Miao Qi Miao
Chapter 1740 Where Does the Confidence Come From
I followed and asked, "Aren't you going to the first foothold? Why aren't you going forward?"
Ye Yang shook his head. "Any further, and we'll have to fight ghosts and monsters."
"The map that appeared on the iron cell wall should be correct, but the iron cell has been buried deep underground for many years, and some places have changed. We can't completely trust that map."
"Like that pile of waste paper we just stepped on, it hides a killing intent beneath it."
Only now did I have the chance to ask Ye Yang, "What exactly is that map?"
"It's a distress signal!" Ye Yang said, "The person who sent out the map wants the prisoners here to find a hidden cell according to the route marked on the map and release him."
"The benefit he gives to the prisoners is to take them out of the iron cell."
I retorted, "Who's asking for help? A demon suppressed in the iron cell?"
"I don't know!" Ye Yang shook his head. "It could be a demon, or it could be a master from the Six Doors."
I couldn't help but frown. Both possibilities that Ye Yang mentioned made sense.
If a demon sent out the map, naturally it would want to escape.
If a master from the Six Doors created a secret method, then they would be asking the prisoners to help them continue sealing the demon.
From ancient times to the present, the government has always had the saying of redeeming merits for crimes, especially in extraordinary times. They can even directly pardon prisoners and let them atone for their crimes.
I hoped for the second possibility.
At least, I could prevent the appearance of the blood moon!
Just as I was pondering, the sound of the fourth lock opening suddenly came, and all the cell doors opened instantly. About fifty prisoners swarmed out of the cells and rushed towards us.
Ye Yang and I took a step forward at the same time, standing side by side in the corridor.
I reached out and flicked a button from my clothes towards the ground. When the button landed, the prisoner rushing in the lead was already five meters away from me, throwing a punch at me.
The other party seemed like a brainless brute, but in reality, he had calculated the distance well.
If that person stood still and punched, the force of the punch would definitely not reach the target. He used the momentum of the rush to create the illusion that the fist wind was about to hit the opponent, forcing the opponent to make a move.
As soon as the opponent moved, they would run into his subsequent killing move.
The prisoner watched his fist, roaring like thunder, approaching me, but I didn't move at all. He was a little caught off guard.
His figure obviously paused for a moment before rushing in another meter.
This seemingly negligible pause was just enough for my killing array to take shape.
In the next moment, a dense, rain-like sound of knives suddenly rose under the opponent's feet. It was as if that person had been cut thousands of times at the same time, and he exploded into a mist of blood in mid-air.
The blood rain constantly flying in the corridor also calmed the people behind.
After a few seconds of silence, someone in the crowd behind began to applaud. "Wonderful, wonderful... The Gui Zhenzi's (Ghost Array Master's) Luo Kou Cheng Zhen (Button-Setting Array), lost for a hundred years, unexpectedly reappeared in the hands of this little brother."
"Being able to witness the secret technique of a senior of the evil path is worth coming out of the cell for."
I recognized that person's voice. It was Lao Gutou (Old Bones).
While Lao Gutou was speaking, the prisoners blocking in front of me automatically made way.
Only when I saw the other person's appearance did I understand why he called himself Lao Gutou.
He was already skin and bones, with only a piece of tattered cloth wrapped around his waist. His head of white hair was scattered all over his body, making it impossible to see what he looked like.
However, the eyes he revealed from his disheveled hair told me that this was a difficult character.
Lao Gutou said as he walked, "Little brother, I have to say, you have the guts and the courage. I wasn't willing to cooperate, so you used the strategy of 'removing the firewood from under the cauldron,' activated the iron cell's mechanism, and forced us to leave the cells to cooperate with you."
"The two of you dare to open the cells, you must be confident! I want to ask, where does your confidence come from?"
I pointed to the blood on the ground. "This is my confidence!"
After I finished speaking, I pointed to Ye Yang again. "His identity as a descendant of Bei Yiye (North One Leaf) is also my confidence. I wonder if these two conditions can impress everyone?"
When Lao Gutou heard that Ye Yang was a descendant of Bei Yiye, his eyes lit up slightly. However, he quickly concealed the excitement in his eyes and said faintly, "The descendant of Bei Yiye is indeed a good card, but it's not enough."
Just as I was about to speak, I heard someone say, "If you don't want to cooperate, you can get out of the way. I'm willing to cooperate with these two brothers."
Although the person was speaking from a distance, I could tell that the sound was coming from below waist level.
When I looked in the direction of the sound, the prisoners blocking the corridor had already knelt down, and only a small half were still standing.
At this time, I saw a person moving on the ground, supporting himself with his hands.
The other party had obviously just come out of the cell. I estimated that he had been staying put to verify whether what Ye Yang said was true: that the cell would completely collapse after a quarter of an hour.
Just by that composure alone, he was enough to overwhelm the crowd.