Weird show

Chapter 68

※one※

Ji Shuliu let go of the enemy's ankles in the air, using the force of the side wall to pounce forward, and fell to the rocky ground, his knees and left palm were scratched at the same time, barely keeping his muscles and bones intact.

The enemy fell to the ground with a bang behind him, and Sun Chengxiu, who came after him, pressed on the enemy, jumped up and held the knife against the man's neck.But the man lay prone on the ground, motionless.The darkness in the ground was worse than the ground, and Sun Chengxiu was unable to see for a while. After groping around the man's neck and face for a while, he confirmed that the man was bleeding from all seven orifices.

Ji Shuliu blinked, turned over and sat up, using the faint light cast from the gap above his head, he groped to find out the situation at the bottom of the crack.

The place is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, like a vase that is stretched sideways. If people are inside, if they stand in the wrong position, they will not be able to see the sky. Own.The bottom of the ground fissure is pitted, and there are some small cracks leading to deeper underground, and there is not much rainwater accumulation.

Sun Chengxiu got up from the dead body with some difficulty, closed his eyes and rested for a moment, and gently covered his left ankle.When she came back after chasing the archer, a small half of the blood covered her body was her own. The ankle was the most seriously injured, and her white bones had been exposed, so she moved slowly and got entangled in the lunatic's legs.

Sun Chengxiu said: "The man who shot the crossbow-arrow is from the Heavenly Punishment Sect, and his martial arts methods are very domineering. If I hadn't been familiar with Ah Jiu's moves, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to win so quickly."

Ji Shuliu thinks back to the cause and effect of the whole incident: "Shangguan Wu did everything. He chased and killed his brother and was caught by Ai Xiucai, but he didn't know that Ai Xiucai had forgotten Shangguan San's deathbed instructions, thinking that Ajiu took us He went to the island because he had already learned the truth. He probably has a good way of buying people's hearts, and he was able to use several of Shangguansi's subordinates as dead soldiers, risking their lives to plant them on Shangguansi, killing two birds with one stone."

Sun Chengxiu said: "That should be the case. However, Shangguan Wu's words are so pretentious, and there are so many people who follow him and are easily bribed by him. No wonder Ajiu said that there are many lunatics on the island."

The two rested for a while, regained some strength, stood up and prepared to climb up.

Only then did they realize that something was wrong—it was easy to fall, but not so easy to climb up.

The "walls" on both sides of the ground fissure are not only high, but also reverse-slanted, and there is no way to leverage it; the rock texture is dense, and it is difficult to insert a sword.Sun Chengxiu tried to climb many times, but every time he fell from exhaustion.

Ji Shuliu suggested that she try climbing by stepping on herself. Sun Chengxiu tried twice, but the ground was dark, and she accidentally touched the arrow wound on Ji Shuliu's back the second time.Ji Shuliu was in pain and fell to his knees. Sun Chengxiu tried his best to raise his breath and went up a few steps, but finally fell down because Ji Shuliu couldn't catch her anymore, so he fell very badly.

The two looked at each other and said "sorry" at the same time.

Sun Chengxiu said: "If you call for help here, will you attract enemies?"

As soon as the words fell, besides the sound of thunder and rain overhead, the sound of footsteps and swords breaking through the air suddenly came.Ji Shuliu immediately stuffed the three dead bodies into the corner of the cave, and hid them with Sun Chengxiu in an invisible place above.

They stopped when suddenly a voice cursed softly: "Grandma, where can you go?"

Another anxiously said: "Let them escape with their lives and it will be over."

Shangguanwu's men are searching for them.

The footsteps of the two people gradually faded away, and soon another footstep approached, lingered nearby for a long time, and then walked away again.

There are three other corpses not too far from here. It is not difficult to find them. Fortunately, the heavy rain prevented the searchers from lighting the torches and washed away the blood left on the ground by the battle just now, so their traces were not exposed. .

In the sound of thunder and rain, footsteps appeared every once in a while. Ji Shuliu and Sun Chengxiu did not dare to move rashly and froze in place.

※two※

After a while, the inspectors above never noticed the ground crack, and the two relaxed a little.Ji Shuliu's thoughts suddenly changed, and he slowly moved to the side of the three corpses that hadn't completely cooled down. He laid each corpse flat and straight in the corner of the cracked ground.

Returning to his original position, he curled up in a corner of the ground fissure, and finally began to feel a little unable to hold on.He had lost a lot of blood on his legs, and he was already weak; the blood trough wiped by the arrow shaft on his back stretched from his right shoulder to his left waist, soaked in rainwater, slowly swelled up, and became more and more painful. Every movement will touch the wound.

