Chapter 44: The Golden Bell
Baguio was stunned for a moment, and carefully looked again, only to see these four lines of words are more detailed, and just now in the stone room in the heavenly book of stone carvings is very different, it seems to be another person's. The meaning of the words is like a woman in love with the words of a grudge, but how could it appear in this demonic heavy ground "blood drop cave". And look at the meaning of these words, like a woman in love with the words of a woman's grudge, but how would it appear in this demonic sect's important place, "Dripping Blood Cave", it is really strange.
She thought for a long time, but still did not come up with any results, then shook his head, was about to give up not wanting to, unexpectedly a turn around, Hera but saw Zhang Xiaofan do not know when, but noiselessly from the stone room came out, standing behind himself, and face expression odd, like pain and like surprised, as if there are a few points of confusion, look at the brow wrinkled, muscles slightly twisted, almost some hideous.
Baguio was startled, couldn't help but let out a "yah" cry, and took a step back towards her head. The delicate little bell gently vibrated at her waist, emitting a clear and pleasant "tinkling" sound that echoed in the cave.
When Zhang Xiaofan heard the sound of the bell, his body shook as if he had suddenly awakened, and his face gradually calmed down, but what replaced it was a sense of confusion. Just now, he was pondering hard over the Heavenly Book stone carvings in the stone room, when all of a sudden the burning stick at his hand was like a wake-up call, it lit up not to mention that the cold sensation covered his whole body almost in an instant, then, as if subconsciously, he stepped out until he saw the pile of shattered skeletons.
Zhang Xiaofan looked towards the burning stick tied to his left hand, only to see that it was still lit up, glowing with a faint greenish light, and it was facing the skeleton that had shattered and fallen down, as if it was mourning for a deceased person.
Zhang Xiaofan did not know why he would suddenly have this idea, but looking at this skeleton, deep in his heart he actually also has some sadness, although clearly know that the person who died here, must be the important person in the demonic sect's blood refining hall, may be just as Baguio said is the old man of the black heart himself, but somehow, he is this skeleton has a little bit of close to the intention.
The luster of the burning stick gradually dimmed, returning to an unsightly black color, not moving at all, but Zhang Xiaofan was still gazing at the skeleton, and then slowly walked up under Baguio's gaze.
Baguio grunted and dodged in front of him, smiling coldly, "Although I don't have any good feelings for Old Man Blackheart and have different factions, we are all disciples of the Holy Sect, and we have all made a heavy oath before the throne of the Pure Brightness Sacred Mother, Heavenly Fury Bright King, so if you want to be impolite to his Dharma body, I won't agree to it."
Zhang Xiaofan glanced at him and couldn't help but respond, "I'm afraid that he is now shattered to pieces only because of you."
Baguio's face flushed, but her words did not let up in the slightest, and she resolutely said, "I will naturally repent to the Holy Mother Bright King, but I will never allow you to come and be rude as well!"
Zhang Xiaofan glanced at him and suddenly said, "I didn't mean that."
Baguio was dumbfounded, seeing that he was calm and did not look hateful, she only felt that this Qing Yun Sect's teenager seemed to be very different from those righteous people full of benevolence and morality that she had seen in the past, and between her hesitations, she was walked past by Zhang Xiaofan. She hesitated for a moment and turned around to look at him.
Zhang Xiaofan walked to the front of the pile of skeletons, only to see that the aged, ghastly white skeletons were already glowing with a ghostly faint greenish luster, just now, with that heavy blow from Baguio, the bones below the chest had already scattered, only the skull was still intact, falling at the top of all the skeletons, with two empty eyes, facing Zhang Xiaofan.
Zhang Xiaofan shivered, vaguely feeling that it was as if there were still souls present in these eyes, watching him. But he still walked up, slowly reached out and gathered these scattered bones in a pile, the cold feeling came from the bones, but there was no more feeling of terror and fear.
As if it was an old friend for many years!
Zhang Xiaofan deep in his heart, like the feeling of relief, a kind of relief of having done what should be done, although strange, but he really felt this way, but secretly thought: this burning stick is really too weird, if this time there is life to go back, it seems that must ask the master is.
