Chapter 852: Three Worm Gates
I don't know how long later, Wu Qicai woke up from his slumber, but as soon as he woke up, he found that the world around him had changed, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
The ghost forest in front of him is gone, and what appears in front of him is a huge palace, although he is still standing outside, but here, except for this large palace like a giant mountain, there is nothing else, and his vision has been completely occupied by the palace.
What kind of place is this? How did I get here? What about the Ghost Forest? Why did I just sleep for a while, and then I came here from the Ghost Forest for some reason?
At this moment, Wuqi kept asking himself questions in his heart, and dozens of questions popped up in his mind at once, which made him very confused and puzzled, and wanted to get a glimpse of the truth, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't find any clues, so he had to choose to give up and shook his head in frustration.
But Wuqi's brain power is not as good as Yun Zhihao's, and his insight and sensitivity to things are far beyond comparison with ordinary people, almost at the moment when he shook his head, an answer that sounded a little ridiculous but might be the closest to the truth instantly appeared in his mind.
I was overtired, and I came here in my sleep for some reason, and Lao De, Xiao Tian, Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai, Xiao Fluttershy, and Na Ke Lulu also disappeared silently after falling asleep, could it be that this place I am here is the same place where they disappeared not long ago?
At the thought of this, Wuqi's eyes suddenly lit up, and his mood suddenly returned to normal from his depressed state, and at the same time, an impulse arose in his heart to quickly enter the palace, get a glimpse of what was going on, find his companions, and leave this place with them that seemed magical but felt extremely strange to him.
However, because he had suffered too many losses before, this time, Wuqi became cautious, and did not say a word, and stepped directly in, but stood quietly outside the palace, and carefully observed the outside of the palace to confirm whether there was any danger in this palace.
After a minute, he shook his head, dispelling his concerns.
The design of this palace is very ordinary, except for the large, there is almost nothing special, and the whole palace looks very dilapidated, in many corners and corners, there are obvious signs of damage, and even, some corners that are not easy to notice, and some walls are rotten, which is caused by the disrepair of the walls for a long time.
How long has this palace been around? Although it is so big, it is like an old man in his last years, it is already crumbling and dying, is it really possible for such a palace to be inhabited?
The next moment, Wuqi couldn't help but talk to himself in his heart, at the same time, he shook his head from time to time, and even, the longer he talked to himself, the more he felt that his previous opinion was wrong.
Could it be that I was wrong before?
Thinking of this, Wuqi directly released his own breath, wanting to use this method to investigate the interior of the palace first, whether there was any breath of life, as long as there was, then he would not have to think too much, and immediately went in to find the traces of Rod and Fluttershy.
But the result surprised Wuqi.
Because when his breath entered the interior through the gate, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news, let alone to investigate the breath of life inside, and he couldn't even spread one more meter forward, once the breath passed through the front gate of the palace, it was like being greatly obstructed, and he couldn't go further.
This result was definitely something that Wuqi had never expected before, and it was something he could never have guessed anyway, although such an outcome was not what he wanted, but it gave him hope.
"As soon as I entered the gate, I couldn't spread any more, which means that this palace is very unusual! In that case, it makes sense that Lao De and Fluttershy were inside, and maybe it was something inside that brought us here from the Ghost Forest. Well. That's how it should be. ”
A minute later, Wuqi made such a judgment, subconsciously supported his cheek with one hand, and muttered to himself.
At first, he was still a little skeptical and uncertain about his opinion, but the more he talked, the more confident he became in his intuition, and after reaching the bottom, Wuqi finally made a decision, took one step at a time, and walked towards the door without hesitation.
At this time, with a casual glance from the corner of Wuqi's eyes, he noticed the dim and crooked three big characters on the plaque of the gate.
Due to the age, it is almost impossible to see what these three words are, but Wuqi has a keen insight, and it only took a short second to recognize the meaning of the three words.
It's just that after recognizing these three words, Wuqi froze, his pupils shrank suddenly, his eyes widened, he couldn't believe his eyes, and he lost his voice: "Three worms!!?
Then, there was a look of shock in Wuqi's eyes that was difficult to add, and he subconsciously said to himself again: "This ...... Isn't this the Three Worm Gate the east of the Ghost Forest? Since this is the Three Worm Gate, can I say that I have already walked out of the Ghost Forest?"
At this point, Wuqi's heart was confused again, this matter was too weird, far beyond his cognition, so that he was at a loss for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with it, and at the same time, because he understood what kind of place this was, he was worried about the safety of his partners.
Because, the Three Insect Gate is a place that the Hill Clan and the Flame Demon Clan are extremely afraid of, if the Ghost Forest is already an extremely terrifying place, and there is almost no return, then the Three Worm Gate is an even more existential existence.
