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The cave, or dungeon, is in the same condition as before.
An oil lamp was burning half-deadly. Under the dim light, five prisoners were staggering.
Yu Ye was lying on his side in the corner, his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping, but his brows were furrowed, obviously not asleep. It wasn't because of Feng Laoqi's snoring or hunger, but because he was a little depressed and had doubts in his mind.
Lu Kai snatched his cake, Feng Laoqi ignored it, Feng Er gloated, and Jiang Xiong felt at ease.
Four guys actually ganged up to bully him.
Although there is nothing to satisfy my hunger, I am not unbearably hungry. Maybe it was because of the purple ginseng fruit, but until now, as long as he took a breath, there was still a faint sweet taste in his mouth.
Immortal Spirit Fruit?
Since it is a spiritual fruit, mortals naturally have no chance to enjoy it. Once eaten by mistake, their lives may be in danger!
A mortal should be an ordinary person like him, Yu Ye. And he swallowed more than ten purple ginseng fruits. Not only was he safe, but he felt comfortable and had endless aftertaste.
Did the head of the Yan family lie?
Or was the poison in his body so powerful that the purple ginseng fruit lost its medicinal properties?
Regardless of whether the reason for the destruction of the tomb and the loss of the purple ginseng fruit could be found out, the grumpy head of the Yan family would not easily let go of the tomb robbers. Could he be locked up in a dungeon like this and then die inexplicably?
The dungeon should be located underground.
There is no rooster crow here, no drumbeat, no skylight outside, and naturally it is impossible to distinguish the changes between day and night...
After about a few hours, the wooden door opened with a bang again.
The two strong men from before rushed in, grabbed Lu Kai and took him away without any explanation. As a shrill howl sounded, Jiang Xiong seemed to feel the same thing. He held his head in his hands and trembled slightly. Feng Er stared with his eyes a little ugly. Only Feng Laoqi was as relaxed as yesterday, lying leisurely in the haystack.
Yu Ye was equally leisurely. He sat cross-legged, looking up at the oil lamp on the stone wall, his eyes flashing with the dancing firelight.
Half an hour later, the bruised Lu Kai lay on the ground with a bang, and then Feng Er was dragged away again, and bursts of howling continued. Another half an hour later, Feng Er, covered in blood, returned. Without waiting for the two men from the Yan family to take action, Feng Lao Qi walked out of the dungeon, but his screams were not heard for a long time. Even when he returned, he still had a smile on his face, but his mouth and nose were bleeding, his cheek was cracked, and he was limping. The injuries were obviously serious.
"Little thief, it's your turn!"
Yu Ye didn't struggle and let the two strong men of the Yan family grab him and walk out.
Seeing the tragic situation of the four Jiang Xiongs, he was also frightened. And since you have become an accomplice of the thief, you will inevitably pay the same price. However, he remembered the poison in his body and gradually calmed down.
There is nothing to be afraid of when a person is about to die.
Go out and go right, you will see a long and narrow cave, with an oil lamp hanging at the end of it more than ten feet. The cave is divided into two. To the right is a stone staircase, and to the left is another cave.
There were oil lamps, wooden benches, wooden pillars, sticks, whips, ropes and other objects in a two or three-foot square area, as well as a pot of charcoal fire burning brightly.
Yu Ye was taken to a wooden pillar and tied with a rope, and then he was punched and kicked. His limbs suddenly twitched in pain, and a stream of blood spilled from his mouth and nose.
"Pah, pah——"
After punching and kicking a man, he stretched out his hand and slapped her twice. Then he stepped aside and said viciously: "Who is the person who ordered the tomb robbery? What grudge does he have against my Yan family?"
Yu Ye's eyes were filled with stars and he shook his head vigorously.
The man who beat him asked again: "Do you know the whereabouts of the purple ginseng fruit?"
"oh?"
Yu Ye seemed to have come to his senses and replied: "I ate the fruit..."
But before he finished speaking, he received a whip on his face. The burning pain made his expression distorted, and he couldn't help but scream loudly.
The two men were furious, one raised his fist and the other waved his whip——
"Hmph, if you had eaten the purple ginseng fruit, how could you have survived until now!"
"This little thief is full of lies, beat-"
Yu Ye complained endlessly, but it was difficult to refute.
When one person does something, one person is responsible, so you might as well tell the truth so as not to implicate innocent people and avoid being beaten. Unexpectedly, as feared before, no one believed everything he said.
"Pah, pah——"
The whip struck him hard on the face and body. Waves of burning pain hit him, and he could only grit his teeth and hold on. Within a moment, his leather robe was torn, his skin exploded, blood blurred his eyes and dyed his chest red, while the ruthless whip continued to fall crazily. He kept trembling and struggling, his distorted face full of unspeakable pain. Gradually, he stopped moving, and even his angry eyes became dim and lifeless...
After half a stick of incense, the two men finally stopped.
"The little thief is young, he's just afraid he won't be beaten."
"If the master of the house hadn't given instructions, I would have killed these thieves. That's all, let him live for a few more days."
Perhaps they were tired from the beating, so the two men dropped their whips, untied the ropes around Yu Ye, then dragged him toward the dungeon and threw him into the dungeon.
"boom--"
Yu Ye fell to the ground and lay on his back, his hair messy and his broken robe stained with blood. Especially his cheeks and chest were all bloody and miserable.
Not far away, several of his accomplices were watching.
Jiang Xiong said in surprise: "Hey, open your eyes and take a breath. Is this kid dead?"
