Chapter 2: Saving Lives

When you enter the Lingjue Gate, you can see a golden-domed hall, although it is far away, you can still feel its magnificent momentum.

However, the white-robed soul master did not lead people towards the main hall, but turned to the right.

There was a side door on the right, there was no writing on the door, more than twenty zhang away, and a group of people followed the white-robed soul master through the door, and saw rows of neat wooden frame sheds.

Each shed was filled with beds, each covered with snow-white sheets, pillows and quilts set aside, a clean set of clothes, and a pair of clean shoes.

The white-robed soul master walked to the only long row of brick houses on the left, turned around after walking up the steps, looked down at everyone and said: "One bed per person, two rows to the right for men and two rows for women, before the selection begins, you will stay here, you are not allowed to go out of this door, the latrine and water room are behind the shed, the water basin is under the bed, the water cup and hand towel are in the water basin, now put the meal." ”

The five windows of the brick house opened, and in each window was a palace man in green clothes, standing behind a table with a large basket filled with steaming buns.

The Soul Master said, "Eat whatever you want, but you can't waste it, otherwise you will be punished." ”

After the soul master finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the courtyard gate, more than a hundred people flocked to the window, but Gu Du retreated, he was short and had little strength, he was afraid of being squeezed down and trampled to death.

Anyway, the soul master said, eat whatever you want, that is what it means to be full, not bad for a while, and he will take it when others finish grabbing it.

After a while, there was no one at the window, Gu Du walked to the window, and saw that the palace people were putting buns in the basket, so he reached out and took two, and then turned around and left the window.

He has been hungry for two days, and he can't eat too much, otherwise his stomach will burst, anyway, from now on, he can eat at least thirteen days of full food, and he is not in a hurry.

Gu Du habitually avoided people, he was scared of being beaten on Bitter Wine Street, those little bullies would often rob him of food, they didn't eat it, they just snatched it away and didn't let Gu Du eat it, or simply threw it in a dirty place and let Gu Du pick it up.

Looking for a place where the sun could reach the base of the wall, Gu Du squatted down and took a bite of the bun, the soft taste, the overflowing aroma, and the wet heat.

Gu Du's eyes moistened, this is a meat bun, such a big filling, a lot of meat, he has never eaten such a good thing since he was a child, if this kind of bun can be eaten for thirteen days, it is really worth dying!

"Ah...... Ah......h

Gu Duxun looked at the voice and saw a young man lying on his back on the ground, screaming and flipping back and forth, this is eating too much and too fast, holding on, it will kill him.

The boy and girl next to him all ducked, leaving only the boy screaming there.

Gu Du looked at the window where the rice was placed, and those people in Tsing Yi Palace were indifferent, just like the paper people in the paper shop.

Gu Du stood up, ran to the young man's side and said, "You have eaten too much, vomit it out." ”

"Ah...... Ah......h

Gu Du said again: "It's useless for you to scream, vomit it quickly, or you will soon have a swollen stomach and die." ”

The boy breathlessly said, "I vomit...... I can't spit it out...... Come out, ah...... Ah......h

Gu Du unbuttoned his pants and peed on the young man's face, the young man choked and smelled, twisting his face and squirting a piece of chyme.

Gu Du said: "Then vomit, spit it out, maybe you can pick up a life." ”

Above the watchtower, the yellow-robed soul master looked at Gu Du, and a smile seemed to be absent on his lips.

After a while, a team of palace guards came in, and the captain looked at the young man who kept vomiting with a cold face, and only after he finished vomiting did he ask Gu Du: "What's the matter?" ”

Gu Du replied: "My lord, he ate too much and almost died." ”

The lieutenant asked again, "Do you know him?" ”

Gu Du shook his head, and the captain said with a cold face: "People who eat and support generally can't vomit, what are you doing?" ”

Gu Du replied, "I peed in his mouth." ”

The lieutenant said: "If you pee and go to the hut, if you don't save him, he won't vomit, so you are the one who soils the ground and you will be whipped." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Whip him ten times." ”

Two palace guards came over, one grabbed Gu Du's wrist and pulled his arms flat, and another palace guard walked behind Gu Du and whipped him ten times.

When the fifth whip was hit, Gu Du couldn't stand, but he couldn't fall down when he was carried by the two palace guards, and after the ten whips, the palace guard let go, and Gu Du lay on the ground.

The lieutenant said, "Clean the ground before dinner, or you will be punished." ”

The palace guard left, Gu Du slowed down on the ground for a while before getting up, although his back hurt hotly, but this level of injury was not serious.

Gu Du went to fetch water, first wiped the young man's face, and then cleaned the ground, and when he was done, the young man also eased up and asked him: "Do you know that the selection method is cage fighting?" ”

Gu Du replied, "I know." ”

The boy asked, "Then why did you save me?" ”

Gu Du replied: "There are still thirteen days to start, you will die today, eat a lot of meals, it's not worth it." ”

The boy said, "If you are in a cage with me, I will not show mercy to your men. ”

Gu Du replied, "I know." ”

The boy said, "My name is Xian Bai. ”

Gu Du said: "My name is Gu Du. ”

Xian Bai said: "If we can all survive, let's be brothers." ”

Gu Du replied, "Okay." ”

The day before the obscure day, dinner was one roast chicken per person, and Gu Du bit the two chicken leg bones into sharp forks and kept them.

Early in the morning, the morning sun was rising, and the white-robed soul master walked into the courtyard, followed by ten palace guards, and the soul master began to use his fingers to point to which, a palace guard would go over and take people away, and those who cried and shouted that they didn't want to go would also be dragged away by the palace guards.

The first group of ten people was taken away, and the whole courtyard suddenly gave birth to boundless fear, almost everyone was trembling, and there were even the sound of girls crying.

Xian Bai walked to Gu Du's bedside, sat down side by side with him, and asked, "Are you afraid?" ”

Gu Du nodded, his heart trembled.

Xian Bai said: "I think that soul master is just casually pointing, wait for him to come again, I will go forward, you hide back, at least we don't stay in the same group." ”

Gu Du nodded, took out a chicken leg bone from his pocket and stuffed it into Xian Bai's hand.

Xian Bai glanced down, and then looked at Gu Du with a puzzled gaze.

Gu Du looked left and right, and said softly: "As soon as you start fighting, you will pretend to be dead, and wait until the last person to stab your throat with this." ”

Xian Bai's eyes widened, fortunately he came to discuss with Gu Du, otherwise if he really had to talk to Gu Du, then he would definitely die!

Above the watchtower, there was a smile on the corner of the mouth of the yellow-robed soul master, and a boy waiter bowed down and said, "Soul Master, the selection is about to begin." ”

The yellow-robed soul master replied, "Go." ”