Chapter 172 [VIPs to accompany] (1)
Luo Lie admitted that although he had long realized that Lan Ximei was ruthless, in recent contact with her, she still felt a little sympathy for her because of Lan Ximei's performance and her unfortunate life experience. It can even be said that she still had a little hope for her. Because of Lan Ximei's tenderness towards her, she believed that she might have really had some vague feelings for herself. Now Luo Lie no longer has any fantasies about her.
The water in the copper tripod was still boiling, and the firewood below would not be extinguished in a short time. Fukuyama Uji seemed to be evenly matched in the distance, so Luo Lie made a quick decision. He climbed up the rock wall, and before he made the decision, he ruled out the possibility of Lan Ximei coming back to find him. The reason why Lan Ximei appeared here was that she met Wen Feng like them.
Wenfeng did not have the ability to predict the future. Of course, he would not cook a large pot of water before they could wait for them to put it in the pot. Instead, he had already caught Lan Ximei before them. The boiling water in the copper cauldron was prepared for Lan Ximei.
Luo Lie climbed to the entrance of the cave and saw Lan Ximei standing in the cave with her eyes, holding the iron fence as thick as her arms with both hands. She was pitiful and weak. When she saw Luo Lie, a pretty face covered with stains immediately appeared with a charming smile. With her smile, her clear eyes were like the lake surface blowing by the spring breeze, and she said tenderly: "You are finally here."
Luo Lie looked at Lan Ximei, completely like he was looking at a stranger.
Of course, Lan Ximei knew that after experiencing the explosion of the Mercury Cave, her image of deliberately operating in Luo Lie's heart had completely collapsed. Even if she tried her best, she would not be able to make him feel pity for herself. In this environment, she had to find another way. Lan Ximei knew what Luo Lie wanted and whispered: "Let me out, I will take you out of here."
Luo Lie said: "Wenfeng burned so much water, probably didn't you ask you to take a shower, right?"
Lan Ximei giggled and spat, "I hate it, I'm not used to taking a bath in front of others, but you're just another matter..." She suddenly lowered her voice: "For you, you can do anything."
Luo Lie sighed, took out a pistol from his waist and handed it to Lan Ximei.
Lan Ximei pulled out her pistol from the holster, aimed at the door lock on the iron door and fired twice, successfully destroying the door lock. She pushed open the iron door, and bats circling from afar swarmed in. Luo Lie hugged Lan Ximei and jumped down from the hole.
Bai Yunfei and Lu Weilin quickly came to pick them up with a torch, and worked together to escort Lan Ximei to the next to the bronze tripod. The bat dared not approach the bronze tripod and resumed the hovering formation.
Luo Lie wanted to put Lan Ximei down, but she didn't expect that she held her neck tightly with both hands. Luo Lie whispered: "If you don't let go, I will throw you into the soup pot."
Lan Ximei pouted her cherry lips and said, "You try it, I will drag you in if I die."
The Lan Ximei that Bai Yunfei knew was the Japanese spy Ryoko Matsuyuki. At that time, he lost everything because of this woman, so he naturally hated her very much. Seeing Luo Lie and her, he couldn't guess what the relationship between them was.
Lu Weilin couldn't help laughing. He had just never seen Luo Lie in such a mess.
Lan Ximei then let go of Luo Lie's neck and stood beside the bronze tripod, her eyes falling on Bai Yunfei's face: "Only I can take you out of here."
Bai Yunfei sighed inwardly that this woman was cunning. The reason why she said this was because she was worried that she would seek revenge. It was to clarify this fact so that everyone could understand her role.
Wenfeng suddenly let out a strange cry, and then jumped into the air to withdraw from the battle circle. Fukuyama Uji did not chase after him. The few people watched Wenfeng disappear into the corner. It was strange that after Wenfeng escaped, the bat group quickly dispersed, and the entire stone factory became extremely empty, leaving only the bronze cauldron still boiling.
Fukuyama Uji walked slowly towards the bronze cauldron, and glanced at Lan Ximei coldly. They knew what had happened just now. Fukuyama Uji had already made up his mind that as long as he could leave here today, he would be the first to kill Ryoko Matsuyuki.
Lan Ximei also had the same idea, but she had never thought of letting Fukuyama Uji walk out from here alive.
Bai Yunfei came to the place where Wenfeng disappeared and saw a narrow gap on the wall. The gap was only about half a foot wide, which was extremely narrow. None of them could get into the gap.
Fukuyama Uji said: "We must leave here as soon as possible, and that weirdo will not leave here." He did not question Lan Ximei because he still had a lucky heart, thinking that Luo Lie and others did not know the relationship between him and Lan Ximei, and even did not know about them entering the underground palace together.
Luo Lie said to Lan Ximei: "Don't you have a way to take us out?"
Lan Ximei sighed quietly and said, "If I hadn't said that just now, how could you save me?"
