11. Strange phenomena on the boundless stone walls
The man looked at Wukong's performance, and he could understand it somewhat, after all, he only knew it for the first time, and when he first knew, he couldn't accept it either. But travel has its own purpose, people are not for themselves, and the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. If they don't die, it will be difficult to keep themselves and others alive.
"Yes, every time, proportionally." The man smiled slightly, "Of course, we naturally won't let others do it." So we hire some guys from outside every time. That's what it's used to do. ”
Wukong couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, "They're not human? They don't have wives and children at home? Would they choose to come out and take risks if it weren't for life? "Wukong really can't accept it, and he wants to use these living beings as tools," How can you bear to do this? ”
"It's nothing, they're all paid......" The man was about to say something, but was interrupted by another person.
"They were hired by Hua Huang Jing, and the Huang Jing given to them may be an amount that they will not be able to earn in their lifetime. Since he chose to join the business house and cross the wilderness, he was ready to encounter danger. In the world, there is never anything cheap. What you get, you should pay......" Du Zhinan walked out from behind Wukong and stared at the man, as if to blame him for why he told Wukong about this.
"Then shouldn't have decided their fate like this......" Wukong looked at Du Zhinan, who was a lot taller than himself, "I always felt that you just didn't agree with me, and you were noble by nature." I didn't expect you to be such a guy who uses human life as a tool and is not even a human being! ”
"Whatever you think, I didn't make this decision alone. For so many years, the trading houses have been in contact with the tribes, which time has not used this method? Du Zhinan seemed to be saying a very ordinary thing again.
"I might as well tell you, you must also know the danger of this heavenly valley, and it is absolutely impossible to pass without any sacrifice. And, if there were no people, only their own people would die. Du Zhinan looked at the uninformed people in the distance, "Their deaths are meaningful, and it is because of them that we can successfully pass through the Heavenly Absolute Valley." This is the meaning of their existence in our trading houses. ”
"That's not how someone else's life was decided." Wukong's face was covered, but the anger in his tone was difficult to suppress.
"You're wrong, it's not us who decided their fate, it's they who decide for themselves. How can people born in the Great Wilderness not know the dangers of the Great Wilderness. When they took over so much yellow essence, they were actually prepared for the worst. Du Zhinan paused, "What they are praying for is the glimmer of life beyond the nine deaths." ”
Wukong looked at those who didn't know and were still fantasizing about the prosperity of the capital, those guys who had spoken to him and had dinner together.
Du Zhinan glanced at Wukong, but smiled lightly.
"We can use other ways, stone spirits, we can fight against them, maybe there will be a miracle, maybe we can pass without sacrifice...... Maybe ......"
"Enough! Mao Nan ...... You know in your own heart that for such a long time, the business house must have made other attempts. If there are other better ways to sacrifice less, why doesn't anyone use it? ”
Wukong was silent for a long time, stretched out a hand, and pointed at the ignorant person in the distance......
"So we won't tell them the truth, I'm just going to let them know that the road ahead is full of dangers. There is even a possibility of death...... This result was something that all of them had considered. The people of the Great Wilderness know how much danger exists in the Great Wilderness. Then, tell them that the most difficult task is coming, and that protecting the goods of the merchant houses requires them to stand in a circle outside, and that's it. ”
Du Zhinan took two steps forward, "You are still young, when I was so old with you, I already knew when to make a choice......
Du Zhinan left, leaving Wukong who couldn't express the anger in his heart, staring blankly at those faces who might have greeted him and had eaten together. Even if you're not familiar with it, there's no reason to watch them die......
Wukong looked at the Heavenly Absolute Valley, for the first time in a long time, there was such a strong sense of powerlessness.
Heavenly Absolute Valley......
Wandering in the emptiness, he walked to a tree and sat down. Choose...... What a light and heavy word, but behind it, there is a living life......
"What's wrong?" Aditya squatted down close to Wukong, "I can't hear clearly just now, you seem to have quarreled with Du Zhinan......"
Lan Yu and Du Kundong also walked over slowly, and Lan Yu was also puzzled. Only Du Kundong may know what this is for.
"You ask Kun Dong, he should know......" Wukong got up slowly, and walked towards the ignorant people who had been kept in the dark and their fate had been arranged.
"Kun Dong, what's going on......"
In the questioning between the two, Du Kundong told the truth, and Aditya and Lan Yu were also unacceptable, and their faces were ugly.
In the distance, the heads of several comptoirs gathered to discuss the final plan.
Du Zhinan looked at Wukong, who was close to the group of guys who were about to become "dead people", but he was not panicked at all. Because he knows that although Wukong is small and doesn't deal with himself, he is a smart person.
Wukong approached the group of people, they were still discussing their wives and children at home, and said that they would definitely bring them good food when they went back this time......
"Dude, do you want to drink water?" A man asked Wukong with a hydration bag, and Wukong waved his hand. The man retracted, smiled, and took a sip of his own.
"My daughter is almost a year old......"
"Really? Is it a daughter? That's really good, it's not like the kid in my family, it's very muddy, boys are not as obedient as girls, you are so happy......"
