Li Yijie was so angry that smoke was coming out of his seven orifices; he had no choice but to change the subject. "Hand over the antidote," he said, "I'll spare your life." With a cold laugh Cao Zhenyan said, "Humph, I don't have it." Li Yijie tightened his grip on the saber and said, "Now, do you have it?"
With a cold laugh Cao Zhenyan said, "If I don't have it, then I don't have it. Do you think I'm lying to you? Even if you kill me and then search my body, if the antidote is not with me, then it's still not with me. "" Then where can we find the antidote? "Li Yijie asked." The Imperial Palace's courtyard! " Cao Zhenyan said, "If you have the ability, then go and ask Niangniang yourself."
Li Yijie said, "That's how it should be. I also want to ask Yun 'er, what is it that can't be settled peacefully? But if you dare to accuse her … "With a cold laugh Cao Zhenyan said," Needless to say, I will definitely be wronged. Do you think she will admit it? She will definitely accuse me of framing her. Humph, humph … who would have thought that the Ol 'Cao, a hero of his generation, would end up dying unjustly because of a woman. It's not fair, it's not fair! "
Li Yijie said in a low voice, "What kind of poison is that? Shi xiang ruan jin san? "With a cold laugh Cao Zhenyan said," You think too little of us. Don't tell me the poison is always Shi xiang ruan jin san? Is there no other poison that can be used? "
Li Yijie knew he could not get anything out of Cao Zhenyan's mouth, so there was no point in continuing the interrogation. Considering that he had some friendship with him in the past, he did not want to kill him ruthlessly. Putting down his treasured saber, he pushed Cao Zhenyan and shouted, "Get lost! Don't let me see you and your subordinates breaking the law again, otherwise, I'll kill you without mercy! "
Cao Zhenyan mumbled something under his breath, but it was nothing more than 'you dare to threaten an imperial court official'. He waved his hand to his subordinates, and they all followed him out in a grandiose manner. At this time there was another 'boom' sound from the cave behind them. Li Yijie's heart shivered. "Wait!" he called out.
Cao Zhenyan turned around and angrily said, "What? You regret letting us go? Can the Wulin Alliance Leader's words be disregarded? "Li Yijie said indifferently," What good is there in taking your lives? I only need you, Lord Cao, to give the order for your subordinates to go and save them. Then, we can forget about today's matter. " Cao Zhenyan walked to the front of the cave doubtfully. He looked down and said, "This place will be buried by the earth soon. If we go in now, won't we be courting death?"
Li Yijie said angrily, "Even if you want to die, it's because of what you did! If I hadn't used those despicable methods, how could my brothers have fallen into this pit? Your team must be responsible for this matter. Could it be that only your soldiers will die? Are our people made of iron? If you don't give me an explanation, I won't let this matter rest. "
Cao Zhenyan said, "Explain? What explanation do you want? " Li Yijie said, "It's very simple. Tell your soldiers to go down and save people. Try your best to reduce everyone's casualties!" At this moment, large chunks of earth and rocks rolled down. Miserable cries could be heard coming from the Hall of the Dead. The soldiers stood in front of the cave and looked around. They were already terrified. They looked at Cao Zhenyan and Li Yijie with pleading eyes, imploring them to take back their orders.
Li Yijie was unmoved. He said loudly, "Whoever committed this sin will have to pay the price themselves. Those were the lives of living people! Think about it, if the ones who are still trapped are you, or your parents and siblings, and the bystanders are also indifferent and watching the show, what would you think? Put yourself in my shoes! You are not the instigator. You are just following orders. This sin can still be repaid. Don't hesitate anymore. Come and give us a hand! " He tore a long strip of cloth from his lapel and ordered the others to do the same. They tied the many pieces of cloth into a long belt and hung it down into the cave.
