Chapter 57 Fifty-sixth Chapter

Suddenly, there seemed to be the sound of clothes being cold in the grass in front.Situ Xiao's heart was shaken, and he was about to turn around and slip away, but after thinking about it, he finally got up the courage, held his breath, and quietly moved forward to cover up.He was already half bent and half crouched, but when he was about to reach that place, he simply fell to the ground, crawling forward slowly like a snake.The wind blows the long grass, and the grass branches shake.Looking through the swaying grass gap, there is indeed a shadow of someone. But Situ Xiao still couldn't see who these two people were. He gritted his teeth and took two steps forward. Suddenly, a person's face appeared in the grass.It turned out that the man was also crawling towards him.The two faced each other, they couldn't help being startled, they almost cried out, but in an instant they saw clearly who the other was, and quickly covered their mouths.

Situ Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, and whispered, "Brother Hei, it's you." It was Hei Xingtian who crawled over, and there was another person, and it was Bai Xingwu.The three of them were very happy to meet here, so they gathered together.Situ laughed and said: "God has eyes, the two brothers are not dead." Hei Xingtian smiled wryly and said: "Although he is not dead, he is almost there." Bai Xingwu said: "Brother Situ is always on guard outside the cave, what kind of people escaped from the cave, did Brother Situ see it?" The worries of the two of them were obviously the same as Situ Xiao.

Situ shook his head with a smile and sighed, "How can we see the situation clearly at that time." Hei Xingtian said bitterly: "I hope that old Yun Yi has been crushed to death." Situ smiled wryly and said, "Unfortunately, this old man is not dead." Hei and Bai were shocked and said in unison: "Did you see him?" Situ sighed with a smile: "That's right, just now..." He immediately told what happened just now - he didn't mention a word about Yi Ming. Hei and Bai looked at each other in blank dismay, both of them couldn't help but stumble.After a while, Hei Xingtian said in a deep voice: "Although Old Yun has a long life, Leibian and his son are doomed."

Situ smiled and said, "Did you see it?" Hei Xingtian said: "Second brother Bai helped me out just now, when I was about to leave the cave, I saw Master Yangdu not only blocked the way of Leibian and his son, but also swung his palm, shaking his father and son into the cave, at that time It's about to collapse, Leibian and his son are both unhealed from their wounds, how can they escape?" Situ laughed, "Yeah", and sighed, "Old Leibian is a hero, he didn't want to die here." Hei Xingtian said: "I should be happy when he died, why is Brother Situ sighing?"

Situ smiled and said strangely: "Although the old man Leibian is hateful, he is finally with us all the way. His death will do us harm instead of benefit. Why shouldn't we sigh?" Bai Xingwu smiled and said: "Brother Situ didn't see what happened in the cave just now, so it's no wonder Brother Situ felt sorry for him and said such words." Situ laughed and said, "What happened in the cave just now?" Hei Xingtian sighed: "Brother Situ doesn't know something, that old Leibian has already become one with Daqimen, if he doesn't die, we will have another powerful enemy."

Situ stared blankly with a smile and said: "This happened, alas! The changes in the world are really unpredictable! Who would have thought that the changes would be so great in the past half a day." After a slight pause, he continued: " That child Shen Xingbai..." Bai Xingwu said: "Shen Xingbai was holding Shui Lingguang, and was the first one to escape." Situ Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Hua Yanyu..." Hei Xingtian said: "With her skill, are you afraid that you won't be able to escape?" Situ laughed and said, "Then... what about Aunt Sheng?"

Bai Xingwu pondered and said: "Ms. Sheng?... Sigh! It's hard to say. But her mother and son still have 60% hope to live. Liu Biwu and Long Jianshi are also dead." Hei Xingtian said: "That's right, I heard her scream in the cave, it seems that she was hit by the stone at that time... Sigh! It's a pity to die at such a young age." Situ laughed and said, "Where's Qian Dahe?" Bai Xingwu said: "That was before the landslide, and he died of poisoning." Situ Xiao seemed to be quite happy in the dark, but he sighed in his mouth: "I don't think so many people died in this landslide, this..."

