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Chapter 156: I Am An Evil Pen (XIII)

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TL: Resonance

    闻景戎开了4个小时的车才赶到奇石山，此时他已经从调查员的电话中得知了大致情况。

Wen Jingrong took four hours to reach Kistler mountain. By now, he has already learned about the general situation from the investigators’ call.

    因为庆威在奇石山建立的开采场最近频繁发生事故，耽误了工程进度，于是柏霖叫上葛俊轩一起去现场看看情况。傍晚准备返程时，突然下起暴雨，两人只好留下工地住宿一晚。结果就在凌晨一两点时，奇石山山体崩塌，发生严重的泥石流，几乎将整个工地掩埋，工人包括附近村民，大约有三百多人受困。

Recently, accidents have frequently happened at the mining field established by Qingwei at Kistler mountain. It was delaying the progress of the project, so Bai Lin called Ge Junxuan along to check out the situation at the scene. A sudden rainstorm came when they were returning home in the evening, so the two of them had to stay at the site lodging for a night. But at around 1-2 in the morning, Kistler mountain collapsed resulting in a heavy mudflow. It buried almost the entire site, workers as well as the nearby villages. More than 300 people are trapped.

    当闻景戎抵达奇石山时，现场已经聚集了大量JC和救援人员。由于暴雨刚刚过去，地面泥泞不堪，山体还处于不稳定状态，救援工作进行得十分缓慢。目前仅仅搜救了外围的几十名村民，至于葛俊轩和庆威的工人，依然被埋在泥石下，生死不明。

Large number of police and rescue team members has already gathered at the site by the time Wen Jingrong reached Kistler mountain. As the storm had just passed, the ground was very muddy and the mountain was still in an unstable state. The rescue work was proceeding very slowly, they have only managed to rescue a few tens of villagers in the outer area. Ge Junxuan and the workers of Qingwei are still buried under the mud, their life and death unknown.

    尚可见闻景戎神色焦虑，开口道：“我去看看。”

Seeing Wen Jingrong’s anxious look, Shang Ke said, “I’ll go take a look.”

    有煞气的地方就有人气，在被泥石覆盖的村落上方，凝聚了大量煞气，说明还有不少人活着，并处于极度恐慌中。

If there is negative energy, it means that there is someone alive. A large amount of negative energy has accumulated at the area buried by debris above the village. This shows that there is still a significant amount of people alive and are in extreme fear.

    “注意安全。”闻景戎不放心地叮嘱。

“Be careful.” Wen Jingrong said worriedly.

    尚可点点头，随后化为无形，朝煞气聚集之地飞去。

Shang Ke nodded his head, then turned invisible and flew towards the area accumulated with negative energy.

    钻入地层中，尚可陆续在残破的屋舍中，发现了不少村民。他们在闭塞黑暗的空间艰难呼吸，忍受着剧烈的疼痛和无尽的绝望，生命之火随时可能熄灭。

As Shang Ke dived through the ground, he continuously found villagers in the ruined houses. They are trapped in a dark place and barely breathing as they bear with the intense pain and endless despair. They might die at any moment.

    在搜索了大约五分钟后，尚可终于在一家村舍中找到葛俊轩和柏霖。

After searching for about five minutes, Shang Ke finally found Ge Junxuan and Bai Lin in a cottage.

    柏霖和一对母女躲在地窖，并没有受多少伤，而葛俊轩则被压在地窖入口，下半身无法动弹，好像已经晕过去了。

Bai Lin, a mother and daughter were hiding in the cellar and did not suffer from much injury. On the other hand, Ge Junxuan was stuck at the cellar entrance and couldn’t move his lower half. He seemed to have fainted.

    尚可不明白，葛俊轩距离地窖不过一步之遥，柏霖为什么不帮他移开身上的重物，带他躲进地窖。距离事故发生已过去经5、6个小时，也就是说，葛俊轩也被压了这么长的时间。如果一直保持这种状态，之后即使获救，下半身恐怕也要瘫痪了。

Shang Ke didn’t understand. Ge Junxuan was just one step away from the cellar, why didn’t Bai Lin help remove the heavy object on him and bring him into the cellar? It has been 5-6 hours since the accident happened. Which means, Ge Junxuan has been stuck for so long. If this goes on, his lower half will probably be paralyzed even if he was rescued later.

