However, before we could run far, we saw a fire around us. A group of Kui Cows were holding torches, blocking our way.
At this moment, we were like turtles in a jar. The fat man had tasted their power before. Seeing this, he panicked. "What's going on?"
I didn't have time to tell him the details. "We've fallen into a trap. I'm afraid we won't be able to escape."
However, I didn't expect that the Kui Cows were cunning enough to set up a trap for us.
We were too careless.
Looking at this situation, we couldn't resist. If we surrendered, we might be able to keep our lives.
I told him what I was thinking. Then, I held my head and squatted on the ground.
After the fat man heard me, he imitated me. However, the evil sacrificial spirit was born with arrogance. He couldn't accept this kind of humiliation. No matter how hard I tried to persuade him, he didn't budge.
At this moment, a man walked out of the herd of Kui Cows, heading toward us.
It was the one we had seen by the fire. He carefully watched us, his eyes teasing us.
He didn't talk. After a while, he asked the Kui Cows behind him to tie us up.
At first, the evil sacrificial spirit wanted to resist. If we let him act rashly, not only would he not be able to escape, but he would also bring harm to us. I hurried to stop him and explained to him the severity of the situation.
After listening to me, he stopped moving, his face sullen.
We were imprisoned in the place where we had rescued the fat man.
It was dark here, and we couldn't see the situation since we couldn't use our cultivation techniques. However, I could confirm that besides the three of us, the Kui Cows weren't in this room.
Perhaps they knew that we couldn't escape. That was why they didn't worry about leaving us here.
In this pitch-black darkness, the evil sacrificial spirit was still as silent as before. However, the fat man next to him kept screaming, asking him to let us go.
However, no one responded to him. Eventually, his throat was dry. He stopped and panted. "Do you know how to get out of here as soon as possible?"
Of course, I knew that we couldn't just sit here and wait for death, but I couldn't think of any solution at this moment. Our hands and feet were tied up tightly, and we couldn't take out the armour-removing sword from Xiang Liu's bag to cut the ropes.
In my opinion, those Kui Cows weren't in a hurry to deal with us. Perhaps they had other uses for us. At this moment, we didn't need to worry about our safety. Let's wait until tomorrow to see what they were planning.
I told the two of them what I was thinking. I asked the fatty to calm down and rest for a while to conserve his strength for tomorrow's fight.
The fatty didn't respond. After a moment of silence, he fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Sometimes, I really envied Fatty's personality. He could sleep no matter how extreme the situation was.
After the fatty fell asleep, I discussed with the evil sacrificial spirit what we would do tomorrow.
But no matter what he said, it was still the same. He would rush out and fight them with his life at dawn tomorrow.
I couldn't help but shake my head and ignore him. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine what would happen tomorrow. I wanted to know how I should face it. Unknowingly, I fell asleep.
When I woke up in a daze, it was already light.
The fatty was still snoring, and the evil sacrificial spirit next to him was still staring at the door.
I kicked the fat man to wake him up. I wanted him to come back to his senses. Someone would be coming soon.
Indeed, as soon as I finished talking, I heard footsteps outside the door.
Then, with a squeak, the half-closed door was pushed open, and three Kui Cows with human bodies and deer heads came in.
They didn't care about us. They walked toward us and carried us on their shoulders. Then, they walked out of the door.
The fatty didn't understand the situation. He struggled on the Kui Cow's shoulder and cursed.
The Kui Cow didn't budge. It walked toward the place where we had built the bonfire last night.
I was a little nervous after the fatty had made such a fuss. However, I asked him to calm down first. It wasn't going to help if they continued to make trouble. We should see what they wanted to do.
After listening to me, the fatty's body slumped and he didn't make a sound.
I crouched on the Kui Cow's back and lifted my head to look in the direction they were heading.
The bonfire we had built last night was still burning. I was bewildered. Do they want to burn us to death here?
I wanted to get rid of the Kui Cow's shoulder. Although I didn't know if I could escape, I didn't want to die like this.
However, as soon as I had a plan, the Kui Cow circled around the bonfire and headed in another direction.
At this moment, the fatty and I were facing each other. He winked at me as if he was asking me what was going on.
I shook my head to show that I didn't know what was going on.
