C2040 Survived a Great Disaster
C2040 Survived a Great Disaster
" What did you say? You, you... you burned down the Holy Land? " Chu Yuzhu was completely stunned, and his face instantly turned red. At this time, all the other clansmen present cried out in shock. Their faces were filled with anger.
Now, Chu Yuzhu really regretted talking to them in front of these outsiders. What did the Sacred Land represent? The Holy Land not only represented the Yu Family, it also represented the glory of the entire Tianyu family! Although the Holy Land had been abandoned, it had no effect. But it is still a sacred place in the hearts of all races!
However, this place had actually been burned down by the people of the Chu family. What would the other clans think? How much anger would be ignited in the hearts of the other races?!
At this moment, Chu Yuzhu really wanted to kill the two of them. He endured the awkwardness and helplessness, gritted his teeth and said, "Then in the end, what happened to Fann Binn?!"
"Fann Binn... Fann Binn saw that we used firewood to burn him and smoke him, so he had no choice but to jump down the underground river. I guess it's not good... " The people from the Chu family seemed to know that they had said something wrong. Their faces were full of fear and anxiety. They said those words while trembling.
When he heard Fann Binn jump down the underground river, Chu Yuzhu's extremely ugly expression finally eased up a little. Of course he knew about the underground river, not to mention the rapid flow of water. And he had no idea where it was going to flow to, Fann Binn was basically dead. Once Fann Binn died, the Yu Family wouldn't be able to stir up any waves. Therefore, although the price was relatively high, at least Fann Binn was still killed.
"You two have burnt down the holy land on your own accord. This is outrageous! However, on account of your unintentional actions, I will spare your lives." Chu Yuzhu thought for a moment, then said solemnly, "But the death penalty can be exempted from the crime of living. Each of you has fifty boards. From now on, you will become the Chu family's cleaner for five years! "
The two men from the Chu family were obviously stunned. Chu Yuzhu's words were totally different from what they had expected. However, this was a damn fact! Before they could complain or try to defend themselves, the guards in the hall had already dragged the two men out. They dragged them directly to the execution ground.
At this time, Chu Yuzhu saw the unfriendly gazes around him and could not help but explain. " Brothers, the Sacred Land has been abandoned for so many years, and there is no value in using it anymore. My men accidentally set the Holy Land on fire, allowing the karst cave to be reborn. Isn't this a good thing?"
The elders of the other races lowered their heads and drank. No one took Chu Yuzhu's apology seriously. What did he mean by allowing the Sacred Land to be reborn? Could it be that the holy land was still reasonable after being burned by fire? Originally, at least those two clansmen were going to be killed in the execution ground, but now they were quietly let go by Chu Yuzhu. What was this? This was definitely indulgence!
However, now that the Chu family was at its peak, who would dare to ruin the atmosphere of the entire table? Therefore, these family representatives who were obviously dissatisfied with the Chu family's way of doing things... They had no choice but to feign ignorance... However, in their hearts, their hatred towards the Chu family had ignited. It was slowly accumulating and igniting!
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"Urgh... Cough, cough, cough..." Fann Binn kept spitting out mouthfuls of water that he had drank in his stomach in pain. He leaned weakly against the rocks by the river. It was dark all around. There was no light at all.
After spitting out a few more mouthfuls of acid, he fell heavily onto the rocks. He allowed the rapid underground water to wash half of his body. He was completely drenched. Not only was he battered and exhausted, but his body was also full of wounds of various sizes because of the impact. Not to mention standing up, he probably did not even have the strength to move a finger.
However, no matter what, Fann Binn's eyes still flashed with a trace of relief. No one knew that after he jumped off the wooden bridge and rushed into the underground river... It was a near-death experience. Those who had never experienced it before naturally did not understand Fann Binn's pain, but all of this was to the current him. This... This was already enough.
Being chased in the Sacred Land, Fann Binn chose to jump into the underground river. This choice was to give himself a chance to live. And now, this chance had indeed brought him a continuation of life. However, even he himself probably didn't know how long this life could last.
At this moment, Fann Binn was wondering where he was and where he was. He only knew that he was still alive. He was half-dead. How to return to the Tianyu family, and how to leave this place were all unknown to him.
More importantly, he didn't have any rations on him. He didn't have anything to feed himself with. He only had a lighter that he carried with him in his pocket. Right now, he really wanted to have a good sleep. But reason told him that in this unknown region, he had to stay awake at all times and recover some of his strength... Surveying the surroundings to confirm that it was safe.