    尚可虽然拥有法力，但受限于本体，擅长的法力多为幻术，没有多少攻击力，短时间很难破开厚实的土层，直接将他们救出去。不过，帮葛俊轩清理身上的重物还是可以的。

Shang Ke does have powers, but it was limited to the characteristic of his body. He was better with illusion and didn’t have much offensive power. There was no way he could break through the thick layer of soil within a short amount of time and directly rescue them. However, it was still possible for him to help remove the heavy object pressing down on Ge Junxuan.

    趁他还处于昏迷中，尚可显出身形，快速行动起来。

Taking advantage of the fact that Ge Junxuan was still unconscious, Shang Ke materialised his body and quickly acted.

    “尚……可……”正在忙碌时，耳边忽然传来一个干涩的声音。原来葛俊轩并没有晕过去，感觉到身上的异状，立刻就发现了尚可的存在。

“Shang… Ke…” A hoarse voice suddenly sounded in Shang Ke’s ear just as he was busying himself. Turns out that Ge Junxuan didn’t faint. He immediately noticed Shang Ke’s presence after feeling the changes on his body.

    他睁大沾着血污的眼睛，惊愕地望着他。尚可身上闪烁的淡淡白光，在一片黑暗中，显得格外耀眼。

He stared at Shang Ke in amazement with his bloodstained eyes. Shang Ke’s body was shining faint white light which looked particularly dazzling within the darkness.

    尚可见他发现自己，也不再遮掩，低声安慰道：“别担心，马上就会有人来救你了。”

Seeing that he was noticed, Shang Ke no longer hid himself. He softly comforted, “Don’t worry. Someone is coming to rescue you soon.”

    “你到底是……”即使他此刻神智有些不清醒，也知道普通人根本不可能毫无声息地钻到泥层下。

“Just what are you…” Despite not being completely conscious, he still knew that it wasn’t possible for a normal person to dig into the ground without a sound.

    尚可朝他眨了一下眼：“我可是神仙，不要太崇拜我。”

Shang Ke gave him a wink and said, “I’m a celestial being, don’t worship me too much.”

    葛俊轩被他逗笑了：“你若真是神仙，为什么不直接用仙术把我们弄出来，还要费力用手扒土？”

Ge Junxuan was amused by him and replied, “If you’re really a celestial being, why don’t you just use your celestial powers to get me out? Why do you have to waste your strength by digging the soil?”

    “这你就不懂了，神仙下凡是要受限的，没有限制岂不是可以为所欲为了？”尚可说得煞有其事。

“You don’t understand. Celestial beings have their powers restricted when they come down to earth. Wouldn’t they just do anything they want if it wasn’t restricted?” Shang Ke said as if it was the truth.

    葛俊轩居然还真信了，脸上露出惊奇的表情：“真的？”

Ge Junxuan actually believed it and showed an amazed expression. “Really?”

    尚可斜了他一眼，岔开话题道：“先别说我了，你被压在这里，柏霖怎么没来帮你？”

Shang Ke gave him a glance and changed the topic, “Let’s not talk about me. Why didn’t Bai Lin come and help you when you’re stuck here?”

    听到这个问题，葛俊轩眼中闪过一丝黯然，表情也变得冷漠：“泥石流发生时，这家主人准备带我躲进地窖，但柏霖还在客房，所以我跑去叫他。等我们一起赶到地窖时，泥石流已经冲垮房屋，他就在这时将我推开，自己跳进了地窖。”

A trace of sadness flashed past Ge Junxuan’s eyes when he heard this question. His expression also turned cold as he answered, “When the mudflow occured, the owner of this house wanted to bring me to hide in the cellar. However, Bai Lin was still in the guest room, so I ran over to call him. By the time we both reached the cellar, the mudflow had already crushed the house. It was at that moment he pushed me away and jumped into the cellar himself.”

    尚可对柏霖的做法并不觉得惊奇，只是在暂时安全的情况下，他为什么还不愿意帮葛俊轩一把？

Shang Ke wasn’t surprised by Bai Lin’s behaviour. However, why was he still unwilling to help Ge Junxuan in this temporary safe circumstance?

