Chapter 1682 Farewell
Wu Qiang followed Li Bai closely, and Lu Zhangyuan also followed without saying a word.
When the three of them met the villagers who were dressed in bloody clothes, the villagers not only did not stop them, but on the contrary, they all shifted their eyes and showed a scary smile.
When Yao, Shun and Yu saw the three people running towards them, they were startled for a moment, then their faces twisted in anger, and they kept waving to Li Bai. But at this moment, Li Bai and the others had already bypassed Empress Zhusheng's large sedan chair and came to him.
"What are you here for?" Yao, Shun, and Yu were trembling with anger. "You can't do anything here. You can only accompany me to death!"
Li Bai did not deny this, because she had not thought of a way to escape for the time being, and she was ready to find a loophole in Empress Zhusheng.
Yao, Shun, and Yu had no choice now. He looked under the bridge, but it was pitch black below, and there was no light at all. "If it doesn't work, we can only jump off the bridge. We will first pull the fuse of the explosive and explode it." Let’s jump together at the last moment.”
"Life and death are determined by destiny and wealth. Even if we all die, we can't let this ghost cross the river." Now Yao, Shun, and Yu just said whatever they wanted, not caring whether Empress Zhusheng could hear it or not.
"no."
A rather hoarse voice sounded, instantly attracting Li Bai Yao and Shunyu's attention. Lu Zhangyuan shook his head slightly and said firmly, "Jumping down is definitely not a good choice. You will definitely die."
Wu Qiang looked at the villagers who were getting more and more uncomfortable around him, and he was already confused. "What's wrong? I... I can also swim. I am good at water. You guys..."
"It has nothing to do with water quality. There's something wrong with the water down here."
As if to verify what he said, Lu Zhangyuan took off his clothes and threw them into the water, and then threw the torch.
Under the light of the torch, I saw the clothes falling on the water, but the next second, a surprising scene appeared. The clothes fell straight towards the water without encountering any obstacles at all.
Li Bai slowly opened his eyes wide, "This...this water has no buoyancy?"
Lu Zhangyuan nodded, "Yes, this water can't float anything."
"Weak water, this is the abyss of weak water!" Li Bai couldn't help but lost his voice.
According to the "Book of Mountains and Seas": "There is water north of Kunlun. Its power cannot beat mustard, so it is called weak water."
In other words, weak water itself has no buoyancy. Even if you put a blade of grass on it, it will sink. According to rumors, not even humans, let alone humans, can cross such a place, and the water here is not suitable for ghosts and gods. It is highly poisonous, so it is also called Gui Chou Ferry.
Now Li Bai Yao and Shun Yu finally figured it out. No wonder a mere river can trap the villagers of Heishui Village and the monster Zhusheng Empress. This is actually the legendary Abyss of Weak Water.
Wu Qiang didn't understand this, but the abnormality of the water was obvious. Wu Qiang was desperate again, "Then... what should we do? Aren't we dead?"
"not necessarily."
At this moment, Yao Shunyu suddenly realized that Lu Zhangyuan's bookishness had disappeared, and was replaced by a convincing decisiveness. As if he was a different person, Lu Zhangyuan said quickly: "Just now we found the secret of the last bridge pier, which has 9 roots." The human pile is very resentful. If you turn around there, you will be trapped. It is also on the bridge, but it is like two time and space. "
Yao and Shunyu couldn't digest so much information at the same time. After all, he had never experienced the weirdness of the last bridge pier, but Li Bai was different. She quickly understood Lu Zhangyuan's plan.
After a moment, Li Bai's eyes lit up, "You mean we set off the explosives when we reach the last bridge pier, then turn back at the same time, putting ourselves in another world, and wait until the explosion is over, then we come back."
"That's it." Lu Zhangyuan nodded cautiously, "You have also seen that the bridge pier is very strong. Those soldiers used an unknown amount of explosives before, blasting the entire bridge full of holes, but the last bridge pier It’s still solid, as long as we control the distance, there will be no problem.”
They wasted a lot of time here, but fortunately, the speed of Zhusheng's team was getting slower and slower. The villagers at the front were almost moving forward in small steps. They seemed to be afraid of the last bridge pier.
Later, Li Bai frowned slightly, and she discovered a flaw, "But how do we get out?"
Hearing this, Lu Zhangyuan fell silent. He turned to look at Wu Qiang, his eyes full of complexity.
Wu Qiang was flustered by Lu Zhangyuan's eyes, and swallowed hard, "Lu...Brother Lu, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Sorry." Lu Zhangyuan cast an apologetic look at Wu Qiang, "Wu Qiang, this path of survival is not suitable for you, because you have already turned back on the bridge and been trapped once."
