Chapter Forty-Eight: A Thief Born in the Dark
The evening rain was short-lived, the sun was rain, the darkness was the scorching sun, and the rain was quickly evaporated.
Every time, this group of children will see the eldest sister's smile full of hope when it rains, but there are tears on it. She began to wield her hoe, one after the other, and chisel into the sinkhole city, which had regained its dead silence, and it wasn't long before the other children began to dig the cliffs.
Relying only on their dozens of young people and children, they know that maybe there will be no day when they die of old age.
But to live, even if this place is far away from the rivers and lakes, it is still necessary to face such a fate, and before the helpless death comes, life is better than death.
It's not beautiful, the world is so cruel.
Imi could hear her own heavy breathing and feel the sweat in her hair, she liked the tiredness of being alone, and when she was tired, everything became lighter.
But suddenly, she looked up. He looked up in amazement. All children are the same, their sensitivity to light makes them all look up and look up.
The sunset rain has ended, and the light, like every day in the past, passes through the dark Tiankeng City, and then disappears.
But at this moment, they saw the fire.
In the thick darkness, the light of the two torches was still faint, but for the children of Tiankeng City, who could see at night in the darkness all year round, it was a spectacle.
A hint of loss flashed in Yimi's expression.
It's not him, and when he comes, he doesn't need to bring a torch. But Yimi is still very happy, since he was born, no one has been here except him, which may indicate that this place has not been forgotten.
She saw three people, a big man with a sword at his waist, a beautiful sister on his back, and a man whose face was illuminated by the firelight, very handsome, and his eyebrows and eyes were very gentle. All three of them were wearing clothes that Yimi thought looked good, and for a while, Yimi was a little shy and a little inferior.
Yimi didn't see him, the person she was waiting for, but inexplicably, Yimi also felt close, and she had a hunch that the arrival of these three strangers would be an opportunity for Tiankeng City.
These three people are the innkeeper, the shopkeeper, the cook and the female doctor.
Chen looked back at everything in front of him, Ding Qiliang was behind him, and the two of them couldn't even walk side by side on this mountain road, because it was too narrow.
The stench was strong and came from the pool at the bottom of the pit.
In front of her was a group of scrawny children, only a young girl, who stared blankly at herself, at the torch in her hand, as if greedy for the light.
Chen's face was like a spring breeze, and he smiled very happily.
"It's great that you're still alive when we meet for the first time."
The gentle voice resounded in the ears of each child, and Yimi also smiled, maybe she really waited for something good.
……
Lian Qingcheng. Connected to Qinzhou City, a city located to the east of Qinzhou City, this is a city by the river, just on the edge of the Long River.
The best route from Nansha City to Frost River City is a straight line in Fengzhan's plan.
Therefore, Fengzhan should have passed directly through Qinzhou City, through the Qinye Plain to Kyoto, and then from Kyoto to Shuangchuan.
But in the face of the Empire's pursuit, he had to take a detour, and he was not sure that he could dodge all the sword moves under a master like Li Zangjian.
Two of the three prohibitions were lifted, Feng Zhan's expression was a little hideous at this time, he was always cynical and had an uninhibited smile, but his expression changed because of pain.
But his current speed is the fastest in the world, and the wind exhibition that unlocked the two prohibitions showed a speed that made Li Zangjian have a headache and Akasi was also frightened.
The empire has set up countless chase and kill levels to intercept Feng Zhan, but without exception, when they were still on guard against Feng Zhan, Feng Zhan had already broken through the defense line, and the speed was so fast that it was too fast to react.
Although Li Zangjian was also trying his best to rush to the Frost River, he was always calm, and he was not at all agitated by the speed of the wind exhibition.
He knew that this speed couldn't last long, and it was only three or two hours before Feng Zhan escaped from him. Li Zangjian estimated that Feng Zhan was about to reach its limit.
The most taboo thing in a long race is to give up the original rhythm and make an unexpected sprint.
No matter what, the price of having this speed is very high, and Li Zangjian believes that it is impossible for Feng Zhan's speed to last too long.
His inference was correct.
At this moment, Feng Zhan was in a grass hut outside Lianqing Mountain, and his legs began to go numb because of the excessive force.
This cottage is also very strange, and every time Feng Zhan comes here to take refuge, he feels eerie.
Even if he is a hooligan, he will feel creepy in the face of a group of lifeless puppet dolls who will move or laugh strangely from time to time. One of the dolls also looks exactly like Feng Zhan.
