Chapter 92 Your choice
"Father, save me!"
"Husband, save me!"
When the last obstacle was removed, Su Ziyi's eyes became clear.
Following those two shouts, he almost couldn't wait to open his eyes, and then he saw two people he had seen in the morning, each tied with a thumb-thick rope, hanging on the left and right above the magma pool. Accompanied by the splashes of magma, Su Yulang was so frightened that he screamed, and the cry-loving Su Yulang even burst into tears.
"Father, save me!" Su Yulang's eyes were as red as a rabbit, and he looked at Su Ziyi with tears in his eyes. Bian Qing on the other side also called out to him.
After regaining his freedom, Su Ziyi subconsciously took two steps in that direction, but stopped the next second and looked at the two people who would only call him for help with a cold face. The two people who were tied up saw that his face changed, and the look of sadness on his face became heavier. Su Yulang's cry was filled with pain: "Father, Yulang hurts so much." Just in time, a little magma splashed on him. The pain on his shoes made him scream again.
However, Su Ziyi let the two of them scream randomly and calmly looked at the place.
Different from the situation encountered before, the magma sea here is isolated underneath by thick blue stone slabs, leaving only two specially set-out circular pools, allowing people to view the magma sea below from top to bottom. Style. The other places outside this place are not dilapidated, and can even be said to have a somewhat luxurious feel.
This looks like the main hall of a palace.
The reason why it is said to be "like" rather than "is" is because this perspective does not have a door or a window, and it seems to exist completely independently. The surrounding walls are made of black rocks of unknown material, and are engraved with exquisite and magnificent reliefs. In addition, each wall is a complete portrait, which makes it look more majestic and gives people a stronger sense of impact.
At Su Ziyi's feet, there is a straight path paved with ink-colored spar, shining with restrained brilliance and directly connected to the steps in front also made of ink-colored spar. And in the middle of the stairs, there stood a granite inscription. The gray color looked out of place in this space.
So, where is this place?
As another burst of magma erupted, the two people hanging above the magma pool started shouting again, causing Su Ziyi to look up. The ceiling of the palace is not flat. On the contrary, it is pitted, with countless black pointed stalagmites taking root on it and growing downwards. The ropes binding the two people were also tied to these stalagmites, but because the two people were frightened and struggled constantly, the ropes swayed and looked like they were about to break at any time.
However, even though the situation between the two of them seemed extremely dangerous, Su Ziyi remained indifferent.
"Aren't you going to save them?" Suddenly, a clear voice rang out from Su Ziyi's head.
Before Su Ziyi could realize who was speaking, a bone-chilling chill arose in his heart. Every cell seemed to have been soaked in ice water. He felt extremely clear-headed and calm. His whole body shivered and shook. Then a transparent smoke-like shadow floated out of his body, blowing down like the wind to the center of the two magma pools. When he landed and turned around, his illusory figure was immediately solidified and transformed into the same look as Su Ziyi, which made Su Ziyi frown unconsciously.
It brought back some disgusting memories.
"Aren't you going to save them?" Seeing that Su Ziyi still didn't speak, the man repeated his question again, with a sad expression on his face.
But Su Ziyi still didn't speak, just looked at him eagerly.
"Tsk." Seeing that Su Ziyi's expression didn't change, the man finally put away the hypocrisy on his face, and said angrily: "You are really indifferent." He seemed to have no weight, and he floated into the air again. , after swinging in the air for a few times, stopped next to Su Yulang, stretched out a hand and touched the little face of Su Yulang, who looked frightened.
"Cry, don't cry. How did your father know that you are in pain?" His tone of voice was soft and soft, but the movements of his hands were not gentle at all. He directly pinched Su Yulang's tender little face with the tips of his nails. There was a red mark. Following his actions, Su Yulang immediately burst into tears: "Father! Father!" After crying, he started sobbing.
Seeing that the child was crying so hard that he was out of breath, the man seemed a little satisfied. But when he looked back, Su Ziyi still looked indifferent, and the joy in his heart was gone. He flashed directly in front of Su Ziyi with a cold face: "Aren't you heartbroken at all?" "It's all fake
. Why should I feel heartache?" Su Ziyi put on a puzzled expression.
