Chapter 4, Yongning Road

The boy didn't know how long he had been asleep, but when he opened his eyes again, the hole behind him had already closed. After the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info found that there were no traces of being "pitted", the young man breathed a sigh of relief and began to look around.

In front of the boy was a long road, the walls of which were so flat that they seemed to have been cut from a single piece of rock. There is no carving on the stone wall, which is very simple and simple.

What made the boy feel strange was that there were no torches and oil lamps on both sides of the corridor, but the whole corridor was not as bright as day, but it was not dark.

What is the test here?

The boy thought back to the previous two experiences, and secretly speculated about the traps that might be hidden under the plain stone wall.

The boy stood up against the wall. As soon as he woke up to check his body, he had already noticed that his legs, which were unconscious in the snow, had a feeling. But whether these legs can still walk, the boy is not sure. At this time, I tried to take two steps with my legs open, and apart from some dull pain and a feeling of heaviness, there was basically no problem walking. And the problem—the boy swept his eyes at his hands hanging at his sides—and when he stood up against the wall, the boy could scarcely moan in pain. After such a long stretch of snow, the boy's arms were now so sore that it was almost impossible to lift them. The palms, which had been buried in the snow, were glowing with different shades of color, and they were obviously frostbitten.

But it doesn't matter. The young man looked at the long corridor and walked forward. If he can walk with his legs, then he can walk with his legs, and if he can't walk with his legs, then he can climb with his hands, and if he can't do it, even if he rolls, he must roll into the Demon Palace!

Regardless of whether he was in a coma before, or the teenager stubbornly thought he was asleep, at least at this moment, the body that had been rested was quite energetic.

The boy walked forward unhurriedly, and the sound of footsteps sounded softly in the corridor.

……

The boy stopped and looked behind him suspiciously.

The road behind him was long, and he could no longer see the position of the young man when he set off.

How is that possible?!

Along the way, traps, traps, hardships, racking brains, exerting all strength, I came here. How could it be that he had been allowed to walk for such a long time and nothing happened?!

Could it be that he has passed the test?

The boy was a little unconfident.

Keep moving!

At the very least, it means that it is one step closer to the Demon Palace.

The boy made up his mind and took a step.

No matter how smooth or difficult the future is, he will never back down!

……

The clear sound of "Gollum ......" sounded in the corridor.

It can't go on like this.

The boy reluctantly stopped. He didn't know exactly how long he had been or how far he had come. It's just that as far as the eye can see, every Yongdao is so familiar, and every Yongdao is exactly the same as the one he walked before, if he is not sure that he has been walking, the boy really has to wonder if he has been staying in place and has not moved at all.

In the grasslands, occasionally some people lost their way and would keep going around the same place, and the young man had heard from an elderly shepherd that if he did not find a way out, he would starve to death.

But this is the road, not the grassland!" the young man looked before and after in confusion.

Could it be that after walking for so long, I am spinning in circles?

Prove it and you'll find out.

Carefully tearing a rag from the torn part of his trousers, the boy placed it on the edge of the road.

After putting the marked piece of cloth away, the boy hesitated for a moment, and finally took out the last piece of bread left from his bosom and stuffed it into his mouth.

The young man was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and he had been holding on to not eating before, just because he wanted to keep a little thought. And now, he really needs some stamina.

The dry biscuits rolled around in the dry mouth, and they couldn't be dissolved.

It would be nice to have saliva. The boy remembered the snow and ice that had covered the snow road before, swallowed the saliva that was almost non-existent, bit the cake in his mouth hard, and strode forward.

……

The boy stood up.

This is already the nineteenth piece of cloth that has been put down.

Along the way, the boy would drop a piece of cloth on the side of the road every once in a while, but the piece of cloth never reappeared.

How long is the road, exactly?

The boy looked blankly ahead, the road ahead was long, and he didn't know what to do.

The boy lifted his feet.

Fall.

"Da-"

Lift the other foot.

Fall.

"Da-"

His feet landed on the road, and the sound of one step after another shook the young man's mind. Even the scene in front of me looked a little shaky.

You're too tired, aren't you?!

The boy shook his head vigorously, and everything seemed to return to normal in front of him.

It should be getting closer and closer to the Demon Palace!

……

The thirtieth piece!

The boy mechanically lowered the piece of cloth.

……

The fiftieth piece!

The boy staggered to his feet, his face flushed strangely.

Somehow, the young man felt that the corridor seemed to be getting hotter and hotter, was the Demon Palace going to play a trick of roasting human flesh?

Stumbling forward a few steps, the boy only felt that his eyes were glazed, and everything in front of him seemed to melt into the water, blurry and difficult to see. Every step out was soft, as if stepping on a pile of cotton, and I had to hold on to the wall to continue walking.

The only consolation is that my stomach is finally not hungry.

……

How many pieces is this?

The boy stared blankly at the cloth on the ground, trying to recall the previous numbers, but he couldn't remember anything.

It's like there are thousands of flies scurrying around, stirring up chaos in the head.

The boy waved his hand, trying to get rid of the flies, but to no avail.

No matter!

The young man propped his hands on the wall, and as soon as he stood up, there was a blackness in front of him, and he suddenly lost consciousness in a trance, and even his breathing seemed to have a momentary stagnation.

Leaning his head against the wall and resting for a while, the boy recovered, holding on to the wall with both hands, and shuffling forward with heavy steps. Every step I took felt like I had exhausted all my strength, and every step I took felt like the sky was falling, and I wanted to faint. But I couldn't give up. The boy bit his lip and told himself.

……

The boy slid off the wall and fell heavily to the ground.

He couldn't stand anymore.

I don't know when the pieces of cloth on the side of the road have not been let go.

The boy doesn't remember anything anymore, and there are only two words in his mind - forward!

He almost followed his instincts, trying to move forward, trying to get closer to the end, just like at this moment, trying to struggle on the ground, trying to crawl forward, crawling towards the unknowable demon palace.

……

In the long corridor, there is only a small person, a slightly struggling figure.

He wouldn't know that there was still too long a road ahead of him, and that he would never be able to finish it.

He will not know that the Yongning Road where he is located, its name "Yongning Road", takes the meaning of people who are not in it, and enjoy peace forever.

He just crawled forward, crawling, until he had exhausted his last strength.

He fainted.

The boy fell on Yongning Road.

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