Chapter 124: The Line Between Life and Death

The swarm was the size of two big men hugging each other, and the buzzing sound of flapping their wings made the scalp tingle. Yan Liwu didn't have time to think about what kind of insects could live in this dark underground palace, and her disgust for insects made her turn around without hesitation, pulling Wen Moqing out and running wildly.

She dragged him into hiding, and this was the first time.

At the moment of life and death, Wen Moqing unexpectedly wanted to laugh, so unexpected that he felt inexplicable, and when he ran to the depths of the underground palace with Yan Liwu, he was confused by his strange reaction, and at the same time, he had to pay attention to whether there was a mechanism under his feet in the fast running.

Ran through a road that was not long or short at the fastest speed, and when he turned the corner, he vaguely heard the man's frightened screams, thinking that it was probably the remaining person who could not escape the attack of the insect swarm, and the little life was in the underground palace. His eyes darkened slightly, and he stepped on the floor tiles that were obviously organs, only to hold back his breath and panic, and suddenly his body was light, and he was picked up by someone and crossed the sharp thorns, grazing the edge of the trap and falling to the ground.

"Don't get distracted, one careless person could kill you." Wen Moqing let go of the words that were picked up by the beating, and seemed to remind casually.

Holding down the rapidly undulating chest, Yan Li nodded worriedly, trembling slightly and looking back, who knew that it was okay not to look at it, but at this glance, he couldn't even breathe-

"Run! Come on! The bugs are catching up! ”

The screams of the words have completely lost their voice, which shows that the situation is urgent and the escape is imminent; Wen Moqing didn't see how close the insect swarm was behind her, and when she heard the cry of worry, she didn't hesitate to pick her up again, and jumped forward in three steps and two steps, thumping and hammering stones where the footsteps passed, and every rise and fall passed by the grim reaper.

This kind of footwork requires a very high foundation of light skills, which is an unattainable goal for ordinary people, and although it is not a delusion for the superb martial arts Wen Moqing, it is definitely not a good way to save physical strength.

"Listen to me, remember the secret rooms we found? You've seen all the hidden mechanisms in the secret room, so you should be able to tell them. While I still have the strength to support myself, find a secret room as soon as possible, or we'll all have to feed the bugs. ”

Wen Moqing's tone was not relaxed, but it was not a state of impatient escape, under his influence, Yan Liwu calmed down a little, grabbed his neck to fix his body, and his eyes swept quickly towards both sides of the wall.

Those secret rooms are separated by stone doors, the gaps in the stone doors are difficult to find in the dim light of the tunnel, only one sign is more obvious - there will be an everlasting lamp on the right side of the stone door, unlike other everlasting lights, the pattern on this lamp is drawn in the opposite direction, as long as you find this lamp, it is equivalent to finding the secret room. Anxious eyes swept over the ever-bright lights, from the initial lights to rows that were difficult to see, Yan Li's eyes were sour and gradually dizzy, and finally found the life-saving target when Wen Moqing's speed was slowing down.

"Left! Stand back two lights! ”

Hearing this, Wen Moqing turned around and retreated without hesitation, hugged Yan Li with one hand, and twisted hard with the other hand on the ever-bright lamp, and with the click and jerky sound of the machine, the stone door opened slowly.

In the process of Wen Moqing's retreat, Yan Liwu has been staring at the fierce insect swarm behind him, when the stone door opened, the terrible black insects had approached the two, fortunately, Wen Moqing moved neatly and quickly, stepped into the stone door with his front foot, and immediately turned his back foot, reaching out and twisting the stone door to close it.

Despite this, a few insects flew in, tearing off their coats and whipping desperately, and the little insects couldn't help but crack violently, and finally flapped their wings a few times and returned to the dust.

The humming sound finally disappeared, and the world seemed to change from hustle and bustle to quiet, and it was a little unacceptable abruptly.

"Hell, it's a bee!" Yan Liwu, who escaped from the tiger's mouth, quickly recovered his energy, jumped down from Wen Mo's feelings, squatted down and looked up in surprise after taking a closer look, "How can there be bees in winter?" Besides, this is the underground palace, what bees can survive in unfettered conditions-"

Halfway through the words, Yan Liwu suddenly gasped.

Wen Moqing leaned against the wall, silence was usual, but the gray face was by no means a sign of safety.

"How do you ...... Let me see, is it hurt or what? Yan Liwu hurriedly got up to support Wen Moqing, and saw him pressing his palm against his neck, breaking it open forcefully to see, his heart was cold.

A purple lump the size of a bird's egg bulged high, almost blackish-purple in the center. Because the skin was suddenly propped up, Wen Moqing's neck faintly showed green tendons, and she was shocked to see it.

"When you come in...... It seems that he was accidentally bitten......" Wen Moqing tilted his neck to look at Yan Liwu, and his slanted sword eyebrows moved, probably expecting that his situation was not good. Slowly sliding to the ground with the help of Yan Li's worries, Wen Moqing pulled the placket of his clothes, deliberately covering the swollen place that was bitten: "Don't look at it, it's easy to have nightmares at night." ”

Yan Li's eyes were foggy, and he sat down beside Wen Moqing in despair, muttering and trembling: "Poisonous...... Those bees are poisonous......"

