Chapter 88: The Bridge of the Three Realms
There is something even stranger about them, if it is to facilitate the construction of mausoleums, just build a random bridge, there is no need to make three, and these three bridges do not look like they can walk at all.
They are very narrow, at most thirty or forty centimeters, and there are no guardrails on the side of the bridge, just empty in the air, saying that it is a bridge, it is more like three stone decorations.
As we walked closer, I saw that the nearest bridge was carved with patterns, which were obviously white and clean, but the carved things made people's hearts tremble.
It was full of all kinds of evil spirits, they were depicted very exaggeratedly, and the insect and snake stone carvings outside were in the same style, these evil ghosts had different forms, hideous faces, dense lines intertwined and overlapped, twisted and weird, like a scene in hell.
I felt panicked, the bridge seemed to have magical powers, I seemed to really see the scene in hell, the twisted lines in front of me were distorting, forming a bizarre and bloody picture, my vision became blurred, and my eyes were full of purgatory.
"Hey, what are you doing!"
A shout suddenly sounded, and I suddenly came back to my senses and found myself standing by the bridge, and it was Lao Huang who grabbed me from behind.
I was shocked in my heart and hurriedly retreated, I don't know what happened just now, I was a few meters away from the bridge, but it was just an instant, how did I walk to the bridge?
I was a little confused, my heart was beating wildly because of fear, Lao Huang stretched out his hand and waved a few times in front of my eyes: "Are you too tired?" β
I shook my head mechanically and walked briskly back to Ah Chuan, although he always deliberately said something terrible to scare me, but he can give me a sense of security in this world, he is always optimistic, cheerful is more comfortable than gloomy.
Lao Huang also came over, he didn't know me anymore, I felt a little sorry for him, obviously he grabbed me, I didn't even think about it and ran to Achuan.
Ah Chuan looked at Lao Huang and smiled, there was an indescribable pride in his eyes, as if he was provoking, with Lao Huang's violent temper, he definitely couldn't tolerate it, I quickly turned my head to look at Lao Huang, but his face was not gloomy, just with a look at the white/idiot in return.
Ah Chuan showed a bored look, sometimes he is really naΓ―ve, this person is too difficult for people to understand, he seems to have kneaded all the personalities in the world together, he has thousands of faces, no one knows which one is the real him.
Brother Shen began to walk towards the bridge on the left again, and we followed, and the bridge was also full of patterns, but they were all people, they were farming and weaving, showing the various states of life.
"Something is wrong......"
Ah Chuan seemed to see something and muttered, but he was a little unsure and didn't say it.
He turned and began to go to the bridge on the far right, and I went up to take a look, and the bridge was carved with white cranes swirling, flowing clouds, and people in gorgeous clothes standing in the clouds, talking and laughing and laughing freely.
"It's true," Ah Chuan thought for a moment and met my puzzled gaze, "This is the Three Realms Bridge, humanitarian, ghost and immortal paths, this kind of bridge will only appear in the tombs of cultivators, this guy is really superstitious." β
"Then he's a cultivator?"
I feel very strange, when I talk about cultivation, I will think of the old men in white clothes in the TV series, this tomb is so cruel and weird, where does it look like the mausoleum of a cultivator.
"What kind of cultivator, this is an impostor, there can be a few cultivators in the world, most of them are just pursuing the immortal life and freedom, in the dynasty where pills were prevalent, there were many such tombs, just spiritual sustenance, but this person is different."
"How is it different?" Lao Huang interjected, and it could be seen that he was also curious.
Ah Chuan smiled: "Of course the cultivators pursue the Immortal Dao, they will build the Immortal Dao in the middle for themselves to walk, have you ever seen someone who pursues the Ghost Dao?" β
I finally know what Ah Chuan said is wrong, these three bridges are clearly ghost roads in the middle, it is facing the tomb road, which was prepared by the tomb owner for himself.
This doesn't make sense, this tomb owner is obviously afraid of ghosts, he hangs people to sacrifice ghosts, and sends Yin people to see ghosts, why do you want to take the ghost road?
Could it be that we are mistaken, and he did all this to attract ghosts?
"People will only be in awe of what they are afraid of, and they will pursue it when they are in awe, and his pursuit of ghosts is just Ye Gong's good dragon, to put it bluntly, he is a coward."
Ah Chuan's voice was full of mockery, I couldn't quite understand his words, this person should be afraid of ghosts, but his brutal side can be seen everywhere in his tomb, people have two sides, maybe Ah Chuan is right.
"Which way do we go?" I asked.
"Nonsense, of course it's the one who left, do you want to take the ghost road?" Lao Huang patted me.
"No, no," Ah Chuan looked at Lao Huang with a sly look, and said in a tone, "No matter which one is for the dead, how can the living take the Yin Bridge?" β
"Can you still fly over it?" Lao Huang gave him a blank look.
"Isn't that someone leaving?"
