Chapter 2: Escape from Death

Chapter 2: Escape from Death

Chapter 2: Escape from Death
"Who dares to snatch my opportunity? You are courting death!"

Hua Changxi woke up to the sounds of fighting. As soon as he opened his eyes, he was squinted by the beam of light in front of him.

When she looked again, she found that it was a circular column of light with a diameter of about one meter rising from the center of the stone platform.

In the beam of light, a golden pillar as thick as an arm held up a round stone that glowed brightly red.

Hua Changxi was not in the mood to appreciate this red stone that was brighter than a diamond. Instead, he looked away at the two people who were fighting fiercely in the distance.

There were two people, one was an old man in a red robe, and the other was a young lady who helped her untie the ropes.

Hua Changxi was very surprised to see the young lady fighting equally with the old man in red robe. When she saw that both of them seemed to want to rush towards her, her gaze fell on the red stone in the light column again.

The old man in red robe and the young lady are fighting for this red stone!
Hua Changxi shook her dizzy head, and while the two people fighting were not paying attention to her, she pulled out her hairpin, cut a hole in her clothes, and with great effort tore off a piece of cloth, tied up her bleeding wrists.

Originally, Hua Changxi planned to continue pretending to be unconscious and wait for the red-robed old man and the young lady to decide the winner and leave, and then she would find a chance to escape.

Unexpectedly, the fight between the red-robed old man and the young lady became more and more intense, and the aftermath of their attacks affected other people on the stone platform.

Those affected had their bodies flying everywhere, their arms or legs broken, or were simply split in half.

Looking at this scene, Hua Changxi was shocked and frightened.

The red-robed old man and the young lady would definitely come towards her. By then, instead of dying from blood loss, she would be torn into pieces by the aftermath of their attack.

Hua Changxi looked at the young lady and the red-robed old man who were fighting, then looked at the red stone in the beam of light. Her mind was working wildly, thinking about her chances of survival.

The old man in red robe and the young lady both looked determined to get the red stone. If she got the red stone, she would have bargaining chips.

Even if the negotiations fail, it can buy her father more time to find her.

Thinking of this, Hua Changxi moved.

"Bastard!"

"Put down the redstone!"

The old man in red robe and the young lady fought fiercely. Both of them felt that the redstone was in their pockets. As long as they defeated the other, they would definitely get the redstone.

Neither of them expected that they were just a mistake and someone took the redstone away from under their noses.

The red-robed old man and the young lady withdrew their hands at the same time and rushed towards Hua Changxi at the same time.

Hua Changxi had already run to the edge of the stone platform, holding the red stone in both hands: "Stop! If you dare to get close to me, I will throw this red stone into the lava."

The red-robed old man and the young lady changed color at the same time.

Young lady: "Don't be impulsive."

The red-robed man was extremely angry, but he did not dare to confront Hua Changxi head-on. He gritted his teeth and said, "Hold the red stone firmly for me. If you drop it, I will tear your tendons and skin you alive."

Hua Changxi shouted even louder than the old man in red robe: "You'd better not scare me at this time. If my hand shakes, the stone will fall down."

The man in red robe frowned and looked at Hua Changxi fiercely.

Hua Changxi noticed that the red-robed man seemed to be exerting his strength in secret, and hurriedly said: "Don't think about attacking me by surprise. If you dare to attack me, I will jump into the magma holding the red stone. Even if you are a martial arts master, you can't be faster than me."

As he spoke, he moved the red stone further out of the stone platform.

The young lady was no longer calm, and quickly tried to persuade her: "Hua Jiuniang, don't be impulsive."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi's expression changed and he looked at the young lady: "Do you know me?"

The young lady realized that she had spoken out of turn in a hurry, and looked a little annoyed, but she quickly recovered and did not answer Hua Changxi, but just said: "We can discuss anything, but you must hold the red stone firmly."

Hua Changxi knew that now was not the time to inquire about why the young lady knew him, and he did not care about her evasion. He just followed her words and said, "I just want to live."

