I have a suggestion.
That was what Elder Basse said.
Sun Lang immediately took out a small mirror from his pocket and began to look at himself. As he looked, he muttered to himself, "Damn, have I become more handsome recently?
Why is everyone trying to reason with me now? "
Everyone pretended not to hear him and remained silent.
The ranger sighed … 'Damn, I miss the cow spirit. It's always good to have someone to complain to.'
"Don't talk about it, don't talk about it. Who knows if you're thinking of some dirty deal? Come on, you hack dog, I'm going to tear down your base!"
His mood suddenly turned bad, and he shook his head like a rattle drum. "Aren't you trying to reason with me because of my high martial arts?"
Xie Agui, on the other hand, was anxious. Ah Zhang's words just now had confirmed that she was definitely related to the flying centipede. In other words, the fate of the Eight Distresses, the nightmare that haunted them, perhaps only this Ah Zhang had a way to resolve it. Sun Lang was so fierce. If he beat Ah Zhang into a pile of minced meat, where would he go to cry to?
Thinking of this, he advised Sun Lang, "My lord, you have to think of it this way. Didn't you train so hard to be able to reason with this kind of idiot?"
Sun Lang blinked and looked at Xie Agui. "What you said makes sense. I didn't expect you to be so zen."
"That's right, that's right."
Xie Agui smiled. "Let's see what this old woman has to say. If she dares to play tricks, my lord can just kill her. There's no loss … My lord, if you want to find that woman surnamed Lu, you have to know both yourself and the enemy. This Ah Chang is obviously that woman's henchman, so she must know something …"
Seeing that Sun Lang had no intention to object, Xie Agui sighed in relief. He then said loudly, "That woman, what do you want to say?
Also, show your true self while it's still early!
Don't be so secretive! "
"I haven't looked in the mirror for a long time, and I don't want to see how I look now …" The faint voice sighed. "But if I don't show myself, I'm afraid it's not sincere. If you don't mind, please continue forward. This old body can't move, so I'll wait here."
Everyone traded glances. Sun Lang was naturally unconcerned, while Xie Agui had already made up his mind to confront Ah Chang face-to-face. Still, Kong Zhongwu and the Ironhead Ape looked worried, with Dumbo musing, "Be careful … we're in the belly of the mountain, and the enemy's lair has been operating for a long time. Even if she's not as strong as us in martial arts, we wouldn't be able to stop her if she uses any tricks or traps, such as blowing up the passageway or releasing poisonous fumes …"
Xie Agui rolled his eyes and said in annoyance, "You're such a rash Dummy Kong. You cherish your body when you're doing great things, and you're always scheming. You heard that, didn't you? We've all been implanted with flying centipede eggs, and we don't know when they'll pop out. Even if we manage to escape, what's the point?
We still have to live in fear.
Since things have come to this, we might as well do our best to push forward and fight for a way out, and get that old hag to tell us how to get out of it! "
Kong Zhongwu laughed bitterly and shook his head helplessly. Everyone understood that logic, but who could be calm when it came to their own lives?
Only a scoundrel like Xie Agui could be so ruthless …
He looked up at Sun Lang to find that the man was still wearing an unconcerned and nonchalant expression, which sent a chill down Dumbo Kong's spine for no reason — Old Xie, I'm afraid that this fellow is completely different from you.
You're cynical and filled with rage. Once you've gained power, you'd go berserk and seek vengeance against those who've hurt you, even risking your own life to fight back. You might think that he's like you, but the key problem is …
From the beginning until now, no matter if he agreed to help you or look for clues, this person has never cared about our lives. He has completely treated this as a game. Even if you and I die, he won't be moved at all. The most terrifying thing is that he doesn't treat our lives as ants. He treats them as air ….
The uneasiness in Kong Zhongwu's heart slowly spread. Still, there was no better way to deal with such a situation, and he could only sigh that fate was not in their control. Perhaps everything was destined after they agreed to that deal that changed their lives.
Sun Lang's will was the only will in this little party. Once he decided on something, no one else could defy him — unless they were tired of living.
Therefore, they kept moving forward, following Ah Zhang's guidance as they ventured deeper into the gloom. The air around them was getting thicker and thicker, emanating an unusual aura that made everyone feel even more uneasy. When they arrived in front of a plain stone wall, Ah Zhang sighed quietly. "We're here."
