A lucky cat fell from the sky.

Chapter 74 Bridge of Questioning the Heart

Upon hearing Wu Cheng's question, Jin Wanliang covered his nose and flicked his tail, saying with disgust, "This stuff must be the excrement of that kind of evil bird, meow."

"A vicious bird? You mean an owl?"

"You damn owl meow!" Jin Wanliang cursed. "How can something with 'cat' in its name be an evil bird meow?"

Wu Cheng, feeling a bit aggrieved after being lectured by Jin Wanliang, said, "Humans and cats have slightly different perspectives. It is said that crows are filial birds. The ancients said that crows have the virtue of feeding their parents, and lambs have the virtue of kneeling to suckle. It is said that when they are young, the adult crows feed the young crows, and when they are old, the young crows feed the adult crows."

"Owls are said to eat their parents as soon as they are born, which is why they are called evil birds."

"Those are all misunderstandings of you foolish humans. Birds never feed their parents, nor are they born to eat their parents. If there were such birds, it would be a miracle if they could still survive in this natural world."

"The kind of evil bird I'm talking about is the real evil bird. Their parents only care about giving birth and not raising them. They go to other birds' nests to lay their eggs, and after laying the eggs, they make other birds help them incubate them."

"And it's not over after the other birds have finished incubating the eggs. This evil bird's chicks hatch before its foster parents' children. As soon as it hatches, it pushes all the other eggs out of the nest, leaving only the chick itself."

"It was bigger than its adoptive parents, and they had to catch insects to feed it all day long, which almost exhausted them. As it grew up, it flapped its wings and flew away to find love and harm other birds."

"You're saying this kind of bird isn't a bad bird, meow?"

Hearing Jin Wanliang say this, Wu Cheng also felt that this kind of bird was simply too evil. Before it was even born, it became a predator, stealing the warmth from other people's parents. After it hatched, it stole the lives of other chicks and even stole the labor of its adoptive parents.

He couldn't believe that such a natural predator existed in this world: "Master Meow, what's the name of this vicious bird you're talking about?" "You humans call it a cuckoo."

Upon hearing the name, Wu Cheng was taken aback: "The cuckoo is a beneficial bird, as people say."

"So you humans have really weird standards, meow."

"But why is the tiger afraid of the cuckoo?" Wu Cheng asked.

"Don't you humans have a saying that goes, 'Don't step in stinky poop while wearing new shoes, meow'?" Jin Wanliang explained. "We all cherish our fur, and this evil bird's poop will cause great damage to our fur, making it rot."

"So when we encounter these nasty birds, our first reaction is to ignore them."

Wu Cheng also knew that Jin Wanliang was giving the feline a break by saying he would ignore it, but in reality he was just running away at the first sign of trouble.

In any case, this hurdle was finally overcome without any real danger. The only regret was that Jin Wanliang felt a bit annoyed that his feline friend had been bullied like that.

They continued walking and came to the edge of a mountain stream. Looking into the stream, they saw that it was unfathomably deep. There was a rushing sound of water at the bottom of the stream, but no river could be seen. There was a bridge that had naturally grown out of the vines across the stream.

Guo Sidi said to everyone, "This is the last test to get to the medicine market, called the Bridge of Inquiry. Anyone with a clear conscience can cross this bridge without any problems, but if you have a guilty conscience, you will be unable to resist jumping off the bridge."

"The mountain stream beneath this bridge is called the White Bone Stream. Countless skeletons lie within it. If you don't want to become one of those skeletons, you should first consider whether you've done anything wrong."

Wu Cheng felt that Guo Sidi's words were meaningless, as no one ever makes the wrong choice.

Although this theory may sound a bit illogical, if you think about it carefully, you'll find that even with decisions you later deeply regret, you believed you were 100% right when you made them.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have made that decision. Human psychology dictates that it's impossible for a person to make a wrong decision at that moment.

Moreover, even if you have nothing to hide, walking on this naturally formed tree bridge would terrify you.

Even just watching from the sidelines, Wu Cheng felt a chill run down his spine.

At this moment, Jin Wanliang said in Wu Cheng's mind, "This bridge is quite interesting, meow. It seems this medicine market is good. This trip is worthwhile."

Knowing that Jin Wanliang was interested in good things, Wu Cheng quickly asked, "Master Meow, is there any special feature to this tree bridge?"

"To be honest, there are some interesting details. This bridge is actually formed from a single tree, and this huge tree is covered with blue vines. Among these vines, there is a kind called golden thread vine, which has the character 'gold' in its name..."

"As I said before, anything with the word 'gold' in its name must be a good thing. The bark of this Golden Thread Vine is the toughest thing; it can't be cut by a knife or pierced by a gun."

"Have you heard of the Southern Barbarian rattan armor soldiers? The rattan armor they used was actually made of the lowest quality golden thread rattan, but that golden thread rattan was not old enough, so they were suddenly attacked with fire."

"The golden vine on this bridge must be over a thousand years old. Soaked by rain and imbued with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it is now impervious to water and fire. If you can take it down and make it into a suit of vine armor, I am willing to pay 10 yuan for it."

10 Yuanbao? That's 10 billion?

Wu Cheng was of course willing.

"Master Meow, what does this Golden Thread Vine look like?" Wu Cheng was already itching to get started.

"Look at this golden vine, which is thicker than a child's arm. That's the Golden Thread Vine. This kind of vine grows a millet grain every ten years and an inch every hundred years. To grow to this length is a rare treasure."

Wu Cheng glanced to the side and saw that there really was such a vine. There was moss on the vine, but you could also see that it was golden.

This entire vine is worth 10 billion yuan. 10 billion yuan is enough for Wu Cheng to do a lot of things. He also knows that today is probably the only chance to get rid of the golden vine on the Bridge of Inquiry.

If you miss this opportunity, you'll have to wait ten years to get it.

Since everyone still had a long way to go, he couldn't go across the bridge before them. After saying goodbye to Guo Sidi, Wu Cheng moved to the very back of the group.

By this time, some people had already climbed the Bridge of Inquiry. The mountain wind on the Bridge of Inquiry was very strong. People walking on it had to lower their heads and bend over to keep their bodies from being blown by the wind.

But if you look down, you'll see a bottomless abyss; those who are timid and afraid of heights simply can't walk through it.

But once you get on the bridge, it's hard to turn back. Many of the first people to cross the bridge were so scared that they cried as they climbed. The mountain wind carried their cries over, making those who were already hesitant even more conflicted.