Bai Xingwu suddenly stopped and said, "Brother Situ, don't you think this landslide is a bit strange?" Situ laughed in surprise and said, "Strange? What's so strange?" Bai Xingwu said: "This landslide came too suddenly..." Situ laughed and said: "Landslides, earthquakes, the power of the heaven and the earth, they all happen suddenly and disappear suddenly. It's just the so-called: there are unpredictable things in the sky, so what's so strange about it?" Bai Xingwu said deeply: "But this landslide seems to be man-made." Situ laughed in horror and said, "Man-made?"

Bai Xingwu said: "That's right, ninety percent of it is man-made." Situ was stunned for a while with a smile, then he laughed and said, "Brother Bai may be wrong, who in the world can make a mountain collapse?" Hei Xingtian interjected: "Gunpowder! Did Brother Situ forget about gunpowder?" Situ Xiao was stunned for a while, then murmured: "That's right, gunpowder..." Bai Xingwu said: "When the first big earthquake was heard just now, I smelled a smell of saltpeter gunpowder, as if it came from the ground, but I can't be sure."

Hei Xingtian sighed: "It's a pity that the old man of Thunderbolt is not there, otherwise he would be sure where the gunpowder exploded." Situ laughed and pondered: "Thunderbolt...could it be him?" Hei Xingtian said: "That's not the case. Although the old man Pilihuo has a bad temper, he won't do such sneaky things and play tricks underground." Situ laughed and said, "But apart from Thunderbolt, who else can use gunpowder to exert such great power?" Bai Xingwu said: "This... although I don't know about it, but deep in the mountains and marshes, it is a place where crouching tigers hide dragons. Besides, being good at using gunpowder is not a big deal."