You know, Bian Qing and Su Yulang have never been selfish people, especially towards their own families. If they were really here, the moment they saw him, they would definitely not think of asking him to only save themselves, but would ask him to save the other party, because in their hearts, their family is more important than themselves.
But there is no need to explain these principles to the other party.
"Oh, oh." Face to face with Su Ziyi, the man sneered, threw his head back, and floated upward. Then he clasped two fingers of his right hand, making a crisp sound. In an instant, the entire hall and the two people who were tied up disappeared without a trace, leaving only the square stone inscription still in place.
The vision was completely white, and it looked like he was back where he was before he fell into the ground.
No, perhaps it should be said that he actually never left the previous place, but because of the illusion, he mistakenly thought that he was dragged underground by those white hand bones.
So, is what you see now real?
Various emotions rolled through Su Ziyi's eyes. And the shadow that looked exactly like Su Ziyi, after restoring the whole scene to its original state, floated directly to the inscription, sat down on the top of the granite, put away his original disdain, and tilted his head to look at it with curiosity. With Su Ziyi. "You're quite smart, but aren't you afraid at all?"
"What are you afraid of?" When saying this, Su Ziyi was very calm.
"Haha, do you still think that everything you see is fake?" The other party laughed, the muscles on his cheeks bulged so high, all his teeth were exposed, and even the red tongue in his mouth was It can be clearly seen: "You are indeed quite smart." He smiled enough, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, and looked at Su Ziyi with a playful look: "Then have you ever thought about what is real? "
After speaking, he waved his arm. In an instant, a circle appeared on the originally white sky. Thick black mist rolled in the circle, and then it all dissipated, revealing a picture.
——It is the Su family courtyard.
Just like Bian Qing and Su Yulang we saw before, the Su family courtyard in this scene is also very real, even the handkerchief Su Ziyi didn't put away and put it by the well in the morning.
"Do you think what you see here is true?" The other party stopped sitting and flew up into the air. He looked down at Su Ziyi, tilted his head and said, "Huh? What do you think?" Su Ziyi's question obviously made Su Ziyi a little agitated. Even if he suppressed it forcibly, his hands were still clenched into fists.
When he saw Su Ziyi like this, the corners of his mouth curved with satisfaction.
"Do you think that these are just copies of your memories that I had a glimpse of?" "Do
you think that I am also a fake?"
After throwing the two questions, he did not wait for Su Ziyi's answer. Shi Shiran floated down and circled around Su Ziyi a few times. When he got closer, Su Ziyi clearly felt that the temperature around him had dropped a lot. "But I don't need you to confirm whether I am real or fake." Finally, he stopped on the right side of Su Ziyi and leaned into his ear.
"Whether it's true or false, let's play a game!"
Like a swimming fish, he swung his body and returned to the mid-air again, looking at Su Ziyi with interest: "After all, no matter whether I am true or false, in front of you Whether what I see is fiction or reality, I will have a lot of fun. And for you, if it is true, most of it is just death. If it is false, it will have no impact on you, right?" He chuckled
. Smiling, his eyes sparkled with light, and he and Su Ziyi turned their heads to look at the scene in mid-air. At this time, the scene on the screen has changed. It is no longer the previous yard, but has moved to the Su family kitchen.
Bian Qing was busy preparing lunch, and he turned his head towards the door from time to time, as if to see if Su Ziyi was back. He frowned, looking very worried. Su Yulang was also in the kitchen. He sat obediently on the small bench behind the earthen stove, next to the pile of firewood, and looked at the fire in the stove intently. His little face was covered with sweat. Smoked by the fire in the stove.
"What do you think, what if I light the firewood behind now?"
Just when Su Ziyi was still trying to identify the authenticity of the picture, the man spoke, and he spoke with a face exactly like Su Ziyi's. But it made Su Ziyi extremely nauseated: "Well, if we block the exit again, then they won't be able to escape, and then it will be like food grilled in the fire, emitting a sizzling aroma." "That's enough!"
