Chapter 37: Don't Get in My Way
Liu Jiale's struggle came to an end in the early hours of the morning, and the main reason was that he had no strength.
His mouth was gagged, and he couldn't even say a word, only making sounds of unknown meaning.
Liang Jun and Han Li didn't pay attention to her at all, and Li Lin only patted her on the back after she was almost strangled to death by Han Li to smooth her out, she finally recovered and Li Lin had already gotten up.
Not to mention loosening the tie, it didn't even mean to remove the cloth from her mouth.
She protested, Li Lin stood in front of her and looked down at her, stopped talking for a long time, and finally turned around and left.
Liu Jiale was left out for one night.
There is a big difference in temperature in the desert, don't look at the heat during the day, and at night she lies there in a single dress, and her whole body is cold.
Han Li and Li Lin were on duty at night, Han Li was on duty in the first half of the night, and he properly let her freeze for a few hours, and in the early hours of the morning, Li Lin changed shifts and saw her shivering, so he finally relented and found a coat to put on her.
When the sun rose, her cold face was pale.
Last night, Han Li and Li Lin fetched water from the village, and after a few people went around and washed up briefly, Han Li really took out some nests from his bag.
Liang Jun ate this hard-won and disgraceful nest head, and asked Han Li what was the situation when he saw Zhao Yingying last night.
Han Li said, "I gave her a knife. β
Liang Jun was stunned for a moment, "What is it for?" β
"The handcuffs will only be opened today, and we can't get close to her today, so she can only save herself."
Liang Jun's eyes widened, "But so many villagers, let alone a knife, she may not be able to run away even if she has a gun." β
"The knife is not used against the villagers," Han Li explained, "I want her to stay alive and go to the spring in a sober state, the villagers will tie her hands with ropes when they take her out of the water prison today, the knife can be used, and the cloth on the spring......"
Liang Jun interrupted, "Is it okay?" What if it's deep down there, and someone falls to their death. β
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Han Li was silent for a few seconds, "Will she be afraid of falling to death?" β
Liang Jun thinks about it, and that's right.
It's better to fall to death than to fall apart.
"It's just an attempt," Han Li took the water and handed it to her, "If she's lucky, she won't die, you can see what's inside the spring, if she's unlucky, she'll die, there will be two possibilities." β
Liang Jun took a sip of water, "What is possible?" β
"One is that she will return to the water prison the next day, and then we can find another opportunity to go to the water prison to get close to her, to see if she has seen anything when she falls, and there is a possibility......"
He paused, "The ten-day reincarnation is cycled with the demon subjugation ceremony as the cut-off point, she fell without being split, the ritual is not successful and incomplete, the ten-day reincarnation may be broken, and anything may happen at that time." β
Liang Jun clenched the water glass, "What do you think will happen......
Han Li lowered his eyes, "I don't know, I have to prepare for the worst." β
Liang Jun stopped talking and ate quietly.
Li Lin's expression was a little timid, "Then should we stay away from the village tonight?" β
Han Li thought for a moment, "If you're afraid, you can go a little farther. β
Fu looked at Liang Jun again, "Otherwise, you will follow Li Lin ......"
Liang Jun said: "Liang Ye is still here. β
Li Lin sneered, "That...... Forget it, I'm still with you. β
Several people's breakfast discussion was deliberately avoided Liu Jiale, the person was left in front of the car, last night after a toss, and froze for half a night, at this time tired and paralyzed on the ground, Liang Jun was still closed when she went back after eating, but she couldn't tell whether she was awake or asleep.
Han Li had originally made up his mind to starve this person for a day first, but Liang Jun was idle when he was full, so he stopped and looked at the person carefully.
Liu Jiale opened his eyes.
Seeing that it was her, Liu Jiale didn't have a good face, but his mouth was still gagged, and he couldn't do anything if he wanted to scold.
Liang Jun squinted at her for a while, then glanced back at Han Li and Li Lin who were still eating in the distance and didn't know what they were talking about, she bent over and raised her hand to pull the corner of the cloth out.
Liu Jiale's mouth was finally liberated.
Liu Jiale's lips moved, he took a hard breath, and his voice was weak, "...... Don't be complacent......"
Under the sun, Liang Jun could see clearly that Liu Jiale had a bruise on his neck, thinking that Han Li's strength was not light last night, she was silent for two seconds, "You should see the situation clearly now, I advise you to cooperate a little and say everything if you know." β
Liu Jiale turned his face.
Liang Jun thought that this was a crack in the negotiation verdict, she pinched the rag, and was struggling with how to stuff this saliva stuffed thing back into Liu Jiale's mouth, when she heard a sharp female voice suddenly sounding in her ears.
