to reach the mountain stronghold. After that, he passed through the other twelve checkpoints and entered the river. There were a total of twenty-four gates to the front and back, also known as the 24 Gates of Hell.

What kind of road was that? Even the cunning Wolf didn't dare to pass through this path.

If it was a rainy day, it would be even more dangerous to slip away. If one was not careful, they would fall off the cliff and die without a burial ground. No wonder the government couldn't do anything to them.

If Guo Xiaoban were to pass by here, wouldn't he be courting death? Would he be able to cross this path? He could only wait and see.

I think he's in too much of a hurry to get home and save his family.

Sigh! Why would they need to rush for a day or two?

He had no choice but to rush, even if it was only a minute or so. Because his parents were waiting for him, and his family was waiting for him to come back and save them!

The sky was dark.

The cold wind was accompanied by a light drizzle, making the way up the mountain more difficult.

Guo Xiaoban and Yuan Zhi left the small town and arrived at the foot of the mountain in less than two hours. But he was still a long way from truly starting to climb the mountain.

In the dense forest that filled the mountain, there was no road that could be seen from the lush vines.

This was not a road, this was just a mossy stone dirt road covered with weeds and vines.

The two of them pushed away the weeds and vines, shuttling through the forest. The moss that was soaked through by the rain was indeed too slippery. Yuan has slipped several times. The back of his hand was stabbed by the vine, causing him to bleed profusely.

After walking for about four hours, they finally arrived at the bottom of the cliff. There was no way out. On the left was the cliff face.

The bottomless cliff face and the bottomless cliff above were indeed a natural dangerous place.

Standing on top of the cliff, one could see the bandit's nest hanging on the cliff to the left — Shi Zhai.

The path that led to the stone stronghold was halfway down the mountain, but it was concealed.

How could he see the road? It was just a stone grade with a hole in it.

There were several large words carved on the side of the cave:

"Mountain Drill, number one!"

They had to go through this cave entrance, follow the stone path halfway up the mountain to the village ahead, then go through the right side of the village and go down through twelve gates.

Guo Xiaobing was standing in front of the cave and lost himself in thought while looking at the stone stronghold hanging on the cliff about a mile away.

This cave was about five Zhang deep, and it led to a small path inside.

Guo Xiaobing whispered into Yuan Zai's ear.

Yuan Zhou then leaned against the wall of the cave and approached the cave.

Guo Xiaoban shouted:

"Good man in the cave, please allow me to return. I do not have any ill intentions by selling you out!"

Guo Xiaobeng shouted a few times, but there was no response.

Borrowing Guo Xiaobeng's shout, Yuan Zhou quietly crawled into the cave and crawled towards the bottom of the cave. Right when he arrived at the cave entrance, he suddenly shot his saber outside, but no one was there to protect him.

Yuan Zai loudly said:

"Second Young Master, come here. There's no one guarding this place!"

When Guo Xiaobing heard the shout, he immediately followed in.

The two of them followed the walls of the cave and carefully walked along the stone path that was just large enough for one person to pass through.

In front of him was a section of land about ten feet long. He could only bend his waist and slowly move along the stone wall. If he was not careful, he would fall into the deep valley. This was the second door.

On the rock wall was written: "Six Paths!" There were six such obstacles, and this was the first one.

Guo Xiaobing looked forward and saw that there was no one guarding these six obstacles. He carefully bent his waist and slowly moved forward.

The two of them finally walked through the six paths and arrived at a place with no other paths.

He saw a stone wall in front of him. If he wanted to go over, he would have to hold the wall with both hands and climb over the cliff.

The words "Wall of Soul-Seizing" were carved into the stone wall.

Guo Xiaoban smiled and said:

"This kind of trick is like a child playing with mud! Uncle Yuan, let's go over! "

Of course, for most people, it was impossible to pass through this sort of barrier. But for Guo Xiaobao and Yuan Zhe, it was an easy task.

Guo Xiaobao shot up into the air after he finished speaking and circled around the stone wall with a quick spin.

"Ah!" With a blood-curdling screech, a guy rolled into the valley and disappeared without a trace.

Yuan Zhe also leapt into the air and circled around them.

"Ha!" Ha! Haha! Good kid, Qing Gong is not bad. Continue to move forward! Don't even think about turning back! "

At some point, a man with a large saber was standing guard at the checkpoint they had just passed through. It seemed like they were letting Guo Xiaobang and Guo Fei go on purpose to block their escape route.

Guo Xiaobao also laughed and said:

"This little trick can actually stop laozi?" What are you trying to barge into the underworld for! I don't have the time to go back and play with you! This father can only walk forward. If this father wants to walk back, which son of a bitch can stop me!? Ha! Ha! "Haha!"

In front of them were more caves.

Above the cave entrance was carved:

The three words "Door to the Ghost" were written in large characters.

Not far ahead is the village, Guo Xiaobing thought. The cave would probably have hidden mechanisms and weapons, I'd better not find this trouble, I'd better take a detour around the outside of the cave!

Guo said to Yuan Zhi,

"Uncle Yuan, please follow me!"

The two of them swept up a gust of wind and flew through the air outside the cave.

Two dark, cold lights flashed like shooting stars, and the two sabre-wielding guards beside the cave entrance rolled into the deep valley.

The two of them arrived at the last stone cave in front of the village in the same way.

"Young Master, let's fly halfway up this cliff in the valley. The stronghold is right in front of us, we have to be careful of their concealed weapons!"

Guo Xiaoban said:

"The cave is too narrow, so it would be difficult to use. It would be harder to avoid if there was a trap. Let's go through the sky. I'll be at the front, you'll be at the back, and there's a lot of space outside. Even if he were to fly through the sky like a rain of arrows, he won't be able to stop us.

The two of them jumped up and rolled towards the village like the wind. Indeed, with the sound of a gong, arrows rained down on Guo Xiaobang and Yuan Zai in midair. A halo of light flashed like a wall of light, and in front of the clumps of light, the rain of arrows powerlessly fell into the deep valley.

The ball of light flew into the mountain stronghold, and in the blink of an eye, miserable howls could be heard. Blood rained down from the entrance of the stronghold, and broken limbs were scattered all over the ground.

The stronghold was a two Zhang wide passageway that led all the way down to the right side of the mountain path.

The bodies of the twenty underlings were instantly shattered into pieces.