"Cut the crap! Catching the intruders is our top priority. Go wake up all the brothers. Put the whole stockade on high alert. We must find those two tonight!"
The speaker was Mu Wulin, the third master of Pangu Stockade.
"Also, send a team to search every nook and cranny of the secret passages below. Leave no blind spot unchecked!" After saying this, seeing that the subordinate kneeling on the ground still hadn't moved, he roared again, "What are you standing there for? Go quickly!"
Hearing this, the subordinate immediately got up and rushed out to make the arrangements.
"What a bunch of useless idiots!" Mu Wulin turned around and kicked over a table in the room.
Just then, a tall and handsome man walked in from outside. As soon as he entered, he looked at Mu Wulin and asked, "Third brother! Have you caught the intruders?"
The newcomer was Zhuang Yusheng, the second master of Pangu Stockade. He was clearly anxious as he asked.
"Second brother! I've already sent men to search! Tonight, even if we have to turn the stockade upside down, we'll dig out those two damned rats!" Mu Wulin's eyes were filled with intense hatred.
Zhuang Yusheng was used to seeing him like this. "Have you sent men to search the secret passages?"
"One of the messengers managed to escape. By the time our men got there, all of Xiao Ma's group had been killed! Not a single one of the dozen or so brothers survived!"
Mu Wulin's voice was cold. "According to our men, they were all killed with a single blow. There were no extra wounds on their bodies."
"This shows that those two are highly skilled in martial arts!"
Hearing this, Zhuang Yusheng pondered for a moment. "Third brother, did you send men to search all the secret passages again?"
Mu Wulin replied, "Yes, second brother. I reckon they're probably still hiding in there!"
"Withdraw all the men! They'll just be throwing their lives away!"
"Second brother, if we withdraw the men, are we just going to let them escape? Now that they know about the secret passages, we can't let them leave alive."
"Don't worry! It's not about letting them go. Withdraw the men. I have a way to make them come out of the secret passages on their own and fall into your hands." Zhuang Yusheng said with a smile.
Mu Wulin saw his mysterious smile and didn't ask further. He knew that his second brother was always resourceful and much smarter than him. He wouldn't make empty promises without being confident. Since he said so, he must have a plan.
"I'll go and make the arrangements right away!" Mu Wulin said and was about to leave.
Zhuang Yusheng immediately stopped him. "Light the incense that the big brother got last month. It's a good chance to test its effect!"
"Sure! Second brother! I've been eager to see it for a long time. Today's my lucky day." Mu Wulin replied excitedly.
Meanwhile, Shen Li and Han Yue, who were still in the secret passage, fell silent. They never expected that this secret passage would lead directly to the room of the third master of Pangu Stockade.
Moreover, from what they heard from the second and third masters of the stockade just now, it seemed that they had already come up with a way to catch them.
Shen Li gave Han Yue a reassuring look, indicating her to stay calm, because they still hadn't heard Zhuang Yusheng leave. They were being very cautious and didn't move.
Shen Li grabbed Han Yue's hand and slowly wrote the character "incense" on her palm.
Han Yue guessed it and immediately tightened her grip on Shen Li's hand.
Shen Li was also a bit panicked. From what the two men said just now, the incense they mentioned didn't seem ordinary.
Shen Li guessed that they were probably going to light the incense in the secret passages to force them out.
If her guess was right, there were probably already ambushes at every exit of the secret passages. As soon as they showed up, they would be captured.
Shen Li sighed silently in her heart: What a good plan. The second master of Pangu Stockade is indeed no ordinary person.
But now they were like "rats in a jar", trapped here.
Sweat broke out on Shen Li's palms. Their only way out now might be the exit right above them. She just didn't know how good the second master of Pangu Stockade was in martial arts. Could they take him down before more people from the stockade arrived? Or use him as a hostage.
Just as Shen Li was thinking about all these possibilities, there was movement in the room above them.
As soon as Mu Wulin entered the room, he said loudly, "Second brother, everything's arranged! The men have been withdrawn, and the incense has been lit at every fork in the secret passages. In less than half an hour, those two annoying rats will definitely be smoked out of their holes!"
Zhuang Yusheng nodded. His eyes swept across Mu Wulin's room. "Third brother, post some men in your room too. Just in case!"
Mu Wulin was a bit taken aback, then said, "Second brother is really thoughtful. I was so focused on the outside that I forgot about my own room! Okay, I'll go and call some men right away!"
At this moment, Shen Li, who was still in the secret passage, was filled with hatred when she heard Zhuang Yusheng's words. The second master of Pangu Stockade was indeed a treacherous and cunning man.
Just as Shen Li was considering whether to rush out now, she suddenly heard a commotion above.
"Out! Out! Second brother! Come on, let's go and have a look! One of them has shown up over there!"
As soon as Mu Wulin stepped out of the room, a subordinate from the stockade reported that a suspicious person had appeared in the west of the stockade. This person was extremely skilled in martial arts, and they had already lost more than a dozen brothers!
"So soon?" Zhuang Yusheng didn't move. He looked at Mu Wulin and asked doubtfully.
Mu Wulin said without hesitation, "It seems that the big brother's incense is really powerful."
"Even so, it shouldn't be this fast. Wait a bit. Be careful. This might be a trap!" Zhuang Yusheng said cautiously.
Hearing that there was another person outside, Shen Li and Han Yue in the secret passage both showed puzzled expressions. Besides them, was there someone else who had broken into Pangu Stockade tonight?
Shen Li thought of the black - clothed man they had met last time when they came to Pangu Stockade. Maybe it was their people who had entered the stockade again. Anyway, as long as this person could distract everyone's attention, they would have a chance to escape.
Moreover, she could already smell a strong and pungent odor. There was no need to guess. It must be the smell of the incense they had lit, wafting over.
They still didn't know the exact harm of the incense, so they could only cover their noses for now. But even so, they couldn't hold on for long.
Mu Wulin in the room didn't have as many thoughts as Zhuang Yusheng. Seeing that Zhuang Yusheng was about to sit down on the chair again, he grabbed his arm and said, "Second brother, that person is extremely skilled. He's already injured more than a dozen of our brothers. If we're any later, he might escape!"
"Second brother, this is a good chance for you to have a fight with him. It's been a long time since I saw you show your skills!"
"Humph! They're just two annoying rats! They won't cause much trouble! Today, I'll go and meet him!" Persuaded by Mu Wulin, Zhuang Yusheng finally left the room with him.
After their footsteps faded away, Shen Li and Han Yue in the secret passage pushed open the lid above their heads and climbed out.