Chapter 43: The Heavenly Forest
I haven't heard of the Heavenly Forest, but I have seen it in the "Persona of this year", which is published once a year, and there is a Three Demon Forest in the southeast of Zhongdu. www.biquge.info The owner of this forest is the three Hu brothers, the eldest brother is good at gambling, the second brother is lustful, and the third brother is easy to kill. They originally occupied a mountain and called the king, for the disaster of the township, and were later subdued by Master Dufan, but the master took them one eye, one hand and one leg as punishment. These three people also learned a lesson, and lived in the wilderness of the village, and within a few years, Master Fan sat down, and these people couldn't hold back and opened a casino in the forest. But there is a special rule in the forest, people who come can empty the white wolf and go directly to the game without paying money. The three brothers are very fair at the gambling table, and some beggars are really empty-handed, and they have thousands of dollars in their pockets, so the gambling game in the forest has attracted many people. But more people who lose here, if they lose here, they can pay two pieces of silver, and they can pay off their debts with precious and soft goods, and their beautiful wives can also be used to exchange for silver, but there is really no collateral for the losses, Hu Laosan will cut off this person's hands and feet, or gouge out his eyes to pay off the debt. Some people walked into the forest, but crawled out, so everyone called this forest the Three Demon Forest.
There was some darkness in the forest, Ye Keting dismounted and carried me forward, listening to me weakly tell him the story of the Three Demon Forest. After listening to what I said, he was silent for a while, bowed his head and told me, "This may be the Three Demon Forests you said." "The worry in my heart was confirmed, and I hurriedly urged Ye Keting to go back, the two of them rode in on a horse and had eight legs, and when they went out, there might be only four legs left of the horse. Ye Keting's footsteps did not stop, his expression was still indifferent and resolute and told me: "The Wen family only asks to take me back alive, so they dare to kill you outside the forest." I may not be able to protect you. "But big brother, now you may not be able to protect both of us!
After listening to me, he smiled indifferently: "Then I will accompany you." Raw, there is me; Death, too, is me. Luckily? ”
After listening to him, I was silent for a long time, although my body was very weak, but my heart was extremely steady. I put my hand around his neck, smiled and gently told him, "Then we will gamble with our lives with these three old demons." ”
When the forest first entered, it was dark, and the more you walked, the brighter and more magnificent. The sunlight passed through the branches, forming all kinds of animal patterns on the ground, and I reached out to take the sunlight, put it in the palm of my hand, and held it firmly.
At the end of the road were two tall gates, flanked by two rows of delicate girls. Watching us come in, the voices shouted in unison: "Two distinguished guests have arrived!" Then they all surrounded Ye Keting, giggling and laughing. Ye Keting didn't even stop his steps, and walked straight into the main hall with me in his arms.
At this time, an old man with eight strong men was smiling in the hall, and he saw us clasping his fists. No, he didn't have both hands, and he didn't count as a fist. Ye Keting and I nodded to him. The old man smiled and said to Ye Keting: "When the distinguished guest comes, he will not be welcomed. But now that you're in the inner hall, why not let go of this girl? He has his own servants to take care of him. ”
Ye Keting said expressionlessly: "Don't bother, she has injuries on her body and is inconvenient to walk." ”
I smiled softly and said to the old man, "Yes, maybe I'll go out like this in a while, I have to practice in advance." The old man smiled slightly, said nothing else, and led us into the inner room. When we passed through the next door, a few strong men unloaded Ye Keting's matching sword, and we were able to enter the house. The old man asked us to wait in the tea room, and soon a young woman served tea, and we could smell it from a distance. The woman put the tea tray on the table and did not leave, but picked up the bone china teacup and served it to Ye Keting. When she lowered her head to serve tea, the furrow on her chest was clearly visible in front of Ye Keting.
Ye Keting still had a cold face, and he couldn't see any emotion, so I took the tea and told the girl: "This young master doesn't eat this set, because he doesn't like women at all, so you don't have to think in vain." ”
The girl glanced at the two of us resentfully, and Shi Shiran walked out. Ye Keting stretched out his hand over, and I quickly dodged, afraid that he would hit me. He took the teacup away from my hand and told me that I couldn't drink tea because of my injury, especially green tea.
Well, if you're happy, I looked at the people on the other side who were still waiting, some of them were missing a hand, some of them were missing eyes, but they still came here tenaciously. I whispered to Ye Keting: "Master nephew, let's go quickly, how do I think that some parts must be left here." ”
He patted me on the head and said to me, "There is no way out of this door, and you were all right when we came in?" You probably don't know how many people are ambushed in the mottled shadows. Speaking of this, he smiled bitterly, turned his head and said to me naturally: "Fortunately, I am in good health, it doesn't matter if I have less hands or something." "You think you gecko, you can grow without a tail, this place is not suitable for a long time, you have to find a way to leave early.
At this moment, the door in front of us suddenly opened, and some people came out in a pour, while others were dragged out. One of them, whose left hand was still wrapped in cotton cloth, was dragged by several two big men, and he couldn't stop begging him to enter another game without cutting off his right hand. I was shocked when I saw it, and reached out to hold Ye Keting's hand, I can hold it for a while, and I don't have a hand to shake it for a while.
What I didn't expect was that his hands were dry and warm, not like my palms were full of cold sweat. He sensed my nervousness and smiled at me. His eyes were clear, his mind was settled, and I felt a calming power in my heart, a power that quieted my heart for a moment.
The old man led us in, and the light was dim, and the light was concentrated on the round table in the room. There were a few middle-aged people sitting scattered on the table, and in the middle of the seat was a man who had lost his right hand, calmly counting the profitable lotteries, and he didn't raise his head when we came in. This person should be the boss of the three demons.
After we were all seated, we could only hear the sound of Boss Hu counting the money, and the quiet atmosphere made people very nervous. Ye Keting may have seen that I was a little anxious, and gently wrote two words "not afraid" on the palm of my hand with his fingers.
After Hu Yitoan finished counting, he asked us in a hurry: "What do you want to bet on, and what do you want to bet with?" ”
From his left-hand side, almost every one of them said, tactfully or directly, that they had come for the money. When he arrived at Ye Keting, he said without any waves: "I bet on my two hands and bet on two games." I do not ask for silver or gold, but if you lose my hand to you, if you win, you will grant me a request. ”
Hu Yizhuo nodded to signal that he could continue, and Ye Keting said with a hint of a smile: "If you win, please heal her injuries and send her to Shentu Mansion in Zhongdu safely." ”
My heart tightened suddenly, and looking at the warmth in his eyes, I couldn't stop my tears, so I quickly wiped my head away. At this time, Ye Keting whispered next to my ear: "Two chances, don't be afraid." If nothing else, it should be able to get you to Zhongdu safely. ”
I'm not afraid that you won't be able to go to Zhongdu, I'm afraid that you will really lose your hands. I clenched his right hand tightly with both hands, for fear that the warmth of my grip would turn into nothingness the next moment.
Hu Yizhu asked everyone to choose who would participate in the first round, and those who did not participate in the game should sit on the chair behind the table. I followed the others behind the desk, and I could feel that my heart was no longer a deer bumping, but a bear shaking the tree!
At this time, I looked at Ye Keting sitting in front of me in the dark, he had lost some weight recently, but he still had that proud and indifferent look between his eyebrows. His back was as straight as usual, and I wanted to rush up and hug him from behind and tell him if I could stop playing so big. Let's go back to Wenda Villa.