Chapter 46: Getting out of the trap
This past event of Bi Yao, for her, as if it is hurt extremely deep pain, all these years buried deep in the bottom of her heart, unexpectedly in this life and death situation, and again recalled, the heart and soul stirred, coupled with the scarcity of food in these days, the body is also a bit weak, actually even comatose for a long time.
Zhang Xiaofan looked at the moment is still tightly grasping his own dormant girl, do not feel shaking his head bitter smile, just a short time ago, he himself is still a to the end of the ghost walked back to the patient, who expects this time, but turned around to the turn of Baguio sick. These two people actually collapsed one after the other, really want to not die is also difficult.
And after a while, Zhang Xiaofan himself also drowsy, but still strong support to sit up straight, only because Bi Yao is now lying in his arms, looking at her that emaciated and slightly painful face, Zhang Xiaofan actually can not bear to leave.
Just this kind of sitting can really is not an easy thing, he sat on the platform, a foot hanging in the air, a foot on the ground, half slanting sitting, body straight, and no leaning place, time is long, the body on the various parts of the sore not to mention, especially the place where Bi Yao tightly grasp him, finger force, that is, after she passed out, that strength actually not slightly reduced, really pain into the bone marrow.
It is Zhang Xiaofan nature is quite tough, actually gritted his teeth and endured, replaced by others, I'm afraid that would have jumped up.
But forgive me, suffer this crime is really not light, Zhang Xiaofan heart called bitter, but in the end, but ultimately did not leave, a long time, sleepy also came up, then in this gradually numb the pain and soreness, actually sitting also doze.
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"Ah..."
Zhang Xiaofan stretched a lazy waist, woke up, felt the whole body aches, is sighing, suddenly realized that he did not know when to lie on top of the platform, and originally in the side of the Baguio is nowhere to be found.
Zhang Xiaofan ate a shock, stood up, to look around, there is still no shadow of Baguio, the entire cave, empty, not even a trace of sound.
Suddenly, a chill surfaced in Zhang Xiaofan's heart, like a person suddenly staying in a grave. He frowned and stood up, and without thinking, he started looking for Baguio.
After looking for the Heavenly Book stone room, and then went to that treasure room, there was no sign of Baguio's figure, Zhang Xiaofan pondered for a moment, and walked outside, and sure enough, it did not take long before he saw Baguio's figure in that stone room dedicated to the two evil gods of the Demon Cult.
Only to see that in front of the kindly-eyed Holy Mother of the Spectral Brightness and the grim-faced Heavenly Fury Bright King's seat, Baguio was kneeling on the ground, her shoulders shrugging, and although she was trying her best to suppress it, she was still letting out low choking noises.
She was actually crying.
Zhang Xiaofan stayed on the ground, no matter how he imagined, he couldn't anticipate that the strong and aggressive woman of the Demon Sect would secretly cry in front of this idol. He stood there, momentarily at a loss for words, but finally slowly walked over, hesitantly said: "You, uh, you, you, how do you... Do not cry!"
Unexpectedly, he did not speak well, once he heard his words, Bi Yao heart originally held back the sadness of the violent outbreak, the voice immediately much higher, loud sobbing, slowly raised his head, the original jade also like cheeks, at the moment also hung on the pearl-like tears.
Zhang Xiaofan dumbfounded, he himself is only a teenager, how to know these women's minds, all of a sudden hands and feet, as if Baguio was made to cry, even some speech stuttered: "You, you do not, this, this kind of ... I, I, no, you, not, I mean I ..."
Baguio tearful eyes, looking at Zhang Xiaofan busy look, shook his head, clenched his teeth, but the sadness is actually unable to hold back, hold back more than ten years of sadness tears, just today, a surge out.
"It's me, it's me who killed my mother!" This woman who was deeply trapped in the painful past, with a few poignant moments, mournfully said.
Zhang Xiaofan immediately shook his head, looking at her fragile and helpless figure at the moment, his heart was in a trance, as if he had seen the figure of the same helpless self many years ago.
"It's not true," he walked up, lowered his voice, and softly said, "Your mother was the one who loved you the most, at that time, you were still young and didn't understand anything, so how could you harm someone?"
Baguio choked, "But, but father he has always hated me, I know that his old man hates me to die, he blames me for the death of my mother!"