The soldiers held the end of the rope and looked around. They all said, "Lord Li, this … this won't do. There are no trees or other things to support us. We can't rely on a rope alone … "Li Yijie said," Stop talking nonsense. There must be a way. Nothing is absolutely impossible. " But although he said it with confidence, in his heart he couldn't think of any good idea. The sound of large chunks of earth and rocks falling down made his mind even more restless.
At this time, the heads of several disciples could be vaguely seen at the entrance of the cave. One of them was about to climb up to the ground when a sharp stone suddenly rolled down and hit his finger bone. His hand loosened and he fell down again. He was still pulling another person with him. This time the two of them fell down together. The several soldiers guarding the cave stretched out their hands and reached into the cave to grab that person's wrist. Together they pulled him up. With help, that person exerted strength in his hands and his legs pushed down the cave wall. Finally he climbed up.
The soldiers thought this was a good idea. They could save people and deal with Li Yijie at the same time. All of a sudden a group of people rushed to the entrance of the cave to wait. When they saw someone climbing up, they stretched out their hands to pull him up. In this way they were able to save a lot of people.
Li Yijie was standing on the side all along, looking worried and sick at heart. Seeing the righteous disciples being pulled out of the cave one by one, escaping from death, he couldn't help but reveal a gratified smile. After an old man climbed up, gasping for breath, there was no more movement for a long time. He stuck his head out to look, but the dust from the falling chunks of earth almost obscured his line of sight. He couldn't hear any more cries for help from inside the cave, but he was still somewhat worried. He asked the old man, "Martial Uncle, is there anyone else in the Hall of the Dead?"
The old man wiped the dust from his face and said, "Cough, no one else!" Li Yijie heaved a sigh of relief. He was just about to say, "It's still alright!" A disciple supporting the old man by his side suddenly said, "That's not right. The ones who fainted … that's right, they are the Yellow Mountain Pai disciples. They are still inside." Li Yijie waved to the group of soldiers and said, "Don't crowd together! Quickly go and save them. Even if they have fainted, we still have to save them. "
One of the soldiers hesitated for a long time before saying, "Lord Li, we can't save them!" His words were like a fuse that was lit. The soldiers also responded, "The chunks of earth have fallen too much. This Hall of the Dead is going to collapse very soon. If we go in now, we will be accompanying them to be buried alive. "" If you get hit halfway, it will be enough to make your head explode. " "Lord Li, these people have already fainted. They are not far from death. Just let them go without suffering."
There were also people from the righteous faction who advised, "That's right. After all, most of them managed to escape safely. Without half of the Yellow Mountain Pai disciples, our righteous faction won't be finished. Don't worry, the Alliance Head's noble body is more important. "" That's right, half of them are not as important as you, Alliance Head. At worst, we can invite a group of Daoist priests to recite sutras for them. "
Suddenly, a yellow-clothed disciple rushed out and pleaded bitterly, "Alliance Head, down there … there is still my younger brother. The two of us were born in a poor family. Since we were young, we have never enjoyed any good fortune. After we became Yellow Mountain's disciples, at least we have enough to eat and wear. I practice martial arts with all my might because I want to live a decent life so that I can support my younger brother … He has to live, he has to live! Alliance Head, please save him! "
Li Yijie also couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat. He comforted, "If I can save him, I will definitely save him." He glared at Lu Qian, who was watching the show leisurely, and said, "It's all because of you!"
Lu Qian smiled and said, "That's right, I knocked them out. How about it, now you know that your younger brother is very good at handling matters, right? They were all Liu Mujian's men. They were brought along by him to guard against you, to restrain you. Even death can't wipe out their crimes. "
Li Yijie said in a low voice, "It's just that they took someone's money, so they have to do things for him. It's not their fault." He pointed to the soldiers and asked, "Have they been rescued?" One of them said with a bitter face, "The Hall of the Dead is about to be buried. Who would dare to rescue them? Lord Li, you empathize with their life and death, but don't you care about our life and death? "" That's right, Alliance Head Li, we are brothers who have fought alongside you for the country … "
Li Yijie's face darkened. He said, "All of you shut up! I will go down and rescue them myself! "He inspected the rusted sword and saber on his belt again, and reached out to grab the rope. Yuan Yi tried to persuade him, "No, Alliance Head Li, since ancient times, I have never heard of a master dying to save his subordinates. You … "
Li Yijie forced a smile and said, "You're all thinking too seriously. I'm only going down to rescue one person. It's not like I'm charging into a dragon's pool or a tiger's den alone. No one said that I'll die without a doubt. You're all grieving too early. "He steeled his heart and was about to jump in, but when he saw the Death Demanding Chop on his waist, he couldn't let it go.