As soon as he thought of this, Wuqi's heart suddenly sank, and his heartbeat was "thumping...... Bang Bang" sped up several times at once, and finally realized the seriousness of the problem, at the same time, Wuqi didn't dare to delay here any longer, and after raising his eyes to look at the crooked three big characters, he finally gritted his teeth and walked in without looking back.
Old German, Fluttershy, and Lulu, Godfather...... If you are still alive, you must wait for me!
The next moment, Wuqi's eyes were firm, he mustered up his courage, and his whole body was boiling with qi and blood, just like a warrior who had stepped onto the battlefield for the first time, and his momentum reached its peak in an instant.
Wuqi firmly believes that as long as he takes enough precautions, as long as he is careful enough, if he doesn't say certainly, there will at least be a chance that he will be able to find his missing partner, but such an idea was soon ruthlessly crushed.
Because, Wuqi found that his body had just entered this palace, and the whole person sank completely, as if he was suddenly pressed on his heart by a boulder weighing tens of millions of catties, making it difficult for him to even breathe, let alone moving forward, at this time he was almost in a state of being unable to move an inch.
And this bad situation, it was just the beginning, it didn't take long, this pressure expanded infinitely, making him more and more difficult, more and more unbearable, to the end, "bang!" A loud sound echoed, the heart seemed to be really crushed, and the tide of severe pain appeared, frantically rushing to his mind, making his eyes dark, and he fell directly to the ground and passed out.
When he woke up again, Wuqi found that he was no longer near the gate of the Three Worms Gate Palace, but in a different place, in a huge but unfamiliar camp, here, looking around, almost everywhere there were men with naked upper bodies and only a fig leaf lower body.
People of all ages were old and young, but no matter who they were, they all wore heavy shackles, there were old and frail old men, and there were children who had just learned to walk, all of them were as thin as dried corpses, skin and bones, and there was not a trace of healthy blood on their faces, but only the pale color of the dead.
"What the hell is this? How did I get here all of a sudden? Is this what the palace is like? Who brought me in? I remember I didn't faint?"
Seeing this scene, Wu Qi couldn't help but gasp, muttering in surprise, almost suspecting that he had not entered the palace, but came to hell on earth.
Everything here is really shocking, although there are many people here, but there are not many people who can really be called human beings, who have the most basic dignity and freedom, almost pitiful, as can be seen from the state of these people at this time and the ubiquitous shackles on their bodies.
But a person who has both freedom and dignity does not deserve to be called a human being. Because, all of them had hideous faces, cruel eyes, and vicious hands, like crazy vicious dogs, excitedly and cruelly waving the long whips in their hands, and slamming them heavily on those who were shackled on their hands and feet.
The blood that kept flying from the wound and the heart-rending screams were intertwined with each other, becoming the only sound in this world at this moment.
Of course, there are two dialogues between these two people with completely different identities and statuses, but many of the dialogues are too bloody and cruel, so that Wuqi, as an audience, trembles and shudders when he listens to them, so they are unanimously ignored.
"Please, don't fight...... Don't hit...... My lord...... Please......"
"If you don't want to be beaten, work for me......"
"Your Excellency...... I...... I haven't had enough food for three days...... I...... I'm really out of energy......"
"Smack......
"Your Excellency...... Don't hit...... I...... I'm dying...... Please don't hit ......"
"A bunch of moths! I only know how to eat, but I don't know how to work for the master! I will not care if I smoke you to death!"
"Your Excellency...... Please...... Please, stop fighting...... If you don't hit me, I'm willing to ...... I'm willing to give my first night......"
"Do you think I'm an idiot? First Night? Who is rare! A lowly slave dares to talk to me about First Night! I want you for someone of your status, can you still not give it?"
"Your Excellency...... How can you ......"
"Haha......ha What's wrong with me? Hmph! Slut! Shout again! Lao Tzu will shut your mouth today! Look how you will beg for mercy in the future!"
"Don't...... Don't...... My lord...... I was wrong...... Please, don't...... Ah......h
"Haha......ha Haha......ha
When Wuqi saw with his own eyes that a girl who was only seventeen or eighteen years old at most was held hostage by several big men with steel whips, forcibly stuck to her mouth by a ball of transparent liquid, and could no longer make a sound, and her eyes were full of frightened expressions, he finally couldn't stand it anymore, and quickly got up, and without saying a word, he was about to make a move to rescue the girl.
But as soon as he stood up, he was surprised to find that his body couldn't help sinking, and when he looked down, he found that his hands and feet were also cuffed by heavy chains.
At the same time, at this moment, a young man next to him grabbed him, carefully leaned into his ear, and reminded him kindly, "You are crazy! We are just slaves, and if we resist them, we will die!"