Chapter 257: The Return
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“Hurry up, move faster!”
In the Qinling Mountains, Lu Fei was barking orders as soldiers tried to pry open the rocks sealing the mountain tunnel. The entire 50-meter-long tunnel had been tightly blocked with cement and stones last year to prevent the nomads from sneaking through.
Now, reopening it was proving far more difficult and time-consuming than sealing it had been.
Outside the tunnel, a squad of 500 soldiers stood guard. But the tunnel was so narrow that only one person could work inside at a time—no one else could help.
“Damn it, if I’d known it would take this long to open, I wouldn’t have sealed it up so tight,” Lu Fei muttered with frustration.
Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang had also arrived at the scene. Judging by the current pace, it would take at least two days to fully reopen the tunnel.
“Keep working day and night—no breaks. We must open it as soon as possible,” Xiao Ming ordered, frowning.
The soldiers responded immediately. Each man took turns swinging the heavy hammer. When one got tired, another jumped in to continue.
Meanwhile, Niu Ben and his men had already entered the Qinling Mountains.
Following the directions written in the secret message Xiao Ming had given him, he led his troops deeper into the mountain. By nightfall, they finally heard faint knocking sounds echoing from a distance.