Chapter 74
As soon as Lu Yao said this, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. My head buzzed and I thought I had heard it wrongly. However, the expressions of the people told me that her words about killing were exactly what I heard.
I was just about to grab her and ask her what she wanted to do, but before I could say anything, I heard the old woman who sprayed water let out a strange laugh that echoed eerily and gave me goose bumps.
But Ding Ding reacted very quickly. Perhaps only when it came to this critical moment, his mind would become clear. He immediately drew an arrow, pulled the bow, and flew towards Lu Yao and me.
But seeing him like this, I felt very complicated, or should I say, facing Lu Yao at this moment, I had an indescribable bitterness in my heart.
Everything she said before sounded so nice, but at this moment, she seemed to have become a different person. Cold and cruel.
It turns out that she and Xie Ning are in the same group. That means she is the person behind my uncle, and the person my mother once warned me not to get close to.
But Lu Yao had never shown any intention to hurt anyone. Even though Xiao Gui told me so many things, I was still willing to believe her. Could it be that this world is full of lies, and every word they say is a lie? Or maybe I am really like Lin Tian said, too easy to trust others.
Ding Ding's bowstring was fully pulled and he was even ready to shoot the arrow. I was still hesitating when I heard a "whoosh" sound. I felt like a frightened bird and my body shook for no reason.
In the blink of an eye, the arrow was already in front of me, but I was surprised to find that Ding Ding's arrow was not aimed at Lu Yao or Xie Ning, but at me!
I opened my mouth in surprise, but before I could react, the arrow hit me right on the left shoulder!
I screamed and fell backwards. The excruciating pain came over me instantly. In just one second, I broke out in a cold sweat!
The previous wounds had just healed a little, but none of them could be compared to this one. But what made me even more heartbroken was that the person who shot this arrow was Ding Ding!
I curled up in pain, hoping to relieve the pain, but in the end I found that it was of no use at all.
I could only grit my teeth and watch everyone's actions through my narrowed eyes. Ding Ding drew out another arrow, drew his bow and got ready. If he had made a mistake in the last shot, then I was really desperate when I saw his current look. Because he was not biased, and the arrow was pointing directly at me.
For a moment, a terrible thought even arose in my mind, thinking that it might be possible that Ding Ding was no longer a human being, and after death, he became a team with Xie Ning and the others.
But I looked at his eyes and saw that his hands were shaking slightly, as if he couldn't bear it, but he still couldn't let go of the arrow aimed at me. At this time, I felt something was wrong. If he was Xie Ning's gang, why did he go to such great lengths to come here to save us?
My body was in so much pain, my mind was in a mess, and I really couldn't understand the current situation.
When Lu Yao saw me being shot by an arrow, he squatted down beside me anxiously, stretched out his hand to check the wound, and hurriedly stopped the bleeding for me. He kept telling me, "Tan Xi, don't worry, it didn't hit a vital part, it will be fine!"
I looked at her, and for a moment, it seemed as if she had become the Lu Yao she was before. She was still so kind and loving . But what she said just now really disgusted me, as if someone stabbed you in the back first and then suddenly gave you a piece of candy.
I endured the pain and took her hand off my shoulder. Lu Yao was stunned for a moment, and the concerned expression on her face disappeared again, becoming cold and emotionless again. Then she stood up, turned her back to me, and slowly walked towards Ding Ding.
I don’t know what’s going on in her mind right now, and I can’t see her expression, but I can see Ding Ding.
Tintin's breathing was a little disordered, and even his steps became weak. Every time Lu Yao took a step closer, he took a step back. Even on the night of the Hundred Demons Parade, although Tintin was frightened and panicked, he had never had such an expression. This was... complete fear!
He backed away slowly, and in the end, his body was pressed against the wall, with nowhere to go.
I saw him take a deep breath, then suddenly open his mouth and yell at me, "Tan Xi! I've died once because of you, now it's your turn!"
I didn't understand what he meant. Can I decide the life and death of others now?
Ding Ding looked depressed, and his voice was choked. He looked at Lu Yao again, and pulled the arrow in his hand again, but he didn't aim at Lu Yao, but at me again. He kept shouting at Lu Yao, saying, "Don't come over here, otherwise Tan Xi will die!"
