Mikago

Ghost Rong witch doctor!

Lu You shivered hard.

It hasn't been too long. Of course, he still remembers these sneaky witch doctors who occupied medicine fields and temples outside the city, dug up mass graves and cemeteries, and finally caused riots, turning the originally peaceful and beautiful Liuquan City into a desolate and devastated place. .

But according to Kang Wang Zhao Jing, after the riots were suppressed, these witch doctors were dead and captured.Only a few took advantage of the chaos to escape, and I am afraid they also fled westward and returned to Gui Rong.

However, the fish that slipped through the net in front of him chose to lurk - what exactly are they plotting?

In a corner of the main hall, the monks infected by Gu were still snatching the dead leaves; while the ghost doctor had already walked up to Lu You and Tang Ruilang step by step.

There was no words, let alone torture, everything seemed to be under control.

No expression could be seen clearly on that face that was tightly wrapped in cloth strips, but it exuded a strange and eerie oppressive force.

Lu You's palms began to sweat, and Tang Ruilang beside him also fell silent.Both of them watched the witch doctor who was getting closer and closer at the same time, the atmosphere was quiet but extremely tense.

The witch doctor finally stopped in front of Lu You, stretched out his hand from under the tattered robe, and lifted Lu You's jaw.

I saw dirty bandages wrapped around all five fingers, and there was even a faint stench wafting from the sleeves.Lu You was disgusted and frightened, and kept avoiding it.However, with his hands and feet restrained, the range of action was limited after all, and he was quickly dragged back.

The witch doctor grabbed Lu You with one hand, and took out a green bamboo tube from his bosom with the other hand, unplugged the tube with his thumb, and shook it.

After a while, I saw a crimson, shiny red bug crawling out of the bamboo tube, wriggling its plump body into a circle.

Could it be that this is Gu!

Lu You's heart sank heavily, and countless sensational legends instantly appeared in his mind——

When the Gu poison enters the body, it is impossible to survive or die, and it is even more difficult to get rid of it. When it flares up, it even loses its mind and becomes a walking dead...

And at this moment, the bamboo tube filled with Gu has already touched his cheek!

Although he couldn't look directly at it, Lu You could still feel very clearly that the cold and soft Gu worm had crawled up his cheek, and was burrowing into his right ear!

No, if you get in, then...

Disgust, fear and loathing were intertwined, completely suppressing reason, Lu You shook his head almost crazily, trying to shake off the Gu worm.

But it was Tang Ruilang who really helped him out of the crisis.

Planting Gu is something that needs to be vigilant, at least it must be ensured that the Gu insects will not bite back.

At this moment, all the ghost doctor's attention was focused on Lu You.Because of this, he didn't notice that Tang Ruilang hadn't said a word since he entered the door, and was unusually quiet.

Tang Ruilang must be quiet, because he is doing something that requires patience, endurance and a little bit of luck.

When Lu You threw down the evil monk just now, he also rushed over immediately, not all to protect Lu You.

Taking advantage of the panic among the crowd, he quickly hid the ignited torch.

At this moment, he held the torch upside down in the palm of his hand, put his wrist and ankle together as much as possible, and began to burn the rope.

The arms tied behind the back could not move freely, and the pain from the burning skin was even more unbearable.However, Tang Ruilang didn't flinch at all, and even wanted to hurry up, go faster...

The rope on the wrist was the first to burn, and Tang Ruilang didn't waste any time waiting for the ankle to be released.

The unsuspecting Ghost Rong witch doctor stood aside. He pulled out the scimitar from the witch doctor's waist, cut off the rope on his feet with his backhand, cut down the Ghost Rong witch doctor with one blow, and then stepped forward to hug Lu You in two steps. Squeeze the Gu worm that grabbed his face into a pulp!

"Zoran, are you okay?"

"..."

Lu You shuddered a few more times before recovering a little bit.Tang Ruilang raised the knife and cut the rope for him, pulling him to stand up.

The sound of the Ghost Rong witch doctor falling to the ground called back the attention of the group of evil monks just now. Six or seven pairs of eyes glowed faintly, like wolves in the dark night.

"Run!"

It is not suitable to stay here for a long time.Before the monks could block the escape route, the two rushed out the door and ran hand in hand in the night-shrouded monastery.

Surrounded by identical, gray-headed houses, with a rammed-earth path in the middle, the past and the future cannot be seen.The two of them had no time to choose, and ran forward with all their attention, only to feel that there were more and more shouts of killing, as if many people were chasing them from all directions.