Zhang Xiaofan whispered, "No, don't think nonsense, didn't your father not blame you? Didn't he come to save you? Has he ever treated you badly all these years?"
Bi Yao's body trembled a bit, as if her face also went white, Zhang Xiaofan looked from here, her originally clear and beautiful face, pear blossom with rain, sad style, actually also moving.
Just she raised her head, that behind the tears, looking at Zhang Xiaofan's gaze, Zhang Xiaofan but did not dare to look directly, turned away his eyes.
After a long time.
"You are good." She suddenly so, quietly said.
Zhang Xiaofan deep heart, don't know where, suddenly jumped, then immediately immediately forced himself to calm down, smiled and said, "No, it's just that we look to be dying in one piece, comforting you a few times before dying, nothing."
Baguio slowly stopped crying, wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, sighed in a low voice, and said, "Yes! We're going to die together." Speaking here, she suddenly seemed to remember something and added to Zhang Xiaofan, "Have you ever regretted in your heart for dying here with me?"
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, and countless images turned in his mind in an instant, as if at this moment, he was back on the Qing Yun Mountain, in the Great Bamboo Peak.
"I naturally regret it." He said in this low voice.
When Baguio heard this, her face immediately sank as she said, "Hmph, in the Sacred Sect, I don't know how many people want to die with me! It's only you who don't measure up!"
Zhang Xiaofan's anger went upwards, but after taking a look at Baguio, his anger suddenly subsided again and he only sighed, shaking his head, "Perhaps! It's just that if I can be buried on the Great Bamboo Peak, but I really have no complaints in death."
Bi Yao's face was somber, staring at him, silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "Are you doing this for your Ling'er senior sister?"
Zhang Xiaofan jumped up, pointing at her in surprise, "You, how do you know?"
Baguio turned her head away and said, "It's what you said when you were seriously ill with nonsense some time ago."
Zhang Xiaofan froze, was about to say something to accuse her, but on second thought, seeing himself and her will die here, from now on not only can't see elder sister, only fear is that after death, oneself transformed into a shadowy spirit, also can't see the scenery of the Great Bamboo Peak!
I don't know, will my sister remember me?
He thought of this, suddenly, disheartened, a long sigh, sadness and bitterness is deeply difficult to extricate himself, turned around and walked out.
Looking at his back, Bi Yao was actually lost in thought.
After a long time, she slowly turned her head, looked at the two statues, worshiped: "Mother Goddess, may you have mercy on the world, to protect him to bless him, the Ming King, hope that you hold the power of the open sky, save..."
Her voice suddenly interrupted, and she fell to the ground, motionless, as if all around her were quiet at that moment, but in her mind, it was like a turbulent sea, and a ray of light flickered amidst the waves, but it was hidden, and she tried her best to catch it, to remember it.
She slowly raised her head and carefully looked toward the statue of the King of Heavenly Fury on her right, over and over again, with a thought in her mind that cried out, "No, no, there's something missing from this statue..."
She looked at it over and over again, not daring to take a breath, and finally, her eyes fell on the statue's empty right hand.
She leapt up, could no longer hold back her joy, and shouted, "The Heavenly Axe, yes, where did the Heavenly Axe go?"
Demonism legend, the Virgin Mary is a god who nurtures thousands of living beings, while the Heavenly Fury Ming Wang is the fierce god who opens heaven and earth and takes charge of punishment, which is very different from the ancient legend of the giant god Pangu opening the sky. Legend has it that the King of Heavenly Fury is holding a "giant axe to open up the sky", so the later generations for its statue must also have this giant axe model.
But in front of this statue, the right hand is empty. Bi Yao knows that in the demonic religion, the Heavenly Fury Ming Wang is one of the two gods, will not be deliberately disrespectful, and when the building of this blood dripping hole of blood refining hall is also a demonic sect, which is bound to have a reason.
Zhang Xiaofan returned to the stone cave, sitting on top of the platform, silent, was thinking about his late friend on the Great Bamboo Peak, suddenly only to see Baguio's face full of joy, rushed in, a look at him is sitting there, said loudly: "If you want to live, then quickly come over."
"What?" Zhang Xiaofan was taken aback, but he saw Baguio rushing into the treasure room on the right hand side like a gust of wind, he hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't defeat his desire for life and followed him in. Just after stepping into the stone room, he heard a cry of joy from Baguio, only to see her laboriously picking up a huge iron casting giant axe from a pile of iron trash, looking at her, she looked extremely strained, it should be quite heavy.
