Chapter 289: Betrayal
Speaking of the words 'Thousand Machine Gate', the two daughters showed nervous and surprised looks at the same time, obviously knowing the inside story. Ma Lie was confused, and asked suspiciously, "Hey, what kind of door is it?"
"We broke into thousands of doors," Hang Xue really didn't dare to say any more.
Ma Lie was still puzzled, and said in a muffled voice: "What kind of gate is it, more terrible than the door of death?" β
"Hmm!"
Lu Xueling sighed in a low voice and said, "It is recorded in metaphysics that in the Nine Palaces Bagua Phalanx, there are nine gates such as life, injury, and death. Anyone who breaks into the door of death is often a life of death. Although it is nine deaths, there is still a chance of survival. β
"This Thousand Machine Gate is an alienation gate derived from the Death Gate, and it is the most dangerous and mysterious area in the Death Gate, and the intruder will definitely die!"
"Sure to Die"
Lu Xueling wouldn't joke for no reason, Ma Lie realized how heavy these four words were.
No wonder, no matter how they walked, they couldn't get out of this area, and they went back to the same place every time. Among them, I didn't see anyone from the Kong family.
It turned out that they had entered the most illusory and terrifying Thousand Machine Gate in the legend. What kind of power is there to make such a wonderful and illusory place is still an unsolved mystery.
No matter who it is, even if Kong Hanlin, the owner of the villa, himself broke into the Thousand Machine Gate, he was waiting for death, and no one could get out alive
Although Ma Lie had no confidence in his heart, he didn't realize what was unique about this so-called Thousand Machine Gate. As a last resort, self-abandonment is tantamount to hastening the pace of death.
In order to boost their confidence, Ma Lie found a reason for them, and said easily: "Xue Zhen, Xue Ling, we can't go out, it doesn't matter, as long as we still have food, we can live here." β
"Hey, hey!" Lu Xueling smiled bitterly, and then said nothing.
Hang Xue really didn't have the reserved image of the eldest lady in the past, silently squatted on the big bluestone, put her hand on her chin, and sighed pessimistically and desperately: "Ma Lie, one day when the rats will be eaten sooner or later, we will never be able to go out, there is no water here, we are really going to be finished!" β
There is no need for Hang Xuezhen to remind you, everyone knows the current difficult situation.
Lu Xueling collapsed suddenly, shed tears sadly, and swallowed hard: "Why are you so unlucky, Dad, Mom, daughter is not filial, and I won't be able to see you in the future, woo woo." β
"Well, don't give up on yourselves yet."
Ma Lie was infected by their pessimistic feelings, and said blankly: "Even if one day we really have to die, the three of us can still be companions, we are not alone." β
Lu Xueling said unwillingly: "Everyone is going to die, what's the use of being lonely or not?" β
"Alas," Ma Lie sighed, not knowing how to comfort them.
An air of despair and pessimism permeated Ma Lie's mood, but as long as he didn't die immediately, life had to go on. As the only man among the three, Ma Lie decided to set an optimistic example and try to give them some confidence to live.
Seeing that the day was coming to an end, the sky was getting darker.
Ma Lie carefully and thoughtfully helped them sit down and rest together, walked around the neighborhood by himself, caught a few big rats with ease, peeled them and made a fire, and repeated the preparations before the barbecue.
However, all three of them were very hungry, but when they saw the rat meat, they immediately didn't eat it.
Because, the three of them ate rat meat for a day yesterday, and they were tired of eating it for a long time. What they want most now is water, clean water. It's a pity that after breaking into the door of this mysterious pit father, they can no longer see half a drop of water.
There was no water source, the autumn in the north was extremely dry, and all three of them were very thirsty, and their originally delicate lips were dry and cracked, losing their former bright demeanor.
Lu Xueling couldn't sleep even if she wanted to, she looked up at the big dirt slope not far in front of her, licked her dry lips and said, "Ma Lie, climb up the hill and see if there is any water." β
Ma Lie was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Don't be stupid, you don't know the saying that water flows to a low place, we don't have half a puddle in this low-lying and flat place, let alone on the hillside?" β
"In the Thousand Machine Gate, nothing is impossible." Lu Xueling said weakly: "We have been going around in circles here, and we have never climbed up, while we still have a little strength now, it is better to climb up and take a look than to go around in circles in place." β
"Uh, it seems?"
The three of them had been going around in circles down the hillside, so that they didn't have much idea what was strange on the hillside.
However, the slope of the mountain in front of him was at least two hundred meters above sea level, and in his current desolate condition, Ma Lie could climb to the top of the mountain, and if he didn't find anything, he would no longer have the strength to climb down.
Moreover, let the second daughter stay here alone, in case something happens or suddenly disappears, Ma Lieke will become a lonely person, without the support of the second daughter, it will not be far from despair and death.
