Chapter 90 An unexpected surprise
The move to the left immediately shocked everyone, and the villagers who had been making the most noise retreated one after another, eager to hide themselves.
It was also at this time that the mine manager, who had been protected by the guards at the innermost place, dared to squeeze in from the crowd with a shy smile, rushed to the left and said good things. Xiang Zuo, with a livid face, wanted to whip him, but had no patience to listen to his explanation. After impatiently handing over the matters at the scene to him, he returned to Su Ziyi's side.
"Hey -" As soon as he landed, Xiang Zuo sighed heavily.
"Originally, the owner thought that this place was remote and easy to manage, so he didn't send any practitioners here. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?" From Xiang Zuo's point of view, what happened today was simply a shame and a big insult, and his tone became bitter: " This is really in line with the saying, "Poor mountains and bad waters bring out unruly people." We opened mines here so that they could make money, but we did something bad instead?" "Look what all
this is!" Think about these few days Xiangzuo could no longer restrain his anger over what he had done in Shuiyun Town in the past year. He held back his anger and rebuked: "They should be grateful that the people who mined here were not other aristocratic families, but the Xiang family!" Then he nosed After Li Leng snorted, he felt relieved and returned to his original desolate appearance.
It was only after his mind calmed down that he realized how rude he had just been, and he sighed unnaturally: "It's funny, Brother Su." "It's okay, anyone who encounters this kind of thing will get angry. I also want to thank the housekeeper for you
. Calm down, if it were someone else, things here wouldn't be so easy to solve." Su Ziyi understood him quite well. After all, at a glance, there were at least a thousand people here, and even aristocratic families would not dare to mess things up in the face of so many ordinary people. It's too much, otherwise the government will not give up easily. After all, for the government, the common people are their property.
He pondered for a while, with a slight apology on his face: "It's just that I came to you at this stall to cause trouble for you." Originally, when he came to the door today, Butler Xiang only had to deal with himself, but he He also brought himself here to find the mine manager to understand the future progress and compensation matters. Even if it was just by the way, he did cause trouble to the other party.
"Hey, how can you say this?" Su Ziyi said sincerely, so the last trace of grudge in Xiang Zuo's heart disappeared: "You also care about your friends, otherwise most people would not be willing to provoke such a thing." After all, the affairs of the aristocratic family , even if it is just a trivial matter, not just anyone can intervene.
"Thank you for your understanding, Butler Xiang." The expression on Su Ziyi's face relaxed, less awkward, and seemed to be a lot more relaxed.
Seeing this, Xiang Zuo couldn't help but smile more on his face.
With Xiang Zuo in charge, the originally noisy scene immediately became much easier to maintain. After a while, except for those who took the initiative to make trouble, the other villagers were driven away by the mine guards, leaving only those who were related to the missing miners, including those who were the source of the trouble and those who were related to Li Yu. Li Xiang was naturally left behind.
However, Li Xiang was struck by the whip to the left. At this time, Li Xiang was almost paralyzed. He was in so much pain that he could only wipe the ground with both feet. He was beaten like a dead dog by two tall guards, one on the left and one on the left. The right one was caught in the middle and dragged towards the mine. The mine manager walking behind also squinted his small eyes and looked at his back fiercely.
He was determined not to make life easy for these people.
If Butler Xiang hadn't come early, a hundred of him wouldn't be enough to offset the trouble he caused today.
The steward shuddered when he thought of the family's methods of punishing people, and at the same time, the look he looked at Li Xiang became even more sinister.
"Let's go, Brother Su." Seeing that the situation was under control, the burden on Xiang Zuo's heart was lessened, but this time the matter was a bit too big, and his heart was always heavy. Although Su Ziyi had many concerns in his mind, when he heard Xiang Zuo's greeting, he followed him hesitantly. However, when he passed by the troublemakers, he actually spotted a few familiar faces, who he guessed were People from Luoshan Village.
The faces of the few people he saw were instantly excited. However, due to the tall guard beside them, they could only look at Su Ziyi with flushed faces and expectantly, hoping that Su Ziyi would save their lives. But Su Ziyi only glanced at them and left.