The fatty stooped his head, his face dispirited.
I didn't pay attention to him and continued to look in front of us. Not far from us, dozens of Kui Steaks lined up and stood under a high platform.
In front of them was a pile of firewood. The man who had taken the lead last night was dressed neatly. His upper body was painted with a strange pattern. He was holding a torch and looking at us from a distance.
This formation was similar to some kind of sacrificial ritual. The fatty could see the obvious situation. While struggling, he asked me to think of a solution.
After he shouted at me, I became more anxious. My head was blank, and I couldn't think of anything.
At this moment, the evil sacrificial spirit, who hadn't spoken yet, reminded me. "Pay attention to the thing on the high platform."
After listening to him, I turned to look. I saw a big yellow bell hovering above the platform. As the Kui Cow walked faster, I could see its appearance more clearly.
The big bell was engraved with the sun, moon, and stars. Wisps of fire twirled around the bell.
I was a little surprised. I turned to look at the sacrificial evil spirit to get confirmation from his mouth.
He nodded at me. "Yes, it is."
After listening to him, my gloomy face was swept away. I couldn't hide my excitement. "The evil sacrificial spirit should find a chance to escape. We should get the Eastern Emperor Bell first."
The evil sacrificial spirit nodded and didn't say anything else.
Shortly after, we were carried to the pile of firewood.
The Kui Cow put us down. It didn't rush to throw us into the pile of firewood. It turned to the man and nodded at him. Then, it left.
The man handed the torch in his hand to the Kui Cow next to him. Then, he received a bowl of dark green liquid. It looked like the dark green seawater we had seen when the monster had appeared outside the island.
The man divided the water into three portions and sprinkled them on our bodies. Then, he threw the bowl to the ground. The bowl was broken.
Seeing this, I suddenly had an idea. I pretended to be frightened and fell to the ground.
At this moment, my body was on top of the broken pieces of the pottery. I quickly picked up the small pieces and held them in my hand.
Everything happened so fast that the man didn't notice my strange action. He asked his men to carry us to the pile of firewood. Then, he threw the torch at the pile of firewood.
He led the Kui Cows behind him and knelt down in the direction of the high platform, shouting loudly.
The fat man was panic-stricken. Seeing that I didn't move, his cursing turned into crying.
I kicked the fat man and moved toward him. At first, he didn't move. When I handed him the pottery shard, he looked overjoyed.
I told the fat man, "At this moment, we can only remove the straw ropes on our hands. We can't make any big movements to avoid being discovered."
Then, I moved toward the sacrificial evil spirit and gave him a piece of pottery. Then, I told him what I had told the fatty, word for word.
After listening to me, the fat man didn't show any expression. He just nodded.
Around three minutes later, we had cut the straw ropes on our hands.
At this moment, the fire on the pile of firewood was about to reach us. I hurried to ask the others to untie the straw ropes on our legs.
The Kui Cows didn't expect that we could get rid of them. They were bewildered and didn't move.
Seizing the chance, we jumped off the pile of firewood and ran toward the high platform.
The fat man didn't understand. He hesitated for a while but decided to follow us.
When the man saw us running toward the high platform, he reacted first. He commanded the Kui Cows behind him to run toward us.
Fortunately, the fat man had sharp eyes and quick hands. When the man was about to reach him, he picked up a piece of wood from the fire and tossed it to the ground. He temporarily stopped the Kui Cows from moving forward, which gave me and the evil sacrificial spirit enough time.
Fortunately, we weren't far from the Eastern Emperor Bell. Moreover, we were running as fast as we could. We were almost there.
The man's eyes were red. He roared and fell to the ground. Then, he turned into a Kui Cow.
I was surprised, but I didn't think much. I reached my hand to push the Eastern Emperor Bell. However, as I pushed, the Eastern Emperor Bell fell to the high platform.
It used to be as big as two people holding hands, but now it looked like a small bell. Not only that, but the mysterious light around it had also disappeared.
Before I could react, the sky suddenly darkened.
Instinctively, I lifted my head and saw the constellations of the Nine Palaces in the sky.
He originally thought that the Nine Palaces Displacement Formation had been triggered again, but he never thought that the constellations would flash and scatter in all directions in the blink of an eye.