Tang riddles

As soon as the eighth floor of the nine-story pavilion came up, Shen Sui and the others were at a loss for what to see.I saw that the central part of the floor was surrounded by a whole solid wooden fence, the two sides were nailed to the wall, and it penetrated the floor board and the ground up and down, keeping Shen Sui and others out, and also stopped Shen Sui and others People continue to climb the way to the next level.The wooden fence was built very densely, and the distance between the wooden pillars made it difficult to even stretch your arms in.

This is not enough, just on the inside of the wooden fence, a tight large net was pulled out, and the large net covered the entire wooden fence, and also penetrated the walls at both ends and the upper and lower floors.

And through the fence and mesh, Shen Sui saw the scene that made her scalp explode.Behind the fence, there is a wooden statue half kneeling on the ground. It is a strong male statue. The clothing on his body is in the same style as the six giant statues outside the square. The difference is that this wooden statue is half kneeling on the ground, hanging He bowed his head and looked very humble.And from his back, a pair of long wings stretched out to the sides and spread out flat.Behind the statue is the staircase leading to the ninth floor, which is currently separated at the other end.

Just above the left and right wings of this wooden statue, two people appeared respectively.An old Taoist with a fairy demeanor and a white beard and long beard, it was Sima Chengzhen who Shen Sui had been very worried about and lost contact with.At this moment, the Taoist emperor was standing dying on the wing on the left side of Shen Sui and the others.And around his neck was a rope.The rope passed through a circular opening in the ceiling and went all the way to the upper floor.It can be observed that the rope is gradually tightening at a slow speed.

On the other side of the wing, a little baby girl appeared. The baby was naked, without any wrappings on her body, and she was sleeping soundly, with an innocent and lovely sleeping face.But what is extremely cruel is that such a little baby who has no power of resistance has a thin rope wrapped around its neck, which also leads to the upper floor through the circular hole in the ceiling.And this baby, needless to say, is the lost child of Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan—Xiaohuang'er Shen Shan'an.

"Huang'er!" Zhang Ruohan screamed, threw herself on the fence, put her arm through the gap in vain, grabbed the big net that was blocking it, and tried to touch the child.

The blood in Shen Sui's body flowed backwards, and at this moment, his brain was in a paradoxical state of extreme shock and inexplicable calmness.She observed that the wings of the wooden statue, in other words, the platform on which Sima Chengzhen and Huang'er depended for their lives, were drooping at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before long, the wings could no longer serve as a platform to support their bodies. The rope would stretch straight, killing both.And she could hear the sound of rustling, and she could also see fine sand flowing out from the sides of the wooden statue's body.

Without waiting for Shen Sui and the others to react, at this moment, a voice sounded from above, apparently someone was talking to them on the ninth floor.This voice is the voice of an adult woman, and the age cannot be distinguished. It is cold and ruthless to the ears, and there is no emotion.

"Shen Sui, welcome to the sky, this is the ultimate test for you. Originally, the adult hanging there should not be your master Sima Chengzhen, but Zhang Ruohan standing beside you. Yixu is not doing well, and your response in the maze is beyond my expectation. In desperation, I have to use Sima Chengzhen instead. Although the effect is greatly reduced, it does not have much impact.

Let me explain the rules of the game.In front of your eyes, this wooden statue of sacrifice to heaven, as you can see, is the life-saving straw of your master Sima Chengzhen and his daughter Shen Shan'an.And this straw is time-limited.When the sand in the wooden statue flowed away, the wooden statue's wings would hang down completely, and Sima Chengzhen and Shen Shan'an would also completely lose their cushions. Their bodies would naturally droop and be strangled to death by the rope tied around their necks. "

Zhang Ruohan let out a desperate roar, and slapped the fence desperately, Shen Sui's whole body was shaking, his hands and feet were cold, and his brain was numb.But Xiongniang and Hutuo were completely paralyzed on the ground.

"You have to choose one between Sima Chengzhen and Shen Shan'an. The one you choose will survive. As you can see, I am currently on the ninth floor, controlling the neck tie of these two people." After you make your choice, I will throw the rope of the person you choose through the hole in the floor board, so that this person can avoid the fate of hanging by the neck. And the other one, will die.