In a blink of an eye, the two had already run to the vicinity of the pagoda they had seen just now.Not only is there a stench here, but also the dust is thick, and it even blocks the sky and the sun when running, making people unable to open their eyes due to the choking.

Since the right side was facing a fork in the road, Lu You was protected by Tang Ruilang on the left side.From this angle, he could just see that the windows on the second floor of the pagoda were all open. Although there were no lights and candles inside, there were dark shadows standing one by one.

"Be careful on the tower!"

Lu You only had time to shout this, when he heard the sound of strings in the air, and a hidden arrow had already shot at his feet!

Immediately afterwards, it was the second branch!

Tang Ruilang pulled Lu You behind him, and the two quickly hid in the corner of the roadside house, stopping for a while to check the situation.

It turned out that there were archers standing on all four sides of the second floor of the pagoda, condescending and staring at them.There are 34 steps around the tower, all within range.

Back off, or bite the bullet and rush over?

Before they could make up their minds, they saw a few sparks lit up on the opposite side of the pagoda—it turned out that there were also bandits blocking the front.

There is a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back. If it is not for wings, I am afraid it will be impossible to escape.What should be done?

Neither Lu You nor Tang Ruilang spoke, but they didn't know who had already held whose hand.

Then they looked at each other, as if they had reached some kind of tacit agreement, they took steps together and rushed towards the pagoda!

Arrows in twos and threes kept brushing against their bodies.Fortunately, the darkness of the night or the blessings of the heavens made them rush to the bottom of the tower in one breath.

Kicking open the pagoda door which was only concealed, Tang Ruilang with the scimitar in hand first killed the two bandits hiding behind the door.Lu You picked up a plain knife, and stuck the other knife into the door bolt.

According to expectations, they want to seize the height of this pagoda as quickly as possible.Get rid of all the archers, and then use the ready-made bows and arrows to shoot and kill the pursuers, delaying the time as much as possible, waiting for rescue.

But both Lu You and Tang Ruilang knew that this was definitely not the best strategy.It's just that they have no choice.

"If I die tonight, I want to know first if you will forgive me."

On the way to find the steps, Tang Ruilang suddenly asked so softly.

"But we won't die." Lu You also responded angrily, "If you want to die, I will accompany you, and we will die together."

The pagoda is not small, divided into two rings inside and outside.The end of the outer ring is the stairs leading to the second floor, and the left side of the stairs is connected to the inner ring, which is the tower core.

Lu You and Rui Lang encountered a moderate blocking battle here, subduing five or six bandits who rushed out of the room in the heart of the tower.

Different from the pursuers disguised as monks outside, these people in the tower have hair and wear ordinary bunts, and they look more normal than outside.

Could it be that those assassins who assassinated the prince were hiding here on weekdays?

Tang Ruilang had an extra heart, and first looked into Taxin's room with his head.

And at this sight, he suddenly grabbed Lu You's arm.

According to the practice of temple construction, the heart of this pagoda should be a rather spacious Buddhist hall.However, in the pagoda heart Buddhist hall right now, everything from the Buddha statue to the confession case has been cleaned up, even the floor tiles have been dug up, revealing a huge black pit with a diameter of one foot. Breathing out a disgusting stench.

It seems that there is so much dust on the ground outside because the tower is digging holes secretly.

Lu You followed Rui Lang quickly to the edge of the cave, only to see that there were no steps in the cave, but a gentle slope of rammed earth spiraling down.

What the hell are these guys doing underground?

"Go down and have a look?" Tang Ruilang suggested.

But Lu You asked back: "If it's a dead end, wouldn't you be caught in the urn?"

Tang Ruilang was much more optimistic than him: "Anyway, going up is also a dead end. And... don't you think that this hole is a bit familiar?"

When he said this, Lu You thought about it for a while, and immediately had an answer in his mind——

It was the earth hole in the forest that caused the two of them to be ambushed.It also looks like it was deliberately dug out of the hillside.

Perhaps, these holes are the passages that assassins usually use to enter and exit the temple and conceal their eyes?If this is the case, then the chance to escape is at hand!

This idea made Lu You excited.

"No matter what happens, I will do my best to be by your side." Tang Ruilang grabbed his hand.

Just at this moment, there was a fierce banging on the door outside the tower!

Without further hesitation, the two of them immediately disappeared in the darkness hovering below the earth cave.