coobybook Chapter 743 [Under the Brocade 39]
Chapter 743 [Under the Brocade 39]
Fortunately, Youyou was very smart and put the small and exquisite tinderbox on her body when she went out. At this moment, she carefully took out the tinderbox and blew it gently. The weak flame flickered, illuminating the dark and deep road ahead. With this dim light, Youyou took a deep breath and stepped in resolutely.
As soon as she stepped in, she gasped in shock at the sight before her - both sides of the passage were filled with dense, terrifying bones! These bones piled up together seemed to tell a tragic and bloody story.
However, Youyou was surprisingly calm. After thinking for a while, she thought to herself: I guess these should be the living people that the village has to sacrifice to the so-called dragon every three years. Looking at so many bones, it is clear that many innocent people have died here. Thinking of this, Youyou couldn't help but feel angry at this cruel and ignorant behavior.
After calming down, Youyou continued to walk forward. Not far away, she reached out and pushed open a tightly closed door again. The layout of the room was very simple, with only an old wooden bed against the wall, some dried and hardened food and a few pots of muddy wine with a faint aroma placed beside the bed. From all the signs, it was obvious that someone had lived here before.
As Youyou was looking at everything in the room, she suddenly felt a dark shadow swaying around her. She turned around abruptly and shouted, "Who are you? How can you be called a hero if you hide your head and show your tail? Show yourself!"
As she finished speaking, a dark figure slowly appeared in front of Youyou. The figure was tall and his face could not be seen clearly, but from the sinister aura emanating from him, it could be judged that he was not a good person. He said in a low and hoarse voice: "Little girl, you are quite courageous. You are not afraid of such a scene?"
Facing the shadow's questioning, Youyou showed no fear and answered with his chest held high: "What are you afraid of? I think I have behaved uprightly and have never done anything wrong, so I am naturally fearless. But you, why are you hiding here secretly? And who are you?"
The shadow was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect that this seemingly weak little girl could be so brave and fearless to confront him. After a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Little girl, it's not common to be alone here like this. Since we have the chance to meet, then please chat with me. As for my name... Haha, it's been so long that even I can't remember it. But if you want, you can call me 'Uncle Beggar'."
Hearing the name the other party called out, Youyou hesitated for a moment, then called out softly, "Uncle Beggar."
"It's great. After so many years, there's finally someone to talk to me." Uncle Gai said with emotion, a gratified smile on his weather-beaten face. There was an indescribable light flashing in his cloudy eyes, as if he was recalling the long and lonely years in the past.
"I see that you are good at martial arts, so how come you are trapped here and locked up?" Youyou looked at Uncle Beggar curiously. Her eyes fell on the heavy iron chains and sturdy shackles, and her heart was full of doubts.
Uncle Beggar raised his head slightly and sighed: "I was locked up here by those hateful Japanese pirates." There was a hint of resentment in his voice, as if he was still brooding over that experience.
"What on earth did you do? The Japanese pirates went to so much trouble to lock you up. This is made of black iron and is not easy to break." Youyou looked at the chains on Uncle Beggar in surprise and couldn't help asking.
Uncle Beggar shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Alas, it's all because of the gentian." His eyes became a little dim, as if he remembered some past events that he couldn't bear to recall.
"Gentiana? Can you tell me about it?" Youyou's curiosity grew stronger and stronger, and she couldn't wait to hear Uncle Beggar tell the story.
Uncle Beggar was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I studied under a medical family, and have had a strong interest in and in-depth research on various herbs since I was young. Those Japanese pirates abducted me here and wanted to force me to cultivate gentian flowers for them." As he spoke, Uncle Beggar clenched his fists tightly, with a hint of anger in his eyes.