Chapter 238: Log Bridge
Although this is the main peak of Shinto Peak, but so far, there are still a lot of tourists, Han Bing and Ling Xue climbed up unhurriedly, until three hours later, Ling Xue was already a little tired, and there were many fewer tourists, the more they went up, there would be fewer and fewer people.
"Do you still want to climb up?" Han Bing glanced at Ling Xue and said with a smile.
Ling Xue took a few breaths, took a big sip of the kettle in her arms, and said coquettishly, "Climb, why don't you climb?" After speaking, she put away the kettle and continued to climb towards the upper floors of the steps.
Han Bing smiled slightly and followed unhurriedly. The stone steps are very wide, and it can be seen that the Imperial City has done a very meticulous job in the repair and development of Shinto Peak.
Beside Han Bing, from time to time there are tourists who stop and sit on the steps to rest, here is still a long way from the peak, some people can no longer hold on, looking up from here, they can still only see the thick fog above their heads, as for the situation on the top of the mountain, there is no way to know.
Han Bing was still strolling leisurely, still conspicuous in the eyes of passers-by who were ruddy or pale on the side of the road, and after walking out for a while, Han Bing pulled down the brim of his hat and covered his face, although in this imperial city, there were not many people who knew Han Bing, he still didn't want to be too conspicuous.
Ling Xue in front of her looked back from time to time, and after seeing Han Bing, whose physical strength was not affected at all, she was not surprised, she still knew Han Bing's ability.
On the mountain road, there will be a tea shed for tourists to rest every few miles, selling some tea and snacks, at a tea shed, Ling Xue really couldn't hold on, and dragged Han Bing in.
The guys in the tea shed are all young and middle-aged men, with strong bodies, and being able to transport tea materials here for business is already an ability in itself.
On the table in front of the tea shed, a few tourists sat sparsely, and everyone talked to each other, and from time to time there was a burst of laughter.
"This time, I must climb to the top of the gold. A middle-aged man took a sip of tea and slapped the table and shouted.
"This brother, the golden dome is not so good, so many years, I have opened a tea shop here, I really haven't seen anyone who can climb up, not to mention that the whole process takes more than half a month, just the 31 log bridges are not ordinary people can cross. On the side, the shopkeeper of the tea shop with the teapot laughed.
"Oh, tell me, what's going on with the log bridge?" asked someone next to him with interest.
The shopkeeper put down the teapot, put the towel in his hand on his shoulder, tilted his head, and said with a little pride: "You don't know yet, there are 31 round wooden bridges, set up at the cliff, there are no ready-made steps there, if you want to cross, you can only walk from the bridge, and each bridge has only one log." ”
"So, how thick is the log?" the listener's face changed.
"It's the thickness of the bowl, the shortest is two zhang long, and the longest is five zhang. The shopkeeper said as he waved his hands and gestured.
As he narrated, there was a gasping sound around him, which sounded extremely terrifying, and if he was not good, he would easily fall to the bottom of the cliff and shatter his bones.
"Why don't you make the bridge wider?" the middle-aged man from before him asked with a mouthful of saliva.
"This," the shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "According to the fathers, it should be determined by the Taoists in the view, and the purpose is to increase the difficulty of climbing, and if you want to cross the single-plank bridge, it will be a test of the willpower and courage of the believers. ”
"I see. Some people sighed quietly, but the voices were a little weak, such a test was too difficult for mortals.
Han Bing listened quietly to their conversation on the side, silently, while Ling Xue, who was sitting next to him, turned paler and paler.
"Look, there are still women who want to challenge the Golden Dome. Among the tourists, someone noticed Ling Xue and laughed.
In this tea shed, Ling Xue was the only woman, after the words fell, everyone's eyes were focused on her, most of them were full of approval, and some were full of ill-intentioned lewdness/evil, fortunately, Han Bing was sitting aside, and those with bad intentions did not dare to make a mistake.
"Let's go. Ling Xue felt the gazes around her, a little uncomfortable, and said to Han Bing. Han Bing nodded slightly, got up and left the tea shed with Ling Xue.
"Haha, the little lady was scared away. Not far after Han Bing walked out, a somewhat sharp voice came out of the tea shed, which immediately caused a burst of laughter. Perhaps it was the hurried departure of the two that made him feel psychologically superior.
Han Bing stopped, turned his head, and his gaze swept coldly over the owner of the voice, a mortal, he hadn't thought about bothering with him yet. After a slight groan, he continued to walk forward with Ling Xue.
After the two walked a long way, the tourists on the road were even more scarce, but in the various tea sheds, there were some people who stopped and chatted.
"Xue'er, do you want to climb to the top of the mountain so much?" Han Bing couldn't help but be a little amused when he saw Ling Xue's determined expression.
"Give it a try anyway. Ling Xueqiao's face was slightly red, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said, and then, her gaze stayed on a cliff not far ahead, revealing a look of horror.
Han Bing followed her gaze and also noticed the cliff, just as the tea shack shopkeeper said, if you want to cross the past, you can only pass through a round wooden bridge with the thickness of a bowl mouth on it, under the bridge is an abyss of dozens of zhang, the bridge is nearly four zhang long, it is indeed scary.
