Looking at the riverbed filled with stones ahead, I felt utterly hopeless.
We just escaped from the collapsed riverbed; there was no way back.
The passage ahead was completely blocked by falling rocks.
For a moment, I felt lucky.
But he soon realized that this was actually a misfortune.
If I had been killed by a stone falling into the water, at least I would have died with the will to survive.
Now, though I am alive, I am trapped inside the cavity of the cave, quietly awaiting death.
"Splash!"
Just then, the leopard appeared on the water's surface behind them, looking up and calling out, "Little wolf cub, are you still alive?"
I shone my flashlight on the leopard in the water and sat down on the rock beneath me: "There's no way forward. We're all stuck here waiting to die."
"Pah! Look at you! You don't even have the mentality to survive in a desperate situation. What kind of tomb raider are you!"
Upon hearing my answer, the leopard scoffed at me, then swam to the rock and nimbly climbed up, lecturing me as it did so: "Being a tomb raider means living with death from the moment you start digging. You're constantly facing desperate situations. The only things that can keep you going are your will to survive and your unwavering belief. Even when there's no way out, you must never give up. Even if you die, you must die on the path of survival..."
As the leopard spoke, it had already climbed onto the rock and was stunned when it saw the sealed cave ahead.
I shone my flashlight on the leopard: "Go on! Didn't you say you'd rather die on the road to survival? Where are you headed next?"
"What's the point of moving now? We're just waiting to die! We don't have any tools, and we can't break through these rocks. How are we supposed to get out?"
As the leopard spoke, it plopped down next to me, unzipped the rat's coat, took out a waterproof bag, took out a cigarette, and handed me one: "I also have a few highly poisonous pills here. If you need them, I can give you one. I guarantee you'll stretch out your legs and stare wide-eyed within thirty seconds."
I glanced at the leopard and said, "I thought you black-robed people were all a bunch of crazy lunatics who feared nothing. Turns out, you also prepare these suicide devices."
"This thing isn't for suicide; it's for killing."
Leopard exhaled puffs of smoke: "I've been in this business for half my life. What kind of wicked things haven't I seen? You're right about one thing: the men in black robes are all madmen. We've long since disregarded life and death. We live one day at a time and enjoy it. When we die, we just stretch out our legs and stare blankly, then blow out the candle! Little wolf cub, as someone who's been there, I advise you to quit while you've already made some money. Otherwise, the longer you stay in this business, the harder it will be to leave."
I took the cigarette from the leopard and greedily inhaled it, trying to use the meager warmth to restore my body temperature: "How long have you been following Duan Jinyan?"
"You're almost dead, and you're still trying to trick me into talking?"
The leopard smiled and didn't answer my question. Instead, it asked, "You risked your life to save that little girl earlier, so why are you so indifferent to her now? Don't you care that she hasn't arrived yet?"
"The road ahead is blocked. Those left behind can only sit here and wait to die. Perhaps being stoned to death is a kind of relief, isn't it?"
I continued smoking, but I was starting to worry about Jiang Man and Monkey.
Previously, in order to create an opportunity for them to leave, I deliberately stayed in the passage to attract those monsters.
After that, Miao Xiaoxian saved me, and the people of Ping'an Village also launched a plan to destroy the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace.
I don't know if they managed to escape from here.
If they were also trapped by some kind of trap, they might very well be buried here as well.
If they really didn't escape, then I've ruined everyone.
The more I thought about it, the more depressed I felt. I even hoped that the cave ceiling would collapse soon so that I would suffer the consequences.
Just as I was talking to the leopard, Miao Xiaoxian also emerged from the water.
When I saw her appear, I quickly jumped off the rock and pulled her up.
Miao Xiaoxian climbed onto the rock, looked at the blocked riverbed, then at the cracked rocks above us, and quietly asked me, "We can't get out of here, right?"
I nodded to Miao Xiaoxian: "Mm."
“It’s fine, because my choice killed hundreds of people in the village. I should stay here and be buried with them. A person like me doesn’t deserve to live in this world.”
Miao Xiaoxian looked at me with remorse: "I'm just so sorry for you, that you also lost your life."
"Don't say that. Actually, you have nothing to blame yourself for, because the person who opened the Temple of the Evil God was not me, nor you, but someone else! You wanted to free your people from suffering, and that's not wrong. Kindness shouldn't be a reason for you to punish yourself! Similarly, you don't need to feel indebted to me, because I came here to rob tombs first, and then cooperated with you."
I smiled at Miao Xiaoxian: "Even without your involvement, the Temple of the Evil God would still have been opened, and everything here would still have happened. Today's events will not be changed."
Why did you say those things to her?
After listening to my words, the leopard glanced at me sideways and said, "She was already feeling guilty and didn't want to live anymore. Death wasn't that scary for her! Now that you've said this, although it seems like you've persuaded her, you can't save her life. It will only make her die in more pain."
“Death itself is devoid of emotion. No matter what a person’s mindset is before death, it will not change the outcome. I just didn’t want her to leave with regrets.”
I paused for a moment: "We are different from you people. You only care about interests. You seem indifferent to death, but it's because your lives have no meaning. You're just like walking corpses!"
"Damn it! My good intentions were completely wasted!"
After hearing what I said, the leopard seemed inexplicably angry: "Little wolf cub, no wonder your father doesn't want you!"
I had no desire to argue with the leopard anymore; I was just smoking the remaining half of my cigarette.
"Snap!"
Another explosion came from ahead, and mud flowed down from above like a waterfall.
Seeing this, the three of us fell silent.
In just two minutes, the crack expanded five or six times.
Therefore, it is clear that our spatial distance will be completely buried by the mudslide in no more than three to five minutes.
"boom!"
Just as we fell silent, an explosion suddenly came from the left, the shockwave carrying debris and flying out, accompanied by a man's shout: "Leopard, are you in there?"
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