Chapter 285: Seeing the Light of Day Again
The bow and arrow in Xie Tianhui's hand was slowly put down, and when he heard Tian Ji sit down on the ground weakly, the moment the fingers slipped from my palm, I felt that the whole person seemed to be emptied, and my heart also fell below and shattered into a ground.
I let the tears blur my vision, and clung to my remaining hand, for fear that it would fall through my fingers again, and when I looked down, the sea was already submerged underneath, and I didn't see how she was lost in it.
Gong Jue no longer broke free, and looked at me in surprise with his mouth open, and it was Ling Zhihan who finally let go of me......
This is the most difficult choice in my life, who to let go of will be a lifetime of torment for me, not to mention that the person I let go of my hand once saved me at the risk of his life, just on the stone bridge, she grabbed me so tightly, even if there was the slightest chance, she would not give up, and even would rather fall into the abyss with me.
But I let go of her hand.
Xie Tianhui jumped over with difficulty, pulling us up from mid-air, I sat numbly on the ground, and the palace lord half-knelt in front of me, he seemed to want to say something, but in the end he only reached out and hugged my stamina.
In fact, I know what he wants to ask, Gong Jue wants to know why I chose to save him, maybe Gong Jue soon realized that the answer to this question may be a lingering nightmare in my life, he buried my head in his shoulder, I heard Gong Jue's sigh, tears soaked into his clothes, I don't know if it was for myself, or for Ling Zhihan.
This is the second time I have lost my best friend, I watched the general leave me, and now I watched Ling Zhihan disappear from my fingers, I couldn't bear the pain, I felt that my heart was about to tear, I gritted my teeth desperately, until blood oozed from my bitten lips, numbness and no feeling, salty blood echoed on the tip of my tongue, bitter and unpalatable......
If, if Xie Tianhui could come a little earlier.
If he hadn't forced me to choose.
I may still have a chance to save Gong Jue and Ling Zhihan at the same time, pain and guilt turned into resentment in my heart, Huo Ran got up and stared at Xie Tianhui behind him with his eyes splashed with fire, he was still expressionless, but his face didn't know when it turned pale.
"Why are you pushing me!" I rushed forward and punched him in the face.
This punch poured out all my anger, if I could, I would rather fall down The person is him, Xie Tianhui didn't dodge at all, the fist hit him on the cheek firmly, his body bent, and the whole person knelt on the ground.
Xie Tianhui was so powerful when he killed Dongyingren, I didn't expect that I could knock him to the ground with one punch.
"The love of children is not for you." Xie Tianhui's pale face showed a sneer.
I was furious, twisted Xie Tianhui's collar, and punched him in the face, Xie Tianhui's head was heavily tilted, and the corners of his mouth hung a touch of bright red, he wiped it on the back of his hand, still sneering disapprovingly.
"Everyone exists for a purpose, you ...... Your role is to live. ”
"My life is my own, I don't have to decide it, they are my friends, and their life and death should not be decided by me, let alone you."
"Your life was a long time ago, and it no longer belongs to you alone......" Xie Tianhui coughed violently, and it took a long time to calm down, and he suddenly smiled hard. Mercy and kindness have never been something you should have, why, do you still care about the life and death of others now? Isn't your favorite thing to do is to control life and death? ”
I couldn't understand Xie Tianhui's words, but his indifference made me even more angry, and my fist was raised again, but I was grabbed by Gong Jue.
"He's right."
"......" I looked at the palace lord in amazement.
"No matter who you choose, I believe that the living or the dead have no regrets, I know this choice makes you very uncomfortable, but if you don't choose, we will all die here, that is not loyalty to friends, that is stupidity, no one will be grateful to you." Gong Jue's voice was calm.
He is not a person who is afraid of death, I understand what he said, but I still can't accept such an ending.
"Chaoge, I know you did your best, Zhihan won't blame you, if it was me at the time......" Tian Ji said in a low voice on the other side. I will also let go of one of them, it's not greedy for life and afraid of death, living is the hardest thing, don't let down Uncle Wei and sacrifice your life to fulfill you. ”
"Lay down your life...... Save...... Just your ...... Are there still fewer people? Xie Tianhui's cough became more and more intense, and he couldn't speak hard, and raised his pale face. Without Zhuo Mingfeng, you would have died in Vientiane Divine Palace! ”
I was startled and opened my mouth: "You...... How do you know about Zhuo Mingfeng, and what's going on in Vientiane Shrine? ”
As soon as Xie Tianhui opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, I was shocked, even if I tried harder, I would not beat him until he vomited blood, and suddenly his eyes fell on Xie Tianhui's chest, and a large area of red appeared on the flying fish suit.
I loosened his collar, slowly untied the cloak in front of him, looked at Xie Tianhui's chest, and was suddenly dumbfounded, several finger-thick arrows pierced his body, hitting all the vital points, and streams of blood continued to gush out of the wound, soaking on the cloak, and the black was even deeper.