Han Bing and the two came to the cliff, at this time there have been more than ten tourists here, not far from the cliff, there is a tea shed, according to the tourists around them, this tea shed, is the last tea shed on the road to the golden roof.
In the tea shed, there are still a few people drinking tea.
"Well, this should be the end of our trip. Someone sighed, his tone was full of unwillingness, but the four-foot single-plank bridge in front of him was a huge challenge, just by looking at it, many people were already trembling with their legs, and they didn't dare to take a step forward.
Some people have already knelt on the edge of the cliff and bowed in the direction of the top of the mountain in the clouds.
Ling Xue was obviously also frightened by this log bridge, seeing the abyss under the bridge with her own eyes, she couldn't help but take a few steps back, holding Han Bing's arm tightly with both hands, and gradually, a look of despair appeared in her eyes.
Just the first log bridge in front of him couldn't be passed, let alone 30 bridges behind him, and at this point, no matter how firm Ling Xue's previous goal was, he had to face reality.
A tea shed here is also set up with a simple guest room for tourists to stay overnight, it is late, and Ling Xue has been overdrawn, Han Bing took Ling Xue to live in a guest room, the price of the room is very high, and it is understandable, after all, the environment here is special, and it takes a lot of effort to transport the building materials up.
When Ling Xue entered the room, she lay down on the bed with some weakness.
"Rest early, and figure it out tomorrow. Han Bing could see the unwillingness in Ling Xue's eyes, after this day's journey, he did not instill any spiritual power into Ling Xue, nor did he give her pills, he was completely supported by her own willpower, which was beyond Han Bing's expectations.
Ling Xue listened to Han Bing's words, turned sideways, faced the direction of the wall, and was silent.
Han Bing sat in front of the bed and waited until Ling Xue fell asleep, then began to close his eyes and breathe. Outside, there was the noise of tourists from time to time, these sounds did not affect Ling Xue's rest, people are extremely tired, once they fall asleep, it is difficult to be woken up.
In the middle of the night, Han Bing opened her eyes, glanced at Ling Xue who was sleeping next to her, pulled the quilt in the corner of the wall, and gently covered her body, Ling Xue seemed to feel Han Bing's movements, her body twisted slightly, and her mouth let out a comfortable soft moan.
The two have been married for some days, but there has been no round house, and there are still some dark corners in Han Bing's heart that he dare not face directly.
When the white of the fish's belly was revealed in the sky, Han Bing felt a slight tremor in the quilt, and immediately shocked under the investigation, Ling Xue was sick and had a terrible fever.
Han Bing held her wrist and gently injected some spiritual power, and gradually, her body quieted down and fell asleep again.
The next morning, when Ling Xue woke up, there was already a bustle outside the window.
Ling Xue saw Han Bing beside the bed, her face showed a hint of blush, this night, she slept very comfortably, and her mental state was much better at this time.
The two came to the outside of the room, and saw a few young and strong tourists holding ropes and other things, eager to try on the edge of the log bridge, it seems, is to use the rope to put on the log a little bit to move over, but, after a few trials then gave up, the farthest time, it is only away from the cliff edge less than a zhang distance, hanging under the bridge, the physical consumption is too great, especially for the arms, the deep cliff bottom is to bring impact to their hearts, so it is impossible to use this method to pass.
Han Bing bought some snacks from the shopkeeper of the tea shop and gave them to Ling Xue to eat, and in his ring, there was also a lot of dry food stored, which was also prepared for Ling Xue, and he bought it early this morning.
The number of tourists here today has increased considerably compared to yesterday, and there are thirty or forty people in a rough count.
"Take me there, I'm sure you'll be able to do it. Ling Xue finished her snack and looked at Han Bing with a blank eye and said softly.
A smile appeared at the corner of Han Bing's mouth, and Ling Xue finally began to ask for help.
"Let's go. He said softly, then stretched out his right hand, and Ling Xue obediently put her hand into his palm.
Han Bing took Ling Xue step by step towards the log bridge, and the tourists around them threw puzzled expressions at the two, and it was not until Han Bing had already walked to the edge of the log bridge that someone exclaimed.
"Are they going to walk over like this?"
"Don't you want to die?"
There was a sigh in the crowd, and Ling Xue, who was standing behind Han Bing, also heard these voices, but she was always smiling, her eyes kept falling on Han Bing's broad and sturdy shoulders, in her heart, as long as Han Bing was by her side, there was nothing she couldn't do.
"We're going to start crossing the bridge. Han Bing's right hand tightened slightly, and he said slowly.
"Hmm. Ling Xue's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and under her feet, following Han Bing's rhythm, she took a steady step.
"Ahh Ling Xue's first step on the log was a slip, her body staggered, and suddenly there was a soft force in her hand, and her body actually stood firmly at one end of the log again.
There was another exclamation from the crowd, and everyone stared blankly at the two men and women in front of them, walking step by step towards the center of the log.
"Open your eyes. Han Bing didn't look back and said softly.