Princess of the Jurchen Empire 5

And where are our fugitives?  Yes, still here, in the dungeon.  Wang Li understood that he had to hurry, but he felt sorry for the old people, who were tired and were warming themselves near the bird's stone.
 - Wang Li, - the same voice was suddenly heard from the crowd, - where are you going to go?  Before us is a wall that blocks the passage!  Where did you take us?  Do you want us to die?
 -It can't be! -the giant looked around, -It's true, the wall!  Wait, here's the map, the general handed it to me before leaving.  Look!
 Several people approached the giant.  At this time, the child was crying.  One of the Eileen twins slept all the way and woke up just now.  Now all eight children have woken up completely from the sleeping grass.
 At that moment, the unthinkable happened!  The wall trembled and crumbled into small pebbles.
 The path has been opened!
 -Look!  Look!  Miracle! - people began to chatter, - The wall disappeared!  Let's go!
 -Stop! -The man was still hiding in the shadows, but his voice had already gained strength, -What if this is a trap?  I would not recommend going there!
 -Who are you? -Eileen stepped forward, -I don't recognize your voice!  Show yourself!  It's not the first time you've tried to stop us from moving on!  Show yourself!
 However, the voice subsided, the owner hid among the crowd.
 “That's right,” the giant hid the map in his bag. “These marks: the bird stone, the lake and the gate, were left on the map by Emperor Aguda.  Who dared to doubt? - Wang Li belatedly raised his voice - do not hide!
 At that moment, a rumble shook the dungeon.
 Wang Li fell to his knees
 -Sorry, I forgot!  I won't speak out loud anymore.
 Following the giant, everyone knelt down.  Finally, the rumble subsided and the fugitives moved forward, to where the lake of truth was waiting for them.
 As soon as the fugitives moved quite far from the stone of the bird, the rumble was heard again.  The stone wall again blocked the space of the dungeon, but the fugitives did not even suspect this.When the pursuers approached the stone bird, they did not find anyone.  There was no further way!
 -Where are they? -the chief's face was distorted, -what will I tell the khan?
 Maybe they didn't come down here?
 -They were here!  The spy tag doesn't lie!  Did you see the blue rope on the tree branch near the entrance to this hole?
 - Yes, yes, - those who came with the chief began to chatter, - we saw it!
 - Nui, - the chief turned to one of the soldiers, - do you see, the stone is a bird?
 -Yes, chief!
 - In the beak of a stone bird, something is turning white, maybe it seems to me, of course, but ... Get me this!
 - I'll do it now, chief!
 The Mongolian soldier rushed to obey the order, but the very next minute a scream shook the cave.
 -It hurts, I'm on fire!  Help!
 The hands of a soldier named Nu were covered in blisters.  The burn from the stone of the bird turned out to be no joke.
 However, the commander did not even move his ear.  Calling another soldier, he ordered to carry out the order.
 The second soldier decided to be smart, he approached the stone bird, took out an arrow and tried to pick up what was in the beak of the stone bird, but he could not resist and fell on his stomach on the stone.  Now two of them were screaming in pain.  The commander called the injured soldiers idiots and dunces, but he himself was in no hurry to approach the stone.  Time passed, the soldiers continued to shout, finally the chief got tired of it and he gave the order to turn back.  The commander understood that for failure to comply with the order, something worse awaited him than burns, but there was no way out.  The fugitives have disappeared.