"Hey, why did he leave!" The younger ones in this group became anxious instantly, muttering curses in their mouths: "We are all from the same village, what's the matter with help? We haven't really done anything. What's the matter?" As soon as he finished speaking, the guard next to him slapped him hard on the back of the head, making stars appear in his eyes.
When other people who were also resentful towards Su Ziyi saw this, they immediately stopped talking. They did not dare to say a word and were led quietly into the mine.
You know, this group of people is just a group of idle second-rate people. They have no brains and no ability. They have mastered the art of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Therefore, after seeing that the families of the miners who disappeared in the mine had received practical benefits, they became more courageous. After Li Xiang's instigation, they came to the mine to make a fuss in the hope of making a fortune.
It's just that they never thought that no matter how kind and tolerant the Xiang family was and no longer had the airs of a family, they were still a family that controlled the lives of many people, and they definitely couldn't take a bite out of everyone.
Now, the lazy cat stood up and turned into a ferocious tiger, ready to kill them at any time.
Can they not be afraid?
But, I'm afraid, it's too late.
"A group of guys with little knowledge." Xiang Zuo noticed the gazes of those people and sneered unceremoniously. But after he finished speaking, there was a look of sadness on his face: "The path of cultivation is gradually declining, and remote places "People are so poor that they will never meet a cultivator in their entire life, and the common people only know about the government and don't know about cultivating. If this continues, by the time my great-grandson or the next generation of descendants, they probably won't even know what a cultivator is." He said this
The words were too pessimistic, but Su Ziyi did not deny it.
Because it is.
Su Ziyi didn't know what the Qingze Continent was like tens of thousands, thousands, hundreds or even decades ago. He only knew that the people around him now were just like the ordinary people on the earth, only caring about tea, rice and oil. Salt, if you think about three meals a day, even if you have spiritual roots, you will never think about seeking immortality.
On the one hand, this is because the spiritual cultivation method is controlled by aristocratic families, and on the other hand, because the amount of cultivation resources is decreasing day by day, the already very difficult cultivation has become even more difficult, and it is simply not something that ordinary people can afford. For example, in the Su Mansion where my predecessor stayed, there were many people who, after practicing all their lives and spending countless money, their cultivation level was only at the sixth or seventh level of Qi refining. After reaching the same age as ordinary people, , they will still age and die, but at most their bones will be stronger and they won’t have so many illnesses.
Therefore, instead of spending a lot of money and time in the limited one hundred and twenty years and dreaming of unrealistic daydreams, it is better to live a realistic life and make yourself more comfortable.
This is probably what most ordinary people think.
"I heard Dr. Wu mentioned that maybe one day in the future, there will never be any more children with spiritual roots." The two eyebrows to the left were condensed tightly, looking very serious. This is also interesting. He is just a housekeeper, but he actually has the mind to think about something like this that is related to the direction of the entire continent. "Forget it, just take care of it now." Maybe he felt that what he was thinking was too much, so after shaking his head, Xiang Zuo stopped talking about this topic.
The mine still looks like it did yesterday, with piles of waste rocks and tools scattered everywhere. It can be seen how panicked the workers were when they left.
As for the situation in the mine, Su Ziyi also listened to Xiang Zuo's general description on the way to the mine. In fact, people have been missing in the mine one after another since three months ago, but there were very few people missing at that time, and no one could prove that the person must have been lost in the mine, so the families of the miners took the After paying some money, I basically left willingly.
Until the day before yesterday, the number of missing people suddenly exploded. Miners disappeared one after another. In just two days, the number of missing miners reached five, which completely ignited the unease that had been buried in the miners' hearts for a long time. It was not yet noon yesterday, and all the miners blocked the entrance of the mine with their working tools, saying that if the mine did not have an explanation, they would not dare to continue working, no matter how much money they could make.
As the situation has developed to this point, it can no longer be concealed. Su Ziyi also heard that people from the government will come to check it out later.
After all, usually the government would be wary of the family's strength and would give the family more privileges, but when these privileges could no longer override the facts, they had no choice but to investigate. Regardless of whether the missing people would be found in the end, Su Ziyi guessed that the mine would most likely be closed down, and he didn't know what Xiangfu would do then.