"Tang Suoye! Can you give me these dolls and put them in your cellar! ”
"Hee-hee-hee, did it scare you? Who were you scared of, is it Ning Wuxie, Xuan Sheng Twelve, Li Nianyun, Yun Cangxuan or those old bald donkeys, tell me, I punished it to go to the cellar to face the wall and think about it. ”
A woman wearing a Su embroidered Yuehua brocade shirt walked out from behind a puppet that looked exactly like her.
This woman is also charming and charming, but her body is covered with all kinds of strange mechanical ornaments, mostly used to control the puppet, but her expression is a little stupid.
For example, at this moment, she stared at the red and smoking legs of the big thief, and her eyes lit up like a hungry person seeing delicious food, and the corners of her mouth almost drooled.
"Hee-hee, I haven't seen you for a few months, you actually lifted the ban, tsk, this beautiful leg, this girl really wants to cut it off and make it into a specimen, hehehe."
The wind is full of black lines.
He is already a bit ruffian, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, and he dares to steal the treasures in the emperor's concubine's bedroom. But the woman in front of him, or the girl, he was really afraid.
This girl seems to be extremely enthusiastic about the human body, fanatical and enthusiastic. The experience of Feng Zhan and Tang Suoye's acquaintance is actually similar to the situation at this time. He evaded his pursuers, and then Tang Suoye rescued him.
The reason for saving him was very simple, Feng Zhan's leg muscle lines made Tang Suoye feel spring.
Of course, there are many things that make her spring heart sprout, such as the sword cocoon on Li Zangjian's hand. The abdominal muscle line of the Xuan Sheng Twelve. Li Nianyun's shoulders. Ning Wuxian's figure......
There are also many that are not very famous, such as the dimples that occasionally see a little girl smiling when she goes grocery shopping, such as her wearing men's clothes and going to the Qinglou to be merry just to witness a red card collarbone.
As long as she thinks that there is something beautiful about you, she will stare at you like a. At first glance, you will think it is cute, but after watching it for a long time, you will feel creepy.
At least that's what Feng Zhan thinks, whenever Tang Suoye shows his infatuation, he wants to be a new puppet.
"It seems, Xiao Fengfeng, you are causing trouble again, what treasure did you steal this time, show me, take a look."
Tang Suoye looked at Feng Zhan, looking like he couldn't get enough. Feng Zhan was a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do at the moment.
"Damn! Don't call Uncle Xiaofengfeng! Uncle came to you to rest for a while, and left after resting, I didn't steal anything this time, but maybe my identity was exposed. The empire suddenly framed me for stealing a picture of a bird. Looks like they're going to catch me. ”
Feng Zhan is not stupid, so he naturally knows that all this is a bureau. But he still had to finish the race. The words of the God of Wealth Pavilion have always counted, one million taels of gold, as long as you have this money, you can use this money to save those people.
He really wanted a girl, that girl was waiting for him in the dark pit, and the food should be almost finished, right? Feng Zhan thought so, and his heart was very anxious.
He steals every year, but almost all of the money he steals buys food. Food rations for thousands of people would have been a significant expense. So over the years, this thief who steals everything in the world has actually had a very hard time.
"If you steal something good, remember to give it to me, I'll exchange it for money to buy materials, I've been studying the lark of the loser recently, and I need a lot of rare metal materials, hehehe, I haven't seen Liuli for a long time, and I don't know where she's hiding."
Feng Zhan shook his head and said: "Uncle Ben's money, I can't spend it on you, but if I can survive and get this money this time, one million taels of gold, I can share a few hundred taels with you." ”
"Cut, what a stingy guy. What are you doing with so much money, I don't see you spending it. Can you buy nice clothes next time, so that I can make my gale wind look better? ”
"You can add clothes to your gale wind casually, and Uncle Ben will not stop it."
"How can I do that, if I don't do exactly the same thing as you, then what's the point."
Feng Zhan felt his heart hairy again. If it weren't for Tang Suoye's obsessive look, which looked quite cute, he would definitely think that this was a perverted madman.
Suddenly, he took a sharp breath, his pupils narrowed, and intense pain came from his calf.
He smiled helplessly, the sequelae of the double ban is really powerful, and now he has too little internal strength and too low a realm, and the price of forcibly lifting the ban is that he will not be able to move at all for half a day.
He only hoped that his leg would soon regain consciousness and reach the frost river soon.
……
The time was the third day of the competition between Fengzhan and Akasi, and the second day when Chen Hui Ding and Zhong Yunxiu came to Tiankeng City.
Everything in Tiankeng City shocked the three people of the inn. Thousands of people are alive and well at the bottom of the stench and darkness.
