38.chapter 36 the dragon
As soon as Yang Ming came out, he saw Li Yao pinching and dragging on the face of the young man who had fainted.
"What are you doing?"
Li Yao turned around, saw the person coming, and said curtly: "I want him to wake up early, this is a person who has come to challenge the evil dragon." ”
Yang Ming frowned, but didn't ask anything more: "I'll go out." ”
"Are you still going to the tower?"
He nodded, and was about to open the door.
"Wait, wait!"
Yang Ming turned around: "What." ”
Li Yao had a cramped expression on his face: "Uh, didn't I tell you about that knight yesterday, it's dangerous." ”
"I'll be careful. ”
Li Yao was anxious, and he didn't pay attention to the face of the unconscious young man (the knight who was lying on the gun still grinned in pain even if he was unconscious. "I mean I'll go with you, okay?"
He thought that Yang Ming would refuse, because according to his temperament, there was no reason to be involved with someone he didn't know. But Yang Ming just opened the door and motioned for him to go along.
Li Yao hurriedly put down the battered young man and quickly followed.
I always feel a little happy in my heart.
It's early spring, and the latitude here is high, so even if the sun is good, it's still very cold with a strong wind, but it also makes Li Yao feel refreshed.
In the morning, the village has not yet fully woken up, but the chimneys of every house have begun to rise with green smoke, faintly. There is also an almost transparent stream, which is full of fine points of light meandering and flowing, and there are occasionally some women by the stream fetching water, and Ina who I saw yesterday is also there, Ina has a checkered square scarf on her head, and her blonde hair is naturally scattered, and she raises her hand to greet Li Yao:
"Hey, little fool (gump)!"
She was probably speaking in dialect, Li Yao didn't understand, but looking at the beautiful and bright smile on her face, she also waved her hand happily.
Ina smiled heartily.
Ina: "Where are you going, and who is this handsome silver-haired guy next to you?"
"My friend. We are about to go" Li Yao pointed to the tower, and wanted to answer, but thinking of her cautious attitude towards secrecy yesterday, she withdrew her hand again, turned her eyes to that side to sign, and whispered, "Over there." ”
Ina laughed again: "You're so cute, man, I don't know how many people are going to see near the tower in a week, don't worry, no one will stop you, just don't get too close." ”
Li Yao's face turned red, and he waved goodbye to her.
There is still a little distance between here and the tower, I don't know if it is to cooperate with Li Yao or what, Yang Ming is not walking fast, basically walking side by side.
After walking for a while, when we reached the hillside, I saw a flock of sheep in the meadow in the distance, and they were white and fluffy in the sun, like cotton balls falling on the grass. The grass was about the height of a sheep's calf, and when the wind blew, it fell away, and Agas, the shepherd, was basking in the sun with his back against a rock, his face covered by a fur-rimmed straw hat, and from time to time a sheep rubbed past him.
This scene made people feel happy from the bottom of their hearts, Li Yao didn't disturb this leisurely shepherd, but just sighed to Yang Ming:
"It's nice to be alive like this. ”
"You like to be like that?"
He nodded, "yes." I'm a person with no ambitions, I can bask in the sun every day, tease cats, pluck out my ears, and spend a leisurely life, that's my wish" He said, suddenly realized something, and looked up at Yang Ming fiercely:
"Aren't you a vampire?!" Although the other party's face was very pale, it didn't seem to be abnormal in the sun, and his eyes didn't look very conspicuous, but almost black and crimson.
Yang Ming frowned: "You know?"
Only then did he remember that this incident was a spoiler for the dog to sue him, and no one in this world had clearly said Yang Ming's identity to him, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
Yang Ming just looked at him, his brows furrowing more and more.
"Oh!" Li Yao suddenly slapped his thigh, "I remembered, I heard what others said, you know, I like to run around among civilians, and folk rumors have always said that you are a vampire, so I always thought you were here." ”
Then he added dryly, "You should be, right?"
"As you say. ”
Li Yao (extremely pompous acting) pretended to be surprised: "Ahhh
As they spoke, they had come to the back of the hillside, and there were no more inhabitants from here to the tower, only a fence in front of the tower, which was guarded by the Snowding family, strictly controlling the entry of visitors. This is the level set up since the previous year, after all, the evil dragon is spreading more and more widely, and the influence is getting bigger and bigger, and the rulers can no longer regard it as a folklore, and must show their attitude, but the king ordered that no soldiers should be used, so it has formed an embarrassing situation that is not dealt with or allowed today.