Situ laughed and said: "If it was done by a hermit, why did he blow up this mountain? What's more, if the gunpowder exploded from the ground, wouldn't that person have already been hiding in the ground?" Bai Xingwu smiled and said: "This is exactly what my little brother can't understand." At this moment, there was a mournful whistling sound in the distance—this whistling sound was naturally the same sound that Yun Yi, Yi Ming and the others heard. Just under the rock that was blown up, there was indeed someone there, and the gunpowder naturally exploded from the ground under the rock.This is a matter that cannot be guessed by common sense. Even though Situ Xiao and the others are full of vigilance and dexterous minds, they will never be able to guess it.They would never have guessed that at this moment, the people they were famous for fearing were the ones under the ground at this moment—that was naturally Tie Zhongtang and Ye Di. Tie Zhongtang and Yedi in the ground, in these days, are really living in hell, not to mention the physical pain, but the pain in the heart is unbearable.All day long they stared helplessly at the gigantic boulder that weighed tens of thousands of catties, neither speaking nor speaking, neither moving nor eating.It was this boulder that blocked their exit, all their hopes, and the last vitality in their lives.At this moment, they were no longer sad, nor angry. They just stared at the boulder, quietly waiting for their lives to disappear... Even Tie Zhongtang had lost his fighting spirit at this moment. This young man has a heart of steel, no matter how much disappointment, setbacks, blows, and dangers he encounters, this heart has never changed.However, at this moment, he encountered such a thing that cannot be saved by manpower, he had to throw away all his hopes and ambitions far away. Ye Di was even more haggard.If anyone sees him again at this moment, they will never believe that this old man is the number one person in the martial arts world who was unrivaled in romance and heroism in the past.Sometimes, he also muttered to himself, saying: "What did I do wrong?...What did I do wrong?...I was wrong...I was wrong..." His voice was full of grief and remorse, which really made people feel sad. It smells sour. Those lovely girls have long lost their lovely smiles and their flowery looks.The jade-like faces were haggard and dry, the charming eyes were dull, and even their long black hair had lost its original luster.They gave up rouge, bronze mirrors, piano and chess, and paintbrushes, but they could no longer throw away the regret in their hearts. Finally one day…… Shanshan died.This passionate and infatuated girl finally took all her repentance and grief, and left with hatred—infatuation actually ruined her life.Before she died, she was already in shape, and the apple-like cheeks of the past, now there is only a layer of pale skin covering her withered bones.Before she died, all the girls surrounded her, only Yedi was still sitting far away, without even looking at her.Before she died, she did not forget to beg Ye Di for forgiveness.She tremblingly said, "Forgive me...can you forgive me?" Ye Di ignored him, as if he couldn't hear anything. Shanshan burst into tears and said: "I know...he...he will never forgive me, but Mr. Tie, you...can you forgive me?" Tie Zhongtang nodded dejectedly, and sighed: "It's not your fault at all. Passionate... Oh! Passionate is never a sin. It's only the heavens to blame, alas! The heavens... The heavens!" A smile appeared on the corner of Shanshan's mouth.This is the last trace of a smile, and this smile makes her withered face show a strange brilliance - this is the light before death.This is the last favor that God bestows on the dying.There is also a strange light in Shanshan's eyes, her gaze slowly sweeps across the faces of all the girls—everyone is missing.Then, she asked again: "Sisters, you...can you forgive me?" The girls couldn't bear it any longer, and all cried bitterly.This crying is also the most sincere forgiveness. Shanshan said: "If you have forgiven me, I will ask you one last thing. I hope you can promise me... say! Will you promise me?" Min'er wept bitterly and said, "No matter what, we promise you." The girls all cried bitterly and replied: "I promise you all." Shanshan said with a sad smile: "Okay... After I die, I hope you will blow my body into ashes with gunpowder, I... I..." I couldn't catch my breath, and finally died.Although she didn't have time to say what she said next, one can already imagine how deep the regret in her heart is-she wanted to blow up her life and body into flying ashes, and she didn't want to have anything left in the world ——At this time, the cries of the girls were really unbearable to hear. Bring in the dynamite.Packs of explosives surrounded Shanshan's body.Min'er held the fire bag high and walked over slowly.The flickering flames reflected her face, reflected the tears of the crowd, reflected the corpse on the ground, reflected this mysterious cave...the scene was really indescribably desolate and heartbreaking. Tweety also ran over, saying: "Sisters, get out of the way, be careful... Be careful not to blow you up." The girls asked, "What about you?" Tweety said: "Min'er and I have decided to die with Sister Shan, so I used so much explosives. I hope this