The stone wall rumbled as it opened up, and it turned out to be a machine door.
A green fluorescent light shot in through the gap of the door, from a thread to a thread, to a whole patch. The fluorescent light shone in the dark underground, and following that was a nauseating smell. The few of them squinted their eyes, and got used to the faint fluorescent light. When they saw clearly what was behind the door, their faces changed.
Even if they were already brilliant martial artists who had experienced a large number of massacres and were accustomed to death, at this time, they still couldn't control the tumbling of their stomachs. With a 'wah' sound, they vomited. This was a terrifying scene that had already surpassed the knowledge of martial artists. It was enough to construct a terrifying nightmare.
A patch of green, yellowish green, and purplish black, all those disgusting colors that could cause a human to feel repulsed, formed a sealed world. The rotten stench and the pungent stench assaulted their senses, to the point that they started to doubt if there was any air that could be breathed, and if humans could survive in such a place.
And what made them feel even more disgusted and fearful, were those twisted, deformed bodies.
In the dark green pond, transparent spheres that looked like eggs floated, and within them floated life forms that had yet to take shape. Hanging from the ceiling of the cave were human corpses, and within the pale corpses, there was a blob of living things, beating and swelling like a heart. Who knew how many evil lives were growing and nurturing within it. The surrounding people probably would never have thought that in such a peaceful and remote mountain, there was actually such a ….. evil hidden within.
They cast a gaze that was mixed with fear and anger, towards the person soaking in the pond.
Or it could be said that they could no longer be called a person, they were terrifying deformed monsters.
A monster whose body was incomparably bloated, her skin was already torn, and her blood vessels were swollen. Her entire body was dyed green, and only her face could barely be seen as a human. She looked so ugly that after the few of them had just finished vomiting, their stomachs began to churn again when they saw her. Her appearance was so shocking that even Hei Xuan Dang, the snake demon, could not help but avert his gaze, not looking at her directly.
Only one person, only one person, still used the gaze of one looking at a rare BOSS to size up this person. "I feel like if I kill you, you'll drop a lot of amazing things …"
That monster, or Ah Chang, her body had already changed. Her arms had become extremely thick, and her ten fingers had become nimble and slender tentacles. Her vocal cords had already lost their function, and she was relying on the vibrations of some organ in her body to speak. She slowly said, "In all these years, you are the second person who can look at me with such calmness. When others see me, they either vomit in disgust or scream in fear …"
She used her already large and protruding eyeballs to glare at Sun Lang. "When you see me, what are you thinking?"
Sun Lang was an honest and trustworthy child who had been praised by his teachers and parents since he was young. Of course, he would say what he said. He looked at Ah Zhang solemnly. "I was thinking, you must have not had sex for a long time … Puhahahahaha, so pitiful. Look at you, hahahahahahaha …"
He held his stomach, pointed at Ah Chang, and mocked her mercilessly.
"What a strange person … Even though you're obviously lying, I can't tell what you're really thinking. You're very powerful, so you don't need to be afraid of me. So, when you see me like this, you should be filled with murderous intent, but you don't …" She looked at Sun Lang with confusion. "When a normal person sees me, they will immediately be filled with hostility and disgust. Who are you?"
Sun Lang said seriously, "That's just the prejudice of the world. Trust me, you're equal to humans. I mean, you're both ugly and deserving of death, so there's no need to treat you differently. So, be confident."
"… I actually don't know how to interact with you anymore."
Ah Chang was silent for a moment before saying lightly, "Then, let's get back to the topic. You must have a lot of questions to ask me …"
"Of course."
Sun Lang said straightforwardly, "First of all, since I'm already here, that means your life is already in my hands. I think you're already aware of this matter. If you didn't call us here to perish together with us, then you must have a favor to ask of me."
He walked in, walked into the vast space that was filled with poisonous gas and strange things. As he moved forward, the thick green fog seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, dispersing like a tornado and opening up a clear space.
Ah Chang said calmly, "Indeed, my heart is beating faster, my body is trembling, and my brain is even more excited … Without a doubt, I'm facing an unprecedented threat to my life. You're stronger than I thought. If that's the case, I'm much more relieved …"
"Alright, let's not keep people in suspense. I'm not used to having others lead the conversation, so now, I'll ask, and you'll answer."
