At the end of the maze is a square.
Compared with the thousands of miles of yellow sand outside, at least there is a smooth road in the square. The square is not big, but it looks extremely empty. There are a few basketball hoops, a miniature football field, and a few scattered inside. There is a ping pong table, but there is nothing else. The prison's control over the prisoners is not too strict. Everything in the square is an entertainment facility for the prisoners. Of course, there are strict time limits, and the average Two hours a day.
When Li Tianlan and the others walked into the square, the time for airing had passed. The square looked extremely desolate. Li Tianlan walked silently along the runway and finally came to a corner.
The corner was covered with yellow sand, and the entrance of a hole slightly larger than a dog hole was covered by a pile of weeds, making it look bottomless.
Li Tianlan stood in front of the cave entrance, eyes narrowed and silent.
Xiao Mohai's expression changed.
Dongcheng Wudi's expression was solemn.
Ye Dongsheng was a little confused.
"It is said that when the Desert Prison was first established, the plan was to build the prison underground."
Li Tianlan looked at the entrance of the cave in front of him and said in a calm voice: "The military has given detailed terrain maps and conducted on-site surveys. Theoretically, a large military prison can be built on the enemy side about 80 meters underground, just like The same goes for two nearby military bases."
No one spoke.
The two military bases of Tianyan and Tianya were built under the yellow sand around the desert prison, and everyone present knew this.
"It's just that the terrain of the prison is very complicated. When the construction was almost completed, the military discovered that the structure of the underground prison was a little unstable. If it wanted to strengthen it, a lot of money would have to be spent. At that time, another incident occurred in the prison construction. After a big accident, the Parliament met to consider and study the construction costs, and decided to abandon the plan of the underground prison, so the Desert Prison was placed above ground.”
Li Tianlan took two steps forward and said calmly: "Actually, there is no difference. This prison is a true Jedi, whether it is above ground or underground."
"That's what His Highness said."
Xiao Mohai said with a smile.
"Later, many years after the prison was built and put into use, a fugitive who wanted to escape accidentally discovered this hole. This hole could directly enter the almost completed underground prison. Does General Xiao know this story? "
"It's recorded in the file."
Xiao Mohai nodded respectfully: "That was the second invincible master imprisoned in the centuries-old history of the prison. He quietly opened the passage and tried to escape. At that time, in the third hour after the release time, , the prison authorities discovered that he was missing, and within the next hour, the prison authorities found the hole."
"That invincible master escaped?"
Ye Dongsheng raised his eyebrows.
His authority is enough for him to view all the information on the Desert Prison, but the history of the Desert Prison, who is interested in seeing this
Ye Dongsheng didn't know about this at all.
"No, he's crazy."
Xiao Mohai said lightly: "He entered the underground prison. On the thirteenth hour, his spirit completely collapsed, his power lost control, and he died inside after going extremely crazy."
"From that time on, the inside of this passage became smaller and smaller. At first, people could walk upright in the passage, but now... "
Li Tianlan was silent for a moment, carefully recalling the feeling at that time: "I can only force people to crawl inside, and I can't even lift my body."
Ye Dongsheng didn't have any
After coming back to his senses, he subconsciously asked, "What's in there?"
Xiao Mohai smiled.
Li Tianlan also laughed.
"It's in here"
He spoke softly, with a hint of reminiscence: "The underground prison is basically the same as the current prison. It is also a maze, and there is nothing in the maze."
Nothing at all.
This is the truth.
Ye Dongsheng was stunned for a moment, then understood, and his scalp suddenly felt numb.
Nothing at all.
He couldn't help but take a step forward, looking at the seemingly endless dark hole in front of him, the muscles in the corners of his eyes beating constantly.
This is really just a hole that can barely be squeezed into. Due to geological reasons, the further in, the smaller the space inside, and many places have even been completely blocked.
Even if the invincible master planned to escape from here at the beginning, the space inside would be larger, but there would still be nothing.
Ye Dongsheng could imagine that there was only darkness, only silence, and densely packed and winding roads that seemed to have no end.
That kind of loneliness and fear will be amplified a thousand times in absolute darkness and silence, turning into despair.
Therefore, even the invincible master who escaped from prison did not last long. At the thirteenth hour, he went crazy. He was completely tortured by the silence and darkness and had a mental breakdown. He eventually died on the path that he kept repeating.
Ye Dongsheng couldn't help but glance at Li Tianlan.
Li Tianlan said that he had experienced the most desperate and frightening time here.
Vaguely, he seemed to understand something.
"you... "
"This is where I crawled in."