"How, how can this be?!" My voice trembled.
Gong Jue suddenly turned to look at the pool below: "There is a drainage channel in the pool, once it is closed, the Jieshi Palace will be in danger of being annihilated, such an important place, when it is built, it will not be easily closed, there must be a mechanism set up in it, and it is also a mechanism that cannot be closed, as long as the passage is closed, the mechanism will be triggered......"
My fingers shook inadvertently, remembering that Xie Tianhui had hesitated when he jumped into the pool, he knew that there were mechanisms below, and he also knew that those mechanisms could not be avoided, that is, from the moment he entered the pool, Xie Tianhui knew what the consequences would be.
"Why?" The palace lord half-knelt on the ground, supporting his weak body.
Xie Tianhui pushed the palace lord away with difficulty, the harder he worked, the more blood gushed out, and he supported his body with an embroidered spring knife, his expression was very calm.
"On the ship, you asked me what the purpose of my coming here was, and you probably thought that I wanted you to crack the secrets of the Jieshi Palace." Xie Tianhui had a hard time saying every word. "Actually, it's not that complicated, my role is only one, which is to make sure you stay alive......"
I hate the person in front of me, but suddenly I found that I couldn't find a reason to hate him, I always remembered the general, but I forgot that there was Zhuo Mingfeng, and Xie Tianhui in front of me, how could they not protect me at the cost of life and death, no matter what their purpose was, they could use their lives to fulfill me, they should be enemies in my heart.
I also half-knelt on the ground, supporting the dying Xie Tianhui, this time he did not resist, leaned weakly on me, and blood gushed from my fingers.
"I seem to ...... Looks like I've seen you somewhere. "I was suddenly in a trance, and his appearance seemed to have existed in my mind.
I saw him smiling, a very relieved smile, that smile was not hidden, and it was gratifying from the bottom of my heart.
Rumble!
A loud bang came from the opposite rock wall, and the seawater at the bottom of the sea finally broke through the gap, and the inrushing sea water was like a galloping horse, overwhelming the sky and instantly flooding the Jieshi Palace, I have already left Ling Zhihan, I can't leave anyone here, I tied the rope to my body, tied the palace lord and reconciled Tianhui, and then threw the rope to Tian Ji, and also let him fix it on my body.
Such a strong current, the slightest carelessness will be washed away, and when the rapidly rising sea water floods our feet, I hold on tightly to Xie Tianhui's body, he has saved me several times in the Jieshi Palace, and I will take him out no matter what.
The water that flooded the Jieshi Palace pushed us towards the high crater, and the pheasants swam over, and we grabbed each other, Xie Tianhui gradually began to lose consciousness, and I tried to lift his head to the surface of the sea, but I could clearly feel that his breathing became slow.
Looking up, I saw that the bright moon seemed to be getting closer and closer to us, I could vaguely hear the sound of the waves outside, the strong currents washed us out of the crater, and finally saw the vast starry sky again, and the endless sea area, but there was no joy of escaping death in our hearts, and each of us left the debt of our lives in the Jieshi Palace at the bottom of the sea.
We were pushed far away by the current, farther and farther away from the crater, and suddenly a roar came from the bottom of the sea, which should be a volcano under the sea, and the sea surface began to rotate rapidly in an instant, forming a huge whirlpool, and the sea water was continuously sucked in.
The Jieshi Palace at the bottom of the sea collapsed, and this palace that had been silent for thousands of years disappeared at the bottom of the sea, and with the disappearance of the Jieshi Palace, there were also those unknown secrets inside, and we were the last and only ones who knew the secrets.
Watching the huge whirlpool swallow the sea, gradually returning to calm, when the sea surface returned to calm, we silently looked at the crater that sank to the bottom of the sea, and since then there has been no stone palace in the world.
We drifted on the sea for two days, and when we escaped from the Jieshi Palace, there was only half a pot of water left on the palace jue, Xie Tianhui had lost consciousness, and his breathing was getting weaker and weaker, and I knew very well in my heart that all the injuries on his body were critical, and he had no power to return to the sky, but I didn't want to let go.
The only remaining water is our last hope to live, Gongjue and Tian Ji don't drink, no Xie Tianhui, we can't get out at all, as long as he still has a breath, we can't give up, I smeared the water on his lips, but Xie Tianhui doesn't even have the strength to lick.
We drifted in the vast sea for three days, and the lack of water made us delirious, although we escaped from the Jieshi Palace under the sea, but if we continue like this, we will die at sea sooner or later.
Just when we were about to despair, we suddenly heard the sound of the ship's horn, and opened our eyes with difficulty, and in our blurred vision, we saw a ship in the distance approaching us, and we waved with all our last strength, not even shouting.
Watching the ship get closer and closer, his hand fell, and he fainted in the dark.