Chapter 102: Tunnel Completed (2/2)
Bai Luochu might be saying this, but she wasn’t planning to reprimand him.
In the blink of the eye, it was 5 pm and Bai Luochu brought Cai Ling to the secluded courtyard.
After entering the courtyard, they immediately went to the master room. There was no one in the room and there were no signs of activity. Bai Luochu was rather patient and simply waited quietly.
After the time it took for one stick of incense to burn, Bai Luochu detected subtle traces of movements under her feet. When she listened closely, it seemed to be sounds of footsteps and voices.
Bai Luochu released her spiritual energy, but due to the layers of the soil underneath her feet, she wasn’t able to hear them clearly.
After a short while, Bai Luochu felt that the floor tile under her feet was loosening up. Since she didn’t know what was happening, she didn’t move.
“Mistress, can I trouble you to please lift your feet?” Ying Lan’s helpless voice echoed from underneath the floor tile.
Bai Luochu managed to hear him and quickly walked over to Cai Ling’s side. The moment she left her spot, the floor tile popped up. A face poked out from the ground and who else would appear other than Ying Lan?
As soon as Ying Lan extended his head out, he complained, “Mistress, you sure know how to look for a spot. You stood at the exit of this subordinate’s tunnel! I even thought that I dug to the wrong courtyard!”
Bai Luochu heard the complaints and laughed, “Hahaha, what a coincidence… Anyway, I should be the one asking you the questions. Is the tunnel complete?”
“It is already done. In order to conceal the exit, I left enough space for one adult male to pass through. Right now, we just lack the mechanisms. After Mistress sets up the mechanisms, the tunnel will be fully completed.”
Bai Luochu recalled that Ying Lan was the one who kept her in the dark and she started to make fun of him. “Hey, you completed this tunnel so quickly... Will it collapse after we use it a few times?”
When Ying Lan heard Bai Luochu’s comment, he became anxious. “Mistress, what are you talking about?! I personally supervised the digging of the tunnel, how can it possibly collapse?!”
“Fine, fine fine, it won’t collapse. I was just teasing you and you took it so seriously. Here, these are the mechanisms that I designed during the past few days. Take a look and see if anything needs to be modified.” Bai Luochu spoke and passed him the blueprints.
Ying Lan took the blueprints and took a closer look. He then pointed out some of the overly complicated areas and said, “Mistress, these parts are too complicated. The tunnel is so cramped and it is normally used for secret communications or to escape when encountering danger. If it is too complicated, it might even harm the people on our side. Why not make these areas a little simpler and fix up switches at both ends. When no one is in the tunnel, the mechanisms will be activated. What do you think about it?”
When Bai Luochu listened to Ying Lan’s comments, she looked at the blueprints. She felt that his feedback was reasonable and she gave him another piece of instruction. “Let’s do it your way. After you return today, prepare everything and look for me when you are free. We will set up the mechanisms in the tunnel.”
“Yes, this subordinate understands. Mistress’ efforts will not be wasted. If these complicated mechanisms are used in the secret room, it will be extremely brilliant. However, where are we going to construct the secret room?”