Chapter Thirty-Eight: Green Fruits
After the break, the group continued on their way.
When I walked to the edge of the flat ground, there was a cliff, as if it had been cut by someone with a giant axe, and it was very steep. Closer, looking down, is a misty valley.
The column-shaped peaks stand in the clouds and mist, looming, floating and magical.
The hunting party stopped here, and Uryu looked left and right, walked to a gray rock near the edge of the cliff, touched the ground with his hand, as if holding something, and suddenly lifted it up, and a stone slab was lifted. There was a large bundle of arm-thick rope inside, which he took out and tied to the stone, and threw it down the cliff.
Gongliang looked at it, but he didn't see where the rope was thrown.
"You three be careful, don't mess around when you go down, and act obediently. Wave admonished.
Gongliang, Feng Han, and Jin, of course, nodded yes.
After telling them, Poryu didn't say anything, so he grabbed the rope and walked down. The rocks on the cliff wall are concave and protruding, and it is good to hold on to the rope. Then, Da Ga and Shimaman also followed, and then it was the turn of Gongliang and the other three newcomers. Yu Han was already eager to try, and when it was his turn, he grabbed the rope and walked down.
Gongliang watched from the side, and felt that there should be multiple safety ropes to pull it, otherwise what if he missed?
But it's an afterthought to say this now, and I'll prepare it myself when I come back later.
Seeing the rope, he hurriedly moved the round basket to his chest, so as not to wait a while and make the little one fall underneath.
After Jin went down, it was his turn, he really hadn't climbed such a high place, he was apprehensive, took a breath, and grabbed the rope and walked down. It's a bit thrilling to look at from above, but when you walk in person, you don't feel like it, and if you don't look down, it's almost like walking normally.
Walking down slowly, Gongliang was surprised to find that there were still small trees growing on this cliff.
The skin of the small tree is mottled and old, full of the taste of vicissitudes of time.
Its roots were enormous, clinging to every crevice in the cliffs.
It is estimated that only in this way can we absorb enough nutrients from the cracks, or the roots of the tree will stretch far along with the cracks, or we will never be able to survive tenaciously in this cruel environment.
What made Gongliang even more strange was that there were still small fruits growing on the small tree, which looked like olives, but were less than half the size. Feeling that it should be edible, he picked some of the greener fruits, leaving some fresh and tender ones for it to continue growing.
Following the rope to the bottom, there was a wide platform, and they had already picked it up below.
Jumping off the rope and looking around, he saw a deep cave on the edge of the platform, and a pillar of mountain peaks in front of it. Strangely, the mountain peak not far from the platform actually has two huge mountain vines connected to it.
Tulei then came down, still holding a few fruits in his hands.
"Come, each of you can eat a few to avoid the poison gas below. ”
Gongliang saw that it was not just the fruit on the cliff? Unexpectedly, he could avoid poisonous gas, so he took two, one for himself to eat, and the other for the round.
"Uncle Tulei, what's the name of this fruit?" asked Gongliang as he ate.
"I don't know, anyway, everyone calls it Qingguo. Tulei scratched the back of his head and said.
When I put the green fruit in my mouth, I didn't feel it, but as soon as I bit it open, there was a bitter and astringent feeling in my mouth, and Gongliang's whole face suddenly became bitter. I don't know what's going on with the roundness, but it's really strange to eat with relish. What's even stranger is that after this bitterness, the taste turns sweet, and the liquid overflows into the mouth. What a weird fruit.
After resting, Ha Ryu led the people to the cave and took out several large baskets made of thick mountain rattans and hung them on the vines that connected the pillared peaks in front of him.
Gongliang felt that this thing was a bit like the gondola on the cable car, but it was more primitive and rugged.
"Be careful, everybody. ”
After Laryu finished speaking, he sat on a mountain vine hanging basket with the thinner Pa Yan. Dashi and the others pushed behind the hanging basket, and the hanging basket suddenly quickly slid towards the opposite peak.
At this time, Gongliang found that the opposite peak was relatively short, and the connected mountain vine just slant down, so the hanging basket could use the power of the slide to go to the opposite peak. What should I do when I just come back? Gongliang thought about it for a while, but he couldn't think of a reason. Just stop thinking about it, and you'll know when the time comes.
After the two of them arrived at the opposite peak, they signaled that they could go over, and Dashi took Gongliang to sit on the hanging basket, and Kang Lang and others pushed it behind, and the mountain vine hanging basket suddenly slid down.
"Whoa"
Round and frightened, he screamed in fright, as if he kept saying that he scared the baby to death. Gongliang hurriedly covered its head on his chest, lest it look scared. The speed of the mountain rattan hanging basket is fast, like riding a roller coaster, testing the heart's ability to bear all the time, especially this primitive thing, which is a test of the unbearable weight of life.
The mountain vine hanging basket is getting faster and faster, getting closer and closer to the columnar peak, and it is about to hit it.
The rapid wind became wild, blowing the skin painfully, Gongliang hurriedly lowered his head, and grabbed the hanging basket tightly, and finally couldn't help screaming.
With a "bang", the mountain vine hanging basket hit the peak.
"Huh"
In addition to the momentum generated by the impact and the inertia of the fall, Gongliang found that he had not been harmed in any way. Looking closely, I found that the place of impact turned out to be a mountain wall covered with thick mountain vines and moss, and the hanging basket hit it just to form a buffer, relieving the gravity of the falling, and avoiding accidents between the hanging basket and the people inside.
Coming out of the hanging basket, Gongliang was a little unsteady on both legs, and his heart was still beating.
He swore he wouldn't want to sit on this thing a second time.
The round roll was even more frightened, and after Gongliang let it go, he kept screaming miserably.
After sitting for a while and recovering, Gongliang began to look at the mountain in front of him. The peaks are all made of rocks, and because of the years, some dust has accumulated on the rocks and turned into fertile soil, which nourishes some shrubs and weeds, but the trees are not destined to grow in such places, and the highest is only two meters.
Later, Yu Han and others came over one after another, because they were all newcomers, so when they came over, they were all taken by the old hunters in the team.
They were also terrified, don't look at the appearance of Feng Han is tall and mighty, but in fact he is not very brave, and when he comes, he is so frightened that he collapses to the ground. Seeing the embarrassment of the two, Gongliang was finally much more relieved.
At this time, the sun sets, and the sky is full of red. Seeing that it was about to fall into the night, the captain Uryu decided to spend the night on the mountain peak and wait until tomorrow morning to make plans.