Revenge, cruelty, pleasure, these are also being pursued.
If the builder of this place is cruel by nature, it is not impossible that he built such a mechanism just as a torture tool to humiliate and abuse others.
This can also be called pursuit, because there are really people who will kill and maim others for self-pleasure.
So Xia Zhaoyi said she didn't know. She couldn't guess the real purpose of creating this thing. The totalitarianism and cruelty to life here were more ruthless than bandits and more evil than imperial power. This was what she had seen and been exposed to outside of books. , the most cruel and evil place.
Xia Zhaoyi raised his head and looked in the direction where the strong wind and water vapor were coming.
What she and Shen Lie had seen before were that the huge waterwheels in the waterfall were like giant beasts swallowing water from the wild, and the iron chains hanging in the high-altitude water were their arms, connected in more than one direction.
But now the iron chain coming this way is not completely exposed in the deep stream, so is there another secret passage dug?
This possibility puzzled Xia Zhaoyi, because the biggest risk when digging a hole in such a rock wall was collapse. She didn't think those people would be willing to take such a big risk. After all, this was the place for them. What a huge treasure.
"Look, what is that!" Zhili said suddenly.
Xia Zhaoyi looked up as he pointed, and saw what he had seen before on the edge of the trestle cliff. They were long rows of cages hanging high in the sky. They were obscured in the darkness and could only be seen in strong winds.
"Why is it here?" Xia Zhaoyi frowned, "I've seen it in more than one place."
"Yes, there is also a place where we went down the steps when we came here," Zhili said, "I wonder if he is from the Qiao family again."
"Qiao family?" Xia Zhaoyi looked at him, "Why do you say this?"
"Master, he came here and smashed all the pillars. Every time he hit them accurately, several corpses would fall out. Master also knew some of the corpses. He said they were porters from Liurong Village at the foot of Liling Mountain. Their surname was Qiao. , those corpses are also from the Qiao family." Zhili said.
"Master is here too? Then Master, he is now..."
"Keep smashing over there, you're smashing pretty vigorously," Zhi Li curled his lips, "Concentrate on smashing the pillars for a hundred years."
Shen Lie stood aside in despair, his black eyes cast down on the "map". Hearing this, he raised his eyes to look at Xia Zhaoyi, and when he met the girl's interested gaze, Shen Lie said in a deep voice: "The withered bones are growing flowers, and the pillars are Maybe he is also from the Qiao family."
Xia Zhaoyi also thought of this and nodded slightly, not knowing what to say.
If so, then why would she feel deeply uneasy, think about it from time to time, and feel creepy every time. She has never had any contact with the Qiao family, at most she has only smelled the fragrance of the flowers.
Don't think about it now.
Xia Zhaoyi recovered his thoughts, stood up and said, "I'll go over there and have a look. Second brother, do you still remember the way you came here?"
Xia Zhaoxue didn't respond. After a while, he realized that he was being called. He turned to look at the girl and nodded: "...Hmm."
"You protect Zhili, and you go find my master," Xia Zhaoyi looked at Zhili, "After you find the master, ask him not to smash it, but to come here first."
"Okay," Zhili quickly got up, "Master also has a big hammer, which might come in handy."
After finishing speaking, he turned around and went to pull Xia Zhaoxue: "Let's hurry up!"
Xia Zhaoxue was pulled and turned to look at the girl. He still doesn't know how to call her.
"Wait!" Xia Zhaoyi shouted again at this time.
Zhili stopped immediately and turned around: "Sister, tell me!"
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Xia Zhaoxue, then lowered his head and took out a small oil ball lamp from the small cloth bag on his waist.
Xia Zhaoxue was stunned, then he saw her lighting the wick permanently fixed in the circular axis inside the ball. The air passed through the filigree hollow for the wick to burn, and the orange light spread out from the inside of the hollow, carrying a faint fragrance.
She took off the water cang ribbon hanging on the ball lamp, took out a clean cotton handkerchief and wrapped it around the ball, tied it with a delicate knot, then used a small dagger to poke several neat and smooth ventilation holes in the cotton handkerchief, and stretched out her hand
Pass it to Xia Zhaoxue.
"You are still dripping with water. This can help you get some warmth. You can put it in your arms, hands, or sleeves." Xia Zhaoyi said.
The lake green cotton handkerchief was reflected transparently by the light ball and turned into a light orange color. It was placed on the girl's palm full of wounds.
The long wind rushed powerfully, crossed the endless abyss, melted into the darkness, and turned into thousands of cold blades. The small lamp ball in the girl's hand seemed to be a shining fifteen-year-old full moon.
Xia Zhaoxue lowered his eyes and looked at the lamp ball, his nose gradually became sour, confusion appeared on his handsome and cheerful face, and he couldn't tell what night it was for a moment.
"Who taught you?" Xia Zhaoxue asked quietly.
"What do you think?" Xia Zhaoyi said, unable to bear to see his expression.
Xia Zhaoxue raised his hand to take it. The warmth came from the cotton handkerchief and he pressed it on his palm. It would feel a little hot after holding it for a long time, but it was indeed very warm.
"Thank you very much." Xia Zhaoxue said.
"Yeah." Xia Zhaoyi responded.
Watching him lead Zhili away, Xia Zhaoyi withdrew his gaze and looked behind him at Shen Lie.
There was a strong wind blowing in their ears, and they were at the outlet of the wind. The young man was tall and tall, with a handsome face, his eyes were red, and his face remained stubborn and cold.
"Let's rest," Xia Zhaoyi said, "wait for my master to come."
Shen Lie looked at her quietly, was silent, and looked at Rou Gu: "Shen Xie, where is the thing that boils water?"
Rou Gu looked dazed, looked up at him, stood up and said, "I'm going to get water."
"No need," Shen Lie said, "I'll get it, where is it."
"Here," one of the men stood up with a small bundle, "I'll go."
Shen Lie said nothing and turned around and walked towards him.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at his back. She was not good at comforting people and didn't know what to say.
Looking at Rougu, Xia Zhaoyi said: "I'm going to the other side. When Shen Lie comes back, you can tell him."
"The other side?" Rougu was stunned, "How do you get there? Do you want to swim there?"
"Tell him not to worry about me and to have a good rest. I will be back before my master comes," Xia Zhaoyi said, paused, looked at Rou Gu's wet body, and then said, "It's windy here, you might as well
Move to the corridor, start a fire there, and dry the clothes as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned around and left without staying any longer.
The water level in the pond was full, and it stopped near the outlet without rising anymore. It was about two feet away from the cliff bank.
Xia Zhaoyi did not go into the water, but walked along the shore to the end of the pool, and her thin figure disappeared from Rougu's sight.
Rougu watched her go away for a long time, then turned around and looked at the lake in front of her.
The strong wind blows, causing ripples on the water surface, and the ripples are either intertwined or scattered in endless chaos.
The lake was full of sinking water, and at the bottom of the lake, her young master was pressed down.
Darkness surrounded her, and she opened her eyes as if she were blind.