    “他为什么不帮我？”葛俊轩冷笑，“很简单，因为我如果意外身亡，他将获得一大笔保险金。我们在一年前，曾经相互给对方投了一份意外保，他说这是我们生死相随的证明。”

“Why doesn’t he help me?” Ge Junxuan sneered, “It’s very simple. He will receive a large sum of insurance if I have an accidental death. Last year, we gave each other our accident insurance. He said that it’s proof that we will be together in life and death.”

    尚可还能对眼前这个傻白甜说些什么呢？他葛俊轩是个君子，柏霖却是个彻彻底底的小人啊。

What can Shang Ke say to the innocent person before him? Ge Junxuan is a gentleman, but Bai Lin is a complete villain.

    葛俊轩眼眶发热，视线变得有些模糊，当时柏霖的原话是：“我知道你是家中独子，可能无法与我结婚。这两份保单既是我们的婚约誓言，也是我们生死相随的证明。”

Ge Junxuan teared and his sight became a little blurry. What Bai Lin said back then was: “I know that you’re the only child in your family and might not be able to marry me. These two insurances are our oath of marriage and also the proof that we will be together in life and death.”

    正因如此，即使他听到什么不好的传言，都不曾怀疑过他。直到他毫不犹豫将自己推开，任由自己在黑暗中痛苦地躺了5、6个小时，他的幻想才算真正破灭。

Because of this, Ge Junxuan never ever doubted him despite hearing bad rumours about him. Ge Junxuan fantasy finally broke when he was pushed aside unhesitantly by Bai Lin and left to lay painfully in the dark for 5-6 hours.

    当压在身上的东西被尚可清理干净，葛俊轩顿时感觉舒服许多。

Ge Junxuan felt much better after Shang Ke removed the object that was pressing on him.

    “别担心，救援队已经到了，你再忍耐一下。”尚可说着，就准备回去给闻景戎报个平安。

“Don’t worry, the rescue team has already arrived. Bear with it a little longer.” Shang Ke said so and prepared to return back to Wen Jingrong to tell him the news.

    “谢谢。”葛俊轩对着他消失的地方轻轻道了一声谢，随即，眼前又陷入一片黑暗。

“Thank you.” Ge Junxuan faced the spot Shang Ke had disappeared from and thanked softly. The area before him fell into darkness again.

    “俊轩还活着！”得知这个好消息，闻景戎一脸惊喜，立刻说，“可可，你带路，我们马上去救他。”

“Junxuan is still alive!” Wen Jingrong was pleasantly surprised when he heard this good news. He immediately said, “Lead the way Keke, I will go and save him immediately.”

    他紧急调来了几辆改装后的小型智能掘土机，可以在相对松软的泥石地移动，就连专业的救援队也没有配置。

He had urgently called for some modified small intelligent excavators which can move in relatively soft mud. Even the professional rescue teams were not equipped with it.

    在与救援队长沟通后，他同意派遣一组队员随他一起去救援。

After some communication, the rescue team captain has agreed to sent a group of rescue member to help him with the rescue

    趁他们还在路上，尚可先一步将那些埋得比较浅的村民解救出来。在工具和法力的辅助下，陆陆续续救出了三五人。

While they were on their way, Shang Ke was one step ahead and rescued the villagers who are not buried too deep down. He managed to rescue groups of 3-5 people with the help of tools and his powers.

    他能够精准定位生还者的位置，所以救援效率很高。等救援队赶来时，已经有十几人获救，同时还对埋藏得比较深的生还者位置进行了标识，节省了许多探测时间。

He is able to accurately locate the position of the survivors, so his rescuing efficiency is very high. By the time the rescue team arrived, he had already rescued more than 10 people. He had also marked the location of the survivors who were buried deeper down which saved the time needed for detecting.

    众人虽然对此感到惊奇，但救援任务艰巨，他们也没有太多精力关注这些。但与他们随行的记者却对这位神秘的救援者很感兴趣，先后采访几名生还者后，脑中已经构思出一篇无名英雄救人于危难的报道了。

The people were very amazed by this, but rescue work is difficult and they didn’t have energy to pay attention to this. However, the reporters following them were very interested in this mysterious rescuer. After interviewing several survivors, their heads already churned out a story about an unknown hero saving people as well as a report about the crisis.

