Qi Huan tried to stretch out his feet and reach down. Just as his toes reached the tree trunk, he was suddenly picked up by Bai Ya. He was so startled that his feet slipped. If he hadn't been firmly held on, he would have fallen.
"What are you doing! Do you want to scare me to death!"
Bai Ya grabbed him and pushed him onto the road.
"Forget it, with your skills, I'm afraid I'll lose everyone and everything."
"Tch, come on then!"
Bai Ya didn't say much, put his hands on the ground, twisted around and jumped down. He landed firmly on the tree trunk, and the small tree trembled slightly. Several people poked their heads worriedly, but did not dare to step forward for fear of disturbing him.
He stretched out his hands to maintain balance, took a few steady steps forward, and came to the bifurcation point of the canopy. At this time, the branch of the tree had already bent greatly due to his weight, and Bai Ya's height also sank. The wooden sculpture is still stuck there, and it must be stuck very firmly. Otherwise, not to mention all the trouble, any wind and rain a few years ago would be enough to knock it down. Bai Ya stretched out his hand and tried hard to touch it, but he was still just a short distance away. But if he goes any further, any twig will be stepped on and broken.
Bai Ya glanced to the side. Except for the few parts of the stone wall that could be illuminated by light, there was still only darkness. Although he was not so nervous that his legs were weak, he was still sweating in his heart.
"You, please take it easy." Qi Huan shouted from a distance.
"I know, it's so annoying."
Bai Ya frowned and pulled out a white scimitar from his back. He half-bent his knees, bent over, and leaned over to lower his center of gravity. Jun Aoyan couldn't help but tighten her grip on Mo Dao, worried. She knew that this kind of movement was very strenuous, and soon her muscles would sore and her joints would tremble. Bai Ya was still very stable at the moment. He stretched the knife forward, stuck the back of the knife on a forked branch, and stretched the tip of the knife under the wood carving. Then, before anyone else could react, he pressed the handle of the knife down, and the wooden sculpture suddenly "fired" out of the branch. The angle was a little off, and it almost fell. Bai Ya immediately stretched out his hand to catch it, and leaned out most of his body from the tree.
"Be careful!" Jun Aoyan exclaimed.
Bai Ya's feet hooked around the neck of the tree, and he turned over and hung upside down on the tree, exactly like when Lord Shuangyue first saw him. He held the wooden carving in his left hand and the knife in his right hand, shaking it from side to side. At this time, several people on the edge of the cliff felt that the ground under their feet was a little soft. It may be that the tree roots had pried the ground loose due to the recent arrival. They backed away and looked down worriedly, even though the trees were no longer visible from this position.
The black scimitar behind his back suddenly slipped down. Bai Ya threw the wooden sculpture up with all his strength, and at the same time quickly reached out to grab the fallen weapon. He made a strong kick with his feet, sinking the person deeper, and then grabbed the handle of the knife. The people above only saw a small wooden sculpture being thrown to the ground, but they could not see Bai Ya's people. Qi Huan stepped forward and was about to take the risk to pick it up. Suddenly he heard a "swish" sound, and the leaves between the tree crowns made a violent friction sound, and then Bai Ya suddenly returned to his field of vision.
"It's really yours." Qi Huan picked up the wood carving.
"Just think you're complimenting me."
Bai Ya put the scimitar into the ring with his backhand, clapped his hands, and prepared to walk back. Qi Huan stretched out his hand, intending to give him a hand. But at this moment, a sense of weightlessness suddenly occupied their minds. The tree's endurance reached its limit and suddenly fell off the cliff. The thick roots dug up a large piece of loose soil. Before their hands touched each other, Qi Huan slid down the sand, and Bai Ya also fell down with the tree.
"ah!"
Jun Aoyan screamed and subconsciously wanted to rush forward, but was caught by Liu Shenghan. She sullenly shook her head and said:
"Don't be impulsive. You have been through life and death too many times, and you don't have any awareness of danger."
"But they..."
"It'll be okay, trust them." Sheng Han tightened his grip on her wrist, "Don't forget what situation we were in."
Hearing what Liu Shenghan said, Aoyan felt a little relieved. From the beginning to the end, Lord Shuangyue watched all of this indifferently, as if everything had nothing to do with him. But at this moment, he seemed to be interested. He slowly walked to the collapsed edge, stretched his head and looked down.
"But we have to find them..." Aoyan grabbed Liu Shenghan's hand, "Can you, can you draw a vine... or a waterfall or something? We have to go down!"
Liu Shenghan smiled bitterly and said: "If I could paint, I would have built a bridge in the first place, and there would be no need to go to such trouble. Right now we don't have the necessary paints. Without the medium to cast spells, everything is in vain, not to mention we don't know how to move forward. How far is it, how deep is it...don't panic, they will be fine."
Mr. Shuangyue sighed briefly, seeming helpless. As soon as Liu Shenghan raised his eyes to look at him, he realized that he was already standing on the most dangerous edge.
"you……"
"You can't just jump down like this." Lord Shuangyue glanced at her, "It's better to find other ways."