explosives can blow up the three of us..." Tie Zhongtang jumped up suddenly and shouted, "Wait a minute!" The girls looked back at him in astonishment, only to see that he was beaming with joy at the moment. Min'er held up the torch and said with a sad smile: "Master Tie, you...you don't want to stop us, we have made up our minds..." The torch sank and ignited on the gunpowder... At this time Tie Zhongtang was still a few feet away from her, unarmed, it was too late to grab her hand, and it was impossible to shoot down her torch.What's more, if her torch is shot down, the gunpowder will explode immediately. At that time, Min'er and Cui'er will be turned into ashes immediately, and he will inevitably be affected.In fact, he didn't take the life and death of himself, Min'er and Cui'er seriously at all.He was so frightened and anxious just because of the gunpowder.This gunpowder is their last life, and it must not be wasted. In desperation, he raised his hand and waved it out regardless of everything else.Before he reached his body, this palm force had already hit him.Min'er's slender body was knocked flying by this invisible palm force.She bumped into the stone wall and fell to the ground, the fire broke in her palm and extinguished itself.Tie Zhongtang slid to the side of the gunpowder one step at a time, breathing heavily in his chest, but he was already stunned. He didn't realize at all that at this moment dozens of eyes in the cave were looking at him in surprise, not only surprised by the strangeness of his actions, but even more surprised by the overbearing power of his palm.In fact, he himself was not surprised - he really never dreamed that his own palm would have such a powerful power. But he didn't know that since he got the "marriage dress magic skill", his internal strength was as strong as any top master in the contemporary martial arts.It's just that at that time, his inner strength was still like a lump of pure gold and jade, unrefined, so he couldn't radiate his due brilliance and realize his due potential.But at this moment, Yedi's martial arts mentality has honed this muddy gold and rough jade into a tool - if he was just a piece of fine steel in the past, he has now become a sharp sword. At this time, Ye Di was also looking at him.For the first time, a gleam of light appeared on his dull and dull face.It is always an exciting and exciting thing to see a peerless hero who is bound to shake the world created under his own hands. Min'er was already in a coma.Tweet threw herself on her, and said in a trembling voice: "Master Tie, you...why did you do this? Why did you do this? Don't you even allow us poor people to die?" Tie Zhongtang said: "You don't have to die... everyone doesn't have to die." Tweety said: "You...do you have any ideas?" Tie Zhongtang said: "Gunpowder...Gunpowder." At this moment, he had come to his senses, his face was full of ecstasy, he suddenly grabbed a handful of gunpowder, rushed in front of Tweety, and hissed: "This gunpowder If you can blow up the mountain road, why can't you blow it up again?" Tweet was stunned for a while, then jumped up and shouted wildly: "That's right! That's right, why didn't we think of this earlier?" Amidst the cheers of the girls, Tie Zhongtang turned around and rushed in front of Yedi. But before he could speak, Ye Di had stood up abruptly and shouted: "Quickly, quickly move out all the gunpowder." angry. The tomb-like cellar was also immediately full of life.All the gunpowder stored in the cellar was moved out.Tie Zhongtang hesitated and asked: "This... is this enough?" Yedi laughed loudly: "If you use other gunpowder, ten times more will not be enough, but this gunpowder...haha, enough...enough." Tie Zhongtang couldn't help but said again: "How is this different from others?" Ye Di said: "You have always observed carefully, can't you see it?" Tie Zhongtang said: "I really don't know anything about gunpowder, but...but I still remember that the gunpowder used in fireworks and firecracker shops seems to be yellow." Ye Di said: "Just take a look at what color this gunpowder is?" Tie Zhongtang said: "Black." Ye Di said: "That's it. Yellow gunpowder can only be used as fireworks, but black gunpowder is enough to open mountains and crack rocks. Everyone knows the method of making yellow gunpowder, but the method of making black gunpowder is the secret of this old man." The gunpowder at this moment is all made by the old man himself." Although the old man has not returned to his former aggressive look at this moment, his eyes are bright, his face is full of life, and he talks more. Tie Zhongtang still couldn't help asking: "Why is there such a big difference between yellow and black?" Ye Di laughed and said, "The difference is not in the color, but in the material." Tie Zhongtang's vitality was restored, and curiosity arose.His desire to seek knowledge is extremely strong, and he wants to thoroughly understand all novel things, ask clearly, and immediately ask: "What is the difference in this material?" Yedi said: "Yellow gunpowder has existed in our country since ancient times. The materials used are mainly sulfur and other materials. Although the sound of the explosion is amazing, its power is not enough to destroy things." Tie Zhongtang said, "What about the black one?" Yedi laughed and said: "The black one is