Chapter 43: Monsters
Originally, with King Shu in hand, the odds were great, but now Xiao Shengzi was in the hands of the other party, indicating that they would lose King Shu, the biggest bargaining chip.
At this time, Tan'er happened to come back.
After some negotiations, the two sides decided to exchange hostages.
The dagger in Tan'er's hand was behind King Shu, and she wanted to change Xiao Shengzi back in person.
"Wait," Wei Shuyan pulled out a long sword and put it on King Shu's neck, the enemy saw this, and immediately pinched Xiao Shengzi's neck, Wei Shuyan told Tan'er, "Let me go, King Shu is too cunning, I'm afraid he will cheat." ”
Tan'er nodded and slowly retreated, Wei Shuyan came behind King Shu, checked the man's bound hands, grabbed his shoulder with one hand, and clenched the sword with the other, and walked towards the opposite side step by step.
Neither of the two hostages was willing to let go first, and King Chen's neck had been cut with a bloody mark by a sharp knife.
"Let go of King Shu." The bewitching man in pink said.
Wei Shuyan: "Why didn't you put it first?" ”
Wei Shuyan knows the temperament of these people too well, if she lets go first, those people will definitely not let go of Xiao Shengzi.
The two have been at a stalemate, and Tan'er behind her was a little anxious, she shouted: "Sister Wei, it's important to save Xiao Shengzi first." ”
Wei Shuyan glanced back at her, her closest relatives, it was normal to worry a little more, if this matter was left to her, I don't know if anyone would be so nervous about her.
Wei Shuyan: "I'll count three times, let's put it together." ”
"Okay."
Wei Shuyan: "One, two, three." ”
Wei Shuyan put away the knife, kicked King Shu away, turned his hand to take Xiao Shengzi who had just been released, and pushed him to Tan'er behind him.
After King Shu returned to the team, he immediately hid behind the group of people, Wei Shuyan knew him, and he also knew Wei Shuyan, so he ran fast.
After exchanging hostages, the atmosphere between the two sides eased a lot, and King Shu first tidied up his clothes, and then began to shout proudly. The people around him also became more and more rampant, especially the man who held Xiao Shengzi hostage just now.
"If we get what we want, we can spare your life."
There are only a few dozen people on Tan'er's side, and there are either hoes or sickles in their hands, compared with the more than 100 well-trained people on the opposite side, there is no chance of winning.
And the two hostages in his hands are of no use, King Shu will not succumb because of the two minions, this is a battle that must be lost.
King Shu promised to give them a little time to think about it.
"Tan'er," Wei Shuyan pulled Tan'er aside, "you must tell me now, what exactly is in the temple?" Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to think of a better way out. ”
"Tan'er, what are you doing?"
Tan'er puffed down and startled Wei Shuyan.
Tan'er: "Sister Wei, I have something to ask for, please promise me." ”
Wei Shuyan: "What's the matter?" ”
"You promise me first." Tan'er pleaded.
"I don't agree, Shen Ji told you, I like to have a clear goal." Wei Shuyan said firmly.
Tan'er pulled Xiao Shengzi over, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Please Sister Wei take Xiao Shengzi away, I know that you are strong in martial arts, and you should be able to break through with Xiao Shengzi alone." ”
Wei Shuyan looked at Xiao Shengzi, and then looked at the more than 100 masters, she wanted to save people, but she didn't want to die here, these people had nothing to do with her, if she could really protect Xiao Shengzi, she would also repay Tan'er for leading the way.
Wei Shuyan is not a saint, under such an absolutely disadvantaged condition, she may choose to compromise, or even hand over what the other party wants in order to save everyone's lives, after all, nothing is more important than human life. But obviously, Tan'er didn't think so.
She took Xiao Shengzi to fight a bloody way, the purpose of those people was something in the temple, not people, so there were no pursuers, and when the two fled halfway, Xiao Shengzi suddenly did not leave.
"What's the matter, Xiao Shengzi, are you tired," Wei Shuyan squatted down and said, "Come and sister carry you." ”
"No, you're not my sister, I'm going back to my sister."
Wei Shuyan thought to herself, can you not dislike me at this time.
Of course, Wei Shuyan didn't care about the child, she said to the child solemnly: "Xiao Shengzi, your sister is facing great danger now, if you go back, she will die." Do you know what it means to die? ”
Wei Shuyan knows that talking about death with a child is very funny.
"I know, just like my father and mother, I disappeared and couldn't come back, I only have one relative, my sister, I don't want my sister to disappear too, if she really wants to disappear, then I'm willing to go with my sister."
"Xiao Shengzi, do you know what you're talking about?" Wei Shuyan reproached.
Maybe she shouldn't listen to a child's judgment, but this kind of family and sibling and blood connection is something she doesn't have, and compared to this stinky child, she is simply a cold-blooded animal.
Wei Shuyan: "Xiao Shengzi, do you know if there is any place to hide from cats here?" It's the kind that no one can find. ”
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When Wei Shuyan returned to the temple, there were already corpses all over the place, and what was even more amazing was that the people lying on the ground were all the people brought by King Shu, what was going on.