Thinking of this, Su Ziyi couldn't help but look to the left.
"I asked the manager. The people in Luoshan Village are mainly responsible for the mining of this side of the mine." Xiang Zuo did not take Su Ziyi directly into the mine, but stood at the entrance of the mine and looked inside, which was dark. "Currently, your friend is the only missing person in Luoshan Village." Because Qingcheng sent a Jiji Zhu to the Xiang family last year to investigate, and nothing unusual was found, so Xiang Zuo never thought it was something related to the mine. Until the past few days, these concentrated incidents made him doubt that something was really wrong with this mine.
"The miners have already rummaged through the inside before, and the owner also sent people to search inside again, but nothing abnormal was found." Speaking of this, Xiang Zuo squeezed the mountain root a little tiredly: "I don't either. I know how your friend is doing. In short, we will be responsible to the government for this matter." "
I'm not worried about this." Compared with the aristocratic families I had dealt with in Chucheng before, Xiangfu can be said to be kind. They were married, so Su Ziyi was not worried at all about whether the Xiangfu would treat Yang Xumuzi badly if something went wrong with Li Yu. "Xiangfu's work has always been very fair." Compared with these, he was more curious about why the miners got lost.
Yesterday, after discussing with Doctor Li, he felt that there might be a small secret realm here, but even if there was really a small secret realm, it would be a dead end for Su Ziyi now. After all, the Foundation Establishment Capital sent by Xiangfu before Nothing wrong was found. Therefore, whether it was those pills or Su Ziyi's preparations, they were basically just in case.
Especially after Su Ziyi went to the site to see it in person, he immediately gave up the thought of entering the mine to explore.
When Xiang Zuo heard what Su Ziyi said, he felt comfortable and reassured Su Ziyi once again: "I have already told the head of the family about this, and the head of the family has also sent a letter to Qingcheng. It should be sent within two days." Someone came over to check, at least it's a foundation." He paused, hesitated for a moment, and then said other words, but in a very low voice: "The government has also notified the Hou Mansion, listen. He said he would send a late-stage foundation builder over."
Two foundation builders?
You actually pay so much attention to it? !
Hearing this, even Su Ziyi, who didn't pay much attention to external affairs, was inevitably surprised. You know, the only foundation building he, including his predecessor, had ever come into contact with was his predecessor, Su Linyu. That was still in the early stage of foundation building, and now there are two foundation building, and one in the late stage of foundation building? Tsk tsk, this mine incident is probably going to turn Shuiyun Town upside down.
But no matter what, it has nothing to do with him.
After confirming that no more information could be obtained, Su Ziyi planned to retreat. He followed the steward to meet with the steward. After hearing from the steward about the future arrangements and the compensation to the miners' families, he said goodbye: "In this case, I will go back first. No matter what the outcome is, I will always be happy." I have to give my husband an explanation first."
"Hey, okay." He sighed to the housekeeper: "No one wants something like this to happen. The master has always been kind, if there is anything wrong with that Shuang'er You can make your request directly, and we will help if we can."
"Okay, then I will thank him first." If Li Yu is really gone, Yang Xumuzi's life will be easier with Xiang Fu's protection. a lot of.
After bidding farewell to Xiang Zuo, Su Ziyi followed a guard and walked out. As he passed through the mines, he felt that the black holes were like monsters' wide-open mouths, ready to drag everyone into hell at any time. middle. He did not dare to underestimate him and followed closely behind the guard, walking towards the entrance of the mine. However, after walking for a long time, he still did not reach the entrance. Even the surrounding scenery was the same.
Now, guessing with his little finger, Su Ziyi also knew that something serious was going on.
He took two quick steps and caught up with the guard who had been silent in front of him. Then he reached out and patted the guard on the shoulder, only to see that his palm actually dug into the other person's shoulder and directly passed through the other person's body! And when he looked at his palm in confusion, the figure of the guard dispersed like smoke, and Su Ziyi was the only one left in the huge mine.