"Han Li! Have you forgotten what you told me in the first place?! I'm here for everyoneβ"
Liang Jun didn't care about being dirty, and kneaded the cloth in his hand and stuffed it back into Liu Jiale's mouth to block her mouth.
Her eardrums were buzzing, and the fire was coming to the ground.
Han Li and Li Lin couldn't sit still anymore at this time, and walked towards this side.
"What's going on?" Han Li asked.
Liang Jun stood up, "As soon as I asked her a word, she started to call." β
Seeing Han Li, Liu Jiale's eyes widened and he struggled again.
Han Li didn't intend to talk nonsense with this person again, he glanced down at her and said directly, "Who are you?" β
Liu Jiale opened his eyes and was stunned.
He bent down and took the cloth from her mouth.
"Don't pretend, we know that you are not Liu Jiale, you confess honestly now, I may spare your life."
Liu Jiale's face was pale, and his lips trembled, "You...... What do you mean? Do you still want to kill me? Of course I'm Liu ......"
"I won't kill you," he interrupted her, "just leave you here, without us wasting our strength, and you won't last a few days without food and water." β
The fear in Liu Jiale's eyes could no longer be hidden, "Why...... Just because I moved her? I'm doing it for everyone, too! Without her, we could just drive out of here! β
Han Li asked, "Do you have a direction?" β
Liu Jiale seriously defended: "As long as the car drives out......"
Liang Jun choked lukewarmly, "You haven't been outside, a sandy place like this, stretching for thousands of miles outside, and driving out without a direction is to die." β
Liu Jiale's face was pale, his lips moved, and he was blocked and speechless.
Liang Jun bent over and squatted in front of her, "Have you really not been outside?" β
Liu Jiale glanced at her, and lowered his head evasively.
"The excuse of amnesia is not good, you better confess, who are you and what you did to Liu Jiale."
Before Liu Jiale could react, Li Lin had already rushed to her, bent over and pulled Liu Jiale by the collar, almost lifting the person up.
"You...... If you really do anything to Karak, I won't let you go! β
Li Lin's eyes were red, and her angry expression made Liu Jiale feel very dangerous, she leaned on the car and couldn't retreat, her gray lips trembled twice, "I, I didn't do anything, you let me go......"
Li Lin tightened his grip on her clothes, "What happened in the woods that night?" You're not Jiale, what about Jiale, what's the matter with your face? β
A series of questions smashed down his head and face, Liu Jiale's eyes flashed a little helpless, and finally turned his gaze to Han Li for help.
Naturally, they didn't receive any response, and Han Li and Liang Jun were both watching from the sidelines.
This embattled situation caused her momentum to collapse quickly, and her expression was full of shrinkage, and she stammered, "I really didn't do anything...... You let go of me, you listen to me......"
Before she finished speaking, Li Lin's fist had already been raised, and she cried out in fright, "This face is still Liu Jiale's, are you going to hit her?!" β
Li Lin's fist stopped in mid-air.
After an eerie silence, she slowly opened her eyes.
Li Lin let go, and she fell to the ground.
She had palpitations and looked frightened, but she also knew that what she had just said was already a confession, and she quickly spoke with a dejected face.
"I ...... I really didn't do anything to Liu Jiale," her voice was still a little shaky, "Liu Jiale is afraid of herself and unwilling to face it...... I saw her in the woods that day, and she fainted, I just wanted to get out of this place, I didn't want to hurt her......"
Liang Jun and Han Li glanced at each other and interrupted impatiently, "Who are you?" β
"I ......," she hesitated, "My name is He Xiu, and you guessed it...... I never left the village, and then became a sacrifice, and I wanted to escape, but I couldn't. β
Liang Jun stared at this face carefully, although he had thought of it for a long time, he still felt a little weird, "He Xiu ......"
She repeated the name twice, and Li Lin couldn't help but ask He Xiu, "What do you mean?" Where is that Jiale now? β
He Xiu turned her face away, "She was just scared and refused to come out." β
"You mean Liu Jiale is still in this body?" Liang Jun asked.
He Xiu nodded reluctantly.
Li Lin was stunned for a few seconds, "Do you think I will believe ......?"
"It's true," He Xiu's eyes also turned red, "You all know that I'm not her anymore, how can I continue to lie, I just want to escape from this place, and so does Liu Jiale...... But she was afraid, so I could attach myself to her, and with her body, I would be able to leave the village, and she knew all these things, and she just didn't want to come out......"
She stopped, and then raised her eyes to look at Liang Jun, "Do you think you really had that good luck last night?" You were injured, it was a good opportunity, but Liu Jiale also resisted when I made a move, otherwise I would have ...... a long time ago."
