Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Bai Jie's voice was urgent and firm, "As long as we leave Beijing and go to Hong Kong, the good days ahead are yet to come."

"Your wife and brother are over there, so our family can be reunited."

Lou Xiao'e thought of her father's tragic death, his unseeing eyes... and suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.

But after the excruciating pain comes an even stronger will to survive.

My father is dead.

She can't die.

She wants to live.

To leave this hellish place alive, to go to Hong Kong alive, and to live a good life alive.

"Okay, Mom."

Lou Xiao'e gritted her teeth and quickened her pace. "Let's go quickly."

The gold brick bounced around in her arms, making her chest ache.

But she endured it, desperately trying to endure it.

As long as I can live, what is a little pain?

The two continued running forward.

The secret passage became narrower and steeper.

The stone steps underfoot were slippery, and the rock walls overhead were low; one wrong step and you could bump your head.

Bai Jie ran ahead, looking back as she ran.

In the darkness, she couldn't see anything, but she always felt that something was chasing her.

That feeling sent chills down her spine.

almost.

almost.

The exit should be just ahead.

As long as you go out, as long as you run outside, as long as...

A crisp sound suddenly rang out from behind, echoing in the narrow passage:

"Where are you going? Why didn't you invite me along?"

Bai Jie's steps suddenly froze.

Lou Xiao'e stood there, stunned, as if struck by lightning.

The voice carried a chilling edge.

It was like a demon's whisper, like the call of death, like the King of Hell calling his men.

Bai Jie and Lou Xiao'e subconsciously turned their heads slowly.

In the darkness, a small figure stood less than five meters behind them.

You can't see the face clearly, you can only see an outline.

The silhouette of someone carrying an axe.

"An evil spirit... an evil spirit is catching up..."

Lou Xiao'e trembled with fear, her whole body feeling as if her bones had been removed, and she leaned limply against the wall.

"We can't escape... What do we do? Someone save us!"

Her tears streamed down her face, mingling with her sweat.

Bai Jie's heart was pounding wildly, almost as if it would jump out of her chest.

But she was, after all, Lou Bancheng's concubine, and had seen her share of ups and downs.

After a brief moment of fear, her brain started working at lightning speed.

run?

Where to run?

There's only one way through this secret passage; if you run forward, he can catch up.

Running backwards is a dead end.

beg for mercy?

Useless.

She has already tried it.

Beauty!

This evil spirit won't fall for that.

What should we do then?

Bai Jie's gaze fell on her daughter, then on the gold brick in her daughter's arms, and finally on the jewelry in her own arms.

A thought flashed through my mind.

But she didn't have time to think about it.

The most important thing now is...

"Xiao'e, run!"

Bai Jie suddenly shouted and turned around to rush forward.

Lou Xiao'e was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously started running after her.

The two of them ran wildly through the dark secret passage like startled rabbits.

Lin Tian stood there, watching the two figures flee in panic, a smile slowly creeping onto his lips.

"interesting."

Then, he picked up his axe and chased after them.

Lin Tian's speed was not fast, in fact, it could be described as very slow, but every step he took was aimed at the nerves of the mother and daughter.

Not too far, not too close.

It was just right so that they could see their own shadow, just right so that they could hear their own footsteps, just right so that they could think they could escape, and just right so that they could despair.

A game of cat and mouse.

Lin Tian loves playing games the most.

Bai Jie ran desperately, until her lungs felt like they were going to explode.

She didn't know how long she had been running, only that her legs were getting heavier and heavier, her breathing was becoming more and more difficult, and her vision was becoming increasingly blurry.

But she dared not stop.

Stopping means death.

Lou Xiao'e was even more despicable.

She was already physically weak, and carrying two heavy gold bricks, she felt like her whole body was about to fall apart after running for less than two minutes.

"Mom... I can't run anymore..."

Lou Xiao'e broke down in tears, her steps growing slower and slower, "I really can't run anymore..."

Bai Jie turned around and glanced back.

The daughter was less than two meters behind him, her face pale, sweating profusely, and staggering.

And behind the daughter

The evil spirit carrying the axe was getting closer and closer.

one meter.

Two meters.

almost.

We're about to catch up.

"Xiao'e! Don't give up!"

Bai Jie shouted anxiously, "Throw away the gold bricks you're holding! Throw them away and run!"

Lou Xiao'e paused for a moment, then looked down at the gold brick in her arms.

This is fate.

If I throw it away, how will I live?

But if we don't throw it away, we'll die right now.

She gritted her teeth and abruptly released her grip.

"Clang!"

Two gold bricks fell to the ground with a dull thud.

Lou Xiao'e felt a lightness in her body, as if a heavy burden had been lifted. She took a deep breath and ran forward with all her might.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps...

A small hand reached out from behind and gently patted her shoulder.

Lou Xiao'e's pupils suddenly contracted.

She slowly turned her head.

A ghostly face was less than a foot behind her.

"Lou Xiao'e, it's been a long time."

The axe was twirled gently in his hand:

"Does anyone miss my... axe?"

"ah!!!"

Lou Xiao'e screamed in fright, shrank back, slipped, and fell heavily to the ground.

She had already thrown away the gold brick, but she still instinctively crawled forward, using both hands and feet, looking utterly disheveled.

"Xiao'e! Get up quickly!"

Bai Jie's voice came from ahead, urgent and desperate.

But she didn't stop.

She didn't turn around.

She kept running forward, even faster than before.

My daughter is very important.

But nothing is more important than my own life.

He had gold bricks and jewels in his bag.

As long as I escape, I can still have a good life.

Stay?

Staying behind is suicide.

Bai Jie gritted her teeth and ran forward as fast as she could.

Behind them, their daughter's screams grew fainter and fainter.

Her heart was bleeding.

But she didn't dare turn around.

In the blink of an eye, you might find yourself unable to run anymore.

Lou Xiao'e collapsed to the ground, watching her mother's retreating figure, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Mother……

Don't you want me anymore?

Really... don't you want me anymore?

Lin Tian did not give chase.

He simply stood beside Lou Xiao'e, looking down at her with a playful smile on his face.

"Your mother doesn't want you anymore."

Lou Xiao'e's tears flowed down her cheeks.

Looking at the figure that had disappeared into the darkness, and at the evil spirit before him, he suddenly laughed.

Three parts bitterness, three parts astringency, and ninety-four parts despair.

"Yes...she doesn't want me anymore..."

Lou Xiao'e recalled how her mother used to hold her, lull her to sleep, and tell her stories when she was little.

She remembered how her mother treated her when she grew up...

But now...

Mom ran away.

He abandoned her and ran away.

Lin Tian looked down at her.

Do you know why your mother ran away?

Lou Xiao'e shook her head.

"Because she feels that she can't run away with you."

"You're too slow, too tiring, too useless. We'd both die if we carried you along."

Lin Tian paused, then sneered, "She can survive if she leaves you behind."

Lou Xiao'e's tears flowed even more fiercely.

She knew Lin Tian was right.

That's just the kind of person my mother is.

My mother has always been someone who thinks only of herself.

The reason I was able to follow Lou Bancheng was because Lou Bancheng was rich.

She was able to stay in Beijing later because she had a famous penis.

The reason I can let go of myself now is because...

Because I am a burden.

"Lin Tian..."

……