She hurried to check the secret room, the door of the secret room was tightly closed, and she searched all over it, but found no mechanism.
Suddenly, she heard someone in the corner groaning in pain, and she walked over to find that it was the man in pink, and he had his breath left.
Seeing Wei Shuyan, holding on to his last breath, he grabbed Wei Shuyan's skirt and said dying: "Save me, monster, there are monsters." ”
"Monsters? What do you mean? She grabbed the man by the collar and tried to ask him, but the man was dead, and she was so angry that she kicked the man on the ground.
She examined the corpses and found that most of them had been hacked to death with knives, while the other half seemed to have been bitten by something, and some had even lost their hands, feet, and internal organs.
Wei Shuyan's back was numb, and she became more and more worried about Tan'er.
With no one around, she had to go back to the village, with blood stains and some shredded flesh along the way.
Wei Shuyan remembered the monster that the man said just now, is there really a monster infested, no one knows what there will be in the deep mountains and old forests here.
Walking to the entrance of the village, she finally saw a living person, who was squatting at the foot of the tree, as if eating something, she patted the man on the shoulder and shouted, "Uncle." ”
The man turned, a trace of minced meat hanging from his mouth, and half of his uneaten internal organs in his hands.
Wei Shuyan was so frightened that she took a few steps back, and the old man pounced on her with his bloody mouth open, she subconsciously pulled out her sword and stabbed it in the chest, but the old man didn't seem to feel pain, grabbed her shoulders with both hands, and pushed forward against the sword.
Wei Shuyan was stunned, she had lived for more than 20 years and had never seen such a scene.
Fortunately, just as she was about to be sent into the mouth of the blood basin, the monster's head was cut off, and blood sprayed her face.
Tan'er took her into the house, blocked the doors and windows, she looked nervous, and kept watching the situation outside.
"Tan'er, what the hell is going on?" Wei Shuyan was a little afraid, she took a spoonful of water and wiped the blood off her body.
Tan'er: "Where's Xiao Shengzi?" ”
"Don't worry, he's safe, but you, what's the matter, what's the situation with that person just now?" Wei Shuyan asked a lot of questions.
Tan'er didn't speak, and lowered her head, as if thinking about something.
"Tan'er, when is it now, do you want to wait until everyone is dead before you say it?" She grabbed Tan'er and shouted. What happened just now really scared her.
"Sister Wei, I messed up all this, I hurt everyone." Tan'er suddenly broke down and cried.
It turned out that in addition to the so-called gold and silver treasures in the temple, there was also an elixir that could instantly increase people's strength.
In addition to being good at arranging troops and killing the enemy, General Chu was also obsessed with pharmacology, and the former dynasty was weak in troops, and in the face of the invasion of foreign enemies, he worked hard to develop medicines that could improve people's combat effectiveness.
"So the fact that he was able to resist a thousand people is because of this medicine?" Hearing this, Wei Shuyan asked her question, this legend is originally ridiculous, as the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands, let alone two thousand hands.
Tan'er: "That's right, although this drug can enhance people's combat effectiveness, but it also varies from person to person, people's physique is different, the highest peak reached is different, although a thousand people have exaggerated ingredients, but there is no doubt that it can improve people's combat effectiveness." ”
At that time, after the end of the war, the emperor learned of this medicine, and he had the idea of using this medicine to pacify the surrounding small countries. But General Chu didn't want to fight again, he just wanted to protect his country and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, so he hid in this deep mountain.
It is not known why the drug was not destroyed.
"Don't tell me that those people took medicine to become like that." Wei Shuyan frowned, this is to enhance combat effectiveness, this is simply not a human being.
Tan'er hurriedly said: "At that time, the situation was too urgent, and someone brought it up, but we had no choice, it was better to ...... than let those people get the medicine and bring disaster to the country and the people."
"But now." Tan'er sighed, obviously blaming herself for the matter.
"What about King Shu?" Wei Shuyan did not find the bodies of King Shu and the two big men in the temple, and King Shu should still be alive.
Tan'er: "I don't know, it was too chaotic at the time. ”
Wei Shuyan went to the window and looked outside, those who had taken medicine were very stiff when they walked, they had great strength and did not feel pain, but they moved slowly and had no thoughts, and they could only outwit them if they wanted to eliminate them.
Wait, how can King Shu's people also, Wei Shuyan saw the man in pink just now, his expression and sluggishness, as if he had become the same as others.
"Did King Shu's people also take medicine?" Wei Shuyan asked.
Tan'er squatted on the ground, hugged her knees, and replied: "There shouldn't be, the magic medicine is under the statue of the general, after taking the medicine, everyone first became very excited, and then began to kill, and finally even I don't know it anymore." ”
In this way, not only the person who eats it will become a monster, but also the person who is scratched or bitten by a monster will become a monster.
Then this matter is even more serious, if these monsters escape, then the entire people of Jingzhou City.
No, if there is no way to save them, these monsters will all be wiped out here.