"I'll go down to explore the road first. If I land, I'll contact you." Before setting off, Situ Fengya checked his equipment again. After making sure that everything was ready, he made an OK sign to Long Yudie. up, and then slowly descended along the cliff wall.
This is the plan that a group of people came up with after discussing for a long time. They are now trapped here. It is unrealistic to take the water route, and it is impossible to return the same way. The only way out is down. The only thing they can do now is to pray for the abyss in front of them. It wasn't as deep as it looked, so they could lower themselves to the ground via ropes and then look for a way to the palace.
In order to prevent the length of the rope from being insufficient, Situ Fengya tied all the ropes of several people together. In this way, they had a rope nearly a hundred meters long. If they could not reach the ground, they would have to find another rope. way out.
About ten minutes later, Long Yudie felt that the rope in his hand suddenly relaxed, and then Situ Fengya's voice came from the headphones after they finally resumed work: "You guys, please come down. There is a protruding mountain below the cliff. Platform, there are several suspension bridges here, we may be able to go to the palace through the suspension bridges."
"Copy that! We'll come down right now!" After confirming that Situ Fengya was safe, the others packed up their things and slid down the rope to the platform below one by one.
"Have you all come down?" Situ Fengya, who was standing in front of the suspension bridge, waved to them after seeing a few people descending to the platform, and said: "Come here quickly, let's take a look at which suspension bridge we should take next. ?”
There are four suspension bridges connected to the platform. Because the light here is really poor, even under the light of a flashlight, they can still only see one-third of the position and cannot see the other end of the suspension bridge at all. As a result, it is impossible to determine which suspension bridge is correct.
"Boss, there seems to be something here." Sikong Gui's voice came from not far away, and everyone rushed over immediately. They found a depression on the mountain wall in front of Sikong Gui, and there was a little liquid of unknown composition inside. .
Sikong Gui put on his gloves, lightly dipped his fingers into a little liquid and raised it to his eyes. The object recognition function of the earphones quickly analyzed the composition of the liquid.
"It's kerosene. I didn't expect that after so many years, the kerosene has not completely evaporated. Oh... there seems to be phosphorus in it." Sikong Gui rubbed the kerosene onto the mountain wall and took off his gloves, "Boss, let's what to do?"
"There is kerosene and phosphorus. This is most likely used for lighting. No, no, the lighting in such a small place is a bit too forced." Based on this alone, it is difficult for Situ Fengya to infer anything useful. , so he decided to ignite the liquid in the depression, maybe it would trigger some mechanism.
"You guys stand far away!" After making sure that the other people were standing far enough away, Situ Fengya took out the waterproof matches he carried with him, struck one and threw it into the depression. After confirming that the liquid was ignited, Situ Fengya said He rushed to everyone's side as quickly as possible and quietly observed what was going to happen next.
"boom!"
What everyone didn't expect was that this depression was like a switch. When the liquid inside was ignited, the entire mountain wall was lit up.
"It's... it's bright..." Sikong Gui didn't expect that the battle would be so big, and he began to stutter a little, "Old... boss, look... look over there!"
Following the direction that Sikong Gui pointed, Situ Fengya noticed that the four suspension bridges that were originally swallowed by darkness could now be seen clearly. The length of these four suspension bridges is about 100 meters, and the end of each suspension bridge is connected to a new platform. Several wooden boards in the middle of these four suspension bridges seemed to be slightly damaged, but they did not prevent people from crossing the bridges.
"So what if it lights up, don't we still don't know which way to go?" Long Yudie shrugged, feeling a little depressed.
"Maybe... I know which bridge I should take." Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, Wu Jingxuan's words attracted everyone's attention.
"Oh? Jingxuan, tell me what should we do?" Situ Fengya immediately became interested. Although Wu Jingxuan was young, he still played a big role in this journey.
"Well... that's it. I think everyone should have noticed that several wooden boards in the middle of the four suspension bridges were broken. At first, I thought it was due to the decay of the wooden boards due to time. But when I checked the other wooden boards, I realized I realized that the wooden boards used in these four suspension bridges have been treated with anti-corrosion, so the broken wooden boards in the center of the bridge are likely to be a reminder to us. But..." At this point, Wu Jingxuan scratched his head and said: " We are too far away from the center of the bridge and I can't see clearly. So..."
Wu Jingxuan turned around, pointed to the high platform where they were just now, and said, "I can climb up there and show you the way. After I find the correct route, I will meet you again."
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you." Situ Fengya didn't hesitate at all. He patted Wu Jingxuan on the shoulder and showed an encouraging smile.
"Yes!" Wu Jingxuan nodded heavily, and then, under the gaze of everyone, climbed back to the high platform along the rope that had not yet been retracted. Standing on the edge of the cliff, Wu Jingxuan tapped his earphones and turned on the night vision and far-sighted functions that came with the earphones. He suddenly saw the situation of the four suspension bridges. Then he said to Situ Fengya: "Brother Fengya, you guys are standing separately. In front of a suspension bridge so I can tell you clearly which bridge to take.”
