CHAPTER XXXIII

Affection and sorrow

No one would have thought that in this silent and empty place, there would be someone else. Shen Kuo and Liu Ting were shocked, who is this person? When did he appear? And where did it come from?

I saw this man dragging a huge axe and slowly approaching Duffy. The muscles on the face are extremely irregular. Therefore, at first glance, it looks as scary as a ghost. And on his face, there is actually a smile. It's just that this smile makes people look at it and suddenly feel frightened.

The great axe dragged on the ground with a clanging sound. It's not big, but it's so that everyone can hear it clearly. The sound of the giant axe grinding against the ground was like the call of death, shaking everyone's heart.

Shen Kuo saw it from afar, and couldn't help asking: 'Who are you?' What do you want to do?' Shen Kuo obviously felt that this person was not good, and he was definitely not a good bird.

The person who came was not provoked, he smiled coldly and said, "No, no, no, Mr. Shen Kuo. It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that your Duffy is in my hands. It's simple, it's that simple. Haha......'

Duffy, who was nailed to the wall, heard the man's voice. She struggled twice, but only twice. The sharp pain in her hands and feet forced her to give up struggling. She had no choice but to say weakly, dying, 'Little braces, you go quickly, leave me alone.'

When the man heard this, he angrily grabbed Duffy's hair and said without pity: 'Shut up, you bitch. Here, I don't have your share of talking.'

Duffy's pale face was even more distorted because of the pain. On her face, apart from pain, nothing left of the task. like a lamb to the slaughter at the mercy of men;

Shen Kuo was anxious, he pointed at the man angrily: "Stop, you let her go for me. I don't care who you are or what your purpose is. In short, you let go of her. It's a man, and if there's something, he's coming at me. It's hard to be a woman, what kind of ability.' The more Shen Kuo spoke, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't wait to rush forward, pick up the man, and beat him hard.

At this moment, Liu Ting stopped Shen Kuo. She advised Shen Kuo: "Cousin, don't get excited. The front is too dangerous for us to rush through. Doing so will not only not save Duffy. Even ourselves are in deep danger.'

Shen Kuo was helpless, he clenched his fists tightly and made a gratifying sound.

......The man looked up to the sky and smiled, and after laughing, the man said, "I admire you, you are indeed very brave, Mr. Shen. But I'm going to tell you, I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of anyone. As I said, things are simple. There are two paths in front of you, and there are only two paths. Or, break through the traps in front of you, then defeat me and save the woman you love. This road is quite dangerous, and if you don't do it, you will die. So, I gave you a second way. Mr. Shen, you can easily do it.'

Shen Kuo asked viciously, 'What is it?'

The man smirked and said, 'I told it, it's very simple. As soon as you hand over the bronze seal you have, I'll let her go, and I'll release her immediately. Well, this is a good deal!'

Shen Kuo lowered his head, and said in a slightly hesitant voice, "What bronze seal, I don't know what you're talking about?"

"Ha Lu haha...... ' The man laughed, and after laughing, he suddenly changed his face and said seriously: "Mr. Shen, it's not fun for you to do this. I've given you a chance, and since you're not willing to accept it, don't blame me for being ruthless. By the way, in such a world, there is no regret about selling medicine.'

As he spoke, he saw the man raise a huge axe, and the blade of the axe went straight to Duffy's throat.

Shen Kuo was in a hurry, he raised his hand and made a stopping movement in mid-air. He was in a hurry and said, 'Stop, you can't kill her. If you dare to touch a hair of her, you will never want to get the bronze seal in this life.'

The man's hand stopped, and the giant axe was less than a few centimeters from Duffy's throat. The man raised his great axe again, and then let it go. He smiled and said, 'You don't have to threaten me, Mr. Shen. To tell you the truth, even if you refuse to hand it over, I have a way to get you to hand it over. It's not just you, but also Fang Xin, Ruan Xiaotian and Jiang Xueqin. I can also get the bronze seals of the three of them. Duffy? Hehe, she's just a tool for me.'

