Chapter 97: Run!


    In addition to this, Liu Xing also noticed that right in the center of the Ancestral Hall, there was a massive pit with a radius of three to four meters, and it seemed bottomless. Without further ado, this was the stage where the Earth-boring Demon Worm would make its appearance.


    Vige Chief requested Liu Xing and his twopanions to stand beside therge pit, while the vigers, armed with their "weapons," gathered around them, maintaining a distance of two to three meters. However, they had all set down their "weapons" and had started chatting with each other.


    But for Liu Xing and hispanions, this was not good news at all. After all, when they had tried to escape earlier, the vigers had had enough time to react and attack them.


    So, with a wry smile, Liu Xing said to Vige Chief, "Vige Chief, we really haven''t lied. We didn''t harm Tang Tai or the father and son from the Tang family."


    Vige Chief smirked coldly and replied, "Heh, then why don''t you bring the old Tang father and son out to testify? They were perfectly fine in the vige yesterday, but now they''ve disappeared, and you im to have seen them. So, who should I suspect if not you?"


    Liu Xing sighed in resignation and said, "Well, I don''t have much to say now, Vige Chief. What do you want? Are you going to make us pay with our lives for the Tang father and son?"


    Seeing this, Vige Chief nodded with a cold smile and pointed at therge pit behind Liu Xing, saying, "Of course. There''s an old saying that goes, ''an eye for an eye.'' Since you three killed our foreign friend and the Tang father and son, it''s only fair that one life is exchanged for another. Later, you will have to jump into this pit. Of course, if you can climb out, I might spare you and let you live."


    Liu Xing and hispanions exchanged nces. Leaving aside the Earth-boring Demon Worm in this pit, just the depth of the pit itself was likely several hundred meters deep. Jumping in would surely mean certain death.


    "Vige Chief, I''m afraid this pit is several hundred meters deep. Jumping in would be a suicide mission, especially since you''ve tied us up," Mo Jin said, sighing.


    Clearly, Mo Jin was trying to provoke Vige Chief.


    Vige Chief raised an eyebrow, intrigued, and said, "Oh, so are you saying that if your hands weren''t tied, you could climb out?"


    Mo Jin, having sessfully used the provocation tactic, continued, "Of course. I just took a look at this pit, and I noticed that its rock walls are uneven. I''ve had some experience with rock climbing, so I believe I could climb out without any equipment. But now, with my hands tied by you, Vige Chief, it seems impossible."


    Vige Chief chuckled and said to Zhang San, who was nearby, "Zhang San, go ahead and untie his hands. I''d like to see if he can really climb out."


    Zhang San nodded and proceeded to untie Mo Jin''s hands. At the same time, Shi Ying approached, and Zhang San also untied her restraints.


    Mo Jin flexed his wrist and continued, "Very well, Vige Chief, you''ll see soon enough. But let me ask you this, what if, after we jump into this pit, the Tang father and son return and prove that we were telling the truth? Won''t you be punishing innocent people? How about this, Vige Chief, you could first lock us in that room for a couple of days. If the Tang father and son don''t show up by then, we''ll ept our fate, even if it means we die willingly."


    "Hmph, don''t think I don''t see through your tricks. Do you think I don''t know what you''re nning? I''ve already heard from Wang Wei that you volunteers have daily contact with the county. If you suddenly stopmunicating with them for two or three days, the county will definitely send someone to find you. Then, you can use that as an excuse to shift all the me onto our Earth Dragon Vige. You could say the Tang father and son killed the foreign volunteer, and we, Earth Dragon Vige, imprisoned and controlled you to protect them. We won''t bear that ck mark," Vige Chief said, wearing an expression that seemed to say he had seen through everything, speaking coldly.


    Mo Jin sighed in resignation and then said, "Alright, since you put it that way, Vige Chief, we have nothing more to say. We''ll ept our fate. But before we do, I have onest question for you. How did this pite to be? It can''t be that your Earth Dragon Vige has been digging it for generations, considering its immense depth, beyond human capabilities."


    "I can tell you about that. You''ve probably heard Wang Wei mention the legend of our Earth Dragon Vige. This pit was left behind when Earthworm, our elder, burrowed underground. That''s why it''s so unfathomably deep," Vige Chief said, with a proud demeanor.


    Liu Xing, upon hearing Vige Chief''s words, couldn''t help but think to himself, "This Earth-boring Demon Worm is quite intriguing, actually controlling Vige Chief and making him refer to himself as ''Earthworm elder.''"


    But upon reflection, it made sense. The Earth-boring Demon Worm''s intelligence,pared to humans, was on a different level, so it possessed human-like emotions, including vanity.


    So, Mo Jin engaged in a conversation with Vige Chief, or rather, with the Earth-boring Demon Worm, to weaken its vignce. However, in reality, the Earth-boring Demon Worm didn''t seem too concerned about Liu Xing and hispanions since, in its eyes, they were already as good as dead.


    After a while, more vigers entered the Ancestral Hall. When Vige Chief saw that enough people had gathered, he pped his hands and began detailing the "crimes" of Liu Xing and hispanions.


    "Dear vigers, these three individuals not only killed a foreign friend but also, in an attempt to shift the me onto our Earth Dragon Vige, they went so far as to murder the elderly Tang father and son. How should we deal with such wicked individuals?" Vige Chief, with his back turned to Liu Xing and hispanions, addressed the vigers.


    Liu Xing also noticed that, apart from Vige Chief, the vigers had a vacant look in their eyes, appearing lifeless. Clearly, these vigers were under the control of the Earth-boring Demon Worm.


    However, because the Earth-boring Demon Worm had only partially released its seal, its power was limited. So, rather than saying the Earth-boring Demon Worm controlled the vigers, it was more urate to say it had hypnotized them.


    As a result, after the mechanically uttered chants of "sacrifice" from the vigers, Vige Chief turned around, sneering at Liu Xing and hispanions, and said, "Well, are you going to jump on your own, or do you want me toe up?"


    At this moment, Mo Jin chuckled and said, "Heh, do you really think we''ll surrender like this?"


    Mo Jin paused for half a second and shouted loudly, "Run!"


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