Chapter 15: The Decision to Flee
While they were restless and cranky, several other miners were also escorted over and waited here. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info I asked them quietly, and they were also at a loss, completely unaware, not knowing what to do next, and strangely, they didn't know each other. It's weird, it's definitely not going to be such a thing as mining, but it gives me the feeling that it's definitely doing something more secretive.
Not long after, a man who seemed to be the leader came over, wearing a robe, and he couldn't see the specific face clearly, but he just felt that he was vaguely a middle-aged man. He instructed the group of about seven or eight miners, plus five guards, to follow the leader. The person in the lead probably hasn't seen him in the mine, and he was about to ask the miners on the side if he had seen this person, when he snapped a whip, and the guard next to him whipped me fiercely, "Don't speak, follow well." ”
Damn, it's getting more and more mysterious, it's not going to be for a few of us to do something shady, then there is no life to come back. The more I thought about it, the more I didn't feel it, so I could only take one step at a time.
Following the leader's turns, he actually got out of the cave and went in the direction behind the mine. I haven't been here at all, walking and walking, the stone piles on both sides of the road are getting fewer and fewer, and then it is like going to a wasteland, basically there is no road, there are only bushes and small bushes around me, and several guards on the side are using swords to open the way, the road is easier to walk, so that the doubts in my heart are greater.
"It's here. The leader waved his hand to stop the procession, and then blew a few whistles and bird calls, and a few words immediately echoed in the jungle opposite. Then the leader stepped forward and talked to the others. After a short while, they greeted us and let us go. When I walked over, there were a lot of people gathered there, as well as horses, all of whom had a box on their backs, and I didn't know what was inside.
"Okay, it's not too early, let's go quickly, it's too late, the wizard will be unhappy. ”
"I know, you just wait for the good news. The man in the lead took off his hat, prayed, turned his head, and said, "Carry the box and follow me." ”
At this time, I glanced at his face, very handsome, also has a sense of vicissitudes, when he was young, he was definitely a handsome guy, but he was also very strange, and he had never seen it before. A long-haired, blue-eyed miner and I unloaded a box from horseback, and it took a little effort to get it down.
"Be careful, don't drop the box on the ground, or else," the guard next to him cut a branch, "I'll cut you and stay here, wait for the wolf at night!"
"Alright, pick up the box and follow me. The handsome man still said quietly.
The next road is more difficult, the road is rough, and you have to cross the river and climb the mountain. It's not a good time in the mine, and my physical strength has been reduced, plus this ghost box is really heavy, and I have to be out of breath when I walk for a while, but a few guards next to me are urging me to hurry, and a little slow walking is a whip, Rao is my life, and I have been whipped a few times, and my back hurts hotly.
It was like this until noon, the sun shone overhead, not to mention us, the leading guy was not comfortable, his robes were soaked, sticking to his back, and the guards did not have the strength to whip them, but they only shouted.
As I walked, a large dilapidated house appeared in front of me. Half of the beams had collapsed, and the greenery had almost become the new owner of the house, and it was full of weeds and wildflowers. Through the gap in the window, I could see that some of the tables inside were also covered with thick dust, and there was no trace on them, and it was clear that no one had been here for a long time.
We were all standing outside the house, and only the leader went in. After a while, we came out and let the two guards take turns carrying the boxes inside, while we rested in the same place.
In this wilderness, let alone eating, even if you don't even have saliva to drink, not to mention how uncomfortable it is, but now sitting on the ground, I really don't want to get up, I'm too tired to do it.
I don't know what was going on inside, but after about an hour, the guards carried the boxes out again, but there were only two of them, and then we took over and prepared to go home.
Damn, the box is more than twice as heavy this time!
There were eight or nine miners, and it was very difficult to carry the two boxes. On the one hand, I am indeed tired and hungry, on the other hand, this box is too small, it is really not easy for these people to take it together, and the road is not easy to walk, not to mention how uncomfortable it is. Several people bent down slightly and dragged the box, and after walking for a while, their backs hurt and their legs and feet trembled.