"Really? Haha, I feel that way too......"
……
"When I go back this time, I will bring some Dongqi specialties to my mother, she is old, she has not eaten a lot of things, and I have long wanted to take her out for a walk......
"Yes, I must go back alive, otherwise there will be no one at home, and I don't know how the two of them lived...... Fortunately, I left all the yellow essence to them...... In case something goes wrong......"
"Nonsense, how can there be any surprises......"
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"Erzhu, I heard who are you and that...... What's it called? By the way, Cuihua...... When are you going to get married? ”
"Oops, he blushes when you say it, haha......"
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"Boring people, I came out just to them off, to see that they are still talking about this and that all day long...... Annoying ......"
"Don't mind, they're not here for your good...... What parent do you say doesn't worry about watching their children run around all day......"
"That's right, I said you should go back and admit your mistake to them, and mix with some caravan guards...... How old are you......"
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Wukong listened to it and paid attention to it, they were all ordinary people...... Ordinary people......
This damn, maddening choice......
Aditya and the three ran over and followed Wukong to a quiet place.
"What to do...... Really watching them ......" Lan Yu was a little difficult to accept, not only him, but Aditya was also reluctant to have such a thing.
Du Kundong sighed, "This is already the best way. You don't know the dangers of this heavenly valley...... The stone spirits here are difficult to entangle. If you force your way in, you will end up dying a lot more. Maybe no one will survive......"
"What then? Just look at it? ”
"Other than that, there is no other way......" Du Kundong glanced at Lan Yu, even if he didn't want to do this, but there was really no other way.
"Five Empty ......"
Wukong sighed, "When the time comes, you will follow the arrangement, I ...... I still want to give it a try, and if I don't do something, I might ...... It's hard to imagine how I'm going to live ...... future."
The three of them looked at the five skies, only Du Kundong's face was full of anxiety, "Absolutely not, you should have heard from them about the dangers of the stone spirit in this Heavenly Absolute Valley, so I don't recommend you to take the risk......"
"Maybe your adventure won't change anything, and you may even put your own life on the line......"
Wukong pulled down the cloth covering his head, and his childish face was full of sadness and helplessness that should not exist at this age. Even the hair can't cover it.
"But I'm ...... I'm going to be upset......"
The three of them are silent, if there is really hope, then who is not willing to try? But this time...... There is no hope.
The wind blows, and the shadows of the trees sway. The leaves fluttered and flew into the quiet Heavenly Valley.
The sound of horses' hooves echoed in the Heavenly Absolute Valley, and everyone was very nervous, whether they knew it or not, this Heavenly Absolute Valley gave people a terrible feeling.
"Everyone, be careful, don't go scattered...... Move in a planned formation and don't panic no matter what happens. Otherwise, you may lose your life......"
"After successfully passing through the Heavenly Absolute Valley, the reward we have set will be doubled to you! Remember, don't mess around......"
The five empty ears are in the ears, and they are doubled...... Also paid......
The deeper and deeper they went, on the Heavenly Valley, there was less and less sunlight that could come in, and the caravan had a torch for each person, barely able to see the stone road under their feet. There are also small ditches with potholes.
The temperature slowly turned colder, and everyone couldn't help but shiver.
The child and his eldest brother in the Ethereal Mountain rode on a green horse, "Big brother, it's so cold......
His eldest brother hugged him tightly, "Don't speak, forbearance will pass......"
The child did not speak, and suddenly, the child felt that a pair of eyes were staring at him, green and shining, extremely terrifying. His eldest brother blindfolded him, "Damn...... How did ...... appear?"
The child grabbed the eldest brother's hand, it was so terrifying, and his heart was cold. Those eyes just now, which should not exist in this world, are very cold and sad.
However, the child, who was blindfolded by the eldest brother, faintly heard something...... It seems to be crying, and it is like crying...... It's very heartbreaking, and it makes people's hearts extremely uncomfortable.
"Big brother, I'm afraid ......"
"Don't be afraid, we're all here......"
Not only the children, but everyone discovered that there was an abnormal situation in the valley of this day.
Wukong was extremely shocked in his heart, because he had heard probably much more than others. In addition to the stone spirits, there are also resentful spirits. It may be the person who was sacrificed by the merchant house in the past. Maybe it's because of the special environment of this heavenly valley that they can't see the light of day, so they can exist.
"Everyone, go ahead as planned, don't be afraid." Ahead, the voice of the Second Young Master of the Ethereal Mountain echoed in the valley, but it was slowly suppressed by the cry.
"Help me, I'm going back......"
"My child......"
"Hmm......"
The five voids stick to their hearts, and all the resentful spirits avoid the five emptiness, once someone's mood collapses, the resentful spirits will take advantage of the opportunity to take the person's life.
However, among these resentful spirits, Wukong found a very strange existence. It was a man with a long sword in his arms, no, more like a wraith, I should say. He leaned against the stone wall on one side, looking at the caravan coldly, but he didn't move like the other wraiths. It's as if he's watching a story, and he's just a moviegoer.
