Chapter 291: Passing the Pit
There are no hints at the fork in the road, you can't see where to go, and every entrance is very shabby, even if it wasn't used for the school last year, it can't be a newly dug place.
Perhaps, this was originally a mining cave, and after it was abandoned, it was used by the Falcon Gate for school examinations.
Zhuang Rou didn't think too much about it, chose the fork on the right and walked in, inside is a long natural stone road, and there is a recessed square stone cave on the stone wall every twenty or thirty steps, and an oil lamp is placed in it.
The dim light could only illuminate part of the stone path, and the place where the light did not shine was unusually dark.
She looked back and listened, but no one behind her caught up, so she walked inside. Gu Yu told the examiner outside that this exam school would not be fatal, that is, just looking for something to bring out, and it would not be too dangerous.
Zhuang Rou only needs to worry about the people sent by the Queen Mother, and this stone road is a long one, if someone approaches him, it is nothing more than coming from both ends. As long as a few people don't come to block the two ends with bows and arrows and shoot themselves into hedgehogs, they are not afraid.
Although the stone path is dark, it is relatively dry, there is no moisture and strange smell, and there is no too uncomfortable feeling when walking inside.
As she went, she mentally counted the number of oil lamps, and when she reached the eighth, she saw that the eighth oil lamp was extinguished. The end of the thread fell into the oil, so the light went out.
It was very dark, with only a faint light at the ends of the stone path, which made it faintly visible.
Zhuang Rou looked left and right, reached out and touched the place where the oil lamp was placed, and then went all the way down to the bottom of the stone wall.
It was too dark to see anything clearly, so she touched the stone wall with her hand and shook it gently to see which stone was loose.
Before coming, Zhuang Xuewen asked her to come to the eighth oil lamp at the right entrance to find a stone, and hide something for her behind.
Zhuang Rou didn't know what was inside, and after touching it for a long time, she found that there was a stone in the corner of the wall, and there was a slight loosening feeling when she shook it with her hand, and it seemed that it was here.
She gently pulled the stone out, reached into it, and grabbed a dagger.
"It turned out to be a dagger, my brother was really thoughtful, and he knew that he was going to unload all the weapons in this exam, so he specially hid a knife for me." Zhuang Rou originally still had iron teeth, and when he really wanted to encounter an assassin, he could still attack the other party by surprise.
Now that there are knives, it's even easier.
It's best for the other party to be a school examiner, so that the weapons that can be brought in will not be large, and they will be evenly matched when encountered.
If it's a falcon, then even if you're unlucky, you'll have to fight when the time comes.
Zhuang Rou put the dagger in the placket of her clothes, but she didn't want to be seen by other people, so she stuffed the stone back into its place, and she continued to walk forward.
After a few turns along the passage, a bright light appeared in front of her, and a string of oil lamp bowls hung above the pit in front of her, illuminating the place more than the others.
The ground was no longer level, and a long pit appeared along the stone wall, with a thick rope stretched tightly.
Zhuang Rou walked to the edge of the pit and looked down, there was a large net full of hooks underneath, and if she fell, she would suffer a lot of flesh and skin.
Through the light of the oil lamp, you can see some dark stains on the net, probably from the blood of the person who fell before.
She walked over and stepped on the rope, which was so tight that it didn't shake very much. And the rope is as thick as her wrist, as long as you are careful and flexible, it should not be able to fall.
So, Zhuang Rou spread out her hands, stepped on the thick rope, and walked forward cautiously.
This rope is very long, and she has only walked a few feet, and she has been bent down a little, and it sways gently from side to side.
Zhuang Rou carefully stared at her feet, trying to keep her body balanced, and at this moment, there were footsteps behind her, and a figure hurried over.
"Yo, it's rope walking." The person who came stood on the edge of the pit and smiled when he looked at Zhuang Rou who was stepping on the rope.