There is no food here, and there is a lack of wound medicine. If you are thirsty, you can only close your eyes and open your mouth to the rainwater with mud that leaks from above the ground fissure. If you are sleepy, you can't lie down and sleep for a while.Ji Shuliu had never been in a life-and-death situation, and he had no experience in dealing with it. He saw some strange patterns glowing in the darkness in front of him, as if foreshadowing that he was going to faint, but he knew in his heart that if he fainted, maybe Really will die here, dare not relax.

Seeing this, Sun Chengxiu was a little flustered, and whispered: "I can't go up, what are you going to do?"

"There is always a way, don't worry, take a rest first."

"That's true." Sun Chengxiu was relieved, sitting on the ground and doing exercises silently, no more words.

Ji Shuliu tilted his body and leaned against the side wall of the ground crack, while counting his pulse, while silently recalling some interesting things, encouraging himself not to take this small injury that could not kill anyone too seriously.His pulse was fairly stable and could be used for timing. When he counted to [-], he guessed that it was already the morning of the next day, and opened his eyes again.

Sure enough, the sky was still covered with dark clouds, but there was a little sunlight through the gaps in the clouds.

Those who were looking for them hadn't given up yet, and the sound of muddy footsteps still sounded from time to time on the ground.

Ji Shuliu tried his best to move to the side of the corpses of the three enemies, pushed them one by one, and found that they were completely stiff, and their joints could not be moved.

He waved to Sun Chengxiu, and whispered under the cover of the sound of rain: "It's raining now, the sky is very dark, and they couldn't light the torches, so they didn't find our trace. But the dark clouds have already dissipated, and it will clear up later." , they might find it.”

His voice was weak and hoarse, but his tone was calm.Sun Chengxiu asked: "Have you figured out a countermeasure?"

Ji Shuliu said: "These three dead people are already very stiff. You can tie them up in a string and stand upright. When there is no one outside, you may be able to get out by stepping on the dead bodies as a ladder. I took advantage of their bodies last night. A breath of heat, and set them straight, just for this moment."

Sun Chengxiu's eyes widened: "This idea... sounds a bit new."

Ji Shuliu said: "I had a brainstorm last night."

Sun Chengxiu nodded and said, "You can try it. I'm afraid your current injury won't go away, but as long as I can do it, I can pull you out with a rope."

"Leave me alone," Ji Shuliu stopped her immediately, "I have limited mobility, and you are also injured. You can't avoid the ambushing people with me. Go find the second brother as soon as possible after you go up."

Sun Chengxiu hesitated slightly: "But you are here by yourself, what if you are attacked?"

Ji Shuliu said: "You go to the second brother in time, it's safer than taking me as a drag. As long as you remember to wipe off the traces left nearby as much as possible, and take away the swords of these people and throw them in different places. "

Sun Chengxiu pondered for a moment, and understood that taking him away would only increase the number of variables, nodded and said: "Okay." After speaking, he began to tie the corpses together.

※three※

Ji Shuliu's "plan" did not go wrong. The three corpses were as stiff as sticks, and the ups and downs of their bodies were easy to pedal. Sun Chengxiu climbed up to the ground easily along the ladder formed by the corpses.She wiped away the traces and left quietly. Ji Shuliu pulled down the ladder and huddled in the corner of the ground and waited quietly.

Not long after, the heavy rain subsided slowly. Although there were still some sporadic drizzle left, the thick clouds thinned and could no longer cover the sky.Sunlight casts down from the narrow opening of the crack and shines on the muddy water at the bottom, everything inside the crack is no longer dark and difficult to distinguish.

Overnight, Ji Shuliu became haggard a lot, even his lips turned white, his spirit of holding on in front of Sun Chengxiu gradually dissipated, he closed his eyes and slowly lay on his side on the ground.

Then he frowned and got up with even more difficulty, because the stones on the ground were sharp and pierced his skin, and lying down was more uncomfortable than sitting up.

He silently said to himself, these injuries on his body are just very painful, not too serious, and he just feels unbearable because he usually lives too well and his will is not strong enough. Take cover and escape together.

It's a pity that talking to myself can't make people's will become firm in an instant. The tiredness rises from the soreness of the limbs and back, and pours into the brain. Ji Shuliu's fingers have been grabbing the corner of the clothes because of the pain. It was so soft that I couldn't even grasp the corners of the clothes.He felt thirsty after losing blood, and regretted that he didn't drink more muddy rainwater just now. There is also a little accumulated muddy water on the ground, but it is muddy and yellow, making people sick, not to mention that the corpses beside him have been soaked in water all night, although they have not yet rotted. Also smells bad.

