Jiang Yan was so frightened that he fell to the ground after just one look behind him. He pointed at the figure squatting in the bushes and said the word "you" several times, but he couldn't say a word.
There was only a figure squatting on the ground in the bushes behind Jiang Yan. Only the head of the person was exposed from the grass leaves, and most of the body was hidden behind the weeds. From my angle, the head of the person did not look like it was connected to the body, but rather like a lonely head propped up in the air by a straw stick.
"Zhao Liang..." Jiang Yan said in a trembling voice, "Weren't you taken away by the corpse chaser?"
"Yes!" Zhao Liang showed a strange smile on his face: "I was worried about my good brother, so I came back again."
Only then did I realize that the Zhao Liang who was speaking should be the employer who was taken away from Sun Xiaomei by the old man disguised as a corpse hunter.
It is estimated that the old man must have handed him over directly to the corpse driver after taking him away, otherwise, the other party would not be so easy to talk to.
Zhao Liang said, "Didn't we say that we would share happiness and hardship? I came back specially to see you. From now on, don't believe anything Wu Zhao says, and don't drink anything he gives you. He wants to poison you and send you to the corpse chaser."
Jiang Yan subconsciously looked towards me: "Angkor..."
I couldn't help but narrow my eyes. Someone must be controlling Zhao Liang's ghost to talk to Jiang Yan and the others. That person is probably from the Ghost Sect.
Zhao Liang smiled sadly and said, "What's the point of calling him? The only people he really cares about are his brothers. As for us, he could abandon us at any time."
Jiang Yan said in a trembling voice: "Wu Ge is not that kind of person..."
Zhao Liang laughed and said, "You still believe them now? Think about what Sun Xiaomei did to us! When I was first caught by the corpse chaser, I was not dead yet. She shot me to death with a barrage of arrows! Didn't you see when she shot an arrow through my head?"
As Zhao Liang spoke, he slowly stood up, and soon his bloody body emerged from under the weeds: "They want to find something on us. The corpse driver peeled off my skin alive, and he was looking for the poisonous insect!"
"Ah—" After a skeleton with a human head stood up completely from the bushes, some people fainted on the spot out of fright, and some turned around and ran out. I shouted urgently: "Stop them!"
Ye Jin and Lu Xiaoying flew to several people at the same time, blocked the people who ran out and pushed them back to their original places, and then attacked Zhao Liang who was bleeding.
Zhao Liang ignored the two and said, "Wake up, there is no good sorcerer in the world! None of us can survive, and we will all die miserably in the end!"
"Shut up!" Ye Jin roared and chopped at Zhao Liang's head. Before the long knife in his hand touched the opponent, Zhao Liang's bones collapsed in front of Ye Jin's eyes. The head that was originally supported on the bones bounced twice on the ground like a ball, and fell into Jiang Yan's arms without deviation.
Jiang Yan subconsciously hugged the head, then screamed and threw the bloody head away. Zhao Liang's head rolled on the ground for a few times and looked at Jiang Yan again.
When Jiang Yan met the slowly dilating pupils of the head, he finally couldn't bear the pressure anymore and ran towards me crying wildly. Before he reached me, he fell to the ground. Jiang Yan, covered in mud, crawled on the ground for two steps with his hands and feet, hugged my legs and cried: "Brother Wu, Brother Wu, tell me, you didn't poison me! Brother Wu, say something!"
"I did poison the water." I could deceive Jiang Yan, but what would happen after that? I still had to find a chance to poison the water again.
Jiang Yan and the others have already become suspicious of me, and they will definitely keep an eye on my every move. By the time I find the opportunity, who knows how much time will have passed. Is there any point in poisoning me then
Jiang Yan collapsed to the ground in fear: "Brother Wu, what did you say? You lied to me, didn't you?"
I grabbed the out-of-control Jiang Yan and yelled, "Shut up and listen to me now!"
I repeated the reason for giving them the Zombie-Dissolving Agent, but deliberately omitted the detail that the Corpse Sect might have ambushed them along the way.
I said, "I am doing this to survive..."
"Bullshit!" someone in the crowd shouted, "Why didn't you say so earlier if you wanted to survive? Are you being forced to say it now? I think you just want us to die!"
I said in a deep voice: "I have already told you what I want to do. If you don't want to believe it, I can't force you..."
The man said sternly before I could finish, "What do you want to say? Are you going to say that if we don't drink the poison, you will throw us into the wilderness to die?"
I looked at the man coldly and said, "I'll tell you one last time. I hope everyone can hear me clearly. Our current situation forces us to make a choice between life and death. If you are willing to believe me, drink the zombie-dissolving powder and follow me. If you don't want to believe me, I won't force you. You can still follow me, but I won't stop to wait for anyone. At that time, I can only say that life and death are up to fate."
