The night wind blew, and Feilong Valley had completely quieted down. A bright moon hung in the sky, and the valley was covered with a light silver makeup.
The back hill of Longhu Villa was covered with a faint mist and a vast expanse of white. On the edge of a cliff at the top of the mountain, a crooked-necked tree stood upright against the wind.
At this time, hanging on the tree trunk was the man in black who had gone to the temple to steal the treasure.
The man in black was seriously injured and was on the verge of death. He was hung on a tree. The injuries on his body were very painful. But what made him even more unbearable was the mosquitoes and flies that came looking for the fishy smell. They were in his wounds.
He stung randomly everywhere, and the itchy and painful feeling made him feel that life was so despicable.
It seems that he feels that he is getting closer and closer to death, and the man in black feels a little heavy.[
He was a dead man, so he was naturally determined to die. He was not afraid of death, but the experience of being starved to death still made him sad.
If you kill someone with no more than a nod, you can at least leave a corpse behind, but he is different. If he dies, even his bones may not survive.
Wild boars and wolves are often seen in the woods in the valley. They may be waiting nearby, waiting for the moment he expires to swarm him and then cut him into pieces.
As an ancient martial arts sect, Longhu Villa naturally had some rules and did not kill him directly, but it was no different from killing him. This kind of punishment was more painful for him.
This is called cutting flesh with a soft knife, and it hurts slowly.
Raising his head with difficulty, the man looked at Longhu Villa in the distance, his eyes a little confused and filled with hatred.
"Hu Zheng, you didn't expect that you would die here in this life, did you?" The man said to himself.
"Death is certain." Xu Bing suddenly appeared in the man's field of vision and smiled at Hu Zheng: "Your name is Hu Zheng?"
Seeing that Xu Bing's dress was a little different from the people in Zhuangzi, Hu Zheng frowned: "Are you the person sent by the Villa to defraud me?"
Xu Bing curled his lips and said, "No, we are traveling together."
Hu Zheng was startled: "Come with us?"
"I wanted to go to the temple to steal treasures, but you got there first. Yesterday at noon, when you entered the bamboo forest from the outside, I was also in the bamboo forest. It's just that I didn't get out of the formation until tonight. You came in a day before me.
But myself." Xu Bing explained.
Hu Zheng suddenly realized: "No wonder I felt someone nearby in the bamboo forest yesterday. It turned out to be you."
"Now you believe that I am not from the Villa?" Xu Bing said with a smile.
"So what if you believe it?" Hu Zheng said with some vigilance: "Why did you come to me?"
"Help you solve your trouble." Xu Bing said: "Do you really want to starve to death here, and then be torn apart by wild beasts, ending up with your bones lying around?"
Hu Zheng said doubtfully: "You want to save me?"
Xu Bing nodded: "If you agree to my conditions, I can let you go."
"Are you so kind?" Hu Zheng frowned and said, "Why don't we talk openly and honestly about what conditions you want me to agree to and what are your plans?" [
Xu Bing said: "Okay, then I'll tell the truth. I just want to know who else is thinking about Longhu Villa besides me. Are you also a member of any ancient martial arts sect? In addition, if I
If I let you go, you must tell me how to get out of the bamboo forest."
"Have you already obtained those things?" Hu Zheng was startled: "Impossible. Although you are good at martial arts, there is no way you can obtain those things."
"I'm not going to steal treasures anymore." Xu Bing said: "I just want to know where you are from, and then tell me how to get out of the bamboo forest, and then I can let you go. I know that people like you
I'm not afraid of death, but think about it, if you tell me your origin, it won't have any impact on you, because it's impossible for me to tell Longhu Villa this. I'm just curious. Besides, if you really don't tell me,
I still have many ways to extract a confession from you, and I guarantee you have never heard of many of them, but they will definitely make your life worse than death, so please think about it!"
"Are you wexing me?" Hu Zheng was a little angry.
Xu Bing smiled and said: "You can understand it this way. If you cooperate, I will save you. If you don't cooperate, not only will I not save you, I will still make you tell the truth. Unless you can commit suicide now, but you can't."
Come on, let me tell you the truth. I have a kind of medicine here. After you take it, you will say everything honestly. Do you believe it?"
"You" Hu Zheng glared angrily.
Xu Bing sat on a rock on one side, lit a cigarette easily, and said, "I'll give you five minutes to think about it!"
Hu Zheng closed his eyes and did not answer.
Xu Bing also sat down and smoked patiently.
Time passes minute by minute.
Xu Bing knew that these five minutes were the most difficult for Hu Zheng. He just wanted to make Hu Zheng suffer. It would be best if he could break through the opponent's psychological defense. If he couldn't, he could only give him medicine.
The medicine he mentioned does exist, and he has a few pills on him. They can only be used when performing special tasks. It is impossible to buy them on the market. They are for military purposes and are state secrets.
When the five minutes were up, Xu Bing stood up, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, sighed and said: "You are quite pitiful, and I can't bear to force you anymore, so I have to give you this medicine.