Wukong saw him, and he naturally saw Wukong as well. But he didn't seem to have any interest in the five emptiness, and continued to look at other people.
Wukong has no bottom in his heart, that person must have been a master before his death. The feeling of oppression still exists when you die.
The disturbance of the wraith did not cause any losses to the caravan, and only one or two of the fragile ones were taken away. The caravan continued on, the chill growing. Everyone can see a pair of green eyes floating in the dark stone wall mountain road.
Everyone fell silent, and the look was a completely different feeling from the wraith. They can feel very strongly that this green eye threatens their lives.
Five empty fists clenched, and here they come.
"Giggle......
In the quiet passageway, these two strange cries broke the psychological defenses of some people, and they began to be afraid, afraid of death.
The head of the comptoir did not say anything more encouraging, because in this case, this fear could not be driven away by a few words.
Lan Yu's face turned pale, because just now, he seemed to see a face, the same as himself, but with a pale face that seemed to be dead for a long time, smiling at himself.
The same goes for Aditya, and Du Kundong whispers to them that these are fakes, so that they can sober up.
However, everyone was able to see a face identical to their own, with the exception of two people, one of whom was Wukong. The other is the child of the Ethereal Mountain. The eyes of both of them are completely different worlds.
Wukong vaguely saw a mountain cliff with cliffs on both sides. A young man with messy hair, an amiable and approachable monk, and a man holding a scroll of calligraphy and paintings, unable to see people clearly, but can see the outline.
I couldn't hear the three of them, but they seemed to be talking about something. Then the boy raised his hand to the sky, angry, his hair fluttering, and his eyes reddened.
The heavens and the earth changed, the ink clouds pressed the top, the monk silently recited something, a Buddha outside the body manifested, and the golden light pierced the ink clouds and soared to the sky. Thousands of Buddha's hands slapped at the boy. The young man raised his hand, struggling to support the Buddha's hand that covered the sky. At this time, the scroll in the man's arms opened and flew into the air, and four big swords flew out, floating in the east, west, north and south directions of the young man.
At this time, the young man also manifested as an outer Buddha, but he did not have a little golden Buddha breath, and some were just endless killing and anger. So in comparison, it's more like an outer demon.
The troll has six arms and three heads, grabs four swords with four hands, and pulls hard......
Suddenly, the heavens and the earth shook, and the picture shattered.
Wukong woke up, and his heart was full of shock. The monk, the golden Buddha, the man, the four swords, and the young man...... That troll...... Wukong also fell into memories, but found that he was in the valley at the moment, not the Heavenly Absolute Valley. There was nothing in all directions, and it was pitch black.
"See?" A voice suddenly came from this void world, startled, and no one could be seen.
"Who are you?" Wukong replied, "What was that just now?" ”
"Who am I?" The voice was questioning, and it was quiet for a while, "It's been too long, I don't even remember." ”
"Where is this? Am I not in the Valley of the Heavens? Wukong continued to ask.
"Heavenly Absolute Valley? Is this the name of the world? Or is it a rumor made up by the group of people to cover up themselves? ”
The more Wukong listened, the more stunned he became, what kind of person? What ballads?
"Little one, I woke up for the sake of you and me, let you know what you should pay attention to."
"Cognate ? What the hell are you talking about? ”
Wukong is so chaotic, inexplicably seeing a scene that shocks the heart, and inexplicably appearing in a place where there are no ghosts, and hearing words that make people scratch their heads, Wukong is wondering if he is dreaming. But no, it's true.
"You don't know who you are?" The voice was puzzled, "That's right, otherwise how could you run around without concealment." ”
"Listen, I don't have much time, you belong to the origin of heaven and earth like me, but I don't know what your meaning is?"
When the words fell, a light fell on Wukong, and Wukong was unavoidable. However, he found that he had nothing to do.
"Don't panic, I've just covered your breath. All I'm going to tell you is in the scene you just saw, and you'll know later......"
Then, there was no then, the sound was gone, and the nothingness was gone. Wukong looked around, the caravan was in chaos, and there were many people missing.
Aditya and the others were by his side, and the Du family was also here. Major caravans have signed up for the group.
"What's going on?"
"Damn hairy man, you've finally woken up." Du Zhinan pointed to Wukong, "I called you here to let you protect us, not to increase the burden." ”
Ignoring Du Zhinan's complaints, Wukong looked at Aditya.
Someone couldn't hold back, his mood collapsed, and he attacked Shi Ling. And then died mysteriously. Shi Ling took the initiative to attack, disrupting the caravan. ”
Then you suddenly stopped moving, and your body emitted a burst of golden light, suppressing Shi Ling's attack...... However, it also attracted more stone spirits. ”
"The other caravans have all been hurt to a greater or lesser extent, but we, the stone spirits, are just surrounding ...... However, there is no tendency to leave either. ”
Wukong looked around, because the chaotic torches had been extinguished a lot, but he could still see the surroundings vaguely. Indeed, the caravans were scattered, each reporting to the group, and Shi Ling was around the major trading houses, eyeing the tiger...... And the most eye-catching thing is the team of the West Division. There are no less than 100 stone spirits around......