Let me remind you in advance, don't try to make some small moves. I can tell you that before the sand in the statue leaks out, it is impossible to break through the fence in front of you with the equipment you are wearing right now, and the net inside the fence is impossible. It is woven of gold wire, and it cannot be cut apart if you keep pulling it. Even if you can shoot hidden weapons through the gaps in the fence, the hidden weapons cannot pass through the block behind the fence, let alone cut the rope hanging from the neck.And, if you really try to forcefully cut the rope, don't blame me for ending the game, and you will be responsible for the consequences.

Shen Sui, let me emphasize at the end, I only listen to your answer, and I will not accept anyone else's answer.Your time is limited, I look forward to your answer.If you can't make a choice within the limited time, both of them will inevitably die. I hope you understand what you should do. "

When the voice said this, it stopped abruptly.

"Chishi..." Zhang Ruohan looked back at Shen Sui almost as if begging, the desperate pleading in her eyes fully revealed her attitude.She definitely wanted Shen Sui to choose Huang'er, for her, Sima Chengzhen's status was far inferior to Huang'er's in terms of closeness.The choices people make at this time are often selfish, not to mention that no mother can watch her child die tragically in front of her eyes.Zhang Ruohan's choice is understandable.

But for Shen Sui, this is different.Of course, in Shen Sui's mind, Huang'er's status is definitely higher than that of her master Sima Chengzhen, but Sima Chengzhen's status in her mind is definitely not low.You know, Sima Chengzhen was a great help for Shen Sui to be able to have what he is today.Shen Sui was severely burned in the fire, and it was Sima Chengzhen's Taoist medical skills that saved her; during Shen Sui's arduous recovery process, it was also Sima Chengzhen who assisted her, and finally taught her Taoist exercises to help her go further Shen Sui rebuilt the Thousand Feather Sect, and the Taoist Sect under the leadership of Sima Chengzhen gave great support.This time Shen Sui went deep into the enemy's camp, and Sima Chengzhen came to help again, even disregarding his own life, to act as a pioneer to find the way for her.This kind of kindness is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea, how can she easily ignore it.In her heart, the master and the child should never be two objects that must be weighed and chosen.

But now, the enemy has forced her into such a ridiculous situation where she has to weigh her options.She had to use her own inner value to decide whether the lives of others should continue to exist.How can she do such a thing?

She is the one who cleans up other people's grievances, and she will never be a murderer!

She was completely furious, and roared: "I don't care who you are! Please come out and face me upright! I will not make this meaningless choice!"

"Meaningless?" The voice sounded again, and then sneered, as if he didn't want to say more:

"It may seem meaningless to you, but it means a lot to me. I remind you again that your time is limited, please don't waste it on useless emotional venting."

Shen Sui gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead popped out, and the snow knife in his hand creaked when she squeezed it.She slashed out like crazy, the sharp blade embedded in the wooden fence, but it was too far away from cutting down the thick wooden pillar.Seeing that the sand was leaking more and more, making a sound of urging, the wings kept drooping, and the rope around the neck was getting tighter and tighter, Shen Sui slashed crazily, but it still didn't help.

"Chishi! Chishi!! Chishi, I beg you, I beg you!" Zhang Ruohan rushed over and hugged her, holding her desperately, crying, "I beg you Chishi, I beg you to save me!" She, save our children!"

Shen Sui was panting heavily, her eyes were red, as if she had lost her mind, but she still gave up and continued chopping, and fell to her knees.

At this moment, Sima Chengzhen, who seemed to be in a coma, suddenly spoke weakly:

"Akashi..."

"Master?" Shen Sui suddenly raised his head and looked at Sima Chengzhen.

"Save... your child, save me this... what's the point of this old man? You don't have to feel guilty... I don't want to be a burden on you as a teacher. If the teacher leaves now, it's liberation... It's the feathered ascension from the mortal body Baby, you don't have to worry about it from now on. Hurry... time is running out..." he said intermittently.

"Master..." Shen Sui was trembling all over, choked up and unable to speak.

"Chishi..." Zhang Ruohan broke down in tears, she didn't know how difficult it would be for her to make Shen Sui make such a choice, and how much trauma it would cause deep in her heart afterwards.Seeing Shen Sui's painful appearance, her heart was broken.