Ah Chuan pointed to the right, and then I saw that there was a suspension bridge dozens of meters away on the right, the light was so dark that I couldn't tell what material it was, my attention was all on the Three Realms Bridge, and I didn't see that there was still a hidden one there.
We walked over, this is a rattan bridge, because it is too old, there are many places that have exposed the fibers of white flowers, at the bottom of the rattan bridge is paved with a layer of wooden planks, almost rotten, only a few pieces are still on the rattan, it is estimated that a foot will rot into powder.
The bridge was so simple that there were no planks, only sparse rattans hung softly, each sixty or seventy centimeters away, and the feeling of walking up was probably similar to stepping on a swing.
I'm afraid of heights and uncoordinated limbs, I don't know how hard it should be to walk over, I really retreated, I turned my head to look at the three yin bridges, to put it bluntly, it's all superstition, why do you have to go this if you don't go on such a stable bridge.
I've imagined countless ways to fall, and the more I think about it, the more I think it's going to become a reality, but no one has the intention of walking the Yin Bridge, and I don't dare to go myself.
Although I thought in my heart that it was okay to walk the Yin Bridge, I was still afraid, but I couldn't say it, it would be too embarrassing to say it, I was a big man who didn't even dare to walk the rattan bridge, and would rather take the road of the dead, which would definitely be laughed at by Lao Huang and Ah Chuan for a lifetime.
Brother Shen reached out to pull the rattan bridge, and I saw that the handrails on the side of the rattan bridge were polished bright and slippery, and this place must have been walked through countless times.
Brother Shen pulled hard, and the rattan bridge immediately made a discordant "squeak" sound, as well as a "crackling" cracking sound, and I clearly saw that the rattan cracked to reveal the white fibers inside, like a long-aged rope, which seemed to be intact, but in fact it broke when it was torn.
I actually began to pray in my heart that the rattan bridge would collapse, so that everyone would have to go to the Yin Bridge, in fact, the Yin Bridge is not easy to walk, it is so narrow, and the arch on the outside is carved smooth, but it is safer than this rattan bridge if you are careful.
Brother Shen pulled a few times, except for the rattan that broke the skin at the beginning, it looked still strong, and the whole bridge shook with Brother Shen's hand, raising a puff of dust, and the few remaining planks on the bridge also shattered in an instant, falling into the darkness below, and soon the sound of entering the water was heard.
The bridge did not collapse, Brother Shen tentatively stepped on it, and then I heard a cracking sound, I was shocked, I was ready to pull him, but the cracking sound soon stopped, Brother Shen stepped on the swaying rattan and walked a few steps, the bridge made an ugly sound, but it did not break again.
It seemed that it was no problem to walk over, but I was a little disappointed, and turned my head to look at the three Yin Bridges, and Lao Huang pushed me behind my back: "Let's go, look at Brother Shen's back, don't bow your head." β
Lao Huang knew that I was afraid of heights, but he couldn't carry me over, so I gritted my teeth, grabbed the rattan handrails on both sides with both hands, and stepped on them carefully.
The rattan was very soft, and my weight sank sharply as soon as I pressed it, and when my body was crooked, my feet were about to fall into the air, but fortunately my hand was tight, but I couldn't stabilize my body at all, and I stood here and trembled like chaff on the rattan.
I really hate the rattan, it's so difficult to climb or walk, it's just a roadblock in my life, and I can't avoid it in my life.
My body shook, the bridge immediately made an overwhelmed sound, Brother Shen's body is very light, he walked on the bridge, it seems that he has not stepped on the foot, his arm is also very strong, even if there is a problem under his feet, he can be completely supported by his hands.
He had reached the middle of the bridge and was now looking back at me, my palms were so sweaty that I couldn't even hold the handrails, I tried to take a second step, and as I leaned over, the bridge made a crisp cracking sound.
"Go back, go alone." Brother Shen suddenly spoke, the bridge could no longer bear the weight of two people.
I went back quickly, and as soon as my foot reached back, I stepped on the hard stone, and Lao Huang reached out and pulled me back to the ground.
My feet are so soft that I can barely stand, even if my feet are on solid ground, I still feel like stepping on a cotton bale, and I have only walked two steps with this kind of virtue, a bridge dozens of meters long, how can I pass?
Surprisingly, Ah Chuan and Lao Huang didn't laugh at me, they didn't even look at the excitement on their faces, but I felt uncomfortable, I felt like a burden.
Brother Shen had already walked across the bridge, he could hardly say that he was walking, his body was so flexible, I felt that he could perform acrobatics while doing a handstand, he walked so easily.
I didn't know how hard it was until I actually tried it, my balance was terrible, not to mention the abyss below, and it didn't work for me to look at my feet unless it was really ground underneath.
"Lao Tzu really convinced you." Lao Huang muttered, raised his hand and took off the luggage I was carrying.
He was already doing his best to help me, and as soon as the weight was gone, my body immediately became lighter, and I felt a little more confident again.