103 Zeng Jiqing
The stone staircase has been carved down for miles and then upwards in a steep bend, and the walls are mottled with moss, but the peeling frescoes still make out some of the appearance.
You Xue has been to Dunhuang and seen such rich and colorful ancient murals.
By the glimmer of the fire, the murals on the rock wall are not as colorful as those of the rock wall, but they are not far behind.
You Xue had a strange feeling that this was not an ancestral hall, giving her more of an atmosphere like a tomb.
Maybe at the end of the aisle, there will be the legendary 'zongzi', or a huge coffin.
However, she thought too much, and after walking up for a short time, there was no way, a smooth and seamless stone wall blocked the way, but the oxygen around her became thinner and thinner, and everyone only felt that breathing began to be difficult.
"Nanxing girl, what's going on?" Wuhuan asked coldly.
You Xue wondered if she was fake, she was really strange, this road went to the dark, just such a result, or did Wuhuan find the wrong entrance?
It's just that the person behind her didn't give her time to think, and with a sweep of the wind, her five fingers and claws choked You Xue's throat, pushing her back hard, and her back slammed into the smooth rock wall.
You Xue only felt a huge earthquake in the five hearts, a mouthful of old blood did not spurt out and swallowed it back, she hated others to pinch her neck the most, which made her recall very dark memories, she didn't care about hiding it, luck was condensed in the palm of her hand, and she was about to hit Wuhuan hard, regardless of whether he was alive or dead!
It's just that the accident came unexpectedly, the stone wall behind him suddenly teleported upward, and the open black hole mouth engulfed the entangled two people in an instant, and when the four guards behind Wu Huan made a move, the stone gate landed instantly, blocking the rescue of this side.
There was no expected sneak attack or fall, the two of them just lost their center of gravity and fell to the ground suddenly, but it was dark all around, You Xue took advantage of the situation to break away from Wuhuan's clamp and hit a palm, and he didn't know which part of him was hit, only to see him snort.
You Xue is not entangled, he will accept it when he sees it, and roll backwards, far away from his attack range.
Just as she stood up, a warm and powerful hand grabbed her, and the familiar medicinal fragrance shocked You Xue's heart, and she also held the other party's hand and left here quietly following the other party's traction.
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It can be seen that Zhen Yunze's ability to see in the dark is excellent, pushing open a rotating stone door, all the way around the two forks, and finally at the third turn, they saw the dim oil lamp lighting embedded in the two stone walls in front of them, and the two realized that their hands had been clenched and not released, and Zhen Yunze did not let go.
You Xue gently withdrew her hand, as if unintentionally touching the moss-covered rock walls on both sides of the stone path, there were no murals here.
"Zhen Yunze, why are you here?" asked You Xue.
Zhen Yunze looked at the empty palm and smiled: "I didn't arrive in time, were you injured?"
You Xue sighed, she already knew that the son of Wuhuan was the Zeng Jiqing of the Zeng family, if she let him know that King Rui appeared here, she didn't know what article she could make.
"How did you get in? How did you recognize me when I was wearing a human skin mask?"
"Follow me!" Zhen Yunze subconsciously wanted to pull You Xue again, seeing You Xue looking at him with questions in his eyes, but still following him, he smiled helplessly and quickly motioned for her to follow.
There is a stone room at the end of the stone road, before stepping into the stone room, You Xue stepped on this mountain stone road, and found that there were car wheel marks in it by the light of the fire, and such a deep wheel mark could be printed on this hard stone road, unless it was repeated back and forth and the object was heavy, what would it be?
She was about to take a closer look at which direction the chariot wheel seal extended, but she heard a middle-aged man in the stone room say, "Childe, this is not the place you should come to, since you have saved people, go out with me!"
This...... Is it the one in charge of Laiyuan Village?
"Wait, Village Chief Lai, there are still people in the cave, what are you going to do with it?" asked Zhen Yunze.
Lai Rengui said coldly with an expressionless face: "Anyone who trespasses here will die, so you can leave with me." ”
"Then why did you let us go?" You Xue asked Lai Rengui, but it was Zhen Yunze who looked at it.
Lai Rengui didn't take You Xue in his eyes, and he didn't plan to answer her.