"Okay, I choose. I choose Huang'er! Did you hear that? I choose Huang'er!" Shen Sui roared with a hoarse voice.

"Huh, I knew it." The voice sounded coldly, and immediately, the rope tied to Huang'er's neck was thrown down from the round hole, and before that, Huang'er's body had already been hoisted several times. separated.However, the child did not cry and fell asleep all the time, probably because he was drugged.

The rope was thrown down, and the child's body lay back on the wings again. As the wings drooped slowly, the child finally lay on a dangerous arc. Fortunately, there were some feather folds carved on the wings to prevent the child from falling. Slip off the wings.

On the other side, the ropes that tied Sima Chengzhen were all tightened, and Sima Chengzhen's feet were completely separated from his wings, completely suspended in mid-air.However, Sima Chengzhen did not struggle at all. Although he is old, his body has always been very tall and strong, and he still maintains a tall and straight posture at this moment, hanging quietly, like a hanging needle in Chinese characters, even if his life is gone, he is still proud. vigorous.

Shen Sui's whole body was cold, and his teeth were chattering constantly.Zhang Ruohan, Yingniang, and Hutuo stared blankly at everything in front of them, feeling that all the blood had been drawn from their bodies, and their hands and feet were so numb that they couldn't move.At this moment, there was a clicking sound inside the wooden statue, the mouth of the statue suddenly opened, and an object shot out of it and hit the block, and fell near the block.

That's a key.

Shen Sui stood up silently, with an extremely numb expression.She walked to the wooden fence and slowly cut off the fence bit by bit with a snow knife.This took her a lot of time. During the process, the rest of the people were silent and stared at her, as if they had lost their souls.

She finally cut through the fence, stretched out her hand, reached for the key in the fence, and took it out.Then she stood up, looked around for a while, and finally found a key hole on the floor under the wooden fence on the right. She inserted the key and turned it, and the mechanism sounded, and a door on the far right side of the wooden fence popped open. Door.

She walked in, pulled open the fence nailed to the wall, walked to the child, took off her robe, wrapped the child up, and held the child in her arms.After confirming that the child's life was not in danger, her tears flowed down instantly. She choked up silently, kissed the child, took the child out again, and handed it to Zhang Ruohan's arms.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." Zhang Ruohan cried.

Shen Sui didn't answer.She just raised her snow knife again, leaving a sentence:

"Come behind the fence, all of you, and lock the fence." Her voice sounded calm.

Then she entered the fence first, untied Sima Chengzhen, and laid him flat on the ground.She knelt in front of the master, kowtowed three times, and finally fell to the ground, and did not get up for a while.Until, a hand grabbed her wrist, she was startled suddenly, raised her head suddenly, and found that Sima Chengzhen was actually looking at her.

Shen Sui was shocked, and then he was speechless.But Sima Chengzhen pointed to his belt, his purple face looked very painful, as if he was signaling Shen Sui to take something out.

Shen Sui hurriedly groped around his waist, and unexpectedly found a secret bag sewn into his belt, in which was hidden an exquisite small box, and when opened, it was a pill.

Shen Sui stuffed the elixir into Master's mouth immediately, and Sima Chengzhen swallowed it whole. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief.The complexion also slowly began to return to normal.

"Master..." Shen Sui opened his mouth, and just about to speak, Sima Chengzhen signaled her to keep quiet.Shen Sui hurriedly stopped talking.At that time, Zhang Ruohan and the others also gathered around, seeing Sima Chengzhen blinking at them, they all stood there dumbfounded as if they had been struck by lightning.

In the eerie silence, Sima Chengzhen rested for a while, and finally he was able to speak.After he had just experienced a catastrophe of life and death, the first sentence he uttered was:

"It's really useless to learn the iron cloth shirt with a golden bell cover that my master stole from Shaolin in the early years." He lowered his voice, and flaunted childishly in Shen Sui's ear, "My master's neck can break the tip of a spear , it is not so easy to be strangled. But if you come a little later, you will not be able to hold on as a teacher."

Shen Sui: "..."

The author has something to say: Sima Chengzhen: The old man is very happy.

Another: You guessed that Master Sima was a friend of the bad guys before, but you guessed wrong.