Chapter 9: The Valley of the Dead
Qin Yunuan looked at Maugham's frightened and defensive eyes, and did not speak, but the shallow smile was enough to make people jealous, Leng Changxi walked out of the darkness, protected Qin Yunuan's side, looked at Maugham and said: "The regent poisoned you, even if I don't hurt you in the ring, you will die sooner or later, and besides, you will die very miserably, after all, we are still your saviors." ”
Maugham said in a thick Beidi accent: "Who let you save." ”
"Oh, that's it" Leng Changxi glanced back at Lu Wuyi and said, "Doctor Lu, take out this Gu poison, can you put it back?" ”
Lu Wuyi arched his hand and said seriously: "As soon as the Gu poison comes out of the human body, it will die" Maugham suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but he heard Lu Wuyi say, "But I can put a more powerful one in, every full moon night, it will swim in the blood of people, eat up people's blood vessels and skin, until the skin breaks out." ”
Maugham shuddered: "What do you want me to do?" ”
Leng Changxi turned his head: "I heard that you are the only person who has entered the Savage Valley alive in the past ten years, and I need you to lead the way for me." ”
As soon as the three words of Savage Valley were mentioned, Maugham's face was full of fear, his pupils were enlarged several times in an instant, and his eyes were full of terrifying poisonous snakes and traps in the barren mountains and mountains, and he even felt that several people in front of him were crazy, and they deliberately created a fake death for him, just to go to the ghost place where people eat people and don't spit out bones.
"You're crazy," Maugham's voice trembled a little, "you're going to the Savage Valley?" It was a cursed place, and no one ever came out alive, never. ”
"What about you?" Leng Changxi said bluntly.
"You don't know, you don't know how terrible it is" Maugham's hands and feet began to tremble, "there were twenty-four people who went in with me, and we went to the valley on the orders of the prince to find a life-saving herb for the princess, and as a result, early one morning, when I crawled out of the tent in the camp, I found that the others were gone, and I found them about a mile from the camp, or rather, their bodies. ”
Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi were slightly stunned, Maugham was already covering his face with his palms in pain: "The demons took out their internal organs and hung them on the tree, I saw their bloody corpses, at that time, I wished I died with them, I really don't understand, why I was left alone, I wanted to carry out their corpses, but as soon as I touched their corpses, my hands were burning, and the demon's laughter seemed to echo in my ears, I returned to the camp and took everything I could use, It only took us three days to enter the valley, but in the end, it took me half a month to get out, and the old people said, this is called a ghost hitting the wall, you have offended the devil in the valley, they will come to take revenge on you. ”
After Maugham finished speaking, even Qin Yunuan had goosebumps, as if he had been frightened by the devilish valley described by Maugham, but Leng Changxi had cold eyes, he slowly approached, and his eyes stared at Maugham's eyes immersed in terror;
"You're lying." Leng Changxi ruthlessly exposed Maugham.
"I didn't." Maugham argued, "None of them have returned, and you cannot understand my pain." ”
"But you're lying."
"When you say such things, you are not only insulting me, but also insulting those partners who are looking for medicine for the princess." Maugham stood up, he was as tall as Leng Changxi, and he happened to be at eye level with Leng Changxi.
"Then let me ask you, is the princess dead?"
Maugham lowered his head: "No." ”
Hearing Leng Changxi snorted coldly, Maugham grabbed the white and said: "That's because a miracle doctor came to the palace later and cured the princess." ”
"I know who that miracle doctor is," Qin Yunuan said, "The miracle doctor you mentioned once lived in the cold house, and I heard him talk about his experience in Beidi, but in his mouth, the princess only had a heavier wind chill, and it was not serious enough to ask the prince to send someone to risk his life and travel thousands of miles into the valley to find herbs." ”
Maugham continued to argue: "That's because the prince loves the princess like his life and is in a hurry. ”
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Leng Changxi's mouth: "Then let me ask you, were your companions really killed by the demons in the mountains?" ”
"Why not," Maugham squinted at Leng Changxi and said, "You Western Xia people don't know how to fear the gods at all. Leng Changxi's surname declared to the outside world was "Tuoba", and with the regent's words, everyone seemed to have tacitly accepted that Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan were from Western Xia.
Leng Changxi sneered, and suddenly took out the dagger inserted in his waist, the dagger was glowing with cold light, and it seemed that the fear on Maugham's face could be clearly reflected.
Maugham was slightly stunned and took a step back: "What are you going to do?" ”
"I'll ask you again," Leng Changxi said as he put the dagger against Maugham's chest, "Your companion, was the devil take out his heart?" Or is it something more terrifying than a demon? ”
The corners of Maugham's mouth twitched stiffly, and the whole person seemed to be frozen, and he didn't dare to move.
