I took a candle that was only about a centimeter long, and tried it for a long time, but there were many blackened marks on the straw stalks, and a layer of ashes from the burning and extinguishing of hay fell on the ground. A large pile of damp hay was still lying in the corner of the cage without any change.

The candle had burned to the bottom of a thin circle, and the wick had fallen down, and lay in the wax oil, and although the flame had grown larger, the wax oil that had spilled from the round wax cake was so hot that I could no longer hold it in my hand.

Holding back the pain, I gently placed the candle on the ground, grabbed a handful of grass and placed it on top of the candle to light it. But the result was the same as before, except for a few wisps of smoke, a small burst of flames, and then quickly extinguished, the raging fire I hoped for did not appear.

Finally, the candle burned out, and after the last bit of milky wax slowly melted, the wax oil diffused in all directions, and the flame on the wick suddenly rose for a moment, and then began to get smaller and smaller.

Looking at the wick that was about to be extinguished, I was completely disappointed, sat on the ground, sighed and said, "Sister Xiaoya, it seems that we have to find another way." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a large pile of flames suddenly appeared on the ground where the candles were placed.

I hurried over to see that the last spark on the wick had ignited the nearby matchsticks. The matchstick was also stained with the wax oil that had just flowed from the bottom of the candle, and suddenly the bowl was lit with flames.

Seeing this, I was overjoyed and stood there at a loss.

He Xuanya ran forward, grabbed a large ball of fluffy hay and threw it directly on the flames.

Smoke billowed from above the grass. The middle of the grass began to crackle.

Soon after, only a "pop" sound was heard, and flames more than half a meter high burst out on the grass.

I hurriedly piled the grass on top of it.

The fire grew bigger and bigger. We piled all the grass on the fire and hid in the corner of the cage farthest from the fire.

Soon after, the cage's wooden fence was on fire. The fire is also getting bigger. He Xuanya and I were also roasted to a dry mouth, with open skin and charred meat, and nowhere to hide.

Immediately after, on the corner where the original fire was lit, two or three wooden fences had been burned out, and a large hole appeared in the cage.

I said, "Sister Xiaoya, the cage over there has burned out, let's rush over." ”

He Xuanya said: "If we rush over like this, we will definitely be burned, and we will lose our names if we don't get it." ”

I said, "What then?"

He Xuanya said: "Don't worry, calm down, I believe you can come up with a way." Although I am calmer and clearer than you in a pinch, I am far less thoughtful than yours, and there is really nothing to do this time. You forget everything around you and think about how to break through this dilemma. We're running out of time, and if the fire spreads, we may not be able to get out. ”

After listening to He Xuanya's words, I had to put everything aside, didn't think about it, closed my eyes and thought about it intently.

Suddenly, I thought about it and said to He Xuanya, "Let's all put our feet on the ground and push the cage together, just push the gap away from the burning haystack, and we can get out." ”

He Xuanya didn't make a sound, turned around and moved her feet from the wooden stick at the bottom of the cage to the ground between the wooden sticks, grabbed the wooden fence behind us with both hands, and was ready to push.

I also turned around and held on to the wooden fence and said to He Xuanya, "I shouted to three, let's work together." ”

He Xuanya nodded.

I got ready and started shouting, "One——, two——, three!"

He Xuanya and I shouted at the same time, "Ha!" and pushed the cage hard at the same time.

The cage seemed to be nailed to the ground, and it did not move in the slightest.

I tried several times in a row, but nothing worked.

I looked down and could vaguely see that the ground was potholed and not very flat. The front of the cage is right on top of a raised dirt bag.

Seeing that the fire was gradually moving towards us, I shouted to He Xuanya again: "Let's lift the end of the cage and push it again, the front is resisted." ”

After saying that, he squatted down to lift the bottom of the cage, and the wound on his body was in severe pain. Seeing that He Xuanya was also ready to lift the cage, I endured the pain and shouted loudly: "One——, two——, three! Lift! Push!"

The cage began to move.

We gritted our teeth and pushed forward two or three meters before we were exhausted. We let go of our hands at the same time, and the bottom of the cage slammed to the ground.

I looked back and saw that the cage had been burned open and had left the burning haystack, and although the wooden fence of the cage was still crackling and burning, the fire was only sporadic and not patchy.

I grabbed He Xuanya's hand and rushed out of the cage.

After running more than ten meters away, He Xuanya and I fell to the ground, panting and laughing happily.

That's when I felt the pain on my body getting worse and worse.

I gritted my teeth and took two breaths and said, "Do you want to put out the fire?"

He Xuanya said: "It's too late, we have to hurry up and see how the sailors are doing." ”

After saying that, Gollum got up and walked towards the dark passage.

I got up and followed.

Ascending to the surface, we hid in the darkness on the inside of the cave and looked out to see that the revelry in the square was still going on. The monsters screamed and jumped as they gulped down the bloody raw meat. The ground was littered with animal bones.