He finished this thing, was about to straighten up, just at this time, out of the corner of his eye, but he saw in the skeleton just sat on the ground, actually also because he swept the bones, vaguely revealing some handwriting out, couldn't help but "eek" a sound.
Standing on the side of the Baguio originally coldly watched Zhang Xiaofan doing these weird things, suddenly heard Zhang Xiaofan seems to have what found a low cry, curiosity, also walked over, to that place to see, only to see there is also carved with a few lines of words:
(Fang heart bitter, bear to look back, regret too late, difficult to get along.
I regret not being able to get along with you.
The golden bell is crisp and blood-curdling.
A lifetime of love...
To the fourth sentence, the pen is more and more powerless, especially to the third "total" word, more scribbles, almost indistinguishable, the last is a stroke, this is broken, it seems to be here, the person who wrote it is no longer able to write down.
Cave, Zhang Xiaofan and Baguio are a burst of silence, both vaguely feel, in these two paragraphs between the lines, I'm afraid that there is a sad love affair, the woman broke the heart, the end of the man is also remorseful.
Zhang Xiaofan was a little lost in thought, although he had never seen this unknown couple, but somehow, after thousands of years of seeing this relics of an unknown masterpiece, he was still a little sad. Baguio, who was standing by the side, was frowning, her eyes looking straight at the lines of words, and her mouth reciting: "Golden bells crisp blood devouring mistakes, golden bells crisp blood devouring mistakes... Golden bells? Ah, yes, the Golden Bell!"
She seemed to have thought of something and let out a cry of joy. Zhang Xiaofan was startled by her, surprised: "What happened to the golden bell?"
Baguio seemed to be extremely excited, her face full of joy, saying, "It's 'Mrs. Golden Bell' ah, don't you know?"
Zhang Xiaofan shook his head blankly, Bi Yao grunted and glared at her, then joyfully said, "Mrs. Golden Bell is a big figure in our Holy Church a thousand years ago! Legend has it that she is extremely intelligent, Taoism is profound, on the holy religion classic book of heaven is a great understanding in the heart, alone in the holy religion created the 'Acacia faction' lineage, is the women in our religion a first-class character it!"
Zhang Xiaofan immediately lost interest, listening to her say know that this golden bell lady is a thousand years ago in the magic religion in a character, as if very powerful look, but listen to the name of the faction she created is called 'Acacia', it is known that this old woman is not a good person, but look at the Baguio very much adore the look of this what golden bell lady.
Zhang Xiaofan grunted, not to pick up her words, turned around to reorganize the pile of bones that had been messed up in order to read the words, but an odd thought popped up in his mind: it seems that you are also an obsessed person, maybe you also died for a woman!
The dead man naturally did not pay attention to him, but Zhang Xiaofan's own nonsense, actually to this skeleton a few more points of intimacy.
Bi Yao was half happy next to him and said to herself, "I can't imagine that Mrs. Golden Bell actually had a love affair with this damned old man with a black heart, humph, it must be the old man with a black heart who is a negative heart, a heartless man who deserves to be struck by lightning! It's best to die!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhang Xiaofan suddenly drank from the side.
Baguio froze for a moment, unable to speak for a moment, and only reacted after a long time, staring at him for half a day, curiously saying, "What did you say?"
Zhang Xiaofan words out, immediately know is not right, he a righteous people, actually inexplicably for a vicious eight hundred years ago the devil sect murderer open defense, this if it is passed on to the ears of the Qingyun door master, immediately is a heavy punishment. But at that time also don't know how, the heart is excited is blurted out, at this time by the blue yao rhetorical question, but is snappy can't say.
Baguio looked at him strangely, suddenly remembered one thing, immediately put Zhang Xiaofan to the back of the mind, a grabbed the waist of the golden bell, excited, laughed aloud: "ah, then this is not the golden bell Mrs. 'Harmony bell' it!" Speaking hastily turn this golden bell upside down, carefully check, really in the golden bell inside the bell wall above, saw three small words:
Harmony bell!
