Chapter 40: A New Errand
The January period that the old man said by Gray Chen has arrived, and the injuries on Zhao Yu's body have already healed.
Early in the morning, Zhao Yu was still asleep, and was picked up by the old man Gray Chen. He said sleepily, "Early in the morning, where are you going?"
The old man said, "I'm going to introduce you to a new errand." Little one, you can't just eat and live all day and don't work, right?"
Zhao Yu sighed, washed it briefly, and followed behind the old man Gray Chen.
In the early morning, the sun has risen, the sun is arrogant but not vicious, and the hearts of the people who are basking are warm.
The old man Gray Chen threw the two large wooden barrels he was holding in his hand to Zhao Yu and said, "Take it, don't be early in the morning, you don't have any energy at all." ”
Zhao Yu stretched out his hand to catch it, and the two large wooden barrels were still a little heavy in his hands. He had vaguely guessed what he was going to do today.
"Hurry up!" The voice of the old man came from the front, and in an instant he was already a few feet away in front of him.
I really didn't expect him to have inconvenient legs and feet, and he could move so quickly.
Zhao Yu snorted, and quickly followed with two heavy wooden barrels. He is young and vigorous, coupled with the supreme Taoism of Buddhism and Taoism, and the fact that he often eats cold water white fish in the past, his body is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary teenagers. But the strange thing is that no matter how hard he speeds up, he always keeps a few feet away from the old man Gray Chen.
The old man finally arrived at his destination, Zhao Yu guessed correctly, it was indeed the kitchen in the back mountain.
Early in the morning, light smoke came out of the kitchen chimney, and a burst of aroma came from the house.
The old man of Gray Chen casually looked at the fat head and the others who were busy, but when his eyes saw the cold-faced Yama Luo in the chopping wood, a little emotion appeared in his eyes.
The cold-faced Yama Luo seemed to sense something, raised his head and looked at the old man Chen, looking at each other. The four eyes were filled with countless vicissitudes and bitterness.
The old man snorted, turned his gaze away, and said impatiently, "How long will it take for the meal to be cooked?"
Xiao Ke smiled and said, "Soon, you're getting old a little early today." You always bask in the yard for a while, and the sun is almost there. ”
The old man did not say anything more, raised his head and looked at the scorching sun in the sky, as if recalling the past.
The cold-faced Yan Luo crackled and chopped the firewood, exerting extra force, and his face returned to the same indifference as always.
About the time of tea, there was a sound of sizzling in the kitchen, like the sound of food coming out of the pot.
Xue Ming shouted, "Xiao Yu, the meal is cooked, come and serve the meal." ”
Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment.
The old man of Gray Chen scolded: "Stupid and stupid, what are you doing here, you don't take a wooden barrel to serve rice." ”
The cold-faced Yama's body trembled and stopped the movements in his hands. The familiar voice retracted in my ears, as if it was yesterday, "Stupid and stupid, what are you doing here" is like a natural sound.
Zhao Yu hummed and walked into the kitchen with two large wooden barrels.
In a few moments, two large wooden barrels were filled with food, one of which was full of a bucket of rice, and the other was indeed half a barrel of vegetables, and there was everything, like a hodgepodge.
The two large wooden barrels filled with food were about 100 catties.
Although Zhao Yu's physique is special, he is still a twelve-year-old boy, and it is normal for him to feel tired. He muttered in his heart, "Are there so many prisoners in the Cold Ice Prison?
The old man didn't look back at him, but said lightly: "Go, keep up!"
Zhao Yu lifted the two heavy wooden barrels and followed with a little difficulty. It's still so weird, no matter whether Zhao Yu walks fast or slow, he always keeps a few zhang distance from the old man Chen, as if the old man is following Zhao Yu's rhythm, Zhao Yu is fast, he is also fast, Zhao Yu is slow, he is also slow.
The old man took Zhao Yu to turn left and right in the woods, and walked for more than half an hour before stopping in a place where there were tall trees everywhere and a little empty in the middle.
Zhao Yu put down the two large wooden barrels, felt that his arms were sore, softened his arms, and looked at the scene in front of him in astonishment, could it be here, there is nothing here?
The old man took out an iron token from his arms, and he took it and threw it into the air.
The token emitted a faint silver light and swirled in the air, and with a bang, an iron door suddenly appeared in the open place, and the iron door was still covered with rust, it seemed to be a long time, and there were four words above the iron door, which could still be recognized, and it was cold and cold.
The old man beckoned to the air, and the silver light in the air redrew into a token and returned to his hand, he shoved the token into his arms, took out a rusty key from his waist, and opened the lock on the iron door. With a slight push, the iron door creaked open. He strode in and said to Zhao Yu: "Keep up, be careful!"
