Escape

Author: Bei Wei

Escape

The rope that was lowered from the platform was in such bad condition that it would break if pulled lightly, making it impossible for it to withstand people.

Ji Yunyan went back to the baskets stacked on the platform, pulled out several ropes and looked at them one by one. Without exception, they were all in terrible condition. Not to mention the ropes, some baskets fell apart as soon as they were lifted.

After searching for a long time and finding nothing, she threw the rope off the platform angrily.

Shen Yuexi didn't expect Ji Yunyan to find any good rope. After so many years, all the ropes were worn out.

Mei Dai looked up at the top of the cliff, seeming to estimate the height. Then she shook her head, came to the edge of the platform, and threw down the torch in her hand.

Soon there was a popping sound from below. Mei Dai looked down, turned around and said to the two of them: "I know how deep it is down there. Let's go back to the crypt. There are many beds and quilts there that can be used. Connect them together." It’s a rope when you get up.”

Shen Yuexi also came to the edge of the platform and saw a small red light shining on the weeds and rocks below. It was estimated to be as high as five or six stories. She was a little dizzy and quickly turned back to the platform and said: "Let's do it now. .”

The three of them returned to the passage and entered the cave from under the stone wall.

Shen Yuexi came to a room and carefully rolled up the dusty quilt on the top of the bed. The sheets underneath were indeed well preserved. She took out the sheets and hung them on her arms, then went to other rooms to search.

After working for a long time, her arms were covered with bedsheets, which weighed five or six pounds.

When he went out and looked over there, Mei Dai also carried an arm full of bedsheets and clothes. Ji Yunyan carried a large bundle of chair legs and table legs, estimated to weigh dozens of kilograms. For Ji Yunyan, a martial arts practitioner, this weight No problem at all.

Shen Yuexi came to the two of them and said, "Sister Ji, you made so many chair legs, what are the table legs for?"

Ji Yunyan grasped the straps with both hands and mouthed in the direction of the platform: "The queen knows that my sister will faint at high places. Let's use these things to make a rope ladder, which will be more stable and safer."

Shen Yuexi thought about it for a while, figured out Mei Dai's method, and praised: "Sister Mei is really amazing."

This is the reason why she admires Mei Dai. Unlike her, who always relies on the universal manufacturing machine to save her life, but solves difficulties according to the actual situation. This is the person who is worthy of admiration. What is there to brag about if she always relies on cheats to crush her. That's because the plug-in is great, not because she is great.

She secretly murmured in her heart: Always relying on Big Bear makes her brain go crazy, so it’s better to use it less.

But in retrospect, when she was defending Shengjing, she used an ice slope to block Xirong's attack. Later she fled with Xiao Zhuo, and she caught the powerful pheasant without the help of a big bear, which shows that she is not stupid either.

One day, she will encounter difficulties that Big Bear cannot help, and she must make her mind flexible in advance, just like Mei Dai.

The three of them sat on the ground at the intersection. Mei Dai piled the clothes and sheets in her arms in front of Shen Yuexi, then handed her personal dagger to Shen Yuexi and said: "Sister, Yunyan, you two choose sheets of the same length. , cut it open with a dagger. I was responsible for tying the sheets to the sticks."

"Okay." Shen Yuexi picked up the dagger, pulled out a sheet, and cut it in half with the dagger. Ji Yunyan sat next to her, picked up the sheet and used the long sword to draw a gourd in the same way.

Shen Yuexi handed the cut sheets to Mei Dai, who twisted half of the sheets into a rope and tied one end to the chair leg. The other half of the sheets was tied to the other side of the chair leg. In this way, a rope ladder was completed. class.

This thing seemed simple, but it required great care. There was no sunlight in the crypt, and there was no timer. The three of them had been busy for who knows how long. Shen Yuexi felt that her stomach was growling before she made more than ten meter rope ladder.

"That should be enough," Mei Dai picked up one end of the rope ladder, "Let's move the rope ladder to the platform."

Ji Yunyan said: "Queen, it's probably dark outside now. How about we rest here for the night and wait until dawn before going back."

Shen Yuexi also had the same idea. After working for a long time, she was very hungry, she didn't drink any water, and her mouth was dry.

Before Mei Dai could answer, there was a sudden sound from the direction of the entrance, as if something was knocking on it. Then there was another sound, and a faint human voice could be heard.