Ji Shuliu thought to himself, it's better to sleep for a while, anyway, even if luck is extremely bad, Shangguan Wu really finds him before Qin Songfeng arrives, and he has no strength to fight back.But when he really wanted to sleep, he couldn't fall into a deep sleep, because he had to keep his head straight so that the wound on his back wouldn't suddenly hurt.

It was summer at this time, and the weather should be very warm, but Ji Shuliu felt cold.Surrounded by dark brown rocks, it was narrow and narrow, and it was difficult to see the blue sky when he raised his head. In a daze, he suddenly remembered the abandoned trap that Pan Ziyun fell into.

Just now, Sun Chengxiu fell repeatedly and was disappointed. Pan Ziyun was helpless, seriously injured, fell repeatedly, and finally fell into a coma. How desperate must he be?Did he ever complain that these friends who tried their best to drag him out of despair and misery failed to find him in time when he needed help the most?

Thinking of Pan Ziyun's condition, which has been out for many days, and what happened to Pan Ziyun's condition, Ji Shuliu felt tired and bit the tip of his tongue lightly to stop himself from thinking about it.

Boring, he put his hand into the stagnant water and fiddled with pebbles to pass the time. He didn't know how long it had passed, but a strange sound startled him.

The sound came from the ground. It seemed that someone was inhaling. The breathing of this person was very frequent, and the noise was loud, as if it was born by a dog, sniffing around.

Dogs have the most sensitive nose and can always discover secrets that many people cannot.

Ji Shuliu's heart felt cold.Sun Chengxiu could create some traces to divert Shangguan Wu's sight, but he couldn't hide the bloody smell.

As soon as he thought of this, a black figure appeared above the crack in the ground, and someone slipped down along a rope. The man looked very young, only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a crossbow and a cluster of arrows hanging from his back, and, His turban is black.

The vigorous young man of the Heaven's Punishment faction swung the rope with his left hand, swung from Ji Shuliu's front to his back, then let go of his hand, and swooped down like a flying eagle.

Ji Shuliu exhausted all his strength, and just when he was struggling to stand up, he was thrown from behind by the young man, all the scabs on the wound burst, and his eyes went black with pain.

For some reason, the young man didn't call out to search for Ji Shuliu's companions. He didn't seem to have a sword by his side. With his left hand, he pulled out an arrow the size of a finger from behind his back, and stabbed hard with the tail of the arrow.

Just now, Ji Shuliu felt that he was powerless to fight back, but now he realized that he had underestimated the will to survive.He felt as if a breath of fresh air had been poured into his limbs and bones, and took advantage of the moment when the young man drew his arrow, he violently turned over and threw him off.The boy's arrow was aimed straight at the back of the heart, but after losing its aim, it pierced obliquely from the back of Ji Shuliu's left upper arm and penetrated the arm. The left arm is pinned to the torso.

The arrow may not lose much blood when it is pulled out, but it will restrict people's activities if it stays in the body. The young man quickly released his left hand, took out another arrow, pointed it at Ji Shuliu, and pierced his heart.

Ji Shuliu's muscles from his lower back to his calves to his toes worked together, and he flew out to avoid the blow, drew his sword in the air, and turned his head to slash at the boy's waist.The boy rolled back a few times on the spot, and when he rolled out, his face was covered in mud and water, he jumped up and waved his arrow shaft to confront Ji Shuliu.His young eyes seemed to be burning with two gnawing fires, and he gritted his teeth in a very small voice: "Did you kill my brother, or that woman?"

Ji Shuliu didn't know why he didn't want to attract outsiders, but it was better this way, so he asked in a low voice, "Who is your brother?"

The muscles around the young man's eyes were tense, showing many hideous fine lines: "My elder brother's surname is Hua, his name is You, he was originally under Song Zhangxing's sect, and he was the best at archery, but he was killed by you last night. I want to avenge him."

His elder brother was obviously the one who hid in the dark twice and shot cold arrows. Since he "belonged" to Song Gang's sect, he might have been lured over by Shangguan Wu as well.

Although the boy is not very old, he probably has a lot of experience in facing the enemy. He turned sideways cautiously, and drew an arrow with his right hand. The two arrows waved together to kill Ji Shuliu.What he used was a crossbow, not a bow, and the shaft of the arrow was also made of iron, and the sword kept cutting, forming a set of tricks that Ji Shuliu had never heard of, and it turned out to be very difficult.

Although the inside of the ground fissure is cramped, the young man intentionally used his moves widely, because Ji Shuliu's back was bleeding all the time, his left arm was pinned to the chest muscles, making it inconvenient to move, and the range covered by the sword's edge was also narrow. He tried his best to force Ji Shuliu to move, using a "drag" tactic, and patiently waited for Ji Shuliu to exhaust himself.