Zhao Yu snorted, lifted the two large wooden barrels and cautiously followed in. Darkness filled his eyes, and the air around him was cold. When you look up, you can only see four or five feet around you, and no matter how far you go, you can't see clearly because the light is too dark. Zhao Yu thought to himself, "This is the cold prison where the traitors of the Chaokun Sect are imprisoned? Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to slack off on his legs, and still cautiously followed the old man Chen, not daring to make a sound.
"Do you feel cold?" said the old man in the dust.
Zhao Yu said: "It's not cold, but it feels a little damp." ”
The old man said, "That's good!"
The old man opened an iron door again, he lit it with a fire fold, and lit all the lamps on the wall, and the gloomy cellar immediately became much brighter, and the scene in front of him was also presented in front of Zhao Yu's eyes.
Next to one corridor are more than a dozen stone chambers made of stones, each of which is surrounded by stone on three sides, and the side facing the corridor is indeed enclosed with unknown metal, like a death row for felons held by the people.
In each stone room, there was a man who did not know whether to live or die, his hands and feet were chained by thick iron chains, the other end of which was indeed fixed to the wall of the stone room. The people in the stone room all had painful faces, and their ages were different, there were young people of thirty years old, and there were old people of the age of sixtieth birthdays, who looked half-dead.
The old man walked to the first stone room, picked up the dirty bowl on the ground through the iron window, filled some rice and food from the wooden barrel, put the bowl on the ground, and said to the people inside: "It's time to eat!"
Zhao Yu stood in place in amazement, at a loss.
The old man looked back at Zhao Yu who was in place, and said angrily: "Silly boy, what are you doing there, why don't you come over and help." ”
Zhao Yu came back to his senses and hurriedly helped serve the meal, he knew that the people imprisoned inside were not good people, but seeing the situation in front of them was more uncomfortable than killing them. He suddenly felt pity for these people he didn't know, and gave everyone a full meal.
The old man said lightly: "I didn't expect you to be very kind, sometimes kindness may not be rewarded, do you know who are imprisoned here?"
Zhao Yu said without thinking: "They are all some evil people!"
The old man said: "You obviously know why you still have compassion for these people. ”
Zhao Yu said: "These people may have been wicked people before, but now they have ended up like this, and they can be regarded as evil and have evil retribution." Now they are not strong enough to do bad things even if they are asked to do bad things. ”
The old man stood motionless, as if he was thinking about something. After a few moments, he let out a long sigh and used the key to open the second iron door and enter the second floor.
The scenes on the second floor are the same as those on the first floor.
Zhao Yu filled each room with food, and followed the old man into the third floor.
On the third floor, there is not much difference from the first two floors, except that it is colder here, and the number of stone chambers has decreased by a few bits.
The old man said to Zhao Yu, "Do you feel cold?"
Zhao Yu said: "It's a little cold, but it's okay, I can stand it." ”
The old man of Gray Chen thought to himself: "This kid is also a bit evil, this ice prison layer is several times colder than the first layer, and he didn't feel cold until the third layer!" He suddenly seemed to remember something, and muttered in his heart: "Yes, yes, this kid has a Xuanbing Stone on his body, presumably his Xuanbing Stone never leaves his body, and his physique is no longer afraid of the cold." Compared to the cold qi of the Xuanbing Stone, the cold aura of this third layer is naturally insignificant. ”
When he reached the fourth floor, Zhao Yu felt that there was no heat on his body, and he couldn't help but shiver. This fourth layer is quite cold, much colder than the third layer, and staying here for a while is like being in the Far North Ice Sheet.
There are only a few stone chambers on the fourth floor, and this fourth floor is also the least quiet, and the scolding is constant from the moment you enter.
"Qingxu, you old bastard, you have the ability to fight to the death with this Dao Master! You old bastard, I've locked up Uncle Ben here for a hundred years, I can't wait to swallow your flesh alive, haha!"
"Gray-haired old dog, you're here again, why are you still bringing a little miscellaneous dog!"
"The successive heads of Chaokun Sect are all waste materials, and I am not worthy of my grandfather at the moment, a group of miscellaneous pieces with mothers and mothers!"
The old man of Gray Chen listened but did not listen, served food to everyone in the stone room, and left this floor with Zhao Yu.
Xiao Ke is right, there are really only five floors in this ice prison.
The old man stood in front of the fifth iron gate, holding the key for a long time, as if he was hesitating, and after waiting for a long time, he still mustered up the courage to open the last iron gate. He said to Zhao Yu cautiously: "This last layer is very cold, if you can't stand it, go out first." If you follow me in, don't make the slightest noise, or worry about your life!"
Zhao Yu had never seen Old Man Gray Chen speak so seriously, and nodded heavily.
The old man did not say anything more, and opened the last iron door.
A strange chill came to his face, the cold was several times colder than the fourth layer, and Zhao Yu couldn't help but shiver again. The old man looked at him and didn't say anything more.
The fifth floor of this icy prison is much smaller than the upper four floors, with only a separate stone room, which shows that the people imprisoned in it are not ordinary.