Chapter 8: The Rat Prison
With a strong stimulus rolling in his chest, He Ding woke up. He coughed violently, struggled to prop up his upper body, and hammered his chest, trying to expel the irritant from his body, but to no avail. He fought back the pain in his throat and looked around.
"It's ...... Where?"
It was pitch black all around He Ding, barely visible of his fingers, and beneath him was a shriveled haystack. There were a few faint fires not far away, but all you could see was the uneven stone walls around the firelight, and the air was filled with a sour smell and a faint smell of blood.
"Ahem, it looks like a prison. He Ding thought, the green smoke that made him unconscious before made his chest still very uncomfortable at the moment, and his lungs seemed to be stuffed with foreign bodies, "Why am I here?"
"Ahh
A clear scream rang out, echoing through the space.
He Ding's nerves straightened when he heard the scream, and the whole person jumped up, it was the scream of the second sister He Ying!
"Second sister, what's wrong with you!!" He Ding couldn't see He Ying's location, so he could only shout as hard as he could, hoping that He Ying could hear it.
"Third brother, me...... I'm fine. He Ying's voice came from not far away, and He Ding judged that it was about five or six zhang away, "I thought I was the only one here." ”
"It's okay. He Ding breathed a sigh of relief, "Then what was your name just now?"
"I ...... I felt something. He Ying said.
"It's hairy, it moves, and there is more than one. ”
He Ding had goosebumps on his body, and according to He Ying's description, he thought that the thing was probably a mouse. In this dim and dirty environment, it is very suitable for the breeding of rats, although he is usually not afraid of mice, but at this time, if there is a group of rats crawling around him, it is still a little shivering to think about.
"Second sister, don't be afraid, it should be a mouse. He Ding comforted.
"This is no ordinary mouse. ”
A sharp man's voice suddenly sounded, and He Ding found a dark figure standing under the faint light of the fire.
"Who are you?" He Ding couldn't help but swallow.
"Didn't we see that a few hours ago? I didn't know that my Ecstasy had amnesia-inducing properties. Squeak......" The black shadow seemed to be sneering, and with that sharp squeak, He Ding remembered.
"You're the Cliff Elder!Why are you locking us up!" He Ding questioned.
"Don't worry, I won't take your life, and that rabbit isn't easy to mess with. I just want to take something from you, a little bit. Cliff Sanchi said, his eyes flashing with a cold green light, as if he could breathe people's hearts.
"You just want to take things and get them, why do you want to lock us up!" Xiong Shuang's voice sounded, and he seemed to be far away from He Ding.
"My little ones haven't eaten for days, and they're starving to death. I just want you to lie down obediently, let them eat enough, and when they are finished, I will let you out. "The cliff moved slowly in the darkness, and the sound was sometimes far and near.
"We don't have anything on us to feed your baby!"
"My babies are picky eaters, they only drink blood. ”
He Ding was taken aback and couldn't help but take a step back. What Elder Cliff said was true, and in this small cage where he was now located, there might be thousands of pairs of hungry eyes staring at him, ready to move, wanting to drink his blood.
"You youkai! I won't feed my blood to your rats!" Bear Frost slammed into the wooden cell.
"I advise you not to resist, the more you resist, the happier my darlings will bite, and your blood will only remain. Squeak......" The sound echoed between the cells.
"Ahh
He Ying's screams came, and He Ding grabbed the wooden pillar, and although he couldn't see anything, he still shouted.
"Second sister, what's going on!"
"There are old ...... The rat bit me and should be bleeding. He Ying's voice trembled.
"Second sister, don't move, these rats shouldn't bite you anymore when they drink blood. He Ding said.
"Ahhh
The screams kept coming, and He Ding could tell that many people should have been bitten.
"This rat's teeth are as sharp as a needle, and Lao Tzu has been bitten several times!" Xiong Shuang jumped like crazy, trying to throw the mouse off himself, but he was still bitten several times, and blood flowed.
"Calm down, everyone, do as he says, don't move, as long as you taste blood, this rat should not bite you again." He Ding shouted.
"Are you just watching your own blood flow?" Xiong Shuang gradually stopped his movements and calmed down.
"In this case, I think it would be better for us to make some necessary sacrifices. He Ding said.
He Ding understood that now they had no way to resist the cliff elder in front of them, and they had no ability to escape, and the only hope was to be able to rescue them from the ear, or feed these rats and let the cliff elder let them out. He Ding finally realized today what is called his own life, not his own life.