Zhang Xiaofan ran over, helped her to hold this huge axe, really feel extremely heavy in hand, the two of them together are still a bit overwhelmed, surprised: "What are you doing?"
Bi Yao also do not talk to him, straight said: "If you want to live, help me move this iron axe to the statue of God there."
Zhang Xiaofan sucked in a breath of cool air and said in shock, "You, what are you going to do?"
Baguio didn't bother to say more, dragging this axe and walking away, but within a few steps, her body was weak and she was huffing and puffing. Zhang Xiaofan shook his head and sighed, but in the end, he still walked over, and the two of them combined their efforts, and after nine oxen and two tigers, they finally dragged this axe to that stone room where the idol was located, and then Zhang Xiaofan rolled his eyes, and a thousand times unwillingly, he heard Baguio say that he actually still had to load this heavy fellow into the hands of that Evil God.
Originally Zhang Xiaofan heart on the boss of the doubt, now hear actually is to do for the evil god of the devil religion, dengteng on the gas, but still can't argue with the Bi Yao, look at her face sweating a person there trying to, the heart of a soft, thought of in this before death even if to complete her wish is also good, will go up to the front, do their best to help.
This axe seems to be very huge, now actually carry up, the weight is even more incredible. Coupled with the duo long without food, to later miraculously completed this seemingly impossible task, after loading the axe onto the right hand of the Heavenly Fury Ming Wang, Zhang Xiaofan sat on his butt on the ground, panting heavily, saying, "You, hoo hoo, you, if you can't find a way out, hoo hoo, originally we can live three days of life, now there are only three hours left. "
Baguio since is also a big breath of air, but the color of excitement in the eyes is unable to hide, a little rest, she walked to the statue of the god next to the statue of the god, carefully observed for a while, only to see that this bright king statue added a giant axe, really is big is mighty, the momentum of the people. She bowed respectfully to the statue of the Heavenly Fate Ming King and said under her breath, "Your Holiness the Ming King, please forgive my disciple's rudeness."
After saying that, she reached out and grabbed the giant axe, shaking it tentatively, up and down, but nothing moved, originally! This giant axe is her own put in, if there is movement, just now also have, Zhang Xiaofan sat on the ground, looking at her odd action, shook his head.
Baguio frowned tightly, whispered: "How not right, should be the authorities here is..."
Speaking in the heart of anxiety, the hands of the force is greater, holding the giant axe a move, actually even with the right hand of the statue of the Heavenly Fury Ming Wang also moved a point.
Suddenly, in the stone room, as if ringing what heavy mechanical sound.
Zhang Xiaofan jumped up, Bi Yao was even more joyful, the two of them exchanged glances, Zhang Xiaofan ran over, and Bi Yao combined their efforts to grab this giant axe, and wrenched it with force.
Only to see this huge axe connected to the right hand of the King of Heavenly Fury Ming, from the low hanging state lifted into the air, a few moments later, in the stone room, resounded with a deafening huge roar.
The two of them were shocked, they only felt their ears roaring, and the pain in the residence was unbearable, so they hurriedly pressed their hands against their ears. After a few moments, the roaring sound is still loud in the ears, but in the statue of God behind the stone wall above, the huge hard stone wall is slowly to both sides of the retreat, revealing a channel out, step by step up the stone steps, has been up, until the darkness ahead.
At this time, where the idol of the stone room suddenly shook violently, the head has fallen stone, the two did not speak, heart to heart generally at the same time to run to that stone steps, plunged into the darkness.
In fact, eight hundred years ago, the devil refining blood hall in the construction of blood dripping hole, has considered the future in case of decline, was the enemy attacked the scene, it is in the stone room in the belly of the mountain secretly built this passage, once the enemy attacked, will be this way to escape, and a few moments later, the blood dripping hole will be collapsed, will be the enemy with the refining of the Church of blood countless secrets buried together.
Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao two people desperately run, only to hear the back of the loud noise, stone flying, if it is a slow step, I am afraid to die in this place, really took out the body of the last ounce of strength, run forward.
Did not run far, the two before them is a dark, in this narrow and dark tunnel, the two do not know how many times they fell, hit how many times, only to hear around the loud roar, stone flying, as if the whole air mulberry outlet mountain are angry general, vibration is more than, but finally is with a desire to survive, the two of them to see a light in front of the penetration of the light.