It's just a pity that this medicine is not available on the market. It is very expensive. Just to put it bluntly, after taking this medicine, there will be serious sequelae. There is a 90% chance that people will become idiots.
, of course, there is still a 10% chance that it will just degrade people's IQ, but there is no way, now that you are unwilling to cooperate, you can only take this medicine!"
After saying that, Xu Bing was about to feed Hu Zheng some medicine. Unexpectedly, Hu Zheng's expression changed and he said urgently: "Wait a minute."
"Have you figured it out?" Xu Bing stopped, he really couldn't bear to part with this medicine.
"I can tell you where I am from, but you have to tell me first where you are from and which gang you are from?" Hu Zheng finally couldn't bear the pressure in his heart and began to compromise.
Xu Bing said seriously: "Okay, I can tell you that I am a person sent by the country and I serve the country. Now you can tell where you are from."
"What?" Hu Zheng said in shock: "You are a member of the country. Does the country want to take advantage of us ancient martial arts sects? How do you know about Longhu Villa?"
Xu Bing frowned and said: "Actually, you are not qualified to ask these questions. These are state secrets. But based on the principle of integrity, I can answer you. Never underestimate the power of the country. It is impossible for one, two villages and five major sects to do so."
You are hiding from the eyes and ears of our country because you were born in China and your roots are also in China. You said that with the power of modern science and technology, there is no reason why you cannot be found. In fact, our organization has the ancient martial arts sect.
A master! Okay, stop talking nonsense, tell me which sect you are from!"
"Okay!" Hu Zheng sighed and said with some frustration: "I am from Zhuying Village."
"Why did you come to steal that thing?" Xu Bing was shocked. Although he had been mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised.
Does Zhuyingzhuang also want to annex the entire martial arts world? [
"I don't know about this. I'm just following the order of our village owner." Hu Zhengdao.
Xu Bing narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure what you are telling the truth?"
Hu Zheng nodded and said, "Of course."
Xu Bing laughed, and then suddenly there was a flash of light, and the dagger pierced Hu Zheng's throat. Blood spattered. Xu Bing wiped the dagger clean on Hu Zheng's clothes, turned around and left.
Hu Zheng refused to close his eyes and stared at Xu Bing's back. Then his head slowly drooped, and his eyes gradually became contented and peaceful.
It's better to die like this than to starve to death slowly!
Xu Bing told Hu Zheng everything, and naturally he would not allow Hu Zheng to continue living in this world.
Just after sneaking into the woods again, Xu Bing suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask Hu Zheng how to get out of the bamboo forest array.
But thinking that the old man at Shanyao Pass might know, Xu Bing felt relieved.
Returning to the woods, Xu Bing and Qin Chuan slept in a tree for the night.
The next morning, the two of them did not move. It was not until noon that Xu Bing asked Qin Chuan to meet him at the bamboo forest, while he ran to the mountainside alone.
I happened to meet a young disciple delivering food to the old man. When he came out, the disciple covered his nose with disgust on his face.
Xu Bing thought about what happened to the old man and suddenly felt hateful. However, now was not the time to act rashly. After the young man left, Xu Bing quietly sneaked into the cave.
"Senior, I'm here!" Xu Bing said.
The old man hadn't eaten anything and was waiting anxiously. When he saw Xu Bing, he said urgently: "Quickly, find a way to help me break the chain."
He looked very anxious, as if he didn't want to stay any longer, but Xu Bing said: "Senior, there may be a fierce battle in a while. I think you should eat first. Once you are full, you can face the enemy later."
"I've been here for more than ten years. Who wants to stay here any longer? Don't worry. I won't starve to death without eating. It's better to leave here quickly." The old man said.
Xu Bing understood the old man's mood very well. He took out the dagger and used his strength to cut off the iron chain in just three or five strokes.
In fact, this iron chain is very strong, and ordinary swords can't cut it without stopping. However, although Xu Bing's dagger is made in modern times, it is made of a special alloy. It can't be said to cut iron like clay, but it can cut with precision several times at the same time.
At one point, it is still easy to cut off the iron chain.
As soon as the old man's iron chains were removed from his body, he was completely liberated and could not help laughing loudly. His laughter was full of joy and relief, but also had an unspeakable bitterness and loneliness.
"Senior, let's leave first!" Xu Bing quickly advised. He didn't want to cause the experts in the villa to come up and check what was going on.
As soon as the old man came out of the cave, he first covered his eyes with his hands. He had not seen the sun for more than ten years. His skin was already very white and he did not look very healthy. He was not adapted to the sunlight.
After a few minutes, the old man seemed to be used to the sunlight. He took a few big gulps of air greedily, raised his head, and threw his long hair back.
Taking Xu Bing with him, the old man quickly sneaked into the dense forest. He had lived in Feilong Valley since he was a child and was naturally very familiar with the surrounding environment. However, not long after the two left, the villa seemed to have gotten the news, and many people rushed in.
He chased Xu Bing and the old man through the woods.