Shen Yuexi had been holding it underground for so long. When she saw someone coming, she said happily: "Is someone coming to save us?"

Mei Dai frowned and said, "Only Doctor You knows this place. I'm afraid the visitor is not malicious. Please extinguish the torches in the corridor and we leave as soon as possible."

Shen Yuexi also reacted, quickly stood up and picked up the rope ladder, turned to Ji Yunyan and said: "Sister Ji, let's go to the platform quickly."

The three of them were busy extinguishing the torches in the corridor, and only half of them were extinguished. There was a light coming from the direction of the entrance, and their voices became louder: "Come in, don't leave any survivors!"

Shen Yuexi heard this voice, it was the Tongliao County Magistrate. Mei Dai was indeed right, the Tongliao County Magistrate brought people to hunt them down.

I didn't expect that Doctor You was very cruel. It wasn't enough to imprison them, but he also brought people to kill them all.

The three of them ran to the half-open stone door holding the rope ladder. Over there, the government officials holding swords and swords were already shouting and rushing down the steps. There were more than 20 people, holding torches, searching everywhere, and half of the crypt was destroyed. All illuminated.

Ji Yunyan stood in front of the stone gate, drew her long sword and said: "Queen, you go quickly, I will stop the pursuers."

Mei Dai grabbed her arm and pulled her back: "Don't be brave, you can't deal with so many people."

Shen Yuexi had already passed the Shimen and waved from below: "Come here quickly, we just want to stop the pursuers. Wouldn't it be easier to stop them here at the Shimen?"

Mei Dai and Ji Yunyan passed the stone gate one after another and pulled the rope ladder over.

At this time, the firelight on the lower edge of the stone door was getting brighter and brighter. In the light on the ground, black shadows were twisting and making noisy sounds. They were clearly coming this way.

"They are over there at the balcony passage, hurry up!" a man's voice shouted.

Ji Yunyan raised the sword in her hand and said: "Queen, sister, you two quickly go to the platform to put the rope ladder, and I will cut off the queen."

The door was only half open. If the other party wanted to pass through, they would have to crawl under it. She could handle it calmly.

Mei Dai nodded and said, "Be careful," then she picked up the rope ladder and called to Shen Yuexi, "Sister, let's go quickly."

Shen Yuexi looked back while running, only to hear shouting and yelling from the other side of the stone gate, and then several heads poked out from under the stone gate. Before she could raise her head, Ji Yunyan was already moving her sword like the wind, and she clicked the sword on each head before crawling over. Several people were found dead on the spot.

There was a huge commotion on the other side of the stone gate. The dead body was blocked under the door and no living person could get through. The body had to be dragged back first. Then dozens of spears and daggers stretched out and scratched at Ji Yunyan, trying to hurt Ji Yunyan.

Ji Yunyan took two steps back, stood within the reach of the spear, and said with a smile: "If you are sensible, stop chasing. Otherwise, one will die one by one, and a pair will die together."

On the other side of the door, the Tongliao County Magistrate said angrily: "You are a bunch of trash. You only eat and drink to keep fat. Now that you are used, you can't even deal with a woman."

"Sir, if the door is opened so far, we can't get through." Someone complained.

Doctor You's voice sounded: "Everyone, get out of the way. I'll see what's going on with the mechanism."

Seeing that Ji Yunyan was trying to stop all the others, Shen Yuexi felt relieved and ran to the platform with Mei Dai.

The sky was full of stars outside, and the mountain wind was so cold that she couldn't help but shiver. She hunched her shoulders and raised the torch to illuminate Mei Dai.

Mei Dai tied the rope ladder to the crooked neck tree, threw the rope ladder off the cliff, picked up the torch and said to Shen Yuexi: "Sister, sister, get off first, you follow."

Shen Yuexi stood by the platform and saw Mei Dai grabbing the crossbar of the rope ladder and disappearing on the platform, and the light went downwards little by little.

She was afraid of heights and did not dare to get down, so she stood there and hesitated. Mei Dai shouted from below: "Sister, the rope ladder is very strong, come down quickly."

"I...I don't dare." Shen Yuexi shouted.

If you get dizzy in the middle, if you don't just smash it into a meat pie, you might even smash Mei Dai down too.

Still hesitating, Ji Yunyan shouted from the other side of the passage: "Hurry up, they have finished the door!"

