Chapter Eighty-Five: Into the Beast Cage
Five days have passed in a blink of an eye, Xiao Biao's injury is almost healed, and the next round of competition has also begun.
Early that morning, the people of the palace rode in a carriage to the animal cage.
The beast cage has not been used for more than 20 years, and before it was opened, Yu Wenjing took people in to clean it up to make sure that there were no beasts and poisonous snakes enough to hurt people in the cage before announcing the opening.
In this way, you only need to watch out for other people when you enter the market.
The animal cage is a big pit with cliffs on all sides, the only way to enter and exit is the lifting rope around it, the animal cage is very deep, almost no one can rely on light skills to come up, which will invisibly bring huge pressure to the people participating in the competition.
At the beginning of the game, the referee will observe the kite directly above the arena and report the battle situation to the emperor and the princes and ministers above the cage.
The high-ranking people who watched the game were also able to understand everyone's movements through the bulletin boards around them.
It was the first time Yu Wenli had seen such a thing as a beast cage, and he walked around the edge of the beast cage excitedly.
"Brother Huang, come and see here, it's so deep...... I can't see the bottom at all, Brother Huang, why didn't you tell me about such a fun place earlier! ”
Yu Wenjing said indifferently: "The beast cage has been abandoned for many years, and I didn't expect it to be activated now...... Your Majesty, have you ever thought about ...... This cage may be used by those who have a heart......"
"Of course I thought about it." Yu Wenli smiled innocently: "So didn't I hand over all the work of the beast cage to you, I believe you will definitely do it well, after all, Sister Qu is also going down......"
Yu Wenjing said coldly: "If something really happens, the emperor will ...... Will they pay for their stupidity? ”
"Hahaha, only the imperial brother dares to talk to me like this in the entire Lan Dynasty!" Yu Wenli smiled and pulled Yu Wenjing's sleeve and said, "Brother Huang, I'm here, if you want the price, come and get it." ”
No matter what the price, Yu Wenli will never be afraid......
Yu Wenjing didn't say a word, he flicked his sleeves and left Yu Wenli's side and walked in the direction of Xiao Biao.
Xiao Biao has already prepared, she went down this time, bringing a sword, after all, in a place like the beast cage, it would be safer to use a sword.
She was discussing with the folding fan what to do after going down for a while.
Yu Wenjing walked to Xiao Biao's side and handed a small white porcelain bottle to Xiao Biao's hand: "Take the medicine well, you must be careful when you go...... In everything, we must put our own safety first, and do not be reckless. ”
"Okay, I got it." Xiao Biao pinched Yu Wenjing's face and said, "You have said these words many times, I have already memorized them, but it is just a beast cage, it is not difficult for me, wait for my good news." ”
The folding fan pouted on the side: "I said Lord Wang, when did you become such a mother-in-law, don't worry, with me, I will protect the little lady." ”
Yu Wenjing looked at the folding fan, not only did not refute, but hugged his fist at the folding fan and said, "There is labor." ”
This move really made the folding fan stunned for a long time, Yu Wenjing told a few more words, and then left, the folding fan looked at the back of him leaving, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Lord Wang, he is really a person with deep affection, unlike someone, a playboy." ”
Xiao Biao naturally knew who the folding fan was talking about, so he asked, "What about Dongfang Mu, why didn't he come to pester you today?" ”
"He, I caught a girl who was molesting Yanyu Lou yesterday, and I guess I have no face to see people at this time."
Xiao Biao shook his head helplessly, and after a while, the father-in-law next to him shouted at the top of his voice:
"The cage is open! Heroes and heroes climb aboard the halyard! ”
Xiao Yang pulled the folding fan and stood on the lifting line, the iron chain made a "bang" sound, and the folding fan looked at this bottomless beast cage, and couldn't help but feel a little frightened.
"I don't know how the emperor of the Lan Dynasty came up with the idea of using such a place to select him...... It's also called a beast cage, it's weird and scary. ”
Xiao Yang patted the shoulder of the folding fan and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of, it's just a change of place to compete, and the people below generally won't kill you, don't worry." ”
The folding fan nodded, the gears began to rotate, and the lifting lock began to move down little by little, accompanied by the mechanical sound of "gurgling" around him, the vision in front of Xiao Biao gradually became a little darker.
The chains plummeted through the treetops before falling steadily to the ground, and the folding fan was relieved to jump off the lock.
"At the end of the day, this thing is really scary!"
Xiao Biao patted the folding fan's shoulder comfortingly, and said, "Let's go forward first, we will stay here for a long time." ”
The folding fan gasped and asked, "For a long time?" ”
"yes." Xiao Biao smiled: "We have to wait for the referee's signal, when a red signal appears in the sky, it means that there are only ten people left in the beast cage, and we can go out at that time, but if we don't come out for a long time, we may have to stay down for a while longer." ”
The folding fan followed behind Xiao Biao and continued to ask, "That...... Won't anyone hide and reap the benefits of the fisherman? ”
"The kites above the arena are full of judges, and if you find anyone playing hide and seek below, you will be disqualified."
The folding fan still thinks that the method of this beast cage is unreliable, and if this selection method is really useful, it will not be abandoned.
The two walked about a hundred steps, but they didn't see anyone, just when Xiao Yang felt strange, she suddenly felt that she had guessed something soft under her feet, and she looked down and found that it was a mutilated human hand...... The body doesn't know where to go.
The folding fan was startled, but it was calm.
Xiao Biao squatted down and touched the human hand with his hand, and couldn't help but feel a little hairy standing on end: "This is ...... Hot. ”
Xiao Biao immediately raised her vigilance, and she drew her sword to protect her in front of the folding fan.
"Didn't the Lord Regent say that there are no deadly beasts down there?" So what's going on? ”
As he spoke, suddenly, a crossbow arrow shot from the ground rushed towards the kite above the arena, followed by ...... It was more crossbow arrows, and the referee's kites were shot down one by one, and Xiao Biao vaguely felt that something was wrong.
"Go back, go to the lift lock, there's going to be something going on down here."
Xiao Biao said, and retreated to the position of the lifting lock with the folding fan, but the thick iron chain of the arm was actually broken from the middle, and it seemed that it should be corroded by something......
No, do you really want to catch turtles in the urn?
The folding fan calmed down briefly and asked, "Little General, what should we do next?" ”
Xiao Yang took a look at the surrounding terrain and said, "The vicinity of the lifting lock is too empty, let's go into the woods and find a way to hide, Yu Wenjing must also find out that something is wrong, we have to make sure that before he comes...... Alive. ”