Chapter 15: The Valley of Immeasurables
At this time, the Celestial Dragon World was in the middle of spring and summer, the midday sun was a little hot, and the scorched earth on the Wuliang Mountain emitted dry air.
Modern people have the habit of getting off work for half a day.
It's lunch break. The living quarters are not fully electrified, and the only portable generator is used only by the management office, which means that most people have to stay in their rooms after work and take a nap.
The midday sun shines on the trees, creating dappled light and shadows.
Occasionally, a breeze blows, making the leaves rustle, but it seems that the whole Wuliang Mountain is exceptionally quiet.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of dead branches in the distance, followed by the footsteps of several people, and the heavy steps made the dead branches and leaves rattle.
The people who came were Shao Weijie, Fatty, and Da Chun, each wearing a jacket and carrying a mountaineering bag.
Shao Weijie, who led the way in front, still held a map and compass in his hand.
"According to the map, we can see the waterfall through this forest!" Shao Weijie said.
"It's finally here. The fat man complained.
It turned out that the three of them took a lunch break at noon, when there were few people outside. Climbed out of the window and sneaked out.
Walk carefully along the way for fear of being bumped into.
Fortunately, on this Infinite Mountain, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and after they walked out of the range of the Infinite Sword Sect, they didn't meet a single person.
"I hear the water, over here!" the fat man suddenly shouted, gesturing to the side.
Shao Weijie and the others walked more than a dozen steps in the direction pointed by the fat man, pushed aside the bushes, and really saw a big waterfall.
The sound of the waterfall is like thunder and roaring, as the original text says, "It is like the Milky Way hanging upside down, pouring down from the high cliff, like the tide of water." ”
"It's spectacular!" the fat man couldn't help but sigh.
Shao Weijie looked at the fat man and smiled: "Come, fat man, sit down here, I'll take a photo of you and keep a souvenir." ”
The fat man was about to agree, but when he saw Shao Weijie with a wicked smile on his face, he hesitated and said, "Forget it, I'll just take a selfie." ”
Shao Weijie said: "Can the selfie take a picture of the majestic and magnificent feeling of this waterfall, you can rest assured that Brother Jie will take a picture of you, can I still take the opportunity to push you down?"
"Grass, when you say that, I don't feel at ease!" the fat man hurriedly walked back a few steps away from the edge of the cliff.
"Stop teasing him. ”
At this time, Da Chun took out a rope and handed it over, "Brother Jie, the rope has been fixed, let's go down now?"
"Good. Shao Weijie nodded.
Before leaving, Shao Weijie had already told them all the plans, but he hadn't said what he was looking for.
Shao Weijie locked the safety rope to his safety belt with a U-shaped hook and a figure-eight ring, and then shook the rope fixed to the cliff tree back and forth so that it was close to the ground, and covered the rope with grass.
Shao Weijie said: "Fatty, you go first!"
"Why?" said the fat man, dissatisfied.
"Nonsense, just your weight, if you slip on it later, you can't smash me and Da Chun directly!"
The fat man thought that it was the same, and without further ado, he began to descend down the rope. followed by Shao Weijie and Da Chun at the end.
After descending two hundred meters, the rope came to an end, and when I looked down, I saw that the deep valley below was full of clouds and mist, and I couldn't see the bottom.
The fat man took a deep breath and yelled upwards, "Brother Jie, the rope is over!"
Shao Weijie looked down and sighed that he was fortunately well prepared.
Busy took out the rope from his backpack and handed it to Dachun.
It turned out that in the backpack of the three of them, one of them carried supplies, and the other two carried a 200-meter rope each, and the Dachun bag also carried tools to fix the rope.
Soon Da Chun fixed the rope to the rock wall: "Fatty, the rope is fixed, let's get down." ”
The fat man answered, took out a pair of hooks from his pocket, locked the rope around his waist, and continued to slide down.
Unconsciously, the two-hundred-meter rope came to an end again, and when I looked down, I could only vaguely see the bottom of the valley.
The fat man couldn't help but scold: "Grass, this is too deep!"
"Brother Jie, what is going on now?" the fat man asked.
Shao Weijie took off the safety belt, grabbed the gap in the cliff, and said, "What else can I do, climb!"
By this time, they had climbed nearly 400 meters from the cliff, which was not straight compared to before, and had become a steep slope that allowed people to climb down slowly.
Seeing that Shao Weijie and Da Chun had begun to climb down the cliff crack, the fat man gritted his teeth, and also released the safety rope and prepared to go down, and roared in his mouth: "Brother Jie, I can tell you that just buying these ropes and materials can cost me several years of savings." You still want me to play with my life now, if you don't give me more of the following things, I'll give you a hard time!"
really asked for money, Shao Weijie scolded with a smile: "Don't talk about sharing more of you, if you can be the first to go down, you can give you all the value!"
"That's what you said!" The fat man was shocked, and he stopped climbing, but fell directly on the cliff face, and shuttled down with the hiking bag on his back.
It's a good idea.
Shao Weijie saw that the slope below was basically gentle, and he also followed the example of a fat man, pasted his mountaineering bag on the cliff face, and lay on it and slid down.
The speed increased significantly, and the three of them slipped to the bottom of the cliff in a short time.