Guang Just the description made Su Ziyi feel extremely disgusted, and he couldn't stand it and stopped him from speaking.
"What's wrong? Do you also want to see it?" The person who was scolded did not feel angry at all. Instead, he had a smile on his face. He came closer again and said this like blowing air, but there was actually something in it. With a lingering meaning: "In the past, only humans grilled monsters. Today, let's try grilling humans?"
"Although there may not be as much grease as monsters, but after thinking about the fire, there will be not much grease. It must also turn into a slightly sweet smell that makes people move their index fingers when smelling it."
"Maybe it tastes the same as barbecue."
"Shut up!" Su Ziyi's throat squirmed, and he always felt like something was coming up from his stomach. Likewise, his eyes were slightly red, and he turned his head to meet the eyes of the person next to him. Looking at the smiling eyes, he felt a sense of discomfort in his heart. Then he pursed his lips, and when the two people's eyes just met, he waved the hand holding the green horn knife, and in an instant the blade directly passed through the other person's body!
It's just that after one blow, the opponent's body was not damaged at all, but the smile on his face became even stronger.
"Oh? Do you want to kill me?" He stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, and moved closer, with a smug tone in his voice: "But you didn't hurt me at all. Do you want to try a few more cuts?" "As he spoke, he leaned his body closer to the tip of the knife. After Su Ziyi couldn't bear it and stepped back, he looked up to the sky and laughed: "You actually want to kill me! How naive!" Damn it, what the hell is this
? What the hell?
Looking at the person in front of him, Su Ziyi was completely confused. He closed his eyes, forced himself to calm down and let his mind think about other things, but no matter what he did, the annoying laughter kept lingering around his ears, like It's true. And when the other party had laughed enough, the other party stuck to him again, and a pair of cold hands directly cupped Su Ziyi's face: "Why are you so naive?"
"In all these years, no one has ever hurt me." When he said this, he actually had some regrets: "Maybe it's because they are too stupid. Although they are big enough, their brains are not very bright, and they don't even have the simple illusions in front of them." Come here."
At this point, he looked at Su Ziyi with some admiration in his eyes: "You are still the first in these hundreds of years." After he said this, Su Ziyi only felt an endless chill, and his consciousness scanning the area, I found that the surrounding area was completely empty. Even the man in front seemed to be a void existence, and his strength could not be seen. Because of this, Su Ziyi's fear index for him has been raised to the highest level.
"What, little guy, do you want to play that game with me?"
"As I said before, if it's true, you'll just be in a little pain; and if it's false, I'll let you This dream of yours becomes the most splendid one in your life. Just think of it as a gift for you to play games with me." "How?" Su Ziyi's cheeks were already numb from the ice, and he was
cold
He looked at the other person with one eye: "What game?"
"Why, agreed?" Seeing Su Ziyi relax, the other person's eyes showed surprise: "It's not a difficult game." He said happily: "They all say that the human race It is the most affectionate race, but I see that the human race is the most indifferent and selfish race. So, I want to see which kind you are. Now, I will give you two choices-" "
One If you leave your life here, then I will ensure that your wife and children will be safe and sound." "Second, I will
let you leave my domain, but the price is to let me light the firewood pile behind the child. , trade the lives of both of them for yours."
"How about it, which one do you want to choose?"
Chapter 93 The youth in scarlet clothes
evil.
There seemed to be dirt accumulated in his throat, which made Su Ziyi's eyes change when he looked at him. A strong sense of disgust paralyzed his brain, urging him to move his arm and punch him.
Then, of course, it failed.
The moment he failed, Su Ziyi was stunned. He stared at his fist, as if he wanted to get some clues from it.
But after receiving a direct punch from Su Ziyi, the opponent's eyes were bright, and the excitement in him almost overflowed: "Tsk, tsk, are you angry?" He let go of the hand holding Su Ziyi's cheek, and instead hugged Su Ziyi with his arms. He grabbed Su Ziyi's neck, put his mouth against Su Ziyi's ear, and said in a sweet tone: "What a simple choice, right?" "Either let me kill you, or let me kill them, one of them has to choose to sacrifice
. ." His voice was distorted and even more inconsistent with his face that looked exactly like Su Ziyi.
