After hearing what Professor Zhang said, I couldn't help but become a little curious about this Tongxian Bridge.
I leaned over and looked through the light of the flashlight in Professor Zhang's hand, and found that the stone slabs were carved with complicated patterns, colorful auspicious clouds, flowers, birds, insects, and fish, all lifelike and complete.
Even the large and small iron chains have fine lines, and it seems that they must also be engraved with patterns.
At this time, there was a soft creaking sound from the white marble stone door at the other end of Tongxian Bridge, and I could faintly see that a bright light seemed to flash through the dark eyes of the giant white dragon.
"Stop looking and leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late. If the stone door is closed again, you will not be able to leave this place. You will not be able to open it again until the full moon night of the 15th month next month." Luo Yue glanced at the stone door and said to Zhang
Professor and Qian Zhiqi said.
Professor Zhang stood up with some reluctance and followed Luo Yue onto the stone bridge.
"Remember, follow my footsteps and don't make a wrong step, otherwise the mechanism will be triggered!" Luo Yue warned us again.
After we all expressed our understanding, Luo Yue slowly took the first step.
Unexpectedly, under the leadership of Luo Yue, the short stone bridge was walked so slowly, taking almost an entire hour.
Every time we take a step, the stone slabs under our feet will slowly rise, and the stone slabs next to us will slowly sink, and make a clear and melodious tinkling sound. The sound is extremely pleasant, and is vaguely like the chirping of birds in the early morning.
Although the sound under our feet is beautiful, the whole process is not beautiful. Many of the stone slabs are so small that you can only step on them by standing on tiptoe. Fortunately, the shoes we wear will not slip, although everyone is covered in sweat.
I was sweating coldly, but I walked pretty smoothly.
Finally, Luo Yue, Professor Zhang and Qian Zhiqi had successfully crossed the Tongxian Bridge, and only Xu Wenying, Gu Xiwen and I were still on the bridge. What finally floated up was not a stone slab, but a sharp as if
Stone cone-like stone thorns.
"Don't be afraid, I'll help you!" Qian Zhiqi turned around and stretched out his hand to Xu Wenying.
Xu Wenying stretched out her hand, but it was still a few centimeters away from Qian Zhiqi's hand. She had no choice but to step on it with trembling feet. Due to excessive nervousness, her other foot stepped directly towards a sinking stone slab.
The moment the toes touched the sinking stone slab, the entire bridge shook violently, the stone slab made a rough "crunching" sound, and a thick yellow smoke sprayed upward from the bottom of the stone slab.
"Be careful!" several voices sounded at the same time.
Gu Xiwen, who was following Xu Wenying, put his feet on the stone slab under his feet. He quickly leaned down, holding one hand tightly on the stone thorn, and the other hand tightly holding the foot Xu Wenying was about to step down on.
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The shaking speed of Tongxian Bridge began to slow down, and the sinking stone slab stopped emitting yellow smoke. With sharp eyes, I saw large blisters on Gu Xiwen's hands.
On the other side, Professor Zhang hugged Qian Zhiqi's waist tightly. Qian Zhiqi reached up and finally held Xu Wenying's hand tightly.
With her hands and feet finally gaining strength, Xu Wenying relied on the strength of Qian Zhiqi and Gu Xiwen to finally leave the stone thorn and step onto the stone platform in front of the stone gate.
Gu Xiwen slowly let go of Xu Wenying's other foot, and with the help of Qian Zhiqi and Professor Zhang, he climbed onto the stone platform.
Tongxian Bridge finally stopped shaking. Luo Yueke and Gu Xiwen were still in a prone position, holding the stone thorn tightly with both hands. In this state, it was difficult for him to stand up again without touching other stone slabs.
"Sister!" Luo Yue shouted to me anxiously: "Even I can't turn back on Tongxian Bridge, what should I do?"
There was a hint of crying in her voice.
"It's okay, he can do it!"
"Don't worry, I can come over!"
Gu Xiwen and I answered Luo Yue at the same time.
There was no sound for an instant on the platform in front of the stone gate. They all held their breath and nervously watched Gu Xiwen's movements with me.