Lu Kai shook his head and said: "If you beat him hard enough, he will lose half his life even if he doesn't die!"
Feng Er seemed to have his own opinion and mocked: "Who makes him not know how to ask for mercy? This is how he should be..."
Feng Laoqi was silent for a moment and signaled: "Brothers Lu Kai and Feng Er, help take care of Yi Er. Don't let him die to avoid bad luck!"
Lu Kai and Feng Er were a little reluctant, but they were afraid of getting into trouble, so they stretched out their hands to drag Yu Ye aside and then avoided each other.
Yu Ye's eyes were half-open and half-closed, as if he was unconscious, but he could hear the conversation between Jiang Xiong and others, as well as the retreating footsteps of the two men from the Yan family. And he just wanted to lie like this, stay away from the vicious faces, let the darkness envelope him, and enjoy a moment of comfort and peace.
The so-called darkness is red with blood. It was the blood on his face that blindfolded his eyes.
The beating he received was really cruel. When a whip is struck, the pain is very burning, accompanied by the tearing of the skin, which makes people just want to cry and beg for mercy. Just as he was gritting his teeth and struggling to hold on, he felt a cramping pain in his abdomen, which was like a sign of a poisonous dragon attack. If the poison takes effect at this time, it will only lead to death. Just when he collapsed in despair, the cramping pain in his abdomen slowly disappeared, and a warm current surged through his body, which relieved the pain of the whip.
Yes, at this moment, although he was lying on the ground with blood all over his body, it was as if he had lost half his life, and the pain in his skin had gradually been replaced by the slightest itching. It was this inexplicable comfort that surprised him. Put it in the past, it is just the illusion before coma. At this time, he was conscious and clear, and it was definitely not a delusion. Maybe something happened inside the body, an unprecedented situation.
Is it caused by dragon poison?
The pain caused by the poison is far worse than the whiplash.
Isn't it purple ginseng fruit?
Eating spiritual fruit by mistake can also lead to death.
The more curious I become, the more confused I become...
Yu Ye experienced the changes in his body and pondered the inexplicable confusion. For a poor boy in the mountains, the new world was too vast. Even if he exhausts all his curiosity, it is still difficult to know what is going on.
"Bang--"
The wooden door opened and a jar of water and a few pieces of cake were thrown in.
In the dungeon, food is given once a day so that people can fill their stomachs without starving to death.
Yu Ye was still lying on his side, the blood on his face and body had condensed into lumps. The black-red blood scab made his injuries look even more serious.
"Boy?"
Someone walked up to him and kicked him lightly.
Yu Ye's chest rose and fell, and he took a long breath. He slowly raised his hands and rubbed his eyes. Without the obstruction of the blood stains, the dark dungeon returned to the eyes. Others lowered their heads and looked back and forth at him.
Feng Laoqi?
Feng Laoqi looked at it for a moment and didn't know what he found. He gave a strange look and limped away, dragging the chain.
Yu Ye struggled to sit up.
There was an extra piece of bread on the ground in front of me.
"Eat it!"
Feng Laoqi had returned and lay down in the haystack, cursing in a low voice: "Damn it, you can't be beaten on an empty stomach!"
Jiang Xiong, Lu Kai, and Feng Er, whether lying or sitting, all looked sad.
Yu Ye picked up the pancake and took a bite.
The pancakes were hard and rough and difficult to swallow.
Are you still going to be tortured today?
Yu Ye thought about what Feng Laoqi said and continued to eat the unpalatable pancake.
The sheepskin robe on his body had been whipped into pieces. If he was beaten again, he would probably have nothing to cover him with. The exposed arms and chest looked scarred, and under the thick blood scabs, the split flesh seemed to be healing. That indescribable itching still persists...
Sure enough, as the wooden door opened and Jiang Xiong was taken out of the dungeon, the cave reverberated with shrill screams again.
However, Lu Kai and Feng Er did not return after being taken away one after another. Until Feng Laoqi, who was covered in blood, fell in the dungeon, there was still no sign of the two. What's even more strange is that according to yesterday's order, it was Yu Ye's turn to be beaten, but it turned out that Jiang Xiong was taken out again.
"ah--"
The screams of ginger bears could be heard in the distance, rising and falling intermittently. Perhaps due to the torture, he no longer had the strength to scream.
There were only two people left in the dungeon.
Yu Ye slowly stood up and tried to move his muscles. There were no serious injuries to his limbs, but the itching that spread all over his body became more and more intense, making him want to scratch without fear of tearing the wound.
Feng Laoqi lay face down on the ground.
Today, he is not as relaxed as yesterday. After being thrown into the dungeon, he lay down quietly like this,
Yu Ye moved his steps slightly.
The fences and wooden doors are all made of wooden pillars, and there are thick chains, making the dungeon extremely strong. Even if I chop with a knife and an ax, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape for a while.
Through the gap between the wooden pillars, a ray of light in the distance can be vaguely discerned. Ginger Bear's screams were still ringing intermittently.
Yu Ye turned around and looked at Feng Laoqi on the ground.
Feng Laoqi's hands and feet were tied with iron chains, and he lay quietly in a pool of blood. Under his torn robe, there were open wounds.
Yu Ye hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand to turn him over.
The breath is still there and the person is still alive.
Yu Ye picked up a bundle of thatch and put it under Feng Laoqi's head, then grabbed an earthen pot and wanted to feed him some water. Feng Laoqi, who was still in a coma, suddenly grabbed his wrist and slowly opened his eyes with a ferocious smile...