He took it off and handed it to Yuan Yi. He said, "Young Master Yuan, I'll leave this Death Demanding Chop with you for now. If I don't come back alive, then … then just destroy it. " He was afraid that if he delayed any longer, his fear would multiply, and he would be encouraged by the crowd again. He was afraid that he would really have to give up on this rescue mission. In order to avoid regret, he didn't leave himself a way out. He jumped down.
Yuan Yi took the Death Demanding Chop and was slightly startled. He said, "Alliance Head Li, aren't you afraid …" Before he could finish, the top of Li Yijie's head was covered by rocks and thick smoke. He couldn't see clearly.
As soon as Li Yijie jumped into the Hall of the Dead, while his body was still in midair, he immediately felt an earth-shattering dark pressure pressing down on him. The long-lost fear rose up again. By the time his feet touched the ground, this feeling was even more intense, as if this darkness was going to swallow him whole.
Forcing himself to calm down, he lit the torch and saw that the ground was littered with corpses. If he didn't already know that their injuries weren't fatal and that they were only unconscious, he would have thought that they were dead. Thinking to this point, he struggled to avoid the rocks above his head. With great difficulty, he moved toward the unconscious man. He put one of his hands on his neck and half supported him toward the hanging 'rope'.
His physical strength was overdrawn, his internal energy was also greatly reduced. Thinking that he didn't have the ability to imitate Yuan Yi, who could carry a person on his back as if it was nothing, he pulled the rope and tied it around the man's waist. He tightened the rope tightly and pulled it a few times, hoping that the crowd on the roof would understand. If they wanted to shout, they would have no strength left.
Fortunately, after pulling the rope several times, he saw the rope swaying slightly. Secretly delighted, he loosened his hands. He watched as the man's body was slowly lifted higher and higher, until he disappeared from his line of sight. Not too long later, the rope was hanging down again.
Li Yijie was originally thinking about his own strength, he didn't have full confidence that he could rescue the unconscious disciples. Now that he found a way out, he was sincerely gratified. He ran around the hall, carrying the injured people one by one, and then hung them out with the rope. The sweat on his head flowed like a small stream, but because he was thinking about saving one more life, he didn't feel tired at all.
He didn't know how long he was busy, but when he looked around, he didn't see anyone lying on the ground. As soon as his hanging heart dropped, he felt an enormous wave of fatigue hit him. He was so tired that he wanted to sleep for several days. His eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, the sound of rocks falling around him was beyond his hearing. Instead, the thick smoke and dust blocked his line of sight, adding to his drowsiness.
Just as he was about to follow his train of thought, he suddenly heard a commotion above his head. A voice called out, "Li Longzhu, Gu Mu is about to collapse. Come out quickly!" Another female voice called out, "Shixiong, Shixiong, come up quickly!" It was Nangong Xue's voice.
Li Yijie felt as if a ray of light shot through the chaos in his mind, his mind suddenly became clear. He saw that the Hall of the Dead was full of falling rocks, there was no place to step on, and the walls of the tomb were swaying. His heart skipped a beat. Coincidentally, the rope was right in front of his eyes. His hands reacted quickly, grabbing the rope and wrapping it around his waist. He pulled the rope and called out, "Hey, I'm coming up!" His voice was hoarse, it was almost inaudible in the ancient tomb, much less to be heard by Nangong Xue and the others. He could only use the rope as a signal.
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