On the plains, it was already snowing heavily, but somewhere underground, it was even more unbearable than the scorching summer. A river of lava surged through the canyon, the source of the heat, and also the source of the light. Over twenty zhang above the canyon, there was a long iron chain bridge. The bridge was composed of iron plates and iron chains. Only the heavens knew how long this bridge had withstood the heat, so much so that the entire bridge had turned pitch-black. It seemed abnormally heavy and aged.
Leopold was lying on his stomach beside the canyon. His body was twisted in a weird posture, and his right hand was stretched backward with difficulty, trying to grasp the long sword nailed into the ground. The long sword not only pierced into the ground, but also penetrated his calf. Judging from the human body structure, if he kept his calf still, he couldn't exert his strength to grasp the hilt of the sword, unless he was determined to fight to the death and abandon his calf.
"Damn it …" Leopold cursed in a low voice. Then, he lay down again dejectedly. With the dim light, it could be clearly seen that Leopold's wound had turned black, which was a very ominous color for any wound.
Just then, the sound of hoofs came faintly from the underground cave, and then the sound of hoofs became more and more urgent. A moment later, a carriage galloped out of the underground cave, rushing straight to the iron chain bridge. However, there was a huge rock at the bridgehead blocking the way. The wooden puppet on the carriage pulled the reins hard, and the direction of the carriage changed abruptly. In the panicked and desperate neighing of the horses, the carriage leaped up and fell straight into the canyon.
Then, one carriage after another rushed out of the underground cave, throwing themselves into the embrace of the lava river without hesitation. The extremely gorgeous and pure fiery red waves bloomed one after another, making the scene extraordinarily spectacular.
When the last carriage rushed into the canyon, Han Jin jumped down from it lightly, watching the carriage fall, and then turned his eyes to Leopold, saying with a smile, "Did you miss me?"
"You … you're crazy!" Leopold knew the origin of those carriages, because Han Jin had talked to him in detail before he left, "Lord Dismark will never let you go."
"Let him come." Han Jin smiled, bypassed the boulder, and walked straight to the bridge.
"If you want to take revenge on Mario and me, you've done enough!" Leopold shouted like crazy, "Why don't you let me go?"
"Because I'm a good person." Han Jin paused for a moment before lightly continuing: "When I am in trouble, if someone gives me a drop of water, I will use a clear spring to repay them. Of course, hatred is the same."
Leopold fell silent and stared at Han Jin's back with frightened eyes.
Han Jin walked to the center of the bridge, grabbed a hanging iron chain, and shook it hard. The iron chain flew up with a swoosh. Han Jin looked at the other end of the iron chain quietly. When the iron chain began to fall down, he caught it with his sharp eyes and quick hands.
On the other end of the iron chain, there was a piece of horse meat that weighed about five to six kilograms. The lava river was a natural oven. It was not difficult to figure out where to roast the horse meat and how long to roast it for. After a few more experiments, one would be able to grasp it.
Han Jin smelled the aroma of the horse meat and smiled with satisfaction: "Just right!"
Leopold bit his lips tightly and suddenly lowered his head. Every time he did this, he would taste the unbearable and maddening pain.
Han Jin walked to Leopold with the horse meat, "Do I need to change the place for you today?"
"No, no, I didn't do anything, I didn't do anything …" Leopold's face had become livid.
"That's good." Han Jin tore off a piece of horse meat and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it silently. Then he hesitated for a while and tore off a piece of horse meat about the size of a thumb. He bent over and handed it to Leopold: "Have some?"
Leopold's eyes opened wide, as if they were going to roll out of his eye sockets. After a long time, a fire element magic crystal appeared in his hand. Leopold threw the magic crystal to the ground and stretched out his hand to grab the horse meat.
Han Jin suddenly drew back his hand: "Five magic crystals."
"What? You want to exchange such a small piece of horse meat for five magic crystals?! "Leopold almost fainted. He roared:" Why don't you rob me?! "
"What do you think I'm doing?" Han Jin smiled.
Leopold was speechless. After a while, he begged: "Let's just use the previous price, okay? Please, I don't have many magic crystals left. "
Han Jin smiled and put the piece of horse meat into his mouth. Then he took out a leather bag, raised his head and drank a mouthful. He said softly: "Do you want some water?"
Leopold's throat wriggled violently, but he clenched his teeth and didn't say anything. The fact was that all his magic crystals had been 'bought' by Han Jin. He really couldn't afford to exchange five magic crystals for a small piece of horse meat.
"Well, you give me all your magic crystals. I'll let you go after you eat as much as you want," Han Jin said softly.
Leopold turned his head aside. He didn't believe it at all.
"In fact, I can use other methods, but I didn't. I've been trying to avoid hurting you. Do you know why?"
Leopold wanted to look up to the sky and laugh wildly. He also wanted to swear loudly. Nailing him here with a sword, how could it not hurt him?
"Because I'm afraid of loneliness." Han Jin answered himself: "You see, you've been afraid that I'll kill you, so you've tried your best to please me. When you're free, you always chat with me, or tell me stories about yourself and your family. Haha … This is what I want. Otherwise, how boring it would be for me to hide here alone! You've worked hard, which makes me very happy and moved. I'm telling the truth. If you do as I say, I'll let you go right away. "
Hearing these words, Leopold's eyes kept rolling, as if he was thinking about something.
"You don't have much time." Han Jin smiled: "This time, they set a trap for me. Among those carriages, only two or three were loaded. If I'm not wrong, they should have caught up with me. Now you have to give me an answer. Do you agree or not?"
"You really won't kill me?" Leopold looked at Han Jin.
"There's no time." Han Jin sighed, then pulled out the long sword at his waist and raised it over his head.
"I agree … I agree …" Leopold screamed. He saw the killing intent in Han Jin's eyes, and he had thought it through. Even if he refused to hand over the rest of the magic crystals, it would not cause any harm to Han Jin, so he might as well take a gamble.
"Oh?" Han Jin put down the long sword.
With a crash, more than 100 magic crystals fell on the ground. Leopold said sadly: "These are all I have left."
Han Jin put all the magic crystals into the space ring, then threw a large piece of horse meat and a leather bag for water in front of Leopold, and turned to walk to the bridge.
"Hey … My Lord, don't go. Let me go!" Leopold cried with surprise and joy.
"They are almost here." Han Jin said faintly. Then, his body moved, and in a few leaps, he had already crossed the iron chain bridge.
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