noffsinger Chapter 136 Let's go out together
Chapter 136 Let's go out together
The faint light faded into the distance as her figure receded, leaving only darkness in Gu Liang's eyes.
Even with his sharp eyesight now, he couldn't see anything clearly under such conditions.
It's unimaginable that Jiang Zhi was walking in such darkness before he even came down into the secret room.
His wife is incredibly bold; she's not afraid and even has the mind to search the surroundings.
Gu Liang couldn't help but sigh softly.
However, the toxins in his body were still restless and agitated. In the confined environment, he could even feel the sound of the toxins flowing.
It's an illusion, of course it's an illusion.
As he listened to the footsteps fading into the distance in the passage, the image of Jiang Zhi appeared in his mind.
Won't she slip and fall on such a wet ground?
Gu Liang stared intently ahead, his expression half-hidden in the darkness, only half of it visible.
The footsteps around me gradually faded away, leaving only the dripping sound of water.
Jiang Zhi ran as fast as he could.
Having been given a second chance at life, she was confident in everything she did, except when it came to Gu Liang, she often lacked confidence.
So she dared not stop.
She extinguished the tinder in her hand many times, and then relit it.
An unprecedented worry welled up in her heart.
She worried that the tinder would go out before she found the exit, and that Gu Liang would be unable to hold on by the time she did find it.
This worry was different from her worry about her cousin's safety.
She had already witnessed Chenxi and Wushi get into trouble right before her eyes; she couldn't bear to see Gu Liang get into trouble too.
She can take responsibility for her own life, whether it be life or death. She doesn't care about her fate in this life. But once someone else's life is involved with hers, she will feel fear and dread.
She forced herself to calm down and not think too much about the future.
She stumbled and staggered through the passage, not knowing how long she had run, but all she could see was darkness.
She pressed down on her pounding heart and dragged her feet forward.
Just as she was in a state of confusion, she suddenly heard the sound of water.
Jiang Zhi shook his head and extended the tinderbox a little further, trying to get a better look at the situation ahead.
She suddenly stopped in her tracks!
Less than three feet away from her, a cobra was coiled up.
The flat snake's head stands upright, its long tongue protruding.
The darkness in Jiang Zhi's eyes deepened, and the corners of his lips suddenly curved into a smile.
She held her breath, silently moved forward half an inch, and pursed her lips.
Without hesitation, she drew her dagger.
With a "clang," a silver light flashed before her eyes, piercing the snake's vital spot and pinning it firmly to the ground.
The snake's head slumped to the ground with a "thud," the sharp weapon that pinned it down splitting it in two like a razor blade.
Jiang Zhi recognized it as a hairpin and a smile played on her lips.
She turned back slowly.
In the dark passage, a blurry figure slowly emerged, approaching her step by step.
“Gu Liang?” she blurted out.
"Are you alright?" A slightly hoarse voice, filled with worry, came to Jiang Zhi's side.
Jiang Zhi turned her whole body around and saw Gu Liang coming in front of her.
"How are you?" Gu Liang's eyes were filled with tears, and her face was flushed. "Aren't you afraid? You still dared to come forward?"
“I like cutting snakes,” she murmured.
Gu Liang paused for a moment.
Jiang Zhi looked at him and said, "I was sent to Liangzhou when I was young and learned some self-defense techniques."
During her time in Liangzhou, she suffered one misfortune every year; when she was kidnapped, she was once thrown into a snake pit.
To protect herself, she learned how to deliver a fatal blow at a young age.
Gu Liang stared at the snake's corpse for a moment, then her gaze returned to Jiang Zhi.
"In the future," Gu Liang changed her words, her expression full of heartache, "it's good that you weren't scared."
She looked Gu Liang up and down. "Are you alright?"
"Something came up," Gu Liang said with a hint of arrogance. "While waiting for you, I casually killed two or three of them."
The passage is damp, and it's in a cave. Since a venomous tongue appeared on his side, why wouldn't it appear on hers as well?
Thinking of this, he rushed over.
"Wait!" Jiang Zhi called out to him as he turned to leave. "I see you're still conscious. There seems to be water nearby. We might be near the exit. Why don't you come with me?"
Her voice was urgent, and she quickly looked up at him.
This was the first time she had shown such nervousness in front of him.
Gu Liang saw everything and her brows twitched slightly.
"Aren't you afraid I'll hurt you?" he asked.
Jiang Zhi swallowed hard. "If you can't control yourself, I'll just kill you with one stab."
Gu Liang put her hands on her hips and smiled helplessly, "You're trying to murder your husband."
He didn't tell Jiang Zhi that he was calm at the moment he saw her, but in reality, the instant he saw her, an uncontrollable impulse surged within him, like a demon crawling out of purgatory, wanting to devour her, tear her apart... and penetrate her...
He suppressed the murderous aura emanating from him and slowly exhaled a long breath.
Jiang Zhi noticed that Gu Liang was still holding back and wanted to show her concern again.
"Wait for me," Gu Liang said.
Jiang Zhi turned to the side and silently watched Gu Liang walk past her.
Gu Liang walked four or five steps away, then turned back and said, "Keep up close and be careful, just keep up with me."
Jiang Zhi listened and followed behind him.
The two searched in silence, with only the sounds of their footsteps and water echoing in the passageway.
Just as the tinder in Jiang Zhi's hand was about to burn out, Gu Liang suddenly stopped in front of him.
"arrive."
Jiang Zhi paused for a moment, then quickly went up to him.
Gu Liang reached out and made a gesture to stop her.
Jiang Zhi stood still obediently.
Suddenly, everything opened up before me.
This is inside a mountain, with a crack at the top and a waterfall cascading down one side.
There was a cliff in front of them, a few meters away.
On the other side of the cliff is a mountain cliff, which is estimated to be hundreds of feet away.
Jiang Zhi peered down the cliff and saw that the waterfall's water had carved out an underground river below, its depths unfathomable.
Jiang Zhi looked around and realized that the place where she and Gu Liang were standing was the only place where they could stand.
Jiang Zhi leaned closer to Gu Liang, looking him straight in the eye, "This looks like a dead end, doesn't it?"
Gu Liang felt that her breath was too close, so she had to take half a step back. "Yes."
Jiang Zhi was still unwilling to give up and looked around the cliff one more time, but unfortunately there was still no other way out.
She picked up a few thick vines from the edge of the cliff, looked down at the underground river, and said, "Go down."
There must be an exit if there's a river here. This place isn't that high either; it would be easy for Gu Liang to climb down.
Gu Liang looked at the rattan cane she was offered. "You want me to get down?"
“Yes.” Jiang Zhi nodded, looking serious. “Since you know kung fu, you can definitely find the exit by going down and following the direction of the river.”
"And what about you?" Gu Liang asked.
Jiang Zhi smiled and said, "Of course I'll be waiting for you here, haha."
Gu Liang looked at the smile that spread across her face.
The room was damp and cold. Jiang Zhi's face was deathly pale, probably from the frantic search for an exit. Her hair was also disheveled.
She looks pitiful yet funny.
But her eyes seemed to contain the essence of the stars, as bright as the moonlight.