Standing there, Su Ziyi looked around in confusion.
Then with sharp eyes, he noticed that two people, one tall and one short, were walking towards him. The alarm bell rang loudly in his heart, and he stretched one hand directly to his waist, pressing the green horn knife as if facing a powerful enemy, ready to fight against the enemy at any time. It's just that he couldn't see the person's cultivation, he only had the absurd feeling that the other person was an ordinary person. It wasn't until the two people came closer that he put on an incredible expression on his face and said - "Dad, Mom ?"
Chapter 91 Yunsheng Illusion
Su Ziyi felt a little incredible that he still remembered what his parents looked like.
When he was four or five years old, a car accident took the lives of two people, leaving him alone in this world. There were too many dissatisfactions and sufferings in life, and he put away his tears early. He was no longer the obedient child who called his parents when he was in pain or hungry.
He is accustomed to relying only on himself, and is also accustomed to forgetting the past.
Therefore, when the "parents" in front of him looked at him with kind smiles, the corners of Su Ziyi's mouth curled up in boredom. When the other party was about to hug him, he swung the green-horned knife quickly and instantly cut the person in front of him. The two men were cut into two pieces. Then, these two figures immediately turned into smoke and disappeared like the previous guards.
An illusion?
Su Ziyi, holding the knife, stood there and meditated. But the moment the phantom smoke disappeared, the surrounding scenery changed again, and turned into the appearance of modern reinforced concrete. Standing next to the road where cars were passing by, Su Ziyi looked at these long-lost scenes, and his emotions moved a little, but then he immediately became calm again.
——It’s all fake.
Following this sigh, the scenery in front of him was distorted and turned directly into a Shura hell, filled with black burnt stones and red magma. Standing on the edge of the black cliff, Su Ziyi subconsciously stepped back, but only felt a cold and stiff feeling. When he looked back, he saw that the black rocks on the ground were like steel, surrounding him airtightly. The way he came had long since disappeared. .
The toes of the shoes stepped on the black dust on the ground, grinding out some fine black sand, but the real texture of the shoes made Su Ziyi realize that he could only move forward.
But what kind of Shura scene will there be going forward?
Looking up, the crimson magma turned into a boundless sea. Many of the magma burst out, releasing slurry that was several feet or even ten feet high. It made people tremble with fear just looking at it. Only the large and small black reefs remained unmoved, turning into the darkest monsters in this red sea.
But that doesn’t mean there’s no other way.
In front of Su Ziyi, there is a black stone path that is no wider than a person's width. The lower end of it plunges into the magma, splitting the red magma sea into two parts like a snake, leading straight to the sky, making it impossible to see the end point at a glance, only the vastness. All red and black.
Now, even Su Ziyi, who knew it was an illusion before, couldn't take it lightly. He knelt down, stretched out his hand and pressed it on the black stone path, and found it was solid. He then reached over to grab a handful of the magma next to him, and found it was empty. It happened that at this time, a pillar of lava fire collapsed in front. The scorching temperature and pungent smell of sulfur made Su Ziyi realize that this magma sea was not simple.
But no matter what, he had to explore it, otherwise being trapped here would be a dead end.
Standing up, Su Ziyi let out a long sigh, stepped on the black stone path with one foot, and then stepped on the other foot. He stood firmly on the black stone path.
He did not rashly test the danger of the magma on both sides. Instead, he walked along the black stone path in an orderly manner. When passing some bursting magma, he would tactfully retreat and avoid it. If he could not avoid it, he would He will also wrap his body with spiritual energy to protect himself from injuries. But even so, after he left for a few hours, several small black holes had been burnt out by the splashing magma on his robe, making him look particularly embarrassed.
"Hiss--" Another blast of magma exploded, and a small drop of magma jumped on the back of his hand. Even with the spiritual energy blocking it, Su Ziyi was still so hot that he gasped. He looked at the road ahead with cold eyes. He had been walking on this road for at least two hours, but he could not see the end at all. The scene in front of him was still the same as at the beginning.
What went wrong?
