Chapter 49 Afterimage

Style: Science Author: Liu JingzheWords: 1987Update Time: 24/01/24 10:45:30
He Siniang's movements were as nimble as ever. The fire-dragon-like lava river below the cliff didn't seem to exist at all to her. She quickly climbed up the rock wall and then disappeared around the corner of the cliff in the blink of an eye.

The Taoist priest with a grimace pulled one end of the rope, his expression full of nervousness. At this time, Luo Laoqi wanted to stick his head out and look out, but he immediately stopped him and said: "You idiot, stand still! What we are holding are four Damn it, you still have the time to poke your head in the face."

Just as Luo Laoqi was about to retort, He Siniang's figure suddenly appeared from the corner again. Seeing this, Luo Laoqi couldn't help but be stunned, and then said in surprise: "Why are you back so soon?!"

"We'll come back after we find out the way." He Siniang jumped down from the cliff and said, "This trail is about a hundred steps away. Although I haven't finished it, I'm pretty sure this is the way down. "

"Oh? What do you say?" The grim-faced Taoist priest asked.

"Because I can see the road after the trail. It is a stone bridge across the magma river, not far after walking down the trail."

"A stone bridge?!" The grim-faced Taoist priest said in surprise: "From one side of the cliff to the other side? Can Si Niang see it for real?"

He Siniang nodded: "It's absolutely true. Although I only looked at it from a distance, the stone bridge was very obvious under the reflection of the magma. Even under the shroud of water vapor, there was still a bit of Naihe Bridge above the underworld. the taste of."

"Nai... uh... Si Niang, you are quite ready for the occasion. You know that we are looking for the underworld, and even the Naihe Bridge has been torn out."

"It's really similar, otherwise you can see for yourself and you will know."

"No, no, no," Luo Laoqi interrupted: "Since it's Naihe Bridge, let's not go there. That Diao Bridge is not for living people to walk on."

"I just said it looked like it, but I didn't say it was really Naihe Bridge."

"Sister, please don't talk to him. This idiot must be a little scared to climb the cliff, so he tricked us into retreating."

"Look at how big the Sa family is and how wide the road is. Does that mean the Sa family shouldn't be afraid?"

"It's okay, Old Seven." He Siniang said, "This road is not long, and the whole journey is smooth. It's not difficult to go slowly."

"real?"

"Oh, why did I lie to you? If you don't believe it, then tie us up with a rope. If we fall, I will accompany you."

"Pull him down quickly!" The grim-faced Taoist priest hurriedly stopped him: "He climbed up so high that he was trembling. If we tie him together, nothing will happen, but there will be trouble if we drag him together. Let's just carry him away in tandem. It's not like he is escaping to the sky. Damn it, there are so many troubles when walking on a cliff path."

"Let's go! Who is afraid of whom?!" Luo Laoqi's stubbornness also increased. With a wave of his hand, he was about to walk up the cliff first, but after hesitating for a second, he immediately said: "Someone will take the lead, and Sajia will be the first to go." I really want to challenge what it’s like to be in this team.”

He Siniang rolled her eyes helplessly, then turned around and walked onto the cliff, saying, "Follow me quickly, and be careful not to look down."

This time Luo Laoqi finally followed, followed closely by the Taoist priest with a grimace. The three of them began to move forward against the rock wall. When they turned around the corner on the cliff, He Siniang reached out and pointed in the distance, and turned back Said: "Look."

The Taoist priest with a grimace looked over and finally saw the "Naihe Bridge" that He Siniang said.

The stone bridge was exactly as He Siniang had described, spanning both sides of the cliff valley. Under the cliff was still the raging and boiling lava river, flowing towards the dark depths in the distance.

The outline of the stone bridge can be seen clearly against the reflection of the lava river, but the specific details cannot be seen clearly. The grim-faced Taoist priest can only vaguely see something vertical on the bridge some distance away, and he does not know what it is. The remaining columns of the collapsed handrail, or something else.

After He Siniang pointed out the location of the stone bridge, she turned around and continued walking forward, while the grim-faced Taoist priest looked a little dazed at this time. Because this stone bridge looks too weird combined with the surrounding environment, it is no wonder that He Siniang described it as "the Naihe Bridge above the Yellow Spring". Now that I saw it with my own eyes, my first reaction was the same. .

After recovering from his daze, the grim-faced Taoist priest saw that He Siniang and Luo Laoqi were already some distance away from him. He hurriedly followed them. At the same time, he kept glancing towards the stone bridge, wondering what he was thinking in his mind. What are you wearing?

After walking for about half a stick of incense, the three of them had already passed the cliff path one after another, and there was an open space in front of them. Although the left hand side was still next to the cliff, the right side was very wide. There was no need to worry about losing one's footing and falling into the lava river. .

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief and said as they walked towards the stone bridge ahead: "The terrain in this mountain is really strange. There are tunnels and spiral staircases, and there are paths carved into the cliffs behind them. The Xiangxiong people can It’s really a toss-up.”

"Taoist Master, do you think the cliff path was also built by the Xiangxiong people?" He Siniang suddenly asked.

"Huh? Otherwise?" The grim-faced Taoist priest asked doubtfully: "That road obviously has traces of artificial construction. It cannot be formed naturally. Didn't Si Niang see it?"

"Yes, I have seen it, but I always feel that this road is too poorly built. Wouldn't it be very inconvenient to travel in such a narrow way?"

"Perhaps Xiangxiong people are as slim as Si Niang." Luo Laoqi interjected: "Just now you almost danced on it, and now you start complaining that the road is too narrow."

"If everyone in Xiangxiong Kingdom has the ability of Huo Jingmen, then just pretend that I didn't say anything."

"It's not just that the road is poorly built, right?" The grim-faced Taoist priest interrupted the two of them: "Actually, after passing the tunnel with wall carvings, there is a different scene behind the stone gate. The entire tunnel is in a very primitive state. There are basically no signs of artificial repairs, which is completely different from many tunnels we have experienced before.”

He Siniang nodded: "That's true. I feel that after passing the stone gate, all the construction workload dropped instantly."

"It's even gone." The grim-faced Taoist priest said: "The poor Taoist has some doubts now. The cliff path originally existed, but it might have been just a rough rock gap at first, and then it was smoothed by three or two people. It felt repaired. It’s enough to be able to pass others, and I didn’t even think about broadening it.”

"Yes, if you want to widen the road on the cliff, the amount of work will be huge."

"So it's not surprising that the cliff path is rudimentary. It's not surprising that anything underground here is rudimentary. On the contrary, it's the stone bridge spanning a distance of more than ten feet that appears here, which should make us most surprised."

Speaking of the stone bridge, the three of them were already very close, but before they could go there to observe, their attention was first drawn to the right side.