Volume 1 Yu Yue Continuation Chapter 010 Shoe Prints
Ji Weiqi stopped here for a while, saw the way, and then went up to the back mountain that is inaccessible all year round, with several peaks forming a barrier, containing canyons, streams, and thorns and shrubs, and there is almost no way to go.
I looked at the vast snow above my head, and I had a hunch that this time would not go too well, and I always felt that there was some great danger hidden in the dragon burial pit in the back mountain, and it was inevitable that there would be some big moves. At this time, everyone's heads were also covered with falling snowflakes, and although they were wearing rain gear, they still looked a little miserable.
"Sister Qi, there is no road ahead, do we still have to brave the snow to move forward? I'm worried about ......"
Ji Weiqi said to me: "The clouds in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, and I am afraid that this snow will get bigger and bigger, let's go quickly, and strive to advance to the top of the mountain before the snow covers the mountain." ”
At the moment, I didn't delay much, carrying a machete, while walking while cutting off the bamboo blocking the way, Sister Buddha was responsible for opening the road in front alone, the feet were covered with snow, if there was no one in front of the road in advance, accidentally would fall into the ditches and ditches all over the mountain, or the soles of the feet slipped, rolling down the mountain stream is possible, have to be prevented. Cheng Yiyun and I were responsible for cutting down the bamboos and shrubs blocking the road in the front, and Xu Qian was in the back, but even so, we still couldn't go fast.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the dry branches are decorated with snow, which is no longer monotonous, and when you look down from the mountain, you can see a picture covered in silver. Snowflakes fall on the fields, covering the rice fields with a thick quilt, allowing them to spend a comfortable harsh winter under the quilt. Looking at the dazzling white of this crop field, next spring may be a scene of great harvest.
After this arduous trek, we finally crossed the first mountain and entered the real back mountain, but this was only the first step of the long march, the rolling mountains were still in front of us, and in front of us was a stream, sandwiched between two peaks, the slope was very steep, and we had just entered with our front feet, and we heard the sound of rushing water with our back feet.
"Sister Qi, what can I do, this season, I'm afraid it's impossible to swim over!" I'm sorry.
Sister Buddha found a thin bamboo, stretched into the water, this stream is nearly one meter lower than the ground, the water depth is about more than three meters, the water flow is very slow, it may be a tributary of the Xiaoshun River, flowing in this deep mountain and old forest all the year round, wild and untamable, it is not easy to think of the past.
"Xiaoqian, what do you think?" Ji Weiqi turned her head to look at Xu Qian.
Xu Qian pondered for a while and said, "I may be able to get over by setting up a bamboo raft." ”
"That's it." Ji Weiqi nodded.
I think this matter is fresh, every mountain open road to meet the water to build a bridge, the first time I heard that a bamboo raft to cross the river, but I think there is no bridge to cross the river in this barren mountains and mountains, but this bamboo is everywhere, local materials, very convenient.
Sister Buddha did not waste time at all, and chopped a few thick bamboos with a machete, while Xu Qian was responsible for cutting off the branches of the bamboo with a knife. Since ancient times, there has been a stunt of "opening the road and filling the bridge in the water", and their "centipede hanging mountain ladder" is even more powerful. But this kind of activity Cheng Yiyun can't help much, many of her skills are unfamiliar after she loses her memory, except for the almost instinctive thing like inverted bucket touching gold, she hasn't forgotten, and everything else is like a little girl who knows nothing.
Ji Weiqi tied the processed bamboo with ropes, and the three of them worked together to make rapid progress. Bamboo is abundant in southern China, and almost every province has bamboo, so this kind of bamboo raft is also widely spread as a means of water transportation, but the bamboo raft used by the general folk needs to be used for many years, and it will be quite troublesome to do.
After all this busyness, I finally made a small bamboo raft, I pushed the bamboo raft into the water, and inserted a bamboo pole into the water from the front of the bamboo raft to fix the bamboo raft and prevent it from being washed away by the current. I went up first, and the others jumped up as well.
Although this bamboo raft is simple, but the practicality is quite good, in the mountain streams in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this kind of bamboo raft can be seen everywhere, and the stability is surprisingly good, sitting on seven or eight people, it is not a problem at all.
"Sister, you sit on the bow of the boat, brother, I walk on the shore, love and love, the rope swings slowly....." I took a bamboo pole and crossed the bamboo raft to the other side of the stream one by one, in order to maintain balance in the middle, someone also needs to stabilize the bamboo raft with a bamboo pole, so as not to lose balance, once it is out of balance, such a bamboo raft must capsize immediately.
"Can you stop singing, we're in the deep mountains and old forests, can you be serious?" Chen Ziyue glared at me, "Besides, who is your sister, junior brother!" ”
"It's all my sister on this boat, do you like to listen to it!" I smirked.