She didn't say any more.
Liang Jun had palpitations, "Then since she can resist, why is she still reluctant to come out now?" β
"I said, she was very afraid," He Xiu turned her face sideways, and didn't look at the people in front of her, "In fact, even if it wasn't me, it was possible that she was scared to death that night, when I attached herself to her, she didn't resist at all, her own consciousness was very weak at that time, and she was so scared that she wanted to die." β
Han Li lowered his eyes and stared at her, "Are you Qizi?" β
He Xiu's body stiffened, "You all guessed." β
Liang Jun asked, "All the words about the village and the demon subjugation ceremony before are true?" β
He Xiu nodded.
Li Lin stood beside him, not knowing what to say.
Although he has been exposed to a lot of things that are contrary to common sense here, everything in He Xiu's mouth still makes him unacceptable.
He asked He Xiu, "Then you now occupy Jiale's body, how can she come out?" β
He Xiu clenched his fists, "You asked me, I didn't know, that day I just thought that I could leave by attaching myself to her, and she didn't resist, so I ......"
She looked up at Han Li again.
"I'm not trying to hurt anyone...... As long as you take me out of here, I can leave this body. β
Liang Jun didn't believe it, "Leaving this body, and going to harm others?" β
He Xiu was speechless for a while.
Li Lin said: "I don't care, anyway, you have to leave Jiale's body, you have to return your body to her, just now, hurry." β
He Xiu's eyes lit up, "Impossible, I haven't left here yet." β
"You ......"
Li Lin wanted to hit someone angrily, but was stopped by Liang Jun, "She used Liu Jiale's body, and you hurt Liu Jiale by doing it." β
He Xiu curled the corners of his lips.
Liang Jun looked at her, "You just calculated this." β
At this time, He Xiu was not as flustered as before, and there was a kind of calmness after accepting his fate, "Everyone's goal is the same, I just want to escape, it's okay anywhere...... As long as I can get out of here, I don't care where I go. β
Liang Jun shook his head and sighed: "You really haven't seen it outside, and the desert is not much better than this place." β
"No, there's no place worse than this."
He Xiu's face was firm, "You don't know what kind of village Nanjia Village is. β
Liang Jun remembered something, "You really don't know Liang Yisheng?" β
He Xiu nodded.
Liang Jun turned around and went to the car to find a photo of Liang Ye, intending to ask again.
Li Lin looked at Han Li angrily, "Do you just let her occupy Jia Le's body now?" β
"This person is still useful," Han Li thought for a moment, "Besides, I can't beat her, and I can't do anything about her for the time being." β
Li Lin clenched his fists, turned around angrily and left.
He Xiu raised his eyes to look at the man in front of him, his eyes were full of anger, "I thought you could be reliable." β
Han Li didn't answer her words, but asked, "What exactly is the Eye of the Spring?" β
He Xiu sneered, "You treated me like that last night, and you still expect me to tell you everything?" β
Han Li wanted to touch the gun and use it, but his hand stopped halfway through.
He told Liang Jun that there was only one gun, and at this time, he took out the other one to lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot.
He raised his eyes and looked, and sure enough, Liang Jun had already gotten out of the car with a photo of Liang Ye.
He Xiu's eyes darkened, a photo had been handed to the bottom of her eyes by Liang Jun, and her body trembled unconsciously after she saw it clearly, and the fear in her eyes was difficult to hide.
Liang Jun asked, "You should have seen it, this person." β
He Xiu's voice even lightened a little, "...... Do you have anything to do with her? β
Liang Jun said: "This is my sister. β
He Xiu twisted his eyebrows and looked at Liang Jun, "Impossible." β
"It's impossible." Liang Jun's face was gloomy.
"You don't have that kind of breath in you."
"What breath?"
He Xiu still seemed to be a little scared, and his bound hands were tightly clenched to restrain the trembling, "The breath of the eye of the spring." β
Liang Jun was stunned for a moment, and his first reaction was to turn his head to look at Han Li.
Han Li didn't look at her, he still stared at He Xiu, "What do you mean by breath?" β
He Xiu shook his head, "You don't understand...... You can't feel it, only those who have been to the eye of the spring know, that thing ......"
She bit her lip, chilling all over, and looked at Liang Jun again, "She is exactly the same as the breath of the Eye of the Spring, Han Li, if you ask me, it is possible that she is the Eye of the Spring." β
Liang Jun panicked for a moment and took the photo back, "Don't talk nonsense, she's just an ordinary little girl, you tell me where you met her." β
As she spoke, she glanced at Han Li with her peripheral vision.
The man still didn't look at her.