"Well……"
Liu Shenghan hesitated for a while. Lord Shuangyue suddenly jumped down. Jun Aoyan was shocked and didn't know what to say. Liu Shenghan just shook his head, seemingly helpless.
At the bottom of the rift valley is a long and narrow body of still water.
Although it is not a big and intense river, it is very deep, deep and quiet. The gravel, dirt, branches and leaves falling from the sky, and the two living people crashed into the water, creating a dull sound and abruptly shattering the long silence.
Bai Ya spent a lot of effort to struggle up from the water. The water here is very cold and "heavy", making it feel extremely sticky. There may be many reasons for this phenomenon, but he has no intention of pursuing it. It was too dark around him and he couldn't see anything. He just clung to the floating tree trunk.
Then there was another burst of noise. Qi Huan made another splash, right near him. While he was splashing on the water, he shouted to Bai Ya from everywhere. His voice kept stacking up in the empty valley, making it extremely noisy. Bai Ya finally responded, and then he determined the direction and held on to the tree trunk.
"It is indeed water." Qi Huan wiped his face. "When I fell, I felt it was very tidal, so I guessed there was an underground river. After all, we have never seen a stream on this mountain. The water flows to lower places, and it is indeed hidden here. In the cracks.”
"I really overestimated you. I thought you could cast some spells."
"That's a paper man! Regardless of fire or water, it's useless to encounter him."
"If I don't talk to you, there's nothing wrong with it—fuck, how are you going to get up now?"
"Who am I asking!" Even in the darkness where they couldn't even see each other's faces, the two of them were still fighting over each other.
Neither man spoke anymore. They all felt that the water was so cold that half of their bodies would be numb from the cold soon. Qi Huan tried to move his legs to push against the tree trunk, trying to get closer to the cliff on either side. But somehow, he couldn't move at all.
"...Old Bai, do you think this water is too cold?"
"Frozen."
"What??"
"I have let go of the tree trunk." Bai Ya's voice contained no emotion, "We are all frozen."
Qi Huan's heart felt cold, and he let go of his hand stiffly and slowly. He didn't know whether it was fear caused by doubt or certainty. He found that he did not sink, which was really incredible. Under the dual effects of the collision with falling objects in the air and psychological pressure, his pain sense was temporarily disabled. But he hasn't recovered until now - except for the cold, he doesn't feel any discomfort. Numb from the cold?
Qi Huan touched the water drops on his hands. Unexpectedly, they had turned into small ice crystals. A bad premonition came over me.
He patted the water and found that he was solidly frozen.
Qi Huan cursed loudly, and the echoes continued to fluctuate between the cliffs.
"Stop yelling." Bai Ya patted the ice, "Think of a solution quickly."
"What's going on here?!"
"I have seen a trick on the rivers and lakes, where a little water turns into ice... A bowl of water is very clean, but cold. No matter what is dropped into it, whether it is a stone or your finger, ice crystals will spread immediately, and slowly it will It was frozen solid. I thought it was some kind of magic, but my dad said no, the water itself should have frozen... so if there was a slight movement, it would freeze into ice lumps."
"Ah, I've heard of it. But I haven't seen it with my own eyes."
"Stop talking nonsense, is there any way? Light a fire or something?"
"This, I can't do anything! Where is your knife?"
"Frozen."
"..."
Bai Ya thought carefully, since he could hear the echo now, it proved that the stone walls on both sides were not that far away. Moreover, there should be no flowers, plants or trees nearby, otherwise the sound will be weakened. As long as they could get off the ice below, they would at least have solid "ground" to step on.
Thinking about it this way, it's thanks to the fact that they both know how to swim. If they had stayed underwater for a little longer and struggled more violently, I'm afraid they would have turned into amber.
"It's strange."
They suddenly heard Shuangyue Lord's voice. Although it was not big, the two of them were very convinced. They turned their heads and looked in the direction of the sound. It was pitch dark here, but at least they could hear Shuoyue Lord's footsteps getting closer and closer. There was a slight "creak" sound on the ice, as if it was being slowly compacted.
"Why are you down too?" Qi Huan stared into the darkness and said, "Stop making noise and help me."
"Everyone has turned into a carrot in the ground. It's really not worth the loss. Reach out."
Qi Huan thought to himself that although this man's words contained a bit of contempt and ridicule, at least he had done something good. He stretched out his hand, but there was no response for a long time, until there was a sound of ice breaking next to him. At the same time, it was also mixed with Bai Ya's scolding.
"You're so fucking stupid!"
"It's not broken inside."
Before Qi Huan had time to complain, his heart felt cold again when he heard this. He knew that if time went on for a little longer, his chest would be basically scrapped downwards, but according to Lord Shuangyue's rescue method, any part of his lower body might be decommissioned on the spot.
"hand."
"Uh, well, I think..."
Bai Ya said coldly: "Look at how cowardly you are."
Although he cursed, he still pulled out the knife, and the knife made an icy sound when it separated from the ring. He first rubbed the two knives against each other to remove the frost on them. The pricking sound made Qi Huan break into a cold sweat, as if he was a piece of fish on the chopping board, and the scales and gills were about to be removed at the next moment.