This sentence worked, Shen Yuexi immediately stopped hesitating, squatted down and grabbed the crossbar of the ladder with both hands, stretched one foot down, stepped on it, and then went down step by step.

There was a faint sound of swords clashing in the passage above. Ji Yunyan was already fighting with the opponent.

She didn't dare to open her eyes and climbed all the way down. The rope ladder was swaying, and the wind blew her hair and clothes around, making her feel like she was a small boat in the huge waves.

She didn't know how many levels she had gone down, but when she reached down with her feet, she couldn't step on the crossbar. She didn't dare to open her eyes and looked, so she just stretched her feet and pointed everywhere, shouting: "Sister Mei, I... I can't step on it." It’s time for the ladder.”

"Sister, we have reached the ground," Mei Dai's voice sounded just below her, "You are only three feet from the ground, just jump down."

Hearing what Mei Dai said, Shen Yuexi opened her eyes with relief and looked down. Sure enough, it was only more than one meter above the ground. Mei Dai was looking up at her with a torch.

She let go and jumped down with confidence, but when she landed, she couldn't stand firm. She fell flat on her butt with an ouch. She didn't know what she was sitting on, but it was hard, round, and painful.

"What is it?" She squatted down and looked back down, trembling with fright.

She was actually sitting on a skull just now, and as a result, half of the skull was pressed into the soil. Now only half of it was exposed, facing her sinisterly.

Fortunately, I had been scared by a large group of skeletons before, and Mei Dai was nearby, otherwise I would have been frightened and confused when I saw it this late at night.

Before she could ask Mei Dai, there were shouts above her head, the platform was blazing with fire, and the pursuers had already reached the platform.

"Where's Sister Ji?" Shen Yuexi looked at Mei Dai hurriedly.

Mei Dai raised her head with a torch and shouted: "Yunyan, come down quickly."

"You two, get out of the way!" Ji Yunyan's voice came from the air.

Shen Yuexi took two steps back, looked up, and then noticed that Ji Yunyan had actually jumped down from the platform. She was rushing down with her whole body on her head and feet.

Wouldn't it be a direct fall to death if you jumped like this? Shen Yuexi couldn't help shouting: "Danger!"

Ji Yunyan was not in a hurry. After falling a few meters, she stretched out her hand to hold a crossbar, drew a semicircle with her body in the air, and stepped firmly on the crossbar. After taking a breath, she hooked her feet on the crossbar and spun her body another hundred and eighty degrees. speed, and continued to fall downwards. This happened three times in a row, and landed firmly on the ground.

Not only Shen Yuexi clapped her hands when she showed off her skills, but even Mei Dai also shouted loudly: "Good work."

After Ji Yunyan stood up, several heads popped out from the platform above, holding torches. The county magistrate's voice sounded: "Why are you still stunned? Come down the ladder quickly."

After the words fell, someone stepped on the rope ladder and climbed down. Shen Yuexi shouted: "Sister Mei, they are chasing us down."

"It's okay." Mei Dai smiled slightly, raised the torch and stepped forward to light the rope ladder.

The rope ladder was made of sheets, clothing and wood. When the torch was lit, it immediately ignited into a raging fire and burned directly into a fire belt. People who were about to climb down saw the rope ladder on fire and quickly climbed back up.

The people on the platform saw that the rope ladder was burned out and there was no way down. After yelling helplessly, the light on the platform disappeared.

Seeing that the danger was over, Shen Yuexi felt relieved. Now she had time to look around.

By the light of the fire, she saw skeletons in palace clothes lying under the tree, women's dresses exposed in the soil, and human bones scattered among the weeds. She looked at Mei Dai and said, "Sister Mei, who are these people?" "

"These should also be women who wanted to escape, but they failed," Mei Dai swept the ground with a torch. "Twenty years later, we can still see some of the past events that happened back then."

Shen Yuexi looked at the skeletons scattered on the ground, and recalled that more than 20 years ago, a woman who looked like Pei Jingyun climbed down a rope from the platform to escape from the dungeon that never saw the light of day. Maybe it was her strength. It was not enough, maybe the rope broke, and she finally fell from the air and died. Not long after, another woman tried, but they all turned into the pile of corpses under her feet.

Ji Yunyan said from a distance: "Come and see, is this Mrs. Lin's husband-in-law?"

Shen Yuexi and Mei Dai came to Ji Yunyan and saw a corpse dressed in male clothing lying in the grass, only a few meters away from where they came down.
To be continued...