Shen Kuo listened and his face was shocked. He looked at the man again, skeptical. Who the hell is that man? How would he know whose hands the four bronze seals had fallen on? Except for the four of them, Shen Kuo didn't even tell Liu Ting. How did that person know the Tao?

After thinking about it, Shen Kuo adjusted his emotions, and he said calmly: "The bronze seal is not on me at the moment, and besides, why do you say it, I must give it. I want to make a deal with you.' As he spoke, Shen Kuo waited for the man's response.

Of course, the man was curious, and he was very interested and said, 'Make a deal? Meaningful, Mr. Shen, if it's fun, maybe I'll really know how to answer.'

So, Shen Kuo said, 'Didn't you say that I have two paths to choose. I want to choose the first one first, you won't object! As a man, it is not a good thing to use women as a threat. So, I'm going to duel you, I'm going to defeat you and save my beloved woman. How's it going, are you taking on this challenge?'

The man was stunned for a moment, and then Da Lu laughed: "Hahaha...... Interesting, interesting. Mr. Shen, you are a person, I like it.'

'So, you said yes?'

'I can't find a reason to object.' The man excitedly said, 'But I'll only give you half an hour. Mr. Shen, my time is extremely precious and I don't have much time and patience to waste on you. So I can only give you half an hour at that time. When the time comes, if you haven't passed the previous mechanism, don't get used to my being rude, I'll kill her too.'

'Okay, no problem, I promise you. I hope you will be able to keep your promises as well.'

However, Liu Ting's face showed a look of worry. She pulled Shen Kuo and whispered, "Cousin, have you thought about it. Don't say if we can beat that guy, even if we can. We can't get through the mechanism in front of us no matter what. Cousin, I think it's better to forget it!'

Unbeknownst to him, Shen Kuo patted the back of Liu Ting's hand and said confidently: 'Don't worry, Tingting, I have my own way.'

What is the method that Shen Kuo said, Liu Ting didn't know what to do. But seeing Shen Kuo walking towards the wall on the right side of Lu step by step, he walked towards the nearest oil lamp.

Liu Ting had no choice but to follow behind.

After getting closer, Shen Kuo noticed that the silk threads that shot out of this oil lamp shot at the lower No. 11 oil lamp opposite the wall, and the other shot at the upper No. 2 oil lamp. However, no matter how Shen Kuo observed, he just couldn't see how these silk threads came out of the oil lamp. It's as if these threads are also part of the oil lamp and are inseparable.

Here, let's explain. In order to make it easier to understand, Shen Kuo used these oil lamps according to their different positions, respectively, with the lower left 1, the upper left 2, the upper right 1, and the lower right 3...... This is the order in which the annotations.

At the same time, when talking to that person, Shen Kuo's eyes were not idle. He kept looking at the oil lamps on the walls on both sides, and he found that they could be moved.

On the walls on both sides, there are several grooves in the front and back, up and down. And the oil lamp can move regularly in these grooves. until a correct passage is opened to the front.

Shen Kuo was standing next to the oil lamp on the top right No. 1 at this time, he observed, thinking in his heart.

If you move this oil lamp downward, it will inevitably touch a silk thread on the lower left No. 7. Therefore, Shen Kuo chose to move forward. Because the first step is still relatively easy, the difficult part should be later. And the further back you go, the harder it will definitely be.

But Shen Kuo had no choice, he could only choose to move forward. He looked at Duffy, who was in deep pain, and resolutely pushed the oil lamp. Du Fei is not only his friend, but also Liu Ting's classmate. Duffy is also a woman he once loved, although he gave up. But he still had to save it, and he had to save it.

Unexpectedly, the oil lamp is actually very easy to push. It's as easy as a groove sprinkled with lubricating oil. This surprised Shen Kuo.

The oil lamp glided for some distance before finally stopping. Shen Kuo was pushing the oil lamp while observing the situation around him, and once the two silk threads could touch, he would stop immediately. Luckily, his first step was successful.

At this time, between several silk threads, a narrow gap was finally revealed, which could only accommodate one person to walk through. This is also enough to prove that Shen Kuo's choice is correct.

