Rougu held the torch with one hand, and at the same time she had to worry about the torch burning the rope, so the center of her body was on the right hand holding the rope.
Rougu had never experienced such a sense of weightlessness, and now she was really scared.
At this time, the rope swayed suddenly due to the force she stepped on. Her center of gravity was unstable and her body tilted seriously in the air. In an emergency, she had to let go of the torch and hold the rope with both hands.
The torch suddenly fell off the cliff and disappeared in an instant as far away as the stars.
"Rou Gu!" The men following behind looked at the fallen torch and exclaimed.
"I'm fine!" Rou Gu hurriedly shouted, "I didn't fall."
"Huh... I'm scared to death!" the subordinate said, his voice trembling.
Rougu held the rope tightly with both hands and her body swayed on the rope. She was in complete darkness and couldn't see anything.
But she quickly regained her sense and calmness.
She understood her current situation too clearly. Not only was the terrain dangerous, but more importantly, if there was really no way out ahead, they would go back and choose another path, or return without success.
And with her walking far ahead, no one might be willing to come and save her.
An abandoned child, now she is her.
Rougu licked her lower lips and looked into the darkness ahead.
All she can do now is save herself.
Taking a deep breath, Rougu climbed onto the railing, stepped on the rope next to her step by step, and groped forward.
"Master!" The man between Shen Xu and Rou Gu looked back at Shen Xu behind him, "What should we do?"
Shen Xu held the torch, his face calm in the light of the fire, and looked at the abyss outside the rope bridge in front of him.
After a while of silence, Shen Xu said: "Wait."
"What?"
Shen Xu said no more.
My hands were shaking violently, and I was trying hard to control myself and keep my balance.
"Master?" his subordinate called.
"Wait." Shen Xu said.
Rougu is a smart person, she will not sit still and wait for death.
So, have to wait.
Wait for Rougu to pass to the opposite side, or wait for Rougu to fall.
Time passed very slowly, as slow as a snail crawling. The eyes of Shen Zhen and his men were all focused on the darkness ahead. The men could hardly stand. The returning wind in the abyss was like ghosts crying and wolves howling, making the atmosphere freeze and weird every time.
Every moment felt like torture.
It was even possible that Rougu had fallen without making any sound.
Just when Shen Xu decided to give up, Rougu's voice sounded: "Sir, I'm here! There is something here!"
Rou Gu knelt on the ground, covered in cold sweat, holding her hands on the cliff, almost exhausted.
She almost shouted this sentence with all her strength.
"Okay," Shen Shu's voice came, "What's there?"
After waiting for a long time, Rougu took out the fire folding bag and candle from her arms.
The light of the candle was lit, and she shielded herself from the cold wind with her hands while raising her hands to look at the cliff.
The thing she just mentioned was something she reached out to touch. As the candlelight shone, a row of patterns appeared on the cliff. She had seen it in Shen Xu's ancient book.
In addition to the patterns, she also found several lamp holders.
Can it still be used?
Rougu stood on tiptoes and put the candlelight towards these lamp holders.
Some of them can still light up, and some can't light up at all.
As the light from these lamp holders disperses, the visibility here becomes clearer, and the patterns on the cliff become more obvious.
"Sir, it's a pattern!" Rougu said.
Rougu wiped away the frost and snow with her sleeves, and she blew away flakes of dust.
At the same time, there is a rope bridge further in front of the platform.
Rougu looked over there, wondering whether she should go there or not.
The platform she is standing on now is very spacious, about five feet wide and three feet long. It is much safer than the high-altitude rope just now, but she understands that Shen Xu will not be limited to this. She came here to find someone. Of the dark palace.
The lamp holders on this side of the platform were lit, providing enough light to make those who came later feel a little better.
The subordinate came over with trembling hands, Rou Gu took his torch, and then Shen Shu.
Apart from them, new subordinates came down from above.
In addition to Shen Chen and Rou Gu, there are a total of twenty-two people coming on this trip. Six trustworthy people must stay at the top while the rest will come down.
Shen Xu held on to the torch and looked up at the pattern on the wall. There were ancient characters on the right side of the pattern, and Rougu could only recognize a few.
Shen Xu looked at it very slowly, and his slender fingers slowly slid over the patterns on the wall. Under the firelight, the back of his wrinkled hands was covered with a layer of sunset, making it much gentler and less aged.
Rougu looked at his side face. He had no expression and had always been calm.
Shen Xu is not a person who likes to laugh, but he laughs every day. Rougu has been with him the longest, watching him smile at his relatives, outsiders, and passers-by, even if others know how deep his smile is. Fake, he will still continue to laugh.
Others said he was shameless or shameless, but he didn't care, his lips always raised.
Only in front of his subordinates, he seems to be the real him, just like now.
After a long time, Shen Xu said: "It's a map."
"map?"
"We have to keep looking, it's just around here," Shen Xu turned back and looked around and said, "The cliff we chose is right."
"Do we need to split up?" Rougu said. "There is also a road to the south from where we came down, as well as here."
Rougu looked towards the rope bridge further north.
"Okay." Shen Xu said, looking back at his other subordinates and starting to arrange manpower.
Rougu's eyes were still fixed on the north side. Those rope bridges clinging to the cliffs were so empty that perhaps no one had stepped on them for hundreds of years. She was still frightened by the thought of the shock she had experienced just now.
Withdrawing her gaze, she looked at Shen Xu. Shen Xu was good at arranging his subordinates. He had assigned good manpower and left two people here. There were two more people who needed to go back and bring more things. Shen Xu himself would work with Rou Gu to return the goods. Two other men continued walking towards the rope bridge to the north.
The subordinates took the order and acted separately.
Shen Xu did not leave immediately, but looked up at the sky.
The night sky is particularly clear today, and the stars are shining brightly in the sky.
"Master?" Rougu called softly.
"Yeah." Shen Xu responded, still looking up at the sky.
"Sir, what are you thinking about?"
"Zhiyan should be fine." Shen Xu said.
"It will be okay. Maybe, he really went back to the capital to find the Ji Palace."
Shen Xu raised his eyebrows slightly and suddenly smiled: "Really?"
"It must be yes," Rougu said. "At that time, he refused to agree to the other four points, but he agreed to this one, so sir, you don't have to worry."
Shen Xu smiled even happier and said, "Zhi Yan, I won't even pretend to agree to the other points."
"If he pretends to agree, I'm afraid the young master won't believe it, right?"
"I asked him to get married within three years. If he agrees, I won't believe it," Shen Xu said. "Three years later, he will be eighteen or nineteen. What's so strange about getting married?"
Rougu looked at him, paused, and said in a low voice: "Young Master is now eighteen or nineteen, isn't he still married?"