His brown eyes moved. Su Ziyi found a relatively safe place to stand in the black path, and then stared at the road ahead in trance for a long time. After a while, he unexpectedly closed his eyes, put away the spiritual energy barrier on his body, and walked forward with a fearless look.
"Pop!" Another flower of lava bloomed by his ears. Under Su Ziyi's closed eyelids, his eyes moved, but in the end he did not open them, nor did he make any defensive behavior. He just kept walking calmly. As I walked forward, I happened to bump into the lava that jumped up! Only this time, the hot touch did not hit him. The magma wrapped in his coat was like a projection, directly passing through his body and jumping back into the magma sea.
Wherever the heart goes, so goes the road.
Walking step by step, Su Ziyi surprisingly did not deviate from the black stone path. Every step he took was almost in the middle of the path, without leaning to either side. The movement of the surrounding magma is getting smaller and smaller, and those "pop" crackling sounds can hardly be heard from behind! And just when the last sound disappeared, Su Ziyi felt blessed and opened his eyes.
It was still a pitch-black land of scorched stone, with no trace of red magma anymore. Instead, there was endless desolation and a huge silver moon hanging above the head.
Looking back, there is no sea of magma and fire, only an endless black wasteland.
This place is quieter than the magma sea. The moonlight, which is the color of ice and snow, pours down, taking away the life of all living creatures, but it cannot invade the black land below, making the world black and white.
This time, Su Ziyi continued walking forward without any hesitation. Although he didn't know where his destination was, and even the size of the moon above his head had never changed, Su Ziyi had no intention of stopping. It wasn't until a howl of a monster came from the distance that his steps faltered slightly, but then returned to normal.
"Woo——"
The howl of the monster shook the wasteland, but it did not disturb Su Ziyi at all. Even when the sound got closer and closer, Su Ziyi showed no signs of trying to escape. He looked at the black figure that suddenly appeared at the end of his sight, and his steps even became faster and faster. Finally, he actually started running and rushed towards the giant black figure that also hit him at a high speed!
This was an extremely huge monster, bigger than anything Su Ziyi had ever seen before - including in that strange valley. It looks ugly, with thick black hair that looks like it has been burned all over its body. Its nostrils are extremely large and turned outwards. It has two hanging crystal white eyes, which makes it look ferocious, not to mention sticking out from its turned-out mouth. The two fangs look sinister.
Standing in front of it, Su Ziyi was like an ant in front of an elephant. The other party could kill Su Ziyi with just a sneeze without even having to take action. Su Ziyi did not flinch. Although he was a little uneasy by the opponent's figure and ugly face, his steps were not slow at all, and even became faster!
Just when the two were about to collide, he suddenly tiptoed, holding the green horn knife in his hand and jumped high - far beyond the height of common sense and strength - directly over the monster's head! With his eyes wide open, and with a fierce force, he raised the green-horned knife above his head, aimed it at the center of the monster's eyebrows, and struck it like this!
The tip of the green-horned knife pierced the monster beast's brow. There was no blood or fishy smell. Su Ziyi and his whole body passed through the monster beast's head, and then smashed directly into the black yellow wasteland. And just when he landed half-crouched, the huge demonic beast turned into a burst of smoke and disappeared completely without even wailing, without the momentum it had when it came.
Standing up, a breath of air came out of his nose, and Su Ziyi's heart, which had been beating abnormally, gradually returned to normal.
He thought that he knew the key to passing this level.
Taking a deep breath and clasping the green-horned knife on his arm, Su Ziyi closed his eyes. His folded facial features made him look very serious, but he relaxed in a second. And as his facial features stretched, there was a loud movement from the horizon, including the sound of "dong dong" running, and even the noise of howlings of various monsters.
They were not the same kind of monsters, and their number was unknown, but they all ran towards Su Ziyi's direction.
When Su Ziyi, who was standing on the spot, saw their figures, he only had the feeling of "Sure enough," in his heart. His hands that were still slightly trembling immediately became steady, his eyes were like torches, and he looked at the returning monsters calmly. Then, at the moment when they were about to collide, he raised the knife in his hand and started to chop!
Knife after knife, knife after knife.
