Chapter 18: Dignity Not to Be Despised
The burning flames at the entrance of the cave finally died out, leaving a pile of embers.
Sure enough, because the wind in the valley was very strong, the cave where Xie Xiang and Ai Ye were hiding was connected from front to back, so although the curve was twisted and turned, the air convection was also very fast, and the unpleasant smell and smoke at the entrance of the cave were extinguished with the flames, and the unpleasant gas poured in was quickly sucked in by the exit on the other side.
Xie Xiang's decision to stay where he was was right was right.
At least not to be chased by that foul smoke.
As the night became darker and darker, the cave outside was a little strangely quiet, but Xie Xiang and Ai Ye still didn't dare to come out casually.
What if that crazy old man in the dark shadow is mourning the purple-clothed mother-in-law?
The taste of being lit alive is certainly not a fun thing.
Xie Xiang had no choice but to lean against a slightly raised stone in the cave, unable to make up his mind.
Ai Ye was young after all, and the two of them fled all the way, frightened and tired, leaning on Xie Xiang's arms and snoring quickly.
I don't know how long it has been......
Xie Xiang was suddenly startled by a crisp bird cry in the valley.
He moved his body and almost fell down with Ai Ye in his arms.
It turned out that his whole body froze, and the pain in the half of his body leaning against the rock was terrible.
"Childe ......"
Ai Ye couldn't help but scream, the child was suddenly awakened, and seemed to have forgotten where he was? But I still remember that I was with Xie Xiang.
Xie Xiang, who had fully woken up, was afraid for a while, oh my God, he fell asleep unconsciously like Ai Ye last night.
He immediately raised his hand to himself in worship.
I really can't imagine that in such a thrilling environment, he still dares to fall asleep?
Wonderful is really so different, deep in his heart, he is still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival of the Prince of Taiping.
At this moment, at the entrance of the cave, a faint ray of morning light is faintly shining down through the top of the mountain.
"Ai Ye, it's dawn, what should we do?"
Xie Xiang held on to Ai Ye's small shoulders and tried his best to move his stiff and painful limbs, and asked Ai Ye to actually ask himself.
Ai Ye stared at Xie Xiang with small eyes, with a touch of childlike ignorance on his face.
The little guy was suddenly in trouble, and his brain seemed to be even more unable to turn around.
"Grandpa!"
Ai Ye suddenly screamed, jumped up and was about to run outside the cave.
Xie Xiang didn't hold it, and watched Ai Ye roll and stumble out of the cave.
The child, who had been frightened all night, didn't know what terrible nightmare he had? I still suddenly remembered that it had been a whole night and I hadn't found my grandfather, so I completely forgot the situation they were in at the moment.
Xie Xiang, who didn't have any plans to get out of this cave, had to quickly follow Ai Ye and run out.
Well, even if you die, you have to go out and see, and you can't ask a child to go into danger first.
Anyway, that's it, Ai Ye wants to continue looking for his grandfather, and he can only die and have to follow.
Xie Xiang almost limped around Ai Ye again, and followed him out of the cave.
"Ah...... Childe, it's so scary......"
Ai Ye, who ran out of the cave first, was suddenly frightened by the sight in front of the cave door, hurriedly turned his head and rushed into the cave, and couldn't stop retching violently.
Xie Xiang's little heart was so frightened that he secretly trembled a few times, but he knew that as an adult, he must not follow a child and make more fuss.
He tried his best to be calm on his face: "Don't be afraid, Ai Ye...... Was it that the old woman's body hadn't been burned clean last night? ”
It is conceivable that the sight of a corpse being burned alive would not look pleasant.
"No...... It's not one, it's two, two people, childe, you go and see, take a look, burn it...... Shrunk into a ball, dark ...... Vomiting and vomiting...... It's scary, it's disgusting...... Childe, I look so uncomfortable...... Grandpa, I'm going to find Grandpa and go home......"
Ai Ye spoke incoherently, spit out a few mouthfuls of yellow water in her stomach, and finally revealed the child's true nature, and simply whimpered.
Xie Xiang was sad and kept patting Ai Ye's back gently, trying his best to comfort this child.
At this moment, he really didn't know what to say to appease this child, or whether to let him see such a terrible scene in the world.
After a while, Ai Ye's eyes turned green, and he was slightly better.
"Ai Ye, will you sit down and rest first? I'll go out and check on the situation first, and if there's no danger, let's leave quickly. ”
Xie Xiang did not respond positively to Ai Ye's request to find his grandfather, and what he was most afraid of now was that there would be some unexpected and strange dangers outside.
In some respects, this thought of him was not a gratifying thing, at least Xie Gongzi now has some sense of distress, although it is only based on personal information. At least in the days to come, he will not blindly maintain a blind and ridiculous optimism and self-confidence as before.