He walked over and walked to the wall on the other side. Liu Ting followed behind him, trying not to touch the silk threads on both sides, and woke up the big worms sleeping on the silk threads.

This time it is the No. 2 oil lamp on the lower left, looking at the overall situation, Shen Kuo has no choice, only this road can be taken. He had thought about stepping over, or drilling through, those dense threads, but it was almost impossible. The criss-crossing silk threads are by no means what you want to drill and you can drill through.

Shen Kuo secretly thought that the person who could design such a complex mechanism must be a genius among geniuses. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look up at the mysterious man. Could it be that this is the one in front of you, a masterpiece?

If this is the case, Shen Kuo secretly took a cool breath. What could he do to fight the mysterious man in front of him?

But he didn't want to, and the mysterious man was also looking at him. It's as if the eyes never took off him.

The mysterious man smiled weirdly and said, "You're smarter than I thought, Mr. Shen. I just don't know if you can hold on to the last day.'

'You don't have to worry about that.' Shen Kuo tilted his head and said, "What I want to know is, who are you?" Luckily, you'd better put Duffy right away. Otherwise, I won't let you go.'

How do you know, the mysterious man listened, and Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed. He picked up his axe and shook it in front of his eyes. With a gloomy face, he said, "It doesn't matter who I am, and you don't need to know the truth, Mr. Shen. I don't want to hurt anyone, I just want that bronze seal back of yours. You know the way, as long as you give me the bronze seal, everything will be solved.'

'A lot of people want the Bronze Seal, give me a reason why I have to give it to you.' Shen Kuo is very calm, he must remain objective and calm.

The mysterious man thought about it, he suddenly picked up the giant axe, pointed the sharp axe blade at Duffy's neck, and made several movements back and forth to cut down. At the end, he didn't say anything, but smiled mysteriously.

Shen Kuo immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and he immediately said, "Wait, no matter who you are, all you want is a bronze seal, why kill innocents indiscriminately?"

The mysterious man is still laughing, the kind of laugh after victory. He said coldly, "Mr. Shen, I must remind you that your time is running out. Instead of wasting it on me, it's better to ponder what to do next.'

That's right, Shen Kuo forgot, the mysterious man only gave him half an hour. If he hadn't broken through and was unwilling to hand over the bronze seal, Duffy would have died.

With the character of a mysterious man, he will never show mercy.

Shen Kuo concentrated and observed the oil lamp in front of him. As long as the oil lamp moves, it drives two silk threads. And it's two silk threads in different directions.

At the same time, it is not that there is only one way to go. There are several routes that Shen Kuo has chosen, and each of them is clear.

For example, the current oil lamp can be turned upwards or directly forwards or backwards. The same can also be done after the slang and then forward or backward.

Shen Kuo observed that these lines seem to be feasible. Because you can leave a passage to get underneath. But the thing is, every step you make changes a lot in the next step.

That is to say, while moving each oil lamp, Shen Kuo must consider how to go through all the following steps. Only by doing more with half the effort can we win the most difficult victory.

What's worse is that Shen Kuo doesn't have that much ability. If you use mathematical methods to deduce, the whole mechanism, there are not thousands, but also several steps. No matter how smart Shen Kuo's brain is, it is impossible to calculate how to move after a few hundred steps.

Therefore, Shen Kuo's last decision was to move the oil lamp backward and then backward. Because, in this way, the space freed up is maximized.

Liu Ting followed Shen Kuo and muttered in the back: "I think it's easy!" If you continue like this, it won't take you ten minutes, and you'll be done.' couldn't help but show a shallow smile on Liu Ting's face.

Shen Kuo was not complacent about this, he reminded Liu Ting and said: "Don't take it lightly, what seems easy on the surface is actually very complicated.'

Shen Kuo knew that this road was not easy to walk, and it was not as easy as Liu Ting said. But what Shen Kuo didn't expect was that ten minutes later, he really advanced half the distance. In other words, if all goes well, if the mysterious man keeps his word, he will be able to rescue Duffy.

Before he had time to rejoice for too long, in front of the ninth oil lamp, Shen Kuo stopped. Because he found that no matter how much he moved the oil lamp, it was a dead end.