Hang Xue really saw his worries, and persuaded in a low voice: "Ma Lie, don't worry about me coming, you climb that hillside, there may be a hope, if you can climb out, then go by yourself!" β
Ma Lie said angrily: "What nonsense, even if I die, I won't leave you alone!" β
Lu Xueling said: "Since this is the case, then you can quickly climb up and take a look, and find us some water to drink." β
Ma Lie reluctantly said: "However, this terrain is complex and changeable, so I'm afraid that I won't see you suddenly when I come back." β
Lu Xueling said: "It's okay, although the three or six Tiangang Array is ever-changing, the only thing that will not change is the Thousand Machine Gate, so you can go boldly and rest assured." β
"Really?"
"What are you lying to, hurry up."
"Well, then you stay here and don't run around."
"Got it, go and come back quickly!"
After Ma Lie left in a hurry, Hang Xuezhen's tone suddenly turned cold and asked, "Why do you want me to lie to him together." β
Lu Xueling said: "I still have a lot of years, and I don't want to die here unjustly, and you, presumably the same." β
Hang Xue was really dissatisfied: "That's right, I don't want to die either, but I won't leave Ma Lie here alone, if you want to leave, just go, don't waste the food that Ma Lie brought." β
"Miss Hang, you are so naΓ―ve!"
Lu Xueling said regretfully: "For the sake of a man, it is not worth leaving your life here." Think about the Hang family behind you, if you die, with your elderly grandfather and father, can you still support the entire Hang family? β
Hang Xue said firmly: "I don't care, without Ma Lie, it won't help if I can go back, I'm going to wait here for him to come back!" β
"It's a pity that I can't help you anymore." As soon as Lu Xueling's words fell, a powerful whirlwind suddenly blew in front of them, blowing loudly, blowing their long hair out of order and dust.
After the gale, several people appeared in front of them. One of them was on crutches, wearing a simple plain robe, and although his appearance was very young, his bones were full of vicissitudes.
"Grandpa"
Suddenly seeing the appearance of these people, Hang Xuezhen couldn't believe her eyes for a while, and screamed in surprise.
Because, among these people, there is her grandfather Hang Wentai, and there is also a Kong Hanlin standing beside her. It is too rare for the heads of the two families to appear in the Thousand Machine Gate at the same time.
Hang Wentai looked at his lonely and dirty granddaughter with an expressionless face, a trace of pity and sadness flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "It's time to remember for a long time, follow me!" β
Originally, seeing the sudden appearance of his grandfather and his party like a heavenly soldier, Hang Xue really realized that he was saved, and he was very happy.
Who knows, hearing Grandpa's tone, it was obvious that he wanted to leave Ma Lie here, and he was reluctant to do so, so he shook his head and said, "No, I still have to wait for Ma Lie to come back."
"Take it away!" Leaving the next sentence, Hang Wentai turned around indifferently. At the same time, two bodyguards walked straight over and forcibly helped Hang Xuezhen up.
Hang Xue really realized something, and shouted angrily: "I'm not leaving, let me go, Ma Lie, come back quickly, come back quickly." β
In the powerless struggle, Hang Xue was really anxious, threw the mobile phone in the trouser belt in place, struggled to resist as much as possible, and didn't know who slapped her back, and suddenly fainted.
Kong Hanlin reminded Lu Xueling: "Miss Lu, let's go, we only have five minutes to leave!" β
"Thank you"
Lu Xueling finally glanced back at the hillside, thinking of the scene of being entangled with Ma Lie many times the day before yesterday, he couldn't help but feel sour, and secretly apologized: "Ma Lie, I'm sorry, I don't want to die, I don't want you to die, I will come back to save you." β
Kong Hanlin smiled and said, "Miss Lu, you are very smart and know when we will come and when we will take him away. β
Lu Xueling said coldly: "I just want to live." As she spoke, she also stood beside Kong Hanlin.
Kong Hanlin smiled lightly: "You unfortunately broke into the Thousand Machine Gate, what is the Thousand Machine Gate, you should know very well." At the beginning, when my Kong Clan ancestor built these three or six Tiangang Arrays, he had long expected that such an accident might occur in the future, so he had a spare rescue opportunity, and you were lucky that this opportunity had not been used. β
"But you've been grinding for so long and want to see our jokes?"
"No, actually, we wanted to come in and save you a long time ago, but Old Man Hang didn't want to see someone, so he kept delaying it for so long."
As they spoke, the less than three-square-meter plot under their feet began to move slowly, then slowly accelerated, and then accelerated.
The surrounding scenes began to shuttle left and right, as if entering a time shuttle, and after a series of scene switches, several people suddenly returned to the Confucian Manor.
"Welcome back to Kongjiazhuang!" Steward Long led the Kong family and the children to wait for a long time. One by one, like looking at monsters, they looked curiously at the two daughters who looked like beggars, and their eyes were full of surprise