The strength that Ji Shuliu aroused suddenly just now gradually faded away, the pain that was almost forgotten in the urgency returned and intensified, and the cold sweat soaked through the rain-soaked coat, rolling down from his forehead and sometimes falling on his forehead. On the eyelids, it also blocks vision.His sword began to lose its aim, his knees gave way, and he leaned his right shoulder against the side wall of the crack to avoid falling.

The young man was not in a hurry, even though he came after him, there was still a sense of probing in his moves.

Ji Shuliu suddenly whispered: "If you want to take revenge, why do you need to be sneaky and keep your voice down so low. I think you are trying to get credit, and want to prove to Shangguanwu that you can replace your brother."

The boy said: "A Wu knows how to use people well, so don't worry about it!"

Ji Shuliu smiled and said: "Boy, there are so many seniors under Shangguan Wu, it's your turn to take the credit. What's more, my companion has already escaped, and she will soon reveal your brother's identity, and even you will have to suffer." implicated."

The young man's arrow stopped, and before Ji Shuliu could take advantage of it, he quickly came back to his senses and made up for the flaw with a stormy attack.

"The most taboo thing for people with too little qualifications is to fight for merit. If I were Shangguan Wu's subordinate, wait for Sun Chengxiu to tell the story," Ji Shu said with a sinister smile on his face dripping with cold sweat, "put Lai All the evil deeds that can't be lost are all blamed on your brother. When the crowd is excited, just say that you are an accomplice, and let them rush up and cut you together, lest you fight me desperately. I saw that the man who worked for Shangguan Wu There are quite a few 'white headscarves' among people, but yours is black, so even if others want to compete with each other, they have to deal with you first."

He seemed to have hit the mark, the young man's heart was really messed up, and so was the arrow.

Ji Shuliu's martial arts were several times better than his, and it took so long only because of his serious injury, so naturally he would not let go of this great opportunity.The blood-drinking Yanhui sword bypassed the two iron arrows full of flaws, and penetrated the boy's throat. First, he cut the throat, and then he opened it to the side, cutting the thickest blood vessel.

The young man was killed immediately, Ji Shuliu retracted his sword and returned to its sheath, but it was not easy for him to win, he thought a little uncomfortable: "You are so young."

He tried to draw the arrow from his body.But the back of his left arm was hard to use. He tried to pinch the arrow shaft between his left arm and the wound on his chest with two fingers. After a little effort, he knelt down in pain, and his knees hit the stone on the ground. On the ground, almost unable to stand up, he tried his best to swallow a cry of pain.

But there was another person's footsteps on the ground, and the person said to himself, "Where did this rope come from?"

As soon as Ji Shuliu looked up, he saw that the rope moved slightly, and the person on it seemed to be about to come down. In desperation, he rolled into the boy's blood pool, fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, and pulled up the hem of a corpse next to him to block the bleeding left side. arm.

There was a rustle above the crack, and a white turban covered in mud quickly slid down the rope, and his fierce eyes swept over every corpse—whether it was real or not.

※Four※

The muddy man approached step by step. He didn't pay attention to the three frozen corpses under his feet. His eyes moved on Ji Shuliu and the dead boy, and finally stopped on the boy.

With a sneer, he bent down to pick up an arrow that the boy had scattered on the ground, poked the sword mark on the boy's chest, and said viciously to himself: "You have today too. What's so great about wearing a black turban, eyes on the top of your head and die in the gutter."

He poked the already tied wound on Ji Shuliu's leg with an arrow again, probably because Ji Shuliu's blood was not dry yet, and he didn't notice that the wound was oozing blood again.

His eyes narrowed suddenly, and he looked around vigilantly, obviously looking for Sun Chengxiu.

Ji Shuliu suddenly jumped up from the ground, unsheathed his long sword, and cut his throat with one move.This man with a white turban and ordinary martial arts has not yet reacted, he is already dead, his blood eventually flows into the blood pool under the black turban boy, and his body finally falls on the black turban boy.

After Ji Shuliu's sword strike, his whole body shrank to the ground and convulsed, but he also understood that the bloody smell here was too heavy, and he must not stay for a long time.

He tore off a piece of his sleeve and stuffed it into his mouth, grasped the rope with his right hand, and hung himself up.He couldn't move his left arm, so he yanked the rope hard first, "throwing" himself up, then quickly let go, and grabbed a higher place on the rope.

Climbing like this was very strenuous, his whole right arm was so sore that it was about to split, and the palm of his right hand, which had already been calloused by the sword hilt, was dripping with blood, before he finally approached the ground.But as soon as he showed his head, he suddenly met a pair of cold eyes.

The person crouched above holding his breath, waiting leisurely for him to use up all his strength to climb up, until this moment he silently raised the corners of his mouth and cut off the root of the rope.