They live an extremely monotonous life, resting, digging roads, resting, digging roads, endlessly.
After seeing the outsiders, the people in Tiankeng City poked their heads out on the mountain road one after another, because they saw something they hadn't seen for a long time.
Firelight.
The cook had thought that there was danger down there, but he was ashamed of what he had thought at the time.
This group of people is more vulnerable than the group of people in Zhong Yunxiu's hometown. They were equally hospitable, but the narrow mountain road couldn't greet the three of them.
They could only lean out of the small cavern and stare at the fire.
The three of them soon learned about the situation here, and Zhong Yunxiu, led by Yimi, went from house to house to the stone caves of some sick people for treatment.
Yimi made a deep impression on Zhong Yunxiu, she was only two years older than Yimi, and felt that Yimi was like her sister, but she was far stronger than herself.
Zhong Yunxiu watched Yimi walking on such a narrow mountain road, and she couldn't help but think about how difficult it should have been for this girl all these years. She came down with a lot of medicine, but it didn't seem to be enough.
The cook and shopkeeper helped the group dig the stone wall.
Two martial arts warriors made this group of children stunned, Ding Qiliang wielded Jiu Tu, Chen Hui pointed at the sword and flicked it, usually dozens of young people plus the children about half a day's project, these two did not take long to complete.
It takes a long time to chisel the surface of the stone cave to be smooth, but fortunately, Chen Hui's sword qi is extremely sharp, and the ninth layer of the stone cave that originally had to be completed by the half-moon project was completed with the help of Ding Qiliang and Chen Hui spared no effort, and most of it was completed on the same day.
Later, whether it was Chen Hui, Ding Qiliang, or Zhong Yunxiu, the three of them were all tired and collapsed in the stone caves where they were arranged.
It's just that the three of them don't know if it's night or day, and it's hard to sleep. The three of them thought back to what they had seen and heard today, and even after all this time, they were still shocked.
Chen Hui planned how long it would take to take these people out one by one, he frowned, this thousands of zhang deep pit, even if he and Ding Qi came down, it would take so long, if he used light skills to keep climbing the rock, it would take several times the time, and it would take thousands of people here, and it would take seven or eight years to bring all these people out of Tiankeng City.
For a while, Chen Hui also felt powerless.
Zhong Yunxiu suddenly heard a knocking sound coming from the side wall of the stone cave.
It's Yimi, gently tapping on the stone wall.
"Sister Xiu, have you slept?"
"No, I don't." Facing Yimi, Zhong Yunxiu couldn't help but feel distressed.
"Sister Xiu, tell me a story."
"Okay, what story do you want to hear?"
"Anything, as long as it's happening outside the sinkhole, it's fine."
Zhong Yunxiu had a sour nose, as long as it happened outside the sinkhole. What a simple and yet small request.
Yimi's voice was already very small, but at the bottom of the empty and quiet pit, these young people and children on the ninth floor heard it.
None of them fell asleep, they poked their heads out and waited for Zhong Yunxiu to tell a story.
Zhong Yunxiu began to talk about many things, about her childhood, about those eccentric chivalrous people, those strange illnesses, and those interesting people.
Outside the sinkhole, there are days and nights, there are four seasons, there are colors, there are many animals, there are many flowers and plants, and there are also clean lakes outside.
She spoke calmly, and suddenly stopped as she spoke, because she heard the sound of crying.
Not from Yimi, but from many children.
They wanted to go out too much, they wanted to see the outside world too much, and Zhong Yunxiu's words made them arouse their longing for beyond the sinkhole.
But the thought that they might have to live in pits and dig caves for the rest of their lives, some people cried, and the crying seemed to be contagious, and more and more children began to cry.
Yimi, who has always been very arrogant, told them with a reprimanding look in the past, don't cry, don't cry.
But at this moment, she listened to these sobs, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of tenderness and pity, even if she was not qualified to pity them at all.
Yimi always believed that there would be a day when he would go out, and that day would not be as far away as he imagined.
She smiled and said:
"Sister Xiu, I'll tell you a story too, we have a big hero here."
Zhong Yunxiu said: "Okay. ”
So Chen Hui, Ding Qiliang, and Zhong Yunxiu heard the hero's past. Many years later, Chen Hui will sigh at the wonder of fate, he once said that everything is fate, but he is still amazed by the magic of fate.
He wants to recruit a runner, not a killer like Akasi, nor a thief like Feng Zhan.
But no one was born to be a thief, Yimi's story is not very exciting, there is only one thief born in the dark in this story, but Chen Hui finalized his run.