Bai Yunfei frowned and said, "You mean you don't know how to get out of here at all?"
Lan Ximei nodded.
Bai Yunfei sneered: "So this pot of water is prepared for you?"
Lan Ximei let out a cry and hid behind Luo Lie like a frightened bird, saying pitifully: "Luo Lie, they bully me."
Luo Lie said: "Miss Lan would better tell you everything she knows, otherwise I will not be able to protect you."
Lu Weilin nodded.
Fukuyama Uji said: "I seem to have seen this Miss Lan somewhere?"
Lan Ximei cursed in her heart, "Why are you pretending to be confused? Do you threaten me? Want to expose my identity? What qualifications do you, an old Japanese thief, have you the right to expose me? Lan Ximei looked at Fukuyama Uji and giggled: "None of you wants to bully me, I know how to get out, but if I propose a condition and ask you to kill one of them, would you guess the other three agree to me?"
Fukuyama Uji was secretly frightened. This woman was cruel and ruthless and used all means to do things. Of course, she would not be afraid of her in the past. You had a plan for Zhang Liang, I had a ladder, and I would not be at a disadvantage in terms of martial arts and wisdom. But now is different from the past. Under the current situation, everyone wants to escape from the predicament. Regardless of whether Ryoko Matsuyuki tells the truth or not, she can successfully ignite the hope in everyone's heart. In order to leave here and to get a chance to survive, the rest of them will choose to stand on her side without hesitation. If they are enemies with her, they will wait if they stand opposite everyone.
Luo Lie said at this time: "I think we should leave here first. No matter what kind of grudges, we should let go for the time being. Uncle Fu, what do you think?" He was deeply aware of the inside story and did not want the grudges between the two to be settled in advance, especially at such a time when life and death are uncertain.
When Lan Ximei heard that he called Fukuyama Uji, she was obviously telling herself that Fukuyama Uji's identity was not exposed, and at the same time, she seemed to be telling herself that he would not stand on her side.
Bai Yunfei nodded and said, "What Luo Lie said is that we have not escaped yet, so we must not have internal strife. If there is any deep hatred, we must wait until we go out before we count." His words were another meaning.
Lu Weilin said: "Miss Lan really knows the way out? It's better not to lie to us." He looked at Lan Ximei coldly, without even believing her.
Lan Ximei found that she had no credibility among this group of people. In fact, no one who could survive until now was a fool. She guessed that the explosion that caused the collapse of the mercury cave was Lan Ximei, so she naturally had no good face to her. Lan Ximei even thought that if she really couldn't take them out, the first person to die would be herself. If she wanted to change her current situation, she must first gain their trust, let them realize their indispensable position, and let them understand their importance.
Lan Ximei said, "Take the fire and follow me."
The fire seed was brought to prevent the bat group from attacking again. Although everyone was deeply wary of Lan Ximei, no one had to choose to follow her at present.
Lan Ximei chose a burning wood as a torch and walked in front. Luo Lie followed her. Lan Ximei introduced the situation around her to everyone. This was once a place where the underground palace used to store building materials, so piles of stones could be seen everywhere. Perhaps to express her sincerity, she knew everything and said everything. After that, she asked Luo Lie for a few sips of the kettle. After drinking, she didn't return it to him and carried it directly on her body.
There are many unfinished stone carvings in the stone yard, including civil servants and military generals, birds and beasts. Due to the age of time, most of these stones are covered with moss. Move forward, more and more stones are even piled up to the top of the cave. Walking into it is like entering a complex maze.
Lan Ximei suddenly stopped and said with a grim expression: "Can I walk away?"
Fukuyama Uji took the lead and said, "No!"
Lan Ximei bit her cherry lips, reached out to hold Luo Lie's sleeve and said, "I have drunk too much water, you know..."
Luo Lie was used to her cunning. Although he understood that people had three urgent reasons, he always felt that Lan Ximei's behavior was not normal.
When Lan Ximei saw that few people didn't believe her, she stamped her feet shyly and anxiously and said, "Are you men? You guys bully me a weak woman... you... you are too much."
Fukuyama Uji was unmoved, and Lu Weilin turned his face aside. Of course, he didn't believe it, but he was not convenient to express his opinions. Forcing a woman to not be convenient, it seemed that this was not done by a real man.
Bai Yunfei said: "If you are a weak woman, there will probably be no women in this world."
Lan Ximei was cold-eyed because of his words and said angrily: "I won't leave anymore, I'll be sleepy here."
Bai Yunfei changed the subject and said, "It's not impossible to go, but someone must follow you."
No matter whether Lan Ximei is good or bad, she is a woman after all, and Bai Yunfei's request is indeed a bit too much. However, Uji Fukuyama and Lu Weilin both agreed, and they looked at Luo Lie almost at the same time.
Chapter completed!