She was thinking that Han Li was destined to dig deep into everything that was related to the Eye of the Spring, but she didn't want him to target Liang Ye.
In that case, they might really be on the opposite side.
The prophecy came back to her mind, and her heart felt like it had been ripped off without warning.
He Xiu had already replied: "She was there the night you were in the forest. β
Liang Jun didn't dare to ask Liang Ye in front of Han Li anymore, so he hastily ended the interrogation and tried to pull Han Li away.
Han Li stood still and didn't move.
Liang Jun's hand slid down and grabbed his hand, "I have something to say to you." β
Han Li looked at her expressionlessly, "I haven't finished asking yet. β
"Let's go back and ask, she can't run anyway."
"How do you know she can't run? A touch of soul attached to Liu Jiale's body, who can see if he really wants to run. β
Liang Jun couldn't speak, but she clearly felt the cold aura exuding from the man.
She was a little at a loss and lowered her voice, "These things really have nothing to do with Liang Ye......
"Why should I believe you?"
Liang Jun was stunned.
Han Li shook off her hand at this moment.
There was a cold and gloomy darkness in his eyes, "Don't get in my way." β
Liang Jun's hand paused in the air for a few seconds before retracting to his side.
Han Li went to talk to He Xiu again, and she stood quietly in place for a while, intellectually feeling that she should stand by and continue to listen to see what else He Xiu could reveal.
But the body went the other way, dragging a limping leg, walking farther and farther.
She had never seen such a fierce Han Li, and unlike the kind of threats and intimidation they had when they first met, the movement with which he shook off her hand was so loud and heavy that she felt embarrassed, and his two cold words were like saying to a stranger who stopped him.
She thought she wasn't supposed to be a stranger to him.
Now she realized that she was thinking too much.
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Li Lin was sent by Liang Jun to audit, but in fact, He Xiu didn't say much later.
He Xiu really didn't know what the eye of the spring was.
Like all the villagers, she had seen the Eye of the Spring in her dreams, and was even sacrificed to the Eye of the Spring like Zhao Yingying, but her memory was interrupted by the moment when her body was torn apart, and her understanding of the Eye of the Spring was still vague.
When she woke up after being sacrificed, she had become a ghost in the forest.
Qizi is a special existence in the village, and the villagers think that the Eye of the Spring eats the flesh and blood of the Qizi, and the Qizi will become a part of the Eye of the Spring, and she used to think so until she is in the forest and finds that her whole person is a void.
She couldn't answer Han Li's question.
Han Li asked her what would become of those who were sacrificed to the Eye of the Spring but survived.
Like Zhao Yingying, she didn't believe that anyone could survive being sacrificed, and she felt that she was just a ghost trapped in the eye of the spring.
As for Liang Ye, she didn't know, she just felt that Liang Ye had the breath of a spring eye on his body.
Han Li's interrogation lasted for a long time, and Li Lin relayed it to Liang Jun that it was already late afternoon.
Liang Jun couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, she was holding her own cup in her hand, and the water in this cup was still poured for her by the man in the morning.
She touched the cup and thought, that man, it's a good pretend.
Almost tricked her in.
In fact, his vigilance against her never relaxed for a moment.
But she knew, and she was slackening.
She asked Li Lin, "Are you sure that's all you said?" β
Li Lin looked depressed, "That's all I remember, if you don't worry, why don't you listen to it yourself?" β
Liang Jun didn't answer, she touched her chin and thought for a while, and saw Han Li go to the tent from a distance, she limped back to the car and packed all her things into her bag, including the gun Han Li had given her.
The two of them didn't say a word again this afternoon, and even ate their own meals.
When it was dark, the village was bustling with activity.
From such a distance, you can also see the lit torches in the distance connected into a blurred sheet of light.
Han Li was worthy of being a mercenary, and he had everything he could bring with him when he went out, and when Li Lin saw that he had taken an infrared telescope, he approached him to take a look.
Liang Jun knew that Han Li wanted to make sure that Zhao Yingying had done what he said at this time, and she also wanted to go and see what they all saw, but she couldn't pull her face.
Although she felt that she didn't care about this man, his attitude still made her feel a little hurt.
He Xiu was still tied, leaning on the side of the car, his head hanging on one side as if he was asleep, Han Li and Li Lin took the binoculars to choose a commanding height, that is, the roof of the car, and sat there to look at the eye of the spring intently.
Just like Han Li and Li Lin, this night, the attention of all the villagers must have been in the Eye of the Spring, in this demon subduing ceremony.
If you're going to the forest, tonight is your chance.
Liang Jun put away her things, she came alone, and she couldn't count on others, she took one last look at the two people on the roof of the car, carefully bypassed their straight line of vision, and walked towards the village.