"You're singing, I'll push you down!"
"Hey, stop, this can't be helped, do you want to leave the baby in your belly without a father?"
Ji Weiqi, who was at the back end, said to me and Chen Ziyue: "You two don't quarrel, be serious, cross the river, no one will stop you." ”
I secretly laughed and said, "Listen, Sister Qi is jealous." ”
Fortunately, the stream was not too wide, and the current did not try to hinder them, and after about ten minutes, they finally reached the opposite bank. Sister Buddha jumped ashore first and tied the rope to a tree trunk. The raft might still be used when we returned, so we dragged it up again so that it wouldn't be washed away by the running water.
Subsequently, Sister Buddha went into the dense bamboo forest to survey the terrain in front, I took out a flashlight from my backpack, this is already the side of the mountain, and it is snowing in the sky, and there is not much sunlight down, so I can only rely on the flashlight to grope and slowly enter the depths of the mountain forest.
China's subtropical region is rich in bamboo, the high bamboo can reach more than ten meters high, look up, you will find that the bamboo slightly covers the sky, all around is pitch black, do not turn on the flashlight, you can see nothing. Unlike the weather outside the mountain, the deeper you go, the more you feel the cool breeze.
"Lin Kun, why do I think this place is panicked, it doesn't look like a primeval forest, it looks like I've come to an ancient tomb." Chen Ziyue said timidly.
"Don't say it, I feel this way too, it's weird."
Ji Weiqi coughed and said, "This is the mound oblique, keep your mouth shut for me." ”
I was taken aback, I didn't think that I walked and walked to the mound, and from time to time, I saw a group of phosphorus fires flickering in the distance in the depths of the bamboo forest, although there were still no traces of artificiality, it seemed that this place was completely a primeval forest.
At this moment, suddenly from the bamboo forest in front of Sister Buddha's flashlight signal, she shook the flashlight at us, Ji Weiqi immediately made a stop to move forward, I stopped suddenly, and my hand had already picked up the sapper shovel hanging under the backpack.
Everyone began to get nervous and quickly approached Sister Buddha. I saw that Sister Buddha was squatting on the ground, looking at something on the snow, and when she looked closer, she found that there was a line of shallow footprints on the ground.
"Footprints?" I was surprised, "Is there anyone here besides us?" ”
"Will it be ......?"
Sister Buddha shook her head and said, "This footprint is not fresh, the shoe prints on it have been frozen, indicating that it has been a while, because the snow in this place cannot fall, and it has not been completely covered until now, so it looks very shallow." ”
"So, it's very likely that this shoe print is a peace shoe?"
At this time, Sister Buddha looked at the footprints and said, "This line of footprints leads straight to the stream in front, and the footprints disappeared there." ”
I frowned, "Could it be that Chengye crossed the river peacefully?" ”
"It should be so, I checked the nearby bamboo, there are obvious signs of felling, he should be like us, making a bamboo raft to cross the river."
I turned my head to look at Ji Weiqi and asked, "Sister Qi, what do you think?" ”
"The stream in front of us leads straight to the cave below the mountain, and through the cave, you will reach the foot of the burial dragon pit." Ji Weiqi said, "Ye Heping may have gone there. ”
We quickly realized that we immediately started to make another bamboo raft, but the speed of this stream was much faster than just now, and this small bamboo raft might be overturned if we were careless. I picked up the short pole, barely holding my balance, and the river was more tortuous than before, with big turns from time to time.
After entering the cave, the scenery in the depths is unimaginable, the flow is fast, and those jagged and strange stalactites only flash and then disappear into the darkness, as if entering a strange dream labyrinth. I saw that under the illumination of the light, the cave walls on both sides of the front were full of rows of naturally formed smooth lava terraces, which were stacked like waves of the sea, and it really looked like a solidified silver ocean.
"I can't believe that there is such a magical place hidden here." I couldn't help but sigh.
"This is much more interesting than the Shuanglong Cave in Jinhua."
"Be careful!" Ji Weiqi reminded in the back.
At that moment, a huge stalagmite emerged from the water, and the sharp stalactites above it hung upside down, and we had to bend down to get through. When I looked up again, the river seemed to flow into the mouth of a huge beast's head, opening its bloody mouth and roaring wildly, revealing a mouth full of sharp fangs, trying to devour uninvited people.
The river just passed through the mouth, and we were faced with a gate to hell, our hearts racing, our breathing became heavy, and we unconsciously held the bamboo pole that held the balance in our hands a little tighter.
Finally, the bamboo raft crossed the most dangerous section, and the eyes suddenly became clear. The speed of the water flow is also slowed down. The people on the bamboo raft were speechless, not knowing what they were thinking, and I was even more worried, and suddenly had a very uneasy premonition, as if as long as I passed through here, in this dark and deep cave, my hand would touch a thick fog of ancient times.