quite different. This is the old man's painstaking efforts for many years, and it has been improved. It can be said that no one in the world knows this secret recipe." Tie Zhongtang said: "I don't know... I don't know if my disciples can..." Ye Di said: "Even you can't know." Tie Zhongtang said: "Oh..." He lowered his head and said nothing more. I saw that when Yedi spoke, his hands kept moving, and with a pair of iron palms and a small knife, he made many lead wires, pipes and other things. Tie Zhongtang looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but said again: "What are these for?" Ye Di said: "It's all for the purpose of sparking gunpowder." Tie Zhongtang wondered: "Use a little fire, and it will be done. Why is it so troublesome?" Yedi laughed and said: "Use a little fire, although the gunpowder can be exploded, but if a lot of gunpowder explodes, you and I will all be buried under it." Tie Zhongtang blushed and said with a smile, "This disciple has never thought of this." Ye Di said: "With these fuses, we can ignite gunpowder a few zhang away. It's not that the old man is boasting, just this triggering of gunpowder is beyond the reach of anyone in the world." Tie Zhongtang said: "Could it be... there is some trick in this?" Ye Di said: "Naturally, there are tricks... You must know that this black gunpowder is very easy to explode. If one fails, it will be a disaster of death. This is definitely not something anyone can do. The reason for the name 'Thunderbolt Hall' Shocking the world is because they are unique in this matter, but compared to the old man... haha! But it is far behind." Tie Zhongtang smiled and said, "Naturally." Ye Di said: "This requires not only skill, but also a pair of firm hands, and knowing what method to use under what circumstances, so that the gunpowder can exert its greatest power." Tie Zhongtang sighed, and said: "I never thought that there is such a great knowledge about gunpowder. It's a pity...it's a pity that I can't learn it." Ye Di stared at him for a while, then smiled and said, "You are a little disappointed because of this, aren't you?" Tie Zhongtang said: "Disciple...this..." Yedi said: "I have taught you everything I have learned in my life, but I have kept it private. If you think about it carefully, do you know what it is for?" Tie Zhongtang said: "The disciple can't think of it." Ye Di said: "It's just because this gunpowder is a vicious and ominous thing." He looked up to the sky and sighed, and continued: "When I made it, I was so happy that I was determined to pass it on to the world. , but I thought about it for two days, but the more I thought about it, the more chilling I became, not only destroyed the secret formula immediately, but also vowed that from now on, I would never pass it on to anyone, so as not to leave it behind and harm future generations." Tie Zhongtang pondered for a while, and said: "But since this thing is so powerful, it can be used to open mountains and roads, so how much manpower and material resources can be saved?" Ye Di sighed: "That's right, although this thing is beneficial to the world, but if it is used for another purpose, the damage will be more severe than that of a flood." Tie Zhongtang said: "This...disciple can't figure it out again." Ye Di said: "Think about it, what if it is used to fight and kill? If it is a dispute between martial arts factions, it is not a small matter. If two countries confront each other, wouldn't it be unimaginable?" Tie Zhongtang pondered for a while, then lost his voice and said, "Ah... not bad." Yedi sighed: "Since ancient times, people in the world have been ambitious. With ambition, there must be fighting. Since the war between Huangdi and Chi You, for thousands of years, how often has this fighting stopped?" Tie Zhongtang nodded and sighed, "Exactly." Ye Di said: "But in ancient times, only wood and stone were used in wars, so they didn't hurt many people; after that, people learned to temper iron and forge knives..." He sighed again, and continued: "The people of the world Of course, it is inevitable to be complacent about this, but they don’t know that the more sharp weapons are made, the greater the ambition of people, and the more people die under the sharp weapons. Later, they learn how to make bows and arrows that can reach far. It is the flames of war, and after one battle, there will be corpses everywhere, and blood will flow like rivers." Tie Zhongtang said sadly: "On the battlefield, human life is indeed worthless than dung." Yedi said: "If the recipe for making this black gunpowder is passed on to the world, when there is a war, do you think people will let go of this thing that is a hundred times more ferocious than bows and arrows?" Tie Zhongtang said: "Absolutely not." Yedi smiled miserably: "That's it. If this thing is used on the battlefield, what will it be like? Even if I don't say it, you should be able to imagine it." Tie Zhongtang couldn't help shivering shrewdly, he really didn't dare to think about it any further, he could only secretly admire the old man's compassionate heart and his great foresight in his heart. After a long while, Ye Di said slowly: "Fortunately, this thing is not easy to come by. Even if you know its usefulness, if there is any mistake in the amount, composition, and production process, it will still