Chapter 19: The Devil Who Bought His Soul
Yes, there is no reason!" Liu Chengcheng thought sadly when he woke up. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
As a well-known gentleman in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital, how could he have ended up in a place where birds don't? What kind of place is this? It's not like the wild land by the Jingwolf Road, the straight weeds around it, the occasional dry bones under the body, some of which are still phosphorescent, others that turn into powder at the touch of a touch, obviously these bones have been around for some years. If it weren't for the inaccessibility, such dry bones would not have been preserved at all, and they would have been trampled on a long time ago.
What's even more terrifying is that these bones come in all shapes, some resemble human skulls, others are as large as basins, and they must have been left by some kind of wild beast. Liu Chengcheng shivered and avoided the miserable white skulls, kneecaps, and all kinds of strange things. Dreaming? In his memory, he had followed the old butler out of the Wolf City, and then--he had come across a bleeding lantern and a miserable hissing night owl, and he hid in the carriage, and then-then-then-somehow he didn't know what was going on?
"Uncle Cheng"
"Uncle Cheng, where are you?"
"Uncle Cheng, help me-"
There was no response, only the rustling of the grass in the wind, like the crawling sound of some lurking monster. Liu Chengcheng trembled, looked around hesitantly, and felt extremely lonely. He took a few steps forward, but accidentally stepped on the bones on the ground, which clicked. There was a constant rustling sound all around, and there seemed to be countless wild beasts crawling around.
"Ahh With a thud, a wild vine tripped over him, and his head slammed into the ground.
The bridge of the nose that was injured before had not healed, and the nosebleed came out again, Liu Chengcheng slowly raised his head, but saw three skulls piled up in front of him, hollow eyes, a leaky nose, and even broken teeth in the mouth hole, which seemed to be showing a cruel smile.
Liu Chengcheng opened his mouth and let out a uh-uh gasp sound, fear had already strained his nerves to the extreme. It was as if someone had choked him by the neck and kept him from making a sound. Liu Chengcheng only felt that his eyes kept rolling up, and he couldn't control it. Subsequently, all perception was lost, and he fell into deep darkness.
I don't know how long it took.
The cold wind of the ice field, which was piercing cold, penetrated into Liu Chengcheng's thin tattered robe. Liu Chengcheng woke up trembling. He rolled over with difficulty, his back facing up. At this moment, he felt an extraordinary hunger and cold, something he had never felt since he was born. The feeling made him so flustered that his fingernails were shaking.
He stared blankly at the night sky, no stars, no moonlight, nothing. Suddenly, a bowl of piping hot noodle soup and a steaming steamed bun appeared in front of his eyes, the kind set up on Chengdong Street, not exquisite, but indeed so tempting. He immediately reached out to grab it, but the picture suddenly shattered and dissipated into the night. It's all just a fantasy after all!
Thinking of steamed buns, Liu Chengcheng remembered the old man Zhang who set up a steamed bun stall in the east of the city, and Liu Chengcheng's heart was hot again. Old man Zhang's son was a soldier, like some kind of scout, when he heard that the orcs were rampant, the old man Zhang's son was unlucky, he was shot through the head by an arrow, and he died like that. So, just a few days after the door, the little daughter-in-law became a little widow, and countless people persuaded the little widow to remarry. Who knows, the little widow named Hua Niang refused to leave the lonely and helpless old man Zhang, and stayed at home to serve carefully, and never remarried. When Liu Chengcheng passed by the steamed bun stall a few days ago, he happened to bump into the little widow. Not to mention, the little widow called Hua Niang looks really outstanding, the water is lovely and lovely, and her whole body is full of attractive breath, Liu Chengcheng couldn't wait to go up and take a bite at that time. How could such a little daughter-in-law just follow Old Man Zhang? It's really a good cabbage that has been ruined, Liu Chengcheng thought maliciously.
He had already made a plan to force the old man to sell his daughter-in-law to him. How do you know that you are about to do it, but because of the life lawsuit during the day, you were sent out of the wolf city by your own old man. The white and tender little daughter-in-law left him like this, oh my God, Liu Chengcheng clenched his fists. It's all that dead ghost who can't help but fight, and that kid from the Guo family, wait for me, when I return to Wolf City, I have to make them look good! Liu Chengcheng thought hatefully.
"Woo!" Suddenly, the howl of a demon wolf was heard in the distance.
"Wolf?" Liu Chengcheng struck a spirit! Only then did he remember that he was still in the unknown barren grassland, and it was difficult to save his life, so how could he talk about returning to the wolf city? Was it hunger that had caused him to hallucinate? In just a few hours, he only felt that his body and spirit had been greatly damaged. Don't say that you are sinning when you stand or lie down.
The greatest pain comes from hunger. Even if a cow appeared in front of him, Liu Chengcheng felt that he could swallow it. He suddenly remembered something from the past. The horrible image of a man he had seen starving to death made his stomach cramp, and he believed it was a nightmare that no one wanted to face.
He once followed his father to see such a person in the prison of the Imperial Capital Inspectorate, and that person was once a famous beautiful man in the Imperial Capital, a personable official. I heard that when this official was young, even a certain princess in the palace wanted to marry him. However, because he offended a certain boss of the Inspectorate and was framed and imprisoned, the case personally decided by Lord Dai Chen cannot be changed except for the emperor's order. This once beautiful man was completely driven into a madman by hunger in prison. Liu Chengcheng recalled the image he saw: a man with a disheveled head, biting his right hand with white teeth, but he didn't know that his palm was left with bones and shriveled skin. Liu Chengcheng will never forget the way the man looked up at him, the look in the eyes of a hungry beast facing its prey, those cloudy and red eyes full of naked greed. As soon as he saw that look, Liu Chengcheng was so frightened that he peed his pants.
No, that shouldn't be my end! Liu Chengcheng muttered to himself: My father is the imperial capital of the imperial capital, and he is a high-ranking official who can say no to the governor of northern Xinjiang. My grandfather was the Minister of Household Affairs of the Empire and managed the wealth of the entire Empire. And he is also a famous and suave noble son in the imperial capital. Why, why should you suffer such humiliation in northern Xinjiang?
However, no amount of unwillingness can change his helplessness in reality.
"Whoever saves me, I am willing to give him everything. Liu Chengcheng said bitterly.
"Including souls?" a slightly hoarse voice sounded.
Liu Chengcheng turned around suddenly, only to see a tall figure standing in front of him, full of wine.
"Who are you?" asked Liu Chengcheng.
The long figure glanced at him, and seemed to turn around and leave because he had not received an answer.
"I am willing" Liu Chengcheng hurriedly said, he shouted with all his strength: "I am willing to give you everything, including my soul! As long as you save me, my father, my grandfather, can give you countless money!"
"No, I just want your soul. Of course, I can give you a good price, and this price will allow you to enjoy pleasure that you have never had before!" the long figure slowly turned around, revealing a looming face, and he smiled evilly: "However, I hope you don't regret it!"
Liu Chengcheng looked at the other party's appearance, and suddenly had a feeling that he had sold himself to the devil.