Sun Lang said firmly, "You said that only two people remained calm after seeing you. Which Lu Shu-jen was the first?"
"You're very clever …" Ah Chang said, "Just as you guessed … the cruel one."
"Cruel …" Sun Lang looked at the dead bodies around him. He chuckled. "How many human specimens have you used to conduct biological experiments here?
The servants of this bamboo mountain are all here as well … Don't you think the word 'cruel' coming from your mouth is a bit funny? "
Ah Chang was surprisingly cultured. He asked, "Is it funny?
Then let me ask you, helping a tiger do evil, is the tiger more despicable or the helper more despicable? "
Sun Lang nodded with surprise. "Good question. That's an interesting idiom … You're saying that you were forced to do these things because you had no other choice?"
"That's right … I used to be a human, but I ended up like this. I even did something like this. By human standards, I've already committed an unforgivable crime. If there comes a day when I have to pay the price for what I've done, I'll gladly accept it …" She stretched her bloated body and smiled bitterly. "I'm not lying. I used to be a human, but I ended up like this. I'm neither human nor ghost. There's no place for me in this world. Tell me, do you think I'm still afraid of death …"
Although the few of them were filled with disgust and fear towards Ah Zhang, but when they heard this, they all nodded their heads in agreement. If they were to turn into a ghost like this, then they would have nothing left to do. Since they would never be able to turn into a human again, they would never be able to live freely in this world … What was there to be afraid of?
But Sun Lang's way of thinking was different from normal people. He always keenly grasped the main point of the question. "Since you feel that there's nothing left to live for and you're not afraid of death, then why don't you commit suicide?"
Ah Chang's already deformed face actually revealed an expression that did not match her face at all. There was gentleness, pity, and gentleness. Her voice also became softer as she said warmly, "If I die, in this world, there will be no one who cares about that child anymore …"
The farmer's expression changed slightly.
"Oh?" Sun Lang's face showed an 'oh' expression. "Go on."
"You seem to already know. That child, Lu Shu-jen, I watched her grow up. I was her nanny … She was a good child. Smart, obedient, sensible. She would throw tantrums occasionally, but she was still a good child …" Ah Chang's tone was gentle as if she was immersed in a beautiful memory.
The farmer suddenly said in shock, "Ah Chang … You're that Ah Chang?
Mama Chang? "
Ah Chang looked at the farmer with a strange gaze. "Yes, Runtu. Poor child, to become like this … When you were young, I even carried you, but after all, you're still …"
When she said this, she stopped and looked at Sun Lang again. She continued, "She has always been a very good child, but unfortunately, she is a girl.
If she was a man, she would definitely be favored by the old master. Maybe she would be in charge of the Lu family now and bring the family business to greater heights … "
"Unfortunately, she's a girl. In this world, just by being born with the wrong body, there are two different fates …" Ah Chang sighed. "The old master treated her very badly. He was very strict with her. He didn't allow her to study, he didn't allow her to study medicine, he didn't allow her to do anything. He only wanted to find a good family for her and marry her off …"
"The young miss was a person with her own opinions. She didn't want to marry, so she ran away secretly. The old master was very angry and said that he would cut off all ties with her and treat her as if he didn't have this daughter …"
"At that time, there was still a war. There was no news of the young miss for a few years. Later, the news came back … It said that the young miss joined the army and became a famous doctor in the army. It was said that she saved the lives of many generals … Along with the news, there were rewards and rewards from the imperial court. The Lu family became rich all of a sudden …"
"So the old master changed his attitude. The young miss who rebelled and left home became a heroine in the family. She sent sincere letters to the army one after another. And every time, she did it with great fanfare. She was afraid that Lu Town didn't know that the Lu family had a heroine of Tianyuan. Finally, one day, the young miss who had left home for several years finally came back to visit her family …"
"I still remember that day. The Herb Garden was decorated with lanterns and colored banners. Everyone in Lu Town turned out. The young miss came back with honor and power. Everyone was looking forward to the young miss' return with honor and rewards. They hoped that the young miss would bring the whole family to the top. But on that day, I found that the young miss had become another person …"