Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Sky Plank Road
I was so embarrassed that I didn't know how to explain it, and I could only laugh back with an embarrassed smile when I saw the almost identical stunned expressions of everyone around.
"Mr. Wei, is this afraid of heights?" One of the older staff members seemed to have finally noticed my abnormal behavior.
I nodded in embarrassment, clenched my fists nervously and placed them on my knees, like a student who had made a mistake.
"I'm sorry Mr. Wei, we didn't think about it and didn't understand your situation clearly, so we took you up the mountain, if Mr. Wei felt unwell and waited until he reached the top of the mountain, Mr. Wei first rested in the post house, as for Mr. Wei's friends, we will find a way to rescue them!"
"No, no, no, no!" I hurriedly interrupted.
"I'm okay, I can hold on, my friend's condition is unknown now, we must rush to rescue her as soon as possible!"
I'm telling the truth, Huashan is so precipitous, but if she is the slightest mistake, her life is in danger, if I really put her in an unknown danger because of my fear, I can't do it anyway.
Several staff members looked at each other, and then the older man said, "Is Mr. Wei really okay?" Did you know that the place where your friend is trapped is more dangerous than the cable car, and if Mr. Wei is not mentally prepared, then going will not help! ”
The meaning of his words was obvious, probably because he thought that I could still be scared to pee when I took the cable car, and I couldn't walk on the cliff, and he didn't know that just now, I had experienced a rebirth in a sense.
"Trust me, I'm fine, I can do it!" I was worried about Mu Xichun's safety, and my tone deliberately said that it was very positive, but in fact, it was not very bottom-up in my heart.
It's just that the current situation can't allow me to back down, so I can only take one step at a time, and if I don't push myself, how can I know if I can do it.
The older staff nodded approvingly to me.
"Surely this friend of yours must have a very important place in your heart! Knowing that you have a fear of heights, you have to go up the mountain to save her, is she your girlfriend? Another staff member asked.
"No, you're wrong, she's not my girlfriend, she's my boss! If something happens to her, I have an inescapable responsibility! "I don't want them to misunderstand, so I'll tell you the truth.
Several people nodded in realization, and there was a hint of strangeness in their eyes when they looked at me, but I was not in the mood to chew on their reactions carefully at the moment!
The gondola soon reached the top of the mountain, and when it came to a standstill, I stepped out of the door, my legs sore and weak, and I had no strength at all.
The last time I remember feeling this way was when I was in middle school after participating in the track and field meet, and this time it was just a high-altitude trip.
Thinking about everything I had just experienced in mid-air, and now that my feet were on the solid ground again, I felt like I was in a different world.
After getting off the cable car, the staff reconfirmed that I wanted to follow them, and after knowing that I was sure of my answer, they led me to another mountain without stopping.
When I saw the sign on the top of the mountain, I realized that we only took the cable car to the top of the West Peak, and the place where Mu Xichun was trapped was a scenic spot called the Changkong Plank Road, and the staff had told me in advance that the place where Mu Xichun was trapped was in the South Peak.
I didn't ask too much, presumably they chose this route to be the most time-saving route.
At this moment, being on the top of the west peak of Huashan, looking at the sea of clouds under my feet and the mountains exposed in the sea of clouds, it reminds me of a poem by Li Bai: It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be small. It's just that I don't know which mountain Li Bai wrote this poem on at the beginning!
It's just that I'm not in the mood to visit these magnificent scenery at the moment, so I hurriedly follow the footsteps of the staff and hurry to another mountain.
Although I walked on the ridge, fortunately the mountain road was wide, and I didn't feel the fear of being on the high ground, or maybe one of my nerves had quietly undergone some changes, God knows!
About half an hour later, a few of us had already arrived at the South Peak, and when I saw a stele carved with a long sky plank road, I knew that I was not too far away from Mu Xichun.
The South Peak is the highest of the five peaks of Huashan, and the mountain is also the most upright and steep, which I learned about in a Huashan tourist brochure in my hotel room last night.
However, when it came time to be there, I was still blown away. The long-sky plank road is on the steepest side of the south peak of Huashan, built on the cliff, almost at a perpendicular angle to the ground.
Huashan plank road is being built halfway up the south peak, and you need to explore some distance at the top of the mountain to reach the so-called world's most dangerous long-sky plank road!
I thought that my experience in the cable car had changed me, but when I really got to the top and looked down, I realized that such a height still made me feel terrified without the safety dependence of the cable car.