The old man in red robe: "Yes, as long as you give me the red stone, I will let you go."

Hua Changxi snorted: "Do you think I'm a fool? If I give you the red stone, you will definitely kill me immediately."

The old man in red robe gritted his teeth: "So what do you want?"

Hua Changxi's eyes moved back and forth between the red-robed old man and the young lady. The red-robed old man had tied her and others up for sacrifice, so he definitely didn't want her to live.

That young lady probably wasn't a good person either, but she knew me and had helped me before. If I negotiate with her using the red stone, my chances of survival should be greater.

Thinking of this, Hua Changxi looked at the young lady and said, "Young lady, you also want this red stone, right? Kill the old man in red robe and I will give you this stone."

Hearing this, the old man in red robe snorted coldly, and the young lady looked helpless: "I can't beat him."

Hua Changxi didn't believe what the young lady said, and said directly: "You pretended to be kidnapped and came here, right? Aren't you here for this red stone? If this red stone falls into the hands of the old man in red robe, he will definitely not let you touch it. What will you do then?"

The young lady looked at the red stone in Hua Changxi's hand and remained silent.

Hua Changxi continued: "Anyway, only one of you two can get the red stone. Young lady, I just want to live. As long as you get rid of the old man in red robe, I will give you the stone immediately."

Before the young lady could respond, the old man in red robe launched an attack on her.

Looking at the two people who were fighting each other in an instant, Hua Changxi did not relax his vigilance. He stood on the edge of the stone platform holding a red stone, looking ready to throw stones at any time.

The red-robed old man and the young lady had just exchanged a few moves when a sound was heard from the stone gate, and then the stone gate opened.

Hua Changxi was delighted, thinking it was her father who came. Who would have thought that the person who came was actually a middle-aged man in a long robe with wide sleeves.

Seeing the person coming, the red-robed man's expression suddenly changed, and he slapped the young lady several times fiercely, forcing the young lady to retreat and avoid him.

The man in red robe pushed the young lady away and rushed towards Hua Changxi without saying a word.

Hua Changxi couldn't avoid the attack of the red-robed man at all. Seeing him coming, he became furious and threw the red stone in his hand directly off the stone platform.

"Even if I die, I will never let you get what you want!" While shouting this, Hua Changxi also jumped off the stone platform on his own initiative.

"do not want!"

"do not want!"

The old man in red robe and the young lady screamed at the same time.

Looking at the falling red stone, the old man in red robe flew off the stone platform without caring about his life.

The young lady rushed to the stone platform a step slower and looked down. She could see nothing but the rolling lava.

At this time, the middle-aged man also reached the edge of the stone platform.

"Qiniang, are you okay?"

Gu Jinfan shook his head, looked at the rolling magma, and said regretfully: "It seems that I am destined to miss the opportunity here."

The middle-aged man said guiltily: "If I hadn't met someone from Jingzhao Prefecture, I wouldn't have been late."

Gu Jinfan's expression changed: "Did you meet someone from Jingzhao Prefecture?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Not only did we meet people from Jingzhao Prefecture, we also met people from Liushenmen. From the looks of it, they are all heading for this dilapidated temple."

Gu Jinfan obviously didn't want to meet the government officials. He looked at the rolling magma below again and said, "Let's go."

Not long after the two left, a bloody hand appeared on the edge of the stone platform, followed by Hua Changxi's painful and distorted face.

Hua Changxi held on to the depressions on the stone platform with both hands, and stepped hard on the protrusions of the statue on the outside of the stone platform with his feet, gritting his teeth and persevering.

The stone was carved too deep, and she was too weak to climb up to the platform alone.

However, when she was hanging it on the stone sculpture, she heard the conversation between the young lady and the middle-aged man and knew that the government officials were coming soon.

As long as she holds on until the authorities arrive, she can be saved.

An hour?
Two hours?

I don’t know how long it took, but just when Hua Changxi was about to collapse, the stone door opened. Looking at the soldiers rushing in, Hua Changxi burst into tears of joy.

"Help~"

(End of this chapter)