The executioner did not respond to my question, but instead pulled on the shackles in my hands and continued walking deeper into the tiger's den.
I watched the executioner's retreating figure and took a deep breath. "Brother, as the saying goes, 'A bird about to die sings a mournful song.' I know it's your duty to kill me, so I don't blame you. I only ask that you tell me the whereabouts of my friends. Even if I die, I want to die knowing why, okay?"
After listening to my words, the executioner paused for a moment before speaking: "My duty here is only to ensure your death, but Fengmen Village has more than one execution ground, so I don't know about your friend's situation! But based on my many years of experience, no one who dares to cause trouble in Fengmen Village has ever been able to escape punishment."
After hearing the executioner's words, I felt utterly hopeless and fell into deep despair.
At that moment, I felt immense regret.
I regret not my own actions, because from the day I decided to find Duan Jinyan, I knew it was a path of no return.
I just feel like I've let down the people around me.
Almost everyone participated in today's operation, except for the wounded Lin Que.
In the end, not only did I fail to rescue the monkey, but I also lost everyone else in the process.
When Jiang Tianyi invited me to represent Tianxia Group in the competition, he repeatedly told me to take good care of Jiang Man. I don't know if Jiang Man was affected by us.
If she gets involved too.
Then Duan Jinyan and I, father and son, one caused him to lose his wife, and the other caused him to lose his daughter.
Isn't this just a double critical hit rate?!
Oh no!
If Jiang Man really gets into trouble, will Jiang Tianyi dig up my grandfather's grave because he hates the Duan family?
After thinking about it, I realized it was impossible. Although my father and I were scoundrels, my grandfather was, after all, his father-in-law.
I tried to distract myself by letting my mind wander throughout the journey in order to alleviate my fear.
By this time, I had been taken to the punishment hall in Fengmen Village, which naturally meant that this trip had gone wrong.
But honestly, aside from feeling somewhat sorry for Jiang Man and Manjing, I don't regret taking this step.
Duan Jinyan is a notorious villain in the martial arts world. There are countless people who have a blood feud with him, and those who search for him at all costs almost never have a good ending.
Aside from being related to Duan Jinyan by blood, I'm no different from those other people.
I'm just an ordinary person. If I want to dig out Duan Jinyan, I have no other way but to risk my life.
I don't believe in fate.
But I know this is fate.
The executioner, holding the handcuffs, led me for several dozen meters until we stood in front of two iron fences.
Open one of the fences to reveal a small room, which leads to a spacious platform.
The executioner led me into the room, picked up a gun-shaped syringe from the table, and walked towards me: "Raise your arm."
I looked at what he was holding and frowned, asking, "What is this?"
"What does it matter to you what a dying person is?"
The executioner stuck the needle into my arm and said, "This stuff is adrenaline. It will make you feel less pain when you die."
I raised an eyebrow and asked, "Wasn't your purpose in killing me a form of punishment? Why would you want to alleviate my suffering?"
For me, a man on the verge of death, the executioner didn't keep me in suspense this time: "Below is a gladiatorial arena with cameras on the ceiling. Your fight with the tiger will be recorded and sold on the dark web. If you die too easily, this bet won't be very interesting."
After the executioner gave me an injection, he picked up a bucket of blood from some unknown animal and poured it directly on me.
Instantly, a strong smell of blood assaulted my nostrils.
He opened the second door and tossed a key onto the platform outside: "This is the key to unlock your handcuffs and shackles. Are you going to walk out, or should I stun you and throw you out?"
I knew I had no way out, so I left the room with my last shred of dignity and picked up the keys from the floor.
As the middle-aged man pressed a button in the room, the ground beneath my feet began to tremble, and I realized that the platform outside was a makeshift elevator.
The ground sank into the elevator shaft, and visibility suddenly turned pitch black.
Perhaps because of the adrenaline injection, I felt unusually energetic and even lost all fear.
The elevator descended some distance when suddenly a light shone out.
Exiting the elevator, there is a corridor about three meters long, with an incandescent light hanging overhead.
The walls on both sides of the corridor are lined with weapon racks, which are filled with all kinds of cold weapons.
I stretched my arms, then picked up a sword and weighed it in my hand. It felt too light, so I picked up a machete instead.
If you look closely at the walls on both sides, you can see blood that has dried for a long time and turned brown.
If nothing unexpected happens, it's likely that one of the contestants couldn't withstand the immense psychological pressure and chose to commit suicide here.
"Buzz!"
I practiced holding the axe in my hand, and after getting used to the feel of it, I stepped out of the corridor.
During the descent, I had already decided that even if I was destined to die, I would die honorably in my fight with the tiger.
Although Fengmen Village wanted to record my fight with the tiger in order to sell it and please others, at least I left behind a video.
Everyone dies eventually. If this video can be released before I die, I'll leave my mark, and people who see it will say, "This guy is a real man."
Stepping out of the corridor, you'll find yourself in a huge cave.
The cave ceiling was filled with searchlights, illuminating the interior space as brightly as day.
The cave is about half the size of a football field, and half of it is a pool. As for whether there are any other small caves nearby, I have no idea.
A quick scan of the surrounding area revealed no sign of the tiger.
Seeing this, I quickly walked towards the pond.
Before that, I had to wash the blood off my body, otherwise the smell of blood would quickly attract this guy.
After arriving at the river, I didn't care whether the water was clean or not. I knelt down by the river and drank a few mouthfuls. Then I took off my coat and plunged into the pool wearing only my underwear.
Adrenaline is indeed a good thing; it makes me incredibly energetic, and I don't even feel the coldness of the river water.
"Aww!"
As soon as I entered the pool, I heard the roar of a tiger from the bank. Then, a huge, striped tiger appeared from the shadows in the distance and ran towards the pool at great speed.
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