Zhang Xiaofan see Baguio face joy, almost laugh back over the breath, it seems that this is an extremely powerful magic treasure, by her inadvertently got, heart a burst of discomfort, coldly said: "You find the way out?"
Baguio's eyes were filled with this tiny bell in front of her, and she casually responded, "No."
Zhang Xiaofan turned his head around and said indifferently, "Then you can just hold this golden bell and die in this cave."
Baguio was dumbfounded, thinking that it was really so, now the most important thing was to find a way to escape from here first, and quickly asked, "Have you found it?"
Zhang Xiaofan silently shook his head, the two of them looked at each other, Bi Yao put away her smile, and said with a straight face, "Then let's find the way first."
With life and death at hand, Zhang Xiaofan silently nodded his head. At that moment, the two of them joined forces to search in this tunnel cave, carefully checking over every wall, every crevice, Zhang Xiaofan even defied Bi Yao's strong opposition, even those two statues of the Divine Mother of the Pantheon and the Heavenly Fiend King of Brightness were also checked over, but there was still nothing to be found.
When they reconvened in front of the pile of skeleton broken bones, their faces darkened when they saw each other's expressions of frustration.
Baguio said in an astringent voice, "Are we going to die here?"
Zhang Xiaofan lowered his head, unable to see his expression clearly, and Bi Yao also fell silent, suddenly, the shadow of death overshadowed their two still young lives.
For a long time, in a silence, under the two of them being speechless relative to each other, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly leapt up and turned around to walk away, Bi Yao was taken aback and said, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Xiaofan clenched his teeth and said, "I'll go look for it again, there must be a way out, we definitely won't die here!"
While in his heart, there was another still unspoken sentence that echoed for a long time: I will definitely see Senior Sister Ling'er again, and even if I die, I will be buried on the Great Bamboo Peak!
Baguio, however, did not move, only sitting on top of the platform, looking at Zhang Xiaofan's slack-jawed face, suddenly bursting with a strong desire to survive in this moment of life and death, searching ceaselessly.
Once.
Two times.
Three times.
Four times.
⋯.
Baguio can not remember Zhang Xiaofan in this stone room cave in and out of a few times, every time he is no success, but he is still not discouraged, do not know why his nature is so stubborn, or his desire to survive is so strong, he has been constantly looking for a way out, has been, has been....
Until his steps began to falter, until he ran out of strength, until he walked past Baguio, his body shook, and he collapsed, falling heavily to the ground and fainting.
Baguio watched in a daze, as if hesitating for a moment, before walking over, turning his body over, checking, knowing that there was no serious harm, he was just overworked, coupled with hunger and thirst, so he fainted, and only then did she let go of her heart.
But suddenly she was dumbfounded, turned to herself, and asked in her deep heart, "Why should I be relieved, why am I relieved that he is fine?"
The thought passed through her mind like lightning.
She looked deeply towards him, this teenager's now still young face was a bit haggard from his injuries and hunger, even his lips were a bit dry and cracked. Baguio gently put him down, gazing at him for a long time, she softly said, "Since we are destined to die here together, I don't want to be alone too early, it's good to at least have someone to keep me company."
She walked out, went to that small pool of water at the entrance of the cave and fetched some water back, and took out some dry food, and with the water wanted to feed it to Zhang Xiaofan. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaofan was in a coma, so he couldn't eat any of the dry food, and only drank some water from Baguio's water bag in a daze, but he never came to his senses.
After half a day's work, Baguio herself was tired, and after watching Zhang Xiaofan seemingly stabilize, she also gradually closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
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This sleep also don't know how long to sleep, Bi Yao just woke up, the first reaction is immediately to just Zhang Xiaofan to look, only to see Zhang Xiaofan is still lying there peacefully, motionless, is sleeping soundly, only then let go of the heart, the mouth can't help but whispered curses: "How and dead pigs in general!" Said, he also smiled, as if looking at this young man, his mood is also good in general, even in the front not far away from the imminent death, she also temporarily forgotten.