Because of his approach, the coldness became more refreshing, causing Su Ziyi to subconsciously take a few steps back.
He couldn't just compromise.
But, what should he do?
Also, what is this thing in front of me?
Su Ziyi lowered his head, but his eyes were constantly observing the surroundings. However, the surroundings were empty except for white, so in the end Su Ziyi could only focus on the only abrupt thing - the granite inscription.
But is that really the key to solving the problem?
His retreat aroused the other party's amusement, and he came closer again, and the familiar cold feeling came back to him.
"What does their life and death have to do with you?" At this time, his voice had some rustling sounds, but it was not unpleasant, but had an unspeakable sense of charm: "They are not your responsibility in the first place. Ah, you are just an innocent person who was involved." The fingers of his right hand kneaded Su Ziyi's earlobe. The original honey-colored fingers like Su Ziyi gradually faded and turned into fair skin, slender and cute.
And as he continued to bewitch, this layer of fading spread from the fingertips to the arms, then to the shoulders, and gradually spread to the head: "You should have your own life, not live in the place of another person's identity." "You should have a family of your own choosing, instead of being forced to take on responsibilities that don't belong to you." The rustling sound faded away, and the tone became clearer: "Are you right?" "Think about it, You
were supposed to pursue your path according to your own plan, but you stopped because of the obstruction of these people. To you, they are a burden—" His tone was drawn out, as if he was really He felt sorry for Su Ziyi: "And people are greedy animals. If you compromise for them the first time, there will be a second time, a third time..." "It's not worth it." At this time, he was already big His appearance has changed
. The hair that was originally tied with a wooden hairpin is draped softly on the back of his head, as smooth as silk.
"So, how about you save yourself and let me get rid of these burdens for you?" "
In this way, you are just you. From now on, you can go wherever you want. No one can stop you, and your path to immortality will be smooth. No hindrance."
To be honest, if his words were for Su Ziyi, who had just arrived in Qingze Continent, it might have a big effect. After all, Su Ziyi didn't have much feelings for Bian Qing and the others at that time. Now, although Su Ziyi would be disturbed by what he said, she would never be confused by him and agree to it. On the contrary, he was very firm in his thoughts and extremely rejected this approach.
But just because he was excited, the coldness coming from the other party penetrated directly from the skin into the flesh.
What's going on?
"Ha, it seems that you don't like this approach." His attention was always on Su Ziyi, so when he found that Su Ziyi was not shaken by his words, he didn't get angry, but he narrowed his eyes. Then his smile remained unchanged and he rubbed his nose in Su Ziyi's ear like a lover: "Did you fall in love with that Shuang'er?"
He sneered: "What do you like about Shuang'er who looks ordinary and behaves vulgarly? As long as you Get rid of them, and you will meet better-looking ones in the future - for example -"
He raised his head, no longer close to Su Ziyi's neck, his big watery eyes were smart and playful, and his extremely long black eyelashes were as thick as The crow feathers are opening one by one, as if they are about to flutter and fly. Coupled with the fair and delicate face and bright red lips, it is a good appearance.
It's a pity that neither his face nor the words in his mouth moved Su Ziyi in the slightest.
Even a little annoying.
Once again, Su Ziyi retreated. But even if he stepped back, the coldness would stick to his flesh like maggots attached to his bones and would not escape. This made Su Ziyi aware of something unusual, but he said nothing. He raised his eyes and looked at the posing opponent, thinking silently in his heart, but his originally raised eyebrows frowned even more tightly.
"Oh la la - I don't seem to like the look of this face very much." This time, the other party did not pursue him. Instead, he retracted his arm and spun around twice. In an instant, the coarse cloth clothes on his body that were exactly the same as Su Ziyi changed. It turned into a crimson robe. The robe was of high quality, like silk, and was embroidered with exquisite dark patterns and flowers. When he moved his body, it shone like a living thing.
"Maybe you like this?"