Is the life of the weak so unbearable...... He Ding thought.
In the eyes of Ya Sanchi, the lives of these people may not be as good as these mice. If it weren't for the fact that they had some use value for An Zai'er, He Ding and the others might have bled to death here today.
The screams of the cell faded away, replaced by heavy gasps. He Ying bit her lip at the moment, leaned against the stone wall, and trembled slightly. Although she couldn't see it, she could feel a large number of rats crawling around her, and two places on her body had been bitten, and the rats had gathered the most there. Her lips had long since lost their blood, and her spirit was on the verge of collapse, if she had changed to an ordinary girl and let so many rats crawl on her body, she would have been hysterical.
She has no choice, if she wants to live, she must bear it silently.
He Ding was still worried about He Ying's situation, after all, it was too difficult for a woman to endure these tortures physically and psychologically.
"Strange, why didn't any rats bite me?"
He Ding suddenly noticed this strange phenomenon, he squinted his eyes and looked at the ground. I vaguely saw a group of black shadows moving slowly, circling around He Ding, but they didn't come up to bite him.
He Ding stretched out his feet and stretched out into the flock of rats, and the rats scattered like cats.
"These rats are afraid of me?" He Ding was very puzzled, he was no different from others, what would be on his body that would make these hungry rats afraid?
It is said that some plants emit a scent that makes animals avoid it, but is it possible that they have a similar smell on their bodies?
"Squeak...... Wouldn't it be better if you didn't move sooner? Wouldn't it be okay to be bitten a few more times in vain? When my baby is full of food and drink, I'll let you out. The voice of the cliff was sharp and thin, and it appeared outside the cell again.
The three-foot figure of the cliff appeared and disappeared under the faint candlelight, and was outlined by the firelight for a while, and the next second it completely blended into the darkness. He walked slowly through the cloister until he stopped in front of He Ding's cell.
"Oh, it's funny, my darlings don't bite you. Ya Sanchi looked at He Ding with some surprise, and his eyes emitted a green light.
He Ding couldn't see Ya Sanchi's expression at this moment, he could only see the green light in his eyes. He couldn't help but take a step back, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.
"Squeak......
The sound of the iron lock opening on the cell door was heard, and the wooden door was slowly opened. Standing outside the cell, He Ding could vaguely see his movements at this time, and he was waving to He Ding.
"You, come, come with me. Ya Sanchi said softly.
"You...... Where are you going to take me!" He Ding felt as if death was beckoning to him, and a cool breath rushed up his back.
"A fun place. Ya Sanchi narrowed his eyes and said.
He Ding had no choice but to listen to Ya Sanchi's words. He came out of the cell nervously and followed behind the cliff, not knowing where he was going to lead He Ding.
"Third brother...... Don't be fine. He Ying heard their conversation, and her heart was also worried, and she could only pray to He Ding silently at this time.
He Ding walked behind the cliff.
Although Ya Sanchi looked short and hunched, he was not slow at all, and He Ding needed to walk in stride to keep up with him. The two of them walked in this corridor for about a stick of incense, with a stone wall on the left and a dark cell on the right, during which only the flickering candles on the stone wall illuminated the way, even so, He Ding did not dare to walk alone in such a place.
"It's here. The cliff stopped suddenly.
He Ding looked ahead, there was a tall stone gate, illuminated by candles on both sides of the stone gate.
Ya Sanqi stepped forward and pushed open the stone door that looked like it weighed a thousand pounds with one hand. The stone door slowly opened, and it was dark inside, and nothing could be seen.
"Let's go inside. Ya Sanchi said.
"This, what's inside?" He Ding looked at the darkness with fear.
"My big baby. Before Ya Sanchi's words fell, He Ding only felt that he had been lifted up, and threw himself into the air with a strong force, and then fell to the ground heavily. He Ding endured the pain and got up, and found that he was already inside the stone gate, standing outside the stone gate, with a cold smile on his face, he lit the candle at the door, and then closed the stone door again.
He Ding hurriedly ran forward and tried to push the stone gate with all his strength, but he didn't move, he could only give up.
"Can't you push it... ”
He turned to look at the stone chamber, and by the faint candlelight of the door, He Ding found that this stone chamber was a little more than the previous cell, surrounded by stone walls, and the floor was messily spread with some hay.
Suddenly, he saw a pair of blood-red pupils in the darkness in a corner where the candlelight could not be seen, staring at him motionlessly.