Therefore, after discussion, everyone unanimously decided to go directly to the top of the mountain to see the mountain temple that was built that year. The road up the mountain was not taken care of all year round, and there were overgrown weeds on both sides of the road. Only a vague road leading to the top of the mountain could be seen. , several people started walking up the mountain along the trail.
It was originally a half-hour journey, but due to weeds, the group walked for nearly an hour and a half, and finally they were only one step away from the top of the mountain!
All the way up from the village entrance, there is actually a guardrail installed on the suspended side of the trail, but it is obvious that the guardrail has experienced the baptism of time.
The old iron railings were covered with rust spots, and the paint peeled off to reveal the dark red iron inside. The foundation was also very weak and was crumbling under the "impact" of the wind.
Everyone had to walk very carefully, after all, there was an abyss behind the railing!
Several boys were walking in front to clear the way, and the team was also advancing at a constant speed. Seeing that they were about to reach the top of the mountain, Meng Tingwen, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped.
As soon as he stopped, the people behind him also stopped. Yu Xiaohui, who was walking at the back, was not clear about the situation in front and thought something had happened. She hurriedly asked: "What happened? Why did you stop suddenly?" "
Meng Tingwen glanced at the guardrail that was missing a large section in front and said, "It's okay, there is just a gap in the guardrail in front. Please be careful when passing by."
"good."
The people behind them all responded, and the team continued to move forward.
Soon, a group of nine people finally reached the top of the mountain as they wished. The air on the top of the mountain was fresher and the view was broader!
Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, everything is so small, including Jinyang Village. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that the small black dot is a village.
Everyone took out their mobile phones and started taking photos and records, but Xu Wanwan stared blankly at the gap in the guardrail in the distance.
After a while, she suddenly exclaimed: "It turns out that the legends are all true!"
Several people were startled by her sudden voice, "Wanwan, you are crazy, what are you shouting for?"
"No." Xu Wanwan quickly waved to a few people: "Come and see here!"
"Didn't we see this gap a long time ago? Wanwan, your reflex arc is so long?" Yu Xiaohui asked jokingly.
Xu Wanwan: "No, do you still remember the legend I told you?"
Someone replied: "Remember, what's wrong?"
Xu Wanwan clapped her hands, pointed to the gapped guardrail and said, "Do you still remember how the bride died in the legend?"
The next second, Xu Xiaohui's eyes widened: "Wanwan, what do you mean...is it possible?"
"Yes." Xu Wanwan nodded and immediately analyzed with them: "Twenty years ago, this iron guardrail must have been very strong. In that case, how much strength did it take to open such a big gap with such a strong iron guardrail? ah?"
"Didn't the legend say that the sedan chair fell off the cliff? Is it possible that the gap was created when the sedan chair fell?"
When she said this, everyone looked over.
"Don't say it, don't say it. Thinking about it, it seems that it is indeed possible!"
Even Si Yiran, who had been silent, said: "It's quite a coincidence, but it may be caused by other reasons. It's hard to say about the probability."
The others nodded in agreement.
Meng Tingwen looked back at the Mountain Temple behind him, turned around and shouted to a few people: "Okay, don't think about that legend. Aren't we here to see the Mountain Temple?"
The original plan of several people was to return the same day after seeing the mountain temple. After all, Jinyang Village has been abandoned for 20 years. When it gets dark, the temperature in the mountains will drop sharply, so they will not leave at that time. There was no place to stay.
So everyone planned to go home early after seeing the mountain temple. They came not so much to explore, but to visit.
After being so delayed while going up the mountain, it was now noon. After seeing the mountain temple, they had to go down the mountain before dark.
The sun was shining brightly at noon, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on the foreheads of several people unconsciously.
Several people stood in front of the mountain temple. After twenty years of exposure to wind and sun, the mountain temple today has long lost its former prosperity. The tiles on the roof of the temple are covered with moss, and the brick walls are covered with experiences. Black stains left behind by wind and rain.
There was dust everywhere in the temple, the incense burner lay quietly on the ground, and the mountain god statue in the middle was covered with layers of thick spider webs.
The statue itself is somewhat oxidized, and its original appearance has long been lost...
Several people played until the afternoon.
Xu Wanwan glanced at her phone. It was already past four o'clock. It gets dark earlier in the mountains. Xu Wanwan was packing her things while greeting everyone: "Everyone, it's getting dark soon. Pack your things and let's go down the mountain." Got it!"
"coming."
Hearing this, everyone outside the temple came in and started packing their things.
About ten minutes later, a few people packed up all their things and started walking down the mountain. It was normal at first, but gradually, they discovered something was wrong.
Several people were still walking down the path. Time passed slowly, and Meng Tingwen was still walking at the front. Suddenly, he stopped and looked back at the others, frowning slightly and said: "I said, did you find anything wrong? "
The other people looked confused: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"It's not wrong, but something is very wrong!" Meng Tingwen said with a sullen face, turned on his phone and raised it in front of a few people: "Didn't you notice that we have been circling in the mountains?"
"ah?"
The other people were stunned.
Have it? Why didn't they notice?
"We just started walking down the mountain around 4:20. It took us almost an hour and a half to go up the mountain. Logically speaking, it should be faster to go down the mountain. The slowest one is at the entrance of the village, right?" Meng Tingwen pointed. Pointing to the phone screen: "But it's already five o'clock now, and we're still on the mountain!"
"What!"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they all took out their mobile phones and looked at it.
The time displayed on the phone is 5:18!
Yu Xiaohui was obviously panicked: "What's going on? It's been almost an hour. Why haven't we returned to the village yet?"
It can't be that going down the mountain is slower than going up the mountain, and they kept talking and laughing while walking down the mountain. They never stayed on the mountain at all. But now that they came back to their senses and took a closer look, they were still so far away from the village?
Xu Wanwan was the quickest to react. She comforted: "Don't think too much, everyone. Maybe we wasted time while walking and chatting. It took us an hour and a half to go up the mountain. How could it be so fast to go down the mountain?"
There is only one road from the village to the top of the mountain, but it is not the kind that leads directly to the top of the mountain, because mountain roads are the most difficult to build. Various factors prevent mountain roads from going directly to the end, but like winding mountain roads, which are winding and winding. of.