There was a cunning light in his eyes, and his wide sleeves brushed against his face. When he met Su Ziyi face to face again, his originally pointed face with melon seeds turned into a rather sunny round face, and his skin He is no longer so fair, but his cheeks have a healthy rosy color and two dimples that deepen when he smiles. He looks like a normal young man.
"What about this?" He took a step forward, and the style of his clothes also changed, turning into a dark suit. With the ponytail raised high on his head, he looked like a decent young knight.
"How is it? You don't like it yet?" The other party chuckled, and his face changed back and forth. One moment, he was a resolute man with copper-colored skin and strong outlines; the next moment, he was a beautiful young man with slender fox eyes, with every frown and smile. The room is full of elegance. But no matter how he changed, Su Ziyi's expression remained unchanged, as if he was a dead thing.
At this time, the other party knew that Su Ziyi would not be shaken by this.
He put away the charm on his face and raised the corner of his mouth in a sarcastic manner: "You don't even seem to like it. So, have you decided to die for them selflessly?" He was not very angry, and his eyes were full of anger. Showing excitement for Su Ziyi's other choice.
And his emotion was noticed by Su Ziyi.
At this moment, he seemed to know something.
Now, all that remains is how to prove it.
"Huh!" Just when Su Ziyi was thinking about the next step, the sound of a sword being unsheathed was heard. He looked around and saw that the man was holding a bronze dagger in his hand. He looked at Su Ziyi with a smile: "Have you decided? You want to take the place of the sword?" Will they die in my hands?" He came closer. This time, Su Ziyi didn't feel the coldness on his body seeping into her body. It just stayed on the surface of the skin and had very little impact on herself.
"Can't you?" Su Ziyi pursed her lips. But as soon as he finished saying these words, the coldness that had no longer penetrated his flesh came out again.
"Yes, of course!" The other party's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "No matter which one you choose, I support it." He put on a hypocritical look on his face: "Hey, there are not many humans like you. ." He flicked the blade of the dagger with his fingertips: "It's a pity that no one else knows about your sacrifice except me." "It doesn't matter -" When he spoke again,
the chill in his body became even worse: "As far as I am concerned, Friendship is more important. If you don't want these things, you are not calling yourself a human being." When he said this, his feelings were quite sincere, and it was precisely because of his sincerity that with every word he said, the coldness penetrated deeply into his body. The layers are close to the bones in the end.
"Ah, that really touched me." The other party said rather perfunctorily, staring blankly at Su Ziyi's heart, and the tip of the dagger picked up Su Ziyi's chin, as if he did not intend to take Su Ziyi's life. Su Ziyi could feel the sharpness of the sharp weapon just by pressing his chin, but when his chin sank slightly, his skin did not feel any obstruction and went straight through it!
Is this dagger just a shadow?
This time, Su Ziyi thought more.
He could feel the coldness on the other person's body, but he couldn't touch the other person's body.
He could feel the coldness on the dagger, but his chin went straight through it.
How is this going?
And what's going on with that inexplicable coldness in the body?
After carefully reviewing all the encounters since entering the illusion, Su Ziyi found that none of them were so weird. He remembered how the other person held up his face before, but he had to raise his head in response to what the other person was doing. So, is it only for the other person to touch you, but not for yourself to touch the other person? Bei※Ming※Yuna※Yuna
, has this area been absolutely controlled by the other party?
But is this possible?
Even though the other party lowered his head, Su Ziyi's little move was still noticed by him. He raised his head and said with a smile: "As long as my hand shakes, it will bleed."
The other party, like a mischievous big child, said with half pity and half expectation: "Okay, since you already have it in your heart It's finalized, then tell me your choice. After all, I think you can't stand the cold anymore, can't you?" He smiled broadly, snapped his fingers with his free hand, and the scene in mid-air suddenly changed again. , I saw a palm-sized flame floating behind Su Yulang, ready to light the firewood pile behind at any time.
Su Ziyi also followed the other person's gaze with squinting eyes, watching the familiar child still sitting there, talking to his mother-in-law with a smile from time to time, not knowing that the danger was behind him.