This secret cave opening was originally opened in the empty mulberry mountain halfway up the mountain, the shade of a cliff below the trees, extremely hidden, no wonder this 800 years no one has seen, think today the blood refining hall of descendants most likely also do not know this place.
Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao stumbled out, almost at the moment they jumped to the ground, only to hear "rumble" loud, ten thousand kilograms of boulders down, dust and soil, will be this hole blocked tightly, from now on, no one can no longer get to see the secrets of this belly of the mountain.
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Crawling on the ground, Zhang Xiaofan gasped for air, fingers tightly grasping the ground with slightly moist green grass, that kind of in the edge of life and death running wild taste, can be really breathless.
After a long time, his mood slowly relaxed, raised his head, looked to the side, only to see Baguio at his side, originally white face at the moment some light dust, as if feeling Zhang Xiaofan's gaze, she also turned her head to look over.
The joy of being reborn after the calamity slowly, surfaced on both of their faces. Baguio's lips moved, as if there were water waves flowing in her bright eyes, hazy with crystals, she let out a slightly choked cheer, a kind of relief after an infinitely great pressure, and actually could no longer think of anything else, and only felt that the sky was very blue, very blue, the mountains were so high, the breeze was gusting, the mountains were full of dripping emerald green, green shadows, and the trees were surging, and there was a stirring beauty in every part of this world.
"We, we survived!" She let out a joyful cry, turning to the green mountains and blue sky.
Zhang Xiaofan laughed loudly, beside her, watching her let go of her embrace and display the most beautiful smile in the world.
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With the sound of "Pai Pai", the flames engulfed the firewood, making a crunching sound, and a gust of light smoke, Bi Yao sat next to the fire, and watched as Zhang Xiaofan used a thick tree branch to clean up a freshly caught rabbit, and then inserted it onto the fire to roast it. With the roasting of the flame, the rabbit meat gradually turned golden brown, and a grain of grease also condensed into water droplets and dripped down.
Under the mountains and forests, a fragrant and delicious flavor, overflowing and drifting in all directions. In that hole in the hungry very, Bi Yao can not help but mouth raw Jin, swallowed saliva, but see Zhang Xiaofan is not panic, look at the fire, habitually put his hand to the waist a touch, suddenly face a stunned, and then face happy color.
Bi Yao was surprised: "What?"
Zhang Xiaofan joyfully took out a small bag from his waist and laughed, "I can't imagine that all the dry food is lost, but these things are still there, and I haven't been paying attention to them in the past few days!"
Baguio to the small package to see Zhang Xiaofan carefully opened the package, revealing a few small bottles and jars, the heart of curiosity, picked up a few smelled a little bit, immediately stayed, looking at Zhang Xiaofan is almost speechless: "This is, this is some of the salt seasoning..."
Zhang Xiaofan smiled and said, "Yes! I have been carrying with me when I go down the mountain, is afraid that in case there is a stay in the wild, or do some good food, I did not expect that today is put to use."
Bi Yao looked up and down at Zhang Xiaofan, unable to say anything for a while, seeing him carefully sprinkle these things that he didn't know whether it was five spices or salt on the rabbit meat, and then slowly turning the tree branch to roast it, the scent of the air was getting thicker and thicker.
She had never seen such a righteous person, actually came out and put the seasoning on his body, looking at him, I am afraid that he is a cook more than a disciple from a famous sect.
After a while, Zhang Xiaofan came close and sniffed, and joyfully said, "Okay, you can eat."
Baguio at the side of the old long waited not very patient, only feel that the fragrance is almost pervasive, from their own body up and down the pores are penetrated into, smell a smell, the body seems to float up, much lighter, as for the mouth, that is not to mention, if not careful to hide, I'm afraid that even the stomach "gurgling" sound was also heard by the kid! I've heard it.
Now heard Zhang Xiaofan great kindness, finally said finished, in front of the eyes of a golden, fragrant rabbit, almost drool will flow down, can not help but reach out to the hand, but unexpectedly forgot, the hand touched the "ah" sound, retracted back, but was scalded.
Zhang Xiaofan smiled and said, "Don't be anxious!" Said the branch away from the fire, moving up and down, so that the grease flowed down, the temperature on the meat is also a little lower, before carefully tearing off a rabbit hind legs, handing it to Baguio, smiled and said: "Eat it!"
