Chapter 982: Embracing the Cold Stone
The cold air rippled with a disgusting musty smell, the mottled walls peeled off layer by layer as the years passed, and the filth that began to accumulate under his feet at some point, Xi Hao became more and more frightened as he walked through the bark, and the groans that came from the other end of the darkness made him can't help but feel a thrill.
What kind of place is this? Is it a prison cell? Who is being held in it, and why does Bark insist on taking herself?
"Open the door. There was finally a glimmer of light in front of him, and a few small soldiers sitting by the iron fence saw that Bark Cheng had come in person, and hurriedly got up in fear to greet him.
"Your Highness. β
"Quick, open the door. β
"Come in with me. Bark Cheng glanced back, and found that Xi Hao was tugging at the placket of his clothes uneasily, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and brought him into his arms with mockery: "What, scared?"
"What's so terrible, it's a big deal that you also lock me up here, and I don't have to face you every day, it's not a blessing for my Zong Xi Hao. Xi Hao stubbornly raised his head and saluted. Seeing that he was trembling but still refusing to admit defeat, Bark laughed and pulled him through the door.
"You know I'm not going to lock you up here, your tender body can't afford to toss like this, I'm bringing you here to let you see two people. A soldier lit a torch to open the way in front, Xi Hao turned his head sideways and saw a pair of hands desperately stretched out from behind the iron fence.
"Helpβ"
"Help usβ"
"Help usβ"
The wailing was endless, and the bloody faces squeezed outward from the cracks in the prison door, and the distorted and deformed faces made Xi Hao panic so much that he didn't know what to do, he wanted to cover his ears, but he was so clasped by the barking that he couldn't move. A pair of festering hands suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes and pulled him towards the cell door, the stench made him hold his breath for an instant, he looked back to see the current situation, but only heard the sound of "brush-", and after the cold light, only splattered blood and a pair of broken arms were left on the ground.
"Hmm-" The churning gastric juice made Xi Hao retch, he staggered back, and he didn't care whether the person behind him could rely on each other, he only stretched out his hand and grabbed Bark's arm tightly.
"Take me out...... Take me out of here...... "I sobbed not because I was afraid of the person in front of me, but because I couldn't bear this kind of human tragedy. Xi Hao tried his best not to look at the blood gushing in front of him and the person who was gradually dying, he knew that he couldn't save these people out, so he wanted to stay away from here as much as possible, but Bark Chengqi didn't let him get his wish, after looking at his clothes, he frowned and pulled down his bloodstained coat, and put on his robe with his backhand: "What is annoying, dare to touch you." If you don't want to die again, follow me, or I'll have this place cleaned up first. β
"Don't!" Xi Hao knew what Bark Cheng said, these prisoners are all Jin people, maybe just ordinary people, suffering from the war is also pitiful, and now they are imprisoned here and stealing their lives, but they are still hoping that the army of the Great Jin can come in, if they lose their lives because of their involvement, it is really an unforgivable sin for themselves.
"Then let's go. Bark Cheng opened his palm with a smile, Xi Hao stood in place for a while, and finally stretched out his hand obediently. The cold fingertips were held in the man's hand strongly, Xi Hao numbly followed the bark and walked forward, he didn't know what was waiting for him at the other end of the cell, he only knew that his fate would fall to the bottom again......
The warm sunshine has never been here, the perennial cold weather makes people feel the breath of death everywhere, the wailing and crying are gradually moving away, and the pain and despair have not left at all. Xi Hao walked silently in the dark, forcing himself not to think about anything, the long passage seemed to have no end, and the more he walked, the more blurred he became. Just when he thought that the path of the abyss would never come to an end, Bark suddenly stopped in his footsteps.
There was an oil lamp burning in the far corner, the yellowed light was slightly lonely due to the darkness around it, and the flickering flames rendered the eye as far as the eye could see, but it still did not allow people to see the innermost situation.
Xi Hao bit his lower lip and adjusted his breathing, and his intuition told him that there must be something in it that could touch his heart, but he couldn't be sure......
The soldiers stood on both sides of the way, barked and got up again, and stepped forward with Xi Hao.
The door did not close, because the two people who were being held could no longer get out of it. The rusty chains soaked in blood locked their hands and feet, and it was not their scars that were all over their bodies, but the hooks that pierced through their shoulder blades......
Xi Hao's eyes closed subconsciously, although he hadn't seen the faces of the two of them clearly, he couldn't tolerate it anymore. As a healer, the torture of captives such as piercing the pipa bone was simply inhumane to him, and although the two countries fought each other for their own lives, it was by no means such ruthless destruction.
"Huh...... You can't bear to look at it. Seeing that Xi Hao's eyelashes fluttered and he couldn't bear to look at each other, he suddenly let go of Xi Hao and stepped forward and grabbed one of them's messy bun. Xi Hao gasped, and the moment the man was forced to raise his head, he let out a cry of "ah-".
At that moment, he finally knew what Vedic had brought him for, because the dying man he knew very well, it was the ghost wing with whom he had spent his days and nights.
"What are you going to do! He's become like this, what else do you want from him!" Seeing that Bark Chengqi pressed a short dagger against Ghost Wing's throat, Xi Hao rushed forward regardless of a qiΔ, Bark Cheng sneered and stepped back, and then grabbed the hook on Ghost Wing's shoulder, Ghost Wing woke up from the pain in the coma, his eyes moved, and when he opened his eyes, he was facing Xi Hao's anxious face.
"Gong ...... Zi ...... "Ghost Wing was obviously not awake yet, and after seeing Xi Hao, he muttered, and then squeezed out a smile. Xi Hao's tears fell suddenly, and seeing Ghost Wing smiling at him, his heart was so distressed that he couldn't help himself.
"Brother Ghost Wing, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to cure you. β
"Hmm......" Ghost Wing snorted with a frown, and gradually his eyes finally became clear, he first looked at Xi Hao in surprise, obviously didn't understand why Xi Hao appeared here, and then he looked at the surrounding environment again, and suddenly burst out with an angry scream: "Bark!"
"Here it is. Bark Cheng replied later, grabbed the two hooks and pushed them upwards at the same time, and the ghost wing and the person next to him let out a painful moan, Xi Hao saw that the person who was twisted with the ghost wing was actually Qin Chi.
"Don't hurt them-Ghost Wing--Brother Qin-" Seeing blood gurgling out of the wound, Xi Hao was confused for a moment, and he wanted to step forward to save the two, but he hesitated in the increasingly cold look of Bark. He knew that Bark would kill people, and he didn't dare to gamble, so he stopped and pleaded with tears in his eyes, "What do you want......"
Bark looked at him playfully, and spat out word by word: "I want you to beg me." β
"Childe...... Don't ......" Ghost Wing Qin Chi shook his head, although they didn't understand why Xi Hao was also trapped here, but they knew that Bark Chengqi's intentions were definitely more than that.
"Count me in begging you...... Don't hurt them again, let me show them, okay......"
A smile appeared on Bark's face, and he agreed with what Qingfeng had said when he stopped himself from killing the two of them.
"The best way to tame those who value affection is not to force and induce, but to make them miserable, to succumb to the feet of those they hate, with whom they care, and with what they love, with their conscience and a heart willing to die for others! β
Now, just to confirm his words!R638