Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Only Alternative
What did he just say? His name is Ye Qing? But isn't Ye Qing the man locked in the chain? This has also been confirmed by the monster in front of him.,But... Why did he say that his name was Ye Qing?
Mo Yuan felt that either he was crazy, or the monster in front of him was crazy, comparing the situation of the two sides, Mo Yuan felt that the probability of the latter was great after all.
But being said by the monster like this, Mo Yuan had no idea of leaving for the time being, although the monster in front of him looked very dangerous, and he didn't know whether it was an intentional or unintentional attack just now that almost killed him.
Feeling the vibration under his feet again, Mo Yuan felt that he still needed to figure out the situation of the matter, or even if he could escape now, he was afraid that this space would not last long, and there would only be a dead end at that time.
Holding back his fear to stop his legs that wanted to retreat, Mo Yuan tried his best to keep his tone calm: "You said your name is Ye Qing?" Who was in that cage before? โ
There was a hint of clarity in the monster's red eyes, maybe he didn't mean to attack Mo Yuan, but the bloody hand that belonged to his power didn't seem to be under his control, and instinctively shot at the creatures around him.
"He's Ye Qing."
The unpleasant voice came out of the monster's mouth, and the tone was as uncomfortable as if a desperate dying person was making his last words.
"He's Ye Qing? Are you Ye Qing too? โ
Mo Yuan felt that he was almost confused by the monster, but the monster in front of him nodded affirmatively.
"That's right, he is Ye Qing after death, and I..."
At this point, it seemed to have aroused some kind of emotion, and the blood red permeated the monster's eyes, and the sharp nails sank deep into his arms, but he didn't seem to feel the pain, and began to slide his fingers to bring out strips of flesh and blood.
The cracks in the wounds on the body began to widen noticeably, staining the pieces of cloth on the monster's body, which could no longer be called clothes, blood-red.
The blood fell down the body into the pool of blood at his feet, and those bloody hands began to stretch out in the direction of Mo Yuan as quickly as sharks that smelled blood.
Looking at the bloody hands that kept enlarging in his eyes, the glimmer of hope in Mo Yuan's heart was finally shattered.
No longer hesitating, Mo Yuan held the candle in his hand, and then the light of the fire on it could distinguish the stains of blood clotted when he came under his feet.
Looking at the monster's current appearance, it is obvious that it has lost all its mind, and if it continues to try to communicate, it will only cost its life in vain.
Although he didn't figure out why this monster appeared here and why he claimed to be Ye Qing, Mo Yuan now confirmed at least one thing, the person in the iron cage before should indeed be Ye Qing's mistake.
The heavy wheezing sound was particularly harsh in this silent darkness, there was no sound behind him, and he didn't know if the monster had chased after him, Mo Yuan didn't dare to look back, he was afraid that if he turned around, he would see a hideous and terrifying face in his eyes.
The ground suddenly began to shake violently again, and Mo Yuan's running figure flickered, slamming heavily on the ground on the side, and in a hurry, Mo Yuan only had time to protect the candle and did not have time to make any other movements.
"It's over!"
When he fell, only these two words flashed in Mo Yuan's mind, so that the monster would definitely be able to catch up with him and take his own life.
Mo Yuan closed his eyes tightly and waited for death to come, and he even felt that he could smell the fishy stench of the monster.
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"Ahh Scald...
The imaginary pain and death did not come as expected, but the sharp pain caused by the burning came from the palm of his hand and stimulated Mo Yuan's nerves fiercely.
Hurriedly removed his hand from the flame of the candle, and when he opened his eyes, Mo Yuan saw the burned red palm.
"Whew! Whew..."
Blowing his hand vigorously, hoping to achieve the goal of cooling down as soon as possible, Mo Yuan's heart relaxed a little at this time, since he had not been attacked so far, it seemed that the monster had not chased after him.
Although the reason is unknown, there is one less factor that wants his own life, which is inevitably a good thing for Mo Yuan's current situation.
Supporting the ground with your hands, try to keep your balance and stand up slowly in this violently shaking environment.
Mo Yuan also understood that it was best to wait for this vibration to pass before leaving, based on the experience of the previous few times, although the time of each vibration was extended, it still wouldn't last too long.
However, I don't know if that monster put too much pressure on Mo Yuan, and there was always a strong sense of uneasiness in my heart, as if something bad would happen if I continued to stay here indifferently.
Shortly after Mo Yuan staggered away, darkness engulfed the area again, and from the deep darkness came a faint strange laugh and the sticky ticking sound of blood dripping to the ground...
The pitch-black and cold iron cage once again came into Mo Yuan's sight, and the man was still trapped in the iron cage with his limited mobility.