Ai Ye whimpered, and agreed.
Xie Xiang worked hard to build himself psychologically, then held his breath and glanced obliquely at the pile of burning objects at the entrance of the cave with a powerful gaze that he did not dare to face seriously.
Xie Xiang had always been self-conscious that Mount Tai collapsed in his face and did not change his color, but now, he realized that that not changing his color was completely a kind of pretense that did not reach the real point of panic.
If it weren't for the fact that Ai Ye, a child who needed comfort and encouragement, was looking at him with blank eyes, Xie Xiang really wanted to let out a scream!
Although he only glanced at it obliquely, Xie Xiang could already vaguely see that the two humanoid skeletons that had been scorched and shrunk to the point of horror were tightly tangled together, lying on the grass in a face-to-face shape.
The grass that should have been fresh was also scorched in small pieces.
At this moment, the valley is gradually spreading at dawn, the mountains are wrapped in the fragrance of flowers and trees in the early morning, in the distance, countless crisp bird cries are staggered, and in the distance, the sound of dew dripping is incomparably peaceful.
Xie Xiang once again carefully looked at the two bones that could only be said to be the last martyrdom; Listening to their conversation, this almost romantic love between them is too long and painful......
After the frightened, Xie Xiang suddenly sighed deeply in his heart.
Couldn't God bear to see the stubborn and pathetic emotions between these two old men for so long? That's why he and Ai Ye heard and saw all of them and made a living witness?
The tranquility of the valley made Xie Xiang calm himself down for a moment before slowly walking out of the cave.
As soon as he walked out of the cave, he suddenly saw a green leather bag and a strangely shaped sword not far from the two corpses.
Needless to say, these things must have been left behind by these two old men who burned themselves and died in love.
However, when Xie Xiang's eyes saw the sword, he almost didn't catch his breath.
"Golden Serpent Sword?"
He couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.
He saw that the scabbard of the sword was clearly in the shape of a fierce and sinuous serpent: the snake's tail was hooked into the hilt, and the snake's head was an extremely wide point.
Just like the description of the appearance of the golden snake sword in the martial arts novel.
In an instant, Xie Xiang had a feeling that he wanted to cover his eyes.
All along, he had a faint feeling that the Golden Snake Sword was not an auspicious thing.
He even thought repeatedly that as long as Xia Xueyi didn't have anything to do with the Golden Snake Sword, maybe there wouldn't be a miserable ending in the end.
Therefore, when he saw that Xia Xueyi was just wearing an ordinary sword, he felt that the Golden Snake Sword should still be in the temple of the Five Poisons Sect.
Xie Xiang never thought that the plot he knew would be interpreted like this?
He had forgotten whether the Golden Serpent Sword had a scabbard in the book he had read, so through the scabbard, he didn't know if the sword with the scabbard was made of gold.
However, I don't know why, the moment he saw this strangely shaped sword, he couldn't help but think that it was a golden snake sword.
Because this scabbard is so gorgeous and shining.
Even if the morning light is not clear, the golden thread of the sword's hilt is still dazzling, giving people a dignity that cannot be taken lightly.
On the scabbard, two rows of exquisite red and green stones are intertwined up to the tip of the sword, and it is conceivable that if it were not for a sword cast in gold, it would have been worthy of such a luxurious package.
"This sword should be Xia Xueyi's weapon, but he stole it from the Five Poisons Temple after coaxing He Hongyao...... Oh my God, so do these two old men who died and set themselves on fire have anything to do with the Five Poisons Sect? ”
Xie Xiang almost forgot that there was still an Ai Ye in the cave, and his heart was suddenly swayed by this golden snake sword.
He also forgot if there would be other dangers outside, and walked straight to the golden snake sword desperately, he found that the green leather bag lying quietly next to the golden snake sword was actually extremely exquisite, I don't know what kind of animal leather it was made of?
Xie Xiang slowly squatted down, he first reached out to grasp the strangely shaped hilt of the sword, and checked it.
Under the swoop, Xie Xiang almost didn't sit on the grass.
Somewhat frightened, he threw away the sword and jumped up, knowing that there were two charred skeletons beside him.
This sword looks very light and smooth, but I didn't expect it to be unusually heavy in my hand.
Xie Xiang immediately raised his hand to Xia Xueyi and other heroes in the rivers and lakes.
It's a shame that they always carry such a sword on their backs, swaying around all day long, if he Xie Xiang is carrying such a heavy and abnormal sword all day long, let alone swaying, it is estimated that after a long time of carrying it, it will be a problem to walk easily and freely.
However, curiosity made Xie Xiang want to see what was still hidden in that green skin?
The sword is heavy, and the skin should be light, right?
I didn't expect the skin to be the same heavy.
Xie Xiang pulled away a red silk vein that was wrapped around the opening of the leather bag and already had obvious traces of age.