The stagnant air was filled with an unusually tense atmosphere. The two people facing each other were tense, both guessing the other's next move.
The torches on the wall flashed fiercely, and the light and shadow suddenly changed on the faces of the people in the room. Blinking seemed to be a luxury. The two of them looked at each other intently, and the hairs on their bodies seemed to have grown sensory organs. They stood up one after another, anxiously looking at the direction of the situation for their master.
Cui Ling swallowed.
At the moment, Li Jianguo was looking at him with a funny face, perhaps to create the illusion that he was at a loss, and then suddenly launched an attack when he wasn't paying attention.
Just like dealing with the stone man at the door, quietly and with one strike to defeat the enemy.
Fortunately, I had a keen mind and guessed Li Jianguo's thoughts early on, and I would never give Li Jianguo a chance to make a sneak attack. But even if he fights with all his strength, he should not be a single enemy of this monster.
As long as Li Jianguo thinks about it, he will be out of his wits in an instant.
Is he obviously waiting for something now, waiting for me to surrender? Do you want to wag your tail like a bereaved dog and then accept the sufferings of the eighteen levels of hell?
No, I am not afraid of the eighteen levels of hell, but my career has not yet been accomplished and I must not die here.
Why does Li Jianguo also have a serious expression?
When he looks at me like this, does he want to kill me and my plans in one fell swoop?
What is going on in his mind? This opponent is really unfathomable!
what to do?
Cui Ling felt beads of sweat break out on his forehead, which was not common in the cold Hades.
My legs could not help but tremble.
No! I am not afraid of death! Why, why can’t my whole body tremble?
Could it be that... is this the pressure of a higher dimension?
Cui Ling stared at Li Jianguo with wide eyes. His light blue pupils were now thin in color, revealing a misty darkness, and seemed to be dyed with a layer of gloomy will-o'-the-wisps.
For Cui Ling, looking at Li Jianguo now is like looking at a machete around his neck, which may be swung at him at any time.
Cui Ling took half a step back slightly, observed the situation calmly, and asked Li Jianguo: "It seems that you have suspected my identity for a long time, so you deliberately falsified your resume just to confuse me, right?"
"Uh...what?"
"No need to pretend to be stupid! You have already obtained the advantage you want, haven't you?" Cui Ling slowly retreated to the corner, mentally assessing his chances of winning.
Po Meng can barely be regarded as a hostage now, but he does not have any force. Can he escape by holding Po Meng hostage? In other words, making an attack in the east and attacking in the west? No, the only exit from this house is where Li Jianguo is. Should he jump out of the window? If this is the route...
Li Jianguo watched Cui Ling slowly retreat and became extremely nervous.
He shouted silently in his heart.
Don't! Stop moving! Why retreat? Is there some invisible weapon on the wall behind you?
Has Cui Ling already investigated her details? Is that why he is so calm now and not afraid of the power of me, a fake heavenly official?
Please, stop moving! Just stand there, can't you? Let's not use violence, can't we just have a gentle chat? Although you have tried to kill me several times before, you see, I'm not angry either. Don't copy me. Even if you don't want to sit down, we can just stand and chat!
It's over, Cui Ling definitely doesn't want to let him leave alive. Looking at his current posture, he is clearly accumulating strength and preparing to attack!
Li Jianguo couldn't help but curse his luck again.
Why did you carry it so far and hit it by chance?
Want to give it a try? Too dangerous! This will definitely not work! Although Cui Ling is a civil servant, he is still a god, so he probably won't have a problem killing me.
Do you still have to improvise with your own mouth? Can not be done! Now the mouth itself is too cowardly, and has no intention of showing off!
Turn around and run? Then he would bump into those people in the front yard. When Cui Ling said hello, the bits and pieces in his body would probably be unzipped.
what to do?
Li Jianguo felt his throat was extremely dry, and his fingertips began to tremble uncontrollably. A chill slowly overflowed from the internal organs, went up the spine, and slowly penetrated into Tianling Gai, grabbing the tightly tightened nerves, and then beat him indiscriminately.
If we continue to confront each other like this, I feel like I will collapse!
escape! This is not a boss that I can challenge right now, I must escape!
Li Jianguo suddenly glanced at a pile of low walls outside the window!
Wait, the courtyard wall next to it seems a bit short. If you can climb over it, maybe you can...
The two people did not dare to stare at each other slackly, and the atmosphere was dead silent. Both of them know that the slightest difference can make the difference in the outcome.
"Um……"
Mrs. Meng was ready to find a way to resolve this tense situation, but unexpectedly she just snorted softly. In the flash of lightning, Li Jianguo and Cui Ling acted at the same time. They ran towards the left courtyard wall and turned over to get through the right window.