"You're back."
Ye Qing didn't seem surprised at all by Mo Yuan's reappearance, both in tone and expression.
"Then come and help me open the iron cage, and I'll take you out."
Facing Ye Qing, who had a flat tone, Mo Yuan was a little curious: "Do you know what I encountered?" Why are you so sure I'll definitely come back and let you out. โ
The corners of Ye Qing's mouth slightly hooked an arc, and he slowly turned his bloody face to look at Mo Yuan.
"I don't know what you've encountered, but I can feel that there's another presence here, and even though we've never met, we can clearly feel each other's presence."
With a trace of fleeting confusion in his eyes, he took a deep look at the darkness behind Mo Yuan, and seemed to have some doubts and reluctance.
"As for why you're sure you're coming back and letting me out, now that you're standing in front of me, do you have any other choice?"
Mo Yuan felt that Ye Qing in front of him seemed to have changed compared to the first time they met before, although this tone made him feel a little uncomfortable, but it was no longer the feeling that made him feel uneasy at that time.
Yes, I don't have a choice, although there are still mysteries that have not been solved, but at this time, it seems that there is really only one choice in front of me.
Mo Yuan believed that since Ye Qing in front of him could take him away, then the monster who called himself Ye Qing could do the same, but he had already escaped from the monster, so the only hope for him to leave was Ye Qing in the iron cage in front of him.
Moreover, compared to the monster whose own strength is not under his control, it is better to have a higher safety factor for Ye Qinglai, who is obviously still sensible.
With a lot of thoughts in his heart, Mo Yuan found the iron cage with a keyhole, slowly squatted down and took out the key from his body to prepare to let Ye Qing out.
It's just that the hand that handed out the key stopped in mid-air again, and Mo Yuan looked up coldly at Ye Qing, who was staring at him.
"Actually, I have another choice, don't I?"
Ye Qing in the iron cage was obviously stunned by Mo Yuan's sudden words, and then sneered disdainfully.
"Since you have rejected him, then what choice is there but me, as long as you don't want to die..."
Speaking of this, Ye Qing seemed to realize something, his whole expression was completely stiff, and he looked at Mo Yuan indifferently in front of him in disbelief.
"Are you..."
"Nope! No way! Unless you're crazy, or no one..."
Ye Qing's face was indifferent, and he couldn't maintain it anymore, showing a kind of morbid madness, and he muttered some words in his mouth.
Mo Yuan withdrew the key in his hand, and sat on the ground without standing up, looking at the man in the iron cage in front of him without saying a word.
The man's morbid madness was finally suppressed by the iron chains that had regained their energy at some point.
Looking at the iron chains that had dimmed again and Ye Qing, who was extremely weak, Mo Yuan slowly spoke.
"I really don't want to die, but if the choice results in the two options of dying alone or dragging you to die with you, which do you think I will choose?"
"You... When did you find out..."
Ye Qing struggled to raise his weak head so that his gaze could see Mo Yuan's eyes.
Facing Ye Qing's puzzled gaze, Mo Yuan shook his head.
"Originally, I was just guessing, but the uneasiness that surrounded me kept me from inserting the key into the keyhole, and my intuition, which may sound ridiculous, has saved me several times."
"So, I want to try you, if you really don't have any problems, then it's a big deal that I doubt myself and compensate you, but it's a pity..."
"It's a pity that you just let me be exposed with just one sentence? Hahaha..."
Ye Qing's self-deprecating laughter spread far away for a long time, and Mo Yuan nodded silently.
"So, since there is no way to live, why should I let you out again?"
Mo Yuan's eyes stared sharply at Ye Qing's scarlet eyes, and said slowly.
Facing Mo Yuan's gaze, Ye Qing, who was laughing loudly, was unusually silent.
Time passed minute by minute in this strange silence, and just when Mo Yuan almost gave up preparing to sit aside and wait for death, Ye Qing's voice finally came out.
"I'm going to kill that man..."
The voice was no longer gentle nor crazy, but calm with deep resentment and hatred.
"The so-called holy envoy who wants to kill me just because my attribute is a ghost, my brother wouldn't have been able to do it without him... I'm going to kill him! โ
Mo Yuan looked at the man in front of him and felt a burst of sadness for some reason, obviously he didn't do anything wrong in his life, but he was about to be killed because of one attribute, and then he was even more viciously killed by his own brother.
The murderer who killed him was already dead, and even he couldn't understand whether he had any resentment towards the murderer, and his anger and reluctance eventually poured into the holy envoy who wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
It's just that I don't know, when he really completes this obsession, what motivation can support him to continue?