Su Ziyi didn't know how many knives he had swung, nor how many monsters passed through his body and disappeared. He only knows that the only thing he can do now is not to put down the knife in his hand, splitting open all the illusions of monsters in front of him one by one, to find out the reality!
He moved forward slowly, and all the concerns in his heart continued to decrease as the number of chops increased, until he chopped off the last monster, and the black wasteland was reached to the end by him. In front of him was a vast expanse of white, not the cold white of snow, nor the white of extreme sunlight, but a white with the color of human bones, cold and deep, just like the moon that hung above his head before.
So, did he walk directly to the moon?
Putting down the green horn knife, Su Ziyi felt unimaginably calm. Although this place looked weirder than the places he had seen before, he did not feel any flinching, because there was sound here, and there was wind sound - to be precise, it was the sound of wind made up of countless people's thoughts. . They blow from nowhere, but they have only one destination - Su Ziyi's ears. They pass through the eardrums and create a buzz in Su Ziyi's mind.
"Xiao Yi, why don't you recognize your parents? Mom knows that you are living a hard life, but that was not intentional on our part. Why are you so indifferent? Are you still not a human being?" "You motherless bastard, you just
know You are eating my mother's food every day. You are worse than feeding the dogs! Why didn't you know that you went with your parents who died long ago?" "Su Ziyi, you are just a country man, you really think you are great
. ? Calling you "Brother Su" just ruins the lenient face of our family, but you still dare to come to us again and again? Who gave you the face?" ...Noisy noises, all
this
.
There were voices Su Ziyi had never heard before, and some were familiar. But no matter whose voice it was, Su Ziyi stuck to his heart and his eyes did not shift. Even though the "buzzing" sound in his head really gave him a headache, he still walked forward with a cold face.
Perhaps because of Su Ziyi's indifference, the ghostly tricks behind these sounds realized that they had miscalculated, so the annoying sounds gradually dissipated, and the deathly silence returned. It seemed that Su Ziyi was really the only one left in this vast world.
Until a snow-white hand bone suddenly emerged from the ground, and five fingers tightly grasped Su Ziyi's calf, stopping Su Ziyi's progress.
This is a human hand bone.
Su Ziyi looked down and saw that the hand bones were warm in color and as white as fine jade, which looked a bit dazzling. But Su Ziyi just moved his legs, and then discovered that although the hand bones were not thick, they were really strong. Even if he attached his spiritual energy to them, they would be pulled by the hand bones.
Now, it seemed like there was no way out.
Su Ziyi was forced to stand there, silent, and he didn't make any other resistance. He watched helplessly as the remaining part of the white bone emerged from the soil, and the part held by his palm got higher and higher, until he thought that part of the opponent's shoulder was about to be exposed, when another snow-white palm broke through the soil from the side. He came out and grabbed Su Ziyi's other leg directly.
Okay, now I can't move at all.
As if giving up all struggle, Su Ziyi stood there with his eyes lowered, coldly watching the wild actions of those two hands, watching more and more white palms emerge from the soil, climbing one after another. Climb up your own legs and climb higher and higher. They wrapped around Su Ziyi's waist, and blocked Su Ziyi's hands, making it impossible for him to escape, then followed by his chest, neck, and finally his head.
When the last trace of black hair was covered by these white hand bones, from a distance, Su Ziyi and these hand bones seemed like a small white mound, completely integrated into the only white world here.
Then, there were "crunching" and "crunching" sounds under the mound, and the roots of the lowest hand bones shook together with the surrounding soil. It was like there was an inexplicable strange force in the soil, pulling Su Ziyi and the other white hand bones into the soil, inch by inch, until Su Ziyi's whole body sank into the ground and finally became completely quiet.
But the place where he had just stood was flat, as if nothing had happened.
Su Ziyi, who was dragged down by this inexplicable force, was inevitably a little panicked, but after a long time, he didn't find any other problems. Instead, the bones of his hand that were tightly wrapped around him began to loosen their strength. This made him feel relaxed and less tense. When the last hand covering his eyes retracted, two familiar voices sounded in front of him: "Father, save me!"
"Husband, save me!"