After lying on the rock and recovering for a while, Fann Binn felt that his body had gained some strength. He then struggled to get up from the rock. However, his legs suddenly became weak because he did not have any strength. It caused him to fall onto the rock again, and he almost slipped and fell into the rapid water again. If it wasn't for the fact that he had used all his strength to grab onto the crack in the rock, Fann Binn probably wouldn't have had the chance to live any longer.
"Huff, huff, huff..." Fann Binn breathed heavily and reached out to grab the rocks again. After a muffled groan, he struggled to stand up again. Although his legs were still trembling, as long as he carefully walked forward, it shouldn't be a problem. There was no problem with moving, but the problem now was... He didn't know where to go at all. He had no idea what was going on here in the darkness. After thinking for a while, he decided to take a look at his surroundings first.
He took out his lighter and pressed the button. The flame immediately ignited from the lighter. The light brought by the flame quickly lit up a spot near Fann Binn's body. After looking around with the lighter for a while, he had a preliminary estimate. This was still a tunnel inside the underground river. It should still be inside the mountain. And not outside the mountain.
This made Fann Binn have no choice but to face a helpless choice, which was to continue down the river. He had come all the way from the holy land above the underground water. Naturally, he would have a chance to leave this place if he went down. However, Fann Binn didn't know what kind of danger he would face if he continued down the river.
However, even if there was danger, Fann Binn still had to walk down this river. Because his only hope was to leave this place. If he stayed in this tunnel all the time... Without dry food and exhaustion, he could not hold on for too long.
Supporting the stone wall beside him, Fann Binn walked towards the cave formed by the underground water with great difficulty. Sometimes, he had to sink his lower body into the water before he could continue forward. In fact, this was not the most troublesome part. What was more troublesome was that there were no grass plants that could be used to make torches. Therefore, Fann Binn only relied on the lighter to light the torch from time to time and rely on the light of the flame to pay attention to his positioning. But even so, sometimes he would accidentally step on air or slip because of the damp rocks.
Just like that, Fann Binn slowly moved forward. He himself did not know the time. So, of course, he didn't know how much time had passed. As he walked, he didn't stop. His footsteps gradually became more and more familiar, and his walking speed also became much faster than before.
On the way, Fann Binn also thought about many things. At this time, he didn't know what was happening outside. However, from what Chu Zhongtian said earlier, he knew that the Chu family must have launched an operation to seize the Yu Family's power. There would definitely be a fight for power between the two families. He didn't know if Yu Yide would be able to shake the Chu family or not. Would he be able to suppress the rebellion of the Chu family?
When he thought about Yu Rong and Qin Wenjing getting involved in the fight for power, Fann Binn couldn't help but feel worried. If anything were to happen to Yu Rong and Qin Wenjing, he would feel incomparably pained. And with his current appearance, he really didn't have the ability to protect them. This was what made Fann Binn feel the most unpleasant in his heart.
As he walked, Fann Binn, who was not in a good mood, suddenly realized that the sound of flowing water seemed to be getting smaller and smaller. He could not help but be shocked and quickly lit the lighter.
Through the light of the flames, Fann Binn found himself in a large karst cave that was more than ten times wider than the tunnel just now. The water that was originally close to him had already flowed along the other side of the karst cave. Because it was very far away from him, the sound began to become smaller and lighter. It gave him the feeling that the water was decreasing.
This karst cave was undoubtedly formed naturally by the water flow, and was on par with the size of the karst cave in the Holy Land. At the top of the karst cave, there were stalactites of various sizes hanging down. Each and every one of them looked like a stone forest. It was a very spectacular sight. Because his lighter's field of vision was not wide, he could not see the entire cave clearly.
In order to save the amount of methane stored in the lighter, he wanted to make it last as long as possible. Fann Binn took the initiative to turn off the lighter and continued down the river. After all, this karst cave was large, but there was no vegetation and no edible things. Third Fann Binn did not want to stop here to sleep, so the karst cave was not big. Whether it was spacious or not had nothing to do with Fann Binn.
At this moment, he wanted to get close to the underground river. After all, he could only follow the water source. Only then would he be able to find a way to leave the body of the mountain. At this time, he was already a distance away from the underground river. So he had to walk straight towards it.
Originally, Fann Binn thought that walking in such a spacious karst cave should not be a big problem, but when he walked to the middle of the karst cave, where there were some depressions, he suddenly felt that he had stepped on air. He was in a hurry to maintain his balance. In order to avoid falling, his back foot softened again. This time, he no longer had the ability to save himself. He could only open his eyes wide and feel that he had lost his balance. He directly fell down!