Stretched out his finger and flicked the bee corpse on the ground, and took a careful look at it with a fire fold, and smiled bitterly: "Of course it's poisonous." This wasp is not a common species in Zhongzhou, but a wasp, which is very poisonous. In the past, some people raised them to attack their enemies, and a box of wasps was released, and more than a dozen people died in one day. When I searched Qinglian Palace before, I remembered seeing a beehive in the garden, and I thought, what does Qinglian King do as beekeepers? Now I finally understand, probably the beehive is raised on top of the underground palace mechanism, as long as someone touches the mechanism, these lethal insects will be put into the underground palace, no matter how good the kung fu is, it will not be able to escape. ”

Yan Liwu was not in the mood to listen to Wen Moqing say some useless popular science, and stubbornly uncovered Wen Moqing's clothes, staring at the hideous tumor and making it difficult to move: "Is there a cure for this bee venom?" How long will it take? ”

"There is a way to detoxify, but now ......" Looking around at the empty stone room, Wen Moqing closed his eyes tiredly, "There may be salvation if you take the antidote within six hours, but there are bee swarms blocking the original road and we can't go, and we haven't walked through the other exits, so it's really uncertain when we can get out." ”

Yan Liwu shook his head vigorously: "No, I will definitely be able to go out soon." Before we were forced into the dungeon, I seemed to hear Jun Bai's voice, and as long as he lived, he would definitely find someone to save us. ”

It is not yet known how chaotic it is outside, and how can he pin all his hopes on Yin Junbai, who does not know life and death? Wen Moqing didn't like to comfort herself in a hypothetical way, so she took a break and pulled Yan Li's arm hard.

"This stone chamber should have another way out, like the others. Keep walking and see if you can find your way out, or get closer to the center of the dungeon. ”

Yan Liwu didn't understand why Wen Moqing was so obsessed with the center of the underground palace, and seeing that he insisted on it, it was inconvenient to stop him more, so he nodded lightly, got up and helped Wen Moqing steady, and tried his best to let him transfer his whole body weight to her.

When avoiding the bee colony, Wen Moqing exhausted his physical strength, coupled with the bee venom in the body, the walking speed was not as good as before, and he had to stop and rest for a while every time he walked, and the poisoning symptoms became more and more serious.

"Have you noticed that the deeper you go into the dungeon, the more ever-bright lanterns there are?" In order to alleviate the pain caused by bee venom, Wen Moqing chatted with Yan Li with a while, trying to divert his attention, "At first, when we entered the underground palace, we had to rely on lanterns and torches, and soon after we found that there would be an everlasting lamp at a distance; Later, the small rooms gradually decreased, the corridors became more and more complicated and lengthy, the number of ever-bright lights also increased, and the number of mechanisms was even more numerous, giving me the feeling that King Qinglian was trying her best to hide something in the center of the underground palace, and she often went there, as if there was something very important to hide. ”

"Could it be a jade seal? But what's the use of her asking for a jade seal? If it's really the jade seal, the things that the emperor is tracking down have all the results, and your task is completed, and I can be relieved and return to the palace. ”

"You can't wait to see him?" Wen Moqing glanced at it, the expression on her face was no different from usual, it was still so indifferent, and it was full of unwarranted doubts that made Yan Li worried.

The aimless conversation stopped, and neither of them would say anything more, so they walked forward silently and slowly, until Wen Moqing suddenly stopped and pointed forward when he reached a certain place.

"There, the light is bright."

Following Wen Moqing's line of sight, Yan Liwu also noticed that there was a ray of light at the end of the Yongdao about dozens of zhang away, which was brighter than the Changming lights elsewhere, and the Yongdao was also longer.

Could it be that the center of the underground palace?

I can't be sure of my worries, but I have a trace of expectation in my heart, but it seems that the distance that is not long is very difficult to complete - in addition to being vigilant and paying attention to whether there are traps under my feet, Wen Moqing's condition is getting worse and worse, and he is not allowed to move forward quickly.

Tinnitus and dizziness swelled for a while, Wen Moqing's strong body really couldn't continue to operate as usual, the weight on Yan Liwei's body slowly increased, and his voice became more and more ethereal: "You go by yourself...... Hold me up...... Can't avoid the ...... of the mechanism"

"Shut up, don't speak, it'll speed up the flow of venom." Yan Liwu gritted his teeth and scolded in a low voice, there was no feeling of joy in his heart, but instead there were rounds of heartache and anxiety.

She could feel that Wen Moqing had no strength to speak again, and he couldn't support his body at all when he staggered, if she let go at this time, he would definitely fall to the ground. If a high-minded and arrogant person like Wen Moqing falls to the point where he can't even walk, how uncomfortable will he be? What's more, they are lost in the uninhabited underground palace, whether they can leave here as soon as possible and detoxify him in time is difficult to say, life or death, but it is a matter of one night.

Holding Wen Moqing's back against the wall to rest for a while, Yan Li got up with his back suddenly, pulled Wen Moqing's two arms around his neck, and bowed his back deeply, intending to leave him behind.

"Let go of the ......" Wen Moqing realized her intention, moved her body, and finally struggled powerlessly.

"Don't let go, I will never let go."

Yan Liwu gritted his teeth, his thin back took all the weight of Wen Moqing, his white cheeks were flushed, and in the cold underground palace, there were big drops of sweat slipping down. Grasping Wen Moqing's weak arm to his chest, he wrapped his other hand around the back and gently supported his body, and slowly tried to get up.

It was very heavy, and it was so heavy that both knees trembled and could not stand up straight, and it was only after several trials and triands that he could barely move a small step.

When will the distance of dozens of zhang come to an end?

Yan Liwu didn't want to think so much, and the thin body carried the tall and heavy man, and moved to the bright place of the fire step by step, leaving a drop of sweat on the ground he walked on.

"Even if you are tired to death, I will not let you die in such a cold place......" It seemed to be angry with the man on his back, and it seemed to be talking to himself, muttering about his worries, and struggling to move forward in the dark and damp dungeon.

She couldn't see the soft gaze on her back, and she couldn't see the warm smile on the corner of anyone's lips, subtle, but calm and peaceful.