"Look at your shoulders." Lu Zhangyuan continued.
As Wu Qiang tremblingly pulled down his clothes, the three of them were surprised to find a handprint on Wu Qiang's right shoulder.
The fingerprints were as dark as ink, and Wu Qiang collapsed. While crying, he rubbed it with his hands desperately, and then tore it with his nails. In the end, he couldn't remove it until he saw blood, as if it was branded into his skin. " Why can’t we get rid of it?”
“This is a ghost’s shoulder, and it is also a mark left by the resentful ghost on you. As long as you enter that space again, you will be found immediately. As the ghost puts his hand on your other shoulder, you will never be able to leave. ̢̜̳̱͈̹͓͛͜ḩ̷̻̩͍̱̗͔̺̏̓͊̀͂̀ͅủ̵̓̓͊̑ ̰̙̻͉̦͙̗̥̂̑x̸͍̘̳͂͊̂̊̀͊̕͘.̷̹̦̆̆c̶͙͈͚̽̄̈̎̒͜ó̶̧̧̝̳̠͇͕̺̲̹̔̈́̃͝͝m̷̗͓̽̂̌̋̃̌" Lv Zhangyuan said this in a cautious and steady tone, he was just stating the facts.
"Then what should I do? What should I do?" Wu Qiang's pleading eyes swept across Lv Zhangyuan, Li Bai, and Yao, Shun and Yu one by one, but there was no answer.
Finally, Lv Zhangyuan spoke, he looked at Wu Qiang and shook his head slowly, "There is no way, there is really no way. "
At this moment, the team has completely stopped, stopped in front of the last bridge pier, as if waiting for something. The atmosphere is solemn, but the excitement hidden in the eyes of these villagers can be seen. After all, they are about to escape, as long as they cross the bridge.
Li Bai Yaoshunyu knew that the team stopped to wait for someone to clear the way for them. According to the rules of tonight, someone among them needs to cross the bridge first, just like opening a long-sealed ban for the team.
In this depressing atmosphere, everyone stopped talking. Li Bai wanted to say something to break the damn silence, but her voice was hoarse and she couldn't say a word. After sharing hardships, she also had feelings for Wu Qiang.
Now I have to say It was nothing more than tricking Wu Qiang into going to his death. Li Bai still admired Lu Zhangyuan for this. He was willing to tell the truth. Otherwise, with his ability, he could deceive Wu Qiang and make him mistakenly believe that he still had a chance of survival. In this way, it would be much easier to use.
One minute, or even shorter, Wu Qiang finally raised his head. He scanned the faces of the three people one by one with his bloodshot eyes, and finally stopped at Li Bai's face. Li Bai subconsciously avoided that sight because she could do nothing.
"Hu——" Wu Qiang let out a long breath, and the next second he was relieved, "It seems that this is my life. Miss Li, you saved me. If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago."
Wu Qiang forced an ugly smile, "This life is my return to you. We have known each other for a long time. You are all great people. I really feel at ease to be able to help you in the end."
"Wu Qiang..." Li Bai couldn't help choking up, moved by the dark man in front of him.
"What do you need me to do? "Wu Qiang looked at Lu Zhangyuan, his eyes full of determination.
"We take off all our clothes and twist them into a rope. You take the rope to the front of the team, cross the bridge and tie the rope to the shore. We will help you delay time, but you must come back immediately. If you stay on the shore, these ghosts will follow you. Finally, when the team reaches the last bridge pier, we will detonate the explosives, and then you will..." Lu Zhangyuan stopped talking here and pursed his lips.
He continued later, "I don't recommend that you turn around and hide in the previous space." Lu Zhangyuan said what was in his heart. Being left behind forever and watching himself die little by little was too terrifying.
"I understand. "Wu Qiang let out a heavy breath, and as several people took off their clothes, a rope was soon made.
Without saying goodbye, Wu Qiang pulled the rope and walked towards the other end of the bridge.
Things were just as Lu Zhangyuan said, no villagers stopped Wu Qiang from leaving, and they were even staring at him with strange eyes.
But after walking a dozen steps, Wu Qiang turned around and came back.