    闻景戎留下两台智能掘土机，然后带着剩余的人和机器赶往葛俊轩受困的位置。

Wen Jingrong left behind two intelligent excavators and brought the remaining people and machines to the location Ge Junxuan was trapped at.

    尚可已经在他的电子地图上进行了定位，所以闻景戎并没有花费多少时间便准确找到目标。

Shang Ke has already marked the position on Wen Jingrong’s digital map, so it didn’t take him long to find the exact position.

    在挖掘机的运作下，泥石被一层层扒开，顺利的话，不用半个小时便可以打通。

The mud was removed layer by layer by the excavator. If all goes well, they will be able to go through in less than half an hour.

    这时，天空又开始下起雨来，淅淅沥沥的雨点砸在地面上，溅起一片泥水。

However, it started to rain again. Droplets of rain landed on the ground forming pools of muddy water.

    闻景戎神色严峻，催促道：“动作快点。”

Wen Jingrong’s expression turned grim and he urged, “Hurry up.”

    天色逐渐变得阴沉，如同浓重的水墨，让人感觉无比压抑。

The sky gradually turned darker like the colour of ink, making people feel depressed.

    滴滴几声，闻景戎的对讲机传来救援队长的声音：“闻先生，请立刻撤离，山体极不稳定，随时可能二次崩塌。”

A few beeping sounds could be heard and the rescue team captain’s voice sounded from Wen Jingrong’s walkie talkie: Mr Wen, please evacuate immediately. The ground is extremely unstable now and there might be a second collapse anytime.”

    “再给我三十分钟。”

“Give me another 30 minutes.”

    “不，请你务必在五分钟内撤离！这不是商量，是命令。”救援队长的语气变得严厉。

“No, please evacuate within 5 minutes! This isn’t a discussion. It’s an order.” The rescue team captain’s tone became very strict.

    眼见就要将葛俊轩救出来，闻景戎又怎么可能放弃？如果他此刻离开，一旦发生第二次山体滑坡，葛俊轩恐怕再无生还的可能。

How could Wen Jingrong give up when he is so close to rescuing Ge Junxuan? If he leaves now, Ge Junxuan will not survive if another landslide occurs.

    救援仍在持续，雨也越下越大。十几分钟后，闻景戎等人终于看到了葛俊轩的身影，同时，远处也传来了轰隆的闷响。

The rescue work was still ongoing and the rain became heavier. Around more than 10 minutes later, Wen Jingrong and the rest finally saw Ge Junxuan’s figure. Simultaneously, rumbling sounds could also be heard from the distant.

    山体果然再次崩塌。泥石混合着断裂的树木，形成一股洪流，从上方滚滚而下。

The mountain really collapsed again. Mud and rocks mixed with broken tree parts to form a large torrent and flowed down from the top.

    闻景戎、葛俊轩以及在场众人，脸色都变得极为难看。救援人员在求生的欲望趋势下，扔下救到一半的人，快速向外逃去。

The expression of Wen Jingrong, Ge Junxuan and the people around turned very ugly. Following their desire to survive, the rescue member left behind the people they saved halfway and quickly escaped.

    “景戎，你赶紧逃吧，不要管我了！”葛俊轩身受重伤，无法行走，即使被救出去土坑也跑不了。

“Jingrong, quickly escape! Don’t care about me!” Ge Junxuan was seriously injured and couldn’t walk. He couldn’t escape even if he was rescued from the pit.

    “少啰嗦！”闻景戎跳下土坑，一把将葛俊轩背在背上。

“Stop babbling! Wen Jingrong jumped into the pit and carried Ge Junxuan on his back.

    正准备离开时，却见柏霖灰头土脸地从地窖中爬出来，看也没看葛俊轩和闻景戎一眼，自顾自地逃命去了，还把仅剩的一台掘土机给开走了。

Just when they were about to leave, they saw Bai Lin climbing out from the cellar with a dirty face. He didn’t even give Ge Junxuan and Wen Jingrong a glance and only cared about escaping on his own. He also drove away on the only excavator left.

