It was a stone platform that was very close to a square, with a wooden stake on top and steps on the side. From her angle, it seemed that the steps were only on the side facing the opposite mountain.

This kind of platform could only be built by humans. Qin Qiong asked Yan Lu not to follow her, and she slowly walked to the stone platform.

The stone platform is not high, with only three steps, and there are some things piled on it. However, there is still snow, so it is impossible to see what is underneath.

She looked at the side of the stone platform carefully again. It was very rough and there was nothing on it. How strange!

If this is an altar, then there should be some markings here, isn't that what all the archaeology shows say?

Moreover, isn’t this altar too simple?

She began to walk around the platform again. When she reached the other side, she saw some objects of medium length stacked on top of each other just below the foot of the platform... Even though they were covered with snow, Qin Qiong could guess what they were.

That should be a human leg or arm bone.

"How could this be?"

Yan Lu's voice came from behind her again.

Qin Qiong was deep in thought. His voice startled her. She turned around and cursed Yan Lu fiercely in a low voice:

"Who asked you to come here? Didn't I tell you not to talk?"

Yan Li pursed his lips a little and stopped talking.

Qin Qiong glared at him, then continued to look at the platform slowly, then looked carefully at the small square. Finally, she turned her head and looked across, looking at the gorge leading to the distance.

Yan Lu stood beside her. He was very excited just now, but he is much better now.

At this moment, he tried his best to suppress his excitement. They had found this trade route, which meant the prosperity of An Ning State again!

He, his prince, their families, and their gangs will once again possess great wealth, will no longer be threatened by the outside world, and will be able to make An Ning State a powerful country from now on!

All of this was because of Sect Master Qin, and he, Yan Lu, was the witness and pioneer of the beginning of all this.

He felt honored, glorious, and excited!

He now believed in the Sect Master wholeheartedly. He had to trust her and obey her, so he was waiting quietly for the Sect Master's order. He had made up his mind that as long as it was her order, he would bravely move forward...

Qin Qiong stood there thinking for a long time... She couldn't figure it out. This place was not what she thought it was. It looked like she could just walk over there.

But why? Why sacrifice?

There is no sign on the altar indicating what god is being worshipped, and the platform is also rather crude.

That earthquake happened only a dozen years ago, so it couldn't have been some ancient sacrificial activity. Judging from the level of civilization in the villages and towns below, the civilization level of this time and space has long passed that barbaric era of ignorance of the laws of nature and human principles. Even if it was an undeveloped tribe, it would not be possible to perform such inhumane sacrifices for a long time, otherwise, the people below would have wiped them out long ago.

What is going on here?

She turned back and looked at the stone platform, and suddenly, she had an interesting idea.

She turned around and whispered to Yan Lu: "Go up, be careful, tie the rope to the stake, then throw the rope to me, you hold me, I will try to walk."

Yan Lu nodded immediately and walked onto the stone platform carefully. At this moment, he felt something kicked under his feet, but he ignored it. After tying the rope, he wrapped it around his waist and threw it to Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong also tied one end around her waist like him. After the two of them pulled the rope, she told Yan Lu to follow her steps to release the rope, then she aimed in the direction of the gorge on the opposite side and began to move forward slowly step by step.

Slowly she approached the bumpy snowpack, and she carefully moved forward, taking another step...

Suddenly, she missed a step!

She stumbled forward! Qin Qiong screamed in fear, and Yan Lu behind him also pulled the rope tight in fear, and Qin Qiong finally stopped.

When Qin Qiong took a break, she realized that she was standing at a 45-degree angle, like an upside-down person, on the edge of the cliff. There was a basin-sized hole in front of her, and the snow she had just stepped on was falling rapidly...

She squatted down quickly, took two steps back, and after calming herself down, she stretched her head and looked down into the hole. It was dark and deep, and she could hardly see the bottom, but through the snow hole, she could see what those uneven round bags were.

She pulled out a whip-like object about 30 centimeters long from the side pocket of the backpack on her back and threw it hard. It immediately stretched into a stick of nearly 90 centimeters.

This is one of the tools she asked Qutou to make for her. It only has three sections now, and it is made of wood. Tietou can't do it yet.

She made this based on the whip Xiaoyan gave her last time.

She used the wooden stick to gently sweep the snow pile in front of her, revealing what was underneath. At the same time, the snow that was scratched off fell pinkly to the bottom of the bottomless valley.

She continued sweeping like this, and soon, a large area of ​​branches appeared in front of her. It seemed that there was no main trunk, only thin branches, and on each thin branch, there were even smaller and densely packed thorns, densely packed together to form a large area, extending all the way to the other side, connecting with the same branches on the other side, entwining and filling the gap between the two mountains.

It seems that there are branches all between the two cliffs, so if there is a road, it must be under these branches.

But how do you find it? It doesn't look very wide here, but if you stand on the edge of the mountain, you will know that the distance between the cliffs on both sides is still very far. Moreover, it is completely covered by these branches, so it may take some time to find it.

She was a little confused looking at these branches...

Burn it with fire?

No, this side is well ventilated and there is snow above. If a fire is lit, I am afraid that people will not be able to get out. It will also light a furnace on the mountain, which may cause other disasters. Not to mention that we don’t know what is under the mountain...

So, how did those merchants get there?

Why was the sacrifice offered here? And to whom was it offered?

She slowly stepped back and sat in front of the stone platform, looking across, thinking...

This stone platform that doesn’t look like an altar, the disappeared tribe, the witch, and the Li clan members who walked by once and never left again...

No, there are also people with the surname Jia, and there are also people who can go on the business road once or twice...

Qin Qiong just sat there thinking about something, Yan Lu didn't dare to disturb her, so he had to stand behind her and wait.

I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly, some sounds were heard in the wind.

Qin Qiong heard it immediately. The valley was very quiet. If there was any sound coming, you could hear it clearly from this position.

"what sound?"

She asked Yan Li.

"like……"

Yan Lu also heard it. He bent down and tried to concentrate and listen.

The sound came from a distance again, this time clearer.

It was a long, sequenced sound, like... the enchanting chant from hell.

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