Chapter Forty-Eight: The Great Hall
"Hey! Old guys! You haven't let us go yet! ”
Shen Nian saw that the chief was leaving, and hurriedly shouted loudly, with an anxious look on his face, before she could reach the chief, the warrior at the door had already stopped her, and with a "bang", the door was slammed shut, blocking Tang Li and Shen Nian's sight.
"What's going on, I don't think you two are saying it well?" Shen Nian looked at the closed prison door suspiciously, and asked Tang Li behind him with a puzzled expression.
And Tang Li looked thoughtfully at the closed prison door, his face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Shen Nian, I suspect that this old chief has something to do with the big Jiao who captured Shen Yanzhi!" ”
Hearing Tang Li's words, Shen Nian showed a surprised expression on his face, and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?" Didn't he say it was a dragon? So, what the hell is it? ”
Looking at the confused look on Shen Nian's face, Tang Li slowly explained: "I'm sure that it must be Jiao who attacked us that day, but this old chief insisted on forcing me to change my words, I think his relationship with that Da Jiao must be unusual, otherwise he doesn't need to cover up for Da Jiao, we can't go, we have to stay here, maybe we can find Shen Yanzhi by following him." ”
Hearing Tang Li's words, Shen Nian suddenly realized, a look of resentment appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This old bastard, actually raising a monster like Da Jiao, and allowing Da Jiao to harm people, it's damned!" Hum! See if I don't kill him! After saying that, Shen Nian was about to rush towards the prison gate, trying to break open it violently.
Tang Liyan quickly grabbed Shen Nian and said: "You calm down Shen Nian, you can't solve anything with such impulsiveness, since this old chief can raise Dajiao, it shows that he is definitely not a simple person, and we may not be his opponents."
And listening to his tone today, it doesn't look like he wants to kill us, so it's best for us to pretend to cater and take the opportunity to find out the relationship between this old chief and that big Jiao first, and then find a way to rescue Shen Yanzhi, you have to remember that the only clue we have now is on him, and we must not offend him! ”
Hearing Tang Li's words, Shen Nian's movements stopped, although his face was a little unwilling, but he still nodded and did not move again, Tang Li relieved his heart, let go of her, and stood in place in a daze, still thinking about how to approach the chief in his mind, and at this time, there was a sudden noise outside the door.
Tang Li was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly greeted Shen Nian, signaled Shen Nian to hide aside, and quietly walked to the window, lying on the windowsill and looking towards the door.
Outside the door, a group of people were walking towards them, this group of people was well-dressed, and they were not ordinary people at first glance, and the one at the head was the warrior who guarded Tang Li's them during the day. They were very fast, and in the blink of an eye they came to the door, and opened the cell door suddenly, and the door slammed against the wall with a dull sound.
Seeing that the door was violently opened, Tang Li hurriedly withdrew his gaze from the window, walked to the door and looked at them vigilantly, and Shen Nian behind Tang Li also looked like a great enemy, staring at these people vigilantly with a pair of tiger eyes, although they didn't know their identities, but she vaguely felt that these people in front of her were not simple, and they were all aggressive, and they were not easy to deal with at first glance.
The warrior led by the leader didn't expect the sudden vigilance of the two, he froze slightly, and then took a few steps forward and walked up to Tang Li, and said lightly: "Two girls come with us." As he spoke, he turned sideways and stood aside, looking at her as if he had pointed out, implying that Tang Li cooperated with him.
Although Tang Li was a little hesitant in his heart, he still nodded and followed him out, along the way, Tang Li and Shen Nian didn't say a word, their hearts hung high, carefully paying attention to the situation around them.
After a while, Tang Li and Shen Nian were taken by him to a tall cave, and then walked forward more than ten steps, what caught their eyes was actually a majestic hall, this hall was ten meters high, the width was one or twenty meters, the whole hall was oval, the lights in the hall were brilliant, it looked extremely luxurious, rows of stone tables and chairs were placed neatly, and there were sumptuous delicacies placed on the table.
At this moment, the hall was already full of people, and everyone had a bright smile on their faces, but when they saw Tang Li and the others appear, everyone's faces changed slightly, and the smiles on their faces disappeared in an instant, and their eyes were full of exploration and vigilance.
Tang Li followed behind the soldiers, did not avoid everyone's gaze, and looked at each other unexpectedly, I don't know why, in the eyes of these people looking at him, Tang Li felt an inexplicable oppression and hostility, and there was a vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart.
Tang Li looked at the people in the hall and couldn't help frowning, she didn't understand why these people suddenly became so hostile to her, did they know her? His eyes swept over the bodies of the people in the hall one by one, Tang Li wanted to find clues from their faces, but he didn't find anything, and unconsciously Tang Li couldn't help but feel an inexplicable pressure in his heart.