"Okay." Soon, the four of Situ Fengya followed Wu Jingxuan's request and stood in front of the four suspension bridges.
"Let me see...the sky fire is abundant, the river is trapped, the sky mountain escapes, the mountain wind Gu... only the sky fire is abundant is a lucky hexagram, Brother Gui, the correct path should be the one in front of you!"
"Roger that!" Sikong Gui snapped his fingers and immediately asked the other three to cross the bridge cautiously.
A few minutes later, the four people walked across the suspension bridge safely, but the other end of the suspension bridge was not their destination, but another platform. To be more precise, the other section of the suspension bridge is connected to a platform protruding from a huge stone pillar. Everyone first circled around the stone pillars and found that there were also four suspension bridges connecting the platform. There was also a depression on the stone pillar in the center of the platform. The liquid contained in it had the same composition as the liquid in the depression on the mountain wall, so without saying anything, Situ Fengya struck a match and threw it into the depression.
"Boom!" In the blink of an eye, the entire stone pillar was ignited, dispelling the surrounding darkness.
"Jingxuan, it's up to you again." Seeing the broken wooden planks in the middle of the four suspension bridges, the four of them stood in front of each suspension bridge very consciously.
"No problem! Huh... Shan Lei Gu, the Ze Feng is strong, the wind is getting stronger... Sister Yudie, this time it's the bridge in front of you."
"Understood!"
After the four people crossed the bridge for the second time, a new platform appeared in front of them. This time, they knew what to do without any instructions.
"Lei Huofeng...Brother Feng Ya, this is your side."
"Di Feng Sheng, this time it's Brother Ying."
"Fire Wind Cauldron, Brother Ghost, it's you again this time."
"Zelei will follow, Sister Yudie."
"The big beast in the mountains, brother Feng Ya."
"Ze Huo Ge, Brother Ying."
"Feng Leiyi, brother Feng Ya."
When everyone successfully passed the nine suspension bridges and came to the tenth platform, the scene in front of them made everyone confused. There were not four suspension bridges connected to this platform, but five. Although it didn't have much impact. . When the middle stone pillar was lit up, everyone was surprised to find that the other end of the five suspension bridges was the palace they saw on the high platform.
"Jingxuan, it's the last step, come on!" Seeing that Wu Jingxuan didn't speak for a long time, Situ Fengya thought he was a little nervous, so he encouraged Wu Jingxuan with words.
"Brother Feng Ya, the situation seems to be a little different this time." After a moment, Wu Jingxuan's hesitant voice came from the earphones, "There is no break in the center of these five suspension bridges, so I can't tell which one is correct. ”
"This way..." Situ Fengya fell silent. Victory was right in front of them, but they couldn't get through it. Everyone present felt as uncomfortable as a cat scratching their heads. "It's okay. You can join us first. Remember to bring a rope."
"yes."
A few minutes later, Wu Jingxuan followed Situ Fengya's instructions and came with a rope to join them.
"Brother Feng Ya, what should we do next?" Wu Jingxuan put the rope on the ground and asked.
"Try them one by one." Situ Fengya picked up the rope and planned to tie it around his waist.
"I think...it won't be so troublesome." Long Yudie, who had been squatting on the ground and didn't know what he was looking at, said.
She stood up, patted the dust on her hands, pointed to the suspension bridge beside her and said, "This is the answer."
"..." Although Situ Fengya said nothing, he untied the rope that had been tied to his body, "Very good, let's go."
Putting the rope into his bag, Situ Fengya was still the first to step on the suspension bridge. He had been accustomed to this for a long time. He would not have any doubts about his trusted partners, but once someone betrayed him, he would no longer expect to get him. of trust.
"Huh...it's finally over." After stepping onto the ground, Sikong Gui collapsed on the ground. Although he also believed in Long Yudie's judgment, at such a high altitude, if he was not careful, he would be shattered into pieces. Nervousness must be a lie, "But having said that, Sister Yudie, just now Jingxuan should have used the hexagrams to determine which bridge to take. What method did you use?"
"It's very simple." Long Yudie smiled proudly and said, "I just noticed that the first wooden board of each bridge is engraved with one of the five poisonous insects. But I looked carefully and found that although there are five kinds of poisonous insects, , but only four of them were poisonous, and the rest were non-toxic, so I wondered if this might be a clue, but I guessed it right."
"No, Sister Yudie, can you tell whether the poisonous insects carved on the wooden board are poisonous or not?" Sikong Gui looked surprised. He felt that what Long Yudie said was a bit unrealistic.
"Hmph! Let's overthrow... River Dragon is most famous for its poison skills. It's not easy to identify poisonous insects. But the most important thing is the skill of the carver."
"Okay, you two should take a break." Situ Fengya took a deep breath and looked at the splendid palace not far away, "We will go in later, so we can't save our strength now. "