At that moment, the cave with the fence door opened again, and several monsters led a large string of reindeer with ropes on their horns.

They pulled the reindeer to the campfire, and the demons surrounded them with bucket-sized clay bowls.

There was a monster standing beside each reindeer, and they grabbed the antlers with one hand, reached under the neck with the other, and stabbed the deer in the throat with their sharp claws, and with a click, pulled out a finger-thick tube, and the pipe spurted red deer blood continuously. It turned out that they were pulling out the carotid artery of the deer.

The monsters scrambled to catch the blood of the deer.

Soon after, the square was filled with a feast of deer blood. The smell of blood in the air added another layer to it.

Seeing this, He Xuanya showed a disgusted expression on her face, and a nausea sound came out of her throat.

"Let's get out. He Xuanya said.

He Xuanya and I crept out of the cave and walked against the cliff wall to the entrance of the stairs leading to the upper level.

As we climbed the stairs to the second cave platform, we found a guard standing at the entrance to the pennant's chamber.

I said to He Xuanya, "I'll go up and hide in the corner above, you bring that guard over in a while, and I'll get rid of him from behind." ”

He Xuanya nodded.

Hunched over, I walked to the platform of the second level of the cave, hid at the corner of the staircase leading to the third level of the cave, and made a ready gesture to He Xuanya.

He Xuanya went up two steps, exposed her upper body, and whispered to the guards at the entrance of the cave: "Hey!"

The guards at the entrance of the cave were stunned for a moment, and then rushed towards He Xuanya.

Seeing this, He Xuanya ran to the bottom of the stairs.

The guard had just run to the top of the stairs and was about to go down the stairs to chase after Xuanya, when I lifted the stone I had prepared and smashed it down on the back of his head.

With a "click", the guard collapsed at the entrance of the stairs.

He Xuanya turned around and ran up, helping me drag the guards into the shadows. We tiptoed towards the door of the cavern.

When we reached the door of the cavern, we heard a conversation inside, so we crouched down and listened quietly.

"Child, don't be so obsessed, although you grew up in the Wa royal family, don't forget, you and I are both people of the secret world. You will also be the leader of the Esoteric Clan. We must also be united in our hearts and together to deal with the enemies of the secret world. "This is the sound of pennants.

Then I heard the sailors say: "Regardless of whether it is the manifest world or the secret world, as long as people can live in peace and stability, isn't it good for the entire human race to live in peace? Why do you have to fight to the death? Besides, the Wa royal family is not as ugly as you think, to a certain extent, they represent the highest achievement of the human civilization, and they are a model of human hard work." If the Wa royal family is destroyed, it is equivalent to lowering the civilization height of the human race. This is not a good thing for both the manifest and the secret world. What's more, I myself already have more than half of the blood of the Wa royal family in my body. Therefore, I will not agree to your request for cooperation. ”

The pennant said: "Hey——, you may have lived in the Wa royal family for too long and been blinded by the people of the Wa royal family. If you know the ancient history of the human race, you will know how the Wa royal family forced us step by step to withdraw from the fertile fields and enter the secret world inhabited by inhumans. The land illuminated by the light of the sun and the moon originally belonged to all the human races, but now it is monopolized by the Wa royal family, which is the most unfair thing in the world for thousands of years. Don't you feel resentful about it?"

The sailor said: "What did you mention about thousands of years ago?" No matter what you say, I won't go along with you, let me lead the entire Drought Clan as your puppet and victim, that's absolutely impossible, you should die as soon as possible. ”

The pennant said angrily: "You don't want to toast, don't eat, eat and drink." As far as I know, the King of the Drought is now seriously ill and will soon die. It doesn't matter if you don't cooperate, as long as you, the sole heir of the Drought King, are in my hands, I can command the entire Drought Clan. When the time comes, let them hand over the holy head of King Zuli and merge with the holy body of King Zuli, he will be able to liberate all the hidden demon spirits in the dead corpses of the world, and at that time, hundreds of millions of demon warriors will be born in heaven and earth. The glory of King Zuli will be reproduced in our generation. If you have been obsessed, the day I get the holy head of King Zuli will be the time when your head is in a different place. Think about it. ”

The sailor said in a firm tone: "Don't make your wishful thinking too early. I'm telling you, I'm not going to give you a chance to hold me hostage. ”

The pennant sneered.

After laughing for a while, he said, "Do you want to die?" It falls into my hands, it is simple to live, and it is easy to die, hum, but it is not so easy. Come on, take him down first, let him reflect and reflect. Keep an eye on him day and night, and don't let him see him, for if he dies, you all have to die together. Also, those two children in the dungeon don't sacrifice to the demon god tomorrow. It's still useful to keep them. ”

Several voices replied in unison, "Order!"

When He Xuanya and I heard this, we knew that they were going to escort the sailors out, so we quickly got up and ran to the corner of the stairs.