    “擦！”闻景戎忍不住爆了一句粗口，他背着葛俊轩，根本来不及阻止。

“Fuck!” Wen Jingrong couldn’t help but swear. He was carrying Ge Junxuan and had no chance to stop Bai Lin.

    葛俊轩两手紧紧握拳，既觉得寒心又感到愧疚。

Ge Junxuan clenched his fists and felt very disappointed and guilty.

    “景戎，你逃吧，不要管我了。”葛俊轩脸上不知是雨水还是泪水，眼中满是悲伤。

“Jingrong, just escape. Don’t care about me.” Ge Junxuan’s eyes were full of sadness and no one knew whether it was rain water or tears on his face.

    “你管好自己就行了！”闻景戎狠狠地斥道。

“Just take care of yourself!” Wen Jingrong rebuked fiercely.

    他之所以如此重视葛俊轩，因为这家伙是当年唯一一个在他困难时，始终毫无条件支持他的人。他是一个难得的朋友，闻景戎愿意为这样的朋友冒险。更何况，他身边还有可可。

The reason why he placed Ge Junxuan with so much importance is because Ge Junxuan was the only one who supported him unconditionally when he was having difficulties back then. Ge Junxuan is a good friend and Wen Jingrong is willing to risk for such a friend. To add on, he also has Keke by his side.

    眼角光芒一闪，尚可的身影出现在他身侧。

A light flashed at the corner of his eyes and Shang Ke’s figure appeared by his side.

    看到他的瞬间，闻景戎烦躁的心立刻平静下来。

Wen Jingrong’s restless heart immediately calmed down the moment he saw Shang Ke.

    尚可回头看了看身后泥石翻滚的山坡，按照这个速度，估计用不了几分钟就会将他们淹没。不仅是他们，还有一百多名来不及救援的生还者。

Shang Ke looked at the mud and rock flowing down the mountain behind him. Judging by the speed, they will probably be buried in a few minutes. And it isn’t just them, there were still around 100 survivors that haven’t got rescued yet.

    尚可的煞气没有抵抗天灾的能力，但他的本体，经过上千年的修炼，已经坚不可摧。如果他将本体融入山体之中，应该能够延缓泥石流移动的速度。

Shang Ke’s negative energy doesn’t have the ability to resist natural disasters, but his body which has gone through thousands of years of cultivation is already indestructible. If he integrates his body with the mountain, he should be able to slow the debris flow.

    尚可望着闻景戎，笑着说：“闻景戎，你们一定能逃出去的。”

Shang Ke looked at Wen Jingrong and said with a smile, “Wen Jingrong, you guys will definitely be able to escape.”

    说完，他捧住他的脸，在他唇上重重亲了一口，然后身形一转，飞向正在崩塌的山体。

After saying so, he held Wen Jingrong’s face and kissed hard on his lips. Then, he turned around and flew straight to the collapsing mountain.

    “可可！”闻景戎没来由地感到一阵心慌。

“Keke!” Wen Jingrong feels worried for some reason.

    【不要回头，尽可能地逃。】耳边再次传来尚可提醒。

【Don’t look back, just try your best to escape.】Shang Ke’s reminder sounded once again by his ear.

    闻景戎咬咬牙，背着重伤的葛俊轩，踩着泥浆，艰难地向外逃去。

Wen Jingrong gritted his teeth. Stepping on the muddy ground, he carried the injured Ge Junxuan and escaped outside with much difficulty.

    可可，我等你平安归来。

Keke, I’m waiting for your safe return.

    葛俊轩回过头，透过雨幕，看到尚可在空中化作一支笔，然后直直插入泥土中，霎那间，原本活动的山体突然凝固，任由大雨倾盆，依然如磐石般，巍然不动。

Ge Junxuan looked back through the rain and saw Shang Ke transforming into a pen in the sky. Then, he stuck himself into the mud. In an instant, the flowing mountain suddenly solidified. Even though it was still raining heavily, the mountain was still like a rock and didn’t move.

