They came down in a hurry, their steps were fast, and at the same time they raised their crossbows one after another, squatting down in the front row, aiming at the long road.
Although the light had been extinguished, the outline of the girl who had not gone far could still be seen in their firelight.
It's really a girl.
The girl kicked over the oil lamp and jumped off the wall. After she stood up straight, she raised her head and looked at them.
One light and one dark, the faces of everyone in the bright light were all in her eyes.
This time the leader was not a man, but a woman who was no longer young. She wore an ocher-colored robe, was tall and very tough.
Looking at the girl's figure, the woman's eyes were filled with surprise, which then turned into confusion.
The girl is too petite and thin. How did such a girl get here?
And, did she really kill Gao Ci?
The subordinate on the side raised his head and asked, "Sir, do you want to do something?"
The woman came back to her senses, looked at him, and said softly, "There's no rush."
"Girl," the woman said loudly, "we want to live, so we won't kill you easily, but if you don't obey, just stay and keep company with these bones."
The wind blew from the entrance of the corridor behind me, chilling my bones, and there was the sound of bones banging in the wind.
The men's crossbows were aimed very closely, staring at the girl, ready to fire.
After a while, I heard a chuckle, "Really?"
Although it was laughter, the voice was clear and powerful, without any hint of timidity.
"I love playing the hide-and-seek game the most. Why don't you play it with me?"
"Are you really not afraid of becoming a hedgehog?" the woman looked at her and said.
"I'm scared, but it's exciting and fun. But before we play, why don't we make a deal first? I have a lot of curiosity to ask you, and you must also have questions to ask me. I'll ask you and answer, and you'll answer my question. How about
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The woman raised her eyebrows and said, "Girl, do you see the situation clearly?"
"Sir," a subordinate on the side urged in a low voice, "this girl is perverse and weird. It is useless to talk more. The master wants us to go back as soon as possible. We don't have much time."
The woman said "Yes" and said, "Girl! Come out on your own."
Xia Zhaoyi sighed, not wanting to waste any more words, and said, "Come on, are you a hedgehog? Let's see if you can shoot me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and ran back.
Without waiting for the woman's order, the men on both sides immediately took off their crossbows and fired fast arrows towards the girl's location.
But the girl was extremely fast and disappeared into the shadows within the reach of the torch in an instant.
Everyone was surprised, but the crossbow arrows did not stop and fired another wave.
There are six crossbows and twelve arrows. The crossbows are very heavy. On the contrary, they have a longer range and are extremely powerful.
After several waves, the woman asked them to stop.
"There's no movement," the woman said. "She's gone. There's no need to waste arrows."
"Follow me?" said the man next to him.
The woman's face was calm, she paused, and said, "Mr. Guo has just returned from the other side of the lake. Are we going to go there again? Of course we won't pursue him."
She turned around, flicked her sleeves, and walked towards the way she came.
Stepping over the stone stairs, her eyes touched the white bones hanging on the iron hooks above. She frowned and stared at them, her heart couldn't calm down, and those desperate and helpless cries seemed to be ringing in her ears again.
That nightmare has been haunting her for half a month.
The woman stopped and said softly, "Put out the fire and find a place where we can hide."
"Here?" The subordinate was puzzled, "Sir, she may not come back."
"Yes." the woman said.
Because the only road inside, which ends at the big stone gate, was blocked, the girl had no choice but to come back.
Xia Zhaoyi did not go far. She hid in the recess between the top of the corridor and the right wall. The bricks were not regular, so there was enough space for her to hide.
After hearing them leave, it took a long time for her to jump down from the top.
The surroundings were dark and silent, with only the sound of water remaining. She took out the fire stick and lit the small oil ball lamp again.
From what she heard before and after, there were masters, lords, and Mr. Guo.
It seems that the organization here is quite impressive.
In fact, none of this has anything to do with her.
She came here to accompany Shen Lie.
Shen Lie came here to accompany Shen Shu.
Now that Shen Xu is dead, she wants to find his body and then leave. Who would have thought that she would meet these people now.
As soon as the man appeared, he attacked her secretly and wanted her life first. She killed him to protect herself, but it seemed that she had made a new enemy.
Things in the world are really inexplicable, one thing after another, one after another, snowballing, getting bigger and bigger.
Xia Zhaoyi took a deep breath, turned around and walked forward.
Now I still want to find the mechanism as soon as possible, carry the bottom of the pool back again, and leave with Shen Shu's body as soon as possible.
Although the people here are hateful and full of sins, and I wonder what they are doing here, but Xia Zhaoyi also understands that this is not something their current illness or injury can handle.
Going forward, he encountered a lamp holder again. Xia Zhaoyi lit it and continued to move forward by the light.
After walking down the road for a long time, it was very much the same, with a lamp holder appearing every thirty steps.
At the end, a large stone gate blocked the road.
She went up and pushed, but she was not strong enough and the stone door did not move at all.
There are many bones in front of the stone gate, and the pond water seeps in even more intensely here. It flows along the cracks in the surrounding stones, making the ground damp.
Xia Zhaoyi looked around carefully and it seemed that he had no choice but to go back.
No wonder those people didn't pursue me. Is it because they expected there would be no way out?
Xia Zhaoyi lowered his head and extinguished the small oil ball lamp again.
If we go back and those people are really waiting there, then don't blame her for being scary.
If she scares someone, I can't blame her.
Strong winds blew in in waves, and sometimes the howling sounded like ghosts weeping.
The woman stood on the wall on one side of the stone steps, silently looking in the direction of the dark stone steps.
All the light was extinguished, and there was no movement from the surrounding hands. It was as quiet as if there was no one here, only the sound of wind and the sound of bones clattering.
Waiting and waiting, it seems like a spring and autumn has passed.
No matter how thick the arms of the men holding the crossbows are, they can hardly bear it.
"Sir." Someone said very softly.
"Wait." The woman replied to him.
Another strong wind hit, chilling her bones. The woman frowned, feeling vaguely uneasy. There seemed to be something wrong in the air around her.
Not only her, but the subordinates around her also feel this way.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated, feeling numb all over.
A loud whistle suddenly sounded, coming from behind them.
The woman shuddered and turned around immediately.
"In the future, if you want to hide yourself and scare people, don't stand in the wind," the girl said with a smile. "You guys, with your loose clothes and big sleeves, can't hide it from others if it's blowing in the wind."
Along with her words, the small oil ball lamp in her hand gradually lit up, and the light gradually increased.
The girl's fair and smooth beautiful face was illuminated, her eyes were like the bright moon and stars, her smile was bright, her lips were curved, and there were very shallow pear dimples.
Seeing her appearance, the woman suddenly stumbled a step and her eyes widened.