Yang Ming didn't talk nonsense with Li Yao after admitting it, he looked at the tower from a distance, and then opened his arms to Li Yao: "I'll take you over." ”
Li Yao looked at this inviting posture, and didn't react at once: "Ah, what?"
"Now that you know. Yang Ming said as he stepped forward and pressed his head against his chest and hugged him tightly.
"Ready. ”
Although this sentence reached Li Yao's ears, it did not play a warning role, because in the next second, Li Yao felt suddenly weightless, and then flew forward at great speed!
Before he could shout, he was pressed in his throat, he closed his eyes and felt that the world was constantly turning upside down, and the whole person seemed to be thrown into a juicer, especially the feeling of nothing under his feet made him very nervous, only clutching Yang Ming's sleeve.
Fortunately, this period of time did not last long, and soon, the wind in his ears weakened, but the moment he stepped on the ground, the physiological softness, the discomfort caused by weightlessness had not completely disappeared, and his heart was beating like a drum.
Li Yao gasped, a shiver crawled from the cervical vertebrae to the top of his head, his heartbeat still didn't stop, he looked at Yang Ming, I don't know if it was because he used his strength or for some other reason, now his eyes looked very red, very good-looking.
He still knows what the drawbridge effect is not or something, Li Yao forced himself to look away, although it was very close, but this was not the foot of the tower, he thought that Yang Ming would take him directly to a closer place.
"I'm fine," he let go of his grip on Yang Ming's hand, "why stop here?"
Yang Ming motioned to a ring of high fences around the perimeter of the tower: "We must get permission from the guards before we can enter." ”
At this time, Li Yao also happened to see two teams of patrolling soldiers walking out of the two ends of the bottom of the tower, patrolling meticulously around the fence, nodding to each other during the handover, and then handing them over.
There are people patrolling, but even if you take advantage of that short gap, you can fly through, right?
He looked up at Yang Ming, who explained, "Because there is no need to dodge. ”
Oh yes, he seems to be a member of the Snowding family, and although it seems to be sneaking around, it's exciting to sneak in carefully, but it's certainly better to be able to get in through the main entrance.
When I walked in, I saw that the fence was very strong, not only high, but also covered with a protective iron net like thistle terrestris vines, and there were dense spikes at the top, shining with cold light.
Immediately after approaching the fence, a soldier spotted them, and after Yang Ming showed the letter, the soldier saluted them and respectfully opened the door.
The tower was not tall, but one could still feel a sense of oppression when standing underneath it, and the outside of the tower was covered with dense maple vines, which looked thick green and almost black. But what caught the eye more than the tower was the pile of bones at the bottom of the tower, with the skull accounting for most of it, and bits and pieces of flesh and internal organs piled on top of the bones, and flies flying around them.
Li Yao only glanced at it and turned his face away: "Why didn't anyone collect their bodies?"
"Because you are not allowed to enter the fence except for a special permit. ”
The tower was supposed to have a wooden door with an iron bolt, but now the door is gone, and only the hinges remain on the door frame.
"Those warriors who challenge also need permission?"
"No, because they're all going to die. ”
"What do you mean?"
"If you can't kill the dragon, you'll be killed by the dragon, so everyone who has come so far has died. ”
"Why is it set up like this?"
Yang Ming walked towards the door-shaped black hole without a door: "On the surface, don't let the people
"But can't you even collect corpses?"
Yang Ming didn't look back: "Those politicians won't care about these props." The dragon symbolizes the common people, and for Gert, of course, the bigger the trouble, the better, and when the impact is so great that the council has to deal with it, he succeeds. ”
Although the entrance looked terrifying, Li Yao still followed: "I don't understand this, you have to go inside now?"
Yang Ming made a silent gesture, took his hand, and then pulled him inside.
In the dark, the senses other than vision are very clear, and the touch from the palm of the hand somehow makes the heart beat fast, Li Yao shook his head, closed his eyes to adapt to the darkness for a while, and then opened his eyes.
It was still pitch black, only the place behind him could illuminate a small place, in addition, there were small ventilation round windows that spiraled up, faintly illuminated a section of stone staircase, and there was a little light at the top of the tower, vague, nothing could be seen clearly.
Yang Ming took his hand and led him to a place, and after a slight sound, a light lit up on the wall.
Li Yao was able to take a look around a little by the light, but before he could turn his head, a sharp roar came from the heads of the two of them!