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The sarcophagus has been opened, and Jiang Xiong and others either screamed and fell to the ground, or hid in various places.
At this moment, more than ten strong men emerged from the entrance of the tomb, holding torches, crossbows, arrows, and sharp blades. The middle-aged man at the head looked extremely angry. He raised his hand and waved his hand violently. Suddenly, the crossbow sounded and the arrows were like locusts.
People from the Yan family?
The Yan family must have discovered that the tomb had been stolen, so they gathered people and rushed over. And with such a volley of arrows, it was obvious that they were going to be killed!
What's worse, he is also an accomplice of the thief in the wild!
Faced with the unexpected situation, Yu Ye could no longer think too much and had no time to be afraid. He ducked and hid behind the stone tripod.
"Whizzing--"
The arrow passed overhead.
"boom--"
The torch inserted in the stone tripod flew out, splashing a string of sparks.
Yu Ye curled up and didn't dare to raise his head.
"ah--"
In the chaos, screams continued one after another.
After just a few moments of breathing, the huge tomb suddenly became quiet. Only the light of the torch swayed, and thick blood filled the surroundings.
Are all those thieves dead?
Yu Ye looked quietly.
Suddenly, someone rushed out from behind the sarcophagus and shouted: "Brothers, fight out -"
It was Feng Laoqi, unusually strong and fierce.
Immediately afterwards, several more men jumped up, each waving their knives and clubs, trying to find a way out.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of wind, flying dust and mist, and Feng Laoqi and others fell to the ground one after another.
What happened?
Yu Ye suddenly realized that something was wrong and hurriedly retreated to avoid it. However, he fell to the ground with a bang, and a layer of fishnet-like things wrapped around him tightly. Before he could struggle to free himself, there was a "bang" on his head, as if someone had kicked him, and he immediately rolled his eyes and passed out. But he did not completely lose consciousness. He was in a trance, with his limbs hanging in the air and his body off the ground. He must have been carried out of the tomb. He passed through two courtyards one after another and came to a cave. Then there was a "ding-dong" sound, and his hands and feet There were two more chains, and then they were thrown to the ground...
I don’t know how many hours passed, but I heard a faint conversation——
"Brother Qi, why did the Yan family keep you and me..."
"Do you want to die..."
"of course not……"
"Ginger Bear, if you are timid, you might as well beg for mercy..."
"Haha, maybe the Yan family will spare your life..."
"Fart! When did you Lu Kai and Feng Er ever see me, Jiang Xiong, afraid of death? I am also a daring person, and I just want to die knowingly. Who would want to be so unlucky that out of fifteen men, only you and me are left. Oh, forget about that boy, he’s damn lucky..."
"Squeak——"
"Bang--"
It was the sound of the door opening.
"boom--"
Yu Ye's back hurt, and he knew he had been kicked again, so he woke up from his trance, but his hands and feet could not move freely, and the iron chain made a "clatter, clatter" sound.
His hands and feet were covered with iron hoops and connected to an iron chain more than a foot long and as thick as a finger.
The cave where it is located is three to five feet in size, with a layer of thatch on the ground and exudes a musty smell. Oil lamps hung on the stone walls of the cave, flickering with faint light. There is a row of thigh-thick wood standing at the entrance of the cave, like a fence sealing the entire cave. There is a door leaf in the middle of the fence, both made of wooden pillars. As the door opened, two young strong men and a middle-aged man walked in.
The two strong men looked fiercely to the left and right, then stepped aside.
A middle-aged man once appeared in the tomb. He was wearing a deerskin robe, with a thin and boneless face, a black beard, sunken eyes, and a gloomy expression. He slowly stopped and said coldly: "I am Yan Shu, the head of the Yan family. I left you alive only because of something unknown."
Yu Ye moved his body and sat up against the stone wall.
There were four other people in the cave.
Jiang Xiong, he survived unexpectedly and seemed unscathed; Feng Laoqi's clothes were torn and covered in blood; the remaining two people should be Lu Kai and Feng Er. The four of them were also tied with iron chains and looked miserable, but their respective expressions seemed to be different.
After the head of the Yan family spoke out, no one responded.
Jiang Xiong hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said: "It turns out to be the master of the Yan family. How disrespectful, disrespectful. I don't know what's bothering me, but I am willing to share the worries of the master of the family!"
The head of the Yan family nodded slightly, stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said: "My ancestor's tomb is not known to outsiders. Even the descendants of this clan can't get even half a step closer. But you know the way to the tomb." He looked at Jiang Xiong asked one word at a time: "Please tell the truth, who ordered you?"
"this……"
Jiang Xiong rolled his eyes, forced out a smile and said, "My brother is wandering around just for money. It's just a coincidence that he found this place. How can he be ordered by others?"
Feng Laoqi, Lu Kai, and Feng Er shook their heads in silence.
Yu Ye sat alone in the corner, thinking that the conversation had nothing to do with him, but unexpectedly the head of the Yan family looked at him, and he hurriedly shook his head.
"If no one ordered it, why did the purple ginseng fruit be stolen?"
The Yan family suddenly became angry and scolded: "Purple ginseng fruit is not only useless to mortals. If you eat it by mistake, you may lose your life. It is worthless. However, it is a spiritual fruit left by the ancestors. Only because descendants have no chance to do so." As a practitioner, I didn't dare to waste the natural resources, so I kept them in the tomb. Who would have thought that they would be killed by thieves? Hum!" He snorted angrily and said bitterly: "Name the person behind the scenes and hand over the purple ginseng fruit. If not... …
Jiang Xiong had a look of confusion on his face and turned to look at Feng Laoqi.