The soldier led Tang Carp and the two to a clearing in the center of the main hall, then retreated to the side and waited, Tang Li's eyes fell on the old chief who was sitting above the main hall and sitting on the main seat, only to see that he was still wearing the very conspicuous golden yellow dress just now, and his gray hair was combed very neatly, looking quite majestic, and a strong coercion emanated from him.
Until Tang Li and the others stood still in front of him, he slowly raised his hand, and the entire hall instantly fell silent, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the old chief to speak. After a few moments, the old chief slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were bright, and the majesty on his face gradually faded, replaced by a face full of kindness.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have gathered here today to discuss with you the sacrificial ceremony on the night of the full moon next month." As he spoke, he paused slightly, his eyes inadvertently glanced at Tang Li, and then continued: "The sacrificial ceremony, this is the most solemn day of the year for my clan, therefore, I will hold this year's first warrior election during the day of the sacrifice next month, at that time, everyone must participate, and the two women on the stage are the rewards of the first warrior!" ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Tang Li and Shen Nian to signal everyone, and then countless eyes fell on Tang Li and the others, and a trace of excitement instantly appeared on the faces of those people above the main hall, as if the hostile eyes just now were Tang Li's illusions, and their eyes looking at Tang Li and Shen Nian at this moment were full of greed, as if they wanted to eat them on the spot.
Seeing this, Shen Nian couldn't help it, she hurriedly stepped forward, stood in front of Tang Li, glared at the people who were eyeing him with warning, and then said to the old chief: "This old man, what are you talking about?" Didn't Tang Li already tell you just now, we are passing merchants, why are you still arresting us? What's more, you still want to treat us as things at will, saying that if you give it to others, you will give it to others, how can there be such a reason in this world, don't you be old and confused, right?! ”
Shen Nian questioned the old chief in a series of questions, her face was full of righteous indignation, the more she spoke, the more excited she became, and in the end, she even became a little unscrupulous, so that as soon as her words fell, there was an uproar in the hall, and the chief heard Shen Nian scolding himself for being an old fool, but there was no angry expression on his face, on the contrary, he looked at Shen Nian's expression more and more appreciatively, and the smile on his face became more obvious.
"A daring fanatic, how dare you insult the chief! I don't think you want to live anymore! ”
The man sitting on the old chief's side seemed to be unable to bear it, he suddenly stood up, staring at Shen Nian with a gloomy expression, his eyes were full of murderous intent, he snorted coldly, as if he was about to rush up and kill Shen Nian on the spot. As the man's voice sounded, everyone in the hall instantly turned their eyes to Shen Nian, and their eyes looking at her were full of disdain.
Seeing this, Shen Nian suddenly shuddered with fright, her body trembled slightly uncontrollably, her lips moved, and a layer of slight sweat appeared on her forehead unconsciously.
Seeing this scene, Tang Li hurriedly stepped forward to block in front of Shen Nian, looked at the burly strong man standing in front of him, who was more than one meter nine tall, and said to the strong man in a respectful tone: "This eldest brother is angry, please don't blame the little sister for being rude, although she is rude, but her words are not rude, we are not here as we wish, thank you for rescuing us, but the two of us are human beings, how can we send it like a thing?" There really is no such reason! ”
Hearing Tang Li's words, the burly strong man snorted coldly, and his eyes flashing with murderous light when he looked at Tang Li, as if he wanted to devour Tang Li.
"You little girl is still a little polite, since you asked sincerely, then I will tell you honestly, you are a stranger, we did not kill you is the greatest mercy, and you dare to talk to me about conditions, it is simply looking for death. If you know each other, do as the chief has to say, or else I can kill you both now and throw them into the sea to feed the fish." ”
"Hey! Brother, don't be angry, I look at this woman is very interesting, and she looks good, especially this skin is very delicate, it seems that I am interested in fighting for this year's first warrior. ”
Just before the strong man's words fell, the young man sitting next to him suddenly spoke, after speaking, the corners of the young man's mouth hooked up to reveal a provocative smile, a pair of eyes unscrupulously scanned up and down Tang Li's whole body, and the gaze in his eyes was like a beast looking for prey, full of aggression and possessiveness.
This naked gaze made Tang Li's heart suddenly rise with a sense of disgust, she glared at the young man fiercely, a thick look of disdain flashed in her eyes, and pulled Shen Nian back a few steps.
"Is it Su Li, with your brother here, I'm afraid it won't be your turn to take the name of this warrior, right?" At this moment, the strong man's attention shifted to the young man's body, he raised his eyebrows, snorted coldly, and looked at Su Li's gaze full of contempt.