Generally speaking, people in the cultivation path, the body is naturally strong and healthy, unusual when the disease does not occur, but Zhang Xiaofan a few days in a row hit hard, not to mention the exhaustion of the body is also very damaged, and finally in this blood dripping hole and disregard for the body desperately searching for a way out, overdose of physical strength, which passed out after, actually started a high fever.
His disease is really not light, even a long time not fever (in the cave, Bi Yao does not know exactly after a few days), Bi Yao helpless, can only be more to take some cool water to cool him down, but all do not work.
Later, Zhang Xiaofan high temperature does not subside, even began to talk nonsense, Bi Yao heart anxious and worried, the thought of the future they have to be alone in this empty cave in a lonely waiting for death, almost to be creeped out, at the moment it is Zhang Xiaofan's a nonsense, even a gasp, and later that horrible days compared to, almost as immortal music.
But let Baguio think of all the methods, in fact, is to get more water only, in this cave, no doctor two no herbs, how can help, Zhang Xiaofan's condition is one day more than one day heavier, the frequency of nonsense is also more and more dense.
This day, Baguio is anxious to guard in the coma Zhang Xiaofan side, suddenly saw him turn over, the whole person is shrinking up, in a daze screamed: "ghost, ghost, ghost..." Suddenly gritted his teeth, "you killed my parents, killed the whole village, I and you spell! "
Baguio was startled, quickly held him, and said: "No, no ah, there is no ghost here!"
I don't know if it was her words that worked, Zhang Xiaofan gradually quieted down, and the look of fear on his face slowly subsided, but what followed was an expression of sadness. His eyes have been tightly closed, his mouth whispered: "Sister, Sister, you do not ignore me, I, I want to... do not ignore me..."
Baguio dumbfounded, heart suddenly a burst of sour, but also do not know where the courage, soft voice: "No ah, your sister here, will not ignore you."
Zhang Xiaofan face immediately showed a smile, as if this moment is his happiest time in general, mouth kept saying: "Sister, sister..."
Baguio looked at his face in pain with a hint of faint happiness, there was a hint of pain swept through his heart.
That woman he was so fond of, that even when he was unconscious he couldn't forget his senior sister, what kind of person was she?
She suddenly remembered that day under the Deadly Spirit Abyss, Zhang Xiaofan strongly defended that blue immortal sword-wielding female disciple of the Qingyun Sect, could it be that it was her?
Baguio frowned, she remembered very clearly, that woman was born with a stunningly beautiful face, it is not too much to say that it is really beautiful, no wonder this Zhang Xiaofan will be mesmerized by her! However, let Baguio how smart, naturally will not know, Zhang Xiaofan can not forget, but now still in the Qingyun Mountain Bamboo Peak on the Tian Ling'er.
In the next few days, has been guarding Zhang Xiaofan side of Baguio, but from Zhang Xiaofan's nonsense heard more of his things, know that he was born in a place called "Grass Temple Village", know that the horrific slaughter of the village tragedy, but also know that the woman in his heart is fond of, is his sister in the Bamboo Peak, but she is still not quite sure, the senior sister, but she is still not quite sure, this sister is still in the Bamboo Peak. was still not quite sure if this senior sister was the woman holding the blue immortal sword that day.
Only, in these days of taking care of Zhang Xiaofan, even Baguio herself felt that she had a trace of strange feeling towards this teenager, and gazing at his haggard face every day could almost become the only way for her to kill her boredom, and she often gazed at him in this way for a long, long time, but never thought that in the stone room on the other side, there was the classic and strange book of the Devil Sect - the -The Book of Heaven.
Sometimes, after Zhang Xiaofan fell asleep, she would slowly pace to the passage left by Lady Golden Bell, gazing at it for a long time, and then softly said, "Lady, the ancient legend in the sect, you had left a reprimand, the men of the world, all of them are heartless, but have you ever seen, this man called Zhang Xiaofan, but is infatuated with the heart!"
No one in this empty cave answered her question, only when she turned around, that a small small golden bell, issued a clear and pleasant ringing, in her side, in this cave, gently echoing, seems to be saying something.
It was as if in the underworld, that pair of gentle eyes, that wisp of a lingering ghost, gazed at them and haunted them.
Volume II
