Dianwei Bodhisattva was kind-hearted. After hearing Wu Liang's words, he picked up a knife to save these soldiers who were being tortured by the poisonous insects.

Not only did not one of the soldiers stand up to resist, but even when Dian Wei came to them, some of them looked relieved. When Dian Wei cut off the sword in his hand, some of them said thank you.

If they could avoid death, naturally none of them would want to die.

But if they have to die, they would rather have a happy life.

Just like some family members of death row prisoners will offer gifts to the executioner before execution, they just hope that the executioner will do it cleanly and not cause unnecessary pain to the death row prisoners.

But Dian Wei's hand was very steady, and no one had to use the second sword. One blow was fatal, and his breath was instantly extinguished.

"Master Wu..."

Looking at the soldiers who died one after another under Dian Wei's sword, Yan Lu finally stopped begging.

He is also a smart man and has already understood his fate... Wu Liang would not even let those soldiers go, so how could he be lenient to him?

At the same time, he had no other excessive reactions and was even surprisingly calm.

Faced with this situation, he has chosen to accept his fate. No matter what kind of person he was before, it does not prevent him from being a person who can afford to lose.

"Hehehehehe..."

Yan Lu suddenly laughed at himself, but the smile hung on his face full of pain, and it looked more like an extremely sad and bitter smile, "I have worked hard to climb up in my life, but in the end I ended up like this."

What happened, it’s really ironic when I think about it, hehehehehe.”

Shaking his head, Yan Lu seemed to be giving his last words to himself, and said to himself, "I was born in poverty since I was a child, and my parents also died young. When I was thirteen, I made a living by stealing, and I was often caught.

A severe beating was inevitable, so I vowed to make a name for myself and live a good life with plenty of food and clothing."

"Later, the great sage (Zhang Jiao) taught the world the Tao of Peace and proposed to build a world where there would be no exploitation and oppression, no hunger, cold, disease, no fraud and theft, and everyone would be free and happy. After hearing this, I was greatly shocked, and

He did not hesitate to accept the call and join it, hoping to follow the great sage and accomplish a great cause."

"After that, Taiping Taoism gradually grew, and I was appointed as the head of the pavilion because of my meritorious service in preaching. In the year of Jiazi, the great sage thought that Cang Tian was dead and Huang Tian should stand, so he raised the nine-section staff to command the world, and Taiping Taoists all over the world

With one call and hundreds of responses, people rose up one after another, and within a few months it spread all over the world. It seemed that this 'peaceful world' was about to be achieved."

"Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the imperial army actually still had strength. The war between the Yellow Turban Army and the imperial court gradually became more and more anxious, and there was a faint trend of decline. It rained all night, and the great virtuous teacher died of illness at this time.

For a time, the thirty-six parties of Taiping Road were leaderless, and within just a few months they were completely defeated by the imperial army. All the believers fled to death, and no longer had the power to resist."

"I was in Jinyang at that time, and along with many believers, I was captured by Zhang Liang, who had just arrived here and took office. Together, I was classified as a slave. I endured the pain of whipping and starvation all day long, and had to work like an ox or a horse.

thing."

"Under such circumstances."

"Most of the hundreds of believers who were captured with me died of exhaustion and starvation in just half a year. At that time, I was also seriously ill and could not get up, and it was almost impossible to survive."

"I don't want to die! I haven't forgotten the vow I made when I was young. I have never lived a prosperous life with enough food and clothing. I must live."

"So I found red-hot charcoal, gritted my teeth and burned the character 'Zhang' on my face with the charcoal. I wanted to use this method to prove to Zhang Liang that I was willing to be his slave for life. This is

The only way I can think of is that only in this way can I attract Zhang Liang's attention and possibly not die of exhaustion and starvation like those companions."

"Sure enough, after Zhang Liang heard the general reported the matter, he came to the slave camp to see me in person."

"He asked me why I was like this. I knelt on the ground for a long time and loudly expressed my determination to be a slave forever. Zhang Liang didn't say much at that time. He just sneered a few times and got up and left."

"I didn't expect that the next day, I would be taken back to the Zhang Mansion and became a slave in the manor. I survived like this and relied on my own intelligence to survive."

"After that, Zhang Liang saw that I was quite reliable and hard-working, so he rushed to do all the dirty work in the house. He was even careful with other servants in the house and was sometimes bullied by them.

He just endured it silently and transferred me to his side as his personal attendant."

"And I am also grateful. No matter what I do, I work hard without complaining. I regard every word he says as an imperial edict."

"He trusted me more and more and relied more and more on me. Finally, a few years later, he taught me to be the steward of the house and became the most powerful person besides the Zhang family."

"It wasn't until one day many years ago that Zhang Liang took me to this ancestral hall that contained a secret. That's when I finally knew that Zhang Liang was hiding such a huge secret."

"It was also at that time that I thought I had finally become one of my own in Zhang Liang's eyes."

"But I soon discovered that I was wrong. This secret realm is extremely dangerous. Zhang Liang had already sent some people in before, and these people either never returned after entering. Even if some people were lucky enough to come back alive, they reported to Zhang Liang

After what happened inside, except for a few people who were most trusted by him, he would also secretly silence the rest of them. These are things that outsiders don't know."

"The reason why Zhang Liang brought me here is because he wanted me to go down to this secret place to investigate on his behalf."

"Because at that time, the people he trusted the most had died inside one after another, and he had almost no one available, so he thought of me."

"At that time, I finally understood that I was still the slave who could be sacrificed at any time. My life was still as worthless as the grass on the roadside. Although I lived a life without worries about food and clothing, my life was still worthless.