"I intercepted him halfway and asked him to take me in on the condition that he rescue his daughter who was locked up in the house of the bully in the town. ”
You Xue was surprised, and shook her head to stop: "Zhen Yunze, Wu Huan can't die yet, he is Zeng Jiqing!"
Hearing this, the look of shock flashed in shock, but he quickly nodded as if he had figured it out, "It turned out to be him, I fought him in the Firefly Abyss in the back mountain of Flying Eagle Castle before, and his martial arts routines are very familiar......"
Lai Rengui continued to interrupt with an expressionless face: "The two of you have something to say, otherwise don't blame me for being rude, and pull you to bury him!"
Hearing this, Zhen Yunze protected You Xue behind him, and his tone was still gentle: "Village Chief Lai, why bother, we don't have any interest in Guibao Land, we just want to take the person in the cave away together, please be accommodating, this matter can be resolved quickly, and it can also avoid the daughter being frightened, and return to you quickly." ”
The corners of Lai Rengui's eyes twitched, his eyes swept over You Xue, and he said coldly: "What is that person's name?"
Zeng Jiqing. "You Xue is a little inexplicable.
Zhen Yunze looked at Lai Rengui's expression, but there was some deep meaning.
Listening to Lai Rengui muttering to himself: "Surname... Ever... Could it be such a coincidence?"
You Xue was thinking about how to take Wuhuan away from here, after all, there was no Tianji Jade here, it was purely her pretending to bring him here.
"Zhen Yunze, that Wuhuan is very strange, the demonic aura is too heavy, I suspect ......"
"Ahh
A miserable cry interrupted You Xue's unfinished words, and the sound came from the crossing on the other side of the stone room.
Apparently that is the direction of the exit.
Lai Rengui recognized the old voice, and ran towards the place where he came from.
Zhen Yunze and You Xue glanced at each other, and they also followed.
At the exit was a small mountain hut at the foot of the mountain, and a few steps away a clear stream flowed by, surrounded on three sides by mountains, and on the opposite side was a dense forest that did not see the light of day.
The crutches fell to the side, blood splattered on half of the wooden door, and it was obvious that the old man had just stepped into the house, and was slashed from behind, killing him instantly.
Lai Rengui had already half-supported the old man in his arms, his eyes were moist, "Lai Lao, Lai Lao, wake up, what's going on?" He was sad that he had affected this old man who didn't care about the world because of himself, and he was even more afraid of the latecomers.
If it weren't for the arrival of the descendants of the 'noble', Laifu would never have left and come here.
Because this is the only entrance to the ancestral hall.
And the place where the stone monument on the top of the mountain stands is only used for ordinary annual sacrifices.
Laifu blocked a catastrophe for him, otherwise he would have died!
Thinking of this, his resentment welled up in his heart, and he hugged the old man and cried bitterly.
"Is there any salvation?" Zhen Yunze frowned, the answer was obvious, but he wanted to know who would be in this barren mountain and wilderness, and even this old villager would not let go.
You Xue stepped forward, did not take the pulse, but looked at the bloody wound, and put his hand on the old man's carotid artery for a moment, "There should be still a breath." ”
"Girl, save him!" Lai Rengui seemed to have caught a savior, completely ignoring who the other party was, as long as he could save Laifu.
You Xue glanced at Yun Ze and put her hand on the top of the old man's gray hair, urging his true qi to awaken his remaining consciousness, but this would make the old man's death more painful......
"Ahem... Village... I saw the man," the old man opened his blood-congealed eyelashes, his cloudy old eyes had a hint of clarity, and he opened his mouth, angry as a gossamer: "Stop... Don't live, go in... This day... It's finally here...... the old man's thin arm that fell to the ground was raised suddenly, his palm only grabbed Lai Rengui's shoulder, and his eyes that gradually lost their luster flashed with a strange light: "They can't escape! I can't escape!uh..."
Seeing the old man's lifeless body hanging down again, You Xue closed her eyes, got up and walked to Zhen Yunze's side: "Do you know the origin of Laiyuan Village?"
Zhen Yunze looked at Lai Rengui's stiff and motionless body, and sighed, "I only know that it was the ancestors of the great-family who settled here many years ago, and I don't know the details later." ”
You Xue's gaze also fell on Lai Rengui, "Then he should know." ”