"I...I'm not regretting it, I have something to ask you." Wu Qiang took out a crumpled piece of paper from his arms, with words on it, "This is a letter I left for my wife and daughter at home. I wrote it before, but I didn't expect...I didn't expect it to be used. Please help me send it home. By the way, my home address is Yujiagan Village, Huangsha Town, Nanping City. My wife is Deng Shuping and my daughter is Wu Liying. "
After saying this, Wu Qiang did not stop, but turned around and walked towards the other side of the bridge resolutely. He was no longer afraid of the villagers dressed in bloody clothes. He was even too lazy to go around when he met villagers blocking his way. He pushed them away. He reached into his arms and a pack of explosives appeared in his hand. Wu Qiang took big steps with an indomitable momentum. He was no longer the honest dark man, but a general on the battlefield.
Watching Wu Qiang leave like this, Li Bai and the other two were all Understand, this time is a farewell forever.
As Wu Qiang quickly tied the rope, the villagers who had been waiting for a long time began to move forward little by little. Wu Qiang turned back to the bridge and strode to the bridge head, facing the villagers and the Birth Goddess, with a cold face, with the momentum of one man blocking the pass and ten thousand men unable to open.
Elder Sun, who had already moved to the front, was the first to lose his patience. He took a small step forward and stretched out his skinny claws to grab Wu Qiang. Wu Qiang suddenly opened his eyes wide and punched Elder Sun in the face. "Now!" Wu Qiang shouted loudly, and then pulled the fuse of the explosives with his teeth.
"Go to hell!"
Yao Shunyu roared and threw the explosives in his hand, which were "hissing" and sparking, at the Birth Goddess.
Li Bai then threw all the explosives in his backpack over, all of which were thrown on the Birth Goddess's big sedan chair. The explosives inside rolled out and fell in front of the village chief with wide eyes.
"Turn around!"
Almost at the moment when the explosives in Wu Qiang's hand exploded, Li Bai and the other two turned around. Not long ago, a voice called out from behind them. The voice sounded very familiar and reassuring, but when they calmed down and thought about it, they couldn't recognize whose voice it was.
The three of them pulled each other, and the only rope was tied around Li Bai's waist.
As they turned around, the surging explosion disappeared instantly. There was still a bridge under their feet, but all the people on the bridge disappeared. A fog that came from nowhere rolled around them, and the scene was surprisingly weird.
"Huh?" Wu Qiang's surprised voice came from behind him, "What's the situation? I... Why am I not dead? I'm really not dead!"
"Haha, I'm not dead, we can leave here together!"
Wu Qiang's voice was full of joy of surviving a disaster, but Li Bai and the other two didn't look back. Li Bai bit his lip and his eyes were slightly red.
She knew that Wu Qiang had no chance of surviving. The voice behind him was a ghost in disguise, because Wu Qiang would not say me, he would only say me.
The rope around Li Bai's waist was not straight, but was strangely bent in the air, but it was very tight. This abnormal scene looked extremely strange, as if the space was distorted by some strange force.
Without hesitation, Li Bai grabbed the rope and walked out along the rope little by little. This rope was their only chance to leave.
The chance Wu Qiang finally won for them.
Soon, with a burst of light and shadow changes, they finally left that space and returned to the last bridge pier.
But now looking around, the whole bridge has been completely changed. The temporary wooden planks on the bridge were almost all blown up by the shock wave generated by the explosion. The big sedan chair on the bridge, the Goddess of Birth, and the villagers were all gone.
On the other side of the bridge behind him, and on the small remaining wooden planks near the other side, there were still some villagers standing, but now the villagers seemed to be in a frenzy, standing in place one by one, twitching all over, with terrifying makeup, like a group of demons dancing wildly.
The Goddess of Birth should have fallen into the river and died, and the crisis was resolved.
As the three of them stepped onto the other side, the current situation changed again. Yao, Shun and Yu protected Li Bai behind them and stared at Lu Zhangyuan with a vigilant look.
He really didn't expect that the young man who was willing to block a knife for him was Shen Hong, and the other party was hiding very deeply.
Now that the crisis has been overcome, I am afraid it will be a situation of life and death again.
But to Yao, Shun and Yu's surprise, Lu Zhangyuan behaved very calmly. He looked back at the broken bridge and slowly took out the crumpled paper from his arms. The handwriting on the paper was crooked and looked quite funny, but Lu Zhangyuan's face was full of seriousness, "It's a pity that we can't fulfill our promise. Wu Qiang is a different person from us after all."
"He is a good man." Li Bai recalled the back of Wu Qiang leaving, and couldn't help but think of Zhang Yuanchao again. They are all people who value friendship.
Lu Zhangyuan turned around and looked at Li Bai, Yao, Shun and Yu. His eyes were absent-minded for a moment, "But you are not evil people either."