Finally, it happened. With a bang, the box that was walking behind crushed the manpower and fell to the ground, and the box fell open. Because I was walking upside down with the box in front, I saw that what fell out was a golden brick!!
The guards drew their swords and shouted, "Don't move! Get down! Keep your eyes on the ground, don't look around!" The few people who dropped the boxes fell to their knees, trembling, and some even closed their eyes tightly, waiting for the judgment in a panic.
There was silence for a few minutes, and a voice broke the deadlock, "Alright, let's go!" The handsome man in the lead didn't seem to care, and then let the team go, seemingly forgetting what the guard had said before leaving.
Everything was back to normal, and the team began to move slowly forward again.
Back at the mine, it was late afternoon, and the two boxes were handed over to the other mine guards. We were led to a wooden house. There was a large long table in the wooden house, on which sweet potatoes and rice porridge were already arranged, and several of us were led to seats at a time. In a hurry, no one dared to move the dishes and chopsticks to eat, because the food on the table was served with chopsticks this time, and the sweet potatoes were also cut into pieces and placed in the bowls.
Squeak, the door opened, and the handsome middle-aged man walked in.
"You did well today, you didn't disappoint me, these foods are a reward for you, eat, after eating, go back to rest. The leader gave the order with a slight smile.
After the silence, a few people couldn't sit still, boldly picked up the sweet potato and stuffed it into their mouths, and then everyone let go and ate quickly without saying a word.
It's been a tiring day, and this little thing has been filled into my stomach in a few minutes, although I still haven't eaten enough, but it's already the best and most eaten meal these days. I'm still thinking in my heart that if I do more of this kind of thing in the future, then it will be the easiest thing to do in this mine. But before I could think about it for a moment, things changed dramatically.
The guys on the other side suddenly looked a little abnormal, their faces gradually turned purple, and their breathing began to become short, and soon, maybe it was a matter of more than ten seconds, they couldn't control themselves, their faces began to spasm, and their hands trembled to control, but there was nothing they could do. After a long breath, he held back his purple face and fell down crookedly. Faced with this scene, we who were already stunned didn't know what to do, and we were all pale with fright, and some even shivered.
"This is the punishment for not doing well!" said the leader, raising his voice. Seeing that we were so frightened that he couldn't speak, the surprise and fear on his face made him seem very satisfied, and then he smiled and said, "Okay, they've gone to rest, aren't you going back to rest?"
I barely returned to my place of residence, and finally I couldn't hold it anymore, and I vomited in the corner. I don't know if it's disgusting to see a few lives tragically left in front of me, or the fear of whether there will be a problem with what I eat, but the end result is that I keep retching, and that damn handsome man with a damn smile always appears in my mind, this is simply the devil's smile!
The big tree didn't know why, and kept patting me behind me and asking. After a while, I really didn't vomit anything, so I sat down and slowly told the big tree all the things that happened today, including the gold bricks in the box.
"Oh my God, this kind of person is too ruthless, and it's absolutely cold, he doesn't take people in his eyes at all, he didn't kill them at that time, he just wanted them to move the box back. The big tree was indignant, and there was a slight throbbing on his face, "Poisoning with medicine can also save effort, and it can also scare a few of you." This guy thinks it's so insidious!"
"No, this place can't stay any longer, he thinks we didn't see the contents of the box, so he used this trick to scare me, but what if he doesn't believe it in the future, it will still kill a few of us. When I thought about it, I was even more frightened, "No, get ready, take a break these days, no, tomorrow after eating the last sweet potato, I'll be ready to run from the cave when I work in the afternoon." ”
"Okay, listen to you, I don't want to stay in this ghost place anymore anyway, I'm tired to death every day, I'm going to die here sooner or later, it's better to fight with you." ”
"It's really a good brother, we're going to die together, we really can't stay here. ”
In this way, after the decision was made, my mood calmed down. Lie on the ground and wait.