Leng Changxi is like a person who can read minds, the gap in life has made him learn to capture the tiniest expressions on people's faces, it was a temptation before, but now, he has affirmed: "I think, it's not a demon, it's yourself, you didn't enter the Savage Valley to find herbs for the princess, let me think about it, what are you looking for?" Is it a treasure? ”
Maugham's body trembled, Leng Changxi knew that he had guessed correctly, although the treasure was the secret of Daqi, but after so many years, the decline of the four major families, the dispersion of the dispersion, it is difficult to guarantee that this secret that has been hidden for many years will not be passed on, he has seen the regent's magical means earlier, he can know, it is not strange.
Leng Changxi continued: "Since you don't say it, let me continue to guess, you should have gone to the depths of the valley, just when you thought that the treasure was close at hand, you had a disagreement, maybe one group of people, always loyal to the regent, while the other group of people, want to swallow the treasure privately, I guess, you had a conflict, there was an infighting, as a result, you alone survived, in order to cover up your crimes, but also to prevent the prince from sending people to continue to explore the valley and find traces of your infighting, You have concocted a terrible story in an attempt to scare away those who still want to enter the valley, and no one dares to go to the valley of the savages, which is already dangerous, and the poison is reborn;
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The corners of Maugham's mouth raised: "Then tell me, am I anti-Wang Ye that yi'dǎng, or loyal to Wang Ye that yi'dǎng." ”
It stands to reason that since Maugham returned to the palace after leaving the valley and worked hard for the regent for so long, he should be loyal to the prince, but Leng Changxi didn't think so.
"I guess, you are the leader of the rebel faction, you returned to the palace just to collect more information, although you entered the hinterland of the canyon back then, and did not reach the place where the treasure was hidden, in fact, you have been lurking in the palace for so many years, and the purpose is still the same as ours."
Maugham didn't speak, Leng Changxi took Qin Yunuan's hand, saw this and wanted to walk out of the door, and turned around and left only one sentence: "Anyway, you are already a dead person to the outside world now, to be honest, I can't think of any other way for you to follow us, you think about it, I'm just suggesting, heh, just suggesting." ”
said that it was a suggestion, but Leng Changxi had clearly blocked Maugham's other ways, the sun outside had stopped, the sunset hung on the mountain like a ripe orange, Qin Yunuan's leather coat played a role in keeping warm at this time, she hugged the gown, this is the case outside the plug, it may be a scorching sun during the day, and the sun is cold and gusting when the sun goes down the mountain.
Leng Changxi shrank when he saw Qin Yunuan, and decisively took off the sheepskin robe on his body and wrapped it for Qin Yunuan, while he was wearing a thin single coat.
"Changxi?" Qin Yunuan blinked and looked at Leng Changxi.
Leng Changxi just wrapped Qin Yunuan tighter, and said tenderly: "Now that I am no longer the general of Daqi, I can't give you brocade clothes and jade food, fox fur and silver carbon, I can only hug you tightly when you are cold." ”
Leng Changxi wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by an uninvited guest who suddenly appeared.
"Tuoba Gongzi, the prince is invited."
It stands to reason that at this time, the ring in front should also be over, the ring competition is not like the usual calligraphy and painting competition, and it is common for two opponents of equal strength to divide the victory and defeat for a few hours, so since the warriors of Bocharzi and Maugham both had an accident, they took a break for a while, and the next group of No. 3 and No. 4 players actually competed for a whole afternoon without distinguishing the winner or loser, and agreed to compete again tomorrow, and now, it is the time for the people to disperse and return to their homes.
If Leng Changxi is not mistaken, Leng Wu is the No. 4 warrior, and I don't know who this No. 3 is, he can make so many moves with Leng Wu, it seems that there are masters everywhere, and he can't be taken lightly.
Leng Changxi looked at the guards who came to invite him, this person was tall and his eyes were blazing, Leng Changxi was a little precautionary, and only said: "The four princes are still waiting to go back next, forgive me for being abrupt, I have never had a relationship with the prince in the next, and now it is such a critical time for the martial arts competition, in order to avoid suspicion, if the prince has something, you can send someone to the Four Princes' Mansion to inform." Leng Changxi put his posture very low, and he didn't know that he really thought that he was worried about Yan Su's face.
The guards were a little embarrassed, Leng Changxi led Qin Yunuan and wanted to leave, but a carriage slowly stopped in front of them, the carriage was carved with a golden eagle-shaped hollow pattern, the carriage of Beidi was different from that of Daqi, the carriage was open-air, with a cover on the top, and a white veil hung down from above, and the people on the carriage could be faintly seen from the outside.
Leng Changxi's eyes narrowed, and his eyes fell on the man in the Beidi court dress in the curtain, who could the person in the carriage be if it wasn't the regent himself?