fail. As long as the old man dies, this secret recipe will be forever. It is unmatched, and within hundreds of years, I am afraid that no one may be able to make the same thing again." Tie Zhongtang said: "But..." He was about to say something, but he glanced at Emperor Ye, and stopped abruptly. However, Yedi already guessed what he was going to say, and sighed sadly: "Yes, since this thing can be made by me, sooner or later, someone else can make it. It's just... this thing can be made one day later." It’s always better to show up one day later.” Tie Zhongtang sighed for a long time and said, "I hope it never appears." I saw that Ye Di had placed the bag of gunpowder very carefully, and carefully tied it into two piles with long ropes, one pile was larger and the other pile was smaller. Tie Zhongtang said: "This...why divide it into two piles?" Ye Di said: "This small pile is enough to blow up the rock, but after the explosion, the gravel will definitely fall down, and even block the way out even more. Through the exit." Yedi and Tie Zhongtang worked together to chisel a gap under the boulder, and then Yedi stuffed the gunpowder into it very carefully.The lead wire passes through the long and winding gap to the inner cave.Yedi, Tie Zhongtang, and the jumping girls also retreated into the inner cave with the larger pack of explosives. Therefore, Yedi handed Huozhe to Tie Zhongtang.He smiled and said: "The credit is yours, you do it." Tie Zhongtang laughed happily and said, "I obey." He shook the torch, prayed silently, and said: "I hope that the heavens will have mercy and make this fire a success." He hung his palm down, but with the sound of "wave", the fuse was already ignited. I don't know what Ye Di is made of, but it obviously also contains gunpowder, and when it is ignited, a cloud of sparks explodes.Mars is like a rain of flowers, stretching out.Everyone stared at it intently, only to feel that every spark in it symbolizes infinite joy and contains infinite hope... The earth-shattering explosion finally sounded. Although everyone was waiting and looking forward to the explosion, they were still taken aback by the sudden sound of a big earthquake.Although a few girls had quietly covered their ears long ago, their eardrums were still numb from the shock, and they couldn't hear any sound for a while.As the shock wave reached, the solid rock shook violently, and stone chips, stone powder, dust... fell like rain, fascinating everyone's eyes.The utensils and decorations on the stone table - each one was made by Yedi with countless painstaking efforts, and each piece was priceless, and they were all shaken off and smashed to pieces.But at this moment, no one can care about these anymore. The sound of the shock still hadn't disappeared, and everyone rushed out in a swarm, anxious to see the result of the explosion, anxious to see if the boulder had been blown to pieces.The farther you go, the thicker the gray smoke is, and when you reach the explosion site, the surrounding area is even more foggy, so confusing that you can't open your eyes at all, and you can't see even the things that are close at hand.After a cup of tea, the gravel and dust finally gradually fell down—looking from the sinking gray smoke, the huge boulder like a hill had disappeared without a trace.The girls couldn't help but cheered in unison. With tears in his eyes, Yedi murmured: "It's done...it's done..." Although this old man has experienced many things in his life, he has never been so excited and joyful, and joy gushed out of him in the middle of the day teardrops. Tie Zhongtang was full of surprises and tears.He murmured incessantly as if obsessed: "It's amazing...it's amazing..." Such a boulder can be blown to pieces, not to mention human flesh and blood!If such a murder weapon is used for killing, how despicable human life will become.He hoped the world would never make something like this again.He thought: "If someone makes such a thing again and passes it on to the world, he will regret it when he sees the consequences." He also thought: "Whoever can make this thing will make huge profits. When he repents in old age, he will definitely use it to benefit the people, but no matter what he does, it will not be enough to make up for the sins he has created for the world." What he thought was not wrong, and everything was as he expected. Sure enough, someone in the later generations invented this thing again, and that person really regretted it back then, and he set up a fund with the huge profits he made to reward future generations for some special achievements.If this invention is said to be evil, the lives of the world have improved a lot because of it; if it is said that his invention is right, but human life has indeed become more despised because of it.In the meantime, who can judge right and wrong? At this moment, even Tie Zhongtang himself did not know why he thought of these strange and mysterious questions, and the situation did not allow him to think about it any longer.The second pile of gunpowder has been moved and buried in the stone pile.Everyone retreated again.The fuse was ignited again, and sparks exploded again... With a bang, the second major earthquake finally erupted again.The girls cheered, and then rushed out again. Suddenly Yedi scolded lightly, saying: "Wait a minute."