Li Tianlan said quietly: "Just... I crawled into the darkness like this. It's very narrow inside. I can almost always maintain the ability to crawl forward. Even if I climb up, I can't lie down. If I move a little, the surrounding sand will collapse." It kept falling, and it was like being buried alive. There were no roads in many places inside. I had to rely on my own hands to open the way, so it took a lot of energy. But I had no food or water. Even if I had it, I didn't dare to eat. I had no intention of eating. I couldn't see anything there, and the only thing I could hear was my own heartbeat, getting faster and faster. The oppression, congestion, darkness and silence tortured me and made me go crazy again and again. Haha, say I was going crazy, but inside, I couldn't even take a deep breath. My body was sweating and bleeding all the time. The fear and depression affected my reason. I took the wrong path again and again. There were even many times when I was scared to tears. At that time, I really thought that I could not get out, and I thought so many times."
Ye Dongsheng's face turned a little pale. He didn't know whether he felt the same or something else.
Cold sweat flowed down his forehead, and his tone was very cautious: "How long did you hold on?"
"Not insistence."
Dongcheng Wudi interrupted Ye Dongsheng with a hoarse voice: "Tian Lan had been operating inside at that time. He went in from here and finally successfully found the exit at the other end. The whole process took seventy hours and fifty-six minutes. He When he crawled out, his whole body was severely dehydrated, and there were wounds all over his body that he had scratched himself, and one of his fingers was almost bitten off, but at that time, his will was still clear."
Li Tianlan said nothing.
He looked at the hole in front of him, his face expressionless, his eyes full of coldness.
Both Xiao Mohai and Ye Dongsheng's expressions changed.
Seventy hours and fifty-six minutes!
In an environment where more than ten hours can drive an invincible master completely crazy,
Li Tianlan struggled for more than seventy hours!
And it's not the current Li Tianlan.
But it was Li Tianlan back then.
Ye Dongsheng could imagine the depression and fear in that environment.
But he couldn't imagine the madness and despair that Li Tianlan went through after all this.
The corners of his mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but for a moment nothing came out.
Li Tianlan stood there quietly, seeming to be deep in thought.
Ye Dongsheng felt powerful from this figure for the first time.
His eyes were looking up.
Seventy hours.
Ye Dongsheng couldn't do it. In such a narrow passage, he didn't even dare to say that he would be able to last for seventy minutes.
The key is that under such circumstances, Li Tianlan was not still.
He is acting, thinking, and looking for the right path.
Seventy hours like this are enough to temper a person's overturned and collapsed spirit to a point that no one can even imagine.
Ye Dongsheng bowed slightly to Li Tianlan.
He is a military god and also a warrior. This is the first time that he feels the strong flavor from Li Tianlan. At this moment, what he respects is not Li Tianlan, but the almost inhuman will.
"Before I leave, I will walk through this passage."
Li Tianlan slowly said: "No, I will leave directly from here."
All the shadows in his eyes disappeared, and he became calm and confident: "Let everyone see it again."
Dongcheng Wudi sighed softly, but didn't know what to say.
Li Tianlan raised his head and looked at the sky.
The sunshine in the sky spreads over every corner of the square.
But there is no yellow sand and no wind in the square.
A thin shield covered the entire square, isolating the outside world and isolating this place at the same time.
Li Tianlan didn't speak, just looked at the sunshine in the sky.
Through the edge of the shield, the sky in the distance is pure blue.
The sky is clear, there are no shadows, and it is extremely quiet.
The world is inherently quiet.
"Minister, please come back."
Li Tianlan turned around, looked at Dongcheng Wudi and smiled: "It's very good here. I'm very satisfied. I really need a place like this to think about something seriously."
Dongcheng Wudi looked at him deeply, nodded and said, "Okay."
"During the time I was here, the Eastern Palace and Ru Shi were causing trouble to the minister."
Li Tianlan continued.
Dongcheng Wudi shook his head slightly and just asked: "Is there anything else?"
Li Tianlan thought for a moment and raised his palm.
There was a buzz in the air.
An extremely delicate and dark jet black sword appeared in Li Tianlan's hand.
The small sword rotated around Li Tianlan, seemingly reluctant to let go.
Li Tianlan flicked the Xuanyuan Sword and said calmly: "Please bring this to Xiaobai, Minister."
Dongcheng Wudi stretched out his hand.
Li Tianlan glanced at Xuanyuan Jian.
Xuanyuan Sword trembled and fell obediently into Dongcheng Wudi's hands.
Li Tianlan said no more and sent Dongcheng Wudi and Ye Dongsheng out of prison.
Under the clear sky, there is a long stretch of yellow sand.
He stood in the flying yellow sand and watched the helicopter gradually take off and get further and further away. He did not move for a long time and kept watching.
It's like looking at your own future and avenue.
(End of Volume 5)