That is, on the previous route, there is at least one point, or several points are wrong. Shen Kuo's uneasiness still came, and he knew that it couldn't be so simple.

He stood there, pondered for a moment, and finally decided to readjust the oil lamp. But after he adjusted it a few times, he found that it still didn't work. It seems that the problem is not with an oil lamp. The saddest thing may be that from the beginning, Shen Kuo's choice was wrong. If this is the case, the consequences are unimaginable.

At the moment when Shen Kuo was stunned, the mysterious man Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed: "What's the matter, it's not going to work!" Mr. Shen, I might as well tell you that no one can pass smoothly after half an hour. No one in this world can do it except me. Therefore, you better throw in the towel! I said I didn't want to kill. What's more, it's such a beautiful beauty. All you have to do is hand over the Bronze Seal, and both you and Duffy can leave with ease. I've said it, I've done it.'

However, Shen Kuo didn't pay attention to the mysterious man. He glared fiercely at the mysterious man and continued to think of a solution. He didn't believe he couldn't do it.

Contrary to his wishes, Shen Kuo adjusted the previous oil lamps several times, and then stopped in front of the twelfth oil lamp. His mind was confused, and he lowered his head in distress. He found that his brain suddenly turned into a pile of mush. No matter what he thinks, he just doesn't have a bit of a thought.

The mysterious man was laughing again, and he smiled and said, 'Mr. Shen, I want to remind you that time is running out. As a sign of my sincerity, I can give you another 15 minutes. However, even if you are given another half hour, the ending will be the same. Mr. Shen, why embarrass yourself and Du Fei! Obediently hand over the bronze seal, and all the problems can be solved.'

'Shut up!' Shen Kuo let out a loud shout, shocking everyone. For a long time, no one spoke.

Tranquility spreads in the emptiness, a deathly silence. But I don't know when the sound of crying came faintly in the quiet air. It's not big, so no one noticed it before. Now that it has suddenly quieted down, the crying is especially obvious.

Shen Kuo raised his head slowly, the source of the crying was not Du Fei, who else could it be. He called softly, 'Duffy?'

Duffy's unkempt face was obscured by long hair, so that it was impossible to see the sad expression on her haggard face. She seems to be deliberately trying to hide her ugly face from anyone and her beloved.

Hearing Shen Kuo's call, Du Fei raised his spirit and said hard: "Little brackets, you better go, leave me alone. I know you're willing to sacrifice everything for me, but it's not worth it. You don't know Guo Xudong, even if you hand over the bronze seal, he won't let you go. Behind the bronze seal lies a big secret, and this secret, he will not share with you. Take my word for it and hurry up ......'

Before Du Fei's words were finished, the mysterious man named Guo Xudong grabbed Du Fei's throat. He stared at Duffy angrily, his eyes glaring at the boss. He said to Duffy viciously, 'Don't think that if you have been my woman, I will not dare to kill you. Jiang Han can kill people, and so can I. Believe it or not, I'm going to strangle you right now.'

However, Duffy's face looked calm. She couldn't speak, but her eyes were steadfast. stared intently, staring at Guo Xudong.

The most unbearable thing was naturally Shen Kuo, he screamed and wanted to rush over, but was pulled back by Liu Ting: "Cousin, don't be impulsive, don't do stupid things. By doing so, you're falling for the man. When the time comes, not only will we not be able to save Duffy, but we will become the belly of these big worms. Cousin, calm down, you have to be calm.'

It seems that Liu Ting's words moved him. But Shen Kuo still stared at her and said: 'You let her go, if you dare to hurt her for half a point, I swear, you won't get anything.'

At this time, Shen Kuo was already very close to Du Fei, and he was surprised to find that Du Fei was not tied to the wall. But...... Instead, thick steel nails are used to nail them to the wall.

Four steel nails, one through Duffy's hand and one through the center of his foot. The blood had already coagulated, and it looked like Duffy had been nailed to the wall for a long, long time. No wonder, no wonder Duffy looks so weak. All of this was done by the demon around her, Guo Xudong.

Shen Kuo's anger reached the extreme, he pointed at Guo Xudong and asked with murderous intent: 'What did you do to her, what did you do?' How can you treat her like this, to a weak girl.'

'Weak?' Guo Xudong seemed to have heard a very funny joke, 'Do you think she is weak?' Then I tell you, you are wrong, big mistake. Have you ever seen her kill? She kills people more ferociously than wolves. She once brutally murdered a carload of people, do you know all this? Do you believe them all? It's funny that you say she's a weak girl.'

With a few words, Shen Kuo was stunned. He kept shaking his head and said, 'I don't believe it, I don't believe it. You're lying, you're definitely lying to me.'

Guo Xudong said: "I know the way, I know the way. She's your sweetheart, and so are you, like Duffy. But I'm going to tell you that Duffy is my woman. I love Duffy no less than you.'

As he spoke, Guo Xudong slowly put his lips to Du Fei with a sinister smile. And Duffy struggled to get rid of. Moaning: 'Don't, don't!'

Guo Xudong grabbed Du Fei's hair and raised her head. Guo Xudong said coldly: 'Why don't you want it? It's not the first time for us. Oh, I know, you don't want the man you love to see, do you. But I just want him to see that you are my woman and you belong to me alone. I will never allow you to have other men hidden in your heart, never allow. And you, I am so good to you, so much in love with you. But you have betrayed me for his sake. Do you think I don't know how you told him, do you think I don't know what you wrote to him? I tell you, I know the way of the all-knowing, the all-knowing.'

Shen Kuo was stupid, and Liu Ting was stunned. Even Du Fei's eyes widened and he stared at Guo Xudong in disbelief.

Guo Xudong smiled and smiled with satisfaction. His lips kissed Duffy's thin, shriveled lips without pity.

After struggling hard, Guo Xudong screamed, and a little blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, which made Du Fei bite.

Guo Xudong wiped the blood and gave Du Fei a mouthful. He also scolded viciously: 'Slut!'

But Duffy said neither humbly nor arrogantly: 'You keep saying that you love me, you like me. Is that how you like a girl? You asked me to kill for you, to kill so many people. Have you ever thought about how I feel, I don't love you, do you understand, I don't love you!'

Syllable! Another slap in the face, a hot slap in Duffy's face. Guo Xudong said expressionlessly: "I told you, if you don't kill, if you don't be strong, he Jiang Han will deal with you and me next. In order to steal that batch of treasures, Jiang Han has already killed many people in the organization. You and I, as well as Deng Chuchen, will all be his targets. So, you have to resist. My woman, you must rise up and resist.'

The slap hit Du Fei's face, but it also hurt Shen Kuo's heart. He wanted to rush over, grab Guo Xudong, and punch him hard. But Liu Ting just pulled him and never let go. Shen Kuo was furious, he couldn't wait to eat Guo Xudong in one bite.

Guo Xudong looked very proud, he looked at Shen Kuo proudly, and said with a smile: "You are distressed, aren't you?" I said that I was not going to kill anyone, let alone my woman. However, if you don't cooperate, the consequences are hard to say. Mr. Shen, think about it carefully, my requirements are not high.'

At this time, Shen Kuo was already furious, and his eyes were full of hatred and anger. He opened his mouth wide and said mercilessly, 'You're still not a man. Since she is your woman, how can you treat her so cruelly. Listen, I don't want to say it a second time, hurry up and let her go. Otherwise, I promise, you won't get anything.'

'You're threatening me.' Guo Xudong sneered and said, 'I thought I would be afraid of your threat. Just kidding, no one in this world can threaten me. You can't, and neither can Jiang Han. When it comes to cruelty, Jiang Han is more cruel than me. Why don't you question him?'

"I don't know anything Jiang Han, and I don't want to know the contradictions between you." Shen Kuo said, 'I just beg you to let Du Fei go, she doesn't deserve to be treated so cruelly.'

No matter how hard Shen Kuo begged, Guo Xudong just refused to compromise.

I saw Guo Xudong slowly raise the giant axe again. He said coldly, "Mr. Shen, I have to remind you that the time I give you is running out, and you had better make a decision quickly. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what the consequences will be.'

Guo Xu said as he spoke, his giant axe at the delicate shin of Du Fei's neck. Seeing that Shen Kuo and Liu Ting were shocked, they were very worried.

'You're a madman, how can someone like you like you, how can someone fall in love with you.' Shen Kuo couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and he said, 'Du Fei is right that he didn't like you. You're an executioner, you're a pervert. No one will fall in love with someone like you. Your whole life will only be spent in solitude and loneliness.'

'Well said.' Being provoked by Shen Kuo like this, Guo Xudong not only did not get angry, but laughed even more sinisterly, "I'm a big villain. However, I have to tell you, Mr. Shen, your time has come.'

As soon as Guo Xudong finished speaking, he suddenly added a lot of strength to his hand. The giant axe slashed horizontally at Duffy's neck. In an instant, a click was heard, and Duffy's head rolled off her neck.

It happened very suddenly, and neither Shen Kuo nor Liu Ting realized that Guo Xudong would really be ruthless.

When Duffy's head rolled a few times on the ground, when the hot blood stained half of the walls. Liu Ting let out a sigh first, and her whole body fell down softly as if her bones had been pulled out in an instant. Or rather, a coma.

Shen Kuo grabbed his hair tightly, his legs suddenly lost strength, and he knelt down softly. In his opinion, he always thought that as long as he didn't hand over the bronze seal, Guo Xudong would not be able to help him, and he would not poison Du Fei. They still have a good place to negotiate.

But he was wrong, and he realized he was wrong when Duffy's head was mercilessly chopped off. However, the tragedy has already been brewed and there is no room for recovery.

Shen Kuo knelt on the ground with his knees open, his mouth wide open. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't pronounce a syllable. He suddenly felt a pain in his heart, dizzy in front of his eyes, and the world was spinning.

Just before he lost consciousness, he heard the voice of a man. The man said, 'Mr. Shen, I gave you a chance, but unfortunately you didn't take advantage of it. I can't blame others, only you are too indecisive. Do you really think that Duffy can threaten me? Mr. Shen, you underestimate me too much......

What happened after that, Shen Kuo didn't know what happened at all.

For a long, long time, I don't know how long it took for Shen Kuo to wake up slowly. He wanted to move, but found that he couldn't.

He slowly opened his eyes, wondering where he was. He only felt a strong light that stimulated his eyeballs and made him dare not open them wide.

It was only a few seconds before he got used to it.

At this time, he found that he was tied to a bed, and next to him was Liu Ting, who was also tied up and had not yet woken up.

And everything in front of him made him feel familiar. A square dining table with an empty beer bottle poured into the corner. On the wall next to him, there are several dirty overalls. He and Duffy were tied to the cramped double bed.

Everything is so familiar.

Outside, warm sunlight shines in, making the whole room bright and bright.

Shen Kuo suddenly woke up, wasn't that the bungalow where he and Liu Ting had turned around in it for an unknown number of laps? Did you come out on your own?

Still is...... Everything that happened was just an illusion? It's like what you see in a minibus, it's all an illusion?

Shen Kuo couldn't imagine it, and at the same time, he didn't have any ability to judge.

He struggled to get up, but his hands and feet were tied and he couldn't move.

Just as he was struggling, his head was slightly raised, and his face couldn't help but change greatly. He saw that on the wall behind him, there was also a man tied up. This person is none other than Duffy.

However, at this time, Duffy had already been dead for a long time. Because she didn't know where her head had gone, leaving only a stiff shell.

Shen Kuo was shocked, if everything that happened just now was all an illusion. So what is Duffy all about? She was beheaded, she was decapitated in hallucinations, she was beheaded in reality.

Shen Kuo was at a loss, he stared helplessly at the headless corpse of Du Fei, and his mood couldn't calm down for a long time.

At this moment, a few hearty laughter suddenly came from the door. Then a man walked in. I heard the man say, 'Mr. Shen, you have finally woken up.' (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)