Gu Xiwen's blistered hand, which he clenched tightly on the stone thorn, began to ooze blood, the blisters burst, and the skin on his hand fell off piece by piece.
He straightened his body tightly, as if his hand felt no pain at all. He firmly grasped the stone thorn with both hands, and slowly lifted his entire lower body away from the stone slab under his feet.
When the whole person was completely upside down and stretched, he twisted his waist hard, exerted force on his hands again, and a few lines of blood suddenly appeared from the ulcerated area, and swung his lower limbs towards the stone platform.
After his feet landed on the ground, Professor Zhang and Qian Zhiqi grabbed his body in time and pulled him up from the stone thorn.
"Huh -" I breathed a long sigh of relief.
Lowering his head, the stone thorn was stained red by the blood on Gu Xiwen's hand.
"Sister, come here quickly, the stone door is about to be closed again!" Luo Yue said.
I exhaled and stepped firmly on the stone thorns with one foot. The stone thorns were so sharp that they almost penetrated the soles of my shoes. It was painful.
No wonder Xu Wenying had problems with this step.
"Here, let me help you!" Just when I was about to shift the entire weight of my body to that foot, a bloody hand stretched out in front of me.
Gu Xiwen has long hands and feet, and can just hold my hand.
Finally, we came across Tongxian Bridge without any danger, and there was only a gap about one person wide in the stone gate, and we saw that it would soon be closed again.
A dark corridor loomed behind the stone gate without any light.
"Quick, get out." Luo Yue shouted to us and ran towards the stone gate first.
This time Gu Xiwen had to walk behind me. In order not to waste time, I did not argue with him. Instead, I took his hand and ran quickly towards the stone gate behind Professor Zhang and the others.
Fortunately, the stone door did not close very quickly. The moment Gu Xiwen's thin body squeezed out of the stone door, the stone door closed tightly again with a loud "dong" sound.
We are plunged into darkness again.
"Don't light the lamp! Pull one by one and follow me and there will be no danger!" Luo Yue suddenly warned us in a low voice.
Listening to her voice, there was a hint of secrecy.
Her tone made none of us dare to speak or ask any more questions.
Soon, in the darkness, I felt a hand reaching out to me. I felt something was wrong. Just when I was about to hold that hand, Gu Xiwen pulled my hand back from behind me. I was stunned.
At the same time, I felt another hand reaching out to me, with warmth and slippery sweat.
I suddenly realized what was wrong with me.
The hand that reached out to me first was cold and filled with a strong yin energy. It was definitely not a human hand.
I broke into a cold sweat all over my body.
After calming down, I held the cold hand. It was Qian Zhiqi.
This corridor is not too long, but along the way, I had a creepy feeling like I was being watched all the time.
Qian Zhiqi seemed to have felt something, as his palms kept breaking out in cold sweat, making my hand wet and sticky, and it became tighter and tighter on me.
Gu Xiwen behind me was much calmer and held my other hand calmly, neither loosely nor tightly.
Fortunately, only about ten minutes later, a faint light finally came out from the end of the corridor. The light was very soft, like the light of the moon, as light as water.
We speeded up our pace in unison.
At this time, I was horrified to find that there were footsteps behind me, and they were getting closer and closer to us.
There was only Gu Xiwen behind me, and there could never be anyone else. Thinking of this, a thin layer of sweat began to form on my palms.
Gu Xiwen felt my nervousness and held my hand tightly, telling me not to be afraid.
His hands were warm and made me feel inexplicably reassured.
Luo Yue, who was walking in the front, seemed to have already exited the corridor. Qian Zhiqi held my hand tightly, and we were pulled almost off the ground by a strong force, and we exited the dark corridor in an instant.
At the same time, I heard the footsteps behind us catching up with us, and a sound of cracking silk came, as if Gu Xiwen's clothes were scratched by something.
Except for Luo Yue who was still standing, Professor Zhang, Xu Wenying, Qian Zhiqi, Gu Xiwen and I almost fell to the ground covered with thick leaves at the same time. This chapter has been completed!