The wind and rain were still going on, but the four people standing blankly in front of the chain bridge could not care about it for the time being. Looking at the chains swaying slightly in front of them, Liu Qingqing and the three of them only felt despair in their hearts. Wu Dandan couldn't help but cry: "Woo woo."
, I’m afraid, I won’t be able to make it through.”
She pulled Huang Li, who was also sluggish next to her, and said, "Let's go down. If you kill me, you can't reach this bridge."
Huang Li was not much better than her. Her face was also pale, but she still had some sense. She tremblingly said to Wu Dandan: "You, you still want to go down? With the conditions here, can you get by with the bridge below?"
Upon hearing what she said, Wu Dandan started to cry loudly. Now he couldn't go up or down, and his body was so cold that his heart felt chilly. They were going to die trapped here.
Liu Qingqing was also at a loss. She looked at Gong Jian uneasily. Wu Dandan also stopped crying now. She and Huang Li also looked at Gong Jian, hoping that he could find some way to solve the predicament at hand.
Gong Jian was actually at a loss, but when he saw the three little girls looking at him with trusting eyes, he could only force himself to calm down.
Gong Jian pulled the three of them to a place leeward, and they began to discuss the next itinerary.
He asked the three girls to lean against a slight depression on the mountain wall, blocking himself out, so that at least most of the mountain wind was blocked by him.
Gong Jian looked at the watch on his hand, "It is now one o'clock in the afternoon. It took us about an hour to get here from the first cable bridge. Of course, that is because we are not traveling fast. If
We focus on walking on the mountain road, so if we go down the mountain now, it should take about 40 minutes to walk back to the first cable bridge."
The three girls nodded repeatedly. They agreed with Gong Jian's statement. They did waste a lot of time when they came.
"Then let's go down now and check if the first chain bridge can still be passed. If there is no problem with that chain bridge, then we will go down the mountain directly." Seeing that no one had any objections, Gong Jian continued.
When the three girls heard this, their hearts suddenly calmed down, and their eyes were full of hope. If the first cable bridge was safe and sound, then they could go down the mountain directly. Although they would have to suffer a lot while climbing up the mountain in such wind and rain.
It's a sin, but it's much better than being caught in the rain on the mountain.
"Since you all agree, let's go down the mountain now. Remember, try to walk as close to the inside of the mountain path as possible. Pay attention to safety." The mountain wind was now too strong, and Gong Jian had to remind him again and again.
The three girls nodded hurriedly to express their understanding. So, Huang Li and Wu Dandan walked in front, Liu Qingqing and Gong Jian walked behind them, and the group returned along the original route.
Gong Jian walked on the outside of Liu Qingqing, always paying attention to the situation of the three girls. But in his heart, he actually didn't have much hope in walking down the mountain on the first cable bridge.
Since the second cable bridge is in such a situation, it is very likely that the first cable bridge will not be spared either.
But in the situation just now, when faced with the impossibility of moving forward, the three girls were extremely disappointed. He could no longer speak out his innermost thoughts. Instead, he had to encourage them and go down the mountain with hope.
As Gong Jian walked, he carefully examined the surrounding terrain. He searched for his destination by comparing it with his memory.
Sure enough, just as Gong Jian expected, although the few people were blocked by wind and rain, their speed down the mountain this time was faster than before.
But what made a few people despair was that the first chain bridge in front of them, like the second chain bridge, only had a few bare wire ropes left. The wooden boards on it were also missing long ago.
Gong Jian discovered this earlier than the three of them. Seeing the depressed faces of the three, Wu Dantan did not wait to cry again. Gong Jian quickly greeted them and said: "Don't worry, I know there is a place where you can temporarily escape."
Take shelter from the rain. Come with me."
His words were no less than a shot in the arm, bringing hope to these three people. No one wanted to be trapped on the mountain road in such a heavy storm. Now that they knew there was a place where they could stay temporarily, they
Immediately he came back to life full of energy.
Gong Jian took them and started climbing on the mountain road again. On the mountain road not far from the first cable bridge, there was a section of the mountain covered with a lush vine-like plant. Gong Jian took the three girls and came to
That place is lush with plants.
He had no tools in his hands and relied solely on brute force to tear the vines apart. Soon he cleared away all the vines on the surface, and a crack as wide as one person appeared in front of several people.
Not wanting to say anything more, Gong Jian motioned for the three of them to follow him and walk towards the crack together.
The further the crack went inward, the narrower the space. From the beginning, several people walked normally one after another, but later on, several people had to turn sideways to move in. It was so difficult, and after walking for a few more meters, several people were worried, and then
If this continues, the space will suddenly open up when they may not be allowed to pass.
Several people came to a cave. The three little girls suddenly cheered. They finally didn't have to endure the cold and rain.
The cheers of the girls continued to echo in the cave. This is a small cave of less than ten square meters. In their eyes, this small cave is now a blessed place.
After the three people's emotions of surprise and admiration passed, they discovered that Gong Jian had already put down his giant mountaineering bag and was looking for something in several large gaps in the cave.
"Gong Jian, what are you looking for?" Liu Qingqing asked curiously. Although there was no rain here, none of the three of them took off their raincoats, which were still very warm.
Gong Jian turned around and saw that the three of them had calmed down, and then he replied slowly: "Wait a moment, I remember they should be nearby."
The three of them suppressed their curiosity and then began to look at the cave carefully.
This cave does not seem to be completely naturally formed. Instead, half of the space contains traces of artificial excavation. I don’t know who left such a hidden shelter.
The three of them found a few larger stones and moved them together. They planned to use them as seats temporarily. Obviously, someone had done this before.
They didn't pay attention to their feet when they came in. Only now did they realize that the cave was obviously higher than the terrain at the crack, so the ground in the cave was actually dry.
They could also hear the whistling sound of the mountain wind from time to time. This made them lucky again to be able to find such a sheltered place. (To be continued)