At the same time, the man moved the dagger in his hand forward, and instantly a sharp stinging pain came from his neck, causing Su Ziyi to look away.
"Come on, let's talk."
The man in front of him finally looked like a young man in scarlet clothes. He held a dagger and let the tip of the dagger roam on the skin on Su Ziyi's neck, drawing blood marks. Su Ziyi's mind was also shaken by the continuous pain, but he would rather sacrifice himself than let Bian Qing and his son be harmed. But the more he thought like this, the more fierce the biting coldness came, directly towards The internal organs were attacked.
This time, Su Ziyi understood that he probably couldn't choose between the two.
"I've given you enough time." The man looked at Su Ziyi's face that was getting livid due to the cold, and the smile on his face became wider. As he spoke, he controlled the flame on the screen to float closer and closer to the pile of firewood. Finally, with a sudden movement of his hand, the flame jumped onto the pile of firewood and instantly ignited a bundle of firewood.
"No! Don't!" He blurted out. With these words, Su Ziyi's internal organs were instantly frozen by the cold. A sudden feeling of heart palpitations occurred. He spit out a mouthful of blood and knelt down on the spot.
"Ahem—" And this is just the beginning.
With this wave of emotional outburst, Su Ziyi's disregard for his own safety reached its peak. All the strength in his body was lost bit by bit, and the blood seemed to be endless, spitting out from his mouth one after another.
"Alla, alla--" The man became more and more happy when he saw Su Ziyi's appearance, and almost rolled around twice. He looked at Su Ziyi condescendingly with a smile on his face, playing with the dagger in his hand. After waving it in the air a few times, he squatted down, leaned into Su Ziyi's ear and said, "You are about to die, what should I do?" "
Cough— —" Another stream of blood was spat out, but compared to the loss of blood and strength, what Su Ziyi felt most clearly was the chill in his body, which was heading straight towards his heart and lungs, and it would probably not take long for him to be completely frozen. dead.
No, he can't die! He can't die at the opponent's hands!
The aroused desire to survive made Su Ziyi slowly start to calm down. He shook his head in an attempt to calm down. I don't know if it really had an effect, but after coughing up a few more sporadic drops of blood, the chill in my body slowly receded.
Alas?
"What, have you regretted it?" Just when Su Ziyi was still confused, the man who was no different from a demon said angrily: "What, you want to live? You want them to die for you? ?"
"It's okay, it's human nature -" After getting angry, the other party immediately calmed down, and even had the intention to laugh at Su Ziyi.
Su Ziyi lowered his head, feeling the feeling inside his body.
He didn't want to die, nor did he want Bian Qing and Su Yulang to replace him.
He doesn't want to listen to what the other person says.
...
At this moment, Su Ziyi's entire mind had returned to its original state. He began to speculate on everything he encountered from an outsider's perspective, and then a bold idea came to his mind.
"No, I don't want them to die."
"Then you have to die for them."
"Then, are you going to kill me with the dagger in your hand?" Su Ziyi suddenly raised his head and caught the look on the other person's face. He felt unnatural for a moment, which made him think: "Huh?"
"Of course, as long as you say "you are willing to die in their place", I will kill you with this dagger." With that, he Aiming the tip of the dagger at Su Ziyi's heart, he smiled and said, "Go ahead."
"I'm willing to take their place -" This time, with every word Su Ziyi said, the coldness that had faded away from him moved towards her at a faster speed. His heart pounded, and the excitement on the man's face became even more intense. Just when he was about to say the last word, Su Ziyi suddenly picked up his green horn knife, pointed it at his heart, and stabbed it!
In an instant, the entire space fell silent as if someone had pressed the pause button.
Then, there was a "swirling" sound all around, as if there was fine sand flowing. After Su Ziyi inserted the dagger into his chest, he found that he didn't feel any pain. He raised his head in confusion and faced the proud face of the young man in Fei Yi. However, in the next second, that face turned completely white. The fine sand collapsed.
The same is true for the entire space. Everything is flowing and melting, except for the square stone inscription.