(Foreword)

Cold ice can't break the water, and dead wood can meet spring again.

(Text)

From time to time, I looked at the location of the mechanism in front of me, if the mechanism was activated, it would definitely make a loud noise, but at least for now, everything seemed to be calm, and it could be inferred that Zhao Miyu should not have activated the mechanism yet. But no one knows what will happen in the next second.

I felt that I was running fast, and after a while, the figures of Zhao Yuyu and Arthur appeared in front of me, and of course there were Zhang Xinran and Li Ruina next to them.

With all my last strength, I shouted, "Arthur, don't activate the mechanism!" No matter what Zhao Yuyu says to you, you can't activate the mechanism! ”

It can be seen that Zhao Yuyu in front of him is very angry, as if he is arguing with Arthur about something, but Arthur shows a very helpless look.

My tense expression suddenly relaxed, and it seemed that Arthur did not listen to Zhao Yuyu's words to activate the mechanism. I hurriedly ran to their side and said breathlessly, "Arthur...... Won't start...... Organ. ”

But Zhao Yuyu on the side didn't care about my words, but asked Arthur in front of him like thunder: "What did you say?!" Cheng Yin obviously handed over the chess pieces to activate the mechanism to you, but you told me that you can't activate this mechanism?! What a reason for this! Are you kidding me?! ”

Fortunately, Arthur didn't help Zhao Yuyu activate the mechanism, and there was a helpless look on her face. Listening to Zhao Yuyu repeatedly, he said: "It's not that I don't help you activate the mechanism, but I have no way to activate the mechanism at all." ”

"If you don't want to activate the mechanism, forget it, why can't you activate the mechanism? I obviously saw Cheng Yin hand over the chess piece to you, and you are pretending to be stupid with me here? Arthur, I know you'll definitely help Cheng Yin, if you don't help, you won't help, but you don't have to make up any reason that you can't activate the mechanism at all! Zhao Yuyu shouted loudly.

"Zhao Miyu, listen to me, I told you before I heard Cheng Yin's shout, it's not that I don't activate this mechanism, but that I can't help you at all. Even if you're yelling at me here, there's nothing I can do. Arthur looked at Zhao Haoyu in front of him with an innocent expression. I could tell from Arthur's eyes that she wasn't lying. But I gave her the piece, but why did she say she couldn't activate the mechanism, and what was going on? Haven't we successfully activated the mechanism before? Is there a mystery we haven't solved?

Zhao Yuyu said angrily to Arthur: "Look, Cheng Yin is next to me now, if he asks you to activate the mechanism, will you be able to activate it?" ”

"Zhao Miyu, I told you, I really can't start it, even if Cheng Yin asks me to start it, I can only tell him no." Every word Arthur said was utterly sincere, but she never said why.

"Arthur, I didn't know you before, but I didn't expect you to be such a good liar, and your lies are so full of holes. Cheng Yin is standing next to me, you can still make up such unbelievable lies, I really admire it. Zhao Yuyu said angrily.

I didn't want Arthur to activate the mechanism, but Arthur's words confused me. Naturally, I don't think Arthur is deliberately lying like Zhao Haoyu, but why does she repeatedly say that she can't activate this mechanism?

"Arthur, can't you really activate this mechanism? But didn't I give you that piece myself? ”

Arthur looked at me aggrievedly: "You did hand over the activated chess piece to me, but just when Xia Cheng asked you and Zhang Han to assemble the army, he came back here and asked me to hand over the chess piece in my hand, saying that this chess piece has a vital role in this battle, and if this mechanism is activated, he will send someone to return this chess piece to my hands." So I returned this piece to Xia Cheng, and now we can't activate this mechanism except him. If you don't believe me, you can ask Li Ruina and Zhang Xinran, who were at the scene at the time, and they can confirm that what I said is true. ”

After listening to what Arthur said, I understood why she didn't help Zhao Miyu activate the mechanism, it seems that Xia Cheng must have guessed that something like Zhao Miyu would happen, so he retrieved the chess piece that activated the mechanism from Arthur's hand in advance, so as to stop Zhao Miyu's reckless behavior.

"Damn...... was actually put on a table by Xia Cheng. It seems that it is impossible for us to win this war, and now Xia Cheng has undoubtedly become a stumbling block for us to get out of here, and everything is in his hands. Zhao Yuyu said desperately.

"But...... I can see that Xia Cheng is not that kind of person, and I believe he can get us out of here. Arthur said.

"Can you see? How can you infer that? How long have you known him? Just a few words from him? You're naïve. ”

Arthur's expression suddenly became extremely serious: "Zhao Yuyu, I believe that everyone here, not only Cheng Yin or Xia Cheng but also you, if you want to leave here, you must gather the strength of all of us." ”

The power of all......

I looked at Arthur with a determined expression and said, "Zhao Miyu, Arthur is right, we should believe in Xia Cheng." Although I haven't known him for a long time, I can deeply feel the sense of responsibility he has. Whether it's what we've experienced before or what we've faced afterward, as long as we work together, we will be invincible. ”

"You ...... You guys...... You think of this 'strange array' too simply, I can't leave here at all, I can't get out of here...... Forget it, since it's impossible to leave here anyway, there's no need to worry about whether this mechanism can be activated. But I'd love to know how the Xia Cheng you've been talking about has brought us out of this predicament......" Zhao Yuyu's eyes had already given up any hope.

"Cheng Yin, how is the current battle situation? Could it be that the enemy has launched a general offensive? Otherwise, Zhao Yuyu would never have wanted to activate this mechanism in such a panic. "What Li Ruina is worried about is also about to happen.

"That's right, the enemy army is on the left and right, each with 10,000 troops, and at the same time, the siege machinery is constantly pressing towards the walls of our army, once the walls of our army are destroyed, then the enemy army will swarm." I am not exaggerating the predicament we are facing, but I can see the anxiety in the expressions of Li Ruina and Zhang Xinran.

(End of chapter)