Feng Laoqi, Lu Kai, and Feng Er also looked surprised, shaking their heads in unison, which was a silent response.
Yu Ye was in a different situation from the four of them. He sat alone in the corner, buried his head deeply, and sighed secretly as if he wanted to get rid of fear, but was helpless.
He had no doubts about Master Yan's conclusion that there was someone behind the group of thieves. He once expected Jiang Xiong and Feng Laoqi to reveal the truth in order to clear his relationship in the wild. And when the head of the Yan family mentioned the purple ginseng fruit, he felt like he had been kicked again, his head banged, and he suddenly fell into panic.
Alas, there is no need to think too much. The fruit I ate before was undoubtedly the purple ginseng fruit.
Although he had no choice but to become the thief's accomplice, the purple ginseng fruit he ate later was enough to convict him of the crime of theft. Now the head of the Yan family is pressing for revenge, but it is difficult for him to tell the truth. Even if I told him where the purple ginseng fruit was, no one would believe it. Because the head of the Yan family has said it beforehand, mortals will die if they accidentally eat the purple ginseng fruit. But he was safe and sound in the wild, so how should he explain it?
"A bunch of cunning and treacherous people!"
The head of the Yan family finally lost his patience, turned around and left.
The two men he brought with him walked towards Jiang Xiong, picked him up and dragged him out.
"Hey, what are you doing? I have something to say..."
Ginger Bear yelled and struggled in vain.
As the wooden door closed and locked with a bang, the three people in the grip disappeared into the darkness.
Inside the cave, there was a dead silence.
Feng Laoqi, Lu Kai, and Feng Er all sat there blankly, staring, no one making a sound, as if they were worried about Jiang Xiong's life or death, or as if they were divining their own family's good or bad luck.
Just a moment later, shouts suddenly came from the distance.
"ah--"
It was Jiang Xiong's voice, one voice was louder than the other, passionate and shrill, and gradually turned into a cry. It was moving to hear it.
Lu Kai and Feng looked at each other and murmured——
"This is a beating to death!"
"The Yan family is so cruel, Jiang Xiong will not survive!"
Feng Laoqi became more relaxed and lay down against the stone wall. He glanced sideways and called out, "Boy, get over here!"
Yu Ye didn't seem to hear, still curled up with his head buried.
"Damn it!"
Feng Laoqi didn't mind, and scolded: "You are so young, you are really good at it!"
"Did he steal the purple ginseng fruit?"
"Little thing, you are looking for death..."
Lu Kai and Feng Er were surprised, and their fierce looks were immediately revealed.
Yu Ye had to raise his head, looking a little panicked.
He unintentionally became the thief's accomplice, and now he is a prisoner. After regretting and entangled, he could only choose to face it. Since you accidentally ate purple ginseng fruit, just admit it. He won't live long anyway, so why bother hurting others.
But Feng Laoqi said angrily: "When did I say that he stole the purple ginseng fruit?"
Lu Kai said in shock: "Feng Laoqi..."
Feng Er thought for a while and said awkwardly: "Well, I never said that, but just now..."
"snort!"
Feng Laoqi snorted and explained: "I mean, that kid's mind and means are far beyond ordinary people, otherwise how could he survive to this point."
Lu Kai suddenly realized it, but said disapprovingly: "It's just a fluke that he is destined to be lucky!"
Feng Er echoed: "It is useless for a child in the mountains to steal the spiritual fruit. And what the spiritual fruit is like, I have never paid attention to it before."
"At that time, I only cared about gold and silver property..."
"Is there anyone who ordered me to come here this time..."
"Feng Laoqi, you and Jiang Xiong are familiar with this place. Could it be that..."
Feng Laoqi ignored his two companions, closed his eyes and dozed off.
Yu Ye took the opportunity to turn around to avoid being questioned by Lu Kai and Feng Er again. Facing the cold stone wall, there was a hint of doubt in his worried look.
The howling in the distance stopped.
After a while, the wooden door opened with a bang. The two men dragged the ginger bear in and threw it on the ground. They also dropped two earthen jars and a bamboo basket, then closed the wooden door and walked away.
Feng Laoqi, Lu Kai, and Feng Er hurriedly approached.
Yu Ye couldn't help but get up.
Ginger Bear was lying on the ground, his clothes were torn, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, his mouth was bleeding, and he was in a miserable shape. Three companions helped him aside and helped check his injuries. He groaned and gritted his teeth and said: "I...if my old bear comes out of the dungeon alive...I will definitely kill Yan Shu..."
Feng Laoqi laughed and said: "Haha, I can't die!"
Jiang Xiong's injuries looked serious and not fatal. He seemed to be a little angry and said anxiously: "Even if I beat the old bear to death, what can I do? The old bear doesn't know who is instigating it, and he has never seen the purple ginseng fruit. Whoever did such a good thing, the old bear will never forgive him. he!"
Yu Ye turned around in a circle and quietly stepped aside. As he raised his hand and moved forward, the chain made another sound.
There are two earthen jars on the ground, one contains water and the other should be used for defecation. In the old bamboo basket, there were five black pancakes.
This is the dungeon of the Yan family, and there is food and drink.
Just as Feng Laoqi expected, he would not die for a while.
Let's eat some pancakes to cushion our stomach.
Just as Yu Ye was about to reach out, the bamboo basket was snatched away by someone.
It was Lu Kai who took two cakes alone and threw the rest to Feng Er, Jiang Xiong and Feng Laoqi. Then he dropped the bamboo basket and glared at him fiercely...