The two of them jumped out at the same time. When they turned around outside the house, they saw each other's frightened faces again.
The two were shocked.
How did the other party predict his actions?
Po Meng stared at everything that happened in the room. She saw it, but she didn't understand it.
What are you doing?
What, am I also a part of your play?
Po Meng sighed: "Two adults, if possible, could you go back to the house and talk for a while?"
The two of them returned to the house anxiously at the same time, confirming an idea in their minds.
The other party is definitely not simple.
…
The next day, 21:07.
The two of them sat down on the kang, neither daring to move rashly.
Po Meng poured tea for the two of them. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she found a corner to sit by herself. Erlang's legs were slightly raised, holding the tea cup, and watching the confrontation between the two people with interest.
"You should let me go."
It was Cui Ling who spoke. He could only try to solve the problem through talking now.
If I had known better, I would not have let those orphans leave so early. Although the work they do is also very important, protecting themselves is indeed a higher priority. Alas, if I had not underestimated Li Jianguo...
"Why?"
Li Jianguo's reply came from the bottom of his heart.
Let you go? Why didn't you let me go?
Cui Ling replied calmly: "I have the future of the underworld in me. The current underworld has become too difficult to return to, and there is no way to return to heaven."
Li Jianguo thought for a while: "So you want to overthrow Hades?"
Cui Ling nodded: "We are just accelerating the inevitable process. There will be a better Hades waiting for us in the future."
Li Jianguo said firmly: "No."
Cui Ling asked excitedly: "Why? Can't you see that the underworld is completely decayed? It can't hold on at all. There are a large group of loyal people and ministers in the underworld such as Bao Zheng, black and white impermanence, and bull-headed and horse-faced people. None of them can reverse the direction of the collapse of Hades. Hades is hopeless! The establishment of a new Hades is imperative! I know that you are not an idle person. It is your stupid sense of right and wrong that has deceived you! Yes, There will be sacrifices, and maybe there will be some shocks in the Three Realms, but these are necessary and unavoidable! It is not a good choice to drag everyone to be buried together, or to bring some people of insight to build a new world together. Do you want to do it? You should let me go. Only in this way can I..."
"No, no, no, no, you misunderstood," Li Jianguo tried to calm Cui Ling's excitement, "I won't let you go because you want to overthrow Hades."
"Are you worried about too many sacrifices? We will do our best to reduce casualties, and you don't have to worry about Heaven. With so many souls in my hands, Heaven will not act rashly. When the new Hades is established, I can face it calmly. punishment, so..."
"No, no, Master Cui," Li Jianguo waved his hands repeatedly, a little embarrassed, "I didn't think about it that much, really. My focus is that the Jade Emperor asked me to solve the problem of Hades, not to solve the problem of Hades. If Hades is finished , I guess I will, uh, how do you say that, the divine form is destroyed, yes, the divine form is destroyed. It sounds painful, right? Actually, I don’t care about the casualties or anything like that. , but if I am injured and I am killed, I think we can have other considerations, right?"
Cui Ling was stunned for a moment: "Are you worried that you will be implicated?"
Li Jianguo nodded: "Yes, yes, so, if you don't want to think about it, is there any other way? For example, if you don't overthrow Hades and build a new Hades, is it feasible? Or, how about you just follow I’ll go back, your father is a famous literary judge, and you haven’t committed any heinous crimes yet, so let’s discuss it if anything happens!”
Cui Ling slowly shook his head, looked at Li Jianguo with disappointment, slowly got up from the kang and stood up:
"That is to say, you are not ready to let me go. In that case..."
Li Jianguo looked at Cui Ling in panic: "Master Cui, what are you..."
Is this... the talks broken down?
What is he going to do?
Are you ready to kill me?
Po Meng, who had been sitting in the corner, suddenly spoke: "Master Cui. Take a step back and pull the horizontal bar behind you."
The two of them were stunned.
When Li Jianguo didn't react, Cui Ling immediately followed Po Meng's instructions. A secret underground passage suddenly appeared from the corner of the wall. Cui Ling didn't waste any time. He jumped up and the passageway closed immediately, and Cui Ling disappeared. .
There was a loud rumbling sound, and the roof above the passage collapsed. Several pieces of gravel fell down, blocking the road.
Li Jianguo was dumbfounded, looked at Po Meng who looked plain, and asked in confusion:
"Mr. Meng...Mr. Meng, why did you let him escape? And isn't this your place? When did you get the passage?"
Po Meng smiled and gently knocked on another brick in her hand.
A row of steps suddenly appeared at the bottom of the feet.
"Let's go out first and talk about it later. With the movement just now, the people in the front yard should be here soon."