A flash of electricity seemed to go through my mind. At this moment, I suddenly understood what Ding Ding meant. Did he want to take me as a hostage and use my life and death to threaten Lu Yao and his gang?
But I think Tintin made a wrong calculation. Whether I am dead or alive, it is really worthless to them. I am not Tang Seng. Eating my flesh can make them immortal. They can keep me for long-term consumption. Apart from the blood amber, I really can't think of any other purpose they can have.
Lu Yao seemed not to be afraid of Ding Ding's threat at all, and she still approached her step by step. I heard her voice saying that you can try to see if you can kill Tan Xi.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ding Ding seemed to be encouraged, and there was another slight bowstring sound, and the arrow in his hand had already shot towards me. But before it flew five steps away, the arrow was blocked by Lu Yao's hand, and the arrow immediately penetrated and pierced into Lu Yao's palm. But this arrow pierced his seed, and Lu Yao did not react at all.
I have seen the power of this arrow before. Last time, in the rental house, this arrow shot out and scared away all the ghosts in the room. But it did not have any effect on Lu Yao.
Ding Ding was anxious and wanted to shoot another arrow in a hurry, but Lu Yao did not give him the chance. She had already come in front of Ding Ding, raised her other hand, grabbed Ding Ding's throat, dragged him off the ground, and pressed him against the wall.
Ding Ding still refused to admit defeat and kept stabbing the arrows in his hand at Lu Yao's head, but I saw it was completely ineffective.
I only heard Lu Yao sneer, but before she spoke, the screams of the little ghosts came from the other side. I realized that my attention was all on Ding Ding and Lu Yao. The little ghost hid in the ghost car, but was entangled by Xie Ning again. The hanged ghost looked very anxious, but he had no way to deal with the old woman who sprayed water.
There was still a chance for them to escape, but since Lu Yao came, the situation has completely reversed. There is no chance for them to survive!
Tan Xi!
I was lying on the ground, and every movement was excruciating. But I still heard Ding Ding calling me. His face had turned purple from being pinched by Lu Yao. His feet were kicking wildly in the air, and his hands had given up resistance and were stretched out in my direction, as if waiting for my rescue.
There were only a few dozen steps between us, but it felt so far away. I crawled on the ground with difficulty, wanting to get to his side, and even began to beg Lu Yao to stop and not harm Ding Ding's life.
But Lu Yao did not respond at all, as if when she came here, she had already made up her mind to kill Tintin and the little ghost.
I felt like I had been crawling for a long time, but I had only crawled a very small distance. Ding Ding's hand was still reaching towards me, and it was now very difficult for him to even make a sound.
I saw him speak, but his words were intermittent and it took me a while to figure out what he wanted to say.
But when I understood, all my actions stopped! At that moment, my mind was blank, as if someone had taken my thoughts away.
I heard Ding Ding say, they are all afraid that you will die. If you die, the blood amber will be useless...
My body trembled slightly, and I suddenly understood that if they wanted the blood amber, they needed me to be alive! Although I don't have much ability, I may be the only one who can save them now.
I was stunned for a few seconds, then looked at the arrow on my shoulder, and then looked at Ding Ding who was struggling to death. I remembered that I was almost always protected by them, and now everything has finally turned around. It's my turn, and I have to protect them with my life!
I made up my mind, gritted my teeth, held the end of the arrow with one hand, and shouted at Lu Yao with all my strength, "Let them go, or I'll die in front of you!"
She moved slightly but didn't turn around. She didn't seem to believe what I said.
Seeing that talking was useless, I hurriedly exerted force with my hands, trying to pull the arrow out of my shoulder. But I never thought it would hurt so much, and I broke out in cold sweat almost as soon as I moved, and even the blood that had just stopped with great difficulty splashed out again!
Lu Yao got anxious. She turned around and looked at me.
I looked into her eyes and realized that half of her face had been pierced by Ding Ding. A piece of human skin hung softly beside her ear, revealing a dark, withered skeleton. The other half of her face was intact and I could recognize Lu Yao's appearance.
She yelled at me, "Tan Xi, what are you doing? Don't you really want to die?"
I sneered, thinking of what my mother said, "People will die sooner or later, so why should I be afraid?" Besides, if I escape today, no one knows whether I will be alive tomorrow.
I took a deep breath, paused slightly, exerted force with my hand, and pulled out the arrow on my shoulder!