It is not stable and cannot last long.”

"Fortunately, I am lucky."

"Although I was in danger many times in this secret realm, I was able to escape from it alive in the end. Of course, in order to escape and survive, I also killed other people, just to run faster than others and strive for the best.

More chances of survival."

"In this process, many gifts from the secret realm were handed over to Zhang Liang through my hands."

"Sometimes Zhang Liang did not avoid me when reading and analyzing those documents. Although I was illiterate, I gradually became able to understand the contents of some documents... After several years of hard work, I escaped from dangerous situations again and again.

After escaping, I gradually learned about the background of this secret realm through those documents, and learned what exactly was hidden in this secret realm, but in front of Zhang Liang, I still pretended not to recognize a single word."

"And my Gu technique was actually not learned when I passed through Yizhou when I was young, but was acquired in this secret realm... In order to be able to keep this secret, I personally killed the soldiers who were traveling with me that time.

In order to make a secret plan so that this Gu technique can become my support and work at the most critical moment."

"It is precisely because of the Gu technique that I have also developed ambitions, and I have coveted the secret method of immortality hidden in the secret realm. However, I know the dangers of this secret realm, and I know even better that I can only rely on my own strength.

It is absolutely impossible to obtain the secret method. I must continue to hibernate beside Zhang Liang and be the oriole after the mantis."

"A few years later, as the exploration of the secret realm progressed slowly, the situations I encountered became more and more dangerous every time I entered the secret realm. I know that one time I accidentally touched something, and a large number of human figurines hidden in the secret realm unexpectedly

He inexplicably came back to life and turned into a living dead. When he saw a living person, he rushed up to bite and attack like crazy, and soon took over the entire secret realm. Zhang Liang sent people down several times, but no one survived."

"Zhang Liang is helpless about this."

"I am also secretly worried."

"It wasn't until half a year ago that a Taoist priest suddenly came to Zhang's Mansion to ask for a meeting. Although Zhang Liang didn't know why, he still welcomed him in. However, Zhang Liang asserted that there was a gloomy atmosphere in Zhang's Mansion now. This

It must be an ominous sign, and if you want to resolve this yin energy, you can only rely on the techniques he has practiced..."

Having said this, Yan Lu glanced at Zuo Ci who was not far away.

Obviously the Taoist priest he was talking about was Zuo Ci.

At this moment, the corners of Yan Lu's mouth were still twitching, and his face was as white as a layer of flour, with no trace of blood visible. However, he was still able to endure the torture of the Gu, and he was not as miserable as before he died.

Scream, this willpower and endurance are no longer human.

"After listening to Master Zuo's words, Zhang Liang felt like he had found a treasure, and I was also pleasantly surprised."

Gritting his teeth and taking a breath, Yan Lu continued what he had said before, "So Zhang Liang left Master Zuo Xian in his mansion. At first, Master Zuo looked like an outsider, but when Zhang Liang took him

After taking it to the backyard and seeing the strict layout of the backyard, the ancestral hall used to hide the entrance to the secret realm, and the layout and defenses inside the ancestral hall, this was obviously beyond Master Zuo Xian's expectations and was obviously a bit unnatural.

"

"Master Zuo Xian quickly excused himself to leave the Zhang Mansion for a few days because of important matters, but he had already seen the entrance to the secret realm. Zhang Liang was not willing to let him go, so he immediately ordered people to detain him in the manor and force him to follow me.

Let’s explore this secret place together, otherwise we will silence him.”

"..."

Hearing this, Wu Liang also looked at Zuo Ci, who had a gloomy expression.

Regardless of whether Zhang Liang was aware of Zuo Ci's intention or not, Yan Lu had obviously noticed it a long time ago.

When he came to Jinyang City, he must have come to this secret realm, but he originally thought that Zhang Liang knew nothing about it, and wanted to teach Zhang Liang to fully cooperate with him after a round of deception, so as to "resolve the evil spirits" for Zhang Mansion.

"Qi" while secretly exploring this secret place to achieve his own goal.

As a result, after entering the backyard of Zhang Mansion, Zuo Ci immediately realized that Zhang Liang was not simple either.

Unfortunately, it was too late to leave safely at that time, and he eventually became Zhang Liang's prisoner and tool, and even lost an eye because of it.

What a poor guy.

But what Wu Liang was even more curious about was that Zuo Ci should have already known some information about this secret realm before he came, but he didn't know where the information came from. If he didn't get some information from other places, he would definitely not take the initiative.

Delivered to your door.

"Hehehehehe...cough!"

Regarding what happened after that, Yan Lu did not go into details. Instead, there was another string of self-deprecating laughter mixed with control, "I have been planning for today for a long time. If I hadn't just crossed the dark river with Zhang Liang,

Falling into the water together made me realize that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I should still wait until the last moment to inspire the Gu insects to fight for the secret method of immortality hidden in the stone chamber."

"It's a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of humans. You are the biggest variable."

"But now that I think about it, even without you, I didn't know that Zhang Liang had eliminated the poisonous insects in advance, so even at the last moment, the secret method would still not fall into my hands. This may be God's will."

"It's just that I still can't understand why the sky treats me like this."

"What I did was obviously just to live a good life, not to worry about food or drink, to live with dignity, to live like a human being. What on earth was wrong with me?"

"From the moment I was born, I had to steal everywhere just for a bite of food, and I had to endure beatings and curses for it. However, some people are born with no worries about food and clothing. They can eat whatever they want and marry their beloved.
To be continued...