Chapter 53: A life-threatening run

I climbed up the gap with difficulty. Since I was facing the stone door, I couldn’t see what was happening behind me. After I stood up, I realized that I had just jumped too hard and had some scratches on my body. I didn’t care about the pain and wanted to call Su Rou and Ling Ruyue to run.

But Su Rou was still lying on the ground, looking a little dazed. I grabbed Su Rou and yelled, “What are you still doing? Hurry up and run!”

Su Rou handed me the oil lamp and said in a daze, “Sanwa, look, the stone door is about to split open. I was just about to fight to the death with it.”

I grabbed the oil lamp, and Ling Ruyue came up too.

The light from the oil lamp couldn’t reach the bottom of the tomb chamber, but the stone door was so huge that the light from the oil lamp barely reached it. I clearly saw that there were cracks on the stone door!

Ling Ruyue and I took a deep breath at the same time. We didn’t know what kind of monster was behind this stone door! But we knew that such a large stone door couldn’t hold for long!

Although I am a Taoist priest, although I have been exposed to many strange things since childhood, and although I have long seen the world differently from ordinary people, it does not mean that my imagination will be infinitely magnified. In other words, not everything can be accepted.

Obviously, the monster behind the stone door has exceeded my imagination, my understanding of the world, and even my ability to accept it!

However, the fact is right in front of me, and I can’t refuse to accept it. I grabbed the somewhat dumb Su Rou and said, “Run!”

Great fear can cause a person to freeze up, and that’s exactly what happened to Su Rou. It wasn’t until I had dragged him two steps that he reacted, and he shouted, “Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”

I was too lazy to vent my anger by cursing, so I asked Ling Ruyue, who was running frantically beside me, “Ruyue, how do you know that the big snake is dead?”

“Because it was the same poison, Feifei didn’t feel any unease or fear.”

“So, that monster is not a poisonous creature?”

“I don’t know, if you want to go back and take a look.”

“I think I’d rather never know!” I answered, while running with difficulty, because the tombway was already slightly inclined upward. When you come down, you don’t feel it, but when you run up, you feel it.

“San… Sanwa… didn’t you ask me to believe… believe in you? Where… where is Master Jiang?” Su Rou was very fat and it was very hard to run, so he couldn’t help but complain.

Faced with Su Rou’s question, I was silent. I always have a good sense of things, so why didn’t it work this time? Not only did I not see my master, I also met such a powerful monster! I didn’t know how to explain it to Su Rou, so I just chose to be silent.

At the same time, a huge wave of unease rose in my heart. It was a state of mind that was both conflicted and confused. On the one hand, I felt that my inspiration was wrong, and on the other hand, I felt that I should trust myself. If I trusted myself, then Master and the others were in that tomb room.

I suddenly felt an urge to run back, and this urge made me want to take action immediately. My running footsteps hesitated!

But at this moment, Su Rou shouted, “Yes… it’s also true! You… how can you be right every time… you’re not a god… there are bound to be times when you’re wrong.”

Su Rou was trying to protect my face and that of his brothers, but at this moment it was like a bolt of thunder to me. Yes, it seems that I have done this many times. My spiritual senses have never worked, but have instead pointed in the wrong direction. I should resist my own heart at some point.

I gritted my teeth and desperately tried not to think about the possibility that my master and the others had been in an accident. But the more I tried not to think about it, the more vividly it appeared in my mind. I could see my master, covered in blood, about to collapse. I could see the old man, Huijue, also in a terrible state, lying on the ground, helpless.

My heart was like a thousand ants crawling, and I almost wanted to follow my heart and turn around and run back.

“Life cannot be changed, but luck can have ups and downs. When you encounter bad luck, any little thing can cause a chain reaction. At this time, behavior and aura are undoubtedly the key to getting out of bad luck as soon as possible.”

“Behavior and aura?”

“It is your own strong heart. You fight against your own heart. Every time you defeat it, it becomes stronger! In other words, you don’t follow your own panic, you don’t give in to your own irritability, you always believe, you always remain optimistic, and with your strong heart, you naturally have firm behavior and a positive aura. In this way, the low luck around you is like the breeze blowing over the hills. It’s up to you to let it blow over the hills!”

At that moment, I don’t know why I thought of a conversation I had with my master about fate. Maybe I subconsciously felt that it was suitable for my current situation.

Defeat it once, and it will be strong once. Be optimistic and believe!

Yes, my master will not have an accident. Why should I doubt it? I believe my master is fine! Suddenly, I felt a sense of relaxation throughout my body, as if the gray mist that had been surrounding me had suddenly dispersed.

My footsteps no longer hesitated, and I should accept the idea of the “soft meat” theory. When it doesn’t work, I should accept this idea and not hesitate!

Why should I rely on my own ability? Any ability can only be relied on, not relied on, that’s it!

We continued to run at different speeds, and behind us, the sound of the “boom” “boom” “boom” pounding on the stone door never stopped, and the entire tomb road trembled as a result. My heart was like a tight string, afraid of hearing the terrible cracking sound!

We had originally walked for about twenty minutes along the tunnel, but this time we had only run for less than ten minutes before reaching the three-way intersection. The closer we got to the three-way intersection, the more uneasy I felt. I thought of the terrible laughter.

But at this moment, my state of mind was better than ever. I had to restrain my unease. I had to fight against myself again. I couldn’t back down. I had to rely on my instinctive fear to guide my behavior.

At least we still had an exit to the surface ahead!

The three-way intersection was getting closer and closer. We finally rushed out along this slanted passage, and the sound of the bombardment behind us also became quieter, which was due to the distance.

I finally felt a little relieved, and I decided not to be curious about anything anymore. I was going to take Su Rou and Ling Ruyue back directly. This was a rational thought, and it was the most detached from curiosity, which had become an instinct for me.

I was thinking about these things, and my footsteps didn’t stop, but at this moment, I suddenly bumped into something.

I looked up and saw a familiar bearded face in front of me. He was holding his shoulder and his steps were a bit unsteady. His expression was one of helplessness and anger!

“It seems that Master Jiang and Master Ling were right to tell me to wait for you.” The bearded man finally stood up straight and said.

I was surprised and shouted, “Auntie Xueman, why are you here?”

“Auntie Xue Man, my ass. It’s Uncle Hu. I’m here to catch you. I’m sending you back!” Hu Xue Man’s face was full of anger. He grabbed Ling Ruyue by the arm.

Ling Ruyue stuck out her tongue, and I and Su Rou helplessly smiled.

I was about to ask why my master and Ling Qing’s grandmother knew we were here when I heard a huge, unimaginable vibration throughout the tomb.

It was a loud ‘thud’, the sound of something breaking. The four of us stood there, still in shock, when we heard a huge ‘roar’ reverberate throughout the tomb.

In contrast, there was a series of eerie laughter coming from the tomb passage at the corner.

Hu Xueman’s face suddenly turned extremely ugly, and she couldn’t help but yell, “Oh no!”

At the same time, Ling Ruyue pointed to the tomb passage behind us with her characteristic innocent expression and whispered, “We’ve gotten into a big trouble. I don’t know what’s come out.”

Hu Xue-man took a deep breath, stared at us with a look of incomparable anger, and finally shook his head helplessly.

He said, “Let’s go to Master Jiang!” And he walked straight down the path.