Bi Yao immediately stretched out her hand, received the rabbit meat, was about to open her mouth, suddenly saw Zhang Xiaofan with a gentle smile, looking at his own smile, the forest sunlight through the dense foliage, dots and dashes of sprinkles down, there are a few points fell into his face, actually so bright.
For some reason, her face suddenly reddened and she turned her head away, turning her back to Zhang Xiaofan, which made her eat.
Zhang Xiaofan froze for a moment, but didn't care, he himself was also starving early, and tore off another rabbit leg, and chewed it up with a big mouthful.
After eating half of it, he suddenly saw Baguio turning around to look at him, and said in slight surprise, "What's wrong, by the way, is this meat still delicious?"
There was a faint blush on Baguio's face, and the breeze blowing from the depths of the woods gently swept up her long soft hair and brushed the side of her fair face.
"It's delicious! Uh..."
Zhang Xiaofan: "What's wrong?"
Baguio: "⋯... I'm done eating."
Her face had a faint gentleness and a hint of ghostly shyness, Zhang Xiaofan opened his mouth slightly and was actually smitten.
Baguio slightly lowered her head, the two of them suddenly fell silent, a long time later, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly woke up with a start, "Ah!"
Sweat broke out on his head, and his mouth stuttered, unable to speak, "I, I didn't look, no, you look at me... ah! No, ah! Here you go!"
Said closed his eyes, rabbit legs handed over, somehow, actually do not dare to open their eyes.
But for a long time, but Baguio does not seem to move, Zhang Xiaofan drummed up the courage, slowly opened his eyes, only to see Baguio looked at him, face seems to be a smile, but the eye wave is gentle, there is an indescribable soft flavor, low, with a hint of a smile, said: "You give me this to eat?"
Zhang Xiaofan was puzzled, looked towards his hand, immediately blushed and had no place to go, it turned out that what he passed over to Baguio, was the rabbit leg that he gnawed half of himself that he was holding in his right hand, while the majority of the rabbit meat, he was grasping it in his left hand and placing it by his side.
"No, no, no..." Zhang Xiaofan was extremely embarrassed, lightning fast, the humiliating rabbit leg back, and snappily handed over the intact rabbit meat, mouth nagging, "I was, was, was trying to..."
"I know." Baguio took that rabbit, tore off a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, chewing gently, "It's delicious, the best thing I've ever eaten in my life is this rabbit you're roasting right now."
Zhang Xiaofan's heart jumped, only to see Baguio's beautiful and clear face, half smiling, half serious, his heart fluttered, he didn't dare to look at it again, one mouth bit on that half chewed rabbit's leg, burying his head in bitter food.
This one rabbit, do not need a moment, will be these two hungry ghosts to eat clean. For the first time in days, they had a full meal, it was really a happy thing. Baguio found a mountain stream, two people in the water to clean some, do not feel some sleepy.
To put it also is, in that mountain belly in the nerves have been taut, only feel has been walking in the edge of life and death, this kind of out, the whole person relaxes, sleepy also come up.
Baguio first can not support, in this brook on the side of a small piece of green lawn lying asleep. Zhang Xiaofan also felt sleepy, lay down beside her, but felt the sunlight warm and gentle sprinkled on them, couldn't help but turn back to look at Baguio.
Only to see the groomed Baguio, although her hair was still a bit messy, her face was already as white as jade as when they first met, her skin was snowy, almost blowing. At this moment, she closed her eyes, quietly lying there, the breeze blew, the tips of her hair gently moved, under the sunlight, emitting a soft glow.
Suddenly, Baguio was sleeping, as if she seemed to see something, the tip of her eyebrows slightly wrinkled, her right hand seemed to reach over as if out of habit, grabbing Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder, snuggling up beside him, then, on her lips, there was a faint smile, and she fell asleep with such peace of mind.
Zhang Xiaofan stayed, but looked at her slightly haggard but still beautiful face, but no matter how no longer have the courage to take her hand away, he lay there motionless, gradually, his sleepiness also came up, closed his eyes, as if forgetting about it, as if it is normal, sleep at ease.
The breeze in the forest, still blowing gently, blowing through the treetops, blowing through the green leaves, blowing through the quietly flowing brook, causing gentle ripples, and finally, brushing over the body of these two young people.