The waterfall hanging from the cliff on the left is like a jade dragon pouring down into a large lake. Except for the waterfall injector, the rest of the lake is like a flat mirror.
"It's a terrible thing to take a picture of such a beautiful scenery. The fat man took out his mobile phone and took a few selfies, handed it to Da Chun and said, "Come, help me record a small video again." ”
Shao Weijie joked on the side: "Why don't we wait here for you to change into women's clothes, this beautiful scenery may help you become an Internet celebrity!"
Hehe, the fat man smiled awkwardly and put away his phone in a sneering manner.
Shao Weijie glanced at him and said, "It's almost five o'clock now, but my brothers don't have tents, if you don't want to spend the night in the open air tonight, don't waste this time." If you want to take pictures, there are opportunities behind you. ”
The fat man answered, and then the three of them prepared to separate and search along the cliff.
Shao Weijie said again: "Let's search along this flower bush, especially the hidden place of the cliff wall, to find out if there are any rocks that can be pushed and shaken. ”
Even if he searches all the memories in his mind, Shao Weijie can't judge the specific location of the "Langya Jade Cave", unless he waits until the moon comes out to guide him when it gets dark, but who knows if God will cooperate tonight and let the moon out.
It's better to rely on yourself!" Shao Weijie said to himself.
The fat man and Da Chun each searched in one direction, and Shao Weijie was exploring around here.
He broke off a branch and searched back and forth among the flowers and trees, but whenever he came across a rock, no matter how big or small, he had to push it with his hands.
The entire surface of the lake is about 1,000 meters, and the two of them have to explore at least 4 or 500 meters before they can circle the entire lake.
The day has turned west, and the sky is gradually getting darker, and it is difficult to find it during the day, and it may be even more difficult to see at night.
Shao Weijie couldn't help but feel a little anxious, they had limited time, and if they didn't go back for a long time, they might have an accident.
It seems that he is still a little ill-considered.
Shao Weijie was thinking about it, and pushed the rock in front of him hard, but his eyes scanned ahead.
"If you push this piece, try the front one again, and then turn on the flashlight. ”
Suddenly felt the rock under his hand shake, Shao Weijie thought it was an illusion, and increased the force again.
The rock flickered, and the sound of vine stems breaking could be heard at the bottom of the rock.
Shao Weijie hurriedly took out his flashlight, and held a wooden stick in his right hand to remove all the vines and weeds around the rock. Then he pushed hard against the rock with a stick, and the rock turned slowly, revealing a small hole inside.
With the light of the flashlight, Shao Weijie looked into the cave.
I saw that there was a space about one meter in the cave, and there was a bluestone path on the ground, which sloped down and deepened, and at the end of about a few tens of meters, you could vaguely see a gate cast of copper and iron.
Finally found it! Shao Weijie sighed.
He turned around and walked out of the bushes. After a few glances left and right, they didn't find the figures of the fat man and Da Chun, but there were some faint lights in the grass, thinking that they were still looking for them seriously.
Shao Weijie shouted to the floodlights on both sides: "Fatty, don't look for Da Chun, come here!"
Da Chun and the fat man heard the voice, and came out of the bushes to discern the direction, and ran towards him.
The fat man took a flashlight, approached the rock, looked into the cave, and said curiously, "Brother Jie, this is what we are looking for?"
Shao Weijie nodded, walked sideways through the entrance of the cave, and Da Chun and the fat man followed.
The cave must have been unvisited for many years, the roads were damp, and the surrounding air smelled of dirt and decay.
The fat man searched around with a flashlight, muttering to himself, but he didn't say anything.
The three of them went lower and lower, and finally came to the end.
It is a large gate made of copper and iron, with a ring on it, and the door is inlaid with an inverted door nail the size of a rice bowl.
This is an antiquity.
The fat man thought to himself, he had only seen this thing in those ancient town scenic spots, but those were not as charming as this ancient gate.
The fat man finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked suspiciously, "Brother Jie, you won't bring us to rob the tomb, will you?"
Shao Weijie was stunned for a moment.
This is not Zhongnan Mountain? This is Wuliang Mountain, and this is the tomb of the Menzi.
Shao Weijie replied: "Among the two of us, although you are a fat man, but there are no beautiful women, how can you rob the tomb? Besides, will you carry the 'dragon search and divide the gold to see the mountain'?"
The fat man's head is full of question marks, where is this TM going, next to each other?
Shao Weijie didn't care about him, and worked with Da Chun to push the door open. I didn't take a few steps when there was a small door in front of me.
Pushing the door again, the servants finally entered a stone room.
The whole stone chamber is circular, there is a hazy light from the left side of the light, only to see a huge crystal inlaid on the stone wall, the light is from that in, the crystal from time to time there are fish and shrimp swimming in front of the front.
"Let's open an underwater world here, just squat at the door every day to collect tickets. The fat man said on a whim.
Shao Weijie gave him a blank look and continued to search indoors.
There is nothing else in this room, but there is a stone table and a stone bench on one side, and a bronze mirror is erected on the table, and next to the mirror are some combs and hairpins and other women's items.
The tables and stools have long been covered with dust, and I don't know how many years they have been uninhabited.