Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Having been stung by wasps before, this time Zhao Lian carried a long stick and tapped the grass in advance, both to prevent wasps from getting away and to alert them.

However, because she was too cautious, she overlooked one thing: while she was looking for wasps and herbs, she neglected the condition of the ground.

In a relatively dense patch of grass, since it had already been tapped and there was nothing unusual, Zhao Lian stepped onto it with peace of mind.

Because she was so carefree, she was completely unprepared. It was only when she stepped on it that Zhao Lian realized something was different.

It turned out that there was no space under the grass, and Zhao Lian lost her footing and fell down.

"Ah~"

Zhao Lian was so frightened that she screamed loudly.

The moment the person fell, the grass above instantly covered them again.

In the instant she fell, Zhao Lian was completely stunned. She lost her footing and thought she would fall hard to the ground. She closed her eyes in fright.

But instead of the expected pain of being thrown to the ground, I felt as if I was suspended in mid-air.

Only after confirming that she was no longer falling did Zhao Lian slowly open her eyes. The cave was much darker than the outside light.

Zhao Lian found herself face down, about 60 or 70 centimeters off the ground, suspended in mid-air.

She herself had no idea what was going on. When she came to her senses, she realized that she had fallen into a trap.

When she finally saw the layout of the cave, she broke out in a cold sweat.

This was actually a trap specifically designed for large animals, with more than a dozen wooden stakes standing upright underneath, their pointed ends facing upwards.

Unfortunately, Zhao Lian was lucky, because she was small and thin, and when she fell, she got stuck between several sharp wooden stakes.

The basket on her back was stuck in the sharp wooden stakes on the side, because Zhao Lian was carrying the basket, and the sharp wooden stakes on both sides just grazed her body and stuck the basket.

So she was face down, suspended in mid-air by several wooden stakes, unable to move, and there was also a sharp wooden stake a few centimeters away from Zhaolian's head.

That was really close! If she had fallen a few centimeters off course, Zhaolian might be a skewer by now.

Having seen the situation clearly, Zhao Lian knew she had been given a second chance at life.

Immediately, she clasped her hands together and murmured, "Amitabha Buddha, thank you Bodhisattva for your protection, thank you Guanyin Bodhisattva. I will definitely thank you properly after I get out of here~"

When she opened her eyes again, Zhao Lian discovered another surprise.

Near the ground, not far from the two wooden stakes in front, wood ear mushrooms have grown, looking as big as eggs.

Hey!

Zhao Lian laughed. She hadn't expected there to be wood ear mushrooms here. It was a pleasant surprise. This unexpected discovery made her instantly forget her surroundings.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but Zhao Lian gradually calmed down and began to figure out how to get herself back on the ground.

At this moment, Zhao Lian discovered something terrible: she felt herself slowly falling.

The wooden stake beside it pierced through the basket and began to slowly sink down.

Zhao Lian reacted quickly; she couldn't continue chasing after them. If she fell any further, the wooden stakes on both sides would stick up her basket.

That would be like trapping yourself down there; it would be difficult to get out, and you'd be doomed.

Zhao Lian grabbed the wooden stake next to her with both hands to distribute her weight and slow down her fall.

Immediately afterwards, she turned her head to look behind her, and tried to brace one foot against the wooden stake next to her. Finally, she managed to step on the wooden stake and hold it in place.

However, I couldn't maintain this posture for too long because I simply didn't have the strength to support it.

Zhao Lian's mind was racing. She looked down and saw that there were no wooden stakes underneath her, and her body was just wedged between two wooden stakes.

In other words, finding a way to remove the basket from one's body should solve the current situation.

Zhao Lian tried to put one of her feet down to see if she could reach the ground, and found that her foot was a little short, a few centimeters short.

Zhao Lian tried her best to move her body back a little, and then put her feet down, this time her feet could touch the ground.

However, the basket was stuck in the wood, and Zhao Lian was bent over with her hands stuck.

She managed to hold onto the wooden stake with one hand while desperately pulling the other hand back, finally managing to free her other hand from the basket.

After freeing one hand, it was much easier to pull the other one out. Finally free from her restraints, Zhao Lian stood up.

He quickly and gently pulled out the basket and threw it aside.

The sharp wooden stake reached almost to her chin, with smaller gaps between the stakes in front.

Zhao Lian turned sideways and slowly moved forward. Finally, she was out of the wooden stakes and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Zhao Lian was no longer in a hurry, because she knew that the more anxious she was, the less solutions she would come up with.

The contents of the basket had all fallen into the cave in disarray. Zhao Lian carefully picked them up and put them back into the basket.

Then he picked up the basket and rearranged the bamboo strips in the spot where the stake had been stuck.

Now that she's out of danger, Zhao Lian isn't in a hurry anymore. Since she can't get out anytime soon anyway, she'll eat her fill and regain her strength first.

Zhao Lian took out the last piece of black bread from her bosom and ate it against the cave wall.

While she was eating, she carefully examined the hole. The trap was estimated to be more than three meters high and more than two meters wide.

It is wider at the bottom, and is narrower at the top than at the bottom, like a big-bellied jar.

The ground below was made up of sharp wooden stakes. Zhao Lian carefully examined these stakes and found that none of them were new.

This trap is estimated to be quite old, at least five or six years old, because the wooden stakes are already moldy.

It's estimated that the wood stumps became moldy after the rain, which is why wood ear mushrooms grew on them.

Zhao Lian picked all the wood ear mushrooms, carefully checking them to make sure nothing was missed. In the end, she picked about half a pound of them.

At the bottom of the trap were the remains of some animals, which puzzled Zhao Lian. Logically, the person who made the trap should have checked from time to time to see if there was any prey.

But there were animal remains underneath, which proves that the trap did indeed catch prey.

However, the owner of the trap did not come to check in time, so the prey rotted and decayed.

Zhao Lian guessed that the trap was probably abandoned later. Or perhaps the person who made the trap had passed away.

Or there's another possibility: he simply forgot where the trap was set.

However, these are all just my guesses. The most urgent thing is to figure out how to climb out of this cave.

Zhao Lian ate the cake and drank a few sips of water. She looked up at the cave entrance and saw that the sun had probably moved to the side, and the light was much dimmer than before.

It's probably around 3 or 4 pm now. I need to find a way to leave quickly, otherwise it will get dark soon.

After dark, she wondered if any other animals would appear. Thinking of this, Zhao Lian couldn't help but shudder.