Chapter 20: Kurosawa

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"Dead?!" I was surprised, "How could you die for no reason?" ”

Bao Ye glanced at me and said, "For no reason? How is it for no reason? We held our breath underwater for so long, and passed through the siege of the water corpse array and the merman, although we did not spend a long time underwater, but this situation was enough to kill this old man. ”

"So, he's been attacked by the merman?" I asked.

Bao Ye nodded and said, "At that time, you were at the forefront of Long Bujin's protection, so naturally you didn't see it. The old man is also in his fifties anyway, how can he withstand this toss. ”

I was puzzled: "But, didn't Zhang Hefang say that the people who came to the ancient Shu Kingdom this time are all good in the Southern Witches." ”

"That's right, but, even if he is a peerless master, he has times when the boat capsizes in the gutter," Bao Ye explained: "What's more, the so-called good hands actually mean that everyone here has their own expertise, and the old man's specialty lies in his understanding of the history of the ancient Shu Kingdom, he has a deep study of many histories of the ancient Shu Kingdom, and he may be able to withstand such thrilling activities when he is young, but, how to say it, the years are a pig-killing knife." ”

I listened to Bao Ye's story, and I felt a little bad in my heart. To be honest, I still have some good feelings for this old man, because, among the ten of us, the one who feels closest to ordinary people is this Professor Li Zhongkai. However, it may also be because of his ordinariness that he died here.

I remember that when Li Zhongkai was alive, he was addicted to smoking, and perhaps, the cigarette he is holding in the innermost part now can be regarded as a kind of respect for him by the treasure master.

I said, "Since everyone is already dead, don't you feel panicked if you don't just bury what you want to do, and still sit here with you?" ”

Bao Ye laughed twice and said, "Look around here, this is a plateau and mountains, and there are huge rocks everywhere, where are you going to bury him?" Even if it is buried in water and thrown into this lake, it will be eaten by those mermaids, so we will simply use his corpse. ”

"Utilization? How to use it? I looked at Professor Li Zhongkai's squatting corpse and said, "Use him as a scarecrow?" ”

Bao Ye nodded and said, "That's the reason." The group of people who organized the organization, under the leadership of the old ghost, should be here soon, and we put the corpses here to scare them. ”

"Come on," I said, "are you a fool?" They will soon find out that this is a dead man, how long can a corpse delay. ”

Bao Ye said: "It doesn't take too much, it will be of great help to us if it can be delayed for more than ten minutes." What's more, don't forget what we are all doing, dead corpses are dead corpses in the eyes of ordinary people, but they can also be turned into lethal weapons in the hands of our Southern Witches. ”

I had a faint feeling of embarrassment, so I said, "What does this mean? Did you do anything to Professor Li Zhongkai's corpse? ”

Bao Ye yawned and said, "This kind of thing, you don't need to know too much, hurry up and go to sleep, we will have to get back on the road in a few hours." ”

With that, Bao Ye stood up again, returned to the place where everyone was sleeping, kicked the old python with his foot, and scolded and said, "Old python, get up quickly!" It's your turn to keep vigil. ”

The old python's fat body squirmed on the cobblestones for a while, letting out a reluctant moan. Bao Ye said angrily: "Don't disgust me here, get up quickly." ”

After the old python woke up, I also went back to Bu Jin's side and lay down, at this time, the light of the spirit demon jade had faded, and I fell asleep again in a daze.

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By the time I opened my eyes again, it would have been morning. I sat up and saw that the people were putting the equipment back into their backpacks that had been laid flat on the cobblestones, probably because it had been soaked in water and had been taken out to dry.

Seeing that I had woken up, Zhang Hefang walked towards me with a friendly smile and said, "Are you awake?" Come, take a look at the scenery. ”

The view? In my understanding of Zhang Hefang, he should be the kind of workaholic, he only cares about the success of his mission, and does not care about what is beautiful or spectacular in life, but when I look up and look around, I understand that this place is really beautiful.

We are surrounded by mountains, and unlike the mountains of central China, where most of them are low and imposing, and even the towering mountains often give people a sense of ethereal and agile spirit. However, the mountains here are different. The mountains here are all indigo-blue, and they are cold and straight, like a sharp sword piercing the sky. Halfway up the mountain are some low bushes, while at the top of the peaks are covered with snow. If the mountains of the Central Plains are like an elegant and humble warrior, then the peaks here are like a handsome swordsman, which is a kind of angular and majestic beauty.

Although it is still a lagging plateau in Lhasa, the air here is still very thin, and because there are few people, everything around is quiet, the sky is pure blue, without the slightest impurity, and the clouds reflected in the surface of Kurosawa Lake roam freely. From time to time, a cool breeze blows in the valley, which makes people feel refreshed.

And I, as if I had been sucked in by the scenery in front of me, couldn't extricate myself at all, and the whole person was stunned until Zhang Hefang patted me on the shoulder behind me, and I didn't come back to my senses.

I saw Zhang Hefang smiling kindly and said, "It's beautiful, isn't it?" ”

I nodded sneeringly and said, "Yes, to my surprise, who would have thought that this black water would look so beautiful in the daytime." ”

I was intoxicated, but Zhang Hefang said: "However, who would have thought that there are thousands of water corpse slaves and groups of sharks hidden under the beautiful surface of this mirror-like lake. In this world, nothing is truly pure and beautiful, and the purer and more beautiful things are, the more outrageous ugliness is often hidden. ”

I looked back at Zhang Hefang, thought for a while, and said, "I agree with what you said, but I don't want to believe it. ”

Zhang Hefang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "This is also very good." He paused, and then said, "Professor Li Zhongkai is dead." ”

I nodded and said, "I already know the way." ”

Zhang Hefang sighed, seemed to be a little helpless, and also a little lonely, he sighed and said: "In some ways, he can be regarded as my teacher, just like Yuan Ye, they are all the best of Nanwu's predecessors. ”

"However, he sacrificed his life for the resurrection of the so-called Wu Sect." I interrupted.

Zhang Hefang smiled bitterly twice and said, "Everyone has their own choice, this is their belief. ”

I looked around me and said, "I'll be honest with you." ”

Zhang Hefang raised his eyebrows, "oh", and asked, "What?" ”

The cool breeze brushed my cheeks, and I took a deep breath and said, "Although you told me that I am a Heavenly Imperial Attendant, to be honest, I don't really believe in the rituals you are talking about, including whether there is a Witch Sect in this world, I am skeptical. Taking a step back, even if there really is a witch sect in this world, and I have the ability to awaken him or her, if awakening him or her is only to help him or her destroy all the civilizations of the current human race, I don't think I will approve of it. ”

Zhang Hefang looked at me, but his face did not show any disappointment, he just said, "In this world, everything is changing, the only constant is the change itself, and people's thoughts are naturally no exception. ”

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