As soon as I finished speaking, the person who had been refuting me said coldly: "You sound nice. Then let me ask you, why did you only give us the medicine and not the person you are carrying?"
Ye Jin immediately got angry: "The monk is my brother. We dare to carry him through mountains of swords and seas of fire! If you can find someone who dares to carry you and fight to the death, you don't have to drink!"
The man sneered, "That's a nice way to put it. You saved your brother's life, but what about us? Who can guarantee that we will survive after drinking the poison? Can you?"
Just as Ye Jin was about to speak, Monk Shi, who had sat up from the ground, spoke first: "Give me the Zombie-Removing Powder. I'll drink it!"
Ye Jin immediately roared: "What are you talking about? Can't I protect you?"
Monk Shi shook his head and smiled, "Although I was poisoned, I know it very well. If it weren't for me along the way, you would have fallen out with Sun Xiaomei a long time ago. I, Shi Bucong, have always liked to take revenge. I don't want to live a miserable life, and I don't want you to suffer with me."
"I'm so upset!" Ye Jin was so angry that his whole body was shaking. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up right now. Do you believe it?"
"I believe it." Shi Heshang smiled faintly, "Old Ye, I never doubted that you wouldn't risk your lives to save me. Old Wu dared to jump into the beehive, and you risked your life to threaten Sun Xiaomei, weren't they all to save me? But, we have too few people!"
"When I'm here, one of you has to keep an eye on me. If I don't run away when I'm in danger, will you follow me? Definitely not. I don't want you to have to look back from time to time to see if I'm dead when you're fighting with others. With the zombie-dissolving powder, you can get rid of me with a bell, which is much better than rushing over and using your body to block the bullet for me."
Monk Shi said before Ye Jin could speak: "Old Ye, don't get angry yet, listen to me. If Old Wu is in danger, will you go up and fight him to the death? If you rush up, who will watch over me? Maybe when you come back, I will have been chopped into pieces. With the help of the corpse-driving bell, I can move back and forth, which is much better than lying on the ground and being a target for others. Give it to me!"
"Take your shit!" Ye Jin roared, "Even if I drank the zombie-dissolving powder myself, there's no need for you to take the risk with me."
I said in a deep voice, "Monk, you don't have to think too much. Before we die, even if we have to crawl, we will crawl to your side and die with you."
What I have said is equivalent to telling Jiang Yan and others bluntly: I will not feed the zombie-dissolving powder to monks. As for whether you drink it or not, it is up to you.
When Jiang Yan looked at me with a pale face, the man who had been arguing with us for a long time sneered and said, "What did I say? If we were not still useful, Wu Zhao would not care whether we live or die. Jiang Yan, if you want to live, don't tell Wu Zhao anything. Once we tell him everything we know, our death will come."
Although Jiang Yan and his friends are not very courageous, it does not mean that these people who have been influenced by their parents in the business and official circles since childhood are all fools. As long as they are given some time, they will be able to figure out the key.
Jiang Yan lowered his head and said nothing, obviously agreeing with the other party's statement.
Monk Shi smiled faintly and said, "Old Wu, bring the medicine! I know that although you are evil, you have your limits and you won't use them to force a confession."
Before I could say anything, Lu Xiaoying said, "Wu Zhao, can I say something rational? In fact, the monk's approach is to consider the overall situation. You are the backbone of this team, and every decision you make can affect the outcome of the mission."
"In fact, you know in your heart that Shi Heshang's proposal is the best way. As a brother, you don't want Shi Heshang to take poison, and everyone can understand that; but as a sorcerer, your actions are equivalent to pushing all employers to the brink of death. Whichever you choose, the sorcerer's iron law or the chivalry of the underworld, you have your reasons. But..."
Lu Xiaoying changed the subject and said, "Whatever decision you make, it's best to act immediately. If you keep hesitating, you will put everyone in danger in the end."
I turned to look at Monk Shi, who nodded to me. I personally mixed the zombie-dissolving powder into the water and walked over to Monk Shi with the water bottle. Ye Jin exclaimed, "Old Wu, what are you doing?"
I said in a deep voice: "Old Ye, we said we would live and die together. Before I die, the monk will be fine."
Ye Jin slowly lowered his raised hand, and I walked to the monk and put the water bottle into his mouth. After the monk raised his head and drank two sips, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my chest.
The burning pain made me tear off my clothes. I looked down at my chest and saw a red line of poisonous insects piercing through the skin on my chest and burrowing into my flesh.
I didn't have time to hesitate, I quickly pulled out the dagger, put the blade against my chest, and stabbed it into my flesh. (To be continued)