At this moment, the fog has lightened a lot, and the visual distance is much farther than when I first came, even so, I still can't see the foot of the mountain, I only feel that the entire mountain peak is rising from the clouds for no reason, which reminds me of the Yaochi Wonderland in Journey to the West.
The staff helped me tie the safety rope to my body, and told me the safety essentials that one of the two safety ropes must be hung on the iron rope, and not both at the same time, so that even if I accidentally stumbled, I would not fall off the cliff and die.
In fact, I don't need to say this, I understand, after all, my life is my own, and I even tried to test the strength of the safety rope, but obviously my worries are superfluous, if even this can't be guaranteed, it's too child's play!
After tying the safety rope, two staff members accompanied me and guided me to the place where Mu Xichun was.
I walked in front, followed by two staff members. My heart began to beat faster the moment I tied the safety rope, and now that everything was ready to go, the fear enveloped me again.
It's just that I don't feel like the world is spinning like before, and my eyes are black, but I still feel dizzy.
I closed my eyes and secretly emboldened myself in my heart: Wei Jinsheng You can do it, you can definitely do it.
I exhaled deeply and took my first steps by hanging the safety rope on the rope on the cliff.
I try not to look down, and try to keep my eyes as close as possible to the square inch in front of me, so as not to raise my fear again.
Accompanied by two staff members, I walked some distance through the crevice of the cliff and finally saw a path on the cliff.
In fact, it is not called a road, but a wooden plank of less than a foot made of horizontal holes in the vertical cliff.
Parallel to the top of the plank is a steel rope and an iron chain, which is used to hang the safety rope, and the iron chain is used to hold it in the hand to ensure the balance of the body.
I secretly encouraged myself in my heart while cautiously trying to move forward.
At first, it was a stone staircase carved out of the cliff that could only accommodate a one-legged stand, and after passing the stone steps, it went up to the plank path made of wooden planks.
In order not to let fear come back to me, I kept my eyes on the stone wall in front of me, and pressed my chest and abdomen as close to the stone wall as possible, so that my center of gravity was as close to the stone wall as possible.
Moving forward step by step, I know that my heart's ability to withstand this high level of fear is the limit, and if there is a mistake, even if I have the protection of the safety rope and will not fall into the mountain stream, it will definitely exceed the limit of my heart.
Whether or not I'll be able to move on in that way is only God knows.
The plank road of dozens of meters is actually not very long, but if it is set on such a high cliff, I dare to guarantee that no one can pass without psychological burden.
Although it was summer, the temperature at the summit was very pleasant due to the high altitude.
But Rao was so, and by the time I reached the halfway point of the boardwalk, I was already sweating and my mouth was dry.
I could barely see the sweat in my eyes, and I knew it was due to excessive tension and fear.
I had to stop my trembling steps and pull a tissue out of my pocket to wipe the sweat off my face.
At this time, a gust of mountain wind suddenly blew, and the tissue I had just taken out was blown away by the mountain wind before I could hold it steadily, and I instinctively reached out to grab it, but where could I catch it.
What I didn't expect was that this leaning and grabbing action actually made my body clinging to the cliff wall lose its balance, and I was allowed to dance and try my best to maintain my balance, but the space I could exert was really limited, and my body slanted outward uncontrollably.
Although there is the protection of the safety rope, I just hung in mid-air, and there is no real danger, but the feeling of heaven and earth hanging upside down swept again.
I couldn't help but feel a feeling of incontinence again, unlike in the cable car, where I was unconscious, and now I can feel it clearly.
At this moment, although I was terrified to the extreme, my brain could still think that such a shameful thing must not happen twice a day.
I tried my best to resist the urge to urinate, closed my eyes and tried to calm myself, in order to get back the feeling of my body, I even pinched my thighs hard, the severe pain suddenly made me sober up a lot, both hands barely pulled the safety rope, and stood up again.
However, after this change, my already sore and weak legs are even heavier like lead at the moment, not only trembling, but where can I still take a step forward!
I swallowed hard and glanced back at the two staff members behind me.
"Mr. Wei, how are you?" When the staff saw me like this, their faces were concerned and unbearable.
"I'm ......!" I was about to speak, but the feeling of a chapped throat made me speechless.
The staff hurriedly handed me a bottle of water.
I took a few puffs before I felt better.
"My legs ...... There is no strength left! I gasped.