    见此奇景，葛俊轩心中没有惊奇，反而觉得莫名的恐惧，好像有一种阴暗的力量笼罩心头。

Seeing this extraordinary sight, Ge Junxuan didn’t feel amazed. Instead, he felt an inexplicable fear. It was as if there was a dark power enveloping his heart.

    泥层之下，所有生还者都感到一阵刺骨的阴寒，紧着便是无尽的绝望、痛苦、悲鸣、愤怒……浓郁的负面情绪，化作一股股煞气快速涌向山体之中的尚可。

All the survivors who are still under the ground felt a biting cold followed by endless despair, pain, sorrow and anger… Strong negative emotions turned into negative energy and quickly surged towards Shang Ke who was within the mountain body.

    引煞之物，聚邪秽，惑人心，极盛而天地不容。

A being that attracts negative energy gathers evil and tempts the human heart. It’s all too powerful and its existence cannot be tolerated by the world.

    笔灵之所以要与人类签订契约，就是为了躲避自然法则，若毫无节制地鼓动人心，吸食煞气，立刻会受到法则的反噬。

Pen spirits have to sign contracts with humans to avoid the law of nature. If they misguide humans’ hearts without restraint to absorb negative energy, they will immediately receive backlash from the law.

    为了在短时家内获得最大的力量，尚可不得不打破契约的限制，大量吸食煞气。

In order for Shang Ke to gain the greatest amount of power within a short amount of time, he had no choice but to break the contract and absorb negative energy in large amounts.

    随着煞气越聚越多，气流也越来越凝滞，暴雨停止，取而代之的是一片如黑夜般的深沉。

As more and more negative energy gathered, the airflow also became more stagnant. The rainstorm stopped and was replaced by night-like darkness.

    笔身漆黑发亮，在黑暗中，流转着黑金色的光芒。如定海神针一般，固守着破裂的山体。

The pitch black pen-body glowed. Within the darkness, golden black light circulated and held on to the collapsing mountain like Ding Hai Shen Zhen[1].

    以阴邪之力，行救人之举。纵违背法则，亦无愧于心。

He had used the power of evil to save people. It has violated the laws, but he had no need to be ashamed. 

    闻景戎猛然转过头，远处山坡上流动的泥石，不知何时已经凝结成土。

Wen Jingrong suddenly turned his head around. The flowing mud and rocks in the distant mountain has solidified with the ground when he didn’t notice.

    一片黑光闪过，大地震动，土层骤然化作一层厚厚的粉末，在夜风中形成一条沙河，缓缓飘散。

Black light flashed by and the ground tremored. The layer of soil suddenly turned into a thick layer of powder, forming a sand river within the night breeze and slowly drifted away.

    煞气消散，黑暗褪去，天边逐渐露出鱼肚白，笼罩在众人心头的阴寒也烟消云散。

The negative energy dissipated and the darkness faded. The horizon gradually became brighter and the coldness enveloping everyone’s heart also disappeared like smoke.

    所有人都感觉一阵轻松，唯有闻景戎如坠冰窟，遍体生寒。

Everyone felt relaxed. Only Wen Jingrong felt like he has fallen into an ice cave as his whole body was freezing cold.

    正在愣神间，一道黑光向这边射来，闻景戎下意识伸出手。

While he was stunned still, a black light shot towards him. Wen Jingrong reached out his hand unconsciously. 

    黑光缓缓落在他的手心，正是他的可可。

The black light slowly fell onto his palm. It was his Keke.

    闻景戎一脸惊喜，“可可”的名字还没唤出口，就见掌心的笔层层龟裂，顷刻间，碎成一片粉末……

Wen Jingrong had a look of surprise. He has yet to call out “Keke” when he sees the pen on his palm cracking and instantly turning into powder… .     

[1] Ding Hai Shen Zhen (定海神针) – Ding Hai Shen Zhen can also be known as the Jingu Bang and is the weapon used by Monkey King in the story called Journey to the West. Before the Monkey King found it, it was stuck on the ocean floor. There are a few different explanations to the origin of this item but the most suitable explanation for this situation would be: According to the story, there was a water demon making havoc in the heavenly lake causing raging waves to form. The Queen of Heaven got angry, took out the Jade pin on her hair and stabbed it into the lake. This caused the raging waves/water to calm down.

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