Behind the painting was Liu Jiao, and finally Qi Xue. I helped them tie the ropes one by one, and said to them, "It's okay if the water is not imminent. If the water is imminent, don't follow too closely, otherwise the rope will be bent by the current."
If you stumble, just let the rope pull you forward when you are tired, it is better than falling down."
There is no need to explain this truth. What smart women they are. They all agreed to me in a short time.
He cut a small tree half a man tall from the cliff, cut the branches and leaves with a sword, and gave it to Qi Xue
She must take care of herself more in the end, so I gave her the only tree stick.
We immediately waded into the cliff and walked in.
At first, the water was not too deep, but it was very cold. I heard them all gasp from behind because the water flowed quickly and it was night again, so it could take away the heat from each of us faster.
The moonlight was blocked by the cliff, and it was pitch black in the rock crevices. Even the water flow was dark. At first, the water surface was only up to my knees. I asked behind me, "How is it?"
"Very good" Xiaoyue said
I asked, "Where is Qi Xue?"
"I'm fine too!" Qi Xue replied. Because she was the one walking at the end, she would notice whoever was in trouble in front of her, but no one could notice her at any time, so I asked her
From now on, I will ask her every line and paragraph, and she will answer me promptly every time, which is intended to reassure me.
We had already gone about thirty steps into the cliff crevice when we heard Qi Xue say, "They've come in too!"
So I said to them, "I'm going to speed up, you can keep up."
As we walked further, the crevice in the cliff suddenly narrowed, and the water level rose quickly. Soon it reached our chests. Fortunately, they were not short in stature and could barely hold on, but I suddenly became labored.
Firstly, it was because I had lost a lot of physical strength due to the five wives taking turns at the beginning, and then the continuous sailing. Jiang Wanqing lay on my back and asked quietly, "Brother, are you tired?"
"I'm not tired. How can I cry out that I'm tired behind my wife's back?" I said to everyone behind me, "Hold on, I realize I'm about to walk out. Hua, are you okay?"
She panted behind her and replied, "Very good, brother, please pay attention to yourself."
"Where's Qi Xue?"
"Don't worry, sister is fine now"
"Why didn't you ask me?" Xiaoyue's voice
"If I don't ask you, haven't you also spoken? Is the hexagon okay?" I said.
"Don't worry, I'm behind you, and I won't let any of them leave behind." It was Qi Xue's voice again.
The most difficult part was finally over, the front suddenly became clear, and the moonlight could shine on us again.
It can be seen that this is a flat grassland that we rarely see. The river becomes very lazy here, and the moonlit stream flows through the grass, and then swarms towards the cliff crevice.
When I entered, I suddenly became short of breath.
After we all got out of it, everyone was busy untying the ropes around us and hiding behind the crack in the cliff. I took the wooden stick from Qi Xue's hand and cut it into a sharp shape with my sword. I listened to the approaching voices inside.
He threw the javelin into the crevice of the cliff
Soon, a scream came back. It was very terrifying in the dark night. Immediately, a white light flew out from inside. At the exit of the cliff crevice, it suddenly hit the stone wall. It was a scimitar. On the stone wall
A string of sparks were wiped out and fell into the water
The screaming man seemed to be left behind by his companions. He was still moaning on the spot, but the others were still approaching.
Qi Xue, Liu Jiao, and Hua each picked up a few wooden sticks in their hands and threw them to me. I wondered where these things came from, but I didn’t have time to think about it.
I asked them to hide and not appear near the exit of the cliff crevice. I quickly sharpened four or five throwing spears and fired wildly into the crevices.
Several more screams were heard, and then they came and did not go away. They responded with two scimitars, and finally retreated in embarrassment.
It seems that they have no plans to chase in again for the time being. I vaguely heard that they were studying some countermeasures outside the exit over there, but I don't know.
The night is already very deep, and I know that the biggest problem for my wives now is keeping warm, because just now, when the water rose to the chest, everyone's clothes were soaked.
You can't stay here for long. There is water everywhere. You can't sit or lie down.
I took the few remaining wooden sticks and used a length of ship's cable to divide the rope into thin strands. I put the wooden sticks on a shelf as high as me, took off my wet clothes and hung them on it.
Then put a wooden stick horizontally on top, and in the dark, it looked like a man standing there holding a spear.
I thought, since I can’t stay here, I have no choice but to move. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult for them to find out the details of the six of us once dawn comes.
By this time, the wives had roughly squeezed out the moisture from their clothes, and they felt a little better than before.
I fished out the three scimitars from the water and gave them to Liujiao, Qi Xue, and Xiaoyue. After hearing that there was no movement, we raised our legs high, stepped lightly, and moved quietly.
I was bare-chested and leading the way. The order was still the same. Needless to say, Qi Xue came last, but Hua and Xiaoyue changed their positions.
Behind us, the enemy didn't seem to notice our actions, everything went smoothly!
After walking through a depression, everyone's shoes were covered in mud, but no one complained. Now that I have reached this point, I have lost my sense of direction and can only walk where I am.
After a hundred steps, the terrain gradually went up, and the river turned elsewhere and the road became dry and we started walking. In the darkness, the painting suddenly said "ouch"
We all heard it and asked quickly, "What's wrong?" "My ankle is sprained." She sat on the ground and breathed out hissingly.
I touched her right foot, which was already swollen. Without saying a word, I leaned over and carried her on my back. I said to everyone, "Don't stop. They might find out when and they will catch up soon."
The wet clothes on Hua's body were sticking to my bare back, which was very cold. I asked her, "Are you cold?"
She hummed softly into my ear. It was obvious that she didn't want to appear too squeamish. Everyone was the same.
Judging from the direction of the moon, we have been walking due south. A forest appeared in front of us. Weeds were growing in it. I didn't dare to take them in easily. There might be some poisonous insects in it. I wouldn't go there unless I had to.
Walk
So we walked along the edge of the woods. I heard Xiaoyue's teeth chattering. She was probably freezing, but she kept following us closely and did not fall behind.
A trail leads directly to the top of the mountain. We walked up for a while. When we stood on a high place and looked around, we saw a gray, uneven terrain. At night, it turned into a thick and light splash-ink painting, covered by a layer of transparent silver moonlight.
Certainly
Putting two arms on my chest, she suddenly patted my chest with her hand, pointed forward, and whispered: